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LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1043
(Eight Pages)
NUMBER 16
PRES. PATTEN PREACHES
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe Delivers
Graduating Address
LOUISBURG COLLEGE
HAS INTERESTING
CLOSING EXERCISES
Rev. A. P. Brantley Delivers
Y. M. C. A.-Y. W. C. . Ser
mon; Many Attend Ban
puet, W. H. Yarborough
Delivers Address; Many
Graduates; Certificates
Issued
President Patten Cites Challenge
In Life Trust
"God has created the universe
. . . that thinking, moral human
persons may accept their . trust
and create dividends (or the on
coming generations," said Presi
dent Patten in his baccalaureate
sermon at the Methodist Church
on Sunday morning, May 23.
These dividends he explained
to be in terms of "knowledge,
inventions, beauty, righteousness,
godliness." "The rich and high
appraisal of tile individual" he
attributed as a tremendous fac
tor in man's upward struggle."
In emphasizing the concept of
Jesus as to the worth of the in
dividual. he cited the fact of the
low evaluation upon human life
at the time of the birth of Jesus,
when seventy per cent of the pop
ulation of Rome were slaves. The
idea of the worth of the individ
ual was linked with that of man's
relation to God. The educator's
task the speaker affirmed to be
the awakening of the souls of men
and the recognition of that fact
to be a major experience in the
individual's life, working toward
adjustment, happiness, and achie
vement.
We spin the cocoon in which
we are to live," he graphically
commented, adding, "The earth
affords ample material and oppor
tunities for the. noblest life."
He set forth three principles
for noble living. First, life is
to be lived cooperatively. "We
cannot effectively live Isolated
lives as individuals or as a na
tion. . . . We are not our own
to do as we please, but we are
bought with enlarged privileges."
Second, life must be lived cre
atively in the power of enlarged
privileges. He spoke of the wise
discontent with the past which se
lects the best.
"The whole realm of Invention
and research represent creative
living," asserted the speaker.
"Everywhere the situation is
awaiting some creative mind to
appear and improve the condi
tions . . . "The world is await
ing the dividends that shall issue
from ybur life trust."
Third, the speaker said that
life trust required adventurous
living, not a safety-first policy.
"The rich blessings of life," ,
he said, "have cost much," and
cited Grenfell, who "did not
count the cost in privations and
sufferings" when he chose his
ministry in Yaborador.
"What if we don't come back!
The only dividends on our life
trust are those of absolute loyalty
to our awakened soul."
The music for the occasion in
cluded the processional and the
recessional, "March of the
Priests" and "Grand March" res
pectively, by Mrs: O. Y. Yarbor
ough; and two numbers by the
college choir, "Break Forth Into
Day," by Simper, and "The Lost
Chord," by Sullivan. ,
The Invocation was by the Rev
erend E. H. Davis and the bene
diction, by the Reverend Forrest
D. Hedden.
Brantley Declares Youth
Must Decide
The annual Y. M. C. A.-Y. W.
C. A. vesper service was held in
the college auditorium on Sunday
evening, May 23. The Reverend
Allen P. Brantley, pastor of the
Steele Street Methodist Church,
ol Sanford, gave the sermon mes
sage of the hour.
Presiding at the session was
Horton Corwln. president ot the
senior class. He read the call
to worship. Psalm 27:1, 14. "Day
Is Dying in the WeBt" was sung
by the audience. The scripture
reading was from the narrative
of young Solomon's choice of wis
dom (I Kings 3". 5-14), read by
McNeil Ipock, retiring president
of the Y. M. C. A. Prayer was
offered by Jessical Womack, re
tiring president of the Y W. C.
A. ;This Is my Father's world
was sung by the audience.
The Reverend Mr. Brantley
followed, beginning with a pre
sentation of eight pictures of the
"world tjday," which set forth
its varied lights and shadows.
