More than 1,690 German
Soldi** Killed In Single
Battle in One Area;
Several Hundred Were
Drowned As They Fled
Across Bug River
London, Mm', 23rd.—The German
high command said Thursday that
fighting was going on inside Kovel
and northwest of that cotter bt ow
the Pripet marshes in the eastern
part of old Poland—approximately 60
miles beyond the announced positions
of the Red amy.
''The Gorman garrison at Kovel repelled
renewed Russian attacks," a
broadcast communique said, "and shot
up six out of tea enemy tanks which
had broken into the town.
"Northwest of Kovel German troops
stopped the advancing enemy after
fierce fighting."
A new Russian offensive southeast
of Vitebsk on the other aide at the
marshes also was reported by the
Germans.
Spearheads of the Red army have
driven to within 25 miles of the Prut
River border of Rumania below the
fallen German bastion of Mogliev Fodolski,
Moscow dispatch;« indicated
Thursday and Berlin reported the
opening of a new Soviet offensive
from the Tarnepol-Proskurov sector
apparently aimed at trapping large
Nazi forces in the Vinnitaa area.
Increased Threat
An increased threat to Rumania developed
as Marshal Ivan S. Konev's
second Ukrainian Array widened its
Dniester river bridgehead below Mogliev
Podolski in a smashing drive
which the Russians said carried the
town of Nadushta, 18 milee north of
the important rail junction of Byeltsi
and 20 miles west of the Dniester
river.
Other Soviet forces meanwhile,
Moscow announced, captured Yarishev
and Kurilovtsky-Murovanny, respectively
10 and 24 miles northwest
of Mogliev Podolski, while Marshal
Gregory K. Zhukov's first Ukrainian
army continued its slow but steady
push southwest of Kremeneta toward
the large industrial center of Lwow.
More than 1&60 Germans were tilted,
many prisoners and much booty captured
in a single battle in this area,
a Soviet bulletin asserted.
500-Mile Front
On the southeastern end of the 600mile-long
Ukrainian front, Gen Rodon
Y. Mafmovsky's forces staggered
the German line by capturing the important
fortified railway junction of
Pervonaisk, driving to the approaches
of Vosnesensk, 86 miles northest of
Odessa, and reaching a point eight miles
from Nikolaev on the Bug River
estuary, Moscow announced.
Hundred* oi German soldiers were
said to have drowned in the swirling
waters of the Bug River as they fled
Pervonaisk when Malinovsky's troops
stormed the city's defenses after a
two-day battle. Huge stocks of war
malarial and great numbers of prisoner*
fell to the Red army forces, the
Swriet communique declared.
U. S. New Preparrag
To Break
With Finland
Washington, March 28.—A break
between the United States and Pinlaad
appeared Thureday all but in
NOTES FROM SERVICE
MEN'S CENTER HERE
Visiting at the Ctater file past week
end were: Pvt Robert Dee OweM of
Farmville and Camp Reynold*, Pa.;
Richard M. Gartis, GM 2/c, U. & IK
of Farmville and New York City; Pfe.
Mamie R. Wooten, of Ffcrmvflle and
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
' K Camp Davis—Cpl. Guy D. Anderson,
Erie, Pa.; Sgt A. L. Fetteroff,
Philadelphia, Pa. (guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Wheiess.)
Seymour Johnson Field—Pvt. Nathaniel
B. Brake, Brooklyn, N. Y.;
Pvt. Edward E. Herritt, Philadelphia,
Pa. (Satnrday night guests of Mrs.
C. R. Townsend and dinner guests,
Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Joyner.)
Pvt. Bennie Garison, Cleveland,
Ohie; Pfc. Tommy Doreey, Solomon
Island, Md. (week end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Davis.)
Cpl. Tommie M. Jofinson, Camden,
N. Y.; Cpl. Orville D. Grochow,
Orange, Cel.; Cpt Harry L. Bloomer,
Poughkeepsi«, N. Y. (guests of Dr.
and Mrs. W. M. Willis, Saturday
night and Sunday. Guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Holmes, Sunday
nisrht.)
FVt. James Haxton, Gotebo, Okla.
(guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holmes,
Saturday night and Sunday); Pvt.
