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London, June 10.—-Stoking at six
key German airdromes on tLe eastern
fn»t Tueeday night, in Ha campaign
to break up preparations for
• giant enemy offensive, tike Russian
Air Fane damaged or destroyed between
ISO and 160 planes at a cost
o£ 21 of its own craft, the Moscow
raaio reporuea #838
Radio Moscow revealed also that
the Germans had thrown 70 planes,
in three warns, against Volkhovo,
80 miles southeast of Leningrad on
the Leningrad-Moscow railroad, and
said that 24 of them hid been
downed. *>. "
Attacking by daylight Tuesday in
a blew at the anchor position of the
Russians along the Volkhovo river
front, the Germans met a wall of
aaft-auemft An and powerful fighter
plane resistance. Mostow said,
with the result that rtswutu was
confined to four homes. Two Russian
pianea www lost, it was said.
Russian and German reports agreed
that the eastern front air war was
approaching its cnacendo In preparation
for the summer campaign.
German Err. ,
Germany, reporting * big mid on
Oranicnbaum, 16 miles west of Leningrad,
inadvertently revealed that
the Russian* now held tfeat strategically
important town on the coast
opposite Kroostadt fortress and
naval base on Kotlin Island, in
Kronstadt Bay. It
had long been believed that
the Russian line extended only to
the vinieity at Peterfoof, 12 nules
west-southwest of Leningrad and six
miles from Oranwobanm.
A Berlin radio broadcast recorded
here fcave the news, saying that German
planes had successfully bombed
airdromes and a supply base at
Oranienbanm. There had been no
previous admission that the Russians
even held the town, military
quarters said.
In their Tueeday night raids, Radio
Moscow said, the Russian planes attacked
not only airdromes Jjut adjacent
fuel and ammunition stores.
United Press Moscow dispatches
had revealed that the Germans were
speeding up their offensive preparations
in the important Bryansk-Orel
sector at the hinge of the southern
aid central fronts.
The dispatches said that the Russian*
wen concentrating the heaviest
Weight of their unprecedented
raids in this ares, in an attempt to
disrupt German plans.*
Germany in its latest attacks was
striking' at the Lfatettgrad front,
Volkhovo, and the Gorki Armament
Works 260 miles esst of Moscow.
A German broadcast reoofded here,
complaining that President Roosevelt's
stent warning against gas warfans
was "completely availed for,"
hinted that Germany was preparing
to attack Russia on a gnat scale
from the air. There to » surprisingly
large Genu* air fleet in Russia,
the broadcast said.
Russia's midnight couummiqae, recorded
from the Moscow Kadi* re
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3:80 o'clock,
and L. H. Swindell, III, of the U. S
Army were united in marriage i
the summer home of the
parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. H.
on the
C. The vow* we*® i
Reverend D. A. Clark,
First Methodist Chu
ton, before >
ated with 1
ed cathedral candles in
ver candelabra.
Nuptial'music was revered by Miss
Elizabeth Shetton of Washington,
violivist, and hy Mn. Thai Pope of
Dunn, who sang, "Because" and "All
For You."
The hride'g only attendant was her
twin sister, Miss Lodelle McBride of
Manchester, Tennnessee. She were a
pink crepe afternoon dress with a
picture hat and white accessories.
Her corsage was of pink rosee and
gysophita. Frank Rollins, of the U.
S. Army, was best man..
The bride-wore , a powder Blue
afternoon drew- with white Accessories.
A white veil fell shoulder length
from her flower-fashioned hat
Her shoulder corsage waa of white
orchids and she earned * prayer
book, from which the service was
read.
Mrs. Swindell received her & Sf and
M. A. degrees from the University of
Ttratassee and for the past two years
has been home economics teacher in
the Farmvilfo High School.
Sgt Swindell ^received his B. &
degree from Wake Forest College.
He taught in the F&rmville School
several months before his induction
into the army in November. He is
now stationed at Camp Shanks, New.
York.
