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Reunion Group Members Request edTo Bring Service Record of Present War For Ifeservatlon Descendants of the Tyson and families will assemble at the Chriatian Church bar®, Friday, November 26, at tm o'clock tor the 23rd meeting of the Tysons and "hoot half that number of join^ reunions heW by the Tyson and Maya, a custom inaugurated «« ^ <***** of ** 160th wedding anniversary of Mary * Tyson and Major Benjamin May, when these two fttfnily IHWP* ^und themselves into one of the most vigorous reunion oft*u*»tione in the spite wards a goal of mibroken the poirtfc of MNtf .uJM*" 1D? custom of car**#~W *P^ «* Thanksgiving <w into the n«t day, will be continued also, and those returning from distant homes to their families in this vicinity will have the added opportunity of renewing acquaintanceship and enjoying the fellowship of an ever widening circle of kinsmen. Separation of the members of family groups is inevitable at pna** and grief and suspense are weighing heavily on the hearts of those trying to "keep the homefiree burning, thus the need of assembling ® union meetings for a season of devotion and renewed inspiration ha# been deepened and is more kee^ felt this year, perhaps, than ever before due to the unavoidable disruption of family life forced upon a liberty and home-loving people. Plans for the program have not been completed and the executive committee, which met this week, had not been assured of the of the president, William Sherrod Tywm, of Washington, D. C~ hut they are going forward with preparations and the program will be announced m these columns next week. The program is being designed with the purpose, not only of giving&is family group an opportunity to recount the heroic deeds of their pioneer ancestors but to do honor to their sons and daughters, who are riving their life Wood today for those same prindpiea of liberty^freedom and tolerance, which inspired thmr forebears in their heroic struggle* for tfvil and religious sy homes. _ Members of the two riimw^ft to attend and bring with themtafUnetion regarding the military service ef those of their own family circles is order that a complete record of service may be made and preserved for future generation* and to make this meeting a, gathering of ml fellowship. A basket tanch wffl be eer^ noon in the baaemen* of the CSmrch. All members of the w™"® , terested frfssw^are cordi|«|r^vi^ and urged to sttwd. «• mY1^. have been mailed this year m order to keep «*pen~ »* a mkurnnm. MASONIC "LADIES' NIGHT' M HELD AT COUJiTOir CLUB Hw how*1 "Ladies' Night" ct the Farmville MMKxnic Lodge held at the Country Club OD Friday evening, Not. 12th, waa a moat enjoyable affair. . "tlgfjfl The piogiam opened with ft* singing of America, with piano accompaniment by Mis. J. W. Joyner. W. E. Joyner, Worshipful Maater, presided. Followtag the kivomtion, givaa by C. F. Baucom, L. P. Yelvertan brought wonda of welcome to which Mra. J. B. Joyner responded. Dr. Tilniilgo C. Johnson, pastor of the ff-t Bepttat Church of Bins who once experimented with an earHer Thanksgiving Daj^-««i which many states declined to go has proclaimed tfc»'traditional last Thursday,. November 26, u the day for expressing our thanks to God for hie blessings in IMS. These, he said, hare been many, including the biggest food-crop year in -American history. The proclamation read: "God's help to as has been great in this year of march toward worldwide liberty. In brotherhood with warriors of other United Nations (Mr gallant men have won victories, have freed our homes from fear and have laid the foundation for freedom of life in a world which will be fres. "Our forges and hearths and mills have wrought well; and our weapons have not failed. Our fathers victory gardeners, and crop volunteers have gathered and stored a heavy harvest in the - bams and bins sad cellar*. Our total food production for, the year is the greatest in the annals of our country. "For all these things we are devoutly thankful, knowing also that to great mercies exact from us the greatest measure of sacrifice and service. "Now, There/ore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America do hereby designate Thursday, November 25, 1948, as a day for expressing our thanks to God for his