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11 NURSES GRADUATED Exercises Held At Presby terian Church; Phil Elliott Speaks The school of nursing of the Shelby hospital held Its 30th annual commencement exercises on Satur day evening, May 12, at eight o’clock at the Presbyterian church. Speaker for the occasion was Phil Elliott, president of Gardner-Webb Junior College. White gladioli and red roses de picting the nurse colors decorated the auditorium In which eleven graduating students received their diplomas. The exercises were opened with the processional led by the two mar shals, Cadet Willie Lee Hodges and Cadet Virginia McFarland. They were followed by members of the board of trustees, Miss Bryte Glas cow, superintendent of nurses: the students, graduates, and members of the school faculty. Following the invocation pro nounced by the church minister, Rev. Walter Brown, Dr. T. B. Mit fchell Introduced the speaker. Mr. Elliott gave a splendid talk to the graduating class on the opportun ities and possibilities which He ahead of the nurse in her career. GRADUATES _ Diplomas were awarded by Dr. Ben Kendall and Miss Glascow. Those receiving them were Miss Mary Neal Helms, Miss Hester Martha Helms, Miss Ruth Costner, Mins Ruth Summey, Miss Janet Teague, Miss Nira Leonhardt, Miss Evelyn Gold, Miss Edna Turner Childers, Miss Becky Yoder Daw son, Miss Maxine Souther, and Miss Mildred Farls. Mrs. Rush Stroup, secretary of the board of trustees, presented the hospital Pl°8 alter which T. R. Bethune, hospital administrator, awarded the prizes. Cadet Mildred Paris received the award for hav ing the highest scholastic average for the past three years In her class. Cadet Marcell Whitley re ceived the junior scholarship award. The anatomy prize went to Miss Thelma Sipes. RECEPTION Following the valedictory by Cadet Paris, Miss Betty Jo Putnam, vocal sollst, sang “Ave Marla” and "The Lord’s Prayer.” She was accom panied by Mrs. James Wilson, or ganist. Immediately following the exer cises the public was Invited to a reception at the student nurses home where refreshments were served and a social hour was en joyed. About 100 guests were pre sent. Prior to the graduating exercises members of the graduating class, their parents, and friends were guests of the school of nursing at a dinner in the hospital dining rocm. Miss Natalie Clifton, hospi tal d'eticlan, was In charge of the affair. CONCENTRATED Starts On Pate One to airl.elds on neighboring Shiko ku and southern Honshu islands. They came, Tokyo said, from two naval task forces maneuver ing several hundred miles south east of Japan. Each was reported ly built around two or three car riers and a like number of battle ships. NAVAL UNITS DAMAGED Nipponese propagandists claimed counterattacking Japanese planes inflicted “considerable damage" on U. S. naval units yesterday, “and are at present carrying out a fierce attack on the enemy group of car riers and battleships.” The carrier plane strike, radio Tokyo reported was preceded by an attack Saturday night by 30 fighters and patrol bombers, be lieved to be from Okinawa. “A small formation” of B-29s report edly hit Hyushu Sunday, simultan eously with the Seaborne raid. An Imperial communique admit ted many fires were started today in Nagoya by 400 Superforts (B-29 headquarters said there were 600 Superforts) but claimed most of them were extinguished by noon. Governors of Japan’s 46 prefec tures conferring in Tokyo with Premier Kantaro Suzuki and his cabinet were quoted by the news paper Mainichl as minimizing the effect of U. S. raids. JAPS Starfts On Page One which runs through the city. Here the fanatical Japanese were throwing artillery, mortars and con siderable small-arms fire into the tank-led American column in an effort to keep it from crossing the last water barrier before Naha. Brig. Gen. William T. Clement of Richmond, Va., assistant com mander of the sixth marine divi sion, told Haugland he felt the Leathernecks would cross the Asa to today and swarm through the cen ter of the capital IN SOUTH PACIFIC—Pvt. James N. Hall, USMC, has landed safely somewhere in the South Pacific, according to word received by his wife, the former Miss Johnsie Moss, who is making her home In Shelby with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Moss, while