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Evening star., 1951-03-15

labor and management agree on
the basis for re-creating the board
he will issue no orders that seem
to break through the pay ceiling
He has been trying hard to win
an agreement but labor manage
ment differences continue. Labor
insists that a new wage board
should have authority to handle
labor disputes as well as power to
set wage control policy. Industry
says the board should have very
limited, If any, dispute-handling
authority.
New Board Held Likely.
Some officials believe that Mr.
Johnston will establish new wage
board on his own if he is still
unable to win agreement from
labor and management by the
week end.
1t also was believed that wage
board might have approved the
packinghouse workers pay in
crease under provision of wage
controls which allows exceptions
in instances where workers have
trailed in wage increases.
In his off-the-cuff lecture to
the mobilization board earlier in
the day. Mr.. Johnston was re-
ported to have been equally en-
phatic.
AS the story was told by official
sources, Nh. Johnston waggled his
finger in turn at Secretary of Ag-
riculture Brannan, Secretary of
Labor Tobin. Secretary of Com
merce Sawyer, and Federal Re-
serve Board Chairman Thomas B.
McCabe.
Addressing each directly, Mr..
Johnston said their actions fell
short of the country's need when
their own fields of interest were
affected-Mr. Brannan in connec-
ton with farm prices, Mr.. Tobin
on wages, Mr.. Sawyer on business
earnings. and Mr.. McCabe on
credit financing.
The Governments leaders have
the responsibility, Mr.. Johnston
went on, to set an example for
the country. The stakes, he said,
Evening star., 1951-03-15

Saturday. At the United States
Soldiers Home Hospital, six Gray
Ladies and nine Arts and Skills
Service volunteers will graduate
at 8 pm. tomorrow.
At 2:30 pm. Saturday, 81 Gray
Ladies will receive the pins and
certificates in the auditorium of
the Home for Incurables. OF this
group. seven were trained at the
home and the others received
training at Children's Hospital,
Episcopal Hospital. Garfield Hos
pital. George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital and the Kabat
Kaiser Institute.
Evening star., 1951-03-15
Crime Probe
Continued From First Page)

i
of supply in Mexico and Califor-
MIA. Mass arrests here and in
Arizona partially cracked this
operation in late 1941, he said.
Luchese escaped punishment, he
added.
Television cameras, whose lights
played over the hearing room, did
not show Levine on the screen
at the request of the narcotics
bureau.
Costello, threatened with posi-
BILE perjury charges as a result of
conflicting testimony over tele-
phone wiretaps, is slated to be
called later today.
Former Policeman Testifies.
Following Mr.. Levine, the form
er head of the New York City
police anti-rackets squad, Frank
C. Balls, testified he never ordered
Investigations of Well-known rae
keteerS.
Balls, named a seventh deputy
police commissioner during the
administration of former Mayor
William O'Dwyer, said he knew
underworld figure Joe Adonis had
reputation of being connected"
with rackets. He also conceded he
never probed into the affairs of
Costello.
He said he and Mr.. ODwyer,
now Ambassador to Mexico,
worked out the plan for the anti
rackets squad, which Balls de-
scribed as more of an informa-
ton squad"
The witness said he believed
Evening star., 1951-03-15

LARSON TESTIFIES Cen
eral Services Administrator
Jess Larson is shown testify
ing at the opening of the new
Senate inquiry into influence
peddlerS." -AP Photo.
ed that ever since 1918 he had
been a close friend of Maj. Gen.
Harry H. Vaughan, the Presi-
dents military aide.
A Joseph Major, Senator Nixon
went on, also was mentioned dur
ing the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. investigation recently. The
diary of RFC Director Walter L.
Dunham, produced at the Senate
Banking Subcommittee RFC
hearings, noted that on Novem-
Der 4, 1949, White House Aide
Donald Dawson made an ap-
pointment for MI. Dunham to
see a Mr.. Joseph Major. who is
q very good friend of the Presi-
dent and Mr.. Dawson, interested
in application submitted by the
Community Hotel Corp"
Commenting on the loan appli-
cation. MI. Major told a reporter:
1T was purely a question of
trying to help friend. I can't
understand it. When you are
working for the Government and
a friend asks you to help-why
can't you take Is or 20 minutes
to try to help? Maybe I'm naive
or something, but it doesn't seem
wrong to me-"
Used White House Entree.
When Senator Nixon heard
about this comment, he remarked
that it shows a complete lack of
understanding of what the real
issue is in his and all cases in
volving inf1uence-not what is
legal but what is morally right
and the proper thing for a Gov
eminent employe."
In this instance" Senator
Nixon added, "he made use of
his White House entree and ap-
parently used the name of top
White House adviser in present.
ing a case which he was interested
in to Government official, who
had to rule upon it,
Senator Nixon said Mr.. Larson
should be given a chance to con-
duct his own investigation of the
case but he added that if Mr.
Larson does not investigate and
report to the committee, the Sen
ators should look further into the
case themselves and question Mr..
Major.
Public Hearings Later.
The Senate Investigations Sub
committee-formal name for the
group inquiring into influence
peddling in defense contracts
plans to go behind closed doors
for awhile to investigate individual
cases of operators attempting to
trade on their alleged influence
with Government officials.
Senator Hoey said if the staff
develops any cases to the point
where public hearings are desir-
able, they will be held later. The
committee also plans to hold
public hearings on negotiated
contracts.
Evening star., 1951-03-15

