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» WEATHER North Carolina: Pair and a lit tle warmer today, Sunday partly cloudy and mild, followed by col der In west portion Sunday after noon. Tshe Hdblhy - Baily Him« CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONE 1100 - State Theatre Today - “And Now Tomorrow” ALAN LORETTA LADD YOUNG VOL XLII1— 294 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. SATURDAY. DEC. 8. 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES -.—i— :"i.'3 SINGLE COPIES—54 * * * * ##.*## * * * * * » High Command Expected West Coast Plane Factories To Be Hit ACTUAL STRIKE LEAST LIKELY OF ALL PLACES Marshall Testifies They Assumed Guam, Wake Would Be Token WEAK ONDEFENSES By J. W. Davis WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.— (iT*)—The U. S. high command expected the Japanese to bomb airplane factories in Seattle, Wash., and San Diego, Calif., rather than Pearl Har bor, in 1941, Gen. George C. Marshall disclosed today. Questioned by the Joint Congres sional Pearl Harbor Investigating commute, the wartime chief of staff testified that he and other high officers thought this way ear ly in December, 1941: "I assumed Guam would be tak en. probably Wake, though taking Wake Island would be more diffi cult. There was a possibility that an effort would be made to strike at the Panama Canal, our air plants In Seattle and San Diego.” Marshall said he thought “the most improbable” form of the Japanese assault would be what actually happened — a blow at Hawaii. At that time the aircraft indus try on th west coast was starting to reach high prdouction although quantity had not yet reached the armed forces. Marshall also said he believ ed in late 1941 that ‘if we had had 100 four-engine bombers In the Philippines," Japan would have stopped its aggression. The former chief of staff told the Senate-House committee Investi gating the Dec. 7, 1941 attack an Pearl Harbor In Hawaii that every effort was being made then to gqln time tor strengthening America’s outposts. "We think in thousands now,” he ■aid. “but 100 then was a very large concentration of bombers. I felt Bee ACTUAL Page 2 FIVE KILLED IN CAR WRECK MEBANE, Dec. 8— (JP) —Mebane police officers reported today that five persons were killed and one seriously hurt late last night when an automobile ran Into the rear of a tobacco truck on Highway 119 north of here. Police identified the dead, all of the Mebane area, as Jack Finley, Polly Sue Warren, Mel Dixon and two girls named George whose given names were not known. Ben Dixon, brother of Mel, was seri ously hurt. All the dead and Injured were riding in the automobile. The driver of the truck was not hurt. 9 First War Criminal Trials Of Pacific Area Start Dec. 17 TOKYO, Dec. 8—UP)—The army announced officially today the first war criminal trials will be gin Dec. 17 in Yokohama and will be for Japanese accused of atro cities against American prisoners of war. The trials will be heard by an American military tribunal. Approximately 300 Japanese military and civilian personnel Will be tried In this category of "atrocity” crimes. HESS LAUGHS AT TRIAL—Ru dolf Hess, No. 3 Nazi, breaks into a laugh Nov. 30 at a stage of the International War Crimes trial in r the Neurnberg Palace of Justice. ; Twenty high-ranking Nazis are in the prisoner’s dock at the trial. Hess was recently ruled sane. (AP Wirephoto). COMMUNISTS LAUNCH DRIVE Report 6 U. S. Fliers, Forc ed Down In Their Terri tory, Returned By SPENCER MOOSA CHUNGKING, Dec. nese communists today announced that six American fliers who made a forced landing in communist territory last Nov. l have been returned to Tientsin, and reported simultaneously the beginning of a 100,000-man central government offensive in Shansi and Honan provinces. The American airmen were accorded “good treatment” while in communist territory, although, the Reds added, they had ‘‘previously strafed com munists and dropped intimi dating handbills over commun ist-held towns in central Ho peh province.” Names of the fliers have not been announc ed. They were returned to Ameri can-guarded Tientsin, said the communists as a sign of "Sino American friendship.” TO BE RETURNED Their plane, forced down 70 miles southwest of Tientsin, will be returned as soon as U. S. of ficers claim it. f The reported national govern ment offensive, communists said, began with the massing of 100,000 men along the Lunghai railroad between Chenghsien and Tung kwan—bolstered by well-armed Japanese. Vanguards of these government and Japanese forces already have begun to cross the Yellow river in their alleged offensive against "liberated” areas of southern Shansi and northern Honan pro vinces, the communists reported. Two nationalist columns report edly succeeded in joining at Yung chang on the Tatung-Puchow See COMMUNISTS Page 2 WHAT’S DOING~ SUNDAY 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.—USO cen ter open to service folk visit ing in the .city. 8 p.m.—Joint church service for all churches in city, to be held at First Baptist church, with high school glee club pre senting cantata. MONDAY 7 p.m.