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WEATHER Showers and not much change In temperatures today and tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy and warmer with scattered showers In the afternoon. - State Theatre Today - “The Naughty Nineties” BUD ABBOTT and LOU COSTELLO VOL XLI1I-200 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N C. TUESDAY, Aug. 21, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—5c OCCUPATION TO BEGIN SUNDAY Four Fliers Who Took Part In First Bombing Of Tokyo Released • Americans Landing In Manchuria ' To Be Interned Until Russians Give Permission For Such Action CHUNGKING. Aug. 21. —</P)— Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, Am erican commander in China, an nounced today he had received word from Mukden that all American personnel landing there probably would be Interned until the Japanese are given permission by the Rus sians to allow such landings. Mukden, chief industrial center In Manchuria, was occupied by the Russians yesterday, Moscow an nounced. Wedemeyer said he received the word from Mukden yesterday. Allied "humanitarian teams,” in cluding Americans, began a series of parachute descents last week and established contact with Allied pris oners of war in Japanese camps, in cluding one 100 miles northwest of Mukden where Lt. Gen. Jonathan Walnwright was found. Seven American prisoners of war who were held in prison in Peiping on a charge of attempting to escape are being transferred to the Wagons Lits Hotel Iglng where they will be j cared for by a humanitarian team which landed in the ancient Capital Aug. 17, Wedemeyer's headpuarters > CHIANC SEEKS TO AVOID WAR Renews Invitation To Gen. Mao To Come To Chungking By SPENCER MOOSA CHUNGKING, Aug. 21—fPV Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek put squarely up to Chinese communist leaders today responsibility for set tlement of China’s pressing internal political problems without recourse to civil strife. (A wireless dispatch from Yenan, North China communist capital, recorded by the FCC. said Chinese communists had captured Yang chung, on the Yangtze river 80 miles east of Nanking, the former capital of the Chinese national gov ernment. The communists said they also were engaged in bitter street fighting In Wuhu, 65 miles up the Yangtze from Nanking. The corn ed Chouhslang, on Hangchow Bay munlsts declared they had captur south of Shanghai, which was de fended by Chinese puppet troops. Chungking reported yesterday that these puppet troops had gone over to Generalissimo Chlang’s side.) Reflecting concern ove- the situ ation, already reported to have re sulted in a series of clashes between national government and commun ist troops In North China, Chiang dispatched an urgent message to communist leader Gen. Mao Tze Tung at Yenan asking him to re consider his refusal to come to Chungking for conferences. INVITATION RENEWED "To achieve national reconstruc tion and reap the fruits of the war of resistance (against the Japa nese) will depend to a great extent upon your coming to Chungking to discuss and jointly formulate our national policies," Chiang said. "If this request should be com 8ee CHIANG Page 2 Will Yamashita Accept Surrender? MANILA, Aug. 21—UP)—The rid dle of whether Gen. Tomoquki Ya mashita, conqueror of Singapore and Bataan, will lrlespect the em peror’s surrender order In his northern Luzon mountain hideout still loomed as large today as the day Tokyo agreed to capitulate. There has been no indication whether Yamashlta’s Isolated headquarters is still maintaining contact with Tokyo or If any im perial emissary reached Luzon. Tokyo has said it might take six to 12 days for compliance in isolated esctors of the Philippines Meanwhile small groups of Jap anese are continuing to fight. Two Japanese generals who sent feelers to the 14th corps area a few days ago have not capitulated. Headquarters of the 32nd divis ion reports that the Japanese "fall to show any inclination to aurrender.’' announced. Another such prisoner is being moved to the hotel from Tsinan, in Shantung province. Headquarters said 317 civilian internees were reported located in ten places in Peiping and "all are comfortably quartered and, except for minor inconveniences, are in good condition.” Pour American prisoners of war were found at Pengtai, near Peiping. Wedemeyer received a message from Lt. Gen. Takahashi, chief of staff of the Japanese garrison of North China, which said the landing party at Peiping was being cour teously treated and had been put up