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Tomorrow Is 'Bundle Day' For National Clothing Collection—Have You Fixed Your Bundle? t WEATHER North Carolina—Partly cloudy and continued warm today, to night and Sunday. The Hhelby Baily Hielt CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 ROOSEVELT FUNERAL PICTURES Monday At The State VOL. XLII1-90 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. SATURDAY, APR. 14, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—5c Resistance Stiffens; First And Third Army Tanks Beyond Leipzig PARIS, April 14.—(/P)—The American Ninth Army won » second crossing over the Elbe river today and fought dowly forward oji the outer defenses of Berlin. First am1 Third Army tanks hurtled well past besieged .Leipzig, neared the Russian lines and advanced into the Nazi mountain stronghold of Bayreuth. The flanking sweep pasi Leipzig carried deep into Saxony to within ten miles of Chemnitz 88 miles from the Russian lines and 38 from Dresden. To all practical purposes, Ger many was virtually bisected for the last direct communications from Berlin south—including the super highway to Munich—were cut. The Third army was within 25 miles of Czechoslovakia and had bypass ed the northwest tip of that repub lic. The Nihth army captured Dort mund, second largest city of the Ruhr and 11th largest in Germanv. Its 537,000 peacetime residents worked in the great coal mines over which the city sprawled and in its vast steel and iron mills and syn thetic oil plants. The city was an important traffic center but was a ruin from bomb and shell. Supreme headquarters did not disclose where the new Elbe cross ing was made. (BBC said the cross ing was 15 miles southeast of Mag denburg at Barby.) The original bridgehead was es tablished by the Hell on Wheels i (Second Armoredi division using assault boats near Magdeburg. The | nearest Ninth army troops last vere reported 45 miles from Berlin and fighting on the flat Braden burg plain. Nor was there fresh information on the streaking Third Army tank columns which drove across the Mulde river in eastern Germany to within ten miles of Chemnitz and 38 of Dresden. They were join ed, however, by the First Army’s Ninth Armored division in a flank ing run around the south side of Leipzig, where a million German civilians were reported huddled in cellars. Among cities captured were Brunswick. Zeitz, Saalfeld, Rudol stadt, Sangerhausen, Weissenfels, Gerolzhofen, L i c h t e nfels and Lichtenau. The Seventh Army fought into the rail center of Bamberg, 32 miles from Ueuernberg, fighting flared through the cities of Magdeburg. Dortmund, Bayreuth Gera and the Dutch centers of Arnhem Oroen ingen Zwolle and Appeldron. The British besieged Bremen and outflanked Hamburg by plunging 36 miles to within 23 of the Elbe south of Hamburg. The Ruhr pocket was stamped down to a fourth of its original size as the 114.000th prisoner streamed from the confines of Ger many's greatest industrial valley. The First army took 34,847 prison ers yesterday, 19.904 from the Ruhr. More than 50,000 surrendered the day before. Four Soviet Annies Mass For Offensive Russians Rested And Ready For Campaign To Join Forces With Western Allies By EDDY GILMORE MOSCOW, April 14.—(/P)—Every sign indicated today that four massive Russian army groups were approaching the zero hour for the drive against German divisions massed on the eastern front from Silesia to tHe Baltic. HEAVIES BLAST BORDEAUXAREA Surprise Attack At Dawn Today On Enemy Hold Out Positions LONDON, April 14—(/P)—A force of 1,150 American heavy bombers made a surprise attack at dawn today on German strongpoints and anti-aircraft positions on both sides of the Gironde Estuary north of the French Atlantic port of Bordeaux. This is one of a half dozen iso lated places along the French coast where Germans estimated to total 170,000 are still holding out. The daybreak attack followed a blow last night by more than 750 heavily-loaded RAF Lancas ter and Halifax bombers on Kiel, chief refuge for what remains of the German navy. There was speculation in Lon don that the bombing of the Gir See HEAVIES Page 2 Large Force Of B-29’s Attack Tokyo GUAM, Saturday, April 14. —(/P) —A very large force of B-29s at tacked the Tokyo arsenal area at 12:30 a.m. today (11:30 A. M. Fri day, Eastern War Time) in a low level incendiary assault designed to put the torch to the Japanese mili tary industry. Tlie Russians were rested and ready for the campaign which promises to destroy a principal part of Adolf Hitler’s staggering military forces. The expected blow might result in the greatest battle of the second World War. (Berlin broadcasts said today that the Russians “qje about to launch their great offensive” on the eastern front aimed at Berlin