WEATHER Partly cloudy today, tonight and Sunday Scattered thundershowers occurring mostly in afternoon and early evening. Continued warm In south. Not so warm In north. XT i \T The Hhelhy Baily star« CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 - State Theatre Today - “You Can’t Do Wthout Love” Starring VERA LYNN VUL. Xlall—186 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. SATURDAY, AUG. 4, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c RYUKYUS TO BE USED AS INVASION FORCES BASE Germany Will Lose Thousands Of Square Miles More Of Territory WEST BORDERS ARE STILL TO • BE DEMINED ! ■ French Want Rhineland Internationalized Under French Control NETHERLANDS CLAIMS By John M. Hightower WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.— (/P)—Germany will lose still more thousands of square miles of territory, diplomatic authorities analyzing the Potsdam communique predict ed today. They noted that the decisions reached by President Truman, Generalissimo Stalin and Prime Minister Attlee on territorial changes concerned only those in Eastern Europe which were most urgent by reason of Russian and Polish demands. Since President Truman has assured newsmen that no secret agreements were made at Berlin, this means the west ern borders of the new and shrunken Germany are still to be determined. The task appears to be one for the coun cil of Big Fire foreign minis ters meeting in London by September L Principal proposals made for fixing Germany’s western borders! come from the Netherlands and France. Indications heer are that I something along the lines they suggest will be approved eventual ly The French would deprive Ger many of its richest industrial area, the Rhineland. The De Gaulle government has disavowed any de sire to add this territory to France. Indications here are that the Rhineland, with its great sources of power, raw materials and productive cities, be interna tionalized under control mechan ism predominantly French. OLDENBURG AREA Netherlands officials have talk ed of the possibility of gaining a large section of Oldenburg, which is the northwest comer of Ger many opening on to the North See WEST Page 2 MORE SHOES COMMON WPB Official Predicts Shoe Rationing To End Early In 1946 WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. — SERVE PATIENT, HOSPITALS’AM Rotarians Honor Trustees, Doctors And Legion Champs V The level of medical care in any community is established by its hospitals ratner than by individ ual medical practitioners, Dr. James O’Neill, of the staff of Bow man Gray School of Medicine and Baptist hospital at Winston-Sa lem, told the Rotary club Friday in a program at which local doc tors and trustees of the new county hospitals were guests. Dr. O’Neill’s address featured a session in which the Rotarians honored also Shelby’s state cham pionship Junior Legion club and coaches Pop Simmons and Lloyd Little, all members of the team be ing guests of the Rotarians for the' occasion. Willis McMurry, commander of the local Legion post, presented the lads. PRAISES RAY BROWN Ray E. Brown, administra tor of Baptist hospital, flew to Shelby with Dr. O’Neill to present him to the local au dience, and Dr. O’Neill in his opening remarks paid glowing tribute to the accomplishment of the native Shelbian as ad ministrator of Baptist hospi tal. Asserting that good service for sake of the patient must be the goal of a successful community hospital, Dr. O’Neill said that a hospital which provides the scope and service for patients it should will necessarily incur deficits — for, he added, a good hospital never stands still, it either goes forward or backward. Some priv ate hospitals, he pointed out, make money by counting professional fees in receipts, but the commun ity hospital needs to look to some underwriting — he suggested en dowment—for its deficits In the case of the Cleveland county pro See SERVE Page 2 JAPAN SEEING HER RAILROADS DESTROYED 97 Mustangs From Iwo Battered Locomotives, Cars Near Tokyo TEN INTERCEPTORS GUAM, AugTI—OP)—!Ship ping-paralyzed Japan, her ports mined, 2,846,932 tons of her ships sunk or damaged this year by the Far East air forces alone, now is seeing her railroad system torn up by American planes, latest of ficial reports disclosed today. Only 10 enemy Interceptors show ed up against 97 Mustangs from Iwo yesterday over the Tokyo area where the raiders destroyed 14 locomotives, damaged six more and 50 railroad cars. General Spaatz’ U. S. army strategic air forces headquarters, reporting the action today, said the Mustangs shot down two, hit a third and destroyed or damaged 14 grounded enemy planes at a cost of six raiders. Reports for the first three days of August both by Spaatz and by Gen. George C. Kenney for the Far East air forces have listed ef fective blows on railroad yards and trains both on Kyushu and Hon shu. LIGHT UNIT SUNK Japan did send a few planes down to Okinawa and succeeded July 29 in sinking an American light unit as well as damaging a second, Admiral Nirnitz disclosed today in his fleet communique. It See JAPAN Page 2 PFC. SINGLETON PRESUMED DEAD Missing Since July 30, 1944, In ETO, Partici pated In D-Day Mrs. L. H. Singleton of 717 Live Oak street has been informed by the War department that