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WEATHER North Carolina—Fair and slightly wanner today followed by fair and cool again tonight. Wednesday in creasing cloudiness and warmer. Tstxk Hhkihyyailg Him CLEVELAND COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894TELEPHONES 1100 - State Theatre Today - "THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW" EDWARD G. ROBINSON JOAN BENNETT VOL. XLIII—104 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1945 *TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c REDS HOPE TO DEAL DEATH DLOW TO BERLIN TODAY I* * * * * * it * * * it — * * * # * * * * * * * • • Allied Invasion Of Borneo, Told By Japs, Practically Confirmed *********** ****** ******* THIRD ARMY WITHIN 58 MILES OF BERCHTESGADEN I I ALL SOUTHERN GERMANY HAS BEEN OVERRUN In North British And American Troops Join Beyond Elbe CORRIDORWIDENED By Austin Bealmear PARIS, May 1.—(/P)—The Third Army crashed south ward to within 58 miles of Berchtesgaden today as Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch sent his Seventh Army from cap tured Munich against Inns bruck and the Brenner Pass. The Third Army entered Griesbach in its closest ap proach to Hitler’s roost in the Alpine redoubt. The town near the Austrian border is 16 miles from Hitler’s birth place at Braunau and 47 from Salzburg, eastern rampart of the final Nazi hideaway. Allied armies had overrun all •outhern Germany except the southeast comer of Bavaria and now were sending their tanks and Infantry into Austria and Czecho slovakia. Far to the north, American airborne troop* and the Brit ish Second army linked up be yond the Elbe in a solid bridge head 20 miles wide and 12 ■ miles deep which threatened imminently to cut off Schles wig-Holstein and Denmark. This could carve the northern redoubt in two. In the center, the corridor be tween Germans in the south and north was widened steadily by additional contacts between the Russians and American armies. Seventh army infantry cross ed the Austrian frontier and raptured Scharnltx, ten miles from Innsbruck and 15 from the Brenner Faaa. No sooner had the Third army cleared Munich than the Germans See ALL Page 2 Allied Troops In Italy Drive Toward Trieste ROME, Mary 1—New Zea land troops, driving toward a junction with Marshal Tito's par tisans in Trieste, were reported more than 15 miles beyond the Piave river today as Allied troops continued their lightning cleanup In Northern Italy. The only fighting reported of ficially in Northern Italy yester day was in the area north of Lake Garda, where the Nazis were at tempting to hold back an Ameri can drive toward the Brenner Pass, gateway to Austria. A headquarters spokesman said the enemy apparently was at tempting to "reassemble his dis jointed force at a point on this route In order to attempt the long and tortuous march up into the Alps." These reports underscored last night’s statement by Gen. Mark W. Clark, commander of the 15th Army group, that the German armies in Italy have been “vir tually eliminated as a military force” by the shattering Allied drives. DRIVE NORTHWARD Unite of the U. S. Tenth Moun tain division pressed their drive northward in the direction of Trento and the Brenner Pass af ter the 86th Mountain infantry regiment captured the towns of Riva, Torole and Nago at the northern end of Lake Garda. At the same time the Eighth army’s 27th Lancers struck north from Mestra, passed through Tre viso and crossed the Piave river after seizing a bridge near Nerve sa. They pushed hard In the di rection of Austria. The Eighth army took about 10,000 prisoners yesterday alone, See ALLIED page 2 , j t MUSSOLINI’S BODY HANGS BY HEELS IN SQUARE IN MILAN—In Milan’s Plaza Loretto the bodies of Benito Mussolini Heft) and his mistress, Clara Petacci (center* hang by their heels as they were put on public display. At right of the Petacci body, partisans hoist the body of Lt. GenrAchille Starace, former chief of staff of the Italian fascist militia and former secretary of the fascist party in Italy. This picture was | obtained by the New York Times and was sent by radio from Bern. Switzerland, to New York.—<AP Wirephoto) Molotov May Soon Leave Conference Due To War Developments On His Home Front GUERRILLAS TAKE TALIKUD U. S. Infantry Driving On Davao, As Island Off Shore Seized MANILA. May 1.