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Committees For Collection Of Clothing Named Committee heads tor the United National Clothing collection drive to be held during the month of April were announced this morn ing by Mrs. R. H. Rogers, chair man for the local collection, and i the complete committees will be re- I vealed within the next few days. The collecting committee will be headed by Doris Bolt and Worth Morris; Mrs. Griffin Smith, sort ing and packing; Reid Misenhelm er, shipping; Max Dixon, county chairman for collection; Clarence King, school chairman; Rev. Paul Hardin, Jr., churches chairman; Mrs. John McClurd, women’s clubs chairman; and W. H. Brown, re ports committee. Miss Sara New-; ton, Mrs. Rush Hamrick, jr„ and L. E. Dail are in charge of pub licity. OPENS SUNDAY The drive will open on Sunday, April 1, and will continue through the month of April. The civic clubs are represented on the planning committee, and the local Boy Scouts , have offered their assistance in any capacity in which they might serve. Mrs. Rogers urges coopera tion among all groups to make this drive for usable clothing a success ful one. For the convenience of the en tire city the boxes which have been used for scrap paper located around the court square are being converted into receptacles for cloth ing. In addition, there will be a box at Griffin P. Smith's grocery store on North Washington street, at Blanton’s Variety store in South Shelby, and at each of the ; following mills: Esther, Ella, Shel- ] by, Lily, Dover, Ora and Cleveland I Cloth. 1 YANKS I ) Starts On Pare One to take the air strip and approach 1 the capital city of 50.000 while 1 another column turned southward, ' capturing two places and making contact with guerrillas. NAVAL SUPPORT , The landing parties were sup ported by naval gunfire and Thir- , teenth Airforce planes. Negros, more than 120 miles long and 50 miles at its widest part, is one of the biggest sugar pro ducers in the Philippines. : On recently invaded Cebu island i the American division overcame ; moderate resistance at Guadalupe and also Joined up with guerrillas. ■ •Associated Press Correspondent Ri-1: chard Bergholz reported the Jap .. e were well dug in on the hills Ind Cebu city and said the u nup there would take time. ihe taking of tiny Caballo is land entailed the use of navy guns, howitzers of the 163rd field artillery on Corregidor, Fifth Air force planes and elements of the 38th division. , 500 JAPANESE An estimated 500 Japanese were on the island. American command- j ers reported about 220 were killed in the landing assault and in en counters immediately afterward. Nipponese who aorvived these assaults withdrew into caves and tunnels of a hill which the Americans promptly charged. After a lively machine gun fight the Yanks managed to collapse the caves and bury the enemy. A total of 80 Nipponese positions were knocked out. In northern Luzon, the 25th di-j vision made a flanking movement I on Balete Pass but met stiff enemy j resistance. This fight has raged bitterly for days. In southern Luzon, First Cavalry units captured Lipa, then continu ed their advance into Batangas1 province. Yank fliers worked on Nippon- j ese positions all the way from Mindanao, major southern Philip pine island, to Macassar Straits, where they sank or damaged nine enemy ships, including two destroy ers, Wednesday. REICH Starfts On Page One men, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven were reported “good results.” Fourteen hundred of the big planes escorted by 900 fighters, shot down six of a fleet of 40 Nazi jet planes attempting to break up the attacks. Late reports said nine American bombers and three fighters were lost. At least 46 German planes were destroyed on the ground. The big- \ gest haul was made by a U. S Nir*h Air Force Thunderbolt group1 which destroyed 37 and damaged another 19 on two airfields east of Duesseidorf. Eighth Air Force fighters accounted for five more and the RAF destroyed four. The geographic center of the United States Is In Smith county, Kansas. THE RECORD SHOP NEWEST SELECTIONS JUST RECEIVED. PHONE 788 Laura A Stranger In Town Sentimental Journey Don’t Love Me Merchants Pledge Their Cooperation Seventy Cleveland county mer chants pledged their cooperation to the OPA In observing the new price regulations with respect to clothing, home furnishing and durable goods which were Issued only a few days ago. These mer-1 chants met at the courthouse last night to hear Miss Kathleen Lau-j der, of the Charlotte OPA office explain the new regulations. The