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Evening star., 1952-03-22

f
test. to which they have been
challenged by a pro-Taft commit
tee headed by Representative
Howard Buffet, who is coming
back from Washington to run the
Taft write-in campaign.
j. Lee Rankin, head Of the
Eisenhower for President Com
mittee here. said today that hun
dreds of appeals have. come to
him to launch write-in campaign
for the general. So far, he said,
he had been unable to get q "go"
sign from the national Eisenhower
headquarters either in Topeka or
Washington.
The Nebraska supporters of the
Evening star., 1952-03-22
81 Million Fire Razes
Half Of Alaska Town,
Leaving IS Homeless
WrongelI BIoze Levels
20 Buildings; Dynamite
Fails to Halt Spread
BY the A..eeiutsd Press

WRANGELL, Alaska, Mar.
ga wind-fed IRE wiped out
more than half of Wrangell's
business section early today. des-
troying 20 frame buildings and a
residence perched on pilings
along the towns main street.
Loss was estimated by Fire
Chief William D. Grant as close
to 81 million.
Eighty-flve persons were made
homeless before the flames were
brought under control at 3 am.
t6 am. ESTD. AZ hours after
the fire mushroomed from a
hardware store.
Firemen said boiler explosion
apparently was the cause.
Corporal Injured.
Only one casualty was reported.
Corpl. Darrell Miller hometown
mot available), stationed here
with the Alaska Communications
System, was hospitalized after
being hit on the head by q tim
ber sent flying by a dynamite
Explosion.
His condition was not serious.
Dynamiting Of buildings In the
path Of the raging blaze failed to
stem its advance. Not until col
lapse Of the only hotel In this
community Of 1900 persons, 100
miles northwest Of Seattle, was
the IRE controlled.
Buildings on Pilings.
The entire water side of the
towns single business street was
q scene Of destruction.
For four blocks the narrow
beach was Uttered with the Srnol-
dering remains Of the buildings,
all Of which were built on pilingsI
because the steep hillside onl
which Wrangell is situated slopes
sharply toward the water.
The structures were Of two
story frame construction, with ex-
ception Of the three-story hotel.
Forty Of the homeless. driven out
In 3S-degree weather. lived in the
hotel. The others lived in apart
lnents above the razed stores or
In the destroyed home.
Within minutes after the firel
started In the Wrangell Electric |
Supply near the south end Of the
business district. flames were
sweeping northward famed by al
25-mile e-an-hour wind. i
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Army Grenodes Kill Four

SENDAI, japan. Mar. 20 R.-
Four japanese farmers were
killed and three wounded Friday
BY gre.4ades tossed by American
soldiers on Q drill ground near
here. the United States Army
said. The area had been put or
limits by the Army. but ap-
parently the japanese farmers
we're not aware Of the restqttion.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Trumun Will Return
To CupitoI Thursday
BY q Ssuff Correspondent Of The Stor

UNITED STATES NAVAL STA
TON, Key West. Fla. Mar. a.
President Truman will fly home
Thursday, it was announced today
He win address the Jefferson
Jackson Day dinner at the Ar
mory in Washington next Satur-
day night.
Evening star., 1952-03-22

