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Receive Eleven Mifllap Dofturn For Crop Today, Friday, December 8, will mark the close of the Ftomvilla Tobacco Market for the 1944tee-on and will write finish to the moot nn« —i ful selling- period of its history.— At the eloee of Thursday's sales, "ft season's total of 26,294,490 yoaaii was chalked up by Superriifer of Sales. R. A. Fields, wbo reported that the sum of $11,447,129.71 had been paid farmers at an average of $43.63 per hundredweight. Many of the transient tobacconists left for their homes during the Ttanksgiving holidays and the residue, together with local buyer*, warehousemen and workers in varied capacities have been migrating towards the Kentucky sad Tennessee markets fer the past several days. Practically all of the cvopa in this section of the State have been harvested sad farmers are already preparing grand for new tobacco beds to be sown in January. Good crops good harvesting, weather aad high prices paid for their produce have brought prosperity to the fanners of the State. The buying at War Bonds is offered as the best opportantty for ofe. investment and a means of moving oar boys out at the foxhole* and patting an end to the noise of battle Farm Census Will Begin In January The agricultural resources and the production of U. S. Farms will be measured by the coming U. 8. Census of Agriculture schedules to begin on January 8, Basic information on agriculture, including statistics on farm acreage, crops, livestock, farm labor, and other items related to farm operations will be obtained. Information obtained by the census takers will be strictly confidential and the records froat individual farms cannot be used for purpoecs of taxation, regulation, or investigation, according to Dean I. O. Sehaub of State College, who heads an advisory board of all agricultural agencies in North Carolina to work with cemos nffiMaitl "'"V Who is a farmer? Under the census rules the gwwer must farm 3 Km or mote or if less than three aeses, his agricultural products in 1044, whether sold or used at home, 911st have amounted to 9200 or more, U> be considered as a fanner. The censvw schedule lists 184 questions about his own operations. The census committee working on the schedule began with more than two thousand ijwtimn and then boiled . them dowa to <me hundred eighty-four . "The coming census will given the moat com plate picture of Ameriran agriculture that has ever been ob. tained and it is particplarly needed 'ft this time," Dr. Seha*b said. "Let me urge every farmer iit North Carolina to fully Opapurstn with the census workem 'sttd give the most comitate information poaaible. The facts that are being gathered at this time %ill aoi duplicate the information ha U. a Tkfad Amy captures twokdrds of mdiutriUl tm of S*rre•eminea - lifter 12-mile advance lirougfc awUtn ^aar *aUey. Russiaaa ****** to within SS miles f Austria, extend tUr front along _ n . | ii'ini . *■■*. - . .** J . T%, j j 0m• . Bai&ML Benin reports Kea kmy wnni in naaoad offensive Lath M. Morris*, prominent pioneer residents of this flection of Texas. Mr. Morriss was bom at Gay Hill, August 90, 1871. Whan, a small chad he moved to Brenham with his family,, who for many yean resided beautiful where he educated in the public studied engineering and surveying at ine Hoiiajey school Here. His lint employment «u with the late Heber Stone, aai| when Mr. Stone became president of the First National Beak he was given a position in the bank, where he served for yean as bookkeeper and aaatetant cashier, becoming well known as an expert accountant. Later he entered the surveying business and did much surveying tt various parts of this county. About four years ago he was forced to retire from active business because of failing health, and for many month* had been confined to his bed. He was a faithful member of the Methodist church dace childhood and.for yean took a very active part in church and Sunday school work. On October 26, 1898, Mr, Morrias was married in Brenham to Miae Corrie Low, daughter of the late T. A. Low, and their entire married life has been spent in Brenham. Mr. Morrias is survived by his widow, Mm Come Low Morrias; a daughter. Mm John W. Barnhill, ot Brenham; two aons, Tad W. Morrias, of