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Evening star., 1951-03-17
Dutch Premier Bares
AusteritY Program
To Spur Rearming
Defense Budget Raised,
Conseription Period Is
Increased to 18 Months
BY the Associated Press

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands,
Mar. 17.-Premier Willem Drees
unfolded to Parliament and the
nation today his new cabinet pro-
gram of more guns and less but
ter.
His announcement that the re-
'duction of subsidies and price in
creases of sugar, cereals, bread,
fats and other commodities will go
into effect Immediately brought
home to the 10 million Dutchmen
the period of austerity that lies
before them.
Conscription Increased.
The Laborite Premier. his words
carried by radio from the govern
ment bench in Parliament, out
lined the following expansion of
The Netherlands defense pro-
gram:
l. Conscription will be increased
from IL to 18 months to provide
units under arms for the North
Atlantic forces.
2. For the next four years the
defense budget will be set at is
billion guilders (s4O0 million) an
nually, instead of l billion guild
ers ($263 million), as planned.
3. Efforts will be made to build
up the defense production for do
mestic needs and for The Neither
lands North Atlantic partners.
The extra 500 million guilders
annually for defense will be raised
half from taxes and half from
loans. DR.. Drees said.
Higher Taxes Scheduled.
To pay for the extra defense
efforts and to close the gap in the
Netherlands international pay
ments balance. the Premier out
lined a national belt-tightening
program including the following
measures:
/. Higher taxes on corporation
profits, personal incomes and
turnovers, especially of luxury
items. and a study of the pos
Isibility" on an excess profits tax.
2. A cut of $50 million guilders
in the government budget.
3. Measures to conserve scarce
raw materials and to introduce
substitutes wherever possible.
4. Cuts in public and private
investments.
S. Reduction in food subsidies
with the effect that prices will rise
effective Immediately.
6. Controls on wages that will
keep them from rising as fast as
prices.
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Loudoun eocher Shortage Mel
By Hiring Three Preachers

principal Is years ago, Mr. Monroe
said:
We've lost so many teachers
we are desperate. There were
three designations in just the last
six weeks. Two resigned to have
babies and the third left to take
Ia job as postmaster here"
Mr.. Monroe added a fourth
teacher has been i'll since last De-
Icember.
"If we didn't have these min
listers to fill in," he said, I'VE just
wouldn't have any teachers to
take the places of those who
leave"
He attributed the difficulty in
getting teachers to the low salary
scale. He pointed out that while
Loudoun is about 40 miles from
Washington. it still has to COM
pete in salaries with school sys-
TENS in the Washington area.
The Loudoun teacher salary
scale starts at $4,000 a year for
those with a bachelors degree and
goes up to $2,650. Teachers hav-
ing masters degrees receive $50
more.
Evening star., 1951-03-17
|Catho|icsExpe|
All Who Helped
Danish Berar1
Priests and PreIotes
Appointed by Czech
Regime Included
BY the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, Mar. 1.-THE
Catholic church today excommuni-
Gated all persons who had a part
IN the banishment Of Archbishop
Josef Beran of Prague and who
participated in other acts against
the church in Czechoslovakia.
The accommodation, an
nounced today in a declaration of
the Consistorial Congregation, also
included priests and prelates who
were appointed to church positions
by the Czechoslovak government.
Presumably this includes the Rev.
Antonin Stehlik, the parish priest
appointed as Archbishop Beran's
interim successor last Saturday.
Similar to Hungarian Action.
The declaration declared that
recently in Czechoslovakia many
bishops have been impeded in
their ministry and many priests
have been jailed or deported. 1T
specifically mentioned the action
against Archbishop Beran. All
who had a part in these acts, it
said, are communicated and
cannot be absolved except by the
Pope. Excommunication bars
Catholics from the sacraments of
their church.
The action by the Congregation,
one of II bodies that govern Cath
Iollc church affairs, was similar
to that taken February IL, l949,
against all who had 6. part in the
arrest, trial and sentence of Josef
Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary.
Called Most Grave"
Following the declaration of
accommodation at that time
Pope Plus held an extraordinary
secret consistory IN which he de-
livered an allocution dealing with
the treason trial.
The declaration made public to-
day referred to the action against
Msgr. Beran as most grave"
Relations between the Vatican
and the CZechoslovak Communist
regime have been deteriorating as
the government moved steadily to
curb the power of the church and
its administrations.
Evening star., 1951-03-17
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. IT,
A love-sick and frightened Ali
Force corporal tried to rob bank
but succeeded only in creating
comedy of errors.
Still frightened, Corpl. James H
Wheelock, was in the city jail last
night charged with suspicion o1
robbery, suspicion of kidnapping
and with the routine booking
charges of zen route to United
States marshall" and zen route tt
United States Air Force"
Wheelock tried to hold up g
branch of the Bank of America
The job went all wrong. A gir;
clerk saw his .38 revolver. She
told the manager and the manager
called police.
The police already were on the
way when Wheelock came out the
door, using Joseph Rogers, bank
teller, as a hostage. Wheelock
abandoned his hostage and ran tc
his car, which he had locked. In
his hurry he couldn't get the door
open.
Frantically. the youth left his
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Sons of Ireland Rise at Dawn
For Tribute to St. Patrick
DubIn's O'ConneII Street Is Scene
Of Porodes and Other Festivities

