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I irm,n, Long War In Italy Ends With Uncomfitwua] Surrender of All Axis T r o o p 8 In Italy and Western A u s t r i a— Opening The Way Fer Bloodless Conquest of Most of Nazi Mountain Redoubt Rome, Ma? 2. — Nearly 1,000,000 German and Italian Fascist troops of the war in Europe today, yielded without a shot the mountainous heart of the Nan* "national redoubt" in - the Alps and exposed the south flank of the fragments that remain. Gen. Heivrich Von Vietinghoff Seheel planned to come out of the Alps tomorrow to give up with his staff to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander, the Allied commander or to Gen. Mark Clark, commander of the 15th Army Group m Italy. Clean Up Italy. The surrender swept clean of re sistance all northern Italy and western Austria up to and including Salzburg province and its capital of the same name, which was the east ern bastion at the Alpine retreat. Thus the Allied armies of the south were free to march unopposed to within 10 miles of Berekteagaden, where Hitler had his mountain hide oat and which being in Bavaria is not included in the surrender order. (Gen. Eisenhower in Paris told his armies to keep on pressing south, mopping ap all resistance, although the surrender order yielded up the chief objective of his U. S. Seventh Army and part of those of the U. S. Third, which was closing on -Sals burg.) The surrender documents, ending the bloody 20-month Italian cam paign, wera signed Sunday at the royal palacq atTCaserta, near Naples, and-became effective at 12-noon to day. Big Territory Freed. Two German plenipotentiaries sign ed for German^ in the presence of American, British and Russian offi cers. Approximately 20,000 square miles of German-held territory including all of northern Italy to the Isonao River in the northeast and the Aus trian provinces of Vorariberg, Tynol, Salzburg and parts of Chrinthia sad Styria were surrendered to the Allies. The action not only uncovers -the southern approaches to Germany but lops off the southwestern end of the so-called German "national re doubt" and tarns the right flank of Col. Gen. Von Lehr, commanding enemy troops in the Trieste area sad northern Yugoslavia. New naa land troops of the British Eighth Army and forces of Marshal Tito's Yugoslav army already have joined 14 miles northwest of Trieste, which hasbeen occupied by the Yugp Even before the official announce ment was made public, German radios ware heard broadcasting the surren der order to the few Nazi troops still holding out in Italy or fleeing for their lives toward Austria. But even as the sirens screamed and Jubilant celebrations were start ed a grim waxniag of the bitter fighting that still was ahead on the other side of the world was sounded by Gen. Joseph T. McNsrney, com mander of American.'forces in the Mediterranean, who said that not "until the last foe—Japan—is crush ed" will "freedom loving men and woman be able to enjoy lasting It was rumored In Borne to sight that Gen. Vfcn Vletinghoff would suiiewk himself and his staff to Field Marshall Sir Harold Akxan dsr, Allied epnuaaaderln chief in the Mediterranean, tomorrow. ALBERT LEROY BARRETT LAID TQ REST HERE Funeral Services Held Wedpen day for GreenviDe Business Albert Leroy Barrett, 43, prominent businessman and farmer, of Green ville, died at Medical College of Vir* ginia Hospital in Riahmond at 10:80 a. m., Tuesday following a major operation. He had been critically ill nice last Wednesday. Funeral services were held j(t the home in Greenville on Wednesday afternoon at 3:90 o'clock. The Rev. M. Y. Self, pastor of the Mertmdlst Church here, officiated. Burial was hi the Farmville cemetery. Mr. Barrett was a son of the late Edgar Barrett and Kliiabeth Wooten Barrett of Farmville. He went to Greenville about 20 years ago, where he was associated with the Flanagan Boggy Company until a year ago, when he and Sam Northrup organia the B and N. Motor Company. He was widely known in business circles and was a charter member of the Greenville Elks Lodge. — Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Agnes W. Barrett of Greenville; his step mother, Mrs. Adalaide Johnson Bar rett of Greenville; two sisters, Mrs. A. H. Joyner of Moreheed City, and Mrs. J. H. Bynum of Farmville; two brothers, W. A Barrett and E. L. Barrett of Farmville; a half-sister, Sue Barrett of Greenville, and three half-brothers, Alton Barrett of Green ville, Edgar J. Barrett of Farmville, and Sgt Jack Barrett of the Marine Corps in the South Pacific war area. Active pallbearers were Dr. J. M. Barrett, B. H. Stansill, Sam Nor thrup, L. B. Fleming, Roy