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* Herndon Rites Held Monday At Bethlehem wimff.istrm ■ Funeral serv ice* for Pink Herndon of Kings Mountain were held here Monday. Pic. and Mrs. Eugene McSwain of Camp Wheeler, Oa.. are vaca tioning at the home of Pfc. Mc Swain’* parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McSwain and Mr*. McSwaln's parents In Kings Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Blalock and Miss Plccola Blalock spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Rush Dix on of Dallas. 'Mrs. P. C. Howell visited her daughter, Mrs. Jerome Wilson, and Mr. Wilson, in Charlotte, last week. Lana Arrowood, little daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Lafayette Arro wood, Is getting along fine, after being sick for two weeks. Mrs. Sarah J. Howell has re ceived the information that one of her sons, Boyd Howell, has been liberated from a German prison camp and has landed back in the States. FROM ASHEBORO Mrs. T. C. Johnston of Ashe boro, was a recent guest of her brother, Carl Matheson, and Mrs. Matheson. Mr. and Mrs Mathe son and Mrs. Johnston visited their mother in Taylorsville, while Mrs. Johnston was here. Pvt. Ted Ledford of «amp Croft, S. C., spent the weekend with his wife and children. xvecent guests ui auu m Lafayette Arrowood were Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Arrowood and children of Dallas, Mrs. Lester Camp of Patterson Springs, Mrs. Tommy Barnett and children and Mrs. Stances Adams of Kings Moun tain, Mr. and Mrs. Basil Hardin of Shelby, Joe Hardin, ScB 3-c, of Beaufort, S. C, and his twin, John tfariUn, of near Patterson Springs. McBride Wells of the navy, who has been serving In the Pacific, Is spending a leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamilton of Jacksonville, Fla., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lee Herndon. Misses Dorothy and Rose Press ley of Dallas, were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Gore. Little Jerry Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wright, underwent a tonsilectomy In a Gastonia hos pital last week. He Is now at home recovering nicely. His fath er Is somewhere in action with the navy. Visiting Mrs. Ray Wright Sun day were: Mrs. C. P. Conner, Miss Betty Conner, and Bill Conner and Mrs. Bonnie Collins and son of Grover, and Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Lovelace and children of Kings Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. John Sproals and children of Gaffney, S. O., spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Bates. Mrs. Beam of Badln, is visiting ner son, Marion Beam, and wife. Mr and Mrs. M. B. Martin vis ited Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Queen in Belmont Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hardin, Mrs. Curtis Hardin, and “Kitty" Har din, spent Monday afternoon with Curtis Hardin, who Is a guard at the Cleveland County Prison :amp. PRESIDENT Starts On Page On* but I am confident It will be early in June." The secretary said he had "full confidence the conference will come to a successful conclusion some time In the early part of June.’’ He added he had some work to do at the State department today on a wide fange of subjects which the President had asked him to take up and expected to leave for San Francisco again tonight or tomorrow. Asked whether the Yugoslav situation was discussed, Stettinius said the President would have to speak on any specific items. He confined his comment to the statement that he and Mr. Tru man had a "general exchange of views.’’ Boss told reporters that the President plans to make occasional trips this summer to his old home at Independence, Mo., where his family will go early In June to spend the summer months. The press secretary said that Mrs. Truman, their daughter Mar garet and Mrs. David Wallace, Mrs. Truman’s mother, plan to leave for Independence about June L The old Truman house Is being refurnished In preparation for the occasion. APPLE CROP ESTIMATES RALEIGH,— (jp) —Estimates of North Carolina's apple crop cannot be made until mid-June, J J. Mor gan, statistician for the State De partment of Agriculture said yes terday. He predicted, however, that the crop would be "smaller than last year’s by a wide margin.’’ THE RECORD SHOP NEWEST SELECTIONS JUST RECEIVED. 