SATURDAY, JAN. 31 IS SCRAP IRON DAY FOR FRANKLIN COllNTY
Remember
Pearl Harbor
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VOLUMN LXXII
$1.50 per year in Advance
LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1943
(Eight Pages)
NUMBER 51
HON. JOSEPHUS DANIELS
TO MAKE ADDRESS
At Farm and Home Short Course
AT LOUISBURG
COLLEGE
Daniels Will Award Certifi
cates of Accomplish
ments; Other Speakers on
Program That Begins
Wednesday, February
11th and Lasts Through
- Thursday, February 12th;
Large Attendance Ex
pected
The Honorable Josephus Dan
iels, Secretary of Navy during
World War No. 1, and Ambassa
dor to Mexico, will deliver the
principal address in awarding, cer
tificates of accomplishment to out
standing farmers in the Food and
Feed Program In 1941 at Louis
burg College, Wednesday, Feb.
11, at 11:00 o'clock, announces
W. C. Boyce, County Agent. Two
hundred and ton farm families
out of 1600 entering the contest
returned their score cards. Far
mers' productions, as reported on
score cards, have been studied
and lnspite of dry weather and
ol'her unfavorable conditions, it
was found that many farmers did
produce 75% of food require
ments for their family. This ac
complishment did not only pro
vide sufficient food for the fam
ily and abundant variety of foods
for health, but resulted in food
savings for our allies. Had these
farmers not produced this needed
food, they would have purchased
it processed thereby depriving
our army and needy allies from,
food for a victory campaign, com
mented Mr. Boyce. These thrifty
citizens have taken the lead in
producing food for victory and it
is proper that their accomplish
ments should be recognized.
The Farm and Home Short
Course Program at> Loulsburg
College will start at 10:00 and
adjourn at 3:00 o'clock on Wed
nesday and Thursday. Feb. 11
and 12. Dinner will be servod
in the College dining room. Cur
rent agricultural problems will
be discussed during the program
by the Specialists from N. C.
Stale College In addition to the
address by Mr. Daniels.
The program will be presided
over by Mr. F. W. Justice, Presi
dent, Mrs. E. M. Carter, Vice
President, and Mrs. T. C. Gill,
Secretary.
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Mr. A. Gunther
Dies in Florida
News of the death of Mr. A.
Gunther, of Eustis. Fla., was re
ceived in Louisburg Wednesday.
Mr, Gunther died on Thursday
night.of last week, and was In
bis 81st year. He is survived
by a son. Otto F. Gunther, of
Philadelphia, and two grand
children. Joyce and Robert Gun
ther. He was burled at Eustis,
Fla., on Friday.
Mr. Gunther was a former res
ident of Louisburg, being horti
culturist and gardener for the
TaT?T J. M. Allen. He was an es
pecially kind, friendly aiTd pol
ished genMeman, who made many
friends while here, who will
learn of his death with much re
gret. He left Louisburg about
twelve years ago to make his
home In Florida where he owned
and operated a citrus fruit or
chard.
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Eighteen destroyers and 13 sub
marines were launched by the
Navy during 1941.
PROGRAM AT THE~
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following Is the program
at the Louisburg Theatre, begin
ning Friday, Jan. 30th:
Friday ? Robt. Young and
Hedy Lamarr in "H. M. Pulham,
Esq."
Saturday ? Roy Rogers in "Red
River Valley" and Phillip Terry
in "Public Enemies." '
Saturday Night ? Ann Corio
and Jack Larue in "Swamp Wo
man."
Sunday-Monday ? Robert Tay
lor and Lana Turner 'in Johnny
Eager."
Tuesday ? Nat Pendleton as
"Sergeant Mulligan." Also "Holt
of the Secret Service."
Wednesday ? Alexis Smith and
Lloyd Nolan In "Steel Against
The Sky."
Thursday-Friday ? Humphrey
Bogart, Karen Verne and Conrad
Veidt in "All Through The
Night."