—(/PI—Capture by guerrillas of Talikud Island, nine miles off Davao city, was re ported today by Gen. Douglas Mac Art hur, whose Infantrymen driving rapidly toward that big Mindanao port were bothered more by booby trapped roads than by Japanese troops. Talikud, five miles long, Is strate gically located amid shipping lanes deep inside the harbor. Twenty-fourth division dough boys under Maj. Gen. Roscoe Woodruff were within 17 miles ot Davao city by Sunday and moving swiftly toward the city limits, only three miles ahead. Encountering only disorganized resistance, although they expect a stiff fight at Davao, the Yanks overran an elaborate system ol antiaircraft positions and intact coastal guns obviously readied to repel an assault on Davao gult proper. ON MINDANAO Instead, the 24th had come over land from their beachhead in Moro gulf. The 31st division is driving north in Central Minda nao. American P-T boats again shell ed coastal installations at Davao. On Luzon, meantime, the 37tn division pushed through captured Baguio and occupied La Trinidad against moderate resistance, but See GUERRILLAS Page 2 WHAT’S DOING WEDNESDAY 6:30 p.m.—Sunday school workers of First Baptist church have business supper at the church. 7:45 p.m.—Prayer meeting at Presbyterian church. 8:00 p.m.—Mid-week prayer and praise service at First Bap tist church. 8:00 p.m.—Fellowship hour at Central Methodist church. Departure, Expected Any Day, Will Not Reflect Dis pleasure With Meeting Bv John M. Hightower SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.—(IP)—Word that Foreign Commissar Molotov soon may leave the United Nations con ference because of war developments coincided today with I new big-three efforts to draft management details of this 50.000 American Prisoners .Freed In Moosburg Area By EDWARD D. BALL WITH THE U. S. 14TH ARMOR ED DIVISION May 1. — (A>)— In high spirits 50,000 Americans, half of them air force officers, almost mobbed 14th Armored division tankmen today in one of the wildest liberations ever witnessed in Germany. The Americans were among9130, 000 Allied prisoners—including 37 high-ranking officers—freed at Stalag 7A and in the towns around Moosburg where the Germans had the biggest concentration of pris oners in Germany. In contrast to the starvation con ditions prevailing in the other li berated camps, the prisoners in the Moosburg area for the most part were in good physical condition. This was due to the presence among the prisoners of, a number of Allied officers, inomding many colonels. RED CROSS PACKAGES Another factor contributing to their well-being was the nearness of Switzerland, from whence the International Red Cross was able to provide food parcels without en countering too great transportation difficulties. , At Stalag 7A in Moosburg, where 37.000 prisoners including 14,891 Americans were kept#? there were 175.000 Red Cross fooij;’packages on hand when the camp was liberated. Morale was kept at high pitch at Stalag 7A by the strict discipline enforced by the camp commander, Col. Paul R. Goode of Corvallis, Ore., and his able staff. They had the camp thoroughly organized, with each man doing daily tasks. Saturday Inspections were held. Each officer and man was required See 50,000 Page 3 world meeting. It was learned that Molotov’s departure, expected any day. would not reflect displeasure with the progress of the conference, but would be due entirely to the war situation. There have been re ports that not only he but also Foreign Minister Eden, Foreign Minister Velloso of Brazil, and oth er delegation chiefs may have to quit the city by mid-May. At present, however, it was said Eden has no plans to leave for London. Secretary of State Stettihius plans to remain here to see the entire conference through. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1—(£*1— The st/tng of a whiplash fight over Argentina and Poland drove the United Nations toward a new con troversy today over who should control the critical commissions and committees of the world se curity conference.' This organizational prob lem normally might have gone through with unity and good feel ings on all sides. It appeared likely, however, to intensify the struggle for leadership between the United States and Russia, which See MOLOTOV Page 2 COUNTY AGENT BEGINS WORK Ben Jenkins, Jr., Has First Day In Cleveland Farm Office Ben Jenkins, Jr., came to Shelby today for his first day as Cleveland county farm agent. He succeeds John Wilkins, who turned over the keys of the office to Mr. Jenkins and introduced him to personnel in the agricultural department and to the farmers over the county. Mr. Jenkins, who is a native of Cleveland county, having been born in the New House community, is a graduate of Polkville high school and N. C. State college where he finished with the class of 1937. For the first six years after his graduation he was connected with the agricultural department of Randolph county and for the last year and a half has been assistant county agent in Alamance county. He made an enviable record in Alamance and Randolph and comes