Charles L. Sweat, Camp Sibert, Ala,,
and Oakland Calif. (Sunday night
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Pollard);
Pvt. Claxton Hill, Seymour Johnson .
and Pomona, Cal.; Pfc. Jimmy
Weidaw, Akron, Ohio, and Bogue
Field, N. C.
Members of the Ballard's Home
Demonstration Club were hostesses
to the Service lien during the week
end and those serving were Mrs. L.
E. Turnage, Mrs. J. R. Gowan, Mrs. 1
Lionel Jones, Mrs. Leon E. Jones,
Mrs. Joe D. Jones, Mrs. Arch Flanagan
and Misses Ann Turnage and
AJene Flanagan, assisted by Jack
rurnage and James Jones.
Food furnished T>y them consisted
af Seafoam cake, donated by Mrs. L. *
E. Turnage, Mrs. Jasper Jones, Mrs.
G. L. Jones and made by Miss Ann
rurnage; deviled eggs, Mrs. Leon E.
Jones; ham biscuits, Mrs. H. D. Moye; 1
cream, Mrs. T. H. Nichols; potato
salad, Mrs. Sam Flanagan; chicken
taiad sandwiches, Sirs. A. C. Turnage;
country sausage and biscuits,
Mrs. Arch Flanagan; pecans, Mrs. J. (
R. Gowan; flowers end use of i»rcol»- 1
tor, Mrs. Lionel Jones.
Other donation* were flowers by ;
Mrs. E. F.. Gaynor and table cover by ;j
Mrs. Paul E. Jones.
The Missionary Society of the
Christian Church of Walstonburg will j
be hostesses tor this week end.
Humphrey Bogart, Back
From Tour, Brings Report;
Red Cross Work
O v e r 8 e a s "Terrific"
Says Servicemen
"Excluding wives and sweethearts,
there's orfe particular girl who rates
high with our boys oversea®," says
Humphrey Bogart, recently returned
from a tour of the battlefrontt where
he entertained our troops. "She's the
girl to a gray uniform," the actor explains,
"and she wears a Red Cross
on her sleeve."
The film star tells something of
his travels in the brief film, "Reports
from the Front," Being shown from
March 23rd through March 30th, at
the PARAMOUNT THEATRE, here,
twice daily for the Red Cross, in conjunction
_with the National Motion
had lived in Ffcrmville since 1910. He
was * native of Green® County. Ib
1916, he married Miss Nell Taylor of
Greene County who survives, and
from this union were horn three children
who also survive. Cari L. Beaman,
Jr., with the Armed Fomcea in
England, Mrs. Horace Lewis and Nell
Beam&n of this city, *
Mr. Beaman had been connected
with the Farmville Oil and Fertiliser
Co, since 1917. He had been a member
of tiie local Baptist Church since
1916 and was one of its active members,
hawing served as a member
the Board of Deacons, Clerk of the
Church and purchasing Agent for the
past several years. He was held in
high esteem by all who knew him.
Places of business were closed during
(lie funeral.
The deacons of the Baptist Church
served as active pallbearers. ]
Among- those from out-of-town at- '
tending the funeral were: Snow Hill— '
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Christmas, i
Mrs. Earl Mewborn, Mr. and Mrs. G. <
E. Albritton, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Al- i
britton, Mrs. Percy Holden, Mrs. i
Oscar Miller, Mrs. George Edwards, 1
Mrs. Roy Mewbom, Mrs. Roeeoe i
Bunn, Fred Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Mewborn, Mjas Mary Katherin? 1
Albritton, Miss Ifarthn Ann Albrit- ,
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Joyner, ]
Mr. and Mrs. C. 3. Joyner, Mrs. Ralph \
Bynum, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Herring, ,
Mr.-and Mrs. Dallas Taylor, Mr. and t
Mrs. Mark Taylor, Miss Lei a Mae
Taylor, Mrs. Fred Beaman, Mr. and ,
Mrs. C. J. Beaman, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
BWM. Mr. and Mu* Leon Eason,
Mr. and Mrs. Alton BMtaan.
Hiss Mamie Ruth Joyner, LaGrange;
Mrs. 9km Jenkins and Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Herring, Walstonburg;
Mis. David Golin, Richmond, Va.; '
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. ShacklefowJ, Kinston;
Miss Ava Taylor Albritton, Tarbo»;
Miss Marjorie Albritton, Washington;
Mr. and Mis. Parham Taylor,
Goldsboro. J
Active pallbearers were: H. W.
