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WEATHER Considerable cloudiness today, tonight and Saturday; scattered showers and thundershowers in north and west portions today; continued warm in southeast. Tshe Hhelhy Bailg Him« CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 - State Theatre Today - “SCARED STIFF” Starring JACK HALEY ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS VOL. XLII1-203 SHELBY, N C. FRIDAY, AUG. 24, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6e Moscow To Send Airborne Troops • Into Hokkaido By The Associated Press An official Japanese broadcast asserted today that Moscow had announced intentions of sending airborne troops onto the Japanese homeland island of Hokkaido. The broadcast, in message No. 40 to Gen MacArthur, said: “According to a Moscow broadcast, it is reported that the Soviet Union is about to send airborne troops to Hok kaido. Should this report prove true, it would be greatly re gretted by the Japanese government, which is doing its best in order to fulfill all your requirements, by placing the army and navy forces and civilians under strict control. “It is earnestly hoped that the armed forces of the Allied powers will enter Japan according to the plan, as has been notified by the headquartex's of the Supreme Commander for the Allied powers.” The message, from Japanese imperial headquarters, was recorded by The Associated Press. Radioactivity Takes Mounting Death Toll Tokyo Radio Continues To Report On Effects Of Atomic Bomb In Hiroshima By The Associated Press The Tokyo radio said today that radioactivity in Hiro shima, blasted by an atomic bomb, was taking a mounting death toll weeks after the day of the attack, and that in the 14 days following the raid the death toll had mounted from -1 30,000 to 60,000. 40 Witnesses Will Testify Against Quisling OSLO, Aug. 24— (JP) —Vidkun Quisling's own words came back from Wax today to haunt him at his trial tor hl^h treason. The prosecution produced and played a recording of Quisling's speech of April 9, 1940, calling on Norwegians on the day the Ger mans Invaded to put aside their arms. Quisling Impatiently conceded that the speech was his own. State prosecutors Indicated they hoped to complete today the tes timony of approximately 40 wit nesses summoned to give evidence against Vldkur Quisling, former puppet premier of Norway now on trial on charges of high trea son. Seventeen were called to the stand yesterday, the fourth day of the trial. Prosecutor Annaeus Schjoedtsaid It was not the intention of the state to produce in court any of the high Nazi leaders whose names have figured prominently in the proceedings. HIGH NAZIS Instead, he said, their evidence would be limited to statements taken in Germany by Allied mili tary authorities and the war crimes commission. These high Nazis, now In Allied prison camps, include Dr. Alfred Rosenberg, Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Field Marshal General See QUISLING Page 2 WPB Removes Quotas On Car Production 1 WASHINGTON, Aug. *4—(>P) —The War Production board today removed all quotas on the production of passenger cars, leaving the industry free to make as many as capacity permits. The new cars now begin ning to come off assembly lines cannot be equipped with spare tire, WPB ruled. Previously an order prohibit ed the production of passenger cars except as authorized un der a quota system. Control of the fifth, “spare” tire, will be handled by the Office of Price administra tion. An early decision by that agency Is forecast. In the meantime, WPB has continued in effect an order prohibiting the fifth tLu and this will remain in effect until OPA •eta. The broadcast, recorded by the Associated Press, said servicemen working in the area on recon struction a week after the attack were found to have severely dim inished numbers of red and white corpuscles. Investigations in the city showed "radioactivity caused by the fission of uranium used in the atomic bombs is taking a toll of mount ing deaths, and moreover is caus ing persons engaged in recon struction work in Hiroshima to suffer from various sicknesses and ill health.” Tokyo broadcasts have been referring repeatedly to the atomic bomb raids on Hiro shima and Nagasaki, possibly in a bid for world sympathy. The broadcast said: “Although the war has ended the spectre of death hangs o’er the remaining citizens of Hiro shima. In an investigation made three days after the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima it was reported there were 30,000 dead and 160,000 lr.Juied out of a total population of 250,000. Two weeks afterward the death toll had mounted to 60,000 and is continuing to rise. "The majority of the injured persons received burns from pow erful ultra-violet rays from the atomic bombs, and those within a See RADIOACTIVITY Page 2 MORE BUTTER, CANNED MILK, CHEESESOON Government Seizes Rail road, Ready To, Return Other Seizures NOT REALLY OVER By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.— Americans sighted more but ter, cheese and canned milk today—but they were jolted by strong action on the labor front. The government seized a railroad—just as in wartime. President Truman ordered gov ernment operation of the Illinois Central in order to prevent a strike. Strangely, the sudden action came at a moment when the presi dent reportedly was preparing to issue an order paving the way for return of other properties seized during the war. Thus the tides of reconversion rolled in both directions at the same time. But normal living rolled closer —in several ways. It appeared as though the average American soon would: 1. Get evaporated milk with out ration points. 