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FOR ICTORY BUY UNITED STATES BONDS * STAMPS $1.50 per year in Advance LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA WAR NEWS Melbourne, May 13. ? A new Japanese invasion fleet) was be lieved tonight to be assembling northeast of Australia for anoth er southward drive, which mili tary experts said must be attemp ted soon to reduce Allied air as saults on present enemy island bases. Activities of Japanese ships and warplanes at Kabaul. on New Britian Island, and at Lae, on the north New Gulfi&a coast, as reported by American and Aus tralian reconnaissance fliers, in dicated that' enemy reinforce ments were arriving in the area steadily, according to war dis patches. The belief here was that the Japanese could not long stand the heavy blows of the Allied air force and must strike soon or get out of the northeastern invasion area : i*. Two Japanese submarines, bombed and possibly sunk by American and Australian fliers In t'he northeast area on Sunday, may have been on a scouting mission preparatory to a new of fensive, military experts said. London. May 13. ? Veterans of the China wars under the pet-son al direction of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek braced their lines tonight' against a reinforce.) Japanese penetration of their soil, while isolated, exhausted Chinese and British forces Ml stubbornly to the last few bits of Burma. After suffering a temporary, but bloody setback, the Japanese advance guard on the Burma Road was reported in a Chin?.<e communique from Chungkli.c to have penetrated at least 50 niiies inside China's backyard to Lung ling and to. have pushed on to wards Paoshan, SO miles deeper inside Yunnan province. The major objective of this drive supposedly Is Kumming. capital oi me province, ana unina ter minus of the true Burma Koad. A Chungking spokesman said, however, that the Japanese in the Lungiing area had made no pro gress since yesterday, and ex- 1 pressed the opinion that Miey might not try to advance farther I because of the heavy casualties ' they have suffered in Yunnan! province. Moscow, Thursday. May 14. ? , The Russians acknowledged early today that they had fallen back to new positions on the Kerch peninsula in the Crimea in the face of attack by superior num-' bers of Nazis, but they denied German claims that tiie battle had been concluded. In the vicinity of Kharkov, ap proximately 300 miles north of the Crimean battlefront, the Rus sians under /tlarshal Semeon Tl moshenko were engaged In a mounting offensive against the Germans, and there the Red Ar my forces were "successfully ad vancing," according to the mid night Soviet communique. A possibility that a third lm-1 portant' sector ot the front may be opened by the Germans soon, perhaps as part of a general of fensive, was seen 111 a brief Mos cow radio Veport that the huge total of 22!T^German transport planes and 37 fighters were des troyed in the past few days in the region about Staraya Russia, south of Leningrad and north west of Moscow, long a bitterly contested area, The presence of so many Ger man transport planes indicated a further Nazi attempt to bolster the reportedly trapped 16th Ger man army south of Lake Ilmen. (The Nazis recently claimed they had cut a ground corridor through to that army). LEAVES FOR FORT SILL Corporal Darrell L. Perry.l member of Battery B, 113th- Field Art Wry, Fort Jackson, S_. C., ?pent last Friday night witih his parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. O. Per ry en route to Fort Sill, Okla homa. Corporal Perry left Louisburg with the local Military Company when it was called into service and has been stationed at Fort Jackson since that time. He is being transferred to Fort Sill OfTicers' Training School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. o : PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program at the' Louisburg Theat?re, begin ning Saturday, May 16bh: Saturday- ? Chas. Starrett and Russell aHyden in "Riders of the Badlands" and Brenda Joyce in "Right To The Heart." Also last' chapter Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc. Sunday-Monday ? Bud Abbott! and Lou Costello in "Rio Rjta." Tuesday ? Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan and Monte Wooley in "The Man Who Came To Dinner." Wednesday? Pat O'Brien and Brian Donlevy in "Two Yanks In Trinidad." |,i Thursday-Friday ? Judy Cano- , va. Allan Jones, Jerry Colonno and Ann Miller in "True To The I Army." Champion Trial Near Jury Stage Arguments Ended in Slaying Case; Jury Slated To llegiw Deliberations Today Henderson, May 13. ? The trial of June C. Champion, former ABC enforcement officer of Vance County, for the alleged murder of \Viillam M. Held, Henderson policeman, went into its t'hird day today in a special term of Vance Superior Court. .. Late this afternoon, lawyers for both defense and the Siiate prosecution bad completed their arguments to the jury ancl Indi cations <yerR thai Judge LuMier Hamilton would charge the Jury at the opening of court Thursday morning. Champion took the stand Tues day as t>he first witness for the defense. He told the court of being with Reid, former Sheriff J. E. Hamlet and Cooper Gill on the night of December 19, 1941 in Gill's lunch room near police headquarters .An argument arose, Champfon told the courti, over the election of sheriff and Reid ac cused him of double-crossiug Hamlet. Champion said he de nied the charge. A repetition of the accusation by Reid was followed by a simi lar denial from Champion. The defendant stated that Reid sug gested that the two men remove their pistols. The pistols were dropped upon the benches of t-he booth. Reid struck the ABC of ficer In the face several times he said. Champion's glasses were knocked off. He fell back across Gill's lap and against the gun, lying on the bench. Champion de clared that he thought Reid was reaching for his own gun and therefore he grasped the pistol next to him and fired. ? r\?i ... 1 ? # uiuci nuucaacB iur uum prUB* ecutton and defense corroborated Champion's testimony In most ' detail. This morning both State and defense rested and arguments be gan. Solicitor Ernest- R. Tyler is assisted by B. S. Koyster and T. G. Stem, of Oxford. Defense council includes W. H. Yarbor ough. Sr., of Louisburg, and A. A. Bunn and J. M. Peace, of Hen-i derson. ?o Mr. O. H. Harris Dead Mr. Omega H. Harris died at his home Just South of Louisburg at 8 o'clock Thursday night of last week. He was 82 years of age and Is survived by his wife, two sons, Lieut. Col. Hunter H. Harris, of Fort Jay, N. Y.. and William B. Harris, of Louisburg, and three daughters. Mrs. Mar shall S. Fink. of Greengboro, Mrs. Walter D. Leonard, of Mount Airy, and Miss Jesse Taylor Har-; ris. of Louisburg. In his death Louisburg an^ll ! community loses one of Its oldest! citizens and is the passing of Ohe last member of one of the Coun-i ty's most prominent families.! The deceased was a prominent I and successful planter and for many years was Identified wit-h Louisburg's mercantile interest. He wa* well known throughout most of Franklin County and en-1 joyed the friendship of many of! its ciMzens. Funeral services were held from the home on Saturday morn-; ing at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Forrest D. Hedden, pastor of the Louisburg Methodist Church and Interment was made in Oakwood cemetery. Many rel atives. friends and neighbors at tended both services and the floral tribute was especially pret ty. The pallbearers were T. M. Harris. H. C. Kemp, Malcolm McKinne, C. E. Ttmberlake, Dr. W. C. Perry, A. W. Person. Deepest' sympathy goes out to the bereaved family. > o MRS. HORTON ENTER TAINS GfcUB i Mrs. W. H. Horton delightfully entertained her bridge club last Tuesday evening. Her apartment was beautifully decorated with roses. Five progressions were played. Ice cream and cake also Demi tasse and mints were served fro the following club members and special guests: Mrs. W. F. Shel ton, Mrs. Frank Harrington, Mrs. Edgar Fuller, Mrs. W. G. Lan caster, Mrs. Evelyn Fulghum, Mrs. W. E. Collier, Jr., Mrs. Ed ward Cobb, Mrs. W. V. Avent. o ? iMr. and Mrs. W. L. Beasley and dfKighter, Miss Eleanor Beasley, attended the graduation exercises at N. C. State College Saturday, at which time Mr. Joe Macon Beasley received his dipoma In Industrial Arts. BOARD RECEIVES AODir ALSO CHECK $21,041.03 IN SETTLEMENT ABC Business; Attorney General to Determine Dis position of Records; Re fuses to Grant Wine and Beer License to Green Inn and John Johnson The Board of County Commis sioners of Franklin County; N. C. met in an adjourned meeting at >10 A. M. May 11th in the Com mtasiqneis . Room In Ihe Court House, all commissioners being present: The first order of business and the primary purpose for which the meeting was held was to re ceive the final settlement and audit- from the A. B. C. Store: Hon. W. L. Lumpkin, Mr. D. F. McKinne and Mr. Lewis Wheless, representing the A. B. C. Board were present at the meeting. After examination of the Au dit made by the firm of Williams & Wall, Raleigh, N. C. by t'he commissioners and by The County Attorney and County Auditor, and after considerable discussion of satd audit Commissioner Stal lings made a motion that' the au dit be aocepted and filed as a public record. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ter rell, and carried by a majority vote: Com. Bartholomew voting against accepting said audit, stat ing as his reason, that the au dit was not made in detail. Commissioner Winston then made a motion that the Audit be published in full in the FRANK LIN TIMES, with the notation: that the books of the A. B. C. Store are stlj.1 In the possession! of the A. B. C. Board and that any citizen of the County, any official or officer would have the privilege of examlng them at any time they; wished, and that the officers of the A. B. C. Board are still under bond and will remain so as long as there is any ques tion from any one that same is necessary: This motion was seconded by Commissioner Terrell and carried by a majority vote: Commission er Bartholomew voting against said motion, stating that people would not examine the books un less In a public office. Commissioner Bartholomew made a motion that the Audit be published in full In the FRANK LIN TIMES, and further moved that the Books of the A. B. C. Board be placed in the Clerk of the Court's Office or in some county office as County property! for public Inspection. This mo tion did not receive a second and was therefore not voted on. Mr. Lumpkin, representing the! A. B. C. Board stated that after a ruling from the Attorney Gen eral, if it Is found that the A. B.l C. Board books should be placed with any County official for safe Ueeping that they would be plac ed wherever it is necessary to have them and that it is now and always has been the earnest desire of the A. B. C. Board to cooperate with the County in any way whatsoever, and that until such a ruling could be obtained, that the books were open at all times to public Inspection, but that It was necessary that they be retained by the said Board for its own protection until the At torney General did rule on said question. The following letter was then dictated by Attorney Green and approved by Attorney Lumpkin: Mr. Harry McMullan, Attorney General of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, Dear Mr. McMullan: We desire to stfbftilt to youi the following question for a rul ing: An election was called in Franklin County relative to re taining A. B. C. Stores In Frank lin County. The election was duly held and t-he result of the vote announced by the County Board of Elections was against the retention of the A. B. C. Stores. The stores, under the law, had a limited time thereaf ter to liquidate, the last day of business for said stores being January 12t-h, 1942, at which j time business was stopped. ; The A. B. C. Board appeared! before the Board of County Com missioners today to make their final report, and the question arose as to what agency or per son or Board should have cus tody of the records that have' been maintained by the A. B. C. j Board during the period which the stores have operated. I shall t'hank you to advise me your opinion as to where these records should be placed, and what disposition should be made of paid records by the A. B. C. (Continued on Page Eight) WINS HONORS 1 Records Announced At Clos ing of Mills School on Thursday Night of Last Week The following honor roll, lion-' org and winning of awards f?r| efficient work during the 1941 1 42 school year was announced] at the graduating exercises held at Mills School auditorium on Thursday nlghti of "last week, By" Principal Strowd, was as fol lows: ''A" Honor Roll Grade ^8 ? Julia Cook, I.ouise Cooke, Mary Nelson Smlthwick,' Jack Cooper, Larry Lewis. Grade ?9 ? Talmadge Thomas, I Julian Lewis. , ? Grade 10 ? Joe Barrow, Helen Welch Tucker, Louise- Weldon. Grade IX ? Oscar Fuller, Eliz "B" Honor Roll Grade 8 ? Mae Bell, Crlchton Cuthrell. liomona Llles, Lillian Mustian, Virginia Partin, Deunor Perry, Thomas Bass. Ben Dow ney, Bud Grainger, Asher John son, Jim King. Nick Perry, Doug las Strickland. Grade 9 ? Billy Moon, Kitty Jo Beasley, Beth Beasley, Doris Cottrell, Sarah Hardwlck. Mary Prances Boone. Grade 10? Raymond Stone, Margaret Southwick. Doris Strange, Gloria Williams, Betsy Cobb. Grade 11 ? Katon Holden, Louise Bass, France* Ann Earle. I i ha da Bass Hall, Martha Grey King, Jaue Moon, Evelyn Smit-h wick, Frances Spivey.. The following made perfect attendance records. Those mak ing this record more than onel year, the number of years is not ed after the name: Eleanor Beasley. 