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WEATHER North Carolina — Considerable cloudiness and continued cool, to night and Wednesday. Tshk Hhkuig Bang Hm CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 - State Theatre Today - “BRING ON THE GIRLS” Sonny Tufts — Veronica Lake Eddie Bracken VOL. XLIII—134 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c Churchill Denies De Gaulle’s Charge Of Trouble Making In Syria ,«-»*************** ■*****#■*, GERMANY’S FRONTIERS ROLLED RACK T0 1937 SIZE [« * * # * * * * * * * * * * » # * * * * * * * *, Kobe Left In Flames As Fleet Of 450 Superforts Finish Raid BRITAIN HAS • NO AMBITIONS IN LEVANT AREA British Troops To With draw When Trouble Is Settled THREE-POWER MEET LONDON, Jane 5.—(tf5)— Prime Minister Churchill to - day disputed Gen. De Gaulle’s charge that the British had stirred up trouble in Syria and declared'that Britain was ready to withdraw all her troops the moment a treaty was affected between Franct and the Levant states. Churchill declared Britain had “absolutely no ambitions of any kind in the Levant states.’’ "We sought no territory there and no kind of advantage that was not given to any of the other nations of the world,” he said. The prime minister declared he favored only Britain, the United States and France nego tiating the French-Levant dis pute. De Gaulle had suggested a five power parley with Russia and China A sitting in, but Churchill declared "this would certainly cause a great deal of delay and would require very careful consideration on many grounds.” Churchill made his statement to commons after explaining that "some harm" would be done by leaving unanswered some of the statements made by De Gaulle in a Paris press conference Saturday. ’’Far from stirring up agitation in the Levant states, our whole in * fluence has been used in precisely the other direction," he declared. “The most strenuous and success ful efforts had been made by the British minister at Beyrouth to produce a calmer atmosphere in which negotiations could be con ducted for the settlement of out standing questions between France See BRITAIN Page 2 WARDiSPLAYS GET ATTENTION War Veterans Make Talks In Various Industrial Plants Of City Displays, depicting the part Cleveland county has had in the war effort, which are in the show windows in uptown Shelby were attracting considerable attention today as crowds gathered around the exhibits in various parts of the city. Included in these displays were parachutes made out of cloth manufactured in this county; tents, wire Insulation, uniforms of all kinds, aircraft parts, electri cally heated flying suits, flak proof vests, nylon insect netting, and other equipment. Col. Walter B. Brown, labor branch, legal division of Office of the Chief Signal officer whose de partment is primarily interested in promoting production for the Jap anese war arrived in Shelby yes terday afternoon and is assisting John M. Gaston, head of the em ployment service and head of the committee on arrangements, in carrying out the program for War Workers Week. FROM BRAGG Arriving from Fort Bragg yes terday morning were Capt. A. T. McLean, Jr., public relations of ficer at Fort Bragg and his party of five veterans of World War II who began their tour of local in dustrial plants and their confer ences with workers. This party Included Lt. O. W. Lee, of Vincennes, Ind., T. Sgt. Jackson E. Reosor, of Pennington, Gap, Va.; Sgt. Paul Corbett, of Sumter, S. C.; Pfc. Ben F. Craig, of San Francisco, Calif., and Pvt. Keith Youst, of Pottsvilie, Pa. These veterans pointed out the need of production to continue the war. They mentioned the fact that lt takes 120 yards of cotton material to outfit a soldier; 10 8m WAR Page Z y - t JT' KILLED IN OKINAWA—Pfc. Wil liam B. Alexander, husband of Mrs. Sara S. Alexander of 201 Chestnut street, has been report ed killed in action on Okinawa on May 1 by the War department. Pfc. Alexander entered the army in September, 1942, and has been serving with the infantry in the South Pacific since April of 1943. CHINESE HAVE OCCUPIED SIAPU U. S. 14th Air Force Plan es Continue Attocks On Liuchow Area CHUNGKING, JVne 6—A—UP) semi-official Chinese dispatch said today that Chinese forces had oc cupied Siapu, 75 miles northeast of Foochow, and added that Jap anese forces were fleeing north ward along the highway leading to Wenchow, 220 miles south of Shan ghai. Siapu was originally captured by a small enemy relief force which the Japanese landed on the Fu kien coast in support of enemy troops withdrawing northward from the Foochow region along the highway to Wenchow. An official Chinese announce ment said Chinese forces in Kwang si province had reached a point 21 miles southwest of Liuchow, site of a former U. S. airbase which was captured by the Japanese last November. This represented a sev en-mile • advance on 24-hours. But the Japanese were reported stand ing firm near Ishan, 43 miles west of Liuchow. An American communique an nounced that palnes of the U. S. 14th Air Force continued attacks on enemy positions in the Liuchow area. OVERLAND RETREAT Occupation of Siapu by the Chi nese suggested that the Japanese were retreating overland 'to Wen chow (Yungkia), a small but once thriving Chekiang port. Chinese quarters believed that the force which the Japanese re cently sent thrusting southward from Wenchow was going to the See CHINESE Page 2 Yugoslav Officials In Istanbul Recalled ISTANBUL, June 5. —All Yugoslav officials in Istanbul have been recalled to Belgrade by Mar shal Tito, it was learned today. No immediate explanation was given. BATTLE RAGES OVER AIRFIELD ON OKINAWA Strong American Forces On Three Sides Of Ene my's Garrison MUD SLOWS SUPPLIES By Hamilton W. Faron GUAM, June 5.