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MONROE MARKET Cotton, short, ft .. .. .. 21te to Mc Vtitn Inn or t 07 tw tt 1AA 1 ; WEATHER FORECAST I Partly cloudy anil, pooler today; I fair to partly cloudy and colder to rtm Seed! bushel TOttO night; Tuesday, lair ana w""" rather, cold. .... ' Sunset today, 7:45 p jn.; sunrise Tuesday, 1:06 a. m. rw? o v tijso PUBUSHED OPi MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS ., $1.10 mm, '. CUVENTY-FIEST YEAR MONROE, N. p., UNION C0UNTYr MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1944 S-MONTHS, 76c; 6-M0NTHS, ?1.25 SEMI-WEEKLY, f 2.00 YEAR m3 a mm V4 Finnish Peace Before Easier Return Of Finn's Emissary from Moscow Leads To Peace Prospect THE FINNS WANT TO QUIT Peace with Russia, perhaps before Easter, appeared to be within Fin land's grasp last night on the eve of momentous extraordinary session of Parliament called to hear the gov eminent report on Juho Paaalkivi's 3iew two-day visit to Moscow. The aging Finnish peace emissary, -who broke the lee in negotiations late in February, was understood to have Tetumed to Helsinki by air from "Moscow Saturday night after having transmitted to his government some "Russian modifications of armistice -terms. These were considered in most tjuarters to be much milder than any heretofore mentioned. Reliable informants said the new -terms leave to the Finns the naval "base of Hangoe on the peninsula at Finland's southwestern tip, and Vlipu Ti, the Karelian metropolis which Is Finland's second city and a vital cog In her timber Industry. But the Russians, In return for this concession, were understood to have lemanded extremely high reparations. Nothing could be learned of what -was said in the discussions between TaasikM and the Russians regarding the Moscow demand for Internment of approximately seven German di visions In Finland. But It seemed certain that this -thorny problem had been threshed out and a tentative plan reached for dealing with it. At any any rate, Finnish govern ment leaders, abandoning their usual -week-ennds in the country, remained In Helsinki to canvass the , new situa tion and reach a decision on want to recommend o Parliament. Parliament had been summoned to meet Monday of the usual Tuesday, in Itself an Indication of immediate de velopments, and there was a feeling In Stockholm that the chances of a favorable government response to the Russian terms were better now than at any previous time. Thus, the question arose as to what countermove the Germans may be pre pared to make. In this connection, the Stockholm newspaper .Dagens Nyheter comment d on the current visit to Germany of Oen. Hugo V. Osterman. chief of the Finnish gentral .staff and second ioJ xTeia Marsnai Baron Carl Qustaf Wannerhelm In the Finnish military etup. Osterman Is a leading expo nent of Finnish collaboration with the Oermans. hWlle In Germany, he was Te ported to have spoken warmly of the Tinnlsh and German army brother hood and to have referred to the Russians as "barbarians of the. East " Dagens Nyheter declared Osterman's remarks certainly were, not designed to aid Paaslkivl's mission, and sug gested he might be working with Ber im on a German coup In Finland mflar to that in Hugary. when Adolf ttter suddenly moved for all-out oc cuptatoin of the country. "Hie newspaper declared that if the Oermans attacked Finland the Finns would fight them. It suggested that Germany might try a surprise occupation of key places in Finland rather than attempt a wholesale seizure of the country. RAT CONTROL PROGRAM PROVING SUCCESSFUL Two Days Of Campaign Estimated To Have Netted M Thoaaand Rodents. .?DtPo1 Program of March S.4""1 jery successful, ac cord in or to Ajuiatn . MayneM. , Report, from farmers ver the county show that we had a aeavy infestation of rate and a large "jucu. me greatest ln leatatlnn f . . . - -- sppears to oe fn Buf ord townships. "We lXlt - nut nm..l.l.. . - r v. --wj' - w pounas ? ta the two v.Tt i . V ""'ciiuubo were also ii?6-. of kuled ne ortffln Imple ment Company, and officials there say Held r " . states Mr. May- rr " uen contra Fund of the campaign we killed between 33 ZSJl?? J furore. HUT. AnrtT ' T7?0"1- t Maynew.