• Seventh War Bond Drive Begins Today—Are You Ready To Buy Your Share? WEATHER Cloudy and wanner today, tonight and Tuesday. Scattered thunder showers in west portion Tuesday and in mountains this afternoon and tonight. Ehe Hyklngsiity Mr - State Theatre Today - “SUDAN” MARIA MONTEZ — JON HALL — TURHAN BEY IsJUavaijAI'liS VAJUiNxx B INiliWiSirAJrlllXv BlINUiS 1894 TiULErHUISJUS 1100 VOL. XLIII—115 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, MAY 14, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c EISENHOWER PROTESTS KINDNESS TO HIGH NAZIS ********* ******* ******* Suzuki Appeals For Organization For Defense In Face Of Air Attacks CONCENTRATED , RAIDS MADE ON JAP HOMELAND Two Day Strike By U. S. Carrier Planes Report ed By Tokyo B-29'S HIT NAGOYA SAN FRANCISCO, May 14. —(/P)—Premier Kantaro Su zuki appealed today to Ja pan's 46 prefectual governors for “speedy organization of the civilian volunteer corps” for defense of the homeland, racked by new and heavy air raids. The governors conferred with Su zuki in Tokyo, said an PCC rec orded broadcast from the Japan ese capital, as waves of carrier planes from two U. S. task forces smacked airdromes on Kyushu for the second day. The two-day carrier strike, as yet unconfirmed by Amer ican sources, followed a record attack by B-29s against indus trial Nagoya. Radio Tokyo said the carrier and land-based raids were coordinated. Calling upon the governors to act "with speed and firm deter mination,” Suzuki said his govern ment would "shoulder the respon sibility for any drastic measures” they might deem necessary. The governors were charged with the task of rallying the fighting spirit of the Japanese to the full est and urged to obtain the peo ple's "cooperation and confidence.” "KEY TO VICTORY” The premier Informed them, ac cording to the Tokyo broadcast, that the “key to victory” in Ja pan's war for existence lay "more than anything else” in the "peo ples faith” in their leaders. He explained that the Volunteer Corps would be under army supervision and would "act as a fighting unit for the defense of the homeland” when "the time comes.” Seaborne aircraft began their at tack at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, the broadcasts said, and for eight and a half hours 900 American planes in 14 waves hammered at Kyushu airdromes. They were back again early today, extending their raids See CONCENTRATED Page 2 HARD FIGHTING (MINDANAO Doughboys Meet Stiff Re sistance At Davao; Air Center Token By FRED HAMPSON MANILA, May 14.—)— A meeting of the Piedmont camp and hospital council of the Ameri can Red Cross will be held at 1 p. m. tomorrow at Camp Butner. REDS OVERRUN POCKETS OF RESISTANCE German Captives Taken To Russia To Restore War Damage FIGHTING NEAR END LONDON, May 14.—«P)— The last small pockets of German die-hard resistance in Czechoslovakia and Aus tria were being overrun by four Russian armies today as the Moscow radio announced the rounding up of 360,000 additional nazi troops in the past 24 hours. Five days after fanatical Ger man troops refused to lay down their arms and continued to fight against the Red army, Moscow declared that troops of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Ukrain ian armies had closed in on Nazi positions in Austria’s Alpine re gions and the woods of Czecho slovakia and “were clearing the occupied area of isolated German troop groupings.” It? appeared the mopping up was almost complete. The Russians announced that the total number of Germans captured since Tuesday had swelled to 1,060,000, boosting to 2,860,000 the number killed or captured since the final Rus sian drive began on Jan. 12, and to 12,600,000 the number killed or captured in nearly four years of war, according to Soviet count. German captives were being See REDS Page 2 Press Demands Nazi Leaders Be Punished LONDON, May 14.—(/P)—Sections of the British Press demanded to day that Grand Adm. Karl Doe nitz and German generals claim ing authority in parts of the Reich be thrown into concentration camps. Concern was expressed openly that Nazi leaders and Prussian generals in Allied hands might cre ate a post-war issue. The London Evening Star said it is “sheer impertinence” that Doenitz and others — specifically Field Marshal Ernest Busch, who calls himself commander in the northern area—claim command of any area of surrendered Germany. Doenitz succeeded Hitler as Ger man Fuehrer while Berlin was falling. "These men should be caged up like prisoners of war,” the Star said, “Doenitz should be transfer red immediately to a concentration camp for war criminals.” SHOWDOWN NEAR A showdown appeared immin ent on allied treatment of captured Nazi leaders and generals. Gen. Eisenhower, supreme Allied com mander, expressed regret that senior United States officers had treated some ranking Germans on a “friendly enemy” basis in di rect violation of his orders. “We have got to watch these Germans,” the London Evening News said, “unless we are very careful, they are going to get away with it again.” The News called "intolerable” the Flensburg radio announcement that Busch had taken over com mand of Schleiswig-Holsteln areas occupied by Field Marshal Sir Ber nard L. Montgomery* troops. The American army’s handling of Field Marshal Karl von Rund stedt and Col. Gen. Heinz Gu derian, and the diplomatic man euvers of Baron Franz von Papen were being watched closely in this capital. WHAT’S DOING TODAY 7:00 p. m.