are great-the success of the en-
tire defense program.
After Mr.. Johnstons talk, De-
fense Secretary Marshall was said
to have told the group he agreed
fully. Soaring prices are increas-
ing the cost of defense, lowering
national morale, and jeopardizing
the mobilization, he was quoted as
saying.
The session of the board, which
was set up to advise Mobilization
Director Wilson, was given over
almost entirely to the stabiliza-
ton problem. it was learned.
Evening star., 1951-03-15
Gray Lady Graduates
Get Certificates Toniqhf

Graduation exercises for 43 Red
Cross volunteers who have COM
pleted Gray Lady training will be
held at 8 o'clock tonight at Gal
linger Hospital. Pins and certifi-
Gates will be awarded.
Other graduations for similar
training will be held tomorrow and
Evening star., 1951-03-15
For Falls Church Bond

A fried chicken dinner will be
served from to 1880 pm. TO-
morrow by the Falls Church High
School Band and the parents club,
the Band Aid, at the Oak Street
Elementary School cafeteria.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
Kenneth Lowe
Is Promoted

HQ. RYCOM - Kenneth K.
Lowe, son of Mrs. Naomi L W e,
159 Western Avenue, London, o.,
was promoted to the grade of
Private First Class on June 10,
1851 on Okinawa. He is assigned
at present as the acting platoon
sergeant with Company "I", 3rd
Battalion. 29th Infantry Regiment,
a unit of the Army of Occupation
of the Ryukyus Command.
Pfc. Lowe arrived on Okinawa
via the U. S. Naval Transport
General Walker in January. 1851.
Prior to his overseas assignment,
Lowe was stationed at Cam p
Breckenridge Kentucky. He en-
listed In the Army at Fort Hayes.
Ohio in July. 1949 for a period
of three years.
In civilian life, Lowe was stud
ent at the London High School,
graduating in June, 1949.
Pfc. loves wife, Mrs. Matte
Kellman Lowe, lives with her
mother, Mrs. Maude Kellman, 410
Chapel Street, Norfolk. Virginia
during her husbands BIS C @
overseas.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
LATE NEWS BRIEFS

+
COLUMBUS, f7-George high
principal yesterday penten
eonious assault
MONTGOMERY July fixing legislation
ing has aroused Alabama publishers and broadcasters
vision stations from charging for political than for other
commercial advertising.
CHICAGO July 7one of Chcago busiest conventions
The address
Fratern society of the
Daniel r. Cloud superintendent illinois
at jacksonville, ILL.,
WASHINGTON, JULY t7Piedgina continuing
the Labor Act AFL president William
orators makes the streets a
Green told convention of the AFL
American workers a the Taft Hartley
He declared theact
that which turned the
addeu:" that
stand why communism might spread in America"
COLUMBUS Southern
refunding $07O000 fM)
individual checks will
ouefed the uttity's
proe Westervie Blendon
improvements and additions to treatment plant.
BRUSSELS BELGIUM 17-Tenty Baudouin was
formally king
father Leopold Ill ahdcated yesterday after fted
II years. s..a.+5sa s..s. ss III ..#.
FORT WAYNE, IND JULY ia freghter
uneoa II persons we're
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
Mrs. Hopkins
Taken BY De ath

