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WEATHER Partly cloudy to cloudy today, clearing tonight; Wednesday, fair; mild temperatures becoming war mer Wednesday afternoon; occas ional showers in northeast. Tshe Hhelhy Enily Htm - State Theatre Today - “JOHNNY ANGEL” George RAFT — Signe HASSO Claire TREVOR CLEVELAND COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 VOL. XLI11-224 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY, SEPT. 18, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES * SINGLE COPIES—6c Molotov Admits Russia Is Interested In Italian Territories '* **************** ******* MAJOR FLOOD REPORTED ON 4 RIG N.C. RIVERS * * * * * * * * * * * .*.„*..* * * * * * * * * * All Restrictions On Building Are Lifted, Effective October 15 , WANTS SOLE TRUSTEESHIP IN TRIPOLITANIA • Makes It Clear Russia Wants Foothold On Mediterranean DEFENDrBALKANS LONDON, Sept. 18.—(/P)— Foreign Comissar V. M. Molo tov said today that Russia was interested in Italian colo nies and that there was “a grain of truth” in the report that Russia wanted sole trus teeship over the North Afri can colony of Tripolitania. Speaking at a press conference In the sumptuous Soviet embassy Molotov declined to give specific Russian demands on Italy. but made it clear that Russia was anxious to obtain a foothold on the Mediterranean. "I will not conceal the Soviet Interest in Eritrea," the Italian colony bordering Ethiopia, Molotov said. But at the same time he hinted at a willingness to compromise on Yugoslavia’s claims against Italy ( by declaring that territory Italian In character should remain Ital ian. The dapper foreign commissar also declined to be specific on Moscow's views on the Itallan Yug06lav boundary, saying only that the question was "under dis cussion." He declared, however, that he believed those territories belonging to Croats and Slovenes should be turned over to Yugo slavia. Earlier, the Yugoslavs made for mal claims to Venetla Giulia before 1 the foreign ministers of the five leading allied nations. SUPPORTS BALKANS Molotov made a long statement supporting the governments estab lished In Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary which the United States See WANTS Page 2 WITNESS FAILS TO APPEAR Blond# Louisiana War Worker Fails To Testify In Epes Case __ * By JOANNE EDSON COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 18. —UVi —Blonde Nelson Klngsland, Loui siana war plant worker on whom the state sought to peg its love tri angle motive in Its charge ol wife murder against Lt. Samuel C. Epes, 27, of Richmond, Va., failed to ap pear today as the case opened its second day. Friendship and correspon dence between Epes and Miss Kingland of Lake Charles, La., after they had met while he was on maneuvers in 1944, waa re counted yesterday by witnesses in Epes’ trial on a charge of “suffocating and poisoning” his wife, Mary Lee Williams Epes, last January. Sheriff T. Alex Heise said that a subpoenae had been served by Lake Charles’ officers on Miss Klngsland September 5, but that “there’s no law by which we can compel her to appear when she is out of the state.” CROSS-EXAMINATION State Senate President Edgar A. Brown, counsel for Epes, subject ed Fort Jackson provost marshal Major Larry Gaines, who investi gated the case from its early stages, to a lengthy-examination. “Epes is not an emotional man, is he. He’s hard and stoic,” Brown hammered at Gaines as he sought to break the state’s contention that Epes had become involved with Miss Klngsland and had an emo tional upset. After bringing from Gaines a statement that the major had had but two years military police exper ience since having been elevated from a sergeantcy, Brown said of the state's attempt to establish a love triangle motive: “There would be a wholesale kill ing of army wives in the country if all Army married men reacted to See WITNESS Page 2 _ BEAST OF BELSEN’—Josef Kra mer (above), known as the “Beast of Belsen" because of his admin istration as director of the notorious Belsen concentration camp in Ger many, pleaded innocent of war crimes and conspiracy to commit mass murder at his trial before a British military court at Duene berg, Germany.—(AP Wirephoto) TRUMANCALLS OFF VISIT HERE Will Go To Raleigh From Statesville Nov ember 2 President Truman has definitely decided that he cannot visit Kings Mountain on his trip to States ville and Raleigh, November 2, it was learned today from Senator Clyde R. Hoey at Washington. Officials in charge of the Kings Mountain battleground 165th an niversary celebration had express ed a willingness to move back the event to suit the president’s con venience after he had indicated last week his purpose to include that in his Carolina itinerary if possible. Pressure to have the chief ex ecutive go to Raleigh for a visit with Senator Bailey caused that to be included so that the Presi dent. will fly to Charlotte, motor to Statesville and from there to Raleigh. He will go from Raleigh to Atlanta by plane the following day. * The Kings Mountain battle ground celebration will not be held on November 2, but plans to hold it a year hence when Pres ident Truman will be invited are already underway, it was learned this morning. Mahmud Issaway Hanged For Part In Assassination CAIRO, Sept. 18—(JP)—Mahmud Issaway, 26-year-old attorney, was hanged this morning for the slay ing of Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Pasha last Feb. 26 just af ter the government leader had announced his cabinet’s decision to declare war on the Axis. Issaway, pale and haggard, was led into.the death chamber by six guards at 8 a.m. and was pro nounced dead three minutes and 50 seconds later. 