He stressed the importance of
the job that lies ahead, by no
means yet fully realized, he ad
mitted. Affirming that he had
no desire to discourage youth, he
yet declared that they must face
the future and make themselves
useful in the midst of changing
conditions. He spoke of the Ro?
mans attempt to conquer the
world by crucifying Christ and of
Hitler's trying to conquer it by
wielding a mighty power. Then
he said that Christ did overcome
it, by choosing to go to the
cross.
"The future depends upon what
we choose," said the speaker.
"It's no easy task, but the world
is going to be what the next gen
eration make it. You're going
to have to live in it. You must
have faith. God will remember
the world." ?
The Reverend Mr. Brantley of
fered a prayer at the close of his!
message. The audience sang "A
Charge to Keep I Have."
Final Music Recital Given j
Three students -of the Music de-l
partment of Loulsburg College!
gave a 'recital in the college au-l
ditcrium on Thursday evening,;
May 20, beginning the 1943 com
mencement program.
The students were Josephine
Lassiter, Four Oaks; Jane Moon,
Louisburg, and J. E. Norris. Jr..!
Columbia. Margaret White, Nor-j
lina, was the accompanist.
Josephine Lassiter sang "Arise
Shine," by Spttfker; "Florian
Song" Godard; "Out of My Soul's!
Great Sadness" and "Dedication,"
by Franz; and "Sandman Is Call
ing," by Roberts.
Jane Moon included in her se
lections "Rose Softly Blooming,"
by Spohr; "Eye Hat Not Seen,"
by Gaul; "Rose in My Garden,"
by Courtney; "Nocturne," by
Densmore; and "The Pipes of
Fairyland," by Vaughan.
J. E. Norris, Jr. sang "Rantin'
Rovin' Robin," a Scotch folk
song; "Magic (ft Your Eyes," by
Penn; and "Sea Fever," by An
drews.
The three gave as trio numbers
"America," by Carey; "Sleepy
Hollow Tune," by Kountz; and
"In Silent Night," a Subian folk
song.
President and Mrs. Pntten
Entertain
President and Mrs. Patten en
tertained at tea in the president's
home on Sunday afternoon. May
23, in honor of the graduating
class, faculty, student body, and
friends of the college. Guests
were received in the garden and
in the house by the hosts and
members of the faculty. Miss
Lula Mae Stipe presided at the
punch bowl placed along with at
tractive cakes and candies on the
dining table covered with lace
cloth! College marshals ? Eaton
Holden, Louisburg; Elizabeth
Harris, Louisburg; Thomas
Helms, Scotland Neck; and Shir
ley Smith, Durham ? served in
the dining hall.
Just before leaving, each call
er was led to the library to sign
in the guest book. '
The home, had a delightful
charm with its soft, cheerful ef
fect of Dorothy Perking roses in
attractive arrangement.
Clans Day Program Given
The Class Day program was
given on the west campus at fonr
thirty on Saturday afternoon.
May 22, under the difection of
Miss Julia Brown Hudgins. class
sponsor.
The music of "Alma Mater"
[("Flnlandla") was used as the
processional. Sue Margaret Har
ris, Oxford, gave the salutatory.
Other events followed In order:
McNeil Ipock, New Bern, gave the
class history ; Martha Ann Strowd.
Loulsburg, the class poem; the
candidates for diplomas and cer
tificates sang the class song,
written by William Andrews,
Louisburg; Sara- Hux, Halifax,
read the class prophecy; and
Claude Stdinback, Henderson,
read the last will and testament.
Martha Ann Strowd gave the val
edictory. The music of "Alma
Mater" was repeated as the re
cesioHal.
The setting of the program was
attractive and meaningful with a
bank of Dorothy Perkins roses
arranged against the chimney
of the old building of 1814, burn
ed in 1928. The old chimney
stands as the sole reminder of the
quaint old frame building and
now serves as a favorite spot for
campus snapshots.
Alumnae-Alumni Banquet Offers
Varied Attractions
The annual alumnae-alumni
banquet was held in the college
dining hall Saturday evening,
Mar 22. Guests assembled on
k(Contlnued?on Page Eight)
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR
- JAMES V. COOPER
Who completed his training at
Bennettsville, S. C., recently and
received his appointment as Army
Flight Instructor and was assign
ed to duty with the 55th Army
Air Force, at Bennettsville, S. C.