local rationing office fur nished price charts and keys to each merchant at the meeting and the speaker gave instructions in their use. AIRMEN Starts On Page One porting that U. S. transports were moving in on Okinawa, in the center of the Ryukyus, preparatory for an invasion. U. S. minesweepers were clear ng a pathway for them, Domei ;aid, in actions it described as 'preparing for landing operations.” iOIN NAVAL FORCES An enemy Domei news agency lispatch said “about 15 battleships ind other heavy warships” have oined American naval forces al ■eady in the Okinawa area, 325 niles south of Japan, which was lit again today in a series of Su perfortress raids. “A powerful transport ar mada is following close behind the enemy task force,” Domei said, “apparently having learn ed a lesson in the Iwo island operations, the enemy is pro ceeding cautiously. "Okinawa Island is being heavily ounded by warships and planes. Snemy minesweepers are active, preparing for landing operations, >ut no landings have been attempt id yet.” Imperial headquarters, noted for ixaggerated claims of American laval losses, asserted 30 U. S. war hips have been sunk and 20 da naged. The whole unconfirmed lommunique listed as sunk two larriers, a battleship, four crui ers, six destroyers, one transport ind 16 unidentified craft. ’LANE ATTACKS Japanese headquarters said ai led carrier planes attacks were iroken off last night after eight lays of raiding southern Japan and he 700 mile long Ryukyu Archipe ago. Tokyo radio reported a fleet of orpedo boats made a dawn attack ,oday against Adm. Raymond A. Spruance's Fifth fleet which has peen roaming through the Ryukyus ilmost unchallenged. Such an attack, which Tokyo said vas supported by the “air forces special attack (suicide) corps,” vould be the third of its kind this veek against Spruance’s fleet, vhich includes Vice Adm. Marc A. tfltscher's carrier force. Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’s ;ommunique today reported that 'our motor torpedo boats and 17 planes were destroyed in a similar ittack on the American warships Wednesday night and- Thursday, rhe previous day, the admiral said l similar onslaught were repelled. Je made no mention of ‘any da nage to American warships in eith ;r raid. MOSCOW Starts On Pate One ,o the London group, declaring that :he Soviet government "also In formed the governments of Great Britain and China that It fully supported the statement of the pro visional Polish government and ex pected Poland would be given a •hance to take part in the San Francisco conference.’’ INSULT TO POLES "Holding of the conference in; San Francisco without participa ion of Poland would be unfair and in absolutely unjustified insult to he Polish people.” the Moscow •adio declared, saying it was quot- 1 ng authoritative sources. It made ! to mention of the Polish exile gov ernment, recognized by the United i States and Britain. Bluntly maintaining that failure ;o invite the Warsaw Poles "could not be explained” by the absence if diplomatic relations between that group and Washington and London, the Moscow broadcast de clared: HOLDING OUT “The Soviet government simi larly has no diplomatic relations svith such countries as India, Haiti, Liberia or Paraguay. However, it met desires of Great Britain and the United States and agreed to their participation in the San Francisco conference.” Moscow indicated that Britain already had taken a stand but that he United States still was hold ng out. "The Soviet government suggest ’d that Allied governments should iiscuss this question and pass a corresponding decision,” the an nouncement said. "At present, the soviet government informs the gov ernment of the United States that t expects an early reply to this iroposal concerning an invitation o Poland.” COFC Start* Ob P*f* On* Kings Mountain, D. D. Lattimore of Polkville, Lt. and Mrs. Dan Paul and former Governor O. Max Gardner. Clyde A. Short, president, serv ed as toastmaster of the occasion. J. Dale Stentz, secretary, reported on accomplishments and plans of the organization and upon his re port of the record membership a cheer was given Chairman Rob ert E. Youree and his member ship committee for effective work. Music was furnished by Mr. Stentz, Mrs. Stentz and their daughters. Jane and Mary Stentz, and Mrs. Jack Hartigan. Dr. Zeno Wall pronounced the invocation. Senator Hoey in his usual en gaging fashion told of his sena torial impressions and experienc es, terming it if not "the greatest” certainly the "most” deliberative body in the world. He has found his senatorial associates