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Rationing Of Gasoline, Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Fuel Oil Ended WEATHER Partly cloudy today, tonight and Thursday; scattered thundershow ers this afternoon and evening and In south portion Thursday af ternoon. Moderate temperature. « Ehe Hlxelhy Baily Him STATE THEATRE TODAY "TARZAN AND THE AMAZONS" JOHNNY WEISMULLER BRENDA JOYCE CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 VOL. XLII1- 195 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. a WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE CQPIES- -6c | RATIONING OF OTHERSCARCE HEMSGOES ON Meats* Fats, Oils, Butter, Sugar, Shoes, Tires Still Under OPA. CARS READY TO ROLL WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. —(/P)—OPA today announced Immediate termination of the rationing of gasoline, canned fruits and vegetables, fuel oil and oil stoves. Price Administrator Chester Bowles said that meats, fats and oils, butter, sugar, shoes and tires will stay on the ration list "un til military cutbacks and Increas ed production bring civilian sup plies more nearly In balance with civilian demand. "Nobody is any happier than we In OPA.” Bowie* said, "that as far as gasoline is concerned, the day Is finally here when we can drive our cars wherever we please, when we please and as much as we please.” The OPA chief said “right now it’s Impossible" to estimate when other commodities can be re moved from rationing. He added: “It certainly can’t come too WASHINGTON, A Off. 15—OP) —Motorists can throw away their gasoline coupons. Asked if K was necessary to retain the coupons in or der to qnalify for tires, OPA answered with a flat “no.” The agency said It expected to make an early announce ment regarding the affect of the end of gasoline rationing on the procurement of tires. soon as far as we are con cerned. Yon can be sore that the other Items will ro off the list the minwte we hear that supplies are anywhere near Mg enough to go around.” Gasoline rationing began In the east May 15, 1942. and was ex tended throughout the nation December 1, 1942. The canned fruits and vegeta bles program began in March, 1943, while fuel oil rationing came to the east In October, 1942, and See RATIONING Page t Demobilization To Be Speeded; Draft Calls Drop WASHINGTON, Aug. 15— (IP) — At least 7,000,000 men In the arm ed services will be returned to civ ilian Hie within the next 12 months, Reconversion Director John W. Snyder said today. Snyder predicted that within the next several months the demobili sation rate will be stepped up to 600,000 men a month. The current rate la 170,000 a month. His estimate of 7,000,000 men to be discharged during the next year apparently applied to both the army and the navy. President Tru man calculated last night that 5 to 5 1-2 million men could fte re leased from the army during the next 12 to 18 months. Army demobilization, Snyder said In a report titled “Prom War to Peace—A Challenge,” will be on the same basis as formerly. This means men released first will be those with longest combat service and the greatest number of depend ents. NAVY DEMOBILIZATION “The navy plans to demobilise some of Its personnel almost lm mediately,” Snyder said. "Congress will decide,” he con tinued, “on peacetime draft poli cies when the cessation of hostil ities Is declared.” This apparently meant after V J day has been proclaimed offi cially. Mr. Truman’s ..tement last night made It clear that, pending determination of when the draft will end, only men under 26 will be lea DEMOBILIZATION Page 1 TO RULE JAPANESE GENERAL DOUGLAS Mac ARTHUR MacArthur Supreme Allied Commander Japon's Surrender Envoy To Bear Credentials To Repreesnt Emperor Hi rob it© By RUSSELL BRINES MANILA, Aug. 15. —(JP)—General MacArthur was de signated as supreme allied commander lor allied forces in Japan tor’ ; issued his final communique of the war and his first ins. tions to Japanese Emperor Hirohito. In closing out his formal series of communiques, General Mac Ar thur disclosed that American planes had damaged 30 Japanese ships in sweeps over empire home waters yesterday and had shot down 17 Nipponese planes. Although hostilities have ended some air patroling for observation necessarily will continue, he said. Earlier, In the