11 years. Janej Moon, 11 years, Helen Welch j Tucker. Billy Perry. Kathryn Joyner, Clifford Joyner, 6 years. Thomas Hale. BetMe Finch. -Nich olas Perry, 8 years, William Douglas Strickland. Lillian Perry Mustian, Martha Ann Perdue. Thomas Karl Wright, Jane Wil son, Sylvia Ross Frazler, Bobble Thomas Faulkner, Faye Elain Hudson, Nell Rose Oakes. Fran ces Estelle Forsythe, Janet Per due Bailey, Ruth Grey Joyner, I Phylls Bailey, Joyce Ann Stroth er, Art'hur Corbett Fuller, Wil liam Green Lancaster, Belly Ray; Robertson, Martha Lou Murphy. ' Betty Forsythe, Dennis Mustian, Hazel Gray George, J. D. Wright. Betty Green Strother. Ruby Bur nette, Maureen Wright. Billy Moon. Lemar Wheeler. Ernestine Moore. Bettie Marie Hardwick,1 Betty Lou Inscoe, Catholine Wright. Awards Medals were awarded t-o the following: , I History: Raymond Stone. French: Eleanor Beasley. Kngllsh: Eleanor Beasley. Citizenship; Oscar Fuller. General Science: Larry Lewis. Home Economics: Talinadgc Thomas. Mathematics: Jack Cooper. Physics: Oscar Fuller. Geometry *Joe Barrow. Geometry: Louise Weldon. Shorthand: Imogene Phillips. Typrewrltlng: Ithada Bass Hall. Debating: Martha Grey King. Debating: Katon Holden. Debating: Evelyn Smithwick. Debating: Talmadge Thomas. Valedictorian: Eleanor Beas ley. Salutatorian: Oscar Fuller. Herff-Jones Trophy: Eleanor MANY ATTEND MASS MEETING UMSTEAD MAKES FORCEFUL ADDRESS Hijl Yarborough Presents Speaker; Louisburg Band And Audience Furnish Patriotic Music Possibly "one of the most pa i rlot'ic gatherings held In Frank lin County was held in Louisburg on Sunday afternoon in answer to a rail by Dick Whitfield, County War Savings Chairman for a ; Mass meeting in the Armory. A splendid" program of patri otic music was arranged and ren dered by t'he Louisburg High School band and the audience, aud? a-^UglitfuU-auUx^- ILaud ot , Hope and Glory," by Miss Rose Malone. Mr. Hill Yarborough made a most unusual and approprite in troduction of the speaker, as one one of North Carolina's most de lightful orators, Hon. William B. Umstead, of Durham, who for half an hour entertained his hearers with a most interesting I and patriotic address in which he reviewed America's position in the present conflict, why It was' there and what it was attempt ing t? do, and drew a vivid pic ture of what it was necessary for each of us to do. America ueeds the money, he informed his hear ers. and It is up to us to put it -up. Mr. E. H. Malone In his re marks t-ha nk in e the speaker for such a splendid address said "It is the first speech he has heard that measured up to and beyond the predictions of its Introduc-! Mon." The meeting came to a close with much enthusiastic patriot ism throughout the large crowd present*. Louisburg College News Final examinations (or the second semester of t-he school year will be held at Louisburg ColleKe Monday, May 18, through Friday. May 22. Commencement will be held! Monday morning. May 25. at I 10:00 Id the Louiaburg Metho-! dial- (^hurch. The commencement address will be given by Dr. Al bert P. Stanbnry. pastor of Cen-| tenary Methodist Church. Win-' 8ton-Salem. The baccalaureate sermon will1; he delivered Sunday morning. , May 24. at the Louisburg Metho-h dlst Church by Dr. Walter Pat ten, president! of Louisburg Col- j lege. I Sunday evening, the Joint Y. I| M. C. A. - Y. W. C. A. sermon | will be preached by the Rev. R. ' j E. Brown, pastor of Hay Street i| Met-hodlst Church. Fayettevllle. | o | TO (JIVE RECITAL < Misses Nancy I la yes and Sarah |l Davis, seniors at Louisburg Col- ' lege, will give a Joint piano re- I cital tonight (May 15) In the I auditorium of the college at 8:15. I The public is cordially, invited i to at-tend. Beasley. For excellent work on School 1 Paper: Vivian Marshall. Dor othy Wrenn. Louise Bass. ? Comp. Sub. to Reader's Digest: Eleanor Beasley. Vichy Again Says Fleet Will Not l Aid Axis Cause Vichy, May 13. ? Prance is ready ri to renew her pledge that no ; French warship will be used by the Axis against the Allies, and to immobilize the three warships at Martinique, b'ut she refuses to hand over the tankers and mer chant ships there to the United < States, the Vichy government in formed Washington in a formal < note today. Delivery of merchant shipping' tied up at the French Caribbean i island ? estimated at 140,000 tons ? would violate French commit- il menta under the 1940 armistice I convention not to surrender ship- I ping to enemies of the Axis, the < note said. The German-controlled Paris I newspaper Matin predicted today i ihat the ships would be scuttled i if the United States tried to take i them over by force. Before the