Instructor Qooper spent the past
week with his people in Louis
burg.
Lions Club
To Sponsor
Playground
The Louisburg Lions Club vot-J
ed unanimously at the regular
meeting Tuesday night, May 25,
1943, to sponsor a playground for
small children. It was recognized j
that there is a great need for a [
place where the smaller children]
of Louisburg can safely play. It]
was brought out in a general dis
cussion that the present practice
of colored maids allowing child- j
ren to play on the sidewalks down]
town could result in a fatal ac
cident if some child became so'
absorbed in his play that he
walked into the street.
A committee composed of;
Edgar Fuller, Dr. R. L. Eagles,
and Numa Freeman was appoint- <
ed to work out the details. This]
committee will locate a suitable I
site and see what equipment such
as swings, slides, seesaws, and
sandboxes can be obtained at this1
time.
Dr. T. C. Amick, Head of the;
Department of Mathematics at ;
Louisburg College, gave the club
a very interesting talk on the old
Jack and Jill nursery ditty. Dr.]
Amick brought out that mans
progress down through the ages
has depended on his intuition, ac
tion, cooperation, and risk; and
like Jack and Jill a price must
always be paid for achieving
success.
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Gasoline Remains
Serious
Washington, May 26. ? A pre
diction that the East Coast gaso
line situation will become "pro
gressively tighter" as the full I
impact of Mid-Western floods'
strikes Eastern deliveries came^
today from the Office of Defense
Transportation.
r irsi impact 01 ine iiooas. UUT
said, was reflected in a sharp re
duction in tank car deliveries dur
ing the 24-hour period ending at
12:01 a. m. yesterday.
Arrivals at 25 Eastern termi
nals, which receive about 30 per
cent of the total rail movement
of petroleum products numbered
3,229 cars (700,693 barrels) dur
ing the 24-hour period, a de
cline of 16.5 ^per cent from last
week's daily average deliveries.
ODT said an earlier prediction
that the flood temporarily will
reduce Eastern deliveries of oil
at least .one-fifth and possibly as
much as one-half "still appears
to be a reasonable estimate."
Flood Threat
Rail transportation^ according
to ODT, remains disrupted in the
flooded areas of the Mid-West and
Southwest, with a threat that
flooded tributaries of the already
swollen Mississippi may endanger
rail gateways on the lower half
of that stream.
Memphis, New Orleans and
Shreveport, among other South
ern gateways, already are carry
ing a heavy load of diverted
trains.
With resumption of flow
through the 24-inch emergency
pipeline, washed out* by floods
May 17, ODT has ordered tank
cars returned to Norrts City, 111.,
Northern terminus of the line, and
said it was hoped that tank car
loadings, probably at the rate of
75,000 barrels a day, could be
resumed today.
The line's seven-day inactivity,
ODT estimated, will result in a
reduction of about 800,000 bar
rels of petroleum to the East.
The Nazi 'Gauleiter" for the
Baltic States has ordered the re
moval of all chureh bells as a to
tal mobilization measure.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Franklin County Memorial Association
Sunday, May 30, 1943 at 2:30 Standard War Time J
COURT HOUSE
Louisburg, North Carolina
Program
Invocation . .. Dr. T. C^Amick J;
J America . ... Mills High School Band if
Directed hv William Andrews
Address of Welcome Dr. R. F. Yarborough ! !
Pres. F. C. M. A. ! :
$ Music Band ! !
Report of Nominating Committee a<hd Election of
Officers for 1043. '
Koll Call of Deceased Veterans C. C. Collins J
J Taps Bobby Andrews $
Music Band
7 Address Rev. S. E. Mercer Jj
Franklinton, N. C. {j
+ Announcements. V
X God Bless America Audience Standing X1
Directed by Mr. I. 1). Moon
Star Spangled Banner .... Mills High School Band J
LIST OF COMMITTEES AND GRAVES
TO BE DECORATED
Officers Franklin Count)- Me
mortal Association
President: Dr. R. F. Yarbor
ough.
