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WEATHER North Carolina — Partly cloudy, warmer and humid today, tonight and Sunday, with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers. Tshe Hhelhy Bailgstar CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 - State Theatre Today - “The Gay Senorita” Starring JINX FALKENBURG VOL. XLIII—216 ASSOCIATED *PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6c I — -—— ----- I I WAINWRIGHT TO REACH HOME SHORESTODAY Mo$v‘ Famous War Prison er In Vanguard Of Re turning Heroes & HORRORS”REPORTED ) By The Associated Press General Wainwright, Am erica’s most famous prisoner of war, comes home today in the vanguard of a growing stream of Allied soldiers, sail ors and civilians released from the Japanese. The hero of Bataan r,nd Corre Ridor was scheduled to reach Ham ilton field, Calif., about 2 p.m. (eastern war time) en route by plane from Honolulu to Washing ton. D. C„ to make an official re port on his treatment by the Jap anese. He will be honored in San Francisco with a victory celebra tion parade Sunday, which he is expected to lead. In Hawaii, General Wainwright declined to comment on reports that he was slapped and beaten by his Japanese guards, but said: “111 have plenty to say on that subject when I get to Washing ton—officially I mean.” The general's arrival will follow by approximately 24 hours the re turn to the United States of 64 sailors and marines, the first lib erated navy personnel to be flown 1 directly over the 8,00*-mile water | route from Tokyo Bay to San ! Famcisco bay by the Navy Air Transport Service. They were greeted Joyously by friends and re latives as the four transport » planes carrying them landed at the Oakland, Calif., airport. HORROR REPORTS Meanwhile, as the stream >of prte I oner and internee evacuations reached a full scale flood stage. Allied officials from Singapore to Tokyo and from China to Wasn ington checked and documented the increasing avalanche of prison horror reports, preparatory to war criminal prosecution of those re sponsible for the outrages against helpless captives. In Manila, it was reported sev eral thousand Japanese already had been marked to pay for atro cities against prisoners in that See WAINWRIGHT Page 2 Support For Reorganization Plan Lacking WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -W— Indications accumulated at the Capitol today that President Tru man will not get anywhere near the freedom he wants to reor ganize the government. t Members of the house expendi tures committee said there was no chance there for a measure exempting only the general ac counting office from reorganiza tion, as desired by the President. m They did say there probably w would be fewer agencies exempted i than the 21 named in a bill by Rep. Manasco (D-Ala.) On the senate side, a judiciary subcommittee already has adopt ed tentatively an amendment pro hibiting creation of any new de partment of cabinet status — ex cept a department of national de fense. NATIONAL PEFENSE This amendment Is by Chair man McCarran (D-Nev). He fa vors a department of national de fense combining war and navy departments and the coast guard. He frankly says it might be easier to get it through a presi dential reorganization plan than through congressional action. In general, the reorganization bills in both houses propose that the President draw plans which would improve government effi ciency. He would submit each plan to Congress and it would be come effective in 60 days if Con gress did not say “no” in a reso lution. UNDER PRESSURE It is the reverse of the usual procedure where Congress sends legislation to the White House and the President can veto it. The theory back of the reverse is that it is more likely to get results. Congress Itself under a lot of pressure when it under takes to change government agen cies around. McCarran told reporters he j thought the basic purpose of re ^ organization should be to reduce P expenses and “give back to the states some of the rights and < functions originaly contemplated M belonging to the states.” PLANK CRASH IN' SOUTH CAROLINA KILLS 22—Deep in a dense swampland lies the wreckage of an eastern Air Lines transport pm.-e which crashed near Florence, S. C., Sept. 7. killing all of its 22 occupants. There were 19 passengers and three members of the crew. Searchers were unable to penetrate the watery cypress bog and reach the wreckage until 10 hours after the plane disappeared on a regular flight from Miami to New York. All bodies were burned beyond recognition.—(AP Wirephoto). 