to Cleveland highly recommended. He is a livestock enthusiast and believes in high grade cattle and good pastures. He was also a spe cialist in 4-H work and has been quite successful working with farm boys and girls. He has nOt brought his family to Shelby yet. His wife is the former See COUNTY Page 2 Pro-Axis Argentina Gets Seated; Poland Left Out By JAMES MAKLUW SAN FRANCISCO, May 1. — UP) —Here’s a thumbnail sketch of why all the argument about Poland and Argentina- at the United Na tions no-more-war conference. The question was: Should those two countries be permitted to take part in the conference? The Latin American countries wanted Argentina here. Russia wanted Poland here. Remember this: The 46 nations represented here are all members of the United Nations organization, which means: I 1. All are at war with the axis, Germany or Japan. 2. AH signed an agreement to fight to a finish and to ob serve certain principles, such as human rights, freedom, jus tice. Neutral and therefore non member nations—like Sweden and Switzerland—were not invited here Argentina wasn’t invited because although it. is now at war with the Axis, it is not a member of the j United Nations. i It declared war only a month age 1 —under nudging by other Latin A See PRO-AXIS Page 2 AUSSIES SAY FAMED DIVISION IS ON ISLAND No Announcement From i MacArthur; "Softened | Up" For 2 Months "ASSAULTS REPULSED" MANILA. May 1.—(A5)— An Allied invasion of oil rich ! Borneo," first reported by ra dio today, was practically confirmed tonight by official Australian .sources. The Japanese said Allied amphibious assault forces hit near Tarakan, great oil ship ping port off the northeast coast of Dutch Borneo and that the Nipponese garrison was putting up a heavy fight. At Canberra, Joseph B. Chifley, Australia’s treasury minister, told the house that a “famous division” of Australian troops, veterans of Middle East warfare, was in action on Borneo. American bombers have lash ed JBprneo, and ^especially Tar akan, for two months, soften ing up Japanese defense there. At the height of this bombing campaign forces of the Eighth army’s 41st division made an amphibious hop April 4 to Ta witawi, on the southwestern extremity of the Sulu archipe lago in the Philippines. The Tawitawi* area is only 200 miles northeast of Tarakan. The reported invasion point Is 800 miles south of Manila, just under 1,000 miles from Singapore and about 900 miles from Saigon, See AUSSIES Page 2 VANCE BAISE IS RETAINED Governor Recommends Chief Highway Engineer; Salary Increased RALEIGH. May 1. —<£>)— Gover nor Cherry recommended today to the newly organized state high way and public works commissior that Vance Baise be retained as chief engineer and that his salary be increased from $6,000 to $7,500 a year. The increase, the governor said, would be in line with newly adop ted pay schedules for all highway employes. Cherry made no mention of Charles Ross, acting chairman un til today, when A. H. Graham of Hillsboro took the oath. Several members of the commission said they did not believe Ross would be reappointed as chief counsel, a post he held for for many years. He has been with the commission 20 years. Cherry urged that the commis sion give special attention to farm to-market roads, to suggestiions of county commissioners and city aldermen and councils. “I suggest that you get close to See VANCE BAISE Page 2 SUGAR STAMP MUST LAST FOUR MONTHS No. 6 stamp good for five pounds of sugar became valid today amidst a tale of woe from the OPA office. Instead of lasting for the custo mary two months as heretofore there will be no further sugar avail able until September 1. In :.ddition to this, it was pointed out by J. J. Hartigan, secretary of the ration ing board, that Shelby's quota of canning sugar has been cut in half and the rationing board will ne cessarily have to pare down re quests. Householders have right to apply for only 15.pounds of sugar for can ning and they will, not likely get this much. Five pounds each to persons has already been issued for some emergency canning. Red Victory Banner LONDON, May L—{IP)—Victory-flushed Soviet troops made a supreme bid to deal the death blow to flaming Berlin on this May day. In the words of Marshal Stalin it was the “final assault.” A Red victory banner floated over the smoking ruins of the Reichstag, where Hitler rose to power from the ashes of the Reichstag fire of 1933. Heinrich Himmler’s ministry of the interior was in Russian hands. Red army troops laid siege to the Fuehrer’s underground fortress in the Tier garten. The Russians were at the Brandenburg gate, Ber lin’s triumphal arch, and across the Spree river from Ber lin’s cathedral. i 3 7~ I ~ ~ Floats Over Smoking