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WEATBtR Cloudy today followed by mostly cloudy weather tonight and Fri day with rain in west and north, cooler today, continued rather cool tonight and Friday. Ghesheth Baily Him« CLEVELAND COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 - State Theatre Today - “DARK MOUNTAIN” Starring ROBERT LOWERY and ELLEN DREW VOL. XLI1I-22 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. THURSDAY, JAN. 25, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c * U. S. Troopship Sunk By Enemy Action; 248Dead And 517 Missing .***************** ****** GERMANS OPEN NEW OFFENSIVE IN NORTH ALSACE Somervell Demands 200 Per Cent Increase In Small Arms Ammunition SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, Pari*. Jan. 25. —(JP)— U. S. production of small arms ammunition must be Increased 200 per cent over last November to prevent a shortage on the western front, Lt. Gen. Brehon Somervell, chief of the Army Service Forces, said today. The general said the greatest pressure would have to be placed on production at home to prevent shortages in at least a dozen important items including tires, heavy trucks, cotton duck and large caliber am munition. The production of medium and heavy caliber ammunition must be increased 100 per cent over November and production o£ heavy trucks should go up 25 to 30 per cent, he told a press conference. He said cotton duck should be stepped up 40 per cent. Despite these needs. Somervell Insisted that the Allies have enough supplies on hand in this theater to mount an all-out offensive, should the Russian advance in the east make it desirable. He said the western front gets first priority over the Pacific in matters of supply. Deliveries of war materiel to Russia have not diminished since Oen. Eisenhower opened the western front, he said. Wallace Asks Probe Jones’ RFC Lending Tells Committee Big Versus Little Business Is "Real Issue" In Control Of RFC WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.—(iP)—Contending big versus little business is "the real issue” in control of the govern ment’s huge banking powers, Henry A. Wallace today pro posed a congressional investigation of RFC lending under PATROLLING ON ITALIANFRONT Sleet And Snow Limit Ac tivity To "Spirited Skirmishes" ROME, Jan. 25—(AV-Sleet and Know covered the Italian front to day, but In spite of the wintry weather patrols were active along both the Fifth and Eighth Army fronts and spirited skirmishes took place at several points The action generally, however, was on so small a scale that the discharge of a booby trap by a U. S. raiding party in the vicinity of Monte Cerere south of Bologna rated mention in an official report of the day's operations. The Eighth Army discovered the Senlo river bank which marks the German's eastern winter line in the Adriatic sector was booby trapped southwest of Cotignalo. A* patrol which reached a bridge In this sector withdrew because of mines, machlneguns and mor tar fire. NIGHT PATROL A German night patrol was re pulsed in an attack on an Eighth Army strongpoint east of Fosso See PATROLLING Page 2 Soviet Ambassador And Eight Others Killed In Crash MEXICO CITY, Jan. 25.—<AV Sovlet Ambassador Constantine Oumansky, his wife, and seven oth ers were killed today In the crash of a Mexican Air Force plane starting to take the ambassador to Cost* Rica to present his creden tials as minister there. Dr. W. L. Garnett, at the Amer lcan-Rritlsh hospital, said officials told him there were 11 In the plane and that only two escaped, both injured. The plane took off at 5:50 a.m. from the Mexico City airport and crashed about 500 yards from the runway while trying to gain alti tude. , '■ j jesse jones. The former vice president said that “the real motive’’ behind a bill to strip the lending authority wielded by Jones away from the commerce secretaryship "has noth ing to do with my competence to handle those powers.” * If confirmed m secretary of commerce, Wallace made clear, he Intends to use the lending authority to assist little busi ness as well as the big com panies In a drive for “a free America, which Is also a pros perous America” and to carry out President Roosevelt’s goal of 90,000,000 post war Jobs. Wallace testified before the sen ate commerce committee and a standing-room-only crowd. Declaring that he Is willing to serve as secretary of commerce whether or not the monetary set up la left in that department, Wallace testified that “no soldier See WALLACE Page X WHAT’S DOING TODAY 7:00 p. m.—Regular meeting of Kiwanis club at Hotel Charles. 7:30 p. m.—C. A. P. members meet at armory. FRIDAY 7:00 p. m.—Inter-city meet ing of Rotary clubs at Hotel Charles. 8:00 p. m.