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WEATHER i North Carolina: Partly cloudy, rather humid today and Wednes day. Pew widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 - State Theatre Today - “The Enchanted Cottage” DOROTHY McGUIRE ROBERT YOUNG VOL. XLIII— 182 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. a TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES _4 SINGLE COPIES—6c 24 SHIPS SUNK. 75 DAMAGED IN • BLOW SATURDAY Attack Practically Finish ed Job Of Knocking Out Fleet 292 PLANES BAGGED GUAM, July 31.—(£>)— American carrier planes sank 24 Japanese vessels and dam aged 75 others in last Satur day’s strike at the Kure naval base and along the inland sea, Admiral Nimitz announced today in revising the damage upward. Two new aircraft carriers, whose flight decks were partially ripped up, were added to the warships damaged In the strike which vir tually finished the Job of knocking out the imperial fleet. Both were still afloat. The heavy cruiser Tone was beached. Admiral Nimitz added no other major warships to the toll but re ported extensive destruction and damage to land targets, including nine factories. Among them were the Kawasaki airport factory at Kagamahara and a gunpowder factory which was set afire. American raiders destroyed or damaged 292 Nipponese planes, In cluding 21 shot down. | The cost of the attack was 27 American carrier aircraft shot down and eight British. Attacking American pilots de stroyed 14 locomotives and dam aged eight. They destroyed or damaged 14 airplane hangars, many oil storage tanks, railway and ra dio stations and two copper smel ters. The British added more hangars, radio stations, a train and several shipyards. The British pUots operating with the third fleet destroyed 13 Nip ponese ships and small aircraft and damaged 20 more. See 24 SHIPS Page 2 ROOSEVELT TO GET DISCHARGE Release Arranged Before Recent Headline Flurry About Loans WASHINGTON. July 31. —<AV Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt will return to civilian life August 15. His release from the Army Air Forces was arranged, however, the army insisted last night, before the reoant headline flurry that led to a congressional Inquiry into report ed loans made to the late presi dent* second son. It follows Roosevelt's own request for retirement, completion of two assignments growing of his Euro pean war experiences and the fact, the army said, that “there was no requirement for his services in the Pacific which could not be filled by another available and qualified officer." STORM CENTER The youthful general became a new storm center early in June with published reports that he had bor rowed $200,000 to finance a Texas radio enterprise in 1939 and that the loan later was settled for $4,000. The reports said John Hartford, president of the Great Atlantic* and Pacific Tea company listed the re maining $196,000 as a bad debt in his 1942 Income tax return. The statement said Roosevelt asked for his release on May 11 “if there was no need' for his services In the Pacific.” Chairman Doughton (D-NO) of the house ways and means com mittee which began an inquiry into the reported Hartford loan last month announced later that the scope of the investigation was being expanded. He and other committee members Insisted the committee’s only Interest was to see that the government’s interests are protect ed in connection with any bad debt claims. * Senator Suffers Cerebral Hemorrhage HURON, U. D., July 31—(AV Senator Harlan J. Bushfield suf fered a massive cerebral hemor rhage on a train enroute to his home at Miller today and doctors in a Huron hospital described his condition as very critical. I -'-TTLEE JOINS ‘BIG THREE’ MEETING AT POTSDAM—Britain’s new Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee < left i joins President Harry S. Truman (center) and Russian Premier Joseph Stalin (right) as the new “Big | Three” meets at the Potsdam conference July 28.