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HENDERSON, N. C., 'IIM'KSD.U \l Ί I KN< >< >N. MAY 11» ί
llHl.ISHI'li ICVi;
κ.\· ί·:ι·τ si s. ■ \
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Ν I S C'Ol'Y
Hamburg Surrenders To British
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Hitler And Goebb les Suicides, Russians Mate
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Don Giiliam
is Nominated
To Be Judge
Ά ι ■ ι ' 1 . \I . ι ν ,'ϊ ι Λ Γ I I 'l V
1 ! · · 111 Ί ' ι t'tfi.iv .» η ιî 11 π ι ; 11 ν · I
Donnoll Gilliam to In· Federal judge
1"|- I he western (li.--tri.-l of North
< arolina, succeeding Isaac M. Meek
in iii! red.
(ΊιΓ·ι l)el'iire, tli" ·>·"> year-nli Ί .ιr—
boro solicitor of the North Carolina
superior court was offered a judge
·· ρ "III turned il d"\\ n. '1'hal was
'■ in :i Senator Clyde Huey .is gov
ernor of North Carolina chose Gil
liam lor ,i superioi e mrt judgeship.
A native of Tarboro, he lias been
sol,, it, ι more than twenty yea: -
• a:d .·, Oeniocratu· chairman ι .r
I'.dm iιmibe county yi a - Hi .> a
graduate ol the University ot North
Carolina and a veteran of the t'ir-t
World War.
Cotton Weak
Toward Close
*·"·.· York, Λ1 ι ν :i. (AIM Cotton
' "t1 'res (ipened five cents a bale
•n«her t<ι 1.Ï cent- lower Ν 1 :i prices
wen- 111 to 20 ο" ts ι biilc lower.
May 22.91. July 22.70. October 22 10. |
Pv. Close Open
May 22 91 22.92
May 22.91 22 92
October 22.la 22 12
December 22.02 22.99
March 21.9a 21.91
Issue F oses Test
Of U. S. Leadership
At Frisco Meeting
(B\ Th? Λ ".seriated Press.)
( « minKsion.s on general ρ·ιιι·
posos of a world organization
and on a general assemhl.» mort
to organize their work, 10:ÎJ0
a. m r\VT.
( onmiissions on a securitv
council and .1 judicial organiza
tion moot for the same purpose,
p. 111.. i'Ol.
San Francise >, May ·">. ( Α Γ
Ί'11«■ iii.i.' four plan I'm· an all
;h λ\ it Γι 11 \v< iriil c ninci I U ι jiiiar>
future p'ace t<hi;i.\ was attack··
I>\· m· vt ·raI nat i> »> at I In· I η it ι
X a t i « 1 : · ~ ι- >111< · r. - î : ι ·. ·. They wan
In put pcacc-k' '-ρίημ1 mi a mor
regional lui-is.
The i sur appeal's certain I
impose a st· \ 1 re tot ot Amcri
ran leadership.
Thr UnιΙ'ίΙ s: .ί ι·. .itm I».:
{\ η - Λ: ι ι τ i ο; m . : < · w ;î i ι ·ιι I . ί l· >\\
i m i-ί the devel ».·[ > 11 ici 11. 1 »! π \*a η.
blocs.
Su I îi i' lin· Λ : t ·, : ι m do! ; |
. in 1er St Hveinry υ Γ Si ι ; ο S! ·ί . m , .
■has avoided a showdown <>:i the sn
of ι « 'Πι III Ι, ι ! 1 il!.IV 1 IJ >| )' Ί'ΐ . T.'lp
Λιηοιηηή an lendinent - :·. the I » in
I μ ι 11 η Oaks jil.i; . \\ hion ,.:v { » I
aim©luieed tuiii' >rr< i\v, do 11 Ί ο·ν
t!ie roui »na! i>s ie.
Λ ι>rι >{)< il.s pou re i in tur ti
re-.-hapm;; - > 1 I )um u: :· >n ( \i!< - pr
pn.s:i l> lin t lu· | » » w* · : ·Ί lh<· seeuri
council t" use foree. there vve
tin . e other de\ elopment. in t!ii bu
j 11 m.u conlerence ci t y ;
I !. Stetl mii; started 1 dn\ ■ ■
I k< op as many lore.L·, minister
[possible here thr ί 1 u π ut ";a e -nfc
once, despite the pressure ni tin
j war-end | ib'lems «it In nn I Ie η
some that he hoped the job ··! hlu
printing .< w »rld or^.inizata»n 1
be completed within three aoc
Russian F reign Min:>h ί Μ ·Ι·>1
plans t< leave m a few flays: lint;
Foreign Se.relary Ktk-n plans ■■· ,-t
) ··' ·' ' ' · : ν·« ·· <··
Ai ni.u , 1.« i«. î ι ι r ici Su·! I i nil
- ι.Ί yc *·■ ι : \ ai Poland, tr\
ι ing to clear tla· way ior re-org'ani/.i
ι tî< η of the Warsaw government. La:
~ 1 i · · :■■'.· l.'l : · . ■ ! l· · TC'i :^n ?\1 ! !
