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VOLCMN LXXV.
91.00 per year In Advance
LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1844
(Eight Pages)
NUMBER S
SCHOOL BUS
KILLS CHILD
Thomas Fuller, 11,
Fatally Injured
Before Clearing Roadway
After Leaving Bus at
Mapleville ? Funeral Held
At Maple Springs Wed
nesday Afternoon ? School
Faculty and Students At
tend in Large Numbers
Tbomas FulW, 11 year old son
Of Mr. and Mrs. T. Frank Fuller,
and a sixth grade student at Mills
elementary school in Louisburg
died at a Rocky Mount hospital
Monday afternoon soon after ar
rival from injuries received when
he was run over by a school bus
at Mapleville about 4 o'clock that
afternoon.
According to information ' re
ceived in Louisburg the bus driv
en by Bud Graingsr, was return
ing the children home from school
and had stopped at Mapleville to
let Thomas and other children off
and as Thomas passed in front
of the bus he stumbled and fell.
. The driver failing to see him
started up and ran over Thomas
before he was aware of the acci
.dent. The wheels of the bus be
ing dual passed over Thomas'
head and chest, crushing him ter
ribly. Messrs. Raymond and
Clarence Wood driving close be
hind the bus saw the accident and
blew their horn, whicTi caused the
bus to stop and the driver found
out what had happened. After
completing hia trip he returned
to Louisburg to render what as
sistance he could. In the mean
time Messrs. Wood took Thomas
in their pickup truck and brought
him to Louisburg where Drs. W.
,,C. Perry and J. B. Wheless made
preliminary examination and sent
him to the hospital at Rocky
Mount where he died a few min
utes after his arrival.
The body was returned to
Louisburg and prepared for . in
terment.
The funeral services were held
at Maple Springs Baptist Church
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
conducted by Rev. Oliver Icard,
and interment was made in
the church cemetery nearby.
The floral tribute was especially
large and' beautiful.
Besides a large number of rel
atives and friends attending the
funeral Supt. E. C. Jernigan dis
missed classes in order that
Thomas' grade, other school com
panions and the faculty could at
tend the services, which they did
in large numbers.
The bereaved parents have the
deepest sympathy of the entire
public in their untimely grief.
Supt. Jernigan stated yester
day "he never saw a more beauti
ful attitude and Christian-like
spirit the parents have taken to
ward a boy in distress in the ac
cidental death of their son;
which spirit is extremely helpful
to all. If such a Christian spirit
could control in all matters of
life it would be quite a different
world in which to live." He ex
pressed His deepest sympathy to
the parents and relatives in their
sadness.
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LOUISBURG
BAPTIST CHURCH
The pastor will preach Sunday
morning the last of a series ot
sermons on "God, the Creator,"
speaking on the subject, "God,
the Author; the Christian, His
Epic." In the evening the topic
will be, "The Sacred and the Sec
ular."
Plans are being made to hare
the month of March the greatest
Sunday School month in the his
tory of the church. Why not
start in Sunday School the last
Sunday In February?
, If we'll till our chunfties we'll
empty our Jails.
9:45 a. m. ? Bible School.
II :00a. m. ? -Morning Worship.
7:30 p. m. ? Evening Worship.
Very often when some fellows
plead guilty In court they think
it is the best thing they can do.
One More Bond?
Franklin County has never
failed to purchase the* amount
of bonds requested of it, and I
certainly want us to nytke our
quota for the Fourth Drive.
91S.OOO.OO in "E" Bonds will
J>ut us over the top. Can't
you helpi by buying one more
bond?
O. M. ttfiAM, Franklin
County Chairman Fourth
Bond Drive.
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NEARER TOKYO
U. S. Pacific Fleet Headquar
ters, Pearl Harbor, Feb. 23. ?
Japans Mariana Islands, 1,300
miles south of Tokyo, were raided
yesterday by hundreds of planes
of a strong Pacific fleet task force
presumably the same American
force that made the first attack
of the war on Truk last week. The
same admiral was In command of
both.
