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that testimony At a public ses.
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ploye Of the Rensselaer, Valve
Works near Albany, refused to
testify before the Federal Grand
Jury that investigated the spy
plot in 1949. At that time. his
security clearance for work at
GE was withdrawn.
Mr.. Cohn said Mr.. fisherman
had told his story to the FBI,
but the FBI Office in Albany de-
cIined to comment or say
whether it would step into the
case. It Is believed that Mr..
fisherman would be free from
prosecution because Of the stat
ute Of limitations.
AS the hearing ended, Sidney
Friedlander. a leader Of the in
dependent Unite d Electrical
Workers Union at the GE plant
in Schenectady. stepped forward
and demanded to testify. He de-
clared he wanted to say he had
had no part in any spying or
sabotage.
Senator Mccarthy shouted him
down. saying no more witnesses
would be heard. From the audi
ence, Gordon Delgrave, another
GE worker, shouted, Its a
frame-up."
The two, who declined yester-
day to say whether they were
Communists. were ushered out
by police and Federal tnarshals.
They told newsmen outside that
they had denied at closed hear
ing having any knowledge Of
espionage or sabotage at GE.
Both charged that Senator
Mccarthy was afraid" to take
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Manlon Group Aide Says
He's Been Asked 70 Stay
By ne As.,oeiossd Press

sANDUSKY. Ohio, Feb. 20
Dudley A White said today
President Eisenhower's admin
istration has asked him to stay
on as staff director Of the Presi-
dents Commission on Inter-
Governmental Relations.
Mr.. White said his decision on
whether to resign would "de-
pend upon what arrangements
can be made, consistent with the
demands Of my own business. !"
Mr.. White is publisher Of the
Sandusky Register-Star-New
and the Norwalk Reflector
Herald, Northern Ohio daily
newspapers.
Mr.. White issued a statement
in answer to reports he would
resign his job on the commission
in protest to the firing Of DR..
Clarence E. Manion, former dean
Of the Notre Dame University
Law School, as chairman.
In his statement, Mr.. White
said the commission has EVERY
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I BY he Assoelassd Press

ALBANY. N. y. Feb. 20.--A
Moscow-trained American pho
tographer today confessed after
Is years Of silence that he had
filmed the famed pumpkin
papers" that led to the perjury
convictions Of Algier Hiss.
Felix A. Inslerman. now a a.
year-old craftsman living in
Cambridge, N. Y. testified before
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
Of Wisconsin, that he had photo
graphed State Department docu-
ments for the Whitaker Cham
bers spy ring in 1887 and 1898.
although not Q card-carrying
Red.
It was the first time Mr.. Isler-
man had told his own story of
his part In the Hiss case testi-
mony.
Sitting as q one-man Senate in
vestigationS subcommittee, SEN
ator Mccarthy ended two-day
public hearing here by order
ing two employees Of the Gen.
eral Electric Co. plant at Sche-
nectady thrown out Of the Fed
eral courtroom.
Senator Mccarthy called the
hearing as part of his investi-
cation Of alleged Communists
at the GE and other defense
= plants. MIR. fisherman once
worked for GE as an electrical
engineer on q guided missile
project.
Surprise Confession.
Mr.. InSlerman's confession
came as a surprise, since he
twice had refused to testify about
his role in the Red underground.
He said he had photographed
documents from some time In
late 1887" to "the late spring or
summer Of 1885,"
He recalled seeing on the
papers the names Grew" and
"Bullitt" apparently referring
to Joseph Clark Grew, former
United States Ambassador to
Japan. and William c. Bullitt.
who was envoy to Russia and
later to France.
Mr.. Chambers, a confessed ex-
courier for the Red underground,
led FBI men in 1913 to a hallow
pumpkin on his farm in West
minister, Md. and produced mi
crofilmed copies Of AZ State De-
partment Documents.
The pumpkin papers" were
the main prosecution evidence in
Hiss two trials on charges Of
perjury. It was testified then
that the films had come from a
Leica camera owned by Mr..
fisherman.
Hiss, a former State Depart
ment Official and later president
of the Carnegie Foundation for
World Peace, was convicted Of
lying when he denied having
given documents to. Mr.. Cham
berS and having seen Mr.. Cham
bers after early 1888.
Never Carried . Gard.
At his first trial the jury
could not agree on Q verdict. He
was convicted at q second trial
and is now serving two consecu-
tive f1ve-year terms at the Fed
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Witness DiscIoses His Role
In Filming Of Pumpkin Papers