—Elders and deacons of Presbyterian church meet at the church. Stassen, Bricker Tops As GOP Presidential Possibilities By JACK BELL Associated Press Political News Editor. CHICAGO, Dec. 8 —(A3)— Hie names of Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota and John W. Bricker of Ohio popped up most in lobby conversations about a 1948 GOP ticket as the Republican National committee prepared to act today on a congressional declaration of party poilcy. A resolutions committee headed by veteran Rep. Carroll Reece of Tennessee scheduled a meeting to couidar the Interim platform, ^ *• amid indications party leaders are set to squelch any possible criti cism or additions. Clarence Budington Kelland, Arizona member, told reporters he wants the national committee to supplement what the senators and representatives had to say. But the betting odds were long that he would be unsuccessful in this effort. Kelland had some support in the move, however. Walter S. Halla nan of West Virginia said he See STASSEN Page 2 GM UNION DELEGATES TO DISCUSS STRIKE Wage Dispute Only '"Few Cents Nearer Solution" Today MONOPOLY CHARGED DETROIT, Dec. 8.—(/P)— General Motors local union delegates from 20 states con vened in Detroit today (10 A. M. EST) to review a wage dispute that appeared only a few cents nearer solution than when their recommendations led to the widespread GM strike 18 days ago. The 200 members of the nation al GM council were summoned in to session by the International CIO United Auto Workers specifi cally to consider President Tru man’s back-to-work plea. But there was no doubt that all de velopments since the walkouts of 125,000 workers began would be given a thorough going over. The latest on these was the justice department’s assurance that it was looking into the union’s charges that General Motors holds a “monopoly position” in the automobile industry because of the de pendence of other firms on GM for engine fad pumps and other car parts. General Motors has not com mented QS~the investigation, wfeioh was requested after the corpora l tlon asked the union to relax its strike to permit production of parts for rival, but dependent, automotive companies. CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE The UAW’s conditional accept ance of this plan was expected to rank high on the national GM council's agenda. A letter appear See GM Page 2 LOCATION UNO HOME TALKED Cities In United States And Europe Bid For Per manent Site LONDON, Dec. 8—(/P)—Prepare* tory commission delegates plunged deeper today into the argument ov er establishing the United Nations’ permanent home in the United States or Europe, while a sub-com mittee resumed hearings on offers from American cities for the world capital site. Delegations from Miami, Fla., Hyde Park, N. Y., and the state of Indiana appeared before the sub committee to advance arguments for selection of respective localities as the world organization’s per manent home. Meanwhile, a general committee of the United Nations preparatory commission aifeued the main issue: i Should the world capital be in the United States or Europe? THREE-TO-ONE Although 14 members of the exe cutive committee, including Russia, have recommended selection of the United States, opening arguments yesterday gave European support ers a three-to-one edge. However, delegates supporting the United States were still optimistic over chances of winning the necessary two-thirds majority. The swing of Canada and Po land, along with Greece, to the European side yesterday came as a ■ surprise to most delegates. The Arab states appeared to hold the deciding votes, and their stand is expected to reflect where they expect to receive support on other conference issues. J SAYS BORMANN DIED — Capt. Hanna Reitsch (above), German aviatrix who flew the last Nazi plane out of Berlin, has told U. S. counter intelligence men that Mar tin Bormann, being tried in ab sentia for war crimes, Joined in a death pact with Hitler a few hours before the German capital fell. (AP Wirephoto). 17WEWHEN C47 CRASHES 15 Of Dead Are Army ' Men, Several Under Discharge Orders BILLINGS, MONT., Dec. 8—(TP) —Fifteen army men, several of them under discharge orders, and two northwest airlines pilots were reported killed early today during a snowstorm when their west bound plane, a C-47, crashed and burned one mile west of Billings in a field. Names of the dead are being withheld by army authorities and air lines officials until next-of kin are notified. Eight men were taken to a Bil lings hospital, where two of them, the plane’s pilot and co-pilot, died shortly afterward. Of the 23 on the plane six escaped death, but were said by hospital attendants to be in critical condition. The pilot was found pinned be neath the motor when police ar rived at the scene at 2:15 a.m. (MST). The crash occurred about 2:10 a. m. when the army plane, ap proaching the fillings Municipal airport for a landing, apparently See 17 DIE Page 2 Eilchelberger On Way To Asheville LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8—(TP)—Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, com mander of the American Eighth army, en route yesterday to his home in Asheville, told reporters: “Cleaning up Japan means just that. We had to de-flea and de louse everything. Even around To kyo. We’ve got stoves, roofs, and showers for the boys.” The general will return to Ja pan Dec. 31 to take command of the occupation forces. Big Three