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Supt J. H. Moore An nounces Plans for Reg istration and Schedule; Courses in Bible to Be Offered Farmville Public Schools will open, for the reception of children Mon day, Sept. IS, at 8:45 o'clock. There will be no formal opening exercises. We are requesting all pupils who will be is the ninth grade to register Saturday, Sept. 16th from 9:30 to 10:46; 10th grade from 10:46 to 12:30 and the 12th grade from 1:30 to 2:45, All pupils from the first grade through the eighth grade will as semble in their rooms, Monday, Sept. 18th at 8:4fc We will ntnhbus for the Fountain High School Pupils Saturday, and this bus will leave the Fountain High School about 10:00 o'clock A. M. All pupils entering for the first time must be six yean of age on or before October 1, 1944. For the first time Bible will be taught in the high school this year and perhaps some of the Grammar Grades. In enter that the pupils may understand thoroughly the plans for Imping Bible, the minutes of the school hoard of March 9, 1944 will be found below. The Famvflle School Board mot March 9, 1944 and affirmed its stand in f*«3>r at a course in Bible and adopted the regulations concerning the precedor* necessary for the teach ing of the Bible in the High School. These regulations are: 1. The financing of the teaching of Bible is a problem for the local community. There are no local or State funds available for such work. 2. Unit credit for graduation may be given in the high school for courses in Bible; however, ther courses must be elective. 3. Selection at the Bible teacher must be in the same manner as other teachers in the sehool and subject to the same supervision as all other per sonnel with the exception noted be low: 4. The curriculum must, of course be nondenominatiosod. In preparing the curriculum, the teacher of Bible mid the principal should solicit the help and advfe* of the Ministerial Association or. the committee repre senting the churches and the com munity. ^ Miss Pearl V. Kichelberger at Greensboro has been employed to teach Bible. The lunch room will open Tuesday, Sept. 19th with Mrs. L. E. Rowers Schedule at Bella 8:40 children enter building. 8:46 school work. begins. 12:30 to 1:15 hmch. 2:15 FMwt and Second grades dia -«g|ihmIL J3& 3:15 closes. Fnrtal lhrtiw Underway; Can fliltadalui for Sept. 22. After two years of recess in foot bail do* to war-time conditions, this sport wffl return to the Farmville High School and Walter Jones has consented to coach the boyn provided they show enough interest in the game. At the fnan it we base about twenty-two boys practicing daily; Making preparation for a game scheduled ft Kinston, Friday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 o'clock P. M. DEADLINE London, Sept 14.—United States war planning me* reported to night to have established October 81 as the tentative "outside" date for the collapse of organized resistance in Germany. Without discounting tfae possibility that victory may ante move quickly • a responsible non-British source said] UwTdate had been pinpointed by the United States War Production Board after consultation through usual mili tary channels in plans fop partial in dustrial reconversion from war to civilian production. It was emphasized, hawev*, that while plaas were predicted upon tie end of widescale-warfare in Buwpe by October 31; there would be no sacrificing of requirements for the war in the Pacific. Raleigh, Sept. It — Theodore S. Johnson, Raleigh district OPA direc tor, yeatosday urged hevseirivea to spend their btae retkra tokens before they are discontinued after Sept 80. The scheduled removal of practi cally all canned and bottled vageta W«s and fruit sprends and specialties from the pruni—l foods rationing program on September 17 makes dis centinainoe at blue tokens possible. "Future processed foods point values," Johnson said, "vfil be set in such a way that moat Hems will have point values in multiples of 10, enabling Housewives to use their 10 point blae stamps for processed food* ■ without point change being needed. "The decision to remove point values from " and bottled vegetables waa rearhod after the ' War Pood Administration indicated present and prospective supplies for . civilians would fee sufficient ta meat umationed demand. "Retirement of blue ration tokens and the use of pet* raluee in mul- ; tiptea of 10 for pmrwmH foods are possible becamae of the wn^ler number at ptoceaaed Uai flSma which