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FOR ICTORY BUY UNITED STATES BONDS ? STAMPS TIME1 H MAKE EVERY PAY DAY BOND DAY JOIN THE PAY-ROLL * SAVINGS PLAN * VOLUMN LXXm $1.50 per year In Advance LOUIS BURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, Jl'XK 10, 1042 ,( Eight Pages) NUMBER 10 WAR NEWS London, June 17. ? British planes have torpedoed one ot the two Italian battleships which United States Army filers blasted and set afilre with 35 direct bomb hits In the week-end Medi- : terranean bat Me, and the first re port on air losses In the tumul tous fighting in that general area listed 33 Axis, 17 British and no American planes shot down. (A dispach from La Llnea, Spain, across the strait from Qi- j braltar, said the British battle ship Malaya, the aircraft carriers Eagle and Argus and a cruiser all returned damaged from the Mediterranean battle today and that two cruisers, three destroy ers and four corvettes failed to | return. The Eagle and" the cnils- j ed showed considerable damage and they unloaded dead and wounded, La Llnea observers said, but the other two ships bore only minor battle scars.) The United States fliers, led by MaJ. Alfred F. Kalberer of La Fayette, Ind., emerged as the he roes of one of the fiercest air naval battles of the war in their first Mediterranean action. In addition to plastering the two battleships with bombs and di verting a strong Italian naval force away from a Torbruk-bouud British convoy, the Americans scored the first bomb hits on a 10,000-ton Italian cruiser which British torpedo planes later sank; they shot down one intercepting German fighter, and they return- 1 ed to their Libyan Desert bases without a casualty, Cairo dis patches revealed Ankara, June l7>^The four United States bombevs forced down in Turkey last Friday were part of a force of 15 planes which raided storage tanks and oil re- 1 fineries at Ploestl, Rumania, set-' ting enormous fires and causing damage that will take the Ger mans months to repair. lt> was es tablished tonight. This first detailed account of the raid come from sources of unquestioned reliability, although they are not connected with the United States embassy, * which continues silent- on the filers' mission and forbids them to talk with outsiders. The four-motored "Liberators" (Consolidated B-24) bombers were revealed to have taken off from Egyptian bases at least 700 miles from their objectives, flying over the Aegean Sea and Bulgaria and arriving over Ploestl before dawn Friday. They circled until it was light' enough to see the targets, it was learned, then. one. by one, dropped their cargoes "where they would do the most good." After completing the raid, the Liberators headed off over the Black Sea toward Allied territory, but four were forced*- down in Turkey. It was not believed Axis opposition had anyt-hing to do with their landing, however, since the raiders were "said to have en countered only one enemy plane ? a Rumanian fighter ? and very light anti-aircraft fire during the raid. Carlo, July 17. ? British Im-| perials have (ought off new as sault* on anchor points of their line protecting Tobruk, one of which, at* Sidl Reiegh. was de signed for a dash around the Brit ish left flank for a blow at To-| bruk from the rear, It was an nounced tonight. The other was directed against the southwestern end of the line at Acroma, 13 miles from Tobruk. Sidl Rezegh is 20 miles southeast of the British coastal bastion. Front advices said that Oar- < man Col. Qen. Erwin Rommel now was concentrating on the left, or eastern side of the Brit ish defenses, having the alterna tive of striking due north to the sea. across t-he only two roads to . Egypt, if he were unable to take Tobruk Itself. This would leave the British in the Libyan port isolated from supplies by land as they were throughout Rommel's 1941 offensive, which carried all the way Into Egypt. A British general headquarters communique said an expected Axis thrust against the middle of t>he line at El Adem, 13 miles due south of Tobruk, failed to develop and the lull gave Im perial patrols a chance to raid the Axis rear In that area, main avenue of Rommel's supplies. o SAVE OAS! Share your car with your neighbors today ? so yon won't hare to sfcare your home with the Nazis tomorrow. / Pay Bill Signed , Washington, June 17. ? Men In the armed forces were as sured of minimum pay of $.W a month