—Regular com munication of Cleveland lodge 202 A. F. <fc A. M. at lodge room in Masonic temple. Red Offensive Disrupts Reich’s Plan Of Defense By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. —(It)— Hitler’s grand strategy lor the prolonged defense of the fortress of Germany possibly has been thrown completely off balance by the ter rific Impact of the Russian offen sive. This Is the opinion of some mili tary authorities here who are be ginning to wonder how long now Germany will be able to hold out under the onslaught. Estimates that the European war would last until late sum mer or fall as a result of the German west front offensive in December now.* are being scrapped. At the moment there is an open - mindedK attitude on how quickly and in’what man ner Germany may be defeated. Defeat could take the form of unconditional surrender by the* high command if the command splits with the Nasi political lead ership or could be evidenced by a fairly rapid breakup of organized resistance with a long period of guerilla warfare following. The last several days have brought no evidence here of a See RED Page * ATTACK ALONG 20-MILE FRONT; MODER CROSSED May Be Effort To Win Back Whole Northeast France Province BRITISH MAKE GAINS PARIS, Jan. 25.—(JF)—The Germans have opened a des perate new offensive against the western front in northern Alsace, it was announced late today at supreme headquar ters, possibly in a supreme ef fort to win back the whole | northeast France province. Attacking on a 20-mile front from Haguenau north west into the Vosges moun tains, the enemy crossed the Moder river at places 15 miles below the Reich frontier. Far to the north, the British Second Army under guns of the .SlaoMfA- Ugtt.*gi Vtthin a rntte- of tne Roer rlger, where the fixed defenses begin. Seven towns with in 30 miles of Dusseldorf fell to the Tommies. The Allied air force again pounded on thinning German traf fic faltering out of the Ardennes salient In the center. German troop movements toward the east still were seen. The First and Third armies captured nine move towns in the Ardennes sector, three of them inside Germany. First See ATTACK Page 2 COLDWAVEON EASTSEABOARD New York Bears Brunt With Temperatures As Low As 32 Below By The Associated Frees The winter's voidest weather struck the easteni seaboard north of the Carollna8 today (Thursday) setting seasonal Sub-aero records and, in some csv**, sending the thermometer down to all-time low readings. New York bore the brunt of the severe cold wave, with tempera tures as low as -32, while its fringes extended south into Mary land and the District of Columbia. The weather bureau said it would be at least another 24 hours before the cold snap would break. Following on the heels of a near blizsard In northern New York State, the cold front moved in with gale-Uke winds which whipped the snow into drifts, blocking many secondary roads and disrupting transportation services. Four deaths were attributed to weather conditions in the upper part of New York State. Bus schedules were cancelled in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. Hundreds of thousands of workers were late for their Jobs in New York City where the cold blast crippled subway opsration. GEN. S TIL WELL STHiELLWILL SUCCEEDLEAR WASHINGTON. Jan. 25—(/P>— War Secretary Stimson today an nounced the assignment of Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell to command of the Army ground forces suc ceeding Lt. Gen. Lear. Lear’s assignment as deputy commander in European theatre in charge of administrative mat ters concerning American troops was announced yesterday. Stimson said Stilwell is in Washington and will take over his new command immediately. Taxi Control Bill Offered In Assembly RALEIGH, Jan. 25.—(JF)—A bill to place taxicab companies under the supervision of the State Utili ties Commission was introduced in the legislature today by Reps. Hatch of Wake, Caveness of Guil ford and Wallace of Lenoir. It would force operators to get franchises from the commission and to carry insurance or bond of an amount to be set by the com mission for the protection of cus tomers and property owners. Pub lic hearings would be held before the franchises are granted, and operators njust prove good charac ter. Franchises would expire in five years. The commission, before granting a franchise for a petitioning com pany, must first determine whe ther additional taxicab facilities are needed, and if it does not act on a petition within 60 days the petition would be void. FINANCE COMMITTEE The bill was sent to the finance committee. A similar measure was intro duced in the senate by Carlyle of Forsyth and Currie of Durham. Sea OFFERS Fage 2 Roosevelt Refuses To Accept Resignation Of Secretary Ickes WASHINGTON, Jan. 25—</P) —Interior Secretary Ickes announced today that Presi dent Roosevelt had declined to accept his offered resignation, asking him to remain in the cabinet. Ickes is one of the two original members of the Pres ident’s cabinet. The other is Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, whose resignation the President has also reject ed. REMAINDER OF THOSE ABOARD, 1,400, SAVED Stimson Reports Army Casualties Since Pearl Harbor 616,951 EUROPEANWATERS WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.