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part coverage Of the pension
costs.
The bill approved by the House
yesterday also would give the
$3.50 retroactive pay boost to about
5000 Foreign Service officers and
employees. These workers, like the
District classified employees. failed
to benefit from the general Federal
pay raise act of last year.
Over 100000 Involved.
The Budget Bureau has esti-
mated the retroactivity for the
District employees involved would
amount to about $780,, 900 anc
that of the Foreign Service work
ers. to about 81 $50. 900.
All personnel in the two groups
now earning $4,000 or less would
get the raise.
Chairman Murray of the House
Civil Service Committee. who
sponsored the bill. called it simple
justice" to remove the pay in.
equality under which District anc
Foreign Service employees have
been working almost a year.
Even Representative Rich. Re-
publican. of Pennsylvania. who
Iscrutinizes all measures costias
money. commended the bill.
II congratulate the committee
on figuring out where they were
going to get the money before
they spent it," he commented.
He said he was referring to de.
lay in action on the pay raise
for the District classi.
fed workers until after the Dis.
trict's new tax bill. including 9
sales levy. had become law.
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YugQsIovs Bitterly Assoii
Rejection of Their Claims
By the Assosiofsd Press

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia. June
2l-With deepest bitterness
Yugoslavia today denounced the
decision of the Big Four foreign
ministers rejecting her claim for
Austrian territory and reparations
A formal statement was issued
by the Foreign Ministry Of Pre-
mier- Marshal Tito's government
on the results of the Big Four
meeting adjourned yesterday in
Paris.
Yugoslavia said she would
never renounce her justified ter
ritorial claims to Slovene-Carin-
thia Tin the southern part OF
AUSTRIA or her claim to repara-
tons payments on the part OF
Austria-namely compensation fol
damage suffered during the last
war. or to any other justified
claim against Austria
Russia's decision not to support
the Yugoslav claims brought
agreement in principle at Paris
Tito's government has been de.
nounced by the Moscow-led Conf
form as anti-Marxist.
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Big Four
Continued From First Page.

CONTINUED from FlrSt rage
Reber. told newsmen he was con-
fdent the four powers would agree
on an Austrian text in time fol-
the fall session, when it preSum-
ably would be adopted and the
Allies would pull their forces out
of Austria.
The way toward Austrian agree
nent was cleared after the West
met the $3.50, 100000 Soviet claim
on Austria for German assets and
Russia dropped her support OF
Yugoslav claims on Austria.
On Germany the four nations
were less definite. They acknowl-
edged they had failed to reunify
the country politically and eco
nomically. but promised to try and
do better in the future.
The conference had a hectic
ending when Russia sought un-
successfully to make q last-minute
change in the Big Four's COM
muniQue,
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All Clubs Hear Allen
Define Foreign Policy

George v. Allen. assistant secre-
tary Of State, today defined Ameri-
can foreign policy as the guiding
hand" which is extending our de-
mocracy into every country where
people enjoy their freedom. He
addressed the 18th National All
Club Camp in the Departmental
Auditorium. The meeting will end
tomorrow.
Chief Judge Marvin Jones of
the United States Court Of Claims
will address the group at 7 o'clock
tonight in the auditorium. HIS
subject will be the Meaning OF
Citizenship"
Two former All Club members
last night were awarded $1,000
fellowships for study of All Club
work next year DIT the Agriculture
Department here.
The two are Miss Hattie Mae
Rhonemus of Martinsville. Ohio.
and Dana o. Schrupp of Great
Falls, Mont. Both are All
Clubworkers with the Cooperative
Agricultural Extension Service.
The awards are made each year
to q young man and woman extern
sion worker by the National Com
mittee on Boys and Girls Club
Work, Chicago.
Leaving here tonight for New
York and sailing tomorrow for
Europe will be 81 boys and girls
from All Clubs all over the coun-
try. They will spend the summer
on farms in 10 European countries.
under the International Farm
Youth Exchange Program. The
program is designed to bolster in
ternational understanding and
world peace,
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was q Communist, explained. this
In o character sketch and I
thought that that wss what she
thought"
Il Was very ouispoken IN high
school" Miss Coplon continued
Il vas q strong New DeaieT-pro-
social security. IVA. old-age pen
sionx and so forth"
MY impression was thai she
had gathered from what / said at
that time that I was a COM
munist."
The sketch said that Miss Cop
lon felt restricted" when she met
Mrs. Sunderland IN Washington
because Of her progressive lean
ings"
She said she wrote the sketch
on Mr.. Stevenson because he saS
the first person from Texas she
had ever known and he vas a
type had never met before.
Lived for His Job.
He wasn't at all interested In
girls" she said. He Just lived for
his job. and to discuss literature "
He was the sort Of pc son YOU
meet In Washington ''' no desire
for a home or a family. He Just
wanted to sit around and discuss
literature
At the beginning OF the trial,
Mr.. Palmer told the jury Of
men and 4 women that the de-
tense would prove that Miss Cop
Ion had no intention of turning
the documents found in her purse
over TO a foreign power. as she
Is charged.
1t would be proved. ne said
that she intended to Use 81 data
slips extracted from Justice De-
partment files in connection with
a civil service examinatiop she
was preparing for and that the
other papers would be used in the
novel.
Kept No Copies.
Describing in detail how she
burned the novel. Miss Coplon
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D. 6. Puy
Continued From First Page.)

