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Allied Forces Face Mighty Battle As Germans Mass For New Stand Along Strang Mountain line; Pfrmir Blast Greek Airfields And Nazi Supply lines ' Allied Headquarters, Algiers, Oct. 27.—Allied troops advancing thrse to six miles, have taken two mora towns below the Trigno river in Italy, bat figfctk* generally subsid<ed as the last at the German rearguards wen polled bade into the massive new mountain line guarding Borne, official reports disclosed today. Air warfare intensified with smashes at Greek airfields and hammering of enemy supplies and transports in Italy. The Nazis are withdrawfctg to the left bank of the Trigpo river near the Adriatic coast, headquarters said, and Eighth army unite inland on tine flank have taken Civita Campomarano and Acquaviva Collecroce, both about seven miles below the Trigno. American troops to the west occupied high ground facing Ma—left ridge, an anchor of the new German, line. They established themaehree on "Mad Dog HOI" near Raviscanina and on another ridge near Francolise. The only heavy fighting yesterday was in, the Eighth army advance to the two towns. Canadian troops were in the thick of the fighting and acquitted themselves well, front reports said. The German emphasis on their defwneen in the cento- of the front was undoubtedly based on the realization that the road running northwestward from Vinchiatuiv to Iaarnia was of vital importance in holding their new mountain line. An Allied advance along this road, which runs through the ipain northsouth valley of the Italian peninsula, would threaten Venafro, a key' point in the new line Withdrawal of Nazi rear guards into the mountain defenses might be likened to the pulling up of ladders by a medieval army as it gathered behind the walls of its fortress to defy an enemy threatening to batter them down. 58 MORE Allied Headquartera in the Soothwest iWic, Oct • "Smash Rabaul" campaign, a strong force at Liberator* and Lightnings hit that key Japanese New Britain base Monday for the third successive day with 151 tons of bombs, destroying 21 -aircraft on the grooad sad knocking 87 out of the sky. It was the fifth raid of the month OB Rabaul daring which more than 400 enemy planes have been destroyed or rendered oaf it for flying. In the Monday raid, announced by Geaerel Mac Arthur's headquarter*, 8 or more waves of high-flying Liberators swept over Rahanl within tO minutes. Henry *nti-aircraft firs and 70 intercepting fighters were employed in fntile enemy aHwapte to break up tits formation*. Forty-three wens damaged in addition to thoss destroyed. On* hundred and serventy seven planes wen knocked oat in a 850-ton strike there Oct. 12. Sixty more were destroyed Oct 18. Then aids Oct. 28 and 24 destroyed 188 qthera and probably destroyed an additional 48. United War Fund Steadily Climbing At noon, Thursday, *8,386.40 "was] the total of local contributions to the United War Pond Drive. Beports from all committees continue to come in. Women of the Citizens Defense Corp. received their instructions for completing the quota on Wec&esday and are now carrying on a house to house canvas. The drive closes Saturday. Do your Part To Help Reach Farmville's $9,000 goal. The total of contributions to date from the colored people is «2S6.40. Long Chffi°y Sought Washington, Oct. 27.—Many college and prep school students will get a month's vacation in the Chrisfcmas-New Year holiday season if educational institutions follow requests made today by the Office of Defense Transportation. The ODT asked that holiday vacations start not later than December 15, and terminate not before January 11, 1944, to eliminate expected rashes on railroads and bus lines. If schools can not comply with the extended vacation request, the ODT urged that vacations start rad end in mid-week to eliminate week-end traffic jams. Some Of Its Members Have Already B e e-n Decorated For Valor The Oxford Orphanage at Oxford, North Carolina, has a record of seventy yean of service to the chiktauof North Carolina. Over five thou HJUywood Cemetery. Mr. King w« * 3 of the eommtaity a was a vetem of the Spanish- American War. Rev. M. Y, Self and R*v. <J. B. Mashbum conducted the services and "■ -- ■■v!.11 . ~m •" . -j- - - * "v "p ■" 1.iy special musk v*s rendered by Mrs. Haywood Smith, Mr». Charles Badcorn, Mrs. A. W. Bobbitt, Mr. aqd Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck, J. R. Shearir and Elbert Holmes, who sang "Sometime Well Understand," "Abide With Me," "Rod at Ages" and "My Faith Looks Up To Thee." Surviving are the following children, Christine King at Fannville, Lucy King ot Louisburg, Dicie King of Glendale, Md.. J. Bruce King of Philadelphia, A E. King of Unrinburg, and Lee -P. King at Jackson, Miss.; Two sisters, Mil. B. F. Tyson and Mrs. W. J. Tuiwage, both of Greenville; three brothers, J. P. King of Greenville, C. C. King of Glyndon, Md., and S. D. King of Baltimore, Md. Active pallbearer* were J. H. Paylor, Ben & Ati&tscti, T. C. Turnage, John King, W. H. Suggs, Jr., and Arch Flanagan. Honorary pollbeerets included T. W. Lang, C. J. B. Gayle, E. C. Beaman, J. W. Holmes, B. 0. Turnage, J. T. Thome, Dr. W. M. Willis, Dr. R. T. Williams, Dr. D. S. Morrill, B Ef. Smith, W. H. Winstead, Jack S. Smith, J. W. Baaberry, R. K. Pippin, L. T. Lucas, Curtis Flanagan, Will Moore, Edison Moore, W. A McAdams, L. E. Turnage, T. M- DaU, F. M. Davis, Jr., F. M. Davis, Sr., J. H. Harris, B. O. Lang, A> B. Moore, J.