400,000 Nazis May Be Put On Trial By Allies For War Crimes Big Shots Will Probably Be Hanged; Lesser Offenders Likely To Be Given Labor Sentences In Russia, Elsewhere ■ -->nii,mrnir"u- —ijj WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—(/P)—As many as 400,000 Nazis may be tried for war crimes when the Allies deal justice to the architects and terrorists of World War Two, it was disclosed today. Guilty big shots probably will be hanged. The military regards shooting as "an hon orable death. Small fry who get off with their skins may be given labor sentences, perhaps helping rebuild what they destroyed in Russia and elsewhere. Hitler’s terror organizations, the Gestapo and the SS (elite guard t will be charged collectively with war crimes. Conviction would mean automatic punishment of any mem ber of either outfit who couldn’t prove he was forced in. These and other details were learned authoritatively today by persons familiar with the plans as the Allied war crimes com mission moved toward the mas ter trial at Nuernberg. This will be a mass trial of top culprits, like Reichsmarshal Her mann Goering. It will begin in late October or November in the city which was for years the scene of the Nazi party’s annual congress. Twenty-four, including Goering, have been named defendants. Half a dozen more are likely to be add See 400,000 Page 2 Slaughtering Con trols Oat; May Improve Meat Situation WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. —(VP)—| The OPA today removed all con trols over how much livestock may be slaughtered. The agency also dropped its "fair distribution plan,” which required slaughterers to follow the same geo graphic distribution pattern in mak ing shipments that they used during the first quarter of 1944. The two actions do not immedi ately affect meat rationing, but if expected increases in livestock mar ketings materialize, rationing may end fairly soon. IMPROVEMENT SEEN Price Administrator Chester Bowles said there had been mark ed improvement in the supply of meat available to civilians recent ly, especially since the end of the [ war. He added, however, that the supply is not yet adequate to as sure good distribution without ra tioning controls. The slaughter control program went into effect last April when the meat shortage became acute. It was designed to increase the amount of livestock, slaughtered in federally-inspected plants by de creasing the slaughter of non-fed erally inspected plants. Meat from non-federally inspect ed plants cannot be shipped across state lines. The objective of increas ing the slaughter of inspected plants was to increase supplies available for the armed forces and other government needs. Congress Gets Back On Beam To Legislate Reconversion WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. — <£■)— Congress came to town this week, handshaking, growling, proposing, predicting. The world was at peace, but congress wasn't. Battles broke out. More were coming. Leading law-makers were putting President Truman’s program under a microscope, piece by piece. And politics — it seemed — was here to stay. Here were the main things con gress did during the week: 1. Went all-out for a Pearl Harbor investigation. 2. Heard President Truman’s mammoth message on home front problems. 3. Witnessed an ear-chewing fight over unemployment pay. 4. Worked hard in committee rooms to get bills into shape to be debated next Monday and thereafter. And today there were these new developments: Congress leaders said they are convinced a law will be passed put ting the country back on standard time by Sept. 30. That means peo ple will turn their clocks back an hour. Chairman James Meade (NY) of the senate war investigat ing committee said his group will draw up a master plan of future war preparedness. He hopes there won't be another war but he says this country must never be caught napping again. Rep. Carl Vinson, Georgia demo crat, will seek committee hearings next week on his proposal to raise salaries of members of congress from $10,000 to $15,000—and the President’s pay from $75,000 to $100,000. Here’s the story of the week Just ending: Day by day, members came strag gling back from their vacations (a lot of them aren’t back yet). Each member found his desk piled up with letters and telegrams from people who wanted to get themselves or somebody else out of the Army or Navy. The opening sessions of the sen ate and house took place Wednes day. There were 56 senators present —out of a total of 96; and 150 re presentatives out of a total of 432 (three seats are vacant). Some brief speeches were made, and house