6-POINT PLAN ANNOUNCED TO AID BUILDERS OPA's Plea For Ceilings On Prices Of New Homes Is Denied FEARS PRICE BOOM WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.— (/P) — Reconversion Director John W. Snyder today an nounced the lifting of all re strictions on construction of private homes and other buildings, effective October 15. Snyder announced a six-point program designed to speed the ex pansion of the building industry, but his plan did not include ceil ings on the price of new homes, for which OPA has pleaded. Simultaneously, the War Pro duction Board disclosed that its famed order “L-41” will be revoked as of Oct. 15. It limits the build ing of stores, office buildings, ho tels, apartments and public works, as well as dwellings. Price Administrator Chester Bowles, only an hour before Sny der’s action, urged congress to au thorize price limits on new dwell ings. Otherwise, Bowles told a senate small business subcommittee, home prices will go sky-high in "the biggest price boom ever." SIX POINTS Snyder’s six points: 1. Inter-agency action will be taken to increase the supply of scarce building materials and, if necessary, to grant price and wage increases and priorities to break See 6-POINT Page 2 LAND READY FOR AIRPORT The last tract of land necessary for the development of the new Shelby airport in the Sharon church community has been deed ed to the city, It was learned this morning from Mayor Harry Wood son who said that the final tract was arranged in a transfer of sev eral acres of land with Mrs. M. D. Moore. The city now has in one con tingent tract more than 325 acres of land and Is ready to proceed with grading and construction of airport facilities, if and when Con gress passes the pending bill pro viding federal aid for airports, city officials say. WHAT’S DOING TODAY* 7:00 p.m. — Scouters club meets at Woman’s club at Boll ing Springs with Bolling Springs troop as hosts. 8:00 pun.—W.O.W. meets at clubhouse here. WEDNESDAY 7:15 pun. — Sunday school council of First baptist church meets at the church. 7:45 p.m.—Prayer meeting at Presbyterian church. 8:00 p.m.—Mid-week prayer and praise service at First Baptist church. 8:00 p.m.—Fellowship hour , at Central Methodist church. TODAY IN CONGRESS: House And Senate Debate Unemployment Pay, Discharges By 1HAA HALL WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. —(IP)— The senate today opened what look ed like its hottest debate since the war ended—a tussel over how much to pay the unemployed. The house, going on with Its noisy discussion of Army discharges, seemed on the verge of passing a bill to win more enlistments by making Army life more appealing. Inquiring committees of both the senate and house tackled tough postwar problems. That was the picture in congress today.___1_ were is me i . im. j..-packed cen tral issue before the senate: President Truman wants higher weekly payments for Jobless people. The senate finance committee said “No”. The senate must decide whether to spank its own committee and side with the President. Senator George (D-Ga), the committee chairman, doesn’t think this will happen. Senator Kilgore (D-W. Va.) who wants it to happen, estimated to See HOUSE Page l „ V^J TRUMAN TELLS ‘MAMA’ GOODBYE — President Harry S. Truman (right) leans over for a farewell kiss from his mother, Mrs. Martha E. Truman, 92, whom he calls “Mama,” at the end of a visit with her at Grandview, Mo. Shortly afterwards, the President left for Washington via I plane.—(AP Wirephoto). Japanese War Lords Removed In Korea Allies Are Agreed, Says Truman, That Korea Will Be come Free And Independent WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—(IP)—President Truman said today that Japanese war lords are being removed from Korea and the building of a great nation has now begun there. —--The United States. China. Great DR. MITCHELL WILL RESIGN Cleveland Health Officer Has Accepted Post In Iredell County Dr, Z. P. Mitchell, Cleveland health officer for the past seven years, will tender his resignation j from that post within the next | few days to take up his duties as j full-time health officer for Ire dell county. Announcement that Dr. Mitch ell has accepted the place in Ire dell county was made yesterday in Statesville and he confirmed it here this morning. Members of the Cleveland board of health, who have not yet re ceived Dr. Mitchell’s resignation said, they had not yet taken any steps toward selection of a suc cessor. Under Dr. Mitchell’s administra tion the Cleveland health office has had marked success and its services have baen extended to every corner of the county. Dr. Mitchell Is a native of Bertie county, is a graduate of Wake See DR. MITCHELL Page 2 UAW Willing To Accept Compromise Raise Temporarily DETROIT, Sept. 18. —(JP)— Offi cers of the United Automobile