TRUMAN WINS TARDFFHGHT Broadened Reciprocal Trade Legislation Ready To Sign WASHINGTON, June 31 —OP)— The broadened, extended reclpro* cal trade legislation which Presi dent Truman called "of the first order of Importance for the suc cess of my administration was his for the signing today. The senate passed It late yes terday by a vote of 54 to 21. First it restored a house-approved pro vision permitting Mr. Truman to reduce selected tariff rates an other 50 percent. Then it slap ped down a series of proposed re striction amendments. Chairman George (D-Ga) of the senate finance committee had made good on Tuesday his effort to put back the additional rate cutting provision which had been eliminated in committee, 10 to 9. He and other administration De mocrats joined by a considerable number of Republicans, followed up the initial victory by defeating yesterday all other attempts to amend the bill and by passing it In the same form in which it cleared the house. It extends the trade law three more years, and, with the addi tional rate-cutting authority, gives the President and the state de partment fresh bargaining power in working out export-import deals with other nations. Gunnells To Get $21,000 In Deaths Of Two Daughters WASHINGTON, June 21. —(**>— The United States government will pay $21,000 to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh P Gunnells, of Charleston, S. C., under a bill passed by the house and sent to the senate. This Is $4,000 less than amount originally proposed by Representa tive Mendel Rivers (D-SC) as com pensation for the death of the Gun nells’ baby daughters, Pamella Ann and Patricia Joyce, and for personal Injuries to themselves. A United States Army car struck the Gun nells as they crossed a Charleston street with their babies in their arms in February, 1944, Represen tative Rivers explained. Two Soldiers Escape, Others Recaptured NEW ROCHELLE. N. Y.. June 21. _(/P)— Two soldiers escaped from the army’s rehabilitation cen ter at Port Slocum last night while two men who disappeared Tuesday were apprehended in Ossining. N. Y., the post’s public relations office said. A five-state police alarm was broadcast for Estel Hess, 21, Prin ceton, W. Va„ and Wayne Morri son, 20, Des Moines, Iowa. Both were wearing brown dungarees. Taken into custody by Ossining police and turned over to the army authorities were Henry Crossland, 24, Camden, S. C., and John W. Burnett, 22, Bedford, Va. Two other men who escaped from the fort 10 days ago are being held at Stewart Field, N. Y., Fort Slocum was notified today. They were identified as Carl W. Vice and James Brown, both of Philadelphia. STtLWELL Starts On Page On* inander of army ground forces in Washington since his return from Chungking. Stllwell was commander in chief of American ground forces in China and military adviser to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek be fore his recall to Washington. It was Stllwell who fought the Japanese when they invaded Bur ma, and with his slim command was chased out of the country. “I claim we took a hell of a beating,” he said as he came out of the Burma wilds at the head of his forces, and he promptly set about organizing to fight back into the country. This he did with the ultimate result that the road which bears his name was cut through north ern Burma, re-establishing aground supply route to China. Stilwell said recently at his con ference with Mac Arthur in Manila that he was convinced there was no crackup of Japanese morale and that the enemy would have to be beaten on me Chinese main land as well as in the home is lands before giving up invaded possessions. mmis FONTANA DAM SPILLWAY OPENED FOR FIRST TIME—The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Fontana Dam in Graham County, North Carolina, oDened its SDillways for the first time the other day—and these were the scenes presented by the onrushing water. Left: A general view of the water (rushing out of the two 34-foot diameter concrete-lined tunnels drilled through solid rock of the mountain. Right: A close-up of the roaring torrents. The water is traveling at a velocity of about 150 feet per second and is deflected more than 100 feet into the air and spread fan-shaped as spray about 400 feet down stream to reduce erosion of the river bed.—(AP Photos.) Casar Baptists To Have Guest Speaker At Sunday Service CASAR—Misses Evelyn and Sue Newton of Morganton are spend ing this week with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. K. New ton. Radioman 3/c and Mrs. William Andrew Pruett have returned from their honeymoon spent in the mountains of Western North Caro lina. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Downs of Hickory were the Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. r. Downs. Rev. O. S. Long of Toluca spent Saturday with his sister, Mrs. A. A. Pruett. Mrs. Zero Parker, who has been a patient in the Rutherfordton hospital where she underwent an operation, has returned home. She is getting along very nicely. Miss Jean Parker, daughter of Seaman and Mrs. Clarence Parker, underwent an appendectomy at the Shelby hospital Sunday. Rev. Young, ministerial student at Gardner-Webb college will be the guest speaker at the Casar Baptist church on Sunday morn ing at the eleven o’clock hour. Sgt. Lawrence Martin, whg en tered service in April, 1941; and who has served 30 months over seas, has received a medical dis charge. Miss Maude Leigh Whisnant, student at Lenoir Rhyne college, spent the week end with her mo ther, Mrs. Ola Whisnant. WORK Starts On Page One charter for approval. Secretary of State Stettinius an nounced yesterday that the charter would be signed Monday. A special room, with a huge round table, blue covered against a background of United Nations flags, has been pre pared for that ceremony. COMING MONDAY The President will arrive Mon day in time for the signing and will remain through the closing session about 24 hours later. When he leaves to fly back to Washing ton by way of his hometown, In dependence, Mo., he will take the charter with him to submit to the senate with a plea of speedy ratifi cation. Among sections of the charter which won committee approval yes terday and last night was a chap ter setting up a* system of interna tional trusteeship for government of | internationally-held territories and i also setting forth standards for colonial powers In the government of all dependent peoples. Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines, who had fought for a promise of independence for such, peoples, hailed the statement of standards in a commission speech. "Here we have a charter for all the colonial peoples and for all peoples,” he said. "For it is the charter of human liberty, and it is irrefutable proof that at last we have won the long fight, and that in winning the fight for freedom, we have won this war.” , Put rayon bedspreads, lace cur tains, etc., in a pillow case before you put them in the washer. It will protect them from fraying and tearing. NAZARENE TABERNACLE ELM STREET Last night the greatest service yet. Fine increase in the attendance. Sweet singing. Dynamic preach ing. Subject Tonight: “Where Is He That Is Born King Of The Jews?” One of the Evangelist’s Greatest Messages. Mrs. Ellis will help with your children. Bring your friends. REV. GREGORY, Pastor Railroad Company to Get New President ATLANTA, June 21. —(IP)— The Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast railroad company will have its first new president in 18V4 years July 1. The new railway head will be C. McD. Davis, vice-president since 1936 and a director since last April 20. He will succeed Col. B. L. Bugg, who will retire at the end of this month after being in the transpor tation service for 57 years. Davis is president of the At-1 lantic Coast line railroad company, which owns all of the common stock of the A. B. & C. His office will remain in Wilmington, N. C. 12 OF 16 Starts On Page One lips. As he heard the president of the military presidium. Col. Gen. Vassily V. Ulrich, read the verdict and the sentences. Flood lights beat down upon the defendants standing in the wooden dock as , the sentences were read. Expressions of great relief were on the faces of those acquitted-' Stanislaw F. Mikhailowski, J. H. Stember-Dombrowski and K. S. Kobylyanski. One defendant, Anton Paidak, had been too ill to attend the trial and he will face the court later. OTHER SENTENCES The other sentences: Adam Bien, president of the Peasant party and assistant to the chief of the underground council of ministers, five years. Stanislaw Jasiukowicz, presi dent of the National Democrats and minister in the underground government, five years. Kazimir Puzhak, general secre tary of the Socialist party, one and one-half years. Alexander Zwecziwersky, jour nalist and chairman of the Na tional Democrats, a year and eight months. Kazimir S. Baginski, a journal ist and vice president of the Peas ant party, one year. Eugene CTarnowski, chairman of the Union Democrats, six montlis. Stanislaw Merzuva, secretary of the Peasant party, four months. F. A. Urbjmski, vice chairman of the Workers party, four months. J. A. Khratsinskl, chairman of the Workers party, four months. Z. Stupulowski, young Warsaw lawyer and Peasant party member, the only one of the 16 to plead innocent, four months. Take an old hat, cut off the brim, and leave