HON. JOSEPHl'S DANIELS
Draftees Leave
For Fort Bragg
The following white draftees |
left Loulsburg Mon<J?Jr for Port
Bragg to enter the U. S. Army
forces :
Eugene Jeffrey Alford, R 2 Zebu
Ion.
OUIe Newell Pernell, R 3, Loul?-j
bury. ? ?
Thomas Grady Ray, R 3. Zebulon.
Ervln Robert Ayscue, R 2, Zebu
lon.
Bayard Thomas Pear.ce, R. 2,
Zebulon.
James Robert Pace, R 2. Zebulon.
William Ross Wiggins. R 1, Louis- 1
burg.
Judas Alford. R 1 , Youngsvllle.
Robert Edward Keith. R 1. Youn
gsvllle.
Claude Daniel Driver, R 1,
Youngsvllle.
Edward Norrls Perdue, R 3,
Loulsburg.
Jessie Wlllard Arnold, R 1, Spring
Hope.
Grover Jack Collins, R 1, Castalla.
Marshall Foch Joyner, R 2,
Loulsburg.
Dalton Hollls Taylor, R 2, Louls
burg.
Will Davis. R 4. Loulsburg.
George Thomas Hunts R 2, Louls
burg.
Herbert Jackson Layton, R 1,
Loulsburg.
Joseph Edward Pearce, R 1,
Loulsburg.
The following colored draftees
left Loulsburg Friday for Fort
Bragg to enter the U. S. Army:
Douglas Alexander Anderson, Jr.,
Loulsburg.
Asbury Green. R 2. Frankllnton.
Jesse Perry, R 1, Loulsburg.
Johnnie Burwelle, R 1, Klttrell.
Willie Kelly, R 3, Loulsburg.
Bertls Bailey. R 1, Spring Hope.
John Lawrence Fogg. R 1, Kit
fcrell.
Wentell Preston Williams, R 2,
Loulsburg.
Wardell Kearney, R 2, Franklln
ton.
Wllbert Anderson Walker, R 4,
Loulsburg.
Charlie Alexander, R 4, Louls
burg.
Leonard Rudolph Ricks, R 1,
Spring Hope.
Harvey Delather Alston, Jr., R 3,
Loulsburg.
John Henry Perry, R 3, Louls
burg.
Charley Joe Hllliard, R 4, Louls
burg.
Wallace Hartsfleld, R 1, Louls
burg.
Frank Spencer Richardson, Youn
gsvllle.
Chester Avery Daniel, R 1, Louls
burg. ,
David Lee Fogg, R 3, Loulsburg.
John Pete Green, R 2, Castalla.
Fab Mitchell, R 2, Spring Hope.
Willie Percy Alston, R 4, Louls
burg.
Lehman Perry, Loulsburg.
Wardell Harris, R 4, Loulsburg.
Wllbert Perry, R 2, Frankllnton.
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Makes Ready
The Town Commissioners
held an early morning special
session on Monday and passed
unanimously, a formal resolu
tion required by the State
Highway Commission, prepara-<
tory to beginning work on
widening Main Street around
the Monument.
It Is expected that work will
be begun in the next few week*.
HOLD ANNUAL |
MEETING
PHILLIPS MAKES
SPLENDID REPORT
G. R. Miller, of the Produc
tion Credit Association
Set Up Makes Splendid
Address; W. H. M. Jen
kins and M. H. Gupton
Elected Directors; Band
Furnishes Music
"W. H. M. Jenkins, of Prank- j
linton, and M. H. Gupton, of
Wrtnri, with gl?eteH directory of.
the Louisburg Production Credit!
Association by members at their,
annual meeting held in Louis-!
burg, Saturday, January 24, at
the new Louisburg Armory. Each'
were elected for terms of three
years. Mr. Gupton succeeds Mr.
J. L. Byron who declined to serve
anot'her term.
The meeting was attended by
two hundred and forty (240)
Franklin County farmers and J.i
| O. Wilson, President of the Asso
ciation. reports that this Was one
of the most successful meetings
held in the eight years that the
association has operated.
