fire Results fe !
Change In Ground
Potit&s; Allied Airmen
Blast German
Positions I n c 1 u di n g
Toulon on the South
FieiujHpHlF
Allied Hsadquarteis, Naples, March
8. — Gunfire, mortar and grenade
doeta ragad for the second straight
night in shell-tarn Csssino on th*
main Fifth Amy front, l>iadijiMrtiw
announced Wednesday and observers
have spitted movements behind the
German Uses below Borne, poatdhly
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all-out push against ths Allied beock
_ Zealand setge guns hammered
at a German held rail station
about a mile south M Cassino while
American troops west of Ciaterna on
the beachhead engaged in a fierce
laajMitsguu and mortar dad with
the Nazis, but there mu no change
in positions. The Germans mack, a
consisted but futile effort to Infiltrate
British positions gear Carroceto,
on the Rome side of the beach
Discussing the German movements
behind fes lines headquarter* said
the Nasis "appear to be on the watch
for any opening in oar forward positions."
Foel weather, however, continued
to hampas the gaooftd fighting and
the communique declared that "heavy
snow-in the mountains and deep mod
in the valleys have made all movement!
difficult."
Allied planes flew about 1,800 sorties
with heavy bombers Masting the
Toulon naval base in southern-France
and medium bombers striking at rail
yards in Borne. Five Nasi planes
were destroyed for a loss of five
Allied craft
The operations included heavy
bomber raids on rail facilities in the
Florence region and on airfields north
of Boms. The Rome radio said heavy
damage and casualties had been eao»sd
in Rome and aqssrted that a church
and an orphanage had been hit
On tits Eighth Army front a Canadian
patrol wrecked a house occupied
by the enemy in the Tollo area by
sneaking op to it and placing a demolition
charge wsrt to it
Oaly Patrol Activity.
Two strong enemy petrels attacked
Indian any positions north of Or-.
Monday night hot were dist
before they reached the Allied
bombers strode at the
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■aociar at swito otGCiso, iniport&nt
German supply point on the Italian
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nivuri, ana mgnt DonMn returned
to damp more bombs on the port ^
WwtugifcplieiB «f the Toukra raid
Amd hits in the munitions factory
ana and several hits on the drydocks.
War vessels ancbMed-along
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Twenty-five enemy fighters tried
tots*** the Fortresses and their
Four Nazi *>—««
t th'i kettle, and none of the
kips waa lost
International, pays the Fartnville
Club official viatt
Local FnnitBre |j
Store ilodergoes
F Spring Dress Up
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First and Second Floors
Redecorated ThrenghI
out; Arriyal ofv $ew
Furniture Adds to Attractiveness
of Spring
ShOW '
The Farmville Furniture Co., elaewhere
in this issue, extends an invitation
to the people of the Farraville
community and Eastern Carolina
to attend their Spring- Furniture
Show.
The entire first and second floors
of their large building, which an
used exclusively sa display rootas*
have recently been repainted and /*
decorated, and is now nwdy for an
jeariy visit from you ad yours. •'
[ This firm also announces the arrival
of a large Shipment of new
furniture which has been attractively
arranged for ypor inspection.
This well known and popular firm
has, for yenrs, held the distinction of
having: one of the best and most *fc>
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tractlTeiy amngw mrmture norm
in the State, and today, with its face
freshly retouched and lifted, is •
show place at beauty, where your
every furniture need can be taken
care of with satisfaction te all.
RED CROSS KNITTING NOTICE 1
and tk* goal is $2,000,000, he Mid.;
Approximately two-Uu»ds ot the
63 elate in the District alrMdy iwve
dustry and government can be
; Faraville girls gained Che right to
play in the finals by defeating
Grimes-land Thursday night 39 to 10
to 22. In the final game "Monday
night, Farmville girls pl«j«d an excellent
same of basketball
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the highly favored Arthur girls and
held an eleven to seven lead la the
first half; however, titc Arthur team
came *f**r In the second half and
scored two field poale within a few
minates and at the dose of the game
the .scare was 19 to 14 in favor of
Arthur. Arthur gained tlie right flR
play in *• *»»ta by defeating Grifton
Wednesday night by a score «fi
28 to 11 and Fountain Stfwdfty night
by a eoort* of 20 to toi
,i Farmville tor* W to
WAR UNITS
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