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WEATHER Pair and continued cold today and tonight; lowest temperatures 12-16 in west and central and 16-20 In coastal area tonight. Friday, part ly cloudy and slightly warmer. Tfhe Hhklhy Bnily thr CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONE 1100 - State Theatre Today - “THAT'S THE SPIRIT” JACK OAKIE PEGGY RYAN VOL XL1I1— 304 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N. C. THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES 5^ BIG THREE MINISTERS REPORTED MAKING PROGRESS UNION SAYS RAISE OFFERED NOT ADEQUATE Takes Issue With Com pany's Contention It Faces Loss In 1946 NO 'BLANKET' RAISE DETROIT, Dec. 20.—</P)— The CIO United Auto Work ers, formally rejecting the Ford Motor Company’s offer of a 15 cents an hour or 12.4 per cent wage increase, said today the proposal would fail to offset higher living costs. Informing the company that its offer was "totally inadequate.” The union asserted that the UAW - CIO objection was based further on the contention the raise would not come in the form of a "blanket” increase. ‘‘A great many . workers might receive little or nothing at all," the union’s reply to Ford said. .The union, which has de manded from Ford and other anto manufacturers a 30 per cent wage increase, took issue with a company statement that it faced a loss of 335,000,000 In 1940 without an OFA car price Increase. •’We do not believe that the company faces lo» of 335,000,000 In 1946,” the UAW-CIO negotia WASHINGTON, Dee. 20— —General Motors. Corp. served notice on President Truman’s fact-finding board today that it would withdraw from hear ings on a wage dispute If pro fits and prices are considered as evidence by the board. The statement was made by Walter G. Merritt, New York labor lawyer, who presented the corporation’s opposition to consideration of profit price issues In any wage recom mendation which the board may make. tors said In a statement through Richard T. Leonard, Ford director for the union. “We believe the company will have one of its most profitable years because for the first time in many years the company is as sured of capacity operation and a market for all it can possibly pro duce," they said, adding: “Suppose that a powerful manu See UNION Page t THREE KILLED IN RAIL WRECK Freight Train Ploughs In to Rear Of Piedmont Limited LULU, Ga., Dec. 20-WV-Work men today cleared wreckage from southern railway tracks near White Sulphur, Ga., where a freight train crashed Into the rear of the rail road’s passenger train, the Pied mont Limited, and killed three persons. Southern Railway headquarters In Washington said a signal light ahead of the passenger train was not working because an ice-coated control line had dropped and shorted out on telephone and tele graph wires. The Piedmont stopped when Its engineer observed no signal light and was proceeding “with cau tion" when the freight train drove Into It, rail officials said. Listed as dead in the accident which .occurred five miles from here yesterday were P. B. Means of Tbccoa, Ga., engineer on the freight engine, and two sailors whose names were withheld by navy officials pending notification of their next of kin. Means was killed when the freight engine overturned. Patton’s Condition Not So Good Today HEIDELBERG, GERMANY. Dec. 20—(IP)—Gen. George S. Patton, Jr„ recovering from Injuries re ceived in an automobile accident, epent an uncomfortable night as a result of "excessive bronchial secretions,” the midday medical bulletin said today. Text of the bulletin: “General Patton had an uncom fortable night. He experienced considerable difficulty during the night with excessive bronchial secretions, the cause of which was not yet determined. Temperature 97.8. Pulse 60. Respiration 24. No change in the neurological sta tUB.” MARSHALL ARRIVES: Chinese Communists Ask Nationalists To Agree To Cease Hostilities By Fred Hampson SHANGHAI, Dec. 20.—(£>)—General George C. Marshall arrived today on his mission to end internal strife in China— and as he stepped from his plane, Chinese communists asked the government to agree to an immediate, unconditional cessation of hostilities, Lu Ting-Yi, communist peace-parley delecate. told the Associated Press. Marshall is expected to meet with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek at Nanking tomorrow to discuss the situation. The meeting will be their first since the Cairo conference. Associated Press Correspon dent Spencer Moosa, at Chung king, reported the communist move toward a cease-fire agree ment, and said Lu also inform ed him that Red Leader Chou En-Lai would seek an audience to present the communist case to Marshall. The American special envoy step ped briskly from a C-54 transport plane from Manila at Shanghai’s Kiangwan airfield this afternoon and proceeded to the Cathay hotel for conferences with Lt. Gen. Al bert C. Wedemeyer, U. S. comman der in China. In Chungking yesterday, central government and communist