when President Roose velt today signed into law leg islation recently passed by Con gress. Retroactive to June 1, .the measure raises the pay of buck privates and apprentice seamen to 950, &nd likewise grants In creases to grades up to and in cluding Army second lieuten ants and Naval ensigns. For most men it means an increase of at least 920 a month. Army privates now get 921 to start, 980 after four months and 940 after a year. o NEW REGISTRATION FOR SELECTIVE SER VICE, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1942 The Fifth Registration for 'Se lective Service will be held on Tuesday, June 30th, 1942, be tween ' the hours of 7:00 a. m. and 9:00 p. m. All men born on or aft?r January 1, 1922, and on or before June 30, 1924, will be required to register on that date. The importance of giving the correct HOME ADDRESS cannot be stressed too much. The Home Address will determine to what county each card will be sent and registrant will be under the Jur isdiction of a Local Board locat ed in that county. The following schools will be used as places of registration throughout the county except' in Louisburg where the Armory Bullding will be used: Franklln ton, Youngsville. Bunn. Gold "Sand', Epsom and Edward Best. AH registration places will be kept open on t'hat date from 7:0U a. m. to ?:00 p. m., and the fol lowing Agriculture Teacher* have qualified as ^Qhief Registrar!: Fred Blount. F^C. Winston. R. A. Haislip, Jr.. Henry F. Mar shall. J. T. Griffin, and W. W. McClure. Mr. A. W. Person, a member of the Local Board will act as Chief Registrar in Louli burg. The cervices of volunteer reg istrars will be most appreciated, and as in the past those service* have greatly helped to carry out smoothly and efflclenMy past registrations. o LOUISBUKQ BAPTIST CHURCH On next Sunday, June 21, at the morning hour, the pastor will continue his discussion on t<he Sermon on tlRTTtbunt. taking up "Chrlsts Enlargement of the Law against Slander." In the evening the churches of Louisburg unite in the Vesper service on the College campus. The hour will be 7:45. The following services: Bible School, 9:45 a. m. Morning Worship. 11:00 a. m. Vespers. 745 p. m. Beginning next Monday even ing and going through Friday evening the church has an Offi cer and Teacher Training Class, led by Mrs. Jno. B. Lane, of Ral eigh. The hour is 7:30 o'clock each evening. This is in connec tion with the Assoclatlonal Sun day School Enlargement cam paign. All the churches of the Louisburg area of Tar River As sociation take part in this. Pre paratory to the week's meetings there will be a joint seasion of all the churches in the Loulsborg Baptist' Church on Saturday. June 20th, at 3 o'clock. Every one Is invited. o LOUISBURG METHODIST CHURCH Sunday morning at the Metho dist Church will be our first As sembly service this summer Over two hundred Young People and their leaders will be in attend ance. The pastor of the church will bring the morning message. Vesper service will be held at the College at 7:45 Instead of 7:30. Dr. Kent will be the speaker. Church School will convene at* 9:45 led by Prof. I. D. Moon. Tou are welcomed to these services. Because Mn cans ? are likely to tax transportation and other fa cilities needed for war purposes, Federal authorities are urging the public to nae fresh foods as much as possible. *? ASSEMBLY MEETS The Young Peoples Assem bly of the Methodist Churches of this district are meeting at the Louisburg College fur u weeks work and pleasure. Louisburg welcomes this as sembly and wishes tjiem much success with this another of their annual gatherings. o Court of Honor The local Boy Scout organiza tion, Troop 20, held a Court of Honor last week in the ofTlce of County School Superintendent W. F. Mitchell. Bernard Howell, scout executive presided and made the following awards: Second Class: Garland Mustian, Jack Cooper and Cheatham Al ston; First Class, Tom Bass. Merit Badges: Larry Lewis, Personal Health, Safety and Pathfind; Tom Bass, Farm Me chanics and Animal Industry; Edgar Lee Perry, Civics, Animal Industry and Swimming; Nick Perry, First Aid to Animals. Farm Mechanics and Fireman ship; Howard Baggett, Athletics; Bud Graluger, Reading; and Ju lian Lewis, Firemanship. Life, Howard Baggett*. Tenderfoot, Billy Watklns and Charles Bass. Civic Duty,- Tom Bass. 25 hours; and Carl Watklns, 50 hours. This week more than half of the Scouts are camping