meeeage to Htrohito, Mac Arthur advised “I have been designated as supreme commander for Al lied powers and am empower ed to arrange directly with the Japanese authorities for cessation of hostilities at the earliest practical date. "It is desired that a radio sta tion In the Tokyo area be official ly designated for continuous use in handling communications be See MacARTHUR Page X Mac Arthur Orders Tokyo To Clear Radio Station Fot His Vase NEW YORK. Aug. 15. —W-Gen. Douglas MacArthur, In his first •communication to Japan, has Just ordered the Japanese government and imperial general staff to put a radio station at his continuous dis posal for communication of his orders to Japan, NRC’s Merrill Mueller radioed from MacArthur’s headquarters In Manila today. i ■■■ ' DLATH DECREE FOR PETAIN PARIS, Aug. 1*—(ffV-The life of aged Marshal Petain was placed squarely In the hands of Gen. Charles De Gaulle today when the French high court of Justice found the former Vichy chief of state guilty of collaboration with the enemy and sentenced him to death. President Judge Paul Mongi beaux expressed the court’s wish that the death sentence not be carried out. This means that the decision regarding Petain’s execu tion rests with De Gaulle, presi dent of the French provisional government. Persons in the courtroom close to De Gaulle, a former protege of Petain, said De Gaulle was al See DEATH Page 2 WHAT’S DOING TODAY 8:00 p.m. — Thanksgiving for peace service at First Bap tist church. THURSDAY 7:00 p.m.—Regular meeting of Kiwanis club. 7:00 pm.—CAP cadets meet at armory. THIRD FLEET SHOOTS DOWN ENEMY PLANES Holtay Says Shoot Intrud er Planes Down "In Friendly Fashion" AFTER SURRENDER By AL Dopkins WITH THE U. S. THIRD FLEET OFF JAPAN, Aug. 15. —(/P)— United States Third Fleet fighting men cheered the end of the war today, then manned their guns to shoot down about 16 Japanese planes. The enemy pilots approach ed the mighty American armada after their emperor had broadcast Nippon’s ac ceptance of allied surrender terms. Steaming 100 miles off the Jap anese coast when Admiral Nimitz flashed the “cease fire” order at 9 am (7 p.m.r Tuesday, U. S. eas tern war time), the Third fleet un furled victory flags—35-foot ensigns reserved for such occasion. But Admiral Halsey, commander of the Third fleet and its associat ed British Pacific battle fleet, spoke significantly when he told his commanders: “It looks like the war is over, but if any enemy planes appear shoot them down, but hi » friendly fashion.” (Domei, the Japanese news ag ency, said in a Tokyo broadcast the See THIRD Page 2 STORES RE OPEN THURSDAY A. M.; MILLS II P. M. Shelby’s business and industrial plants varied between one-day, a two-day and in one instance a four day holiday incident to war's end. Mills, which suspended operation shortly after the Jap surrender note came Tuesday evening, generally were planning to resume operation I with the third shift at 11 p.m. Thursday; however, /the Ella mill announced it would remain closed until 11 p.m. Sunday night, and the Full-Knit Hosiery planned to re open at 7 a.m. Friday. The Dover, Ora, Esther, Lily, Cleveland Cloth, Shelby, Belmont, Double Shoals Cleveland Mill and Power Company at Lawndale will resume operation at 11 p.m. Thursday. Stores and business house which were closed all day today will re open as usual tomorrow, according to pre-arranged plan, excepting, however, that banks, city, federal and county offices will take a dou ble holiday extending through Thursday. Theaters are open as usual today, but the post office will take a dou ble holiday. Rural carriers reported this morning and decided to make their rounds as usual, but postal of ficials were not certain whether they would do likewise Thursday. One city delivery of mail will be made tomorrow, and mail will be received and dispatched as usual at the post office but there will be no further window service until Friday morning. The Star will pub lish as usual, but the office will be closed this afternoon, re-opening for broadcast of tonight’s ball game. World On Threshold Of Postwar Era With Japanese Surrender WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-(AP)-Blasted and frightened into defeat, Japan has ac cepted unconditional surrender. Thus the world entered a new era of peace