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THE FINAL DRIVE FOR UNITED CLOTW COLLECTION MONDAY ft •fi M. «l it -l omuuIuTb raffl At mgi School 2:4? P. M.; Pa per Salvage To Be Col lected Also; Boy Scout* Assisting v ■ - V''^'. In an effort to collect all available oaed mthiag far tte Unite* Nation al Clothing Collection, the local com mittee cnwpnssd of u imattrtsllvdl of Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs have ex taoM Farmvifle Ttosmship's final drive, originally set for Wednesday oi this to Mmtaj, April 80, at 8:00 p. m., thereby giving house wives further of^ortsaity at (beck ing through all closets and ward robes. - The regular first Wednesday Papei Salvage Pickup will be combined with the Clothing Drkre, sad you are re quested to tie same securely in the Solicitors include Kiwanians Ted Albritton, R. E. Pickett, George Moore, Andy Martin, Edgar Barrett, Pat Ruffin, Bob Fiser, Dick Hams, and Rotarians W. H. Duke, C. W. Blackwood, Lewis Creech, W. A. McAdams, R. B. Bouse, E. a Cortes, R. N. Freeman, Mm Lewis, Walter Jones, R. A. Joyner, George W. Davis, James -Monk, C. H. Flanagan, Frank Williams. These men are asked to meet at the High School at 2:46 p. m., to join the Boy Scouts who an assisting them. It is announced that 1,800 pounds of clothing have already been collect ed, sorted and packed, but it is hoped that the final drive will yield more, and make it potfcbl* for Farmville .to ship at least 7,600 pounds. The goal of the National collection is 5 Fannie Rurst, noted author, says "Americans, take time out to dig into those closets and attic places for the wealth of clothing that has been Cast off before its usefulness has been exhausted. "You, -in your blessod well-being* ean torn away from these garments accosdftag to ths whims and dictates of fashion. The liberated areas and our alltes are not concerned with fashion. They won't miad if the csdt • Kif fyvr* 1 sin or ftf flia flftm ftf Hie aicirt is last seaaon's. They need your cast-off garments in order to survive!" Cornelia Otis Skinner, actress *nd author says, "one hundred and twen ty-five million tann beings are in desperate need of ordinary fund amental clothing and of thii number thirty million are children . Think of this Mm. Housewife, the next time you go through the hall doMt and see that extra warm Jacket, Sonny Mm ootgMftm. Think at tUa, Mr. that nice substantial suit you so sel dom wear. Think of it, Junior Miss, when yon gloat oftt yottr collection of sweaters, some ocf which yen havent had on in months, Contribute * ■■ - —■ > -ilAl — A- - ■ w ywr deetrtate ieiiow-man: | Send what you youneif would if yon were in the same plight (and ifa orfy by the gmce of God that you're not). Contribute geoer ooaly and proudly to the United N» ttaMldothtng Collection. " Etta Maxwell, noted columnist sayi "GHfc time eld deth« now, every in the M Ged's cowtry d on*" George W. Davis Elected President Parents-Teachers Mrs. Matey Pot lard, president pre it the April meeting ot the Parents-Teachers Association Thurs day opening the program with the hymn, "Gone Thou Almighty King." Rev. E. C. ChamMee gave tfaa devo tional "which was related to tttaaasi the most dreadful at whieh la si*. Be spoke of Jcbuk, as the Great Phy sician, healer of both the body and the soul. Dr. John M. Mewborn presented the program on Cancer. He remind ed his audience that statistics show one out of every eight who have died in the United State* died, from Can cer, which is seeond only to heart dlasasea as a cause of death, and that we now have 600,000 suffering frost Cancer.* He expressed the need for research work in tills field, as yst there has been no cause or cure for Cancer found. Dr, Mew bom was ia trodueed by Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, chairman of the local Cancer Control Campaign. The report of the nominating com mittee was heard and the following officers unanimously elected; George W. Davis, president; Mm. R. T. Wil liams, vice-president; Miss Annie Perkins, seeond vice-president; Mil Walter 6. Jones, secretary and Mrs. John M. Mewborn, treasurer. The executive committee submitted | plans for spring cleaning the school. The P.T.A. will- sponsor this project Room Roll Call was won by Mrs. Speight's grade. BROTH ERS-DIXON VOWS SPOKEN IN WALSTONBURGI Mitfe Iris Dixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lafayette Dixon of Walstonburg became the bride of Clarence Lynwood Brothers, son of Mrr. William Jarvis Brothers and the late Mr. Brothers of