Kemp, A. J. Melton, Ben Lewis, Wal- .
ter Jones, Raymond Sheerin, Manly
Liles, Cieo. W. Davis, J. W. Holme*,
Dr. J. M. Wheless.
Honorary pallbearers were: R. C. (
Copenhaver, E. L. Barrett, J. W. (
Bass, hffsay B*s, C. W. Blackwood,
Alton Bobbitt, Hadley Bryan, Jack ,
B. Briley, Lewis Creech, F. A. Darden,.
F. M. Dtvis, Jr., John D. Dfcon, M. J
L. Eason, W. D. Fields, R. R. Newton, 1
R. K Freeman, J. H. Harris, E. C. ,
Holmes, H. D. Johnson, Dr. P. E. j
Jones, Robert Joiner, Arthur Joyner,
fi B. Joyner, R. A. Joyner, T. E. Joyner,
W. E. Joyner, R. H. Knott, R. O. (
Lang, Gordim Lee, John B. Lewis, L.
T. Lucas, Andy Martin, Dr. J. M.
Mewborn, Dr. R. T. Willians, J. Y.
Monk, A. B. Moore, J. H. Moore, Will
Moore, Jr., J. L Morgan, S*., J. I.
Morgan, Jr., W. A. McAdams, T. H. .
Nichols, Jo*. Dixon, R. A. Parker,
C. M. Paylor, W. A. Pollard, Jr., W.
J. Raaberry, J. B. Roberts, 8. A. Roebuck,
LeRoy Rollins, G. A. Rouse, B.
8. Smith, R. L. Smith, J. M. Stansill,
L. E. Walston, L. P. Thomas, M. G. '
Thome, B. O. Tofnage, T." G. Turn-1'
age, A. C. Monk, Sr., L. E. Turwtge, '
J. T. Thome, A. B. Tyson, C. A. Ty- •
son, Ed Nash Warren, Dr. W. M. Wil- '
lis, J. M. Wheless, Jr., Leon Eason,
M. V. Hortow, W. S. Royster, R. D.
Rouse, Loyd Smith, J. B. Taylor, F. 1
W. Satterthwaite, HarryDixon. Joe
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Greenville, March 22.—The student
body of East Carolina Teachers College,
holding a called meeting tonight,
idopted a resolution calling- upon
Bovernor Broughton to refer the
matter of "alleged mishandling of
allege funds by Dr. Leon Meadows"
;o a body of State officials "higher
khan the board of trustees or the colege,
and if necessary to the State
»urts for a just decision."
The student body, headed by Dor>thy
Lewis of Farmville, met after
i petition had been circulated and
dgned today asking that the meeting
be called "because of the dissatsftftion
among students and the
ipirit of unrest on the campus be:ause
of tte manner in which the
intire matter has been handled." .
The board of trustees <St the colege
yesterday adopted a Resolution
exonerating Dr. Meadows, head of
he college, of any charges made in
i report from the State Auditor's
)ffice that he h*d "not satisfactorily
iccounted for $18^636.34 of diabursenents
of college and student funds
tandled by him throj^h his personal
bank account."
A motion to call & holiday strike
'and fly the flag halfm&st on the
am pug flagpole until this matter
las been cleared up to the satisfacion
of the student body," was withIrawn
after the Resolution was]
dopted.
The meeting started at 6:30 p. m., |
mti lasted for three hours.
The resolution adopted by the)
"Resolved: That we the student
ody of East Carolina Teachers
College will hereby submit this reslution
to the Governor of North
Carolina:
"We the students of ECTC fed]
hat the matter concerning Dr. |
feadowB' mishandling of the stulent
funds has not been conducted
o our satisfaction. We feel that
otne members ef the board of truseee
have not acted as a jury should.
>rtain ones of the board have
hown themselves partial, which we
eel is a violation of the qualifiations
of a jury. We feel that
hqse members of the board were
>rejudiced in their opinion and that
hey have not exercised the proper
udgment in considering the ease.
)f all people concerned, we feel
hat this is up to us, the students,
0 make knowr. our opinion, since |
t is our money concerned.