tContlnueQ from E1rSC rage
Court of Appeals were recon-
mended today by the Senate Dis
trict Committee. The House bill
was amended by striking all after
the enacting clause to write In the
more liberal provisions Of the Nc
Grath Senate bill. Approval by
the Senate would send the meas
ure to conference with the House
to iron out the differences.
'As passed by the House the pay
of the chief judges of the two
courts would be raised to $4,000
and the associate judges to
$12,500.
Favors DifferentiaI.
The McGrath bill would provide
differential in favor of the ap-
pellate court. The pay Of the
chief judge of the appellate court
would be raised to $14.500 and
the associate judges to $4,000.
The pay of the chief judge of
Municipal Court, under the SEN
ate bill, would go TO $13,500 and
the associate judges to $4,000.
Senate District COMMITTEES
Chairman McGrath said he felt
the differential for the higher
court judges should be preserved
and quoted Chairman Mcmillan
of the House District Committee
as agreeing to this.
In another action. the Senate
District Committee approved. with
an amendment, a House bill pro-
viding an increase in pensions
for widows and orphans of police
and firemen. The widows PEN
sion would be raised from $50
to SIPS as a maximum per month.
The payment to orphans would
be raised from $40 to $25 per
month.
Benefit for Widows.
An amendment added by the
Senate Committee would provide
"a death benefit of $1,000 to the
widow of a police or fireman
killed in line of duty or dying
from injury incurred in line Of
duty. The amendment also raises
from $75 to $500 the amount for
burial expenses.
The measure provides for an
increase from 3l2 per cent to S
Iper cent in the deductions from
the pay of police and firemen as
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Civilian International
Opens Convention,
First Here Since q

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18th .nsual convention ,e4sss a.
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SIS an tomorrow With q Spesx h
By Senator Ac(1r&th. Democrat
Of Rhode Island
CgsitAn International oeretts
acre guests 81 the NRShlnEtagl
ClNitaa Club al us weekly lunch
eon TODAY M tisr Mayrowrf Hotrl
Al 6 o'clock the Executive Bcast d
Of the International vail hold =
dinner Al 80 @ clock there @ali
be a reception for VISITING e,yisans
and ladies
Aecor6lns 10 Vaughn CS>aie
convention mAnAeea about 7oe
delegates from the United States
and Canada are expected 10 e<
registered by tomorrow
Dr. Shropshire founded the nisi
C!Vilan Club IN 1918 IN Burning
ham with . gioup Of IS men who
ouirne World War | ~rre active
in selling war bonds and enter.
taining soldiers In 1920. he
founded Ctsltan intrfna tional
which nov has IS 600 members
and 26l clubs in the United
States and Canada
DR.. Shropshire Just returned
from a tour of Civitan Clubs IN
the West.
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Continued From First Page
seemed reluctant to answer the
questions Of Mr.. Palmer as he
called for explanations Of bio
graphical sketches of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Sunderland and Albert B.
Stevenson which were taken from
her purse after her arrest.
The Government charges that
the sketches represent efforts to
recruit espionage agents. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Sunderland and
Mr.. Stevenson have denied that
Miss coplon ever discussed es-
pionage recruitment with them
and said they were entirely I'M
aware she had prepared bio
graphical sketches of their lives.
Pressed for Details.
Il find it embarrassing" Miss
Coplon said. to talk about some
thing that was entirely personal. +"
judy" stormed Mr.. Palmer. DO
you know you are on trial here /?
The jury must know what's in your
heart and mind. I understand
you are a sensitive and cultured
girl. but I want you to bare your
soul TO this jury"
Later when Mr.. Palmer was
pressing her for details of her
friendship with Mrs. Sunderland
the former Lorraine Elkins, with
whom she went to high school.
Miss Coplon said:
1T is the most horrible thing
to have to sit here and hear her
name repeated over and over
again and repeated in the press.
And then. too. to realize that she
was questioned for four hours by
the FBI because Of this"
Miss Coplon emhaptically denied
that the biographical sketches
had anything to do with espionage
recruitment. She said she had
prepared a number of sketches
on the lives and OF her friends for
incorpation in her novel.
Easily. Miss Coplon. who has
repeatedly denied that she ever
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KING Reprieves IS