Houaton, Texas; and Lath Morrias, of Farmville, N. C.; a grandson, John W. Barnhill, Jr., of Brenham, and a granddaughter, Miaa Betsy Morrias, of Farmville, North Carolina. He also leaves a sister, Miaa Elma Morriss, of Houston, and a number of other I relatives. TW» sans, Arthur Morriss and Billy Morriss, preceded hinf^o the greve. Funeral services were held fifcm the Mereer - Seidel Funeral Heme at 2:80 Sunday afternoon, with Rev. W. W. Coneriy, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating, assisted by Rev. S. W. Thomas, former pastor of the church and a dose friend of the Morrisa fondly. Burial wit in the Motrin family lot at Prairie Lea cea»**ry, and the gjjave and aor ■na with numf tributes. Sevf by a selected * Kate d. Mc Japs Threaten Allied Airmen Imply That American Aviators Who Bomb; Japan Witt Be Put To Death _ - Washington, ,Dec. 6.—Japan has formally DotUM the- United States and Great Britain that it will "hold responsible" captured airmen who axe "clearly found to have deliberately broken established practices of warfare,"a Javanese government spokesman announced today. This implied threat, on the eve of, the third anniversary of Pearl Harborr to execute American aviator* who bomb Japan, was made through the Swiss legation at Tokyo on December 3 in reply to Anglo-American, inquiries of Sept 6 and Sept 26 regarding treatment of prisoners. Anniversary Program. Sftdfto npoVenman for thft Japanese government board of information, <Hf the »«it which was broadcast by Tokyo. Shortly before, Tokyo had .broadcast a Pearl Harbor anniversary prognus daring which it Mid; ~ "The coming year is about to unfurl before us a total offensive for our nation ft at. is, a Japanese of No official comment waa mads here on the implicit Japanese threat that captjuwd American airmen would be execute*}, a* ware an unspecified number after the fiist aerial attack on Tokyo in April, 1942. V>1 Bat it was recalled that Prqwdewt Roosevelt has hedged that all Japanese responsiblefor such executions, and for other violations of the Hague convention, will be brought to justice. -Japan ia not a subscriber to the Convention on treatment at war AIR wm . London, Dee» 7.—Clos* to 3,000 Allied plates, including a record force of L300 RAF bombers, blasted five oil aa4 ntf crater* in the Rsich yesterday in a dajr sp& afe&t continuation of thenaMfcfag Allied winter air offsNfr* against Gsnnany. • One American Utmoi 1,600 bomben and fightSJ* »tt»<ihari the oU crater of Hametort. aad the raU ponction of Bielefeld, dropping their bomb# through thick cloud cover without aerial ogpMdtion, but losing four bombers and two fighters to ground Are. ■ Shortly after dark the record RAF force roared.into Germany to hit .two rail yards and one anytbstic oil plant on the heels of the American attack. Targets of the British assault wm net identified immediately. FINAL INSTiWJSTIONS REGARDING RED CROSS CHRISTMAS BOXES Mrs. W. M. Willis and Mm. W. C. Holaton, production chairmen of the Fanmtile Branch Htt County Chapter, Red Cross, have announced that the Ipcal Red Cross room will be open, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, December 12 and 13,. for packing the Ouistnjas boxes to be sent service men in the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune. v Red cord fad sprigs of long leaf pine will be furnished but it is uncertain whether the white tissue paper can he .obtained by the local branch. Boxes will cost she cents each and articles costing ninety-four cents must be chosen from the following list: . i;',:$3 W**fi cloth*, fsoap, stationery, pencils, envelopes, playing- card*, nuts, stemmed raisins wrapped in cellophane, hard candy wrapped in cellophane, small box ginger snaps or chocolate snaps, tooth paste, 1 twenty-five cent vest pocket edition o* a tweaty-five cent game, small box of men's talcum powder or a foot powder. Badi article moat be wrapped and tiad attractively. Baptist Revival ] Closes Sunday Night Services The special aeries of services at the Baptist Church will end Sunday night of this week when Rev. Bunn Olive of Raleigiy a Missionary to China for twenty-four' yens, will bring the closing message. Services are held each day at 3:06 and 7:30 p. m. Rev. Bruce Hartsell, pastor of the PtankUaton Baptist Church is the song