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WEATHER Considerable cloudiness and con tinued rather warm today and to night with scattered showers and thundershowers this afternoon and evening. Tuesday partly doudy. iatln I CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 - State Theatre Today - “HIGH POWERED” Starring ROBERT LOWERY and PHYLLIS BROOKS VOL. XLIII—145 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY. JUNE 18, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c JAP GARRISON 2 POCKETS I* War Industrial w Cities Fired By Superforts RESULTS GOOD; JAPS CAUGHT ^ BY SURPRISE Antiaircraft Gunfire Is Heavy, However, Over One Target PRE DAWN ATTACKS By Leif Erickson GUAM, June 18.—(/P)— Four of Japan’s smaller war industrial cities were set afire today in pre-dawn raids by 450 American Superfortresses which caught the enemy by surprise but met extremely accurate antiaircraft gunfire over one target. The cities hit. each of less than 200,000 population, were Kagoshima and Omuta on Kyushu Island and Hamamatsu and Yokkaicht on Hon shu Island. Results at all four were described as excellent. Japanese communiques, saying the raids lasted from one to more than five hours, claimed fires start ed in Hamamaatsu and Yokkaichi was brought under control nearly four hours after the bombers left and those on Omuta and Kagoshima were "mostly extinguished a little more than an hour after the all clear signal. jwuuci, buuuuiu^ buiiic uauio^r, | Mid additional raiders (lying either singly or in small formations roared over the (our cities alter the main body o( the bombers left. SMALL FACTORIES Total tonnage of the incendiary bombs dropped in the low-level at tacks was not announced. The raids were part of the 21st bomber com mand's new program of going after smaller Japanese cities that harbor many small but important factories and thousands of ‘'backyard'’ shops. Flier Mid they found all of Ka goshima brightly-lighted, includ ing its naval anchorage, and ran into strong flak. The fire boml set blazes that sent smoke boiling up more than 12,000 feet and burned a "hole" in the overcast at 7,500 feet through which bright flames could be seep. "I think we can write off Kago shima, for the city was blazing richt to the waterfront," said Lt. George Mott of East Tallassee, Ala., who piloted the last B-29 over the tar get. RESULTS GOOD Crews who bombed Omuta Mid results were “good to excellent" with several large explosions, no fighter opposition and meagre antiaircraft Se« RESULTS Page 2 HORN WILL RUN FOR SOUCITOR I Governor Will Appoint Lincoln Mon Who Will Not Run Next Year Governor Gregg Cherry’s decision to appoint for the unexplred term of the late Solicitor L. S. Spurllng a man who will not be a candidate to succeed himself has eliminated C. C. Horn, unanimously endorsed by the Cleveland county bar. Mr. Horn’s Interest In the appointment was prefaced upon his Intention of running for the office next spring. In a long distance telephone con versation with friends of Mr. Horn this morning, Governor Cherry said he would make the appointment with express understanding that the appointee will not be a candidate In the next election. Mr. Horn’s purpose to run next spring is known, and his elimination for ap pointment means the office will go to a Lincoln county candidate. The Governor expects to make the ap pointment very shortly. WHAT’S DOING TODAY 6:30 pm.—Jaycees go to Ol lie Moore’s place on Broad river for fish fry. 7:30 pm.—State Guard drill at armory. 7:30 pjn.—City board of al dermen meets at city hall. TUESDAY 10:00 a.m.—Stockholders of Shelby community cannery meet at courthouse. 7:30 p.m. — Scouters meet •with Troop No. 7 at Second Baptist church. 8:00 p-m.—Called meeting of Cleveland Lodge 202 A. F. & A. M. at Masonic Temple for | work in* third degree. INCREASED NAVAL ACTIVITY REPORTED IN THE PACIFIC Increased Naval activity around Okinawa (1) was reported June 16 aj ground forces moved to clean out the Japanese pocket, while to the South unconfirmed enemy broadcasts told of a Naval bombardment of by-passec Truk (2) and of an Allied Fleet approaching Balikpapan (3) on Borneo Troops of Gen. MacArthur’s command consolidated holdings in the Brune Bay area and advanced on Luzon in the Philippines (4). Chinese troopi continued attacks on the Jap corridor (5) from Indo-China. AT CONFERENCE: Russia Stands Pat On Discussion Issue Only One Issue Which Stands Between Adjournment As Scheduled Saturday By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor SAN FRANCISCO, June 18.