1.-THE. Irish colors over Mansion
House. official residence of Dub.
Inns Lord Mayor John Bolton.
1t was a problem for the Irish
to find liquid refreshment with
which to toast the shamrock ir
fitting style.
All Ireland's pubs are closed on
st. Patrick's Day by a government
order of years standing to prevent
'unseemly tippling."
There was no military parade
in Dublin this year, but each gar
IriSon had a church parade fol-
lowed by the ceremonial presenta-
ition of the shamrock.
In st. Patrick's Day message
to the people of Ulster North
Iern IrelanO Prime Minister Sir
Basil Brooke said:
ulster people place the highest
value on British citizenship, and
they will not change their al
legiance for any man. They
have consciously and deliberately
chosen the British way of life.
They know that their well being
as individuals and as community
is bound up with their continued
participation in the life of the
United Kingdom and the British
Commonwealth. The Ulster
community throughout the world
will remain true to it's ideals"
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Broadcaster Reports
Truman Deal With
Eisenhower for 81
Says General Told Him
He Would Be Recalled
If He Seeks to Run
?" the Associoted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 17.-An NBC
radio commentator reported today
that Gen. Eisenhower will be re-
called from Europe in mid summer
of 1852 to be available" for NOM
Iination for President.
president Truman made a deal
with Gen. Eisenhower to make Ike
available for the presidential cam
paign of 1882" the radio newsman
Merrill Mueller, wrote in the Quill
magazine published by Sigma
Delta Chi, national honorary
Journalism fraternity.
He wrote that Gen. Eisenhower
himself told him of the arrange
ment.
The Chief Executive told Ike
that one Harry Truman did not
want to be accused of exiling a
potential powerful contender for
the honors of the White House.
Private Meeting in Denver.
"Ike told me this during a pri-
Ivate meeting in Denver last De-
.cember. None of our talk was
off the record, but some of it must
still be restricted at this time be-
cause of the generals foreign
commitments.
Ike also told me-in contra
diction to his written reply tc
my letters over the past five years
that he would run in 1852 il
drafted by one of the political
parties Mr.. Mueller continued.
about the same time, President
Truman told friends around him
in Washington-several of whom
I have talked with since-that Ike
could have the presidency if he
wanted it,"
, Mr.. Mueller, a former foreign
correspondent now stationed by
the National Broadcasting Co. in
San Francisco. declared that
Republicans are stalking most OF
their hopes on the general
but they are overlooking an obvi-
Gus threat, that Ike could just as
easily become the Democratic
candidate!"
Proposes to Keep Silent.
The text of his article was
released here by John T. Bills
managing editor of the Quill anG
radio news editor for the Miami
Herald and radio station WQAM
Mr.. Mueller wrote that the Su-
Ipreme Commander of the Allied
Powers in Europe proposes to
keep completely silent"
THE first and foremost reason
for 1ke'S silence is to let Euro
peans know that his work in re-
organizing their defenses under
| (See EISENHOWER. Page A-3
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Airmon's Comedy of Errors
Ends Bank Ho|dup Attempt

own car and jumped into one
occupied by Rod Nelson.
Drive off," ordered Wheelock
Sorry, no Wheels" replied Mr.
Nelson. The car was on blocks
Nelson was in the midst of chang
ing a broken axle.
Another car drove up and
Wheelock jumped into that-right
beside Police Officer Alfred Thor
ington, who was answering a radio
call that the bank was being
robbed.
AS policeman and corpora.
grappled the police car nearly ran
down Motorcycle Patrolman james
Mahoney, who also was answer
ing the robbery call. Mr.. Ma
honey pressed his pistol against
Wheelock'S back and the youth
gave up.
In his pockets were SO revolver
cartridges and $2,100 he had OBJ
tanned at the bank.
His explanation:
II was fiat broke and needed
money so I could get married. III
never tell who my girl was"
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Special Dispatch TO The Stor