Mrs. Fanny Rankin Winans
Hopkins, 90, died Monday morn
ing after a long illness. at the
home of her niece, Mrs. <. r.
Laird, Davis Road, west of Lon
don,
Mrs. Hopkins was born in Lon
don. May IL, 1859, the daughter
of Albert G. and Margaret With
row Rankin. She taught in the
London schools for number of
years. Later she moved to Wash
ington d. c., where she resided
until four years ago when she
came TO make her home with h r
niece, near London.
Surviving are the niece, Mrs.
Laird. a nephew, Albert B. RAN
kin, both London; two half broth
ers, Charles Kemp of South Char
lesion and Fulton Kemp, Nc
Kenzie. Tenn.
Friends may call at the Lukens
Funeral Home. Funeral Wednes-
day at 1:30 at the funeral. home,
Rev. Greer S. Imbrie officiating.
The body will be sent to Wash
ington d. c. for interment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
South SoIon
Man browns

Dexter Edward Dudley, 43, S.
Solon RID, drowned In Lake
White, Pike County, Sunday,
where he and his family had gone
for an outing.
In the boat with Mr.. Dudley were
his 10 year old son. Larry and
Charles F'raley, so. of Spring
field, both of whom escaped. A
deputy of Pike county, said
waves from a passing motor boat
apparently caused the craft to
overture. Mr.. Fraley is said to
have seized the son and carried
him to safety. but was unable TO
save Dudley, whose body was re-
covered in IA feet OF water.
Surviving are his wife, Pauline
and he one son, Larry; his
mother, Mrs. Iva McHenry of Co
lumbus; his father, Earl Dudley
of Indiana: three half sisters, Mrs.
Donna Scott of Oakland, Calf;
Mrs. Fern Mantle and Mrs. Mar
garet Braskett of Columbus.
Friends may call at the Sprague
Funeral Home In South Charles
ton. Funeral services at two
O'Clock Wednesday in the Con
gregational-C Christian Church.
South Solon. Interment in South
Solon Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
8 JUVENILES
FACE JUDGE

Two London Juveniles and a
Lafayette youth have been appre-
hended after passerby aw
them hide from q cruising police
car, Police Chief German Clark.
stated Monday. The three tie EN-
age boys were picked up and ad-
mitted entering at least eight
London homes in the past few
weeks, it was said. The boys, ac-
cording to police, gained admit
tance to the homes by ringing
door-bells in the ruse of looking
for work. If the ring were unan-
swered they would ransack til e
houses. II was said.
Police recovered a number of
stolen articles including a SIPS
wrist watch belonging to Mrs.
Tom Wood. East High Street.
The boys had also entered three
churches, il was said.
Appearing before Juoge James
F. Bell, the boys and their par
ents were given a severe reprim-
and and released after having
been placed on probation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
PITTSBURGH MAN JAILED
IN AUTOMOBILE Theft


Edmund r. hard Wells, 33.
Pittsburgh, Pa. was apprehended
here Friday, July 13. by police
officers Clark and Sherman Wells
had attempted to trade a car radio
for a battery at a local garage.
Garagemen, suspicious when Wells
offered to make the trade, called
police.
Wells was taken to city Jail
where a ch e ck k with Pittsburg
authorities revealed that he wa 8
driving a stolen 1851 auto. Wells,
according to Chief Clark. was
parolee and was wanted by Pitts
burg police on a theft charge.
Piftsburg officers arrived in the
afternoon and returned Wells and
the stolen automobile to Pennsy-
lvania. AS Wells was being lie d
away ne remarked, up to now, I
never was superstitious!"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
Mrs. Westwater
Is, Dies After
Long Illness

Mrs. John Westwater (Ora Sell
sor) 73, died at her home Green
wood Farms, southwest of London
In Stokes township Saturday after
a two years illness.
Mrs. Westwater died ON h e
farm where she was born March
3, 1879 and where she had spent
the greater part of her life. Her
father, the late David Scissor, ma
tionally and internationally known
breeder of fine Shorthorn cattle,
founded the farm i'm 1852. For
"a consecutive years stock fr m
Greenwood Farms won Fat Cat
tie contests at Madison Square
Garden in New York. In the early
days when transportation wa s
hard to come by, it was neces-
sary many times to walk cattle
from Ohio to New York to z ge t
them to the international shows.
After the death of their father,
Mrs. Westwater and her sister,
Miss Della Scissor inherited h e
1000 acre tract and took over its
management continuing the rails
ing of registered Shorthorns. They
with Mrs. Wsstwater's son, David
S. Graham, the third generation
and for the past several years
sole manager of the farm, have
added bree eeding of registered
sheep, importing heads of their
flocks from England and Scotland
Mrs. Westwater was educated
at Glendale School, Cincinnati and
Wittenberg College, Springfield,
where she graduated in 1898. She
resided in Springfield for Is years
after her graduation. Her social
prominence and charm as a host
ess have drawn friends from far
and near to Greenwood.
She was member of the South
Charleston Presbyterian Church,
Lagonda Chapter OAR and th e
Woman'S Town Club, of Spring
field.
. Surviving are the son. David
5. Graham and the sister. Miss
Dalla. Scissor, both of Greenwood
Farms. Mr.. Westwater died No
yember Z, 1949.
Funeral services at the m
home Tuesday at 2 o'clock, the
Rev. Eli Mowry of Waverly, form
er pastor of the South Charleston
Church and the Rev. DIR. Robert
Thena, present pastor, officiating
ministers. Interment in Kirkwood
Cemetery, London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
Columbus Woman
Also Loses Life,
Two Others Injured