and a link up with British and American armies driving toward the Reich capital from the west. One German correspondent said Russian artillery was in position for the preliminary bombard ment. y (The Germans Indicated they expected Soviet forces to strike to outflank Berlin from the north and south while Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov's First White Russian army, now approximately 30 miles See FOUR Page 2 Counterattack On Okinawa Repulsed GUAM, April 14—(A»)—'The 24th Army Corps—backed by heavy guns of the army, n^yy and marines— hurled back a furious predawn Japanese counterattack Friday and inflicted heavy losses on the ene my, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nim itz announced today. Continuing their desperate suici dal air assaults on Adm. Rajmond A. Spruance’s Fifth fleet screen ing Okinawa Wednesday and Thursday, the Japanese lost more than 100 additional planes for a total of more than 218 planes on the two days. Lesser actions off the Ryukyus brought the two-day total to more than 256. EIGHTH ARMY TROOPS DRIVE INTOIMOLA Germans Offer Fierce Re sistance In Santerno Bridgehead PARTISAN-MOVEMENT _ ROME, April 14.—(JP)— Eighth Army troops have i driven into the outskirts of Imola, Po Valley highway cen ter less than 20 miles east of Bologna, allied headquarters announced today. A communique said the advance along the Bologna-Rimini high way was made against light and scattered German resistance, but j that heavv fighting continued far | ther north in the bridgehead a ' cross the Santerno river. Polish troops pushing di rectly along the highway yes terday had been reported less than four miles from India, I while Italian troops had cap tured the Nazi stronghold of Tossignano. seven miles south east of Imola. -Grim resistance frem Nazi tanks and anti-tank guns impeded the progress on the right wing of the fresh Po valley offensive. Never theless. the Santerno river was crossed in that area and Eighth army units were within two miles of the road intersection town of Bastia, adjacent to Argenta on the main route toward Ferrara. HEAVIER FIGHTING Even heavier fighting was in progress west and northwest of captured Massa Lombards where the original bridgehead over the Santerno river was being widened and deepened steadily. At the other end of the Italian front American and Fifth army troops moved farther north along the coast against light enemy re See EIGHTH Page 2 G-W FUND NOW AT $313,000 Sum Includes Contribu tions For Four New Dormitories An announcement from Guy H. Roberts, treasurer of the Gardner Webb college memorial fund, re vealed today that contributions to the post-war expansion fund have reached the total of $318,000, only $37,000 short of the $350,000 goal set to be reached by the early fail. Contributions to the fund have been made for the building of four new dormitories including the John W. Suttle, J. J. McMurry, John R. Dover and the Bess Hoey-Olhe Gardner memorial buildings: the Washburn Student Union build ing and the Gerald Morgan alhletic stadium. Funds have also been provided by Lester Hamrick for beautification of the college cam pus. Erection of these buildings at the junior college is expected to begin as soon as materials are available after the war. The memorial fund is a project of churches of the Kings Mountain Baptist associa tion. SERVICEMEN GUARD ROOSEVELT’S CASKET ON TRAIN—Servicemen form an honor guard beside the flag-covered casket holding the body of President Roosevelt after it was placed aboard a train at Warm Springs, Ga„ en route to Washington for funeral service Saturday. The President died of a cerebral hemorrhage in the ’'Little White House'’ at Warm Springs April 12.—(AP Wirephoto) SHELBY MOURNS FOR PRESIDENT Stores And Business Hous es Closed From 4 P. M. To 5 P. M. Day of mourning for President Roosevelt was being observed here today with all stores and business houses closed from 4 to 5 o’clock this afternoon, with local churches open during the hour of the funeral, and with church bells tolling. There will be a momentary pause in telephone service at the starting time for the President’s funeral as a silent tribute to the fallen leader. This pause is being observed in Shelby as it is in the rest of the country. The Shelby draft office closed A brief memorial sendee on the square is being held this afternoon at 4:15 o’clock. Participating will be the Shel by high school band, the Am erican Legion and American Legion auxiliary who are sponsoring the service. The opening prayer will be spoken by Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First Baptist church, and a brief memorial address will be made by Senator Lee B. Weathers. at 1 o’clock today out of respect to the memory of the President, breaking Its usual