ACHIEVE
MENT DAY
CLIMAXES YEARS 4-H
WORK
Gold Sand Junior Club Wins
County Achievement Banner ?
194 Boys and Girls led by Mills
Band Present Parade? Editor
F. H. Jeter, State College Pub
lications Editor, Arapng Speak
ers
The climax ot the 1943 4-H
club year came Saturday, Decem
ber 11, when two hundred club
boys and girls attendecK the
Achievement Day program "held
in the Armory at Louisburg.
Llndberg Bunn of Edward Best
Club and newly elected County
Council president presided over
the meeting during the day. The
morning program consisted ot a
parade ot 194 club boys and girls,
led by the Mills Band; In the Ar
mory the club pledge led by Cary
Jones Perry; a welcome by Mayor
"Webb; a response by Evelyn
Spencer ot Bunn Sr. Club who Is
Vice President ot the County
Council; devotional by Mary Bo
wen of Epsom Club; pledge to
the Flag led by W. C. Coppedge;
and an address by Mr. Frank H.
Jeter, Editor of Extension News,
Ralefirh N f!
In the afternoon six girls en
tered the dress contest. Dresses
were entered in four groups ?
wash, church, wool and afternoon.
The junior girls entered only the
wash dress group. Prizes were
awarded to the first and second
best in each group which so de
veloped that every girl got a
prize. Virginia Parrish of Gold
Sand won first places in the wash
dress group and the wool group,
modeling a blue wool top coat
wnich she had made. Chloe Ays
cue of Epsom modeled a pink
wool suit and won second prize..
Evelyn Spencer of Bunn Club won
first place in the church dress
group and Lola Rowe won second.
Evelyn Bell of Franklinton Club
was thp ouly entree in the after
noon dress group. Camlller Lew
is of Pilot Club entered the Jun
ior wash dress group and won
first place.
Oold Sand Jr. Club won the
County Banner for scoring the
highest rating of any club in the
County. The score card used for
rating th% clubs consisted of pro
jects completed, attendance at
Achievement Day, monthly pro
grams, attendance at Camp, Com
munity activities, new members)
and the number exhibiting pro
ject work done.
The corn was judged and plac
ed in three groups ? blue, red and
yellow ribbon groups. Twenty-six
boys entered the corn show and
exhibits were placed as follows:
First ? John Wright, Harris
School; Charlie Strickland, Jus
tice School; Lawrence Alford,
Justice School; James Mills,
Pearce School.
Second ? DonaW Davis, Justice
School; Harold House, H. R.-W.
L. School; James Evans, Epsom
School; Karl Collins, H. R.-W. L.
School; James Tant, Edward Best
School; Earl T. Perry, Harris j
School; Elmo Prlvette, Pearce
School.
Third ? Billy Winstead, Bunn
School; W. E. Champion, H. R.
W. L. School; Charles R. Wright,
Franklinton School; Rudolph
Bartholomew, H. R.-W. L. School;
Robert Blackley, Harris School;
Richard Smith, H. R.-W. L.
School; Thomas Tant, Edward
Best School; Jerry Ball, Edward
Best School; Carlton Blackley,
Harris School; Franklin Boone,
Justice School; BUlie Robbins,
Harris School; Ronald Pearce,
Harris School; Oeorge Champion,
Edward Best School; C&rlton
Conyers, Franklinton School; Leo
Bennett, Bunn School
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ST. PAUL'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The following services will be
observed at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church the Fourth Sunday in
Advent: ?
Holy Communion ? 8:00 a. m;
Church School and Bible Class
? 9:45 a. m.
Morning Prayer and sermon ?
11:00 a. m.
Toung People's Service League
? 7:00 p. m.
After the morning service there
will be the annual election of the
Vestry.
Thursday before Christmas ?
Children's Christmas Service, 6:00
P- ,
Christmas Eve ? The midnight
service will begin at 11:30, a half
hour before midnight. It will
consist of Christmas carols fol
lowed by the festival Christmas :
Communion service.
Christmas Day ? Service of;
Holy Communion, 10:00 a. m.