Fountain, an April 9 at_ tiie Walstonburg Meth odist Church with the Rev. Key Tay jlor officiating. Nuptial music was Resented by | tMrs. Carlos Walston, pianist, and] [Miffe Payne Sugg, soloist • The bride, given ht marriage by her father, wore a white satin gown djajgatiil' with a lace yoke and fitted bodice. Her full skirt extended into a train, and the bride's fingertip veil of illusion fell from a pearl coronet [ Her bouquet was of white carnations and HHes of the valley centered with an orchid and tied with white satin ribbon. Miss Marguerito.Johnson of Hook-1 erton and Washington, D. C., was maid of honor. Miss Pauline Dixon of Walstonburg and Miss Hazel Owens of Fountain were bridesmaids. Herman Owens of Fountain was best ma*, and ushers were Eric Cope land, Earl Travathan, and Dawson Jeffenson of Fountain and Truett lang of Walstonborg. Mrs. Brothers ia a graduate of Mars Hill Junior College. . Mr. Brothers attended Richmond Barber College and is owner of Brothers' Barber, Shop and Beauty Salon in Fountain. Fallowing the ceremony the bride's At one time Mrs. Brother* was as sociated here with Farmville Beauty BAPTIST CBURCH AT BKDISTBIBUTION STATION Miami Baach, Fla., Ayrf^l&H-Prl Town of FarawiHe Prknary Election Toesday, May 1 Polls Open 7:30 a. m. to 7:89 fk m. The stage is eat for the municipal primary in Ehxmville oh Tuesday, May 1. No new candidates can enter and altar Saturday votan will be re stricted to ttaae already registered. Bmisliatiim books will be open on Saturday, April 28. There Js no new registration, but be sure you are reg istered so yon may vote 011 Election Day. C. A. Tyson i* Registrar. PoHs will be open at the Fire Sta tion front 7:30 a. m., to 7:90 p. m. A -great deal of interest ia being mseifsafrd in the campaign and a targe vote is aatidpatad and expect ed. The Offices «f Mayor and com missioner are responsible positions at all tin* bob especially now in the war years as we plan for Post War Pmgraiaa Choose your candidates on die basis of their capabilities as leaden lot our community, leaders who will work untiringly to keep PVntatville Progressive. Vote the courage of your own con victions bat by all means VOTE. Do your part in making this election truly representative of the entire town. It is- the duty of every eitisen to exercise the right to vote. KFWANIS CLUB P. A "Rip" Hedges, Lt. Governor of the Seventh Kiwanis District, sod professor at Atlantic Christian Col lege, gave e splendid talk at the local Kiwams m easting Monday evening on the "Under jrivileged Child." Reports <"rom the Clothing Collec tion were heard and it was announc ed that the Pinal collection will be on Monday, April 30. On nest Monday evening, Kiwanian Ed Rawl, vice-president of the Green ville Club will talk on "Your Profes sion." Rawl has lent his untiring efforts in helping to organise and sponsor the local Club sad a full at tendance is urged to hear him at this the last meeting under sponsorship of the Greenville Club. CHRISTIAN CHURCH The war in Europe is slowly draw ing to on' end. All eyes are on the Peace Conference which is now being held in San Francisco, California. Let everyone pray that this Confer ence will be able to lay plans that will lend to a just and righteous While many rainbows hold aloft their beautiful colors and inspire us with a new hope, not all is rosy. There , are some disappointments ahead for many. '•How are we going to meet them. Rev. Mashbuxn's topic for Sunday morning will be "What If He Doesn't Come Back?" There will be no evening services as we join with the other churches in the Union Services at the Methodist Church. Rotary Scout Troop 31 was called to order Friday night by acting Sen ior Patrol leader, Frank Dupxee, who with the assistance at the three Scout masters, held personal inspection. A business session followed under the supervision of scribe Cedric Davis. Close Order Drill was conducted with the boys showing' definite im provement over • proceeding weeks. Troop officers are particularly anxi ous that their scouts be sWe to drill in a military Hke manner. Troop SI is now making definite plans for. its Parents Night, May 11. Senior Patrol Lender, Marvin Hor ton, who is in complete charge of this meeting requests iWnt's cooper ation in making plan? to attend. 3rd ArsifTasks M } imash Towards ] iiKhrafiM BnrJif ftUo IfiRMHra^H l^Cl — American Spearheads Clean Up Ttegen To Cut Last Direct Route To Nasi Redoubt In Southern Germany; Resistance. Extremely light At Some Points; Americans Within 15 Miles of Austria Pari*, April 26.