Upon arrival,, the wedding guests
were served fruit punch and immediately
/ollowing the ceremony, an informal
reception was held. The refreshment
table was covered with a
cut-work cloth and decorated with
white flowers. The tiered wedding
cake was topped with a miniature
bride and groom, and was cut with
the silver knife used by the maternal
grandmother of the groom at her
wedding. Ices, mints,..salted pecans
and decorated cookies were also
served.
Among out of town guests attending
the wedding were Mr. and Mrs.
C. S. Hotchkiss and son, Charles, and
Mrs. Corinne Stilley of Farmville.
Tn addition to the maid of honor,
another sister, Miss Evelyn McBride,
also of Manchester, Tennessee, attended.
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Dr. E.-R. Collins, N. G. State College,
advises growers to plant extra
acres of soybeans, cowpeaa, sorghum
and millet because of increased production
of livestock and lower quantities
of feed.
Rev. RC Chamblee and
Family Entertained
At Fellowship Sapper
Friday Evening
Rev. E. C. Chamblee, who recently
accepted a. call from the Farmville
Baptist Church, arrived last
week, accompanied by his wife mi
sob, Jimmie, and are occupying the
Baptist Baraonage near the Church.
blessing? of citizenship which it
symbolizes, by Imying War Bonds
and Stampe.
Established by the Flag Association
in 1939, the observance of Fin*
Week has increased in popularity
each year. Last year, Flar Week
proclamations were issued by the
Governors of 45 States and the Mayors
of 812 cities. The President issued
a Flag Day proclamation and
delivered a Flar Day address to the
Nation.
, This yaar, we need to do more than
celebrate oar Flag's birthday. We
must show oar love of Country by
service. It is only by serving that
we can hasten the victory for which
America's sons are offering and sacrificing
their Uvea. '
So that Flag Week camst fail to
be a w*ek of service, it has been
dedicated to the War Savings Program.
Hare is an opportunity to
Join in serving our Country.
You are urged to nS»re By Sacrifice"
to forego the purchase of things
that you need and place the money,
through War Bonds and Stamps oat
there an the firing linn where oar
Flag iB being advanced and maintained
with such heroic self-sacrifice,
as a tribute to our Flag and as an
expression of gratitude to our armed
forces.
Farmvilie-s Part.
On Friday evening, block leaden
for Ffcnnville's participation in this
drive, will meet to make plans for a
general canvass of the town en Flag
Say, Monday, June Mth, to uifmate
the sale of Bonds and Startipa/ here.
Give It Your Bast.
Let us, during flag Week, unite
in. giving the world an exhibition of
the true spirit at American patriotism
at its height. Let us rally 'round
"Old Glory and put more'and more
money into War Bands and Stamps.
Let ua show our enemies that when
our Flag is threatened, no task is too
difficult, no sacrifice too great* for
loyal Americans. Every
on* is urged to make a personal
sacrifice during Flag Week.
Each miividual will be the best judge
of what constitutes that sacrifice. In
one case, it might be foregoing the
purchase of a dress or a suit. In
an<4her case, it might mean spending
10c or -5c a day less for lunches or
carfare. In any event, the important
thing is to take money that would
otherwise be spent wad put it intoWar
Bond»4hring Flag Week.
STATE COLLEGE ALUMNI
CLUB MEETS IN SNOW HILL
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The Greene County- Club of State
College Alumni held its second dinner
meeting at the Community Building
in Jkt&w Hill on Tuaeday evening,
whejfcH. W. "Pep?' Taylor,
Alumni Secretary, disctweed the part
State College is playing in the war
program. He bwmght i news of the
various other county alumni clubs
and also told at the newly established
Foundation Fund which is to be
used for scholarships and the general
America is wide awake, he told
approximately 760 midsUpme&t in
an addre* prepared for delivery at
the U." S. Naval Academy's graduation.
"You who leave here today
are going to g* wary drop of backing
that a resourceful nation can
wring out.
