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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-04-14
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this and that, helping everywhere.
Maybe she'd have had the job of
filling out the questionnairs-re-
member what a kick she and
Marie Engard got out of being
asked question No. % (-"Have
you been pregnant within the last
year?")
Stanley Sehillinger has been
one-man volunteer recruiting
agency, signing up donors in re-
turn for the Red Cross blood his
wife received during her recent
illness.
Nina Mcclure is chairman OF
volunteer services for the Blood
Program. At this point she'd be
especially glad to hear from sew
eral more nurses or nurses aides
to help on Wednesday. II enough
volunteer, no-one will have tc
work all day.
Mrs. H. j. Nicol will be in
charge of the canteen, serving re-
freshments QiterallyD to the
blood donors as they compare
notes with each other after theil
donations. The most frequent re-
mark, accompanied by a pleased
grin, has always been; why, il
wasn't bad at all.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-04-14
PROBATE COURT
Licensed to Wed

Bernard wilgus, 81, mechanic of
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Temperature Dives
After Record Mark

Rain brought cooler tempera.
lures here today following yester.
days record II degrees for Febru-
ary Is.
Since early last night the rain
fall had measured only .21 Of an
inch, but was steady enough to
send the mercury down to 43 at
/ pm. today, the Weather Bureau
reported.
More rain is expected tonight,
the District forecaster said. Yes
terday's II at 1:04 pm. was high
est for the winter thus far and
eight degrees above the previous
record set for February Is in 1909.
The minimum was 81 at los am.
Normal for this time of the year
is about 43 degrees.
The all-time February record
here was "a in February Is. 1880.
The premature spring weather
caused jasmine and pansies to
bloom in some parks.
Continued high temperatures
for another week would bring out
the cherry blossoms well ahead Of
the usual April appearance. Ma
tional Capital Parks Service OFF,
cialS said.
The Weather Bureau reported,
however, that q prolonged warm
spell of that kind is unlikely.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Government Scientists Working
On 10, 900 m.p.h. Space Ship
Secret Research on Satellite and Rocket Plane
With 5000 to 1000 m.p.h. Velocity Revealed

project, and that all three armed
services are working on the re-
search problems.
Some scientists believe that the
nation which first creates ar
outer space platform for guiding
or launching atomic rockets will
dominate the earth.
Such an outpost on the frontier
of interplanetary space would
have both military and nonmili-
tary uses.
AS a military direction post, it
could control long-range rockets,
dropping them anywhere on earth
1t also could be used in peacetime
for navigation. as reflector
for radio television and radar
waves, and for study preparatory
to travel between planets.
Looking toward the day ot
rockets which might travel 5000
miles. the armed forces are ask
ing Congress for a $200.000,00
proving ground. They expect te
have missiles with a 500-mile
range ready for testing this year
How these missiles would be
controlled was not made public
although various systems have
been proposed. The big German
W. which was used against Lon
don was aimed and fired. It did
not have any target-seeking abil-
ity.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
~ the Asseeieisd Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-1f your
wife suffered from dread disease
and you had to have money, would
you steal?
Irving Himmelstein, As, stood
before Kings County Judge George
j. Joyce yesterday and pleaded
guilty to stealing to get doctors
and medicine for his wife, Sally,
SO.
Suffering from the creeping
Burgers disease, with both legs
amputated, she spends most of
her time in a wheelchair.
"The man was driven to these
burglaries," Himmelstein's attor-
ney. Leon Fishbein, told the Judge
"The family conditions are such
that could not take any fee from
them"
Judge Joyce shifted uneasily
He looked at Himmelstein's rec.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
BY the Assoeioted Press