—U. S. Third Army tanks punched within 16 miles of the German-Austrian boiler last sight as other American and French forces raced almost unchecked acsoss south ern Germany, threatening Munich and Hitler's -Berchtesgaden retreat, which the RAF attacked yester day with lijOOO-pouad "earthquake" "bombs. The Third Army speathead, al ready east of Berlin although 260 miles to the south, cut the last di rect. route to the Nasi's so-called national redoubt by mopping up the rail and highway center of Regm and then drove straight for the frontier of Austria at Passau. This column was" 76 miles north of Berchtesgaden. German Army Smashed. To the west the American Seventh Army broke thiougfa German posi tions and farinsd out on an 80 mile front along or across the Danube River within 46 miles of Munich and the French First Army completely smashed Germany's veteran 19th Army in the Black Forest. The Allied armies — estimated at nearly 400,000 men and thousands of tanks—were charging intp the Alpine foothills along a 200-mile front in a . determined effort to crash any last-ditch Nazi stand in' the southern redoubt before it could get started. Resistance at most points was ex tremely light, bearing out an offi cial announcement from General Eisenhower's headquarters that "The German army has ceased to ecrisi as an integrated fighting force.* An Associated Press field dispatch of Munich, birthblace of the Nam party, was shaping up swiftly. r^n/iinp the rapid surge of Allied forces today was the l*th Armored Division of Gen. George S. Patten's Third Army, which stabbed 18 mitas southeast beyond captured Regen to a point only 16 miles from the Aus trian border and 76 miles due north of Berchtesgaden. Joining in the giant squeeze on uic cdiou/ b vn&wsiy uuhru ovuwr ern redoubt ware Russian forces hammering westward acroee Aus tria, last reported within 90 miles of Berohtesgaden, and two AJlied amies pursuing broken German troops beyond the Po River in northern Italy. The latter Allied force was within 96 miles of the Brenner - Pass through the Alps, southern gateway to the Nazi "fort MnalA Highway Cot. Closest to Munich was the 12th Armored Division of Lt Genu Alex-; aader N. Patch's Seventh Army which plunged to a point eight miles south of its bridgehead across the Danube at Dlllingen and seined a five-mile atrip of a super highway leading to Mufiich 46 miles to the WAR IN BRIEF Soviet troops encircle cranttbqr Berlin; Nazis battle in subways. Patton's tanks sweep to within 1* miles of Austria, set Regeciburg aflame. British Bombers smash Hitler's mountain hideout at Berchtesgaden with six-ton "eartiapiake" bombs; Americans hit vital targets. Two Allied armies in Italy swarm toward Verona, jUeway to Brenner Pajif. nt • • - f-A ^ 5 ]£ -' 'v Yugoslav troops fight into Fiaroe. Admiral Tamer says Jap«'s abili ty to launch largo-scale air and naval bombings are systematically de advance on Okinawa and in Philip jlaBi . .#,!" [liiaia'df'tili ;_iA drive on American airbase a* Chih Security Conference opens; ueicr MMiaJ W VnooflflJ Mnl W wuvtlU President Truman 1teUs Representatives of 46 Uftited Nations They , Have Choice Between Chaos or Enforced Peace n The World Security Conference opened at San Francisco, Wednesday, a day that millions of, people over the earth have waited and worked far through the yean of fighting to the verge of victory. It dawned bright with expression^ of hope for lasting peace, yet darkened by one ckrad — the -Anglo-Amectaaa dkjnto with Russia over Poland. Barring some dramatic move by Premier Marshal Stalin of Kwsia, that dispute on Polish representation at the conference is as deadlocked as ewr—-splitting the ranks of the Al lied powers in the moment they strive for unity. Otherwise there U evidence of close big--power cooperation which mem bers <rf the Americas group interpret to mean that Rossi* is determined to help the conference succeed sod is already making concessions for that purpose. President Truman opened the con ference and solemnly dedicated to the representatives of 40 United Na tions the task at forgipg a perma nent peace, to becoming "the archi tects of a better wori<L!L^ Stettinius holds the temporary chairmanship of the meeting; He is* slated later to be elected permanent chairman, the position which he held at Dumba rtoOnask at "Thimbarton Oaks, in Washington, when the United States, China, Rus Sia and Britain drafted the plan of world organization here placed be fore all the United Nations. Prospects