2. Get more butter and cheese. ( 3. Get a seat on a plane without a priority. 4. Turn his clock back one hour to standard time. Secretary of Agriculture Ander son said in a radio address last night it should be possible to end rationing of evaporated mUk soon. And he predicted In early Increase in butter and chedRp. The army ia.tUsoussing with air-, ljne. mntflals a proposal "almost" to eliminate the priority system for air travel. STANDARD TIME Mr. Truman gave the word on possible return to standard time. He said he will ask congress early in September to abolish “war .lm," «* let the M. Meta Sea MORE P.,. , REDS ACCLAIM CONQUESTS MOSCOW, Aug. 34 —(in— The Red flag Is flying today over all of Manchuria, Sakhalin, part of Korea and two of the Kurile is lands, marking an end of Russia’s two-week war with Japan. Premier Stalin formally pro claimed complete victory over the Japanese last night. The Soviet capital shook with a salute of 24 salvos of 324 guns. Stalin’s order M the day, first since the start of th# lightning conflict on Aug. 9, disclosed that the two north Kurile islands of Shumisho and Paramushlro had been occupied by Russian troops and that the occupation of Man churia was complete. The finish found the Russians holding the Japanese puppet em peror of Manchurna, Henry Pu Yi, and Red army forces standing across the narrow La Perouse Straits 30 miles from Japan’s second largest home island of Hokkaido. ‘Happy Chandler Coming To Shelby During Junior Play Senator A. B. Chandler, high commissioner of baseball and an enthusiastic follower of Shelby’s Junior Legion team of which he’s heard much from his long-time, close friend, Governor O. Max Gardner, today accepted an invita tion to spend the Labor Day week end with the Gardners here in the course of attending the Junior Le gion championship finals at Char lotte next Thursday and Friday. Governor Gardner, an Intimate of the popular Kentuckian for many years, earlier in the season had told Chandler that in his opinion Shelby had a team that would be in the national championship running and exacted from the top figure of base ball a promise to attend the series in which he was so confident Shel by would compete. Today, by long distance telephone, Chandler con firmed the engagement and accept ed Governor Gardner’s further in vitation that he make his Shelby home headquarters while in this section. GUEST OF GARDNERS Senator Chandler will be a guest at the Gardner home until the series closes and then will go to Lake Lure where he and the Gardners will be 8m "HAPPr’ rm a •7; i ■ iiii ■hwiiww———Miini'i jiii— i in iiiiiiMiimmB WAR HERO AND FAMILY BARRED FROM HOTEL BiNiNG ROOM—Sgt. James Hendrix, Jr., of Lepanto Ark., in Washington to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, talks with members of his family after they had been refused service in the dining room of Washington’s swank Willard Hotel. The sergeant’s father, James Hendrix, Sr., told reporters the dining room had empty tables but he guessed his family was not served’ “just because we didn’t have on fine enough clothes.” He said he was in his shirtsleeves. Left to right' Mrs James Hendrix, Sr.; Mrs. Andrew Waldo, a cousin of the sergeant; Sgt. Hendrix, and his father.—(AP Wire photo). Meadows Convicted, Gets 3- Year Sentence Found Guilty On One Count Of Embezzlement, One Of False Pretense; Will Appeal GREENVILLE, N. Aug. 24.^</P)—Dr. - Leon R. Meadows, retired president of East Carolina Teachers Col lege, was sentenced to three years imprisonment after his conviction in superior court here today on charges of em bezzlement and false pretense. DE GAULLE’S VISIT LAUDED Truman Tells French Newsmen Their Press Unfair To U. S. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 —<AV Gen. Charles De Gaulle scheduled a progress report today on results of his first meeting with Presi dent Truman. The President of the provision al French government arranged to meet reporters at an 11 a. m. (EWT) news conference. Honor guest at a dinner given by Secretary of State Byrnes last night, De Gaulle heard the cabinet officer praise his visit as a prelude to greater cooperation between this country and France. Already, Byrnes said, “we have come to a greater understanding of problems between our two coun tries.” De Gaulle’s meeting with the American press was scheduled less than 20 hours after a dozen visiting newsmen from his own country gasped collectively at their Introduction to Mr. Tru man. Bluntly, the President said he had only one thing to say to the writers—that he hoped they would begin to give this country a square deal in the French press. PLEASANT VISIT That was all. There was no questions. However, only a few minutes before the visitors heard Mr. Truman tell his regular news conference that he had a very pleasant visit with De Gaulle. While there has been some com ment in diplomatic circles over an asserted tendency of French newspapers to minimize United States relief activities and to criticize the handling of lend-lease. there apparently had been no of ficial concern over the matter. Pierre Denoyer, correspondent for FraYice Soir, told reporters Se DE GAULLE'S Page 2 WHArsDoitifT TODAY 8:00 p.m.—Regular meeting of Cleveland Lodge 202 A. F. & A. M. at lodge room. 8:23 p.m.