Government scientists are work
ing on space ship" which would
flash through the stratosphere at
nearly 10000 miles an hour.
While bare hints of such an
earth satellite vehicle program
have appeared before. the first
scant details have just been dis
closed in a chart issued by the
curtiss Wright Corp. longtime
builder Of military planes and
engines.
The chart shows that secret
Government research is being
conducted on both the 10000
m.p.h. satellite and a 3,0O0-4,00C
m.p.h. rocket plane. Also under
the secret classification is guild
ed ram-jet missile able to speed
above 1000 m.p.h. No other de-
tails we're given.
Scientists have speculated on
shooting a rocket beyond the pull
of the earth's gravity. where it
could circle like a miniature moon
The first official announcement
that military men are planning
such a satellite was tucked away
I'M the first annual report of Sec
retary of Defense Forrestal.
Mr.. Forrestal said in two cryptic
sentences that the earth satellite
vehicle program" had been put
under the central guided missiles
Evening star., 1949-02-16
3 Motorists Attacked
By Rowing Gangs in
Philadelphia Strikes
One May Lose Eyesieht;
Accused Of Hauling
Passengers for Pay
BY the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-Vio-
lence flared on Philadelphia S
strike front today as the transit
strike went into its sixth day and
the taxicab walkout began its
second.
Police reported three motorists
were attacked by rowing gangs of
men. Detectives said they did not
establish who the assailants were,
but that in each case the victims
said they were accused Of hauling
passengers for fare. The men
attacked, one Of whom was hurt
seriously, denied the accusation.
Public transportation facilities
in the Nations third largest city
virtually are paralyzed by the
strike of 1900 CIO transport
workers and $500 AFL taxi drivers.
One of the injured motorists,
Clair Reed, 33. is in a hospital,
where attendants said he is threat
ened with blindness.
Detectives said Mr.. Reed picked
up a group of sailors and took
them to the Navy Yard. They
said that he was overtaken by two
carloads of men who heaved a
heavy object through the car win
dow. striking Mr.. Reed in the eye,
The others hurt-neither seri-
ously-were James jackson, IS,
and Emmanuel A. Taylor, 30.
Both were pulled from their cars
and beaten. police reported. The
assailants escaped.
Meanwhile, the 100000 resi-
dents in the Philadelphia area
continued to scramble to work by
whatever means they could find
Jammed to capacity suburban
railway trains and automobiles
carried some. The others put on
their walking shoes.
Negotiating sessions resumed to-
day at the Offices of the Federal
Cancellation Service. Representa-
tives of the Philadelphia Trans
portation Co. and the union con-
tinued their talks, but settlement
of the wage dispute seemed far
away.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Three Missing on Flight
From D. G. to Pittsburgh

AC-45 plane that took off from
Boiling Air Force Base yesterday
with three Air Reserve flyers
from Reading. Pa, is missing on
an instrument training flight to
Pittsburgh.
Officials at the Boiling base
said the plane left here at 2:30
pm. yesterday and was not heard
from after 4:50 pm, when the
pilot communicated with the
Pittsburgh airport.
The Air Force Is conducting a
search of the Pittsburgh area.
Oficials said identity of the three
flyers would not be announced
until they are found.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Clay Probing Secrecy
Surrounding Spy TrioI

FRANKFURT. Germany, Feb
16 R.-Gen. Lucius D. Clay be.
gan an investigation today into
the reasons for total secrecy sur.
rounding an espionage case being
tried by an American military
commission in Munich.
He gave orders to Maj. Gen
Maxwell Taylor, chief of staff OF
Army ground forces In Europe, tc
give him a report.
Gen. Clay said in an interview
he could countenance secrecy only
for two reasons:
/. If real and actual" danger
to American security were in
volved.
2. II the lives of innocent per-
sons might be jeopardized by dis
closure of the identities of persons
involved in the case.
The American military governor
said he was aware that forces un-
friendly to the United States would
make all possible propaganda out
Of secret trials.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Thefts to Provide Medical Care
For Wife Send Man to Sinq Sinq

ord-unlawful entry in 1945. a
misdemeanor reduced from bur-
glary: then. last March. a sus-
pended 5-to-10-year sentence on
another burglary charge. The
dates coincided with times when
Sally Himmelstein's illness re-
quired money.
II agree with you the judge
said sadly to the lawyer. but
under the law I must sentence
him to the mandatory sentence of
5 to 10 years."
Afterward, Sally Himmelstein
clutched by their two frightened
and bewildered little daughters
watched the bailiiffs lead her hus-
band away toward Sing Sing
Prison.
He never had any trouble till
got SICK" she said. He stole fol
me to try to get well. There was
never a more devoted man. He
thought only of me-"
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Prosecution Rests After Veteran
Voices Contempt for Axis Sally
Ex-Roneer Admits
Bios Against Woman
Working for Enemy
By JONES J. CuIIinone