Ruins Of Reichstag Die-hard German remnants were compressed in the center of the blazing inferno that is Berlin, stub bornly keeping street crossings un LONDON, May 1. — (£>)—'The German high command declar ed today that the Berlin garrison, “rallying around our fuehrer and compressed in a small space,” fought on “against superior Soviet arms.” der a murderous cross fire and "killing in the process the civilian population of the city,” a supple mentary Moscow communique de clared. As a German broadcast conceded that the 11-day battle for the gut ted capital was as , good as lost. on the day said the Russian people were celebrating May day “under conditions of the victorious termi nation of the great patriotic war.” This triumphant announcement, declaring that Soviet troops had “hoisted the banner of victory over Berlin,” said the Germans had lost 1,000,000 men killed and 800.000 captured on the eastern front in the last three or four months. He said the Nazis also lost 6,000 planes, 12.000 tanks and 23.000 cannon. FINAfc ASSAULT “The last assault is on,” the Rus sian leader said, as Soviet troops began ripping Nazi defenders of the capital into two Isolated See RED Page 1 Churchill Hints Peace May Come By Saturday By Lewis Hawkins LONDON, May l.—(/P)—Prime Minister Churchill hint ed today that announcement of peace in Europe might oome before Saturday, but told a packed house of commons that he had no statement at this time. _ He answered questions in the house as Swedish Count Folke Bernadotte conferred in Stockholm with Erik Bohe man, undersecretary of state in the Swedish foreign office, after a quick flight from Copenhagen. Bernadotte refused to tell news men whether he had brought a new message from Heinrich Himm ler. There were no signs that the Swedish Red Cross official had made a contact with Allied repre sentatives in Stockholm, but such contact most likely would be es tablished through the Swedish for eign office. Replying to a member's questions, Churchill declared "I have no special statement to make on the war position in Europe except that it is def initely more satisfactory than it was at this time five years ago.” Then he added he might make a brief announcement later this week, but “only if information of exceptional im portance reaches us.” He continued: "Should information of impor ance reach his majesty's govern ments during the four days of our sittings this week—as it might do —I will ask Mr. Speaker's permis sion to ask the indulgence of the I house to interrupt business and I make a brief announcement.” The implication that peace might come before the house rises for the week on Friday evening was the nearest to a prediction that Churchill ever permitted him self. ALL ALLIES "Of course,'1 he said, "I shall make no statement here that is not in accord with the statement which will be made by our Allies,” explaining such announcements would be made only after consult ing military commanders in dif ferent theaters. The prime minister said he did not consider that the information in "a major message" reaching the government should be withheld "until the exact occupation of ah the particular zones was achieved I The movement of troops and the surrender, of enemy troops and tne [ bee CHURCHILL Cage 2 \ Army Plans For ‘One-Front’ Plane Output By KARL R. BALM AN WASHINGTON, May 1.— Cfl3) — A "one-front" airplane production schedule which may cut monthly output by as many as 2,000 planes by the end of this year has been drafted by the Army Air Forces. About 7,000 craft now are being turned out each month. The revised schedule, it was learned today, has been submitted to WPB's production readjustment committee for approval. In effect, the new schedule writes off the European war so tar as plane production is concerned. It involves only estimated army needs in the Pacific. With the exception of the two giant bombers, the Boeing B-J0 Superfortress and the Consolidat ed Vultee B-32, virtually all A.A.F. combat planes are affected. Some of the cut-backs, however, are merely paper ones. TBIsTneans that originally projected production peaks are being lowered, but that the effect will not be felt for many months. SUPPLY, DEMAND Even with the new schedule, some in the A.A.F. believe further reductions will be required to bal ance supply with demand because thousands of planes will become available with the end of hostilities in Europe. As a result studies now are be ing made to determine whether cut-backs should be made in some cargo types as well as combat craft. Despite the |r.,,rnm8 of army needs foi planes, nav\ require j men's are expected to continue at L present or even higher level*. 1
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