-.. wno ia now tta- . fwmimi mm captain , "- ujor nous- - .J thaon 01 M- - Houston. . of Monroe, and has many friends here .h win i. - - a- . . . wuv wu uo awt w uara or nia aa -viancement. c . ' - " i Mrs. Amanda H. Pressley of R5, Monroe, recently received a letter from her son, Pfc. Atrhur pressley. -wno a m iiaiy, swung mat no naa Teecived his good conduct medal and Is enjoying good health. He will have .been In service three years ta Ai"st and has been overseas SO months, t st In North Africa and then ta Italy. lJ addresi may be secured from his fam ily. '. v". ' . County Far Behind In Red Cross War Ftmd Drive R JL tee, Chairman af the Red i Cross War Fond Drive for Union ooanty, stated this morning that from all IndleaUane, Union eovnty wfll fall short af Its eta In the earrent campaign to raise IHNO, by aaprozlmately IS.000. Mr. Lea Is extremely anxious that tha county's quota be raised and every effort will be pat forth by the canvassers to sea that no one Is overlooked In the drive. In an effort to raise the amount, , the drive, will continue In the eoanty an til the goal baa been at tained. Officially, the r campaign closed last week, 'but local officials have deemed an extension of the time-limit necessary and during i the next few days, win wage an Intensive drive to raise the re maining amomnt. 4-F Work Law Stimson Objects Jo Measure To Form Work Battalions For Men ACTION MAY BE TAKEN Vigorous objections have been voiced by Secretary of War Stimson to the idea of establishing Army wofk bat talions for 4-Fs' who do not colun tarlly seek employment in essential work. He told a news conference he would regard such a step a last resort, but that the final decision was up to Congress, and the War department would cooperate in carrying out any moves the legislators approved for meeting the man-power problem. -Stimson said he believed "very strongly," however, that national ser vice legislation, allowing the drafting of men and women for war work, was the best solution. He agreed that 4-F"s men rejected by the Army as physically unfit should be utilized in the war effort, but added: I do not think that this most vital step should be taken by Indirection and by Induction into the Army of men not qualified to serve in the Army. I ao not wee tnat at aiL Stbnson's objections came as a sur prise to members of a House military subcommittee which Is drafting legis lation providing for the 4-F work bat- jaUoTOk JhftJdeav-Wtt. indorsad by undersecretary or war Robert Patter son and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Ralph A. Bard. Patterson estimated there are a million 4-Fs aged 18 to 37, inclusive, who are not In essential Jobs. He ex pressed the opinion that if they were given the choice of atklng such work or being drafted into Army work bat talions at Army pay, virtually all would find essential Jobs. The need for getting these men into essential work Is Intensified by the prospective heavy draft of men In the 18-25 age bracket from among those heretofore deferred for employment in vital war work. There are 350,000 such deferments and under present plans the Army plans to take virtually all such men except those in key Jobs of a few se lected industries. The Identity of some of those indus tries was definitely determined today when the War Production board, the Army, the Navy, and the Marrltlme commission announced the ones for which they will recommend defer ments. Recommendations also are to be made by the Solid Fuels admin istration, the Rubber administration, and other agencies which are expected to add coal mining, synthetic rubber plants, 100-octane galoslne plants, and some others to the list. Those announced include plants making the following items or com ponent-parts for them: Army list Amphibious "ducks": tires and tubes (aircraft, combat and heavy duty) Including necessary tire cord, fabric, and molds: radar: rock ets; critical components for trucks 2tt ions ana neavier,, including truck