ad again hat night. Poor or five
German Focke-Wulf fighter bombers
bombed two East Anglian towns
early this morning, cnwaing only
slight damage and injuring one per*
son. One of the raidefla was shot
down.
Remarkable Resull% J,
He reviewed the list of targets
raided by the . Eighth United States
Air Force, commenting after almost
(The RAF spoilsman's comment*
dovetailed w$h remarks of Gen.
Henry H. Arnold, who told the West
Feint graduating class yesterday
that "we are going to end -it (the
war) and and it soon by bombing
military objectives consistently and
with the maximum destructive power
we possess . . . The RAF and the
(US) AAF with their bombing are
building up a situation which, by
all reasoning, should make history
repeat itself.")
The British spokesman said the
RAF still was increasing -its bomber
strength and, in view of that, its
recent heavy loeaBs could be discounted
despite the fact that "the
Germans have put their Whole soul
into this thing and have doubled
their night fighter force in Western
Europe.
He said reconnaissance photographs
and other intelligence indicited
that the 7,600 tana of bombs
dropped on four main cities of the
Ruhr—Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Essen
and W uppertal—during tie weak
ending May 29 pot steel works, coal
mines and other important installations
out at action for months.
The commentator credited American
air forces with two of the four
big offensives of May, the greatest
air war month of the war. The
Eighth Air Force blasting of Germany
and occupied territories by
day and the American attacks on
Italy and the Mediterranean islands
The two other offensives were' f\e
dam-busting operation of RAF l*a*
He *SV^asB^S sSnSSnt"
that American heavy and medium
bombers had been returning without
loss from daylight attacks on
Official Certificates of
SMSS3I
listed in the 1943 WtftilM
Farmville, I proclaim the week of
Jim* 8 to 14 Flag Week; direct that
our Flag be displayed on all municipal
buildings; and urge that our
citizens- display the National Emblem
at their homes, places of buwutffc
Furthermore, I urge our people to
participate in the Flag Week War
Bond Campaign so that our city will
discharge with honor and distinction
its share of responsibility & this
campaign of homage to our Flag and
aid to the victory for which our brave
sons, on the battlefronts -of the world,
are offesteg all that they possess.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal
of the Town of Farmville to be affixed
this 29th day of May in the year
of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and
Forty^nSlg"
GEORGE W. DAVIS,
Mayor of the Town of Farmville.
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BOY SCOUTS
■ ■ ■ M'l I *,
The Tuesday night meeting of the
Boy Soouta of Troop 26 was Called to
order by lath Mbrriss the Scoot
Master. Maynard Thome led the
Troop in the Scout Law. Immediately
following Neal Howard, the Troop
Scribe, called, the roll. Four boys
were selected to deliver circulars on'
preserving fats. McDonald Bowling
was voted into the Troop to make
the 29th member. The Troop then
retired outside and entered into drills'
and games. We were then dismissed
by Charles Parker who led the Troop
in the Stout benediction.
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The French, w« are advised, face
hreadless months. Hiey can thank
Der Fuehrer.
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The first impsct took the German
planes to the city approaches and
some of them broke through, the
Itfosc adcast said
But fighter planes and thuqderws
gunfire met them those that
pierced the defenses had to jettiaon
their bombers, causfcig casualties
among the people who had remained
or had managed to return.
Wave by ware, in separate attacks,
the Germans cams hack, Moscow
said, to lose 93 planes to Bubsion
fighter pilots and 30 to antiaircraft
guns. Thirty Russian planes
were lost. -\i
Another Raid.
On Tuesday, another Mosrow
broadcast said M German planes
had attemped to mid Shchigry, SO
miles northeast of Kursk on the
Voronesh Railroad, an important
communication chsamel to th# asst.
but they ware tntercepted by Ruasian
fighter pilots who shot down
-eight of thsoi and forced a ninth to
l*9d on Russian-held groitad. Only
one Russian plane was lost, Moscaw
said, and its crew parachuted safely.
The Rinuitin rnkfaighfe eommunique
reported that Russian pilots, repelling
German air force attacks
around Leningrad, also had shot
down 82 planes and Hhat anti-aircraft
guns had destroyed more.
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Ethiopian "Oommanioa," equipped
fully with long knives and * Lotig;
standing vengeance* ahould be allowew
to spearhead an Allied invasion
of Italy. *: ~lm
kllThe Faacist blood would turn to
Stamp No. 18, good for 5 pounds,
became valid June 1 and Is goo*
through August 15.
Starnpe Nob. 16 attj 16 to War Ration
Book One now are valid for 6
pounds of sugar each, for use in
home canning. They are good
through October 31. Housewives
may apply at local boards fpr supplementary
aagar rations for home
canning, if essential. *1
Hay thr <*!»•** "v'
North Carolina householders may
U4« their oil cooking stoves this summer
regardless of the availability of
of coal or wood-fired stovee, OPA
has announced. The present restriction
denying fuel oil rations for domestic
cooking and water heating, If
adequate "stand-by" equipment i>
available, has been lifted because of
the shortage of all fuels, and to encourage
home canning. J?v"'
• :? Food fW 3-Day Fnrleagh.
A North Carolina serviceman on a
leave or furlough of at leant 3 days
hereaf^q- will be prprMed **** *
complete application form for obtaining
rationed food before he leaves
cams, He will give the application
to tl|s<i%rson who provides hia meals,
who will submit it to the local board
for food certificates within 16 days
after the furlough ends.
Lower Potato Prices Seven Per
c«t. ,1'^;.^ Jgftj
Consumers' ceiling prices on potatoes
have been decreased about seven
per cent according to a recent OPA
announcement. At the same time,
the price paid'growers was increased
f %J§ (Continued on page 2)
Fountain
ity Men
£\^2SS.-=K:
eastern end of the island around
Cape Khlebikof still had to be
tf -T W - ■ — « ■ ■ * » ~ - ■ •
American casualties thus ^ announced
indicated that American
losses on the island wire tar U«ht*f,
than thoee of'the Japanese. Seeretary
of War Btimton said last
Thursday that United State# forces
had lost 12? man killed, 399 wound-ed
and 1X8 misfriwr. 3
While this did not cover as Ion* a
peripd as the Navy's report on JapIqisml
authorities said that
out proportionate losses would remain
on about the same level.
The Navy dmmuniijue announcing
the enemy casualties said that
as of mi<pght May 30, A'jftjlBI
losses on Attn were "estimated" as
1,600 killed and four captured. A
spokesman declared that the figure
of killed wap arrived at by a» actual
count at bodies, but was described
as an estimate to covet pos
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