at the best hotel in the city. The message said: "Maj. Ray Aperido Nichols and his suite, who came down at the Peiping airdrome on the evening of the 17th are staying at the Wa gons Lits Hotel in the city under the courteous protection of imperial Japanese army headquarters in North China. "For the successful and perfect execution of their mission, Japanese army authorities are consulting with superior headquarters and are giv Japanese Navy Has Virtually Ceased To Exist By ROBERT MYER8 GUAM, Sept. 31. —</P)— Rear Adm. Forest C. Sherman, reporting today on the Manila pre-occupation conference with Japanese envoys said the Mikado's emissaries had confirmed what the United States Navy had long known—that the Japanese Navy virtually had ceased to exist. The admiral, deputy chief of staff and Admiral Nlmltz's representative at Manila, implied there can be no broad surrender of the Japanese fleet, because there Isn't any. "We have known for many months, as a result of the destruc tion of the Japanese warships and shipping by the Increased air at tacks. that the Japanese have been brought to defeat on the sea, al though they still have a strong army and a very considerable air force," he said. "Beginning early In July the Pa cific fleet embarked on Its main objective of destroying the Japanese fleet. At the same time the strate gic air forces accelerated their at tacks on Japan. "Our Information and photo-re connaissance of returning pilots show the enemy has been defeated because of the destruction of the fleet and attacks from the air.’’ CONFIRMED That was confirmed by the Jap anese emissaries, Sherman said. At the start of the war Japan had 12 battleships. Now It has one, See JAPANESE Page 2 DeGaulle To Reach Canada Tonight MONTREAL, Aug. 1.—(fP)—Gen. De Gaulle is expected at Dorval air port this evening, en route to Wash ington for his visit to U. S. govern ment officials. Weather conditions over the Atlantic made the route via the Azores, Newfoundland and Montreal most feasible. Southern Far Go To Bat F WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. —(IP)— Southern agriculture department leaders went to bat today for cot ton. They announced a full-fledged fight against any large-scale govern ment effort to convert cotton states to other crops. J. Roy Jones of South Carolina, chairman of the Southern Agricul ture Commissioners Association, told a reporter that he and seven other Southern states officials had adopted a resolution pledging them selves to oppose the conversion pro gram suggested last sprigs by for mer Agriculture Secretary Claude lng them every possible assistance and they are also very satisfied with the above. KEEP TEAMS OUT The Japanese broadcast a message asking Gen. MacArthur again today to refrain from parachuting “hu manitarian teams” to succor Allied prisoners, asserting that the Inter national Red Cross and Swiss lega tion had agreed to provide for the captives of the surrendered empire. In message No. 17 to the Supreme Allied commander, the Japanese said: “With the cooperation of the Swiss and Red Cross officials, the prisoners and internees are being adequately provided for. Therefore, it seems unnecessary to send special personnel to get into contact with various camps. *To those who have already flown to some camps, we are giving ample protection. However, it will as a matter of course be impossible for us to bear responsibility for the safety of such personnel in all simi lar cases in the future. We hope that such manner of contact will be discontinued.” ILL LACKEY WOUNDSWIFE Mrs. Lackey In Critical Condition; Throat Back Slashed Mrs. Marshall Lackey, wife of a former Cleveland county con stable, was in the Davis hospital at Statesville in a critical condi tion today from knife wounds which were said to have been in flicted upon her by her husband, Marshall Lackey. He had Just given bond for release from the Newton Jail on a charge of as sault with deadly weapon upon D. Husa Cline, Shelby man who is now recuperating in the Shelby hospital. Marshall Lackey was picked up at the bus station in Statesville early this morning. Ha had knife wounds about his own throat which were said to haMe been sell inflicted and was glv^h first aid at a Statesville doctor'd office af ter which he was removed to the county Jail. A charge of assault with intent to kill was preferred against him and so far he has See M. R. LACKEY Page l The Tax Evader, How To Catch Him Collecting a billion dollars in additional taxes now being e vaded is one aim of the U. S. Treasury