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Southwest Asia Headquarters,
Kantky, Gatyian, May 17.—Jangletrained
Chinese troops of Lt Gen.
Joseph StOwell'i command cut the
main Mogaung Valley road behind
the Japanese defending Malakang in
aoaaced today, and left wemy troops
hat one avenue of eacape—the wide,
shallow Mogaung Hver.
The Japanese, surrounded on three
rides, counter-attacked four tirrvM
ia a vam attempt to clear the mm,
hut the Chinese held firm and the
A second Chinese force to the east
cat a trail one mfle southwest of
Tarongyusng which the enemy had
long used <a* a principal supply
route, a United Press front dispatch
re ported.
"HeasyBaia.
Fighting the fast approaching
Monsoon a* weft as stiff Japaaes*
rusirtanri. Allirt fnreaa both in
nntkm Banna and in the IndiaBanna
fiuuUet' area increased the
pace of their drives.
A communique issued by Adm.
Lord Louis Msaatbnt tea's headquarters
revealed the rnawnence of the
ntsnaoen rains Irtish will impede
all activity until fall. Describing the
Allied offensive operations on tha
Man i pur front, ia tha- Indian frontier
ana, tha communique said:
"Heavy rain made movement difficult."
On this front British forces were
rla>rii^ ot t the Imphal-Kohhna
and the Japanese were fortithemsehres
for a last stand
three idles south at Kohima.
In the Matakawag area 13 miles
north of Kara sing in northern
Burma, Chinese troops fumed out
oae mile wast of Tanmgyuang in a
flanking moment.
Japs On Defensive.
Reports to headquarters said that
the Japanese were or the defentive
throughout Barm a.
Advancing northward from Imphal
on the 60-mile Imphal-Kohima
road, British Empire troops attacked
the third and last of the enemy
road blocks north of Kanglatongbi,
which is 10 miles north of Imphal.
- Air activity was on a big scale.
British -bombers attacked . Sngsing,
near Mandalay, where the main railroad
ewasts the Irrawaddy "River.
Urge Greater Use
Of Nitrate Soda
nm„ I
Raleigh, May 18.—In an attempt
to crate greater production of corn
tar North Carotin* this fear, the
Slate Peed Advisory Committee is
mw urging farmers to ose larger
quantities of nitrate of aoda,-preferably
250 pounds to the acre. Representatives
of various agricultural
agencies in the State agreed to pufen
a campaign to this end.
E. M. Hansen, of Raleigh. agronom
TA »1 _ J Tfc a*._
Kxcefient Keauits
From Grazing Crops
A temporary grazing crop for win|
be planted early in the fall, fertilised
heavy, and planted with plenty Of
seed, »ay» 8. W. Itorfogtm of
Franklin County on Route 1 out of
Loafaburg. Tharrmgton knows what
it takes to make a good pasture because
ha h%y one of only 1WT acres
that is fawdfaig gracing 'or 12
sows, 126 shoots, and 2 yearlings.
According to W. C. Boyce, county
ag^nt of the State College Extension
Service, Tharrington sowed 3
bushels of small grain (wheat, oats,
rye and barter), 20 pormdfe of rye
grass, 20 pounds of rape and 10
pounds of clover per acre about September
10,
The land was in small grain and
lespedeaa in 1M2 and in soybeans
and com in IMS. An application of
400 panda of 3-12-6 fertiliser and>
an extra 200 pounds of nitrate of
soda ww applied on February 16.
"The pasture hap provided gracing
for an average of 50 shoats since
Hi tiiTm Tim pigs did very little
rooting because of rings in thq noee.
Hogs were kept off the pasture for
two weeks during Janaary. Brood
sows an this pature produced good
litters of thrifty pigs.
"1 believe the pigs will weigh 260
pounds each between six and seven
months of age. My hogs graze an
inch off the pasture each day and it
grows back that night,-" Tnurrington
reports.
"Many farmers are sanding in phenominal
returns from early gracing
crops and in every case they planted
early, fertilised well, and used relatively
large amounts of seed," says
Dr. Emerson Collins, State College
Extension agronomists, who is conducting
a survey of grazing results
obtained by farmers in all parts of 1
the State. He points out that pastures
have done exceptionally well
because of abundant supplies of
water. .
The sixth annual meeting of the
Pitt A Greene Electric Membership
Corporation will be held on Saturday,
June 3rd at 3:30 P. M., in the Town
Ball in Farmville, Manager R. A.
Joyner announced today.
The manager said that the annual
meeting will be the most important
event of the year for the Cooperative's
1199 members. The program
will include the election of a board
yf directors for the coming year and
the reports of officers on the' progress
niade by the Cooperative during
the past yew.
Mr. Joyner pQinted out that the
Cooperative has extended electric service
to farms wherever possible, as
part of the program to encourage the
belt use of electrical, labor-saving and
food-producing equipment along its
lines. Since January, 1643, War Production
Board regulations have authorized
connection to rural power
lines of nearby farms able to use
electrical device* in livestock, dairy
and poultry production.