leader. There will be only one service, Saturday, the 7:80 service. On Sunday the hours are 11:00 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Bev. Mr. Chamblee, pastor, states that the meeting has been most successful in points of attendance and spiritual benefit. A group from the Baptist Church will conduct services at the Caswell Training Sehool, Sunday afternoon at 3 KM. The youth choir will sing and Rev. Mr. Oliwe will be the speaker. This is the second service which the Baptist Church has arranged for the inmates of this institution. This type of service will, cegtftene once each month at the request of the officials of the School. T SERVICE MEN'S CENTER • Visiting service men at the Center last week end mi Famville—W. a Morton, Sp (A) 1/c, Madison, Wi*} ]ft. B. Shiitey, B. M. 2/c, Norfolk, and Cwnp Paries, Col.; Jame* L. Joyner, U. S. Mer Cherry Point—Cpl. Richard C. McMullen, Phoenix, N. tz Cpl John L, Kelly, Canon City, Col., both ovtrnight gnedtg of Mr. and Mr*. Wei ton; Tech. Sgt Charles O. Wood, McAlestej^ Okla.; 8/Sgt Robert Amos, PsaMorta, Pla. and Greensboro, both Saturday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Rollins: Cpl. Robert B. Crow, Eta Grove, W. Va.; Cpl. Troy M. Berkley, Sumter, S. C.; Pfc. William George KeShner, Eureka, 111., who was yiaiting hiswtfe, Mrs. Kesliner at Mrs. George- nsrris1 keme^J Fart Bragg — Pfc, P W. Qiinikv • • - *" . The menu served during the. week U. S. him Political Freed® j For The Greeks Secretary Stattimus Uisites Statement at WMhi^tei ■—* ' ..fiS '■ "'i« 'i ii Washington, Dm. 1. -*► Secretary of State SteMafaa today pot the 'United States on Kaecwd u favoring: complete freedom of political action He .formally eadoraad a declaration by Prime Xiniater Ghurehill Tueaday that ihe people of Greece should hnre complete f—dfiin to for® a jwwb ant either of the right or of the left But Stettiniua deliberately refmiaby the Prime Minuter dealing with the un of British troop# to prevent formation of what Churchill called a " Communist diatatorahip in Orated" Thia was the second time this wash that the State Department has spoken oat in favor of political freedom for the people «f Europe. ;. Earlier it protested Britain's intervention in the fennatioo of a new Italian government. The British action had vetoed Count Carlo Sforsa mi ft cwKlid&fci for ffflhtr or foreign minister of a new regime at Bome. , At his nam conference today Stettiniua handed reporters this statement." "I was interested to note in his statement an the Greek situstion on December 6th Prim# Churchill told the House of Commons 'Our petition, as I have said, is extremely clear. Whether the Greek people fotm themaelves into a monarchy or republic is for their decision. Whether they ferm a government of the right or left is for tbrir rintoiia These an entirely mattes for thaaa.* War Bond Sales Are Going Forward Now J. W. Umdm Fj War Bond Chairman, $108^00 thr night, in the pnw) with ffill Duke, capt Artlwr team replcti Mi»s Mary EliuMk of the Eisenhower gi the report published a* last week, an in Third Army SfeeUa 8aarbrucken After New a Piaaninn IMiur WJWp vnwMiig f v*»«bL] Plane Tinware, Cannon and Bayonet Paris, Dec. 7.—The ThM amy thr^t *' Hdrt ■< wMi bridgehead aoroM the Saar Wedaeaday Mitttweat of imM MMn •awed Serwgn»nntoiea and AaUed th* smoking factories of Baartnrmhan over open ynnaigfrta. Beyond 8tartairt»i, where Americana were mopping ap the U«t fitful oppoattion, Lt Gen. Geotsre S. Patton's assault troops weia veil, wiithin the Siegfried Line defenses snd a—aiilHag its pillboxee, blocktreochf* ogctftctoft bay-wt"* tWw"" MW Sa«r crossing was made along a two and a Jkatf ail* lisetoh between Saariautarn aad l^n%, bf the ®0th dMafan, which mm M the narijabJe stream at four place* , along the *raUh- The nigl—t. aa Intact, Ma, and the an aad waa faattonad aaath of ttet dty late Tueeday. The peril to fiaaTbrarlrati. capital of the Saar and a city of III** v WO centering 70 aqawa mile* ef coal fields, increased by the hoar. Troops- within sight of the cHy from heights six mOas away «t parts of k aflame with ooMfcaat I and increasing barragaa. Saareguemines, a Fnach border town of 14,000 liee eight miles southeast of the capital on the Saffr.
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