trailers and class 1 and class 3 trac tors; research and development' work specifically assigned by the technical services; certain airplanes. Navy list Landlna craft: rockets: submarines r aircraft carriers; high ca pacity:: ammunition; radar; mainte nance of shins and aircraft for the fleet; certain airplanes. Maritime list-All tanker construc tion; combat-loaded cargo and trans port ahlpa. . . -.,. . An Interagency committee, headed by Man Fewer Chairman Paul V. Mo Nutt .will consider all recomendations and advise Selective Service which men It believes should be deferred. These findings will be passed on to state Selective Service directors for actual deferments. HOLY WEEK AND EASTER ;ST,P Candle . Light Sarvtoa Of The Holy Communion. Thanday, S P. M. The services at St Fault Episcopal church, commemorating the institution of tha Last Supper and the Crucifix ion will be a candle light service of the Holy Communion at t p. m. on Thursday, and service at noon on Good Friday. The Good Friday ser vice will consist of meditations on the words from tha cross given by Rev. Harry D. Hawthorne of St Luke's Lutheran Church. Rev. Robert Turner of the First Presbyterian church, and Rev. Jo. II. Armbrust of the Central Metbcw-t church. The devotional servlr w '1 conducted by tha rector Rev. F. B. 1 . e. The EaMer ;v ea will be the Holy Communion at a. m.; and again at 1 la. m. . - Opposed Change "Date Of Tax Report Senate Committee Sets Re vised Estimate Date To January 15 MORE TIME TO FILE Because some 15,000,000 to 30.000,000 taxpayers must now guess at their In come before they get It, the House Ways and Means committee has voted to change from December 15 to the following January 15 the final day for filing revised estimates of income. Chairman Dough ton, Democrat of North Carolina, said such a change would provide substantial relief for farmers, the self-employed and pro fessional people. Under the pay-as-you-go law, decla rations of expected income must be filed by all single persons with wage or salary above $3,700 and mar ried couples about $3,500, and by per sons with income over $100 from sources other than wage or salary. The first estimate, with at least a one-fourth tax payment, Is due by March 15 of each year (delayed until April 15 this year), with such tax payers permitted to file revised esti mates on June 15, September 15, and December 15. This action if made law by Congress would move the final date from December 15 to the follow ing January 15. The guessing procedure is designed to put on a current payment basis those taxpayers whose approximate total tax is not taken by the 20 per cent withholding levy. Three knotty problems arose as the House ways and means committee sought to simplify the nation's Income tax laws affecting 50,000,000 taxpay ers. They are: 1. What to do about exemptions for dependents who themselves earn some money. 2. How to eliminate some of the guesswork for a large number of tax payers who must estimate their in come, under the pay-as-you-go plan, before they get It. 3. Whether to allow reductions in the withholdings from wages and sal aries of persons who declare they in tend to make substantial contributions for religious and charitable purposes. MONROE CHURCH GIVES $1,675.10 TO WINGATE Janior College Campaign Is Making Excellent Progress. Wlneate Junior College has just re ceived a check In the amount of $1,675.10 from the First Baptist church of Monroe. This is a fine gift and the College appreciates the fine coopera tion that the First Church has always given. In addition to the special of fering, the Monroe Church maKes a yearly contribution to the current ex pense fund of $400. The Campaign Is moving along nicely and contributions are coming in from the seven associations, it ap pears now that the Campaign is going to be a marked success, and that the College will face the future debt free, with modernized buildings, and tnere is a prospect of beginning the build ing of a boys' dormitory this summer. The gifts are not limited to Baptist churches and Baptist Individuals, but gifts from