LEESBURG, Va, Mar. ia
severe teacher shortage has forced
Loudoun County school officials
to hire three ministers at the COM
bined Leesburg High and Ele-
'mentary School until permanent
|replacements can be found.
The action, believed without
precedent in the county. was re-
vealed today by Charles F. Monroe
school principal.
Two of the ministers, the Rev
Bruce Griffith and the Rev. D. R
Fowler, have been pressed into
service as substitutes. The third
the Rev. Ben S. Price, will take
over April l in place of a mathe-
|matics teacher who has been given
maternity leave. All three are
|Baptists.
When at full strength, the
schools faculty consists of %
teachers. 1t has an enrolment ot
675 students.
Describing the teacher shortage
as the worst since he became
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Shuns Offer
OF $4,000 More 10
Push RFC Inquiry
Says Probe Should Cover
Other Fields, Be Handled
By Another Group
By Robert X. WoIsh

An offer by the Senate Banking
Committee to give a subcommittee
$4,000 for more hearings on Re-
construction Finance Corp. eases
went unclaimed today.
Subcommittee Chairman Full
bright indicated it wasn't the
money but the principle of the
thing, as he declared there GER
tainly is need for a broader in
quiry. but there's no point in
going on only with RFC."
Another Democratic member of
the subcommittee. Senator Frear
of Delaware, contended that dis
closures at the hearings have left
so much "cloudiness" that fur
ther witnesses should be called
But he added he would go along
with whatever decision Senator
Fulbright made on whether that
subcommittee should do the clear
ing up.
/. Offered by Maybank.
Senator Maybank, Democrat, of
South Carolina, who heads the
Banking Committee and also serves
on the subcommittee, offered the
subcommittee $4,000 of the COM
mittee's current $4,000 allow
ance. The investigation should
not be stopped now. with some
persons still under fire." he said
But I'm not going to impose
my will on Senator Fulbright," he
added. He has done an excel
lent job and a difficult one. II
he wants the money for continu-
alton of his subcommittee's job
all he has to do is ask for it."
When reporters sought Senator
Fulbright's reaction, he laughingly
replied: Il am so embarrassed by
being offered $4,000 that I just
can't comment"
He left no doubt, however, that
he does not intend to ask for the
additional expense money anc
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Truman Appointment
Of New Wage Board
Expected in 7 Weeks
1S-Mon Agency Would b
Twice as Big as One
Labor Walked Out On
BY The Associoted Fress

The Government today was re-
ported preparing to create a new
18-man Wage Sterilization Board
even without a formal agreement
between labor and management as
to the boards powers.
Some officials expect the action
to be announced by President
Truman within a week or two
possibly before the end of the
coming week. in an effort to heac
of a meat-pacKing strike March
.26.
One of the first tasks of such
board would be to consider
whether to relax wage controls to
permit a wage raise for meat
workers.
The President will return here
Thursday from Key West, Fla.
Limited Powers Reported.
The new board. twice as big as
the one that was crippled a month
ago when the labor members
walked out, would repeatedly have
limited powers to settle defense
plant disputes-along the lines
proposed by Economic Stabilizer
Eric Johnston.
Neither management nor labor
has approved those terms, and
may not formally approve them.
But management groups have said
they would at least participate on
such a board, and some labor
leaders have indicated that labor
would also participate if the board
were created.
The defense mobilization pic
ture seemed brighter along with
reports that munitions con-
(See MORT TZATT0N Dr. A-0N
Evening star., 1951-03-17
.Vondenbere's Condition
Reported Not So Good
BY the Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Mar.
1.-THE condition of Senator
Vandenberg is mot as good" as it
was yesterday. and is still serious,
his personal physician said today.
DR.. A. B. Smith reported "the
slight alienation of symptoms in
the Senator's condition yesterday
lis not manifest today" Senator
IVandenberg was reported to have
spent his most comfortable day
fof the week" yesterday.
The Michigan Republican, known
as the Senate's foremost advocate
Iof a bipartisan foreign policy,
suffered a relapse February 26
while recuperating from a series
lof operations.
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Macarthur Pays visii
To Front and Finds
Things Going Well
Americans Throw Back
Red Attack on Central
Sector During Trip
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Mar. 17.-Gen. Mac
Arthur paid a surprise visit tt
the fighting front in Korea today
and found Everything goine
we'll"
The United Nations commander
jeeped to within 1000 yards OF
the battle line south of Chunchon
He returned to Tokyo tonight.
Associated Press War Core
Spondent William c. Barnard re-
ported from the central sector
that American forces northwest
of Eongchon today threw back
a company-sized attack by Chi
nese Reds. This was near the
area visited by Gen. Macarthur.
Called Routine Trip"
Gen. Macarthur said his visit
to Korea-the 18th of the war
was ''just a routine trip to see my
old friends. the Marines" He
added:
Il found them in splendid
shape, just as always. Every
thing on the front is going we'll"
Gen. Macarthur flew to Suwon,
air base 20 miles south of Seoul,
in his Constellation "SCAP." He
and his party hoped to Wonju
in another plane, then jeeped over
rough roads to Hongchon.
In the ieep caravan were 1t
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, COM
mander of the United States 9th
Army; 1t. Gen. George E. Strate-
meyer, commander of the United
States Far East Air Forces, and
Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, COM
mander of Far East Naval Forces
The route led them through
Massacre Valley" north of Hoeng-
song where elements of the United
States I'd Division were ambused
last month.
A member of the party said con-
siderable artillery fire was heard
during the trip but the party die
not approach within firing dis
tance of the fighting front.
The trip was without incident
Marine MPs were spaced at 500
yard intervals along the road tc
insure the safety of the five-star
general.
AS the caravan forded the
Hongchon River, Gen. MacAr-
thurs jeep sailed near the north
bank. 1t was towed out and re-
paired in minutes.
Crowds Of Leathernecks crowd
ed around the jeep for a look at
the Allied commander. Many Ma
rlneS produced cameras and pho
(See MACARTHUR. Page A-3O
Evening star., 1951-03-17
BY the Associated Press

