Allied Parachutists
Take Over Two Airports
In Tunisia;
Rommel Expected l|
Try To Make Stand
Against British Near
El AgreOa; Allies
Closing" In
Adolf Hitler was reported massing
* fleet of mow than 1,000 plane*
in aoatfaem Italy, Cn*», S"®?!
and Sicily in an attempt to defend
the last bases in North Africa
yesterday as the Naii-wntrolled
Paris radio announced that German
troops had "captured" Bizerte in
tfaeof the word "captured" appeared
to refute previous Berlin assertions
that the Germans moved in
"to defend their French compatriots
in Tunisia" and met only -cooperation
from French soldiers in
the vital North African buffer state.
Tunisia lies between Amencanheld
Algeria on the west and Italian
Tripolitania on the ettstSimultaneously,
British parachute
troops borne by huge American
transport planes were reported]
swarming down on key points in the
Mediterranean coastal colcmy sprarheadatg
an advance by perhaps 150,000
Allied soldiers from Algeria. _
American sky troops ^ already
occupied, an airport on the Tunisian
fr°Reporta of intensified British submarine
activities indicated that Hitler
was desperately seeking to rush
sea-bonne reinforcements across the
Mediterranean to the Dark Continent,
as well as concentrating great numbers
of planes for a showdown batBut
the Axis claw that only a few
months ago threatened to squeeze
the entire Middle East was now
steadily withdrawing its burnt fmWhile
Anglo-American troop coleastward
into Tunisia,
umns drove taf
British headquarters announced that
L. Sir Lmiles
across tne mn*a
terday to reach a point only 70 miles
from the Axis base at Bengasi on
the Gulf of Sirte. . . ..
The new British swe?p m P™*
of Nu Field Marshal ErwnRommel's
tattered armies narrowed the
£■ "escape gap" between Turns,a
and Libya to about 820 miles.
Gen. Sir Harold Alexander, Bnt
iah Middle East commander-mchief,
told newsmen that only 15
of 500 Axis tanksin Egypt^caped
destruction or capture, but
that Rommel would attempt a stand
near El Aghefta, at the bottom of
thAl«lwter 12d Rommel had erected
"strong defense postti™™ the
El Aehefla area, and 146 add€d
"The-enemy is groggy, but not
knocked out." , .
Rommel himself was reported m
Tunisia for a last-ditch attempt to
stem the Allied offensive.
Conflicting reports venous Pictured
the French in T^a as ^ding
both the Allies »d the M
some responding to Hrtler's appea!
for help while others accepted Af"
mini Jean Darlsn's inWtation to
fight on the side of the United K»>
"T broadcast from the radio In
sUn naval base,
back in one skirmgl. •
farmers having hogs ready far
market are urged to sell them at the
Victory Hog Sale *> be held on Tu«ed»y,
December 8, 1M2, at J. N. 4 3.
U Williams' Stockyard in Grearrville,
according to ff. F. Hendrix, county
agent, and Robert A. Darr, secretarytreasurer
of .the Production Credit
plosives on Nazi Atlantic »ubmarine
I bases today for the fourth time witfa!
in Wn day* in the aerial offensive
designed to di*nH«t the Axis concentration
of U-boats warring on
North African convoy routes.
The submarine ehedB of La Pal lice
and Lorient were aided at a coat of
fitoe bomber.
The brief American communique
did not give the remits of the attacks.
1a Pal lice is near La Rochelle,
360 miles from the nearest
British coast. Lorient is en the
south side of the Breton Peninsula.
There, was no mention of a fighter
escort. This was taken as an indication
of the American confidence
in the ability of the Fortresses and
Liberators to cope with German
fighters on their own., During recent
daylight attacks the pilots have
reported little enemy fighter opposition.
St Nazaire, another submarine
base, was attacked yesterday. La
Pallice and St Nazaire were raided
November 14 and St Nazaire was
hit November 9.
Share-The-Meat
Campaign to Get
Underway at Once
Appointment of Block
And Neighborhood
Leaders Now Being
Considered In Organized
Effort
Citizens of America are being called
this week to action in the Nationwide
Meat Campaign, which is
designed to aid the effort in aharing
moat for Victory.