today. Along the enormous battlefronts of the Pacific and Asia the mightiest forces of de struction ever assembled rolled to a victorious halt around the prostrate, vanquished em pire of Japan. Throughout the allied world, wracked by war or threat of war since Germany struck Poland on Sept. 1,1939, it was a time for rejoicing and celebration. But already the problems of peace were beginning to pile up. "We are faced with the greatest task we ever hare been faced with," said President Truman. He announced Japan's capitulation at 7 o'clock, eastern war time, last night. The'act marked the ^beginning of a truce that will last a few days until General of the Army Douglas Mac Arthur, as supreme allied commander, can accept formal Japanese surrender on the basis of the Potsdam declaration.. More than four hours after Mr. Truman announced the surrender, the war was still on in the Pacific. A communique from Guam early today reported that units of the U. S. third fleet in the vicinity of Hon shu were being approached by Japanese aircraft. Jubilant Shelbians Celebrate Victory People Flock To Courtsquare And Churches To Join Others In Rejoicing, Thanksgiving It was but a matter of minutes after the Japanese surren der had been announced at 7 o’clock last night until Shelby’s courthouse square was a rootin’ tootin’, yelling, laughing, crying mixture of hilariously happy folk and overloaded automobiles. The celebration continued far into the night, and business was at a standstill today with stores, banks and public buildings closed. Most industrial plants closed down last night soon after the victory signal was received. As nearly hysterical as Shelbi ans became at the news of the coming of peace, there was no ap preciable disorder among those who celebrated and police had a fairly easy time of it. The night’s activity netted only one fight and the principals in this one disap peared before any official action could be taken, if any was con templated. Wires and automobiles streamed banners of paper. Little boys beat empty cans, somebody borrowed the high school band’s drum, and automobile horns kept up a steady blast. DOGS IN IT TOO The dogs of the city didn’t quite understand the significance of the occasion but they celebrated, too, following in the wake of many of their young masters and barking intermittently. Some of the automobiles which made the rounds of the uptown district were flying the United States flag. Others had garbage cans trailing. All of them were bearing heavy freights of rejoic ing humanity. Added to the night’s festivities was the celebration over the Shel by Legion team’s 8-1 victory over Norfolk. The game was broad See JUBILANT Page 2 U. S. Cruiser Sunk, 883 Dead, Missing By MORRIE LANOSBERG GUAM, Aug. 15. —UP}— Two great I explosions flashed out of her slim bow at 12 minutes past midnight. Flames streaked through her shock darkened passageways, searing the piled bodies of her crew into shape less masses. Within 15 minutes she plunged headfirst into the sea. That was the end of the proud Cruiser Indianapolis — torpedoed 450 miles off Leyte July SO with 8831 dead and missing, after she had I finished a record speed run from l San Francisco to Guam to deliver the first atom bomb to the B 29-’s., She apparently fell prey to a Ja-| panese submarine. For the 500 crewmen and the handful of officers hurled alive Into the midnight sea, It was the begin ning of a living nightmare. It ended, for some, more than 115 hours later—after some of the craz ed seamen had killed each other, and others had dived suioidally Into the cooling blue depths, heading for some “magic Island’’ they saw In their feverish dreams. 315 SURVIVORS No one beyond the oil-streaked circle of men and debris in the sea knew what had happened to the unescorted cruiser—until a Felellu search plane led the way to the rescue of the 315 survivors five days | later. Survivors said nearly 700 men had gone down with the ship. Hun- I dreds more plunged Into the sea' without life preservers or rafts, so that death quickly began to pick thetn off. Ten officers and 305 enlisted men lived through the torture. Capt. Charles Better McVay Third, Washington, D. C., told much of the story of the tra gedy, in a calm, undramatic voice. A raft saved him. And Lt. Comdr. Lewis L. Haynes, se- i nior doctor described the plight | of the swimmers. Clad In his pajama top, McVay ran to the chart house and told the navigator, Cmdr. John Hopkins Jan ney, Baltimore, Md.