at Lake Lucy, three miles from Hender son, along wli-h Scouts from the counties comprising the Occonee chee Council ? Franklin. Vance, Granville and Warren. The Coun cil Executive. Bernard Howell, is in charge. o Huggins, Williamson and Joyner Lead in Round Robin Tournament More than thirty matches were played In the Kound Robiu Tour nament during the past week. Rill Hugglns took the lead from Buddy Beam with a score of plus 44 and Snooks Collier is second In group one wlt-h a score o( plus 23. In group two, John Wil liamson and Ernest Thomas both went ahead of Blair Tucker. John's score Is plus 19 and Ernest has a score of plus 17. In group three, W. B. Joyser took the lead from Charlie Ford with a score of plus 22. Ford is second with a score of plus 10 and F. H: Allen Is t-hlrd. Mrs. Blair Tucker still leads in the ladles group. The club members are urged to play off these matches as rap idly as possible. Some of the players haven't yet started Mie!^ matches and they still have a chance to win an 85c golf ball. MIKRAY-HILL Miss Geneva Hill became the bride of Mr. Herman Murray In a private ceremony In Loulsburg on Saturday night'. June 13, 1942. Mrs. Murray is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hill, of Sev en Paths. Mr. Murray Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Murray, of near Loulsburg. Their many friends extend to them their congratulations and best wishes. EXTERN NAVY J. C. Bunn beaching Math at 1 State College, who holds a com mission as Ensign, reported to Boston Saturday, June 13th to enter the Nary. He Is bhe son of Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Bunn, of Justice. o ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH There will be the early Cele bration of the Holy Communion at 8:00 A.. M.; Church Schobl at 9:46 A. M.; and Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11:00 A. M. The Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick, Bishop of t<he Diocese of North Carolina, also president of the North Carolina Council of Chur ches. will be the preacher at the 11:00 o'clock service this Sunday. The annual visit of the Bishop is an event of much lmport?nce and Is always anticipated with great pleasure. It Is hoped that every member of St. Paul's < Church will consider it a duty as well as a privilege to attend i this service and will therefore < make a special effort to be pres ent. i A. cordial invitation Is extend- ] ed to any of those who might like < to Join la worship With the con gregation of St. Paul'*. County Commis sioner Association Asheville, June 17. ? The State Association of County Commis sioners and Association of Coun ty Accountants will hold their annual conventions in Asheville, July 13, 14 and 15. The three-day meeting opens at ji p. m. Monday. July 13, and ends wit>h the election of officers I and selection of the 1!?43 meet ing place, Secretary-Treasurer John L. Skinner, Littleton, an nounced today. At the l&sti convention in Wrlghtsvilie Beach, the county commissioners adopted a resolu tion commending the "clean up or close up" program of the North Carolina Commlt-tee of the Brew ing Industry Foundation. The program for the Asheville meeting Includes addresses by State Treasurer Charles M. John son, of Raleigh, Representative John Kerr. Jr., of Warren Coun ty, Associate Director Maurice Hill, E. K. Butler, county mana ger of Robeson County; Senator D. M. Strigfled, of Cumberland County; Robert A, Martino of t-he War Production board; E. P. Johnston, gin inspector for North Carolina, and D. Hlden Ramsey, general manager of the Asheville Citizen-Times. Also on the program are Al bert' Coates, director o( the In stitute of Government; Mayor Earl Horner, of Burlington. May or Lyons Lee, of Asheville. and Dean R. B. House of the Univer-j sity of North Carolna. N. H. C. Balfour, of liokc! County, president of t-he State Association, will make his annual i report at the second day's ses-j MO!l. County commissioners and ac-| fountains from must of Hie slate's 100 counties are expected to at teud the convention In Asheville. o BEST ? BENSON Fayetteville. ? The wedding of | Miss Mary Hannah Benson, of FayeMevllle and Pulaski. Va..l and James Ernest Best, of Frank linton, was solemnized at. 5:30 (?'clock Sunday afternoon. June' 7, In the Hay Street Methodist I Church. The Rev. R. E. Brown. I pastor of the church, officiated. | A program of nuptial music