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WEATHER North Carolina: Clear to partly cloudy and continued hot today, tonight and Sunday with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Tshe Hhelhy Baily Hielt CLEVELAND COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 - State Theatre Today - “Blonde From Brooklyn” ROBERT STANTON LYNN MERRICK VOL. XLII1— 156 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c I CHINESE COMMAND REPORTS LIUCHOW RECAPTURED l* Japs See U. S. Bombardment Of Balikpapan As Prelude To Invasion ALLIED MINE SWEEPERS CLEAR WATERS Small Craft Move In Close To Shore For Recon naissance CONTINUOUS FIRE By Spencer Davis MANILA, June 30.—(/P)— An allied fleet of 50 ships pounded Borneo’s oil refining city of Balikpapan all day yes terday and poured more shells into shore defenses to day in preparation for an “im minent landing,” the Tokyo radio reported today. The enemy account said Allied mine sweepers were clearing wa ters off shore, braving the fire of Japanese shore batteries, which Domei agency described as “heavy.” The Japanese said other small Allied craft, moving in under cover of the "furious bombardments,” had neared the shore for "close and careful reconnaissance.” The broadcast was ancon firmed although Gen. Douglas MacArthnr acknowledged today that guns of "light naval units” have taken up the bombard ment of the oil-rich eastern Borneo coast. Domei reiterated that an Allied landing in the Ballkpappn area is "imminent.” and said "since the night of June 25, enemy warships and planes have been engaged in a continuous reconnaissance of our coastal positions.” Eight crui sers, 10 destroyers, minesweepers and sub-chasers "carry out furious bombardments against coastal in stallations,” the dispatch added. TARGETS SHELLED MacArthur said light naval units raided shore targets on Borneo, south of Tarakan island, at night after combined Fifth, 13th and RAAF attacks Thursday dumped 281 tons of bombs of Balikpapan's warehouse district. The total bomb load dropped in the past two weeks Is more than 2,500 tons. The steady red glow of mount See ALLIED Page 2 WILL HASTEN TAX REVISION Congress Will Press Busi ness Aid Bill*Before Recess WASHINGTON, June 30 —VP)— Legislative machinery was greased today for speedy revision of cor poration tax laws to hasten recon version by a $5,000,000,000 boost In the cash position of business. Congressional tax leaders agreed to press through, before any sum mer recess, the five-point business aid bill approved yesterday by the house ways and means commit tee. The measure will be brought before the house next week. Chairman Doughton (D-NC) of the ways and means group and Chairman George (D-Ga) of the senate finance committee said they will oppose any attempt to broad en the legislation into a general revision of tax statutes. The ways and means committee voted down an attempt by Rep. Reed (R-NY) to reduce individual income tax burdens by raising the normal personal exemption from $500 to $1,000. AS DRAWN As now drawn the measure: 1. Increases the excess-profits tax specific exemption from $10, 000 to $25,000, effective with the 1946 tax year, as an aid principal ly to small business. 2. Permits the postwar credit of 10 percent of the 95 percent ex cess-profits tax to be taken cur rently with respect to tax llabili - ties of 1944 and subsequent years, involving about $1,450,000,000. 3. Advances to Jan. 1, 1946 the maturity date of outstanding ex cess-profits tax postwar refund bonds, hastening the availability of $1,300,000,000. 4. 8peeds-up refunds resulting from carry-backs of net operating losses and unused excess-profits credits, Involving another $1,000, 000,000. 6. Hastens refunds resulting from the recomputation og deductions the recomputation of deductions duties, affectling perhaps $1,700, 000,000. 4 U. S. FLEET IN MACASSAR STRAIT—Arrows with ship symbols on this map Indicate a thrust by American warships into .Macassar Strait , for the Ilrst time since the desperate days of January, 1942. den. MacArthut Re ported the presence of the ships there, and the Tokyo radio said the Balikpapan area had been shelled. On the northwest part of Borneo the Australians took Beaufort In a push toward Jeselton.—(AP Wirephoto Map). Bi-Partisan Support j Of Charter Sought Landon Confers With President, Gives Praise To His International Program By Ernest B. Vaccaro KANSAS CITY, Mo., —une 30.