Coburn, Hubert Joyner, Jack Lewis and D. L. Turn age. In addition to Hf&nheiis of the im mediate family those from Farmville attending were J. W. Joyner, Will Joyner, R. H. Knott, John B. Lewis, James Monk, John Pollard, Will Moore, Ben Lang, Frank Davis, Jr., George W. Davis, T. C. Turnage, R. A. Joyner, J. B. Joyner, John T. Thome, Seth Barrow, Zeb Whitehurst, R, G. Barrett, R. L. Rollins who served as honorary pallbearers; Mrs. John Pollard, Mm S. G. Gardner, Mis. Nonie Barrett, Miss Nancy Lewis, Mrs. Jack Lewis, Mm. T. T. Moore, Mra. R. E. Duncan and Mrs. R. Q. Barrett Other honorary pallbearers includ ed Clauds Barrett of KinMon and members of the Greenville Elks Cloh. Another Shoe Stamp Effective On Aug. 1 Washington, April X8.—A new shoe ration stamp, the number ot which haa not been chosen, will become ef fective Aug. 1st, and Office of Price Administration announced tonight Airplane Stamp* 1, 2, and 3, in use now, will remain valid indefinitely. The announcement was made weH in advance bo oonncnsia can badget their remaining ctampa over the in tervening months. OPA warned that high military demands are ratting into retail sap plies which fell from 200,800,000 pairs on Jan. 1, 1944 to 151,000,000 pairs on Jan. 1 this year, i _ It was estimated that production of ration-type-shoes this year will be about 237,000,000 pairs compared with 208,000,000 in 1944. In addition 150,000,000 pairs of aoa-ration shoe* will be manufactured. OPA said an effort will be ifeade to increase output of shoes for chil dren under 14. HENBY SUTTON Funeral services for Henry Sutton, 64, at Farmville, who died at his home Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock after a lingering Bhwas were conducted from the home Monday at 4 p. m.' Rev. C. B. Maahburn and the Rev. E. p HIismLIsii nffi ■ ■■* mA . In t ■ ■■!■ ... I v. vznciKw< was in the Joynsr family cemetery in FarmviHe. ' Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Town af FsrmviUp fWVH I^SiUIUv Primary Election Held Tuesday, May 1; J. M. ; Staii^H, only Commis sioner Running: for Re Election, Lead Ballot With 49$ Votes The Town of Farmville heW its Primary Election TMdv, when 644 ballot* were cast, the second highest vote recorded in any previous town election. 1W frnnrtred and forty-nine new registmite were listed for this election. Jsmes W. Joyner led the mayor's ballot with 388 votes, which is a majority. C. H. Flanagan received 146 «>d Henry Johnson, 108. Mayor Joyner has been active in Town af fairs for many years, having served on the Board of Commissioners since May 9, 1988, as Mayor Protein since July 1, 193T and as acting mayor since the resignation of Mayor George W. Davis tn January, 1945. Four of Che eleven candidates for Commissioner received a majority vote. J. M. Staneill, only commis sioner running for re-eleetion, led the entire ballot with 496-voten; Fred C. Moore received 411; W. C. Woo ten, 348 and W. A. Allen, 322. •» Manly Liles ran fifth, leading over Walter Jones by only one vote. Liles received .800 votes, Jones 299. Liles will automatically be declared elected unless a second primary is called by his ronner-upi If another election should be held, only these two would be voted upon. Next in order were C. Hubert Joy ner, 276; Robert Lee Smith, 236; J. L. Creech, 168; J. Frank Harper, 114, and C. L. Ivey, 106. Mayor Joyner and the five Com missioners will be sworn in and as sume duties of their respective offices on Monday, July 2, in a special meet ing at the Town Hall, at which time the present board will hold its final meeting, completing unfinished busi ness. Although the election created a great deal of interest and excitement, all procedure was carried out on a high plane and the genteel manner in which all candidates conducted their campaigns is a credit to the community. W. A. McAdams program chair for Tuesday evening-'* meeting of the Rotary Oak gave a splendid talk on "The Forgotten Mas," speaking not of the men wko are endowed with exceptional brain* and ability and a place in life that promotes easy ac complishments, but of the man who goes- about Ms work day in and day out expecting little and getting prac tically no' prmioa, but who in his own way eootribataa so modi to the world's welfare; the man who is proud of his workmanship and gives his all to his job, no matter how jonalfit may be, askiftg nothing but opportunity to serve his-fedawman. Mr. McAdamn who for 27 years has been in charge of Farmville's Water and Light Department, spoke of mm in tfii* organization who have done a real job fer which they should be gitin credit Men on duty 7 days a week,- SCI days a year to give us ser vice every