her son, Pfc. Gentry Singleton, missing in Prance since July 30, 1944, has been listed as dead since no word has been received of him during the period of a year. Pfc. Singleton entered the army in September of 1941 and after extensive training at several camps in the United States, left for over seas duty in December, 1945, go ing first to Ireland. He was as signed to combat duty in June cf 1944, moving into France with the first troops invading that country and was reported missing on July 30 when he failed to return to his outfit from a scouting mis sion on which he had been sent. He was with the 121st infantry. A graduate of Shelby high school in the class of 1933, Pfc. Single ton was employed at the Shelby cotton mill prior to entering serv ice. He is a son of Mrs. L. H. Singleton of this place and the late Mr. Singleton, who died sev eral weeks ago. Surviving besides his mother are two sisters. Miss Bernice Singleton and Mrs. Ronell Bivins, and sev en brothers, Fred and Floyd Sin gleton of Simpsonville, S. C., Guy Clyde and Brooks Singleton of Shelby, Pfc. Louis Singleton with ths army in Austria and Cpl. E. J. Singleton with the army in Italy. THE WAR TODAY: No Solace For Japan In Declarations From Potsdam By DeWITT MacKENZlE. AP Writer By J. K. ROBERTS, JR. AP Foreign Affairs Analyst There is no solace for Japan in the silence surrounding Pacific v^ar discussions at Potsdam. No Russian declaration of war is necessary to emphasize what the Allies intend to do with the aggressors. If the Japanese can take any heart from the blueprint for conquered Ger many, they are welcome to it. For anyone who may be disap pointed over absence of word re garding Russia’s entry into the war, a prior look which might have prevented the raising of immediate L hopes would have revealed this situ atlon: There was no anti-Japanese pro paganda campaign in Russia, such as almost certainly would precede any break. If Russia should enter it would be more valuable just before our invasion of Japan, which is still some time away. Russia’s armies still are largely deployed in Europe. Japan’s position is much the same as Germany’s was a year or so ago—fighting, hoping, looking for a “break”. Adding another log right now to the fire which they have built under themselves couldn’t mean See NO SOLACE Page 2 WORLD WAR 3 TERRITORY CHANGES—Black areas on map are those parts of Germany which the Big Three propose will come under Polish rule. Shaded area is that which Russia has taken control over since the start of hostilities on the continent. Northern East Prussia, proposed as Russian by the Big Three, is newest addition to Soviet territory. There still remains some question as to final disposition of the Port of Stettin.— (AP Wirephoto Map) Plans Drawn Up For Conquest Of Japan American-British Chiefs Of Staff Perfected Blue Print In Course Of Potsdam Talks WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—(/P)—Blueprints drawn by the combined American-British chiefs of staffs for conquest of Japan were carried homeward today by President Truman, aboard the USS Augusta. The announcement from the ship and in London yesterday that army and navy leaders had perfected their plans for chopping up and destroying the Nipponese military machine gave no details. The military talks took place dur ing the big three meeting in Berlin and the staff proposals were approv ed by President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee, the announcement said. The joint disclosure said in brief: It was agreed that the British will direct against Japan all naval, land and air forces which can be used to advantage. Reallocation of operational areas and command was discussed and consideration given to use of forces furnished by /ther allied nations at war with the Japs. COORDINATION DETAILS Details of coordinating British and American army and navy might were talked over at length. It was considered probable here that Lord Mountbatten, British commander in southeast Asia, will be placed in charge of an area ex tending frdjn the Solomon Islands to a line Just south of the Philip See PLANS Page 2 Jap Hospital Ship Seized Carrying Contraband Arms MANILA, Aug. 4.—<^P)—A Japa nese hospital ship carrying con traband arms and apparently fake patients has been seized in the Banda sea north of Dutch-Portu guese Timor and is being brought into an allied port today for in vestigation, General MacArthur’s headquarters announced. A boarding party from the allied seventh fleet found machine guns, 75 millimeter shells and other ammunition packed in boxes mark ed “medical supplies,” MacArthur said. The accosted vessel was clearly marked with safe-conduct red crosses on- its side and upright on the superstructure. There were approximately 1,500 men aboard listed as patients. When bandages were removed from some of them no wounds were found, the announcement said. Alleged Assassin Of Dollfuss Arrested MUNDEN, Austria, Aug. 4. —(JP)— U. S. 11th Armored division head quarters announced today the ar rest of Victor Von Karolyi, accused of assassinating Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in 1934. Von Karolyi also was described as the right-hand man of Baldur von Schirach, Nazi commandant of Vienna. I - Truman Played