— (/P)—An American troopship carrying more than 2,200 sol diers was sunk recently in European waters as a result of enemy action with the loss of 248 dead and 517 missing. Secretary of War Stimson made the announcement at his news conference today. The remainder of the troops a board, more than 1400, were saved, Stimson said. He gave no further details. Stimson at the same time dis closed that Army casualties since Pearl Harbor have reacned 616,951. -coupled with a Navy total of 099, the aggregate for the armed forces since the beginning of the war now are 701,950. This total depresents an increase of 38,091 since last week’s report. The Navy accounted for 1,635 of the increase and the Army for the remainder. BREAKDOWN A breakdown on today’s figures and comparable ones for last Army: Killed 117,256 and 111, 306; wounded 356,813 and 343,250; prisoners of war 57,432 and 57,462; missing 85,450 and 68,477. Navy; Killed 32,394 and 31,802; wounded 38,513 and 37,630; pris oners 4,477 and 4,417; missing 0, 615 and 9,454. Stimson said that of the Army’s wounded 180,320 have returned to duty. He added that his announce ment of the troop ship’s loss was in accordance with the depart ment’s "established policy of stat ing all losses in regular course even though some of the details may ont yet be made available.” EXECUTIVES TO ORGANIZE HERE Would Bring Outstanding Speakers To Dinner Ses sions Of Group Organization of a Cleveland Exe cutives club is being projected among business and civic leaders of this section by E. E. Schlotz, of Denver, executive field director of Associated Clubs, who expects in the next few days to announce de finite developments in that direc tion. The group would bring to Shelby seven times a year an outstanding speaker to discuss current affairs at its dinner sessions to which the members and their wives would be invited. While the group would not be another civic club, leaders here contacted by Mr. Schlotz feel that it could have a strongly co hesive force in life of this section. Originally projected to bring to gether executives of Cleveland county, there has come a strong suggestion that it serve also the general area including Cherryvllle, Cliffslde, and Rutherford as well as the Cleveland communities. Membership details will, of course, be worked out by the group once definite organization is affected. Membership will be by invitation only. Charlotte’s Executive dub has the largest membership of any of the over 100 such clubs in the United States, while Greensboro and Raleigh have flourishing groups as does Hickory, which draws upon neighboring commun ities for members of its organiza tion. Mr. Schlotz has been called to Raleigh for the week-end but ex pects to return Monday to continue organizational work. n t s e '8' 1. GETS PROMOTION—Major Geo. Goforth has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel while serving with the Third Army somewhere in Luxembourg. He en tered the Army in 1940 and has been serving overseas since Jan uary, 1944. His wife, Mrs. George Goforth, is making her home with his sister, Mrs. W. P. Sweezy of route 3, Kings Mountain, while he is in service. -s FR Nominates Col. Roosevelt For Promotion e et« m wv; • i p *-*» ce O. i IB w <1 i i 6* » O co WASHINGTON, Jan. 25—{&)— President Roosevelt today nomi ■t nated his 34-year-old son, Col. El liott Roosevelt, to be a brigadier - general in the Army air forces. ; The proposed promotion went to ’ the senate in the midst of a con ; troversy over the Army’s air pri ority system which gave a dog owned by Colonel Roosevelt prece dence over three servicemen. The nomination goes automati cally to the senate military com mittee, which Wted last Monday to inquire into fte whole priority practice as well as the dog inci dent itself. The committee rec ommends for or against confirma tion of such nominations. If confirmed young Roosevelt would not be the'* youngest general officer. Col. Roosevelt, who recently re turned to duty in England, denied he ordered a priority for the dog, an English bull mastiff named Blaze. The three servicemen, fly ing west on furlough, were dumped off an Army cargo plane at Mem phis Jan. 11 while the dog, with an “A-priority, .was allowed to continue the flight. The animal was sent from Washington to Colonel Roosevelt’s bride, actress Paye Emerson, in Hollywood. It was one of two she said her husband sent from England to start a breed in this country. Stalin Confers With S a Polish Representatives LONDON, Jan. 25 — (*>)— Pre mier Stalin met yesterday with representatives Of. the Lublin Pol ish regime to discuss Polish-Rus sian relations and the relief and restoration of Warsaw, the Mos cow radio said today. L CD OQ O* T 5, 11 S. Senate Approval Of World Peace ^Organization Seen e n b y e o s h o e J. By FRANCir J- KELLY WASHINGTON# Jan. 25. —(JP)— ‘‘Overwhelmingly}** senate approv al of American jL^’ticipation in an international peace preserving or ganization was predicted today by Foreign Relations Chairman Con nally (D-TeX). He linked his prediction to the bipartisan endorsement of such a program by the senate’s 16 newest members. The freshmen senators—10 De mocrats and six Republicans—dis patched a unique letter to the White House yesterday assuring President Roosevelt of their sen Reds 125 Miles From Berlin; East Prussia Cut Off By The Associated Press LONDON, Jan. 25.