'You Belong To My Heart”, Bing Crosby ‘‘There’* No You”, Prank Sinatra ‘There Must Be A Way”, Charlie Spivak “Star Duet”, Hoagy Carmichael PRONE 788 SHELBY, N. C. FIGHT MADE ON GARAGE BILL A hotly contested action over a $45 garage bill was being fought out in the Cleveland county courtroom today before Magistrate A. B. C. DePriest and a six-man Jury. Tourer-Stark Chevrolet company brought suit against Janies S. LeGette to collect $45 which the defendant had refused to pay on the ground that it was excessive. The defendant’s automobile parked near the American le gion had run down an embank ment and he employed the plaintiff to pull It out for him. The Mil was $45. The defendant had J. J. Hartigan and the rec ords of the local war price and rationing' board, summoned in an effort to show that the charges were more than the cell ing prices filed for such services by the plaintiff with the board. The plaintiff on the other hand contended that it took two hours to extricate the car from its position and that it involved hazardous work for two mech anics. The ease was still pend ing at noon today. Fire Department Is Out Of Carts The fire department Is plumb out of buggies after a rim on its stock which lasted for two days. “Just tell them we’re out,” plead were given away by the fire depart ment while they lasted but now calls for them are gumming the works. Persons are calling over the alarm telephone and in other ways are keeping firemen from their work. "Just tell them we’re out,” plead ed the firemen. ENGLAND’S Starts On Page One shall get an idea of the tendency from this election. SOCIALIST The main battle will be between the Conservative party under lead ership of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and the Socialist (or Labor) party. The latter has come out flat-footed for the es tablishment of "a Socialist com monwealth of Great Britain” which would call for sweeping na tionalization of industry and far reaching public ownership. There will be other political ele ments Involved in the election* in cluding the Communists, but the Conservatives (to whom the So cialists refer as Tories) and the Socialists are the chief contest ants. The Conservatives have a large majority in the present House of Commons, but the cabi net is a coalition which was form ed under Churchill for the prose cution of the war. The Conservatives have a twelve point program which includes the pledge of British support in the war against Japan and urges co operation with America and Rus sia in maintaining peace. It also calls for vigorous development of the empire for the benefit of all its peoples, and stands for "the fullest opportunity for individual mniauvc. CLAIM MAJORITY The Socialists claim they can win a majority in the election. That claim, however, is cloaked under the national political silence lasting since 1935—long before the war began. Churchill obviously will have two very strong assets as he goes to the country. One will be his great war leadership, and the other will lie in the fact that if he is de feated now it will mean "changing horses in the middle of the stream,” that is, before the war in the Pa cific has been concluded. Then too his supporters, will maintain that it will be unwise to remove him from the councils of the “Big Three” at such a critical Juncture in world affairs. TOUGH FIGHT Churchill may be expected to wage a tough fight. Veteran of many political battles, he is by far the most colorful figure in England’s political life and has the rugged personality which to the average Briton typifies John Bull. His move in forcing a quick elec tion is shrewd, for the argument that he is needed in office for war leadership is powerful. As to whether there has been any change in England’s political thought, there is no doubt that there has been. The only question is how great the change has been. I have spent much time in Brit ain, and when I was last there in the fall of 1943 it was evident that the country was moving “left.” By "left” I don’t mean that it was tending towards Communism but that it had in considerable degree turned from extreme conserva tism. One of the leaders of this tendency with whom I talked was the famous Dr. William Temple, archbishop of Canterbury (now dead) who got himself called “radical” by the Tories for his pains. COALITION Start* On Page One predicted that the new govern ment would Include such men as Sir John Anderson, Sir James Grigg, Sir Andrew Duncan and Lord Leathers, who were prewar business men without political backgrounds. All were called into the