Rev. Harry S. Cobey, j
Rector. *j
Buy, all the War Stamps andj
Bonds you can. They will save
the lives of our boys and ourj
country.
State Hard Hit
By Severe Cold
Snow Covers Most of Eastern Car
olina; Bus Travel Halted By
Icy Highways
A long-delayed winter struck
with full fury throughout North
Carolina Tuesday night and ley
winds? accompanied by a blanket
of snow ? sent the mercury tum
bling into the freezing zone.
It was the first snow of the sea
son for most of the State, and
the heaviest in years in soma
sections. The amount of snow
varied in many areas, with Ral
eigh reporting the heaviest ?
about two inches.
Icy roads made traveling haz
ardous, and many bus lines can
celled all runs Wednesday and
Wednesday night. In several
counties schools were ordered
closed because of the danger in
transporting children over the
slippery roads.
Telegraph and power lines were
damaged some by ice, but out
side of that, little other property
damage was reported. Many cars
were stalled and wrecked, but
only minor injuries were suffer
ed in most cases.
Clear Skies Thursday
Overcast skies were prevalent
throughout Wednesday, and con
sequently there was no thawing of
the ice. More snow and lower
temperatures were forecast for
Wednesday night, but weather
men predicted clear weather and
sunshine Thursday.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT
METHODIST CHURCH
On Sunday night. 7:30 o'clock,
at the Louisburg Methodist
Church there will be a Christmas
program for both young and old,
sponsored by the Methodist
Youth Fellowship. A reading,
"Why The Chimes Rang," will be
given, accompanied by soft organ
music. Both the junior and sen
ior choirs are asked to participate
in the singing of Christmas car
ols for this program. All mem
bers of both choirs are asked to
ue at the church on Sunday after
noon at 2:00 o'clock for rehear
sal. i
In addition to the above pro
gram, there will be a festive
Christmas tree, with a real live
Santa Claus, who will pass out
candies to all the children from
16 months to 16 years. The
White Christmas Idea will be
carried out in the form of a sil
ver offering, which collection will
be used toward worthy causes.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Davis i
Egerton announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Elizabeth
Davis, to Mr. Jennings M. Bryan.
Jr., United States Army, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jennings M. Bryan,
of Burlington. The wedding will
take place at St- Paul's Episcopal
Church of Louisburg, at 5 o'clock
on December 18th. A11 friends
of the family are especially In
vited to attend.
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LOUISBURG
METHODIST CHURCH
Dr. H. I. Glass, the District
Superintendent of the Raleigh
District will preach Sunday morn
ing at the Methodist Church at
11 o'clock.
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship will present a special Christ
mas program "Why The Chimes
Rang," Sunday night at 7:30.
This will be the annual White
Christmas Service, and Christmas
Tree for the Sunday School.
As a member of the Church you
have a place for which you are
responsible Sunday morning and
Sunday night.
Enjoy the privilege of being
there this Christmas season.
LOUISBURG
BAPTIST CHURCH
At the morning hour the pas
tor will preach on the subject,
"Can We Observe Christmas at
Such a Time as This?" At the
evening hour there will be a re
cognition service for all of our
young men and young women,
who are at home from college,
asking each one to tell us some
thing of the school he or she at
tended. We are looking forward
to a great day Sunday.
9:45 a. m. ? Bible School.
11:00 a. m.? Morning worship.
7:30 p. m. ? Evening worship.
DONALD PERRY
Donald Perry, six-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Perry, Sr.,
of Loulsburg, died at his home
late Wednesday of last week.
Funeral services were conduc
ted by Dr. A. Paul Bagby, pastor
of the Loulsburg Baptist Church,
from the home Friday at 3:30 p.
m. Burial followed in Oakwood
Cemetery here.
Surviving are the parents; two
brothers, C. B. Perry, Jh, with
the Army In England, and Joe
Perry of Loulsbnrg; one slater,
Margaret Perry of Loulsburg.
CHRISTMAS
BONUSES
TO BUILD SICK LEAVE
PLAN
Board of Town ConunisMonerii
Sells Lot In Mineral Springs
Section, Approves Joint Con
struction of Electric and Tele
phone Line ? Many Other Rou
tine Matters Disposed Of At
Meeting Friday Night
The Board of Town Commis
sioners met In regular session,
DeCy 1 10th, 1943 at 7:30 P. M.