Richard M. Miller, az, OF near
London was killed In q two-caF
auto crash on Route 40 about
mile east Of the Franklin county
line at am. Saturday morning,
July IS. A Columbus woman Nor
ma Marie Harper. riding in the
car which crashed into the Miller
car, was also dead of injuries.
Two other passengers. Ruth Ell
lars, 18. London, and Emil Smoke,
38, Columbus were hospitalized.
Miss Ellars was reported TO be in
good condition with slight injuries.
Smoke received q fractured left
leg, head cuts and was said to be
suffering from shock.
Patrolmen said that the Smoke
car was travelling east on Route
40 when it suddenly crossed the
Is foot divider and crashed head
on into the Miller stationwagon
travelling west. Both cars were
demolished Miller was dead upon
arrival at Mt. Carmel hospital.
Miss Harper died later from
possible skull fracture and inter
nal injuries, it was said. She was
former resident of GAINESVILLE
and has brother, Paul, living
there, it was said.
Miss Harper was not identified
until almost II hours after the ac-
cident. Smoke, upon questioning,
said he did not remember events
Immediately preceding the ac-
cident but that he met Miss Har-
per in a Columbus tavern earlier
in the day.
Mr.. Miller, who was associated
with his father in the Miller Motor
Sales Co., at London, Is survived
by his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Miller: a sister, Mary Lou, and
a brother, David, at home; and his
maternal grandparents, Mr., and
Mrs. Floyd Daily of Floral City,
Fla.
He was member of the London
Lions Club. Junior Chamber of
Commerce, VFW, Madison County
Fish and Game Association and
jefferson Post No. POI American
Legion at West Jefferson.
Services were held at 2 Pm.
Tuesday in the West Jefferson
Methodist church. Burial In Pleas
ant Hill cemetery at West JEFF
ferSon. American Legion rites
were also held.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
Q. P. S. To Maintain
Present Regulations

Pen ing enactment of ew
price stabilization legislation by
the Congress, objective during
July of the Office OF Price Sta
bilization is to maintain I III e ex-
isting status on price ceilings. ac-
cording to the Columbus Office.
This policy is being followed
in the belief that it reflects the
general intent of the Congress
when the 31-day extension of the
expiring Defense Production A t
of 1850 was passed.
The debates and committee re-
ports of the Congress appear to
show that the Legislators expect
OPS to avoid rollforwards as well
as rollbacks in ceilings wherever
practicable, said Clyde G. Nc
Bee. Price Executive of the Coz
lumbus district Office of Price
stabilization. @s~ !.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
$50 Million
Flood Damage

KANSAS CITY. MO, JULY
17-@dThe battered Kansas City
area modified today for hercu-
lean cleanup task as flood waters,
swirling eastward, struck new
blows at Missouri river towns.
Receding flood waters in this
metropolitan area of 100000 left
block after block of muck-cov-
cred ruin.
And In Kansas, a line of wreck
ed or partially damaged towns
and cities stretched across the
eastern and central parts of the
state.
The latest damage estimate for
Kansas and Missouri is $750,OO0,-
600 IND the nations costliest
flood.
Water still covered many Sec
tions but 1t was fast slipping back
into river channels here and in
Kansas.
But to the east of Kansas City,
small towns along the Missouri
felt the full force of the turbulent
river. Lexington. Wellington, Nor
borne and Hardin, Mo-, were
flooded. Some dikes in central
Missouri gave way.
The runoff of Kansas flood
waters also buffeted Oklahoma.
Miami. in northeastern Oklahoma,
suffered its worst flood beating
in history from the Nesosho-Grand
river.
High water poured over 130
to $50 blocks of the town of H.
600. forcing approximately $500
persons from their homes.
President Tru man, reported
deeply concerned over the flood
situation, planned to fly over the
Missouri Kansas disaster area
today. He was scheduled to make
a brief stop at Independence, Mo-,
his home town and fly back to
Washington tonight.
The flood has brought death to
IL persons. tied up highway and
all transportation, forced more
than 10000 from their homes and
severely damaged the industrial
capacity of numerous towns and
cities.
In Kansas City. Kas., and Kan
sas City. Mo, four major indus
trial areas covering thousands OF
acres We're flooded. Water during
the height Of the flood stood more
than 20 feet deep in some places.
lConssnasd On Page Tw0)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
HOLMAN ENLtsTs