Adm. Chester W. Nlmltz an
nounced the action today, the first
American attack on the mandated
Marianas, and disclosed that Rear
Adm. Marc A. Mitscher command
ed the carrier forces. It was
Mitscher who led a daring United
States force in its two-day assault
on Truk, Japan's naval bastion, in
which 19 Japanese ships, and
probably seven more, were sunk.
Enlwetok Conquered
Nimitz also announced the con
quest of Enlwetok atoll, in the
western Marshall Inlands, was
completed Tuesday with the cap
ture of Parry Island.
Other raid-Pacific actions Ni
mitz made public were coordinat
ed land-bas?d attacks on Ponape
and Kusaie air bases in the Caro
lines, a Navy plane attack on
Nauru Island and continued Army
and Navy plane assaults on un
identified Marshall ftolls still
held by the enemy.
The daring foray into the Mari
anas took American warships
about 700 miles closer to Tokyo
than they were In their lunge at
Truk. The attack centered on
Saipan and Tlnlan islands, at the
southern end of the group of some
15 volcanic Islands.
Saipan, most important enemy
base in the Marianas, is 120 miles
north of Guam, American island
? captured by the Japanese in De
I ceinber, 1941. As in the strike at
i Truk, detailed information was
lacking, due to the necessity of
imposing ladio silence for protec
tion of the vessels in the strike
force.
The communique said the task
force "struck Saipan and Tinian"
islands, Indicating the attack last
ed""6ut one day, or a portion of it. j
in announcing the slash at Truk,
Almitz said it had "commenced"
giving the distinct impression
that ft was still in progress at the
time of the announcement. Sub
sequent information made it clear
that Truk was attacked for two;
days, Feb. 16 and 17.
There was nothing to indicate
whether the carrier-based planes!
had caught enemy warships in j
Tanpag harbor, on the western j
(or China) side ot Saipan. It1
seemed probable, however, that
some units of the Japanese fleet
may have been there, as Saipan
is an important link In the chain
of enemy naval bases and is not
far from Tokyo.
Japs Broke Pact
When Japan took over the?
Mariana Islands under a League .
of Nations mandate, 'following1
World War One, it was stipulated
that she was not to fortity them,
nowever, some few travelers who
visited Saipan before the outbreak
of the present war reported fev
I erish activity on the island. There
were Indications that a submarine
base had been built, although Ja
pan denied this.
Tinian is a naval air base and.
with Saipan, was believed to have
good airdromes. Both bases prob
ably were used as staging fields
for warplanes to be sent to island
outposts in the Carolines and
Marshalls and Into the south and
southwest Pacific.
Scrap Paper
Mills 4-H Club boys conducted
a Town ot Loulsburg Scrap Paper
Drive on Saturday, February 19.
While quite a good deal of scrap
paper was collected, It is thought
there 1s still considerable paper
which should be mad* available.
With this thought In mind, the
boys will again collect scrap pa
per following school hours on
Monday afternoon, February II.
People ot Loulsburg are request
ed to make all scrap paper avail
able.
The boys are requesting that
paper, cardboard or magaslnes be
bundled, tied and placed on the
front porch where it may be col
lected by the t>oys.
PROGRAM AT THB
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The ? following is the program
at the Loulsburg Theatre, begin
ning Saturday. Feb. 20th:
Saturday ? Gene Autry in 'In
Old Morterey' and John Hubbard
in 'Whispering Footsteps' also
First Chapter of 'Captain Amer
ica.' i
Sunday-Monday ? Dennis Mor
gan and Irene Manning in 'Desert
Song.'
Tuesday ? Richard Dlx, Jane
Wyatt, Victory Jory and Robert
Armstrong In 'The Kansan.' Aleo
'Don Wlnslow of the Coast Guard'
Wednesday ? Ann Savage, Tom
Neal and Olenda Farrell In
'Klondike Kate.'
