XAMj URN
for/^r security, too!
THE BIG THREE AGREE
ON KNOCKOUT PLANS
Conferees End Military
Phase of Talks In Black
Sea Area and Now Are
Discussing Lasting
Peace
Washington, Feb. 7. — The "Big
Three," in secret, historic session in
the Black Sea area, have agreed to
aim coordinated, knockout punches
at fast-weakening Germany, and are
now discussing a "secure peace."
This was disclosed late today in
an official announcement that Presi
dent Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill and Premier Stalin are in
session with their highest diplo
matic and military advisers.
Real Cooperation.
The tone- of the pronouncement
indicated that they have substan
tial hope for achieving real Anglo
American-Russian cooperation for
the future of Europe and the world.
A three-power statement issued in
Washington, Moscow and London at
4:30 p. m., EWT. gave the first of
ficial word of the meeting which
practically the whole world knew
was taking place. The Statement
showed that the military phase of
the talks has ended and the criti
cal political discussions have be
gun.
Three overall political subjects
were listed in the official report,
released by the White House here:
1. Joint plans "for the occupa
tion and control of Germany." The
Big Three have long since agreed
on unconditional surrender and on
plans for the initial stage of mili
tary occupation. The problem now
is to keep Germany weak and un
able to start a new world war for
many years.
2. The "political and economic
problems of liberated Europe."
Every liberated country in Europe
now has a shortage of some kind
of essential civilian supplies and *all
of them are real or potential powder
barrels politically. Hottest spots are
in the Balkans where British and
Russian influences and interests con
flict.
3. proposals xor tne "earnest pos-|
sible establishment of a permanent
international organization to main
tain peace." The main problem here
has been the conflict between Rus
sia and the United States over the
question of a great power veto in
the world security council. The Brit
ish have been seeking ~a compromise
and expected to get it. A major
question also is that of mandated
territories, such as the strategic
islands formerly held by Japan in
the Central Pacific.
For Lasting Peace.
The purpose of the Big Three is
"to concert plans for completing the
defeat of the common enemy and
for building, with their Allies, firm
foundations for a lasting peace,"
the official announcement said.
It promised that at the conclu
sion of the conference a communi
que will be issued. Possibly it also
will be released simultaneously in
the three capitals.
The "Black Sea area" in which
the historic conference is occurring
covers the shores of three nations
—Russia, Romania and Bulgaria. It
includes the Crimea, Russia's famous
and beautiful resort area. But there
are many other famous places to
which the Big Three might have
gone, ranging from Stalingrad, which
is inland on the Volga River, to Con
stanta in Romania on the western
shores of the Black Sea, and Batum
in the Caucasus on the eastern shores.
Other Advisors.
The list of those accompanying Mr.
Roosevelt on this long journey, though
not as great as his 1943 visit to Te
heran, was only partially indicated in
the text of the announcement That
said the President, the Premier and
the Prime Minister were accompanied
by their chiefs of staff and their for
eigh secretaries and other advisers.
The other advisers >are understood
to include JJarry Hopkins and War
Mobilizer 'James P. Byrnes, the for
mer Senator and Supreme Court
Justice whose presence at the meet
ing presumably is intended to
strengthen the President's reports
about it to the Senate upon his re
tain.
The chiefs of staff include Ad
miral' William D. Leahy, the Presi
dent's personal chief .of staff, Gen.
George C. Marshall of the Army and
Attaniral Ernest J. King of the Navy.
The formal announcement, being
only a midway report,' left many
qufXtion* unanswered but
to suggest the answers to
speculations that hare been
in London, Washington and other
world capitals from the time it
cane known more than two
ag» that the historic conference
Ne Ultimatum.
Notably missing from 'the military
P**mStoat°f thi"
to the
surrender.
Hie emphasis was on continuing
military pressure until Nasi Ger
many is completely crushed. There
was np use of the phrase "uncondi
tional surrender," but all the United
Nations are pledged to that objective.
