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Air War Returns
To Furious Face
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British Continue Ter
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London, Feb. 27. ? The British
serial offensive gathered fury yes
terday, squadrons of planes sweep
ing back and forth across the Eng
lish Channel hour upon hour, and
bombs were declared to have explod
ed on the docks at Calais, and across
the face of Northern France.
The mist-muffled berk of anti
aircraft fire on the German-occu
> pied side of the Straits of Dover
last night gave proof that the British
airmen were still at their task.
Visibility was poor over " the
Straits, but above the fog the flash
es of searchlights and connonadmg
could be seen in the $**<&<>& of
Boulogne.
At Calais, the Air Ministry said,,
the quayside, jetties and tidal basin
were squarely hit.
* The brief official report did not
wholly account for the use of a
vast number of British planes which
kept the air so stirred that one
coastal observer remarked: v
"I haven's seen so many R. A. F.
planes over the Straits of Dover
since the Battle of France last Sum
mer."
Hard To Find.
The Air Ministry, through its
news service, asserted that British
fighter pilots had "again proved
their mastery of the air over the
English Channel." '
British bombers were escorted by
Spitfires and Hurricanes to Calais
"without interference" by the Ger
mans, it was said.
"The sky over the Channel was
full of airplanes?all- British," a re
turning squadron leader reported.
"Never a Jerry did we sight"
It was a continuation of night
bombing activities against the Nazis,
and almost continuous action, during
which airdromes in France and war
industry plants in the German Ruhr
were assaulted in force.
Hit during the night too, said the
Air Ministry, were the invasion
ports of Boulogne, Dunkerque and
Calais; and in a single daylight ac
tion, a German submarine assembly
and repair station at Flushing, The
Netherlands, was bombed.
The loss of one British plane was
acknowledged.
(In Berlin, the offical German
news agency DNB said two British
craft had been shot down.)
Nasi Attacks.
Meantime, German bombers con
centrated on a 9oath Wales coastal
town in a long, destructive attack
last night, and then turned on Lon
don early today to mfhct'new dam
age and casualties.
A stick of high-explosive bombs
demolished 10 booses in one Lon
don district. Seven serious casual
ties were removed from the wreck
age, while others remained trapped.
At least five persons were trapped
similarly in the home counties
around London.
In both London and the Welsh
town (name withheld) the raiders
Scattered incendiary bombs and
flares, by the light of which they
hurled explosives.
A single unidentified district is
the Welsh town was the primary ob
ject of attach. here was an un
stated number of deaths.
COTTON MATTRESS
PROGRAM ON HERE
According to G. M. Shirley, man
ager ia charge of the "Cotton Mat
tress" program recently started
hare, much interest is being mani
fested by people of Una section in the
project
Tboae desiring to benefit from this
project are requested to see Mr.
Shirley at Knott's Warehouse No. 2,
near Norfolk Southern railroad or
Main street, for full information at
to haw to obtain a nice new Cotter
Mattress ftw the sum of only
Tree comforts may also he obtamec
along with the mattress.
Any farmer or any person work
to share in these benefits.
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Berlin, Feb. 26.?The signatories
of the Axis tripartite pact ? Ger
many, Italy and Japan are ready to
strike back at any American aimed
intervention in their "lebensraeume"
(living spaces), the financial paper
Boersnxeitung warned tonight -
Writing under the heading "Japan,
master in the Western Pacific," Juli
us Krauss, in the paper's leading edi
torial, said "for Italy, Japan aad
Germany this war is a question of
life and death which American poli
ticians think they can negate *- by
shipments of money and munitions."
"The highly-praised American de
mocracy now is supposed to -become
a personal Roosevelt rulership so.
perhapetomorrow the beaten English
partner can be supported by Ameri
can armed forces," the editorial said.
"The defense forces of the three
powers are prepared for this arbi
trary attack and will throw it hade
with an iron will and" superior might.
No American power will be able to
disturb the national law of the world,
developments in the lenbensraeume'
of these peoples and the fulfillment
of their vital demands."
FARMERS HOLD
INTERESTINGMEET
Meetings Are Held Each Wed
nesday and Those Interested
In Farming Are Urged Te Be
Present
The farmers had their regular
weekly meeting' in the agriculture
building Wednesday night, February
26th. The topic discussed was "Swine
Sanitation."
Dr. Randal of the North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
and located at Snow Hill led the dis
cussion. In his talk he brought out
a number of things that a farmer
wild and should do that would en
able him to produce pigs for the
market at a much lower cost.