~Fmak Harrington, J; F. Carr, Arthur Cony, Mash R. Joyner^SsfcMurpknay, J. S. Willard, J. N. Hart, F. L. Whitshurst, A W. Harris, A. R. House, J. Frank Harper, and & G. Wi&smon. Among oat of to#n people attending the funeral were Mr. snd Mn. W. R. Turnage, Bath; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Suggs, Jr., Snow Hill; H. L. Elks, Mw. R. W. King, Mrs. Bttts Boffin, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Edwards, Greenville; A. B. Perry, F. M. Fuller, Miss Mips. Leaner W. Fuller, LnMwrg; Mrs. Sudie Thigpen, Goldaboro; Mr. and Mrs. Harofcl Myuck, Tarboro. IN FALL SEEDING tad P food through October own sUnjpe G. now good, «•ccmber 4 SiBrown stamp H i rood Odd*r 81 and WmOhb December 4 ww. • ,|j f^VS5« 3BSSBD GOODS - Blue X, Y, «nd Z rood through Whether the Japanese aver will try to restore them remains to be determined bat headquarters disclosed Wednesday thai for the tin* being, United States bomb* have knocked out the hif wear; airdrome of Kahili and the Kara ■trip, both oa southern BougainvM* and ^be Ballale fighter atrip In the Shortlands immediately Methodically laat Sat'irday a mighty force of 280 American bombers and fighters tore up Kahili and Kara with 180 ton* at bomba without so much as seeing an enemy plane to ky. ] Dally Dese of Bombs. Kahili has bean the eon of J«paneee air • resistance hi the Solomon* since the big American push, which new has driven the enemy from all accept the northern Solomons, opened June 80. Since .that d^*«, General MacArthur's communiques have Listed almost daily raids against southem Bourainvillrti air defenses during which more than 400 Japanew planes am known to have been destroyed, the balk of tifry* at Kahili. The exact toll must inevitably be much higher because many vmoounted planes were blown op while pedes* on the runway* or in reretawnta. I M torn* Dertrtyed. Last Thursday, during an American fighter sweeps 20 Japanese planes made .their laat real effort at interception over Kahili. Friday, while scene, of raiders wrecked Kahili with 172 tons of bombs and triped out 20 planes on the ground, % flight of Zeros estimated aft 20 was in the air but made no effort to interfere. . The knockout punch waa delivered Saturday by four raiding parties of fighter-escorted liberator heavy bombers. Avenger torpedo bombers and Dauntless dive bombers. Gnat boles wen torn in already unuseable runways and the revetment and supply areas were blackened by great fires. Moderate anti-aircraft fire ooaistttuted the opposition. Since then, the Japaacae have not attempted to use the fletda Ballale, also abandoned, never had lived up to Japanese hopes of effectively throwing an air blockade sf fighters across the mute at American raiding pari tee before they could reach Bougainville* Homemakers Asked To Store Potatoes • - Nutrition specialists with the State College Extension Service urge North Carolina homemakers to buy Irish potatoes in large quantities this fUl. Homemakers who take advantage irt the abundant. |«y»ly of this nntriaous food will help relieve the shortage of farm storage apace, and assure their families of plenty of wholenone food through the winter. The Food Distribution Administration after* these roles for housewives who plan to take advantage »f tee national Victory Food Selection of October 21 to November 6. First, inspect the petatoes careFolly for decay, and take oat all desayed potatoes before storing. Segregate the badly bruised or cracked poatoes and use them first. This t»n| n«f iftom An fnfaim deterioraVWV W/lTU VU J. HWWv WW* w« • Bon. Be canaful not to bruise pota Rotarians Are Hosts Far "Ladies'Night" An enjoyable affair of the week was held at the Country Club on Tuesday evening when the Rotary Club entertained ita Rotary Anna and the .teachers for dinner. Table decorations were in the Rotary colors at blue and gold and in keeping with the harvest season, quantities of fwrit and vegetables were artistically arranged on the mantles at either end of the room. Blue and gold cfcndles gave * softening glow. George W. Davis was toastmaster sad announced the opening song after which John T. Thome gave the invocation. The President, L. E. Wainton, welootwtd the guests, to which Miss Annie Perkins responded. In a few remarks concerning the fellowship of the occMkm, Ed Mash Warren spoke of Fannville Rotarians mow in Service: Roderick Harris, T. Eli Joyner, Jr., and B. B. Fcndham. Edmund Harding of Washington, N. C., guest spnsker and entertainer for the evening was introduced by J. H. Moore. Mr. Harding in his usual humorous manner presented a splendid program on the subject, "Dont Store Your Brains In The Attic"—We all have a Job to do! Other out of town guests were Congressman Herbert Banner <rf Washington, D. C., and Former Sheriff Knott Proctor of Greenville, who spoke briefly, jf* A two comm. baked chicken dinner was enjoyed. Members of the Borne Economics Class assisted in serving. The 70-mile railroad fn ■ozhe sooth to Melitopol * id of Germans and the n Aldntovka, said the Moa light commaniqae, rarorde Soviet monitor from a broi
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