ATHENS, June 81 (P.-The
death sentences of IS persons. in
Guiding four women, were COM
muted to life Imprisonment to-
day by decree of King Paul. AL
had been sentenced under the
Emergency Measures Act. which
covers ofFenses related to the
Communist guerrilla rebellion.
Kansas grows 80 per cent OF the
Nations apple tree seedlings.
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figI Sees Step to Peace
In Agreement on Austria

VIENNA. June 81 lPl.-Chan-
cellor Leopold Figl said last night
the Big Four decision to conclude
an independence treaty for Aus
tria is "a big step toward peace
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Women Mathematician Dies

=. MONROE, Wis. June 81 P.-
Miss Nell Miller, 6S. for the last
20 years a professor Of math-
+. ematics at the University Of Arr
coma at Tucson. died yesterday
: at st. Glare Hospital.
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Saudi Arabia wtll OFFER home
stesders tracts OF land on liberal
terms.
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and the freedom Of humanity"
He issued an official statement
after other Austrian government
leaders had said, This is the
best news Austria has had since
the end of the war"
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
ASTC Student
Practice Teaching
At Marion High

Ernest Miller, student of Appa-
lachian State Teachers college, has
been assigned to Marion High
School for cadet teaching in the
Commercial Department.
Appalachian State Teachers col
lege has inaugurated full-day
program of student teaching with
fifteen seniors now working on a
full-time basis in Boone or schools
in surrounding counties. Marion
High was selected as one of the
schools to participate in the pro-
gram.
C. C. Elledge, principal, and
Mrs. Ralph Morris, commercial
teacher, have expressed satisfac-
ton over the program. Elledge
said he expects to have more stu
dents placed here within the next
three months.
Hubert Wey, principal of the
Demonstration School ASTC who
helped to work out the program,
said students will be given a more
practical teaching experience, and
will be better prepared when en-
tering the teaching field.
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
Wreck Monday
On Highway 20

One wreck was reported for the
past week. The following account
was given by State Highway Patrol
man White, who made investiga-
ton:
William R. Burleson, driving a
1910 Oldsmobile west on highway
70, collided with a 1887 Ford driv-
en- by Fred Tabor of Old Fort, and
headed east.
Passengers in the Burleson car
were Ray Connors, who was taken
to Marion Hospital and dismissed,
Albert Murdock, who was treated
at Marion General Hospital and
discharged Tuesday afternoon. AL
bert Lawton, also a passenger for
facial decorations and released.
Thomas Hoyle, passenger in the
Tabor car, suffered facial lacera-
tions and head injuries. Neither
driver was injured. The accident oc-
Cured Monday afternoon.
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
Marion Community Council
Names Nominating Committee

The quarterly meeting of the
Community Council of Marion was
held Monday night, October II, in
the Community Building with Mrs.
Richard Cook, president, presiding.
The nomination committee to Sc
lect officers for the coming year
was named as follows: Chairman,
R. C. Spratt, with J. E. Neal, Jr.,,
and T. L. Richie.
Discussion centered around plans
for meeting the need for funds to-
provide lunches for underprivileg-
ed school children, with emphasis
also on recreational needs and pro-
jects.
The Community Council was
formed in February Of this year
through the cooperative action of
IL different clubs and organiza-
tions which felt that a central plan
ming group was needed. The men,
ber organizations in the Commu-
nifty Council are: The Junior wo-
mans Club, Francis Marion Club,
Marion Rotary Club, Kiwanis
Club, City School Board, Marion
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Marion progress., 1949-10-20
Miss Clara Justice
Named Assistant
At Salem College

