FOR s ? ICTORY BUY - STAMPS SEVEN FOR SHERIFF Two Qualify For Accountant All Commissioner Districts, Except No. 3, Has Con tests; Lumpkin and Kear ney in House Fight; A vent And Hobgood Slip By With Ease; Several Con stables File The deadline for filing to be come candidates for County and -Tuwiistrtir offlewrnt' fl o'rtoefc: Sat3" ? urday afternoon, gave evidence that the people of Franklin Coun ty would be assured of a lively campaign this year. It seemed the interest was largely centered on the position of Sheriff, as seven of Franklin County citizens expressed a de sire to serve the county in this capacity by signing on the dotted line and paying the filing fee. These seven were John P. Moore, the present encumbent, F. C. Richardson, J. N. Tharrington. J. Henry Cash, L. G. Turnage, C. C. Hudson and Taylor W. Boone. The office of House of Rep resentatives and County Account ant came in for a share in popu larity when H. Crawford Kear ney, former representative, and Senator Willie Lee Lumpkin filed for the House race, and Tracy K. Stockard, Clerk for the Town of Loufsburg, and J. H. Boone, Franklin County's present Tax Collector, pitched their hats in the ring for the important posi tion of County Accountant. It will be recalled that Pier Wil liamson, . present Accountant, was largSly arhong the latter In the old sayln* "that few die and none resign" public office, by an nouncing he would not run again. Evidently some of the "big public of Franklin County" thought '*"> Pnnimlaslonera- Job was of sufficient importance to stir up a "little fun" In the run ning. bo when the wind-up came it was found that all districts would have contests except one? this being No. 3. composed of Hayesvtlle and Sandy Creek, from which Joel Z. Terrell ylll have easy sailing without opposition. In the other Districts those seek ing the support and votes of the "deer people" are as follows: District No. 1, Dunn and Har ris ? J. M. Stalllngs, present en cumbent. Percy W. Joyner and H. K. (Bud) Perry. District No. 2, Youngsvllle and Frankllnton? S. E. Winston, pre sent encumbent-, Howard S. Penrce. District No. 3. Hayesvllle and Sandy Creek? Joel Z. Terrell, no opposition. District tfo. 4, Gold Mine and Cedar Rock? O. M. Raynor, T. 8. Dean. District No. 6. Loulsburg and Cypress Creek? H. T. Bartholo mew, present encumbent. P. S. Foster and Hamitf Matthew. Those filing for membership on the County Board of Educa tion were Mr?. T. H. Dickens, from District No. 4, Gold Mine and Cedar Rock, and Paul W. Elam, from District No. 5, Louls burg and Cypress Creek. Both of these entrants are present- en cumbents. The following Constables filed. In the township offices there will be only one contest and that will be in Cear Rock township when D Clinton Swanson, present en cumbent, will fight It out with T. K. Arnold, a new entry. Other Constables filing with -no opposition were aa follows: Dnnn ? No one. Harris? H. J. Richards. Youngsrllle ? No one. Frankllnton ? J. H. Odom. Hayesvllle ? No one. Sandy Creek ? K. E. Joyner. Gold Mine ? G. S. Gilliam. Cypress Creek-Clarence Moore. Loulsburg ? W. A. Phelps. This will be a fairly good siz ed ticket and there will be plenty callers seeking your "vote and support." u RED CROSS FIRST AID CLASS A Paul Bagby Chairman Red Cross. announces that Mrs. Frank Culpepper has taught our first First Aid Class. There were thirty In the class (the number was limited to this), and twenty hours of study extended over Are weeks. Those of us, who took the course, found It most worth while. Mrs. Culpepper is a 'su perb teacher, thorough and pain staking. The second class "will begin on May 4th, and this will be limited to thirty members also. Those who desire to take it will meet Mrs. Culpepper at the Agricultur al Building Monday evening, May 4 th at 7: SO o'clock. * " . i- I* ? < , HELD UNDER $5,000 BOND Two break-ins and robberies in Nash and Warren counties were believed solved Tuesday as au thorities from those counties de livered to Sheriff John P. Moore, warrants charging Moffitt D. Wii born and Mark H. Boyd with two counts of breaking, entering and robbery. I Wilborn and Boyd, both of Richmond, Va., are in jail here under bonds totaling $5,000 fol lowing their arrest early last Thursday morning by Patrolman M. H. Bynum and Policeman Tom Denton after the men had been observed by the officers as acting suspiciously. Found in the two men's possession were two new tires, 3 loaded revolvers and a complete set of burglary tools. Sheriff Moore said that the Warren County warrant charged the men with' breaking into the last week and taking cigarettes and spark plugs valued at $450. The Nash County warrant charges the two with breaking into a storehouse of the Jordan Motor Company in Nashville and taking two new Atlas tires. The tires taken in the Nashville robbery were found in the Vir ginia men's car but the Warren ton loot has not been recovered. Sheriff Moore said ('hat both men had long records in Virginia according to his information from the Richmond police. Wilborn. the sheriff said, has served 5 years in the