contents of the note i were learned, the foreign service ?! had announced in a communique 1 that a message had been sent to i Washington and commented that I United States 'demands" concern- ,1 ing Martinique had raised "grave I questions." , I, The note, which took up three ; pages, referring to. the American approach to Admiral'Georges Ro- i bert, high commissioner for Mar- ' tinlque and other French posses- i .lions in the Caribbean, for a new arrangement a? "an extra-diplo matic offensive." It Insisted that' modifications of the satisfactory accord regard-: ing Martinique already In force' was not justified simply because of the cabinet change In Vichy., Pierre Laval, new chief of gov- J ernment- .has given American Am bassador Admiral William D. | Leahy, now on his way to Wash ington. and Charge D'Affalres S. Pinckney Tuck assurance that France never will take the initia tive to provoke a rupture with :he United States, the note point id out. It offered, however, to nego-, Hate a new agreement concern ing the war status of the island through normal diplomatic chan nels. The French warships at Mar tinique ? the aircraft carrier < Beam and the cruisers Emlle Bertln and Jeanne k D'Arc ? al ready are practically Immobilized, the note said. Moreover, France has pledged that' no units of her tleet ever will be used by the Axis against the United States and Britain. France stands ready to renew t-hls assurance to immobilize her warships in AmdTican waters, It added. ? GETS PRIORITY RATING TO PURCHASE ENGINE FOR PLANT License to Sell Beer and Wine Revoked; To Give Hearing; W. J. Shearin Appointed Special Police Commissioner to Assist in Law Enforcement The Boa i;d of Town Commts-| sionei-s met in regular session, j -May 8, 1 !?42 at 7:30 P. M. All members were present. The monthly reports of the Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Chief of Police and Supt. of the Light approved. A delegation of prominent cit izens presented a petition to the Board requesting that all privi lege licenses issued to the Green Inn (operated by Mary Jane Green) be revoked, on the grounds that the Grefen Inn is a place of disrepute and is a pub lic nuisance. The petition was signed by 112 or more highly respectable citi zens. A thorough discussion of the problem was engaged in by the committee of citizens and mem bers of the Board. Attorney Ma lone read the law to those present at the meeting, and it was seen that a Board of Commissioners docs not have a legal right to close a place of business by de claring' it a nuisance. This pow er is within Me rights of a i Judge of the Superior Court. The. petitioners therefore decided to i present' the petition to Judge. Harris. It was discovered how-' ever, that Mary Jane Green had not made the proper legal appli cation for a beer and wine li cense. Therefore, the Board passed Me following motion. "That the licenses issued to the Green Inn. which Is operated by Mary Jane Green, for tho. privi lege of selling wine or beer be revoked, because of the fact- that such liceusc>s were' not properly issued in accordance with the laws of the Slate of NorM Caro lina." The Board also passed the fol lowing motion: "That Mary Jane Green he-given a hearing before the Board of Town Commission ers on May 14t<h, 1942 at 7:30 P. M." The Mayor appointed Commln iiloner W. J. Shearin to act as Special Police Commissioner, to assist in the enforcement of law. In Louisburg, N. C. The Clerk Informed t4ie Board lhat "notice has been received rrom the War Production Board lhat a rnt'lng of A-l-J Iras been illotted the Town of Loulshur* In connection with t-he applica tion to purchase a 225 H. P. Diesel Kngine. This rating will allow For the shipment of t>he engine as toon as the Company can ar range for same. This action was he result of the petition of the rown of Louishurg to reopen Hearings on the application which lad originally been rejected, and 'he approval was the result of a horough Investigation by the A'ar Production Board of the lo al situation and needs of the rown of Louisburg for additional ?lectrlc generating facilities. The Board approved a number >f invoices and adjourned. . O , Mr. and Mrs. Garland Miles ind daughter. Jean. Mrs. W. B. Lee and Mr. W. H. Perry, of Norfolk, were guests of relatives < n and near Louisburg the past ^eek-end. i u More Subs Washington, May 13.? Pres ident Roosevelt today signed legislation to virtually double the nation'* submarine fleet which has exacted a heavy toll of Japanese warships and troop transports in the far PaciAc. The 200,000-ton expansion envisaged would