—Red army forces have broken the Oder river line in southeast Germany and are exploiting the breakthrough while in the north they apparently have cut off East Prussia, Soviet field dispatches announced. Moscow broadcasts said the thunderous Soviet winter offensive was at one point a little more than 125 miles from Berlin and that Red army units were fighting “on the edge of Konigsberg,” capital of East Prussia. Capture of Gleiwitz, big industrial center just west of the Silesian manufacturing towns of Hindenburg and Beu then, was announced by Marshal Stalin. Chrzanow, import ant center in the Bombrowa coal basin, 17 miles west of cap tured Krakow in Poland, also was taken. uieiwiz, au mues soumeasi oi Breslau, Is the largest German city captured by the Russians. Its 118,000 population was mostly en gaged in large coal transhipping business and seven large arms and machinery plants, including a barbed wire factory. German broadcasts said the Russians had broken into Elbing on the Gulf of Danzig, effectively shutting off East Prussia. Fall of Breslau, capital of lower (northern] Silesia and most important industrial city in the eastern Reich, appear ed imminent as Marshal Ivan Konev moved his First Ukrai nian army rapidly west of the Oder to encircle the ciity. Konev’s forces, vanguards of the Russian avalanche, stormed across the broken ice of the Oder in the heart of Silesia at a point south reporters said, and shoved on to | ward the mountains of Bohemia in Czechoslovakia. ' OTHER CROSSINGS Konev was fighting for yet oth er crossings northwest of the Od er-straddling city, and Berlin said he already had secured a bridge head at Steinau, 32 miles north west of the city and 138 miles from Berlin. Yet other troops under Konev’s command were reported hammer ing into the outskirts. The crossing southeast of the city apparently was in the neigh borhood of captured Oppeln, capi tal of upper (southern) Silesia, and about 30 miles northeast of a See 125 MILES Page 2 Massed U. S. Troops Besiege Clark Field Ten Japs Killed For Every American In 2-Week Cam paign On Luzon, Up To Now By C. YATES McDANIEL GENERAL MacARTHUR’S HEADQUARTERS, Luzon, Jan. 15.—(fP)—A swiftly massing weight of 14th army corps motorized troops besieged Clark Field’s 13 airstrips today after a two weeks campaign on Luzon in which 10 Japanese were killed for every American. Manila lies less than 50 airline miles ahead of the southbound Yank columns, disclosed officially today to have paid the relatively low cost of 657 lives during the first 14 days of their 65-mile drive from Lingayen Gulf. More than 5,000 dead Japanese have been counted and the figure undoubted ly is greater because the Nippon ese try to conceal their losses by dragging away many of the bodies. An intricate maze of more than 30 fortress caves, which the Nipponese spent months building as a major defense belt for Clark field, littered with scores of wrecked Nipponese bombers and fighters, is in the hands of 40th division soldiers. Disdainful of wilting enemy See MASSED Page 2 fciment on the matter and wishing I them success in his conferences with other Allied leaders. Connally’s gratification was un bounded. As chairman of the for eign relations committee, he will have to carry the load when the treaty establishing the peace ma chinery comes before the senate. Here not only were 16 assured votes for a Dumbarton Oaks model peace organization, but there was added satisfaction for the Texan In the similarity between their joint declaration and the lasting See SENATE Page 2 FRANCE WANTS RHINE GUARDED Will Maintain Military . Forces All Along Border After War PARIS, Jan. 25 —(TP)— Prance intends to maintain military for ces all along the Rhine after the war, Gen. De Gaulle told a press conference today. Meeting newspapermen for the first time in weeks, the French leader said regretfully that he had not been Invited to the forthcoming "big three' conference. He told 200 French and foreign correspondents that France had made no formal request for an In vitation to the conference, but had believed the heads of all three big See FRANCE Page 2 CLIFTON DAVIS . AMONG MISSING Pvt. Clifton Davis, son of Adam Davis of route 2. Shelby, has been reported missing in action in France since December 4, accord ing to a telegram received today by his father from the war depart ment.
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