blessings. November having been set aside as "Foods Fight for Freedom" month it is fitting that Thailugiving Pay be made the culminaton of the observance of the month by a high sssolvs on the part of all to produce and save food and to "share and play square" with food. "May we on Thanksgiving Pay and on every day express our gratitude and zealously devote ourselves to our duties as indivduals and as a naton. May each of us dedcate his utmost efforts to speeding the civtory which will bring nnw opportunities for peace and brotherhood among men." Chief of Polk* L. T. .Imvt («Vnouaced today that the United States Secret Service again warns persons in this vicinity who receive or cash checks to be watchful for mail thieves and forgers, as many allowance and allotment checks are going astray and are cashed on forged endorsements. Chief Lucas and the Secret Service urge that the following rules be observed: To Those Who Receive Checks. 1. Never endorse a check until you are actually in the presence of the person who will cash it. 2. gave a good box with your name cleaHy printed on ft Keep it locked! 3. Whenever poaa8»le, have your mail carrier deliver checks in person rather than to your box. . 4. If you change your address, notify th* Post Office Immediately. 5. Cash your check at the same place each month. Cash ft yourself! llon't awd children to cash checks. This encourages juvaule delinquency, 6. Do not fold, pin or mutilate alllotment or Allowance checks 1V1W Wh^Cssh Chsdii;2. Ask for positive identification. Before you cash a check, ask yourkSL£X ZimH f*3jJSwSAR—Stamp No. 29 in Book Four is good for 6 poinds through January 15, 1944. SHOES—Stamp No. It in Book One good for 1 pair. 1 Stamp No. 1 on th« "airplane" sheet in Book 3 ^MEATs! FATS—Brown stamp* % H. J, and K good through December 4: Brown stamp L becomes good November 21 and rem aim good through January 1, iHi. PROCESSED FOODS — Blue stamps X, Y, and Z good through November 20. Greta stamps A, B, and C in Book 4 good through December 30. ' f* *'•*' Mut Report Foreign Holdings All Americana owning arty foreign bonds, or $10,000 or mow in any foreign property are required to report such holding* on or before December 1 to their neareat Federal Reserve Bank. Practically every type of property must ba rtported ~ roil estate holdings, cash ssseta, foreign currency, foreign securities, interest* in foreign organisations, patents and trade mark agreements and contracts. Order can be restored more rapidly, as territories are reoecupisd, if military authorities have such information at hand, states the Treasury Department. All information will be confidential and will be available only to accredited repreeentstiyet of the Treasury. Simplify Gas Rationing. All "B" md "C" gasoline coupons issued after December 1 will be worth five gallons each, compared with the present value of two gallon} for coupons of those types in the East and Midfeet and three .gallon a in the fair West. This means "B" and "C" books will contain few," coupons than fa) the jast, but each coupon will be good for more gallons than before. No fcwreaae in the amount of gasoline allowed is in* velved. Farmers To cm patients, Approximately 20 percent of the fourth quarter production of flashlight batteries will be distributed to farmers, according to WPB, This makes enough batteries for about normal rural consumption available through farm outlets. Fertiliser Outlook. American farmers will have more nitrogen and slightly less potash in the 1943-44 "fertilizer year," than they had in the previous year, according to testimony of WPB officials before a senate sub-committee on agriculture and forestry. Farmers should have fouT ioos of nitrogen for every three they had last year,-according to present indications, WPB it endeavoring to make additional quantities, o# potash available for agriculture in 1944-46. More Hosiery For Children. | Production at infants' and Children's hosiery will be stopped up shortly as a result of priority assistance given to manufacturers for procurement of necessary yarn. The WPB action resulted from a falling supply of infants' and children's stocking. | r L-A;-' • "IsWI XvAaoAa ^D^®^a^yo '> The public is urged to complete its Christmas shopping this matfe and to send all packagesdaatfnod to other cities, whether by parcel post or express, before December 10. Early Christinas shoppinsr and shipping: are J ■ ■ I ■' i MT MT - *' .'