The appointment of five stuednt
assistants in various departments
at Salem College, Winston-Salem,
for the current school session, has
been announced by Acadaemic
Dean Ivy M. Hixson. Miss Clara
Justice of Marion and Miss Dolores
McCarter Of Gastonia, will assist
in Spanish; Norman Jarrad of Win
ston-Salem, mathematics; Miss
"Winkie" Harris of Rocky Mount,
French.
"All the student assistants NAM
ed are majoring in the depart
ments to which they were named,'
Miss Hixson said. "We feel that it
is an honor to them to be selected
to these positions, and that they
will render valuable assistance in
their fields"
Miss Justice, a Junior, is plan
ming to teach Spanish after her
graduation from Salem. She is ser
wing as treasurer of the /. R. S.
(social standards counciD this
year, and is member of the Span
ish Club. Miss Justice is the daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. G. B. Justice of
Marion.
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
Blue Ridge
Closes
With Reports

Reports Of the past years work
highlighted the Wednesday session
of the Blue Ridge Baptist associa-
ton.
Total membership was listed at
6,257; baptisms 1926; Sunday School
enrolment 5,687; Training Union
enrolment 1887.
There were % Vacation Bible
schools held with total attendance
of 1894, it was stated. Local gifts
were listed at $144,1O3 and gifts
to Missions at $21, ,408, making a
total of $165,511.
A motion was carried to open the
1850 fall session with a session at
West Marion to be followed with a
night meeting at Cross Mill. The
second day the meeting will be held
at Glenwood and adjourn the eve
ming of the same day with meet
ing at Glenwood.
AssociationaI ministers named
for next year are Rev. John Hicks,
first day, and Rev. Carson Britain,
second day. /
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
ESTABLISHED 1896
School Superintendent
Issues Instructions
For Safe Bus Transportation

Following, The tragic. bus acci
dent in Nash county in which seven
school children lost their lives and
the prompt action of the State
school officials and Highway Pa
troll, instructions were issued from
the office Of the County Superin-
tendent of Mcdowell to principals
and others responsible for school
bus transportation to make close
inspection of bus loading and
school transportation in view of
determining whether any viola
tions of trans portation rules are
being permitted in Mcdowell coun-
ty School transportation.
N. F. Steppe, county superin-
tendent, outlined the precautions
taken as follows:
Ramon Robinson, supervisor of
transportation, contacted all school
principals and drivers and made a
close inspection of loading, bus
routing, and other regulations at
fecting transportation. Strict or
ders have been given that no over
loading must be permitted and that
only children entitled to transpor-
tation will be given permission to
ride school buses. The busses are
to be kept in safe mechanical con-
dition and everything possible will
be done to guarantee the safety of
school children. The child living
l u miles of school will not be per-
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Marion progress., 1949-10-20
BOY SCOUT
COURT OF HONOR
HELD FRIDAY

The Boy Scout Court of Honor
was held in the First Methodist
church last Friday.
After a few words of welcome,
the following Scouts were advanc-
ed in rank:
Tenderfoot rank: David Brad
burn, J. V. Cuthbertson, Glenn Mil
Ter, Harold Dean Rinehard and
Roper Leon Webb, troop 4, Mar
ion.
Second class: Ernest Ogle, Jen--
nings Duncan, James Wright, Jun
Tor Ayers, Lee Roy Duncan, troop
1, North Cove; Sherman Locke,
Joe Eckerd, troop 6, Marion.
First class: Bobby Tennessee,
and Dean Wright, troop 1, North
CONTINUED on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
BAPTIST
BROTHERHOOD
HAS MEETING

The Brotherhood of the First
Baptist church held a dinner meet
ing last Thursday evening with an
attendance of Sc. S. J. Westmore-
land, new president, was in charge
of the meeting.
Following the appointment of
group captains, Rev. M. o. Owens,
Sr., Lamar, S. c., addressed the
group.
Dinner was served by circles one
and two of the Woman's Mission
ary Union.
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
Methodist Building Fund
Campaign To Be Launched

Plans are underway at First Me-
thodist church for a Building Fund
Campaign to be launched in No
vember. Mrs. T. L. Richie, superin-
tendent of the Children's Building
Division, will discuss building needs
at the morning worship service
next Sunday.
S. R. Cross, chairman of the
Building Fund Committee, said yes
terday that $4,000 has been rails
ed and $4,000 has been set as a
goal for this year. Next year COM
mittee hopes to raise enough addi-
tional funds to begin the expan-
sion program.
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
VFW Convention
Held Here Sunday:
Myers Speaker