—(AP Wirephoto via Signal Corps Radio from Berlin.) Planning, Zoning Of City Urged By C Of C Protection Of Residential Properties From Commerc ial Misuse Wonted By Owners The City of Shelby is being called upon to, activateJts previously authorized Planning and Zoning Bbard TJjT the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association whose di ! rectors are inviting community service committees of other civic groups to join them in appearing before the Board of Aldermen next Monday night to press the matter. jine uiruviurs, m meir mummy session last night, discussed the nepd for immediate consideration of the city's zoning needs to the end of creating a better planned and more attractive community in which residential values might be protected insofar as feasible a gainst industrial and commercial encroachments. The action followed the reading of a letter from V. W. Breeze, local architect and engineer, who said it had come to his attention that several commercial and industrial projects are being planned for construction in residential areas in the city. ! “To me." Mr. Breeze wrote, “this is very disturbing. We have a beautiful town with nice residen tial sections which have not as yet been badly marred by unde sirable industrial or commercial buildings. I am deeply interested in seeing Shelby's beauty and de See PLANNING Page Z Sen. Hoey Heaps High Praise On Congress WASHINGTON, July 31 —(JP)— By adopting five major pieces of legislation within 30 days, Con gress has given the United States world leadership, says Sen. Hoey of North Carolina. Legislation adopted Includes (1) Renewal of the reciprocal trade treaties act; (2) Adoption of the Bretton Woods proposals; (3) In creasing the capital of the export import bank; (4) Acceptance of membership in the United Nations agricultural council and (5) Adop tion of the United Nations char ter. "No other Congress, in so short a time, has ever adopted such a far reaching program, and the passage of this legislation means that the United States assumes the leadership of the world,” Hoey said. C OF C ENDORSES PARK PROGRAM Urge Immediate Under taking; City Booklet To Be Issued Unanimous endorsement of the proposed municipal park program for Shelby and for the projected South Mountain state park was given by directors of the Cham ber of Commerce and Merchants association at their monthly meet ing Monday night. A resolution was adopted call ing on the city to undertake a city wide parks program and to accept, if the land and location be found suitable, the C. S. Thompson of fer of a site for development of a park and municipal swimming port. The South Mountain park is a project of the State Board of Conservation and Development in which local interests, together with neighboring counties, have been active for many years. WILL PUBLISH BOOKLET Approval was given President Clyde A. Short’s proposal that the Chamber of Commerce publish a booklet advertising Shelby’s ad vantages and attractiveness. Holt McPherson, Doris Bolt, J. Lowery Austell and J. Dale Stentz were named a committee to prepare da ta for the booklet which will be made available to local business houses for distribution to their customers and prospects. Norris Lackey was’ welcomed to the board, replacing Robert E. Youree who has moved to New Mexico. J. Hopson Austell was advanced to chairmanship of the membership committee formerly headed by Mr. Youree. Senate Differs On Powers Of Security Council Delegate WASHINGTON, July 31.—(/P)— Senatorial unity on the United Nations charter broke wide open today over a proposal that Presi dent Truman appoint a security council delegate without letting congress define his authority. Chairman Connally (D-Tex.) of the foreign relations committee stirred the storm with an an nouncement that he had asked the state department to determine if any legislation is needed to cover the appointment of Edward R. Stettlnlus, Jr., to the post. The reaction to Connally’s per sonal view that there is no need i for a bill—to which might be at tached a limitation on authority to vote for the use of American troops—was vigorous and prompt. Senator Vandenberf (R-Mich), who served with Connally as a delegate to the San Francisco con ference, made it plain he thinks congress should set up the office and define its powers. LAW NECESSARY i. “A law of this kind not only Is necessary to satisfactorily qualify the delegate, but I also think it was promised to satisfy the sen se* SENATE Fage % YANKS SEEKING GEN. YAMASHITA Infantry Division Within Six Milos Of Last-Known Hideout WITH V. S. 6TH DIVISION, NORTHERN LUZON. July 31 — <7P)—Cruel, wily Japanese Gen. To moyuki Yamashita escaped two weeks of the heaviest artillery and aerial assaults this jnfantry divis ion ever launched, but the Yanks today were within six miles of his last known hideout. Yamashita’s headquarters are known to have been at Hungduan recently. Yesterday, elements