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First Opens Big Drive
From Rhine Bridgehead

the Eifels west of the Rhine was
proceeding under a partial news
blackout but this entire campaign
was in its last stage.
One pocket north of Mayen was
cleared except for small wood
ed area of two square miles Is
miles northwest of Coblenz.
A larger pocket farther north
west. which Supreme Headquar.
tiers said yesterday held $4,000
Germans, likewise was being com.
pressed.
Twenty-four more German towns
were cleared by Pattons forces,
who closed up to the north bank
OF the Moselle on all but 10 miles
OF the rivers winding 65-mile
course between Trier and Coblenz.
The Tenth Armored Division
cracked into the center of this final
enemy north bank stand by cross.
Ing the ALT river.
The Third Army, threatening to
roll up the Moselle Valley from
the south, captured Riol, seven
miles northeast of junp-off posi-
tons at Trier.
The Germans still were resisting
strongly on this front, however,
and threw in counterattack a
few miles south of Riol that drove
the Americans from high ground.
The Germans are sensitive on
this front, for a push along the
south bank would outflank the Saar
basin and at the same time lay
bare the south flank Of Coblenz
which is protected from the north
and west by the 600 to 9O0-yard
wide Moselle river.
Between them, the First and
Third Armies counted 1896 prison
ers into cages yesterday, with
many still to be tabulated. Most
of these were coming from the
dwindling Eifel pocket.
Within the last week. the Third
Army captured $4,000 of the So
900 Germans taken prisoner on the
Western Front.
1t was disclosed that in the Eifel
campaign, the Third Army destroy
ed one-half of the combat strength
of the German Seventh Army.
The total prisoner haul of all
Allied armies since the Ardennes
collapse was estimated at 1885,
Germans, equal to about 20 divi-
sions.
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Letters on file at local Red
Cross headquarters from overseas
servicemen of this area tell the
story of the fine work carried on
hv that organization here, and
throughout the world.
The story is heartwarming
one with chapters telling how the
Red Cross has brought some OF
the comforts of home to soldiers on
distant battlefronts, how it has ca
tered to the varied requests and
needs of these men. and above all,
Of how servicemen depended on it
for help in many different ways.
The best-known work of the Red
Cross in this war has been its
service in suppling blood plasma
and whole blood to men who have
been wounded in action, or who
have for other reasons needed
blood to bring them back to health.
But outside of this, the organiza-
ton has faithfully carried out other
duties such as supplying surgical
dressings, packs containing neces-
tiles, convenience and food that
the serviceman otherwise might
not have received. getting mail
through to isolated outposts, coun-
selling the man with worries on his
mind aiding prisoners Of war, pro-
viding entertainment, securing
emergency furloughs and many
others.
A letter from Staff Sgt. Harold
LaPides, APO New York, N. Y.
to Mrs. Lester Preston well ex-
presses the serviceman' feeling
toward the Red Cross:
"I'm conner cut this short as
the fellows are waiting for us to
90 up to the Red Cross for our
nightly snack. They've been hav-
ing fresh eggs, which I don't want
to miss. I can't say enough for
the work the Red Cross has done
over here. The fellows rely on it
for everything. practically, and the
R. C. generally comes through.
There are hundreds Of comforts
and conveniences that it brings to
US, which we could never get 9th.
erwise. I'm for it 100 per cent 81
In a letter written to Mrs.
James Taigpen, of Clinton, from
her husband, Seaman James Thig-
pen:
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GEN. USHER TAKES
CHARGE AT DAVIS
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CONTINUED from Page One)
Usher was commanding officer OF
Moffett Field, Calf, and Wright
Field at Dayton, o.
As a redistribution station, air
forces personnel, both officers and
enlisted men, returning from over
seas will be processed at Camp
Davis after a furlough home. It is
estimated by camp officials that
10000 returnees will be processed
each month. When the convalescent
section reaches full operation, ap-
proximately 1000 men will be hous-
ed there.
Future plans call for the estab-
fishing of regional hospital at the
camp. That section will direct the
convalescing of Continental Air
Force patients. 1t is planned also
that certain Air Force patients will
be flown direct to the regional hos
pital in hospital planes. However
camp officials stated it would be
some time before that procedure
would be in operation.
An extensive activity program is
now being formed for men return.
ing from overseas. Plans call for
various outdoor sports, including
boating, fishing and horseback rid
ing. An all inclusive athletic pro-
gram is being arranged also.
In addition to operating redistri.
button stations and convalescent
hospitals, the Personnel Distribu
ton Command also operates over
seas replacement depots, demobili.
cation centers and recruits person
mel TOR the post war air force
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Yanks'Letters Testify
To Red Cross Services