The farmers meetings are held
each Wednesday night at 7:00 o'clock
in the School Agricultural building,
and all f; rmers are invited to attend.
There is always a good speaker that
can give you some, valuable informa
tion.
Next Wednesday night, March 6th,
Mr. R. B. Kelly will give us a talk
on poultry and illustrate with a mo
tion picture.
RECORD
A summary of 1940 records shows
that American farmers obtained a
record amount of AAA materials
such as lime and phosphate for car
rying out prescribed soil-building
practices. ?
Talking back to the teacher is one
way to demonstrate what you don't
know.
Baptist Revival
To End Tmight
Meeting Has Been Suc
cessful With Good At
tendance and Interest
The series of meetings being held
in the new Baptist Church, reported
as having been very successful, -will
come to a close with the service to
| night. Attendance has been gratify
ing to the pastor, Rev. B. B. Ford
ham, daring these ten days, and an
. enthusiastic interest has been roani
. fested throughout
The Rev. William C. Royal, of
, Frederick, Md., has been the speaker
at the two asrrieos held daily, and
, has brought messages of great in
. spiration and poem to his congrega
, tions.
, Special renditions by members of
t the choir and the reading part they
L have taken In the song service, under
i the direction of John D. Holmes and
I with Mrs. Arthur F. Joyner at the
organ, have won commendation and
. wannest praise from everyone.
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with women all over *1M| vhirld in ob
serving today as WORLD DAY OF
FBAYBB.
a A special prayer serried, conducted
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viinflvftn viiurcn, will xc&mUv mem?
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The monthly State-Pitt County
Matasftal and Irfant WeMhre Cbnfcs
arebeinghdd this week.
The Greenville Clinics were held
Monday and Tuesday. The total at
tendance of mothers and babiBs on
thete two days was 69. Of thi8"numr
ber;"? wer^ white; and ,68 were col
ored. The patients who do not live
in Greenville axe dependent, largely
upon the Greenville ^Service League
for transportation. ?
The Service League -Motor Corps
for the month consisted of: Mes
dames' John Adams, 'Marvin4 -Blount,
Lymdn Ormond, and Mini Jean
^odfces.
In commenting on the work of the.
Service League, Dr. Ennett, the local
Health Officer, - expressed the opin
ion that this Motor Corps Service1 is
ode of the most important pieces of
volunteer service rendered the Health
Department Without this -service,
according to Dr. Ennett, many poor
patients would be unable to avail
themselves of the medical care given
in these dmics.
Other clinics held in the County
this week: Wednesday, Grimealand;
Thursday, Ayden; "Friday, Farmville.
Dr. Ennett expressed the hope that
the landlords whose tenants need
such service as these clinics offer
and who are unable to have a private
physician would make it possible for
them to attend these clinic centers.
Carolina Calf
Tournament To
BegjnMar, 26
Henderson Joins Form
er 7-Club Loop; Offi
cial Schedule To Be
Ammounced When
Completed *
H. H. Bradham and B. 0. Taylor,
members of the Farmvilie Country
Club, attended the annual meeting
of the East Carolina Golf League
held in Wilson Wednesday, at which
time Henderson was voted member*
ship in the league.
Admission of the Henderson Club
boosts the league's membership to
eight Towns Already in the leagye
are Wilson, Rocky Mount, Tarboro,
Golds bo ro, Kins ton, Greenville and
Farmville. ,
It was decided that league play
will begin March 26, and Green*
ville's Bob Bailey and Tom Smoot
were appointed to draw up the
league schedule. Greenville Golf
and Country Club will be host to
the annual league tournament; date
of this meeting will be announced
later.
The league likes its officers, and
to prove it, reelected them. Billy
Barnes was reelected president; E.
B. Jordan, secretary and treasurer.
-Both are members of the Wilson
Country Club.
Team captains of the league are;!
Tom Smoot, Greenville; Billy Smith,
Wilson; W. A. Hart, Tarboro; Jim
Parrott, Kins ton; Bob Stevens,
GoHsboro; O. T. Kiritland, Hender
son; P. B. Gravely, Rocky Mount,
and H. H. Bradham, Farmville.
Cecil Lilly and Robert D. Rouse have
-been elected assistants to Mr. Brad
ham of the Fannvflle'Club.
