4 I EATHER .._stly cloudy and much colder weather tonight and Tuesday. Snow flurries west portion this afternoon aiid tonight with temperatures 22 26/ in extreme west tonight. Ehe Schelbe Bnily Hielt - State Theatre Today - “My Gal Loves Music” Starring BOB CROSBY i j i CLEVELAND COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 VOL. \XL1H-1 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, JAN. 1, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c V Fifth Army Recaptures All Positions Taken By Nazis In Recent Drive ROME, Jan. 1.—(fP)—Fifth Army troops pressing for ward in the Serchio river area of the Italian front, have re captured all the ground taken by th£ Germans east of the river in their recent heavy attack, Allied headquarters an jiuuuceu tuuay. Advancing from Barga, which was retak.cn yesterday, the Ameri can forces drove a mile and a half and occupied the hill town of Sommocolonia. which had been one of the first strongholds to fall before the abortive enemy offen sive. On the Po valley front eighth army troops continue to move for ward north of Faenza, capturing several Idealities against strong enemy resistance. Fifth army troops also made small gains west of the Serchio river under fire from Germans en trenched in the hills overlooking Gallicano. The allied advance on the east side of the river amounted to about four miles in the last few days. Allied patrols on the right flank of the fifth army sector below Bo logna were met by heavy German fire while attempting to cross the Senior river, near Rivola, and had to withdraw. Meanwhile, the Germans stepped up their heavy mortar fire in the central sector adjacent to the Florence-Bologna highway. The Tyrrhenian coastal sector, where unusual Nazi movements had been reported, v.’as quiet to day. ' Death Toll In Wreck f Above SO; 60 Injured Speeding Moil Express Troin Crashes Into Rear Of Passenger Train On Couseway OGDEN, Utah, Jan. 1.—(£>)—Some 50 persons died and 60 others were injured in the Sunday crash of a speeding Southern Pacific mail-express and a slowly-moving passen ger train—both west-bound—on a fog-shrouded causeway in shallow waters of great Salt Lake. FURTHER GIFTS MADE CENTER Finol Reports Expected To Press $50,000 Goal For 1944 Nine further contributions from individuals and firms today swell ed the Shelby and Cleveland Coun ty’s fund for a community center project and gave indication that when final reports are in the >50,000 goal for 1944 will have been attain ed. * Thad C. Pord, treasurer, said that several of the special soliciting committees had not completed re ports this morning but additional monies are expected from individu als and firms. Contributors listed today were: George Blanton - $200 Hugh's Jewelry . $125 Harry Cohen - $250 Union Trust Co. ..1-$100 First National Bang . $100 Johnnie Brewer .. $100 Charles I. Dover . $100 Jack Dover . $100 Cleveland Lumber Co. _ $250 Contributions of $15,000 each from the Shelby Cotton Mill and the Dover group of mills last week launched the fund on a year-end drive expected to have swelled the total to $50,000. Further contribu tions will be received in 1945 and continuingly. several individuals having indicated a purpose to con tribute memorials to individual men who have given their lives in service in World War II. Hour Parking Goes Into Effect Today For the first time in nearly two years, Shelby’s one-hour parking law for the business district went into effect this morning and offi cers were making their rounds marking cars. Those who get police tickets will report to George Patterson, jr., police magistrate between 4 p. m. and 6 p. m. each afternoon. Penal ties will be assessed only during those hours. The board of aldermen decided to enfcree restricted parking at the last November meeting. 1 Kanroaa oniciais Deuevea an the bodies had been taken from the tangled wreckage of nearly a dozen cars and locomotive but workmen still toiled today to clear away the debris. It was one of the worst railroad accidents in the history of the west. The 1-car passenger train, first section of the Pacific Lim ited No. 2, was running slow ly along the causeway that leads to the trestle crossing Great Salt Lake when it was struck from behind by the sec ond section, made up of 20 mail and express cars. The locomotive of the second section bored into the rear Pull man of the passenger unit. Force 5f the impact sent another sleep ing car smashing through the dining car and father ahead slam med one coach Into the wooden See DEATH TOLL Page 2 WHAT’S DOING TODAY 7.00 p. m.—Boy Scouts of First Baptist church meet at church. 7:00 p. m.—Junior Chamber of Commerce meets at Charles hotel. v 7:30 p. m.—Piedmont Boy Scout court of honor meets at court house. «» 7:30 p. m.—American Legion and Legion Auxiliary sponsor New Year's party at Legion building. TUESDAY 7:00 p. m.—City council meets at city hall. 7:30 p. m.