—“Pep Parade” at Shelby high school auditorium, sponsored by Junior Chamber of Commerce. SATURDAY 10:00 am.—Monthly meeting of county school princinals in office of county Superintend ent J. H. Grigg. i Meadows was found guilty on one count of embezzlement and one of false pretense In connec tion with his handling of special college and students’ funds. He was acquitted on eight counts. The •sum involved in the indictment was approximately $14,000. Judge J. Paul Frizzelle imposed a sentence of two years on the embezzlement count, and one year on the false pretense count, stipu lating that they should run con secutively. Attorneys for Meadows gave no tice of appeal to the state Su preme court. rTo EMOTION The 61-year-old educator show ed no emotion as he stood to re ceive the sentence. His wife was in the courtroom at the time. The jury returned its verdict at 10:19 a.m. It had received the case at 3:42 p.m., yesterday, and when its members had not agreed by 10:30, it was locked up for the night. Immediately after the verdict was announced Albion Dunn of defense counsel moved that it be set aside. Judge Frizzelle denied the motion. Dunn then moved for an arrest of Judgment. Again his motion was denied. John G. Dawscn and other de fense attorneys then made pleas See MEADOWS Page 2 Japanese Reveal Location Of War t Prisoner Camps SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. —(JP) —The Japanese have transmitted to General MacArthur “complete information” on the location of prisoner of war and civilian internee camps in Japan, the FCC reported today. However, the FCC said, the details of the message from Radio Tokyo apparently were in code and un decipherable. PENNSY’S LUCK FINALLYBREAKS First Damaged On August 12 After Fighting Through 2 Wars GUAM, Aug. luck of the U. S. S. Pennsylvania, which carried through a 20-year career encompassing two world wars, ran out in the final hours of the present conflict as a Japa nese torpedo bomber pressed home a sneak attack, blasting a gaping hole in the ship’s side and leav ing 20 men killed or missing. The Japanese plane caught the 33,100-ton vessel, “luckiest battle wagon of the fleet,” unawares on the night of August 12, while sur render negotiations already were underway, the navy permitted to be disclosed today. The torpedo struck low on the starboard side of the “Big P,’ damaging the magazines but not exploding them. Most of the casualties occurred tiplow, in the navigation department. The ship was blacked out at the ^ime of the attack and no time for an alarm was given. The attacking plane escaped. WILL SAIL AGAIN Vice Adm. Jesse B. Oldendorf, commander of battleships of the Pacific fleet, was aboard at the i time of the attack. He -was jarred ' and Capt. William Iposes, the “Pennsy’s” skipper, was knocked See PENNSY’S Age 2 Charlotte Games To Be Broadcast Here Shelby fans unable to go to Charlotte for the games in which their sectional cham pions play for the national Junior Legion championship will be furnished a play-by play account through loud speakers at The Star office, Lee Kirby of Charlotte, doing the announcing. The game will he broadcast over Charlotte’s Station WA YS which is not picked up here at night, so arrange ments are being made to transmit the broadcasts by telephone to the Star’s loud speaker on the same arrange ment used successfully from Sumter and Charleston to the en joyment of ‘ thou&ands of I followers of the local team. I Mac Arthur Orders Direct Communications With Imperial Headquarters MANILA, Aug. 24.—(/P)—Allied occupation force* will expand their grip on Japan from Tokyo to Kyushu, southern most home island, Sept. 1—four days after General Mac Arthur’s scheduled landing near the typhoon-crippled capital —the Japanese government and imperial headquarters an nounced today. I -— Tokyo Informed MacArthur’s headquarters that a typhoon howl ed through the Kanto district early Thursday morning and In terfered with preparations for Al lied landings there. There was no direct request for a postponement of Tuesday’s major Tokyo land ings, however. Presumably the storm affected principally the preparations for advance units Ja pan said would reach Atsugi field Sunday. Airborne forces will reach Kyu shu’s Kanoya airfield Sept. 1, to MANILA, Aug. 24 — (JP) — General MacArthur today di rected the Japanese to be ready to provide him with communications facilities upon his arrival, to permit direct telephone and telegraph cir cuits between his headquarters in the Tokyo area and the Japanese imperial headquar ters. He also told the Japanese to give him wire circuits and fa cilities permitting, when nec essary, direct operation of in ternational radio, cable, tele phone and broadcasting facili ties of the Japanese govern ment and its affiliated agencies. day’s Japanese-language commun ique reported, one day after for mal surrender is signed aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Seaborne forces will follow. “On Sept. 2," the communique said, “the main strength of the airborne and surface units will land in the vicinity of Takasu on tiic uuo&b ox ivanoya. In order to avoid complica tions, our armed unite will be withdrawn from the area* where the Allied armies are to land.” There was no immediate Allied confirmation of the Kyushu land ing dates. SINKINGS PROTESTED Japan earlier had messaged dir ectly to General MacArthur a pro test against sinking of four Japan ese ships in Hokkaido waters Wed nesday by a submarine which ‘‘pre sumably belongs to the Soviet