debris of the storms the Wash
ington Weather Bureau warned
that fresh tornadoes might hit
this afternoon in Tennessee, Ken
tucky and Alabama.
BY nightfall, the bureau added,
the storm conditions would reach
into the western parts of Virginia
and West Virginia.
Large Areas Devastated.
Up and down the Mississippi
River in Arkansas, Tennessee,
Missouri and North Mississippi
large sections looked as if they
had been hit by a vast artillery
barrage.
Worst hit was Arkansas where
the rain and lightning Laced black
funnel killed 148. Forty died in
Tennessee. eight in Mississippi, II
in Missouri and seven in Ken
lucky.
Damage to homes, factories.
public utilities and farms was ex-
pected to run into millions of
dollars.
Throughout the night rescue
workers stumbled through the
muck and debris seeking victims.
The screaming sirens of ambu-
lances added to the nightmare.
Arkansas snapped $40 National
GuardSmen to active duty over
night, keeping 100 in reserve at
Camp Robinson and putting the
others to work in the tortured
areas.
Red Cross Assists Victims.
The REQ Cross poured disaster
workers, including doctors and
nurses, into the region. A fund
of $250,000 was allotted for tor
nado victims. A Little Rock
bound plane was loaded with $50
pints of blood plasma in st. Louis
to replenish the supply distributed
by blood centers here.
The storms, forecast by the
United States Weather Bureau,
blitzed Arkansas from the SOUTH
west section to the northeast tip.
White County in the strawberry
country Of Arkansas alone had
73 dead. The towns of Judsonia
and Bald Knob, about so miles
northeast of here, were leveled.
Only the Methodist Church in
Judsonia escaped unscathed.
1.-The damage and human suf-
fering is terrific" said Marvin
Critenden, director of relief serv-
ices for the Arkansas Welfare
Department. "The whole high
way south from Searcy looks like
picture show scenes of battlefields.
It is awful"
Arkansas Worst Storm.
School houses, churches and
armories in many places were
swamped with the rain-soaked,
shivering injured. Hospitals were
jammed.
This is by far the worst storm
ever to hit Arkansas. The dead
Hest previous storm was June .,
1916, when 86 persons were killed.
The highest single days toll from
tornadoes was the death on March
18, 1925, of $50 persons in Mis-
souri,, Illinois and Indiana.
The tales of death were many.
At Dyersburg, Tenn, the vicious
wind dipped onto the road and
picked up the car Of Tennessee
State Patrol Sergt. Joe William
son and tossed it 800 yards. Sergt.
Williamson died.
At Judsonia, Ark, 15-year -old
Glenda Fern Eadie, her parents
and two brothers were in town
to sell strawberry plants. They
(See TORNADOES. page A-11A
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Government Is Ready
To Resume Purchase
Of Egyptian Cotton
Coiro's Biggest Dealer,
Involved in One Probe,
Is on Hand With Offer
By jones E. Roper

The Agriculture Department got
back in the market for Egyptian
cotton today, and Cairo's biggest
cotton dealer-already involved in
one investigation-was sitting on
the front steps, ready to do busi-
ness.
The Cairo dealer is Loutfy Man
sour. He is a long time friend of
Clovis Walker, head of the Agri-
culture Departments cotton
branch.
The Agriculture Department al
ready is investigating the Walker
Mansour relationship and details
of deals that gave Mr.. Mansour
a neat profit last December.
The department got back into
the cotton market by announcing
that it would listen to any one
who has foreign-grown extra long
staple cotton to sell or barter. The
United States is stockpiling the
special cotton for defense pur-
poses.
Deal Already Proposed.
Mr.. Mensour. however, reached
Washington before the announce
ment was made. He disclosed to-
day he already had proposed a
barter deal with the United States.
Mr.. Mansour said he did not
know in advance that the depart
ment would call for offers of
Egyptian cotton. At the same
time, he said:
II heard they may need staple
cotton, so I offered cotton-for-
wheat DEAL"
He told The Star that the Agri-
culture Department rejected his
offer. He said he could not un-
derstand why. He warned that
Egyptian cotton is scarce, and the
only kind left is the lowest grade
that the United States will accept
for stockpiling. Can Agriculture
Department spokesman said de-
tails Of barter deals for defense
are secret, but presumably such
a barter would be turned down
only because Of price,
Mr.. Mansour said he offered
the department a small" amount
OF cotton. He declined to identity
the amount of cotton that his
Gigantic firm would call small. /"
| Here to Aid Inquiry.
!. The effort to do business with
the American Government, he
said, was incidental to his triu
here. The real reason for being
IN Washington. he said, was to
make a statement to department
odicials investigating previous cot
ton purchases.
II came here voluntarily" he
said, land voluntarily gave them
a signed statement. There was
absolutely nothing irregular about
anything / have done. I have
nothing to hide"
| Last fall, the United States
bought $4,000 bales of Egyptian
cotton. OF these, 1880 came
from Mr.. Mansour and his r. q e
Huri & Co
IF we sold the most" Mr.
Mansour said today. that was
because we are the biggest cotton
dealers in the world"
Probe for Advance Tips.
The Agriculture DEPARTMENT.
investigation into all phases o1
1.-THE cotton purchase program Is
trying to determine whether any
lone received any advance infor-
;lmation on American plans to buy
lMr. Mansour was in Washington
Hast fall before the United States
started buying.
il Mr.. Mansour said today that
lltalk about his relations with Mr.
walker was started by "a GER
tain man who asked an unjusti-
Ilfied commission which I refused
Ito give" He declined to identify
1.-THE man further.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Officials Study Plea
Of Steel Producers
For Price Increase
Contract Negotiations
On Company by Company
Bosis Sturt Monday
By jones Y. Newton

