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milUUHHIlIti I for/^r/rso&tM1 t 8W / mJmww «WNilK|f IHm + »jr +» + + + ♦»»+#*+» + » 'SUPERFDRT ASSAULT CHAgS , INDUSTRIAL AREA OffKYO G r e a teg t Fire-Bomb Raid In littery Car ried 'Oufr-By Over ^O Superforts Guam, Hay 24.—The lafMt of B-2» Ommfmlmsus »«ver^taent aloft—more than 650-bdmb mid in history early today.' Th$ *pant Mid en dropped more -than £fOQ Jm of incendiaries in a 10&.minuta »*taek—^ heavipr than any single Americaa as sault against O—miiy. The attack. 18th. at the year on, Tokyo and 70th on the JafMBseee mainland by the Superfortresses,- was directed against Shinagawa, iadua trial heart of the city. Mote than. 6,000 Americans waning the bomb ers were over the Iffpyoae— capital during the attack. Pathfinders Light Target. Pathfinder planes manned by vet eran pilots and navigators- led the way. They lit up the target with 100-pocnd oil bomhs and then wave after wave of the mam forces fol lowed in at medium altitude. Exactly six months to the day after they had first hit Tokyo, the 6-29 bombardiers achieved their goal —dropping bombs on Japan At a greater rate than their comrades had against Germany. The greatest single raid by Lt Gen. James H. DoolitUe's U. S. Eighth Air Feroa was made last March 18 when 3,200 tons were dropped on Berlin. The RAF record was 5,600 tons on "bortmimd' on March 12. ' The long lines of raiders roared jn ever the world's third largest city about 3iliil, Japanese time (2 p. m., Wednesday EWT) and for 106 min utes—almost two hours—bomhs rain ed down on the metropolis at the rate of almost 40 tons a minute. The planes of Maj Gen. Curtis E. LeMap's 21st Bomber Command unleashed a total of 700,000 fire bomhs. Each plane carried approximately seven tons. The target area ipcluded the high ly-important Shinagawa sector. The railroad Marshalling yards there, through which a third of Ja£aiA rail trafic passes, was a key ob jective. Mighty Assault. The assault equalled two 1,000 plane raids by B-17s or B-24a on Berlin from England. A spokesman for General LeMay pointed oat the Shinagawa area pro vided "one of the happiest combina tions of inflammability and conges tion" that could be found for the Superfortresses. Taking off from bases in the Ma rianas, the B-29s carried thousands of pounds of deadly fire bombs to be buried on flimsy residences built aa temporary shelters for thousands of homeless after the devastating Tokyo earthquake in 1923, but never replaced. It was estimated probably 760,000 Japanese lived in the .<hi nagawa area. t This area has more small producers of light machine, aircraft precision instruments and technical aircraft component parts than any other Japanese district with the exception of .Nagoya which, too, baa been, heav ily hit by the jsuperfort*. Nagoya is Japan's principal aircraft csMter.. Wave after ware of the big birds > struck at a target area which tended from the Tama River oiv4Hf seuth of Tokyo to * boundary three miles south of the iapeJUfr] SERVICE MEN'S " 1+Uiis iaT liritiin the Center this lyuakerere: Cherry Point, S/Sgt. W. H. Croaker,(Rome, Ga., week end VMS* <5(*>Ma eutid Mrs. B. T. Wooim, t*4 mCWtA Cunningham, week end guest ctflfrsuuid Mrs. Will H. Moon, Jr. V>Gph Charles C Sholdw, Greenville -AMsBaeeiand Cleveland, Ohio, supper gM4t- Saturdayvinight of Mrs. Steve To*#kin« and wer night guest of ■Miss Tahitha M. DeViaconti; tpf* Clem J. rHallman, Finney General geapUal, W—grille, Ga., and Kan Usee, HHonola. l»Miili|, #mi> t of Mise Tabitha M. DeViaconti; Pfe. John C. Dthmjr Ckmp Lejeune and. Harwell, Missouri,-dinner guest Sun day at-Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Freuler. •SeamaiuJack Russell, Jr., Califor nia and Karrri^ille. Interested! friends denatfng to- th» Center for the week end were Mrs. B A. Norman, mitt; Mrs. Marl Mil ston, coffee; Miss EUfcaUeth Batik and Mrs. S. C. Carr, mugsdnm; Ml*. J. D. Johnson, of Willard, N. C., fruit; Mrs. J. H. Darden, pecans. An onmge cake was also donated. 