will be rationed after Sep tember 16. "After that, potato still will be required for canned fruits, canned juices, canned tomatoes, catsup and chin sauce." he said. Johnson explained that under the new plan the following points should be kept in mind: A. C MonJ^l man; John ifttluDCi ill PiMvkinMtfA wnnniuicc the selection of a successor. " mittee made the following statement, "Although We regret the tfet that Mr. Little cannot continued* (County Chairman, we are very gratified to secure the services of such an able and experienced leader as is Mr. Underwood. - We know that he shall be able to render great service to Pitt County in this work, which combines md coordinates into ofae fund-raising :ampaign so many vital and import rat appeals for money, namely, U S O, United Seaman's Service, War Pris oner's Aid, as well as Boy and Girl Scouts. These and similar local com nunity agencies are supported by United War Fund. It eliminates the lapiieation of effort and gnat loss of ime, when there an a multiplicity >f "drives" for money for worthy Mr. Underwood stated to a repre sentative of this paper that plans for he coadng fall campaign were well meter way and that Campaign Head juarters would be opened shortly, tfr. Underwood is a member of the Pitt County Bar. He has been iden ;ified with the work of Boy Scouts hi Pitt -County, having served as Com nissionet" of the Greenville District. He is a member of the Board of Stewards «f Jarvis Memorial Meth >dist Church, teacher of the Ellington 3ible Glass, hss also participated n Community Chest Campaign, Bed >oss Campaign, and 1942 Scrap Hetal Salvage Campaign. The County Oxganisation is made tp of Sam B. Underwood, Jr., Chair nan,- A. C. Monk, Ramville, Vice chairman; 0. C. Stroud, Ayden, Sec retary; and E. G. Flanagan, Jr., rreasurer. . The Executive Gommit m i* composed of John G. Clark, J. 8. Ktttrall, Jamas T. Little, J.tt. Waldrop, Greenville; John B. Lewis, Colored School All Sales Heavy But No Blocks So Far; Farm ers Urged To Keep Orderly*'' *** *"*"* r >.,■ 1 1 Sales on Farmvitle Tobacco Mar ket the put week have beetfv rather heavy, but so far the floora of local warehouses hare been clewed each day preventing Mode aaiee. . ' Farmers are urged to keep their tobacco dry and sell in as large pitas as possible, op to. 260 pounds to the basket, in order that more apace can be used by others desiring to sell the same day. , - There has been very little change in quality and price averages during the week as there is still a large quantity of low grades being offer ed daily. •. «' Average prices per pound on a limited number of representative U. S. grades yesterday, with Tues day's comparative prices: _ Leaf: Good lemon .47, unchanged; fair lemon .46, unchanged; low lem on .46, unchanged; f||r orange .46, unchanged; low orange .44, un changed; common orange .49, up one; common .green (orange side) .36, unchanged; common "gioftti (lem on rite) .87, up one. Cutters: Fair lemon .48; low lem on .46, and low orange .46, all un - Lugs: Fine lemon .46, unchanged; v*4 lemon .46, unchanged; fair] lemon .44, unchanged; good orange .46, unchanged; fair orange .43, down one; low orange .39, down one. Nondescript: Beet thin .28, down two; best crude .26, down one. PROMOTED mil ' Pfc. Joseph H. Bynum, Jr., son of | Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bynum, at Futm ville, has beeh promoted to the grad^ of corporal at the Tftud Air Force bomber base, Gulf port Army - Air Field, Mte., maintained for the train ing of 10-man crews for B-17 Flying Fortresses. Selected for an intensive training coorae as a gunner, Corporal Bynum is attached to Squadron "S" of the 828th Army Air Force Base'Unit. WALSTONBURG **rpnro -Sj • ■>- ■ t ii NEWS feflii Craft this week. Mis. Elmer Hinwta is spending MM. n». with relatives in Norfolk, Va. • Friends wUl be giad to lean thai Mrs. Bay West, Jr., has returned to pL at the Woodaid-Herring Hos pital in Wilson. She is getting along nicely. fesi! Miss Helen Beaman, a student nurse at the Woodard-Herring Hospital in Wilson, spent Sunday with her mo ther, Mrs. Lula Beaman. Mrs. Wiley Gay ritfted Mr. and Mrs.' Bill Corbett in Wilson, Thurs day. :;g| i Mr. and Mrs. Floyd. Sutton and daughters, Keta Marie and Faye, and [Mrs. Nets Shaeklefoid visited Mr. and Mnr. W. P. Ellis in Wilson, Sun e 2 J jf Indicates Major Against Philip pines vis ^ Continuing:; Many Jap Islands At tacked ? —, U. & Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Pear! Harbor, Sept 18. — American carrier-based aircraft rod* fall tilt Monday against the west central Philippines to destory at least 200 j Japanese planes in a continuing ac tion against stiffening opposition. Three islands—Cebu, '-mm*? and Negro#—all northwest of Mindanao, which carrier planes mealed only three days previously, were the tar gets. | Attack StOl Under Way. ■ - Adm. Chester W. Nimitc an nouncement today of the slashing attack indicated it was still under way. Fragmentary reports failed to give American losses in the action. This was the second major smash against the Philippines within a week. .