Reports given by N. C. Phil
lips. Secretary-Treasurer, indica
ted that during 1941, the associa
t'ion made loans in the amount of,
$256,875.00 to 624 members.
Mr. Phillips stated that members;
now own $16,375.00 in capital
stock and that accumulated re
serves amounts to $22,448.19.
Mr. G. R. Miller, Secretary of
t-he Production Credit Corpora
tion, which supervised Produc
tion Credit Associations in North
Carolina. South Carolina. Geor
gia and Florida addressed the
group briefly. He emphasized
the importance of agriculture in
the present world-wide emergen
cy and plans for financing chang
ed farming operations resulting
from the defense program. He
referred to the Production Credit
Association as "The Farmer's;
Own Credit Institution," standing,
ready to help him do his part- to;
help his country win the war."
Music was furnished for thej
meeting by the Mills School band,
under direction of Jimmy Byerly,
and the program was not onlyl
greatly enjoyed but added muchj
to the occasion.
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Justice Clarkson
Dead
Charlotte. ? Herlot Clarkson,
78, Blnce 1923 an Associate Jus
tice of the North Carolina Su
preme Court, died Tuesday at the
home of his son, Francis O.
Clarkson.
He was taken 111 shortly after
his arrival here with Mrs. Clark-'
son Friday from their summer
home at Little Switzerland.
Death was attributed to heart
trouble. He had declined a dinner
invitation last night because 'he1
felt he had been exerting himself
too strenuously during the last
few days.
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services were held here
at 4:30 p. m. Wednesday from
St. Peter's Episcopal Church,
which he joined December 11,
1881. BUriai was in Elmwood
cemetery. ,
Honorary pallbearers were
Governor J. M. Broughton and
members of his staff, members of
the State Supreme Court and of
the Superior Court, members of
the United State Court bench in
North Carolina, members of the
Mecklenburg Bar Association and
the vestry of St. Peter's Church.
Mr. Vvstlce Clarkson's death
came as an unexpected shock to
State officialdom. Former Gov
ernor and Senator Cameron Mor
rison of Charlotte, whose first
campaign the Jurist managed, was
visibly shocked at the news.
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RED GROSS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rev. L. F. Kent has been ap
pointed chairman of the Vifctory
Book Campaign for the Louisburg
Red Cross Chapter. All those
who will donate books for our
armed forces should get In touch
with him. Let us do our full
part>.
Mrs. Frank Culpepper Is chair
man of the First Aid and Nurs
ing work. Soon we will have
classes for these . two activities.
Full account of the plans will be
made shortly.
The Boy Scouts are busy get
ting ready for tihe , collection ?of
paper and scrap Iron. Saturday,
Jan. 31st, is the day we should
have all the scraj) iron we can
possibiy"*tttHI ? ?bout our homes In
a place conveniently reached.
Everyone can thus serve his coun
Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who will attend the Orange
County celebration of the President's Diamond Jubilee Birthday
at Chapel Hill, Saturday night. The ball will be held in spac
ious Lenoir Hall at- i? o'clock, and there will he round and
square dancing. Mrs. Roosevelt is a devotee to the square dance
and it wouldn't surprise if she takes part in some ot the figures.
Before attending Ohe ball Mrs. Roosevelt will address the Post
War Planning Conference at 8:15 in Memorial Hall.
WAR NEWS
Washington, Jan. 28. ? Ameri
can Plying Fortresses were re
vealed today to have dealt addi
tional blows to Japanese naval
power in the Battle of Macassar
Straits ? sinking another enemy
transport and scoring a direct hit
on a cruiser.
A squadron of eight Flying
Fortresses carried out the success
ful action reported in today's
communique. One of /the big bom
berg was lost' in an' attack which
occurred at Ralik Pa pan. an oil
port on the east coast of Bornea.
Philippines Quiet
Farther north ? on the Bataan
front In the Philippines ? tthere
was comparative quiet as Gener
al Douglas MacArthur's defenders
enjoyed a respite for the second
successive day.
But the War Department noted,
perhaps ominously, t-hat the en
emy was putting further rein
forcements ashore and conduct
ing aerial reconnaissance, pro
bably as the prelude to another
all-out drive.