he is in service. Pvt. Hall is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hall, sr., of Char lotte, and has been serving In the Marine Corps since December, 1944. Dover Mill Residents To Sign For Sugar Tuesday, Wednesday Residents of the Dover Mill com munity will sign for sugar rations Tuesday and Wednesday, May 15 16, at the Dover school, H. L. Leon hardt, principal, announced. Hours for registration will be 10:00-noon and 1:30-4:30 p.m. ‘Essential’ Units Go Directly To Pacific PARIS, May 14—(JP)—Some Am erican army units were earmarked for the war against Japan even before redeployment day May 12 and will proceed directly to the Pacific, Lt. Col. W. C. Hay said today. The colonel Is in charge of the redeployment plans branch of the European theatre of operations. The units mentioned will not stop in the United States. Se lection of these units was based on military necessity and the de sire to hasten reinforcement of Pacific forces. Those units being moved direct ly to the Pacific before tabulation of their adjusted service rating scores are units whose members are considered essential. Such men cannot be discharged, no mat ter what their score. Miss Shaw To Teach Typing This Summer Miss Jo Shaw announced today that she will conduct a summer course in typing during the regular summer school session at the senior high school. Typing classes will be gin Monday, June 4, at 1:00 p.m. All those who wish to take the course are urged to make arrange ments with Miss Shaw as soon as possible. CHURCHILL Starts On Page One I would take it with the best of grace. A LOT TO DO “But on the contrary, I must warn you, as I did when I began this five years’ task—and no one knew then that it would last so long—that there is still a lot to do, and that you must be prepared for further efforts of mind and body and for further sacrifices to great causes.” He declared that Britain must never forget “that beyond all lurks Japan, harrassed and failing, but still a people of a hundred millions, for whose warriors death has few terrors. I cannot tell you tonight how much time or what exertions will be required to compel the Jap anese to make amends for their odious treachery and cruelty. HORRIBLE INJURIES “We—like China so long un daunted—have received horrible injuries from them ourselves, and we are bound by the ties of honor and fraternal loyalty to the United States to fight this great war at the other end of the world, at their side without flagging or failing.” The prime minister, while reserv ing bitter words for De Valera, praised the “thousands of southern Irishmen who hastened to the bat tlefront to prove their ancient va lor,” and said that because of their acts “the bitterness by Britain for the Irish races dies in my heart.” He lauded the British generals for their leadership, and declared “at the same time we know how great is our debt to the combining and unifying command and high strategic direction of Gen. Eisen hower.” THE RECORD SHOP NEWEST SELECTIONS JUST RECEIVED. “Soldier's Last Lette”, Elton Britt “V-Day Stomp”, The Four Clefs "Blue Bird of Happiness", Felix Knight With You”, Perry Como PHONE 78$ SHELBY, N. C. I GIRL ADMITS HLUNGMOTHER Attractive 17-Year-Old Girl Slew Mother While She Slept LOS ANGELES, May 14—(JP)— Barbara Adams, attractive Los An geles college coed, waited in juve nile hall today for whatever ac tion authorities may take in the stabbing death of her mother. Police Capt. Thad Brown said the 17-year-old girl, an ambitious student who majored in geology, readily admitted that she slew her mother, Mrs. Maude Adams, 54, while she slept in their apartment early Saturday. Capt. Brown said she related that she had purchased a butcher knife for the purpose the day before. The girl was booked for suspicion of murder. “I had my reasons,” detectives quoted the girl, but said she re fused to elaborate. NOT SORRY Attendants at juvenile hall said she showed complete composure when she attended Sunday school services yesterday and, with other girls under detention, heard mo ther’s day tributes. Later she read while other inmates entertain ed their families. The mother was a nurse’s aide at General hospital. Her associ ates told police she had expressed anxiety over her daughter's men tal condition