DUBLIN, Ireland, Mar. IT.
Early rising sons of Ireland turned
out in force on Dublin's famed
O'Connell street at dawn today tt
pay tribute to st. Patrick, who
introduced Christianity to thei1
land 1900 years ago.
Decked out in their Sunday best
and adorned with the traditional
Irish Mark Doy Here With Church
Services ond Merrymokine. Poee A-2O
shamrock in the lapel. they
marched up and down the green
festooned street, then made for
the best vantage spots to see the
st. Patrick's parade later in the
day. More than 100 floats were to
take part in the procession, rep
resenting various phases of Irish
trade and culture.
Even the most contentious
seemed to forget for the day the
subject on which ali southern
Irish are united-the need to end
partition of their country.
Later today President Sean T.
OKelly and other government
leaders will drive to the Pro Ca
thedral for the traditional high
mass to be celebrated by Arch
bishop John Charles McQuaid.
Primate of Ireland.
For the first time the flag of
New York was flown alongside
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Crash Of B-29 Reported
On Franco-Spanish Border
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Mar. 1.-THE French
news agency said today plane
believed to be an American Bog
was reported to have crashed in
the Pyrenees Mountains on the
border of France and Spain.
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Britain Buys Meat

LONDON, Mar. II tP1.-Britain
has bought SIS million pounds of
canned Mexican meat from the
United States to bolster her
meager ration, a Food Ministry
spokesman announced last night
The spokesman did not specify
the price and said he did not
expect any similar purchases to
follow regularly.
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Rome Building Cave-in
Leaves 5 Dead, , 9 Hurt
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Mar. 17.-At least five
persons we're killed and nine others
were injured today when a former
school building housing bombed
out families of World War II col
lapSed.
Authorities said about 20 fam.
lilies were living in the building
They expressed fear additiona,
victims of the cave-in would be
found in the debris.
The five bodies taken from the
wreckage were those of an agec
woman, two men, a 2-year-olc
child and an infant.
Mayor Salvatore Rebecchini O.
Rome was on the scene directine
the rescue squads.
Evening star., 1951-03-17
Never Heard of War II

MOMBASA, Kenya. Mar. II Up
Explorer F. A. Mitchell Hedges
has arrived here from a -four
months cruise among the more
remote groups Of the Seychelle
Islands, in the Indian ocean, and
reported that he found there ma
tiveS who never had heard OF
World War II,
Evening star., 1951-03-17

Today's Star has
greater page margins
than usual. This is due
to use of oversize news
print during a change
over process.
Evening star., 1951-03-17

(See RAIDS, Page A-3.J
Evening star., 1951-03-17

(See RFC, Page A-3.D
Evening star., 1951-03-17

(See MACARTHUR, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1951-03-17

Mostly sunny this afternoon. Highest near
SIS. Some cloudiness tonight: lowest SO in
city 80 in suburbs Tomorrow cloudy. rain
in afternoon. Full report on Page A-2.)
Midnight, 38 am. ST II am. "A
am. 81 am. - SO Noon -----45
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-01-10

