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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-12
Stop Destroying Our Lund

No matter how many win America will sooner
later be finished great naton-uness stop des
troyng soil That warning voiced the other day at
gathering of the Friends of the Land group interested
in conservation of natural resources.
One speaker pointed out that 300 million of farm
land have already been destroyed by erosion and each
forever.
Under the New Deal" and Fair Deal" great steps
have been taken in soil conservation but much needs to
be done The to get it done is to elect progressive
tors and congressman who understand such vital problems
and have the courage to defy opposition from selfish inter-
eStS
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-12
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Labor Spy Racket Back To Life
Under Tuft-HartleY
By IRVING FAGAN & CUSHMAN REYNOLDS
For Labor Press Association

For Labor Press Association
cent organized by unions that
It's true enough that the seamen unions don't take mueh non
sf Theh bitterly T5ss the oil tanker bust
In fact the unorganize tanker outfits will do most anything
the unions out They'll resort to private & the an s
labor kabo oa espionage 5Spsa' unions
S% the Pearl @ al btrso @ sna s
before bn % bo G 5 nd p
aSe Sn oud q mark the story the safarer
the make of the Odtme stories tame by
aired % s s Sssge ss the sDsr sn
Labor Management Relations The commercial didn't much
n ts York E1ssp the r & SaDsa Sa 1s
Hall s % Of @ S 1 n spbGnd Is a
he unfoded his story Senate hearing; ,...u-
s & 1d Ys PqG ns odo Se e ho
few jobs Hall disclosed me portion the 47O
fo4Pona Sp % XIII S sentiment sad ee we ran
Of the fouest de pool playing we've ever sailors
@ Gss 5fs SSsSeS ss e the sSr
s s 3 @ a @ entire S ua o % @ asf s S%nss ss in
am you ag gn rant fsf @ % s% f. on" the Service at
Sn in ET 4 o on atev %e @ James fn pr n Ap
sburgr The two known labor spies Lawrence Hennessey
story began l948 when the STU had
about to win percent Dugan
s sd n sU ssd
Gpafd s e himself ] ad am am he who
little the for Hennessey had the of STU head
About the time Dugan hiring establishing the
c cs ssEysf be M s sU 1
tanker field Furman an old Company union for Standard Oil
Sab9reer GTMA legal with Office
&de 10 1 M A M I @ ff % n %Ffe % dn rM s
with straight faces AS matter of fact the they
@ ST Ss 4 s sly ne.
R1s dsr S % sso lad the ssSs fol-
hired at its office instead through union hiring halls
RoSbsr The Rato Cafe n RodTsues he
Strange part that Cities Service Oil Co succeeded in spend
signing full f union It, Between his ,R labor
because he against union with determined members and de-
should marked and emembereG for the atmosphere @ Taft
Hartley the labor has returned not just to the waterfront but
TO East % Hartford % 90 Gnn nstan and to Denver Colo Ae
paper Guild sped on his fellow Gumen for his employer
R noT e M f'Fa East P % a" Ged A%5 pa e
ASSOCIATION of Maehn HG uf ab g pyP ga y d od
racket that died when the Wagner Act passed but back
broke despite his salary Of $a68OOO The
heavy income tax program hits the monarch equally with the tram
about $l6oo0OoO but little Of this liquid Majesty
kore Gs the 0 famed % World War H. more
than korean SD % e r % @ & put wnr IN their first
s9 @sy # % the first Tsrs rn that s HI b ac ISLANDS
by climbing into trees and throwing rocks into the water m
they We're making initial landings; F'''"4
astronomer announced showed the length Of
G aep h p In that a NEWS % Eng
fashioned ghthour day. any newfanged solar
old American clause Preyns for member
Who oGn may T fall into the drink any s 70 S out any worker
Nsw York 6 6 y 50 @ union s%Py Of travel
in Europe every five years
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-12
No Mans Ldnd For Mid Income Group

Hight rents squeezing middle income" families
out of the heart of New York City, according to the New
York Times
In the Borough Of Manhattan there is plenty of luxury
housing and the construction of public housing for ow-in
families is continuing but for the "n between group
little is available under construction.
The Times said the experts fear the result will be
an unhealthy division of population into upper and lower in
come families exclusively
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-12
Even Upper Bracket Solesmen
Want Union

You don't have to be in the lower income brackets to
realize the value of unionsm. That proved by
ouncement that advertising statesmen employed by the L. NJ
Berry Company of Akron Ohio which handles telephone dir
ectory advertising in Is states have voted for representa-
tion by the A. F. of L. Retail Clerks. Average earnings of
these statesmen run from So, 900 to $4,000 year.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Flying Soucers Still
Myth to Truman
And Defense Chiefs