well-in tentioned, hard-working and con scientious men and he sees in the diversity of opinion perhaps a bet ter arrival at justice in matters handled. He feels especially that the Southern group of senators have made a significant contribu tion to the war effort through their steadfast support of war measures at a time when divisions In other sections might have hin dered forthright approach to our preparation for this war. ECONOMIC SITUATION "The Congress has been engag ed In consideration of many meas ures dealing with our present eco nomic situation and looking to post-war adjustments," Senator Hoey said. "The present prob lems of winning the war and main taining our amazing record in production of war materials and rood supplies have been and are the dominant issues pressing for solution. “Many of us favored an all-out work-or-fight bill as the surest and quickest way to win the war svith the least loss of life and the rewest casualties. There were too many, however, who were unwill ing to apply the compulsion where compulsion was needed to stop strikes in essential war Industries and provide for full manpower in production of food and supplies. Nevertheless our war effort con tinues unabated and our produc tion is still the marvel of our own government and the nations of the earth. "As we draw nearer to the war's »nd the pattern of our peace time sconomy becomes all the more im portant and government officials are now diligently studying plans for conversion from war to peace time basis. This transition must not be so sudden and drastic as to dislodge our whole economic sys tem. With a view to softening the alow when the government shall suddenly cancel all war contracts and release from employment hun dreds of thousands of workers al most overnight, an effort is being made to provide for a gradual re conversion of the industries en gaged almost wholly in production af war materials so that when war orders are cancelled there will anly be a slight delay in resum ing the manufacture of automo ailes, radios, machines of all kinds snd the hundreds of other articles which have been banned during me war. FORTUNATE STATE "North Carolina is more fortun ately situated in this respect than most of the states. We shall prob ably be less disturbed by the can cellation of war contracts and can succeed in converting back to peace time production more rap idly and with comparatively little iislocation or unemployment. This Is due to the nature of our manu facturing and the further fact that there will be a large civilian demand for all of our manufac tured products immediately upon the declaration of peace. "It America can successfully hurdle the reconversion period and overcome any large unemployment we shall enter upon an era of un exampled prosperity. There will be a demand for everything that we can produce on the farm or in the factory and there will be plen ty of money in the hands of the masses of our people with which to buy all of these products. The people of this nation will own nearly three hundred billion dol lars in bonds and we should have the largest building program in all history, including homes, factor ies, business houses, churches, col leges, hospitals and all other char acter of construction work, not the least important of which will be highways. INFLATION DANGER "We must not let inflation de stroy the effectiveness of our re construction efforts and we shall nave to guard against this during cur reconversion period and until we get stabilized. Certainly pro dding jobs for all returning sol liers and for those released from war work will test the capacity and vision of business, industry, agrl :ulture and government, but I do not believe that it is an impos sible task. With proper coordina tion of our activities and with full encouragement to business and in iustry, and the modification of our tax rates so as to induce the in vestment of venture capital, I be lieve we shall be able to meet the situation fully, and government will only be called upon to take up the slack in unemployment by ouilding worthwhile permanent projects and performing the char icter of service which is recogniz ed as the appropriate field of gov ernmental activity. "I do not believe that govern ment should enter the field of bu siness in competition .with private enterprise. When government be comes a competitor it destroys competition. It pays no taxes and can operate at a loss. No individ ual or corporation can survive competition like that. There is a legitimate field for governmental I EASTER BUYERS GET THROUGH JUST IN