In the political field the greatest
problem before the Big Trree is to
work out a system of boundaries
and settlements of centuries - old
European problems which will at
once satisfy the security demands
of the-great powers and yet not
transgress on vital rights of tha
small nations. Otherwise, there is
little hope among diplomatic officials
here for the accomplishment of what
the statement called "firm founda
tions fbr a lasting peace."
One of the main concerns of Brit
ain and Russia has been whether
the United States would participate
in a world organization which would
help guarantee the security of all
nations or whether those two rival
European powers would be thrown
upon their own resources for the
future. A complicating fact also is
the long history of distrust between
Russian Communism and Anglo
American capitalism.
TIN CAN DAY SET
FOB FEBRUABY 23
The local Salvage chairman, John
B. Lewis, has been advised that there
is a critical shortage of tin cans and
waster-paper and urges citizens of
Farmville and Farmville Township to
save all waste paper and tin cans.
February 23rd has been set aside
at Tin Can Day and your tin cans
will be collected by the school chil
dren on the 23rd and sent to Green
ville on" the 24th for shipment to the
mills. If your waste paper is not
picked up on the 1st Wednesday by
tlie Rotarians, call the office of John
B. Lewis, No. 257-6, or the Town
Clerk's Office, No. 292-1, and your
paper will be sent for. Please tie
it up in a neat and tight bundle so
that it can be handled without falling
apart.
Everyone is familiar with the
method of preparing tin cans <""* the
same method is in use that has been
from the beginning.
High School
Teams Report
Successful Season1.
Farmville students, teachers and
the entire citizenship of the com
munity are proud of the successful
basketball record the Farmville Hi
teams have chalked up this season.
The Varsity boys' team has won
12 games and lost six, scoring 680
against 439 of their opponents from
the following schools; Winterville,
Grimesland, Bethel, Walstonburg, Ar
thur, Greenville, Kinston, Wilson,
and Scotland Neck.
The Farmville Varsity is composed
of the followingJaoys: Donald Wals
ton and Johnnie Gay, Forward, Jackie
Willis, Center, Harold Rouse and
Bobby Butts, Guards. James Ben
nett held down the center position
until he was forced from the game
with a serious ankle injury early in
January. Milton Williamston, Mar
vin Horton, James Corbett and Allie
Melton have also rendered very valua
ble service. Bennett's absence from
the lineup has been keenly felt. He
always manifested and generated lots
of pep and enthusiasm for -the team.
Donald Walston has compiled a total
score of 197 points, closely followed
by Harold Rouse who plays guard
with 149 points.
The Junior Boys' team' has a scon
of 180 over the opponents' record of
143. The following boys compose the
Junior tean\:
Warren Peele and Bobby Russell,
forwards; Leslie Yelverton, tenter;
Sidney Camway and Edward
man, guards. Shelby Roebuck,
Morgan, Henry Tya«h, Aaron
Rufus Curry, Tornmte Ramey,
Sturgeon, Cedric Davis and
Allen have proved to be of vali
assistance.
The High School Girls have won
14 and Ipst 3 games this season, with
a score of 474 over opponents 304.
This team is composed of Mary Leah
Thome and Marjorie Killibrew, for
wards; John£e Moore, center forward;
Jane Turnage, Betsy Mornss apd
Margaret Bynum, guards. Inez Wil
liams has also played an important
| part in the vanity lineup and Lucille
Taylor has played the Washington
and Walstonburg games.
| The Varsity has bean ably assisted
by the following substitutes: Ann
Moore, Margaret Williams and Gene
Bnker, forwards; Daphne Yelverton,
Lola Grey Kemp and Joyce Tyson,
The strong defense work on the
part of the guards has enabled the
forwards to ran up a high score.
Johnaie Moora ha* scored 196
Marjorie
M.
and Gene Baker have all
City Fathers
Adopt
lection
ResolitioBs
At the regular mooting of the Board
of Commissioners of the Town of
FaimviUe, held Tuesday night, a res
olution was adopted recommending
that our RepTOpwifative *n the Legis
lature introduce and work for the
passage of a law providing that at
the next gaqenl election of the Town
of Farmville, the two commissioners
receiving the highest number of votes
shall be elected for a term of four
years, and the three commissioners
receiving the moT highest number
of votes shall be elected for a term
of two years, unless the people of
the Town of Farmville do not wish
to have such a law.
