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*********** ****** KEEP FAITH \wifhus? \by buying WAR BONDS riMEj you tmfflMf HE -NEEDS YOtff BUV UIHK Bonus VOLUMN liXXV. $1.50 per year in / "trance LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1944 (Eight Page*) NUMBER 83 BONDS LOSE RECONSIDER LIGHT CHANGE Vote for Street Improve ment Lost by 36 For to 88 Against; Likewise the Water Bonds Registered Votes of 57 For to 88 Against The Board of Town Commis sioners met Wednesday at noon to receive the returns from Wed nesday's bond election which were reported and accepted as follows. The $15,000 Street Improve ment bonds lost in a vote of 88 against to 36 for. The $B, 000 Water System Im provement bonds also lost but not with, so great a difference. The vote on these stood 57 for and 68 against. The total registered vote was 437 and the number votes counted was 249. At this meeting Messrs. Wil liam Bailey, of Henderson, ? . ? . Reynolds, of Raleigh, and an other gentleman, representing the Carolina Power & Light Co. were before the Board and re quested privilege of making a survey of the town's electric fa cilities. Upon motion of W. G. Lancas ter and seconded by R. C. Beck, the following was unanimously passed : That the Carolina Power & Light Company be permitted r.o make a survey and appraisal of the electric light and power prop erties of the Town of Louisburg, N. C., and that they be allowed full access to all necessary re cords of the Town of Louisburg, N. C., for the purpose of making this survey and appraisal. No further business coming be fore the Board adjournment was! taken. Funeral Services Mr. K. T. White ? V ______ Funeral services or Mr. Ken neth T. White were held Friday afternoon at the Louisburg Meth odist Church, conducted' by Rev. F. D. Hedden, pastor, and was attended by a large number of friends of the family to pay a last respect to the deceased. In terment was made in Oakwood Cemetery in the presence of a large number. The floral tribute was espec ially large and beautiful speaking a sacred love and esteem for the deceased. The pall bearers were as fol lows: Active ? Dr. W. C. Perry, Dr. J. B. Wheless, L. A. Wheless, L. E. Scoggin, Jr., Hobart Rober son, John Mills, F. H. Allen and Paul W. Elam. Among the hon orary pall bearers were: C. M. Howard, George Winstead, R. C. Beck, R. A. Bobbitt, E. L. Best, L. E. Scoggin, Jr.7 G. M. Beam, J. H. Boone, E. S. Ford, T. K. Stockard, J. S. Howell, J. R. Al len, W. J. Shearin, Frank Har rington, C. K. Cooke, Frank Rose, W. D. Egerton, G. I. Griffin, C. R. Sykes, Maurice Joyner, D. F. McKinne, Hill Yarborough, W. L. Lumpkin, E. S. Stovali. L. O. Tharrington. The Board of Stewards, of which Mr. White was a membpr, were honorary pall bearers: W. C. Strowd, Wal ter Patten, A. W. Person, W. F. Shelton. M. C. Murphy, Aubrey Bailey, E. F. Thomas, John Wil liamson, F. M. Fuller, H. R. Strother, E. H. Malone, F. D. Culpepper and W. C. Webb. BARBECUE SUPPER The Woman'a Missionary So ciety of the' Maple Springs Bap tist Church will sponsor a barbe cue supper on the church grounds at Mapleville, Friday night. Sept. 9th, beginning at five o'clock p. m. and will lest as long as peo ple come to be served. Plates will be one dollar each and the proceeds will go to the building fund of the church. The public is cordially invited to come and enjoy a good supper with their friends. PROGRAM AT THS LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program at the Louisburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, Sept. 23: Saturday ' ? Rod Cameron in 'Trigger Trail' and Ruth Terry and Don Wilson in 'Jamboree.' Also 'Haunted Harbor.' Sunday ? i Joan Davis, Bing Crosby and Jane Frazee in 'Kan sas City Kitty.' Monday - Tuesday ? Wallace Beery and BHinle Barnes in 'Bar bery Coast Gent.' Wednesday ? Conrad Nagel in 'Dangerous Journey.' Also 'Flying Cadets' serial. Thursday - Friday ? Spencer Tracy and Slgne Hasso in 'The Seventh Cross.' BUS STATION LIONS COMMITTEE HOLDS MEETING Representatives M. E. New ton of the Carolina Coach Co., and C. B. Dailey of Atlantic Greyhound Lines Meet With Committee And Officers A most Interesting meeting to discuss the Union Bus Station for Louisburg was held in the office of Mr. G. M. Beam, on