government to do special jobs. The full list is not expected to be ready before Sunday or Mon day, as Churchill will need the in tervening time to fill vacancies left lord of the treasury and minis eral ministers. Churchill, who led Britain from its moat desperate days of the war to the unconditional surrender of Germany, gave King George his resignation at noon as prime minister, first lor dof the treasury and minis ter of defense. Churchill resigned at noon. He returned to Buckingham Palace later in the day for his second audience with the king. There was no confirmation, but the assump tion was that he had returned to be invested as prime minister of the “caretaker” government. NEW ELECTION Puffing on a long cigar, he drove from No. 10 Downing Street to the palace in a violent electri cal and rain storm. He waved from beneath his umbrella as he entered his car to a group collect ed on the sidewalk outside the of ficial residence. His action will bring about Great Britain's first general election in ten years early in July. He had held the office since May 10, 1940, when he succeeded Neville Chamberlain during some of the darkest days of the war. Churchill’s resignation was preci pitated by the labor party’s re fusal to continue in the coalition government, now that Germany is defeated. An oia-iasmonea political cam paign already was underway, with the opposition press lampooning the prime minister. Churchill’s resignation was pre sented to King George VI at Buck ingham Palace. The general expectation was that the election would be held July 25 and that Churchill would remain at the head of a “caretak er” government until the new par liament was seated. The election will be held with Mr. Churchill at the peak of his popularity as lead er of the government at the time of victory in Europe. LEADS CONSERVATIVES In the last election in 1935, the voters returned 431 conservatives to Commons. Churchill is leader of the Conservative party. The second largest group is the Labor party, led by Deputy Prime Min ister Clement Atlee. The ministry of information made this announcement, issued from No. 10 Downing street: "The Honorable Winston Chur chill had an audience with the King at 12 noon today and ten dered his resignation as Prime Min ister and First Lord of the treas ury and minister of defense.” Precipitated by Churchill’s re quest that the Labor party agree to remain in the government or accept a national referendum on the question of remaining in the government, this action signaled the break-up of the coalition gov ernment which was formed by Churchill in the days of Dunker que. YANKS Starts On Page One sloshed through Yonabaru, cut the east-west traffic artery between that town and the capital city of Naha, and established strong po sitions on the. ridges. CONFIDENT Officers expressed confidence the men could hold the ridges against enemy counterattacks. The return of the Seventh to action pitted five American divisions — three army infantry and two marine— against the hard fighting Nippon ese. This thrust cut off some Japa nese between Yonabaru and the heights. It extended an envelop ing arm a considerable distance south of key Shuri. If the men of the Seventh suc ceed in pushing south along the north-south ridge line, they will have positions completely domi nating Okinawa’s major roads and two rail lines running southeast from Naha. Once the rear is cleared, the Seventh would be able to mount artillery on the ridges and stymie Japanese supply for the Shuri line with directly observed fire. Vem Haugland, Associated Press i front line reporter, said men of | the 96th had a tough scrap while moving down heights on the ap proaches to Yonabaru but the ac tual entry virtually was unoppos ed. HEAVY RAINS In the center and on the west, Marine and Infantry opera tions were curtailed by heavy rains. On the west side of the line, the Japanese threw in one of their fre quent counterattacks before dawn Tuesday but the First Marine di vision of MaJ. Gen. Pedro A. Del Valle crushed It, killing 80 of the enemy. Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, jr.’s Sixth Marine division strength ened its position along the Asato river in the northern edge of Na ha. At dusk Monday, 12 or more ene my planes attempted to raid ships of the U. S. Pacific fleet support ing the Okinawa operation. To day’s communique, disclosing the raid, said eight planes were shot down and “the remainder retired from the area without causing damage." Sunday and Monday, carrier based planes of the British Pacific fleet attacked air bases, docks and Furnished by J. Robert Lindsay and Company Webb Building Shelby, N. C. N. Y. COTTON AT 2:00 Today Prev. Day March .22.21 May - _22.15 July _ -22.91 October _ -22.43 December __22.34 CHICAGO GRAIN WHEAT July - -_1.62% September . -1.59% December . _1.59 CORN July - -. September _ December . . .1.16% .1.15 .1.11% 22.17 22.07 22.89 22.42 22.29 1.62% 1.59% 1.58% 1.16 1.14% 1.11% RYE July.....1.35% 1.35% September _ -1.26 1.2B December _ -1.24% 1.24% STOCKS AT 2:00 Amn Rolling Mill - - 18 1-4 American Loco - - 32 1-2 American Tobacco B --75 1-4 American Tel and Tel _ „ 167 3-8 Anaconda Copper . - 34 Assoc Dry Goods -- 24 3-4 Beth Steel . 77 Boeing Air _ - 21 3-8 Chrysler . - 111 3-8 Curtiss-Wright -- 6 Elec Boat . —... 16 3-8 General Motors _ - 68 Pepsi Cola . -- 22 1-4 Greyhound Corp . —. 27 3-8 International Paper -- 27 3-4 Nash Kelv . . 20 1-4 Glenn L Martin _ - 26 Newport Ind _ - 22 7-8 N Y Central.26 1-2 Penn R R. 38 1-2 Radio Corp.- 11 3-4 Reynolds Tob B . - 34 5-8 Southern Railroad - - 43 Stand Oil N J. 62 3-4 Sperry Corp _ - 29 1-4 U S Rubber. 57 1-8 U S Steel . 65 5-8 Western Union . _—... 48 Youngstown S and T- 46 3-4 STOCKS RETREAT NEW YORK, May 23.—W—Early irregularity turned into a general retreat in today’s stock market pro ceedings but a few favorites man aged to challenge the downturn of fractions to more than two points. Losers included U. S. Steel, Beth lehem, Hudson Motors, Goodyear, Goodrich, Caterpillar, Douglas Air craft, Western Union “A”, Ana conda, Westinghouse, Allied Chem ical, Eastman Kodak. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Standard Oil (NJ). Resistant were Sears Roe buck, Woolworth, Glenn Martin, American Can and Union Carbide. Bonds were narrow and commodi ties higher. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, May 23. -W)-(WF At—Salable hogs 6,000; total 11,500; active, fully steady; good and choice barrows and gilts 140 lbs up at 14.75 ceiling; good and choice sows at 14.00; complete clearance. Salable cattle 11,000; total 11,000; salable calves 800; total 800; very active, firm trade on fed steers and yearlings; bulk cattle sold on early round; top steers 17.90; bulk 15.25 to 17.40; best yearling heifers 17.75; cows scarce, strong to shade higher, cutters 8.75 down; bulls strong to 25 cents higher, weighty sausage bulls to 13.25 and weighty fat bulls to 15.00; vealers 25 cents higher at 16.00 downward. BUTTER AND EGGS CHICAGO, May 23. — UP)— But ter, firm; receipts 392 895. Eggs, receipts 14,327. N. C. HOGS RALEIGH, May 23. —(/P)— (NC DA)—Hog markets steady with tops of 14.55 at Clinton and Rocky Mount and 14.85 at Richmond. N. C. EGGS, POULTRY RALEIGH, May 23. — W— fNC DA)—Egg and poultry markets steady to very firm. Raleigh.—U. S. grade AA large 40; hens, all weights, 27 1-2. Washington.—U. S. grade A extra large 42; broilers and fryers 34.3. 18-YEAR-OLDS Starts On Page One maining 55 percent of the reduced call, which at 90,000 men will be 25 percent lower than at present. He announced an indefinite deferment for all men 30 and over who stay in “useful” work. This, Hershey explain ed, results from the war’s end in Europe and the services’ need for younger men. As has been the case with men 34 through 37, registrants 30 through 33 now need only be en gaged in work .that draft boards— instructed to be liberal-minded— consider important. They no longer are required to be “necessary men” as well to be eligible for oc cupational deferment. Hershey especially urged "sym pathetic consideration” for fathers who have reached their 30th birth day. He told local boards to give them the benefit of any doubt and to think twice about the cost to the government of dependency al lotments. YOUNGER MEN For younger men, this is the prospect: Registrants 18 through 29— pending a new study of the needs of war production and war sup porting activities many of these men will retain their occupational deferments. Hershey predicted, however, the "time is coming" when more from this group will have to be called. Only those who do not qualify as key workers are being drafted at present. other facilities in the Sakishima group, southernmost of the Ryuky us, and shot down an enemy plane. SEEKS RECRUITS FOR NAVY V-5 The navy V-5 program, enabling young men to win their pilot wings and become commissioned officers in the U. S. naval