—now listed as missing: “For God’s sake make cer tain contact reports get out. Say we have been torpedoed. Our posi tion such and such. We are sinking rapidly and need immediate assis tance.” NO POWER The captain ordered all engines stopped. Radiomen tried in frantic desperation to click out their appeal See U. S. CRUISER Page 2 LOWDOWN ON RECONVERSION WASHINGTON, Aug. 15— (/F) — Reconversion Director John W. Snyder said today that sudden ending of most of the nation’s war contracts will cause “an imme diate and large dislocation of our economy” with sharp but tempor ary unemployment. Here are the home front high lights as revealed by Director Sny der in his report on what’s ahead: Demobilization — 7 million men discharged from armed services within the next year. Unemployment—Perhaps 5 mil lion within three months; perhaps 8 million by spring. See LOWDOWN Page 2 CELEBRATION LEAVES DEATH IN ITS WAKE Cleveland county’s celebration of victory over Japan left one fa tality in Its wake. Ben Dawkins, 21, negro, died almost instantly from gunshot wounds which he is said to have received while he and his foster brother, Roosevelt Robbins, 15, were celebrating the victory at their home at Earl with a rifle. According to the story Roose velt Robbins told Deputy Sheriff J. C. Runyans, his brother came1 home from working at a dairy and told Roosevelt that the war was over and to go get the gun He got the gun and Roosevelt said that it was accidentally discharg ed, killing Dawkins. The two boys were alone at their home on Mrs. Jerry Runyans’ farm at Earl when the accident occurred. j Those that do so are being shot down, the war bulle tin said. Radio Tokyo, however, waited another hour, until 1 p. m., Japanese time, to tell its troops of the surrender. The broadcast said: “We have lost, but this is tempor ary,” it added. Domei news agency reported that Emperor Hirohito, addressing his nation for the first time by radio, blamed surrender on two main facts: 1. That the trend of the world was against Ja pan. 2. On the atomic bomb—which went into action only nine days ago and was used against only two cities. Many Japanese who played leading roles in the war were expected by officials here to commit hari-kiri as a re sult of the defeat. Domei reported from Tokyo early today that the Japanese war minister, Korechika Anami, had kill ed himself to “atone for his failure.” Mr. Truman announced the surrender at a two-minute news conference. He released at the same time the text of an acceptance note which the Japanese government had sent to Washington through neutral Switzerland yesterday afternoon. “I deem this reply a full acceptance of the Potsdam declaration which specifies the unconditional surrender of Japan,” Mr. Truman said. With the president’s announcement came a flood of orders: 1. General MacArthur was designated formally as supreme commander for the allied powers—the United States, Russia, Britain and China—to accept the formal Japanese surrender. 2. The Japanese government was ordered by Mr. Truman to stop hostilities and to send emissaries to MacArthur to arrange for the surrender. 3. Allied armed forces were ordered to suspend See WORLD IN POSTWAR Page 2 Nation Falls Into Step To Restore Civilian Production WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 — (£>>— | The home front became the only] front today. The government and the people swung away from war output to seek full production for peace. Here are things already done, or about to be done: John W. Snyder, the reconver sion director, planned to lay down the general home-front pol icy today. In one stroke the war manpower commission ended all manpower controls. I The President estimated at . least 5,000,000 persons will be released from the army with* in 12 to 18 months. All men 26 years and older were made draft-proof. Steps were taken to Insure veterans the first crack at jobs—by preference. The navy canceled $66,000,000 in war contracts. JOSS, TAXES Congress was called back Into session September 5 to consider higher unemployment pay, lower See NATION Pace * A
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