Important Role At Conference By ERNEST B. VACCARO WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN ABOARD U. S. AUGUSTA, Aug. 4 —(/P)—President Truman’s oft-ex pressed view that a solution can lx found for every legtitimate contro versy emerged today as one of hu major contributions to the Berlin conference. Presiding over the sessions with geniality and good humor he early convinced the British and Russian leaders that no avenue of compro mise should be abandoned. The protocol which emerged in the small hours of Thursday was based in large measure upon agenda the president brought with him in .writing to the first meeting. Prewired in frequent consultations with James F. Byrnes, secretary ol state, the proposals gave the three delegations a basis for starting im mediate consultations. BASIS FOR TALKS When the proposals were present ed, Churchill added certain sub jects orally, as did Generalissimc Stalin. So the president’s agends was referred immediately to for eign secretaries, forming the bash for most of the future discussion The decision to establish a counci of foreign ministers of the Unitec States, Rusia, Great Britain, China and France was based on the agenda. Mr. Truman wanted to pro vide a means for continuing pre paratory work for the peace settle ments and to seek solutions of prob lems on which the Big Three may not be able to find themselves ir immediate agreement. He did much to keep his confer ees in good humor throughout the nine meetings in which formei Prime Minister Churchill partici pated and the remaining four in See TRUMAN Page 2 WHAT’S DOING SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.—U. S. O. center open to service folk visiting in the city. MONDAY 10:00 a.m. — County com missioners meet at court house. 7:30 p.m.—City council meets at city hall. 800 p.m. — Piedmont Boy | Scout court of honor meets at court house. 8:00 p.m.—Board of deacons of First Baptist church meets at the church. MacARTHUR IN COMMAND OF ISLANDS Daily Air Raids Staged On Kyushu From Bases On Island Chain EIGHT AIR~ FORCES Bv James Hutcheson MANILA, Aug. 4.—(/P)— General MacArthur announc ed today that he had taken command of all American-oc cupied islands in the Ryukyu | chain south of Japan—includ ing Okinawa—as bases "from I which a mighty invasion force i is being forged” for the sub i jugation of the enemy. Okinawa and about a dozen is lands to the west were conquered by combined forces under Admiral Nimitz, but recently MacArthur's Far East air forces have moved in to air bases there and have staged daily roads on the south ernmost “fortress island’’ of Kyu shu. The Japanese still hold those portions of the Ryukyu chain known as the Sakishima group be tween Okinawa and Formosa, and the Amumi, Tokara and Osumi groups between Okinawa and Kyu shu. HLs statement emphasized the increasing importance of Okinawa as a base for the climactic assaults against the Japanese home is lands. Okinawa is less than 350 miles : south of Kyushu, and liberators, medium Mitchells and fighter rang ing up to 500 in number have been battering systematically at the island’s transport and ship ping. MacArthur announced that the change in command had become effective as of midnight Tuesday. MacArthur disclosed for the first time that the 13tn air force, which See MacARTHUR Page 2 ROMMEL TOOK HIS OWNLIFE Son Soys He Wos Given Choice Of Suicide Or Death Sentence By HOWARD COW'AN BAD TOLZ, Germany, Aug. 4.— W—A son of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel declared in a sworn state ment today that his father com mitted suicide as an alternative to a death sentence passed by a peo ple’s court “because he was sus pected of complicity in the July 20, 1944, bomb plot on Hitler’s life.” The statement, released by U. S. third army headquarters, was made by Manfred Rommel, 17-year-old son of the German "Desert Pox.” (Allied officers at Wiesbaden said on June 25 that they had been told by Lt. Gen. Fritz Bayerlein, Rommel’s former chief of staff, that the field marshal had com mitted suicide in order to avoid the death penalty for allegedly participating in the plot Hit ler’s life. The Germans announced Oct. 15, 1944, that Rommel had “died of wounds.”) WOUNDED IN JULY Young Rommel confirmed that his father was wounded on July 17, 1944, at Livarot, France, during an American air raid, but said he was recovering after treatment in a Paris hospital for a skull frac ture and shell splinters in his face. Young Rommel said that on Oct. 14, Gen. Maisel and Gen. Burg dorff, visited his father. “Three quarters of an hour later he came from mother’s room and told me he had just said goodbye to her—that Hitler had given him a choice of poisoning himself or being imprisoned and later con demned by a people’s court” the statement said. FAMILY SAFE “Hitler informed him that in case of suicide nothing would hap pen to the family. On the contrary, he would take care of the family. “My father left the house dress ed in his uniform, with his mar shal’s staff. We accompanied him to a car where the two generals greeted him with heil Hitler! “Fifteen minutes later we were called by telephone and informed my father had been brought to a military hospital in Ulm by two generals having died of a brain stroke.”