If there is objection to this bill the
dttaens of the Town of Farmville are
requested to make known their ob
ection immediately to the Mayor and
Board of Commissioner and also to
Hon. George W. Davis, member of
the North Carolina Legislature. .
The purpose of the bill is obvious
in that it will prevent the possibility
of an entirety new Bo^rd of Com
missioners being elected at one time.
LOCAL DOCTORS ARE
PROGRAM LEADERS
Dr. Charles E. Fitagerald and Dr.
John M. Mewborn had charge of the
program of the Pitt County Medical
Society which met Thureday evening
in Greenville. Mrs. Thrasher, of the
North Carolina School—-Hpalth Co
ordination Service, was guest speak
er and delivered an interesting talk
on "Present Day Nutrition Stand
ards."
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
HAS NEW MANAGER
James Yates, of Mt. Gilead, arrived
Saturday, to take over the manage
ment of the Paramount Theatre.
Gilvry Harris, the former popular
ind efficients manager, has accepted
the management of the Drake and
Oasis Theatres in Wilson. Mr. Har
ris' mother and family will continue
to reside here.
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES
TO ASSIST INCOME TAXPAYERS
A Federal Deputy Collector will
be in the Farmville' Town Hall Feb.
28 through March 3, to assist all tax
payer* in filing their Income Tax Re
turn form 1940 or Form W-2. No
:harge. will be made for his services.
Every taxpayer whose income waa
jver $600.00 during 1944 is required
to file by March 15, 1945.
SERVICE MEN'S
• CENTER •
T~ m i» • i ■■
Visiting Service Men at the Cen
ter during the past week were:
Horace Ray AUen, Rd M 3/c Farm
rille, and Receiving Station, Norfolk,
Vs., son of Paul Allen; Corporal John
P. Burns, Jr., Brooklyn, N. V., and
ChAry Point; Pfc. T. E. Drake, Jr.,
Coffeyville, Kansas, and Cherry Point,
guests of Miss Tabitha M. Deviaconti,
Friday and Saturday nights and din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. George
W. Davis on Sonday.
Camp Lejenne—Pfc. William F.
Kuemerle, Bronx, N. Y.; Pfc. Norman
Bloom, Curwensvilje, Perm.; sad Pfc.
Prank G. I<awton, Jr., Chester, Penn.,
guests ef Mr. a^d Mrs. R. A. Joyner,
Saturday. Pfc. Lnwton was the din-f
ner guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ty
son, Sunday.*
Pfc. Emmanuel Neater, of Wheat
land, Pa., and Kinston Air Base; Pfc.
Raymond. E. Roxby, of Pater^on, N.
J', and Cherry Point
Chocolate cake, .fried chicken, to
mato and relish sandwiches, and eggs
were served; milk was donated by Mr.
B. Norman pnd Mr. and
fc Woo ten. Magazines were
Winders.'
Barry Bloomer, new in
the first time he came to
> felt a hmjtancy in being
in a private home but the
people here soon dispelled that no
tion and he Alt as much at home
here as he did in his own home. "A
feeling such as that is one you dont
have the good fortune to run into only
once in a lifetime." He writes and
states that he will Mtsr be able to
say enough about his welcome in
Farmville. It eased his mind week
after week and confirmed the picture
of the South he had often heard
about.
MRS. LOUMIZER TYSON
/ " v
Mrs. Loumiier Tyson, 78, died at
her home sear Farmville Tuesday
night Fupersl services wtn con
tacted front tar home Thursday at 8
p. m. The Rev. M. E. Tyson, Meth
odist minister of Dover officiated
Interment was in .Bourn Cemetery
in Grssne County.
She is survtwad- fy one daughi
Mrs. Dave Joms of Farmville, Roi
1, and one sob, Charlie Tyson < of
Ask State T«
Slays North Carolina
Should live Within Its
Income
Kaleigfc, Feb. 7.—Gov«mor Cherry
and other rtitft officials asked min
today in a statement that North Caro
lina live within its income "and not
plpnge into a situation that may mean
fixture debts and the hardships that
dBhthetaea."- % -
Cherry said that "it has been and
it the palicy oi this administration
that «U awropria^kms made for
current services p* provided oat of
the current rwreaue for the bimnium.