churches of other denomi nations. Individuals, and firms, will be glady received; although no definite campaign has been put on to make these contacts. Any individual, church, or organization wishing to make a contribution to this splendid cause, may send their check directly to the Bursar at the College. Gifts have al ready come In and others are expected. We believe there is no worthier cause and your money invested here will mean much for the training of the young people for the future. Please mall us your checks. C. C. Burris, President. Franklin Street ThAr will tub nn rianftM at the Franklin Street USO Tuesday and Thursday niaht due to the fact that this is Holy week. Each Wednesday. Paul Bartlett a painter of note, comes to the Frank lin Street USO Club to teach, using the mediums of oil, water color, pas tels and charcoal. , - He conducts a class for army wives at 3 o'clock and In the evening at 8:00 he gives special instruction to soldiers. Some of Mr." Bartlett works are included m the nermanent collection of Luxemburg in Paris and the Whit ney Museum of American Art in New York.. - ,-y-v, -ivr-v ' vMr. Bartlett, cousin of tha world famous sculptor,-. Paul Bartlett, came to Charlotte to visit his friend of Har vard days, Morton Church, and to see tha painting of tha sculptor's wife. "The Lady In Black," at tha Mint Museum, He Is known to ma art minded portion of his conutry through exhibitions 'that have- Included the Chicago Art Institute, and Cincinnati Museum, , - , v , In ' Europe, Mr. BarUettH favorite regions for- painting are the Basque eountry on tha French-Spanish border and in Campiegna, Franca. In this eountry he has painted in Maine, at Gloucester, West port, Conn, in Florida and in the West He studied in Amer ica at the Art Institute in Chicago and In Paris st Julian's Academy. A dis ci; 'e of John I loan, president of the IiKicpn.! nt artists, he has served as vice-pra&ient of that group. " f DECORATED I i - ' f f i v -: ' f V 4 ? - u , - fc i'i.iHiii . Si t mm i ww m iTi mm LIETJT. WALTER BERGER LT.BERGER DECORATED FOR HIS COMBAT FLIGHTS At a 13th AAP base somewhere in tjhe South Pacific on March 2 First Lieutenant Walter R. H. Berger, of Oakboro, first pilot of a medium bom bardment squadron of the 13th AAF was presented three Oak Clusters to the lAr medal by Brigadier Ooss, New Zealand commander for "meritorious achievement while participating in aerial combat flights of a habardous nature over enemy territory where enemy antiaircraft and enemy fighter patrols were habitually encountered." Lieutenant Berger has 29 mission to his credit against Jap held installa tions in the South Pacific during nine months overseas. He is a graduate of Oakboro High school. His parents, who live In Star, N. C, are Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ber ger. He Is a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Harris of Wingate. THE LATEST WAR NEWS IN BRIEF Russian Soviet! leap Prat river Into Rumania at several points in first invasion of Axis territory; Germans ptsthed back within 19 miles of prise port of Odessa. Italian A Uim withdraw slightly at Anxio beachhead, bat takee another moan tain north of Cas sino. Aerial. .Italian-based. U. .S. bemboers hit' Austrian ball-bearing plants and engage huge fleet of German fighters; Rore and Yugo slavia also bombed. FinnishPeace before Easter for Finland appears possibility. Mongolian Chinese reported vi olating Mongolian border, bombing villages. Burma Allied Air Commandos cut all north -south communica tions to chief Japanese base in north Burma? showdown fight for Imphal in India developing. Pacific Liberators attack TTuk for eighth U. S. raid in four days on big Japanese base. Union County's Men In Service T.l Rot Hnm N Mnser. son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Moser of R4, Monroe has recently been promoted to staff sergeant and has been trans ferred from Camp 8wlft, Texas to Camp Polk, La. His new address is H-Rd. Hrvraco N. Moser. 