If any branch OF the United
States armed forces is doing any
more than thinking about flying
saucers, neither President Truman
nor Defense Secretary johnson
know of it.
Questions were directed to them
today on the heels of a story in
the United States News and World
Report magazine article yesterday
saying not only were the saucers
real but that it was Navy project.
The Navy quickly denied it.
Secretary johnson was asked if
he is satisfied there is nothing to
it," Mr.. johnson replied: Il am"
He said he had asked Navy Secre-
tary Matthews about the reports
that Navy was delving into the
saucer project. Mr.. Matthews de-
MED it too.
Presidential Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross. in Key West with
Mr.. Truman said:
II don't want to set myself up
as an expert, but nobody in the
party knows anything about 1t.
That includes the President" :"
Evening star., 1950-04-04
BY 0ornett D. Homer

Senator Kefauver, Democrat, of
Tennessee, said today that the
Secretary of State and other
cabinet members should be invited
to appear on the Senate and House
floors for periodic question periods.
The Senator told reporters after
"a conference with Secretary of
State Acheson that he was con-
sidering reviving resolution
which he previously sponsored
unsuccessfully when he was in the
House. This would provide for
such face-to-face meetings be-
tween cabinet members and Sen
ators and Representatives.
He told Mr.. Acheson, Senator
Kefauver said, that he was glad
to see that the Secretary and
others in the State Department
already are taking many steps to
enable individual members of the
House and Senate to know more
about foreign policy plans.
His own idea, the Senator said,
is that the Atlantic pact nations
should hold q special conference
to see what could be done toward
organizing a real federation of the
Western powers. He said he be-
lieves Mr.. Acheson Is doing q good
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Civilians Are Warned
After New Hulk Raids
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

MANILA. April 4.-Defense Sec
retary Ruperto Kangkon today
ordered civilians TO keep out of
AREAS Of operations" as the army
pressed its campaign against Com
munist-led Hukbalahaps.
The Huks last night added two
new raids to their seven-day reign
Of terror. Several villages have
been burned and at least SO per-
sons killed.
Constabulary headquarters said
500 Huks attacked and entered
Aparri. capital OF the northern
Cagayan Province. There was no
further information.
A l3-year-old giA was wounded
during a raid on Santa Rosa VII
lage in Nueva Ecija Province.
Headquarters said a former con-
stabularyman. Salvador Ponce.
and his wife led the foray. The
Huks fed with much loot.
In the southern Luzon city of
Batangas, Gov. Feliciano Leviste
appealed for food for $4,000 refu-
ges who fed their homes near
the junction OF Cavite, Laguna
and Batangas Provinces.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Ah|ee Tells Commons West Allies Establish
He Reso|ute|y Pursues Berlin General Staff
Policy Of Barring Reds To Meet Emerqencies
Replies to Tory Member
Who Seeks RemovoI of
ShinweII, Strochey
BY ths Associated Pres,

LONDON, April 4.-Prime Min
lister Attlee assured Parliament
today his policy of barring Com
munists from vital government
posts is being 'resolutely pur-
sued"
He made the statement In the
House Of Commons during the
latest round of his running battle
on the subject with Conservative
Sir Waldron Smithers.
Smithers announced last night
he is circulating 5000 copies of a
petition demanding the removal
from Office of Defense Minister
Emanuel Shinwell and War Min
lister John Strachey on the ground
that they have Communist SYM
pathies.
Ministers Defended.
Mr.. Attlee has stanchly de-
tended his ministers from such
charges by members of Commons
and some sections of the British
press.
Today Sir Waldron asked Mr..
Attlee:
In view of the facts, informa- l.
tion and names that have been
sent to him, will the Prime Min
lister intensity the purge of Com
munists and fellow travellers in
branches which deal with business
where security is essential?"
Mr.. Attlee said it is government
policy that no Communist or any
one associated with the party "in
such a way as to raise legitimate
doubts about his reliability" can
be hired for work the nature OF
which is vital to the security of the
state"
That policy" he said, "is being
and will be resolutely pursued"
Sir Waldron's petitions declare
(See STRACHEY, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Crack n. & W. Train
DeraiIed al Cincinnati
BY the kssoeiotsd Prs,,

