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WEATHFR Cloudy today and tonight. Rain or snow on coast and snow in interior ending in west this afternoon and in east tonight. Lowest temperature 22 to 26 in west, 28 to 32 in southeast. The»»3?.hkstIslg Mr oijiii v Eiij/iixjj wuin iik) iNEiWorAriift oiiNV_/£i ley-i iriiij^rtiursCi iiuu - State Theatre Today - “LADY IN THE DARK” Ginger Rogers — Rav Milland and Jon Hail VOL XLlll— 300 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. SATURDAY, DEC. 15, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—5* i BLIZZARD MAYHOLDUP CONFERENCE Preparations For Opening Complete But Beyin Delayed 'EXPORATORY' MEET By Eddy Gilmore MOSCOW, Dec. 15.—(/P)— Preparations were completed for the opening of the “big three” foreign ministers’ con ference today, but a raging blizzard threatened to delay the arrival of British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin. There was no word on whether Bevin would attempt to make the flight from Berlin today, but Brit ish officials said that, in view of the experiences of U. S. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes in the storm yesterday, it was doubtful if Bevin would take any chances. This would mean that the British foreign secretary might not arrive until Sunday or la ter if the blizzard continued and it would consequently mean a postponemcn of the conference. Byrnes, who arrived here late yesterday after his plane was lost for an hour in the storm, spent the night at Spasso house, the residence of American ambassador, where he conferred with his staff and made last-minute prepara tions for the talks. ISSUES SHAPE UP Foreign observers here felt thatj several issues already have taken definite shape. Conceding that the | question of controlling atomic en-: crgy will be the main issue, observ ers pointed to Iran and Japan — in the light of recent developments —as subjects which appeared like ly to come up for discussion. Byrne*, at a press conference last night, gave no Indication of what subjects were on the agenda, but he declared he wanted It understood that “thia Is no peace conference.” He sal dthe "only purpose of the meeting is to carry out the spirit of the Yalta meeting — to meet every three or four months lo preserve contacts between the governments.” The present con ference, he said, was "Just explo ratory.” “NOT A "BAD SIGN” Byrnes said he would not regard It as a “bad sign” if no formal an nouncement of an agreement fol lows the conference. "I think it is a far more import ant thing,” he added, "if we make contact for an exchange of views rather than meet to make an See BLIZZARD Page 2 Ceilings On Other Makes Of Cars Due Soon WASHIINOTON, Dec. 15 — UP)— Price ceilings on additional makes of new automobiles may be an nounced next week, OPO said to day. The agency turned to the job re maining after disclosing that retail prices for Ford-built Mercurys will range from $73 to $105 higher than they were In January, 1942. With Fords and Studebakers priced earlier, ceilings are still to come for the General Motors Line, Chrysler-built cars, Packard, Hud son, Nash and one or two other makes. In announcing Mercury ceilings yesterday, OPA said the retail In crease would average fouf per cent plus from $30 to $65, depending on the model, for design and engineer ing changes. The manufacturers’ Increase av erages 8.4 per cent. Dealers’ pre war discounts will be cut 2.5 per centage points, a uniform reduc tion for the Industry, to prevent the full manufacturers’ Increase from being passed on to the public. tfwf CHRISTMAS SEALS JAP EXECUTIONER TO HANG—Jap Warrant Officer Tatanichi Manaka (kneeling) demonstrates in military court on Kwajalein island the position in which he placed a captured American flier to behead him on Mille Atoll in February, 1944. Manaka and five other Jap officers were convicted and sentenced to be hanged for beheading the members of an American B-25 crew.—(AP Wirephoto from U. S. Navy). GIANT MANHUNT? Army Deserters Of 3 Nations Sought 10,000 American, British, Canadian Deserters Held Responsible For London Crime Ware By Bardon D. Pattie LONDON, Dec. 15.