Monday afternoon and may bring results. This movement is being spon sored by the Louisburg Lions Club, whose committee, composed of H. C. Taylor, Sr., chairman, F. P. Hart, and J. P. Timberlake, Jr., was present, except that Mr. Timberlake was detained. Also present were President F. D. Hedden, and Past President, G. M. Beam, Mr. M. E. Newton, of the Carolina Coach Co., and Mr. C. B. Dailey, of the Atlantic Grey hound Lines, Mr. Paul W. Elain, local Agent for the buses. Mr. Ramsey of the Colonial Bus Line, was represented by Messrs. New ton and Dailey. It was ascertained that the Bus Companies would1 welcome such a move certainly insofar as more complete and continued service was concerned and would accept most any location recom mended by the committee, which of course would be understood to represent the approval of the people of the town. It was the wishes of the Bus Companies, however, that this location be near the central business section of the town and' that the whole plan would be a commission and contract project. The represen tatives assured the committtee that even though the new high way was built by the east of Louisburg they would prefer to come to the business section of the tqwn as an accommodation to the traveling public. Mr. Elam in answer to a ques tion stated that by reason of the increased cost of increased ser vice and _t)i? shortness of labor and compared' with the receipts, it would be impossible for him to give a more complete service. In the discussion the places suggested Included the room be-i hind Boddle's Drug Store, the Library building and lot, the va cant lot on the North, the Schell station, the lot owned by Mr. G. M. Beam located between Horton's Esso Station and the river bridge and the lot on Franklin Street between Main Street and Church Street formerly used as a garage lot. The meeting was handled in a very pleasant and cooperative manner and was closed by thd committee assuring the Bus Com pany representatives they would make a survey of the local situa tion and Invite them to see us again when they would present what they could offer and see If some plan can't be developed to assure a complete service for Louisburg. The committee requests any citizen of Louisburg who will of fer suggestions as to location to give same to Mr. H. C. Taylor, Sr., Chairman. REVIVAL AT LEAH'S Revival services will begin at Leah's Chapel Methodist Churcii Sept- 24 with an allday service and dinner on the ground. The morning service will be at 12:00. Services will be held through Sept. 29th at 8:00 p. m. The pastor will preach. You are In vited to come and br}ng a friend. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH The pastor will speak at both services. The morning topic will be, "The Climb"; and the even ing topic,. "The Tongue." At the evening hour the same topic will be used that was had last Sunday ? a continuation of the discus sion. In the Sunday School Promo tion Day Exercises will be held. The whole Sunday ' School will gather in the main auditorium at 9:45 a. m. It is one of tjie Red Letter days in the Sunday School work. Every member of the school is urged to be present and every church member is asked to attend. ? 9:45 a. m.. ? Bible School. 11:00 a. m. ? Morning Worship. 8:00' p. m.? Evening Worship. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH" Rev. H. S. Cobey, rector, an nounces services t>n the 16th Sun day after Trliltty will be at the usual hours. Subject of sermon Sunday morning: "What the An gels CAn ' Mean to' us in Our Time." (Sqptr 29th' Is St. MlchMl's and An Ansel's Day.) Patronise TIMES Aaremaan / COMMISSIONED William Tolllver Person, Jr., of Louisburg, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, and received the Silver Wings of a fighter pilot, at the completion of advan ced flight training at Napier Field1. Dothan, Ala. He trained with Army flying units at fields in the A. A. F. Eastern Flyiuq Training Command in South Car olina, Georgia. Florida and Ala bama. Lt. Person is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. Person, of 611 N. Main St. He is a graduate of Mills High School and the Army course of instruction. Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Va. R, J. Rose Dead Louisburg was severely shock- 1 ed Tuesday afternoon when it learned that Robert Jordan Rose, prominent business man and ci vic leader of Franklinton, died Tuesday afternoon in' Duke Ho-i pital after a two-weeks illness. | Funeral services were conduc ted from the Franklinton Metho dist Church Wednesday after noon at 4:30 o'clock by the pas tor, the Rev S. E. Mercer, Jr. The family requested that no [flowers be sent. Surviving Mr. Rose are his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Vann Rose; a daughter. Eleanor Vann Rose; four brothers, Junius H. Rose, of Greenville, William F. Rose, of Franklinton, and Louis L. and John Edwin Rose, of Charlotte; and a sister, Mrs. Wilbur Stone, of Franklinton. Mr. Rose was a son of the laie Rev. William W. and Mary Jor dan Rose. He was associated with the Sterling Store Co., Rose Bonded1 Warehouse Co., and other business and farming interests. He was a steward In the Metho dist Church, which he formerly served as Sunday School superin tendent, and was a past comman der of the American Legion post at Franklinton. He was a vet eran of World War I. In his untimely d?ath Frank linton and Franklin County has lost one of its most active and worthy citizens. PURPLE HEART POS THUMOUSLY AWARDED Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Joyner of Loulsbiirg, R 2, have recenty re ceived the following certificate: "The United States of America To all who shall see these pres ent?, Greeting: This is ' to certify that The President of the United1 States of America Pursuant to Authority vested in him by Congress has awarded the PURPLE HEART estabished by General George Washington at Newburg, New York, August 7, 1782 to James Henry Joyner, Seaman Second Class, United States Navy, for Military Merit and for wounds re ceived In action, resulting in his death. Given under my hand in the City of Washington, this 5th day ot, August 1944." (Signed) Raadail Jacobs, Vice Admiral United States Navy, Chief of Naval Personnel. (Signed) James Forrestal, The Secretary of the Navy. The above certificate was ac companied by the Purple Heart, which was awarded posthumous ly, in the name of the President of the United' States. Mr. and Mrs. Joyner whose oth er son, Douglas, is an Ensign in the Navy, and at the present time stationed In Pensacola, Florida, when told of the award wrote his parents, "That little medal can never take his place or bring him back, but does represent what he gave his life for, lm or der that others might live/' NOTICE Until further notice, the War Price and Rationing Board will be cloned on WednesMlay after noons. A shipment of 508 lambs was recently made from Watauga County with top price* at 115.25 per hundred. , FLIGHT TRAINING Aviation Cadet Glenn H. Person, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Person of 611 N. Main St.. of Loulsburg, Is now stationed at the Lodwick Aviation Military Academy, Avon Park, Fla., where he is undergoing his primary flight training in elementary and ac robatic flying. Operating under the Army Air Forces Eastern Flying Training Command, MaxWell Field, Ala., the school's offic ial status is the 2151st A. A. F. Base Unit and is popularly re ferred to as "The Country Clu'o of the Air" due to the fact that a former large resort hotel was taken over to house the Army staff and cadets. Cadet Person was graduated from the Mills High School in 1942, and later attended the Loulsburg College. Upon completion of his C. T. D. training with the 11th Detachment at Murfreesboro, Tenn., he was transferred to the Lodwick School in Avon Park. United War Fund Quota ' Franklin County has been re quested to raise $10,000 for the 1944 United War Fund, stated Dr. A. Paul Bagby, Chairman, and Walter Fuller. Co-Chairman. This is the largest quota we have ever been requested to raise. Our fighting men have set the exam ple, may we in Franklin County keep the faith. Your Gift starts at home and goes around th^ world. The National War Fund is rendering service in 91 coun tries on six continents. U. S. O.. War prisoners aid, food, medical aid. clothing and aid to children are a number of the many ser vices rendered throughout the world by the National War Fund. Plans are being shaped for every community in the county