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General Patton’s War-Time ‘Boswell* Brings "Great American* Back To Life

Ev JOHN STECK General George S. Patton. Jr., the .inpetuou. ' .jldier-slapper. and the man of compassionate wrath who c iki make a whole German vjl ' v man woman and child—scrub ■ it; lent es one oi its horrible con* c -r.! ration camp: lived again for Tarmviile Lions last Friday. To pis! 1-packing general who '■ u/ht with a flourish, but lies in miple grave, by his own choice, the European battlefield where i rose to fame, came to life ■uvuch the fascinating recounting • . Dr. James A. Wellard, of Long wood College. 'I he Longwood associate professor ■ ! English, then a newspaper war i rrespondeni. followed General Patton from Africa to the Siegfried I.aie, last stout battlement before Berlin. Wellard, who wrote a book based ti his close observations of the eneral and after researches which collided talks with Patton's widow, considers him "one of the great oidiers in American History.’ Great American

The tali, straight, soldierly, me culous combat general was one of ‘ip last of the soldiers of an era now past— that of the romantic, chivalrous type of warfare," Wel lard recounted. Like the brave knight of old mounted on a charger who was atisfied to unseat his opponent without killing him. General Patton ' urned to the tank for his mount .nid dangled pearl-handled pistols at 'as side in place of the by-gone .sword. A Virginian by lineage, educated Virginia Military Institute and West Point, the general was an unmaculate, magnificant physical oecimen." He competed as an American Olympic athlete in 1912. characteristically in the grandiose event of individual prowess—the pentathlon. As a soldier he was brilliant, in tactics and in logistics, extremely corageous and directed his eam -signs with a "great style", spiced -• i'h profane urgings. Unlike the British Montgomery, who moved against the enemy only when his preponderance in men and materiel was in to l. Patton substituted swift- i ■ss, brilliance, drive and daring, for numerical superiority. Only a ! ":isoline-le-ss supply line could stop j lorn. Liberated Ras'ogne In breath-taking fashion he con founded and frightened the enemy, ften into surrender. Patton's fav orite fighting tool- his Second Armored Division—thus once sur fottnded the whole Seventh German Army with devastating results to the • winy Patton, too was the com mander who liberated the Ameri cans at Bastogne His swift penetrations, which with modern warefare repreiessions nca left a trapped German convoy shattered with 800 soldiers dead in their vehicles, left a "fantastic fig ure in enemy captured and materiel destroyed.” H courage, backed up as in

DR. J. A. WELLARD other characteristics by impetuous conviction, led to the slapping inci dent in a troop hospital. General Patton struck a recuperating soldier who remarked that he "just couldn't take it any longer." It momentarily offended Patton's sense of courage and patriotism. The incident, which made news around the world, "nearly broke Patton". Wellard said. "It was o! so serious a nature that even Eisen hower didn't know what to do. he added. But in the end. the Supreme Commander made his decision on warfare, not personalities—he had to keep using Patton's fighting ability.

Fuel-less Halt If Patton's celebrated advance through France after the coastal break-through hadn't ground to a fuel-less halt before the Siegfried line, World War II might have been o v e r much s o o n e r, Wellard hazarded. The Supreme Allied Headquarters decision to divide existing gasoline supplies all through the fighting units gave the Germans time to re group at their last great battlement. When the allied fighting divisions started to move again, they had to pay for the halt. General Patton “fought at the end iT the era of gunpowder war, per haps the last fighting in which per sonal bravery and individual bril liance made a difference," Wellard said. Men, women and children are fit enemy for combat of atomic war heads and nuclear energy, and; “General Patton's way of warfare f individual bravery and courage :s charges is over, but the man survives ” Dr. Wellard concluded. Virginia had 10,721 patients in its state hospitals from mental disease in 1954.

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Women Attend District Meeting A cavalcade of cars left the courthouse m Parmville Wednesday, carrying the Prmce Edward county Home Demonstration club members to Amherst to attend the an.mal District III federation meeting Among those planning to ai end are Mrs. J. L. Carlton, Mrs. C. C Roberts. Mrs !, D. Jacobs, Mrs. Wiley Morris, Mrs. J A I.eSieur. Mrs. Lewis Snow. Mrs. J R. Du ma vant and Mrs. J B. Ellington, of Parmville; Miss Katherine H. bel. Home Demonstration agent: .Irs Lonine McKay, of Worsham; vlrs. 0. H. Booth, of Prospect; A r s. Clyde Thackston. of Abilene, and Mrs. Ray Woodward, of Rice. Piince Edward clubs will be represented on the program by Mrs. McKay and Mrs. Ellington. Tuggle Home Demonstration jcltib meets Monday, April 15, at 8 n. m. with Mrs. O. H, Booth. Mrs D. B. Black, club president, and the hos tess will present a demonstrition on making footstools and fiber bot tom chairs. Rice Home Demonstration club members will be the guests of Mrs. Grace N. Bradshaw Tuesday at 8 p.m. Mrs. E. T. Bondurant and Mrs. W. H. Price are to give the foot stool and chair demonstration. A cooking school for Prince Ed ward county 4-H clubs is scheiuled for April 15 in the WFLO studio kitchen. Mrs. Audrey Robinson, Vepco home economist, and jMiss