are that this plan may be considerably changed, although 9ot in its main provision for a court, an assembly of all nationsjnd an 11 member security council empowered to prevent aggression by force when the five big .powers—Russia, America, China, Britain and Francs' agase. In a broadcast to the natfcm and the world, Stettinius said the "begin ning we are going to make here at San Francisco" is toward "sure and just peace — peace that man can ROTARY CLUB At Tuesday's supper meeting of the Rotary Club, R. A. Joyner gave an inspiring talk concerning sacri fices being made on the War fronts and what we at home can do to make a better world. In mentioning Poat War Planning, he emphasised as the finst step a revival of interest in the church and a concerted effort on the part of e«N7 man, woman and child towards regular Church and' Sunday School aHetwirnce and participation in all religious activities. Josh W. Muuden, chairman of local committee for'Rotary Foundation re ceived several voluntary donations for this fund which will help v pintail lish Rotary dabs in war torn coun tries, aid Rotariana and their families made refugees by the War, and take care of emergencies arising in either war or peace time. . Bill Duke, general chairman of Farmville Township's part in the United National Clothing OMlection, reported on the progress of the local drive and amuuneed the final drive for Monday at 2:45 P. M. It was decided to combine the reg ular Paper Salvage Drive with the' drive on Monday* B. A- Joymer wrs appointed to rep resent the Rotary Club on the local Part WarCourvcfl. ^ IMPORTANT NOTICE! All parents who will have children to become ate yeaes of age on or be fore October 1, 1945, are requested to bring tfwm to the school buHding at »s*0 Vcloek a. m., Wednesday, May 2nd for the annuaf pre-achoo) clinic. — • — 1.1 II. IN I- I — « Dr. Jfliin Resigns From Chairmanship - At a supper meeting of the Pitt County Democratic Executive Com mittee at Proctor Hotel in Green ville Monday night Dr. Paul E. Jones, Of Farmville, resigned as chairman of the committee after long and valuable service. •After Vice-Chairman Mrs. J. Brooks thicker took the chair the Executive Committee elected Dr. Jones a mem ber of the Pitt County Board of Education to fill the unexpired term of John T. Thome, of Ifcnnville, re signed, who bad faithfully served cm the hoard for 26 years. Members of the county board &\ education are named at primary elections. Mr. Thome was re oWtilfi vim montha nim Rwrntlv he decided to resign on account of hi* health. The state law prescribes that lie County Democratic Executive Cornmittee fill vacancies occurring: on the board. The Democratic Executive Commit tee will meet shortly to elect a chair man^ In the meantime Mrs. Tucker is acting chairman. SERVICE MEN'S • CENTER • - Visiting the Center the past week end were: Paul D. Allen, S 1/c, son of Mr. and Mr*. W. G. Allen, of Foun tain, and grandson of Paul Allen, of Farmville, Route 1. He has been in service ten months, mode one trip oversees and bqen in one major bat tle. Seaman Allen wears two rib bons—the American theater and the Asiatic Pacific. Camp Lejeune, Cpl. Victor Saiv ders, Toledo, Ohio, and Sgt. James L. Thompson, Cld Hickory, Tenn., Sunday gtfests of Mrs. Redden Lewis; Pfc. John C. DeLaney, Harviell, Mis souri; Pfc. Philip DiPietro, Audubon, K. j.; Cpl. Anthony N. Sacco, West Sorinirfield. - Mm.: and Pfc. Almon H. Stewart, Sanford, Maine. Pfc. Virginia Gardner, Freedonia, N. Y., and Fountain, N. C.; Cpl. Joseph D. Gardner, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and Fountain, N. G. Cpl. Gardner was formerly em ployed in Farmville. Pfc. Dale B. Martin, Cherry Point and Kalghts vffle, Indiana. Th« menu for the week end con sisted of potato salad, tomato sand wiches, deviled eggs, sliced ham and strawberry shortcake. Interested friends donating to tha Center wire Mrs. B. A. Norman, milk and cream; Mrs. W. M. Willis, strawberries; Mrs. George Thomas, oranges, apples, sugar and pecans; Mrs. Btanie Woot en, milk; and Hal Winders, mflk and magasines. A letter from H. P. Norman says he is now an M. P. and thinks it is a good outfit but miBy of the boys do net like It. He says he is anxious for mail, that they have been traveling so fast that th» mail has not caught up with them. Paul V. Heramer writes that he has been promoted to Sergeant and that things in Burma are rolling along all right. Easter Sunday was a lovely day there and he went to Mass twice. The temperature is 185 in