7005868. Co. C 95 Cml. Bn., Camp Polk, La. Mr. and Mrs. Moser have received a letter from their other son John H. Moser B. M. 2-C .who Is on a Merchant ship. He is somewhere overseas and says he Is doing nicely and hopes to be back In the States soon. Pfc John S. Craig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stacks Craig, Rl, Waxhaw, Is a member of Service Company Scepiai Troops of the Parachute Is a member of Service Company Special Troops of The Parachute School, at Fort Ben nlng .Georgia, has been granted a ten day furlough. He is visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Stacks Craig. He will arrive Friday. His duties at tne Parachute School Guard (Interior). He entered the Army September 8, 1943. The United States Volunteer Para trooper Is recognised as World War Irs mos tf eared warrior. ' CpJ. Marshall O. Thomas returned to the States last week. ; He Is a son of C. B. Thomas and the lae Mrs. Thomas of Indian Trail Route t. . CpL Thomas says it seems good to be back in Unioa county ; after spending 3S months overseas. ' He -would like to see all his friends. After a 22-day leave he will be reassigned to a camp m the States. Rev. P. B. TJpchurch who has been at a chanlainl. school In Williamsburg, Va, and has been spending several days, her with his family, win leave Tue&oay for us new post ox auty, Lieut John B. Ashcraft who Is with the U. 8. M. R, came this morning for a abort visit with, his mother, Mrs. Bugena Ashcraft - . v -., -. Set .Qeorge Ayscue of Fort Bragg, spent the week-end here with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ayscue. Bgt Ayscue will leave Fort Bragg tola week for too Pf 3. B. Lang entered the station bospita lat Camp Maxey, Texas. Tues day 28th of March f or 'high Mood Hershey Drops Unit System Local Draft Boards To Decide Hereafter On All Deferments QUOTAS MUST BE MET Selective Service yesterday scrapped its system of Judging farm workers by units of production, but at the same time took steps to draft as many of these registrants as possible under existing legal restrictions. The action restored to local draft boards discretion as to deferments in agriculture, in line with a prediction by Senator Russell, Democrat of Georgia. Telegrams went to an state draft directors emphasizing that under the Tydlngs amendment a farm worker must show that he Is irreplaceable and regularly engaged In an agricultural endeavor essential to the war effort. State directors were Instructed to make certain that the local boards understand the urgent need for men under 26 for combat, a need which President Roosevelt and the armed forces have stressed. Under "war unit system" a farm worker was supposed to produce 16 units before earning deferment. An elaborate scale of war units. In terms of various crops and kinds of live stock, was worked out by the War Food administration (WFA). There were objections by some mem bers of Congress from farm states that the system was unfair, and Senator Russell announced this week that Hershey had agreed to withdraw It., Yesterday s telegram to state direc tors called for "'strict application of the Tydlngs amendment, including the provision which says that a man who leaves agriculture without determina tion by his local board that such ac tion is In the national interest, will be immediately placed in a class avail able for induction . For more than a year, regular es sential farm workers have been pro tected from the draft by an amend ment to the selective service act, In troduced by Senator Tydlngs, Demo crat of Maryland. Yesterday's order provided that men now la 4-F (unfit for service) or 1A-L (fit fo llimlted service only), shall be given farm deferments In 2-C if they are now In agricultural work or they get into it. Similarly, men now in 2-C who are given physical examinations and found to be 4-F or 1A-L material will be kept in 2-C. .These two provisions were designed to hold as many physically disqualified men in farm work as possible, though under present regulations, a selective service spokesman said, the new pro visions would not institute a complete measure of control over those men. Draft Director Lewis B. Hershey, meantime, urged the 6,400 local draft boards to meet their calls for able- bodied men from now on, regardless of the effect on industry and agricul ture. 