CINCINNATI, April 4.-The
"Powhatan Arrow" Norfolk d
Western Railroad passenger train,
was derailed at the east edge OF
Cincinnati last night, but not a
car overturned.
There were no serious injuries
but approximately IS passengers
were shaken up.
The train was coming into Gin
cinnati from Norfolk. Va, when
it left the tracks.
The locomotive and all five
coaches jumped the rails and the
front coach skidded to a stop only
about s feet from a high en-
bankment.
The accident tore up several
hundred feet OF PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad tracks.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Standards Technicion
Found With Throat Cut

George R. Shelton. 81, of 6614
Delf1eld street. Chevy Chase, Nd,
was found beside his car on Beach
drive this morning with his throat
cut.
He was taken to Suburban Hos
pltal, Bethesda. where his condi-
tion was described as critical.
Montgomery County police said
Mr.. Shelton. technician at the
Bureau of Standards, had written
three notes which they found in
the car. Police said he was found
on the grass beside his car and
that a razor blade type windshield
Ice scraper was found at his side.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Kefouver Seeks Talks on Floors
OfCongress by Cabinet Officers
Tennesseeon Confers With Acheson,
May Revive His House Resolution

deal toward trying to work out
unity without approving his spe-
cif1c Atlantic union proposal.
The question period" resolu-
tion would enable any committee
Of the Senate or House to invite q
cabinet member to the floor to talk
about particular measures and
answer germane questions from
the floor.
Asked what was Mr.. Acheson' s
reaction to this idea, the Senator
said he generally favors bringing
about more face-to-face discus
sion, but had taken no stand on
this specific proposal.
Senator Kefauver said it was
important now for every member
to know more about foreign policy
During the war, he recalled, 1--WE
could tell our constituents that
this is a program worked out by
the leaders Of both parties and
they were willing to accept it,
But, he added. nowadays the vot-
ters are asking more specific ques-
tions."
He said it would be quite bur-
den" for Mr.. Acheson to attempt
to keep every member OF Congress
informed individually, but that any
moves for more collective discus
sions would be helpful.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
10 Easter Shoppers Hurt
By DriverIess Auto
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PITTSBURGH. April IA
driverless auto ploughed through
4 crowd of downtown Easter shop
pers late yesterday injuring 10
persons, two of them critically.
The car crashed through the
glass front of a drugstore. Two of
those hurt suffered amputation Of
their left legs and other major in.
juries. They were caught in front
Of the store.
The casualty list included eight
persons hit by the auto, a 6-year-
old boy who was knocked to the
street by pedestrian scrambling
to get out Of the way, and an
elderly woman passenger In the
auto.
Police said the auto was parked
at the entrance of a parking lot.
The car suddenly coasted down.
grade, carrying a passenger, Mrs.
Lena Andrews, y, with it.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Overall Commander Post
Left Vacant, but Lower
EcheIons Are Unified
By the AsSoeiotsd Press

BERLIN, April 4.-The Western
powers in Berlin have organized
an Allied general staff to spring
into action in any emergency.
This was disclosed in an inter-
view today by Maj. Gen. Maxwell
D. Taylor. American commandant
In the divided city.
In some respects the new
Americana British French staff re-
Sembles wartime SHAEF - Su-
preme Headquarters of the Allied
Expeditionary Force. There is NO
overall commander but the post
is reserved for such appointment
in the event of genuine aggres-
sion.
Aim to Suppress "PutSch."
Gen. Taylor said there had al
ways been need for such a gen.
.eral staff and that the attitude of
the East German Communists had
stepped up its organization.
He said the staf's primary task
is to plan the suppression of any
''putsch" tactics that might be
forthcoming from the East. The
staff came into being after the
Communists threatened to use q
youth march of q half million East
Germans to storm the city May
27-30. and spread disorder and
fear. Since then the Communists
have taken a milder tone in their
plans for the end of next month
Four Divisions in Staff.
The Berlin Allied staff has -four
divisions: G-1, a committee OF
American, French and British po-
litical experts who exchange ideas
on this branch Of the cold war;
c.. the Western intelligence Off.
GERS; G-3, the security unit made
up of the military police and com.
bat troops; Ca. psychological,
warfare.
West Berlin authorities, includ.
ing Police Chief Johannes Stumm
take part in deliberations of these
four divisions.
Mr.. Stumm's police are counted
on to crush any German Com
munist violence. but a force OF
$500 Americans, British ane
French troops stand behind them
ready to be called If things gel
out of control.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Three Gunmen Rob
Woman and Escape
Amid Police Gunfire
Cote Owner Reports
HoIdup ond Assault;
Bundits Fire ) Bullets