It is net sound business to pay cur
rent appropriations out of an accum
ulated surplus of former yean. When
we keep appropriations within current
revenue then we are on aoiid ground."
Cherryy added that ^"revised reve
nue estimatsb predict that tax re
ceipts for the next fiscal year, July
1, 1945, to June 80, 1946, will yield
$66410,014, and the following fiscal
year of the biennum, will be $68,
636,014, a total for the two year
period of $180,275,088. *
"On the other hand the joint ap
propriations committee has heard
pleas for allotments of $146,129,406
which figure does not take into con
sideration the proposed medical
school and hospitalisation plan, a
program of aid and rehabilitation
for war veterans, a child health pro
grain, and other similar proposals
and recommendations. Nor does this
consider the planned $65,000,000 per
manent improvement program."
Joining in the statement, State
Treasurer Charles M. Johnson said
that "it seems to me that it would
be a mighty wise course to conserve
out $20,000,000 post-war reserve fund
as a cushion for the lean days that
we all are sufe are, bound to come.
In other words, if and when the reve
nues begin to fall off, we could
use some of this* money each year
to keep from doing- one of two
trings—cutting back and reducing
appropriations already made for
state services, or increasing taxes at
i time when they should not be in
:reased. When times are hard there
is no time to raise taxes. That is
when they should be reduced. If
he time that I am speaking of nev
jr comes—and let us all hope it never
will—we could use this money for
wildings at some of the hospitals an
>ther places where it is surely need
id."
Local Scout Troop No.
25 Being Reorganized
Members of Rotary Boy Scout
hoop No. 25 met recently with the
Scoutmaster and reorganized with
two new Patrola. This troop is par
ticular anxious for all boys intereet
sd in scouting to either contact one
1f the members listed or come to their
nesting at the Rotary Room Friday
night at 7:30. They expect to hold
regular meetings each Friday night
ind function as a Scout Troop should.
Members of the troop have elected
iVilber Bennett, assistant patrol lead
er of the Flying Eagle Patrol with
Harry Albritton, Wilbert Morris and
Julian Boyce members. James Thome
a assistant patrol leader of the Rat
fa Snake Patrol with Billie Russell,
Johnnie Barrett and Zeb Whitehourst
nembers.
All Scouts are urged to attendTri
lay night's meeting and pass their
renderfoot Requirements which will
snable them to register as an Official
rroop. .
Farmers Asked
To File Their 1944
Practice Reports
'
A final appeal to encourage all
eligible farm operators in Pitt Coun
ty to file their 1944 Soil Conservation
Practices by February 15, 1945 is be
ing made, J. V. Taylor, Chariman
Pitt County AAA Committee said hare
today.
"There are approximately 426 fann
ers in the county who hare not yet
filed these reports and unless they
are received by the above date no
payment* will be.made," he Mid. 1
He pointed oat that practice re
ports will detennme whether the far
men are eligible to receive payments
and if they are, applications for pay
ments may be signed at the time
practice reports are filed.
As a final toping, the AAA lead
er said, "It is sincerely hoped that
these 428 farmers will catll by the
Pitt County AAA Office between now
£ February 15 and file their prac
reports. We are proud of the
conservation record* made by the
fanners in this county and we want
them to receive the payments that
they have earned."
"Don't let failure to turn in your
practice reports by the deadline keep
you from getting your payxpent. Can
by the office today," he urged.
• -v; . 1.1 I«| I I ■ mr I H ill '
There are nearly five acres of for
est land in the United States for
ad child.
Kiwanis, Club
Holds Organi
zation Meeting
GnonHit Ctab Spon
sors New Group; Dr.
R. T. Williams Made
President
111* Parmville Kiwanis Club wa»
organised at a banquet at the high
school Monday night with 27 repre
sentative business and professional
men and fanaam as members.