> Admiral Halsey's armada pre viously destroyed or damaged 91 ships and bagged 68 airplanes in an assault on Mindanao and nearby | (The Pacific communique follow ed Japanese radio reports of con tinuing raids, which appwfently re ferred to the same sarie* af aerial eneoonters.) - In contrast to recent detailed) statements, today's oommootque said only that several cargo ifcips and small craft we®e sunk in the attacks. Fifty Japanese planes were shot down in combat and ISO more were destroyed on the ground, Jtimitz re ported. •" _ ^ . No mention was made <k specific targets. Single planes attacked four north ern Ktirito islands Sunday and Moo day. The American planes, pre sumably based in the Aleutians, hit Paramuahino, Shumushu, Onnekotan and Araito. A medium cargo vessel and four smaller ships were sunk in Shu mushu harbor. Two others' were damaged. Army Mitchells, which staged the raid, were . intercepted by Japanese fighters and one boat er was damaged.' |§f ~:. ; * - < ?j At Paramushiro, two- cargo- ships were hit Kres were started xm the sootheast coast and small craft off shore were strsfeifc.'-^j^p A Japanese fighter was shot down east of Onnekotan. Warehouse fires and flaming docks were left by Navy Venturas in raids} on all, four of the islsnds. Bureau 'at East Carolina Teacieia College in Greenville Friday night at 8:16, official* of. the organisation ; said today. Woman's part in farm life will be featured at this conven tion. The coming of Mrs. Gharlea W. Sewell, nationally knew* Indiana farm woman .and executive adminis trator of Associated Women of th» American Farm Bureau, will give im petus to the great work the woman are doing to achieve the Farm Bit rean's aims. She will speak on "Rural Problems and Farm Orjpsnisa^ tion" and confer with women landers of Pitt emu** .. r- • ' WAR IN BRIEF Six Allied armies or more 1 M&AAi Jm£v. a j p._ j (uw^uv ffnifrB onve lowara iw lie along a 400-mile front; Americana I breach first wall of Siegfried Line,| rapture Botgen; third 'n vS i u11 iii..n 3inA^ai s*cri/»w jfium and Holland toward Franca poahj to within 28 railed of Bel Port. ' American carrier planea destroy more than 200 Japanese planes and •everal cargo ahipa in raid Monday >n Cebu, Negros and Panay islands in he Philippines. Soviets capture Krosno and race! miles south to CMehosiovslda border; J [<oinsa, 20 miles south of East Prussia j a ken; battle for Warsaw rages in{ Pregaarea. * t Fire thousand Allied plaines i targets throughout Germany; aim at| depleted oil supplies; Luftwaffe and| Siegfried Itine defenses. British open lsrgw-scale attack on] Adriatic end of Italian front as G«flr nans rater republic of San Marino;) \mericans advance along coart north it Leghorn. Japanese troops drive to within line m'ilee of Kwangtung-Kwahgsi jrovince in ram threat to Kweilin, rital Chinese-American military base. SERVICE MEN'S CENTER Visiting at the Center during th» veek.end were: Farm ville—Cpi. Wil is Odoir., Gimp Pickett, Vs. Kington Air Field—Cpi. E. J. Gane tella, Ely. Minn.; Pfc. Frank J. )zimek, Detroit, Kick Prt W. W. Woodard, Kenly and ifoore General Hospital, Swannanoa., guest of Mr. and Mr*. John Barrett). Pvt. Lowell West, Camp Davis aad jos Angeles, Calif., (guest of Mr. and tn. Sautter). Pvt Milton BarfieW, Snow BUI and M. Plat Vietnrea, Newark, N. J.» and Seymour Johnson Field., (gaest of «r. and Mn. I. W. Abarnethy). g" Cherry Point — Cpi. Charles Wo iickes, New York City and Cpi. Frank * Savino, Naw York City, (guest of At. and Mr*. George W. Davis); Gor ton Stillie, Kansas City, Mich., (Sat urday night at Mrs. Albert Hort >n's); St/Sgt Cfcsrtss Matthews, Washington, D. C., and Fannville, guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. N El Saiaey). _ - Camp Lojfifcne—S#j2|jPet«r C. t<& Utoria Long Island, N. Y„ (guest m unity to bt all-out UMaH
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