Three men escaped 4 shot
punctuated police chase early to-
day after robbing a woman res
taurant owner and attempting to
rape her.
Two detectives. whose car was
damaged when crowded into 4
fence. lost their quarry in South
east Washington as the three men
abandoned their car and fed. The
detectives had answered gunflre
from the speeding car with nine
shots from half a block away.
The chase began even before ths
robbery and attempted rape had
been reported by Miss Pauline
Hardy, A, colored, OF 1928 Elev.
enth street NV. co-owner OF 9
restaurant at 632 Third street s.W
Follows Her to Kitchen.
The three men entered hel
restaurant shortly after midnight
sat at a table and began ordering
water. When they complained IL
wasn't cold enough she went into
the kitchen, and was followed
there by one Of the men. He
struggled with her, she said, took
$40 from her apron pocket and
then dragged her into the back
yard, she told police.
AS the three fed in a car De-
tectives Norman Gray and John
w. Hayes, who had been In
O'Neil's Court, were attracted by
the cars speed and pursued it
The chase went east on G to Sec
ond street S.W.. where the de-
tectives sounded the siren and
flashed spotlight on the car.
1t sped away, turned south on
Second, turned left on N street
to First street Sc. where 1t
crowded the police car into q
fence at the Naval Gun Factory.
Suspects Described.
From then on, the police car
had one fiat tire and lost ground.
AS the car drew away, the fugi-
tives fired three shots and the de-
tectives returned the flre.
Near First and X streets Sc,
the three men slowed the car.
They leaped out. let it roll of the
roadway and took to the shadows.
The suspects:
No. l, Twenty-nine to 30 years
old, thin build, wearing dark coat
and trousers and a heavy beard;
No. 2, about 20 years old. wearing
a light brown hat, tweed coat and
trousers and dark glasses; No. 3,
about ~, S feet, II inches tall,
wearing field jacket. All are
colored.
Evening star., 1950-04-04

Spring was busting out all
over" Washington today as the
temperature, rising for the third
straight day, headed for the 30
degree mark. 1t had reached IT
degrees at noon.
Unfolding cherry blossom buds
ringed the Tidal Basin in deep
pink and National Capital Parks
officials predicted the trees will be
at the height of their glory this
week end. Chinese magnolias
were in full bloom on the White
House and Capitol grounds.
The Weather Bureau said that if
the temperature climbs above 81
Evening star., 1950-04-04

man has instructed Government
officials to ignore the investigating
committees subpoenas for loyalty
files.
The subcommittee headed by
Senator Tydings. Democrat, of
Maryland also will consider the
refusal of Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, to turn
over to it material which he claims
will support his charges against
Owen baltimore, widely known
Far Eastern expert.
Senator Mccarthy has charged
that Mr.. baltimore is Russia's top
spy in this country and has exer-
cised vital influence in shaping
American policy in the Far East.
Mr.. baltimore has hotly denied
the charges and will reply to
them in formal appearance be-
fore the Investigating Committee
Thursday morning.
The subcommittee is Investigate
ing Senator McCarthy's charges
that the State Department has
harbored Communists and fellow
travellers.
Lodge Proposal Opposed.
Other developments included:
I. Democratic leaders expressed
opposition to \ proposal by Sem
ator Lodge. Republican, of Mas
sachusetts, 4 member of the in
vestigating subcommittee, to turn
the inquiry over to a non-partisan
commission Of IL members. Sen
ator Lodge made the proposal in
a Senate speech yesterday and
said the present inquiry is caus-
ing mounting damage" to Amer
lean position abroad.
2. United States Ambassador
Philip c. Jessup described as a
(See COMMUNISTS Page A-6)
Evening star., 1950-04-04
13O Acres at Soldiers Home
Set Aside for District Medical
Center and New VA Bui|dinq
Structure to House
All of Veterans
Activities in Area
By WiIIiom J. WheotIey