crown as deep as you like it. On top of this calot paste some petal shapes cut out of the brim. A A CHUNK OUT OF CAMDEN COUNTY FOR NEW HIGHWAY—After pumping out all of the sand withli reach in the Pasquotank river near Elizabeth City to supply a million cubic yards of fill for the new causewa; across the swamp, a big dredge of the R. C. Huffman Construction company moves up to take an enormou bite out of Camden county for more filling material. The dredge is cutting its way across the Elizabeth City Norfolk highway where traffic was suspended for 48 hours while the dredge worked its way Afte the dredge ate its way into the clearing (background, 9 qorlfiar' bridge (lower left) was swung into place 01 the highway.—(AP Wlrephoto). ON WEST COAST—Clyde P. Beam, ■ son of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Beam, is now stationed at San Francisco, ; Calif., where he is taking final j training with the navy before go- j ing to the Pacific. His wife, the former Doris Tillman, is with him there. His address is Armed Guard Center (Pacific) San Fran cisco. Body Of Stallings Found In River KINSTON. June 21. —<£>)— Fu neral rites will be conducted late; today for Harry F. Stallings, 56. whose body was found yesterday in j the Neuse river in the edge of Kin-: ston. Stallings, who had been miss-! ing from his home since Monday j night, was the father of two army; air corps lieutenants who were killed ' in action only a few months ago. Coroner F. A. Garner said that Stall- j ings had been depressed since his sons’ deaths. No inquest was deem ed necessary. COSTLIEST Starts On Page One last announced count, 4,096 planes but still they could not halt the flow of supplies. While the Japanese had yet to j acknowledge the ■'■'fall- of Okinawa, i the Tokyo radio admitted that I only a “handful” of Japanese still fought on. WAR INDICATOR It described the garrison’s “val-1 iant resistance” as an example of what the American forces “can ex pect in the forthcoming battle of the homeland.” The Japanese have been specu lating on where the Americans will strike next, whether at the heart of the homeland or on the Chinese mainland, 450 miles west of Oki nawa. They have reported at least two IN MERCHANT MARINES — Au gustus E. Gregory, jr., whose pa rents live here, has joined the nerchant marines and is now at Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New ifork, where his address is USM 5TS, Barracks B-3, Compartment 3-78. ________ Woman Gets $7,000 For Husband*s Death WASHINGTON, June 21. — UP)— Mrs. James Arthur Wilson of Mc Leansville, N. C., is to receive $7,000 from the United States government because of the death of her hus jand. An Army truck struck the Wilson :ar at the intersections of Gorrell ind Bennett streets in Greensboro, ST. J„ in July, 1944, explained a Dill passed by both houses of con gress and sent to the White House for the President’s signature. The bill as originally proposed by flep. Durham (D-NC), would have allowed Mrs. McLean $25,000. WOULD Starts On Page One packers, commission men and re tailers should be licensed and be required under that license to leal only with other licensed deal ers and to carry out certain oth er policies.” Fish odors can be removed from he hands by rubbing with salt and warm water before washing with >oap. Always let hot foods cool to room temperature before placing in your refrigerator. [J. S. task forces are on the loose in waters west of Okinawa with targe numbers of supply vessels and assault boats anchored in Oki nawan waters. Furnished by J. Robert Linda*? and Company Webb Building Shelby, N. C. N. Y. COTTON AT 2:00 Today Prev. Day March - -32.67 May _ - 22.63 July .22.67 October - -22.81 December - -22.76 22.67 22.62 22.68 22.82 22.76 CHICAGO GRAIN WHEAT July _ _-_1.68/4 September - ...1.65 December . .1.64% 1.68% 1.64% 1.64 CORN July . -1.18% September . ....1.18% December - -1.17V4 1.18% | 1.18% 1.17% RYE July _ _1.53% September _ --1.45 December - .-.1.42% 1.54% 1.45 1.42% STOCKS AT 2:00 Amn Rolling Mill _ - 21 American Loco - - 35 American Tobacco B --78 American Tel and Tel - „ 174 Anaconda Copper _ - 35 Assoc Dry Goods . -.— 27 Beth Steel.— 80 Boeing Air - -- 26 Chrysler .— 115 Curtiss-Wright _ -.— 6 Elec Boat . - General Motors - -»-68 Pepsi Cola.- 22 Greyhound Corp - - 26 International Paper - .... 28 Nash Kelv . 21 Glenn L Martin _ .. 26 Newport Ind __ 25 N Y Central ... Penn R R . .- 38 Radio Corp. .- 13 Reynolds Tob B _ ... Southern Railroad . -. Stand Oil N J.63 Sperry Corp . ... U S Rubber . . U S Steel . 1-8 3-8 7-8 7-8 3-4 1-2 7-8 5-8 1-8 7-8 16 3-4 3-4 3-4 1-4 1-4 3-4 1-2 31 7-8 1-2 35 50 3-4 35 56 71 Western Union _ ...48 1-8 Youngstown S and T -_81 1-4 HIT NEW HIGHS NEW YORK, June 21.