leaders alike were reported ready to “go the limit” in making peace concessions to impress General .Marshall. The date of the forthcoming peace par ley between the two parties has not been announced. CHIANG PLEASED Marshall and Chiang are expect ed to fly together to Chungking later in the week for long confer ences. Chiang, who has expressed pleasure over Marshall’s temporary appointment to succeed Ambassa dor Patrick J. Hurley, arrived in Nanking yesterday to await the U. S. envoy. From Yenan, communist strong See CHINESE rage 2 PEARL HARBOR PROBE: Officers Disagreed Over Responsibility Division Of Authority Betweon Naval IwtiMigsiicf, War Plans Department In Fuzzy Condition By J. W. Davis WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—(/P)—A congressional inquiry brought out today a sharp disagreement among top navy officers over responsibility for informing fleet commanders of international developments before the Pearl Harbor at MERGER FIGHT STALEMATED House, Senate Military Committees For It; Nary Group Against WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 —(JP)— Opposing congressional lines In the battle of the merger showed no signs of cracking today despite E»resident Truman's flat request that army, navy and air forces be unified under a single civilian secretary. First members of the house and senate military committees to comment were for the plan, as they have been all along. Mem bers of the naval committees were still against it. Only committee member deviat ing from this lineup was Chair man May (D-Ky) of the house military group. He already had joined with Chairman Carl Vin son (D-Ga) of the house naval committee in proposing a separ ate air force with cabinet repre sentation instead of a merger of the services. AFTER HOLIDAYS Chairman Elbert Thomas (D Utah) of the senate military com mittee told a reporter “we will have a good bill to carry out the President’s ideas shortly after the holidays.” Senator Hill (D-Ala), a military committee member and author of one unification bill, declared "I favor closing hearings at once and starting to work on legislation. There are no material differences between the President’s basic plan and the bills on which we have held hearings.” tack Dec. 7, 1941. A long explanation by Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner about the 1941 assignments, prompted the question from William D. Mitch ell, counsel for the senate-house committee investigating the at tack: “Don’t you think, admiral, that the division of authority between the office of naval intelligence and the war plans division in the navy was in a very fuzzy condi tion at that time?’* "No sir” replied Turner, who was war plans chief then. Turner had contended that it was the intelligence' division’s duty to inform Admiral Husband E. Klmmel, then commander of r4bfc Pacific fleet at ' pearl Harbor, about the 14-part fipanese diplo matic message that arrived, here a few hours before .the Japanese struck. This has 'been described previously as a tip off that war was imminent. Mitchell immediately read into the record a statement by Vice Admiral T. S. Wilkinson, then na val Intelligence chief, to the ef fect that Turner had insisted that the war plans division evaluate and Interpret enemy intentions. ARGUED POINT Wilkinson’s brief contained a statement by Vice Admiral A. B. Kirk, who headed Intelligence be fore Wilkinson, that Turner had argued and won this point in a conference which division heads had held with Admiral Harold R. Stark, former chief of naval oper ations. The. committee, now in its sixth week of hearings, aims to wind up the inquiry Feb. 15 by working longer each day and cutting short its Christmas recess. Chairman Barkley (D-Ky) said some mem bers were doubtful about reaching that goal, although ^11 were “hope See OFFICERS Page Z Gift-Buying Points Toward Highest Level In History NEW YORK, Dec. 20 —(&)— A buying public convinced that the best is none too good for the first peacetime Christmas in five years Is boosting gift-buying to the high est levels in history. The average Christmas shoppers is buying with abandon, retailers said, and is making his purchas es “at whatever price he has to pay.” The tendency toward more expensive gifts cannot be ac counted for entirely by the lack of lower-priced items, retail store executives said. A sharp Increase in cash buai ness in the higher-priced stores is attributed to an abundance of money in people’s pockets and the fact that "they want the beat and are buying it while they can." New sales peaks are reported from all parts of the oountry, and two New York firms have set rec ords for a single day’s business .during the past two weeks. RECORD SALES Macy’s 'v-ed up an all-time record cr H 621 in sales on Dec. 6, t Monday reported its th: ii-dollar-day this xIN# » A See i DRAFT NOT TO BE LIMITED TO 18-YEAR-OLDS Veterans Not Re-Enlist ing As Rapidly As Expected FATHERS NOW EXEMPT WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.