—(/P)—An “army” of military and civilian police early today concluded an unprecedented city wide mauhunt in an effort to apprehend 10,000 American, British and Canadian army deserters and smash a record INDONESIANS MASS MIGHT Arms, Reinforcements For Native Fiqhters Reach ing Tjikampek BATAVIA, Java, Dec. 15—{IP)— Indonesian forces were reported today massing at Tjikampek, 70 miles east of Batavia, for a stand against the British. The Dutch News agency Aneta said considerable quantities of arms had been transported from Bandoeng to Tjikampek, important rail junction, and reinforcements had been arriving there recently from various parts of Java. The British announced today that the chief of the Indonesian peace preservation corps, uniform ed force of the unrecognized In donesian Republic, had recommend ed “full military action,” if neces sary, against extremist forces In Java. At the same time, a British press statement said disorders were increasing in the northwestern sec tor of Bandoeng,' summer capital of Java, where sporadic fighting has been in progress for several weeks. PEACE EFFORTS Despite continued outbreaks of violence, the statement said, “there is more evidence of positive ac tion by the Indonesian Tur tpeace preservation corps) in co operating with British authorities.” Skirmishes between British and Tndonesian forces were reported near the Dutch naval base of See INDONESIANS Page 2 crime wave. Striking suddenly at 8 p.m., 2, 000 London policemen aided by military police of three nations, estimated by one newspaper at about 6,000, sealed Metropolitan London in a gigantic dragnet and combed the city with the precis ion of a military invasion. The check continued until day break, when police stations were Jammed with hundreds of persons unable to satisfy officials as to their identity. Newsmen, check ing the arrests, reported from 500 : to 800 persons had been brought 1 in during the first five horns of i the roundup. Searchers blocked the principal artery streets and bridges, then j swooped down on London’s thea tres, restaurants, bars, night clubs, hotels, railway stations and other night gathering spots. The net was drawn tightest in the area around Piccadilly circus, I London’s “Times Square.” Traffic | chaos gripped that busy sector as police swept in on hundreds of See ARMY Page 2 50,735 Bales Of I Cotton Ginned In Cleveland To Dec. 1 Cleveland’s 1945 cotton crop broke the 50,000 bales mark with a fignre of 50,735 bales to December 1, Thamer C. Beam, cotton statistician, revealed to day. The figure compares with 52,082 bales at the same date last year and caused seasoned observers to predict Cleveland’s 1945 crop will exceed 55,000 bales which would compare with last year 54,700. MARSHALL OFF TO TAKE POST IN CHINA Will Tackle Difficult Job Of Unification Of Nation ONLY ONE SOLUTION By John M. Hightower WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.— (JP)—Gen. George C. Marshall left the capital at 9:08 A. M., today by plane for his new diplomatic post in China. Acompanying the general to the Orient was a military attache, Col. Henry A. Byroade, and a State De partment aide, James R. Shepley. The general is expected to reach Chungking about the middle of next week. Marshall carried with him to Chungking a directive on V. S. policy on China. He tackles there a job that has stumped others — the unification of China. The outline of this U. S. policy, given him by President Truman, will be released for publication tomor row. Diplomats said there was no doubt Marshall’s major Job was to bring about harmony between the com munist elements of north China and the national government forces led by Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek. SUCCEEDS HURLEY He succeeds Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, who resigned Nov. 27 with a blast at State Department career diplomats whom he accused of failing to support his work in Chungking. On Marshall’s efforts may de pend: (1) The expeditious removal of Japanese troops—stUMn north China. (2) The withdrawal of American Marines who are committed to stay until the Japs are out. (3) The elimination of China as a possible scene of power rivalries among Britain, Russia and the United States. (4) Development of China as a strong nation capable of acting as See MARSHALL Page 2 SECOND SNOW IN TWO DAYS Celebrating the announcement by the solid fuels administration that more coal would be available for this section within the next few weeks, King Winter pulled the stops this morning and presented Shelby and vicinity with its sec ond snow in two days. With the mercury hovering just above the freezing point the big soft flakes were melting where they hit the wet streets and ground. On tops of cars, bushes and in dry