Ed (Little Lamb) Bawl, vice-presi
dent of tile Qreemville Kiwanis
Club and chairman of ths Inter
club Relations Committee, «u mas
ter of ceremonies. He paid tribute
to the fine spirit of the people of
the Farmville community, landed
the activities of the various organi
zations, and praised the people here
for their activities "in the war effort.
Carolina District Governor Sam
Bundy of Tarboro and Frank Ma
ture of Chicago^ field representa
tive of Kiwanis International, offi
ciated -at the installation of Dr.
••Rod" T. Williams, a prominent
Fannville physician, aa president of
the new club and the other officers
and the induction of the members
into Kiwanis. Charles S. Hotchkiss
is vice-president, Seth Barrow is
secretary and Henry D. Johnson is
treasurer.
Directors of the Farmville Kiwanis
Club are Alex W. Allen, Jamae'W.
Joyner, Zeb M Whiitehurst, Louis
Williams, Alton W. Bobbitt, Frank
K. Allen and C. Hubert Joyner and
Jack Lewis. The club will hold sup
per meetings with an entertaining
program each Monday night at 7:00
with the various Kiwanis clubs in
this division providing the programs
for the next twelve weeks. President
Williams appointed the following com
mittee chairmen:
Youth Service — Under-Privileged
Child, Grady L. Gilchrist; Vocational
Guidance, James W. Joyner; Boys and
Girls Work, J. T. Sutton, Jr.
Community Service — Agriculture,
Ben M. Lewis; Public Affairs, Owen
H. Lemon; Business Standards, Lewis
Allen; Support of Churches, Earl
Trevathan.
Aumuuoftrauuii luwoms jcjuuca
tion, Ted L. Albritton; Finance, Andy
Martiin; Laws and ReguLatiotis, Pat
Ruffin; Classification, Howard Moye;
Membership, Jack Lewia; Public Re
lations, Sam T. Lewis.
Club Meetings — Attendance, Fred
Moore; House, Louis William*; Re
ception, Feid W. Satterthwaite; Pro
gram, Charlie S. Hotchkiss; Music,
Elbert Holmes; Inter-City Relations,
John D. Dixon.
International Representative Frank
Matum said some nice . things
rbout the fine personnel of the
membership of the cluf>, and added
with an evidence of pride' that the
people at Greenville had told him
that "Farjnville folks do things in
a big way." He explained the value
of men meeting weekly for an hour
of fellowship and discussing plans
for helping the community. "Kiwanis
will help you to know your neigh
bor better," he said. "When you know
each other better you will work, to
gether better and do more for your
community," he said.
Frank Jones, former lieutenant
governor, Dr. E. P. Spenct and C. H.
Gurley of Goklsboro and Harold My
rick, Tarboro banker and Kiwanian,
participated in the installation exer
cises. Chester Walsh of the Green
ville Kiwanis Club offered the invo
cation. Mrs. J. W. Joyner was ac
companist. • •.
Dr. Williaips, president of the new
ly organised Kiwanis CluTT announc
ed that "Charter Night" will be cele
brated with a banquet and "ladies'
night" program on Monday, March
26, "when the Kiwanians of Green
ville and their wives and sweethearts
will attend. Don H. Conley, a former
lieutenant-governor and superintend
ent of Pitt County Schools, will be
the speaker and discuss the objectives
of Kiwanis next Monday night.
The Greenville Kiwanis Club and
Sd Rawi, Inter-Club Relations Com
mittee chairman, are sponsoring the
new club. Arthur Tripp and other
Greenville Khranians assisted him
and the Farmville leaders in organiz
ing the club. -
PFC.
Pfc. Walter D. McKeel of N«r
folk, son of Mrs. W. D. McKeel and
the late Mr. McKeel of Fountain, was
kijled in action in Italy on Feb. 2,
1W4, the War Dewu-tmpit has noti
fied his relatives, fie previously had
b^en reported, as missing in action.