to be canvassed. You are re quested to give freely, and to tho utmost of your means. You will be contacted between Oct. 1-15. FRANKLIN COUNTY UNIT OF N. C E. A. HOLDS FIRST MEETING The Franklin County Unit of the N. C. E. A. held its first meet ing of the school year 1944-1946 in Louisburg, Thursday a. m.J September 14. The meeting op ened with the President, Mr. Thompson, of Bunn, presiding. After the hymn "Faith of Our Fathers" sung by the group. Rev. Hartsell. of Youngsville, led the devotional exercises. He sang the "Lord's Prayer," accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Hartsell. After the devotional exercises, Mr. Thompson introduced the hew President. Mr. D. J. Dark, of the Epsom School, who wel comed1 the old and new teacher3. Mr. Dark recognized the follow ing people present: Dr. S. P. Burt, Franklin County Health Officer, who discussed the epi demic of infantile paralysis; Mr. Bdwin Malone, who suggested that the school children be given an opportunity to contribute to the fund for the portrait of Gov ernor Blckett;; ;Mrs. J. F. Mttch iner of the Welfare Department, who pledged the cooperation of her department; Miss Hodges, a case worker for the blind, who urged that children with defec tive vision or blind people be re ported to the Welfare Depart ment; Mrs. Ford, who asked that the teachers help to publicize the Tobacco War Bond Drive put on in Franklin County; Mr. Boyce, the County Farm Agent; Mr. Peeler, Secretary of the Textbook Commission; and Supt. Wiley F. Mitchell, who extended greetings to the old and new teachers and discussed some figures and plaus regarding the schools of Frank- 1 Un County. The meeting was then adjourned In order that the teachers might form departmen tal groups. WOUNDED T|Sgt. Willie Perry was slight ly wounded in France 0* August 14. The War Department has' informed his father, Mr. W. G. Perry, of ~Bunn, N. C. His wlfs> is the former Bertha Brown Gault who lives in Greenville, 8. C. ? On Kay Day, Buy War Bonds? AMERICAN LEGION AUX ILIARY ENTERTAINED The Jambes Post of the Amer ican Legion entertained its new <y organized Auxiliary at a 1) runs wick stew Wednesday evening. September 20th. at the Armory. Approximately 100 members of the Legion and Auxiliary enjoyeJ the delicious Supper. Miss Jessie Taylor Karris. Sec retary of the Auxiliary, reported 60 charter members In good standing, which number is expec ted to be Increased before the charter is granted. After the supper Mr. George Davis. Commander of the Post, presided as an Informal program was given. God Bless America waB sung in unison, after which Mrs. James Malone, President of the Auxiliary, thanked the Leg ion for its hospitality and assur ed the Post of the cooperation of the Auxiliary In every way possi ble. Mr. Davis then introduced Kev. L. A. Watts. State Depart ment Chaplain, who entertained the guests with delightful, in formal talk. Out-of-town guests were Rev and Mrs. Watts, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wilson, of Raleigh. PROMOTED I 15th A. A. F. in Italy. ? Private Woodrow W. Harris, 23 year old B-17 aerial-engineer gunner, of 215 Cedar Street, Louisburg, North Carolina, who was recently assigned to an AAF Flying For tress unit of the Fifteenth Air Force, has been promoted to the grade of Technical Sergeant. Sgt. Harris joined the AAF on October 2, 1942, and left for over seas combat duty in August, 1944. He was graduated from Buna, North Carolina, High School In 1938, and later attended1 Louis burg Junior College, and the Uni versity of North Carolina. His wife, Mrs. Jewel M. Harris, and child, reside at his address In Louisburg. DISTRICT GATHERING FOR METHODIST WOMEN An Educational Seminar for the Woman'* Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will be held in Hayes-Barton Methodist Church in Raleigh, on September 28, beginning at 10 a. m. I A very line program has been arranged' with the following lead ers speaking: Mrs. R. C. Gary, i of Henderson, Mrs. B. F. Boone, of Fairmont, Mrs. J. H. Cutchin, 1 of Whltakers, Mrs. A. H. Borland, of Durham, and Mrs. H. I. Glass and Mrs. H. O. Llneberger, of - Raleigh. The District Secretary, Mrs. T. R. Smith, will preside. All officers of the local socie ties and the Wesleyan