'We must meet our calls not only as a matter of duty but as an act of patriotism." General Hershey said In the bulletin Issued yesterday. 'We must meet them fairly, hon estly, and patriotically and without regard for criticism that does not rest upon the same principles." "For about a year selective service has fallen short each month In pro viding quotas of men to fight Hershey said this failure was largely due to the necessity of making liberal defer ments to Industry and agriculture "to amass adequate stocks of food and munintions for ourselves and ' our Allies," but now, Hershey said, "we are adequately supplied with the sinews of war and we must strike a new bal ance of man power between produc tion and use." The monthly bulletin gave the sta tistical picture of selective service as of March 1. as follows: The armed forces In the four months between March 1 and July 1 for 'about 1,008,000 men In order to attain 1,080,000 men in order to at tain their net strength of 11300,000. rn-MBsnrA and his nerves. Anyone wishing to write him can address him: Pfc James B. Long, 34436953, Station Hospital, Ward D 6, Camp Maxey, Texas. Seaman 1-C Emmett Rudge Coble who has been spending a few days here with his parents, Mr And Mrs. Emmett Coble, returned to his port this morning. He Is with the USNR. 8-Set Marvin Cannup and Mrs. Cannup of West Palm Beach, Fla will come Wednesday to spend a lunougn at the home of Mrs. Cannup's mother, Mrs. W. J. Armfleld and will also visit other relatives. Myron J. BraswelL aeamon 2 -ft writes MrS. BrasweU In Charlotte that he has arrived safely somewhere in tha Hawaiian Islands. Beefore Induc tion into the Navy In November Sea man BrasweU, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. BrasweU of RS, Marsh vllle was em ployed by the Highland Park Mills In Charlotte. - '; - ' - .. Pvt Julian K. Baueom, who was In ducted In the Army December 30, 1943, Is receiving his basic training at Camp Wheeler, Ga. Bis wife and daughter are with her parents on RS, Monroe. Petty Officer a-e: Frank Browning, who is with the "Seabees" Is now In the Central Pacific. Be writes bis mother. Mrs. H, D. Browning, that he Is feeling fine; and la as brown as a native. v'v Maurlc F. Jordan Seaman First Class, son of Mr. and Mm. P. W. Jor dan of RS, Monroe, has arrived safety in Great Britain. He says every day be finds h place better and be likes It there, . - - . , J v . V S-Sgt Francis Stewart Is War Prisoner In Germany Staff Sergeant Francis "Boots" Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stewart of' Lancaster Avenoe., Monroe, Is a prisoner of war In Germany, according to informa tion received late Saturday after noon by Sgt Stewart's parents from his wife, who Is residing In Marsh ville for the duration. Mrs. Stewart was notified Satur day of her husband's whereabouts by a letter from the War Depart ment through the Red Cross, who stated that a letter would follow. Sgt Stewart has been listed as missing over Germany, slnee Feb ruary 4, and news of his welfare greatly relieved his relatives and a large circle of friends who have been concerned over bis misfor tune. "Boots," as he Is affectionately knows to his friends, was' on a Liberator and has been In over seas service, stationed in England, since last November. He entered the services in May 1942. Rainfall Near EighHnches Report Shows Precipitation Has Been Far Above Nor mal For March NORMAL TEMPERATURE March following Its traditional role, went out like a lamb Friday, after dis playing llon-like characteristics for most of the month . The third wettest March in fifty-one years, according to the report of T. A. Ashcraft of the C. S. Weather Bu real at Rock Rest, when all the forces of rain-making were turned lose, pour ing tons upon tons of water on the terrain of this section. The normal rainfall for March is 4.08 inches, falling on an average of eight days. During the past month, main fell on eleven days to