Ministers Will Meet In Moscow To Talk Atomic Energy By John M. Hightower WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—(/P)—The Big Three among world powers will make their first joint approach to the ominous subject of atomic energy control at a meeting of United States, British and Russian foreign secretaries in Moscow December 15. An official announcement by the State department said that “an exchange of views on the sub ject of the control of atomic en ergy” definitely would be held. The secretaries also will take up other matters of “current con cern” to their governments. Secretary of State Byrnes will have to leave by early next week in order to meet Foreign Minis ter Bevin of Britain and Foreign Commissar Molotov of Russia on the agreed date. Problems which they may dis cuss include the civil strife in Iran, allied controls for Japan, the unification of China, and means of getting European peace plans back on the track, although the announcement last night did not specify these as discussion topics. RUSSIA’S VIEWS Pending an agreement on when and how to hold a European peace conference, political reconstruc tion of the continent has been de layed. A troublesome issue has been whether the United States and Britain eventually will recog nize governments for Rumania and Bulgaria which Russia con siders acceptable. The meeting will afford the first See BIG THREE Page 2 Forecast Of Cotton Production Drops Present Indicated Yield 9,195,000 Against Predic tion of 9,368,000, Month Ago WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—(/P)—The .agriculture depart ment today reported the indicated production of cotton this year at 9,195,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight. .inis csuiiiulc compares wun », 368.000 baleS forecast a month a/D, with 12,230,000 bales produced in 1944 and with an average producr tion of 12,29,000 bales for the 1934 43 period. The department reported the acreage harvested at 17,688,000 acres compared with 20,009,000 last year and with the 1934-43 average of 25.616.000. The yield of. lint cotton per acre was estimated at 249.6 pounds com pared with 293.5 pounds last year land with the ten-year average of 231. The production of cottonseed was indicated at 3,703,000 tons, com pared with 4,902,000 last year and with the ten year average of 5, 175.000. RUNNING BALES Cotton ginned from the 1945 crop prior to Dec. 1 was estimat ed at 7,384,351 runing bales (count ing round as half bales) by the Census Bureau in a report issued with the agriculture department’s production report. The acreage harvested, the yield per acre, and the indicated pro duction, for 1944 and 1945, re spectively, by states, were reported as follows: Missouri, 405,000 and 250,000 acres; 487 and 297 pounds, and 411.000 and 155,000 bales. Virginia 30,000 and 25,000 ; 460 and 326; and 29,000 and 17,000. North Carolina 750,000 and 555.000 ; 454 and 371; and 710, 000 and 430,000. South Carolina 1,080,000 and 1,000,000 ; 384 and 324; and 864.000 and 675,000. Georgia 1,360,000 and 1,250,000; 286 and 256 ; 810,000 and 665,000. Tennessee 660,000 and 630,000; 409 and 377; 562,000 and 495,000. See FORECAST Page 2 SEEK CONTROLS ON BUILDING Administration Concerned Lest Homes Not Get Their Share — WASHINGTON, Dec. 8- (IP) — Unseasonal gains in construction activity were reported today as the White House worked on new con trols intended to guarantee small homes a share in the building boom. In addition to restoring priori ties over building materials, Presi dent Truman said yesterday some sort of price control over real es tate are needed. Otherwise he foresees inflation, especially in the cost of smaller residences. This swing to controls which were scrapped less than two months ago gained impetus from a report of the Bureau of Labor State :s. It showed that a “surge” of city building got under way in Octo ber, the month when building con trols were lifted, but that new dwellings accounted for little more than a third of the total new con struction. The report added: “Since there are no longer any restrictions on home construction, more houses are being built in the higher price brackets.” Mr. Truman told his news con ference he did not yet know just how the restoration of priorities would be applied but that the plan was to see that building materials See SEEK Page 2 BYjRN^S SIGN'S LOAN DOCUMENT—.Secretary of State Byrnes (second from right) signs agreement for a $4,400,000,000 loan to Great Britain by the U nited States during a ceremony at the state depart ment in Washington, D. C. Left to right: Lord Keynes, chief adviser to the British financial mission which negotiated the loan; Earl of Halifax, British Ambassador to the U. S., Byrnes, and U. S. Secretary ol Treasury Fred Vinson. (AP ‘WirephotoJ. SCHACT IS AMUSED — Hjalmar Schacht, who was the master-mind behind German finances, smiles in the dock at Neurnberg, Germany, during his war crimes trial with other high Nazis. (AP Wirephoto) PLANESLOOK FOR LOST MEN Intensified Search For Missing 27 Goes Into Third Day MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 8—(fP)—Ev ery army, navy and coast guard i plane that can be spared for i search duty was ordered into the air today for a third day of inten taified effort to locate 27 men miss ing at sea aboard six navy air craf.t An entire formation of five tor pedo bombers with 14 men aboard MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 8 —(A3)— The Navy announced that flar es and a large fire were seen 20 mil esapart in il- desolate marshlands between Melbourne and Orlando shortly after 2 a. m. today and said search crews were being rushed to the scene id the hope of finding some survivors of 27 missing airmen. was swallowed up while on a prac tice flight Wednesday at dusk, and a big Martm air-sea rescue craft that winged in search of them also disappeared. It carried a crew of 13. 