.'What do you know, Old Saint
Nick came aboard ship today ana
gave us all a little Christmas bag
with soap, razor blades, gum
drops, Gigs, shoe laces, paper, en-
velopes, pencil, deck cards and a
book to read. You should have seen
all the boys digging in their sacks
to see what they had and asking
each other what they got. The
thing that made it so grand was
that our bags were packed and
sent to us from the Red Cross in
Wilmington. It. sure made me feel
good to see N. c. written all over
our bags. The bags were highly
appreciated by all the boys"
From 1t. G.gD Kenneth Thay-
er Cd USNR, APO San Francisco,
Cal:
Dear Friends, I am the supply
officer on an LIST and have OBJ
tanned Red Cross comfort kits for
all our men and officers. We have
found these to be good gift and
very useful
From 1t. George E. Miller,
APO New York, N. Y.
Dear Folks, This is just note
to let you know that my crew and
I appreciated your parcel. We've
darn near wore the decks of cards
out since we've been here. Thanks
lot and keep up the good work. .
Lonnie Peck, pilot in the
RCAF, of Wilmington, now pri-
soner of war. expressed his praise
of the Red Cross with next to
Red Cross food packages, we
value mail first"
And so the story goes, the Red
Cross getting through to aid and
comfort the serviceman, keeping
at his side, acting as his servant.
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SUPERIOR COURT
TERM IS OPENED

A two week term Of mixed Su
perior court was opened here yes
terday with Judge J. Paul Frizzele
of Snow Hill, presiding.
The one week term of civil court
opened at II am. yesterday, one
hour later than usual because the
jurist was unable to arrive earlier.
Judge Frizzelle, who became Ill
while serving as jurist in the Sew
enth Judicial district, was assigned
to the Eighth Judicial district Janu-
airy /.
During the session yesterday, II
divorces were granted. The case
of. W. Ingram VS.. the Dixie Laun-
dry and Dry Cleaners was dismis-
sed after it was found that the
matter had been settled outside
Of court.
Veniremen to serve this week
and during criminal court next
week are C. H. Jewell, E. r.
Schulken, E. H. Munson. W. R.
Smith, w. L. Bozeman, j. E.
Hearn, M. G. Henry, Joe Glen
denim, E. c. Ruark, Jr., j. F. Muir
ray, ]. E. Lewis, F. M. Pugh, W.
A. Lewis, Ed Potter, j. j. Robin
son, A. C. MusselWhite. S. B. Hoy,
E. w. Clemmons, P. M. Low, l..
L. Wood, Hugh Long, Jr., J. 5.
Clark. X. c. Bird, J. C. Kelly, E.
Y. Wooten, L. H. Lewis, p. P.
Brock, F. D. Weaver, W. E.
Powell, and George E. Leftwich.
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ACL RED CROSS
GROUP TO MEET

