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WEATHER Partly cloudy and continued rather hot today, tonight and Tuesday; scattered thundershow ers In the mountains this afternoon and evening. Tshk sheivygaiiy Hist-: - State Theatre Today - “SALTY O’ROURKE" Starring ALAN LADD CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 t VOL. XLIII—139 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—fic Defenders Of Okinawa Fight Back Bitterly With Artillery Fire * NORTHWEST BORNEO INVADED AT THREE POINTS • • • ' ™ w It, Japanese Homeland Smoulders From Four Straight Days Of Raids » PHILIPPINES , NEGRO'S. Jr Sulu Sea -MINDANAO :fj [VXm ^^mboang aW ; _j , »■ «ra f2°.“ri*, 3KvT0 ^eo ^S^TARaKAN LABUan BORNEO STATUTE P^^^S-SSs5 bSh Vo«"8 Formul« Stumbling Block Conf«ra» U. " “ - Confer®.,, However oThI-^ Success Uok™ ?ghl*l,; Fr0$P#cfl 0i Associated^Pr^11^', Hi^h<0Wer SAN FRANCISCO Tun^n0n,a<ic New« Editor inferSt Corf JScS^0^86 even th-at th ---— ^y ^ith brightene. Daniels Opposes I Peacetime Draft WASHINGTON, June 11. —(*>)— Opposing a peacetime draft, Jose phus Daniels, former secretary of the Navy, said today "the Impera tive preparedness of tomorrow Is that which will give conquest of the skies.” The 83-year-old Raleigh, N. C., newspaper publisher who directed the Navy during the last war of fered the military policy committee this formula as “the best protec tion” against the possibility of fu ture attack: “I would place the main em phasis on a navy that flies, with adequate military strength on land and sea. x x x I would take leave to be strong in the air. If our country dominates the sky, no enemy can land on any part of our terrain.” The committee Is in its second %eek of hearings on the subject of universal military training. “We will never dominate in war by dependence upon the draft,” See DANIELS Page 2 Seven Army Men Killed In Crash NEWARK, Del., June 11. —{IP)— Seven Army men were killed when a C-45 transport pane crashed on a farm three miles southeast of here yesterday. , Officials at the Newcastle Army Air base said the ship struck a tree and exploded. The plane was en route from Pope Field, N. C„ to Trenton, N. J„ and apparently lost Its bearings In a heavy fog. The victims were not identified. Iivf/vo XVI. UIC 1U iUlUIC. There remains the problem o winning small nation acceptance o the veto voting formula by whlcl the Big Five would retain contro of the proposed 11-nation securit; council with its machinery design' ed to keep peace. This Is before a conference committee (scheduled to meet 4 p.m. PWT today) in which Foreign Minister Herbert V. Evatt of Australia is leading a fight for restricting the veto so that, while each of the big pow ers would still have to agree on use of force, peaceful measures to settle disputes could be taken even over some big power objec tions. Russia, France, Britain, the Unit ed States and China, having agree< that discussion of disputes could no be blocked by a veto vote, stan< solidly against Evatt and those wh< share his view. Senator Tom Con nally (D-Tex) Is leading the bi| See VETO Page 2 MAYBE 2 YEARS: Gen. Stilwell Prolonged Wi OKINAWA, June 7—(Delayed bj Censor) —(AV- Oen. Joseph W Stilwell, making a frontline In' spection of the stubborn Okinawt battle, declared today that the war with Japan easily could Iasi at least two years longer. “It is quite possible that we wil have to fight in Manchuria,” hi said, even after the Japanese homi islands are conquered. "Personally I believe It will require ground action in ad dition to anything done by bombings,” said the command ing general of army ground EFFORT TO HALT YANKS IS FUTILE 105 MM. Guns Being Used By Japs; Naha Harbor Bridge Shelled nips welTdug IN GUAM, June 11.—(/P)— Rapidly dying defenders of Okinawa brought all their re maining artillery into play to day, firing at point-blank range in a thus far futile ef fort to stop a full-power as sault launched by the U. S. 10th army. Guns of as heavy calibre as 105 mm. were being used by the Nip ponese In their last stand attempt to halt the American attack on heavily fortified Yaeju-Dake es capement. On the east flank the enemy directed fire against 7th and 96th division tanks. Even In the tightly encircl ed Broku pocket, Japanese field guns shelled the Naha harbor bridge, causing some minor damage to the Ameri can-built structure. The Seventh regiment of the First U. 8. Marine division ran into heavy Japanese machinegur and mortar fire, ak Jt movec through 7 toman town, capture ol which has not yet been announced by Fleet Admiral Chester W. Ni mltz, Pacific fleet commander. Headquarters reported the 96th “ U. S. Infantry division is undei fire from mutually supporting 1 Japanese positions and caves while the 17th battalion of the 7th di vision is using flame throwing tanks against 88 enemy-held caves DEATHS HIGH The Nipponese, who