places a second coat ing was being applied. The weatherman promised more snow or rain for late this after noon and tonight with lower tem peratures, probably falling as much as 10 degrees below the freezing point. Much of the snow which fell on Thursday melted yesterday under rising temperatures. The thermo meter registered a high of 38 yes terday and a low of 28 degrees early last night. Rainfall amount ing to .08 of an inch fell during the day. Lower temperatures were pro mised for Sunday. N. C. E-Bond Quota Short By $9,300,000 WINSTON-SALEM, Dec. 15—(JP) —Approximately $9,300,000 remains to be raised in North Carolina’s E bond sale quota. State War Fi nance Chairman Clarence T. Lein bach said last night. KAZMAYER SAYS: Future Peace Depends On Ability Of Russia, U. S. To Work Together By JOHN WEBB CANNON Star City Editor Russia, Immense, working, pro ducing, fighting, disciplined and willing to die for communism, was pictured as looming dangerously large on history’s horizon by Rob ert Kazmayer, one of America’s foremost platform and radio an alysts, in his address to the Cleve land Executives club at its final meeting of the year at the Charles hotel last night. “If Russia and the United States can work together,” he said in one of the hopeful moments of his speech, “then it will be impossible for another major war to occur. This would be a combination, which no nation or group of na tions would dare oppose." “How ever,” he added, “if they cannot work together, if suspicion and distrust, rampant now, continue to grow and spread, I am afraid we are already well on our way to World War III.” Mr. Kazmayer was presented by the Rev. Arthur Kale, pastor of Central Methodist church, who in turn was introduced by Club Pres ident Phil Elliott, who presided. The speaker, trained for radio, [let his words pound his audience like perfectly spaced steel pellets. He spoke fluently and yet concise ly keeping his audience enthralled for more than an hour and 15 minutes of speech making and another 15 minutes of answering questions. “Make no mistake about it,” he declared, "Russia is a dictatorship. Stalin could be and was just as brutal as Hitler. I remember when I was in Russia, how, sit ting in your apartment, you could hear the clomping of heavy boots on the stairs. There was always «e» FUTURE Page 8 NAVY DEMONSTRATES ITS PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT—The Catalina flying boat (upper left), acting as the mother plane, drops the jet Drone KDN-1, used as a flying target, and then shifts radio control of the pilotless plane to the aircraft on the right which directs its course in a naval demonstration at Atlantic City, N. J. In time of war, the Drone would be loaded with explosives and directed into a target.—(AP Wirephoto). ‘KIDNAPPED’ BABY FOUND Body Located In Own Home; Mother Held On Murder Charge CHELSEA, MASS., Dec. 15— (JP)— A weeping 23-year-old mother, Mrs. Rose Carlan, was arraigned today on a charge of murder in connection with —tnr twath' or her slx-months old baby boy, whose body was found yesterday in her home, 16 days after she had reported him kidnaped. CHELSEA, Mass., Dec. 15. — (&)— Discovery of the body of tiny Ro nald Carlan beneath a chest of drawers in the family home ended a 16-day hunt for the supposedly kidnapped child and resulted today in the 23-year-old mother being held on a charge of “suspicion of murder.” The infant was found yesterday when a special officer, making what police described as a last piece of a combination dining and bedroom, detected a piece of blue cloth after he had opened wide the bottom drawer of a dresser. The body was bundled in a blue bunting suit. Police Chief Charles Finn quoted the mother, Mrs. James J. Carlan, wife of a Navy machanist mate, as saying that the six months old baby, reported missing Nov. 28, actually died Nov. 24 while she was attend ing a party in her mother-in-law’s flat upstairs. The chief said that Mrs. Carlan maintained that she invented the kidnap story because she was “afraid people would say I neglect ed the child.” The kidnap report and subsequent demands for ransom touched off a search that led from the tenement See KIDNAPPED Page 2 ! Cyclotrans Were Destroyed By Mistake WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 —(/P)— Secretary of War Patterson says subordinates ordered destruction of cyclotrons in Japan by mis take. That was why occupation troops under Gen. MacArthur broke up and dropped