reserve, has been reopened to civilian appli cants on a restricted basis, D. R. Taylor, petty officer in charge of the Shelby Naval Recruiting sta tion, announced today. Only 17 year old boys are eligi ble to apply for this training. They must be high school graduates, or graduate before June 25. Applications may be made at the Shelby station in the court house building, where Recruiter Taylor will give the boys their preliminary physical and mental test, and selections will be made for further processing to determ ine their qualifications for flight training. Final processing will be. at the office of Naval Officer Procure ment in Atlanta, Ga., where can didates who are accepted will be sworn in the navy as aviation ca dets. When they are called to ac tive duty they will be sent to a school to prepare them for the flight training program which follows. Recruiter Taylor emphasized that only a limited number of men will be chosen for the program and urged those interested to contact his office immediately. Recruiter Taylor can be con tacted Wednesday of each week at the Cleveland county courthouse. JAPS Starfts On Page One the attacks have been an open secret with many newspaper men and to hundreds of resi dents in the western part of the country. The wraps were taken off the story because the two services Jhought the public should be warn ed about the potential danger of unexploded bombs dropped by the balloons. Emphasizing that there is no need for alarm, the services said they felt that saving even one American life through precaution ary measures would more than bal ance any benefit the Japanese might get from learning simply that the balloons have reached North America. The enemy would like to learn specific details as to the points at which the balloons landed and the effect they have had, the army and navv added, but they have no in tention of letting the Japanese find out: About 33 feet in diameter, the balloons are made of gray, white or greenish blue paper. They can not be controlled. The chances that any given place in this country might be hit, the army and navy said, ‘‘is only one in many millions.” The bombs, suspended beneath the paper bags, apparently are de signed to set forest or brush fires DISPUTE Starts On Page One ference to settle Yugoslav claims to the Trieste area. Jordon re ported “minor incidents,” but re laxed tension. He said Tito’s for ces have occupied villages neigh boring Trieste, changing theii names to Yugoslav versions.) Yugoslavs had occupied the port and claimed it as a part of their kingdom. The Allies insisted that any territorial change must be enunciated at the peace conference and not by unilateral action. The movement of Allied forcef into new areas east of the Isonzc river was accomplished withoui reported incidents. Gen. Freyberg's dinner was saic to have had no significance sc far as the Trieste situation wa: concerned. WANT ADS FOR RENT; SIX ROOM HOUSE with lights, about 8 miles out ir the country. Cheap rent want small family. Address Posl Office Box 43, Shelby, N. C. 2t 23c WANTED: COLORED BOY TC live in yard. Call 379. 3t 23( FOR SALE — TWO BEAUTIFUI male white Collie pups, 12 weeks old. E. W. Dixon, Shelby, N. C It 23c FOR SALE: BURROUGHS E lectric adding machine, on flooi stand. Sherer Motors. 2t 23c FOUND SATURDAY, PIG. OWN er may have by identifying anc paying for this ad. Phone 392-W It 23c FOR SALE: SAWED SLABS stovewood size. See Earl Hicks or Hatcher Jones, or call 1106-J 910 or night phone 883-W. 2t 23c WILL PAY 45c DOZEN CASH for grade “A” fresh yard eggs Also highest cash price for coun try hams, shoulders and mid dlings. D. A. Beam Grocery, 40t South Lafayette St. 3t 23p LADY WANTS SHARE-EXPENSE ride to Knoxville, Tenn., Satur day. Cali Cannon at Shelbj Daily Star. WE HAVE JUST RECEIV ed a nice supply of Feather Ticking at 26c yard. The Remnant Store, 115 West Warren St. 3t-23c BIG FIVE Starts On Fags One can consent. An argument along this line also is being made to the Latin Amer ican states as a practical reason why they should support the veto. In the hands of the United States, the argument goes, the veto right could be used to protect the work ing of the Pan-American system in the maintenance of peace In this hemisphere. The British move is being made in connection with big power efforts to answer a list of questions submitted by smaller nations on how the veto would work. The formula agreed on by the Big-Three at Yalta