Service Guild are urged to be present. Each is asked to bring her lunch, as there will be a short afternoon session. Timber cruising, the systematic determination of the volume of wood in a fo.rest, is also used to And the harvesting cycle which will insure. continuous yield from a stand of timber. Secretary J^ickard has w?nM4 "against any belief that there Mm be any alxeable back-to-the-tandi movement after this wltr." TOBACCO SELLING WELL ? I WAR NEWS Allied Supreme Headquarters, London, Thursday, Sept. 21. ? The British Second Army, by-passing the Dutch city of Nijmegen on both sld?e. has sent one spear head' northward across the Rhine and another eastward into Ger many while a great battle is rag ing for two Rhine bridges guard ing the level approaches to Berlin and the Ruhr, front reports said today. Parachutists of the Allied First Airborne Army were holding a Rhine bridgehead in the Arnhem area nine ihiles north of Nijmegen fighting off fierce counter-attacks but had not yet linked up with the Second Army, which was be lieved to have crossed by rubber boat and pontoon bridges at a point farther west. Simultaneously, vast swaying armored battles exploded along a 300-mile front before the Rhine to the south, with more than 100 enemy tanks reported knocked out in the first clashes. The Ger mans had succeeded in blasting open a corridor northeast from previously encircled Aachen and were believed preparing to eva cuate that German frontier city. The counter-attacks extended: into the Moselle Valley, but to I the south enemy resistance abrupt ly weakened before the Belfort gap, and the Allies swept forward to capture a number of towns ln-j eluding Corbenay, Belmont, Geneyi Mlgnavillers and Chevreux. all northwest of Belfort, headquart-! ers announced. Urest, Boulogne Kail Far behind the battle along Germany's frontiers, but of vital supply importance in the current knockout drive, the Allies at last won the ports of Brest and Bou logne and cleared out virtually the entire south bank of the Scheldt' estuary in Belgium, as suring the early passage of ships into Antwerp. The Germans] still had not de stroyed the two big Rhine bridges in the Nijmegen area, front re ports said, and were defending them desperately as British tanks advanced through the city's streets. U. S. Pacific Floet Headquart ers. Pearl Harbor, Sept. 20.-Amer ican troops of the 81st Infantry Division, seeing combat foi the first time in this war, crushed1 all organized Japanese resistance on tiny Angaur Island in the Palau group Tuesday, after four days, of fighting, Adin. Chester W.I Nimitz announced today. A bulletin announcing the vic tory made no mention of the fighting on Pelleliu Island, six miles to the north, where First Division Marines were waging a savage battle of annihilation against an estimated 5,000 Ja panese holding out in the rugged' coral hills. Philippines Next (As the Americans won control of their first island in the Palaus.i the Tokyo radio, according to thei British radio, said that "An in vasion of the Philippines is im-| minent and the situation is ex-i tremely grave.") Nimitz announced that Angaur, j a swampy island of four square miles but with an airfield within fighting range of the Philippines, was won Tuesday afternoon and that the Americans now were mopping up isolated Japanese units. Front dispatches said that Ma]. Oen. Paul J. Mueller's men of the Wildcat Division fought like vet erans in their first engagement, and Mueller said he was "mighty proud" of them. JOHN W. WHEELOUS, SR. Franklinton. ? John W. Whee lous, Sr., 57, died suddenly Tues day morning at 7 o'clock at his home here. Funeral services were conduct ed1 Wednesday at 3 p. m. from j Mary's Chapel Baptist Church, of which he had been a member j since childhood. Burial was in the family cemetery near the church. The Rev. E. Q. Usury officiated. Mr. Wheelous had been a Ma son for 36 yearB, a member of Franklinton Lodge No. 123, and was a member of the Junior Or der. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lallle Fuller Wheelous; three daughters, Correen Wheelous of the home, Hortense Wheelous of Portsmouth, Va., and Mrs. G. T. Perry of Franklinton, Route *1; two sons, John W. Wheelous. Jr., of Hamlet, and' Ginada Wheelous, with the Navy In the Pacific; four grandchildren; four sisters, Lela, Lina and Thelma Wheelous of Durham, and Mrs. Neilie W. Lloyd of Creedmoor; a brother Albert Wheelous of Creedmoor, ftouta 1, and a number of nieces And nephews. Aboat; li,. 