100,000 SQUARE MILES An armada of 252 planes which combed 100,000 square miles of the Atlantic yesterday was checked and refueled to take to the air again at dawn today. Eighteen surface craft have maintained continuous day and night search, and some long range bombers stayed in the air during darkness in hopes of sighting flares. Today’s search area was extend ed 100 miles to an offshore dis tance of 350 miles, extending east ward from Palm Beach and St. Augustine. Hope was not abandoned, but the navy yesterday released the crew’s names and listed them as missing. MERCURY DROPS BELOW FREEZING Dropping below the freezing point for the first time in several nights, the mercury went down to 27 degrees last night. A low of 31 degrees and a high of 60 was registered yesterday. The thermometer was on its way up again this morning with sunshine flooding the countryside. The sun will take a rest behind clouds tomorrow, according to the official forecast but mild temper- i atures will still prevail. 1 DETERMINED TO REESTABLISH DUTCH RULE Means End To Efforts To Work Out Compromise With Indonesians USE DUTCH TROOPS By Vern Haugland BATAVIA, JAVA, Dec. 8. —(#*)—Highest authorities said today the British had de cided to bring whatever addi tioanl forces might be needed into Java to restore order and reestablish Dutch sovereignty in the Netherlands East Indies. The decision, which would end the British policy of dealing with Indonesian independence leaders in an effort to work out a compro mise. was said to have been reach ed at the Singapore conferences tihs week between Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten and British, French and Dutch commanders. A fully informed source who cannot be quoted by name said the new plan called for use of a large number of Dutch troops as well as British reinforce ments. The Dutch, this source said, would hold various objec tives after they were taken by the British. (In London, a British foreign ofice spokesman declined to com ment on the report, saying the sit uation was in the hands of - the British commander in Java.) REPORT TO HAGUE British attacks against Indone sian nationalists in the Ambarawa area, continued today, while in Batavia a new Indonesian news paper asserted that Hubertus J. Van Mook, acting governor gen eral of the Netherlands East In dies, had received a "peremptory order” to report to the Hague. 'The Dutch news agency Aneta said six Royal Air Force Thunder bolts bombed and strafed two points south of Ambarawa in the Semarang area of Central Java, where Indonesian forces were sus pected of concentration. (The dispatch from Batavia said the aircraft dropped leaflets first, giving the "peaceable popu lation” 13 minutes notice to take cover. Returning pilots were quot ed as saying targets were bombed accurately.) Dutch officials declined to com ment on the report of the Eng See DETERMINED Page 2 Captain Of Jap Sub To Testify In Trial Of McVay TOKYO, Dec. 8 —VP)— Kyodo news agency said today that com mander Ike Hashimoto, captain of the submarine I. I. 58, left by plane yesterday for Washington to testify in the court martial trial of Capt. Charles B. McVay, skip per of the cruiser Indianapolis — which was sunk, Kyodo said, by Hashimoto’s sub. American authorities requested Hashimoto's attendance as a wit ness, Kyodo reported. Appeals Denied HERFORD, Germany, Dec. 8— (JP)—Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery today rejected all ap peals of Belsen concentration camp defendants and ordered Command er Josef Kramer, blonde Irma Grese and nine other officials of the Bel sen and Oswiecim camp* to be hanged. CRACKING JAP CODE: I Hottest Secret Of War Was Capital Cocktail Bar Talk By TOM REEDY WASHINGTON, Dec. 8— (/P) — The hottest secret of the war— that the U. S. had cracked the Japanese code — was cocktail bar gossip in Washington and Tokyo never got wise. Army officers spoke “carelessly” of it. One man employed as a code cracker tried to sell it. Fliers in the Pacific theater deduced it. Sitting on top of the powder keg was General George C. Marshall, chief of staff, getting grayer by the minute. Marshall told Pearl Harbor in vestigators in congress how one thing after another turned up to give him the military creeps. It came out yesterday when ha was explaining how he heard Gov ernor Thomas E. Dewey knew tha secret and feared it might beeome public during the 'presidential cam* paign. Dewey kept silent at Mar shall’s urgent plea. CARELESS TALK The general said he didn’t know how the information got to Dewey. But— Reports came to Marshall that army officers were "talking care See HOTTEST Page J -
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