into the sea the at om-smashing equipment of Nip ponese scientists, he said at a press conference yesterday. He added that he did not see the order \>efore it was sent to MacArthur. Community Center Fund Past $87,000; Ask Further Gifts A contribution of $137.90 from tbe Lily Mill Woman’s club for the Community Center project was received today by the Shel by and Cleveland County Foun dation to lift the total gifts past the $87,000 mark, it was announced today by Thad C. Ford, treasurer. Meanwhile, Mai A. Spangler, campaign chairman, directed an appeal to individuals and firms to direct further gifts to the Foundation for the Com munity Center as it becomes apparent with the year’s close that additional donations can be justified. It is the goal of the Foundation to bring the fund total to $100,000 this year. Pearl Harbor Inquiry Loses Chief Counsel Members Of Senate-House Committee Agree That Invetsigation Will Be Long One By Jack Bell WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—(/P)—Members of a senate house inquiry committee agreed today that the Pearl Harbor investigation will go on for a long, long time and conceded thay- don’t know now where they will get a new counsel. SIX KILLED IN CAR SMASH-UP MAXTON, N. C„ Dec. 15. —(/P)— Death of W. A. Davis in the Hamlet hospital today brought to six the toll of a two-car collision here last night. Davis was of Maxton, as were C. P. McLean and Clyde McLean, list ed by Rural Police Officer P. L. Purcell as one car’s victims. The other dead were Rufus MacKenzie, Isaiah MacKenzie and Oliver We thington, all of Diilon, S. C. Purcell said there were no eye witnesses to the accident, but it was evident that both cars collided head-on. The cause was not im mediately available. The roads were slick and wet. General Patton Has Excellent Condition FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 15 (JP)—The condition of Gen. George S. Patton, jr., was described as excellent today in an official bul letin which noted a “slight but significant improvement in sensa tion during the past 24 hours.” The bulletin added that the for mer 3rd army commander, whose neck was broken in a traffic ac cident last Sunday, “continues alert and cheerful.” His temperature was given as 100 and his pulse as 60. School Attendance Off Due To Flu RALEIGH, Dec. 15. — (/P)— Paul Reid, controller of the State Board of Education, said yesterday that public school attendance in the state is off 20 to 30 per cent due to influenza. Generally, Reid said, the disease is of mild variety, with cases last ing for three or four days. 1UC L,UIUI1UIICC a JLUCdCUt Counsel, William D. Mitchell, has announced he is resigning because an end to the probe is not in sight. Mitchell said he and his staff plan to quit by eraly Janvlry. This left up in the air presentation of what he described as “pertinent evidence that has never been pro duced at any previous inquiry about Pearl fTarbor.” Chairman Barkley (D-Ky) told reporters there is no use arguing further, he is thinking of doing the same. The chairman, who also is sen ate majority leader, said a heavy legislative program after the first of the year would demand his at tention and he would have to weigh in the next few days where his chief responsibility lies. Rep. Keefe (R-Wis> suggested to reporters that the committee go ahead without counsel, if necessary. But Senator Ferguson (R-Mich) said he didn’t think that would work. Senator Brewster (R-Me) said he would propose Hugh Fulton, former counsel for the senate war inves tigating committee, as Mitchell’s successor. Barkley was known to oppose this, although he said he had “no idea” where a man could be found to take over. Committee members agreed that hearings won’t end January 3, as originally planned. Mitchell said 60 See PEARL HARBOR page 2 WHAT’S DOING SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.—USO center open to service folk vis iting in the city. 5:00 p.m.—Christmas program at Presbyterian church. MONDAY 10:00 a.m.—Pastors and work ers conference of Kings Moun tain Baptist association meets at First Baptist church here. 7:00 p.m.—Chamber of Com merce directors meet at Hotel Charles. 7:00 p.m.—Regular meeting of Junior Chamber of Com merce at Hotel Charles. 7:30 p.m.