custom of re maining open on Saturday after noon. The War Price and Ra tioning board closed at 12:30 p.m. and the courthouse closed at noon. The city hall will close from 4 to 5 o'clock, the same clos ing hour as observed by the stores and business houses, and all local theatres will be closed from 4 to 5 o’clock. The post office closed Its windows at 1 o’clock for re mainder of the day. Mayor Harry Woodson issued official proclamation this morn See SHELBY Page 2 World Mourns With U. S. For Its Chief Memorial Services Called In Many Nations; Ameri can Soldiers Pay Tribute Bv The Associated Press The world mourns with the United States today as tribute is paid to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in funeral ser vices at the White House. In many other nations, whose high officials still were sending a stream of condolences to this country, memorial services were called for today and tomorrow. THOUSANDS SEE FUNERAL TRAIN Friends And Admirers Of Great Humanitarian Pay Silent Tribute Thousands of sorrowing people gathered at Grover and Kings Mountain last night as the funeral train of the nation’s beloved Chief Executive, Farnklin D. Roosevelt, passed through Cleveland county headed to Washington from Warm Springs, Ga., where he died unex pectedly at 4:35 p.m. Thursday. The Star’s Grover correspondent says it was reported there that Mrs. Roosevelt was a passenger in one of nine army airplanes flying in formation and passing over Grover about two hours earlier than the funeral train. Press dis patches say she was a passenger on the funeral train, a ten car special running as second No. 40, pulled by two engines. CASKET VISIBLE The flag draped casket was clearly visible to friends who gath ered along the route of travel to pay tribute to the lamented “Chief.” His body was in the club See THOUSANDS Page 2 me ijonaon limes gave voice to Britain's sorrow in an editorial declaring: “He is mourned here as perhaps no other of another country has ever been.” Reverently, American soldiers and sailors stationed in Brit MOSCOW, April 14—t/P)— Russia went into official mourning at dawn today for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Black-edged red flags of Soviet Union were hoisted over the Kremlin, all public build ings, in city squares, over a partment houses, and even at private residences. It was a gesture to a head of a foreign government un paralleled in Soviet history. ain will file into churches dur ing the day for a last tribute to tneir ctsad commander - m chief. The U. S. army has scheduled Protestant services at tirosvenor Chapel, Catholic mass at St. James church and Jewish services at the West End synagogue. American naval per sonnel will attend a service at St. Marks church. The British will honor the late president at Sunday church serv ices Many clerics plan to devote sermons to his work and accom plishments. As Foregn Secretary Anthony Eden flew to the United States to See WORLD Page 2 Allied Link-up Near But Not V-E Day By JAMES M. LONG SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Paris, April 14—(A*)—The German army, still fighting fiercely in the east, no longer has either a co hesive front nor a coherent com mand in the west. The long-await ed Allied linkup severing the Reich in the middle is n4hr—but that does not mean that' the war in Europe will end at that time. There might still be military fighting on into next winter, but it was not likely that it would still be regarded a* an active phase of the European war. V-E day will come, according to the best available opinion here, somewhere between the Allied linkup and the end of subsequent fighting. And It will come by Al lied proclamation, and not by Ger man surrender. Events since Gen. Eisenhower a fortnight ago predicted that the Germans would continue to fight as best they could until the last inqh of the Reich has been over run have only served to underscore the supreme commander's words. He declared then that the Nazis would not quit; there would be no formal surrender; that victory would probably be announced by proclamation. But it is hardly likely that Eis enhower alone could or would pro claim such a V-E day. It would be proclaimed by a joint agree, ment with Premier Marshal Stain and it could hardly come, whatev the success of the cleanup in ti west, until the eastern front, to had collapsed. There Is no disposition here to believe that even splitting the Reich in two would cause the collapse of a fighting front— actually many fighting fronts as the German command dis integrated into separate pock ets of major resistance. These fronts already are form ng. One, perhaps the weakest of vo, is shaping up in the north in great arc backed up against the ■ ltic Sea and trying to hold the 'fthem ports and perhaps Berlin, The other would ire a great are n the south centered upon the See ALLIED Page 7 Sombre Throngs Pay Homage As Train Arrives Members Of Roosevelt Family, His Friends And Staff Board Train; Body Lifted To Caisson At 9:58 A. M. For Procession To White House — WASHINGTON, April 14.