All members of the Board were
present except Commissioner W.
B. Barrow.
Minutes of a previous meeting
were approved by the Board.
The monthly reports of the
Town Clerk, Chief of Police, and
Tax Collector were approved by
the Board.
Mr. E. L. Lowle, who recently
purchased the QuaHty Ice Co., ad
dressed the Board. He Informed
the Board that he was planning
to build a modern Ice Plant in
the Southern outskirts of Louis
burg, just a short distance out
side of the town limits, but that
his plans depended upon whether
or not he could secure a rea
sonable power rate from the Town
of Louisburg, N. C. The Board
advised Mr. Lowie that it would
consider his proposal carefully and
offer htm the lowest feasible pow
er rate in the immediate future.
Mr. W. K. Matthews Informed
the Board that he paid for a
Previlege License to sell wine on
July. 1st, 1943 and was burned
out of business three dayB later.
He has since re-opened a wine
shop under his own ownership,
and requested the Board to allow
him to operate without paying an
additional Privilege License. The
Board granted this request.
The request of Dr. Paul Bagby
to make the donation of $75.00
formerly granted by the Board, i
directly to the Boy Scouts instead
of to the U.S.O.. was approved by
the Board.
The Board approved the joint
construction of a telephone and
power line by the Carolina Tele
phone & Telegraph Co., and the
Town of Louisburg, extending
from South Main street to the
Colored High School.
The Board voted to give the
Town Employees a Christmas
Bonus of ten percent of one
months pay, not to exceed $10.00
to any employee.
The Mayor appointed Commis
sioners Lancaster, Shearin and
Beck as a Special Committee to
work out a plan for sick leaves
for "the Town Employees, similar
to that employed by the Federal
Government.
The Board approved the sale
of Lot No. 1 of the Phil Williams
property, situated on the East
side of Mineral Springs Street, to
Elmore Sills for the sum of
$200.00.
A motion was passed to in
crease the pay of German Catlett.j
plant engineer, from $25.00 to
$30.00 per week.
After allowing a number of ac
counts the Board adjourned.
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MRS. A. P. STRICKLAND
Mrs. A. P. Strickland, 61, of
Louisburg, Route 2, died at her
home Monday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock after a long period of de
clining health.
She is survived by her husband;
three daughters, Mrs. K. J. Smith
of Raleigh, Alice Strickland and
Mrs. Lorena Gaither of Char
lotte; four sons, C. S. oft the
home, Crump J. of Columbus, O.J
S. A. of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Pvt.!
B. B. Strickland of the Army, j
Fuueral services were conduc
ted from the home at 3 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, by Rev.
E. M. Carter, and Interment was
made in the family cemetery
nearby.
Quite a large number of rela
tives and friends attended the
last rites and the floral tribute
was very pretty.
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There are two sides to an ar
gument, but the trouble is con
vincing the other person that he
has the wrong one.
TO PUBLISH EARLY
The FRANKLIN TIMES
will be published on Wednes
day of next week In order to
give our advertisers a last
ndnute opportunity of infor
ming the people about late
arrivals and last lqinute
gifts, and to give the TIMES
force opportunity to contact
Santa for their families.
Therefore it is desired that
our advertisers get their copy
in early and .also all an
nouncements of special meet
ing are expected to be sent
in earlier than usual.
All join in wishing every
reader and ail the Merriest of
Christmas Holidays.
Capt. Lumpkin
Talks to The
Lions Club
Captain George Lumpkin of the
United States Marines spoke to
the Lions Club Tuesday night at
the regular meeting at Mrs. Beas
ley's. Captain Lumpkin gave an
extremely interesting and vivid
account of his activities as a dive
bomber pilot in the South Pacific
for the last twenty-two months.
He saw action at Midway. Guad
alcanal, Munda, the Solomons,
Bougainville, and other theatres
of action in the South Pacific.