Thursday-Friday ? George Mur
phy, Joan Leslie, Alan Haie
Frances Langford and Soldiers ot
the U. 8. Army in 'This Ip ' Tbi
Artiy.'
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N. C. PHILLIPS
Secretary-Treasurer Louisbur|(
Production Credit Association
Since the organization of the
Louiaburg Production Credit As
sociation on December 19, 1933.
N. C. Phillips has served as sec
retary-treasurer. He has been a
resident of Franklin County, the
territory served by the associa
tion, for approximately 20 years.
During the more than 10 years
he has been the secretary-treas
urer, the membership of the or
ganization has Increased from 415
in 1934 to 806 in 1944.
The Louisburg Association has
loaned $2,456,487 to farmers and
stockmen since it was organized.
The actual and estimated losses
on loans made amount to $2,714,
or less than three-twenty-flfths of
one percent.
The association makes loans to
farmers and stockmen for all
short-term agricultural purposes.
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BASKETBALL TONIGHT
Mills High Boys' anil Girls
will play tlx* boys and girls
from Youngs villi- High tonight
(Friday) at the Armory. Tlu;
first Kaii)|i- will hrxiu at 7:iiO.
Go out and chrer your I can}, to
Victory. j
. UNIVERSITY WOMEN
The February meeting of the
A. A. U. W. met Wednesday af
ternoon in the faculty parlor of
the college. The club studied
the fellowship plan of the nation
al organization. Under this plan
the national organization awards
graduate fellowships to outstand
ing women to carry on independ
ent research for one year with all
expenses paid. Miss Jeanne
OWen explained the plan and MisB
Lula May Stipe- and Mrs. Mar
garet B. Kllby gave human iu
terest stories relative to various
women who have. had the fellow
ship awards.
The club accepted an invitation
from the Raleigh branch of the
A. A. U. W. to meet in joint ses
sion on March 9.
Any women who are eligible
for A. A. U. W. membership and
who would like to join the Louis
burg Branch are asked to get in
touch with the president, Mrs. A.
Paul Bagby.
ST. PAUL'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Next Sunday being the first
Sunday in Lent, Rev. H. 8. Cobey,
rector, announces Holy Commun
ion at 8 o'clock a. m. Morning
sermon at 11 a. m. Pastor prea
ching on "Our Lord's Tempta
tions and our Temptations," and
Evening Prayer at 8 p. m. This
service will be conducted by the
young people of the church.
, The Church School and Bible
Class will be held at 9:45 a. m.
Week Day Lenten services will
be:
? Wednesday ? Litany and a bio
graphical sermon, 8:00.
Thursday ? Holy Communion
and address, 10:00 a. m. Child
ren's service, 5:00 p. m.
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TAKES VACATION
Clerk of Court W. V. A vent,
who has been In an unsatisfactory
physical condition for some time
has secured a sixty day lea,ve and
is taking vacation in order to re
cuperate and regain his health.
His many friends hope for him a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Anna Fuller Sinclair has
been appointed Assistant Clerk to
carry on the business of the of
fice, with Mr. J. L. Palmer as
Deputy Clerk. This gives a full
and competent force to carry on
the business of the ofTlce.
Mr. Palmer states (his work
will in no way interfere with his
Magistrates work.
SCHOLASTIC HONOR
Among the 239 seniors and
second semester juniors at the
Woman's College of Greensboro
who received scholastic honor the
first semester it was noticed the
name of Martha Ann Strowd, of
Loulsburg.
There's real sentiment in all
golden wedding except tho^e thatl
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Kerr Scott Speaks
At The Lions
Farmers Night
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Fifty-nine members of the Liona
Club, farmers, and guests met
Tuesday nlffct at the County Ag
ricultural Building for the annual
"Farmers Night."
Lions W. C. Boyce and Walter
Fuller had charge of the program.