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OrtWpdfc (Stoic
?o Be Held March 7
We wish to remittd our readers of
the State Orthopedic Clinic to be
I laid Friday, March 7, 1941, in Green*
vflte, from 12:30 to 4 p. m. '
This Gttnic takes all types of crip
plea, both'White and colored, free of
charge who are unable to afford priv
ate treatments. It js desired ihqugh
teret, Pamlico, Pitt cad
though patientelfrbm other Gouj^iee
wte^^^^^eioe^nw^dd aa
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RUSHING WAR AID.
"LEND-LEASE* RILL AIMS.
CAUSE OR AVOID WAR?
PERIL IN FAR EAST.
!U. S. FACES DECISION. ,
1,000 planes a month. v
#5*800 in tsar 1040 ??
HEALTH AND WELFARE.
DEFENSE CREATES PROBLEM.
FOR FREE COMPETITION. ,
ABOUT IDENTICAL BIDS.
Final passage of the Lend-Lease
Bill is expected this week, with the
result that assistance to Great Brit
ian will be immediately speeded and
expected. The legislation is based
interesting announcements can be
upon acceptance of the idea that the
defense of the United States requires
the continued resistance of the (Brit
ish people. Consequently, material
assistance will be dispatched to
Strengthen British resources In their
weakest categories.
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| When the question of aid to Great
Britain is considered, one of the first
problems ia production of the neces
sary supplies. This' is being taken
care of and, in time, the volume * of
supplies will be tremendous. After
wards, 'and just as important if 'the
strategy of this country is to succeed,
comes the question of delivery. Here
the intensive submarine and aerial
campaign of Nazi Germany against
British * ships casts an ominous
shadow across the American pur
pose.
The Lend-Lesse Bill has been
described' by supporter* 88 4 measure
designed to keep this coimtry out of
war and by opponents- as s device to
put us into the war. Obviously, there
is a measure of truth in both asser
tions- Behind the unusual statue is
the realization thai the fate of this
country will be endangered by Ger
many's victory and, consequently,
steps short of war which prevent
[Hitler's triumph protect the United
States. * I
If the nation becomes "an arsenal
of democracy" and provides suffi
cient supplies to enable the British
i to successfully-end the present strug
' gle, the Lend-Laase Bill will, in fact,
prove to be a legislative device to
keep us out of war. In this connec
| tion, however, we must consider the
alternative. Let us suppose that the
vast flow of supplies from this coun
try to Great Britain fails to pave
the way for a British victory, or even
to prevent British defeat '
In the latter case, we will have
undoubtedly aroused the enemy of
the dictator-nations, but this, we
think, can be cast aside by tho ob
servation that the Axis group, in its
future relationship to this country,
will be governed by self-interest
rather than emotions. The Axis
powers will attack the United States,
according to many experts, regard
less of anything we do, if; the dicta
tors believe they can successfully ac
complish the seizure of the rich
| booty in this hemisphere.
The suppersition that the assis-j
I tance from this country will prove
I insufficient for the defeat of Ger
I! many will raise a further question
? for the people of this country to de
Hcide, Saving committeed ourselves
1 to the defeat of the Axis group and
I having bached Great Britain with al*
| most unlimited material assistance,
I we will, if this Aula to accomplish Us
I purpose, have to decide whether the
H Unfliid States shall gofurther along
the road the Lend-Lease Bill begins.
? In other wofda, if material assis
tance fade 'to* do-anything but com
j mit this country to a British victory;
? will we enlarge our program later to
I iriclude military aerial or naval activ
I ities against Germany 1
principles Btates ha31
ioiP6nl C6rtein 'VitoHsuppliGs siicli * es I
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Australians and New Zeelandera, are
preparing for & last-ditch stand
against the advancing tide of Jdpar 4
nese aggression. There is a general (
belief that the United States will be
come involved if actual hostilities be- '
gin between Great Britain and Japan 1
over Tokyo's aggression program. '
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? It should be noted that the reac
tion in this country to recent Japa- 1
nese aggression hasproducedan as - 1
tonishing change of sentiment in (
Congress, Whereas the naval pro- 1
posal to improve harbors at Guam ]
and Samoa'has been held up in pre
vious years on account of the possi
ble effect upon Japan, the House of '
Representatives last week unani- .
mously approved these preliminary
steps which plainly indicate that the *
United States intends to fortify it* j
self In the Pacific regardless -of
Japanese sensibilities,
The fact that the United States }
batle fleet maintains itself at
Hawaii indicates the serious situa
tion existing in the Pacific and the
itnortance the Government attaches
to the Japanese threat While this 1
country insists that it desires peace 1
in the Pacific and Japanese "states- |
men continue to stress their Pacific
intentions, the fact remains, never- \
theless, that Japanese soldiers and
sailors, definitely challenge the in- 1
terests of every other nation in the
Far East.