—Joint meeting of all civic clubs in the city at Hotel Charles to launch bond sale drive. TUESDAY 7:00 p. m.—Scouters club meets with Lily Mill troop No. 6 at Lily Mill club house. Churchill Pledges Aid In War On Japan And Organizing For Peace j LONDON, May 14.—(/P)—The efforts of the British empire were pledged by Prime Minister Churchill today to the twin tasks of perfecting the peace organization of the United Nations and to joining with the United States in in flicting total defeat upon Japan. Tbo nrortlmo loador in q umvlrl- i ■ ■ ■ ■ ■— - - ■-- . — wide broadcast address last night made it plain that with those tasks ahead he does not intend to relin quish voluntarily the reins of gov ernment. He assailed the Irish govern ment of Premier Damon De Valera for remaining neutral while Britain was under at tack by Germany, asserting “if it had not been for the loyalty and friendship of northern Ire land, we should have been forc ed to come to close quarters with Mr. De Valera or perish from the earth.” Churchill disclosed that the Na zis had been planning to use mul tiple long-range artil’ery against London, in addition to rockets and flying bombs. “Only just in time did the Allied armies blast the viper in his nest,” Churchill said. “Otherwise the au tumn of 1944—to say nothing of 1945—might well have seen London as shattered as Berlin.” RECOGNITION In perfecting a peace organiza tion "we must make sure that those causes which we fought for find recognition at the peace time in fact as well as word,” Churchill said. "Above all. we must labor that the world organization which the United Nations are creating at San Francisco does not become a shield for the strong and a mock ery for the weak. “It is the victors who must search their hearts in their glowing hours and be worthy by their mobility of the immense forces that they wield.” There had been predictions that Churchill might mention an election to end Britain's wartime coalition government, but he had only indirect com ment in that connection. “I wish I could tell you tonight that all our toils and troubles were over,” he said. “Then indeed I could end my five years service happily, and if you thought you had enough of me and that I ought to be put out to grass, I assure you See CHURCHILL Page 3 Japs Throw Reserves Into Okinawa Fight HP American Offensive Reaches Outskirts Of Island's Shell-Blasted Capital By Robbin Coons GUAM, May 14.—(#*)—Japanese threw in fresh reserves today and laid down thunderous artillery barrages in an ef fort to halt a powerful American offensive which had reach ed the outskirts of Naha, shell blasted and heavily mined — -—— —■— -I /•'o-ni + al nf Okinauirci POINT VALUES ON FATS RISE OPA Launches New At tack On Black Market Via Tax Laws By STERLING F. GREEN WASHINGTON, May 14. — (£>)— The feeding- of liberated Europe became a housewives’ problem to- i day with a four-point increase in the ration value of lard, shorten- 1 Ing and cooking and salad oils. These now require 10 points a : pound. This OPA action, taken at 12:01 a.m. yesterday, was accompanied by a new attack on black market operators. OPA announced that the names of more than 3,000 price vi olations have been turned over to the Bureau of Internal Revenue so that the government may try to ; recover illegal profits. This technique—similar to the one that sent Chicago’s A1 Capone to federal prison—will permit the government to determine whether the violators have attempted any income ta:_ evasion. It will be used in all cases, a spokesman said, where OPA discovers price viola See POINT Page 2 Marines advanced into the out skirts of Naha’s business district, md foot soldiers under command >f Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley staged a fierce assault on a hill losition near the center of the Oki lawa line from which the enemy vas directing artillery fire. Many enemy troops killed in the Okinawa sector wore new uniforms, indicating they prob ably were reserves who were seeing their first action in the bitter battle for Japan’s “back door” island. Enemy defense was growing more iesperate every hour, and in addi tion to anti-tank guns and mines, savage one-man sorties by Japanese :arrying satchel charges of explo sives were increasing. Japanese artillery fire roars con stantly during daylight, and sim ners down to harassing fire at light as the enemy defends a city •educed largely to rubble. SKELETON CITY The mined and booby-trapped :ity of 66,000 population was a more skeleton, reported Associated Press Correspondent Vern Haughland, vho entered the northern section )f Naha yesterday. Marine of Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, jr.’s sixth division, mov ng down the west coast of the Ryukyu island only 325 miles south if Japan itself, fought fiercely to she northern bank of the Asato, See JAPS Page 2 America Begins Task Of Borrowing .