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WEATHER Partly cl.udy and warmer today with scattered afternoon thunder showers preceded by rain and fresh to strong winds on the north coast this morning. Tshe HhelhyBaily thr - State Theatre Today - * “IT'S A PLEASURE” SONJA HENIE MICHAEL O'SHEA CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 VOL. XLIII—152 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c JAP BROADCASTS HINT AT NEW ISLAND INVASIONS * * * Fall Force Of Hurricane Passes N. C. Coast: Leaves Little Damase SOUTH CAROLINIAN WEDS PRINCESS—1st Lt. Calhoun Ancrum of Camden. S. C„ and Russian Princess Xenia Romanoff stand with the ceremonial crowns held over their heads by attendants during their wedding in St. Philip's Church in London June 17. The princess is the qnly daughter of Russian Prince Andrew, and is a grand niece of the late Rus sian Tsar. The wedding ceremony was performed in the custom of Um Russian Orthodox church —(AP Photo) 500 Superforts Hit Jap War Objectives Aircraft, Gun, Munition Factories On Honshu Feel Weight Of 3,000 Tons Of Bombs By Leif Erickson GUAM, June 26.—(/P)—Ten aircraft, pun and munition factories on Japan’s main island of Honshu were smashed with more than 3,000 tons of high-explosive bombs from 450 to 500 Superfortresses at noon today. AIRMEN BATTER CAGAYAN JAPS Volley Littered With Ene my Bodies And Shatter ed Equipment By SPENCER DAVIS MANILA. June 26. —</P)— Fifth air force fighter and attack bomb ers. flying at least 300 sorties a day over northern Luzon, ripped and i ravaged Japanese making their last stand in the upper Cagayan valley today as Americans and Filipinos closed in for the kill. Strafing roads and bombing con centrations of enemy troops and supplies wherever found, the Light nings, Mustangs and Thunderbolts gave their most striking example of effectiveness in “death valley.” There the 33rd division’s 130th infantry regiment, pushing east along the Balud river, northeast of Baguio, found Japanese bodies, fragments of vehicles and shattered supply dumps littering the valley slopes for eight miles between Bo kod and Ambulcao. The carnage resulted from re peated aerial attacks and artillery pounding by 240 millimeter howit zers. TRUCKS BLOWN UP Dozens of the enemy’s Toyoda and Nissan trucks were blown sky high by direct hits. Food and muni tions dumps were blasted while the American doughboys still were miles away. When they finally entered they found survivors of the Ja panese division dazed, starving and unable to offer worthwhile resis tance. Japanese were taking a similar beating from the air near guerrilla defended Tuguegarao, Cagayan pro vincial capital. The enemy was fighting a fanatical battle to regain the ruined town despite the ap proach of the 37th division, last re ported within four miles. One American officer with Col. Russell W. Volckmann, command ing the guerrillas, said “the trouble See AIRMEN page Z AVWW* »»» %*V tKVUtUMl IlitlbUUU' about noon (Japanese time) with an escort of Mustang fighters from Iwo Jlma, the Superfor tresses dealt their most powerful blow to date in their new cam paign to erase Japanese Industry with precision demolition bombing. Some targets were hit visually but others required the use of instruments through cloud cover. The targets were two airplane plants and three ammunition and ordnance works In the Nagoya area; two airplants at Kamami gahara, near Gifu. 20 miles north of Nagoya; the Japanese armiy’s largest arsenal and the country’s largest propeller factory, both at Osaka; and an aircraft plant at Akashi, ten miles west of Kobe. DAY’S TARGETS Here are the day’s targets: Nagoya: Chigusa ammunition factory; roof area 1,240,000 feet, previously 35 percent knocked out. Atsuta arsenal works, producer of heavy and medium guns, 34 per cent roof damage from previous raids; Nippon vehicle company, muni tions and ordnance, 30 percent destroyed by fire raids May 14 and 17; Sumitomo duralumin aircraft metal mill, previously 32 percent destroyed; See 500 Page 2 JUTTING CAPE HATTERAS AND M ANTEO NOT HIT Storm Warnings Lowered From Hatteras South; Moyes Northward NO LIVK LOST By The Associated Press A swirling tropical storm attended by winds of gale and hurricane force which threat ened lives and property along hundreds of miles of the At lantic coast, but caused neith er, although it did drive thousands from beach resorts, apparently had bypassed North Carolina today. Although heavy rains fell in some areas along the Atlantic seaboard especially at Wilmington where 8.24 inches was recorded by the U S. weather bureau, damage along the North Carolina coast apparently was slight. Scheduled to strike at Cape Hat teras before midnight last night the storm by-passed this Jut NEW YORK, June 26—MV The weather bureau forecast 30 to 40 mile winds and rain in New York city today as a result of the tropical storm moving northward. The bureau said the storm was shifting out to sea. Hni r> q no ond noccod nrocl rtf if to race on into Pamlico Sound where it apparently stalled for some ttjpe. An advisory from the t. 49. weather station at Miami before midnight said that winds would diminish and that warnings, which had been displayed all along the coast, would be lower ed at midnight from Hatteras southward as the