1er S<> ml; C : i ! 11 ; ι prevucd lultii
e ci »n I en ·! av pro! >1« ins.
M. J m· Λ ■ ·'!··. 111 ti· ρ L'at i >n derii
1 ed 1 ί ι a ! Λ r&cnl 11 m : u ί ·. I ^et · ι · » ο
: nv! ; ι· si ! π >n ■ ' the 1 ' Ί en ·ηι·ι·. S ί ι
ι. S .ΐ!ι American r·umlra want il
.♦i Argent ; : « · dele.u «U· ·η Ιο la.ο I:
'î si al ht av. !o ί >t * ni !<· ol'Ticia! η
<> porter t· r : he . ni mou in .i ιdιe:
- ci ^am/.al a n.
•e 1. Jô ι i-ei i» m M. ri (!· . »e Π
danit, ο Γ F; at·, ι · d a news C< Ulle
( ncr ί . .-· go\ ( ■ r 11 ' ; ♦rit wonld avec
n lia· prmeipl < ι mît-nu1 ioiial milita
bases but ta-\er v. "idd surrender ai
y territory. France has been ννοιτϊ
e ab<ait ι eianum; I· eneh Indo-C In
s- and !ut Paril'a· i. lands.
â. Leader.»· · ! ■ < . eral middle ai
t·» mall power dclr.nat ! »n > said th
ι - would be unwillmn !" turn over et,·
' - plete « nt roi o! '. :ni military lore
: )· η » a - - ■ ;1 ί t \ ι ι » ι ; : ' m which th
Id had :ai \ oirr. l'hey proposed tl
e- any country not on the council s h ο
Id give approval be! > e "s forces eoi
is. be sunn ι a aird ! - act : -n.
>\· il. Thr l>rit:.-i. r- npieted a plan
sh j
iy (Continued on Page Two.)
Aide To Gocbbfls
Reveals Details Of
Tragedy In Berlin
London, Ma.\ < Λ I' »
Λ < lull' 11 it lit', v. in ·»>..· .·.· ·.. I'uj.·
I hi· world. ι·ι nuiiilti d ■ m,< il·· in
tin· ruins of I). rlin with I'ropa
tianda ΛI i ι ) i s 11 ι I'.. . .i< ·.■!'
( i ι idtbels and til·· (.'hi·· . ! ill··
< ι iiiian jii'iicral sia s (nil· r;. I
II ans Κ I'd is. a S ι > \ ; ι ! t η ; ni : i ι : i
i|iir said today.
The Rusmum.- (Ii ί )■
!ι ru m η ι u ils Dr. Iian.s Kritdch^,
C ι" )cbt)els' ch icl 1 ίΟ ' . ' : : > \Vil2
• ι.. : .ι (1 the : in- . ■ : ■ '
I : : t ■ sct'llt» W "\M ΠΓ ι ·. ... U
1 - ( il)t.( ; . ; - jjr, ■ >:.
Whcl lu·r 11 ' ι <
ι hi.Li·.· .ι . · v;"»rtt'v
y S ;j). . ι;ι· Al : 1 'ι · ■ ■'< ■ ■
· ,.« ; c■ was It'll .1 'i,: .. : .Mil.
, .i, atid th..:. hr . . !·.·.·. de ί ·
ι, .;·· ι r ν. : ι ; r h l 11 w '
I> 1 ; !/c \r
I lie I" ;nr (in>und
lii Rock\ Mount
hock.v .Mount. Min
—The «Tandstand al Uoek.v
Mount l'air ;roiiiids and four
small buildings on the propert\
une totally destroyed b.\ lire
shortl.N alter srven o'clock t il i >.
morninii for .i !«>>.s csiio: i!cd I » ν
thr lire department ai S8,000.
'Ilie lite is believed lo hase
started in the bottom of the
grandstand. although tlie cause
is not known. The buildings
which are owned 1 »> Norman \
( hambliss. ol Koeky Mount, and
(ieor/ie Humid. of New York,
were partl.N row red b.\ insui -
ancc.