TIME Easter marketers got their shop ping done just under the wire. Effective tomorrow ration point values on pork, pork products, lard, shortening, margarine salad and cooking oils, will be boosted. There has been no change in the point values for all cuts of beef, lamb and veal and butter remains unchanged also. Point values for most cheeses also re main the same. The increases noted for most pork cuts are one or two points per pound. Center chops are advanced from 10 to 12 points per pound, end chops from 6 to 7, ham slices from 10 to 12, and loin roasts from 7 to 8. Lard shbrtening and cooking j oils go up from 4 to 6 points and ! margarine advances from 5 to 8 points. Ration point changes were made necessary by the expected shortage of these products during the month of April. RUSSIANS Starts On Pace One border. Ratibor is 150 miles northeast of Vienna, and 16 from Moravska Ostrava, which controls the north ern approach to the Moravian Gap. This assault threatened to squeeze out Germans holding in eastern Czechoslovakie, and to sweep toward Vienna and Prague. On the southern end of the east ern front, other Soviet battle! groups smashed to within 134 miles of the Italian frontier. FALL OF DANZIG The fall of Danzig in the north freed perhaps 50 Russian divisions j for the coming battle of Berlin. I The German communique finally announced the loss of Kuestrin, j fortress city on the Oder’s east! bank 38 miles from Berlin. It | also said the First Ukrainian I army had battled into the encir cled Oder fortress of Glogau, 55 miles northwest of Breslau. Germans were fighting desper- j ately to protect Vienna, Moscow !• dispatches said. The Russian of fensive toward Bratislava ran in to acres of minefields and heavy artillery and mortar fire. The surge into Austria overran; some trenches and anti-tank bar riers, but German fire was heavy and was supported by waves of infantry moved southeastward from Vienna barracks. Moscow announced last night that Marshal Feodor I. Tolbuk hin’s Third Ukrainian army had Invaded Austria at a point north of captured Koszeg, 52 miles south j of .Vienna, in a rapid thrust that already is imperiling the Austrian capital. service and It should be restricted. to that character of production j and administration. BRETTON WOODS PLAN "The Bretton Woods Plan for the establishment of an Interna tional Bank and an International Fund gives promise of stabilizing the nations of the world following the conclusion of the war and the reaction which would necessarily follow the cessation of hostilities. This plan represents the agree ment of forty-four nations and would provide the method by which currencies would not be de preciated in the various nations holding membership in the Bank and Fund and thus would enable our own nation to maintain and extend our exports. It is of vital concern to America that the cur rencies of the other nations be stabilized and not be subject to | devastating depreciation which would operate so adversely upon I our trade balances, j SUPREME CONCORN "The supreme concern of the forward looking people of Ameri ca, as well as the world, naturally centers in the Dumbarton Oaks , Proposals, the Yalta Agreements I and the forthcoming San Francis j co Conference dealing with the j peace treaties and making provis ion for the maintenance of per manent peace in the world. “The other matters which I have been discussing relate to our ma terial economy and to teh matters which vitally concern and affect the prosperity of our own nation and of the world, but the Dum barton Oaks Proposals and those of the other conferences deal with the vital matter of world peace and therefore transcend in impor tance any of the economic and material aspects of life. I am happy to say that I believe that genuine support in the Senate for the ratification of such treaties and agreements shall translate our victories of war into victories for REASSURING “It is most reassuring to find that the sixteen new Senators elected last November — ten of whom are Democrats and six of whom are Republicans—are una nimous in support of the Dumbar ton Oaks Proposals and will give their enthusiastic adherence to any reasonable plans for world peace. I confidently expect that the Senate will be able to ratify the peace treaties by more than the two-thirds required majority. “With the world assured of a long period of peace and our na tion occupying a position of lead ership in cooperation with the big and little nations of the world in economic improvement and devel opment, and in spiritual unity of purpose in establishing and main taining that long-hoped-for peace —America stands at the crossroads of history as the nation of des tiny." Slice root vegetables such as car | rots and parsnips lengthwise to retain the maximum nutritive val ue. - ( ■ r V Furni ’jed by J. Robert Lindsay and Company tV bb Building Shelby, N. C. N. Y. COTTON CLOSE All cotton exchanges closed to day. CHICAGO GRAIN WHEAT May . ..1.70 July .1.5674 September . .