1st Vice President and Cliair
man Arrangements Committee:
Mrs. Ben T. Holden.
2nd Vice President: W. L.
Lumpkin.
3rd Vice President: F. A. Read,
Secretary: Mrs. J. K. Malone.
Treasurer: A. F. Johnson.
Local Details: J. L. Palmer.
County Flower Chairman: Mrs.
11. C. Taylor, Sr.
Township Chairmen and Com
mittees and Graves To He
Decorated
Louisburg Township: Dr. A.
Paul Bagby, Chairman; W. L.
Lumpkin, E. H. Malone, C. M.
Howard, G. W. Cobb, Mrs. J. H.
Earle, Mrs. W. P. Neal, -Mrs. H.
W. Perry, Mr. S. D Harris, Ma-,
pleville, Mrs. O. W. Perry, Dr.
D. T. Smithwick, Miss Alberta
Davis, Miss Helen Smit^wick.
Graves: Louisburg Cemetery:
John Neal, Frederick Swindell,
Jim Collie, H. C. Williams, Beull
Cooke, John Glenn, S. P. Boddie,
J. R. Earle, Jr., Wm. S. Person,
T. C. Alston, Hon. T. W. Bickett,
Wm. H. Ruffin, W. P Massenburg,
Ben H. Meadows, Sam S. Davis,
Maple Springs Cemetery: Hugh
W. Perry, Butler Fuller and Dr.
Arch Perry. Green Hill Cemetery:
Dr. Charles Davis.
Dunn Township: Miss Lui^
Wiggs, Chairman: Mrs. Mary
White Beddingfieid, Miss Mary
White Nash. (Others on this com
mittee will be notified by Miss
Wiggs). '?
Graves to be decorated: Clif
ton Powell, Upchurch burying
g:ound, near Pilot, and Thomas
Wiggs, Bunn Cemetery.
Harris Township: Mrs. M. C.
Wilder, Chairman; Mrs. A. T.
Lancaster, F. W. Justice, P. A.
Baker, Mrs. Robert Wheless, Mrs.
J. D. Morris, Mrs. A. T. Harris,
Mr. Dollie Pearce, J. W. Perry.
Graves to be decorated: Tom
mie Frazier at Frazier's Home
Place near Harris Cross Roads;
Zollie Richards near County line
at Ernest Richards; Joe Lafater
at Baker's Home Place; Zollie
Rogers at A. J. P. Harris burying
ground; Robert Wheless at fam
ily cemetery at John W. Wheless;
Johnson Baker at New Hope
Church; A. T. Lancaster at Har
ris Chapel.
roungsvine lownsmp: major
S. E. Winston, Chairman, S. E*
Tbarrington, Mrs. B. H. Patter
son, Mi's. F. A. Cheatham, C. E.
Jeffreys, Miss Qertrude Winston,
W. C. Perry, W. O. Roberts, Mrs.
S. E. Tharrington, Mrs. ,E. M.
Carter, Mrs. J. K. Tharrington.
Graves to be decorated: Louis
W. Nowell, Hubert C. Layton, W.
Herbert Cates and Wiley JackBon
Frazier at Flat Rock Church, and
Archibald Pearce and Lonnle
Perry at Oak Level Church.
Franklinton Township: H. C.
Kearney, Chairman; G. B. Har
ris, J. O. Green, Mrs. C. S. Wil- '
liams, Mrs. W. W. Cooke, Geo.
L. Cooke, L. L. Preddy, Mrs. H.
H. Utley, M. W. Hardy, E. J.
Cheatham, all members of the
American Legion and American
Legion Auxiliary.
Graves to be decorated: Har
old J. Holmes at Ruff Holmes
burying ground; Buck Strother,
at Ebeneezer Church, Wade H.
King at Mt. Olivet Cburch; Gra
dy Conyers at J. T. Conyers Home
Place; Shemuel B. Cooke, Don
ald F. Cheatham, Eugene Gibbs,
Jordan Henley, and F. 8. Joyner
at Franklinton Cemetery. Also
Capt. I. H. Kearney, Thomas C.
