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Reach Second Defense Lines Around Bryansk; Large Quantities of Nazi War Material Seized; Fierce Fighting Develops Northwest of Moscow Kuibyshev, Russia, April 16.—Soviet troops have smsshed through the fint line of Gepaafn defenses guarding Bayansk, 200 miles southwest of Moscow, and are battling fiercely in the seeond line, dispatches from the front .oported today. The direct - assault on the fortified lines guarding the key salient barely 60 miles from the frontier of White Russia was said to have developed from 411 offensive in which numerous communities were recaptured and 8,000 Germans killed in the past two weds. . The dispatches said*Nazi supplies engulfed in the westward sweep of the Russian forces included quantities at new rifles and machineguns apparently moved up for a German spring drive. Pierce fighting also was reported northwest of Moscow, where the Germans were said to have lost 1,200 men in the past few days. Red Star said guerilla . detachments operating back of the German lines in the Smolensk area and widely through White Russia had captured numerous German soldiers including ten officers. An article by Col. N. Zkjravelev in the Moscow News, reviewing the fightin# Since the start of April, said the Germans had taken advantage of improved spring weather to try out relatively heavy counter attacks in which all types of arms were brought into use." The counter attacks, the article said, oost the Nazis 22,000 dead and several times that many wounded since April 1. "No matter how great a number of tanks, planes and other , engines at war Germany may possess," he wrote, "it is clear that in 1942 they can no longer carry oat operations on last year's scale." He said that in intensified air fighting in the first seven days of April the Germans lost 466 planes to the Russians' SC. RADIO PROGRAM FOB CHINA RELIEF Stare To Appear On Saturday, April 18th, frm 9:00-10:00 P. M., As A Public Service To publicize their campaign, the United China Relief Organisation, which is beginning a national drive for much needed funds, has prepared a full how radio program, which will feature such outstanding figures of stage and screen as Lynn Fontaine, 'Alfred Lout, Mickey Rooney, Bonis and Allan, Bob Hope and a host of others. Special sketches. have been written by Maxwell Anderson, Pear! Buck, Vida Hunt, and Charles Martin. This promises to be a highlyentertaining broadcast with widespread appeal. This attraction will be broadcast on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 to 10:00 P. M., as a public service. Mrs. Joseph Honeycvtt, who has been working with Radio Station WPTF in Raleigh, since leaving China, sent the aoove information to Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Monk «f this «ty, requesting them to pat the old grapevine and bamboo-wireless to work and join other "Chfaa-hands" in helping to bring this to the attention of the jpeople, inviting each one to listen in on this program* Saturday, April 18JJl The Revival Meeting At The Baptist Church The series of revival services at the Farnfcville Baptist Church got off to a good beginning nrinday, at 6:30 o'clock when the Worker's Council of the Sunday Sehool and the BoanT of Deacons and their wives came together for * supper meeting. I At this supper plaits were completed for the revival which began at 8:00 o'clock, with Dr. Cart M. Townsemd of Raleigh bringing the message. Evening meetings at 8:00 o'clock and morning meetings at 10 o'clock will continue through next week. The public is" cordially invited. B. B. Ford ham, Pastor. Approve Plan Accept Women In The Navy ! Washington, April 15.—The House Naval committee approved legislation today to create a women's auxilitary reserve in theNavy to reli«v» men for seagoing duty. " j Enlistment would to voluntary ami -the age for admission would be 20 years. $£rf!§ 'Z Rep. Shannon (D-Mo.) protested that to admit women would be j "wrohg," bof the committee approved the measure far less than SO miiv m|fci poster dnuuiun the theme of the sixth annual nation-wide educational and enlistment campaign of the Woman's Field Army of the American Society for the control of Cancer, which is supervised by members of the medical profession. Join your local unit .and help spread the light of knowledge and the fttesage of hope, carrying life-saving information about cancer to every man, woman and child in your county, state and nation. * Membership is 11.00. Although cancer i» the second highest cause of death in this country, almost two-thirds <& the 158,000 annual victims, could be saved if they knew the vital importance of early diagnosis and prompt treatments No "BLACKOUT" ever equalled the darkness of a life doomed by Cancer. Like a pestilence this dreaded disease steals through the darkness of ignorance. It is no r aspect or of persons, no one can buy immunity. WHAT IS CANCER? A disorderly growth of eeSc of the patient's own tissues. ' -xl , ^ WHAT CAUSES CANCER? There are-many. The most common is some form of chronic or protangM irritation. "'V, IS CANCER CONTAGIOUS OR INFECTIOUS? As cancer is not due to a germ, it is neither contagious nor infectious. A person can no more "catch" cancer from another than he can "catch" the color of hi# eyes. DOES CANCER COME PROM A SINGLE BRUISE? A type of bone earner, known as sarooma, may possibly result from a single severe injury. It is believed that a single injury to soft tissue, such as the breast, will not cause cancer to develop. " ARE ALL TUMORS CANCER? No. Tumors are of two kinds—benign and usually harmless, and malignant or cancer. . nuw v>A« ire iisiuM ir it GROWTH IS CANCER? By e*arainlng' a amatL portion of the suspected tissue under the miscroscope. 18 PAIN AN EARLY SYMPTOM OF CANCER, No, except in cancer of bone or nerv* tissue. Pain usually is a late symptom and when it occur* the growth fa often advanced. P WHAT ARE SOME OF THE EARLY SIGNS OF CANCERT A persistent lump, eepecialljin a woman's breast. A sore that doea not heal, particularly about the face, mouth, or lips. An unnatural bloodstained discharge from a natural Sudden chan*es j» size or color of cancer b* an all-time record. In the first wen day. of April, he said, 4M iabe* management' committees reported they had voluntarily organized to get war production drives underway in their plants. The War Depar1s|SiHi announced it win ptue a liaison officer at each Federal Reserve Bank to expedite thfc program of arranging government-guaranteed loans for small businesses in war production. President Roosevelt, acting under the Second War Powers Act, authorized the. WPB, War, and Navy and Treasury Departments, Maritime Commission and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to inspect war plants to audit their books. The inspection will aim to avoid waste of government funds and to implement measures which have been undertaken to forstall price increases. The President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice ordered 10 large companies to ceaae discriminating against;workers because of race or religion. f?' Housing and Construction.' £;. The WPB prohibited unauthorised residential construction rostifig more than $600 except for maintenance and repair, agricultural construction of more than $1,000, and all other construction costing more than $5,000. The Board prohibited sale, purchase, delivery or withdrawal from inventory of any construction material for such purposes. Projects of certain government agencies ami those to restore property'destroyed by foe or floods were made exempt from the order. Local Federal Housing Administration officers will determine whether construction projects are eligible ibr recommendation to the WPB. Appeals from decisions of local FHA officers may be made to a Board Composed of the Administrator of the order, a representative eS labor and a third member who win represent the end product branch of the WPB within whose jurisdiction the class of project would fall. . Civilian Supply. ^ Il» WJro orwauB a. «» Ipwoline deliveries to filling BtatloM in 17 Eastern States, the Dwtsrict of Columbia, Washington «nd Oregon, You and your family can dot thair part by maktaff book setoctkma now. tXSt£Vms$Z:. public library. wA_ fnuiL.i.- T..fliir—i.■! rfCfurtaer lBrnrmauoA commumcate with your loealpfbrcry. Eamomber the slogan for Victory Book Day is: "If yon especially prixe |0n Friday, April 1*h, Victory Day toiaj»^tyw«ndo~, flg to achooi^ll V
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