The Cooperative now operate* 256
miles of rural distribution lines in
Pitt and Greene counties.
Warning About Tina
Situation In Pitt
Greenville, May 17;—Eigibility for
Grade I tires is not a guarantee that
Reveals A Cot
In War Costs
V y^'.v ' %
Vmu^a Rnrniltinr Ta Ra
t vnt O OJICllUtlVg iv Wv
Reduced Nearly Five
Billions r„r
Washington, May 17. — President
Roosevelt's announcement that war
sxpenditures for the next fiscal year
rill be cut back a net of $4300,000,XX)
under January estimates brought
rheer today to a congress having
Section year worries over high taxes
ind the mounting national debt
The President's disclosure that bet;er
coordination between pracuienent
and operating plans plus lesa■han-anticipated
losses had contributed
to the reduction in outlays wen applauded
by. almost all legislators, but
Republicans said the reductions had
tot gone far endugh.
Senator Bridges (R-JNH), a memter
of the Appropriations oommittee,
called the pruning of the war estinates.
"a step in the right direction"
Kit added:
"I think even more careful planting
and the elimination of waste
vould bring expenditures down even
nore without affecting the vigorous
xosecution of the war."
Mr. Roosevelt told his news conference
yesterday that while war
ixpenditures were estimated at $90,>00,000,000
in January for the fiscal
rear beginning July 1, a total of
18,400,000,000 had been trimmed
iff this amount by the War Departnent,
Kavy and Shipping Adminisration.
He said that additional 1 endease
outlays not covered in the Janlary
estimate would reach $3,600,•00,000
and that there were additions
>t $1,000,000,000 for other war activiies,
thus holding the net savings ta
4^00,000,000.
Cockroaches
- ,
By Sodium Fluoride]
HP fluoride has been recomnended
for cockroach control fori
nany years and is still the most ef-|
'active material available for this]
rcrpose, says J. Myron Maxwell. Exen
sion entomologist at N. C. State}
College,
The effectiveness of the sodium I
luoride treatment depends upon the|
Method <rf application. Maxwell recimmends
that the powder be dusted |
ery thinly over the surfaces i
he cockroaches may run through it
Hie pests lick the material which
(ticks to their feet and thus they
ire poisoned. If the powder is left
a piles, the cockroach will avoid
valking through It.
A small garden duster may be used
tor applying the sodium fluoride. If
i duster is not available, Maxwell
that about hi. teac
be placed in the center of
i piece of cloth about 12 by 18 inches.
Sift the powder through the cloth by
itrikfag with » stick. •
The powder should be applied
treoad baseboards, under the kitchen
link, and on cabinet shelves. It is
sot effective when applied to w
rarfaces. The material acts rather!
(lowly but in about five days many]
lead cockroaches should be found.
"Sodium fluoride is poisoeous, but[
little or no danger of
;
■I:
c ;
Fred W. Greene, "secretary of the
North Carotin* Education Association,
Raleigh. addressed' the twentyfive
Farmville High School Graduates
at their Commencement Exercises
on Tuesday evening1. He said
that the Senior* tit today an facing
many jaajor problems, among them
the war-orphaned, the racial problem
in the south, and the* assimilation of
Boys returning from the War and
giving to them a chance of finishing
their education at government expense
as promised.
^The educational program'of the
future will take into consideration
the need of working with the hands
as well aa with the head; particularly
for tibe war orphaned there will be
pre-school education; and schools of
tomorrow will ran for nine months—
Americans have found that if a too
expensive to lose 26 per cent of their ;
time. Seniors are not facing a bright- ■
looking world and aa citizens they
will not find the government ready
to give them a living, but they must
nake that living. It is the right of j
svery A/nerican to an education which ,
will enable him to take a self-supporting
place in Society."
He told several stories which gave
rits of negro philosophy which say
» work hard, not worry too.much and i
teep faith in Him who has all power, i
Mr. Greene pointed out the bright '
jutlook for the life of tomorrow in '
hat the world will be smaller and
lationa will become more and more :
teighborly. - - i ^
Splendid addresses were given by
?alutatorian, Robert Fljrnn Paylor, 1
md by Valedictorian, George Robert ]
Smith, Jr. Reproeentativea from r
he various church choirs rendered 1
special music. ' ^36&lj8MB S
Dr. Paul E. Jones, chairman of the '
Board, presented the diplomas and 1
F. H. Moore, Superintendent of the 1
Farmville Schools, awarded the fol- '
owing prises: Five dollars, offered 1
»y J. Y. Monk, Jr., in honor of his '
■nother—won by BOly Gregory for 1
:he most improvement in Mathematics;
Five dollars offered by J. I. J
Morgan, Sr., for the atudent who has 1
taken the most interest in Spanish—
von by L. D. Braxton; FSve dollars
attendance prise offered by Mrs.
Prank Davis, Br.,—won by Mm L. P.
Prudence Bazemore's senior home
rooms j^Five dolto^eredby Mrs.