Captain Lumpkin stated that he
would take his turn in the air
anytime rather than in the muck
and1 mire on the ground. "The
boys on the ground think we pi
lots are probably crazy but I'll
take my chance in the air," stat
ed the Cajtaln, "lt'? much clean
er fighting."
Captain Lumpkin spoke (or an
hour and every member of the
Club and guests thoroughly en
joyed every moment of it. It
was one of the most Interesting
programs ever to be presented to
the Lions.
A list of the poor families in
the county needing help was fur
nished by the County Welfare
Department and each Lion select
ed one of the families to help at
Christmas time.
Rev. Forrest D. Hedden was
welcomed Into the Club as a new
member and Sergeant Carey Ho
ward was a guest for the meet
ing.
The District Scout Committee
met with the Club for the lunch
eon.
Lions A. Paul Bagby and P. H.
Massey were presented handsome
keys awarded by Lions Interna
tional for securing two new mem
bers,
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FREDERICK A. CHEATHAM |
Youngsville. ? Frederick A.
Cheatham died at his home ill
Youngsville Wednesday of last
week at 11:25 p. in. after being
in declining health for several
months.
Funeral services were held
from the Youngsville Methodist
Church Friday at 3 p. m. by the
pastor of the church, assisted by
the Rev. B. M- Carter and the
Rev. R. L. Hughes. Interment
was made in the Freeman ceme
tery at Forestville.
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Maude Freeman; two daugh
ters, Mrs. P. H. Dew and Miss
Katherine Cheatham of Washing
ton, D. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Eva
Smoot of Chester, Va., and Mrs.
Bertie Farabow of Washington,
D. C.; two brothers. T. F. Cheat
ham of Oxford, and J. A. Cheat
ham of Durham; and a number
of nieces and nephews.
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RECITATION-DECLAMATION'
CONTEST
The Franklin County High
School Recitation - Declamation
Contest was held in the auditor
ium at Bunn High School at eight
o'clock on Friday evening, De
cember 10.
This is one of the three activi
ties sponsored by the County
League. It has been several years
since a similar event has been
held. In spite of this lapse of
time, a great deal of interest was
shown by the students. It is
hoped that tt^is contest will be
come an annual affair again, be
cause it affords an excellent op
portunity in learning to express
one's self before the public.
The Judges, Rev. M. M. John
son, Baptist Minister of Spring
Hope; Mr. C. J- Jackson, Wake
Forest College; and Mrs. R. M.
Squires, also of Wake Forest, se
lected as winners in the girl's
contest: Vivian Mae Smith, of
Epsom, first place; Alice Cooke,
Franklinton, second place; Ber
nlce 8tone, Edward Best, third
place; Mae Bell, Louisburg,
fourth place. For the boys, Her
bert Cooky, Frankllntom -first
place; John'nie McCauley, Epsom,
second place; Jim King, Louis
burg, third place; Irvln Stallings,
Edward Best, fourth place.
Those participating in the con
test and the schools they repre
sented were: Girls, Helen Lamm
of Bunn, Evelyn Stallings of
Youngsville, Lola Rowe of Gold
Sand, Alice Cooke of Fraifltlin
ton, Bernice Stone of Edward
Best, Mae Bell of Louisburg, Vi
vian Mae Smith of Epsom. Boys:
Bill Scarboro of Youngsville,
Herbert Cooke of Franklinton.
Johnnie McCauley of Epsom, Ge
rald Strickland of Bunn, Irvin
Stallings of Edward Best, Jim
King of Louisburg, Roy Gupton
of Gold Sand.
The contest was judged on the
basis of delivery, memorization,
Interpretation, poise, voice, and
subject matter.
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E*E CLINIC
The State Blind Commission
will hold an eye clinic for school
children at the Armory In Louis
burg, January 7, 1944. Those
planning to come notify the Wel
fare Office at once as only a lim
bed number can be taken.
JAPS AVOID
U. S. FORCES
Washington, Dec. 15. ? Literal
ly daring the Japanese fleet to
come out of Its great bastion at
Truk, an American carrier task
force sailed close to that South
Pacific Island, but the Japs re
fused to light, it was revealed to
day.