Green Bey News Evcr.f-s Mrs. Beck To Direct Church Choir’s Easter Concert For P-TA April 18

The Green Bay P TA will meet Thursday. April 18 at the scho 4 at 3 p.m. The church choir, undei the direction of Mrs. C. B Beck, will give a program of Easter music We hope to have many present Dr. Charles B. Beck, of the Uni versity of Michigan, spent several days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Beck. Byrl Price, who has finished his bcot training at Bainbridge, Md.. is spending two weeks leave with his parents. Mr and Mrs. W. U. Price. He will report at Clarksville. Tcnn , April 26. Mr. and Mrs. H A Havens took their daughter. Miss Nancy Havens,, back to RPI Sunday after she spent her spring vacation here. Mrs. Rose Soret returned home Sunday after spending a month with her son. Wesley Soret. and family in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. u. C. Kauffman were recent supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Kauffman at Amelia. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Shinault were shoppers at Crewe Wednesday. Mrs. John Trear and Miss Bar bara Jean Trear. of Farmville. were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Shinault. Mrs. Earl Jones and Habel will be instructors. Volunteer club leaders and mothers will also attend.

Mi P.: Moth:-;, of Burkeville,1 am! Mi. Myrtle Biatton. of Chase City. Were their Monday visitors. Leader Training Meeting Held Here Miss Iva Byrd Johnson. VPI clothing specialist, conducted a demonstration on selecting and un derstanding patterns at a leader training meeting Tuesday. Present were Mrs. G. L. Powers, Mrs V. V. Gordon. Mrs. Evelyn Price, Mrs J L. Carlton. Mrs. L. D Jacobs, Mrs. C. C Roberts. Mrs. P L. Huddleston and Mrs. Paul McI.«elland. of Farmville; Mrs. Ha/el Raynolds, of Prospect: Mrs. Clyde Schmidt and Mrs. Bettie Frank, of Rice, and Mrs. N. J. Templeton, of Charlotte C. H. Composer to Play Palm Sunday Music* Special music at services at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Scottsville on Palm Sunday will be a Palm Sunday anthem. “When Jesus Rode in Triumph.’’ with words and music written by Mrs. Webster L Simons Jr . who will be the organist at the service, at 11:15 a. m. April 14

I T. EVERETT H. IRBY Farm viHe Airman Receive Jet Wings Second Lt Everett H. Irby, of Parmville, was graduated recently front basic single engine jet train ing at Greenville Aid Force Base, Mississippi. During his year-long course of instruction as a jet pilot Lieutenant Irby received intensive training in officer leadership, fly ing and academic fields. At Greenville Air Force Base Lieutenant Irby received training in the T-33. the Air Force's single

engine jet trainer He soloed this aircraft in 12 hours and completed his flying training to receive in silver wings and join the ranks of the Air Force jet pilots.

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Singe they’re such small things, made of "sugar and spice and everything nice,” you’d hardly think a little girl’s hands could play such havoc. They lose their mittens on the coldest days, and bake the muddiest mud pies, and dabble in the messiest water colors. They pick wild flower where poison ivy grows, and sometimes they help Daddy by picking every bloom in his iris garden. They require quick treatment when they’ve twisted the cat’s tail, and they're forever getting in the way when the car door is closed. They steal around a Daddy’s neck as he leaves for the office — and leave breakfast jelly on his collar. They have forbidden dealings with matches, lease telephone's "off

the hook,” stray into nail polish, and write on walls with lovely crayons. And then, at the end of the day, a little girl puts her hands together before her face, and the mischiefs of the day are forgotten as she says in a small, sweet voice ”Now l lay me down to sleep . . Those small hands will grow . . . wear a class ring ... an engage ment ring ... a wedding ring. They'll move steadily through life — until one day they’re stilled and laid gently one upon the other in rest. And at that time, there'll be nothing more precious you could have taught your child than the way to worship God.

This Easter — a time for awakening, for renewal, rebirth, rejuvenation — be glad you live in a free country. IT glad you live in the United States where God is not locked out, w here no one criticizes you for worshipping Him . . . where you are not persecuted for teaching your children to place their hands together in prayer for Salvation. In this land of many freedoms, the greatest of them all is freedom of religion — for without this one priceless privilege, there would be no other freedoms.