danger in that area apparently had passed. The advisory said, however, that storm warnings from Cape Hatteras on to Atlantic City and including the bay regions of the Chesapeake and Delaware, remained displayed early this morning and small craft warnings were out from Atlantic City to Block Island, R. I. AT NEW YORK Earlier the U. S. weather bureau at New York had reported that the tropic blow was expected to pass New Jersey, Metropolitan New York and Long Island this morn ing. Weather stations in those areas predicted winds of 30 to 40 miles an hour. The New York bureau estimated that unless the course of the storm changed, its center would be ap proximately 200 miles off shore and no property damage was ex pected in that area. Some sections along the coast See JUTTING Page 2 WHATS DOING TODAY 7:00 pm.—Lions club meets at Hotel Charles. 7:00 p.m.—C.A.P. cadets meet at armory. WEDNESDAY 10:00 a.m.—War fund district meeting at Hotel Charles. 12:30 a.m.—Luncheon at Ho tel Charles for War fund dis trict leaders in session here. 7:45 p.m.—Prayer meeting at Presbyterian church. 8:00 pm.—Fellowship hour at Central Methodist church. 8:00 pm. — Midweek prayer and praise service at First Bap tist church. 8:15 pm.—Baseball game at high school ball park between Shelby and Davidson Legion Junior teams. ADM. SHERMAN SAYS: Enemy Facing Alternatives Of Surrender, Extermination By JAMES LINDSLEY ABOARD A CARRIER FLAG SHIP IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, June 18.—(Delayed)—(/P)— The Ja panese now are facing the unhappy alternatives of unconditional sur render or extermination, Adm. Free rlck C. Sherman, veteran carrier commander who has seen 37 months of service In the Pacific war, assert ed today. "I don't care which triey choose,” added the San Diego, Calif., offi cer at a press conference. "They are a brutal, savage, vicious race and I think the world would be a lot better off If a good many of them were exterminated.” The carrier commander added, however, he thought It not impos sible the Japanese might surrender in effort to have what they already have. NO LONG WAR “If they had good common sense,” he claimed, “they would have quit before now. In any case, talk of the war lasting 10 to 20 years is plainly ridiculous.” Considering the present plight of ^ ^ bee ENEMY Page 2 TRUMAN SPEAKS: Delegates From 50 Nations Sign Historic Charter By John M. Hightower Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—(IP)—With great issues of war and peace hanging on their pen strokes, delegates of 50 countries went to a flag-draped conference auditorium today to sign the new United Nations charter, and then hear President Truman make his first major address on American ioreign policy. A triumphant meeting of the United Nations conference — its last working session—last night approved the final version of the charter. The signatures go on to day; next comes the slower pro cess of ratification. Rapping last night’s session to its close, Britain’s tall dele gation chief, the Earl of Hali fax, solemnly told the con ference: “I think we all agree we have taken part in a his toric moment in world his tory.” All controversy had been cleared away days before this final action, and the Vote of approval was a unanimous standing vote. The signing ceremony was call ed to start around 9 a. m. (P.W.T.) today with Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo of China heading a procession of 153 delegates into the auditor ium of San Francisco’s veteran memorial binding. • ' President Truman, who receiv ed a thunderous welcome to the city yesterday, is scheduled to make the closing address to the conference beginning about 5 p.m. His speech, approximately 30 min utes long, will follow brief talks by delegation chiefs of the Big Five and representatives of five small nations, beginning at 3:30 p.m. ORDER OF SIGNERS Officials estimated that the signing would require about eight hours. A last minute change in plans pushed Argentina out of al phabetical first place and put the conference sponsoring powers and See DELEGATES Page 2 Two More Mills At Kings Mountain Get Wage Raise Permits KINGS MOUNTAIN.—A general wage increase of five cents per hour has been granted Mauney Mills, Inc., and the Kings Mountain Manu facturing Company, Inc., by the re gional war labor board in Atlanta, according to the officials of the companies who stated that permis sions were received this week. These firms are the fifth and sixth Kings Mountain firms to re ceive a general wage increase in recent weeks. Two other firms, Sadie Mills, Inc., and Bonnie Mills, have asked for wage increases and hope to receive similar permission soon. According to officials of these two companies, the yearly salary payroll increases will be between $25,000 and $35,000. Other firms which have already received wage increase grants are the Neisler Mills, Margrace and Pauline plants; Textiles, Inc., Cora Plant; Phenix Mills, Inc., both plants; and the Park Yarn Mills. Redeployed Troops Going To China SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE,, Paris, June 26.