Virginia State Pris-i on for grand larceny and house breaking and an additional 5 years for parole violation. According to the Richmond re cords, Sheriff Moore said. Boyd has served a 5 year Federal sen tence In At-lanta for Drug Act violation and 12 years in the Vlr ! glnla State Prison for highway 1 robbery following the hi-jacking 1 of a truck load of cigarettes there j in 1934. Boyd Is under a -Vlr j ginia parole aow. it was under stood. Safety School For Bus Drivers ? Mrs. TOtt" Pteasairts Plythr. of the Highway Safety Division, who has been conducting a school 1 tor School Riii drivers In Frank lin County Hie past several days, wan very generous In. her appre ciations for the splendid cooper ation of Supt. W. F. Mitchell and the drivers, which not only made her work more pleasant but con tributed to a large amount of good work that could be done. The work covered was class room Instruction In motor vehicle laws and State School Commission regulations. During her stay in Frsnklhi she gave instructions to 27 white girls. 163 white boys and 26 negro boys. She informed the TIMES that within about two weeks Patrol man M. H. Rynum and County Truck Superintendent' Jimmle Marshall will give road tests to all school bus driver*. o I MILI-S P. T. A. MKKTS The last Mills Parent-Teacher meeting of the year 1941-42 ses sion was held on Thursday even ing. April 16. 1942. This was the annual "Father's Evening" meeting. , The school band played severs" selections, and was followed by a report' on the band by Mrs. J. E. Malone. The devotional exercises were conducted by Mrs. Forrest Hid den and Dr. Walter Patten gave a very Instructive address on the subject of, "What of Our Future Yout-h " Reports were given from the various committees and the fol lowing officers for 1942-43 were Installed: President. Mrs. Cran ford Reasley; Vice-President, Mrs. C. M. Watkins; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Vivian Lucas. Miss Davis' grade had the highest per cent of parents pres ent. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURO THEATRE The following Is the program at the Loulsburg Theatre, begln hlng Saturday, April 25th: Saturday ? Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Rute Davis "Raiders of The Range" aad Chester- Morris in "No Hands on The Clock" also Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc. Sunday-Monday ? Henry Fonda and Olivia DeHavilland in "The Male Animal". Tuesday ? Roddy McDowell and Jane Darwell In "On The Sunny Side." Wednesday ? Conrad Veldti and Ann Ayers In "Nazi Agent". Thursday ? Betty arable, Don Ameche, Robert Cnmmlngs, Carole Landls and Charlotte Greenwood In "M o o n Over Miami". Friday ? Fredrlc March and Martha Scott In "One Foot In Heaven." . o ?On Pay Day, Buy Bonds? New Bus Line Reports from the hear ing before the Utilities Commission this week was that the Court had indicated its position ast that of granting a charter' for Bus service from Rocky Mount by Nash ville, Castalia, Louisburg, Franklinton to Creed- ; moor. It is expected the | service will be granted at an early date. Commencement Begins AT EDWARD BEST HIGH SCHOOfr Dr. W. R. Cullom to Deliver Bac calaureate Sermon Sunday Af ternoon at 3 O'clock; Other Exercise* Eollow on Tuesday And Wednesday Many things of importance have made school life attractive to the students of Edward Best lately. The Junior - Senior Banquet rsponsored by ' the tenth grade with Mrs. Valentine as their spon sor, gave many of the students' excitement never before paralled in the school. The theme of the banquet was American patriot isms which was very well carried out by an attractive arrangement of the banquet hall with decora-; tions of flans, shields, and many objects that was remindful of American color and patriotism. On April 15. the senior class presented their annual play. "When Janes Takes Hand"." to a] large and appreciative audience. The play was coached by Miss Margaret Allen, senior class tea cher, and by Mrs. Valentine, tenth grade teacher. The following night. April 16. Mrs. PiMs, music teacher, gave her music recital. The students participating in the recital were from Edward Best, Justice, aud Spring Hope schools. Edward Best again showed all schools of the county the 2. 000-mile front from the Black Sea to the Arctic, destroyed 126 German tanks in a three-day bat tle around a strategic railway sta tion on the southern front, mill-, tary dispatches reported tonight. Everywhere on t-he front the Germans were being rolled back with such prodigious losses that they are throwing In veterans of' the first World War as reserves and revising the whole stra^gy of fhe tank warfare, Soviet] sources reported. ?"