Tartte, Uufus W. Long and J. T.
Moss. Spanish American War
Veterans at Frauklinton Ceme
tery.
Hayesvllle Township: D. T:
Oickie, Chairman; T. C. Gill. Mrs.
li. H, Purneii, Mrs. .1. S. Wilson.
L. O. Frazier, J T. Weldon. Mrs.;
Henry Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. J.
Z. Terrell.
Graves to be decorated: Willie!
G. Macon, Perry Ashley Wilson
and E. B. Foster at Trinity
Church, and David L. Foster at
Dave Weldon's residence, and Dr.
Jamie Dickie at Bethel Church.
Sandy Creek Township: M. E.
Watkins, Chairman; Owen Thar
rington. Mrs. Roy Gupton, Miss
Irma Gupton, C. E. ljdens, H. F.
Marshall and Mrs. Sidney Hale.
Graves to be decorated: Nat
Strickland. Win. F. Tucker, Her
bert Tharrington. John Sledge at
Mt. Gtlead Church; Sidney Bur
nette, residence near Alert; John
Pernell. near Alert; Raymond M.
Pernell, at Mt. Grove; Wm.
(Buck) Thompson and Luther
Dryden at Albert Pernell's grave
yard near Alert; and Thomas
Murphy at family cemetery at
"Sfiug" Gupton's.
Gold Mine Township: Mrs. J.
W. Neai, Chairman; Mrs. R. D.
Griffin. Mr. and, Mrs. Major Gup
ton. Mrs. W. D. Puller, N. H.
Griffin, Mrs. P. M. Sykes, Mrs.
Arch Perry, Mrs. F. A. Read,
Mrs. Alex Wester.
Graves to be decorated: Isaac
Matthew Gupton at J. H; 'Gup
ton's near Gupton: James L. In
scoe, at residence near Mt. Gi
lead; Jessie Joyner, near Law
rence Gupton's home place; Jack
Brewer, near Sandy Creek;
Spruill Upchurch, at R. N. Gup
ton's and Cleveland Denton. Mar
ion B. Smith.
Cedar Rock Township: Mrs. T.
H. Dickens, Chairman; Spencer
Dean, Mrs. Peter Dean, Miss Eva
Cooke, Mrs. C. T. Dean, Mrs. R.
T. Daniels, Mrs. and Mrs. Jos. T.
Inscoe. William Boone, Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Stone.
p raves to be decorated: Thom
as E. Wilson at residence of Mrs.
J. D? Harper near Cedar Rock;
Harry Swanson, old Fulghum
place near Cedar Rock; James C.
Murray, White Level Church;
Bryant Gilliam, St. Delight ceme
tery; Martin Wells, Robert Stal
lings old home place.
Cypress Creek Township: C. H.
Stallings, Chairman; M. T. Lamm,
Mrs. Ernest Wheless, Mrs. C. A.
Long, Mrs. B. D. Wheless, Ar
thur Strickland, Fenner Moses,
Miss Estelle Strlcklalid, G. L. Mc
Gregor.
Graves to be decorated: John
Norman Wilder at J. T. Wilder's
residence; Elijah Wheless, John
Faulk and B. F. Wheless at Jus
tice; Cleveland Moses at Moses
Old Home near Justice; J. C.
McGregor and Dolphus Medlin at
Duke Memorial Church.
Not burled in county, but
names honored by the Associa
tion: Albert C. Ayscue, Chas.
t). Ellington, Alex Holmes, Frank
Mitchell and Frank Timberlake.
Casualties of World War II:
Malcolm Hedrlck Leigh, William
Aycocke, Robert Pernell. Re
ported missing in action: Nelson
Percy Ingram. ^
There are other names of both
Wars which Jiave not been hand
ed in to the' Memorial Association.
Those interested will kindly get
them on the list so that we may
have an accurate permanent re
cord.