Paul Holman, son Of Mrs. w.
A. Holman. East First Street and
the late DR.. Holman, enlisted in
the u. S. Navy Thursday and left
Friday for basic training at the
Naval Base In San Diego. Calf
ornia. The usual days of grace
between enlistment and leaving
for service were cancelled du e
to the fact that another enlistee
was unable to go.
Paul received the bachelor of
arts degree at Ohio Wesleyan
University, Delaware in June.
battered city.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
by Sam summerlln

Mote: Mr.. Summerlin attended
Tuesdays meeting)
MUNSAN, KOREA, JULY IT,
Rl-For the second day in a row
the army reported some prog
ress' was made today in Korean
war ceaSe-fire negotiations.
Delegates spent an hour and 35
minutes in two sessions debating
the agenda.
They met again at 10 AN. We'd
nesday Il PM. Tuesday EST for
their sixth conference in Kaesong.
An Allied spokesman said COM
munists raised a new point in
cease-fire discussions today. But
that came as no surprise to h e
United Nations delegation.
The spokesman did not report
the nature of the new point.
North Korean Gen. Nam II,
chief communist delegate, opened
Tuesdays sessions, a US. 9th
army announcement said. Most of
55-minute morning session was de-
voted to discussion between
Nam and Vice Adm. c. Turner
Joy, chief United Nations delegate.
of the Allied proposals for tn e
ageneia.
Considerable time was required
in clarifying definitions and in
making translations.
In the afternoon Nam elaborat-
ed on the Reds idea of what the
agenda should include. He ap-
parently came with the Englis h
and Chinese translations of his
remarks already prepared.
Both Joy and Nam, who do vir-
tually all the talking, read their
statements.
During give and take discus
sions across the green topped ta-
BILE they have plenty of time to
write their replies while transla-
tors are reading the English and
then the Chinese translations.
The army statement said the
United Nations command delega-
ton felt that some progress may
be recorded in the conference ses-
sions, .
For the third day there were
no Red guards near the tiled build
ing where meetings are held. The
Allied party saw only two armed
communists in Kaesong.
Both were north Korean po-
lice. One stood In traffic circle
with red flag in one hand, a
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
Korean Peace Negotiations
Lag B-29's Bomb Sinmak

white flag i'm the other. He pre-
sumably was directing the almost
non-existent traffic. The other was
leading an OK cart.
Negotiators appeared to be in
good spirits when they came out
of Tuesdays sessions.
AS they met, u. N. bombers
swept across the quiet war front,
following up the heaviest night
raids of the Korean war. The
u. S. Fifth Air Force flew 116
sorties Monday night In radar-
controlled bombing alta cks on
Red air fields, troop concentra-
tons and supply centers.
The shooting will go on until
negotiators agree on armistice
terms
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-07-17
bULL.E

TOKYO, JULY 17-tR Allied
warplanes continued to pound
Communist supply routes In Kor-
ca today as ground action slow
ed to a virtual halt.
B-29 Superforts dropped high
explosive bombs on the rail yards
at Sinmak, only 33 air m lie
northwest of Kaeson, where cease
fire negotiations are being held.
Other Bog hit OPA, between
Pyongyang and Sinanju, and
Hungsu, just north of Sinmak.
More than 100 tons of bombs
were dropped In all.
The big bombers were following
the 116 planes that flew sorties
Monday night in the greatest
after-dark operation of the Kor-
can war.
The night raiders pounded r d
air fields, road traffic and sup
ply and troop centers.
There was little ground action.
AP Correspondent George Nc
Arthur said the Reds made several
small probing attacks north Of
Yanggu on the east-central front.
The Reds advanced under cover
of mortar and artillery fire, but
were repulsed.
The Red radio at Pyongyang.
North Korean Capital, said TIL e
Reds yesterday captured 1000
troops. sank II warships, an d
shot down six jet fighters and
three light bombers. II
No action of this magnitude
has been reported by Allied COR
respondents or communiques.