of this division captured bloody Ifu gao ridge after two weeks in which they assaulted the hill with 6,000 gallons of jellied gasoline; 5,000,000 rounds of .50 calibre air strafing; 4,000 rounds from aerial cannon, and 11,000 rounds of mortar shells. Hungduan is only about six miles from the ridge and about seven miles northwest of Kiangan. It Is accessible only by a narrow, j winding trail along with elements ' of Maj. Gen. Charles E. Hurdis’ f division are making slow progress. COUNTERATTACK Some Japanese lived through the terrific blasting, which was great er than the division loosed on the bitterly contested Shimbu line east of ASdnlla. Capt. James M. Garrison, Co lumbia, S. C. commanded a com | pany and two companies of Fili pinos which stormed Ifugao ridge and held It against a two-hour counterattack. They killed 30 Jap anese fighting their way up the hill. They killed 38 more during the counterattack, which drove both Filipino units from their positions. The commanding ridge had been held by at least two Jap anese companies. These engagements were on one of the three prongs which Hurdis’ division and attached Filipino units are driving against the eastern edge of Japanese positions between highways 4 and 11. COLUMNS ADVANCE Another column, proceeding southward along difficult trails, was stopped by at least a battalion of Japanese in well prepared posi tions two miles north of Hung duan. A third column, proceeding southward of Kingan, is approach See YANKS Page 2 Several Houses Are Soli Here Dale R. Yates, former J. C. Pen ney Co. manager, who Is moving with his family to Indiana, has sold his residence at 709 West Marion street to “Buddy” Ledford who will take early occupancy. Gus Kendrick has purchased the Led ford home at 605 East Warren street for his married daughter. Sheriff J. R. Cline has purchas ed the Gidney home at 315 East Marion street, adjoining the Mar ion street school property and hav ing a frontage of 105 feet. Cicero Lutz has purchased the Charlie Mintz house on Thompson street. Approximately thirty thousand dollars is involved in these real I estate transactions within the last I few days. i STALIN HAS BEEN ILL, TALKS ARE DELAYED Russicn Premier Expected To Attend Session This Afternoon SLIGHT INDISPOSITION By Ernest B. Vaccaro POTSDAM, July 31.—(ff>)— j Premier Stalin has been \ slightly indisposed for the' past two days, it was disclos ed today, but is expected to attend a meeting of the Big Three this afternoon. The disclosure apparently explain ed a two-day lapse in his talks writh president Tru man and Prime Minister Attlee. • Soviet Foreign Secretary Vya cheslav Molotov sat in with Tru man and Attlee on Sunday, but there was no attempt to continue the talks, yesterday pending Sta lin’s complete recovery. Stalin’s indisposition was believ ed nothing more than a slight cold, but the 66-year-old premier’s phy sician took every precaution to safeguard his health and ordered him not to leave the house. His condition was reported improved today and it was stated specifically that a meet ing of the Big Three was scheduled for the afternoon. If the Russian leader is fit e nough-to resume the arduous three* hour discussions which have been typical of the conference to date, it is believed the parley may be completed by Thursday or Friday PAYOFF STAGE The talks are understood to have reached a point where the heaviest work devolves upon the Big Three themselves—in other words, the “payoff” stage. Censorship forbade speculation over the interruption in the con versations, which became known See STALIN Page 2 12 JAPANESE CITIES WARNED Given Notice They Arc Marked For Destruction By Bombs By MURLIN SPENCER GUAM, Julj» 31. Twelve Japanese cities, Including four pre viously warned, were given notice tonight by Maj. Gen. Curtis E. Le may that they are marked for de struction by American Superfor tresses. “Evacuate these cities Immedi ately,” the commander of the 20th air force warned in 720,000 leaflets dropped from six Superforts on the doomed municipalities. More than 1,300,000 persons live in the 12 cities. SECOND TIME Thus for the second time within four days General LeMay gave ad vance notice to Japan of industrial I and military targets where the B-29s soon will apply the torch. The eight cities added to the previous list are Mito, Hachioji, Maebashi, Toyama, Nagano, Fuku yama, Otsu and Maizuru, all indu strial and transportation centers on