—(AP)—The body *of President Roosevelt reached a sorrowing capital shortly before 10 A. M. today. President Truman and members of the cabinet were at the Union Station a few minutes before the train pulled in at 9:50 A. M. (EWT), waiting to lead a mournful procession to the White House. Members of the Roosevelt family were the first to enter the funeral train, followed by President Truman. Brit?. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt and his wife and Mr. and | Mrs. John Boettiger went aboard. They were followed by Admiral William D. Leahy, who 1 was President Roosevelt’s military chief of staff, by Bernard Baruch, James F. Byrnes, and War Mobilization Director Fred M. Vinson. Members of the Supreme Court and their wives, and cabinet officers and their wives also entered the train. As the government offiicals, heads bared, walked slow lv toward the cars a Marine band softly played Hail to the Chief and the National Anthem. The funeral train was parked on a Union station siding near a bustling freight depot. Crowds thronged as close as police would let them to the train. At the rear of the Presi dent’s car stood a huge army caisson and seven white horses awaiting the body of the President. The body was lifted to the caisson at 9:58 A. M„ and the procession began its slow trip to the White House, where private funeral services will be held at 4 P. M. today. Virtually every high dignitary or, the government rode in the pro cession as it wended its way through the railroad sidings and on to the picturesque union station plaza which faces thr national capitol. Two of Mr. Roosevelt’s secre taries, Stephen T. Early and Wil liam D. Hassett, rode together in one car. Behind them came another member of the White House secre tariat. Jonathan Daniels. Sad-faced and with his shoulders Slumped, Samuel Rosenman, Mr. Roosevelt’s long time counsel, rode in one of the cars reserved for the former president’s closest friends. Rosenman had been associated with Mr. Roosevelt in one cap acity or another since the days when the late president was governor of New York. Secretary of the treasury, Henry Morgenthau, a Hudson valley neighbor of the Roosevelt, rode alone—his head bowed in grief. He glanced neither right nor left as i the procession moved out of the j station. Two sharp high notes of a sail or’s pipe signaled the start of the I long cortege. ! MILITARY BAND With the bass drums of a mill-1 j tary band thumping mournfully in! ; the distance, a battalion of marines,; , followed by r strong detachment of ! blue jackets, tramped solemnly up Constitution avenue. A wedge of 25 blueclad motorcy cle policemen puttered and popped in the line of march. A light bomber, gleaming in the sun. circled overhead. The last car in the proces sion left the station at 10:20 a. m. It took almost 20 minutes for the entire funeral party to get underway to the White House. Despite Mrs. Roosevelt's request that no flowers be sent, several truckloads of blossoms arrived at the White House and were unload ed ai the front door. Among these floral tributes were several from foreign governments. Two minutes aftei the last car See THRONGS Page 3 LIONS HEAR BOB PATTON Shelby Club Observes 16th Annual Ladies Night With a series Of warm human stories, Bob Patton, Burke county superintendent of schools in ar, address last night at the Sixteenth Annual Ladies’ night of the Shel by Lions club illustrated his theme that "laughter has a mission.” Just to prove his point, Speaker Patton kept his large audience which filled the dining room of the Charles hotel in stitches of laughter mast of the time with his humorous anecdotes. The speaker was introduced bv Rev. R. M. Hauss. Athos Rostan acted as toastmaster and the meeting was opened by R. J. Ruck er. president of the club. MUSIC The meeting was opened bv the singing of “God Bless America led by Lion Joe Piner after which the invocation was pronounced b\ Rev. R. M. Hauss. Dinner mush' was furnished by Mrs. A. C. Del linger at the piano. She also ac companied Miss Betty, Jo Putnam who sang two numbers. Albert Propst presented a piano solo Among the special guests of the See LIONS Page 2 WHAT’S DOING SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.—U. S. O. center open to service folk .isiting in the city. 10:00 a.m.—State C. A. P, members meet at State theatre, MONDAY 7:30 p.m.—City council meets at city hall 7 30 p.m.—State Guard drill at armory.
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