With France prostrate and Great '
Britain involved in a serious war in
Euhipe, the "United States akme if ii)
a position to exercise a restraining ?
influence upon Tokyo, Whether this '
will be sufficient or not, It a ques
tion* at this time and it is not pre
mature for the people of the ^United
States to consider the possibility of
actaal. hostilities with Japan in the (
near future.
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The production of military planes
in this country passed the 1,000
raark in January,: thus doubling the
output of a year,ago. More thaji
sixty per cent. of the production was
combat ships of various types, Jan*
uary production^ was more than
tyronty per cent" ahead of the
?tober figure of 7&9 and -leads de
fense officials to behove that, be
fore many months, the rate of 1jOO
a month will be reached and thafc^be- j
fine the year ends,' the aircraft in
dustry of this oountry will produce
atleast 2,000 planes, a month.
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The number of -planes delivered to <
Great Britain is a closely guarded
tioni# not expected to reach desired
%ures until J9f4&fr Much work w-' h
mains to be done In #o<ding up/ymf M
onct this h/aceompKshed, much prog- :
ress is expected to Jremade toward *\
the goal of 50,000 planes per year.
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Keep These Dates In
Mkid and Plan Now to
Come toVarmvilJefor
Attractive Values
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The Merchants Association Com
mittee-composed of Ernest Pettaway,
W. H. Fisher, Frank Williams, -Eli
Joyner, Jr., and G. A. Rouse have ?
definitely set March 13 and 14th as
the Farmville Community Dollar
Days for 1M1, The Committee was
unanimous in its invitation to non
members of the Merchants Associa
tion as well as the members to co
operate in making this the most sue*
cessfal Dollar Day ever held by the
Farmville Merchants. Plans were
laid for the special Dollar Day Edi
tion to be mailed to 9,000 box holders
in the surrounding communities, of
Fountain, Walstonburg, Falkland,
Snow Hill, Bell Arthur, Saratoga
and Maury, -
Some members of the committee ,
have celled on most all of the mer?
chants of the'townand everyone has
expressed a willingness to 'cooperate
and to lend their effort icihe offer* ?
ing of some real'bargains and the '
bringing of a large throng of people \
to Farmville on March 13th and 14th.
5eniplff Adopted
Closing Hour For
Saturday Nights
BEGIN &AUCH FIRST I
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Through petition of merchants
and business men of FarmviHe,
the Board of -Directors of the
Farmville Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association have
adopted resolution providing far
i the closing of all Farmville mer
cantile establishments on eaeh
Saturday night not later than ten
(10:00 o'clock P. M.)
All patrons are urged to com
plete their purchases before ten
o'clock, to the end that the stores
may close at the appointed hour,
thereby permitting those working
on Saturdays to get home before
such a late hour.
This resolution becomes effec-.
! tftre on Saturday, March 1st, 1941.
I All merchants are requested to
cooperate.
CHARGES?
.
Berlin, Feb. 26.?D. N. B. German
news agency, reported today in a
Sofia dispatch that assault charges
had been made in the Bulgarian cap
ital against United States Minister
George H. Earle ss a results of last
Saturday's cafe bottle-hrowing in
cident
D. N. B. said Sarle was accused of
"inflicting light bodily wounds." The
agency added that "nurperous Bul
garian citizens appeared as witness
es." r.
|Earle said the altercation arose
when a man he. identified as a Ger- ?
man odjected when the orchestra
played '"Jipperary" at Earless re
quest The man was hit by a bottle
and Earle suffered a cut on his arm
in warding off a bottle.)
Washington, Feb. 26. ? Officials
raid today that George H. Earle,
United States minister, cannot legal
ly be arrested or tried on the assault
charges reported to have ''been filed
against him in Sofia. They asserted
hat Earle has diplomatic Immunity.
The State Department had received
no report late today that charges
had been filed against the envoy.