—(VP)—Am erican marines fought for complete control of the last Japanese-held airfield on Oki nawa today in the wake of a surprise amphibious landing which put strong American forces on three sides of the enemy’s Oroku peninsula gar rison. Tough paratroopers and Marine raiders of the sixth division over ran half of the big Naha Bay, on the island’s west coast. Other Tenth arpiy troops slashed ahead in the central and eastern areas, reaching the southern coast and registering advances up to three miles, a record for the campaign. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in a hearty message of “well done,” to the officers and men of Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner’s Tenth army, foresaw the conclusion of the Okinawa campaign within the next “three or four days” if they "can maintain their high-speed maneuvers.” Supplies were parachuted to bat tle line troops as the clinging mud, which for days slowed troops ad vances, continued to hold supply vehicles in its grip. Japanese propagandists view ed their garrison’s lethal posi tion with alarm and Tokyo’s newspapers agreed “unmistaka ble signs point to the enemy’s intention to invade the Japan ese mainland.” Japanese Dome! news agency warned the loss of the island would lead to increased air attacks, both from Okinawa-based planes and by See BATTLE Page 2 BOY HELD IN TRAIN WRECK RUTHERFORDTON, June 5.—(AP) —A youth booked as Calvin Spicer, 19, was held in Jail here today on charges of wrecking a northbound Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio freight train at Harris, six miles south of Forest City, Sunday morn ing. Two other boys, named by Spicer as accomplices, were also in jail but they denied his allegation. Spicer lives near Harris. The engineer and fireman were injured when the 119-foot long lo comotive and ten cars piled into the Harris depot and demolished it after striking an open switch. J. B. McKinney of Johnson City, Tenn., the fireman, was reported seriously hurt. Bob Williams, of Erwin, Tenn., the engineer, was less seriously injured. Both were taken to an Erwin hospital. The train was bound from Spar tanburg to Erwin. FBI agents joined local officials and railroad investigators in work ing on details of the wreck. THE WAR TODAY: Invasion Of Japan Direct May Beat Landings In China By DeWITT MacKENZIE, AP Writer I 1— Reports that the Chinese have i cleared the enemy from several ] towns along a 75-mile stretch of ] coast from Foochow to Saipu nat- i urally revive consideration of an i American amphibious operation In { that direction. There are several objectives to , be gained which must weigh heav- , lly among military leaders. I Some months ago it was thought j that occupation of Formosa and , a drive into the continent might i prove desirable, might even be nec- ] essary before Japan could be in vaded. Then it began to appear that Formosa could be neutralized, .. ind that an invasion of Japan night entail little more effort, and night produce Infinitely greater esults, than a strike into Japa lese-occupled China. >NLY PRELIMINARY Tliat, still remains true. An in 'asipn of Japan embraces the itrohg possibility that it would >e decisive, whereas, barring a sur ender in which military men de :line to place any hope, opera ions in China would only be pre lminary to the knockout. But there are problems connect See INVASION Page 3 FLIER RETURNS ‘FROM THE DEAD’—Lt. Harold W. Goad, 27-year old Army flier erroneously reported killed in action over Burma last year, holds a happy homecoming reunion with his wife, Helen, at Portsmouth, Ohio. In the belief that Goad was dead, she married Ensign Robert A. MacDowell in Long Beach, Calif., in December, but plans to have that marriage annulled.—(AP Wirephoto). AT CONFERENCE: France Would Stick With U. S. In Split Boncour Predicts American Position Would Be Up held 45 To 5 In Showdown SAN FRANCISCO, June 5.—(#*)—France would go along with the United States in event of a showdown be tween this country and Russia on the veto issue at the United Nations conference, Chairman Paul Boncour of the French delegation said today. Any break between the United States and Russia would be agon izing to the French delegations, Boncour said in an interview, but France would vote with America, however reluctantly. Another French delegate, com menting on this possibility, said “it would be very annoying but he would support the Americans, x x We have been with the Americans all along on this point.” France and Russia have a 20-year alliance. Boncour declared that should the Soviet and the United States run counter in the veto question voting, the American position would be upheld 45 to 5, with Rus sia, the Ukraine, White Russia, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia in the minority. U. S. Secretary of State