CAPTURE TUNIS AND BIZERTE Americans Enter Bizerte and Brit ish Occupy Tunis; Driving Enemy to Surrender or The Sea Allied Headquarters In North Africa, May 7. ? -The four-mile long path which British and American air forces blasted for the British First Army's advance out of the hills with the plain of Tunis ihvolved the most con centrated bombing in support of troops yet undertaken. As hundreds of planes dropped thousands of bombs just ahead of advancing troops, a new mark was set in coordination of air forces with ground forces. The path was a thousand yards wide. This air barrage had the ef fect of crushing everything in its way, as a gigantic steamroller might do. As one formation re tired, the next one arrived and explosions were planted so close together that there were not many yards of surface unscathed. Ground troops found craters everywhere, with dead and wounded, and smashed and burn ing vehicles around them. Teams of RAF and American fliers of the tactical air force that did the job had their biggest day on record. "What A Show" An RAF officer who watched a lane blown open from a hill three miles west of Massicault said "ground troops unable to contain their enthusiasm came running across from their trucks to shake me by the hand and say, 'By God, what a show!' "Prom the first light* to 9:30 in the morning the sky was den sely dotted with bombers, each formation with tremendous figh ter escort," said the officer. Tunis, May 7. ? (Delayed) ? Hysterically happy inhabitants by the tens of thousands welcomed the Allied armies into Tunis late today, even as British armored cars and tanks broke down Ger man resistance in hot street fight ing at the historical gateway to the Kasbah ? native quarter. In more than two hours of skirmishing through narrow, crowded alleys, British advance guards rounded up approximately 1.500 dazed and bewildered Ger man prisoners and a smaller num ber of Italians. Four hundred Tommies cap tured in the offensive last week and awaiting transportation to Italy suddenly were liberalized from a prison yard inside Tunis. By only one day, another 250 British prisoners missed regain ing their freedom. They were shipped from Tunis yesterday by the Germans. Tunis fell almost exactly 48 hours atter the first barrage was fired in the new Allied offensive, which concentrated the armor of the First and Eighth armies in Medjerda Valley ? and broke through the enemy line for more than 20 miles. Allied Headquarters in North Africa, May 7. ? Tunis and Bi zerte were capture in mid-after noon today' by triumphant Allied troops striking in overwhelming force by land and by air. The naval base in the north fell to the American doughboys at 4:15 p. m? and the capital was conquered five minutes later by British First Army troops in the blazing coordinated drives climax ing two days of fierce battle. Roads from both cities were choked tonight with German add Italian troops, tanks and trucks fleeing to the coastal hills below Bizerte, and to Cap Bon penin sula. Allied warplanes pounded and slashed relentlessly at the retreat ing columns. Rear-guard troops still were fighting in the capital, but fierce struggles on the outskirts of the cities failed to halt the Allied drive to destroy the Axis in Africa. The Axis armies thus were crushed in their 'two main Afri can bases six months after the Allies swarmed ashore in North Africa and on the eve of "Joan of Arc Day." Thus collapsed the Axis de fenses throughout North Tunisia except for strong elements still entrenched In the hills between the plain of Tunis and Enfldavllle in positions menaced already by the British Eighth Army. The two cities were conquered in the mightiest offensive of the African war, in a shattering final drive that raced through crumb ling German positions. Allied Headquarters In North Africa, May 8.? Remnants of the beaten Axis African army, devoid of supply bases and air support, were herded along the bomb-rid den roads skirting the Gulf of Tunis today toward Cup Bon Peninsula, with Allied armor and infantry In a relentless pursuit which will end only when the last Axis soldier in Africa Is dead or captured. I Dawn found stubborn Axis poakets of resistance still fight ing on isolated hill positions, af ter the streets of Tunis and Bi zerte had been cleared, but the enemy was not expected to be able to put up any real delaying action except possibly In the mountains and at the base of Cap Bon Peninsula. As other Allied troops chased the shattered enemy forces into the peninsula, American armored units smashed to the Gulf of Tunis to cut off all escape for Axis forces in northernmost Tun isia, and