Surrendered Regions
Occupied Β ν Allies
•iA
liver Italy, Austria
. Ν \\ l· I Κ' 1 i * " 1
ΚΛΙ,Ί. ΙηΐΚΧΓΙ
ι ■ ί ' ! r ι
''ir Cl · ,·> Χ.
a Cf. : 11.1 ; ι broad
m ; ! .ο Κ. : by
ι·;1 ' .' rai II! ι
$11 Billions
Vets9 Bonus
ïs Proposed
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S' .1 ' :
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nul i>lH·
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sir·, tu
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ι ι:, ι :. : : :
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vi The
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I il': I·!:!'
HITLER CONDOLENCE
BY EIRE'S PREMIE!
id I Dublin ! .vi ι >
!d Pr« ■>!!··: I : V..:, r:,
C.i" man I b aiiii-l
" ! in« ' ' · ·· 1 I''·"'.'
I Jin- d. : :
CUI !..'!! 1 Γ
ί' lighting Is Ended
Λι-.d Soldiers Enter
Friesle, Other Areas
lî * mix ΛI ; ι > ."5. — (ΛΡ)—With
fiuhiini: ended in northern
If.ilv, \eu /ft I ami troops step
ped into disrupted Istria today
a »d o('t■ iiJ>i'*d the port of Trieste
and tlie Isnn/.o river town of
(ior»/ia. .Ml miles to the north
west.
"Fight id -ased in northern
Italy \\ i · ·!·■»' I/on/ ι river, with
the u : 11·· » : ι ri ' surrender of all
eni'ii.y * !" mi · rie 'he command of
( ί » ■ : ■ : ι. ; ι ! ι y .ρ· .: · · ρ said an
Allied hea Iqu tors eomrr.uniqu ·
•The. ·■ . « . · ν *he multitud
, ; 11 - di ' . ng and d.
armirm ■ · "<· « i i disorganized
omi " · !m · pr ">ud Wehr
Cieneral lleinrich von Vietin
ft· r offSchell. whose representa
tives signed an iffreement for
the uneonditionaI surrender of
;«!ini;st 1.000,000 troops Sunday,
is rxpeeted l<> mine out of the
hills to sive up personally.
M n ·· Tit >'s Yugoslav partisans
: beet rep te ! : ghting Germans
' ι ■ ο a · . and the Italian
·.*. ' . -ugh 4 - press bu
reau, had \*o! -ed uneasiness. Itaiy
ci·■ .:· ;·· ; that 'he port, whose pos
, <- >;· · is d sputf d a ! ter t he la-4
ν, -. ι : . ho placed inder th'· -· >ntr >1 >t
1· .·! i Μ*. - ί a 1 Sir lia:-, d Airx,, j
. ο ; ■ ' s lofcc.- pending ρυ-twar set
tiumenî.
Government
To Get Mines
li.i· s τ ; 11 on t;i te ί
ί : ; ι> It'l l 71'.(11)11
M"'iday η is !i t.
lyrccmnit i'\
;isr lin t'i ; ·:I
ι s expected 1
H may ι ίΙ! λ
I' 'crin · Sri·: I'
i'Us and .>rde
'hi· n-iveniinent
picture altt'i
■ ' ai icct In : ι -
• I. I. Lev. ι
••xpiivd C'.mtrai·
.'lui pri>d ni·.ί
adjustment
' ι May 1. : 111
' a "i di ι, !■';
η Hu· cv.cn
Supcrtnrts \ <4 ; ι ί ! 1
Strike .I.ιp Areas
1 In 11 nine Island··
(iiiain. M.n · \V>—Swoop·
iii^ in a medium height in a
daylight strike. between 50 and
100 Superfortresses attacked
airfields on Kwishu island of
southern Japan for 111 e 13th
time in five weeks.
The IÎ-.VK swept over si\ air
dromes which have heeu send
in ff suicide planes against the
1 . s. naval forces supporting
the Okinawa invasion. 3 2 Λ miles
' south of K.xushu. Bombardiers
► chopped their loads visually and
reported results were good.
BRITISH TROOPS IN
CAPITAL OF BURIVL
( oloinho. Ceylon. Ala> 3.—
ιΛΓι-—British troops have en
tered the Burmese capital of
Rangoon, λ special communique
from Allied southeast Asia com
mand headquarters announced
toda>
VÎATSÏfR
I OK Ν OK III I \KOI.IVV
Showers and cool toda\ and
(·>Ι1Ϊ!>lit. oxeppt ( leai ins wpsl
portion lonicht. Kridav. partly
' (IoikIn anil sliglitlv warmrr.
that tli« \
Γ η ι · ! ι ■ S
Ί"! ' W
11 I'd 1··
1 . ι; , i IllT:
1 ρ red.