last December and had had her examined by a psy chiatrist. Juvenile Officer Martin S. Wynn said Miss Adams told him she had been planning to kill her mother for two years and that "she wasn’t sorry.” Rev. J. L Jenkins To Taylorsville Rev. J. L. Jenkins, ol Boiling Springs, will go to Taylorsville to morrow to teach a course in the interpretation and sermon building to the pastors of the Alexander as sociation. His course will run from Tuesday to Friday at the Taylors ville Baptist church. Thirty to 40 pastors will be in attendance. WAR Starts On Page One Japanese mainland than to blast 2,000,000 tough Nipponese soldiers out of their fox-holes in China and Manchuria. They’ve had years to dig themselves in and get set and, as stated the other day by Lt. Gen. Wedemeyer, commander in chief of American Army forces in China, “the greatest portion of her (Jap an's) logical battlefields are in the area for which we are responsible." Maybe the capitulation of the Makado would carry with it the surrender of all the forces on the continent. That’s the big question and it’s one we can’t answer until we have Tokyo on its knees. This column long ago pointed out the possibility that the Japanese war lords in China and Manchuria might decide to try to establish an empii^ for themselves on the con tinent even though ordered to sur render by the Mikado. The argument against this is the emperor's spiritual hold on his people by virtue of their belief that he is a God. Many observers doubt whether the Jap armies on the con tinent would go against the orders of their god-emperor and thereby Jeopardize their place In the here after. We can only get our answer from time. It’s interesting to note that Motoki Yamazakl, president of the south Manchuria railway, says there are to be greater efforts to make Manchuria self-sufficient. He couples this with the idea of bolstering Japan’s fighting strength —but it also would strengthen the Japanese hold on China. The only way to solve our puzzle is to crack Japan proper wide open, and that naturally will represent our main effort of the immediate future. The terrific bombing Uncle Sam’s warplanes have been giving Japan since yesterday marks an in tensification of the assault on Nip ponese cities, all of which are high ly vulnerable because of their large amount of flimsy construction which withers before bombing and burns like tinder. Captured German generals tell us that one of the main reasons for their defeat was Allied air power. That power, multiplied, is now be ing turned against little Japan’s metropolitan areas. Nippon is going to suffer far more than Germany from bombing. Lt. General Jimmy Doolittle, commander of the U. S. Eighth Air Force, who led the first raid on Tokyo, predicts that 2,000 plane raids will be made on Japan. When that begins—as lt will shortly—the Japs will think another of their earthquakes has hit them. HARD Starts On Page One resistance for more than two years, fell to sixth division Australians in a swift drive from the west. Sixth army troops on Luzon maintained strong pressure on Ba lete pass leading to the extensive Cagayan valley in the north, and tightened their pincers move on the Ipo dam east of Manila. Despite bad weather, heavy bomb ers plastered Formosa factories and war installations with 260 tons ol bombs while medium and fighter bombers swept low over airdromes, knocking out many parked air craft MaoArthur said targets were left “a mass of flame.” Patrol planes in raids from For mosa to the Dutch East Indies and the tip of Indo-China sank 16 freighter* and fixe coastal vowels, Tire Rations Upped 50 Per Cent In May WASHINGTON, May 14—(tP) —A 50 percent increase in pas senger car tire rations for this month was announced today by the War Production board. This will add 500,000 tires to the number to be distribut ed by OPA. At WPB, it was stated that as newly increased manufac turing schedules go into effect, “tires will be released In in creasing numbers.” The improvement in rations, attributed directly to the mili tary demand in the wake of victory in Europe, will provide civilian motorists with 1,500,- - 000 casings during the month of May. This is 500,000 more than the allocation for April. DEATH CLAIMS C.C.WIM Chancey C. Wilson, formerly of Shelby, died this morning