the amount of 7.76 Inches, giving an excess for the year of 6.33 inches. The heaviest rainfall on record for March In this section was In 1929, when a total of 9.09 inches fell, with March 1922 a second close with a total of 9 Inches. - Other years when the rainfall In March exceeded seven Inches were In 1894, with 7:56 Inches; 1912 with 7.68 inches: 1913 with 7.52 inches and 1936 with 7.13 Inches. As usual there was a wide range of temperature in tha month, a 21 -degree mark on March 9, being lowest and 86 degrees on the 26th as the highest On twelve days, the maximum tem perature was 70 and above. On eight nights, the minimum tem perature was 32 degrees and below with the lowest on the 9th with an average temperature for the entire month of 52.1 degrees or exactly normal. Fifteen days were clear, eleven cloudy and five partly cloudy. The average monthly snowfall for the month is .4 Inches. During the month none was recorded. MILITARY FUNERAL HELD FOR CPL JAKE PARKER Union County Boy Dies In Veterans Hospital After Long Illness. CdI. Jake C. Parker, ann nf M and Mrs. J .M. Parker of tha Lanes Creek community, died in the Veter ans Mospuai in Columbia, S. c, Thursday, March 23, after a long period of illness .contracted while in service in Guadalcanal and the Solo mons. Milit&rv servtaeA wnr vn ducted at the Waxhaw Baptist church, n-lday, March 24, by Chaplain Teague and a guard of honor from Camp Sut ton, assisted by Rev. J. B. Little and Rev. N. S. Jovner. Burial was in the Waxhaw cemetery. He is survived by his parents; two sisters, Mrs. Chalmer H. Wheeler of Burlington JI. C and Miss Mary Parker of the home; three brothers; S-Sgt. James W. Parker, who is now serving in the European theater of war and Snvder and Jack prk-r nf the home. Cpl. Parker was a native of Union county and was a graduate of Union high school. Soon after hi oruliHm from high school in 1940 he enlisted in tne Armv. He served Years before hl fatal uin.. i"J UU WW part in several nraomA?it tx- me awarded the American Defense 8ervlce KiDoons, Asiatic-Pacific with two bat tle stars. He returned to the States the' latter part of last year because of his Ill ness and on January J, was given an honorable diacnarm aft, hi. ,11. charge he spent much of his time wita ais parents until he was admitted to the veterans hospital. SPECIAL SERVICES AT ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN Rev. Harrv D Rawthnma n. mn f St Luke's Lutheran church announces the following services for Holy Week and Baster at 8t Luke's church, each evening this week at o'clock: Monday, "Who Is This Jesus," Tues day, "What Is Truth?";' Wednesday, "What- Shan I Do With Jesus?"; mursaay, vespers with Holy Com munion; Friday. Union Service at St. Paul's Episcopal church; , Sunday morning, '7:18, Union Sunrise Service, K-nuuu ngm, Tjama oee, uo Tea. The 11 o'clock service will consist of Hoi Communion and a hrif Tubr program by the Junior congregation. - 8 l- John H. TruIL who has been stationed at Shoemaker, Callf sends word to his wife that ha has gone to "sea," Bis address may-be obtained from his wife, Mrs. John H. Trull, wpo Uvea on R-l, Monroe. Soviets Fight On Axis Soil Cross Prat River Into Ru mania Advancing On Wide Front NAZIS ABOUT TRAPPED The Red Army has crossed the Prut river into Rumanio at several points In the first Russian invasion of Axis territory, and also is within 19 miles of the prize port of pillaged Odessa, where thousands of Germans and Rumanians are being pinned against the Bltack sea, Moscow announced last nfcfht. The historic crossing into Rumania, whose finest troops already lie In graves extending clear to Stalingrad or are bottled up In the Crimea, cam a full week after Russia gave that shaken Axis satellite a chance to quit its partnership with Germany. The new Russian stroke has thrown much of the Rumanian population Into a panic and martial law has been proclaimed In Bucharest, its cap ital, reports said. German and Rumanian broadcasts said the Russians had crossed the Prut, which they reached last Sunday, near iasi, aey Rumanian rail hub where