Capt. John H. Cassady, skipper
of the- aircraft carrier Saratoga,
told a press conference:
"We were sent up on 'guinea
pig' runs on Truk trying to get
the Japs to poke their nose out
but they stayed securely behind
their nets in the harbor."
He declined to estimate how
close the Saratoga sailed to the
biggest Japanes base in the South
Pacific but said "We went into
areas where they normally run
air searches, but I don't believe
we were picked up."
Strongly Defended
Tall, lean, tanned and a veter
an flier, Cassady predicted that
if the American campaign of push
ing the Japanese back from the
South Pacific should be carried
to Truk that enemy base will be
found "much more strongly de
fended than Rabaul."
He knows of the strength at
Rabaul, for the Saratoga ? dub
bed Saracobra by her crew be
cause she has proved deadly in
action ? participated in two air
assaults on that Japanes base on
New Britain Island.
As a result of the attacks, he
said, the Japanese have abandon
ed use of Kabaul as a naval base.
But, he hastened to add, Rabaul
still is a potent base for air and
land operations with its three or
more "excellent landing fields
and probably large numbers of
iroops.
J up Klcet Withdraws
With the loss of Rabaul as a
naval base, Cassudy said, the
Japanes fleet has been "forced to
withdraw from that part of the
ocean." Presumably the war
ships blasted in Simpson Bay ?
principal harbor at Rabaul, mov
ed back to Truk, some 800 miles
distant, for repairs.
Ultimate capture of Rabaul by
Allied forces would provide a
long stop toward immobilization
of Truk and open the way for
further advances into Japanes
lield territory. Cassady, apparent
ly recognizing this, expressed the
opinion that Rabaul will "make
an excellent advance fleet base
for us."
Now on temporary duty in
Washington, Cassady, of Spencer,
Ind., told also of the record set
in about a month by the Sarato
ga, her planes and her escorting
warships' in destroying four ene
my air fields, sinking two Japa
nese warships and damaging 12
others, shooting down 25 enemy
planes and possibly 23 others and
destroying 24 Japanes planes on1
the ground.
A large part of that destruction
was at Rabaul, but the task force
struck also at Buka and Bonis
airfields on Bougainville, at Nau
ru, important enemy base south
west of Tarawa, and at Tarawa
itself where American troops
drove the Japanese from the Gil
bert Islands after long and costly
fighting.
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Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Court held
a short session on Tuesday morn
ing making the following dispo
sition of cases:
A nolle pros was taken in two
cases of assault with deadly wea
pon against Tyre Lancaster.
A nolle pros with leave was
taken in the case of larceny from
person against Clayton Dickens.
A nolle pros with leave was
taken in the case of assault on a
female against Burrell Ayscue.
Hezlkiah Clifton plead guilty
to no drivers license, discharged
upon payment of costs.
Joseph's. Clifton plead guilty
to allowing another drive car
without license, discharged upon
payment of costs.
The following cases were con
tinued:
Early Thomas, adw.
J. S. Morris, rd.
Wilson Ball, oai, rd.
George Mann, attempt rape.
O. L. Arnold, speeding, rd.
Robert Lee Perry, adw.
Two jury cases were called at
a special session on Friday, one
was Chester Arthur Ragland, Jr.,
charged with operating automo
bile intoxicated, driving after li
cense revoked, and found guilty
of first charge and given three
months on roads, defendant not
to operate car for 12 months, up
on payment ot fine" of $100.00
and costs defendant put on pro
bation for term of 2 years. Ap
peal. The other case, Ronald
White, charged with operating
automobile intoxicated, was con
tinued for defendant.
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LOWEST YET
The government thermome
ter registered the lowest tem
perature for the present winter
on Wednesday night when it
stopped at 18 above xero.
Americans Blast
Nazis In Greece
Four Objectives Bombed In Ath
ens Areu; Eigth Arruj Advan
ces in Italy
Allied Headquarters, Algiers,
Dec. 15. ? More than 300 Flying
Fortresses, Liberators and escort
ing Lightnings of the powerful
new American 15th Strategic Air
Force opened the winter bombing
offensive from Mediterranean bas
es yesterday with smashing at
tacks on t,hree big Nazi military
airdromes in ? the outskirts of
Athens and the harbor of Piraeus,
gateway to the Greek capital.