The Association is depending
?n th? Tcwnship Chairman and
their committees to see that every
grave in the County is decorated
INCOME
TAX BILL
Compromise Will Proba
bly Become Law With
Little Opposition
Washington, May 25. ? Ending
(our months ot bitter strife, aj
Senate-Ilouse conference commit-:
tee approved tonight a pay-as-!
you-go tax plan which is virtual- j
ly certain of final passage by
Congress. ,
This compromise measure:
Wipes out a year's income tax
for those whose total bill for the
year amounts to $50 or less.
Aliates three-fourths of a year's
obligations for all other taxpay
ers, the remaining fourth to be
paid iu two annual installments.
One-Fifth l'ay Cut
Imposes a 20 per cent with
holding levy against the taxable
portions of wages and salaries,
effective July 1.
Rep. Knutson (R-Minn.),
member of the conference, said
"it was the general impression"
among the conferees that the
compromise bill will result in a
"freezing" of the present individ
ual income tax rates, precluding
any rise in rates this year. Presi
dent Roosevelt last January ask
ed Congress to raise $16,000,000,
000 in additional revenue and
savings this year.
Chairman Doughton of the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee announced the compromise.
He expressed hope both houses
will accept it this week and that
President Roosevelt forthwith will
sign it into law.
Knutson, who led three unsuc
cessful battles in the House for
the modified Ituml plan to cancel
a complete tax year, declared the
Ruml bill will not be brought up
again.
"The action of the conferees is
final and the bill will pass,"
Knutson said, describing the com
promise as "75 per cent of the
Runil plan."
Supported Hy Dou^liton
The vote in the conference was
announced as 11 for the compro
mise to three against it. Dough
ton (D-NC) said he voted for it
and estimated the measure wipes
out $6,000,000,000 of the ap
proximately $10,000,000,000 tax
liabilities on one year's income.
Here's the way the abatement
provisions of the compromise
would work:
1. Persons with $50. or less lia
bility on the incomes of 1942 and
1943 would have 100 per cent of
this abated on the one year in
which his liability was the small
er. Tax experts said that 2,036,
000 returns filed on 1942 income
were returns where the obliga
tion was lower than $50. ,
2. Persons with liabilities over
$50 in 1942 and 1943 would have
75 per cent of their obligation
canceled for the one of the two
years in which they had the
smaller " taxable income.
3. The 25 per cent obligation
remaining for those gaining
three-fourths abatement would
be amortized over two years,
with half falling due next March
15 and the other half March 15,
1945. This would mean roughly
a 12.5 per cent increase in the
amount of taxes the taxpayers
would remit in the two-year per
iod.
"Notch" Provision
To iron out inequalities which
would exist in cases where the
tax liability for 1942 or 1943 is
?fonly slightly above $50, the con
ferees said a "notch" provision
will be added to the bill. With
out such a provision, a man with
a $52 tax liability would have to
pay 25 per cent of It, or $13,
while his friend across the street
with a $50 liability would see it
all erased.
Today's actions broke a five
day deadlock in the conference
committee, which was constituted
to compromise the Senate's modi
fied Ruml bill, opposed by Presi
dent Roosevelt, and the House
approved measure which., would
have abated the six per cent nor
mal and f3 per cent flrqjt bracket
surtax on the 1942 income of all
taxpayers.
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L0UISBUR6
BAPTIST CHURCH
The pastor will preach Sunday
morning on the subject "The Old
Paths." Beginning the first Sun
day in June the three churches
in Louisburg will have Vesper
Services on Sunday evenings on
the College Campus. Further
announcement will be made in
next week's TIMES. There will be
no worship hour in the evening
next Sunday due to Decoration
Day exercises in the afternoon.
9:45 a. m. Bible School.
11:00 a. m. Morning Worship.
You are cordially Invited to
these services.
? you will be asked for a report
after MemarUt Day ? please ba
able W say "All graves In my
District have been taken care of."
WAR NEWS
London, May 26. ? The Royal
Air Force bashed tlwe German
arras center of Duesseldorf with
nearly 2,000 tons of explosives
last night while an American-led
; armada gave another "get-out-of
the-war" warning to Italy In a.
paralyzing attack eliciting cries of
pain and anger from the weaker
Axis partner.