Honshu. Today’s notice also included Na gaoka and Nlshinomiya on Honshu, Hakodate on Hokkaido and Kurume on Kyushu which were given their first warning last Saturday. Kori yama on Honshu was also on the first warning list but was not men tioned today. Star WniFarmsh Running Report Of Play At Red Springs The Star has arranged to furnish inning-by-inning reports of the Shelby-Laurinburg games to be played at Red Springs in the fi nals of the state Junior Legion series opening there Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. The scores will be posted on the bulletin board in front of The Star office and will be available to any who call 1100. Miss Catherine Bailey, the Star’s sports editor, will attend and re port for this paper the games play ed at Red Springs. CHINESE MINISTER—Wang Shih Chieh (above) has been named Chinese minister of foreign affairs taking the post left vacant by the elevation of T. V. Soong to the pre miership.—(AP Wirephoto). CHlESESETUP SHIFTSSLATED Soong Keep* Post iAs Pre mier, Resigns As For eign Minister CHUNGKING, July 31 -iff')— Additional changes in the Chinese government are expected to be an nounced before Premier T. V. Soong returns to Moscow to re sume his talks with Premier Sta lin. Socru announced yesterday that he had relinquished his post as minister of foreign affairs, which he had held since Dec. 23, 1941, and had turned it over to Dr. i Wang Shih-Chieh in a cabinet re shuffle designed to speed the war against Japan. Soong’s action had been expect ed for some time. LIBERAL Wang, one. of Generalissimo Chi ang Kai-Shek's intimates, has a national reputation as a liberal. Since last May he has been one of two government delegates con ducting negotiations with the Chi nese Communists in an attempt to reconcile their differences with the national government. Another significant cabinet See CHINESE Page 2 2,000 Japs Killed In Sittang Sector CALCUTTA, July - 31—(AV-An additional 2,000 Japanese troops have been repaid killed by Brit ish troops in the lower Sittang river bend area of Burma, south east Asia command headquarters said today, bringing the total ene my dead in nine days of fighting to more than 6,000. This figure does not include those killed by Allied guerrilla forces, the British announced.; More than 600 have been captured.! Bitter fighting has been raging j in the area, generally 80 to 1501 miles northeast of Rangoon, be tween the Rangoon-Mandalay railroad and the Sittang river. U. S. Destroyers Enter Snruga Gulf And Shell GiantA luminum Plant By Morrie Landsberg GUAM, July 31.—(/P)—Raiding allied carrier planes de stroyed or damaged 207 Japanese vessels and 430 planes in two days, Admiral Nimitz announced today as daring U. S. destroyers knifed deep into Suruga gulf to bombard the enemy’s largest aluminum plant. The bombardment, 80 miles southwest of Tokyo, was the seventh against Japan and carried the combined Ameri can-British sea-air attacks into the 22nd consecutive day. Rnrv'plnnn I---—— Preliminary reports on yester day’s aerial sweeps over 400 miles of Honshu island and revised totals on last Saturday's devas tating attack which wrote the end to the imperial navy showed a total of 52 enemy warships sunk or damaged. Most of them were crippled or sent to the bottom at the two naval bases—Kure and Maizuru. Revised figures on last Satur day’s American raid on Kure add ed two aircraft carriers — the Amagi and the Katsuragi — and the cruiser Tone to the list of wrecked first line warships. Both carriers are afloat, but their flight decks have been ripped into use lessness. Two battleships and two cruisers were previously reported sent to the bottom of the harbor Saturday. Lesser warships, ranging from destroyers downward, were caught by British airmen at the Maizuru base yesterday. Maizuru, on the west coast of Ja pan’s main island of Honshu, was the most distant point of the 400 mile arc raked by allied pilots who hit more than 60 airfields, destroy ed or damaged sixty ships and small craft and 138 planes. REPORT REVISED A special communique from Ad miral Nimitz revised damage in flicted last Saturday along the inland sea to 292 enemy aircraft and 147 ships and small craft sunk or damaged. This is an increase of eight planes and a downward re vision of 41 ships, but the new total did not include 100 luggers and small craft credited to British See U. S. Page % Laval Surrenders To U. S. Authorities Ordered To Leave Spain After 90-Day Stay; Lands At Linz, Austria, In American Zone By George Tucker FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN, July 31.