the day hut is cool enough at night for sleep 'Ing. They have all sorts of amuse ments, three movies a week, a couple of U.S.O. shows a month, .b&sehall teams, basketbalf teams and a chance to swim every day. These activities keep him in great physical shape. Sgt. Hammer has been -overseas fif vice nun to register at the Center., He sends his negaids to all hi* friends here. Special Services [ At Catholic Church ' Begin Sunday 29th L Revival Services at Saint Elisa beth's Catikolic Ouirh, Farraville, will begin Sunday, Jk+eil 29th to Mfey 6th inclusive. With services at 10 'o'clodr hi the morning and 8 o'clock jjn the evening. F - Father Maurice, C. P., of Green ville, N. C., will preach at the morn ing and evening services. Father Maurice has held many im portant posts in miswnnsry and ' a ■LlUlilltHL M11 r| U. VaD preaciuiiK apporawnento. rie n*» served as director of some of the latgast Jtevivsl groups in the state of North Carolina, Pennsylvania sod several Mew England State* In coming to Farmville Father with a wealth of info jp^iaweh et Truth, or perplexipg of the seal can be brought ucrmnM Report itus sians Hare Readied Center of Capital; Per haps 500,000 Nazi - Troops Trapped In Ber lin; Red Army Spear heads Cross £2be River Toward link-Up With . Americans London, Aprfr 26.—Doomed Berlin was completely encircled by two mighty Soviet arm La* yeatonlay and. as the Russians fought in subwaja and stnets toward the city's Mating heart, Red Army spearheads to the southwest swarmed across the Elbe River toward an immfamt link-Op with American force*. Perhaps 500,000 Nasi troops were trapped in the historic encirclement ef the wrecked capital, and late German broadcasts reported that massed waves of Soviet amor had smashed through jungles of twisted steel and stone and had reached the "center" of the half-conquered city. Fuehrer in Berlin. There was a possibility that AdoU Hitler and Nasi Propaganda Min ister Paul Joseph Goebbels had been caught in the Bed Army trap at Berlin. Throughout last night the Hamburg radio—principal Nasi sta tion still operating began every re port with the slogan: "Hie Fuehrer is in Beriia." No laas momentous than Premier Stalin's triumphant, announcement of Berlin's encirclement — three yean and 10 months after Hitler's letfons invaded the Soviet Union on com mandl disclosure that Red Army forces were pouring across the Elbe; There, in the narrowing waist of Hitler's "Fortress Europe," Marshal Ivan S. Emmy's First Ukrainian Army surged across the water har rier and captured the west bank fortress of Reisa, 22 miles northwest of the Saxony capital ef Dresden. These forces were 22 miles west of American positions on the Mukie River — but only 18 milea from GeP man-reported American bridgeheads across the Mulde. German broadcasts said \hat Ko nev's troops had reached the Elbe on a 24-mile front between Beda and Torpau and fnrticatad that Rnwian engineers were pouring man across the Elbe alonar the entire aartnr at points lew than 17 miles from the Americana. East .Prnssis Cleared. On top of these victories on the central front, Manhal Alexander Vasilenvsky's Third White Russian Army captured the East Prussian port of Pillau and clterad the East Prussian mainland of the last Ger man hold-out troops. Far to the south, Marshal Rodion , Y. Malinovsky's Second Ukrainian Airor was fighting In the ohtakirt* of the Czechoslovak arsenal city of Bruenn (Brno), one of Hitler's jest war production centers, after cap turing the suburbs of linen, Cernonrice and Prizrenice on the east and south. The Moscow radio, meanwhile, An nounced that nearly 2,<X»,000 Ger man troops had been UM or cap tured on the Eastern Front since January 1, raising to more than 11, OOtVOOO the vast toll of German casualties announced by the ted Army in nearly four years of wax. As the fantastic battles ahoy* and belew ground instate Berlin In creased in deadly fury, the burning uennan cajnuu wajs encwcieo in swift wheeling mmnnti anmnd .the wertani auUrta by Konev's * First' UknOnim m4 Ma«*al Qng ory K. ZhukoVa Fh*t White Roa sian Am. Even u Nasi ]<>»a«»iids Miniater GoebbeU was teWcaatiag empty promises that reinforcements mac* on their way and was exhorting Berlinem to hoid out, the combined Soviet aimies slashed serosa Ber lin's last westward communication links with Brandenburg. Zhukov's tankmen throat 11 miles south from captured Nanen and seised the E&vai Biver fort «f liar quandt, Ave miiea am lhaiuat of the
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