provide more than lOO underseas craft, ac cording to Chairman Carl Vin son, I>? (ia? of the House naval affairs committee. He declared the vessels are needed urgently to meet development of "a sub marine war" In the Atlantic and a "submarine and air war" In the Pacific. The Navy'* anti-submarine campaign In t-oastal Witters al so would be aided with enact ment of legislation, reported favorably by Vinson's commit tee yesterday, authorizing 24 new blimps for the depart ment's lighter - than - air-craft program. The- bill also would grant the Secretary of Xavy discretion in ordering addition al blimps whenever he believ ed such a step necessary. The submarine expansion authorifttion was the second voted by Congress since Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the nation Into war. WHAT ABOUT TIRES? Babson Is Getting Frightened By ROGER \V. BABSON Akron, Ohio, May 14. ? I am out here again checking up the lire situation. My interest is far deeper Mian what it means to you and?your pleasure car. Ke.tl tu. lianhliiK. tires are the most necessary part of almost) all industry. The financial, com mercial. farm ing, profession al. and manufac turing business * B ARSON hi tne nation runs on pneumatic tires. To have these tJres eliminated by a long war would be a great blow to t lie nation. Hence, the boys In Washington should count* ten before saying or doing anything baaty. WHAT A HO IT ItlBBKIt? Since I first wrote on the tire situation. the Japanese have seiz ed jiearly SO % of the world's commercial bearing rubber trees. We have enough raw rubber in stock piles to supply our war needs unUI our new synthetic plants get' going. .After that, the war requirements will take all the synthetic rubber, (lett-ing rubber now from goldenrod. milk weeds. sugar cane. etc. Is practi cally an idle dream. Giwyule which is now being planted will not produce rubber for Ave if The Brazilians are too lazy to go Into their wild forests to get it out. Hence, as far as getting new rubber Urea for our 30.000, 000 pleasure cars, we can forget It, ? no fooling! The only hope I can give la that we rrall) niTii rubber pneumatic lire* mil) for the two rear wlirrh. Furthermore. cars are now being run without such tires on the front- wheels. Webber College ?tudenta at Balison Park. Florida, who have made a project of the [Ire problem, are operating cars with iron hands welded to the Tront rims; also one with wooden tires on the front rims. They now arc testing out- on another :ar with the rims filled in with :ement. These cars make 30 miles, but are noisy and must be !t?ered carefully or they will, ilew. Such front wheel tirea are lard on the bearings of a good sr. THK Kt'Tl'RE TIRK The lire Industry Is working lay and night to solve the prob em ot geMing a rubberless tire >oth tough and resilient. The ?est bet now seems to be a tire made of wood and covered with ? cotton rope fibre 1 1-2" thick protected on the sides with a me al flange and embedded In some isphalt preparation unaffected by leati or cold ar Handing. Such lirea ahould go about 1.000 milea. Unless the resilient qualities are secured, we must Jack up our tront two wheels at- night to pre rent "flats"! Unfortunately, rub ber is the only product which haa both 100% toughness and 100% elasticity. It truly 1* a moat marvelous product, ? -almost mi raculous. Of course, if sufficient* rubber sere available, we could get ilong by retreading, recapping. ?tc. Reclaimed rubber also has possibilities; but to get results From It-. I And it necessary to put n a llltle honest raw rubber. This the govrenment will not al ow the tire industry to do except inder a rationing system. 1 nave followed every lead and lunted the country over for a so uMon. Frankly, the situation ooks bad. I'm returning home rom Akron with one resolve, lamrly. to treat my present tires is gently as a new born babe! <ex,' to my wife and children, I ihall consider them my very, ?cry. very best friends! WHY DRIVE SLiOWLY? Statistics show that the nation's )lggest stock pile of rubber Is low in tires.? some 150,000,000 >f them. This Is now In John Public's hands. When the tire ndustry puts upon the market he solid cushion cot<on flbre-as >halt tire above described, -we annot go over 30 miles an hour, fet. If we all would now confine )ur driving to 30 miles, our ?resent Mres would last for the luratlon. This Is due1 to the fol owlng statistical facts for which [ upon my honor vouch: If a Ire Is good (or ? certain mllnfo unning 00 mllea per hour, U (Continued on Page Bight)
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