The Government rested its trea-
son case against Mildred E. axis
Sally Gillars today after a hard
bitten young veteran of the 1st
Ranger Battalion voiced his con-
tempt for the American-born de-
fendent in a dramatic outburst
from the witness stand.
Judge Edward M. Curran re-
cessed the trial until tomorrow
after Assistant United States At
torney John M. Kelley, jr., the
chief prosecutor. announced at
1915 pm, in surprise move,
that the Government had COM
pleted its case.
In words to the jury of seven
men and five women, who for
three and a half weeks have lis
tened to testimony identifying the
gray-haired Miss Gillars as the
woman who broadcast Nazi propa-
ganda from Berlin during the war
Judge Curran urged them to keep
their minds open until the defense
presents its case.
The testimony against Miss Gill
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Acheson Insists u. ).
Is Not Backing Down
On Pact Obligations
Sees No Real Difference:
In Objectives, Hopes to
Release Text Soon
By Gornett D. Horner

Secretary of State Acheson
made it clear today that the
United States is not backing away
from any obligations ever con-
templated under the projected
North Atlantic security pact.
Mr.. Acheson emphasized at a
news conference that there are
no real differences in regard to
the objectives" which the United
States is seeking to accomplish in
the treaty being negotiated with
Canada and the Western Union
countries of Europe.
The negotiations, he said. have
been proceeding on the basis of
policies clearly defined in Presi-
dent Truman's inaugural address
last month and in the so-called
Vandenberg resolution adopted by
the Senate last June.
Mr.. Truman said in his inaug-
ural address that the primary pur-
pose of regional defense agree
ments under the United Nations
Charter lis to provide unmistak-
able proof of the joint determi-
nation of the free countries to re-
sist armed attack from any
quarter"
Mr.. Acheson's remarks were
aimed at easing concern which
has arisen in Europe as a result
Of emphasis in Senate debate this
week that the United States can.
not agree to any automatic
commitment to war.
Hopes to Reveal Text Soon.
The Secretary said he could moi
go into detail today about provi-
sions of the proposed pact, bu;
that he hopes it will be possible
soon to make public the draft o1
the text as the basis for further
public discussion.
/ Mr.. Acheson refused to com.
ment directly on a statement las,
night by Chairman Connally Of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, suggesting that the
treaty be worded to pledge the
United States to take such meas.
(See ATT,ANTTC PACT Pe AS
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Home Rule Advocate!
Prepare for Hearings
Tomorrow
General Objectives Of
New Bill Are Endorsed
By Several Groups

In preparation for a Senate Dis
trict subcommittee hearings on
home rule, scheduled to open al
$3.50 am. tomorrow, organized
suffrage advocates here have
banded together in a united front
Several groups yesterday in
dorsed the general objectives Of a
new District home rule bill drawn
up by the Democratic Central
Committee here at a strategy
meeting. The bill is a "one-pack.
age" job. calling for reorganiza.
ton of the present city govern
ment into 13 streamlined depart
ments as well as the ong-sough
home rule.
Eighteen individuals and or
ganizations have indicated the,
will appear at the hearing.
Among the questions in tn
minds of some suffrage advocate
and to be gone into at tomorrow
hearing are:
The advisability Of having re-
organization of the city depart
ments included in the bill.
The fact that the bill does no
call for a nonvoting delegate tx
Congress, such as the territorie:
have.
But these points were put down
as of secondary Importance by
various group spokesmen par
ticipating in the final strategy
meeting held late yesterday.
Participating groups included
in addition to the District Demo
cratic party leaders, the Central
Suffrage Conference, representing
various civic interests; the Wash
ington Home Rule Committee, one
of the newer cross-section suffrage
groups. and the "Voteless" District
League of Women Voters.
Drafts of Bill Available.
Yesterdays strategy meeting was
held after copies of the Demo.
cratic Party's draft of the new
home rule bill were made avail
able to spokesmen for many
groups. This will be before the
Home Rule Subcommittee of the
Senate District Committee, headed
by Senator Kefauver, Democrat
of Tennessee at tomorrow's hear
ing in the Senate District Com
mittee hearing room.
Senator Kefauver is asking for
general views on many phases OF
the suffrage issue tomorrow
Thereafter, his subcommittee, in
Guiding Senators Nicely. Democrat
of West Virginia and Margaret
Chase Smith. Republican, OF
Maine will sponsor the draft of a
subcommittee bill. on which brief
(See HOME RULE, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Car Goes 6 Blocks SofeIy
With Dead Man at Wheel
By the Assoeiated Press