eral Penitentiary in Lewisburg
Pa.
Mr.. Chambers was the main
prosecution witness against Hiss
and Mr.. Inslerman's testimony
today appeared to confirm parts
Of the ex-courier's story about
the Red underground.
Senator Mccarthy said he was
anxious to get Mr.. Chambers and
Mr.. Inselerman together to COM
pare notes. Mrs. Chambers, who
said in Westminster that hei
husband had suffered two heart
attacks In the last two weeks
declined TO disturb Mr.. Cham
bers for comment.
Mr.. fisherman, a native Of
New York City. said he never had
been q "card-carrying" member
of the Communist Party. He told
Senator Mccarthy this story
Through i radical Estoniar
workers club in New York City
he met 70 man named Bill" who
arranged for him to go to Mos
COW in 1885. There he studied
photography and the interna-
tional radio code.
He returned to the United
States in December, 1885, and
made contact with q man named
Ben" who was q member oil
the underground. Ben" sug-
gested that he move to Baltimore
in 1886.
There he met Bob" whom he
now believes Ito be Whitaker
Chambers.
Broke With Underground.
Mr.. Chambers brought some
documents to Mr.. Inslerman's
house in Baltimore in the sum-
mer of 1887. Mr.. fisherman
photographed them and Mr..
Chambers called for the docu-
ments and the films the next
| day.
On at least four later occa-
sionS Bob brought documents to
Baltimore. and Mr.. fisherman re-
turned the papers and micro
films Of them to Washington on
the following day.
In the summer of 1888 he
learned that Mr., Chambers had
broken with the underground,
by reading o letter from Mr..
Chambers to Jake" an under
ground contact in New York
City. /.
Mr.. fisherman opened the let
ter en- route from Washington
to Baltimore.
''It was a horrible letter. Death
was mentioned there. Bob was
afraid of his life and the lives OF
his family" he testified.
Mr.. fisherman passed the let
ter to Jake" and shortly after
ward quarreled over the letter
with the New York contact. That
rift finally led to Mr.. fisherman s
break with the underground.
The letter, was read into the
Mccarthy hearing record by Roy
Cohn. counsel to the subcommit-
tee. CARRIED with authorizations
and jargon. it had little meaning
to listeners at the hearing, but
expert study possibly could dis
close its significance.
Mr.. fisherman, now an en-
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these years, been poor and scme-

these years, been poor and scIne-
times hungry" she SAID.
Cambridge is q rural commu-
nifty in Washington County. near
the Massachusetts, line.
Mrs. fisherman broke of the
newsman'S questions and asked
her own: Am ] a Communist?
No, I am not. Have you been
hungry Have you ever walked
trying to find a job? Have you
ever been blacklisted?"
Mrs. fisherman said they lad
moved to Cambridge because I
fell in love with the countryside"
II insisted that we move here"
she said. Il told him If he didn't
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right to be proud Of It's, ac-
complishments thus far
Mr.. White said he was giving
serious consideration to the ad-
ministration's request that he
stay on as staff director. but
that it would be several days
before I can reach any decision"
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Fear Of Publicity Kept
Him Silent, Wife Soys

CAMBRIDGE, N. Y, Feb. 20.
R.-Fear of scorn and publicity
kept her husband from telling
"all these years" his role in a
Communist spy apparatus, Mrs.
Felix fisherman said today.
1T has been publicity that has
kept my husband silent all these
years." Mrs. fisherman told a
newsman.
I'VE have been harassed all
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come up with me I'd come
alone" she declined to say how
long they had been married. but
said 1t was "a long, long time"
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Maple Products Output
OTTAWA.-Canada produced
about 3,47O.000 gallons of maple
syrup and various maple prod
uctS in 1852,
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CHICAGO Grain

CHICAGO. April LP.-Grains con.
nearby May contract in the weakest
port prospects depressed wheat
Corn and oats were steady. Renewed
strength in soy oil and meal helped a
recovery movement in May and July
Soybeans. although the rest of the mar
ket continued weak. Lard held steady.
Near the end of the first hour wheat
was Z to 2 lower, Lower May 9IIss3sa: corn
we're mnchanngeed 10 Y lower; May, a43,+;
soybeans were. unevenly cent higher
to 81 lower. May 3.63k2. and lard was
5 to 10 cents a hundred pounds lower,
MAY 1892.
In export circles the poor competitive
position of the United States in relation
to Canada, the Argentine and even
Turkey was causing concern.
Broomhall. international grain au-
thority, emphasized that United States
grain prices are mostly out of line
with competing nations.
Germany lately has taken around
100000 tons of wheat from Turkey.
bringing that countries exports since
mid-September to about 1880, 200
bushels. Exports from Argentina in
the first three months this year ran
to 23,200.0 600 bushels or nearly four
times what they were during the same
quarter last year.
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Business Briefs
Business failures in the VI