Admiral Ni mitz said, are being killed off at the rate of 1,000 a day, are heavilj See EFFORT Page 8 LEMONSGETS SPERSTAR S, Sgt. Robert I. Lemons, Paratrooper On Luzon, Is Decorated Word has been received here from headquarters of the 11th airborne : division on Luzon that S/Sgt. Rob 1 ert I. Lemons, son of Mrs. Beulah Lemons of 424 East Marlon street, 1 has been awarded the silver star 1 medal for gallantry in action on ’ Luzon. S/Sgt. Lemons is a para trooper. During an engagement with the Japs, Lemons assumed command ol a disorganized platoon, all of whose leaders had become casualties. Ral lying the men, he led the platoon forward to an advantageous position where he established an outpost, Under his leadership, the platoon repulsed a series of Jap counter attacks, and on two occasion* he ran the gauntlet of enemy fire in order to return to the rear and lead forward desperately-needed rein j forcements. Later that day, Lemons single j handedly stood off a five-man Jap , banzai charge and killed all of the attackers. The citation with hie , star award praised him for heroic ' actions against a numerically su perior enemy. ! Foresees ir Against Japs force*, in disagreeing; with a belief he said was held by many Americans that bombing alone could defeat Japan. Stating that he saw no ..g-eason to expect the Japanese to brdkk, Stilwell remarked, "I cannot see how, when they are so tenacious individually, we can expect their mass morale to crack.” OBSERVES “Vinegar Joe,” who already had watched the U. S. Sixth army in action on Luzon in the Philippines, See GEN. STILWELL Page Z k OLD GLORY RISES IN ANOTHER JAP STRONGHOLD—Lt. Col. R. P Ross, Jr., a Marine from Frederick, Md., places the American flag atoj Shuri Castle on Okinawa. The same flag was the first to be raised ovei Cape Gloucester and Peleliu by the first Marine Division. Chinese Fight Japs In Outer Liuchow Chinese Think Enemy Plans To Abandon Both Liu chow And Kweilin, Former U. S. Air Bases By Spencer Moosa CHUNGKING, June 11.—(IP)—Chinese assault forces battled the Japanese within the outer defenses of Liuchow today and closed in to within 10 miles of Kweilin, 90 miles t( the northeast, amid a growing belief in the Chinese capita that the enemy planned to abandon both of these formei A mnpinon nit* Loon nitino i — 1 .. " ■ —..— ■■ '-■ ■ ■ The Chinese high command an nounced today that two prongs o: a Chinese drive were advancing or Kweilin. A thrust from the north west reached to within 10 miles o: the city yesterday, while anothei aimed from the west advanced i: and one-half miles to reach a poim 12 and one-half miles from Kwei lin. The Chinese command announ ced the capture of two more un identified towns on the highway to French Indo-China and saic Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek’: troops were moving on Pingsianj near the border of the Frencl colony and Kwangsi province. The communique said the Japa nese had attacked toward th< Kwangsi border from the Indo China town of Caobang, and wen engaged at the border town o Chungchingfu, 19 miles northeas of Caobang. The high command said regu lars and local militia capturec Tenyun, on the west river 40 mile: west of the former treaty port o: Tsangwu (Wuchow), througl which the Japanese forces ir Kwangtung invaded Kwangsi las year. IN HONAN PROVINCE Inconclusive fighting continuec in Honan province at the Japa nese bastion of Hsinhsiakow, guard ing the approaches to Hankow anc the Peiping-Hankow railroad, th< communique said. The Japanese were reported at tempting to strengthen the easi flank of the Canton-Hankow rail road and better protest the ap See CHINESE Page 2 JAYCEES GARNER IS TONS PAPER Nearly 15 tons of scrap papci were garnered by members of th< Junior Chamber of Commerce Sun day afternoon in the most success ful roundup yet ^conducted by thai 'group, President Dick LeGrand an nounced today. The collection was directed by Ec Noggle who had seven teams with trucks scouring the city. Mr. LeGrand voiced appreciatior on behalf of the Jaycees for the generous public cooperation. He said that some few bundles were missed and he asked householders to keep them for a later roundup to be made at a date to be an nounced in July or August. Kings Mountain Man Held On Murder Count Gaither Ledbetter, who operate a refreshment stand just outsid of Kings Mountain on the Grove highway was being held in th j Shelby jail today on a murde charge in connection with the deatl of Robert Brakefield, 20, mill bu , driver who lives near Smyrna ii . South Carolina who died on hi , way to a Gaffney hospital late Sat : urday afternoon after a shootini ’ at Ledbetter’s place. , Hearing will be held for Led better Wednesday morning ii Cleveland Recorder’s court on th murder warrant issued by Sherif i J. R. Cline and Highway Patrol man H. D. Ward who investigatei , the case. EVIDENCE Evidence