—C. A. P. members meet at armory. ADDED DUTIES—Sam C. Latti more, native Clevelander who has been vice-president of the Feder al Land Bank of Columbia for the past decade, today entered upon additional duties as vice-president of the Production Crf dit Corpor ation of Columbia, another Farm Security Administration unit serv ice serving the two Carolinas, Georgia and Florida territories. JAP DEAD ON LEYTE 117,997 Yanks Use Indian War fare Tactics In Mopping Up Campaign GENERAL Ma cARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, ^ Philippines, Jan. 1. —(TP)— Doughboys mopping up Leyte resorted to warfare in the style of the American Indian-mov ing rapidly by night and striking Isolated pockets at dawn— as they brought to 117,997 the total Jap 1 anese dead on the bloody Philip pine island. Gen. Douglas MacArthur said in his communique today that 1,191 more Japanese had been killed in the 24 hours ended Friday. Organized resistance on Leyte was declared ended Christmas day, but small bands of Japanese still roamed the rugged country, forag ing for food and fleeing the Yanks, who control the Ormoc valley and all main roads. POCKETS In Indian style, MacArthur's men were pursuing these scattered rem nants of Nippon’s blue ribbon divi sions, wiping out pockets of 200 to 300 men marooned on the northwest shoulder of the island. The Japanese hurled new air and installations at Mindoro Is land on Saturday but 14 of 32 at tacking planes were shot down, MacArthur reported. In two days of such assaults 22 enemy aircraft have been destroyed. No mention was made of Ameri can casualties or damage. Liberators operating off Mindoro See JAP DEAD Page 2 Schools Reopen After Holidays Shelby public schools reopened today after the Christmas holidays, which began Dec. 20. There will be no other break for the remainder of the school year ending June 1, unless an epidemic or bad weather forces it, accord ing to W. E. Abernethy, superin tendent of schools. There were no changes or resig nations in the faculty as the schools resumed operation. ‘Germany Will Never Capitulate’ Defiant Hitler Tells World By The Associated Press LONDON, Jan. 1.—Adolf Hitler warned his people to day that the defeatists within their midst would be destroy ed and declared that “the end of the war will not come be fore 1946 unless by a German victory, because Germany will never capitulate.” In a speech that sounded apathe tic Hitler described the war as "a merciless struggle for existence” and ; said, “we are going to destroy everybody who does not take part in the common effort for the coun try or who makes himself a tool of the enemy.” His radio address broke a silence of more* than five months but did not completely ' erase the mystery that has sur rounded him since the night of July 20 when he hurried to the microphone and told of a bomb ing attempt on his life. Most veteran London monitors agreed that the speech was in Hit ler’s voice. However,' Louis P. I Lochner, chief of the former As i sociated Press bureau in Berlin, ( said that if the voice was Hitler’s | he is a totally changed man. Loch ner pointed out that the speech imitated Hitler as far as pronun ciation was concerned but was "completely lacking in the old Hitler passion and consuming fer vor.” GHOST VOICE The broadcast was broken fre quently by an incoherent ghost voice. The German radio said Hit 'ler spoke "from his headquarters.” There was some speculation in London that it might have been a recording. Declaring that Germany’s foes have prophesied the collapse of the reich every year, Hitler said See GERMANY Page 2 FLEEING NEGRO ATTACKS FOGLE Seven Stitches Required To Close Gash In His Neck A coal t»hef, whom Henry Fogle chased out of the basement of his home on Suttle street Saturday night, turned on Mr. Fogle, sev erely cutting and biting him about the neck and shoulder. Seven stitches were required to close the gash on Mr. Fogle’s neck, a slash which narrowly missed his jugular vein. Mr. Fogle told police that he thought he heard a dog in his basement and opened the door and shouted for it to come out. Whereupon phis negro, whom he did not recognize, ran over him getting out pf the basement. He chased the j negro back over to wards Highway 74 and caught him near a littl^ stream where he was attacked by the negro with knife and teeth. Mr. Fogle 'was taken to the Shel by hospital .for first aid and was later dismissed. Police are , making an intense search for the negro and say they believe they are making progress in the case. \ U. S. Will Continue To Recognize Exile Polish Government In London WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—(A*)— The United States continues to recognize the exile Polish govern ment in London despite claims of the Soviet-sponsored regime at Lublin to be Poland’s provisional government. Secretary of State Stettinius so stated today as the diplomatic front took on an extraordinarily busy character for the New Year’s day holiday. There were these developments an the American diplomatic front: 1. French Ambassador Henri Blnnet made a formal call on President Roosevelt to present his credentials, preliminary to signing up Prance as the 36th United Na tion. The United Nations became three years old today. LETTERS EXCHANGED In an exchange of letters Presi dent Roosevelt welcomed Bonnet and promised that the United States will work with Prance “for the victory which is our common and immediate goal as well as for the undying principles which have bound our countries together for a century and a half.” •‘Today”, Mr. Roosevelt said, "we f stand at a critical period in the war. Though the road may still be hard, the triumph, in which ail the Allied nations will share, is certain.” 