He has been swarded the Purple
Hpart posthumously for meritorious
service and devotion to doty. Pri
McKeel ssjvedw^t^, S*v«pth
' * ^
. North Carolina growers have an
rapra 30,000 buhals of the Louisiane
Porto Rican sweet potato this war
as prttfted seed stocks. The variety
give, extra yisids and quality. J
LINE PUNCTW©
AT FOUR
WAR IN BRIEF
Thinl Army explodes new offensive
along a 24-mile stretch of Luxem
bourg bowler; Pint Amy smashes
tirough Siegfried line intwo uw
plptrtii
' 'Eastern f^ront reports huHciU de
cisive battle for Berlin joined; Bed
Army reportedly ripping «P fortified
outer risfwism of German capital;
Kundersdorf, historic battlefield, cap
tured.
U. S. cavalrymen and infantrymen
clear northern part of Manila; - air
borne troops mopping up in southern
part
Fifth Army troops occupy Monte
Bono and Beniao and spaa? forward
northeast of Casteivecchio; in center
of front. Germans heavily shell Allied
positions at Livergnano.
BASKETBALL NOTES
OF THIS WEEK
The Farmville girls' basketball team
won a thriller from Walstonbnrg at
Walstonbuig, Thursday, Feb. 1, by a
score of 86 to 88 while the boys took
sn easy 88 to 14 victory. * ■
Friday night the boys defeated
Belvoir on the Farmville court by a
score of 83 to 25 while the Farm villa
girls were victorious by s score of
84 to 28. Tuesday night, Farmville
boys defeated South Edgecombe by
a score of 29 to 17 while the girls
were idle.
Tonight at 7:30 in the Farmyille
High School Gymnasium the Farm
ville boys and girls will play the
strong Bethel teams.
Bethel boys have defeated Farm
ville three times this season while
the Farmville girls have defeated
Bethel girls three times.
This should prove to be two e
eel lent games, since the Farmville
boys are determined to get revenge
for the defeats suffered from the
hands of the- Bethel boys early in the
schedule.
Farmville will play Scotland Neck
here Tuesday night, Feb. 18, in a
double header. In games played at
Scotland Neck, the Farmville girls
defeated the Halifax girls by""a score
of 26 to 18 while the Farmville boys
were defeated by a score of 12 to 9.
8 Gls Snowed In
16 Days On 4,000
Foot Italy Peak
With the 22nd Tactical Air Com
mand, Jan. 26.—Eight castaways of a
22nd Tactical Air Command Radio
Platoon, snow-bound atop a 4,000-foot
mountain peak for 16 days, today re
ceived a two week supply of food after
a Canadian light tractor struggled
within a mile and one-half of their
position.
Capt Howard G. Macdonald, com
manding officer of the isolated air
men's squadron, reported that they
were now well supplied and would
continue with their lonely work. Snow
plows hope to clear the last blocked
section and restore direct road com
munication by Sunday.
Previously the only physical con
tact with the airmen had been
maintained by S-Sgt Ben J. Skinner
of Fannville, N. C ..noncom in charge.
Donning snow shoes, he made several
arduous, day long trips down from the
mountain top. Sgt. Skinner reported
that aside from their isolation the
men were comparatively comfortable.
Fresh supplies first reached the
marooned men Sunday when a P-47
parachuted boxes of K-rations. Capt.
Howard MacAdams of New York City,
assistant operations officer, said that
a two week supply was dropped.
Later Sgt Skinner brought down news
that half of the rations were lost
amidst the crags and deep snow.
The Canauian tractor finally fought
upward through, the mountain drifts
with a jeep in tow. B. C. and K-ra
tions were packed into the quarter ton.
The radio men plan to make the mile
and a half snow shoe trip to the jeep
cache yrhea food is running low.
Additional supplies of coffee and
sugar, of which they are still short,
vfill be parachuted .down on the first
clear flying day, the 22nd TAC Pub
lic Relations announced this morn
ing.—Stars A Stripes.
C. L. IVEY VOTED
MAN-OF-THE-YEAR I
C. L. Ivey, local agent of the Home
Security life Insurance Company, of
Durham, hasthe distinction of hav
ing been voted rpoefttly.by his com
pany 'as the "Man-of-the- Hour/' due
to his very fine all-round recced and
to the fact that he also leads the
company on "Paid-For-0«finary."
