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WEATHER Cloudy 'with light showers today followed by clear to cloudy weather tonight, slightly colder tonight. Sat urday, fair and cooler. Near freez ing in north portion tonight. Tslxe Hhelhy Baily thr CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 - State Theatre Today ■ “STRANGE AFFAIR” Starring Allyn Joslyn — Evelyn Keyes NEWS — COMEDY VOL. XLI1I-23 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c m 40-MILE STRETCH ALONG ROER CLEARED OF NAZIS i _ Seventh Army Holding New German Offensive In Alsace In Check PARIS, Jan. 26.—(/P)—American Ninth and British Second Army troops cleared the entire west bank of the Roer river 40 airline miles from Holland to below Duren to day, achieving a strategic springboard for attacks against the industrial. Ruhr and the Rhineland. Flame-throwing infantry of the Ninth Army advanced more than a mile in a limited night attack, capturing Bra chelen, 27 miles southwest of Dusseldorf, and 97 Siegfried line pillboxes. "British patrols just north reported they reached the Roer on a front of several miles without contacting the Ger mans,” AP Correspondent Wes Gallagher reported from the Ninth Army front. “This clears the Second Army sector west of the Roer and liberates the Sittard sector of Holland ” On the opposite Xlank of the western front, Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's 7th Army appeared to have brought the new German of fensive In north Alsace to a stand still, AP Correspondent Robert C. Wilson reported. The American* sealed off penetrations by seven Nail di visions and slowly hammered the line back to its original positions in fighting during one of the worst snowstorms In Alsace since the war start ed. House fighting; continued In SchlUersdorf, 10 miles north of the Saverne Gap, Allied lifeline to im periled Strasbourg. Wilson said the Germans were being herded into the southeast sector of the town. In the woods just west of Hag uenau, 15 miles north of the Al See SEVENTH Page t Poles In Exile Ask Allied Commission U. S. Receives Not* Asking Int*r-Allied Group To Administer Poland Until Elections Can Be Held WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The United States has received a memorandum from the Polish government in ?xile asking establishment of an inter-Allied commission to administer Poland until elections can be held. Nazi Exiles In France Active In Underground By LOUIS P. LOCHNER PARIS, Jan. 26. —(/P)— German exiles and refugees in France, in cluding former army officers, are carrying on an active anti-Hitler lan resistance movement Involving dangerous collaboration with mem bers of the German underground. Seven million propaganda leaflets have been introduced Into Germany by one group of determined young men in France. Just how it was done or who did it must remain a secret at present. But the fact is that two doien ardent anti Nazis risk their Uves constantly in jfassing handbills, news sheets and appeals into German territory. 1 have met several of these men. Some were deserters from Hitler's army as it fled from France after D-Day. Others were laborltes who quit Germany in 1933. All had assumed names. They told me 40 additional volunteers were being trained for this work with more to follow. CANDID Leaflets circulated among Ger man troops acquaint them with conditions at home, describe dra matically how German cities are being flattened while the Nazi armies carry on their hopeless fight, and recall pompous predic tions of victory made by the fueh rer at various times. The most recent pamphlets con trast the facts of the Soviet drive with Hitler's assertion late in 1941. that “the Russian army will never recover from the deadly blows we have inflicted upon it." NOSTALGIC Christmas edition of a little four page paper entitled “Volk Und Vaterland” seemed especially ef fective, for it played upon the sen timental attachment of the aver age German to this time-hallowed festival. Illustrations of peacetime families under Christmas trees de corated with candles and bells were obviously calculated to awaken nostalgia for a Germany at peace. German resistance members in France said the first outstanding results of their efforts were achiev ed during the withdrawal of the German armies from France. Pos ters, nailed on fences and bulletin boards in the path of the retreat ing German units, gave them a terse picture of the hopelessness of their position and urged them to surrender. . „ This was disclosed today by Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew at a news conference which covered a wide range of diplomatic affairs. Grew also; 1. Announced that Herbert Pell, United States member of the United Nations war crimes commission In London, had to be relieved of his lob for lack of congressional appropriations. Grew said Lt. Col Joseph V. Hodgson, former attorney general In Ha waii, would replace Pell and that this government will continue Its active Interest In the punishment of war criminals. 