"We request, therefore, in conidertftion
of this, that the Governor
if North Carolina refer the mater to
b body of State officials higher in
ank than the board of trustees, and,
f necessary, to the State courts for
1 just decision."
Revival Services
At Baptist Church
You are invited to attend a week
if Revival Services which begin this
tvening at the Baptist Church, with
lervices jsach morning, except Satyrlay
and Monday, at 10:00 o'clock and
ach evening at 7 M. ^
Rev. Charles B.
he Buies Creek ]
nember of
'acuity, will
JOINS HO]
The "young sailor, son ot Mr. antl
Mm. J. H. Gtnii, Bout* on* and
his young bride, formerly Miss Aldr
Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Cox, of Maury, ars visiting his parents.
Thuf were raarriod on the 17th
at January, this ysar. \
Young Garris enlisted in the Navy
in 1M1 at the age of 19, and was assigned
to the U. & S. ||ornet when it
went in commission and served on
her for more than a ytar, the entire
length of time she stayed afloat He
was in four engagements, Tokyo
Raid, Corsl Sea, Midway, Santa Cruz,
the cr?tnre and defense of Guadalcanal,
the Readova and Munda battles
and was among the survivors when
the Hornet went down. Following
this, he was assigned to a survivor's
camp for a time.
The sailor wean three bars'and
rates a citation bar also. His silver
star and three bronie stars signify
that he has seen service in eight
major engagements. His ribbons aire
Asiatic, American Defense and American
Theatre. %
He laughingly said that after the
Hornet went' out from under him,
General Me Arthur needed him "to
ride his PT boats around Guadalcanal
and while serving there hi* squadron
was credited with 13 ships and 1 sub.
He "rode the boats" in the Guadalcanal
and Russells area until they
were secured.
His toiigiiest experience came in
the New Georgia campaign, during
which he lost 20 pounds. Following
the sinking of his boat by Jap dive
bombers, Garris was seat to the
States and has had furloughs of 67
days, intermittently, since.
In one area the sailor saw continuous
action for 21 nights. He claims !
an estimated total of 240 Japs killed]
by him during a desperate effort
made by the enemy to reinforce
Munda. Six barges, 40 feet long, and
carrying 40 to 60 men each, were reported
as destroyed by Ganris and
his skipper is said to.have confirmed
this action. .
When his PT boat sunk, Garris
sustain** an injury to his foot, bat
he stated he improvised some crutches
wWth he use# for three weeks, and
never even reported his accident
He spent 19 1-2 months oat of the
States. After report of the Hornet's
sinking was made public, Garris' family
wired inquiries to Washington
concerning their son, but no trace of
him was found for a period of .three
months. 8tmngo to relate, he "was receiving
mail from home during that
time and continued to writ* his folks,
but fhey didn't receive his letten.
Just 21 in point of years, Garris is
a seasoned veteran from the standpoint
of military service and experience.
NEW ADDRESSES .
Joe Butts, RT 2/c, U.S.N.R., Co.
£>131, Barracks 328, United States
Naval Training Station, Bainbridge,
Md.
Ensign R. D. Rouse, Jr., U.&NJt.,
U, S. N. A. T. B., Solomons Branch,
Washington, D, C.
Lt. (jg) C. R. Thome, U. S. N.,
A. T. B., Gamp Bradford, N. O. B.,|
Building No. 7, Norfolk, 11, Va.
S/Sgt. John A. Butts, A. S. N
20408CS8, Cannon Co., 117th Iaf.,}
APO M), c/o Postmaster, New York,
N. Y.
Roland Butt#, M 2/c, "A. B. S. D.(2),
Sec. 20, c/o Fleet Postoffice, Sanj
Francisco, Calif.
' Corp. James R. Jones (34178803),
805th Chemical Co. (AO) D, APO
9732 C/o Postmaster, New York,
N.Y.
Lose 33 Aircraft In its
1,000-plane Atta<*
March 28rd.—Another bi
Allied daylight force thundered over
Europe today, hard en the heel* of
more than 1,000 RAP planes which
Wednesday night set great fires raging
in the German chemical and industrial
metropolis of Frankfurt, the
main target of their attack.