lines branch southward to the rich Ploesti oil fields, 170 miles away, and to Bucharest. But it was probable the Russians also had entered north Rumania since Moscow's dally communique told of the capture of Gertsa, Bucovina vil lage on that frontier. The special Russian announcement stressed that the Invasion of Rumania was dictated by military necessity, and not by any Russian territorial ambi tion. The Soviet high command "states that it Is not pursuing the enemy with the aim of seizing any part of Ru manian territory," said the broadcast recorded by the Soviet monitor. "Nor is the Soviet government's action -aimed at the Integrity of the existing social order In Rumania. Entry into Rumania has been rendered necessary Dy tne enemy's continued resistance." This was ah obvious extension of the Russian bid for Rumania to de sert Adolph Hitler and speed the col lapse of Germany. Mobile Russian Infantrymen, tank crews and pilots under Marshal Ivan S. Konev, commander of the Second Ukraine army, were ordered to "pur sue the enemy until he is routed and capitulates." The Germans located the fighting as between Jljla and Prut rivers near Iast-fThe JlJla parallels the Prut 10 miles to the west, emptying Into the larger river Just above Iasl. While Marshal Konev's troops were pouring into Rumania toward the Car pathian mountains In the west and toward the Danube delta In the south, the Third Ukraine army under Gen. Rodlon Y. Malinovsky was engaged in looping a great noose around upwards of 200,000 German and Rumanian troops In the Odessa area. BOARD ONE CALLS 51 COLORED SELECTEES Wm Report For Pre-Indnctlon Physi cal Examination During April. Flftv-one colored selectees will leavo for pre-induction physical examina tion irom Local Board No. 1 during the month of April. Thev are as fol lows: Alexander Alsobrooks, Manuel Hammonds. Walter Edirar Rohimtnn. Luther Blakeney Watts, Edward Nel son Walker, James Blvens, Earnest Howey, Erskine Pierce, Willie Heath. Roosevelt Jones, Joint McLendon, Roosevelt McKiney, Robert Davis, joim Alien inomas, Willis James Rob son. Edward Lee Wlncheater Allan Massey, Joseph Lockhait, Duta Walk er, jsaison David Norwood, Lonnle Garrls, Frank Miller, Wesley' McCaul ey, Roddie James Enirllsh. Kins- ia Ardrey, Paro Henry, Clarence Deese. juigene isarnes, Everett Wltherspoon. Keith Lee, Boswell Blakeney, Paul Jones. RandolDh CaldwelL Rnhert Stewart, Henry McGlli, Jr., Blease ungusn, u t. Barrett, William How ard Jordon, Ben Laney, William Craw ford. Mack Beniamln Kenniirhan James Huntley, Robert Lee Robinson, iom uuuer, Cornelius Sanders, Wil liam Mason Grier, Charlie Adams, Pink Morgan, Jr., Curtis Cecil Ivey, Oliver Sebront Massey, Thomas Er skine Vinson. CAST IS ANNOUNCED FOR "BUBBLING OVER" "Bubbling Over" an " exceedlnBly clever college comedy, win be present ed In the Walter Bickett high school auditorium, in-, Monroe. April 8th at 8:1S o'clock under the sponsorship of the local Business and Professional Women's dub,- Mrs. Easel Lock Greene of Wabbasaka Ar, experienced dramatist is In the city and rehearsals are going In a fine way. Supporting the well-selected east of characters will be numerous specialty numbers. The members of tho ' cast and tho parts they win play are as follows: "Tubby Potts." Ralph Williams; "Bruce Bandon," T. A. Plyler, Jr.; "Bob Pres ton." Robert Taylor; "Mrs. MaxwelL Mrs. Everette Joyner; '"Carl Doran, Jackie Beasley; "Judy Tilden," Jesa Clonta; "Miss Doollttle," Mrs. Clvde- Wiuiams; Triscllla Taylor." Miss Anne Mason; "Prof. Washington Wel lington Wise," Joe CaWwe'l; "Mlsa Jane Lively," Mrs. Helen Clark. In addition to the play, the program will be supplemented by vocal selections by Cpl. Edward Mirjran and violin solo by Pfc. Julius Kavach of Csmp p it ton. An enaoi.l 'e from t'-e V school band wi.l p r C ;; T t .e nlng. There will a.-o be c..v;-t s I saxapbona solos with sever i j i clMruses.
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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April 3, 1944, edition 1
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