' The Home Security Weekly states
that "Mr. Ivey has a debit of *858.78
and darings til* year made $71.12 In
dustrial Increase, averaged 102.8 per
cent Collections and paid-for 188100
Ordinary. At the end of the year,
1944, ha, |«d poly 7 per cent arrears
on his debit. While wa have many
I New Offengive By Pfct
I ton's Men Carries Mile
Into GenMny *Jon)
And Sure River De
h fenses At 10 Points
Paris, Feb. 8-Th. American Pint
and Third armies broke through the
Siegfried* Line in four places y«*Ur
day as Li. Gen. George & Patton's
troops exploded a new attack that
drove a mile deep into Germany along
a 24-mile stretch of the German
Luxembourg river border.
Four new divisions of the Third
Army—the Fifth and 80th Infantry,
17th Airborne and Sixth Armored—
breached the German# Oar aad Sure
River defenses at 10 pointanorth of
Echternach, attending the bluing
American drive to a 78-mile frort
that reached within 27 miles ai the
Rhine- _
Through WestwalL
Patton's troop* that have been
fighting into aad through the Eifel
mountains for the past 10 days-bspke
completely through the Weetwsll at
three new points west and fcorthenst
of Pnjem, capturing {our towns in
bitter, half-mile advancee through
the last of the pillbox belt
These new gains pot the .Third
Army .completely across the forested,
snow-choked ridges of the Kifel
range and set the stage for a three
mile downhils drive along good roads
to Proem, main key to the enemy's
defenses along Patton's entire 40
mile front.
Captured in the day's advaness
were the towns of Hontheim, Sel
lerich, Herscheid, and Wascraid, the
latter leee than a mile from the quia
Euakirchen-Pruem road.
Fortreasee Outflanked. . „
Lt Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' First
Army troths in the Mnnschau sec
tor, keeping pace with Patton's men,
drove the last Germans out of
Hellenthal and advanced almost a
mile east to cross the flood-swollen
Olef River.
Hodges' breakthrough crashed the
defenses of both Schleiden and
Gemund, major fortress towns guard
ing the Cologne plain, by outflanking
them from the south.
Other First Amy troops tighten
ed a three-way pincrrs on Schmidt,
a stronghold in the headwaters of
the Roer, and front dispatches said
that the fortress was expected to
fall, within 24 hours.
The Third Army's new attack out
of Luxembourg opened at 1 a. m.,
and crossed the river border in rob
ber assault boata at seven points be
fore dawn between Echternach and
a point about six miles north of
Clervaux.
.Three mora crossings
later, and throughout the M<
bottomed bargee poured man, ma
terial and equipment into the newly
won footholds on the far banks.
The greatest fain across the river
was made a mile north of Echter
nach, where Fifth Division troops
and artillery smashed *%, ■ German
counterattack by tanks ami infan
try and drove one mile to the north
east. At another point on»-h«If -
mile north other Fifth Division troopt
gained three-fourths of a mile.
In this im, front dispatches de
scribed a battle for the town of
Weilbecbach, two miles rorth of
Echternach, against heavy enemy ma
chine-gun fire.
Nads' Strongest Stand.
This dispatch said: "Many observ
ers are convinced the Germans are
making their strangest defensive hid
in the forts along the river's edgs,
and one* the Siegfriad Una is
cracked in this area there probably ~
will be little between the Ameri
cans and the Rhin&*
Patton's new offensive drove
straight into hitherto un penetrated
German nests in the Siegfried Line
from which Field Kaphal Karl
Gerd Von Rundstedt's counter-offen
sive into Luxembourg and Belgium
was launched last December 16.
Front reports said that the heavi
est resistance i» initial crossings,
was met the Fifth "Red Dia
mond" Division, which stormed the
flooded waters of the Sore In rub
ber boats at three places along a
five-mile stretch between Echtar
nach and Bollendorf. .
Striking out silently at 1 a. m.
without previous artillery support
the Fifth ran into heavy machine
gun and small aAns fire from the
opposite bank
dorf. Some assault
In midatarenmi but
unities were described as tygftfc.
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