sedend at the day, so we mar have Water, Lights and Power eVery time we reach for It. J As *.p0»onal illustration he spoke at one of the department's former employees, a colored man, Frank Fulton, who has passed on. Quote, "Frank worked for Us fer twenty yean and was proud of his job. He gave all he luid to his work and could be depended on at all times,' and never left his job until every thing under his was checked. The number of hows he had te work never both wad him so long as some-' thing needed to be dona. I have known him to stay on the job as modi as 48 hours without let up." Mr. MtAdims called attention to thr aamberiees times employees of this deportment are called oa for emesgeMiea aad spoke of the chances they have to take in order to give us Union Services Witt Be HeW In The Baptist Church The Famville Ministerial Amo cSakkm has pifthaed * apeelal service in observance «T V-B Dqr t» It Wd in the Baptist Gkarth at 8 p. m. of the awaited date. The service will be held as scheduled whether week day or Sunday. If announcement comes on Sunday, all jwvrioaa plana for individnnl servicee will be can celled and all denominations will gather in the Baptist Church. The doors of the church will be opened at 7:65 p. m. and Mrs. A. P. Joyner, organist, will render a pro gram of quiet musk aa people-enter. The program will open with the con gregation standing at attention fac ing the flag aa "The Star- Spangled Banner" is played. No one will ring. Appropriate responsive readings and hymns will he used and periods of silent prayer will be held, "lie Prayer of Confession" will be led by Rev. M. Y. Self, Methodist Minister; the "Prayer of Thainksgiving" by Rev. Edwin S. Goatee, Presbyterian Minister, Baptist -,n4 Minister; and the "Prayer of Dedica tion" and Benediction, by Rev. E. C. ChamblSe, Baptist Minister. "Sweet Hour of Prayer" will be song by a quartette and ''Say A Prayer For the Boys Over There" as a solo. "V-E Day" Meditations will be brought by Rev. C. 'B. Maahburn, Christian Minister. : "Crater can be cured by j surgery, X-Ksy, and radium treat if taken in tine. One of] skftaf purposes of the National | to to la the impart awns at| diftfUDstic advice aaril earty stafes when Cancer Can Han Far Faramlla'i Participatioa, 71b War Law trite May 14th An organisational meeting: for Farmville's part in th« Seventh War Lean Drive was held Thursday after noon. Dunk present included George W. Davis, local chairman; L. E. Wals ton, vice-chairman of the Pitt Coun ty War Ftaanee Committee; John B. Lewis and J. W. Munden, represent ing the FarmviHe Chamber of Com merce and Merchants Association; Mrs. Cherry Eaeley, local chairman of the Women's Division and James Yates representing the local 'theatre. Plans were formulated to contact citizens through the. various clubs, business organizations, business em ployees, schools, etc. The drive will be conducted from May 14 to June 30 and everyone is urged to make plans now to invest their share that Parmville may again go over the top in the 7th. Japs Pushed Back b Night Assault Americans Open Hard Drive on Okinawa; Australians Gaining on Borneo Guam, May 8.—Attacking in dark ness with tanks and flamethrowers, U. S. Tenth Army Troops opened an intensified drive on southern Okinawa' early yeetertay. Maj. Gen. Archi bald V. Arnold's veteran Seventh Di vision on the east coast drove' a sali ent 1,400 yards into tough Japanese positions. Thus developed the first apparent break-through since the enemy (gar rison made its initial stand along a front so bitterly defended it has become known as the "Little Sieg fried Line." Seventh Division Yanks have push ed more than 2,400 yards through that linte since the first co-ordinated assault began April 10. The -divi sion's attack in early morning dark ness yesterday waa the first major night ground assault in the Pacific Ocean areas theater. Marines Join Doughboys. The salient reached within one mile of Yonabaru town and extended be yond the 'southern aid of the Yona baru airfield. A sweep across the airfield could be expected as the next logical operation. The 77th Infantry Division under Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce, bolster ad by the First Marine Division un der Maj Gen. Pedro A. Del Valle, pushed ahead in the center, and on th« right flank. This was the first time Marinea had joined the Doughboys in the tough fight on the sotrthern end of the strategic Ryukyu Island 326 miles south of Japan itself. Leather necks have eleaped tfc* entire north er* end of Okinawa. E The Seventh Division, making the deepest penetration, reached Gaja Hill, one mils north of the town of Yonahaiu, with strong