The communique said the enemy
landed "relatively small num
bers" In the Suble Bay area. But)
the Japanese already have an en
tire army and other units ? par
haps as many as 300,000 men ?
poised to strike again and again
at MacArthur's men, who are out
numbered by something like 10
to 1.
The gallant' battle being waged
by MacArthur's small force, coupl
ed with War Department dis
closure that American troops have
been landed In North* Ireland,
prompted several Senators to ex
press hope that- help Is en route:
to Bataan,
Moscow, Jan. 28. ? Speedy Rus
sian shock forces carrying gunsi
on sleighs were reported driving i
straight south tonight from the
Valdai salient northwest) of Mos
cow and directly threatening the
German positions at Smolensk and
Vyazma.
A Soviet broadcast said the
Red army had driven the Ger
mans out> of 79 localities on the
central front in the last two days
killing 2,980 enemy troops and
capturing 40.
"Heavy fighting still Is expect
ed, but the Fascists are being
pushed relentlessly westward, "
the radio said.
Violent battles between the
Germans and Russians went on
all day Wednesday, the Soviet'
high command reported, with
the enemy suffering "very heavy
losses" and the Red army con
tinuing its advance.
Twelve German planes were de
stroyed in combat and 17 on the
ground Tuesday, as against sev
en Russian losses, the nighti com
munique said.
The left flank of the Valdai
wedge driven more than 65 miles
Into the German line lay 100
miles north of Smolensk along
the Rzhev-Velikie Lukl Railroad.
Front reports said the Russians
had reached Velikie Lukl, 270
miles northwest' of Moscow and
120 miles from the old Polish'
frontier.
Singapore, Jan. 28. ? Japanese^
troops have pushed down the
west coast of Malaya to a point
less than 40 miles from Singa
pore. Imperial headquarters an
nounced tonight) after civilians
had been ordered evacuated from
(Continued oft Pace Four)
County Teach
ers Meeting
Held at Mills High School
Tuesday Afternoon
The County-wide Teachers'
meeting was held In the ' MUIb
High School on January 27, at
?:30 P. ST. The meeting was
called to order by Mr. C. C.
Brown, President' of Franklin
County Unit of the N. C. E. A.
Mr. Brown expressed to the teach
ers the Irreparable loss of our
late. Superintendent, W. "It. Mills,
and Introduced our present Sup
erintendent, Wiley F. Mitchell.
Superintendent Mithell paid the
following tribute to qur former
Superintendent. W. R. Mills:
"Superintendent Mills was a
sincere and conscientious school
man. He was a man whose
ideals were progressive. His phi
losophy was sound. His enthus
iasm was inspiring. Mr. Mills
will always live in our memory
and the work which he did will
ever shine with increasing bril
liancy with the passing of the
years."
Mr. Mitchell reminded the
teachers of the existing chaotic
condition and stressed the neces
sity of every teacher doing a bet
ter Job by giving an extra meas
ure of service.
"What we have in our men and
women of tomorrow must be put
into our boys and girls of today.
We must' not let our boys and
girls waste their time. It be
hooves us to see that they are
fitted and ready to assume posi
tions of responsibility when the
opportunity presents itself."
Miss Mary Langston, Field Sec
retary of the N. C. E. A. gave a
brief survey of the nature and
purpose of N. C. E. A. work. At
the conclusion of Miss Langstion's
talk the high school and elemen
tary teachers separated for group
study.
. In the elementary group Miss
Hattle Parr'otfc of the State De
partment of Instructional Service,
presented to the group Miss Vio
la McElhiney who taught a very
interesting and inspiring demon
stration lesson in Art Apprecia
tion for the benefit of the group.
Miss McElhiney's lesson was
taught to a group of fourth grade
pupils of the Mills School.
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Group life insurance, although
only 33 years old, now insures
12,600,000 workers of the U. S.
A. in 32.800 different companies
or employee groups, giving them
an average protection of $1,500
from Mils source alone, in addi
tion to the protection they have
from their ordinary or industrial,
insurance.