Work ers (CIO) indicated today they would be willing to accept tempor ary adjustments of their 30 per cent wage increase demand on the automobile industry. President R. J. Thomas and Sec retary-Treasurer George F. Addes said at Flint, however, that the union would not be satisfied in an ultimate settlement with any less than 30 per cent. Addes said there would be no compromise. “Labor doesn’t do business in the old-fashioned way any more,” Addes said._„ ______ V ‘ Britain and the Soviet Union are helping in lifting up Korea, and all are agreed, he declared, that that- country “shall become free and independent.” He added in a statement that assumption by the Koreans them selves of the responsibilities and functions of a free nation and the elimination of all vestiges of Jap anese control “will of necessity require time and patience.” Its speedy attainment, he said, “will require the joint efforts of the Korean people and of the Al lies.” “The surrender of the Japanese forces in Seoul, ancient Korean capital,” the President asserted “heralds the liberation of a free dom-loving and heroic people.” Some of the Japanese leaders in Korea are being retained tem porarily, Mr. Truman said, but only because of their "technical qualifications.” Russell Wants Hirohito Taken As War Criminal WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 —UP)— Smouldering congressional dissat isfaction with peace terms impos ed upon Japan flamed today with a demand by Senator Russell (D Ga) for the arrest of Emperor Hi rohito as a war criminal. The Georgia senator decried, in an address prepared for senate delivery, what he de scribed as a “soft peace” de veloping for Japan. He said if present policies are continued "we are headed for complete failure and another war” in the Orient. Russell was the first to bring before the senate complaints about the arrangements under which Japan surrendered. Several of his colleagues have voiced similar dissatisfaction pri vately since the peace terms were signed. ON THRONE Under those terms Hirohito re mains on his throne but takes or ders from Gen. Douglas MacAr See RUSSELL Pa*« * _ _ JAPS ALLOWED TO RESUME AIR TRANSPORT Limited Service; No More Than Four Planes In Air At Oncte EXODUS TjNDERWAY TOKYO, Sept. 18.—(ff»)— General Mac Arthur’s head quarters, newly established opposite the imperial palace, reported today that Japan has been permitted to resume a sharply-restricted air trans port service radiating from Tokyo, with no more than four planes in the air at a time and subject to cancella tion whenever it ceases to further allied interests. The occupation of this defeated country proceeded quietly, with no further elaboration of Mac Arthur’s statement of yesterday that 200,000 regular army troops probably would be sufficient to rule Japan within six months, al lowing “complete demobilization” of Pacific draftees. Previous low est estimates for the occupation force had been 400,000. Dispatches from Washington described the State department as “surprised” and “concerned” at MacArthur’s 200,000 estimate, which drew favorable comment from some members of Congress. There was no comment here on the Washington reaction or on the possibility that President Tru man might have to define the A merican occupation policy. Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, commanding U. S. Eighth army occupation forces on Honshu, said See JAPS Page 2 PATTERSON TO GETWARPOST Expected To Be Chosen To Succeed Stimson In War Department WASHINGTON, Sept. 18—t/P)— President Truman has chosen Un dersecretary Robert P. 'Patterson to succeed Henry L. Stimson as sec retary of war. This was learned today as Presi dent Truman called a news con ference for 4 p.m. (EWT) when he is expected to make the offi cial announcement. Stimson will be 78 Friday. Stimson’s retirement may be fol lowed by several other war depart ment changes. John J. McCoy, assistant secre tary of war, also is expected to return to private life soon. The retirement of General George C. Marshall, chief of staff, is ex pected within weeks. Lieutenant General Brehon Som ervell, chief of the army service forces, may soon take a job in a private industry. General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold, commanding general of the army air forces, is another who wants to retire. LIBERATED—After three and a half years in Jap prison camps, Hugh Hamrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Huff Hamrick of Boiling Springs, was freed September 10 from the Osaka camp. hughhMick IS LIBERATED Captured At Corregidor, Survives Long Stay In Jap Prison Pvt. Hugh Hamrick, a prisoner of the Japanese since he was c^> tured on Corregidor in April, 1942, was released from the Jap prise* camp at Osaka on September 10, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Huff Ham rick, of Boiling Springs. Only Pvt. Coy D. Lankford, cap tured in the Philippines in May, 1942, remains unreported of the Cleveland county men who were taken prisoners in the war. The message received last even ing was the first from Pvt. Ham rick since the war's end, although a note written by him in Febru ary was received last month to say that he was well at that time. No indication of his physical con dition was contained in the