— (JP)—All fathers are out from under the draft today but se lective service quieted specu lation that this might lead soon to inducting of 18 year olds only. The end to the drafting of fath ers coincided with a new reduc tion in army and navy point 'scores. But a high official of Sel ective Service said veterans are not re-enlisting in sufficient num bers to narrow the draft any fur ther. This means, said this official who asked anonymity, that tem porarily at least, single men 18 through 25 must fill replacement needs of the army and navy. As has been the case since the end of the war, however, the great majority of those drafted will be youths becoming 18. Out of a total of about 35, 000 men inducted in Novem ber, Selective Service reported, only an estimated six to nine thousand were over 18. Fewer than 900 of the 35,000 were fathers. In halting the father draft yes terday, Selective Service also ruled that men with three or more chil dren will not be permitted to en list. LIMITS ENLISTMENTS These fathers are "not accept able to the armed.-force*,” local draft boards were notified, but men with one or two children may volunteer. In practice the ban on drafting of fathers applies only to men under 26. Older men have not been drafted since Japan surrendered. Selective Service also disclosed that because of a halt bn all in ductions over the holidays, only about 30,000 men will be called up this month, as against a total re quest for 50,000 for the army and 1,000 for the navy. The monthly call has been fix ed at 51,000 since the end of the war, but actual inductions have totalled only about 35,000 a month. TWO REASONS Selective Service gave two prin cipal reasons for this: 1. High school students turning 18 are being permitted to graduate before being called. 2. Youths 17 and 18 may now enlist in the army. Selective Service isn’t coryemed at prewnt about calls not being met, because there still are several million men in the armed forces. "But they are being demobilized fjWt," an official of the agency said, "and in a few months the full replacement quota will be He said that by that time more |terans may be in a mood to re Report Says Reds Not To OccupyJapan SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20—(JP) —American Broadcasting company correspondent Larry Tighe re ported today Iron* Tokyo that General MacArthur and the Rus sians had disagreed over which of the Japanese home islands Soviet forces would occupy, and that as a result Russians will not partici pate in the occupation at all. Furthermore, Tighe said, Mac Arthur reportedly told the U. S. State department yesterday that if he were not let alone and if Russia were allowed any further participation in occupation affairs, he would resign. WANTED HOKKAIDO "First the Russians wanted to bring an army over here,” the correspondent asserted. "MacAr thur said no. He would permit them' to bring one division. But they insisted that they be allowed to occupy Hokkaido, northernmost of the main Islands. MacArthur again said no, with the implica tion that if the Russians ever got into Hokkaido they’d never be dis lodged. "MacArthur offered Instead to let the Russians into southern most Kyushu, which would put American troops between the (Russian) homeland and the oc cupying force. Then the Rus sians said no. MacArthur’s ans wer to that amounted to ‘all right, don’t send an occupation force; we don’t need it anyway." PROSECUTORS PLAN FOR TRIAL OF JAP WAR CRIMINALS—Prosecutors in the trial of Japs accused of war crimes meet in Tokyo and make plans for the opening of the hearings in Yokohama Dec. 18. Left to right: Lt. Joe Bailey Humphreys of Crockett, Tex.; Lt. David I. Day, Jr., of Rockport, Ind„ Capt. Frank H. Morrison of Atlanta, Ga., Maj. Joshua V. Davidow of Bridgeton, N. J„ Maj. Louis Geffen of Atlanta, Ga., Maj. Josh Evans of Vinita, Okla., and Lt. Phillip J. Faherty, Jr., of Lambertsville, N. J.—(AP Wirephoto). TWO PROSPECTS FOR SOLICITOR C. B. McBroyer And Hor ace Kennedy Said Con sidering Race Despite the fact that C. C. Horn who for a long time was taken for granted as a candidate for so licitor in the 16th district has been telling friends that he will not run, come next spring’s Dem ocratic primary, it mow appears Cleveland county will not lack for a candidate, maybe two. Names of both C. B. McBrayer, veteran law yer in this county, and Horace Kennedy, also a well known local attorney have been projected in the political talk going the rounds. Neither of the prospects has opened up with announcement or campaign. Mr. McBrayer, who is a poet and speaker of note, has been receiving much commenda tion for the civic speeches he has been making here and there. Th% fact that these speeches have all been made within t^e confines of the territory in which; he will have to do his running*'if he M, choos es, have done hind no harm. He is known to be definitely enter taining the idea of becoming a candidate. Horace Kennedy also admits he is