—Ordered out of Spain after a 90-day stay, Pierre Laval flew to Linz, Austria, today a.nd surrendered to U. S. authorities in the American zone of occupation. His plane landed before noon, after a flight from A spokesman for United States I ----- forces said, in making the an nouncement, that no additional de tails were available. The former chief of the Vichy government had left Barcelona in a German manned Junkers 188. It was believed his presence in the American zone would offer a tough problem in French-Ameri can relations which could be solv ed only by prompt delivery of La val to French authorities. France already has condemned Laval to death in his absence. MARID. July 31.—(£•)—'The Span ish government announced today that Pierre Laval for flying from Spain “in the direction of the point of origin” aboard the same plane that he used three months ago to escape from Germany by way of Bolzano, Italy. (Semi-official reports in Paris said Laval was headed for Bavaria to surrender to American occu pation forces.) The former Vichy chief of government, sought by France on a charge of collaboration with the Germans, was ordered by Spain to leave the country. He originally planned to depart yesterday. Plane engine trou ble delayed his takeoff at Barcelona. In' his flight today, Laval was accompanied by his wife and two See LAVAL Page 2 THE WAR TODAY: Hitler And His Leaders Showed Paranoia Symptoms ' By DeWITT MacKENZIE, AP Writer Those psychiatrists who long ago took the position that Hitler and his leaders were parapoic, or had a tendency towards paranoia, would seem to be getting support for this theory from the American internment camp at Mandorf, Lux embourg, where some of the fueh er’s chief henchmen are held. The Nazi leaders in that camp, and others who have been ac counted for elsewhere, have in most cases displayed mental ab normality. That’s highly interest ing, for the experts tell us that paranoics flock together. Our gang ster gunmen are an example. One of the characteristics of the paranoic is an exaggerated ima gination. He thinks he is a super man; he is persecuted; he’s right and everybody is against him. In the final stages of his disease, they tell us, he may become dangerous —a killer. From his viewpoint he isn’t a criminal, but an inspired being who is righting the world. CHARACTERISTICS Hitler exhibited these character istics. If you trace his history See HITLER Pa*e 2 Paul Says Vichy Police Hard On French People By LOUIS NEVIN PARIS, July 31. —(£>)— Marcel Paul, member of the consultative assembly, testified at the treason trial of Marshal Petain today that the French people ‘‘feared the Vichy police ten times more than the German Gestapo.” Paul said he was a member of the underground during the occupa tion. He said the worst blows against the resistance organization were struck by the Vichy police at Pe tain’s orders. Gen. Maxime Weygand, wearing civilian clothes, was brought into court as the defense phase of the trial opened. The French comman der at the time of the armistice, however, had to wait while Paul and another witness—both summoned by the court—testified. Paul said six French generals died in the Buchenwald prison camp in Germany in “the most atrocious circumstances” and that three of them had been arrested on orders from Vichy. He added: DEMAND JUSTICE "These dead demand justice. We feel the Vichy government was res ponsible and that the responsibility of its chief is total and complete. If the Vichy police acted in such a ter rible manner, it was surely bo cause they were persuaded by the accused that they were acting in the best interests of the French government.” A surprise witness, Maj. Jean Lostanau-Lacau denied that Pe tain, accused of intelligence with the enemy and plotting against the security of France, was ever a member of “La Cagoule,” a French Fascist-inclined secret society. The major was followed on the stand by former premier Edouard Herriot, who told the court that a coup d'etat occurred in Vichy be tween July 10, 1940, when the na tional assembly gave the “govern ment of the Republic under the authority of Petain” full powers to draw up a new constitution, and July Jl, 1940, when the marshal ap pointed himself “chief of the PAUL Pa«e t
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