at Saluda after a long period of ill health. He was born in Shelby, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Wilson, and is a nephew of D. D. Wilkins, also of Shelby. For the past 20 years he has lived in Winter Garden, Fla., where he operated a business. He is survived by his wife, a son, C. C. Wilson, Jr., overseas; three brothers. William Wilson, of Shel by; Albert Wilson of Blacksburg. S. C.; and Oscar G. Wilson, of Alexandria, La.; three sisters, Mrs. Laura Turner, of Shelby; Mrs. Eva Myrick, of Franklin. Va.; Mrs. Lela Clark of Sebrel, Va. Funeral arrangements had not been completed here today but the body will be brought to Shelby for funeral and interment. [ REDS Starts On Page One rapidly corralled into prisoner camps to join thousands of their comrades being shipped across Poland to be put to work restoring Russia’s war-damaged cities. In the last day of the roundup in Czechoslovakia and Austria,, Moscow revealed that equipment relinquished by the Germans in cluded 1,258 planes, 1,842 tanks and 6,618 field guns. The German forces which had resisted the Russians in violation of unconditional surrender terms were commanded by Field Mar shal Gen. Ferdinand Schoerner and Col. Gen. Otto Woehler, but neither officer was reported to be among Nazis seized. The Russians have named Shoerner a war crim inal. Among those surrendering, how ever, was a Maj. Gen. Backer commander of the Third S£ “Death's Head” Tank division, whc gave himself up to Marshal Ro dion Y. Malinovsky's Second U krainiarf’army. PRISONERS More than 11,032 Germans were taken prisoner in Latvia, while an other 74,939 were rounded up in the Baltic coast area of Danzig and Gydnia. A dispatch from Radstadt, Aus tria, said U. S. Maj. Gen. John W. (Iron Mike) O'Daniel’s famed Third division made contact on May 12 with three armies — the Russian, the British Eighth and the U. S. Third. The Russians were encountered on the south bank of the Ems river south of Liezen. RUSSIA Starts On Page One in international territories. Russia's moves here are being studied intently by British and United States authorities because she is relatively new to the inter national scene. Only now are her post-war policies as a great mili tary, political and geographical power—and potentially a large in dustrial power—beginning to take shape. It is in the balancing of big power rivalries without disrupting unity on peace organization that the conference has had its great est success to date. Technically, progress has been slow on converting the Dumbarton Oaks plan drawn up at Washing ton by the Big-Four last fall into an actual charter for an organi zation. Foreign Minister T. V. Soong oi China has been in Washington but is expected back for most or all of the conference, and Secretary of State Stettinius likewise will set it through though he may have to go to Washington briefly. Soong’s movements once he doe; leave San Francisco were a sub ject of speculation in Chungking yesterday. A dispatch from th Chinese capital said he might vis it Moscow to try to ascertain Sov let intentions in eastern Asia. Tin Chinese press has been urginf Russia to enter the Pacific war. INCIDENTS Starts On Page One shake” and posed for pictures witl Dahlquist and Brig. Gen. Rober Stack of Schenectady, N. Y. The London News Chronicle, de daring the British people had beei angered by reports of the way Goer ing was received said “Herman! Goering is an evil, cruel murdere to whom justice must be done Because he is fat he is not kind.” Army public relations officers a Allied headquarters in Rome sat the War Department in Washing ton had banned further interview with captured prisoners, internee or persons likely to face charge of being war criminals. ^ Furnished by J. Robert Lindsay and Company Webb Building Shelby. N. C. N. Y. COTTON AT 2:00 Today Prev. Day March - -_21.97 22.10 May .22-98 22.98 July . . 22.72 22.83 October _ -_ —22.19 22.36 December _ __22.07 22.25 CHICAGO GRAIN WHEAT May » _1.75% July .1-63% September —.1.59% CORN May . .1-18 July .—.1.14% September _ ..1.12% RYE May _ --—1.38 July _ . 1.34% September _ _1-26 1.75 1.62% 1.59% 1.17% 1.14% 1.12 1.37 Vi 1.33% 126 STOCKS AT 2:00 Amn Rolling Mill- 18 1-8 American Loco - 33 3-8 American Tobacco B - 75 1-4 American Tel & tTel-- 165 5-8 Anaconda Copper - 34 1-4 Assoc Dry Goods - 24 3-4 Beth Steel ..