2. Applauded as "courageous and forthright" a letter by 16 freshmen senators to President Roosevelt supporting American participation In a world security organization patterned after the Dumbarton Oaks agreement and plans for the demilitarization of Germany and Japan. RED AGREEMENT 3. Revealed that Russia has agreed to exempt the United States and Great Britain from clauses in the Hungarian and Romanaln ar mistices giving the Soviet high command control of all communi cations Including code from those two countries. Grew said the clauses were Intended to apply to nations not represented on the control commissions, composed of See SWEDEN Page 2 WHAT’S DOING TODAY 7:00 p.m.—Inter-city Rotary club meeting. 8:00 p.m.—Regular commun ication of Cleveland Lodge 202 A. P. and A. M. RATE DOUBLES: Nelson Says China Coming Along On War Production WASHINUTON, Jan. 38.— (/P) — Donald M. Nelson has predicted to President Roosevelt that China's war production this spring "should be at least double the November rate” and soon vtflll be felt on fighting fronts. It was in November that Nelson, former war production chairman and now a personal representative of the president, made the second of two trips to China to help build up war output. A report on the missions cited specific measures put Into effect and asserted that "for the first time the Chinese Economic war effort is now coordinated.” “In additions to the improve ment in the milita^f situation,” Nelson declared, “We can look for far-reaching gains on the economic front, as a result of action taken this autumn in China. “The 1945 schedule of the Chi nese WPB for production of key items is double the program pre viously prepared by China’s ord nance department, and Increased See NELSON Page 3 IRV8BMN8 CB068 OI>K», ISOLATE EAST PRt'SMA—Arrows on >his map show developments ltt Russian drives westward on the Eastern Front (heavy line'. Moscow announced Russian troops have crossed the Oder river southeast of Breslau in German Silesia, and Berlin reported another Soviet crossing at Steinau farth er north. From Berlin also came the report that the Second White Russian Army had driven through to the Baltic coast, shearing East Prussia from the Reich. The Reds were said to have reached the Baltic at Elbing. llALlAn 1TOHU ACTIONLIGHT Bad Weather Continues To Limit Troops To Pa trol Activity ROME, Jan. 26. —(JPh- Snow and rain continued to limit activi ties on the Italian front to patroll ing during the last 24 hours, with the enemy showing extreme sen sitivity to Fifth army patrols test ing his defenses south of Bologna, Allied headquarters announced to day. The weather also restricted air activity, although Allied planes flew more than 500 sorties. Com munications and transport in the Po valley were targets. Five Ger man planes were destroyed on the ground. Four Allied craft were missing. Fifth army patrols engaged in numerous skirmlshes-r-in the area of Monte Belmonte; at Sanansano, a village on highway 65 below Bologna; and at several points just 8ee ITALIAN Page 2 Hoey To Teach Class Sunday WASHINGTON, Jan. 26—<AV Senator Clyde R. Hoey will re sume his Sunday school teaching this Sunday. He will “spell out the regular Sunday lesson’’ to the men’s Bible class of Mt. Vernon Place Methodist church. The former North Carolina gov ernor who taught a Sunday school class in Shelby or Raleigh for more than 40 years found he couldn’t keep it up every Sunday with his congressional duties here. Opponents Of Wallace Set To Defeat Him By JACK BELL WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. —(&£ Opponents shifted to a frontal at tack on the cabinet nomination of Henry A. Wallace today as the former vice president set up boundaries on the authority he might wield as secretary of com merce. The senate commerce scheduled a closed meeting (at 2:30 p.m., EWT) to vote on legislation to strip the department of control over the government’s sprawling lending agencies. But even as this action near ed, administration critics let it become known that they be lieve they have 48 to 50 votes— enough to defeat the nomina tion—if it is considered before the senate passes on the di vorcement bill. For that reason, they had chang ed tactics end were urging