The first reports of the daylight
aerial invasion came from the Germans
who-said in their broadcast that
bombers, presumably American Fortresses
and liberators, were following
up their big attack on Berlin with
blows st the western, central and the
nurthwewstern Reich.
Berlin, attacked Wednesday by 400
or more Flying Fortresses and Mheratou
and at least sn equal nfimber
of fighters and with a bomb load of
about 1,500 tons, was hanasuud again
last night by Moaqtritoe which also
hit other objectives in western Garmany.
,
33 Aircraft Missing
Altogether, the RAF announced 83
aircraft were missing fat the night
operations. This was 11 more than in
the last 1,000-plane attack when the
city of Frankfurt also was the main
target on Saturday.
The attack on Frankfurt, the 48th
of the war and the 11th haavy bombardment
the city has overgone, left
large fires burning and smoke rising
to aV great height, the air ministry
stated.
It was the third time in a week
that the RAF has sent out a force
o£ over 1/109 pla—os.
PtobaMy wall over 3,000 tons of
bobs fell on Fmnkfurt, and this,
with tiie tonnage/dropped on Berlin
by Americana, brought the bomb load
tossed on ths Raich in the past 24
hours close to 6,000 tons.
-Wednesday nighfs attack probably
was not ss big, however, aa the
one on Stuttgart on February IS,
when more than 1,000 heavy bombers
centered their whole force on that
city.
The RAF hit Frankfurt
B*»'y, around 10:46 F.
etl showers of blockbusters for about
half an hour.
An hour after it
quitos saw huge
into which they
explosives — aw
soaring a mile high., *
Allied Headquarters, March 28.—
fifth Army force* doggedly flung
back German attacks on their ^aittinT
position* while ie the air war Allied
bombers strode sharply at enemy
supply lines in northern Itlay, Allied
headquarters announced Thursday.
In the southern section of the town
of Cassino, New Zealanders still were
engaging the enemy at close-quarters.
Allied artillery knocked out a German
tank empiaced in one wrecked building,
raising to five the total destroyed
in the week of fighting for possession
of the town.
Westward along the lower slopes
of Monastery Hill Allied force* kept
up their attacks along a north-south
Axis. The Germans counter- attacked
against Hill 198, a key height, just
northwest of the town, but were
thrown back, leaving thirty prisoners
in Allied hands.
In New Sector
The Germans also lunged forward
in two strong attacks in a new sector
—near Monte Castellone, three miles
northwest of Cassino, but French
troops broke up and repulsed their
formation with artillery fire.
Allied Headquarter*, Naples—RAF <
Liberators, and Wellingtons lugged
4,000-pound blockbusters to Padua on
Wednesday night and battered the 1
rail yards titers with one of the most
devastating attacks of the Italian 1
campaign, the crews reported.
Flames visible 96 miles away were i
left by the attack and one entire Nock
of administration buildings near the 1
airfield was ablate. • ' <
It was the third major assault in
recent weeks on Padua, a junction 1
connecting lines running to Trieste, '
Milan and the Brenner Pass route I
through Bologna. Hie Wellingtons 1
have delivered two night attacks and 1
American Fortresses one.
. Blockbusters Used I
Airmen said one blockbuster tore <
squarely into the caster of the yards '
and a large number of explosions, <
apparently in can laden with ammu- <
nition, occurred whan the freight care
were tossed around like toys. <
American Flying Fortresses and <
Liberators also hit Verona and Bo- 1
logna, on the rente south from the
Brenner Pass, as well aa Rimini, im- <
portant junction point on the Adri- i
atic midway betwween Venice and <
Ancona. " Sgj |
Medium and light bombers also
joined in the railway attacks with '
blows against bridges at jPoggibonsi 1
and Aresso, south of Florence, snd
Popoli, in front of the Eighth Army
Application Blanks To
Be Available Soon At
Local Rationing
Time for another pre-Bwter meeting.
It will begin on Palm Sunday
md dose Easter Sunday night Rev.
Howard James at A. C. College will
lead m in ringing the old gospel
hymns. Come fed help as Services
will begin at 8:00 P. M. each ere
Maxwell Field, Ala. — t
Cadet David E. Smith, son of )
Mrs. W. Leslie Smith of Fa
was recently awarded a Shai
er's medal for proficiency in
Maxwell .Field, Ala., an inst
of the AAF Training Comma