- 76 5-8 Boeing Air _ - 19 1*4 Chrysler _ _ 111 1*2 Curtiss-Wright - 6 Elec Boat- 15 1-4 General Motors - 68 1-2 Pepsi Cola - 23 Greyhound Corp . - 26 5-8 International Paper _ . 26 Nash Kelv.-. 20 3-4 Glenn L Martin - 25 Newport Ind - 23 1-2 N Y Central ., 25 1-2 Penn R R - 38 1-4 Radio Corp .. 12 Reynolds Tob B -... 34 1-8 Southern Railroad - 43 7-8 Standard Oil of N J- 62 3-8 Sperry Corp .. 28 3-4 U S Steel .— 66 Western Union ..- 46 3-8 PRICES SPOTTY NEW YORK, May 14—f^P)— Prices turned somewhat spotty in today’s stock market and while scattered favorites remained on the advancing side, numerous leaders backed into losing territory. Ahead the greater part of the proceedings were Eastern Air Lines, American Airlines, U. S. Steel. Bethlehem, Philip Morris. J. C. Penney, North American, Cate pillar Tractor, International Har vester and Ownes-Illinois. Stum blers included Loungstown Sheet, Chrysler, General Motors, U. S. Rubber, Northern Pacific, N. Y. Central, Southern Pacific, Texas Co., Montgomery Ward, Radio Corp., Western Union “A” Gen eral Electric and Anaconda. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, May 14—(>P)—(WFA) —Salable hogs 5,000, total 9,500; active, fully steady; good and choice barrows and gilts at 140-lb. up at 14.75 ceiling; good and choice sows at 14.00; complete clearance. Salable cattle 14,000, total 14, 000; salable calves 1,000, total 1, 000; fed steers and yearlings very slow, steady to weak instances 10 to 15 cents lower, largely steer run; bulk 14.50-17.00; no steers sold early above 17.65, but choice to prime heavy heifers topped at 17. 90; heifers generally steady; cows weak, supply small; bulls about in line with last week downturn, sausage bulls 13.00 down and weighty fat bulls 14.25 down; veal ers steady at 16.00 down. N. C. HOGS RALEIGH, May 14.—UP)—NCDA —Hog markets were . active and steady with tops of 14.55 at Rockv Mount and Clinton and 14.85 at Richmond. N. C. EGGS, POULTRY RALEIGH, May 14.—(A*)—NCDA —Egg and poultry markets steady. Raleigh—U. S. grade AA large 40; hens, all weights, ^7 1-2. Washington—U. S. grade A large 41; broilers and fryers, 34.3 cents. Senate Committee Approves Gilliam WASHINGTON, May 14—(/R)— The nomination of Donnell Gil liam to be federal judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina was approved by the Senate Ju diciary committee today. The committee also approved nomination of Jones Floyd to be U S. marshal for the Western dis trict of Arkansas. Early Cockleburr Is Found On Ellis Farm There is no doubt about this being an extra-ordinary early grow ing season now. Robert Emery who lives on the Boiling Spring road, brought to the Star office thii morning a oockleburr which hi > found on the J. D. Ellis farm. Hi believes this constitutes a recort . for early cockleburrs. They comi . early enough anyway. WANT ADS LOST: SMALL BUNCH OF KEYS Notify C. R. Webb, phone 246 o: 610. 2t 14< ! RADIO FOR SALE; RCA 6-TUB1 t table model, practically new Also 1937 Chevrolet Coach, ii good condition, good tires. C. D l Ledford, at Maxwell, Morris 6 Kennedy, or phone 528-J after i i p.m. 2t 14) LOST: GASOLINE LOADINC hose, between Ellenboro an< t Shelby. Reward. Lutz-Yeltoi i Oil Co. It 14i 5 LOST: AROUND THE SQUARE 3 Polkville class ring. 1939, rub; 3 stone, emblem initial V. L. T Call 788. 2t 14] j. ' Crown Prince Olav Pledges Norway’s Aid Against Japs OSLO, May 14. — (ff) — Crown Prince Olav returned to a free Norway last night, almost live years after he left to carry on the war from England, and announc ed that the Norwegian fleet was ready to enter the fight against Japan. He said Norway’s chief problem was the disarmament of the Ger mans and Quislings and the eva cuation of the Germans. The Ger mans were departing yesterday. The FTince said King Haakon would soon return and that the Crown Princess would follow, POINT Starts On Page One tions exceeding $500. Elsewhere on the ever-widening food front: A tentative majority report by senate food investigators called for creation of a "food czar” to cen tralize all government controls, in creased subsidies for meat packers and inauguration of subsidy pay ments to cattle feeders. President Truman said "we must and can find a way” to share American food