? A1 Mr Mi w " necessary this year to enable satisfactory handling of the eattr* Christmas load, Joseph B Eastman, director' of the Office of Defense Transportation, said. "Remfcmber," Mr. Eastman added, "that the best gifts for this warttoe Christmas are War A four-fold InerMse m its 1944 civilian truck production program has been announced by the War Prodac ing the 9MW Carolina nee of $88.41. >.»'.'■> Records reveal receipt* in 1H1 were $4,888,479.64 paid far 16,78$,142 pounds, averaging $30.»7. Geiu Turaagpe of Farm* ville, Marine Command^r. Says Situation In Hand New Ben, Nov, 14. — Maj.-Gen. Allen Hal Turnage, of Tidewater, V*., and Farm ville, it announced todny as leading Marinas la Pacific campaigns, He dm native North Carolinian, born at PWrmville, where his mother, Mr*. William J. Tunnage, still resides. During the summer of 1942 he waa commanding' officer of the Marine training center at New River, being relieved of this assignment to assume charge of combat elements of a Marine division. When he was 22 veen of age in 1913, he was appointed a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps }»y JoEephus Daniels, then Secretary of the Navy. Previously he h*d attended the old Horner Military School at Oxford and the University of North Carolina, wbere he was a star baseball pitcher and a member of tb® S|gm* Nu fraternity. After going with the Marine expeditionary force to. Haiti, Tuntage went to France as « oorapany oom' mender with the iSth Marine Regiment, commanded hy the !«te Gen. Smediey D. Butler. Daring the first World We* oveeewu he was placed in chcarge of the machinegun battalion of the Fifth Marine ^gade. ,0®$^ 1M1 as commander of the Marine forces in North CSuna, which in:Iuded the American embassy guard in Peking and the Marine detachments at Tientsin and CVjnwsngtno. Thai he was in til® Orient at a crucial period is proved bjr the fact that the Marine officer who relieved him thin* is now believed to 1* a Japanese prisoner. Upon his return from Qikia, Turnage went to duty at Washington headquarters, first as executive officer and than as director of the division of plans and policies. The following- medals have been .wnrtted him: Victory Medal with France's clasp, Maria* Corps expeditionary, China Service Medal, Haitian Distinguished Service Medal, Nicaragua* Distinguished . Servce Medal, and the Dominican of Merit. of these firms to be cleaned and they in turn Will tarn ft over to the assorting groups.^ LM rf Clothtnf Wanted Remember, no one is reaueeted to fjvt *Way clothes which can be worn 11 m«mfr« of the family. Note: It«nM notlistod but similar to those Vyp*' that «rt> listed, «r» acceptable. Types «f clothing wanted tor Men (A«ee l$ an} over)i 0w> coats, Topcoats, MaslUnswa, Windbreakers, Jfcvsrsiblae, OmpletoWUts, Uniforms, (dark), Sack costs, Sport coats. Vesta, Panto. Breeches, Slack*. Sweater^ Underwear (heavy), Hoslsry (pairs), Shirts (aport, work and negligee), Overalls, Coveralls, Dungarees, Work Jackets For Boys (Age e*lk)i Overcoats, Windbreakers, Topcoats, Revsnlbles, Snow suitft Legging sets (wool<to), Complete raits, Sack eoats, Sport carts, Verts, Jackets, n*"'*, K/iickera, nrsfHflnn. Shorts, Overalls, Sweaters,' Underwear (heavy and light weight), Pajamas, Robes, Hosiery (pairs), Glovrt (wool), Mittens, Mufflers, Shirts, Blouses. *, For Women (Age U and over): Goats (heavy and light), Reversiblee, Heavy outer jackets, Complete wckjI raits, Wool sport jackets, Wool stats, tP- flu ■ iki I, I. fl| i im*-- - — TT, ln<»ii wool ureases, fjwwifi s* V werwoar, Nightgowns, P»)tm*s, Bed jackets, Robes, Mittens (wool), Scarfs, Shawls, Hosiery( pairs), Cotton or rayon dresses, skirts, jackets, blouses, Shirts, Aprons. For Girls (Age 2 to 15): Coats (heavy or light), RevarsiNee, Heavy rotor jadurt, I^Rinrrtto (t^W) Snow suits,-WttabHWArs,' Cottjft#i wool suits, Wool sport Jarksts, Wool skirt J, Wool dresses, Wool jumpers, Sweat** U«J#We«r, Nightgowns, Pajamas, Aobes, Olovds (wool), Mtttens (wool), Scarfk, Hosiery (paim), Cotton or rayon dresses, skirts, jack■ I*. | i ♦ ^ .. —/ •. —> A i ■ mi ■■ — . sts, dlouses, shirts, jusipsRj Aprons, Smocks. . wear, Sleeping