—(JP)—President Tru man’s campaign to unify bi-partisan support behind a for eign policy committing the United States to a republic of nations to preserve future peace drew support today from aii iu. ijunuun. The 1936 Republican presidential candidate assured reporters alter a conference with the President that the basic features of the de veloping Truman International pro gram would win the support of both parties. The President, his vacation from Washington drawing to a close, worked again today on the mes sage he will present Congress Monday when he submits the San Francisco peace charter and urges its early senate ratification. There were strong indica tions the President might make a dramatic personal ap pearance before the senate, • bat there was no confirmation in quarters close to Mr. Tru man. The President, whose efforts to unify support of both parties be hind objectives of a strictly non partisan nature were disclosed shortly after he entered the White House April 12, talked at length late yesterday with the former Kansas governor. Emerging from the meeting, the Kansan said the two had talked about foreign policy, food and flood control. The President, he said, knew the problems of the farmer and See BI-PARTISAN Page 2 SHARON HIT BY HAILSTORM Field And Fruit Crops Damaged, Buildings Are Unroofed A terrific hall, rain and wind storm at the close of the hottest day ever recorded in this area ra vaged the Sharon community Fri day around 7 p.m. to destroy whole fields of young cotton, unroof buildings and inflict other damage in a mile-wide area extending from the Second Broad River to Beaver Dam creek. Hailstones as large m bantam eggs rained over the area, strip ping cotton and com, breaking out window lights and generally play ing havoc, while the winds twisted dowfi great oaks in the church yard at Sharon. Jim Tessneer, who lives a mile south of Sharon, reported eight acres of his cotton a total loss, around 22 more badly damaged, but the George Washburn farm See SHARON Page 2 Government Threatens Work Or Fisht Action On Strikers By the Associated Press The government fired a double salvo at 16,700 strikers at five Ak ron, O., rubber plants today in ef forts to get them back to work pro-1 duclng needed war material for the aerial offensive against Japan. As the government made known its intention to Invoke “work or fight” action against the strikers, military department officials told them unless the stoppage was end ed the inevitable result will be “to condemn countless American sol diers, sailors and flyers to death.” War and navy department said the two weeks old Goodyear Tire Si Rubber company strike, the largest sf the dozen In the country affect ing more than 52,000 workers, was providing the Japanese “with the rnly hope they now have of resting ml recovering” from the heavy blows which have be«h dealt them. RUBBER STRIKERS In an appeal to the rubber strik ers, acting Secretary of War Pat terson and Assistant Secretary of the Navy H. Struve Hensel said un less they resumed production, “we See GOVERNMENT Page S KUDUMATSU OIL REFINING PLANT BOMBED Superforts Attack Jap Homeland Targets Twice In A Day harbors”MINED GUAM, June 30.—(/P)—The B-29 knockout campaign against oil plants on Japan was extended last midnight to the eighth rich target. Raiding the enemy nomeiand for the second time in one day, nearly 50 Superforts bombed the Kudu matsu oil refining plant with high explosives. The plant, Nippon’s fourth largest, is on the inland sea coast of southwest Honshu. (Tokyo radio, in a broadcast heard by the American Broadcast ing company, said at noon the same day B-2fls raided the south west area of Hokkaido island and one was damaged by interceptors. (The Federal Communications commission heard Tokyo say that last night 10 "large enemy planes” sowed mines in the north Honshu harbors of Niigata and Sakata) The 21st bomber, command, an nouncing the Kudiimatsu raid to day, disclosed that since the big bombers began hitting oil instal lations on Japan May 10 they have destroyed: 73 per cent of the Kori yama chemical plant; 59 percent of the Hodgaya chemical plant at Koriyama; 45 per cent of the Otake oil refinery; all tanks of the To kuyama naval oil storage facilities; 50 per cent of the Tokyuama synthetic fuel plant roof area and 32 per cent of the by-product stor age tanks; 70 per cent of the stor age tanks and 90 per cent of the buildings at the Oshima naval oil storage ‘facilities, Tokyuyama. RECONNAISSANCE Photographic assessment remains to be made of the damage wrought on the Utsube rive'r ml refinery near Yakkaichi June 26 and on the Kudumatsu plant last night. The raid at kudumatsu followed a pre-dawn strike Friday by near ly 500 Superforts at the big naval See KUDUMATSU Page 2 BILBO SCOFFS AT COMPROMISE Drums Up Votes Against Roll Call On Limita tion Of Debate WASHINGTON, June 30.—(&)— Senator Bilbo (D-Miss) ridiculed idea of a compromise on the lair employment practice committee ap propriation today and drummed up votes against Monday’s roll call on limitation of debate. “Anybody who’d make a horse trade like the one that has been presented here would walk home with a saddle on his back,’’ he told reporters. Bilbo referred to a suggestion that FEPCC be given $250,000 for the new fiscal year which begins tomorrow, instead of its present $446,200 operating fund. He and many other southerners want to kill the agency outright. To that end they have filibustered three days and resume their talkathon today. “We will carry on our education al campaign until Monday,” he said, “then we’ll have an examination and see how much statesmanship the opposition has absorbed.” VOTE ON CLOTURE The “examination” is a vote on cloture, a rarely-used device to limit debate in the free-talking senate. It comes up Monday after noon, by reason of a petition filed early yesterday by Senator Taft (R-Ohio) and 31 other members. It takes a two-thirds vote to invoke