was presented by Talmadge Thomas, child organist of Louis- , burg, cousin of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Earl Russell Field, of Atlantic City, N. J.i soloist. Miss Hazel Moore was maid of honor and the bride's only at- 1 fendant. She wore a gown of blue moire taffeta with flowing skirt, and carried a bouquet of talisman roses, snapdragons and mixed garden flowers, tied with gold satin ribbon. The bride entered alone. She wore a gown of whltf moussellne de-sole. trimmed In lace, with fitted bodice, sweetheart neckline.' and puffed sleeves. The skirt ex-| tended Into a short t-raln. Her finger-tip veil of illusion was caught by a wreath of orange blossoms. Her boquet was of bride's roses, snapdragons and gypsophlla. centered with or chids. Her only ornament was a string of pearls, a gift from her mother. Woodrow Batten, of Winston Salem, was the bridegroom's best man. The ushers were C. D. Best, of Frankllnton, brother of the bridegroom, and E. F. Thom as, of Louisburg. Mrs. Best) is the daughter of Mrs. R. Dan Benson, of Fayette vllle. She was educated at the Woman's College of the Univer sity of Notth Carolina In Greens boro, and for more than a year she has held a position at the' Ordnance Plant In Pulaski, Va. Mr. Best Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Best, of Frankllnton. He graduated from Wake Forest College and is now a student in Mie Bowman Gray School of Med icine of Wake Forest, at Winston Salem. Immediately following t h e ceremony the bride's mother en tertained at t'he Cotton Boll for the bridal party, out-of-town guests and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Best left for a wedding trip of unannounced destination. ? o THANKS It Is Impossible (or us to see each Individual and thank them In person (or their loyal support during the Illness and death o( our wife and motiher. Therefore, ire wish to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to the people of Franklin and adjoining counties. Their kindnesses will be tenderly remembered. J. A. Cheek and Children. COLLIER SAFE A message received by .Mr. and Mrs. \V. E. Collier the |?*l week, staled that their son, David Collier, who was on the Lexington, a U. S, Air craft Carrier, that was sunk in the ('oral Sea battle, was safe and in good health. Promotion Camp Claiborne, La., June 13. ? Promotion of Edward F. Yar borough, 311 N. Main Street, Louisburg, N. C.. from the grade of Private to that of Corporal, lias been announced by Major General O. N. Bradley, command ing general of the 82nd Infantry Division. The 82nd Division, now under going intensive training at> Camp Clalborn*, won distinct ion during the Aigonne and St. Mihlel cam paigns of the first World War. Its most famous rifleman was Sergeant' Alvin C. York, the Ten nessee war he.'O. With ofTicers and men drawn from every state in the union, tihe 82nd is best known as the "Ail American" Division. o RUBBER CAMPAIGN MOVING FORWARD IN FRANKLIN COUNTY Every filling station in Frank lin County has been authorized ;o receive scrap rubber which will be used in the war effort. Persons who wish to sell the rubber will be paid lc per pound and t<he filling station will be reimbursed by the oil companies! from whom they buy. No scrap iron is to be received! by the filling stations. No deduc-| iou is to be made for the fabric i .11 the t-ire or the article of rub-' lier delivered. The ladies are re quested to make a careful search of the attic, cellar, medical cab inet. and flower yards and turn In any article with rubber in lt? that can be spared. Special at tention is being called to old automobile tires which are plac ed around flower plots, used for swings, or thrown into the streams. A special committee to put across this rubber drive has beeu appointed as follows: Chairman: Mrs. T. C. Alston, Louisburg. N. C. Committeemen: R. J. Rose, Kranklinton; Mrs. T. H. Dickens, Louisburg. N. C.. R. F. D.; Mr. D. T. Dickie, Henderson, N. C., R. F. D.; Mr. T. L. Moss, Youngs ville, N. C.; Mr. R. N. Shearon, Bunn, N. C. ? USE YOUR LIBRARY Make use of your Library for all questions and problems that arise during the present emergen cy. First* Aid, Nutrition. Con servation. Aviation. Finances, Taxes and all other * pertinent subjects are classified and flled in a helpful up-to-date manner, and you will And courteous, help ful librarians will be glad of an opportunity to serve