*1.52% 1.7074 1.57'4 1.52% CORN May . .. 1.10% July . ..1.07% September _ .1.05% 1.117s 1.077i 1.05% RYE _ MaJ ...1.17 July .1.13*4 September _ .1.07% 1.17 1.13'.4 1.07% STOCKS CLOSE Amn Rolling Mill _ .. 17 American Loco . .. 32 American Tobacco B . .. American Tel and Tel ... 161 Anaconda Copper . Assoc Dry Goods . Beth Steel . . Boeing Air . .. Chrysler . ... 31 19 71 19 97 Curtiss-Wright __5 General Motors Pepsi Cola _ ..... Greyhound Corp . . International Paper . _ Nash Kelv . .. 63 22 23 23 16 Glenn L Martin . ... 24 22 35 N Y Central . .. Penn R R . ... Radio Corp . .. 10 Reynolds Tob B __,_.*... Southern Railroad _ ..._38 Stand Oil N J. Sperry Corp . 29 U S Rubber . 54 62 U S Steel . ........... Western Union.. 45 Youngstown S and T . . 1-2 1-3 69 3-4 1-2 7-8 3-4 3-8 1-4 7-8 7-8 5-8 3-4 5-8 5-8 3-4 1-2 1-8 7-8 33 5-3 58 3-8 3-4 1-8 1-4 45 CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO. March 31. — .vTi— Saalble cattle 800; calves none; com pared Friday last week: strictly good and choice steers and year lings steady to strong, active; med ium to low-good grades fully 23 lower, instances 50 under Weeks high time on shortfeds at 15.00 down; top 17.65. new high on crop; moderate supply 17.35-17.50; best yearlings 17,25. bulk 14.65-17.00: heifers steady to 25 lower, calf kinds off most; cows unevenly steady to 50 lower, only toppy beef cows offered in scant numbers holding steady; sausage bulls 25-50 lower and beef bulls 50 to 1.00 down; vealers firm, mostly 16.50 down, but larger supply brought 16.75-17.00; outside on fed heifers 17.00! bulk heifers 13.75-16.00; as rule kinds turning at 15.50 downward showed week's decline, most such cattle be ing calfy; bulk beef cows 10.00 13.00; strictly good offerings to 15.25; cutter cows closed at 9 00 down; practical late top on sau sage as well as heavy beef bulls 13.00, only standouts or yearlings bringing i4.00 or more; moderate supply thin and meaty stock sold slow but firm at 12.00-14.00. with meaty yearlings up to 14.65; practi cally ail fleshy steers reflecting re placement merit went into killer channes. ARMORED Starts On Page One overnight, but frontline correspon dents were not permitted to say how dose It now had come to Paderborn. This breakthrough, it was disclosed, is paced by the ba - tie-tested Second armored division of veterans of Africa, Sicily, and Italy. COMMANDER This outfit, now is commanded by Brig.-Gen. Isaac White. American First army tanks last night swept through Paderborn. 42 miles northwest of Kassel and 185 week of Berlin, but Lt.-Gen. Court ney Hodges slowed his racing ar mored columns today to consoli date his tremendous gains. AP Correspondent Don Whitehead re ported. The tired, dust-grimed tankmen badly needed rest alter six days of battle. The First army had crossed the Eder river in gains up to 21 miles, and had entered Fritzlar, 15 miles from Kassel, on the Fulda river and the capital of Hessen-Nassau province. Today the Third army closed up in this same sector, with the Sixth armored sending one column with in 10 miles of Kassel, and an other to Cappel, 15 south of Kas sel. 14-MILE PUSH Down the line, men of the Fourth armored drove 23 miles northeast from Lauterbach to a point four miles southeast of Herzfels, and another element from the same division reached the vicinity of Herzfels after a 14-mile push. The U. S. Seventh army in the south pushed well beyond captured Heidelberg, and fought a terrific battle with fanatical Germans across the river main in an arc around Aschaffenburg. There were reports even German women, girls and boys were fighting there. On the northern flank, British and Canadian troops were beating back into Holland northwest of Emmerich, perhaps driving for a cut-off of the rocketbomb Dutch coast. LOCAL NEWS OF COLORED PEOPLE SERVICE AT ROBERT’S TABERNACLE Rev. J. H. Lightsey, pastor. 6:00 a.m.—Sunrise prayer ser vice. 9:45 am.—Sunday school. 11:00 a.m—Morning sermon and Holy communion. 3:30 p.m—Easter program. 8:00 p.m.