Union.” The message said there were 553 casualties on one of the four vessels. Another message said a ‘‘mercy ship” whose voyage to Marcus Is land General MacArthur had ap provel would proceed unarmed to that isolated island 1200 miles south east of Tokyo, arriving there Tues day and returning to Tokyo Satur day of next week—one day after Japan’s formal surrender. The Japanese report of the ty phoon said communications and transportation had been snarled in the Tokyo area. The Japanese government today also asked MacArthur to clarify six specified phrases of “the instrument of surrender.” In addition, the storm disrupted radio communications with China and hence was delaying the marking of prison and internment camps there which MacArthur had ordered, the Tokyo radio messaged allied headquarters today. “We are trying to establish See MacARTUR Page t British Upset Over End Of Lend-Lease Attlee Says Nation Put In "Very Serious Financial position"; Churchill Unbelieving By W. W. Hercher LONDON, Aug. 24.—(fP)—Prime Minister Attlee told commons today the sudden end of lend-lease put Britain “in a very serious financial position,” and former Prime Minis ter Churchill said he could not believe that “this was the last word of the United States.” Attlee said the British government had hoped that lend-lease would not he Te ended without prior consultation. In response, Churchill, now lead er of the opposition, declared he could not believe the United States ‘would proceed in such a rough and harsh manner as to hamper a faith fully ally who held the fort while their American armaments were prepared.” Attlee cautioned members of the house to exercise “utmost re straint” within and without the chamber In commenting on the situation, and Churchill agreed that a debate now might be detrimental to national in terests. Churchill called Attlee’s statement “very grave and dis quieting.” Thq prime minister disclosed that Lord Halifax, British ambassador to the United States during the war time coalition government, had been invited to return to Washing ton to negotiate the financial ar rangement which will succeed lend Attlee said President Truman’s directive cancelled all outstanding lend lease contracts and provided that stocks and deliveries procured under it must now be paid either See BRITISH PageZ First Plenary Session Of Security League May Be Called By Late October LONDON, Aug. 24. — (&)— Ratifi cation of the United Nations char ter by Great Britain raised the pos sibility today that the first plenary session of the world security league would be called by late October. Members of the executive com mittee of the United Nations pre paratory commission, now sitting in London to prepare for the birth of the new organization, believe enough nations will have approved the charter by that time to permit the calling of the session. Britain l"st right bec-me the last of the big five powers to ratify. Neither in the house of commons nor in the house of lords was it nec essary to take a vote, despite blunt statement: in parliament that the charter was not strong enough to maintain peace so long as the atomic bomb remained a British American secret. There was a general feeling here that virtually all the countries will have approved the 50-nation pact by late fall, now that the United States, Britain, France, Soviet Russia and China l ave ratified. The next wave cf rrt,(!i—tt'n decisions is expected ”r m T ^ tin America. The p ' has been retarded in some of the nations formerly occu pied by the Germans because of the recessity of reinstituting legislative bodies. Ratification in Belgium and Nor way must await parliamentary elec tions in the fall. Holland may rati fy earlier, since an emergency par liament would have the authority. Czechoslovakia may be in a posi tion to ratify within two months, when governmental machinery will be operating. In the near east, both Lebanon and Syria had been expected to ap prove the charter promptly, but re See F1BST Face t Truman Assures Veterans Of Jobs WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 ~{JP)— Veterans needn't worry that a technicality may leave them with out any legal right to their for mer jobs. That’s a promise, and it comes from President Truman. The chief executive told a news conference yesterday that he in tends to see that veterans who want and are entitled to their old jobs get them back. If additional legislation is needed, Mr. Truman said, he will recommend specific changes to Congress. Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of selective service, said in Boston Wednesday night that due to an omission veterans will not be legally entitled to their old jobs when Congress or the Presi dent declares that hostilities are ended. S. S. LAW Originally a section of the se lective service law carried a guar antee that a service man who had a job could go back to it if he applied for it within 90 days. It also carried a provision that if the other parts of the selective service law were dropped, the job guaran tees would continue. The present law was the same guarantee, unchanged. But it does not contain the provision that these job rights go on no matter what happens to the rest of the act. That’s the point Hershey was making. As it now stands, the announcement of the end of hos tilities would end the entire act, including job guarantees. But Mr. Truman said not to worry, that there isn’t likely to be | See TRUMAN Pace S
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