BIRD CLUB
The Bird Club held its regular
nee ting Saturday, spending a good
part of the time ai ranging a display
jf bird houses and posters made* by
he members, books and pictures in a
how window of the Hobgood build
ing on Main street . The posters
how the insects destroyed by Jrirds
and the berry bearing shrubs that
will attract the latter. Wilbur Mor
ris was welcomed as a mew member
at this time, ''
Itynt Schtsl
I teGton Okeh
?Civil Pi-iot s Training
? Program Gets Final
I Approval
I Greenville, Fob. 26.?Milton O.
Schultz, chief Civil Aeronautical Au
thority inspector for this area, made
a final inspecticmVrf the local coun
ty-city airport arid college equipment
?this morning with a view to establxsh
ing a Civil Pilots Trahring program
Biere and announced that he would
Buhmit a favorable report to the At
lanta offices tonight.
Approval by the Atlanta and.
[Washington offices is expected to he
fcnly a formality following the report
Df the inspector.
Mr. Schultz visited the airfield
with its new hanger, and then went
and approved facilities offered for
mm W ow ****** r*v
will get under way within'?? few
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Turkish Coast; Bold
'ifliSJ:
Latter Stints War On
Axis ?
London, Feb. 26.?British forces
have captured and occupied the for
tified Italian island' and seaplane
base of Castel Oritzo on Turkey's
southern coast it was announced! of
ficially tonight as British moved
quickly to- reinforce her alliance with
Turkey.
The seizure of the tiny island,
easternmost point of Italy's bases in
the Mediteranean, aroused specula
tion that Britain, with Turkey's con
sent; migjht be preparing to seize
all of the Italian Dodecanese islands
at the gateway to the strategic Dar
danelles.
The occupation of the Italian is
land base?a stepping stone to .Italy's
Rhodes stronghold only 80 miles to
the west?was regarded as a pre
liminary move to quick British aid
to'Turkey if the later enters the war
against the Axis.
The taking of the fortified island
only three miles from Turkey's Ana
tolian coast south of Elmali and
midway between Rhodes and the
British base at Cyprus occurred
yesterday,. presumably by British
naval and land forces, and Admiral
ty and War Office communique said.
Castel Oritzo, long regarded as an
Italian "pistol" pointed at the rich
Anatolian" plains, was occupied by
Italy in 1912 and Turkey never has
abandoned her claim to the tiny isle,
which has a Small bay, but no naval
facilities.
Was Threat.
As a Jaase for Italian bombing
planes, Castel Oritzo has been a
threat to Britain's Mediterranean
naval base at Alexandria 300 miles
southward, to Crete 300 miles to the
west and to Cyprus.
The fact that a joint communique
was issued indicated that tbe oc
cupation was a joint operation by
the British Mediterranean fleet and
land troops.
' Last week, according to Belgrade
dispatches, the British occupied and
fortified as a naval and air base
the Greek Island of Lemnos in the
upper Aegean barely 40 miles from
Greek Salonika and close by the
entrance to the Dardanelles.
It was presumed that the Turkish
government had been informed in
advance' and had consented, at least
tacitly, to the British taking of the
Italian island.
Stage All Set
Richard Austen Butler,. Parliamen
tary Secretary of ? Foreign Affairs,
told the House of Commons today
that "all information suggests" that
Adolf Hitler has completely set the
stage for an early occupation of
Bulgaria with his .Balkan army.
Butler spoke for Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden, who, with Chief of
Imperial Staff General Sir John G.
Dill. Conferred in Angara on the
Anglo-Turkish alliance and action to
be taken if and when the Germans
strike.
Butler told the House of Commons
that Britain is "completely satisfied"
with the attitude of Turkey with
respect to her alliance with Britain,
thereby answering fears that the
Turks might refuse to fight until
their own territory was invaded.
In the western Mediterranean'dan-,
ger spot, Butler said, a provisional
war-time agreement has been reach
ed with Spain regarding Tangier,
whereby Generalissimo 'Francisco . ^
Franco has, given assurances that
he will not fortify the international
zone which His troops took over ,
Shortly after the callapse of France
last year,
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Seeks More Funds
For N. C. Projects
' Washington, Feb. 26.?The War
Department todajr asked Congress
for an additional $12,000,000 to com
plete construction .of army training
facilities in North Carolina. " ;
The amount was based on a revis
ed estimate of total costs of the proj
ects and was total cost of the fourth
supplemental national defense ap
propriations bill * reportedv to - the
House by its Appropriations. Qw?
mittee.
"The department estimated an ad
ditional $7,867,871 wan needed at
$btt Sragg, ;N. C., where th? esti
mated total cost is now $304*4,4*0
against and original allocation of
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