| DuSluCSS 1dIluFcS III U1le week
ended April l totaled 267 COM
pared with 277 in the previous
week and I'll in the like week a
year ago.-Dun g. Bradstreet.
Business Inventories in Febru-
airy rose to $500 billion, up $193
million from the end of January
and $2.6 billion above the like
month a year ago. February
sales totaled $43 billion, down
1852 million from January and
SIS billion below February, 1853.
Commerce Department.
Buick Motors reported its re-
tail sales volume in March was
up 1870 from February and that
it was in third place in Nation
wide sales in the first quarter.
Safeway Stores, Inc, sales in
weeks ended March 81 totaled
$122,423,031. up 1870 from 1858;
| for IL weeks ended March 27,
1864. 308,649, up 3.12@o from 1858.
Merritt Chapman e. Scott
earnings in the first quarter will
be more than five times the $91,-
900 earned in the first quarter
of 1858, Louis E. Wolfson, presi-
dent and board chairman, re-
ported.
New York Stock Exchange
membership sold for $4,000. up
$1,000 from the last transaction
and the highest since a similar
sum was paid for a membership
on June Is, 1858.
REQ Motors, Inc, directors ap-
proved the sale of the company
for $16.5 million to Henry Mo-
tor Co.. Inc. of Freeport. Ill.
1t is subject to stockholders ap-
proval.
Gisholt Machine Co. in year
ended December 81 earned ST.
OPT 1892 or $5.45 a share VS.. ST.
263,695 or $6.05 in 1852.
American Box Board Co. in
year ended November 80 earned
$1,472,671 or $2.98 a share VS..
81, 466,664 or 1912 in 1852.
Ohio Match Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $1.430.556
or $1.16 a share VS.. $2,005 1903
or SLIT in 1852.
Du Mont Lab, Inc. in year
ended January 3 earned ST.
544.362 or 60 cents a share VS..
$1.424.603 or SIS cents in 1852.
Baldwin Co. in year ended De-
cember 81 earned $1,000, 1868 or
$7.42 a share VS.. $681 .067 or
$5.01 in 1852.
DObeckmun Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $1,012,7 59
or $2.17 VS.. $568,421 or $1.18 in
1852.
Webster Chicago Co. in year
ended December 81 earned $927,-
1872 or S1.87 share VS.. a loss of
$408,95l in 1852.
Robbins Mills, Inc. in IS weeks
ended February 81 reported a
loss of 1897 ,405 compared with
profit of $344,621 in 1853 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Stocks Swing Higher
After Mixed Trend;
Trading Is Moderate
BY the Asseeio.ed Press

NEW YORK, April 6.-The
stock market advanced hesitant-
ly today back to peak levels of
the year.
For the last two sessions the
market has dropped from the
1854 high established Thursday.
AT the start prices were lower
on balance. Thereafter they
turned mixed and swung higher
into the early afternoon.
Prices were up around a point
at the best. Losses extended
into the major fractions.
Trading, was moderate.
Radio-televiSion issues were
higher and in demand, and
higher on balance were the
steels. motors, rubbers, utilities,
coppers and railroads. Other
sections were mixed to steady.
Higher stocks included Alu-
minum Co. of America, Reynolds
Metals, United States Steel, Ra-
dig Corp, Zenith Radio, Ameri-
can Telephone, Union Carbide,
Southern Railway and Texas
Co.
REQ Motors opened on a block
OF 5000 shares up 23s at % and
continued trading at that level
after directors agreed to sell
company assets to Henney Mo-
tor Co. at $50 a share.
A block of $4,000 shares of
st. Regis Paper traded un-
changed at 24H.
The bond market was steady.
Government issues in the over
the counter market were quietly
steady.
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NEW York; April 6 lP).-Switchins
operations dominated trading in cotton
FUTURES during the forenoon today, trad
ers sold old crop months against pur-
cnases OF new-crop position. Offsettine
TO some extent the improvement in thu
export situation we're reports that sheet.
ING mills have curailed production fur
tner because OF slow sales and unsatis-
factory prices.
A leading spot arm said that cotton
MADE very little progress in the Ric
Grande Valley in the past week because
o. nlsn winds and cool weather. The
TOP soil in the Corpus Christi territory
was becoming very dry Rain is i'm.
Perative the next two or three weeks to
keep cotton that is UP growing and to
complete planting. "
Shippers estimated that Spain in tn,
past week has purchased 2O,iO0 bales
OF cotton here and Yusoslavia about IL, :.
Noon prices were 5 to 80 cents n halls
nlshsr than the previous close. Nav,
S4.32; July, 34.49 and October, 34.I3.
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Big Expansion Seen
In Metal Production
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April ga huge
expansion for the Woodworking
industries is Immediately ahead,
despite current temporary set
backs, according to a study made
public by Irone Age, the national
Woodworking weekly.
Iron Age forecasts the future of
metals as follows:
Steel: Production in a peak
year during 1955-1959 might be
around 116 million ingot tons,
compared with this years esti-
mated output of about 80 million
tons; and in an unusually high
year, due to war or the after
math Of severe strike, produc-
ton might hit 125 million tons.
Aluminium: Output this year
will be around IA million tons,
or IL per cent above 1858. The
transportation industry will be
the biggest consumer, using q
per cent. Aircraft will account
for more than half of this. Prices
will be stable.
Magnesium: The consumption
of magnesium products last year
was 25,700 tons. BY 1860 this
may be increased to 1872 tons.
Copper: The supply is greatly
affected by political factors, but
20 million tons Gncluding scrap)
should be available to the United
States by 1857.
Iron Age forecast for the
general business outlook 10
per cent increase in the Ameri-
can standard of living in 1954-5
and chance for a 33 per cent
rise by 1860. 1t said that only
an increase of is per cent in
consumer buying is needed this
wear to offset defense cuts.
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New York Produce