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SIDNEY LANIER DAY
Governor Rroughton lias de
signated Tuesday, February 8,
as Sidney Lanier Day, and has
requested that all schools in the
State recognize this in their
school programs for that day.
Likewise State Superintendent
Erwin and County Suprfinten
dent Mitchell have joined in the
request. All schools In Frank
lin County, both white and col
ored, are expected to render a
Sidney Lanier program on
Tuesday of mt week.
LIONS CLUB
MEETS
OFFICERS AND COM
MITTEE CHAIRMEN
Henderson Club Presents
Interesting and Enter
taining Program; List of
Members
The regular meeting of the
Louisburg Lions Club, which was!
organized Jan. 16, 1942, was held
Tuesday night, Jan. 27th at Mrs.
Beasley's Dining Room. The club
is composed of the following
fiSPfcWBSteShfc
K. L. Eagles, P. W. Elam, T. M. i
Harris, W. B. Joyner, Sam C. 1
Mattox, Wiley P. Mitchell, Dr. H. i
G. Perry, Dr. W. C. Perry, Bland i
Pruitt, W. A. Raynor, T- K. '
Stockard, C. R. Sykes, W. B. I
Tucker, Dr. J. B. Wheless, Louis I
A. Wheless, B. N. Williamson, Jr., I
E. F. Yarborough, C. Hill Yar- >
borough. '
The Henderson Lions Club had <
charge of the program which was 1
very entertaining. The Hender- <
son Club members present* were: 1
T. J. Harrington, Forrest D. |?
Stainback, Hoyten T. Webb, F. A. 1
Davis, and Sam M. Alford, the 1
magician.
All business was deferred until !
the next meeting, Feb. 3, 1942,
at which time the club will deter- 1
mine what civic projects to un
dertake which will be beneficial
to the community.
The following officers were
elected at t-he organization meet
ing:
President, Wiley F. Mitchell.
1st Vice Pres. VV. Blair Tucker.
2nd Vice Pres., Dr. A. Paul
Bagby.
3rd Vice Pres., Sam C. Mattox.
Secretary. B. N. Williamson, Jr.
Treasurer, "Dr. R. L. Eagles.
Lion Tamer, Louis A. Wheless.
-.Tali Twister, P W. Elam.
Directors. E. F. Yarborough.
W. B. Joyner, C. R. Sykes, Bland
Pruitt.
The following have been named
Chairmen of t-he several commit
tees:
Constitution and By-Laws ? W.jl
B. Barrow. ' 1
Finance ? T. K. Stockard.
Membership ? Dr. J. B. Whe-J
less. ) I,
j Charter Night ? C. Hill Yar-|
[borough.
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Submarine
Peril Spreads
| Washington, Jan. 28. ? The sub
marine menace sprang up tonight
in virtually all waters touching
continenal United States and Its
territories and possessions.
The vast geographical magni
tude of the threat was indicated
in officially-approved reports
fromHawaii to Puerto Rico andj
| from Texas to- Alaska.
Underseas warfare already had
i hurst upon both of the nation's
j coasts.
But tonight t'here came ominous
hints that the menace has spread
to new areas ? the Gulf coast and
that Miere has been renewel sub
marine activity in the Pacific
Northwest and in the waters near
Hawaii.
Scope of Threat
They came in authorized dis
patches from:
1. Corpus Christ*, Texas, where
the commander of the naval air,
station announced the probable:
presence of two Axis submarines
| operating off the South Texas
coast.
2. San Juan, P. R., where the
arrival of the S. S. Coamo re
vealed that the Canadla luxury
liner Lady Hawkins had been tor
pedoed In the Atlantic with a pos
sible loss of 250 lives. The Coamo j
put 71 survivors ashore.
3. Seattle, Wash., where head-;
quarters of the 13th Naval Dis
trict revealed that a small ocean
going schooner twice encountered
enemy submarine fire en route
from the Pacific coast to the Prl
bllof Islands in Alaskan waters.