It was the greatest aerial blow
yet struck at Hitler's Balkan hoi- J
dings and marked fulfillment of
last Sunday's promise by Qen.
Henry H. Arnold, chief of U. S.
Air Forces, that "terrible blows"
would be launched from this area
at Germany and her satellites.
Heavy Damage
(Dispatches did not disclose
whether the bombers in Tues
day's raid took off from their old
North African bases or from
fields newly prepared for them in
southern Italy.)
Returning fliers said heavy
damage was inflicted on Kalama
ki, Tatoi and Elevis airfields and
on merchant shipping in Piraeus ,
harbor. All four targets are ,
within 10 miles of Athens and
within the vital area from which
the Germans must support their ,
tenacious grip on the Aegean is- i
lands. ,
The big bombers directed their
heaviest smash at Kalamaki air- ,
field, where they destroyed han
gars .wiped out an anti-aircraft j
battery and pitted the runways.!
Smaller Fortress formations hit
the other two airfields and Pira-1
eus harbor in what Col. K. K. |
Compton of St. Joseph, Mo., fly- j
ing his 200th mission, called "a
perfect coordinated blitz." Comp
ton led the famous raid on the|
Ploesti oil fields in Rumania last,
August. I
H.XDGES TO VOLUNTEERS
Raleigh, Dec. 14. ? Volunteer
workers on 64 local war price
and rationing boards in the Ral
eigh OPA district who have taken
the federal oaih of office and
price panel assistants now serv
ing on various local boards will
receive a small badge of identifi
cation in the near future, Theo
dore S. Johnson, district direc
tor, announced today.
The badge is of shield shape,'
slightly larger than a postage
stamp and is made of inexpensive1
plastic. The lettering is red and
blue on a background of white
and says: "OPA War Price and
Rationing Board Volunteer."
Arrangements are being made
throughout the Raleigh district,
Johnson said, to present badges
to qualifled volunteers by various;
board chairmen.
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PROMOTED
New Orleans. La., Dec. 14. ? ,
Sgt. Raymond V. Cannady, color- (
ed, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sim Can
nady, 124 College St., Franklin
ton, N. C. has recently been pro
moted to the rank of Staff Ser
geant, It was announced today by ,
the Army Public Relations Office |
at Jackson Barracks, New Or
leans, where he has been on duty.
Sergeant Cannady, who is 21
years of age, was inducted into
the service on January 7, 1943.
TO SPEND CHRISTMAS
Mars Hill, Dec. 13 (Special) ?
The following students from
Franklin County will return home
from Mars Hill College this week
to speud the Christmas holidays;
Imogene Mae Bunn, Spring Hope; .
Charles Wesley Daniel, Franklln
ton; Mattle Clay Greene, Emilie
Dorothea Rogers, Youngsville;
James Wheless, Louisburg.
Christmas holidays will begin
at the college at one o'clock
Thursday, December 16 and will i
close at one o'clock Tuesday, Jan- i
uary 4.
BEGINS TRAINING
Camp Walter, Texas. ? Pvt. '
Johnnie W. Burnett. 19, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Burnett, of 1
Route 3, Louisburg, North Caro- ?
Una. has arrived at this Infantry I
Replacement Training Center to
begin his basic training as an in- '
fantryman. He has been assign- '
ed to a battalion stressing rifle.
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FIRE
The Are Monday afternoon was
on Tarboro road just about the i
line of the town limits. It was a
small unoccupied tenant house
said to belong to Joe Perry, col- i
ored. The building was entire
ly consumed, the loss not having
been estimated.
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GETS DIPLOMA
Wake Forest College . reports
that .among those students get
ting Bachelor of Arts diplomas
was Btuce V. Hartsell, of Prank
llnton. , '?
Col. Kuhn Speaks
Youngsville Lions and Adminis
trator* of Franklin County
Schools Hold Meeting
A joint meeting of the Youngs
viile Lions and Franklin County
School Administrators was ar
ranged by Lion J. iC. Tharring
ton, Chairman of program com
mittee, last Tuesday evening/ De
cember 7th at the Youngsvllle
Community House in Youngsvllle.