. Marion IL Westbrook. chsirr,. ,
the Atlantic Coast Line ', aro' 0t
the Wilmington ArnericssrnV 0p ) q
Sro l; War Fund campaign Ned NED
hold a meeting of all den s,-, WI
heads at noon today to ' airs
structions and issue mater s:ye n
volunteer solicitors. ''s 'o'
Paul A. Wilson and c. T1.,.
CT of the North c. Lswls
Sn NJ Co. EMPLOYEES s' rom
Will hold a meeting of all d s.uup
ment heads at 2:45 p,m Ns P
meetings will complete the a taess
t 81 instructions and issuance q stI ma
Yesterday afternoon, ] W r.,
and H. M. Roland, chairman-'f lc !.
the school group of the pubE cD t.. o.
ployes division, met with W., eti'
pals of the white and I N.ss.
schools. Neem
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BY Technical Sgt. Nolle T.
Roberts of Pascagoula, Miss,
a Marine Corps combat cores
pondent. Distributed by the As
ISOLATED Press.
TWO JIMA-(DelayeO.-A Navy
medical corpsman saved the life
of wounded Marine corporal here
by Sitting his throat-a feat de-
scribed by doctor as a demon
stration of the 'most amazing
presence of mind I have ever seen
under fire."
The corpsman was Pharma cist
Mate Second Class Floyd L. Gar
rett, %, of Gadsden, Ala. He held
the severed end of the wounded
Marines jugular vein in one hand
while he slit the skin Of the throat
so that he could reach enough of
the vein to apply a hemostat, an
instrument used to compress a
bleeding vessel,
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tNOOtluuc0 nom rake Ouc)
mored forces.
While Stettin's suburb of Alt
Damn -vas stormed from the east
and northeast, the Germans were
thrown back at Klebow, seven
miles to the south, and were fore
ed to abandon Buchheide, four
miles south of A1t-Damm, they
said. The Berlin radio added that
other fer e battles developed at
Hornskrug, five miles northeast of
Alt-Damm and in the Christianen-
burg area.
Berlin said the Swinemuende
naval base and Stettin's outer har-
Dor had been the target of air as
sault by Allied heavy bombers,
apparently in support Of Marshal
Zhukov's forces which have wedg-
ed into Stettin's defenses at Alt
Damn and which threaten to
make amphibious crossings of the
Oder above and below the port
city.
Enemy reports again told of a
Russian offensive on Marshal Ko-
news upper Silesian front aimed
at Moravska-O strava and said it
apparently was timed to coincide
with another Soviet drive on the
same city from southern Poland.
This drive still has not been re-
ported from Moscow.
Bitter fighting continued be-
tween the Drava river and Lake
Balaton in Hungary. German for
ces there appeared to have spent
their forward momentum and to
be engaged in defending their
gains.
Dispatches from Moscow said
interest there was conferred on the
northern end Of the Eastern Front
and that major shift of Red
Army forces southwark for a
grand offensive toward Berlin was
anticipated now that most enemy
resistance between the Vistula
and Oder rivers had been smash
ed.
It was predicted that the Russi.
ans would swing north and south
OF the Nazi capital, encircle It
and move still farther westward
: through the Reich, employing the
, strategy that has been SO effective
+ IN reducing other enemy fortified
cities to impotence in the Russian
drive.
i. If the hopes Of Russian fight.
ing men are realized" Associated
. Press Correspondent Daniel d.
;; Luce wrote from Moscow, Berlin
! may become only an isolated
: pocket OF resistance to be liquidat,
ed while the main front rolls ives
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tain trap containing $4,000 Ger.
mans into two small pockets.
Patrolling hared on the dormant
U. S. Seventh Army front at he
foot Of the Saar Basin and in north
eastern France, with German raid.
ing parties trying to get details
on the mounting American strength
in that sector.
Gains in the Remagen bridge.
head overnight were measured in
hundreds OF yards, but they were
important ones since they were
clearing the Germans from domi.
nant heights and prepared the way
for today's attacks.
Every yard gained decreased the
accuracy Of enemy artillery fire,
which in the five days since the
Americans crossed has been the
main opposition.
This country into which the
Americans are charging is known
as the WesterWald, densely wood
ed hills 600 to 900 feet high guard
ing the south flank of the Ruhr
and the north German plain.
The Germans had marshaled
tanks and odds and ends of troops
to man these strong natural posi-
tons and pin down breakout until
more forces could be brought up
for full-scale counterattack. There
was no evidence that they yet had
been able to organize such forces.
The Americans were fighting I'M
der an umbrella of hundreds of
U. S. warplanes, discouraging en-
envy bombers which made occa-
sional passes at the bridge. Enemy
supply lines east of the bridge
head, leading from Berlin and the
Ruhr, were scared by 300 attack
ing warplanes.
Hodges himself visited the bridge
head by jeep Sunday and was
caught in the incessant enemy ar
tillery fire, one shell landing close.
While the Germans still were
trying to shell the Ludendorff
bridge into the Rhine, the bridges
decreases with every
passing day, for Hodges engineers
are throwing pontoon
spans across, as the Germans have
reported without Allied confirma-
ton.
The mop-up OF the Germans in
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TWO Die, Il HURT
IN WAR THEATERS