R. A. Joyner and J. W. Joyner attended
the county meeting held Wednesday
in this connection and are
busy with organi sation plana for
Farmville. The cooperation of individuals
named -as block leaders and
the citizenship as a whole is requested
by those in charge of the campaign.
In spite of the fact that our meat
supply is the greatest to history, it
will not be enough to meet the weeds
of our armd forces both at heme and
abroad, the needs of our fighting
Allies and the total civilian demands.
Facing these facto, the Food Requirements
Committee of the War
Production Board ha determined
that the amount of meat going to
civilians must be restricted. Accordingly,
deliveries from packers to
civilian outlets were restricted as of
October 1, in anticipation of rationing
at a tetter date. However, rationing
machinery requires several
months. In the meantime, we ars
asked voluntarily to share the meet
so that all citissn*. will be able to
get their fair portion.
This is essential now and will also
prepare the hnmemaher for actual
rationing. We must see that our
meat supplies last throughout the
year. It has beat calculated that
the fair share of meat for each abl»bodied
person over 12 years of age
is 2% pounds per person per week
(for each child under 6, 8/4 pound
per week, and each child 6 to 12
years, 1% pounds per week is flowed).
That includes all meals eaten
at bome> to somebody elseVj home,
or in-' m restaurant.
Meat to be shared includes all retail
cuts from pork, beef,'
W*shingtoo,_Nov. 18. — President
Roosevelt fixed three separate registration
periods today for youths who
have reached or wfll reach their
I8lh birthday* in the laat half of
this year.
By proclamation, he set the week
beginning December 11 and endingDecember
27 for draft registration
of those who became 18 In Jtriy and
August
Young men .who reached that age
in September and October will ngt
ister in the following week and
those who became 18 in November
and December will register in the
week starting December 96 and closing
December 31. >
'Mr. Roosevelt also provided for
continuous registration" on their
birthdays of youths who become 18
on or after next January 1. If the
birthday falls on a Sunday or holiday,
they must register the next
day.
This will be the sixth draft registration.
The last, on Jane 30th, covered
young men who already were
18 or 19 and thorn who had become
20 since the preceding registration.
Mr. Roosevelt's proclamation said
the new registration and the others
which had been held were "advisable
to insure victory, final and
complete, over the enemies of the
United States."
The new registration will take
place simultaneously in the United
States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto
Rico, with daily registration hours
fixed for 9 & m., to 5 p. m.
Late registrations will be permitted
for those unable to present
themselves during the stated periods
because of circumstances beyond
their control.
ine ciuei c*ct;uwvb hmcu uim eui
employers give their workers sufficient
time off to complete their registrations.
Selective service headquarters revealed
today that local boards had
been instructed to reclassify all
registrants heretofore deferred because
of conviction of crimes.
No more, deferments are to be
made on this ground unless the registrants
"are completely disqualified
morally and are not eligible
for a waiver under the new army
standards," the boardsSvere told.
In another draft development, a
critical shortage of physicist* has
been recognized by tile Wat . Manpower
Commission and -Selective
Service, and the latter agency disclosed
-today new procedure for obtaining
draft deferment for persona
in that fieldA
national committee has bjen set
up with authority t» -investigate
physicists whose deferment has
been refteeted by a college or other
employer on the ground that he
has special training and skill and
is a necessary man in Us work.
If the committee agrees the man
is necessary, it will endorse the application
for his deferment and retjau
it to the man's load board- The
committe may appeal If the local
board nevertheless classifies the
man as available for military service
or for "assignment to Work of
national importance," * _ ,
Selective Service said similar procedure
would-b* followed fa Other
where critical shortages develop
and national committees will be set
up fa those fields, •;$*
Policy of Unbroken Sequence
To Be Followed;
Cordial Invitation
Extended Members oi
Families and Friends
Though faced by (rest difficulty
of travel and the certainty of a small
attendance, the Tyson-May reunion
organisation Jsas resolved to continue
the annual assembly of the two pioneer
families in an unbroken sequence
this yeaJry which will mark
the 22nd meeting of the Tysons and
about half that number of reunions
of the Tysons and Mays, whd on the
occasion of the observance of the
160th wedding anniyeroary of Mary
Tyson and Major Benjamin May organised
themselves into a' group,
which has grow* < Into one at the
strongest and most vigorous family
organisations in the State.