cloture. Senator Johnston (D-SC) made arrangements to gain recognition first thing today to carry on the speechifying. The FEPC was set up by execu tive order of the late President Roosevelt to police Industry against job discriminations on account of race, creed, color or national origin. The southerners contend it has just caused trouble, and is backed by communistic influences which want to discard all racial barriers in this country. Meanwhile Senator Taft (R-Ohio) termed the FEPC proceedings “an other illustration of the fact that Democratic leadership has failed to support legislation beneficial to the negroes, despite pretense to the contrary." f YANK FLAME THROWERS BURN OUT JAPS ON OKINAWA—Fires started by fame-throwing Yank tank (left) blaze around Japanese positions on Okinawa. An American infantryman (right) stands ready to shoot any Japs attempting to escape.—(AP Wirephoto from U. S. Signal Corps). New Cabinet Officers Take Oath Of Office By D. HAROLD OLIVER WASHINGTON, June 30. —(IP)— Soon to be joined by a filth, four new cabinet officers named by Pre-v- i ident Truman arranged today to take their oaths of office. Rep. Clinton P. Anderson (D-NM) became secretary ar agriculture, as sistant attorney general Tom C. Clark of Texas attorney general, Federal Judge Lewis D. Schwellen bach of Washington State secretary of labor, and Robert E. Hannegan i Missouri postmaster general. A new secretary of state to suc ceed Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., will be* nominated by President Truman Monday or Tuesday. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina, former war mobilization director, Supreme court justice and senator, is in the forefront of speculation for this portfolio. ADMINISTERS OATH Anderson was to be sworn at 4 p.m. (EWT) by Associate Justice Wiley Rutledge of the Supreme court. Rutledge once taught school in Anderson’s home town of Albu querque, N. M. Rutledge also agreed to admin ister the oath at noon to Hannegan in the postoffice department. Judge Thurman W. Arnold of the U. S. Circuit court of appeals of the District of Columbia and former as sistant attorney general, was the swear clerk at 2:30 p.m. at the Jus See NEW CABINET Page 2 Devers To Succeed Stilwell As Head Of WASHINGTON, June 30 —(/P)— Gen. Jacob L. Devers will succeed Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell as com mander of the army ground forc es. Stilwell recently replaced Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, who was killed in action, as comman der of the 10th army on, Okinawa. Devers commanded the Sixth army group in the European thea tre of operations during the war against Germany. WASHINGTON, June 30— (A1)—The War Labor board, in an unprecedented move, threat ened today to withdraw cher ished union contract rights from 16,700 rubber workers at Akron, Ohio, unless they end their two-week-old strike promptly. Chairman George W. Taylor, in a statement addressed to the strikers at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plants warn ed that the board will consider whether it should modify its directive orders regarding maintenance of membership and check-off, shift premium and vacations unless work is resumed immediately. Taylor said this action would be stud ied in executive session Mon day unless the strike ends in the meantime. Ground Bulletin ,j DALE R. YATES YATES GOING TO INDIANA WORK Penney Company Manag er Resigns To Join Rela tives In Business Dale R. Yates, fern the oast 15 years manager of the J. C. Penney company store here and for 11; years group manager >pf that com- 1 pany’s 10 stores in this general i area, has tendered his resignation effective as soon as his successor can be elected and can take over. It is Mr. Yates’ plan to leave with in the next few weeks for Vincen nes, Indiana, his old home, where he will become associated with rela tives in the operation of a large freezer locker and fruit growing business. In revealing today his decision to accept the offer to join extensive business interests in Indiana, Mr. Yates said he was directed largely by reason of health. He added that he very much regrets leaving Shel by, which he terms “the garden spot of the world,” but he has found business duties and responsibilities See YATES Page 2 VOTERSNOT CHALLENGED - Cleveland county registrars were taking a virtual holiday at their various polling places today with not a single challenge being direct ed against the right jet any voter to participate in the hospital bond election next Saturday. Registrars are required, however, to remain at their posts in case a challenge is made. One registrar said that she had received several calls from voters asking that their names be taken off {he books be cause they expected to be out of the city. Such elimination Is not allowed under the law however. Persons who are now registered and who are not here next Saturday to vote will be counted against the hospital project. Polls will open at 6:30 o’clock in the morning and will remain open unti 7 p. m. A, Move To Halt Distribution Of Newspapers NEW YORK. June 30.