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 16.-An
automobile with its only occupant
dead at the steering wheel safely
Travelled six blocks through heavy
traffic yesterday.
Frederick L. Denman, s6, Of
Olympia, Wash, died. apparently
of heart seizure. at the wheel Of
his car. The automobile continued
to move.
Other motorists drove alongside
the slowly moving machine honk-
ing, presuming the driver was
asleep.
After travelling six blocks the
car finally came to a halt against
two parked vehicles.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Truman Will Request
5 Million for Repairs
To White House
Tells Congress Groups
He Hopes Sum Will Be
More Thon Adequate

President Truman will ask Con-
gress for $5,0O0.000 to repair the
White House and hopes that viii
be more than enough, he tolc
members of the Senate anc
House Public Works Committee
who discussed that matter with
him today.
Authorization is to be enacted
as speedily as possible. The work
itself is estimated to require any
where from six to 18 months after
the money becomes available.
The President today talked tc
the Public Buildings subcommit-
tees of both the Senate and House
and expects to talk to the full
committees before he goes to Con-
gress with the request for funds
Invited to See President.
Senator Holland, Democrat, OF
Florida and Representative Buck
ley, Democrat, of New York, the
subcommittee chairman, said they
would urge the full committees to
see the President.
The President invited the COM
miteemen, along with Maj. Gen
Philip Fleming, Public Works
administrator, and w. E. Rey-
nolds, public buildings commits
sioner, to the White House today
to explain just what was involved
The President told his visitors
that he first became aware of the
shaky condition of the second
floor of the White House when
Mrs. Truman and Margaret were
absent from the city and his
breakfast was brought to his
quarters. The server. he said.
actually shook the floor. Sagging
fixtures in the bathroom also in
dicated the condition, the Presi-
dent said.
No Foundation for Wall.
Senator Holland said the feature
of the Presidents recital which
impressed him most with the seri-
BUSINESS of the condition Of the
mansion was the fact that there
is no foundation for the inner wall,
which rests only on clay.
Gen. Fleming said it might be
necessary to go as deep as 20 feet
with the foundation before a good
base could be established.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
First Czech Spy Trial
Is Started in Munich
Amid Strict Secrecy
Gen. Clay Investigating
Reason for Burriers to
information on Cuse
BY the Assoeioted Press

MUNICH. Germany, Feb. 10
Strict secrecy surrounded the
opening today Of the first of the
five Czech spy trials" before an
eight-man American military COM
mission.
The chairman of the military
commission, which is empowered
10 impose the death penalty, has
ruled that revelation of the trial
testimony or even of the identity
Of the accused would endanger the
security of the United States.
un Frankfurt, Gen. Lucius
D. Clay. American occupation
commander. began an investi-
cation of the secrecy surround
ing the trial and said that he
wanted the trials to be open
unless he was completely con-
vinced" that secrecy is neces-
sary for the protection Of
American or the safety of in
nocent personsD
The chairman. Brig. Gen. John
L. Mckee, said the court would not
make public its verdict. The
charge is sale of important secret
information to the Communist
dominated Czech government.
Fifth Case Also Secret.
. He said the same rules would
apply to the fifth case, but that
the second. third and fourth trials
would be public.
/ The series of trials have been
known in Germany as the Czech
spy trials" When the United
States Army reported the arrest
of about 20 alleged agents last fall
they were identified as members
of a Czech intelligence ring, al
though most of them were not o1
Czech nationality.
Five military policemen this
morning brought a slight, dark
haired man Of about 80 into the
building where the commission il
sitting.
He was handcuffed and his
hands twitched nervousjy as he
climbed the three flights of stairs
to the small military courtroom
He wore Army fatigue clothes, the
usual garb issued to prisoners ir
Army stockades. 1t is believeo
he is a Czechoslovakian.
Only One Prisoner Present.
The man was the only prisoner
brought in by military police
lending credence to a report that
the highly secret opening trial
would involve only an unidenti-
fed man.
It was understood the prisoner
was brought from Dachau. former
German concentration camp.
. Once, when the courtroom door
swung open. he was seen standing
whitefaced and grave at the END
of the room.
The trial was so secret that even
military police were sent from the
room. -Four guarded the doors and
corridor, however. All Army Off
GERS taking part in the hearing
wore Sidearms.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Board Of Trade
Calls Sales Tax
Only Solution
Shorp Differences
Heard at Hearing
By Joint Committee
pictures on Page BID
By Don S. Worren