garment*, Rob*, Hosiery (pah*), Mittens, Blanket* (wool), Bonnets (wool). List of Clothing Not Wanted is as follows—Men's and boy»'-(m all materials): Hats, Gaps, Shoes, Leather gfloves, Neckties, Garters, Rubbers, Overshoes, Galoshes, Slippers, Collars, Suspenders, Beits, Spate, Lecther leggings, Rubber coats, Rubber boots, Masquerade costumes. Women's and girls' (in all material); Eats, Caps, Shoes, Leather gloves. Brassieres, Girdles, Rubbers, OverRhoes, Galoshes, Slippers, Corsets,, Garter belt, Garters, Belts, Veils, Leather leggings, Robber coats, Robber boots, Masquerade costumes. Infante' (in all materials): Shoes, be as foflows: 1. Separate all good I clothing from rags. 2. Garments even though with the following 3* fecte are acceptable as clothing ' IIil I n.j»ss^ ^ \ worn UiuugVf wotr open seams and hems, small moth V*— Blast J u p Bum In Ww# 7-j Pawl Hiito, Nvr. 17. — Heavy Liberator bornbun af the U. & Seventh Army Air Farce struck at the Marshall "*1 Gilbert for the third time in tabsthm 48 hoars on Monday, Wrecking enemy Alps and installations^ a U. S. Pacific fleet comrauniaue announced today. The four-motored bombers, hi the dsspaat pwitnahni yet by landbased plane* of Japan's extern defense perimeter, blasted Jaluit and MiBe atolls fa the Marshall* and Makfa Island In the Gilberts, late Mafctey afternoon.1 At Jahift, the raiders scored heavily against Japaneee seaplane bssee, ha^n; shops and damp areas, on Imeiji and Jabor islands, which are part of the atoll, the commaaiqae said. Of five ships anchored fa the laaoefa one watt left borate* and three others were rennrtw? nmioiMr "" ' The oommuniqae added that saver*! fires resulted fa the attack on Mille, east af Jaluit, while cloud conditions orer Makin prevented accurate observance of the damage. As fa the case of the two previous raids on the Marshall and Gilberts, last Saturday night and Sunday, the Seventh Air Force bomben met no Japanese interceptors although they were subjected to sharp anti-aircraft fire. M» planes were" loot or penonnel injured, in any of the three attacks. Possibly pointing up the recent statement by Admiral Chester W. Nimits, commander-in-chief at the Pacific fleet, that "the time has come for as to attack," the raids marked aft intensification of midPacific aerial warfare. Now tiuct a "Food - Tights For Freedom" campaign ia being inaugurated to every county in North Carolina, looking to maximum production and iMsrvatiofi of food in London, Nov. 18.—The Bad Army in its first admfttod withdrawal since the start ot its summer ottmmkr* announced the loea of Kiev yestarday, but, 170 miles northeast, It sncircled the German garrison at B»chitsa and broke into the outpost of flomeL Acknowledging1 a latent threat to ZWtomlr and Korostischcw, Moscow's operational and supplementary communiques reported that the Bed Army had abandoned several towns and villages in the ana of those points and nnnsMidatad themselves in naw positions under the pressure of desperate German cotsvter-attacks. But though they fell bade near Zhitomir and KorostiAev, the Bnasians scored impressive gains on other front*, fe'v They poised for the kill at Bechttsa, made their first gain in weeks w of Zaporoshe, drove to within five miles of Gorosten in a 10-mile advance, and brought immediate pressure on the northern outskirts ef Gomel.' „ The berttie of the Dnieper valley raged along a 400-mile ftnmt from Reel tea on the north to the Zaporothe area on the south. The Germans, indicating that Adolf Hitler is not yet resigned to the loss of his "Dnieper Una," maaeed men and material on the front west of Kiev wherri they achieved their first minor success in months. The towns and villager regained by the GetDtep* In the Zhitomir-Korostishe v arc* were won at a cost of 78 armored units and upwards of 1,500 men, Mbicow disclosed. "The enem) concentrated large tank and <n£*try force* M a narrow sector of the front and, regardless of his heavy looses, threw these into ba*B*," Moscow's mkkigfct oommunique said. "Unite of X Formation waged stubborn battles, destroying trucks and killing IJSttO Hitlerites ... In another sector, seven fierce counter-attacks were repulsM by the fire of our gunnen and tankbusters. During the battle 23 mmay
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