that Wallace be voted up or down, with the department standing intact as Jeese Jones left it under the sting of a dismissal letter from Presi See OPPONENTS Page 2 BUSINESSMEN BACK WALLACE WASHINGTON, Jan. 26— (JP) — A committee of business men has been formed to support Henry Wallace as secretary of commerce “all the way” and to oppose strip ping the office of its loan opera tions. An announcement issued from its headquarters said more than a hundred business men had au thorized a telegraphed request to Chhirmen Bailey (D-NC) of the senate commerce committee that they be heard on the George bill which would take the principal financial duties away from the commerce department. Among those listed as being members, of the new group were Andrew Jackson Higgins, ship builder, J. Louis Reynolds of the Reynolds Metals company; Mark Ethridge of the Louisville Courier Journal and James H. McGill, president of the McGill Manufac turing company, of Indiana. In the statement, the commit tee said “we are for Wallace all the way because we believe he stands for the policies which mean prosperity for our businesses and all business.” AAA lUlHIHUItb HAS MEETING County Agent John Wil kins Urges Forehand edness In Talk Forehandedness in the securing of fertilizer and repair of farm ma chinery was urged this morning by County Farm Agent John Wil kins who spoke to the assembled AAA committeemen here from every part of Cleveland county for an all-day session. The meet ing was presided over by County AAA Chairman Dan W. Moore. Mr. Wilkins told the farmers that prospects for 1945 indicated See AAA Page 2 53,799 BALES COTTON GINNED Cleveland county’s 1944 cotton crop stood 344 bales ahead of the 1943 crop on January 16, according to report this morning by T. C. Beam, cotton statistician. Ginned up to January 16 were 53,799 bales as compared with 53, 455 bales ginned up to the same time last year. I YANKS FIGHT THEIR WAY SOUTHWARD ON LUZON — American infantrymen, accompanied by a r Sherman tank, fight their way southward toward Manila on Luzon island in the Philippines. Late dispatches I s said the Yanks are now besieging Clark Field, less than 50 airline miles from Manila. i r BILL UN SALE OF MARGARINE IS CONSIDERED Dairymen Oppose Meas ure To Allow Color Add ed Before Sale DIVORCE Ml~ASURE UP ! RALEIGH, Jan. 26.—(£>)— 1 A bill to allow the sale of col ored margarine was introduc ed today in the legislature by Representatives Vogler of Mecklenburg, Pearsall of Nash and Allen of Wake. The measure, which would j not affect the tax schedule, was introduced in the face of . concentrated opposition by organized dairy representa tives and was sent to the agri culture committee. Under the present law, grocers cannot sell colored margarine but must provide customers with a packet of coloring. Reps. Kearney of Franklin and Hardison of Craven sent up bills to change the re quirements for absolute divorce , for civilians from two year ••Acidanno f n Alia vao v* ITndAP another bill by Kearney, serv icemen could enter divorce li tigation after establishment of a six months residence. There is no provision under the cur rent, law, to care ^for service men. J Rep. Wnitfield of Pender intro duced a bill to pay teachers a war bonus, expected to amount to lit tle more than $3,000,000 a year. His measure would not be in con flict to the salary increase recom mendations made by the advisory budget commission, but would overlap and provide teachers with total increases amounting to near ly $14,000,000 a year. HIGHWAY BILL Rep. Umstead of Orange, and others, introduced a bill to appro priate $7,500,000 annually for the coming biennium for construction and improvement of county high ways and to require that such funds be expended for no other purpose. No provision for maintenance is included in the measure, and the $15,000,000 fund for the next two years, would be in addition to recommended highway department See BILL Page 2 _ New York Yankees Bought By Three PHOENIX, Aria., tfan. 26.—f/P)— Robert A. Becker, a. business as sociate of Del Webb, Phoenix con tractor, said here today Webb, Capt. Dan Topping and Col. Larry , MacPhail had purchased the New York Yankees. j “I understand the deal was put through yesterday afternoon,” Beck er said. "Mr. Webb telephoned me in the morning to transfer some i money to him there to facilitate , his part of the transaction.” Becker said he believed the price involved was around $2,800,000. ■ German Reports Place Russian Troops Near Border Of Brandenburg LONDON, Jan. 26.—(<?