Tuesday evening, January 10,
the Cape Fear Area Council Boy
Scouts of America, will hold its
Annual Meeting at the New
Whiteville Hotel in WhiteVllle.
North Carolina, beginning at
7:3O P. M.
Council President James H.
Clark, Elizabethtown, announced
that this meeting of members OF
the Council is for the purpose OF
electing new officers for the year
1851 and for the purpose OF re-
ceiving Scouting's progress dur
ing 1850 and planning for an en-
larged program for the boys OF
the Council Area during 1851.
He pointed out that the supper
meeting will be preceded by a
meeting of the newly elected Dis
trict Chairmen in order that they
NAV discuss overall plans for
activities within the various Dis
tricts of the Council. These men
include:
Rev. w. Knight Thompson. Wa
gram, Western District; Sidney
L. Thornton, ElizabethtoWn,
Baden District; Hector Mclean,
Lumberton, Central District;
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-01-10
District SCOUT MEETING WILL
Re HELD AT WHITEVILLE

Beverley Paul, Rocky Point:
Coastal District; Paul Hatley,
Whiteville, South Central Dis
trict; and L. C. Robertson, Jr.,
Wilmington, Coastal District.
Mr.. w. D. Campbell of South
ern Pines, Vice-Chariman of the
Region Six Executive Commit
ee will represent Region Six at
this meeting. as well as Mr.. Her.
bert Stuckey, Deputy Regional
Scout Executive. Mr.. Campbell.
has a long background in Scout
ing as a volunteer and is special
lied in camping and related
Scout activities.
President I Clark announced
that in finishing the year 1850,
the Council has made a great
many forward strides and that
the progress of the Council in
many respects is outstanding
among the Councils of Region
Six.
He pointed out that the Coun'
Gil has increased both in boy
membership and in the number
of Units and Institutions making
the Scouting Program available
Continued On Page 81
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-01-10
ROAD BIDS
INCLUDE Two
TN HORNY

Sealed bids on 20 road an6
bridge construction projects to
cost an estimated $5,000,000 will
be opened at 10 a. m. Tuesday,
January. 9, at Hotel Columbia
Chief Commissioner Claude r,
Mcmillan of the South Carolina
Highway Department announc'
ed.
There are seven bridge projects
and % road projects included in
the advertisement for construc'
ton bids. They are located in 20
counties in all sections of the
state.
The projects include two in
Horny county.
The grading, drainage and
bituminous surfacing of 1927
miles on road 70 from road "a
near Jordanville easterly and
southeastern to route 80.
The grading, asphaltic con-
crete. surfacing and construction
of concrete curb and gutter and
widewalk of 0.487 mile on U. S,
route 7O1 main street in the
Conway from Fifth Avenue to
Tenth Avenue.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-01-10
POLIO DRIVE
STARTS SOON
In COLUMBUS
To Be Directed
Toward Obtaining Con-
tributions From All
Families In County

The 1851 March of Dimes cam
paign in Columbus County will
be concentrated in the Today per.
iod from January Is to January
81, General Chairman Joe w.
Ray of Whiteville said today.
Rays appointment to head the
polio Embarrassing drive was of,
ficially announced Saturday.
Quotas, community chairmen
and other information pertaining
to the March of Dimes effort
will be announced within the
next few days.
Columbus County has been
running a deficit in the care of
polio victims for the past three
years and has been forced to call
upon the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis to obtain
money to meet it's obligations.
1T is our hope that we can put
the Columbus County Chapter on
pay-as-you-go basis, even if we
can't pay back the money we
have been forced to borrow"
Ray said in commenting on the
situation.
The local jeWeler is now lining
up volunteer solicitors who will
aid in the polio drive throughout
the county.
Polio is no respector of per-
sons and strikes in no particular
spot in the county," he pointed
out. 1T is, therefore. the duty of
every family to contribute some
thing as insurance against the
cost of caring for a member of
the family should infantile para
lysis strike. For example, three
and one-half dimes for each per-
son in the county-just IS cents
each - would be enough to meet
ordinary needs. Our campaign
this year should be directed to-
ward getting little contribution
from everybody and a large con-
tribution from those who are
able to give. Everybody gets the
same protection and a few should
not be asked to do it all. I hope
the volunteer workers will see
everybody and let all the people
know that it is to their interest
that each family contributes a
little to this cause"