support from naval guns and aircraft The intaosifled push followed a day in which the Yanks were held to mere local gains by strong enemy artillery, mortar and small arms Report Of Comity's Total Seal Sales A total of $785.84 has been receiv ed by Donald H. Conley, Treasurer of Pitt County League for Crippled Children from the sale of Easter Seals, according to an announcement by K. T. Futrell, County Chairman. Hie amount raised by each communi ty with Chairman of Committee di recting the Seal Sale is as follows: Farmville, J. H. Moore, $120.64; Bethel $109.63 by Dr. Cecil Garren ton and Miss Mary Lois Station; Aydon $47,83 by Dr. R. C. Smith and Mrs. Evelyn G. Collin; Greenville $92.42 with Prof. 0. E. Dowd, High School $112.47; Mian Agnes FnMove, West Greenville School $14.88; Miss J ante Lylerly, Third Street School $19.10; Miss Frances Wahl, Training School $13.20; Prof. W. H. Daven port, C. M. Eppe High SchoM and kerning Street School $26.67; Bel voir $10.00 by Miss Helen Glark; Winterville $28.26 by Mrs. Alex Evans; Grifton $29.81 by Mrs. Hetty; Oglesby; Arthur $13.30 by Mrs. Gladys Clark; Stokes $26.76 by Mrs. Mar jorie Phillips; Chicod $88.00 by Mrs. Thelma Chesson'; Falkland $12.26; by Mrs. Mary Ellenbutg Mayo; Pattelus $12.00 b£ Mrs. Jessie B. Little; Grimesland $18.00 by Mrs. Robert Little; Fountain $17.16 by Miss Hasel Owens; The County Colored Schools by Prof. H. B. S"gg $170.12. The Pitt County League Committee for Crippled Children desires to thank everyone wfe"> contributed and in any way participated in making the Eas ter Seal Sale a success. KIWANIS CLUB The Farmville Kiwanis Club had as guest speaker on Monday evening Kiwanian Ed Raw! from the Green ville Club who spoke on "Your Pro fission." This, one of the most out standing programs presented Co the lecal club, marked the end « the sponsorship of the Greenville Kiwanis Club. Ed Raw! wfllTong be remem bered by all Farmville Kiwaaians add lies been extended a most cordial in vitation to visit them as often as possible. ' At the close of -the program, Charlie Hotchkiw, vice-president of the lecal du& presented Bawl with a handsome Kiwanis ring in apprecia tion for his outstanding work, in help ing organise the Farmville Club. Other guests of the club included Sgt. George Allen, Cutter Atteft, and Greenville Kiwaniaos, Marshall Clark, Glasgow Smith, V. A. Merritt, Bill Aycock and Che**- WalA. The United National Clothing Col lection conducted hers under direc tion of the Rotary and Kiwanis Cluhs was announced a success. ** In its business period, the Kiwanis Cfeb re-affirmed its pledge to back the 7th War Loan Drive. NEWS OP OUR BOYS IN SERVICE COMPLETES POST & • MUBWATI COURSE Lubbock Army Air Ffcld, Lubbock, Texas,, May 2. — Capt James H. Darden, Jr., sob of Mra. Suth C. Darden at FaimvUle, N. C, and a veteran of many months of oreneaa combat duty, has completed a "post graduate" course of instruction to in structing pilot training at this special AAF Instrument Instructor* School and has returned to his base station to tnto other flier* to As latest methods of "all weather" instrument flying. Capt. Darden was on duty to tbsu €61 Theater and flew pursuit mis sions sgainst the enemy, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with ona Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Maiia. with two Oak Leaf Clusters. Moat of his work ovenebs was ground support, dive bombing and strafing. Capt. Darden is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his "wings" at Ellington Field to April 1942, want overseas to May, IMS. He has now reurned to Spence Field, Ga. RECEIVES COMMISSION James D. Grady, husband of the former Miss Martha Tumage Ras berry, of Farmville, was commission ed a second lieutenant ft Fort Ben ntog, Ga., Iliunday, April 26, and has been assigned to Camp Futoto, Texas. Lt. and. Mrs. Giady and their son are spending a short leave with Lt. Grady's parents to Tuscaloosa, Ala. Completes Tratotog. Chanute Field, 111.