The War Department has an
nounced the names OF e more
servicemen from Eastern North
Carolina who have been wounded
IN action, and the names Of two
servicemen, one from Wilmington,
who have been killed in action.
In each case the next of kin has
been notified, and in the case of the
wounded, will be kept informed by
the War Department as to the
serviceman's condition.
Killed in action in the Asiatic
area:
Wilmington-Sgt. Homer S. Harrel-
son; Mrs. Dorothy M. HARRISON,
wife. 7l2 North Third street.
Rocky Mount-Cpl. Curtis G.
Williams; Mrs. Ellen M. Williams,
wife.
Wounded in action in the
European area:
Ash.-Pvt. Tony Baines; Mrs.
Mary M. Baines, mother.
Wilson-Pfc. Jesse L. Carter;
Mrs. Ora P. Carter, mother.
IT'S Wade H. Carpenter; George
H. Carpenter, nephew.
Kinston-Pfc. Bruce Church;
Mrs. Laura j. Church, wife.
Lumberton-Pfc. Eugene Collins !;
Mrs. Ida Harding Collins, Route
No. 5, mother.
Maxton-Pvt. Louis H. Mclean;
Rufus A. Mclean, father.
Pembroke-Pvt. Fay W. Oxen
dine; Mrs. Dorothy Oxendine, wife
Roseboro-Pfc, John E. Parker;
Mrs. Iona J. Parker, mother.
Shanotte-Sgt. Clyde E. Stanley;
Mrs. Lou M. Stanley. mother.
Clinton-Pfc. Herbert A. Dudley;
Mrs. Annie P. Dudley, mother.
Mediterranean area:
Watha-Pfc. Isaiah Carroll; Mrs.
Maggie Carroll, mother.
Southwest Pacific area:
Wilson-Pfc. Eddie M. Mercer;
Mrs. Dora w. Whitehead, grand
mother.
A new nylon compound can be
coated on wire at rate of more
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Kuestri1, Falls To Reds;
Nazis Admit Berlin Push

toward a juncture with Allied ar
mics.
Little more than 300 miles now
separate the Allies on the Rhine
from Soviet bridgeheads across
the Oder. The view here is that
the real decision in the battle of
Germany will come when Russian,
American and British forces join
up after splitting the Reich in
tWo,"
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KILLED IN ACTION

BOLTON, March l2-Mr =.
\! RS George Russ have been n r4'
fled that their son. Paisley p pv,-
was killed in action. He N W.,
aboard a transport ship that W. W.,
lost. '' va
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Nowata, Okla, was first called
Noweta, name suggested by a
Cherokee Indian woman, who said
the name meant. eve welcome
you to come" The towns name
was later changed in post office
records.
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Planes operated by the Trans
Canada Air Lines have flown
across the ocean more than 265
times. delivering 140, 1000, 900 letters
and $50 passengers.
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The Department of the Interior
reports that Isle Royale National
Park, situate don northern Lake
has a moose population
of son.
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T<Ms YEAR, in making its Annual Report
L to 100000 policyholders, Meropol-
itan decided to Try something new.
We asked Bruce Barton, policyho1der,
and a we'll known writer, if he would write
the report. He agreed.
So he visited our Home Office, asked a
host of questions, looked into the facts and
figures. According to his report, the things
he learned about the Company confirm
what the Examiners of the State Insurance
Department found. Following their most
recent official examination of the Company
they had stated:
from this examination, It becomes evil
dent thet the Company is in strong finan-
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Obituaries
FRANK M. LONDON

