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smsshnd through the Hitler line in the Lin vmiiejr to the Motfa river. On the Antfe beachhead U. S. troops seised a mile-fang dwk of the Appiu Way Mew Oaterna. Ttiis 0—iBaafi reached the Melfa by hi»r fire miles through the heaviest Hitter line fortifications la the Iiri valley sending forward a pincers offensive spaa the beachhead and Rom* from the ant., " American troops also battered 10 miles through the mountains above Terracina, fashioning a potential trap for the Germans below the beachhead. Allied planes took heavy toll at Nasi convoys attempting to escape encirclement The Hitler line now has been smashed through deep strikes in the nortffe the center, and the aooth. On the beachhead, a U. S. armored col man penetrated the Carman flank on the Rome or northern aide of Cisterna, imminently threatening that fortress town. The Appian way to Rome above-still was open, however. The whole German position hourly worsened. The spectacular Canadian thrust up ths Liri valley put the Allied spearhead 13 miles west of Casswo. It carried to the last water obstacle between the Canadians and Arte and Cspcano, botif five miles away and both key points guarding, the entrance to the broad Sacco valley, leading to Rome. The Helfa is a small stream flowing into the Liri from the north. Other Canadians were closing in upon Pontecervo, another HiUer lia4 Terradna fell . after American Fifth amy troops had plunged 10 milee north of that port and captured a mountain height poly IS mites da* east of a junction with the beachhead forces, thus threatening to entrap the Nans in hte Pontine marah ana. between the beachhead Md Terracina. roll on to withia 20 miles to Ansio beachhead, where other U. S. forces ireach perimeter and cut Appian Way Germans; —Fffimaah hole in Hitler Une in five-mBo aniet at Myittytoa; 40 mile* ward S til well'g Chinese forces con;inue slow advance toward Kamaing; >n the Manipur front in eastern India |V-— ri,_? i.? i- ?■ ■.-i _, i■>!! ■■la? ■ ■ ■ M toe nriusn improve tnwr posmons. Chinese surround Japanese garrikuu at Taiangxu and Peitaaikung'ang in Salween offensive and Hoaaa Province to ontsldrta of besieged Loyang, where heavy-fight in* rages. Aleutihn-based planes hit Paramu•hiro and Shumoshu in Kurilea; cental Pacific bombers hit Ponape. . ■ : j, Auto Owners Promised New TiresBy October nobile tin* may start rolling this all to "A" card owners wfaoae hopes md treads have been wearing thin First, Charles P. Phillips, the OPA'a tew chief of rationing, said in an inerview that "A" card drivers can ixpeet their fir* now tires since the tart of the wyr when monthly alloationa of synthetics climb to two nillion from the May quota of one trillion four hundred thousand. * And, from the office of the rubber (irector, where the allocations are et, it was learned that production of tassenger car tires probably will each the 2,000,000 mark sometime in >ctober, November or Deoember. As for gasoline, Phillips said there ras "nothing to indicate* that the A" ration can be increased during he present quarter, ending July 1st, ind that any boost in the third quarer will be dependent on allocations rom the petroleum administration for far. He said a study, of whether it rill be possible to increase the "B" ■ation this quarter has not been com Phillips ill mail that not all "A" sard motorist wfll be aMe to obtain »ew tires this year. Applications will »e screened by local rationing Hoards rtese driving is considered moat esm&k He said it probaMy would take fcfee 05 four months to mart the demhmT of all "A" motorists. AU "B" owl "CT eat driven, Phillips points Hit, have ben eligible tor new tires dace May 1, hot it ia expected there prill be a backlog of applications until it luast Auguet jnavorue aymna, now rum a rouudatkm, Abide Wtth Me, an* Havtf Thine Own Way, Lord, were rendered at the home by a mixed quartet, compoaed of Miaa Nellie Butler, lbs. A. W. BobUtt, J. B. Shearin and'»<£f Holmes, and. Think c# The Home Ont There «■ used at the The laage and handsome floral ing bore tribute to the high eateem in whkh Mr. Barrow waa held. He waa the aon of the late Thylo# Everette BanoW and Mary Aim-Suggj and thelaat surviving member it hU immediate family. . < Pour daughters, two sons and three grandchildren «rvive; Mimes Glady* and Mary T. Barf**, and Mra. Ed Naah Wgrmt, * Fannville, and Mia, ville, K*.; Seth T., offiufmvffla and Taylor HI. Barrow, Jr., who it serving with the ltth Chemical Co., of the United State. Amy in .ommttnity (By Walter |lpf >, 3 * campaign for enliatmuta in 91 Woman's Naval Reserve* wu laua£» ed during the weak in North Carolina. Reason for the campaign. It mm explained bjr Lt. Cmdr. C. B. Neely, of Raleigh, officer In charge of recruiting anff Induction for North Carolina, is the urgent need for men in combat duty, one mot* of whom can be —-' -I . » „ t jL.til. iiiim i ^ ■ motgoo Tor Men duty with every WAVE enlistmeafc^; "As the critical horn of this world. wMe war approach, it obviously is necessary that every available man be on tive front linn," Commander Neely said. "Then an thousands now who necessarily most be cariflned to shore stations became of lade af replacement*. That is where WAVES already are playing an important role t„ ^ 1 | >11M >\ '»J In UUf^nil wmar JOCRllt. "But then* is a critical need for more yoon^r women to take over the tasks ashore so that qualified men may be sent to seat* - "It fa difficult for the average person to ratlbe the scope (if . this war, Mt the Navy is fully cognisant of the importance of its Women's Btsarrt and 0JLBURH WHy young woman to it least inquire as to the possibilities open to her in the WAVES. "The majority of WAVES now in service ai« working in the same field* n-m. 1 IMa m J. uwy rouowM m civil ine* lnoimnQi U.w. ng-vL aL|lta MTfj IOuilQ IWw^ wviK II (HI n»W BKUI ® they will tie «Mfe to use after the war." _ . Hlii ^iiH aa W C T rtf |L. U-w KvPniivCT Qi o» or uis wcw Bern station, will be in Eannvllie each Satuiday to interrtow yoong women interested fat applying for enlistments the WAVES.
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