—(^P>—Amer ican troops being redeployed to the Pacific from this theater are going directly to China, communications zone headquarters announced to day. Several thousand troops already have sailed from Marseille en route to the Far East. Troops sent thus far have been veteran engineer, quartermaster and medical specialists, whose job will be to prepare, receive and outfit the masses of men soon to reach the Pacific from Europe and the of equipment were forwarded with United States. Thousands of tons the men. Some 800 volunteer army nurses now are being processed at the Mar seille staging area for immediate further service in a combat theatre. They came from England, France, Belgium and Germany. President Asks Support For Peace Charter By ERNEST B. VACCARO SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—(A5) —President Truman, pleased witn the handiwork of sculptors of a future league designed to keep peace, fashioned an appeal today for its support by all men of good will. Acclaimed by thousands upon his arrival to address the closing session of the United Nations con ference which drafted a formula Intended to atop aggression before it gets started, the gray-haired chief executive said: “It wasn’t for me. It was for what we stand. It was for the president of the United States. They were cheering the office, not the man.” He spoke these words at a for mal reception last night for all the delegates from the 50 nations who labored for nine weeks upon the basic charter of an international organiaztion devoted to the pre servation of peace, with force as a final weapon. FROM VACATION He flew here from a Pacific northwest vacation to bring the historic security conference to a close with an address at about 5 p.m. (Pacific war time) after wit nessing the signing of the charter by the American and many other delegations. There was speculation that he will make a personal appearance before the senate when he sub mits the charter for its ratifica tion next Monday after homecom ing celebrations at Independence, Mo., Wednesday, and Kansas City, Thursday. He has urged its immediate ra tification, although few were con vinced such action could be ac complished in advance of his forth coming meeting with Marshal Sta lin and Prime Minister Churchill near Berlin In mid-July. TO FLY HOME The president planned to fly out of San Francisco Immediately af ter his speech, stopping over en route to Kansas City at an un announced destination. From Kansas City, he will drive by automobile .to his home town of Independence In mid-afternoon to greet Mrs. Truman and their daughter, Margaret, and have din ner later with former officers of his old world war artillery unit. Crowds estimated by the San Farncisco police traffic bureau at 250,000 voiced a mighty welcome to Mr. Truman In a procession which followed his arrival here by plane at 2:30 p.m. (PWT) yester day. MRS. BEAM IS TRANSFERRED TO STATE HOSPITAL Mrs. T. C. Beam who admitted drowning her six-months-old dau ghter in a bathtub two weeks ago has been adjudged insane and in capable of defending herself a gainst the murder charge prefer red against her immediately after the baby’s death. Judge Wilson Warlick signed an order yesterday afi^rnoon com mitting Mrs. Beam to the State hospital for the insane at Raleigh until such time as she is mentally capable of defending herself. Sheriff J. Raymond Cline left here this morning, taking Mrs. Beam to the hospital. ^ m TRUMAN GREETED BY STETTINIUS—President Truman (left) arriv ing in San Francisco for the fi»l session of the United Nations conference, is greeted at nearby Hamilton Field by Secretary of State Edward Stet tinius (right). The President flew in from Portland, Ore., and was given a great ovation at the airport by conference delegation.—-(AP Wirephoto) Suzuki Warns Nips Of Invasion Crisis Soys Present Situation Of Empire Unparalleled Since Mongol Invasion Of 1274 SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—(/P)—Premier Kantaro Suzuki told the Japanese people today they faced an in vasion crisis unparalleled since the Mongol hordes swept over the islands more than 600 years ago. SEEK IMPROVED RUCK SERVICE C Of C Asking Relief For Shippers And Receivers Recent suspension of some truck freight carrier service into and out of Shelby caused the Cham ber of Commerce directors at their meeting last night tp direct in quiry to the State Corporation commission to see if restoration can be arranged to accommodate j shippers and receivers of freight slowed by that condition. The directors also directed to the bus companies using the Shelby bus terminal a pointed re minder that many complaints have been received about the in adequacy of local bus terminal facilities and to ask that no time be lost in getting a site and plans for provision of ample facilities just as soon as building conditions ■ will allow such construction. A special committee was named | to study the local highway prob lems and to confer with officials with the view of keeping Shelby on main-traveled routes now be ing determined. The inter-re gional north south route through Kings Mountain skirts the edge of this county but goes to Gaffney rather than via Shelby. the nation “on the occasion of the Okinawa battle,” Suzuki pledged his government’s “grim determina tion” to defend the islands against the American power gathering to the south. The 77-year-old premier declar ed bluntly that the present crisis facing Japan “is the greatest one since