The meeting was addressed by
Colonel Francis Hill Kuhn, of the
Quartermaster's Corps from Camp
Butner, Mr. W. H. Rogers, Jr.,
Assistant Commissioner of the
Department of Motor Vehicles,
and by Mr. Ralph J. Andrews,
State Department of Public In
struction. Mr. Carl Barefoot,
statistician for the Division of
Highway Safety, and Mrs. Bill
Flythe, field representative for
the Division of Highway Safety,
were present and participated in
the round-table discussion which
was held at the end of the meet
ing.
Superintendent Wiley F. Mit
chell explained that the purpose
of the meeting iyas to develop a
complete understanding between
military, State Department of
Public Instruction, Division df
Highway Safety, public school
forces and the communities with
regard to the needs, and the pos
sibilities for satisfying them, for
driver education in the schools.
Each group expressed approval
lor the part that was assigned to
each of them and indicated that
their responsibilities would be ac
ceptably performed.
Mr. Wiley F. Mitchell indicat
ed that each high school princi
pal in the county had decided to
put driver education into his cur
riculum. Mr. W. P. Morton,
Supt. of the Franklinton City
Schools, Franklinton, said that
his school would also include this
work.
A barbecue supper was served
by the local P. T. A., and singing
was led by Mr. E. M. Carter, ac
companied by Mrs. Bill Flythe.
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LOCAL AERIAL GUNNER
AWARDED SILVER WINGS
Harlingen Army Air Field.
Texas. ? Another class of aerial
triggermen to guard Army Air
Forces' bombers was graduated
this week from the Harlingen ae
rial gunnery school and among
the quallfled "Sharpshooters of
the Sky" was Sgt. Claude C.
Collins, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Collins, of Louisburg, N. C.
Along with his diploma he re
ceived a pair of Aerial Gunner's
wings at brief graduation exer
cises held here. After a delay
en route to visit relatives, he will
join an aerial combat team, un
less retained at Harlingen to
serve as an instructor.
He was prepared for his place
In America's stepped-up air of
fensive by a comprehensive six
week course in every phase of ae
rial gunnery warfare. Besides
learning ft Are every type wea
pon front camera guns to the
deadly caliber .50 Brownings, he
studied turret manipulation, air
craft identification and was
taught to tear down and assem
ble machine guns while blindfol
ded. He climaxed the course by
Bring on towed targets from Tex
rn training planes and medium
bombers.
u
MOVES BACK
Mr. J. E. Wilder, who has
spent several years in Nash Coun
ty, has moved back to his home
near Justice, where he has Just
completed a nice residence. He
has taken over the ^atkins line
of family products n>r Cedar
Rock, Cypress Creek and Louis
bug townships. Tour attention
is directed to his advertisement
In this issue.
PROGRAM AT TUB
LOUISBURO THEATRE
The, following Is the program
it the Louisburg Theatre, begin
ning Saturday, Dec. 18th:
Saturday ? Win. Boys aa Hopa
long Cassldy in 'Cold Comrades'
ind Tex Rltter and Fuzzy Knight
In 'Arizona Trail.' Also 'Mask
ed Marvel.'
Sunday-Monday ? Red Skelton,
Eleanor Powel, Jimmy Dorsey &
Band, Lena Home and Hasel
3cott in 'I Dood It.'
Tuesday ? Hugh Sinclair In
The Saint Meets The Tiger' also
Bat Man.'
Wednesday ? The Rita Bros and
Prances Langtord in 'Never A
Dull Moment.'
Thursday? John Payne, Mau
reen O'Hara and Randolph Scott
In 'To The Shores of Tripoli.'
Friday ? Don Barry and Wally
Vernon in 'Man From Rio Qrande'
also 'Masked Marvel.'
Friday Nite Mid-nite Show ?
Ann Miller, Frank Sinatra. Bob
Crosby and Band, Connt Basi and
Duke Ellington and Band In
'Reveille With Beverly.'
Saturday ? James Cagney, Oraca
George and Marjorie Main la
'Johnny Coma Lately.' Also Mask
ed Marvel.
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