—Evening aermon , FIRE TRUCK IS REPAIRED The Shelby fire truck which has been out of commission has been repaired and calls for those persons who have up deposits are being answered outside the city limits once more, it was announced this I morning by Mayor Harry Woodson. | The truck was out of commis j sion for several days while a part | was being ordered. During that 1 time notice was given to out-of ' town people that calls outside of i the city limits could not be an j swered. EVIDENCE Starts On Page One section that they needed addition al documents for prior years would be sufficient. ASSISTING PROSECUTION Assisting Mr. Englehardt, in pre senting the government’s case this morning were Lamar Caudle. U. S. District attorney, Worth McKin ney. assistant district attorney, and Major Edward P. Hughes, special ] assistant to the attorney-general of the United State - and chief of i f u claims department of the an ti-trust division. Government attorneys have not , yet said when ihey expected to go ■ before the grand jury with their evidence but indicated this morn ing that they intended to go. The I grand jury will not be summoned I until the government is ready to I present its case. Defendants who were represent j c . this morning included the Ashe : ville Mica Company, the Richmond Mica Company, the Macallen com pany and Huse Liberty Mica Com pany. both of Boston, Mass. and the A. O. Schoonmaker Insulation Company. A good cider cocktail can be made by combining two cups of sweet apple cider and three cups of sparkling water. Chill and serve. WANT ADS LOST: BROWN BILLFOLD LAST week, containing $2 50 and driv ; ers license. Please return to Mrs ! L. P. Megginson, 207 Suttle St.. 1 or call 655-J. 2t 31c NICE FAT FRYERS AT T P Hamricks, near Swimming Pool. It 31c HAY, HAY. HAY—CAR LOAD OF good timothy hay. $48 ton. Ded mon Livestock Yard, Phone 502-J. 2t 31c Silver Star To Be Given Posthumously In Ceremony Here Presentation of the Silver Star medal posthumously for Second I Lieut. Raymond E. Yarbrough will ! occur here Sunday, April 8, in i ceremonies at the home of his mother, Mrs. Fred C. Yarbrough, 417 West Graham street. Previously officials at Camp Croft fcad announced that it would be held there but arrangements for Col. Wilbur Fox and members of his staff to come here for the for mal presentation have been com pleted, it was learned today. A small group of relatives and friends will witness the ceremony. Some cobras can eject their poi son several y^trds. Lt. Gen. Buelowins Takes Life In War Prisoner Hospital CAMP FOREST TENN., March 31—(/P)—Lt. Gen. Karl Buelowins, 55, who once served with Von Rommel’s Afrika corps, this week took his own life in the prisoner of war hospital here, the camp public relations office disclosed. The German General, a patient receiving psychiatric treatment, was found hanging In his room by leather straps from his brief case, according to the announcement. After his capture near Bizerte, Tunisia, in 1942, General Bue lowins was transferred to Camp Forrest. He was a native of East Prussia. He was buried In a pris oner of war cemetf/y in the Ten nessee mountains. ! ^S**®>«*9:30 A. M. * Tuesday -k Again! We Offer! 25 ONLY 9x12 FELT BASE LINOLEUM RUGS Assortment of Pat terns Suitable for Any Room. RUGS: PENNEY'S BASEMENT t i. K i • Over the ravaged ground of war-tom Europe, trudge 125 million men, women, and children who have given all but life itself toward the same per manent peace we all are striving for. Their need for clothing is as great as that for food —in some areas deaths from exposure equal those from starvation. These people need Something you don’t. They need your spare clothing. 150 million pounds must be collected this month. Will you give your share? What YOU Can Do! 1. Get together all the serviceable used summer and winter clothing you can spare. This Includes: Men's, women's, children's, and infants’ wear, and shoes. Overcoats, topcoats, suits, dresses, shirts, jackets, pants, skirts, work clothes, gloves, underwear, sleep ing garments, robes, sweaters, shawls, and all knit goods. Also blankets, bedclothes. All contributions should be deposited In one of the Paper Salvage boxes around the Cleveland County Court Square Just as sopn as possible. So don’t delay—the need is urgent. 3. Support your Local Committee not only with your rlothftig contribution but also with your time, effort, and energy. UNITED NATIONAL CLOTHING COLLECTION fof Overseas War Relief • HENRY J. KAISER, National Chairman APRIL 1 TO 30 This odv«rti$,m,nt prspartd by ths War Advsrtiiing Council for United National Clothing Collection, and ipontorati ky Whiteway Cleaners 209 N. LaFAYETTE ST. — PHONE 105 s
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