II Πη\
Willi.· H··
d . IV ι
• ! \ 11 ■ . .
tli(> m
l).,\ : i·
I · |, . W . I
'· 1 ( ' C ' 1 . . ' · I
Il ·: . a
" \\ ' i ι ί ι i :·
>' linirci -
Ope: .1
V .
Breakthrough For Americans
i Scored On Southern Okinawa
Guam, M ly λ. (API Daring !
S. seventh dix ;snin inlantryme;:
drove .i tank-led spearhead 1.400
yards into the tough Japanese de
fenses on southern Okinawa yester
day to score tiie first sizable break-'
through of the 32-day campaign.
An intensifie: coordinated pu.-h, '
with fresh American troops In ac
tion. was under way all along the
four-mile line, the naxy reported
today
Major General Archibald Arnold'
7th div ision, veterans ol the Ale i
tiaris. the Marshalls and the Philip-·
pines, smashed ahead by night
ihr nigh enemy positions η the cas' - |
("■n flank to reach Daia Mill, within i
one mile of Yonabua town
l"ne seventh division drive ex
tiided η y ι(ili the mtheni end
lu* Y··: · airfield. Near! ι ν
leijlhts : . ■ ' he ι·!' ni l· 1 ni I'lirmy !
irtillny ..nil a ••rt.ir- before the a.: j
jort is st :/.rc!.
Two new cl:ν!.-1 His wtTi* reported
iv Ad·! ('neter Nimitz todav
is in action nil the Okinawa battit·
ine.
In ::.«* renter ua~ Major General ,
Andrew Bruce's 77th infantry di-1
lision. last reported clearing tVa*
Kerama group off the west coast, i
The 96th division, under Major1
Gent : Jam» 1. Bradley, had bee.i
in that sector.
On the .' est flank \va- the Γί: -1 ι
ΛΙ.ϋ : : -, .ι;1 -.. m ot Major General
George Pel Yal'e This ;s the iir^i
time the M ■ nes, who have cleared
he en ; ' ιΊΐ ' '
la vc ".:···■ i ! e >1.1 ! hei'll I ' .
light. Ί . : in", y ;
ι η d( VI '· «1 Cïcl
,ϊι . : U'tiuli
llanU.
Okinawa's three major ci ti
N':· i.:. s · Ν' ' ϊ Κ ι : >. 1Γ .. ,ι ■■ ·
pr: : ι ι' >1 lilt· t'r< sh Υ.ι
(1 ! ι· Λ·, ι·-· ate i 30,0(1(1 1
are detrndinu the rugged south*
end.
X. ' · .J · n.p ν ·.·>
lji ': 1 ! 1 ■» ·: - ■ . I ' ·. 1 'ι' I UI>1 - Ό .1.
,'11 ■ ■ ι1 * 1 · >uth Korea
Tut- >
Carrier pl mes h,it targets on Κι
island, ue-: Okinawa nid
S&kashima > ρ οί the s.mth
Kyukyus.
Gains in Burma
i; ' ~ 'n -'r'
/Wlrrawaddy Ρ
BURMA
SMASHING ■■ >ut'.nv;.r : .
. ! : ι ι ■ : κ e. IV.· -
•ν n ο ; v ή
Fell
After
Of 12 Days
*
Moscow Celebrates
As Great War Prize
Finally Is Seized
London. Ma.\ ». \P — Ber
lin. the \a/. capital and fourth
largest cii.\ ot tin world, sur
rendered yesterda.\ to troops « * 1
two llu.«siau armies ami 70.000
of the city's defenders nave up
tl'.c t ilit which It id raued lor
1! dcadl.x da> ■» throimh streets
and suhwa>s.
In Moscow. the tail ol Berlin
was celebrated with an official
salute of M salvos from .ί'Μ can
non. The lonu-aw ailed victoiw
was hailed h> the Russians in
the streets with dancimj. shout
im; and general hilar>t>. \los
cow dispat' hes said hcliei was
ev ident ever· where in the cap
ital that tl.c nd ol t he w a r
could he expected tt an.\ lime.
resistance.