which has been gath ered by Sheriff Cline and Patrol man Ward tends to show tha Brakefield and a crowd of girl were in the Ledbetter place jus before the shooting took place. Ai argument took place during whicl Brakefield and his party were or dered out by Ledbetter who is sail to have followed them to the doo with a .32-calibre pistol which h fired at Brakefield. The shootini took place shortly after 6 p.m. By the time that Brakefield’ See KINGS MOUNTAIN Page 2 Hoey Will Make Address At Institute At Woman’s College GREENSBORO, June 11— (/F> - Senator Clyde R. Hoey will mak the opening address tonight at th 12th annual Carolina Institute o International Relations. Hoey will discuss world issue facing the senate. He will speak ii Aycock auditorium. Other session of the five-day program will b held at Woman’s college, which i sponsoring the institute. The senator also will speak to day at the Rotary club luncheoi and this afternoon to Tar Hee Girls State at the college. FAR-FLUNG JAP WAR TARGETS ARE BATTERED Aircraft Factories, Rail Yards, Airfields Hit in 5 Raids RESULTS GOOD Bv Leif Erickson GUAM, June 11—(ff)—The Japanese homeland smoulder ed today from its worst week end of the war—four consecu tive days of devastating at tacks by American warplane? ranging from gigantic B-29 Superfortresses to speedy Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters and navy carrier planes. Thursday, Friday, Saturday anc Sunday the Americans struck a gain and again, hurling high-ex plosive bombs and bullets into Ja . pan’s aircraft factories, rail yards i airfields and other military tar I gets in five separate raids on wide spread areas. Radio Tokyo said 30 Mustangs led by two B-29s, fired installa tions at Tachikawa and Atsuk airfields in the Tokyo-Yokohams area Monday. It reported th« fighters strafed the fields for ai hour.v Ijr Sunday’s strike was made by 250 to 300 B-29s on five fac tory and military targets in the already ravaged Tokyo and Yokohama districts. Recon naissance photos showed that the Hitachi engineering works and adjacent railway yards at Sukagawa alone were struck ’ by 820 bombs. Results were reported good or i the other targets, although photo [ graphs were not yet available. Japanese anti-aircraft fire wa: reported meagre to moderate. Om Superfortress was lost, but . Iwo based Mustangs on escort duty de stroyed 26 Japanese interceptor! and probably destroyed 10 mor< without loss. ' 43 PLANES BAGGED Okinawa-based Thunderbolts ir a foray over Kyushu on Sunday, de stroyed 17 Japanese planes, mak ing the day’s total at least 43 ovei Japan. . In the four days of raids, tota American losses were announced 5 as 10 planes—three Superfortresses r three Mustangs and four carrier > based planes for Adm. William F ' Halsey’s Third Fleet. All four car r rier pilots and one of the Mustan; II pilots were rescued. 5 Radio Tokyo, acknowledging i the bitter week-end of war 3 come-home-to-roost, complain ed that already one out of every r 15 Japanese was homeless—4, 930,000 of the 72,000,000 inhabi tants of the home islands. ! The B-29 raiders from the Mari See FAR-FLUNG Page 2 ; WHAT’S DOING TODAY 7:30 p.m.—County medical so ciety meets at hospital. 6 3 TUESDAY t 8:00 p.m.—Regular meeting of l Eastern Star at Masonic Tem i pie. 8:15 p.m.—Opening game of 1 Junior Legion baseball season r between Shelby and Cherryville ; high school park. 1 THE WAR TODAY: If Necessary, Laws Will Be .Made To Fit War Criminals By DeWITT MacKENZIE, AP Writer By J. M. ROBERTS, Jr. AP Foreign Affairs Analyst i Woven into Justice Robert H. ; Jackson’s plans for the prosecution t of war criminals are ideas of such importance that they are likely to i become historic. i Justice Jackson proclaims the > right to try the makers of war for i making war, the right, when civ i ilization itself is outraged, to im pose sentences which were not pro • vided prior to the crime, and the l right of humanity to sit in judg 1 ment. In answer to those who fear we £> A cannot reach the Nazi criminals through present international law, and who feel the sanctity of legal precedent is more important than any miscarriage which may occur through its preservation, he savs that there is no reason why in ternational law should not be built up as we have built our own com mon law—through the application of public conscience to incidents of the moment. The justice proposes to try whole organizations—the Nazi par See IF NECESSARY Page 2 Aussies Have Driven 14,000 Yards Inland; | Japs Caught Off Guard By The Associated Press Veteran Australian assault forces have made a sur prise, three-way invasion of northwest Borneo, seized con trol of the entrance to strategic Brunei Bay and driven 4,000 yards inland, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced today. Defending Japanese troops caught completely off-bal ance by the second invasion