Stettin ius was looking today to the White House for a decision on whether a showdown with Russia should be forced on the right of free discus sion in a world security council. DIFFERENCE Stettinius is caught in a sharp See FRANCE Page 2 FRENCHWANT BIG FIVE MEET PARIS, June 5. —UP)— The French government decided today to propose formally a conference of the "Big Five” to consider the entire problem of the Middle East. France’s proposal followed sug gestions Saturday by Gen. DeGaulle that such a conference be arranged as an answer to Prime Minister Churchill’s call for a three-power conference in London by Britain, the United States aiu! France. Russia and China Would be added to the conference, under France’s proposal, and the Arab states also would be invited. A communique said “the govern ment has decided to propose that within the framework of interna tional cooperation, with the agree ment of the interested nations, the whole of the problems of the Mid dle East be submitted to a confer ence of the five great powers.” The government’s decision will be transmitted immediately to Britain, the United States, Russia and China asking formal replies. British Election To Be Hot One By EDWARD J. DENNEHY LONDON, June 5. —(A5)— Prime Minister Churchill’s opening attack on the socialistic program, of his laborite opponents, which he de scribed last night as “abhorrent to British ideas of freedom,” was viewed by the British press today as an indication of the fierceness with which the current election campaign is to be fought. Clement Attlee, leader of the la bor party and deputy prime min ister in the Churchill wartime coalition government, was expected to reply to the prime minister to night (3:15 p.m„ EWT) when he broadcasts to the nation. Churchill’s speech, launching the conservative party’s campaign to retain power when the nation votes on July 5, drew sharp comment from both the liberal and the conserva tive press today. TOTALITARIANISM Churchill declared that socialism “is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the worship of the state” and added that “no so cialist system can be established without a political police. , . . some sort of gestapo.” The Independent Daily Express, owned by Lord Beaverbrook, a mem ber of Churchill’s cabinet and a close adviser, said the prime min ister “has challenged socialism di rectly and relentlessly on the issue of human freedom. He has brand ed it for what it is—totalitarianism, the worst ‘ism’ of the lot.” WHAT’S DOING TODAY 7:00 p.m.—Lions club board of directors meets at Cleve land Springs Country club. WEDNESDAY 12:30 p.m.—Luncheon meet ing of U. N. C. Alumni asso ciation, Shelby chapter, at Ho tel Charles. 7:45 p.m.—Prayer meeting at Presbyterian church. 8:00 p.m.—Fellowship hour at Central Methodist church. 8:00 p.m.—Midweek prayer and praise service at First Baptist church. t’ BAD WEATHER KEEPS FIGHTER ESCORT HOME Japanese Fighters, Anti aircraft Guns Put Up Resistance RESULTSl-XCELLENT Bv Robbin Coons GUAM, June 5.—(lP)—Ap proximately 450 Superfort resses battled through snow, fog, thunderheads, accurate antiaircraft fire and fairly strong fighter opposition to day to transform the indus trial and transportation cen ter of Koke into a mass of smoke and flame. The B-29s, flying through wea ther so bad they had to make the trip without fighter escort, found perfect weather over Japan’s larg est port city and spent an hour setting it afire with 3,000 tons of incendiary bombs in a blazing first anniversary celebration of the ini tial Superfort raid. Returning pilots described the results as excellent. They guess ed damage would exceed the nearly seven square miles burned out of Yokohama in the May 29 strike at Nippon’s second largest port. About 40 Japanese fighters, some of them fairly aggressive, were sent up to intercept the See BAD Page 2 COUMMOVES TOWARD GOAL $1,766,111 In War Bonds; Sold Since Start Of Seventh Drive Cleveland county Is moving steadily toward its goal in the Sev enth War Loan drive with sales of $7,766,800 in bonds reported through June 1. This is against a quota of $2,069,000. Reports received by George Blanton, war finance chairman, show that against the quota of E, P and G bond sales of $744,000 for Cleveland county a total of $574, 927 has been sold. Special stress was being laid this week on the sale of bonds through the retail establishments in this county. A mass meeting was held at the Rogers theatre this morn ing by store clerks and announce ment was made that any person buying a bond from the regular issuing establishments, banks, post-! office or building and loan asso- i ciations will be given a free ticket to any of the theatres in the city. Commercial Treaty For Greece, Turkey ANKARA, June 5— (IP) —A new commercial treaty, designed to help reestablish normal condi tions in Greece after a long fam ine, has been concluded between Greece and Turkey. Russians Got U. S. Ships After Italian Surrender LONDON, June 5. —((P)— Prime Minister Churchill disclosed today that Britain met Russian demands for part of the Italian fleet by turning over eight former Ameri can destroyers among other ships. The United States** also turned over some ships, mostly merchant men, but also including the U. S Cruiser Milwaukee, Churchill told commons. r