members introduced dozens of bills (very few would ever be laws). The senate and house met again Thursday, heard the reading of the President’s message, and declared a recess until Monday. Mr. Truman said the war is not really over on the home front until its economic effects have been soft ened. He asked for continued war powers to deal with the economic emergency of changing over to peace. He recommended a long list of laws. He suggested a quick tax bill in order to cut taxes in a ‘'limited” way for 1946—not too much, but some. Walter George, of Georgia, the leading tax man on the senate, came out for an average 18 per cent cut in personal income taxes—as well as lower business taxes. Some sort of bill wag sure to be passed this fall. 125.000 IDLE DUE TO STRIKES Work Stoppages Have Shown Sharp Rise Since End Of War By The Associated Press Unrest along the country's labor front became more pronounced to day as new disputes were added to an already long list and the number of idle climbed to around the 126,000 mark—the highest in many months. ,—_ The sharp rise In the number of workers off their jobs because of labor controversies has occurred in less than three weeks since Ja pan’s surrender offer was made and after the ending of the no strike pledge following formal sur render a week ago. In war time the strike total was below the 100.000 mark most of the time. An Associated Press survey dis closed approximately 40 separate work stoppages across the country, affecting a variety of industries and businesses. The number of idle in the struck plants ranged from 25 employes of the Central Kentucky Natural Gas company in Lexington, Ky., to 30,800 work ers at the Forj| Motor company plants in Detroit and other cities. CAE OUTPUT HALTED Added to the 30,800 idle Ford com pany employes were some 13,000 other employes in Detroit motor companies, including the 4,500 at the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel company where a continuing strike resulted See 125,000 Page g j X LAWNDALE WINS SCOUT MEET Troop 3 Takes Second Place, Troop 8 Third In Annual Event Taking four first places In the seven events, the Lawndale Boy Scout troop walked away with top place In the third annual Boy Scout jamboree held last night in the high school stadium under the sponsorship of the Shelby Rotary club. Lawndale had a score of 20 points to compare with the next high of 14 taken by troop 3 of Shelby, the Shelby Mill troop. The Cleveland Cloth Mill troop, troop 8, with nine points won third place and Boiling Springs troop with six points took fourth place. Plaques for first place in each event went to Lawndale for knot tying, for water boiling, for making fire with flint and steel and for signaling; to the Earl troop for making fire by friction; to No. 3 troop for tent pitching and for first aid. CARROLL SPEAKS Mason Carroll, president of the Rotary club, opened the jamboree with a brief address in which he emphasized the importance of scouting in the community’s boy hood. Paul Kennedy, chairman of the jamboree committee, acted as master of ceremonies. John Shuford had charge of the knot tying event and other events were directed as follows: Fire by flint and steel, R. S. Jenkins; fire by friction, Floyd Allen; tent pitching, Jack McKee; first aid, I. D. Anthony; water boiling. Miles Baker; signaling, Karl Hedrick. Competition was keen among the 123 Scouts who participated in the event and their efforts were attended by rousing cheers from a good crowd of spectators. This jamboree was marked by one of the best attendance and by the most enthusiasm since the begin ning three years ago. Augmenting the program was music furnished by the Shelby high school band under the direction of Miss Bet ty Story. Second places were won last night as follows: Boiling Springs, 2; Polkville, 2; Troop No. 8, 2; Troop No. 5, 2; Troop No. 3, 1. Third places were received as follows: No. 8 troop, 3; No. 4 troop, 3; No. 3 troop, 1. Judges for the event were Rob ert Gidney, Dr. Hugh Plaster and J. G. Hagaman. WHAT’S DOING SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.—U.3. O. center open to service folk visiting in the city. 2:00 p.m.—Special meeting of Board of Deacons of First Bap tist church at the church. MONDAY 10:00 a.m.—Ministerial asso * siation meets at Central Meth odist church. 7:30 p.m.