! A correspondent of the Com-j munist newspaper Pravda on the southern front reported the mas sive tank batt-le, but identified its, site only as near a station de-; signated as "S". The same source said that Rus sian tanks and motorized' forces, striving to break t'hrough the Ger man fortifications in the Donets Rasln of The Ukraine, killed 3, 000 German troops. o LOU ISBURG METHODIST CHURCH "Mankind's Deep Need ? The Sense of Brotherhood" is the ser mon subject for4he 11:00 o'clock service Sunday morning. The Young Men's Christian Associa tion from Loulsburg College will be present in a body. At the 8:00 service the Rev. E. H. Davis will preach. Sunday School will convene at 9:45 and the Youth services will meet at* 7:15. These services are for your enrichment. *" o LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH Next Sunday morning the pas tor will speak on "Our Debts to China"; and, at this time an of fering will be teken for Chinese Relief ? our part of the $300, 000.00 Southern Baptist are rais ing for this cause, announced Pas tor A. Paul Bagby. There will be no- evening wor ship. Our people are requested to worship *ith our Methodist Brethren. The pastor will be away preaching a Commencement sermon. The Sunday School and the B. T. U.'s meet at 9:45 a. m. and 7:15 p. m.. as usual. o Help protect the families of the men who are protecting you. Let our Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard men know you're backing them up. Contribute to the Navy Relief Society. ? : o Why aren't all bachelor* rich? SUGAR RATIONING Sales Frozen Sat urday at Midnight Business Users of Sugar Must Register April 28 29th; Home Users to Reg ister May 4-5-6-7th Rationing authorities for Franklin County have announced that plans have been completed herSA (or the registration of all sugar users, and handlers, home, retail, indust^ljy?LS&MCKilMU~--. Tffe "TTrsr Te'gTstr a t i ? n which will take place in the Franklin County Courtroom at Louisburg April 28-29 is for wholesalers, re tailers, cafes, cafeterias, institu tions, or other users of ^ugar for other than home use. Businesses or institutions or in dustrial users should bring with them an inventory of sugar on hand and their average use or furnover of ...sugar month for month during 1941. These facts are necessary, it was pointed out, since on these the j?0% of 1941 use ration ...will be established. Authorities warned, however, thati deliberate falsification of records or inventories could bring 10 yeat^ in prison or a*$10,000 .fine or both to offenders. In Franklin County all white _ householders should register for home use of sugar at any whiw school house in the county which will be open for registration May 4-5-6-7. Householders should know the amount of sugar on hand the day of registration. Falsification of statement on the amount of sugar on hand will also carry heavy Federal prison terms and fines. Colored householders will register on the same days j ( May 4-5-6-7 ?* at any of the four colored schools named ? Franklin | County Training School. Geth Isemane. Perry's and^ungsviile. ! Flirt h*"- details of smair. regla tratioQ for home use will bfe pre pared for next weeks FRANKLIN TIMES. The following ouestions and answers may be of benefit and interest to our readers: Q. Who must register in the first sugar rationing registration? A. All cafes, cafeterias, whole salers. retailers, institutions, in dustrial users of sugar or users of sugar in any way other than for home consumption. Q. Where and when will t-hls first registration be held? A. In the Franklin County Courtroom at Louisburg,. April 28-29th. Q. What information, as a us er or handier of sugar in the above ' category, should I bring witih me for the proper registra tion of our handling or use of sugar A. A month T>y month use or turnover statement covering 1941 or If this is not available accu rate records for as many months within M>e past 12 as it is possi ble to get and an accurate inven tory of sugar on hand. Q What are the penalties for falsification of these facts In reg is Wation? A. Ten years in prison or a $10,000 fine, or both. Q. Suppose I am a retailer. Am I permitted to register my business and for home use of su gar at the same time? A. No. You must register your business April 28-29th. As a householder you must, register along with other home users of sugar May 4-5-6-7th. Q. Why is sugar rationing nec essary In the first place A. Primarily, because It Is a problem of supply shortage since the United States domestically produces only 38 per cent of its sugar requirements with 27% coming from Hawaii and the Philippines and 35% fKH? West Indies. Secondly, because of the great-ly enlarged use of su gar In the production of Indus trial alcohol, necessary to make gunpowder which is so necessary to our war effort. Thirdly, be cause of the Import problem. Q. Is the present curtailment of sugar use likely to be perma nent tor the duration of the war . A. Yes. However, the present rationing system Is so designed t?hat If there are larger supplies amounts may be Increased or as supplies are smaller there can be a further curtailment. CHOIR TO SING Franklinton. April 22. ? The Campbell College choir of 32 mixed voices will sing in the First BapMst Church of Frank linton. Sunday mornfng. the Rer. D. D. Gross, pastor of the Frank linton Baptist Church has announ ced. They will go from Frank linton to Henderson where they will sing the same evening. o ? On Pay Day, Bay Dom^i