Lion Fuller introduced the speak
er of the evening, Kerr 8cott,
State Commissioner of Agricul
ture. Commissioner Scott spoke
on the Relationship of Agricul
ture and Industry in the South
Today. "Industry has gone a
long way," said Commissioner
Scott, "but 60 per cent of our
people are still engaged in agri
culture. Agriculture must keep
pace with industry if North Car-]
ollna is to continue to be the
Pennsylvania of the South in the
industrial field and the California
of the South as far as agricul
ture is concerned."
Two stunts^were staged by the
Lions for the benefit of the
guests, in the apple relay con
test Lion Lumpkin easily defeat
ed Lion Bell by eating an apple
in twenty seconds flat. Lions
Hedden, Shearln, Eaves, and Ea
gles were tried on moral conduct
charges and with the exception of
Lion Eaves were found guilty by
circumstantial evidence.
The following farmers were
guests of the Club for the occas
ion: H. B. ' Cottrell, Eugene
Sykes, George Leonard, Duke
White, F. W. Justice. T. S. Dean,
Taylor Boon*, Phil Iuscoe, Joseph
Inscoe,- Coleman Smith, N. M.
Perry, Otis Arrows, W. D. Ful
ler, J. K. Welctyon, L. C. Wheeler,
Hugh Perry, S. V. Hill. Henry
Mitchell. T. E. Kemp, N. H. Ays
cue, and J. M. Stallinga.
Mrs. Constance Uarvey of the
Raleigh Times and Mr. Thompson
Greenwood, Editor of the Agricul
ture Review, were also present.
Physical Fitnefss
Program
As part ot the schools physi
cal fitness in wart'ime program, a
group of studants and teachers,
representing every high school in
the county system, held a three
Iwjur instructional meeting in the
At'mory Saturday. -
Conducting the meeting were
Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, Mr.
Charles E. Spencer and Miss Ruth
Moore, all of the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction. In
struct'ion was given in calisthen
ics, ranger drills, relays, captain
ball, speed ball and rhythmic ac
tivities for girls.
County Superintendent Wiley
F. Mitchell said this was the first
of two meetings. The second
meeting for a similar program
among elementary schools will
be held on March 10 at the Arm
ory. The program was organiz
ed by Supt. Mitchell for the phy
sical education program.
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MRS. GENEVA D. HAGWOOD
.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ge
neva D. Hagwood of Route 1,
Louisburg, who died at her home
early Wednesday, was conducted
| by the Rev. S. E. Mndren and the
Rev. Charles B. Howard from
the New Hope Christian Church
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Burial was in the family ceme
tery near the home.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mra Vance Frazier and Mrs. Hay
wood Frazier, both of Route 1,
Louisburg, and five sons, O. H., S.
M., D. O. and J. O. Hagwood, all
of Route 1, Louisburg, and R. L.
Hagwood, of Kingstree, S. C.
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WESLEY T. BROWN
Frankllnton. ? Wesley T. Brown
67, died Tuesday morning at Duke
Hospital Durham, after an Ill
ness of several months. He was a
native of Franklin Ceunty.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Essie Watson Brown, and one
son, Leroy Brown. He was form
erly married to Mrs. Maude Pur
gerson Brown, of Oxford, and of
this union there Survive 11 chil
dren, Mrs. Wilbur Harp, Mrs. L.
C. Harris, Mrs. S. A. Moss, Mrs.
J. F. Taylor, Mrs. W. W. NoweJl
and Elizabeth and Ursula Brojrn,
all of Oxford, Vassar Brown and
Connis A. Brown of Franklinton,
Norris Brown of Raleigh, and W.
T. Brown, Jr., of the Army, sta
tioned overseas; four brothers,
Ashley and' Wiley Brown of Ral
eigh, Joe Brown of Franklinton,
and Leroy Brown of Reidsvllie;
five sisters, Ida Brown, Mrs. C.