7 r arilinile Mur.raraa K Insurance Bxehange >_. ft Greenville, May 18^-At a supper meeting of Pitt Coanty Insurance Exchange at Respass' -place on the Bethel highway last night, Mayor James W. Joymer of Farmville made an interesting talk on the importance of building confidence through fair dealings in the insurance business. President Phil Goodson, who presid ed, called attention to, a- loving cup recently awarded to the- k>c*l insur ance exchange for — outstanding in dividual service in the State by main-* tfining the high standards of the profession. The cup wss presented to Goodson at a recent tneetors***! State Association of feisoranca Agents in Raleigh. Incidentally, Joy ner was elected a atete-, director tafeti that meeting. New officers of the local exchange eleced last night are: Mayor James W. Joyner of Farmville, president; W. J. Bullock of Ayden vice-presi dent, and J. S. Willard of Green ville (re-elected), secretary-treas urer. Election of directors and ap pointment of committees were defer red until the June meeting. H. B. Anderson of Farmville was a guest last night. J. W. Munden Elected To Pitt Co. War Price And Rationing Board In an effort to better serve the citizens of Pitt County and also en able the Bond to properly handle new regulations .that are becoming effective fsom-time to time it became, necessary that the panel Members of the Pitt Comity War Price and. R«c, tioning Board be i inrn—ad finu-i. total of three to a total of six Boani* members. At a recent meetfcigr uf -the lx>a»i& the following: men'were-ehesen-by » unanimous vote to serve* as the new 'Panel Members: . J. W. Mundav -Famrville; T. Gi Wrthington, AySenj. and CSum. A. V»iite, Greenville. Tie new board -will have their first meet ins tonight* May 26, in Ocwille. TOeold members nftitfrMc&Ptafcl are: J3am U»derweod, jr.; John Proc -tor and Hoy Martin. • MRSBMS 11 a* * If you have bean vaochiate^ withij the put three years, only one "shotf is necaasary this year. Please be of time as schedule Is full. Wednesday, May 30; June 6; Job* 18—10:00 Falkland (White School). Friday, Jane 1; Jane 8; June 16— 9:00 Fountain (Beaaley*s Drug Store); 9:46 FarmVille White School; 10:34} U M. Lewis' Farm. Rotary Scout Troop Receives Ribbons At Wilson Tamporee This past week end Rotary Scout Troop No. 31 of Farmville sent over twenty-seven Scouts and two Scout [■era to a District Camporee in Wil Of the four patrols attending from BMtottUef&uia we awarded Blue Kibfcem for odtstdfcding achievement *ttatoed.at*he Gunp&ee baked on joints given for various phases of Scouting; including cooking, menu ^Mining, camp lay-out, patrol or ganization, personal inspections at different times, promptness in all phases of scouting, participation in. -events sack as: kaott tying, tsignal-i ing, first aid, natsre, etc. The <—ups 1 three li scoutmaster^ are especially" encousagBd over three blue ribbons considering th^ fturt that StCOtlng has only recently been reocganiud hi Farmville. j Patrols receiving blue ribbons in-i elude Battle Snake Patrol with Neat Howard, Jr., as leader, sod members* Bobby Russell, Billie Russell Johnnie - AA V* 1 « TE-ll 1 BT-1. Ttrt-li. - iiti MJit, juowuci1 iwiira, tt nii^ hoist, Jr.; Flaming Arrow Patrol with Jackie Willis, leads* and mem bers Harry Albrittotl, Wilbur Ben sett, Eldoa -fitugeon, Wilbert Mor ris, Joe Smith, John Russell Joyner; Flying Eagle Patrol with Harold Rouse as leader, and members Dan Mqrgan, Retort Rojlins, Joe Qook,* Jack Turnage, Chanee Joyner, Bob Margan, Jay Flanagan. The Dan Beard Patrol with Frank Dapree and Sauoon Roebuck as co leaders received a red ribbon which was the second highest award made. These Ribbons are to be presented to respective patrol leaders at a Ro tary meeting in the near