—S/Sgt Linwoot! E. Quinn, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Quinn, Route No. 1, Farmville, N. C., has completed training and has been graduated from this school of the Army Air ForcesJTraining Command. While attending this Amy Air Forces Training Command school he received instruction in the Airplane Hydraulic Mechanic Course, and to various technical operations vital to the maintenance of the country's fighting planes. WAS IN BRIEF Stalin announces complete conquest of Berlin, 12 days after Red Army troops entered Nad capital; Soviet communique reports suicide of Hit ler and Goebbeis, quoting captured German prtiflsfids official; Rus sians take baltic port of Rostock. Nearly 1,000,000 troops of—Ger man and Italian Fascist armies in northern Italy and western Austria surrender unconditionally to Allies, ending Woody Italian campaign and baring southern flank of Nasi re doubt. British capture of Luebeck and American-Russian junction on Elbe north of Berlin split northern Ger many into three pockets, sealing off German eseape gap to Dumark; Field Marshal Kerf Von Rundstedt, — ■■ al i-i „ i ^ Jt — — — flf. f#| , 1 | —- . . n m con.manner or uasucceHnp^ustiiian breakthrough last December, cap tured by Seventh Army; U. S. Third and SeVenth armies virtually com plete conquest at Bavaria with drive toward Linz and closing of Inn River front opposite Braunau. Americans n southwestern Okinawa advance 1,400 yards along Utterly held Japanese line; Mac Arthur con flrtM Australian landing on Tarakan off Borneo, reports beachhead estab lished against light opposition. k fca r i - - ■ .» r ATTENTION COAL USERS _ The Solid Fuels Administrator has issued SFWA Order No. 28 which provides that any dealer requiring an additional supply, of bituminous coal for use in a brpoder, hatchery or for tofeacco curing for mm users may ob tain the additional coal if a separate ordttr is filed with hiis shipper aft or before May, 15, IMS. J. V. Taylor, Chairman of the Pitt County AAA Commitfee announced that these separata orders must be accompanied by a written certifica tion signed by a member of the Pitt County AAA Committee stating (1) the name and addredg of the consum er, (2) the use to which the coal will be put (bKOode, hatchery or for to bacco curing), (>) the amount and sine of coal required and (4) the name pt the rtftal! dealer from wfco*n the surcfDE, says hkm GERMAN CAPTIVE Furious Battle for Ger Itflto Capital Buds with m mm Nazis; Tow sians Also Take Rw tock on Baltic; Ninth Army fey Red Soldim c; German Destroyed Iion»ifm, May S.—Berlin, city of the European continent, fstl yesterday afternoon to the who quoted a high prisons daring that Adolf Hitler had i tar suicide along with Miaistsr GoebbeU at the capital of the bloed-drochsd Nad empire tum bled around them. Alao reported dead by hie own hand waa Hitler's new general staff cheif, an infantry general named Kreba, aa 70,000 German troops laid down their anna in the sarftadsr which Hitler had said never would come. Deadly Battle Mk The Soviet triumph alter 12 days of history's deadliest street fighting, waa announced last night by Pre mier Stalin in an order, of the day and in the Soviet communique broad cast from Moscow this morning. Stalin's order made no mention of Hitler, who the Nazis had said died in his shattered Raichschancel lery in the heart of Berlin on Kay 1. ' The Soviet communique, however, stated that among the captives taken waa Dr. Hans Fritsche, Go Abels' chief deputy in the Nasi Minister? of Press and Propaganda, and* thai FVitsche told his Russian interroga tors that Hitler, Goefebels and Gen eral Kreba all had committed suicide. Not a single suVlitiomal detail waa supplied by the communique, which carried the startling simnnyerasnt deep in the body of its text Only Wednesday the Moscow radio had ridfatfed the German account of Hitler's "hera's death" in Berfi* say ing it was Ma Fascist trick" to give him a chance to escape underground. Today, Moscow officially carried the suicide report, indicating that it was at ta3r> given some Search Far Body. There was no wwd of i for the bodies, but it waa a < that the Russians literally would leave no stone upturned in all the tank-heap that is the German capi tal m an effsrt to verify that Hitler actually was dead and tf so, hew he died. Few or against Fritaohe's uuilMM ty as a witness, there was the ffcet that on the very daythe Russians broke into Bert in—April 21—he tad broadcast the fir* report that Htdet; and Goebbeis were there and that Hitler personally was directing the An old-time Njub md long*-ttme chief of the Propanganda IBniatory's radio section, Fritsche might to eoor r sidered as one of the last men on earth to say thai Hitler died u Igno minious suicide rather than the heroic Siegfried of the Hamburg radio aa Moecow built op to the Hitler soi cide report in a dramatic series at victory announcement*. f ' Nasi SbwfMend. ' . | Ml 1J^ I ■■si. M 1 * |t_, nm stann iiron t& oroer ox vn® day announcing dflafcroction at the German NfaUl Army trapped soottv eaat of Berlin, with capture «f 120, (XXT of its men and slaughter of at tallst 60,000. A wmmil *«Hi order announced capture of Germany's last big Baltic porta, Rostock and Waroomuende, I* a 44-mile drive by the Second White Russian Amy.
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