"The United States ft in tW» war
with a clear conscience. We wanted
nothing from other nations but
peace and good will. We sacrificed
much to achieve what we Wped
was lasting peace. Although a gnat
and growing sea power, we laid ojis
strength upon the block after the
last war. We. voluntarily scrapped I
800,000 tons of the beat fighting
ships built or building in the illusory
hope that in disarmament there
was security and peace. ( "We
realise now what a mistake
that «UKnox continued.
"The people of this country do not
intend to scrap again the fleet that
we are building. You can be sure,
there is going to be work for every
osne of you who looks on the navy
m a career an opportunity, indeed,
for you to make a contribution of
grant 'and lasting value to your
country and your world." < . \
Recalling he had spoken here in
1941 shortly after returning from an
inspection trip to Pearl Harbor
when "I was much worried," Knox
told the tofigest graduating class in
academy history he could speak
more confidently today.
" Since last 1 stood before you, I
have eec* the miracle of American
production step ftp tofull %peed
ahead," he said. "I have witnessed
the revival of the old American
'don't tread on me' spirit- as com-1
polling, as devastating as it was
when our forefjrthers coined the
phrase." v '
Knox, asserting that If. 8. industry
was turning out the Sest combat
planes in the world, paid tribute
to the growing importance of air
power.
"As other generations have won
and saved the freedom of the seas
you must win and save the freedom
of the air as well," he told gmdu
tracted world. Yours is » great responsibility
and a high privilege."
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Raleigh, Jam 9.—North Carolina
h^ tanwd to th«^u«e of
cuLation today that General B wight
D. Eisenhower's forces mey hare began
invasion of the Italian outpost
island* in the first landing against
Reports of such operations persisted,
although there was no eonfirmation
in official sources is Lon
don.
Both Reutera and the British Press
Association cemmentators said :2 an
invasion could logically be expected
is a fair hours if such an ultimatum
were rejected, and Reuters tonight
said a Rome radio broadcast declared
that "overwhelming air and
naval forces are besieging the fortress
of ftatelleria.* y
Allied headquarters in North Africa
asserted the island would "continue
to be subjected to bombing,
bombardment and blockade" until' it
collapsed.
. A press association military writer
said "there is a possibility that a
landing already had been made en
Pmtelleria, snd Renters said "there
seems no reason to doubt that the
offensive already has begun in the
Mediterranean" with Pantelleria and
Lampeduaa the initial objectives.
Puncture Claims. 4
The British Admiralty earlier
punctured Axis claims to have repulsed
a heavy blow against Lampeflusa,
disclosing that operations
there had been only reconnaissance
in which only two men were lost.
On the eve of the anniversary of
Italy's entrance into the war Just
three years .ago tomorrow, fascist
rulers sought to reassure their peoples,
snd one Rome broadcast declared
that the people were stsnding
firm, possessed of "hard-set resistance
and will which can only ft
measured with the ancient Romans'
4»sp»rste resistance force when the
cry sounded 'Hssmibal is before the
town fate*!'"
In another psychological shot-inthe-arm,
a communique broadcast
by Rome radio snd recorded by the
Associated Press declared that the
Italian navy had sunk 860 Allied
warships soft, merchantmen m the
war, and damaged ?.
As invasion heightened,
Fighting!] French headquarters
declared that "throughout France
the ;!jjwjleTgroiind is set for action,"
and asserted that patriots m Corsica
Were waiting in the mountains,
ready to descend upon Italian troops,
reported 80,000 strong, when an Allied
landing comes.
BIBLE SCHOOL
Superintendents of the local Vacation
Bible Schools report splendid
enrollment and attendance, with increases
each day.
The Presbyterian and MethodUt
Churches are ooodnetin* their school
this week in the Methodist Church
with ,i» average of ninety students.
The sahool will close with appropriate
Camp Atterbury, In<L, June
Italian prisoners of W^at this internment
camp were amased at the
speed with which New York City
was "rebuilt." it was disclosed today.
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The Italians, captured in Africa,
had been told by their officers that
New York City was bombed and
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