2. Stettinius characterized the creation of a regency for embattl ed Greece as an important step for the solution of the situation there. As such, he added, in re sponse to inquiries by reporters, the regency is welcomed by the American government. 2. Stettinius said the State de See C. S. Page t TIRE THEFTS CLEARED UP Eight Local Men Involved Are Bound Over To Su perior Court Two recent tire robberies involv ing entrances into the Wilson and Cabiness service station on North LaFayette street and the theft therefrom of 16 tires were cleared up this morning as eight defend ants, six of them white men, and two negroes were bound over to Superior court in connection with the two alleged crimes. William Franklin Shull, Ben Dixon, Jr., Dwight Billy Wellmon, Louis Hamrick, Jr., and Tom Cab iness, Jr., were all bound over bn the charge of breaking and en tering. Ben Dover, who operates a filling station on the Dover road, Eugene Wilson and Charlie Wil liams, the latter two negroes, were also held for Superior court on charges of receiving stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen. Police have been working on this case for the past three days and trailed the stolen tires over devious paths into South Carolina where they were said to have been finally sold. Word was received by police from South Carolina this morning that the value of the tires could be recovered . but not the tires themselves. Further investigation is being made into this end of the case. BOYS TESTIFY After police had offered their evidence this morning through Of ficer Paul Stamey, Ben Dixon, Jr., took the stand and told about the first robbery and Louis Hamrick, Jr., gave details on the last job. See TIRE Page 2 HOEY LEAVING FOR CAPITAL Takes Senate Seat Wed nesday; Slated For Im portant Posts Senator-elect Clyde R. Hoey leaves tonight for Washington where on Wednesday he will take his seat as a member of the United States Senate succeeding Robert R. Reyn olds in that office. At Washington Senator Hoey will be no newcomer to the Congres sional scene, having served in Con gress 25 years ago for one term af ter which he declined to offer for re-election. As he prepared today to close his office heTe Senator Hoey ex pressed his gratitude to the people of his home community for all the courtesies and consideration shpwn him and especially for the tribute given in the testimonial dinner at the Armoty Thursday night. Washington observers feel Sena tor Hoey is destined to play a vital role in “winning the peace,” for they see him virtually certain to occupy a seat on the important senate foreign relations and mili tary affairs committee. Mr. Hoey has previously indicated he would like also a place op, the agricultural committee because North Carolina has come to be one of the principal agricultural states but for half a century has not been represented on the senate agricultural committee. At Washington he will reside at the Raleigh hotel. T. •’V* P. D. HERNDON HMONWILL DIRECTCENSUS Replaces J. W. Osborne Of Shelby Who Resumes Law Practice P. D. Herndon, of Kings Moun tain, has been appointed agricul tural census supervisor for the bu reau of census for all counties west of the Catawba river to the Ten nessee line, comprising most of the counties in the 11th and 12th con gressional districts, it was an nounced this morning. Mr. Hern don replaces J. W. Osborne, of Shelby, who resigned this place to take up the private practice of law. Mr. Osborne's health would not permit him to continue the duties in connection with the cen sus. C. C. McGinnis, area census sup ervisor commenting on the change this morning, had the highest See HERNDON Page 2 LEADERS SEE ’45 AS VITAL YEAR By the Associated Press Several United Nations lead ers in New Year's messages ex pressed the opinion that 1945 will be a vital war year and perhaps will bring victory. Gen. Charles de Gaulle told the French people that 1945 will “bring us slow but constant progress.” Jan Masaryk, Czechoslovak foreign minister, advising his country’s neighbors to play ball with Russia, said that the year 1945 would be “the year of victory.” President Wladyslaw Racz kiewcz of the Polish government in London declared that the new year will probably be a de cisive one “in the history of the Polish nation.” Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands broadcast a New Year’s message to the people of the Dutch East Indies assuring them of her sympathy in their “spiritual and material distress.” Patton’s Men Advance 6 Miles Into Southern Flank Of Enemy Bulge PARIS, Jan. 1.