Funeral services TOR Frank NJ.
London, noted artist and designer
Of stained glass church windows,
who died at 10 a. m. Saturday, OF
a heart attack at his nome in
New YORK, will be conducted from
ST. B tholomew's Episcopal
church in New York today.
Interment will follow at East
Orange, N. ].
A painter of international re-
nown, MIR. London's paintings have
hung in exhibitions in Paris and
New York. His work in stained
glass windows has received wide
recognition and three Of them were
in St. Johns Episcopal church
here. He designed the windows for
the Belmont chapel Of the Cathe-
oral of st. John the Divine in New
York City, and many other church
es throughout the country.
; He is survived by his widow.
the former Miss Augusta John
son, member of a well-known New
York family; son, F. Marsden
London, Jr.; two brothers, Arthur
H. London, Of Pittsboro, and Hal
A. London, Charlotte. In addition,
he is prominently connected IN
Wilmington and throughout the
State.
MRS. MARIETTA w. BENTON
TJIMBERTON. March 12.-Mrs.
Marietta Williamson Benton, wild
ow of the late Jewel Benton, Of
Cerro Gordo, died at $50 a. m
today in a local sanatorium.
She is survived by three daugh'
tiers, Mrs. J. H. Ingram, OF Line
vile, Ala, Mrs. Kate Benton Will
hanson, Of Cerro Gordo, and Mrs
Jack Walters, Of Columbia, S. c.;
four sons, Roosevelt J. Benton, Of
Lumberton, J. J. Benton, of Macon
Ca. and Grove and V. ]. Benton
of Cerro Gordo; one sister, Mrs
George Smith, Of Rocky Mount
and one brother, Robert William
son, of Waycross, Ga, as well a!
Il grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services will be con
Quoted at the residence at 3:3
o. m. tomorrow and intermen
will take place in the cemeter.
of Porter Swamp Baptist church
]. FRED SMITH
SOUTHPORT, March H. Fl
neral services for ]. Fred Smith
SO. who died today in Dosher Men
orial hospital, will be conducte
at 2 pm. Wednesday in St. Phi
ip's Episcopal church by the Rev
Cecil Allegood and the Rev. A. ]
Brown. Burial will follow in Nortf
wood cemetery. :.
Mr.. Smith is survived by h
widow, Mrs. Lou Halliday Smitl
two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Ful1woo'
Of Southport, and Mrs. Bessi
Stokely, Of Wilmington, and tw
brothers, Alton Smith, Of Southpo1
and W. F. Smith, OF Tampa, FL
Active pallbearers will be Ma
:onic lodge brothers. Honorary pal
bearers are James Erickse
james Carr, EN-. McEacherl
w. G. Butler, Harry Aldridge, Jo'
Moore, Ed Newton, and Capt. Phi
gotts
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A new nylon compound can be
coated on wire at a rate of more
than 1000 feet minute.
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4 pohcYhuhder reports on
his life insurance COMPANY

eioi condition, that It's ofFairs en- ably
managed, and that the business Of he
Company is being operated in the INFER
ssts Of its poIieyholders.
One out of every five persons m this coun'
try is Metropolitan policyholder If, like
Mr.. Barton, you are one of this group, you'll
be more than interested in the things he
learned. Even if you're not policyholdef,
you cannot help but enjoy reading Mr.. Bar
toms account of what Metropolitan did in
1914 for the benefit of policyholders and
public.
If you'd like a copy Of this Annual Re-
port to Policyholders, send in the little cou-
pom below. It's yours for the asking.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-01
Junod Discharged;
Sister IN WAC Soon
To Be Released

A veteran Of the battle of the
bulge and the Rhineland and Gen.
trail Europe campaigns. S/Sgt. Will
liam Junod was disc harged from
the army Saturday at Camp After
bury, Indiana, with a total Of 50
points
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-01
PFC. CORNELIUS TACK
NOW IN PHILIPPINES

Pfc. Cornelius R. Tack IS now in
the Manila area on Luzon. He was
sent to the Philippines following
a 30-day furlough at the home of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Tack. 1853 Plum street, after his
return from the European theater.
Pfc. Tack's address is 36570223,
Co. C, 311 Engineering Bn.. APO
$50. CO P. M. San Francisco, Cal.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-01

Son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Ju-
nod. 1904 Fifteenth street, he was
in uniform more than four years
and served overseas one year.
His decorations include the bronze
star, purple heart, three battle
stars and the expert infantryman's
badge.
His sister, WAC Corp. Marjorie
Juniod, who is in Paris, expects to
be discharged on the point system
in the near future She has been
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-01

in uniform three years and has
been overseas since July. Corp.
Juniod is a switchboard operator.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-04
CALLED FOR PHYSICALS

The following men have been or
dered TO report for preinducton
physical examination at Butte on
January IL
Libby-Samuel |. Mcknight,
Glenn Richard Collier, Allen l.. M.
Van Horn, Wilfred Clarence John
son.
Eureka-Floyd Rutherford Golf,
Robin Clark, Cecil Lyle Bernhard,
Marion Lloyd West, William George
Quilting, Victor Harold Peltier.
Troy-Ernest Edward Everitt
Norman Z. Obermayer.
Yaak--Harold Gilkison; Butte
William D. Bright: Kingston, Wash
Theron Edward Hall; Spokane
Miles Alvin Privette; Prospect, Ore
James Bonner Sanders, Portland
Ore.-Gene Hale Gaertner, Klam-
ath Falls--Donald Everett Whit
man, Seward, Alaska-Albert G.
McRae. Fairbanks, Alaska Howard
Allen Byrne; Miranda, Calf
Charles Lester Shoemaker; Seat.
tle-Robert Russell Fraser; Thomp.
son Falls, nt-Earl Merditf
Johnson; Hanford, Wash. Elmer
GUY Stacy