department. This drive will get underway as soon as the treasury forces can be expanded to handle the situa tion. Bight now a great many people each week are volun tarily filing delinquent tax re turns to get in right with their government. How the treasury will ferret out the real tax e vader is described in ap article by Fred M. Vinson, "secretary of the treasury, in the Wash ington Merry -Go-Round column on page 4 of today’s fltar. m Leaders 'or Cotton Wickard. The resolution declttfs: "Conditions existihtFln different cotton states are widejy divergent from those existing in other cotton states, the so-called Wickard plan of ‘conversion of cotton states’ is a sample of full-fledged totalitarian regimentation. We unhesitatingly and without reservation commit ourselves to oppose this plan to the limit of our ability." The resolution also elaborated or a proposal by the group for govern ment-guaranteed minimum prices See COTTON Page 2 RESCUED FROM PRISON CAMP AT PEIPING Names Of Four Withheld Until Families Are Notified SINCE APRIL, 1942 By Spencer Moosa CHUNGKING, Aug. 21.— (£>)—Four members of* the American squadron which Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle led in the first bombing mission over Tokyo have been releas ed from a Japanese prisoner of war camp at Peiping, the office of strategic services an nounced today. The names of the four, who were rescued by a humanitarian team which parachuted on the Peiping air field, were withheld pending notification of their families. Months after the historic raid in April, 1942, the Japanese ra dio, apparently in an attempt to intimidate other American fliers, announced that some of Doolittle's men had been put to death. One of the allied humanitarian teams which began a series of pa rachute, descents last week--into JapaneSeroccupied territory in an effort to take food and medical supplies to prisoners of the Jap anese landed 10 miles northwest of Mukden and found Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, hero of the gallant last stand of American and Philippine troops at Corregl dor. Wedemeyer s headquarters dis closed that an American tran sport plane which carried medi cal aid and supplies for allied prisoners of war landed at a Hanton air field Aug. 19 and was detailed five hours. The Japanese, who said the land ing was "premature,” invited i the party to remain until a peace treaty was signed, and finally requested the pilot to leave "before trouble started.” The plane and its personnel re turned to base pending negotia tions. PROTESTS Since the, parachute rescues were started the Japanese general stair has protested to Gen. MacArthur and asked him to prevent further operations to avoid any incidents. See RESCUED Page 2 HAMRICK GETS SILVERSTAR Pfc. Clyde O. Hamrick, who is spending a 30-day furlough with his wife and son after serving seven months in Europe, has been award ed the Silver Star for gallantry in action. While serving in Italy near Man zoline, the lead company of an in fantry battalion came under direct fire of seven enemy tanks. Two tank -destroyers were brought up on the flank to give assistance, but were knocked out by an enemy tank, causing the crews of both to flee. The entire flank was then exposed to fire and Pfc. Hamrick with his 3Q-caliber machine gun mounted the hood of his jeep, drove his ve hicle into an exposed position and, under fire from t! enemy, he and his platoon sergeant cooly opened fire on the enemy vehicle until the hostile crew surrendered, thus securing the position of the infan try company and allowing them to continue their advance. Pfc. Hamrick entered the Army in April of last year. WHAT’S DOING TODAY 7:00 p.m. — Scouters club meets at Bethel Baptist church with Troop 9 as hosts. 7:00 p.m.—CAP cadets meet at armory. 7:00 pm.—Rotary club direc tors meet at Hotel Charles. WEDNESDAY 8:30 p.m.—County-wide Mas onic picnic at Gardner-Webb college. 8:00 p.m. — Midweek prayer and praise service at Pirst Bap tist churda. - _ . s,4m. ; ... iiihhium Gt»o*> .i^WS ^OiVitS Ai Li/ibjl'—Seated in her home at Skaneateles, N. Y., the wife of Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright reads the Associated Press story about the liberation of her husband from a Jap prison camp in Manchuria by American parachutists. The general had been a prisoner since his army on Corregidor fell to the Japs three years ago.