future. Rotarians and parents furnishing transportation to the camp site in cluded LeRoy Rollins Frank Dapree, Dr. W. M. Willis. C. W. Blackwood, P. K. Swell, George Sturgeon, J. Y, Monk and Louis Creech. Trucks to carry equipment ware furnished by Walter Jones Office Supply Company and The Farmville Laundry. ' Rotary President and Scooter -Paul Swell spent Friday and Friday night with the Scouts at the Camporee and Saturday afternoon and right Scoot er Ed Nash Warren was in charge of the Scouts and the return trip. Many panata of the Farmville Scouts visited the teamp site during the-three day encampment they also* were Impressed, At a Cottft- s& Honor jheNLet-tha Jidt Tunuge to 2nd CUss; Jay Flan agan to 2nd ^assjad Harry iUbr^ ton jaoaiaed a merit ba^ge for per [nftufl hffith MTOICAL'*B»T «HRE I*,' P*al £.Jwm were hosts ttfllie Pitt' Society for its May ■ &atpmr **« served. here in . .iS® w<_ «.; «• i i" Evening:, May 27, it 8:80 o'clock when in the School" Atfditttrtum. PM6* at TWn sdiat Chtorch, 'Wflmtogton, Tomorrow American* all through the -nation will -pay tribute to their countrymen who hive (Bed in two greet World Wars by wearing a red poppy. ^'Irf this city,' a* m every other city taad^tc^ alt wwnhff ecnrntry, the women of the American Legion 'Auxi liary will-be on the streets iHth bfedcets full of poppies for sale. This ihttgtr tW?* of vohinteer workers, or g-anized by Mrs. P. E. Jones, Poppy Chairman', will see to it that' every body iff the city has an opportunity to1-buy a poppy. ptesMed war veterans—young ones front this War, "older ones from the hBt^madd'-these poppies at Ffcyette ville Veterans Facility. These men wh<rti*vie been working in the hospi tal daring- the winter- and spring to hive the lfttUrfiowers all ready for poppy Dsy-have benefitted not only financially but materially as Well. Td be'able to earn-money, to have a pleasant occupation 's* done a great deal to maintaM: their interest in' life,' The memorial flowers have small intrinsic v^lue, but the buyer can give for one whatever he feeis he can for this symbol of the sacrifice made by some of his countrymen. All the money contributed goes into the Le gion and Auxiliary rehabilitation and welfare funds and foi a large part of these funds which do so much to help the disabled veterans, their chil dren and the children of the dead and disabled of both wars. Last year the Auxiliary distributed more than 79,000,000 poppies and as another year of war drags along, as more 'soldiers are killed or disabled, as more families fed the personal tragedy of war, it is expected that the public's wish to wear the badge of honor and tribute will be greater than ever. The local Auxiliary Unit will make a poppy available to every dtiaeb tomorrow. Hie making of poppies in hospitals not only provides a means of earning funds for the veterans who make them and an item to be sold through out the country for the replenishment of welfare teds, but also—it pro vides a new interest in life and there fore is of definite theraputic value in the treatment of the patient. KIWANIS CLUB i With Agriculture as the theme of Xhe evening, Ben M. Lewis, chair rtttuv presented a most interesting 'program to' the Kiwanis Club this week. After brief remarts pertaining to the plan of Creating Incentive among fattfor farmers, by placing with as many as ^possible at thMe boys show ing "an inclination toward farming and Stock raising and without coat to fhem, 'brood sows and young feed en in cattle stock, Ben Lewis intro duced his past speaker F. F. Hen dricks, County Agent for Pitt County. Mr. Hendricks" talk was most in ttrsSfcing, in that he dealt with the relation of Soil-to-Man. He pointed out how Inescapable man is from the the soil, how Us every endeavor as weB as his financial liberties aw di rectly eoasieeted with agriculture as it stamps or progresses. 