Federal stabilization officials
today were studying new demands
of steel producers for substantial
price increases which they say
are necessary to meet higher wage
the Government has
recommended for $4,000 steel
workers.
There was no indication, how
ever, that the Federal officials
would yield to the industry's de-
rnand which might raise steel
prices as much as $12 a ton. The
present price of finished steel
averages over 800 a ton.
individual Talks Monday.
An industry spokesman said In
New York today major steel COM
panies would begin individual ne
gotiations Monday with the CIO
United Steel Workers Union on
the Wage Sterilization Boards
contract recommendations.
The union has accepted the
WSB proposals and has threat
ened a strike April 8 unless the
companies accept them.
There will be no industry wide
bargaining" the spokesman said.
"The bargaining will be company
by company"
He said the bargaining would
take place in various cities at the
offices of the firms.
Steel industry leaders, In a
stormy meeting in New York yes
terday with Economic Stabilizer
Roger L. Putnam. loudly de-
nounced Wage Sterilization Board
recommendations for settlement
of a contract dispute with the
CIO United Steelworkers.
Wilson Called to Meeting.
1--WE used words we regretted
promptly and pulled them back. !"
Mr.. Putnam said later. He said
the meeting produced mo definite
conclusion, at least as far as I am
concerned" on the producers de-
mand for higher prices to COM
pensate them for higher wages
they must pay.
Mr.. Putnam hurriedly sum-
moned Defense Mobilizer Charles
IL. Wilson to the meeting. Mr..
Wilson flew to New York yester-
day afternoon, met briefly with
the steel people. and returned to
Washington. There was no word
as to whether his presence Gained
the irate steel producers.
The Wage Sterilization Board
has recommended a settlement Of
the industry's three-month-old
dispute with the CIO which would
give the workers a package" wage
and fringe" settlement which the
Government figures would average
1873 cents an hour this year.
However, on January / next
year. the workers would be re-
ceiving about 26 cents more in
wage and other benefits, The pro-
ducers claim the WSB recommen-
dations would cost them 80 cents
an hour directly and another so
cents in cost Of equipment they
must buy. They estimate the total
cost at more than 81 million 81
year.
WSB Backs Union Shop.
WSB also said the workers
we're entitled to the union shop,
under which all employees are
compelled to join the union. This
Is a highly controversial issue and
there were signs Of reverberationsl
IN Congress over the boards
decision.
Chairman Barden of the HouseI
Labor Committee said there wasl
rather violent reaction" in theI
House over the union shop recon-
He said he was notI
against the union shop as such
but rather was against the prin-l
ciple Of q Government board
recommending something which,
should only take place under freel
collective bargaining" NJ
Evening star., 1952-03-22
baltimore Dismissed
As Senator's Seattle
Him for 'Unfruths'
Contempt Also Charged
To Witness in Rebuke
Delivered by McCorron
By George Beveridee

The Senate Internal Security
subcommittee today prepared for
new excursions into this Nations
Far Eastern policy decisions,
after dismissing Owen baltimore
with a blistering accusation that
he swore to "untrutfS" and was
guilty Of "contemptuous conduct -
The attack on Mr.. baltimore
came In a scathing, seven-page
subcommittee statement, read by
Chairman McCarran yesterday at
the conclusion Of grueiling
question-answer series which be-
gan February 26.
Stood Up to Savage Test.
In a reply last night, Mr.. Latti-
more denied that he either told
untruths or was contemptuouS,
and charged that the statement
justified an earlier prediction that
Il could not expect q fair hear
ing" He added:
"I merely stood up to a savage
and harrasing examination, per-
sisted in for so many days that
it has, / am told. broken all con-
gressional records"
Mr.. baltimore charged that the
subcommittee used a technique
Of finding subjects on which his
memory was faulty, and then
bringing up old documents with
the obvious intention Of artificial.
" creating an impression of un-
truthfulneSs or evasion"
'I refuse to defend myself by
and ! do not believe my
fellow citizens would expect it of
me-" he declared.
Appeared Voluntarily.
Mr.. baltimore, q John Hopkins
University professor, came before
The Senators voluntarily to deny
charges Of prot Communist activi-
lies. At the inuuiry's start. he
mad unleashed q bitter attack Of
his own IN q 50-page statement
which, in face of questioning. re-
luired three days to be read. I'll
was partly this statement theI
committee was answering yester-
lay.
The 12-day questioning has
,entered chiefly on Mr.. Latti-
nore's associations with the In-l
'titute Of Pacific Relations. main
;arget Of the groups effort to seel
( subversive influences have beenl
tsee LATTIMoRE. Page h-s)
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Look, No Hands!
By Gould Lincoln
StaF Ssoff Correspondent