this spring would al low a majority of any seven nations on the 11-natlon secu rity council to decide a ‘‘pro cedural’’ question. No one has ever defined exactly what “procedural” means. If the big powers decided that the ini tial decision to look into a threat ening situation was “procedural” it would have the effect of eliminat ing the veto from such decisions. Answers to the questions will not be agreed upon finally before Sec retary of State Stettinius returns from his conference on urgent diplomatic problems with President Truman in Washington. ROLLING ALONG In his absence, conference ma- j chinery was still rolling smoothly toward completion of the task of charting a new world league in the next 10 days or two weeks. And along with it, problems of the kind the league may find most troublesome were swiftly accumu lating: 1. Delegates of Syria and Le banon here accused France of “po litical pressure and coercion” in sending new Senegalese troops in to the Levant states, which are former French mandates that gain ed their independence during the war. 2. The question of admitting oth er states to the proposed interna tional organization has been posed indirectly and unofficially in con nection with the Soviet union. D. Z. Manuilsky, chief delegate of the Ukraine said he expected that 'in very great degree” other Sov iets would seek admission to the league. There are 16 Soviets in all. In the immediate work of the conference here delegates are re ported making good time on ques tions which only a few days ago shaped up as critical Issues. A babe in a house is a well-spring [ of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting-place for inno I cence on earth, a link between angels and men.—Tupper. Miss Phifer Of El Bethel Dies Miss Lula Stowe Phifer died at her home In the El Bethel com munity early this morning. Funeral services will be held Fri day afternoon at three o’clock at the El Bethel Methodist church, conducted by the Rev. R. G. Win kler, pastor of the Central Meth odist church of Kings Mountain, and he will be assisted by the Rev. C. W. Avett, pastor of the El Be thel Methodist church. Interment will take place in the family plot in the church cemetery. The only survivor of Miss Phifer is one brother, Ben Phifer. When the United States was first established, there was no money in the federal treasury and no ma chinery for collecting taxes, no judi ciary, no court system and no means of enforcing federal law. Farm Accidents Hurt Food Production Farm slaughterers of meat are asked to file their applications for permits with the local war price and rationing board immediately. The deadline for getting these per mits is July 1, J. J. Hartigan, secre tary of the board, pointed out, and applications should be made at once. Blanks can be obtained at the rationing Board. Erwins To Visit Relatives At Wact Mr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Erwin, of Raleigh, will spend the \vfeek-end at Waco. Mr. Erwin, who is state superintendent of public instruc tion, will deliver the address at the meeting of the Gardner-Webb College alumni meeting Saturday night. s&lvic? NflTIDNRL BflNK SHELBY. N C. Member Federal Reserve System S® ;5|i _■ }■ % ..V. One day we Overheard • somebody say, "ft was such a small matter, ( didn't want tp bother anyone at the bank about ihV \ ■ * ’ Bother us? Man alive, it's^no^bother^That^ what we am here for—-to be helpful when? *. •r "** >- * %■ w*-«r *e can ...elm every.way^we^can.] So whether you want a thimbleful of service} -*•- , » . *v •*-'*' •*»" »^ • . 4 ig heaping measure—we cordiallyjn vite you Jo_drop inland jsee us often} s es, they’re all Van Heusen, every handsome one of them . . . Van Heusen In their smart good looks, fine fabrics, top-drawer styl ing .. . in skilled tailoring and custom details. VAN HEUSEN TIES are harmoniz ed to new Van Heusen Shirts in patterns as well as color. $1 to $1.50 VAN HEUSEN SPORT SHIRTS, plain, and patterned with the two way California Lo-No collar that looks right when worn open, fits perfectly when worn with a tie. $2.00 to $10.00 fwspwissmm NIGHT LIFE, too, is colorful! New Van Heusen pajamas in patterns, stripes and solid colors. Long-wear ing, washable fabrics. $2.50 to $6.50. • CASUALLY YOURS! Van Heusen casual jackets, dandy for in-be tween weather. Many in new com binations of rugged tweeds and smooth gabardines. $17.50. LOY’S MEN’S SHOP t
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