—(AP Wire photo) U. S. Industry Headed For Full Production Government Ends 210 Wartime Controls; Senate Committees Work On Employment WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—(IP)—American industry to day poured through the door—opened by the government— into the promised land of full production for peace. The government last night tossed off 210 wartime con trols on industry. Some 125 remain. Most of them, too, RUSSIAN-JAP FIGHTING ENDS LONDON, Aug. 21—UP)—All or ganized fighting in the Russian Japanese war, one of the shortest in history between major powers, appeared to have ceased in Man churia today and a proclamation marking the formal end of the struggle was expected soon from Generalissimo Stalin. The Russians announced last night that Red army troops had occupied Hsinking, Japanese pup pet capital of Manchuria without opposition. Earlier yesterday the Russians said Mukden, Manchuria’s old capital, and Harbin, big industrial and communications center, had capitulated. Moscow’s latest war bulletin in dicated that only a few areas, principally north of the Korean border and above the former Rus sian naval base of Port Arthur, were yet to be occupied in Ja pan's great stolen Manchurian empire of 503,013 square miles and more than 39,000,000 people. NO RESISTANCE The bulletin mentioned no Jap anese resistance anywhere and declared that “the reception of surrendering units and detach ments of the Kwantung army continues.” The Russians have es timated that Japan’s Kwantung army numbered 1,000,000 men in See RUSSIAN Page 2 Nimitz Expected To Be One Of Signers Of Surrender Terms WASHINGTON, Aug. 21— UP) — Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is expected to sign the Japanese surrender terms in behalf of the United States. General Douglas MacArthur, al lied commander-in-chief, has an nounced that he will sign the sur render papers in behalf of the Big Four—the United States, China, Russia and Britain. It was report ed here today that Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser will sign separately for Great Britain. Russia and China have not yet named their i representatives. soon will oe loppea on. Meanwhile/ 1. Economic Stabilizer Wil liam H. Davis says pay in creases, under the govern ment’s new program, won’t cause price increases. 2. A senate committee came back today, ahead of time, to resume hearings on the so called “full employment” bill. 3. The full Congress itself may not come back September 5, as planned, but a week or so later. Here’s the story on production: Last week the War Production board announced a plan to send American industry spinning back into full production fast: By lift | ing wartime controls. The 210 lifted last night put the plan into "official action. All but perhaps 40 of the remaining 125 restrictions will disappear prompt ly. CONTROLS OUT WPB tossed out, also, controls on making: Metal furniture, photographic film, storage batteries, electric See U. S. INDUSTRY Page 2 Soviet Presidium Ratifies Charter MOSCOW, Aug. 21.—(/P)—The presidium of the supreme Soviet ratified the United Nations charter last night and the government newspaper Izvestia today proclaim j ed the action as an important step on the road to maintenance of worldwide peace. •* WORLD SHORTAGE: No Increase In ! Until Late In IS WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 —(/P)— Don’t look for more sugar this year. A spokesman for the agriculture department gives this picture: Americans now receive about 73 pounds of sugar a year, each. It will remain like that—no increase —way past Christinas. (Before the war Americans got 1 about 100 pounds yearly, each.) j" The situation isn't likely to im prove until the latter . half oi 1946, even though army require ments are cut away down. | The reason; Imperial Troops To Be Withdrawn To Avoid Strife * - MANILA, Aug. 21.—(/P)—Landing of Allied occupation forces in Japan will be begun Sunday around metropolitan Tokyo and in the Chiba, Kanagawa, Yamanashi and Shizu* oka prefectures, Japanese imperial headquarters and the imperial government announced today in a joint communique. The communique broadcast by Domei news agency ap pealed to the Japanese people to “remain calm and continue their business as usual.” It specified an area from which imperial troops will be withdrawn immediately “to avoid any strife arising from this landing.” Earlier, the information ministry had announced that the first occupation troops would be airborne, landing at Atsugi airfield, 20 miles southwest of Tokyo. The airborne landings will be followed on Tuesday, Aug. 28, with “further landings from warships and transports in the Yokosuka area,” the ministry said. The