— UP — Stocks generally hit new highs lor the past eight years in today's mar ket with steels, rails, motors, liq uors and a wide assortment of in dustrials conspicuous on the swing. Front liners included U. S. Steel, Bethlehem, Republic Steel, South ern Pacific, Atlantic Coast Line, Canadian Pacific, Santa Fe, N. Y. Central, Studebaker, Willys-Over land, Graham-Paige, General Mo tors, Hayes Mfg., Schenley, Na tional Distillers, Park and Tilford, Distillers Corp., American Car and Foundry, Lockheed, General Elec tric, American Locomotive and Public Service of N. J. Occasional laggards were Douglas Aircraft, American Can, Anaconda, Great Northern, Texas Co. and Eastman Kodak. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, June 21—<JP>—Sal able hogs 8,000, total 11,500; ac tive, fully steady; good and choice barrows and gilts at 140-lb. up at 14.75 ceiling; good and choice sows at 14.00; complete clear ance. Salable cattle 4,500, total 5,000: salable calves 800, total 800; good and choice grain fed steers and yearlings fully steady; top 18.0C on 1500 lb. averages; yearling! 17.50, common and medium grade! weak; heifers steady, beet 17.65; generally steady trade on cow.< and vealers; bulls strong to 21 cents higher, weighty sausage bulls sellnig up to 13.50 and heavj beef bulls to 15.50; cutter cowi 8.25 down; strictly good weight} beef cows 14.50; vealers 16.5< down; stock cattle, slow, weak. N. C. HOGS RALEIGH,’ June 21—(/P—(NCD A i—Hog markets active and stead: with tops of 14.55 at Clinton am Rocky Mount and 14.85 at Rich mond. N. C. EGGS, POULTRY RALEIGH, June 21—UP— (NCD A)—Egg and poultry market steady to very firm. Raleigh—U. S. grade AA larg 44; hens, all weights, 27 1-2. Washington—U. 8. grade i large 43 1-2; broilers and fryer 32.1 to 33.1. BUTTER AMD EGOS CHICAGO, June 31—<A>-Butte film; receipts 663,451. Ena, receipt 13,663; firm. South Carolina Offictr Taken For Driving Drunk GAFFNEY—A man listed by oi fleers as Thomas M. Fellmer, 5: of Newberry, and Identified as member of the state constabulary was arrested by Sheriff Lee Alii son’s officers Tuesday afternoo on a charge of driving an auto mobile while he was under the in fluence of intoxicants. The ar rest was made on the Union high way in the Asbury section. Mr. Fellmer was released abou 6:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon un der $50 bond posted with Magls trate O. F. Poole. Officers said he was wearing state constable’s badge, was arm ed with a pistol, and had his com mission as a state constable wit him at the time of the arrest. Taking No Chances ST. LOUIS. — (JP) — The weatherman brought his um brella and his assistant brought a raincoat but they didn’t have to use them at the weather bu reau’s annual picnic yesterday. Meteorologist Harry F. Wahl gren arrived accompanied by a light shower, but the sun quickly broke through. Asistant Metero logist A. A. Rausch, who picked the date for the affair several weeks ago, brought his rain coat to be on the safe side. BELWOOD NEWS OF PAST WEEK BELWOOD—Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lutz accompanied about 35 young people to Lake Junaluska Monday to spend this week. S/Sgt. Joseph Brackett reported to Nebraska last week after spend ing 15 days With his patents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Brackett. Mrs. Everett Royster and son, Eric, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Vance Royster in Fall ston. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Peeler an nounce the birth of a daughter, Priscilla, born June 10 at Colum bia, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Powell, Mrs. Everett Royster and Miss Doris Martin spent Tuesday in Spar tanburg, S. C. Mrs. Blaine Tillman and Joyce spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Tillman. VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Latham Wilson and children and Mr. and Mrs. Melton Hunt visited Dr. and Mrs. John F. Hunt in Spindale Tues day. Mrs. Clemmie Royster of Bel mont and Miss Catherine Stamey of Cherryville are spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Stamey. Miss Roberta Sain of Charlotte spent the week end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sain. Lt. Austine Brackett of Fort Benning, Oa., spent a few days with her mother, Mrs. J. W. Brac kett this week. Mrs. Flay Harmon of Charlotte, another daughter of Mrs. Brackett, also spent a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Huss of Rutherford college spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Troy Huss. Helen Huss, who had been visit ing there, returned home with them. ATTEND FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Luts and family, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lutz, I Mr. and Mrs. Robert Luts, Mrs. Roscoe Dixon, Mrs. Troy Huss and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Lutz attend ed the funeral services of Henry Cansler at Hickory Friday. Mr. Cansler is father of Mrs. M. L. Lutz. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peeler and Phyllis left Sunday to spend a few days in mountains of Western North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Brackett spent Tuesday afternoon in Shelby with Mrs. J. A. Dayberry and family. Miss Betty Stamey has accepted work in Charlotte with the quar termaster corps. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Luts were: Mrs. Henry Cansler and Claude F. Cansler of Hickory,-Mr. and Mrs: Leslie E. Canater of Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Hayden F. Cansler of Hunt ington, W. Va. Sportscaster, Former Pitcher Disappears CINCINNATI, June 21. —0P>— Police of Cincinnati and Chicago today sought Waite Hoyt, 45, sportscaster and one-time hurler for the New York Yankees, missing from his home here since Tuesday. Hoyt’s blue sedan was found to day in an uptown parking lot but police said it was locked and noth ing apparently had been disturbed Mrs. Ellen Hoyt, his wife, told police her husband was an infre quent sufferer from amnesia, the re i suit of a head injury received when struck by a ball during a game in Detroit in 1931. Hoyt was with the Yankees from . 1921 to 1930, during the heyday ol , Babe Ruth. Later playing with De ! troit, Philadelphia, Brooklyn anc , the New York Olants. He came hert after retirement from the game anc took up radio broadcasting, flrsi with Station WKRD, and this yeai with WCPO. i JUST RECEIVED White Sandals by AIR-STEP t NEW! RED and BLUE SHOE POLISH Alto NON-RATIONED WHITE SANDALS by AIR-STEP ;.50 $6 Johnny • BREWERS • Beverly Brownbflt Shoe Store CAST WARREN STRUT C PENSION CHECKS o TO BE MAILED Checks for $35 each will go out next week to the 10 widows of Confederate veterans of Cleveland county, It was learned this morn ing at the office of E. A. Houser, jr., clerk of court. This monthly allotment has recently been in creased from $25. Checks will go to the following: Mrs. Phoebe Beam, Lawndale; Mrs. Mary Jane Bridges, Shelby; Mrs. Iva Lee Camp, Grover; Mrs. Clara Carpenter, Belwood; Mrs Martha L. Bradshaw Chapman, Lawndale; Mrs. Missouri Cooper, Shelby Rt. 4; Mrs. Cordia Crow der, Shelby; Mrs. Etta Green Es kridge, Kings Mountain; Mrs. rfulda Noblett Goforth, Winston Salem; Mrs. Dora 8. Goode*, Shel by; Mrs. Rachel A. Harmon, Rt. 2 Kings Mountain; Mrs. Bessie Henry, Qrover; Mrs. J. G. Hern don, Shelby; Mrs. Mary D. Hum phries, Mooresboro; Mrs. Sallie Huffsteckler, Kings Mountain; Mrs. Victario Payne. Kings Moun tain; Mrs. Eliza Phillips, Rt. 3, Shelby; Mrs. E. C. Queen, lawn dale; Mrs. S. E. Whlsnant, Low ell. Paul Holland Bids For DePriest Farm C Paul Holland, New House mer chant and ginner, offered the high bid of $13,000 for the 07-acre farm of the late Thomas B. DePriest, who died 38 years ago and whose estate is now being settled. A. A. Powell, commissioner, said the bid would be held open for 10 days under the court order. The DePriest property is the site of a store opened by the late Mr. DePriest and operated by him un til his death in 1007. Since 1007 it has been operated by his dau ghter, Miss Bessie DePriest. Jim Thorpe Joins Merchant Marine LOS ANGELES. June 21. —(*> Jim Thorpe, the great Indian ath lete of three decades ago, has Join ed the Merchant Marine, the only service that he could get into at the age of 57. His wife disclosed that he Joined up last month following the en listment in the Navy of his 18-year old son, Philip. WANT ADS LOST: POCKETBOOK CON taining A and C gas books, driv ing license and other papers at horse show grounds. Please re turn to A. A. Ramsey. 2t 21c TOO LATE FOR BEHIND THE Front Page—Service man wish es ride to Norfolk. Va.. Saturday morning. Call Holt McPherson FOR SALE: NICE FAT FRYERS at Carver Blanton's Store, near Hamrick’s Lake. 2t 21c FOR SALE: ONE ELECTRIC CAR pet sweeper. Call 100. 3t 21c FOR SALE: FRESH JERSEY COW. first calf. Ernest Gardner, Falls ton Road. It 21p FOR SALE: TEN WALNUT MAR ble top tables, Marble top dress ers and washstands. One bird's eye maple chest of drawers. One inlaid walnut straight side Chest of drawers. A. B. C. DePriest, near Southern Depot. 2t 21p ELDERLY LADY WISHES ROOM and board in nice home in coun try or city. 420 East Marlon St., phone 550-W. It 21c WANTED—CLERK FOR SHELBY Hotel. 3t 21c WANTED — TWO WAITRESSES. Apply Shelby Hotel. It 21c

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