The Russians, he said, raised the question of the disposition of the Italian navy immediately after Ital’s surrender. They asked for one battleship, one cruiser, eight de stroyers, four submarines, and 40,000 tons of merchant shipping. The agreement to turn ships over to Russia was reached at Teheran, he said. Since Italian ships were built mostly for temperate waters of the Mediterranean, Churchill continu ed, it was decided that they would continue in service in the Allied cause, and an equivalent number X MR. GIDNEY GIDNEY WILL SUCCEED WEBB E. L. Webb Resigning As County Tax Collector, Effective July 1 Robert Gidney was appointed Cleveland county tax collector by the county commissioners yester day afternoon to succeed E. L. Webb who is resigning effective July 1, the close of the present fiscal year. Mr. Gidney was born and reared in Cleveland county and for the past several years has been coun ty game warden. Commissioners said they felt unusually fortunate in securing a man as capable as Mr Gidney for this position. Mr. Webb told the commission ers several months ago that he wished to resign at the close of the current fiscal year in order to man age his farms. Members of the county board were high in their praise of the effective and con scientious work of Mr. Webb. He has held the office for the oast six years. of British warships and merchant men would be delivered to the Red navy on temporary loan. Churchill said this was the action taken; ‘‘Half of the merchant ships and all the warships with the exception of the United States Cruiser Mil waukee were provided by the Brit ish government. CLASSES "The British warships handed over were the Battleship Royal So vereign, eight former American destroyers, and four modern sub marines. "Further, a destroyer was made available to provide spare parts.’ Churchill said he assumed "full responsibility” for the transaction. He did not make clear just what the U. S. contribution was outside of the Cruiser Milwaukee, but it was presumed the Americans sup plied half of the 40.000 tons ot merchant shipping the Russians See RUSSIANS Page 2 4 ZONES FOR OCCUPATION ARE SET UP Reich Is Disarmed, Ships, Communications Under Allied Control PLANES GROUNDED WASHINGTON, June 5.— (IP) — Germany’s frontiers were rolled back to the boun daries of Dec. 31, 1937 today in a joint occupation state ment by the allied powers. The statement, setting ut> occupation zones for the Unit ed States, Great Britain, France and Russia, recreates ^he German nation as it was before Hitler’s annexation of Austria and Czechoslovakia. The declaration was made simultaneously in Washing ton, Moscow, London and Paris. No announcement was made re garding a joint control arrange ment for Austria, which is expect ed to be set up in the fairly near future. Treatment of Austria pre sumably will be tempered by the Moscow declaration of 1943 which looked toward a restoration <vf Austrian freedom, depending upon Austrian efforts in behalf of their own liberation. The Austrian situation is compli cated by the recent establishment of the Renner government in Vien na behind Red army lines, which has not yet been contacted by rep resentatives of Britain, the United States and France. Nor was there any clarification of what is to be done in Czecho slovakia which is partly occupied by Russian troops on the east and American troops in the west. The See 4 ZONES Page S Occupation Commanders To Meet In Berlin SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, PARIS, June 5—(&)—Gen. Eisenhower left his Frankfurt-on Main headquarters in Germany to day for Berlin, where he will meet with Allied occupation commanders representing Great Britain, Rus sia and the Provisional French government. Eisenhower’s trip is being made as "commander of the forces of occupation,” a SHAEF announce ment said. This is his first official task in that post and the first time he has served in any capacity other than that of supreme commander of the Allied armies in the west since his forces stormed the Nor j mandy beaches a year ago tomor row. Among the matters to be decid ed in Berlin, the announcement said, will be details of control au thority and the location of the Allied control council. rilRPOSE OF MEET “The purpose of the meeting is to sign a quadrapartite declaration regarding the defeat of Germany and the assumption of supreme authority witli respect to the Ger man occupation by the United States, the United Kingdom, the U. | S. S. R. and the Provisional French governments,”" the SHAEF an nouncement declared. Eisenhower, who left Frankfurt about 8 a. m. '2 AEW> was accom panied by Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, commanding the U. S. group con trol council; Vice Admiral Robert Gliormley; Maj. Gen. Harold R. i Bull, assistant chief of staff for G-3; Maj. Gen. D. M. Schlatter j of the air staff and others. Chosen by lot to accompany the j official party to report the meet ing for the American press on a ! pool basis were Joseph Grigg of : the United Press, representing the news services; Drew Middleton of ■ the New York Times, representing the individual newspaper corres pondents, and Henrv Griffen of the Associated Press, representing I the photographers.
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