The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

States. to the Mediterranean; as
student. war correspondent, a
biographer, a novelist. and col
/ lege professor James Wellard has
] carved out varied and successful
| careers.
The newest addition to the
/ Longwood College English de-
partment faculty is now making
his home in Farmville. on Spruce
Street. behind the college
With him are his wife Mary,
and their children. john 8, and
Julia, 6. Both youngsters are at
tending Farmville elementary
school and enjoying it very
much, their father reports. Dr..
and Mrs Wellard and Julia were
| all born in England, John in Italy.
Now a naturalized United States
/ citizen, Wellard originally came to
| this country on a Rockefeller fell
! lowship following his graduation
/ from the University of London S
University College with a bache-
/ lor's degree in English.
| He studied at the University of
| Chicago graduate library school
/ for five years and received his doc
tor of philosophy degree. after
| which he served for four years as
activities manager of 1nterna-
| tional House there. Under this
program he worked with several
who have since become presidents
and leaders in their own coun-
tries.
Finally Wellard. who still re-
tain trace of an English accent,
was sent to England as CORE
spondent for the Chicago Sun
Times. With the advent of Pearl
Harbor. his title was changed to
war correspondent, and he covered
the North African landings. the
invasions of Sicily, Italy and
France with General Patton S
Third Army
1t was his cloSeneSs to General
George S. Patton. Jr.. that led to
General George S. Patton: Man
Under Mars, Wellard's biography
of the general which has since be-
come a standard work.
The work deals with old Blood
and Cuts one of the most color
full American generals of World
War II. who frequently comment
ed upon historical precedents for
battles. Early in 1943, commenting
on the Tunisian campaign, he
said: We'll. Won Arnim should
have read about Lees attack at
Fort Stedman." There. outside
Petersburg, the strong Union re-
serves stopped and drove back in
bloody retreat the last desperate
i Confederate counterattack.
Wellard talked to Mrs, Patton
several times in connection with
the book. which was published in
l947 by Dodd Mead.
The facts are correct. but the
Interpretation is my own, Wei
lard declares.
After the eventful war years, in
Guiding such things as meeting
the Russians at Elbe and attend
ing banquet given by Russian
general. settling down in Rome as
the Sum Times and Mutual
Broadcasting System bureau chief
for the Mediterranean area was
rather tame for Inn and he re-
turned to writing novels.
His frs. novel was Journey to
a High Mountain" which has
been followed by seven others. His
latest work, humorous Off beat
novel entitled Memoirs of a
Cross Eyed Man" is coming out
in October. In between was Deep
Is the Knife" which was publish
ed in pocketbook form. Dell pub
fishers printed 10000 copies, but
| Wellard is quick to note that they
might not have been all sold.
Also due in October is the film
ing Of his Action Of the Tiger"
which takes place in Greece. Van
johnson and MARITIME Carroll. .
foreign actress. win star in the