—(/P)—Only one issue stands between the United Nations conference and adjournment, bul that one, raised by Russia, may be enough to block the scheduled windup next Saturday. sions 10 mm. Russia is demanding restriction of powers already formally propos ed for the general assembly of the proposed world organization to discuss and make recommendations on any matter affecting interna tional relations. Moscow wants this changed to cover only ques tions "relating to the maintenance of international peace and secur ity." Reopening this controversy has stirred anew small nation resist ance to big power leadership in the writing of a United Nations Security council. Foreign Minister Herbert V. Evatt of Australia has let it be known that he is consider ing reopening other issues by starting a new fight against the Big-Five veto in the world security council. Secretary of State Stettinius put himself, Evatt and Soviet Ambas sador Andrei Gromyko on a spe cial committee yesterday to work out a compromise on the Russian demand. Today he had to inform the conference executive commit tee that it had failed to do so. Gromyko, under instructions from Moscow, was unable to accept any compromise and could only report back to Moscow what was offered. TIGHT TIMETABLE Confronted with a tight time table which he intends to stick to if at all possible, Stettinius evi dently hoped to avoid an open floor fight which might provoke lengthy debate and could end in defeat for Russia if the small na tions lined up strongly behind E vatt. The next move was up to the executive committees. See RUSSIA Page 2 500 Carolina Veterans In 86th Division Landed Sunday By BEN ALYTA CAMP KILMER, N. J.. June 18. —(jp)—About 500 Carolina veterans of the 86th infantry division, initial combat unit to return intact from the European theater, were prepar ing today to leave for Port Bragg, N. C., and eventual furloughs of up to 30 days. The group, of which more than 350 are North Carolinians, arrived here yesterday as part of a move ment of about 14,000 officers and men and hoped to depart tonight for the Port Bragg reception sta tion the usual procedure here is to moVe the men homeward within 34 hours if possible. Men in the croup from the western North Carolina area in clude: Pfc. William Self and Pfc. Carl R. Stroup of Shelby; Pfc. Edward H. Willis of Lawn dale; Pfc. James G. Willis of Mooresboro; Pfc. Samuel L. Bos tic of Ellenboro; Pvt. Junie M. Whitley of Bessemer City; Pfc. John A. Guigo of Valdese; Pfc. Horace L. Whitener of Mor ganton; T/5 David L. Kaiser of Crouse; Pfc. Marion R. Coch ran and S/Sgt. Roy E. Punch Bee 500 Page 3 - YANKS IN RAPID GAINS ON LUZON 8-Month Philippines Com poign Costs Enemy 402, 363 Casualties MANILA, June 18—</P)—U. 5 Sixth army troops, spearheaded b; the hard-driving 37th Infantry di vision, were slimming rapidl; northward on Luzon today In a bit for an early cleanup of weakenin' Japanese resistance. Gen. Doug las MacArthur announced that th Philippines campaign had cost th enemy 402,363 casualties in eigh months. Breakdown of the Japanes transport system under the relent less pounding of U. S. Fifth ai force planes was given much of th credit for the fast advance. Hundreds of burned out truck and tanks, victims of air attaci were found along roadsides as th 37th division of MaJ. Gen. Robei S. Beightler gained 13 and 14 mile in one day in parallel drive through the broad valley, reachln Cauayan and Cabatuan. 40-MILE GAIN The Buckeye division has ad vanced 40 miles in three days. The Americans have not bee: hampered seriously. A headquar ters spokesman declared that i now would be very difficult fc the Japanese to make a stron See YANKS Page 2 GENERAL SAYS; ‘Soldier Thinks Peace Problems Can, Must Be Met’ WASHINGTON, June 18.— (/P)—General Dwight D. Eis enhower told the nation’s law makers and jurists today that the soldier “passionately be lieves xxx the problems of peace can and must be met.” To the soldier’s mind, the gen eral declared in an address pre pared for his appearance before a joint session of Congress and the Supreme court, "the problems of peace can be no more difficult than the one you had to solve more than three years ago, and which, in one battle area, has now been brought to a successful con clusion. "He passionately believes that with the same determi nation, the same optimistic resolution and the same mu tual consideration, ammg Al lies that marshalled in Europe forces capable of crushing what had been the greatest war machine of history, the problems of peace can and must be met.” i rteierrjng 10 uie racmc war , General Eisenhower said: “Speaking for the Americar men and women I have been sc honored to command x x x in oui minds and hearts there is no slight est doubt that our people’s spiril of determination, which has buoy ed us up and driven us forwarc in Europe, will continue to fire thii nation through the ordeals of bat tle yet to come. Though w< dream of return to our loved ones we are ready, as we have always been, to do our duty to our coun ■ try, no matter what it may be.” OTHER POINTS General Eisenhower made these other points: The late President and Prime Minister Churchill were “two God given men” to whom the work owes lasting obligation. In Chur chill, Roosevelt “had a worthj partner, who had led his countrj through- its blackest hour in 1940.’ British and Americans "forgol differences in customs and meth ods—even national prejudice — ir their devotion to a commor cause.” The campaigns of the Red army crushing all resistance in the east played a decisive part in the de feat of Germany. The banners of victory cannoi hide from sight these sacrifices ir which victory has been bought. “The hard task of a commandei is to send men into battle knowing some of them—often many—mus be killed or wounded in order thai ■ necessary missions may be achiev f ed. It is soul killing! “My sorrow is not only for the See SOLDIER Page 2 DEATH CLAIMS MRS. AUSTELL Rites Tuesday For Mem ber Of Pioneer Families Mrs. J. P. Austell, 65, descend' ant of pioneer Cleveland families was found dead in bed this morn ing at her home at 301 West War ren street, death having come t< her quietly as she slept. The funeral service will be hel( at the home Tuesday at 5 p. m. b; Rev. Paul Hardin, jr., pastor o Central Methodist church of whicl she was a lifelong, faithful mem ber. He will be assisted by Rev Zeno Wall and Rev. L. P. Barnet of Cherryville. Prior to her marriage Octobe 4, 1899, Mrs. Austell was Miss Cori Ann Magness, daughter of the lat Robert and Mary Whisnant Mag ness. Her grandfather, Capt. Ben jamin Magness, came to this coun try from England, participated ii the Battle of Kings Mountair Capt. Magness was a member ii 1776 of the Safety Committee o Tryon county, from which Cleve land county was formed in 1841 Mrs. Austell was an active mem ber of the Benjamin Clevelan chapter of the D. A. R. Surviving in addition to the hus band are the following childrer Mrs. Roscoe Lutz, Charles B. Aus tell, Mrs. Lee Nolan, Mrs. Joh Porter, Mrs. Ervin Singleton, si of Shelby, and J. P. Austell, jr., c Cherryville; eight grandchildrer one great grandchild, and a broth er, George P. Magness. -f.-. Eisenhower Arrives In Washington Today, Receives Tumultous Welcome Washington, June i».— w — General Dwight D. (Ike) Eisenhow er returned triumphantly today to a grateful America to receive from his countrymen a conquering hero’s tumultous acclaim. President Truman’s own sleek C-54, one of four big transports, bringing the general and his party home from the wars, landed on Washington’s national airport at 11:11 am. eastern war time. Thou sands of necks craned in a jam med Washington as the planes, escorted by fighters, roared over the capital at 11:08 a.m., enroute to the airport. Cries of "Ike Ike Ike”—a word now known in all lan guages, meaning a fighting gen eral — rang from hundreds of throats as the modest, 54-year old son of a Kansas farm fam ily stepped from the huge fly ing ship. He flashed his famous grin in response. General George C. Marshall, chief of staff, and Eisenhower’s petite and vivacious wife rushed to meet him as the door of his plane opened. MET BY WIFE A flight of more than 30 bomb ers and fighters—symbolic of the might that vanquished German and Italian arms escorted the Al lied supreme commander’s plane from the Atlantic coast to the air drome in Virginia just across the Potomac from Washington. Mrs. Eisenhower ran to the gen eral as he came down the steps GEN. EISENHOWER from the plane and embraced and kissed him. Scores of photographers, who missed the first shot as the general ran down the steps, yelled “How about another kiss, general.” “No posing, boys,” the general said. Eisenhower then snapped to a salute as an 86-piece army band struck up with martial music. Eisenhower wore a light summer unnorm. un ms oreasi were num erous ribbons telling the graphic story of the campaigns he led through North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany to the very gates of Berlin. VICTORY DRIVE After the greetings for Eisen hower and his men, the general began an eight mile “victory" drive over Memorial bridge along bunting and flag bedecked streets lined with hundreds of thousands of parents, wiv.es, brothers, sisters and friends o'f the men he led in battle. With the general were 53 fellow soldiers—from a private first class to generals—who fought with