>)—East Prussia has been cut off md German troops there isolated, Moscow dispatches report ed flatly today, as Russian tanks to the south were placed by Jerman broadcasts close to the border of Brandenburg-, Prussian province of which Berlin is the capital. From Moscow AP Correspondent Eddy Gilmore said Russians, having isolated the German forces in East Prussia, were now starting “the grim task of storming Konigsberg md Elbing, the two biggest centers of resistance left.” A wide mopping up operation in the German province was re ported in progress, with Soviet columns still 10 to 15 miles 'rom Koniesberc-. i :-——:— . t : — Marshal Stalin announced today ' he capture of four East Prussian ; owns on the approaches to Ko ligsberg in an order of the day. rhe four towns are Allenburg, Nor lenburg, Lotzn and Tapiau. Allenburg is 32 miles southeast )f Konigsberg and Tapiau is 21 niles east of the East Prussian lapital Nordenburg is 21 miles iouthwest of Insterburg. All were described in the order is poweriui siiuugpuiiiui 111 me permanent German defense lines ;overing the central districts of Hast Prussia." Today’s German communique said Russian tank formations had driven ‘‘farther to the west and northwest on both sides of Poznan.” It reported bitter fighting was in progress for Paznan, Bydorszcz and Torun. See GERMAN Page S RESISTANCE LIGHT: Clark Field Firmly In American Hands Fort Stotsenburg Also Taken; Japs Withdraw Into Hills To Shell Field With Artillery Hv Thp Accnriiiipfl Prpcc GENERAL MacARTHUR’S HEADQUARTERS, Luzon. Jan. 26.—Clark Field, with its 17 airstrips within striking distance of the China coast, was firmly in American hands today along with adjacent Fort Stotsenburg. Triumphant Vanks rolled on south against such light opposition that com Dat officers expressed doubt the Japanese would make a determined fight short of Manila, some 40 miles south. Vast X" muoi ii*&***,T ieveloped aviation center in the ' Philippines with its extensive net work of landing strips, shops and ' Dther installations, was captured sarly Thursday by Maj. Gen. Os ;ar W. Griswold's 14th Army Dorps. The Americans found few Jap mese but numerous land mines md booby traps as they swarmed >ver Clark in pursuit of an enemy garrison of perhaps 5,000 which 1 led into the hills where artillery E msifions could keen the airstrins 1 musable. The main body of Japanese * was being hounded by Amer- * lean artillery. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's communique to- j day said “our forces are en gaged in clearing enemy troops t from the nearby hills.” Capture of Clark Field, certainly i major prize of the war, consti- } uted a personal satisfaction for dacArthur, whose main air strength ( n the Philippines was wiped out . n December, 1941, as Japanese f iivebombers struck devastating ; >lows to open the Nipponese con- ( juest of the islands. < Sixth Army Yanks moved onto i See CLARK FIELD Page 2 j t Forty Enemy Planes Bagged In Peiping Raid CHUNGKING, Jan. 26. —<JP)— I. S. 14th Air Force P-51’s de troyed 40 enemy aircraft, probably estroyed six and damaged two in . strike yesterday at airfields in ’eiping, an American communique nnounced today. Five enemy fighters were de troyed in the air by the northern iased American planes, which ,'recked four locomotives and da naged another on their return rip. Three American planes failed to eturn. In the Chinese ground fighting, Japanese troops were reported by .n army spokesman to have lashed down from western Hunan ,nd cut into the slim Chinese hold in the Canton-Hankow railway by iccupying Lokchong. 150 miies torth of Canton, and Pingshek, 15 idles more to the south. 1EAR KUKONG Pushing up the railroad from he south in Kwangtung province, he Japanese were only 18 miles rom Kukong, the province's pro isional capital, while troops press lg in from the north were some 5 miles south of their base at lengyang in Hunan. These devel pments left less than 100 miles of ailroad remaining in Chinese ands, the spokesman said. In Kiangsi province, the Japan se have advanced toward Suich ran, the government spokesman aid, in a southward drive which eached a point only 28 miles from he city. This drive was based in 'ungsin, 120 miles east of Heng an. Tokyo Reports B-29’s 4Hacking Singapore By the Associated Press . A broadcast Japanese communi ue said today that “several enemy t-29 heavy bombers” attacked Sin apore early today, and added the sual claim that "absolutely no amage was caused by this enemy uisance raid.” The Tokyo communique, record d by the Associated Press, said Iso that a lone B-29 later in the loming appeared over the area, pparently on a reconnaissance lissioo.
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