A sweeping plan for redevelop-
ment of Soldiers Home grounds
was revealed today with announce.
ment that 130 acres have been
transferred to the Veterans Ad-
miniStration for the following
purposes:
Erection Of a medical center for
the District of Columbia.
Construction of new hospital
and Office building to house all
the activities OF the VA in this
area.
Southern Section Transferred.
The entire southern section OF
the home. south OF proposed
eaSt-west thoroughfare, was trans
ferred by a move in which 1t was
declared surplus.
The General Services Admins
tration notified the VA that 80
acres of the land would be used
for its new hospital and ONCE
building for the VAS use.
The other At acres are to be
for the Districts medical center
grounds.
The erection of 4 huge new
medical center for the District has
been discussed in connection with
many sites including the Naval
Observatory grounds. But the
Soldiers Home grounds had not
previously been considered.
A. Murray Preston, secretary of
the Board OF Directors of the
Washington Hospital Center, said
the board has never been notified
Officially" that the Soldiers
Home tract would be made avail-
able.
Il have heard 1t discussed un-
officially," Mr.. Preston said, and
it Is possible that some members
of our board may have looked over
the tract rs individuals. But we
have never received official noti-
fication that the proposed trans
fer was under consideration"
Last Action In August.
The last formal action OF the
Hospital Center Board of Direc-
tors was taken last August when
1t selected the Naval Observatory
70-acre tract as the site for the
proposed new s23 million hospital
center.
Mr.. Preston said the hospital
center board will meet tomorrow
night.
Undoubtedly the directors will
take up the Soldiers Home site
proposal" he said.
The Veterans Administration
slice Of the home land consists
of two plots, one of 80 acreas and
one of a. acres. This is all the
land in the home lying east of the
line OF First street NV. and south
OF the proposed direct thorough
fare through the grounds.
The VA said that the 44-acre
tract which fronts on Michigan
avenue and comprises the entire
southeast corner OF the property.
would be used for the construction
OF the proposed VA hospital for
which the Nevius tract in Arling-
ton County adjacent to the Ar
lington National Cemetery, was
bought.
The Nevius tract in Arlington
will be declared surplus to the
(See SOLDIERS HOME. Pg. A-4D
Evening star., 1950-04-04

degrees later today it will be the
hottest April 4 on the books. The
81-degree record was set in 1892
Balmy winds from the Gull
Coast brought the heat wave to
Washington. Tonight, the fore
caster said, the wind will shift to
the northwest. Showers are fore
cast for tonight and tomorrow
the temperature will be in the low
COS.
Government workers thronged
into the parks during their lunch
hour today and the grass was
dotted with men in shirt sleeves
and women in thin summer dresses
Evening star., 1950-04-04
NeeIy Seeking 10 Extend
District Wage Law 10 Men

Chairman Nicely Of the Senate
District Committee today intro
duced a bill to amend the District
minimum wage law to cover adult
men.
The law now applies to women
and minors. Senator Nicely said
his amendment was intended to
protect the jobs Of women and
minors by removing the incentive
to replace them with men not now
covered by the lew.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Kearns Is Appointed
To Succeed Bates on
District Committee
Pennsylvania Republican
Takes Place of COLLEAGUE
Killed in PIone Crash

Representative Kearns, Repub-
lican, Of Pennsylvania today was
assigned to the House District
Committee. succeeding the late
Representative Bates, Republican.
Of Massachusetts,. who was killed
in an airplane crash last Novem-
ber in the Potomac River near
National Airport.
Mr.. Kearns, ~, is a former edu-
Gator, musician and prominent
civic leader Of his home city Of
Farrell, Pa.
Elected to the 80th Congress, he
is a member Of the House Educa-
tion and Labor Committee. Mrs.
Kearns is president of the District
League of Republican Women.
A native of Youngstown, Ohio,
Mr.. Kearns worked as a railroad
man through college, where he
specialized in music and educa-
ton. He graduated from the Chi
cago Musical College, received a
bachelor of science degree from
Westminster College at New VIII
mington. Pa, and a master of
education degree from the Uni
versity Of Pittsburgh.
He was engaged in the building
business in Chicago in the con-
struction Of homes and public
buildings and became a teacher
and administrator in the Chicego
public schools. Later he taught
in the Greenville (PaD public
schools, at the State Teachers
College at Slippery Rock, Pa, and
then became superintendent of
schools at Farrell.
He has been active in manv
civic. musical and educational cir
cles in Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Mystery Surrounding
Gubitchev Deepens
BY the Axsociotsd Press

WARSAW, Poland, April 4.-The
mystery surrounding the where
abouts of Valentin Gubitchev is
deeper than ever.
Gubitchev, convicted of spying
for Russia in the United States
and deported, has not been seen
by any Westerner since the Batory
docked in Gdynia, Poland. April /.
The feeling here is that only
those persons responsible for get
ting Gubitchev to Moscow know
| anything of his movements.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
$500, 900 Fire at Jop Resort

TOKYO, April 4 R.-Fire
damaged eight buildings in the
business district and left 400 per-
sons homeless last night at Atami,
hot springs resort IS miles south
west Of Tokyo. Damage was esti-
mated At $500, 900.