The custom of carrying the spirit
of Thanksgiving Day over into the
next day, will be continued also, said
the reunion will convene at 10:15
o'clock Friday, November 27, in the
Chapter House of the Major Benjamin
May Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, which stands
on the old homestead lands of Major
May.
*7?iHiam Sherrod Tyson, of Washington,
D. C., a native of this county
and a former citisen of Greenville, is
president of .this group. Mr. Tyson
served the reunion as presiding officer
in its infancy. Andrew Joyner,
Jr., of Greensboro, to first vice president;
Miss Nancy Flanagan, of near
Greenville, second' vice president;
Mrs. Joel Moye, secretary-treasurer,
and Miss Tahiti* DeVisoonti, genealogy
chairmen.
Since the last meeting, held when
the menacing clouds of war had already
appeared on the horizon, the
sons of this country have been compelled
to take up ams fet defense of
their heritage and the disruption of
family life has been forced upon this
land of liberty-loving people Separation
has been inevitable and. grief
and suspense are weighing heavily
on the' hearts of those who are endeavoring
to "keep the homefires
ourning.
Thus the need of assembling in
family groups for a season of devotion
and renewed inspiration has been
deepened and ths opportunity provided
for reflecting on and recounting
the heroic deeds of pioneer Americans,
who freely gave their life blood
to guarantee civil liberties, religious
freedom and happy horn** to their
descendants, even more essential
than in former years when peace and
serenity held sWjjfegS^lil
These privileges are being safeguarded
by thna on the battle
front today and it is fitting that
thoee left on the home front meet
occasionally to do honor both to illustrious
ancestors and to their courageous
descendants who are struggling
for ultimate triumph of freedom
throughout the world.
v The program will be bfesed on this
idea a*d those who ore striving to
carry on under the adverse circumstances
caused by tire and gas rationing
are counting on the people
A feast of good tilings for the
body, mind and soul na enjoyed by
members of the Farmville Masonic
lodge No. 517, their ladies and other
honored gueste at the banquet held
Friday night by the Masons, which
was marked by a spirit of'real fellowship
and warn cordiality.
The affair was held Id the O. A. B.
Chapter House, which was beautifully
decorated with chrysanthemums
and ivy. A turkey dinner was
served at seven o'clock with covers
laid for IOC guests.
W. E. Joymer, Master of the lodge,
presided. Mayor George W. Davis,
m Paat Master, gave the address of
weieome, to which Mrs. Charles F.
Baucom responded. R. A. Joyner, a
Fast Master, introduced the guest
speaker off tae occasion, H. H. McLean,
of Plymouth, Superintendent
of Washington County schools, sad
.a former Superintendent of the
Farmville school, who ma warmly
received by the assemblage, among
which w«n scores of his old pupils.
Mr. McLean recalled that the day
before marked the 88rd anniversary
of his membership in the local lodge
and expressed pleaure at being invited
to speak on this occasion.
Choosing the subject of Fraternal
Love, the speaker said, Thaw who
Equality and Fraternity had been
stressed more titan any other in the
English language by Americana
since the War of Independence.
Referring to the rightful position
of these words, the speaker said,
"Those who are oppressed or are enslaved
emphasise Liberty; .the Communists-shout
for Equality, but i,
speaking to fratenftl brothers,, maintain
that Fraternal Love must come
first, then liberty and Equality will
inevitably follow. FraterwJism- has
has a definite place in our society.
The fratemafist helps to build true
citizenship, love of country and our
ftllowman. We find under thet banner
jof fraterbalism a multitude of
activities, all designed to provide relief
from the vicissitudes of life.
Fraternalism gives every one an opportunity
to pot his humanitarian instincts
to work in « wal sod substantial
way."'