In addressing the Sixteenth Dis
trict Convention Veterans of For
eign Wars at its convention here
Sunday, Comrade Charles Truett
Myers, of Charlotte, Judge advo-
cate, department of North Caro-
lima, said: "Members of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars rendered
greatest service to this country by
defending it overseas and now have
another opportunity to render the
country another important service
in the peace"
The convention was held in the
Hut of the local Post with repre-
sentatives present from Kings
Mountain, Shelby, Forest City,
ver, Bakersville, Spindale,
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Marion progress., 1949-10-20
OIL PROGRESS
WEEK DISCUSSED
AT KIWANIS

Kiwanians R. W.. Twitty and Lee
Conley were in charge of the pro-
gram for the Kiwanis club at it's
regular weekly meeting held in the
community building Tuesday eve
ming.
Kiwanian Conley presented M.
G. Roam, Employee Relations Man.
ager of the Gulf Oil Corporation Of
Atlanta, Ga, as the guest speaker
Roam stated that the current week
was being observed as Oil Progress
Week, and discussed the oil indus
try from it's beginning to the pre-
Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
Baptist Sponsored
DIP Family Arrived
In Marion Yesterday

Mr.. and Mrs. Criss t Ernestsons
and family, displaced persons spon-
sored by the First Baptist church
of Marion, arrived here yesterday
morning The Ernestons, Latvian
family. have three daughters, Eva,
9, Maija, 7, and Mara, 4.
The father is bricklayer and
will be employed by the G. P. Sea-
gle company. His first assignment
will be on the new Baptist educa-
tional building. The family will re-
side at 125 State street where
church members have just COM
pleted a renovating program. The
outside has heen painted and a
number of improvements made to
the interior. It has also been COM
pletely furnished. The home was
formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Robinson.
The family was taken from Lat
via to Germany in 1914 and placed
in a concentration camp where
they remained until the war was
over and they were sent to a dis
placed persons camp. In bringing
them to Marion through the Bap-
tist World Alliance, the local
church is obligated to arrange
transportation from New York, Sc
cure employment for the father
and establish them in home.
Ernestson is studying English,
but admits it is difficult language
to learn.
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
Bicyclist
Makes Tour
Of 48 States

A tired bicyclist pedaled his way
into Marion last Saturday, on a
tour of the 48 states and told a cafe
owner he wanted work. The own
er was more concerned about the
fact that the man was hungry and
set a plate of food before him.
Now Waiter E. Devine, of Port
land, Oregon, believes that al
though the hospitality in the South
is not all he anticipated, that Mar
ion is more friendly than some
other towns in this section and will
probably remember c. B. Dobson
as one of the kindest persons he
met on the tour.
"You gave me food, now will
wash your windows" he said.
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Marion progress., 1949-10-20
Mrs. Britt To Attend
Meetings In New York

Mrs. Wade Britt, third vice pre-
sident of the North Carolina Fed
Grafton Of Womens Clubs will go
by train to New York City Thurs
day, October 20, where she will at
tend a board meeting of the Gen.
eral Federation of Womens Clubs
and the New York Herald-Tribune
Forum. Both meetings will be held
at the Waldorf Astoria.
Mrs. Britt plans to return to
Marion on Friday of next week.
Marion progress., 1949-10-20
Red Cross Bloodmobile
To Visit Cross Mill Tuesday

Plans have been made for the
Red Cross Bloodmobile to visit
Cross Mill on Tuesday, October Is,
in an effort to obtain at least IS
pints of blood from volunteers.
Headquarters will be the Cross
Mill Baptist church and hours will
be 10 a. m. till 1890 noon, and
80 p. m. to 4 p. m.
Wade Miller has been named
chairman of the blood donor pro-
gram, D. F. Barnes, publicity di-
rector and Mrs. Virgil Bradburn.
chairman volunteer service.
Mrs. Louis Williams is chair
man of community recruiting and
A. D. Greene, chairman mill
recruiting. ..
Others who will assist the CO.
chairmen of recruiting are: Ray
Murray, Fred Murray, A. D..
Greene, S. R. Cross, L. M. Wat
kins, G. L. Jenkins, Ray Miller,
Joyce Carrigan, Peller England.
]. L. Condrey, Louis Williams,
Eugene Dobson, Kathryn Baucom,
John Good, Ralph Webb, Maxine
Naomi Hobbs, Miss Matte Sluder,
Mrs. Cecil Martin, Miss Mickol,
Henry Scott.
Mrs. Durand Workman, Mrs.
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