B. Batts. Mrs. Kate Belle Wil
liams and MrB. Novella Clark, all
of Mlllbrook, and Mrs. Sidney
Bobbltt of Durham, and 23
grandchildren, three serving with
the armed forces,
Funeral services were held at
the home Wednesday* afternoon
at 3 o'clock, conducted by the
Rev. S. E. Mercer, pastor of the
Methodist Church, Burial follow
ed at New Hope Church, Route 6,
Raleigh.
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Germans Hit
Beachhead Again
Allied Headquarters. Naples,
Feb. 23. ? The Germans suffered
more than *7, 000 casualties In
their unsuccessful efforts to crush
the Anzlo beachhead last week,
it was estimated tonight as the
Nazis, massing under the cover
of a violent storm, were report
ed preparing for a third all-out
assault.
The estimate of enemy killed,
wounded or captured during the
four-day battle ending Sunday
was unofficial, but it was official
ly stated that the enemy losses
were the highest inflicted thus
far in the Italian campaign.
Artillery Battle
Crashing artillery exchanges
continued in preparation for the
next step in the bitter campaign
on the reclaimed swamplands be
low Rome and the official word
was that it probably would be an
other German effort to smash
through to the sea rather than re
sumption of the Allied drive.
The enemy was Intensively
probing Allied positions all
around the beachhead perimeter
and going through extensive re
grouping maneuvers. There was
also the possibility the Germans
were bringing in fresh troops to
relieve or reinforce Gen. Eber
hard Von Mackensen's six assault
divisions which were battered by
I Allied guns last week.
One enemy division, the 114th
Motorized Infantry, suffered de
cimating losses and broke in panic
under the Allied barrage. The
overall German casualties for the
four-days endiug Sunday were
higher than those in any com
parable period of the Italian cam
paign.
County Scrap
Paper Drive
While it would be Impossibly
to visit each individual rural
home for the collection of scrap
paper, an item which is very much
in need to the War Effort, the
rural people are requested to
make any and all Rcrap paper
they may have available.
The scrap paper is being stor
ed in the gun-room of the Arm
ory and someone will be avail
able to receive scrap brought in
by rural peopl6-o#S*turday, Feb
ruary 26th, and on Saturday,
March 4 th.
Scrap paper is being collected
through the schools in some com
munities. In other communities
it is being collected at country
| stores. Wherever scrap is gath
| ered into a central point it will
be collected and placed in the
1 proper channels.
For information, contact Wal
! ter Fuller, Assistant County
j< Agent.
NORTH CAROLINA
FARM BUREAU OPPOS
ES NEW DRAFT ORDER
R. Flake Shaw, Executive Sec
retary of the North Carolina
Farm Bureau Federation, and a
delegation of Farm Bureau Lead
ers are spending this week in
Washington in an attempt to get
the Draft Order requiring at least
16 war units for agricultural de
ferment which was Issued on
February 17th, lifted. The dele
gation held conferences Monday
with J. B. Hutson, President of
the Commodity Credit Corpora
tion, and Grover Hill, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture, and con
ferred Tuesday with Charles D.
Lewis, Director of the East Cen
tral Region of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration and
Lewis B. Hershey, Director of the
Selective Service.
Mr. Shaw pointed out that the
North Carolina Farm Bureau did
not seek to exempt any person in
North Carolina who wag using
Agriculture as a means of avoid
ing the draft. Our only purpose
is to protect essential agricultur
al workers in this state who are
regularly employed in agricultur
al work necessary to the food and
production program that is ex
pected of us by our Government
under the National Emergency.
Up until the present time, the
units required for deferment have
been as follows: 8 to 10 for the
mountain counties; 10 to 12 for
Piedmont; and 12 to 14 for the
eastern part of North Carolina.
The ruling made on February
17th requires at least 16 "War
.units" for the entire state. Mr.