—Bi-monthly meet ing of state guard officers of district at the armory. Nimitz Takes Over As Naval Operations Chief WAomnuiuw, uec. — Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz today took over as chief of naval operations and pledged in a 16- t word statement to do his utmost, r The former Pacific fleet com- 1 mander relieved Fleet Admiral Er- t nest J. King who is retiring after holding the navy’s top job since c Nov. 18, 1942. c Nimitz, who led the fleet to vie- £ tory after the Japanese blasted it f at Pearl Harbor, told fellow citi- j zens at the navy department upon j assuming his new duties: “I have just taken on a great responsiDimy. 1 will ao my utmost to meet it.” In a farewell message, King ave thanks to the men of the lavy and the army, and to the al ies, for their efforts in defeatng he Axis. He said: “I wish to express to all hands f the navy, marine corps and oast guard, my deep and abiding ppreciation for the whole hearted fforts and devotion to duty which lave enabled us to defeat ene nies. See NJMITZ rage 2 NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN AGAIN MONDAY No New Strike Legislation Likely Before Christmas HEADED FOR REVIEW Bv The Associated Press The nation’s industrial pic ture, described by CIO Presi dent Philip Murray as “ex plosive,” appeared calm to day but principals in major disputes prepared for further sparring. There were no scheduled negoti ations in Detroit’s turbulent in dustrial strife until Monday. In Washington, the administration ap peared to have lost out in Its ef forts to have new labor legislation passed before the Christmas holi days. Hearings by the Senate Labor Committee were recessed until af ter the holidays, while the House labor group ’ met to decide if it should hold any further hearings on the measure to establish pro cedure to settle labor disputes. The bill would prohibit strikes for 30 days pending study by a fact-find ing commission. In Detroit, the CIO United Auto Workers, seeking a 30 per cent wage rate increase for the nation’s automobile workers, prepared to resume bargaining on two fronts Monday, with General Motors and the Ford Motor Company. FACT-FINDING REVIEW The GM-Union dispute, which re sulted in a strike on Nov. 21 and has affected more than 200.000 workers, also was headed for a re view by President Truman’s fact-' * finding board. Public hearings will begin in Washington next Thurs day after union and GM officials meet with the panel on Wednesday to discuss procedure at the hear ings. Both company and union have agreed to cooperate with the board, which has no statutory authority. Also slated Monday in Detroit CIO-UAW with representatives of was the first conference by the the Kaiser - Frazer Corporation, which has taken over the Big Wil low Run bomber plant for auto production BUS STRIKE The nearly six weeks old strike of 2,000 AFI( drivers and terminal employes of the Southwestern Greyhound Line operating in nine states was settled yesterday and operating schedules were to be re See NEGOTIATIONS Page 2 MORE CATTLE TO BE KILLED SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15— —A million more cattle will be slaughtered next year than in 1945, but it still won’t be enough to satisfy the nation’s meat eat ers, F. E. Mollin, of Denver, sec retary of the National Livestock association, predicted yesterday. Mollin quoted Thomas Wilson, Chicago packer and producer, as wanting to know ’’who has more beef to sell?’’ The slaughter of beef and veal in the last two years has set new national records, amounting to 33,600,000 head in 1944, and a million more in 1945, he said, but the demand still excess the sup ply. The American beef supply, Mol lin told the 29th annual conven tion of the California Cattlemen’s association, is large enough now to prevent inflation if both sub sidies and price controls were re moved. Mollin said the national associa tion favored relaxation of ceiling prices if subsidies are removed. France Would Like To Break Relations With Franco Spain PARIS, Dec. 15—<7P)—The French foriegn office announced today that a note had been sent to the United States and British governments pro posing consultations on their rela tions with Spain. Foreign office source^ made it clear that France would like to break relations with the Franco government, but only in a joint ac tion with Britain and the United States. Although the three main par ties in France—the Communists, Socialists and Popular Republicans —are strongly in favor of breaking relations, there is no agreement among them on recognizing the ex iled Republican regime in Mexico.
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