LINCOLN, Nebr.. Mar. ga
Taft Eisenhower race appears
certain here in Nebraska despite
the fact neither the Ohio Senator
llor the general is formally en-
tered in the Republican presiden-
tial primary on April /.
The Eisenhower supporters are
anxious and willing for such a
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Tornado Death Toll Rises to ia;
Thousands Hurt and Homeless
In Wake Of Twisters in South
Areas Are Warned
Of Fresh Storms;
Virginia AIerted
By the As.oeiotsd Pres.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Mar. a.
Tornadoes and flood blitzed five
Southern States on the Mississippi
River with a terrible fury yester-
day and left 214 dead and more
than 1000 injured and other
thousands homeless.
Rainstorms Swirling on the per-
imeter of the storms flooded
creeks and at Scotville. KY, seven
members of one family drowned
when their home was washed
away.
Even as the rescue workers
scrambled through the mud and
Tornado Deoth List. Poge ALL
Evening star., 1952-03-22

Three 6. o. ?. compoieners Active in
Midwest. Pose A-3
Evening star., 1952-03-22

tsee REVENUE. Page A-21
Evening star., 1952-03-22

tsee LATTTMoRE. Page A-so
Evening star., 1952-03-22

(See LINCOLN. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1952-03-22

Thunderstorms today or tonight. High
near so; low of so tonight. Rain tomorrow
morning; windy and colder. Full report
IN page A.01
Evening star., 1952-03-22

(see TORNADoEs. Page A-11.)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

today. In ne fig>t place the War
rem Stassen and other scattering
delegates hold the balance OF
power.
And in The second place. the
party IS not looking for q chance
70 throw away a possible victory
and give the Democrats new
lease on power for an indefinite
time 10 come More than ever the
Republicans need desperately to
win.
No one questions the ability OF
Senator Taft but the bulk Of his
delegates come from states that
Will almost certainly 20 Demo
cratic in November. The opinion
Of many Of the delegates We
talked to is that General Essen
hover is the man best able 10
unite the party and the nation.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

were awarded 10 Lucius Fleming
of Flint. Other notables appear
ing were r s Williams OF Sag
NAV and NJ NJ Early OF Detroit.
Walter G. Maseour. Grand
Masonic Congress which WI
convene in August
Officers elected were Louis
Gilmore. Grand Master; c. A.
Hardiman, G M, Saginaw; r. s.
Williams. Saginaw: Lucius Elem
ing. Flint. G. J. w: NJ VI. Early.
G.. Sec, Detroit; 6. A. Ratliff. G..
T.. Detroit.
St James Lodge Of Grand
Rapids was chosen host for 1853
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12
MWKD Grand Lodge
Holds Convention i'm Flint

The 18th Annual Convocation
of the MWKD Grand Lodge. A.
F A NJ. Of Michigan. vas
greeted by d high number Of
delegates in the New Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church. 1899 Indus
trial avenue Flint. Mich. July
% The Rose Of Sharon Lodge.
X. L. Rivers. w NJ. was host.
Grand Master LOUIS Gilmore
delivered the address. noting the
advancement made BY the order.
Come and Go With Me was the
subject delivered by John Blu
ehanon. Grand Orator.
Remarks were made by Riley
Davie while meritorious plaques
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

days.
Occupants Of tn. u.
1rsk'ne where the
teporiedly seen crasL',s
. DOG were not 10 !.
Gun nor MONDAY :.
that matter.
II all besan Saturday N,
when a lady who rs,'.s
Erskine address called "a
reported she saw [, "a
snatch a dog and ~
under the house II
spreading adder"
Crowds passed n. II
as Ear away as BelIsy.S \
at the last report.
Coincdenislly Hun. ~
loemen were dIsn..c1.,
address 70 hurt ii. ).
snake. the snake 4, 50
half dollar.7 and tIn,T, I :,
constructor"
Despite being tod ~,
were no snakes in IN. !,
the basement no. IN !.
the curious persisted in :,
behind roped-ott xc.s,
preaching the house.
AT 2 O'Clock Tuesday :.
check OF the address d
lone man holding on. lh
at least seeing something
ing.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12
Scholarships Open
To All Boy Scouts