0 1 The speaker's remarks wen again timely in that such a gnat Food Pro tection Qoal faces the entire world nt 'lA—S: *W * -e -j.; « S: ■*■ 0 .. . f. fi TitffWii ' uUl! Pan ufflilwl ; Great Local Spert Your Moft ball 1 reporter, Freak Allen, H)rt he mtoed the boat tact week And failed to got his report to the editor hi tin* tor the issue ot 10th, but promises to tryaotto lot 10th BjftistlTpinrad the Prea. and even though the Baptist outhit tham 8-5, thay wound up an the abort end of a 6-6 score. It was a -vary dose contorted' fame and the Winding run was not aoom* until the laat of the seventh. Both teams made the same wimber of errors, 4, hut the Fires, hunched their kits and took advant age of the Baptist errors when it The Christians defeated the Matifc Eps May 11th, 9-6, in » vw)r exciting game to retain their Hold ah the Lea gue (load. Allen of the Christians pitched the -best game of the sea son, allowing only 3 hita while his mates eoUocted 9.' Each team made 6 errors. H. Rouse and Monk were land tug hitters, the former getting- 3 oi$ of 4 and the latter 2 out of 3. The Baptist and Christiana mot in the first game of a douMehhWder oa Wednesday, May 16th, and the Chris tians tan their winning streak to 4 games and continued to hold their lead, by aonriag -from behind in the laloiianiaga to score a 11-4 win. The BaptiOt were hurt by 8 very costly errors and -wetw able to get only 6 scattered hits off Allen, while his team*mates were getting 18 safe feingles and backed him up with fine field work nuking only 3 miacues. The Moth.-Eps played tin Pres. in the second game of the twin billing and both teams played air-tight ball in probably the beat game of the seat son. Bob Kser and John Carraway tied up in a pitchers battle, with Bob holding the edge until the 7th, allow ing only 5 hits and receiving grand help from his mates as they made only 1 miscue up to this time, while John waa giving up 6 hits and his mates made 3 miacues. However the 7th pestved to be very unlucky for Bob and hi* mates as the Pres. broke lose with 9 hits and with the aid of an error and soma loose fielding, and when the dust cleared away they had lOrdnsever the plate, Auk eliminat ing tM Meth-Bps lead of 1 run and going- on to win by 12-3. The games on the 17th and 18th wtere rained out tod it was sgreed for these gamee to bo ptsytod is A twin-hill on the 23M. In the first game 1he Pres dtetftaafced the Meth EpB in the most one sided game of the season by the .score of 16-0. Pierce in his shut-out waa in fine form allowing only 2 hits and al though he Walked 4 men his mates hacked him up with almost flawless 'ball,-as they My made one error. The Meth-Eps were handicapped greatly by the loss of moot of their Itaam and had to borrow several play ers to mske out a team. This apret their team work and 6 very costly errors were made along with iooap ffelding. Lath Morriss was the first casualty of the season when he split his thumb in noSfldng a grand try for a hard hit fly to left field. Hahadto leave the -gams as serend stitches were required to repair his thumb. We all regret that JLath had this mis fortune tuid hop** hr Will be hMe to id ay again soon. In the second game of the day the Christians wesfedefeiftal for the first lime of the season by the Baptist in a very exciting game by the score of 8-6. Each <team made 10 hits bat the Christians 'led iiv the error dept. !4-l. Allen of the Gfcrstians held the Baptftt in rfteck up tothe Tth/atRyw ting only 6 hits and his leading 5-4, but th* Baptist broke ilbose with 6 mighty .wallops Of their •half of the 7th to score 4 runs and ■put the game on ice. Cocfcett hit a ihame run in the last of the 7th for •the Christians but his sdGfott was in ftain. Ghamblee with a heme run and Jlsher and Benedict with wared the batting honors for the Bap-1 msts. This defeat of the Christians pot |(tbe Pro* in a tie with them for th* league lend, tod