giving the. project some consid eration but indicated that hd had not definitely made up his mind yet. It is generally thought that not both of the two will run as a twin candidacy from one county might be disastrous to the chances of either. The only avowed candidate in the field so far is M. T. Leather man, of Lincolnton. Folger Town send, incumbent, who received the interim appointment at the death of Solicitor L. S. Spurling, is un derstood to have agreed at time of his appointment not to be a can didate to succeed himself. MERCURYIN LOW BRACKETS The mercury taking a downward swing last night after hovering around the freezing point most of yesterday left Shelby and vicinity white and glazed this morning. Al though the main highways and principal streets had been scraped clear of snow before last night’s freeze, they were still dangerous in spots and motorists were advised to proceed with caution. The government thermometer registered 13 degrees just before sunup this morning which was the second coldest registration of this winter—and that is saying a lot. A low of five degrees was recorded Monday. The sun rose cheerful—like this morning but its rays did not run old King Winter off the lot. The pro mise was for continued unseason ably cold ' weather today and to night. Temperature was expected to get down in the low teens again tonight. Friday is scheduled to be partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Carolinians Plead For More Coal WASHINGTON, Dec. 20— (/P) — Shivering North Carolinians ap pealed to Senator Hoey (D-NC) today for more coal. He said he had received re quests from Greensboro, Burling ton, Maxton and Tryon for aid in obtaining shipments. He hoped, he told a reporter, to get the army te release some of its surplus coal. British Use Artillery At Bandoeng BATAVIA, JAVA., Dec. 20—{^) —British artillery pounded trouble spots in northwestern Bandoeng for an hour today, as fighting which has already cost British and Indian troops almost 1,200 casualties continued in Indonesia. Meanwhile, a Netherlands navj communique announced the first navjU action > Java disturb ance—the capture of what was de scribed as 60-ton motorship. The communique said the ship was seized Dec. 14 alter she fired on a Dutch landing party from the destroyer Kortenaer. The Dutch government informa tion service said British troops made a three-pronged advance following their shelling of Ban doeng, in a virtually unopposed search for weapons. A British announcement yesterday said “many arms,” including blunder busses, were seized when the northerh sector of Bandoeng was occupied without casualties. Ukboish casualty list reported 196 British and Indian troops killed, 789 wounded‘And 188 miss ing, up to Dec. H. Fighting broke fttjt yesterday at Buitzenzorg, 30 mites south ol here. Mortar bombs fired by In donesians fell in the center ol the city. Motorists Warned Highways Dangerous RALEIGH, Dec. 20—(/Pi—Motor ists In the piedmont and western sections of the state were fore warned today to use "every safe guard against accidents” in trav eling main and secondary roads. Ice-capped highways west of Raleigh were in “terrible condition and dangerous for driving,” ac cording to a warning issued yes terday by State Highway Patrol Commander H. J. Hatcher. Plummeting temperatures last night added new ice coatings to highways that thawed to some ex tent yesterday afternoon. Hatcher described roads as “passable” but "extremely slick.” Highways east of Raleigh were described as generally good and safe for driving. WHAT’S DOING TODAY 7 p.m.—Regular meeting of Kiwanis club. FRIDAY 12:30 p.m.—Regular meeting of Rotary club. WOMAN SLAYER IS CONVICTED Jury Returns Manslaugh ter Verdict Against Mrs. Mansfeldt SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20— (j«P> —Socialite Annie Irene Mlnsfeldt, charged with the slaying of Nurse Vada Martin, supposed love rival, was convicted of manslaughter last night by a superior court jury j which deliberated 4 hours and 38 minutes. I Next Wednesday the same jury i of six men and six women, who sat through the three and a half week court battle, will again con vene to determine if the 45-year old San Francisco matron was sane when she shot the pretty, 36 year-old Baltimore nurse last Oct. 4. Mrs. Mansfeldt, widow of wealthy Dr. John H. Mansfeldt, who com mitted suicide a few hours after the tragedy, pleaded innocent and I innocent by reason of insanity. Under California law she now must stand trial on the second half of the plea. If found sane, she automatically will be sentenced to one to 10 years on the manslaughter conviction. If found insane she will be commit ted to an institution. DEFENSE PLAN Chief Defense Counsel Vincent Hallinan said last night he plans two courses of action. He will ap peal the manslaughter verdict on grounds that a wrong alternate juror was chosen when one of the talesmen became ill. And he will move to obtain Mrs. Mansfeldt’s release, if she is found innocent