The ship ? the Black Douglas
arrived safely at Seattle, accord
ing to t.he 13th Naval District.
4. Honolulu, where depth
charges were heard exploding off
shore. Navy officials there admit
ted an alert signal had summoned
all personnel on shore leave to
their stations, but they refused
to say whether enemy submarines
had been detected.
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I ON PACIFIC COAST
Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Yarborough
Inform the TIMES they have re
ceived a message from their son,
Ensign Richard F. Yarborough, j
who left for service on December
30th, after spending ten days
with his parents, following grad
uation, of his arrival on the Pa
cific Coast. V
BIG FIRE
AT BUNN
OLD WOODEN
SCHOOL BUfNS
Discovered at 2 A. M. Wed
nesday Morning; School
Loss Building and Equip
ment $10,000, Insurance
$4,000, Lunch Room
Equipment and Supplies
$2,500, No Insurance;
School Can Continue
" Ti'unirY'om"munity w
imid the excitement' of a big fire
jarly Wednesday morning when
the old huiiding at the Bunn
School was destroyed. The fire
was discovered about 2 o'clock
Dy Prof. O. J. Rochester, Agricul
tural teacher, who stated that the
[ire was at full fieadway inside
ind appeared to have started in
he second story. By heroic work
in the part of t'hose present with
the assistence of many ot tho
Iremen from Louisburg the fire
a' as confined to the one building,
ilthough slight damage was done
the new elementary building by
t'he heat and smoke.
This is the building erected
sometime around 1911 or 1912,
when the new town of Bunn was
established and the school was
moved from old Bunn. It was
used to accommodate the 8th
grade mat>h class, the music de
partment. the lunch room and the
gymnasium occupied the second
story.
The entire building including
all school equipment, was des
troyed, Supt. W. F. Mitchell stat
ed the loss was about $10,000
with $4,000 insurance.
In addition to the above the
lunch room equipment and sup
plies t-hat were lost were estima
ted by Principal M. T. Lamm at
around $2,500 with no Insurance.
Supt. Mitchell in discussing the
situation stated that t-he school
could arrange to carry on the
work for the present without
handicap, except' that there Is no
place to accommodate the lunch
?oom.
Americans In
Ireland
With American Forces in Nort-h
Ireland. Jan. 28. ? Major General
Russell (Scrappy) Hartle, com
nanding American troops in North
Ireland, said today that once his
'orces have been challenged,
'we'll carry the fight to the chal
enger."
Hartle expressed supreme con
fidence in his tToops who came
here from the Middle West, many
tif whom joined the Army as selec
tees.
After directing preliminary de
tails of settling this first conting
snti of the Second A. E. P.. the
52-year-old Maryland-born soldier
who won his nickname at the
start of his 30-year-old army
:areer, gave his first interview to
correspondents who accompanied
the troops from the United States.
He pointed out that the troops
would Intensify in British bases
t-he training they received In
Louisiana and elsewhere In the
South.
"It is a distinct privilege to be
In the British Isles fighting In
Jefense of democracy with our
Friend Great Britain, who has so
graciously received us on tihis
occasion as on other occasions."
Hartle said.
To The Challenger
"We are there in accordance
with the President's promise and
with the American tradition that
once challenged, they will accept.
We will carry the fight to the
:hallenger.
"With the foregoing in view,
the American soldiers are parti
cularly happy to be here."
He said he was pleased particu
larly with the treatment accorded
American troops by the British
Fighting men, from ranking of
ficers down to privates.
A number of British troops
were quartered In scattered posts
taken over by the Americans and
there were many expressions of
mutual cordiality and admiration.
Meanwhile. the American
troops commented more about the
promise of a party for their of-.
Fleers than all the stories of pro
este made by Prime Minister
Eamon de Valera of Eire at their
andlng.
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J. C. Beddingfield. unit demon
stration farmer of Crab Creek
township in Henderson County,
produced $2,005.11 worth ot veg
etables on 15 acres last year
through extensive cultivation.
FOR FIRST CtiASS PRINTING
PHONE M8-1