Adoption of a per cent retail
sales tax is the only practical
solution to the Districts prospec-
tive $1S.000,000 deficit, the Board
of Trade today told the joint
House-Senate fiscal subcommittee.
There were sharp differences Of
opinion. however. over this and
other proposed means of keeping
the District out of the red in the
1850 fiscal year for which the
budget is $103 100000. Labor and
liberal groups sharply attacked the
idea of any sales tax and suggested
a broadening of the District per-
sonal income tax as a substitute.
The Commissioners have rec.
commended the sales tax partly on
the grounds that Congress has re-
fused twice to apply the city's in
come tax to the thousands living
here who claim they are "domi-
ciled" in various States. The
sales tax proposal calls for ex-
empting food and drugs, some
items that now carry a 20 per cent
excise tax, such as gasoline and
cosmetics, and possibly some serv-
ices.
Agree on Federal Payment.
A recommended increase in the
size of the Federal payment to-
ward District expenses brought
general agreement from today's
witnesses.
The hearing was expected to run
through the day with more than
40 group spokesmen and individu-
ais asking to be heard.
Two spokesmen for the liquor
industry protested against the
proposal to double liquor license
fees and beverage taxes, voicing
fears that this damage would
damage the business to the extent
of stimulating bootlegging. Mem
bers of the Joint Fiscal Subcom.
mittee brought out, however, that
liquor prices here are lower than
in Maryland and Virginia.
First to take the stand, William
Press, speaking for the Board of
Trade, Washington's biggest Or
ganization of business and pro.
fessional men. supported the Com
missioners' proposal for the sales
tax as the largest element In the
deficit-saving move.
Fixed Formula Urged.
The trade group also called for
an increase in the Federal pay
nlent toward District costs, urging
adoption of a fixed formula for
the Federal share, favoring one
similar to those recommended BY
the late Senator Overton, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana and by Senator
O'Mahoney. Democrat, OF Wyo-
ming.
Since about s1o,oo0,oo0 Of the
foreSeen deficit would be caused
by granting District workers their
delayed pay raise, and dating 1t
back to last July i. when Federal
workers got theirs, the Board Of
Trade asked for Federal aid in
paying the retroactive part. This.
Mr.. Press said. should be done
either by use Of Federal funds to
pay the retroactive pay raise cost.
or by Federal loan free Of interest.
Five Reasons Advanced.
Mr.. Press advanced five reasons
for the sales tax.
l. A sales tax will yield a large
amount Of revenue-the Board Of
Trade estimating a return of $13.-
100000 the first year if returns are
made monthly instead of quarterly
as planned for the beginning by
the Commissioners, who estimate
the first years income at about
$4,000, 900.
2. No other existing tax source
can provide sufficient revenue
without being Oppressive and In
(See D. G. TAXES PAGE ALL
Evening star., 1949-02-16
1850 Idle in Detroit

DETROIT, Feb. Is (P.-A parts
shortage and a strike made 1880
auto and rubber workers idle
today. The Hudson Motor Car Co.
sent home 10000 workers because
of q parts shortage but expected
to call them back tomorrow. After
a strike of 300 truckers, the United
States Rubber Co. laid of 5000
workers.
Evening star., 1949-02-16

lars by the former Ranger. Eu-
gene S. Mccarthy. 26. of Chicago
was so hard-hitting that Mr.
Kelley acted swiftly to conclude
his case.
He called only one other wit
ness, James P. Caparell, also for.
mer soldier. who corroborated Mr.
McCarthy's story and played back
(See AXIS sally. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1949-02-16
233 of as Pass
Bor Examination:
Eioht Are Women

About 56 per cent Of the AS
applicants who took the Dis
trict bar examination last
December received passing
grades, it was announced TO-
day by Walter c. Clephane,
chairman of the District Court
Committee on Admissions and
Grievances.
OF the 233 applicants who
passed, eight were women.
The committee reported that
the total Of applicants was
one of the largest since the
war. -
The list Is on Page Ala. r
Evening star., 1949-02-16
U. N. Group Will Visit
Indonesiun Chiefs Again
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BATAVIA, Java, Feb. 16.-The
United Nations Commission on
Indonesia today scheduled it's third
meeting with the imprisoned Re-
publican leaders for tomorrow.
President Soekarno. Prime Min
inster Mohamed Hatta and six
other Republicans are confined to
Bangka Island by their Dutch
captorS