—(TP)—The U. S. Third Army had ad vanced up to six miles through the southern flank of the German bulge and smeared enemy counterattacks on the Bastogne corridor, destroying or damaging 94 enemy tanks, front dispatches filed just before noon Sunday said. The dispatches were released tonight. Infantry, tanks and self propelled guns of Lit. Gen. George S. patton’s divisions moved forward from two to six miles along a 12-mile front on both sides of St. Hubert, 15 miles west of Bastogne and near the southwest limit of the salient thrust into Allied lines by Field Marshal Von Rund stedt’s Christmas offensive. Well to the southeast near the French fortress town of Bitche, the Germans smashed at the U. S. Seventh Army’s line with five successive counterattacks in widely scattered sectors in what may be the start of another major blow by the German commander. Initial reports made no mention of sizable gains. Good weather permitted widespread air activity and 1 at least 125 German planes were destroyed over several air ; fields in Belgium, which the enemy bombed and strafed. Bitche is a strong point in tne | old Maginot line, 13 miles south of i the industrial city of Zweibrucken in the Bavarian Palatinate. Front dispatches from the Bel gian bulge said Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's divisions were striking J heavily northeastward from the I Bastogne salient in an effort to | narrow the 13-mile waist of the ; German penetration. The enemy counterattacked heavily southeast and southwest of Bastogne in an other vain effort to pinch off that road center. The counterattack was beaten down and 18 tanks were de stroyed. What success if any the Germans were gaining in the' first stages of their thrusts on both sides of Bitche was not immediately disclosed. The attacks were reported continu ing at midday. The best flying weather in well over a week touched off blazing air battles. The Luftwaffe came up by the See PATTON’S Page X I *9600 I / w - Blast Oil Re^nes :s,;*nery hz vrs*&G™\k °^yVw *■«*« „ /j^der Lfe8'80.0 Fortr^31^ "etwSfef"> Sw»' d3y °f ™e 4 stained offe^^sive Last mgnt Lancasters 01 uie RAF bomber command attacked the railroad yard at Osterfeld in the Ruhr and large fires were left burning. The air ministry announced that British mosquitos raided Gestapo headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and that Lancasters, escorted by Mus tangs and Spitfires of the RAF fighter command and RAF sec ond tactical air force, bombed railroad yards at Vohwinkel, south of the Ruhr. Other Mosquitos attacked and left afire two medium-sized ene my merchantmen in Flekke Fjord, southeast of Egersund, in southern Norway. The air ministry said seven planes of the bomber' command and one of the coastal command were missing from the day’s oper ations. I THE WAR TODAY: Hitler’s Defiance Not To Be Lightly Shrugged Aside By DeWITT MacKENZIE, AP Writer We shouldn’t lightly shrug aside ! Hitler’s (?) New Year's Eve def j iance that “the end of the war I will not come before 1946 unless by a German victory, because Ger many will never capitulate.” True, we needn’t concern our selves overmuch with the time ele ment injected into this defy by the Fuehrer (if it was Indeed the Nazi dictator who spoke), because neither he nor any other man knows when this yar will end. We can see, too, that, his statement is off the beam in two other re spects, because we know that the I Germans cannot win the war, and it’s certain that in due course they will capitulate. SPIRIT What we do have to worry about is the spirit of that message. .It': the spirit which we've seen exem plified in tlie Hitlerian counterof fensive out of the Rhineland, anc in the desperate (and not unsuc cesful) effort of German scientist; to create, new weapons like the \ bombs. It’s meanins; is clear—tha the Germans do intend to rests See HITLER'S Page 2 NAZIS PUSHED BACKINBUDA LONDON, Jan. 1. — (£>)— Hard fighting Russian shock troops have hurled the Germans out of two thirds of Buda, the western half of Budapest and today neared the Danube embankment in the center ■ of the burning Hungarian capital. Battling amidst scenes of daugh ! ter unrivalled since Stalingrad, Red ' army unit overran 300 blocks of houses and buildings in Buda yes terday, 'while in Pest, eastern half of the capital, Soviet spearheads had driven three miles into inner defenses. Simultaneously, north of the city Russian troops smashed their last enemy remnants trapped in the Pilis hills in the Danube knee and swept the Germans out of north eastern Hungary into Slovakia on a 200-mile front from the mouth of the Ipoly river to the frontier I town of Satoraljaujhely. SCORED SUCCESSES , The Russians scored other suc cesses on the Hungarian front yes ! terday, plunging to within six miles southeast of ilie Slovak rail junc tion of Losone iLucenec), 55 miles i northeast of Budapest, and made a new crossing of the Hron river at ' two points west of Leva