Prominent ~ several
Scholarships. available 10 Scouts
az ;..s asta. are those offered by
the Ph.lips Academy OF And
over. sacha>tits
Information on Phillips Aead-
envy Scholarships. which have
d wide range in value. accord
ing 10 individual situations. may
be had from Mr.. Russell H
Lucas. a downtown investment
broker.
PHILIP more populailN known
KS AuGover bee use ~ us loca
uen in that beautiful eastern
town. Was founded u 1913 and
boasts long lis, u distinguished
alumni.
Eighth or ninth grade Scouts.
Ugh in her class. end deserving
Of financial aid n completing
high school fand perhaps college
later onl. should ssll Mr. Lucas
at NO. > 5625.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

be selected.
Attention repeatedly has been
called 70 parallels be.~etr ms
years Republican nai.cra on
vent.on and the Republican son
yention q. 1852 There were he
slme bitter contests over dee
gates
There acre he same unfair
seiupS n organizing the conver
tons. intended not 20 comp -
differences and unite the party.
but 70 give pa tisan advantage
n one side There MAS the same
descent % candidates on Ch.caeo.
Two Differences
But here ere two MAJOR ok
fsrenccs between nc conver rs
In 1912 here VAS no block y
independent delegates holdlrg he
balance q power as there is
f.. day In 1912 there were h
radical ulierenCeS r rollc.eS anl
persc- liiioS between the '&o
contend.ng ~ings tina, The Old
Guard was wiling 20 wreck ne
party for the coming election
with The expectation OF getting
I'D ~ Theodore Roosevelt ard
then coming back md vim ne
the election Of 1916 Nth is own
men
The Republican party had been
IN power for total of more Than
so years after The Civl We. and
us old leaders had no fear that
the effect o. one elect rs going
sour would be tiss trols.
These conditions do no: exist
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12
Factions Jockey For
Delegates Strength as
COP Convention Opens
By ULYSSES w. BOYKlN

Son opened Monday in a
wei,er OF fr.nzied Jockey
ing for delegate strength
and with intra-party bitter
ness bStween the forces Of
Dwight ID. Eisenhower and
Sen. Robert Taft OF Ohio,
with feeble stab on the
question Of Civil Rights.
National Chairman Guy Cab
rielson ssveled the 1852 con-
veniion into being and called
for party unity as necessity
10 bea; the Democrats this fall
and in the minds Of Eisenhow
er supporters lent weight 10
their charge that he is pro-
Taft when he gave a strong
sfiff-arm 10 Ike charges Of a
Taft 'S;eamrcller."
Negro delegates we're much IL
vcence in delegations from
'aree nun Der OF ststes Ah.ie SO
csIec liberal Michigan was rep
,, eaied attn ere delegate Wm.
Brgo Ks from the Frs District.
Maryland rad two and other
Site had q anger percentage.
Vim. Warfield was the fea-
fured singer at the convention
His two numbers were There's
Going 10 be a Great Day" and
old Man River" Bishop J. a.
Clayborn CT Little Rock. Ark.
was elected temporary chap
lain CT the Convention.
Asks Civil Rights
Or Tuesday The 200 & legaies
heard n address from Aidcrr an
Arch bald Cary n Chicago He
pleaded for the adoption Of
platform 70 include civil rights
and ~ employment practices.
Negroes attend lng the conven-
ton are delegates. newspaper
repre- sen.atives. and the families
cf some Of the delegates and
alternate II >s.ng ale the large
number II camp followers that
vou see AZ ne Democratic con
The ~ane ~s'.ff air" that has
! edonlnaied Republican Con
vori'ors I'll prevails The warm
spirii IS missing The Republicans
apparently have not opened the
cocre 20 embrace newcomers a.
has been rr!cated bv Their Slight
jabs 81 issues that concern nj
ncrites.
Taft and T senho~er campairn
leaders have pom sd to 90 ell
out for ire Negro vote If their
candidate IS the fortunate one 10
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12
Scores Hunt
Phantom Snak,

Curiosity supposedly Killed The car
The neighborhood snake NAV hava ~
same manner this week as thousands 80 Used Used
drawn to the 1000 block on Erskine near
DAYS. expecting to see "a huge snake @atsj
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

Not a Snake IN The grass,
however. but one underneath a
house al 1885 ErSkine.
Snare Traffic
Traffic was So heavy that Hunt
street precinct assigned a detail
of officers 20 the scene for three
Evening star., 1952-01-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-19

MISS BEATRICE E. BAILEY
Engaged to
Mr.. Warren w. Matthew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Bailey
of Heyworth, ILL.,, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Bea-
trice Elaine, to Mr.. Warren w.
Matthew. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walton j. Matthew of Mclean, Va.
Both the bride-elect and Mr..
Matthew are employed by the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation in
Washington.
The marriage will take place on
October 26 at the Langley Meth
odist Church in Mclean.