Shaw pointed out that estimates
have been made that it w)ll take
the following percentages of
draftees now deferred in the
counties listed below:
Wake ? 50%
Lincoln ? 78%
Pitt? 50%
Wilson ? 62%
and will likely talte above 50%
for the entire state. This esti
mate is. based on counting tobac
co two units per acre which will
very likely be cut to one unit per
acre uuder the new ruling.
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We have no sympathy for peo
ple who use all theirs on them
BARKLEY CAUSES AC
TION IN CONGRESS
RED CROSS
This past year the Red Crosa
has spent 97,000,000.00 on se
curing blood plasma. The re
sult has been $150,000,000.00
worth of the san^e. A good
investment in the Interest of
our fighting ni,en and women!
Be ready with a large gift
for the American Red Cross.
The camjmign in the I,oulsburg
Area will be March 1-15.
A. PAUL BAGBY, Chm,'n.
More Interest
Necessary
Greenville, N. C., Feb. 21. ?
Declaring the average citizen
should take a greater interest in
the functions of government ? lo
cal, State and national ? Major R.
Gregg Cherry of Gastonia, candi
date for governor, appealed in an
.address before the Greenville Ro
tary Club tonight for "an awak
ening of public consciousness of
the fact that 'government offic
ials are nothing more than repre
sentatives of the citizenry.
"Every citizen and taxpayer of
North Carolina," declared Major
Cherry, "and of the United States
as well, has a personal stake in
the operations of his State and
Federal governments, since it is
the citizens who are governed and
the taxpayers who pay the bills.
"As a public servant in the leg
islature of North Carolina for a
considerable number of years, I
have striven always to remember
that government should be the
servant of the people, not their
master. I have endeavored al
ways to learn the thinking and
opinions of the people on vital
governmental subjects.
"One of the most beneficial
happenings which I could envis
ion for North Carolina's future,
and for that of the nation as well,
would be an awakening of inter
est on the part of the public in
j matters of public concern. A
; public alert and well-informed
would automatically become in
I surance against the wrong kind
I of government. This is your
State and your nation and you
should have and express an in
terest in how they are operated
by those in charge."
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Recorder's Court
Franklin County Recorders
I Court held regular session on
Tuesday of this week and recess
ed for cases on Wednesday. Cases
were disposed of as follows:
Robert Haley was found guilty
of assault with deadly weapon
and given 60 days on the roads.
Appeal.
James Hampton Smith plead
guilty operating automobile in
toxicated. given 90 days on roads,
I suspended upon payment of $100
fine and costs, not to operate a
car for 12 months. Appeal.'
A nolle pros with leave was
taken in the case of shooting in
residence, assault on female,
against Cliff Crudup.
Rhonie Merritt and Robert
Haley, robbery from person, pro
bable cause was found, bound
j over to Superior Court under
j $300 bond each.
Howard Marshall plead guilty
I to speeding, discharged upon pay
ment of $5 fine and costs.
Tom Yeargin was found guilty
of larceny, and given 3 months
on roads. Upon payment of costs
execution of sentence not to is
sue within 2 years.
Preston Hagwood was found
guilty of possession of still outfit
and given 60 days on roads, sus
pended upon paying $15 fine and
costs.
Doyt Oakley was released on a
nolle pros with leave.
Joe Fogg was found not guilty
of operating automobile intoxi
cated.
The following cases were con
tinued :
Jimmie Hiliiard, upw.
Charlie Edward Butts, manu
facturing whiskey.
Walter Perry, reckless driving.
Ollie Wrenn, oai.
Max A. Parrish, speeding.
Raymond Waddell, oai.
Robert Jeffreys, oai.
Raymond Perry, Oai.
Ronald White, oai.
HOUSE VESTRY
Greensbdro, Feb. 22. ? Miss
Martha Hall of Scotland Neck, is
president of the new St. Mary>
House vestry elected by Episco
pal students at the Woman's
College. Other members are
Misses Pat Gravatt, Asheville;
Billle Cherry, Scotland Neck;
Evelyn Smithwick, Louisburg;
ind Gay Moronus, Atlanta, Ga.