him. The parade destination was Capi tol Hill where congress in joint session waited to honor him. The parade route led to the huge Pentagon building, nerve cen ter of the army, thence over Me morial bridge spanning the Poto mac, past the Lincoln Memorial to Constitution Avenue. A half dozen or so blocks down Consti tution, the route >of the caravan headed by the general and his men turned north to historic Penn sylvania Avenue, and then to the Capitol over the same route other American heroes have triumphant ly travelled to receive the nation's homage. The army estimated from 20,000 to 30,000 persons were on hand at the airport to see Eisenhower’s See EISENHOWER Page 2 I H. F. LOOKADOO H. F. LOOKADOO DIES IN PACIFIC Mooresboro Boy Killed In Action, Father Learns Death of Hubert F. Lookadoo, S 1-c, 20, in action in the Pacific was reported today in a telegram received by his father, W. W. Lookadoo, of Mooresboro. The message stated that the body of young Lookadoo had been buried on one of the Pacific is lands. ■ Seaman Lookadoo entered the navy in September, 1944, took boot i training at Bainbridge, Md., and spent a furlough of 11 days at his l home before heading for the Pa r cific theatre. ■ He leaves four brothers, two in i service, Pfc. CLeve C. Lookadoo ■ who is stationed in Mississippi, and • Pfc. Paul Lookadoo who is spend i ing a 60-day furlough, at home af ter having been for 10 months a ' prisoner of the Germans; Ernest i and Pinkey Lookadoo who live ' near Shelby, and a sister, Mrs. Joe • Hamrick of Wilmington. i Russian Commander ; In Berlin Killed LONDON,, June 18—(JP)—'The l Soviet-controlled Berlin radio j announced today that CoL Gen. Betarin, Russian commander in . the German capital, had been killed in an accident. The broadcast, recorded by BBC, did i not give any details. 1 It was Besarin who conduct f ed foreign correspondents through the German capital on an inspection tour a little more than a week ago. _ _ _ Countercharges Fly In Trial Of Poles Exiled Government Soys "Ringer" Introduced; No M. Jansen Listed By Moscow Or OWI By W. W. Hercher LONDON, June 18.—(JP)—A spokesman for the exiled Polish government i.n London charged today that the Rus sians had introduced a “ringer” among the 16 poles on trial for sabotage and attributed many of the damaging admis ror a long time, we nave won dered who the 16th prisoner was,” the spokesman said. “Now we learn he is M. Jansen, a name entirely unknown to us. It is significant how much of the talking he has done. “Reports from the trial said Jan sen commanded the whole under ground army around Lwow. We would like to make the point that Gen. Filipkowski commanded in this district and that when the Rus sians took Lwow, he was arrested on the spot and his name and rank were made public at that time.” (Neither Moscow dispatches nor bror leasts recorded by the OWI listed an M. Jansen among the defendants. Four of the de fendants have been named in Moscow advices: Maj. Gen. Bronislaw Okulicki, Jan Jan kowski, Adam Bien and Stanis law Jasukowicz. (The defendants besides Okulicki, Jankowski, Bien and Jasiukowicz were listed as A. Pajdak, Kazimierz Puzakn, Alexsandr Grzezinski, Ka zimierz Beginski, Stanielaw Mierz wa, Zbigniew Stypulkowski, Evgeni Michalowsky, Kazimerz Koblyanski and Joseph Stemler-Domski. These defendants were listed in a broad cast heard by the federal communi cations commission.) The indictment charged them with having acted “upon instruc tions” of the exiled Polish govern ment in London, the broadcast said. Among those named in the in dictment were Bronislaw Ockuicki, former leader in the Polish under ground; Jan Jankowski, vice pre mier in the London government, and Stanislaw Jasiukowicz, former par See POLISH Page 3 Dr. Royster Strongly Urges County Hospital Program “Inadequacy of Cleveland coun ty’s present hospital facilities to serve this general area reflects upon the recognized soundness otherwise of the county and im pairs our protection of health,” Dr. S. S. Royster, chairman of trustees of Shelby hospital, said today in a statement strongly supporting the $400,000 bond issue to provide an enlarged hospital here and a new one in Kings Mountain, both to be memorials to Cleveland’s men and women in World War II. COUNTY AMPLY ABLE “Our present hospital soon A will be inadequate to keep a breast of the job it is now do ing- with such great difficul ty," said Dr. Royster’s state ment mailed to doctors, hospi tal trustees and a few person al friends of the man who has contributed so much of his time and attention to the hos pital operation the past 25 years and for which he has never received any pay. “Delay in