—State guard drill at armory. ALL ON BOARD KILLED IN EAL PLANE CRASH Craft Thought To Haye Been Aflame Before It Landed BODIES BADLY BURNED FLORENCE, S. C., Sept. 8. —(JP)—Military authorities and officials of the Eastern Air Lines investigating the crash of a big DC-3 transport which brought death to 22 persons near here said today the plane might have been aflame before it plowed into a dense swamp land. The plane, making the night run from Miami to New York, crashed about 2 a.m. yesterday in a heav ily wooded cypress swamp about eight miles northwest of Florence as the pilot searched for a place to make an emergency landing. At least nine service men were reported aboard the plane. The pilot, Capt. J. Olin Xing of Miami, radioed the Florence air base a few minutes before the huge northbound plane crashed that he was “having trouble” and w'ould attempt to land there. Both military and EAL in vestigators expressed the pos sibility the plane was afire be fore it crashed in the vicinity of the Pee Dee river to be come a mangled funeral pyre for the 19 passengers and crew of three. They said the plane’s stabilizer was burned but that the branch of a tree found across the stabili zer was undamaged. 200-FOOT PATH This, they believed, might in dicate, .the plane was in flames when it slashed a 200-foot path through lush sub-tropical vege tation and exploded. A navy mlimp led searchers to the scene of the accident after a 10-hour quest. Mrs. W. L. Rankin, who lives nearby, said she heard a loud ex plosion followed by several lesser ones about 2 a.m. and immediate ly notified authorities. A search was started at once but it was mid-morning before the wreckage and ♦''ass of charred bodies were found. First person to reach the scene was 12-year-old Hicks Harwell, grandson of Mrs. Rankin. Because of his size he was able to make his way through the almost impene trable swamp, but rescuers la ! ter were forced to hack a road way three-fourths of a mile to See ALL Page 2 STAPLE FORECAST AGAIN LOWERED WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—(ff) —The agriculture department today forecast a 1945 cotton crop of 10,026,000 bales of 500 pounds, gross weight, based upon conditions prevailing Sept. 1. This estimate compares with 10,134,000 bales forecast a month ago and with last year’s crop of 12,230,000 bales. Pro duction for the 1934-43 period ivi .aged 12,293,000 bales. The condition of the crop on September 1 averaged 73 per 'ent compared with 74 per cent a month ago and with 75 per "ent a year ago. The yield per acre was esti mated at 267.2 pounds compar ed with 269.7 pounds a month ago and with 293.5 pounds a year ago. The acreage for harvest was estimated at 10,008,000 acres. MUST BE PUNISHED: Revolt Against Surrender Shows Militarists’ Power By DeWITT MacKENZIE, AP News Analyst A long, long l|ne of Japanese war lords and other criminals must be made to walk the plank if we are to get lasting peace, and the soon er we square our jaws for the task, the better. The amazing disclosure of how the militarists plotted and fought to prevent the Mikado from sur rendering, even after the atomic bomb had demonstrated its annihi lating power, shows the grip of militarism in Nippon. The barbar ites which are being uncovered in the Japanese prison camps are in themselves enough to condemn the nation. 1 Old Glory Raised In Impressive Ceremony; Troops Fully Armed By The Associated Press TOKYO, Sept. 8.—General MacArthur, shunning all fan fare as a conqueror, entered Tokyo today with fully armed troops of the First Cavalry division and officially signalized the occupation of this war-wrecked city with a 10-minute flag raising ceremony. The Supreme Commander of the Allied powers was stern of visage and firm of voice at the U. S. embassy grounds —within five minutes drive of Emperor Hirohito’s palace— as he ordered: Maj. Gen. William C. Chase’s proud First Cavalry division had a huge sign ready, lettered “First Cavalry Division—First In Tokyo,” as they waited at Chofu, on the southwest outskirts. NO FANiARE But they had to leave it hang ing on a tree at the roadside. Even guidons were removed from the armored vehicles in com pliance with MacArthur's direc tion for a simple entrance. An attempt of a group of Texans to fly the Lone Star State flag brought a sharp reprimand from General Chase. “Get that down—no flags,” he said. Tanks had rolled up to the out skirts. They halted there. Mac Arthur chose not to bring them in unless needed, to avoid further damaging Tokyo’s streets. The raising of the flag over the embassy grounds — rather than over the Japanese building such as the Diet, in the gesture of an arrogant conqueror—was impres ivse in its simplicity. MacArthur arrived shortly be fore the 11 a.m. ceremony (10 p. m. Friday Eastern War Time) af ter motoring from Yokohama. His khaki-colored