mes sage telling of his liberation. Pvt. Hamrick was shipped to the Philippines promptly after his in duction because of his expert knowledge of handling heavy ma chinery. He was put to operating a bulldozer for the army on Cor regidor, where he was captured along with General Wainwright’s forces. He and Pvt. Lankford, whose mother lives at Double Shoals, were first in Jap prison camps on the Philippines, but both were afterward moved, Pvt. Hamrick to Osaka on Honshu is land, Pvt. Lankford to Fuku Oka. ROAD SENTENCE IS STRUCK OUT George Gardner, sentenced to two months on the roads last week for assault with deadly weapon in connection with his alleged part in an affray which took place near the Webb theatre, withdrew his appeal to Superior court today when judgment was changed in Cleveland Recorder’s court from the two-month road sentence to a fine of $10 and costs. Judge A. A. Powell granted the motion for a change in judgment following an appearance of Gardner’s at torney. FOUNDATIONS OF PEACE: Europe Needs Shipments Of Food To Avert Starvation By DeWITT MacKENZIE, AP News Analyst Europe’s dangerous shortage of food was emphasized again yester day when 47 American organiza tions petitioned President Truman for quick shipments of foodstuffs to avert starvation. The President later issued a Statement saying “this government is bending every effort to find solutions to this problem” and re affirming his pledge at the time of the Potsdam conference: “If we let Europe go cold and hungry, we may lose some of the founda tions of order on which the hoped for world-wide peace must rest. We must help to the limits of our strength. And we will.” He added, that “much suffering may be expected during the com ing winter in certain areas of the continent.” At the same time an Associated Press dispatch from Germany epi tomized this perilous situation. It reported that shovel squads al ready are preparing graves for Berlin citizens who are expected to die from starvation or suicide during the winter. See EUROPE Page 2 WATERS STILL RISING AFTER HEAVY RAINS Roanoke, Cape Fear, Neuse And Tar Rivers Above Flood Stage MODERATE WINDS ! RALEIGH,-Sept. 18.—(fP) —A major flood, potentially “one of the worst we have ever had,” was reported on four big North Carolina riv ers today by the U. S. weath er station here. Present reports of rampaging waters along the Roanoke, Cape Fear, Neuse and Tar rivers point to “almost a record flood already,” officials said, and despite clearing skies over central North Carolina, waters still are rising rapidly. The Cape Fear at Fayetteville, with a flood stage of 35 feet, had risen to 56 feet by early morning, and H. E. Kichline, director of the weather station, said he ex pected the river to reach 62 feet, or 27 feet above flood stage, by Thursday. At Elizabethtown, the Cape Fear had reached 31.2 feet early today and is still rising. The Neuse had topped flood stage at Smithfield and Neuse early today, with readings of 21.5 feet ar Smithfield and 23.6 at Neuse. Flood stage at Smithfield is 13 feet, and at Neuse, 14. At Goldsboro, the river had reached 13.4 feet and at Kinston, 9.6 flood stage at both stations as 14 feet. Kichline said he expects the Neuse to go “very high” but he gave no aenmte stage. ABOVE FLOOD The Roanoke, four feet above its 31-foot flood stage at Weldon, was rising rapidly. At Clarksville it reached the 13-foot flood stage, and had topped flood stage at Danville by 5.8 feet and at Ran dolph, Va„ by 2.3 feet. Read ings at Danville early today were 16.8 feet, and at Randolph, 23.3 feet. At Williamston, the Roa noke had reached 9.2 feet, within .8 feet of flood stage. The Tar river, two feet below flood stage at Greenville, had risen to 11 feet. At Tarboro, it measur ed 15.6 feet and at Enfield, 14.1 feet. Flood stage at Enfield is 13 feet. At Rocky Mount, the river had risen 2.1 feet above flood stage. Kichline predicted “one of the worst floods we have ever had,” along the Cape Fear and the Roa noke, and added the Neuse might also come within this category. ESCAPED BRUNT With the exception of winds that reached a top velocity of 35 m.p.h. at Carolina Beach, south of Wilmington, and torrential rains that caused swollen streams in most sections of the state and blocked highways, in some in stances, North Carolina had ap parently escaped the brunt of a west Indian storm that swirled through Florida and began spend ing its fury yesterday after strik ing in lower South Carolina. The hurricane that caused $50, 000,000 damage at Miami and See WATERS Page 2 RESPTfEFROM RAIN WELCOME 7.84 Inches Recorded Since Friday; Streams Receding Relief from the 7.84 inches qf rainfall which since Friday had fallen to swell streams out of their banks was welcomed this morning as the sun came out to shine brightly with the weather man promising fair and warmer wea ther. The Piedmont and Fallston schools did not operate today, high water having prevented school buses from making their full rounds yesterday in certain sections. If streams continue to recede classwork will be resumed tomorrow in those schools unable ! to carry on today. Heaviest rain of the four-day period came Monday when 3.32 inches were recorded. ,
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