you. There are splendid articles written on ! all of the Allied countries so you may get to know and recognize our friends. Also don't lose sight of Mie fact that there are hundreds of books of popular Ac tion history, children's books, books to suit every type of read er. Come In and brouse around awhile. You are always wel come. Franklin County Library ' Board. By Mrs. H. W. Perry, Sec'jr. o GRIFFIX-THARRINGTON MOTOR CO. REDUCES STOCK Qrlffln-Tharrington Motor Co., t-he Ford place In Louisburg, sold its stock of cars and trucks and a large amount of parts to Allen Mims. of Rocky Mount, In their decision to reduce their stocks for the present. Mr. Leslie Thar rington Informs the TIMES that their repair shops will continue to be operated.. This move has become necessary because of the War orders in the elimination of new car sales and the replace ments of many auto parts for re pairs, the reduction being a move to reduce over head and cost of operation during this period. Mr.' Tharrington will still be in charge of the business and with the as sistance of Mrs. Stoctard and Mr. Qupton, hope to take care of their patrons in both angles on repairs and accounts. ? d ? ; 1 Speed wastes gasoline ? a gal lon will take the average ??r twenty-one miles going 30, tmt only fourteen miles at 70. Drlv? Slowly! Recruiting For Navy Chief Petty Officer J. C. John son. Jr., of the U. S. Navy Re cruiting Service, will be at the Louisburg Post Office four days next' week, from June 24 through the 27th. He will be glad to furnish any information in re gards to enlistment in the U. S. N'aval forces, and accept appli cants for Immediate enlistment. Men of the ages 17 to 50 are ac cepted for general service. Prior to June 1 Negroes could be enlisted only as cooks, but j now they can be enlisted for ge^-' eral service. o ? Recorder's Court regular session on Tuesday and disposed of cases as follows: Joe H. Chappel was tound not guilty of assault on a female. Percy W. Joyner was found not! guilty of assault on a female. Perry Alston plead guilty to motor vehicle violation, and was given 30 days on roads. James Kelly, Mangum Kelly. Anthony Perry Kelly and ^erry Alston plead guilty of larceny and receiving and each of the Kelly's were given two years on ilhe roads and Alston was given one year oh the roads. Zollie Williams was found not guilty of larceny and receiving. i Marie Hughes Branch was found not guilty of unlawful pos session of whiskey. Joe Hughes plead guilty to un lawful possession of whiskey and was given 6 months on roads. Vance Medlin. for o a i, was paid in full and discharged. Kerble Bruit t- Bunn. reckless driving, paid and discharged. The following cases were con tinued: John Kearney, puhlir drunken ness. Duke .Yarborough, bastardy. INSTALLS NEW MACHINE ATtenUon Is called to the an nouncement in this issue of the installation of a New Machine to increase the life of your automo bile by Wheless Sales Co., near Tar River bridge. This Is a won derful Invention and gives a won- . derful service In properly adjust- i Ing your car to save ware and add life to. your car and mileage 1 to your gas rationing allotment. ' Read this advertisement ahd take advantage of rtie invitation to visit their garage and see t>he new machine. jl MONS SPONSORS ATHI.KTIC PKOftKAM AH boys and girls from 9 to 16 who are interested in becom ing members of soft ball teams are Invited to meet in front) of the Armory Monday evening at1 7:00. Plans will be made for the organization of various clubs and tournaments for the summer. Ot-her recreation plans are^ be ing considered to meet the needs of various groups. - , Coach John Cameron of Louls burg College and Forrest D. Hed den, pastor of the Methodlat Church will be at the Armory to meet those who come Monday evening. ?o BOY SCOUTS TO GATHER SCRAP NEXT WEDNESDAY Mr. Pete Shearin and his Boy Scouts will again call at the homes of Louisburg citizens and gather all scrap iron, rubber, and paper which can be spared. ' > It is hoped t'hat the Louisburg people will gather this scrap im mediately and have it on the streets waiting for the Scout? to gather. This is an Important un dertaking and the pepple are urged to do t>heir part. A SURE, BUT EASY, WAY TO HELP WIN THE WAR ! "YOU ALL" are urgently beg ged to collect' and deliver to your nearest Filling Station, all of the old rubber which you can possibly find. The Filling Station Man will pay