—(£>)— Leaders of the newspaper and mail deliverers union, armed by an over whelming strike mandate from its rank and file, moved today to halt distribution at midnight of 11 metro politan daily newspapers with a combined circulation of more than 5,000,000. The unaffiliated union’s decision to cease distribution was announc ed after the members voted last night 1,648 to 41 to strike. Chief issues in the dispute are union demands for wage increases, vacations with pay, severance pay, sick leave, establishment of a wel fare fund, and a specified number of holidays with pay. The war labor borad, however, in a last minute effort to avert a strike contended that terms of the contract were extended by the WLB last June 14. The WLB late yesterday tele graphed union officials that “a strike will violate labor’s no-strike pledge.” Affected would be the New York Daily News, Daily Mirror, Herald Tribune, Journal-American, Post, Sun, Times, Wall Street Journal, World-Telegram, Brooklyn Citizen, and Long Island Star-Journal. WHAT’S DOING MONDAY 10:00 a.m.—Kings Mountain Pastors and Workers conference meets at First Baptist church. 10:00 a.m.—County commis sioners meet at the court house. 7:30 p.m—State Guard drill at the armory. 7:30 p.m.—City council meets at city hall. 8:00 p.m. — Piedmont Boy Scout court of honor at the court house. 8:00 p.m.—Board of Deacons, First Baptist church, meets at Church. 8:30 p.m. — Free movie on horses in high school audi torium. TUESDAY 7:00 p.m.—C.A.P. cadets meet at armory. JUNCTION CITY TAKEN AFTER BITTER FIGHTING Kweilin, 100 Miles North east, Also Threatened By Chinese NIP REDEPLOYMENT CHUNGKING, June 30.— (/P)—The Chinese high com mand announced today that Chinese troops recaptured Liuchow, former U. S. 14th air force base, at midnight last night. The recapture of the strategic Kwangsi province junction city came after bitter fighting through its suburbs. The center of the city, in flames for a week of more, was de stroyed, the Chinese said. The announcement followed an earlier official denial of what was termed a premature report that the city had been retaken. The Japanese had been in control of vital Liuchow since last Novem ber when the U. S. 14th air force abandoned the base. Kweilin, more than 100 miles to the northeast of Liuchow, which also was among the bases abandoned by the 14th air force at that time, now is directly 'threatened by other Chinese forces, who last were reported within 10 miles of the city. A Chinese army spokesman said a Chinese arc was being pushed down from the north and northwest within 10 to 18 miles of the city. The Liuchow airfield in the south 1 era suburbs was retaken by the See JUNCTION Page 2 8 BROUGHT OUT OF SHANGRI-LA Five Others Remain To Be Snatched From Strange Valley HOLLANDIA, New Guinea, June 28—(Delayed)—(/Pi—A glider-army J transport team reached down into the Hidden Valley of “Shangri-La" for a second time and daringlv brought five more persons out over the surrounding 10,000-foot moun tains. The first operation yesterday by j glider and tow plape rescued a ! WAC corporal, and two army air ; men who survived a transport plane | crash into the Primitive New Gui nea 46 days ago. Today the rescuers brought out four Filipino parachute troopers, who were dropped into the valley to aid the crash survivors, and Alexander Cann, Netherlands In formation Service cameraman, who landed to take pictures of the strange landscape. I STILL THERE Still to be brought to safety are four other parachuted Filipino troopers and an army captain, who led the rescue party and super i intended the construction of an ' emergency landing strip for the j glider. WAC Cpl. Margaret Hastings, Oswego, N. V., one of the three rescued, was named the “Queen of the Valley” during the long ordeal, but she showed scant interest in ever going back to “reign” over the tribesmen. “No," she said, with twinkling eyes and a toss of her wind j blown hair, “the native women of See 8 BROUGHT Page 2 HEAT WAVE: Mercury Hits All-Time High Of 105 Degrees A heat wave that shot the mer cury in Shelby to an all-time high of 105 degrees Friday afternoon continued unaba>ed today with lit tle signs of relief as the month came to the close of the hottest —and driest—June on record here. John Phifer, government wea ther observer, found his thermo meter pressed the highest level he ever recorded on it yesterday at 3 p. m. The night, despite a hail and windstorm which played havoc with the Sharon commun ity, brought little relief from heat as the thermometer receded only to 75 degrees in the hottest night of the year. Scores of Shelbians sought re lief from the torrid weather by hieing themselves off to moun tains or seashore. Shelby was the hottest point in the state, although the Chamber of Commerce was reticent to put forth the claim, Charlotte record ing only 103. The previous all time high of 103.2 was recorded July 22, 1926. The current heat wave started two weeks ago, and since that time no rain of consequence has fallen in many sections of the state — some sections of the county have been without rain for six weeks, but others got a good drenching last night Late gardens and crops have suffered from lack of mois ture and searing heat.
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