joint communique said that in the area from which imperial troops are withdrawn the regular police will be aug mented by the gendarmerie and two divisions of navy police. ^ witnarawai of Japanese armed forces in the territory “within a line linking the east bank of the Kamo-Gawa river, Chiba City, the estuary of the Tamagawa river, Fuchu, Ha chioji, Otsuki and the southern end of the Izu peninsula” as “promptly as possible” was ordered. The communique added that two Allied fleets will enter Sagami Bay, which is the outer waters off the Tokyo area, with “one unit entering Tokyo Bay if conditions are favor able.” I Actual time of the beginning of the fleet movements was not given in the somewhat vaguely worded text but the communique specified that "on August 28, us j ing warships and naval transports, troops will be landed in the vi cinity of Atsugi and Yokosuka.” The Japanese announcements were the first disclosures of plans for’ the triumphal entry by Allied forces which wiil lead to the formal surrender to General MacArthur as su preme Allied commander. MacArthur had announced only that the occupation would be carried out by the end of the month. Tokyo’s disclosures followed an imperial announcement that the Mikado’s surrender envoys had re turned to Tokyo with explicit in structions of what the Japanese must do to prepare for occupa tion. MacArthur's post - conference statement yesterday made it plain that the negotiations developed no concessions beyond the original one of preservation of the throne. Return of both the white-paint ed Japanese surrender planes was delayed by minor mishaps but Chief Emissary Lt. Gen. Takashi ro Hawabe reached Tokyo at 8:30 a.m. (Japanese time) 7:30 p. m. Monday, eastern war time) with the instructions MacArthur’s aides had handed him in two days of conferences at Manila. FEARS DISORDERS Tokyo meanwhile professed to the world that she was extremely fearful many of her military men —“without any experience of ac , tual defeat on the field of battle” See IMPERIAL Page 2 Sugar Likely 46 l The general lack of 6Ugar in the world. The present world supply has to go around with far less sugar produced than before the war. The Japanese let the Philippine sugar fields go to seed. They have to be re-established. Those islands were great producers. Fiance grew sugar. During the j war its machinery deteriorated. It didn't have labor. These are examples of the gen eral problem of sweetening the [ See NO INCHEASS Page 2 JAPS CONTINUE WAR IN BURMA Enemy Told To Send Sur render Envoys To Ran goon By Thursday LONDON, Aug. 21.' —UP)— Japa nese troops continued to fight all along the 300-mile Burma front to day as Admiral Lord Louis Mount batten awaited a reply to his radio message directing the Japanese Southeast Asia commander to send surrender envoys to Rangoon by Thursday. Mountbatten, allied commander in southeast Asia, directed his broadcast order yesterday to Field Marshal Count Juichi Terauchi, commander of the Japanese south ern army, and advised him that the Japanese envoys should be empow ered to arrange for complete land, sea and air surrender in the thea ter. The order, broadcast by the new Delhi radio, was in accordance with the surrender procedure outlined in Manila yesterday by Gen. MacAr thur,- who said "responsibility for that portion of the southwest Paci fic area which lies south of the Philippines will be assumed by British and Australian commanders." Mountbatten's order did not spe cifically define Terauchi's command area, but presumably it included Burma. Indo-China, Singapore, Thailand and the Malay states. The Japanese in Burma, who have lost approximately 12,000 men in bloody fighting in recent weeks, are continuing the struggle, apparently under the pretext that they do not know the war is over, said Rangoon dispatches. » It also was announced in Ran goon that Thunderbolt fighters, taking "defensive action," had fired upon Japanese troops yesterday near Shwegyin to break up an enemy force surrounding a group of allied guerrillas. It was the first such air operation since Mountbatten issued a cease fire order to his troops on Aug. 16. t Meanwhile, RAF planes showered millions of surrender leaflets on the remaining Japanese troops in Burma. j The Japanese controlled Saigon radio, in a broadcast recorded by Reuters, said that Allied troops ; would be attacked by the Japanese southern army if they attempted to carry out any new operations be l fore surrender arrangement* are i completed.
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