prisoners were counted by the thousands. : Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gen. Henri Geraud participated In ' a ceremony marking the formal 1 presentation of American lend lease equipment to the French to day and the Allied commander-in- ' chief said: Waves of Prisoners "Now that the only Axis sold iers left on African soil soon will ] be in their graves or in prison ' camps, let us set our hearts and minds on complete victory so that , we may march with this equip- ' ment up the Champ Elysees to the Arc de Trlomphe where lies the Unknown Soldier's symbol of French heroism." ? a ? From Gold Sand In connection with the agricul- i turai work in the Gold Sand High ( School this year, the following ac- , complishments were outstanding, i To the school, cabinets, book ] space, and book cases were added | to provide for 180 students. A new shop was built, having j a floor space of 1800 square feet , ? also $600.00 worth of tools were purchased for the shop.. The , new structure is valued at not , less than one thousand dollars. , In building the new shop, the j agricultural boys, under the sup- j ervision of their teacher, cut the \ logs, carried them to the mill, dressed the lumber, hauled the ' lumber td the school, and erected ] the structure. , Four War Productive Training , Courses have been carried on with a total enrollment of sixty seven men and women. Of course.) the value of the courses to the individual is unknown at this , time. This work was under the , supervision of Henry F. Marshall,! < Teacher of Agriculture. Clyde Perdue received the Gold, Sand F. F. A. Star Farmer award and a prize of $5.00 for the high est scoring individual. Mr. Mar-j ( shall, his teacher, was the donor of the prize, which was present-! ed at the Future Farmer's Ban rrnet held in the New Vocational Shop Friday night, April 30. At' that time the new shop was form-! ally dedicated. The shop will be open every | Wednesday afternoon from one I until seven o'clock during the summer. Any and every farmer may use the shop and its equip ment during those hours free of charge. -o MISS GATTIS, I.IEUT. LOWE WED IN TEXAS The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Viola Gattis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Gattis. to Lieut. Guy Elliott Lowe, United States Army Air Force, of Bergstom Field, Austin, Texas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Lowe, of Hopewell, formerly of Norfolk. The ceremony took place at the Post Chapel, at Bergstom Field, with Capt. H. M. K. Fahnstrom, chaplain, United States Army, of ficiating. The chapel was decorat ed with palms and lighted can dles. The bride wore a salute Wue dressmaker suit, matching acces sories and a corsage of orchids. She had as her maid of honor and only attendant Miss Alice Blake, of Austin, Texas. Arthur R. Husk, of Austin, was best man for Lieutenant Lowe. The couple la residing at 8 Coloni al Court in Austin, Texas. ? Nor folk, Ledger-Dispatch. The bride is a neice of our town and County man Mr. C. H. Gattis. On January 1, 1942 there were 60,377,000 hogs on U. S. farms. It is estimated tfiat the 1943 pig crop may total 125,000,000 as compared with 105,000,000 last year. Some body better grow some extra feed. o? S. B. Randolph of Yancey Court ty saved enough orchard grass seed to plant his needed acreage and threshed about 400 pounds of lespedeza seed from one med ium sized stack. USED CARS FOR SALE We have a nice selection of clean late Model Cars and Pick-up Trucks. ATTRACTIVE PRICES ANl) TERMS. Motor Sales Co. Phone 832 HENDERSON, N. C. Louisburg College News ScrKOunt Talf Returns To Campus Sgt. L. R. Taff. head of the English department, on leave, returned to the campus during the week-end for a brief visit. Sgt, Taff is now stationed at Scott Field, Illinois, where he has the responsibility of looking after the financial standing of all men shipped out of Scott Field. 11?11 Home Economics lVt'.M'iits Style Show Th.e Home Economics depart ment, under the direction of Mrs. [. D. Moon, gave a style show luring the chapel hour on Tues iay, May 12. The girls modeled dresses and they had jackets they had made during the year, including those worn at the recent fashion show it State College. The students who participated were Catherine Rowe, Aberdeen; Sudie Mae Kirkmau, Vanceboro; Virginia Leonard, Jane Moon. Helen Harris, all of Louisburg; 3alJie Gardner, Macon. II? H Student Government Members Installed - Newly-elected student govern ment members were given the >ath of office and officially in italled during the chapel hour on Friday morning, Mify 7. Melvin Smiley, Macon, outgo ng president