900, *00, 000 cubic feet o< new wo6d (tow* In oar torwt MCk year. __ On Opening Sale Yesterday j All Warehouses Crowded Beyond Capacity; J. W. F. Jones Sells First Pile At 44 Cents; Planters Warehouse Had First Sale i The 1944 sales season of the Louisbuig Tobacco Market open ed yesterday with all three ware houses filled to overflowing and a large crowd of farmers, visitors iand spectators to give the be ginning a good send-off and to join in with an occasion that al ways brings good clieer to all our population alike. The sales begun at the Plant ers Warehouse with the first pile bring 44 cents. It belonged to J. W. F. Jones, of near Louis burg. From that point on sell ing was brisk, enthusiastic and exhllerating. The prices ranged around 44 and 45 cents or from 40 to 48 cents. Only a small portion of the sales went either under or above. Only one house was sold over and the sale reach ed the Union before the three and a half hour time was up, so it was impossible for us to get a sales average for the opening. All accounts were represented and the demand for all grades was strong and the buyers gave evidence of an eagerness to buy. Sales will continue daily ex cept Saturday from now on. Tobacco began arriving in Louisbuig early Monday with the results that all houses were filled to overflowing before night Tues day. Although the heavy rains caught much of the weed on the vehicles and the dampness was severe, only a small per centage of the tobacco on the floor was seriously damaged. The merchants and business men are cooperating with the to bacconist and warehousemen in making this the biggest season in the history of this market. Come to Louisburg, the Friend ly Market. DISTRICT SCOUT COM MITTEE MEETING The Franklin-Warren District Committee of the Boy Scouts held the regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Beasiey's Dining Room ia Louisburg on September 15. Mr. Claude Humphreys, Scout Execu tive of the Occoneechee Council was present and gave an inspir ing talk on the fundamentals of scouting. The various committee reports indicated that scouting in Frank lin and Warren Counties is mak ing excellent progress. Since our last meeting a new troop has been organized in Youngsville. Rever end Hughes, Baptist Minister and Scout Master, and' Mr. Arthur Hall, Troop Committeeman, were both present from Youngsville representing the new troop. Scout Executive Webb presen ted a unique plan for reorganiz ing and streamlining the district set up. After a brief explana tion and discussion, the new plan. Of organization was heartily ap proved and adopted for use in the district. The following were present at the meeting: C. W. Webb, Scout Executive, Henderson; Cecil R. Sykes, Chairman Finance Com mitte; John Sawyer, Health and Safety Committee, Franklinton; Mayor W. C. Webb, V-Chatrman Activities and Camping Commit tee; Rev. Bruce Hartsell, Frank- ?*> linton; Rev. Hughes, Scout Maa^ - ter Youngsville Troop; C. Hill Yarborough, Field Commissioner, Louisburg; Arthur Hall, Troop Committeeman, Youngsville; Rev. H. 3. Cobey, District Commission er, Louisburg; W. O. Lambeth, Chairman Camping and Activities Committee; H. M. Hardy, Vice Qhairman District Committee Warren County; Claude Hum phries, Council Executive from the Raleigh Occoneechee Council Office; P. H. Massey, District Chairman. Mr. Humphries, in his remarks mentioned the fine 'work In scout ing that has been done in Louis burg and particularly the leader ship and1 untiring work of Supt. W. R. Mills and W. B. Barrow, both now departed from us. In the words of Mr. Humphries these two men have built monuments in the memories and characters of the boys through scouting in Franklin County far mora en during than monuments of mar ble. The committee voted to Join the Vance County Committee In 1 a two day camping -venture tor adult scouters to be held at Mr. Ira Weldon's Poad on (fltober 14 and 16. X ?On Pay D*r. Ky War Bonds ? j
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