The seo.M
push nli'iiu
Sov iot force
British, wh-c
terday
Λ w.de
d W · :
way m»
imir.tiK'
ϋ 5 ς
ϊ. .λ 4 >
jen u™
,·-■·« f
"-4
Was Seront! in Size
Γο Captured Berlin;
Juncture In North
ι Λ I ' ) 11 ; ι π ι -
■ "i ' ι the lirit ι -h
• : 1 ,<>S2,220 had
ai ·. : ι-.it \ a lew
radin. It
<i m six* id Germany
ι I·] ιr<>ju- drew
' ■ -··. ν it h i >. nmark
a\ « .at'd I,y a llrit
i 11 .: 'Ίΐ tli'· Hal
IIan . j' ratlin said
a! -o t I'' ; · a rp'.-t < ί"·r
mari-ln id (.i nter in the south -
il il t ί h< en ι1 eiarei I a hospit al
ci;>. 1 hat indicated tin ( zei'ho
sli ι\ ak capital would not lie de
fended.
i ans.
SI Chilli h) :
Créât ρ
Keen liecl.i
hours ear'
was seen
uni y t ι i >■
As thi
toward a
and .\'>rw
ish-Kes-.a
ie. t !
ην η
and -
r ! i 1 CIS
' · ι ι .-re' ;1 11 Ά' ; ι s
• ich V :: π .;>· »t
1 ' ·' Alpine ÏL
I :. ι ' Ai lί ! ' I C
. ; y j km i :. ; . nder
sin π : fit r. '! "be ( *er
: \ ·,■·.·. . and ΛΙ ·
A;),· .''lid the
' ..···' II
( ' : s s ι ! ; ï 1 i il'v 1 < Ι(λ 163
in. it ι ! \ i 'ampaiini;
I <«ta! !s 950,472
\\.i ÎIID" I .· !1 . < w
{h·· ronquest vil' 11. s 1 \ . from tin*
ι ! nu ni ιii<- \ llied landing m
Si-pteinher ! ' I.ι until \pril !8.
» «-si i:i \mrru an I il Ui arms
1 0?t \ »>.: ι asualiies.
Se«irtar\ oi Wir Minison. rr
porlii·.: thi·. ioda*. ιthe totaj
incl η «5·"il M,.M? killed. 7 7.!18
wounded, and î Π. : ί : ï S missing.
\t thr vune lime, Mimson dis
( losed that arr.iv easiialties in
ail (IicuUms ^im-r the beginning
c»' thw »r have reaehed S4R.
08M on tin· basis ni names eom
here thruiiivh April !1.
Λ\ i111 nav\ losses of ÎOÎ.'ÎS ·, this
pushed the losses for both serv
îtes sinre i'earl Harbor to !>.»<).
47 ?. an inere.ise ol M Oîïîl sinre
last week's report.
Allies Press Drive For
v Rich Dutch East Indies
Manila, M \ il Λ ! ' ■ Λ,I.. I
; ■ η i|)s, opening . " 1> :n ■ >
•v··: t! ο r..·: I » stv > Ka· · Inda·-.
I swept quickly toward Tarakan's
ι..'div: «· !.. mi» .· : λ η ' 1.,
. fr ·.·» :>eachhcad> easilj established
Ί': <'sd.:> ι. t'i.il 'v .·: .i··
mi »..ιπ I .1 1 ■ i : ηι·ϊ·!:ΐ(·..~:ιτ:ι
Bonn
,\:ik : ι s mi Μ : η d : 11 ·. : ι. < t. m
the soul hi·: ii Ph : 1,. pines ' ean
! while, appeared .hunt tin·
senip port of Davao, centi of a
' pre-war Japanese settlement, with
>ut the fierce fight they had expect
1 ed.
Γιο
.1 Πί\
c.Il
ho;
• of th<
\
' \ ■ ι Ic \V
hod
ν > ·· Ί .ifior
w ' · ι " .; nented
\ \ i'id destroyers,
and American, Dutch and Australian
rraft · ι ' 1 · ί·ιϊ .nid shelled oil
storage t inks ntermittently for tour
days Thick b ack smoke covered the
..',ΐύνη h.> li'hf'v
THE FIRST VERBAL BATTLE to 1 ο staged in η plenary se. η of the United
Nations Conference in San Francisco came to η dramatic end when dele
p:itr.; voted to invito Λι gentina to (tie Seeur.tv Conference. Κ us. :a made
ri peated requests that Argentina be omitted until the l'u'.ish Govcrn
n.eut in War.-aw was invited. K.:equiel I'adilla (left), chain: an of the
Mexican delegation, argued in favor of Argentina. Paul Henri Spaak
(center), chairman of the Belgian delegation, said the request of Molo·»
tov (right) was reasonable and ought to be considered. (International)