the Mongolian invasion” of 1274 A.D. and added: “Now is the time to decide the destiny of the Japanese empire.” “At this time of national crisis I request the entire na tion to endure mounting hard ships and difficulties, with ut most preservance and with the defiance of death characteristic of the Japanese,” he said. His statement, distributed by the Japanese Domei agency and re corded by the Federal Communica tions Commission, was made as other enemy broadcasts told of invasion and threats of invasion See SUZUKI Page 2 Minseweeper Lost In Borneo Area WASHINGTON, June 26 —f/P)— The 945 ton minesweeper Salute has been lost in the Borneo area as a result of enemy action, the navy announced today. Casualties among the ship’s complement of approximately 100 officers and men were six killed and three missing. There was no report of any wounded. The ship was under command of Lt. John S. Nichols, Garden City, Long Island, N. Y. Lieuten ant Nichols was presumed safe. Clouds Lift On Labor Front, Threatened Strikes Averted By the Associated Press A bright ray broke through dark clouds of unrest along the nation’s labor-troubled front today. A threat of a strike of hundreds of thousands of workers in the heavy industrial area of Detroit was lifted, at least temporarily. In Chicago, the government’s promise to break a strike of truck drivers after it seized 1,700 lines 10 days ago appeared near fulfill ment. In Columbus, a CIO official said he expected “ap early pnd" of the [ strike of 15,000 glass workers in IQ | plants in six states. Six Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., and four Libbey Owens-Ford plants are affected. But there remained scores of dis putes apparently no nearer settle ment. The latest count of men and women staying away from their jobs over labor controversies pa proximated 80,000. The total includ ed more than 39.000 in Detroit. Immediate danger of a wide spread walkout in some 300 Detroit : factories was averted last night by | action of CIO union officials who [ See CLOUDS Fa*e 2 ONE REPORT GIVES LOCALE OF LANDINGS No Confirmation; An nouncements May Be Pure Speculation NORTHERN”KYUKYUS By The Associated Press Contradictory Japanese broadcasts today hinted at new Allied invasions of is lands closer to the Japanese homeland, but there was no Allied confirmation and the Japanese perhaps were only speculating on the next Am erican move. The all-India radio, heard in London, reported picking up one Japanese announcement that forc es were attempting a landing on an island half-way between con quered Okinawa and the Japanese main islands. Such a broadcast was not heard elsewhere, however, and the Brit ish radio, as recorded by CBS in New York, reported another Tok yo broadcast as saying only that an Allied invasion fleet of 200 ships "is expected to attempt landings” on two islands about half way between Okinawa and Japan. The PCC also recorded the broadcast of a Tokyo newspaper correspondent who merely predict ed that the Allies might attempt to strike next at Amami or anoth er island in the northern Ryukyus. Amami island Is about 300 miles south of Kyushu, southernmost of Japan's main islands. EXILEPOLES ISSUE PROTEST LONDON, June 6.—UP)—'The Po ish government in exile handed all allied governments except Russia today a defiant declaration saying the “so called Polish provisional government of national unit (in Warsaw) is illegal.” The London regime said it would transfer its authority only to a gov ernment which had been formed on free Polish soil, and which reflects the will of the Polish people as ex pressed in free elections. The Polish provisional govern ment was formed in Moscow last week, including at least five Poles other than those in the Warsaw regime. The London Poles termed the new administration “a pseudo gov ernment imposed on the Polish na tion, which is at present under the occupation of an alien army and an alien political police.” A formal statement issued through the Polish ministry of information, a bureau of the London regime, said “the so called Polish provisional government of national unity x x x has been created on the basis of an unprecedented procedure while the whole of Polish territory is occu pied by the Soviet army, and at a time when the Poles are deprived of the elementary rights of man and citizen.” London awaited an announce ment from Warsaw on the consti tution of a new government—a step which is expected to bring about withdrawal of American and British recognition of the London Polish government. JAP PRISONERS URGE SURRENDER OF COMRADES GAM, June 26—UP)—Interpreters and Japanese prisoner-volunteers today aided the Tenth army search of Okinawa’s caves, cane fields, brush-covered hills and valleys for remnants of the Japa nese garrison, urging their sur render. Mopping up operations had brought in 794 enemy prisoners making the total 8.696. Patrols continued their thus-far futile search for Americans listed as missing in the Okinawa campaign. No trace of their bodies has been found. Japan’s hard-pressed air force harrassed the American garrison Sunday with four small-scale at tacks, causing "minor damage” to airfield installations, Adm. Ches ter W. Nimitz acknowledged. His communique made no mention of any blows against American ships offshore.