$14,000,000,000 WASHINGTON, May 14—(A1)— America began today the task of borrowing $7,000,000,000 from its individual citizens — $649,000,000 more than they have loaned in any bond drive to date. The 7th War Loan lasts from now through June 30, the longest of all the drives. It will be the largest bond-selling operation in history, in terms of public participation. The biggest previous individual quota was $6,000,000,000 in the 5th i War Loan a year ago. The rec-! ord sales to individuals were $6,-1 551,000,000 in the same drive. "Individuals” include business partnerships, that is, unincorpor ited business. Corporations in the 7th War Loan have the same quo ta as individuals, $7,000,000,000 naking the total goal $14,000,000, 300. PEACE NOT YET Treasury Secretary Morgenthau officially set the seven-week drive in motion last night when he said in a four-network broadcast: “The fruits of peace are not yet See AMERICA Page 3 INCIDENTS IN VIOLATION OF STRICT ORDERS Scores Allied Officers Who Treat Germans As Friendly Enemies ANSWERjTcRITiaSM PARIS, May 14.—f/P)— Gen. Eisenhower said today he regrets instances in which senior officers treated captur ed nazi and high German of ficials on a “friendly enemy” basis in direct violations of his orders. The Supreme eommander said in a statement: “My attention has been called to press reports of instances of senior United States officers treat ing captured Nazi and high Ger man officials on a ‘friendly enemy’ basis. Any such incident has been in direct violation of my express and long standing orders. “Drastic measures have been set in motion to assure termination of these errors forthwith. Moreover, any past instances of this nature are by no means indicative of the attitude of this army, hut are re sults of faulty judgment of indivi duals concerned, who will be per sonally acquainted with expressions of my definite disapproval. “In the name of this great force and on my own, I regret these oc currences.’’ The Supreme commander's state ment was made following wide spread criticism appearing in the British and American press on treatment of Reichmarshal Her mann Goering by the Seventh Army. FED CHICKEN Dispatches from the Seventh army last Wednesday said Goering was given a lunch of chicken and peas at the headquarters of Maj. Gen. John E. Dahlquist, comman der of the 36th (Texas) division after “brief greetings and a hand See INCIDENTS Page t BAUD CONCERT ON MAY 17 Floor Show, "Three Blind Mice", Will Be Present ed As Feature The Shelby high school band will give an outdoor concert on the court square at 8 o'clock on the evening of May 17, it was announc ed this morning by Miss Dorothy Parker, director. In case of rain the concert will be transferred to the high school auditorium. All 76 band members will take part in the event. Feature of the evening will be the presentation of "Three Blind Mice”. To the melody of “Three Blind Mice”, four band boys dress ed as mice will put on a floor show. First they appear as tap dancers. Next they are drafted and called to military drill. Then they join the ballets as toe dancers in frilly dres ses. They next become acrobats, then Cossack dancers; get the ori ental spirit and do a "tease” and in the finale do a review of the en tire piece as a silly symphony. The mice will be played by Robert Lit ton, Paul Hardin, Gordon Ham rick and John Story. The full program for the evening follows: "The Stars and Stripes Forever, March”, John Philip Sousa; Chor ale, “Nearer My God to Thee”, ar ranged by J. B. Pfohl: “Over There —Selection of World War Songs, M. M. Lake; Introducing: “Good bye, Broadway. Hello France”; “My Belgian Rose”; "It's A Long Way to Berlin"; “The Rose of No Man's Land”; “K:K:K:Katy”; “Keep Your Head Down Fritzy, Boy”; “Where Do We Go From Here, Boys"; “Homeward Bound.” “Victory—American Selection”, Paul Yoder; Introducing “Victory Theme”; “Hail Columbia”; Ameri ca”; ‘Columbia the Gem of the Ocean"; Maryland, My Maryland”; “Dixie”; “America the Beautiful”: “Memories”, William Teague; “Three Blind Mice”. “Stradella—Overture”, Von Flo tow; "Crosley March”, Henry Fill more; Popular Medley of “Star Dust”, "Boogie Woogie”, and “Stormy Weather”: “El Capitan March”, Sousa, “Star Spangled Banner.”