you One Cent per pound for this rubber and the Oil Companies will handle 16 without profit. This is an opportunity for real service to your Country. Act Now, E. H. Malone, Chairman Franklin County Defense Council. o- ? ; ?Ob Pay Day, Buy Bonds? GASOLINE The following information la given out) by the local Rationing Board: "X" cards, providing for un restricted purchase of gasoline, are eliminated in the new cou pon plan for rationing gasoline which the Office of Price Admin istration will put into effect in the East Coast area next month, Price Administrator Leon Hen iderson announced today. This plan wifTsupplant the emergency, plan now in operation. No mo- ' torist under the new plan will re ceive gasoline in excess of what he needs to carry on his work, except- that all motorists will have a basic ration to provide for household and other necessary family driving. Coupon books will take the place of the "meal ticket" typ? cards, Mr. Henderson said. Ia fact, t-he new plan will require coupons for all gasoline purchas es. Coupons, issued to car own ers in several types of books, will be torn out by the dealer when gasoline purchases are made. The dealer in turn must turn la these coupons when geMlng new stocks from his supplier. This "flow back" of coupons, It was explained, will provide an audit control of every gallon of gaso line distributed under rationing. Under the new plan there will be six types of books for highway uses. The "A" book, containing 48 coupons, will provide the ba sic ration to which every passen ger car owner is entitled. These 48 coupons will be good for one year. "B' and "C" books will provide supplementary rations for passenger cars for vocational, governmental and war purposes in addition to that provided by ine "A" book. The "D" book will provide a basic ration (or motorcycles, and "S-l" and "S-2" books will be Issued to trucks, buses and simi lar vehicles. OPA announced that only "A" and "D" books will be issued at the time of registration. The dates and places for registration will be. announced later. Upon filling out* a simple form and pre senting his registration card, any automobile owner may re ceive the basic ration book. To obtain additional rations, either through a "B" or a "C" book, the car owner must fill out a much more detailed application and present It to a local ration ing board for action. The appli cation forms tor these higher rating books will be available at the registration place. In order to satisfy a local board that l\e should have a sup plementary book of coupons. a car owner will have to prove that an "A" book will not pro vide him with enough gasoline to carry on his occupation or other work. On his application he will have to prove (1) that he has formed a club of four members who plan to "double up" or ro tate use of their cars, or (2) that alternative means of trh asporta tion are Inadequate. He will al so have to establish the minimum amount of driving that he must do. All "B" books will contain 16 coupons, which must last person* 10 whom they are Issued a ni>..l mum of Ubree months, according to the mileage need he has prov ed. It the "B" book will neet the needs of the user for a per iod longer than three nisntha. the board will "tailor" the book by fixing an expiration date which will be determined .by the local board, and the date will be stamp ed on the book cover at the Mme It Is Issued. It will be impossi ble. save an exceptional case, for the holder to receive another "B" card before that- expiration date. "C" books, containing a maxi mum of 96 coupons, will be Is sued to drivers who prove that neither an "A" book, nor an "A" book plus a "B" book, will sup ply them with sufficient gasoline Do carry on work related to the war effort or to the maintenance of essential public or civilian services. Such drivers will re ceive gasoline only for driving in connection with specified work or services of this type. Among the services for which such raUona will be issued are medical care, maintenance of public utilities, carrying farm labor, giving re ligious comfort, or assistance and making official trips on govern ment business. Only Journeys authorlxed by any Federal, State, local or for eign government for their em ployees or officials will be con sidered official trip* Each "C" book, It was explaim ( Continued on Page rite)
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