Addressing his fellow Masons, particularly,
the speaker declared^ "As
Masons we have four great duties to
inculcate—To God, our Country, our
Neighbor, and Ours^ves; to God, in
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Sale Of 21,659,634 Lbs*
This Season At Average
Of $38.41 Boosted
Market's Cash Outlay
To All-time High Mark
Smashing all previous records was
the official report of Supervisor of
Sales R. A. Fields «t the dose
Friday's sate, which brought the 1842
season to a successful conclusion,
i The report shows a total of 21,659.634
pounds sold fw |8^»467.#1, at an
Average of $88.41,
Last year's record reveals receipts
of *4,888,479.64 paid for 16,788,142
pounds, at an average of *80.97 per
hundredweiglfc; ; j
the Sahara indicated that the Atffed
Allied general headquarters km
reported that French authorities fat
occupied North Afrit* have ordered
a general mobilisation of ,Om
class of liO and that .already
French units at the Tunisian artsylS
actively am taking part in the
Anglo-American drive into the protectorate.
A number of airfields captured
by British parachutists "deep within
Tunisia" are being consolidated,
rapidly, it waa aimoanred, but .
other reports said the pasachutists
were meeting opposition Madrid
dispatches satf their attempt
to take a fort dominating Biaarta
from the land ride failed. The Germans
were reported well entrenched
at Biserte and Tunis, the two
key areas of Tunisia.
"British and United States forces
have penetrated Tunisia at several
points sod made contact with enemy
scouting parties," the Allied communique
announced.
K < v New Amy Marching. I
Meantime, aa the British Eighth
Army swept simultaneously through
Libya in pursuit of Field Marshal -~
Erwin Rommel's battered Africa
Corps, reliable, reports said a Fighting
French Army, mechanised Wtth
American equipment and fully 10,000
strong, has struck north from
the Lake Chad ares. fP!
The Fighting French ware believed
headed straight for Tripoli
and the Axis back door, more than
1,000 miles away from their start- P
ing point If successful, their offensive
will be one of the meat
stupendous in military history, but
the Fighting French Artey, riding ;
in light tanks and half-tracks with
American technicians to maintain
them, were reported to have the
equipment and supplies to make
good the march. -""3k * *
The crumbling Axis empire, drawing
.closer (round— Tripoli aa its
from the east, west and south Affile
the Mediterranean on the nortfclong
cherished by the Italians aa
"Mare Nostrum"—ffcst was becoming
a lake dominated by Allied air
The* communique revealed that
United States Boring Flying,, Fortresses
have gone into action in the
western MulHsi lanhan theater for
the first time, oooerating with RAF
bombers in aa attack on Biserte by
daylight. Eleven mora Ads aircraft
, , ■ Mil Ml 11 J i*/\ VintMi *l> ■ > ■ I ditflt PM >11
were |eporwa 10 nave oeen aestroyew
Wvafctien over the Algerian port
of Bone in the last three days.
Three Allied planes were lo*. bid
two of the pilots saved
Charge Proper Efforts
Not Being Made By
Health Authorities To
Control Veneral Di
Greenville, Nov. 18. —The Fed-|
oral government will be asked immediately
to Invoke the May Act in
Pitt county a* * result of action
taken by Pitt County Post erf the
American Legion last night. The
action was taken after full discussion
of the post's Venereal - Disease
committee's report that proper efforts
Apparently were not bettg made
by Uie- local health office to control
the disease and the belief that local
taxicabs 'were, being used for immoral
proposes especially daring the
week-ends when hundreds of service
men visit this community. •
The Legkn became active in the
matter of efforts control veueieal
disease in this county^ several
months ago when it was revealed
that several hundred draftees had
been deferred because of the disease
but that only a very few of
them were taking treatment that
would make them well and fit them
tor military service. Promising its
lull support to the local health office
in a campaign to wipe out the
disease in the county the post urged
the indictment and arrest of all
persons known t> be infected with
the diseases but who refused or neglected
to take proper treatment. Under
such pressure, the reportTof'the
committee pointed out, some progress
has been made in getting more
people to take treatment but the report
added that the effort on the
part of the local health office apparently
was a half hearted one
and that there was more "pussyfooting"
than actual effort to get
omething done. It pointed out that
while there are still a great many
nrfm iMfi'io ore not taking