A total of nearly 900 planes
based in Britain and Africa struck
the Axis in a violent general aeri
al offensive which authoritative
sources said was just a foretasta
of greater blows aimed at tearing
out by the roots the enemy's war
making capacities*
Perhaps 500 British bombers,
most of them four-engined giants
packing two-ton blockbusters, left
a carpet of flames to Eat' through
cratered Duesseldorf in a satura
tion raid almost equalling Sun
day night's record of destruction
heaped upon Dortmund, 50 miles
away.
The rolling sky barrage con
tinued today as a strong force of
Allied planes sped across the
English Channel toward the in
vasion coast.
In the Mediterranean, nearly
400 Allied aircraft spearheaded
by United States Flying For
tresses- aud Liberators, rocked
Italy's invasion outposts of Sicily.
Sardinia and Pantelleria in what
officially was described as "a
terrific hammering." Messina.
Sicilian ferry terminus only a
few miles from the Italian main
land, was a particular target.
Allied Headquarters in North
Africa, May 26. ? Italy soon will
be struck by aerial blows ot such
magnitude as to dwarf yesterday's
terrific hammering in which
nearly 400 planes blasted and
burned the island outposts of
Sicily. Sardinia and Pantelleria,
authoritative sources declared to
day.
As the Allies' great North Afri
ca aerial circus settled into its
day and night routine of bombing
and strafing Italy out of the war,
optimism ran high. Yesterday's
loss of 11 planes was described
as "remarkably small in view of
the large attacking forces, and
proof of the superior tactics,
equipment and leadership of the
Allies."
The two-way pounding of the
Sicilian ferry terminus of Mes
sina by American four-engined
Flying Fortresses and Liberators
was believed, virtually to havo
| paralyzed the city's port facili
ties. The Fortress raid in particu
lar was called "one of the most
successful attacks of the North
African campaign." The Liberator
fleet alone dropped 175 tons ot
bombs on Messina.
Washington, May 26. ? Jap
anese resistance on Attu Island
today appeared to be crumbling
fast, with one of the enemy's last
three main positions in American
hands and a second under violent
assault.
Army air striking power in the
western Aleutian Islands was
supporting the assault by ground
forces. A Navy communique said
that Liberator heavy bombers,
Mitchell medium bombers and
Lightning fighters all joined the
attacks on Monday.
Such heavy use of planes was
the maneuver which authorities
here had been hoping for. It
undoubtedly resulted from a
break in the weather. Tacticians
had predicted that when planes
could be brought into play in
such force, the enemy would be
done for in a hurry.
Chichagof valley was the first
of the enemy positions to fall
since the Japanese forces *were
split last week into three groups.
It was cleared of the enemy last
Monday.
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Ill OUISBURG
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Forrest D. Hedden, pas
tor of the Louisburg Methodist
Church announces that Rev. E.
|H. Davis will preach at the It
[o'clock Sunday morning service,
and that there will be no evening
service.
Sunday School will be held at
9:45, under direction of Mr. I.
D. Moon, Superintendent.
Young Peoples Service will be
held at 7 o'clock in the evening.
All are invited to attend.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The fbllofeing is the program
at the Louisburg Theatre, begin
ning Saturday. May 29th:
Saturday ? Charles Starrett tn
'Law of The Northwest' and
Noah Beery. Jr. in 'Prairie Chick
en' Also last chapter 'G Men rt.
The Black Dragon."
Sunday-Monday ? Henry Fonda
and Maureen 'Hara-in 'The Im
mortal Sergeant.'
Tuesday ? Allan Ladd and Hel
en Walker in 'Lucky Jordan.'
Wednesday ? Burgess Meredith
and Claire Trevor in 'Street Of
Chance.'
Thursday-Friday ? ? Jon Hal),
Saba, and HafH.MoBtel hi Wal
ter Wanger'g 'Arabian Nlfhta.'
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