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Louisburg Man ? My oldest ton
doesn't want to marry.
Friend ? Don't worry,. Ju*t w^?*
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( Radio reports yesterday
stated that the Senate had re
elected Senator Barkley as
Democratic Leader.)
Washington, Feb. 23. ? Resig
nation of Alben W. Barkley as
Senate Democratic leader may
have dealt President Roosevelt
the sharpest jolt of his political
career and definitely raises the
prospect of strong fourth-term op
position at the Democratic nation
al convention in July.
The 68-year-old Kentuckian
was a Roosevelt man, a party
wheelhorse who fought vigorous
ly and loyally at the President's
side. He underscored this, him
self when he dramatically an
nounced to a hushed Senate that
he and the President had broken.
*'I have carried' the flag of
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the
flag of this administration with,
pride," he cried. "Sometimes I
carried them with little help from
any place, including the other end
of Pennsylvania Avenue (the
White House). f, stand on my
record. There is nothing in it I
would change."
Control Gone?
This meant that Mr. Roosevelt
may have lost control of Congress.
If Barkley succeeds himself, un
der the imprimature of anti-New
Deal Southern and Western Dem
ocratic support as appeared cer
tain tonight, the President will
have lost his hold on the Senate.
The House, where the Demo
cratic majority is the scantiest
since the President came into
power, is rebelliously antagonis
tic to the chief executive. This
has been demonstrated repeated
ly by passage over the President's
strong opposition of anti-subsidy
legislation, a tax bill which he
denounced, and a state's rights
soldier vote bill which he called
a fraud.
The House temper may have
been typified by Democratic Lead
er John W. McCormack of Mas
sachusetts after Barkley's resig
nation. ' "It is not my preroga
tive to tell the Democrats in the
Senate what to do," he said, "but,
speaking as an ordinary citizen,
I hope they reelect him." Mc
Cormack has been one of the
Presiden's most trustworthy lieu
tenants.
DOUGHTON WANTS VETO
OVERRIDDEN
Washington. Feb. 23. Rebellious
Democrats, taking their cue from
Sen. Alben W. Barkley's walkout
on the administration, ganged up
tonight on President Roosevelt's
tax bill veto and made it virtual
ly certain that Congress will
override the Chief Executive.
Whatever doubt existed after
Barkley's historic break appar
ently was erased when 80-year
old Chairman Robert L. Dough
ton, D., N. C., of the tax-writing
Ways and Means Committee stood
before a cheering House and call
ed upon his colleagues to over
turn the veto.
Opposition to the Presidential
action gathered the momentum
and proportions of a snowball
rolling down hill.
The House will act first tomor
row on the issue. If it overrides,
then the Senate will ^ote and, in
that case, the expectation was that
the upper chamber would rebuff
Mr. Roosevelt by an even greater
margin than the House ? particu
larly after Barkley's denunciation
of the veto.
o
LOUISBURG WOMAN
PROMOTED
"Maxton, Feb. 23. ? Mary H.
Freeman, daughter of Mrs. Veil
H. Freeman of 508 Kenmore Ave.,
Loulsburg, a member of the Wo
men's Army Corps detachment
stationed at Laurinburg-Maxton
Army Air Base, installation of the
First Troop Carrier Command,
has Just been promoted to cor
poral from technician fifth grade.
Franklin County
$15,000 Behind In
Sale of "E" Bonds
With only two more days
left to sell H.1 quota of "E"
Bonds, Franklin County is
91S.OOO.OO short of its mark.
Chairaym Beam Is calling
upon every citizen in Franklin
County to do his or bar
in the remaining time to
Franklin County over the i
and it does appear that
small deficiency could be i
up.
All Issuing agencies Is
County are requested to
port their
the
uy 29th.