of the oil-rich Borneo area, offer ed only negligible resistance to the landing, which Tokyo radio previously announced was made Friday. PAY HIKES FOR MILL WORKERS Several Thousand Textile Worker* In Shelby Area Benefited An estimated 350,000 to 400,000 southern textile worKers, including several thousand in Shelby and Cleveland county, have received : wage increases of five cents an i hour as a result of approval by the Fourth Regional War Labor board of voluntary applications for wage adjustments covering 321 southeastern plants, Chairman M. T. Van Hecke of the WLB an nounced today. Several of the mills already have gone on the 55-cents an hour ba sis, their previously filed applica tions already having been approv ed by the WLB. A scale of in creases granted upon petition of the mill operators is expected to exert some bolstering effect upon ; textile employment and produc . tion. Under the wage stabilization act of 1942 with subsequent amend i ments, no general wage Increases can be given employes earning as much as 55 cents an hour without apprdval of the War Labor board. Several weeks ago local manu facturers, most of whom are op erating under war contracts, made a voluntary recalculation of wage scales and applied for an increase of a five cents an hour for work ers earning 55 cents an hour and . up. The pay increases approved were ■ filed in May, but Mr. Van Hecke said the board is processing still ‘ another 100 requests from other textile firms to allow similar in creases. Harry Hopkins Leaves Paris For Washington PARIS, June 11 — UP)— Harry Hopkins left Paris by plane today apparently bound straight for Washington to report to President Truman on the results of his mis sion to Moscow. Hopkins had arrived here only yesterday from the Russian capi tal. He did not see Gen. de Gaulle. Diplomatic circles here speculat ed he was taking back to Wash ington plans for an impending meeting of the "Big Three.” He declined to comment on his talks with Marshal Stalin but seemed in high spirits. iroops oi me iNintn Australian division, veterans of African desert fighting, stormed into the Jungles of Labuan island at the northern entrance to Brunai Bay; Brooke ton on the tip of a cape forming the southern arm of the bay, and at Maura. Labuan town and airfield were quickly seized from the unprepared Japanese on Labuan, and presum ably the field will soon be in use by Australian fighter planes. The main force hitting at Brooke ton drove 4,000 yards down the peninsula toward Brunei town, major city and governing seat of Brunei. Assault forces landed under cover of a heavy Allied naval and air bombardment. Naval gunfire came from the combin ed power of units of the U. S. Seventh fleet and elements of the Australian navy. Bombers and fighters from the Royal Australian and U. S. 13th Air Rorces, which have been neu tralizing Borneo for months, furnished the air cover. MacArthur listed Brunei bay and Labuan as targets for more than 213 tons of bombs dropped by more than 100 heavy, medium and fighter bombers, resulting fires and explosions. REFUELING POINT The bay, as an outlet for the petroleum wealth of Borneo, once was a refueling point for the Jap anese fleet. The Australians already are fighting on the Isle of Tara>an, off northeast Borneo, having land See AUSS Page 2 GAINS SCORED IN PHILIPPINES Yanks Take Highway Junction On Luzon; Japs Still Resisting MANILA, June 11—(/P)—The U. S. 37th Infantry division, In a swift nine-mile advance, captured the highway junction two miles from Bagabag in Northern Luzon and punched five miles beyond it towards the Gagayan valley, iso lating a large body of Japanese in the rugged mountains east of the valley. As the cleanup drives In the Philippines generally moved at a faster pace, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's communique today listed Japanese casualties for the past week at 5,911 dead and 725 captured, bringing enemy casualties for the entire cam paign to 392,116. American casualties for the week were placed at 172 dead, four miss ing and 855 wounded. Of the Japanese dead, more than 2,000 were counted during the week by Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler’s 377th division. JAPS CUT OFF The advance of Beightler’s doughboys up winding highway No. 5 to its junction with highway No. 4 at Bagabag cut off several thous and Japanese west of the long and broad Cagayan valley where the enemy is expected to make his fi nal stand. From Bagabag Beightler’s divis ion swung northeastward along the highway leading through low hills to the Cagayan valley, now less than 12 miles distant. Next major objective, however, is Santiago, some 30 miles ahead, where the valley broadens to permit maneu ver. In Central Luzon east of Manila the 38th division continued to eli See GAINS Page B
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