car with five stars rolled up the short incline within the embassy compound through an honor guard of the Seventh regi ment, First Cavalry division, with fixed bayonets. The guard extended from the embassy ground for two blocks. At the end of the line clusters of Jap anese gathered in mild curiosity. LITTLE INTEREST There had been little Interest evidenced by the Japanese in the troops arrival, not even among the groups of office workers in down town Tokyo. MacArthur entered the grounds accompanied by Admiral Halsey, commander of the Third fleet, and Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, whose Eighth army is occupying central and north Honshu, includ ing Tokyo. They greeted General Chase. MacArthur walked swiftly to a See OLD GLORY Page X Tokyo Residents Ignore Conquerors Only Children Give Any Open Attention To Ysitkt; Some Of That Contemptuous By Hamilton Faron TOKYO, Saturday, Sept. 8.—(JP)—Only the children of Tokyo paid much open attention to American troops as they moved in to occupy the capital of conquered Japan today. Stroups oi cnnaren on tneir way to school stared at the passing line I of Americans. Some waved. Others bowed stiffly. A number held up fingers In what apeared to be a “V” for victory sign but some Am erican experts said It was a Jap anese juvenile sign of contempt. i The few people who were on the 1 streets or along the roads gave only passing glances to the columns of armored cars, self-propelled field pieces and personnel carriers crowded with troops. Maj. Gen. William C. Chase led his first cavalry division into the city when he jumped from his jeep and strode across the city limits line at Chofu, on the southwestern outskirts. Immediately behind him came Pfc. Paul E. Davis, 24, of the 12th Regiment’s D troop—the first en listed man officially to enter the capital. Davis was given the honor be cause of his long service in the Pa cific and because of a reward oi $1,000 offered by the veterans of foreign wars of his home county of Ottawa, Oklahoma, to the first enlisted man entering Tokyo. All types of armored vehicles ex cept tanks rolled into the capital in what amounted to a victory parade. Tanks were held in reserve at the outskirts in order to avoid damage to streets. Many residents of Tokyo's outskirts, who had been sub See TOKYO Page * The whole nasty situation is well j summed up in a statement by the! sultan of Jahore, whose state lies just across the narrow strait from Singapore. He says the Japanese commander of that great naval base. Lt. Gen. Itagaki, declared a few days ago that he expected tp return to Singapore about twenty years hence. , NOT LICKED That’s what the Allies are up against—the determination of the Jap militarists to try again to con quer Asia. However, as this column Sec REVOLT Page 2 Britain Will Bid For Free Aid From U. S. WASHINGTON, Sept. S —(*V Britain is expected to try next week to obtain the United States help for her reconversion to peace virtually free of cost. The British argument will be based on the contention that a kind of postwar lend-lease ar rangement would be fully justi fied by the sacrifices which the British made in the war. Anglo - American economic talks will open Monday. Lord Keynes, noted economist and an advisor to the British treasury, arrived yesterday to take part. The British ambas sador to the United States, Lord Halifax is due Sunday. He will be the other principal British representative on the economic mission. Advance indications are that the British and American officials will start from widely-separated bargaining positions but with common agreement on one basic point: It is in the long range in terest of the United States to help Britain get back into peacetime industry and trade as soon as possible. HELP TO U. S. Some American officials with an eye to postwar markets in the United Kingdom, say that such a reconversion in Britain would be a great help to business expansion and the creation of jobs in this country. United States representatives want commitments that the Brit ish will modify or do away with various practices which tend to promote the growth of commerce solely within the British empire and those areas of the world fi nancially dependent upon it. At the same time United States officials say that this country must extend considerable financial help to the British. The British are reported very reluctant to talk about a loan. They say they already have enor mous debts, that their resources have been greatly reduced by the war and that to take on new ob ligations now would be impracti cable If not Impossible.