with "others so badly in need.” In announcing the boost in oil and fat point values, Price Admin istrator Chester Bowles pointed to the recent report of the interagen cy committee on foreign shipments, which said this country must share its food supplies “to aid morale in the United Nations and to prevent unrest and chaos in liberated coun tries.” The committee headed by Foreign Economic Administrator Leo T. Crowley declared that a “substantial adjustment” in the United States use of fats and oils would be neces sary to meet the European deficit. Henceforth Americans will consume them at the rate of about 36 pounds a person a year, compared to the prewar average of 44.7 pounds. I Seek To Bring U. S. Prisoners m From Russian-Occupied Zones iWa nKirnnere t n 'RHfa rtrL/livio, OfiAijr nu v ante utou quarters, May 14— (/P) —The task of removing : pproximately 138,400 American and British war prisoners from the Russian zone of occupa tion in Germany could be accom plished by air transport in from two to four weeks, it was declared today. Supreme headquarters has re quested a meeting with the Rus sians to arrange for the return of the prisoners, but no reply has been received. Soviet approval would be necessary before air evacurMon could be employed. Best available estimates at this advance SHAEP headquarters de clared there were approximately 200,000 British and 76,800 American war prisoners in Germany. Nearly half are believed to be in the Rus sian zone. It is not certain that the Russians would agree to direct aerial evacua tion. Soviet military authorities REGISTER Starts On Page One row morning and 12:30 o'clock and 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon for registration. CORRECT ADDRESS Those who send their applica tions are cautioned to be sure that their correct addresses are on the application as the coupons will be mailed out from rationing head quarters. They are also urged to be certain that the No. 13 spare stamps for each member of the family arc pinned securely to the application. In most of the county schools registration for canning sugar is taking place tomorrow and the next; day. However this registration is taking place today In the Waco j school. A maximum of 15 pounds per per son may be applied for or 120 pounds maximum to the family. A large number of persons have al ready secured five pounds of this! amount. Never dry clean your rubberized i raincoat, although dry cleaning I fluids may be used to remove oil ' and grease. liugiiu I v «**V -- ish and American forward posi tions, from which they could be flown. Up to May 10—the latest date for corrected overall totals — 45,096 Americans had been brought back to rear areas from camp zones and of these 17,712 were on their way from this heater back to the Unit ed States, or already there. On the same date 79,139 British prisoners had been sent back to the United Kingdom, 74,394 of them by air. Counting French and others the armies under Gen. Eisenhower’s command had liberated and recov ered 523,800 allied prisoners of war and brought 163,745 of them back by plane. Swift return of prisoners is high on SHAEF's priority. What planes can do is testified by one day’s work in Gen. Eisenhower’s sector, when 35,000 men were evacuated. Husband Of Local Girl Is Killed Sgt. John Watts, husband of the former Miss Carine Queen of Cleve land county, is reported killed in action in Luxembourg on January a 23rd. He entered service in January 1944 and sailed for overseas duty in July of last year. The following November he was wounded in France and returned to duty in December. Mr. Watts was awarded the in fantryman's combat badge for ex emplanary conduct in action against the enemy. While attacking a vil lage in Luxembourg, Sgt. Watts was hit by enemy fire and died instant ly He is the son of Mrs. Bettie Watts and the late John Watts of Park ton, near Bed Springs. As distilled, brandy is colorless. Storage in wood imparts a pale brown color and addition of cara mel makes all brandy the same color. 1 Vitality.« well, f ^ ^ ^ ^/'i It, .ko.ld.'tT •'■ • IfJKtf*"* - ■ i v°° 'N°s® - -e<ye* ^ N^C,v^’v of '■V6* <* ■"Vj5A* r.vc FIBER BRAIDS AND MESHES Variety of braids, plain and patterned meshes; Breeze weight sti'aws! (1
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