their game on the iMth should ba a hard fought affair to decide the leader. LARGER Crowds will cause The ■GAMES TO BE MORE INTEREST* TKG—COM3 01# AND PULL FOR mux FUNKS menaced : MSTMOfiflN flBNAWA NfcWS OF OCR BOYS IN SERVICE An Eighth Air Force Bomber Sta tion, England—When B-17 Flying Pbrtiassc* return from a tombing at tack over German target*, it U the job of men like Sergeant Gari L. Beaman, 29-year old Eighth Ah Force armament specialist '' from Farmville, N. C., to repair tbe> crip lrted kircraft and ready them for for the next day's mission. Sgt. Bea mant job often requUes him to work far into the night to make a flak and fighter damaged Fort fit to boo* Nasi installations agate the nest day. He is the son of Mis. Carl L. Bea man of Farmville. Before entering the Army Air Fbrcea, he was a spe cial repeiswitrHve for Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer studios. 'Sgt. Beaman is a member of the 94th Bomb. Group which has been (Med by the President for bombing attacks on the Muhlemban aircraft factories at Brunswick, Germany. Aa a unit of the IWrd Air Division, the group shares in the Presidential cita tion for the division's now fmous England to Africa shuttle bombing of Measerachmitt aircraft plants at Re gensburg, German. Is Florida Edward Lee Johnson, 18, seaman, second class, Farmville, N. C. is at tending storekeeper's school at the Atlantic Fleet's base Miami, Fla. He graduated from Farmville High School and was employed at Monk's Warehouse when he enlisted in No vember, 1944. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Johnson, live in Farmville. LT. JONES LIBERATED . — j Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Jones received a massage this week from the Red Cross stating that their son, LH Doug Jones, who has been reported missing since April 7, has been liber ated. HELPS BRING IN U-BOAT James L. McConnell, 21, serving in the U. S. Navy on a destroyer, hss in formed his parents, Mr. and Mm M. P. McConnell, of Newport News, Va., formerly of Farmville, that his ship assisted in bringing in the first Nasi sub, V-868, to surrender to Ameri can forces since Germany quit fight ing. Before entering the service last September, McConnell was employed in the shipyard at Newport News, Vs., for three "years. He is a gradu ate of the Farmville High School. A younger brother is serving in the Navy, somewhere in the South Pa cific. The submarine surrendered in New England waters and was formally taken over by the Navy in Caaco Bay, off the coast of Maine. 14. Clay Bumette ^ freed From Prison vilie, Majr 21.—Pitt County of the American Red Crow has informed Mr*. Herbert Burnette, 907 Evans street, that her mv Lieut. Clay A. Burnett#, has been liberated from a prisoner of war samp in Ger many. Mo details were given. Lieut Bumette, American Army Airforce pilot, was first reported missing in ae*-. A in January, 1944. The following March his Mother WU informed that he was a prijoner of war in Germany. Lieut. Bumette entered the armed service in January, 1941. He b a graduate of FarmviHe high school. His wife and young son live in Phoenix, Arbooa. Paramount Theatre Announces Winners At War Bond Show At the Tuesday night, May 22, War Bond Show at the Paramount Thea tre winning numbers drawn were No, 1001, a War Bond; No. 1227, a vase; No. 11M, carton eigarsttos; No. 10)1, man's shaving set; No. 1886, box of candy; No. 1268, twe bed sheets. Purdtases ot "E" Bonds holding these nwsqban are asfcad to please ■call for their prises immediately. II numbers for prizes are not presented before the next weekly drawing they will be drawn for again. Buy more "E" Bonds today and have more ehaneee at theee prise* be >ng given away by local merchants. There wiH be other drawings on May 29 and June 5. Paramount Theabt gives sway a $26.09 War Bond at each dtttafag-lM IN MCITA T AL ■ Mr. and Mrs. Carl V. Gilbert pre La a Marines Enter Natal In Force; Occupation of Yonabaru Complet ed A grains! light Re sistance ii ? * Guam, May 24.