of the crime by reason of insani ty, on the contention she has re covered her sanity since the shoot ing. Apparently stunned by last night’s verdict, the nervous, pale defendant appeared near collapse as she was led from the courtroom. Later iq her county jail cell she said her chief concern was for her three children. “I haven’t any sense of guilt, but if I have a debt to society I am willing to pay it in the right spirit. I don’t feel capable of say ing anything right now, except I am terribly sorry for all the suf fering I have caused,” she re marked dispiritedly. Home For Christmas NEW YORK, Dec. 20—(/P)—All soldiers living on the east coast or as far west as Chicago who arrive in New York before Saturday noon will get home for Christmas if port of embarkation efforts pre vail. Under a speeded up process, the men would be rushed through Camp Kimer, N. J., and on their way home in 18 instead of the nor mal 24 hours. Konoye Thought Emperor Could Have Prevented War By MURLIN SPENCER TOKYO, Dec. 30. —(JP)— Prince Fumimaro Konoye, who took poison rather than be tried for his diplo matic blunders, said in his memoirs that only Emperor Hirohito could have controlled the hellbent-for war militarists—but the emperor took no positive steps. Looking back on his long but futile peace negotiations with the United States, the former premier said the emperor’s hands off policy not only with the army and navy but also with diplomats and mem bers of government “was felt deep ly.” Konoye said, however, there was no doubt of the emperor's sincere wish for peace at all times. The memoirs were obtained by the As sociated Press three days before Konoye committed suicide. While Konoye’s factual account of his second and third cabinets was not an attempt to f;x blame for his failures, he condemned Japan’s sys tem of government which allowed the army to have a free rein. “While the government was carry See KONOYE Page 3 i CONFERENCE WILL NOT END BY CHRISTMAS British Technical Experts, Advisors Still Stranded In Berlin MANY "PROBLEMS By Eddy Gilmore MOSCOW, Dec. 20.—(/P)— The foreign ministers of Sov iet Russia, Great Britain and the United States were reported making steady pro gress as they went into the fifth day of their conference today, but there were indica j tions they did not expect to finish by Christmas. The first intimation that the meeting might go over into next week and possibly continue after Christmas was a disclosure by U. S. Secretary of State Byrnes that he planned to attend the annual Christmas eve dinner of the Ameri can colony Monday. So far there has been no official estimate as to how long the conference would last, but observers pointed out that the ministers had before them a multiplicity of problems, some of which were extremely com plicated, and that disposition of these issues would naturally re quire time. It also was pointed out that three plane-loads of British foreign Sec retary Ernest Bpvin's technical ex perts and advisors had been delay ed in Berlin, where they were grounded by bad weather. The weather also delayed the dispatch of conference documents to London by plane. SHORT MEETINGS Byrnes and Bevin conferred with Soviet foreign Mommissar V. M. Molotov only an hour and 15 min utes yesterday and today’s meeting, scheduled to start at 4 p.m. (9 a.m.. Eastern Standard Time), also was expected to be short because of a reception which Molotov planned for 6 p.m. There was no definite informa tion as to which of the numerous problems on the agenda had been under discussion or just how far the ministers had gone toward disposing of any of them. Strict secrecy was maintained. It was re iterated, however, that the talks were going forward in an atmos phere of cordiality and good hu mor. This spirit was reflected yes terday at a luncheon which Molo tov gave for his two guests and their advisors. A large amount of joking was said to have gone on and Molotov toasted both Byrnes and Bevin, while they in turn toasted the Sov iet Foreign Commissar. Toasts also were proposed to Generalissimo Stalin, President Truman and Prime Minister Atlee. RECEIVED BY STALIN Stalin, just returned to Moscow after a 68-day vacation, received both Byrnes and Bevin yesterday and the Russian leader was re ported looking “well and rested.” Byrnes, accompanied by U. S. Ambassador W. Averell Harriman, talked with the Generalissimo an Hour and one-half, but the nature of the conversation was not dis See CONFERENCE Page 2 &VUj CHRISTMAS Building Supply Group Wants Price Controls Removed CHARLOTTE, Dec. 20—OP)—E. M. Garner, secretary and man ager of the Carolina Lumber and Building Supply association offered what he termed a solution to the shortage of building materials yes terday. 1. Elimination of price control to the point where production is sti mulated. 2. A plan whereby producers and distributors and those who need the materials may decide what should be done. SHOPPING outset
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