getting a bed there will in evitably cause suffering and possibly cost life. There is See DR. ROYSTER Page 2 Easom To Head County’s Allied Church League Horace Easom was elected presi dent of the Allied Church League oi Cleveland County which was organ ized here this morning for the pur pose of combatting the evils of be verage alcohol and with the objec tive in view of some day eliminating the sale of beer and wine in this county. Eleven denominations are co-operating in the movement. Other officers chosen at the meet ing this morning were Rev. J. G Winkler, of Kings Mountain, vice president; J. O. Lutz, secretary. The advisory committee is com posed of O. M. Mull, Rev. Paul Har din, Dr. T. B. Mitchell, Phillip El liott, Tom Stamey, Rev. J. W. Sut tie, L. E. Lentz, Everett Spurling Horace Grigg, Aubrey Mauney. HAUSS ORGANIZER Present for the session this morn ing was Rev. R. M. Hauss, who was recently named educational direc tor of the Allied Church league. H< brought an inspiring message or the possibilities of the benefits to be derived from this organiza tion. The work is cared for by budget ary allotments by the various de nominations. The old way of fin ancing the dry cause, by taking uf collections in the churches is out of date, it was pointed out by Mr Hauss. ENEMY FORCES RETREAT FROM YAEJU PLATEAU Minoru Ota, Naval Base Force Commander Kills Himself CASUALTIES HEAVY Bv Robbin Coons GUAM, June 18.—(/P)—The thinning Japanese garrison on southern Okinawa was cut into two segments today, most of the enemy forces were re treating from the Yaeju Pla teau and those in the rear were hammered by 200 mass ed American guns. At least one enemy leader, Adm. Minoru Ota, naval base fbrce com mander, killed himself. His body, ’with throat slit, was found in an elaborate underground command The Japanese are dying at the rate of 1,600 a day, said Adm. Chester W. Nimitz an nouncing 12,756 had been slain in eight days, swelling to 80, 459 the number killed since the invasion began April 1. The estimated 8.000 to 12,000 Japanese still fighting were fall ing back behind "last-stand” ridge at the southern edge of the pla teau. The Sixth Marine division, fin ished mopping up on Oruku pen insula where Ota's body was found, joined the final battle and it was this outfit that lopped off one enemy force. The Marines attacked on the west flank and cut off the Japan ese near Mezado, northwest of Mawabe and less than three miles from Okinawa’s southern tip. NO BREAK-OUT The Japanese made no attempt to break out of the encirclement, apparently resigned to fight and die where they were. More than half See ENEMY Page 2 S1-A-T0N HIKE IN COAL PRICE — Increase In Hard Coal Cost To Householders Effective Today WASHINGTON. June 18. — A $l-a-ton hike in the price of hard coal to householders became effec tive today to cover mine wage in creases. The ceiling increase, accompa nied by price rises of i}5 to 50 cents on industrial sizes of anthracite, was authorized by Economic Stabilizer William H. Davis Saturday night when he approved the new hard coal wage agreement. The agreement which followed a three-week work stoppage In May. was approved by the War Labor board June 6. It carries a pay in crease of $1.37 1-2 cents a day for 68,000 miners and lesser increases for 4.000 other anthracite workers. OPA studies showed that an in crease in coal prices averaging 75 cents a ton for both domestic and industrial users was necessary, Da vis said. He asked OPA to report after the increase has been in effect three months on whether new changes will be required to keep operators’ margins at legally estab lished levels. LABOR COSTS The price boost is intended to cover an increase in labor costs of 60.7 cents a ton, most of it going to pay the “portal to portal” travel time won by the union headed by John L. Lewis. Additional increase is neces sary, Davis said, to bring the operating margin of coal produc ing companies up the 19.9 cents a ton established as the target by the Office of Economic Sta bilization in May, 1944. This deficiency was 5.2 cents a ton. Davis also held it desirable to let anthracite operators recoup a deficiency of 9.2 cents a ton in curred in the first five months of this year. Approval was given for corres ponding price increases for coal docks on the west bank of Lake Mi chigan at Waukegan and points north, and on the U. S. side of Lake Superior. This price increase also will be passed on to the purchasers, "Semi-Anthracite” mines in the Bernice basin of Sullivan county. Pa., will increase prices to the same ! amounts permitted Anthracite j mines. f
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