Germans Appear Glum
About Return to Reich
In Trade at Barcelona
Bareelonia, Kay 17.—The diptomatk
exchange ships Ghipeholm and
Gadisca iV"*y| hare today y* the
transfer of soma 900 American and
British prisoners of war for 700 German
prisoners and civilians began
As Allied* soldiers and civilians debarked
at the bew of the swsatlkaRying
Gadiaca sad walked across the
pier to go up the Gripsholm gangpray
the Germans went aboard the
Sadisca at the stern.
The Allied group was laughing
ind joking in distinct contrast to
the Germans, few of whom appeared
cheerful. Despite their ragged
iniformj which seemed t6 be those
n which .they were captured, the
Allied troops generally had a spruce
ippearance. Some of the British
vera wearing shokts.
The Germans, members of Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika
Corps captured in Libya and Tuusia,
ware greeted by a swam of
iniformed Nasi party officials who.
paraded baric and forA along the
>ier.
Among the Allied war prisoners
vera two Bntiah generals and an
dr marshal. The first person to
eave the Gadiaca was an Iriah genml
in the British army named
J'Carroil. _£j
Also among the repatriates was
-*rry Allen, Associated Press war
a a. 1 TV.Ili • fVJ
Jermans at Tobruk in North Africa
n 1942. He had been interned for
SO' months in Italian and German
Although the repatriates immetiately
boarded the ships which will
ake them to their final destinations,
he wounded -W stretchers vera
arried out in the pouring rain and
ilaced inside two small warehouses
intil the bearers could get them
iboard the ahipe. 1
To reach the deck the Gadisca had
» sail alongside the Gripehollh
rhich brought the. Germans fpotn
be United States, British and North
Africa. Americans fad Britons
M ii mm A S ? 1 ^ |B r| - M - rM 4-f ^
www iweuvwy larye amounts or
high as three bushels of mull grain
and 40 to 60 pound* of clover* per
acre; fertilized heavy; and planted
the crop eariy, generally in September
for beat result*. Good moisture
conditions have been instrumental in
producing exceptional records in
many esses.
For example, County Agent L. T.
Weeks of Wake County reports that
Irviag Pi Hall aowed 22 acre* with-a
mixture off 20 pounds of crimson clover
and 20 pounds at rye graas per
acre the latter part of August He
applied 600 pounds of S-9-fl per acre
at planting gaCtopdreased with 200
pounds «I nitrate of- soda in early
March. "From December until sometime
in April this 22 acres carried ISO
hags and 40 head of cattle without
any other feed of any kind," says
Weeks. .
Ah>in R. Askew of Goldsboro, Route
2, used 2 bushels of oats and 1 bushel
of wheat par sore as his mixture. W.
R. Chsiabasa of Marion planted on
boshsi aaeh of rya, oats, and whest
along with 20 pounds of Austrian
The wtahHrfsiwt at a thick sod,
pwfctegof theMfiTte a lar^Tdegree
north.westward for 20 miies Wow
It is traced through a bottleneck in
the mountains at Ceprsao, tfc mile*
from Roma It represents tho right
Allied flank of a 25-mile front and
stretching inland from the Gulf of
Gaeta.
"In the Liri Valley the enemy has
now been evicted from moat of his
original positions by British and Indian
troops," said die Allied Communique.
' i
"The enemy is resisting our advance
from further prepared positions
in the. rear. South of the Liri
River all positions in the Gwtvr line
have been overrun," it added.
British forces took Ptgaataro, important
strong point four miles southwest
of Cssaino, in a smashing flank
attack.
The American warrior* fought their
way into Caateilonorato, heavily fortified
town leas than four miles from
Formia, finding rained Pillboxes and
the streets littered with enemy deadThey
also occupied the village at
Scauri, on the Gulf of Gaeta coastal
road four and a half miles from
Formia, after a light fight.
Nearly all of the original German
positions in the Liri Valley now ails
In Allied hands, an Allied communique
announced today, adding, "the
Ikattle continues without pause."
Fearing the complete out-flanking
if Cassino, to which they KaVe clung
tor so long, the Germans threv- tanks
and what reinforcement* fcC could
■crape together into an effort to save
he town, now menaced by the capture
tf Pignataro.
The communique reported Americans
and French were charging for
nod to "gain contact with the Addtf
Hitler line," How roughly four and a
ialf miles ahead M the French who
ire wipfng out the remaining enemy
louth of the Liri River.
American forces now hold high
pound in a triangle formed by C«Siellonorato,
Spigno and Monte Sap
ingek>, another one of numerous
nountains in the battle sone bearing
he same name In winning the
heights si* out of seven howi tiers
n a single enetny artillery unit were
toBtroyed, **
The French continued their spectatilar
adp&nce, drhing two aad a half
nnep vuuiuwwi irm SAn uioryio in
IpiRlbin part Or t» ,liri Valley
W&i d«*wei<6j^WF
Other French forces moving w*s$»
ward from Auaonia seised elevations
aarentiy doomed town. ^
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