of the men's asso-1 nation, gave a talk on the aimsj ind purposes of the association. _ater he invested Jack Itascoe. i Surlington, with the robe of of Ice; Muriel Whltehurst. South i Hills, invested Annie Louise Sher ock. Elizabeth City, with her ?obe. Other members who took the >ath and received a robe were, )f the men, Ed Gentry, Roxboro, rice-president; Billy Lewis. Rocky Vlount, secretary; of the women, Hary Elizabeth Midgette, Middle ;on, vice-president; Frances Rice, Fonesboro, treasurer; Celia Bar rett, Roxboro; secretary; Ruth Pegram, Wiriston-Salem, presi Jent of the Young Women's Christian Association. <1 II liMrumural Tennis Tournament Hold A boys' intramural tennis tournament has been in progress luring the past two weeks. Mat ches were played off on the col lege court and oil the local high' school court. The tournament isj now in the final stage. In the! senil-finals Bryant won over An-; irews 6-3, 6-3; and Hardwick de-i feated Bowers 6-1, 6-1. The girls' tournament is in the beginning stage. The doubles for both boys' and girls' tournament will begin next week. II ? IT Stunt Night Program Presented Several clubs of the campus presented a stunt program in the college auditorium Saturday ev ening, May 8. This program was in answer to a similar stunt pro gram given by the faculty several weeks ago. Alpha Phi Epsilon gave a short play presenting the shortcoming? of two Job-seeking secretaries. Tbeir mistakes and inability af forded fun and laughter. Mem bers of the cast included Barbara Thorson, Elizabeth City; King Moore Willis, Sealevel; Annie Louise Sherlock, Elizabeth City; and Bobbie Ivey, Goldsboro. The Physical Education de partment gave a series of tumb ling stunts, which displayed their ability and coordination. The Dramatic Club presented Mae Jo Walker and Christine Creekmore, who entertained the audience with several songs. The high light of the program was a "style" show supposedly in a fashionable New York dress shop, given by Phi Theta Kappa. The grace and poise of the boys who modeled amazed and delight ed the audience? Those taking part In this final stunt were Elea nor Beasley, Louisburg, as shop keeper! Martha Ann Strowd. AMERICAN HEROES BY LEFF M.RS. Ltr* *?^31 Pouring out a Heady 'stream of machine gun fire, Corp, Leroy Pi? mond, U. S. M. C, and jutt two baddiei stemmed (MR c "jjLf Pacific hie recently. One of the men, Pvt. Mn RHMp VU kllPL Diamond and the other man were sjred. ? These men are willing to give Aelr Kr?. The kaat w? can 3* !? lend our money. Buy Second War Loan Bonds. U. S. Trtiuurj Dtparlmtnl Louisburg, as a fashionable nia-| tron. Sara Ifux, Halifax, as the. daughter; Catherine Rowe. Aber-| deen, as a French maid. Thej models were Ralph Pegram. Win-i ston-Salem; Eaton Holden. Oscar j Fuller, Louisburg; Thomas Helms, Scotland Neck; McNeil [ Ipock, New Born; Hortou. Corwin. Ahoskie. o j Meat Prices Specific dollars and cents prices for retail cuts of beef, veal, lamb, and mutton, postponed for further review last month, will become effective on Monday. May 17. A. F. Johnson, chairman of the Franklin County War Pri. hfcali J ? Worth Carolina C9mmltt?m IlftrE>?l?.tel?????i, MS-7 iBRuranrr Hldg.. lUlrUh. N.C. I KEEP UP A GOOD CIVILIAN FRONT LADIES' DRESSES 65c MEN'S SUITS 65c A good "front" in this case means clean, clothes. Regular cleaning not only keeps you looking tip-top ... it makes clothes last long . ! . . Embedded dirt wears delicate fibers . . . makes fabric weak . . . Don't take chan ces! Youf present clothes MUST lai .. - them cleaned often! Preserve Your Winter Clothing by Having Them Moth Proofed. WHITE SWAN DRY CLEANERS Opposite Murphy's Garage Call Phone 446-1 Mickey Bailey, Prop. Louisburg, N. C. "Give Us a Test and We'll Do The Rest" of 25 pounds per person. K. E. EVANS Franklinton. ? E. E. Evans, 51,! died Friday night at his home on! Franklinton, Route 1. Surviving are his wife; three children. Josephine. Garland and Editli Evans; and one brother, I .Wade Evans of Raleigh. Funeral^ services were held from Mount Carmel Church ini Granville County Sunday at 3 j ? p. in., conducted by the Pastor, the Rev. S. E. Mercer. Burial was in the church cemetery. * ' IVken EXHAUSTION W; j*Headache^ Don't let headache double the mil* eiTTof exhaustion. At the ftrtt sign of pain take Capudine. It quickly brinca relief, aoothea nervea upset by the pain. It It liquid? already dlaaolved? all i ready to act? all ready tof bring comfort. Use only aa di- 1 rected. I0e, 80c. 60c. FOR FIRST CLASS I*RI.\ lING PHOXE 283-1 Let's Go To Fox's COOL COTTONS For Summer's Hottest Days Sj.79 . 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