—Both flunk* of the * •toutly defended Jhhm line en southern Okinawa w#e bant back yesterday by U. & 10th Army totem, fighting through rain and heavy 'mod. On the west aide, the Fourth Regi ment of the Sixth Marina Division • crossed the Asato River to enter the capital city ot Naha in forte. On the east side, the Seventh-Infantry Division captured two hills, expand ing its flanking bulge tooth of Yena baru, whose occupation was com pleted against scant raaManc*. The Fourth Marine Regiment, in cluding veterans of the old Marine raider battalions, forded the Aaato and apparently won a secure lirhl|i head in the northeastern sector of Naha which previously had bean en- - plored by patrols. In the Yonabaru sector, the 92nd and 184th regiments pushed to about 1,200 yards aocth of that town, enlarging the American hold on heights from which artillery, can dominate supply roads to the*-ene my's "Little Siegfried" tin*. The in fantrymen took a height south of Taira town. The Yanks also captured a hill west of Yonabaru in sharp fighting. This attack apparently waa de signed to widen the corridor beyond Yonabaru through which the Seventh could bring supplies to its front in the Ozata Mura hills, lite Japanese between the Ozata Mpra hills and the Okinawa east coast have not yet been cleared out. , Piano Recitals To Be Presented In High School Auditorium Mrs. Haywood Smith will present her piano pupil* in a recital this eve ning, Friday, May 25, in the High School Auditorium at 8:30 o'clock. Those appearing on the program in clude, Mary Frances Allen, who will render First Walts, by Durmnd; Dot dee Jones, All Aboard, by Richter; Theodora Albritton, Marrietto, by Amour; Connie Rollins, Gitana, by Heine; Loraine Butts, A Beautiful Vision, by Holt; Bhrbara Greene, Edelweiss Glide, by Wanderbsck, Rob ert Everett* Roebuck, Happy farmer, by Schumann; Sally Bob Murray, The Imp in The Clock, by Riteher; Beau lah Causey, Love and Flowers, by Aldrfeh; Gerald Davu, Cotton Pick era, by Babies; Jean Cavton, My Little Goldfish, by Hopkins; Martha Holmes, Vaiae Triste, by Owpln; Ann Bynum, Rose Garden, by Lange; Willie Ray Haiper, Matwka Brillante, by Heins; Guitta Cannon, Penny Faces, by KoMar; Janet StaasUl, Carolling of the Birds; by Micheuz; Diana Monk, Down a Crooked Lane, by Hopkins; Carolyn Roebuck, Ballet Scans from "Plwst" by Gounod;; (San aa Murphy, The Sheperd's Call, by Armour; Hettie Cook, A* The Dance Goes On, by Lichner; Donald Bau com, Minuet in G, by Padstemtki; Videau Joyner, Carnival of Roaes, by Richter. Joan Thomas, Fairy Queen Waits, by Monte; Grace Miller, Mr. Third likes a Walk, by Riofcter; Ruth Ty son, At the County Fair, by Martin; Louise Lovic, An Old Host-Oorcnd Church, by Wagnees. Doris Willcer son and Jean Moore will render Duke's Song, by Verdi, as a duet John Russell Joyner, Camel Train, by Raines; Marie Cannon, Falling Wat ers,by Truax; Jean Moored Pansy Polka, by Streaboy; Jimmie Cham blee, Jess Spencer and Harold Flan agan will play Big Baas Fiddle .by Hopkins, aa a trio; Helen nomas, Witchery of Dreams, by Holt; Carol Butts, Lady Moon, by Wright; Jean Bynum, Danoe on the lawn, by Kul lak; George Monk, Little Injun Brave, by Hopkins; Gayle Flanagan, Fare well to ike Piano .by Beethoven; James Thome, Frolic of the Frogs, by Wateon; Nancy La Moors, Hun garian Rhapsody, by Lista; * Patsy Allen, A Merry Mood, by Lidusr; Myrtle Stocks, The Black Hawk Walts, by Walsh; Patricia Ooifeett, Warbling at Eve, by Riohaads; Roth Moore, Sequidilla, by Bohm The Senior Recital will be given on Tuesday evening, May 29, ait 8:30 o'dock Miss Janie Kemp will play Hun garian Danoe Number 5, by Brahma, and the Seng of the Alps, by Ryder; Miss Mary Leeh Thome, Polonaise in
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