NEW YORK. April Q. on CUsDAl.-
Butter - Steady; receipts, 1,140.732
Wholesale prices on bulk cartons freshl
81 score (Al. 5S1a-59; 90 score (B), So.
Creamery, 80 score CAD. 59-59A cents
5SN; SO score (C), 56-56a.
Cheese-Domestic Swiss rully steady
to firm and cheddar style about steady
receipts, 4S4. $50; prices unchanged.
Eggs-Prices steady to arm; receipts
Fl ,469. New York spot quotations fol
low: Midwestern. mixed colors, extra.
1880 pounds. 1899 "a; extras larg,
545-4S pounds, $3.50; extras medium
current receipts. rehandied. 34-35
dirties, 1898; checks. 31-3.: whites
large t45.4s pounds. 46-40ls: extrss
medium, 39-40; browns. extras t4S-5(
pounds. 40.41; extras large (45-4S
pounds. 39h-40; extras medium, 39-3912
Nearby. whites, top quality $3.50
pounds, 44-46; mediums. 4l-43; smalls
1896; browns. top quality $3.50
smalls. 35-361a.
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Hourly Sales ON the Exchange.
l1:O0 am 800 600 70 noon $50 600
100 p.m o1o 900 300 m o 600 600
.tUnlt Of trading ~ shares or sales In
full. Elm bankruptcy or receivership or
beins reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed by such COM
panies Rates Of dividends IN the fore
going table are annual disbursements
based on, the last quarterly or semi
annual declaration; Unless otherwise
included. Also extra or extras b An
nuai rate plus stock dividend Declared
or paid in 1883 plus stock dividend
g Declared or S,aid SO far this year
payable IN stock, estimated cash value
on ex-dividend or redistribution date.
Paid last year h Declared or paid
after stock dividend or splitup kDe.
clared or paid this year. an accumuIa
tive issue with dividends in arrears
p Paid this year dividend omitted de-
1erred or no action taken at last divi-
dsnd meeting. Declared or oald in
1884 plus stock dividend y LIQUID 4 tin
dividend; CID Called. Elk dividend x-dis
Ex distribution. xr Elk rights. XIV Without
warrants. WV With warrants. wd When
distributed. vi When issued.
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Metal Quotations

.. NEW YORK, April s lP.-spot non.
aos a5ao meta metal prices today: Copper
ley. Lead. 13s+ cents q pound. New
YORK. Zinc. 10H cents a pound, East
g.; 81, LOUIS Tin; 95 cents a pound. New
heavy' was quoted at 25.O0-26.OO
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Furnished b, the Associated PressD
stock and Add Net
Dividend Rate 90 High Low. 1915. chg
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NEW YORK. April 6 CP.-The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd-lot transactions by principal
dealers on the exchange for April s:
Purchases of 220.951 shares, sales OF
209,620 shares including $40 shares
sold short
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NEW YORK. April LR.-Dividends
Initial.
Pc Stk Of Pay
Rate riod. record. able
Stock.
Republic Nat Gas 1000 Ais 4-3O
Extra.
Mid Cont Petrol CSC 6-l4 6-12
No Action.
Robbins Mills pr
Gen Pub Utilities 5c AK XIX
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Visible Grain Supply

CHICAGO. April 6 (P).--Visible sup.
ply Of wheat increased $4,000 bushels
TO 2!1,O33,000 bushels this week, the
1898. 900 to 29.4I3,O00 bushels. oats
decreased 756.000 to 7,72S,O00, rye de-
creased 10000 to 1854, 900, barley
decreased 100000 to R6I4.0O0 and
soybeans decreased $4,000 to ll,032 :
900.
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Washington Securities

SALES.
Goldenberg SO pfd--5O at 5h.
Goldenberg com A-2OO at ia
woodward g. Lothrop-I5 at %. % a
%. % at O2AL ~ -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-16
Dwight Musselman
New Superintendent
OF Gallon Schools

Dwight L. Musselman, former
Blufftonite-af graduate of Bluffton
high school land college, has been
named superintendent of Gallon
schools, it was learned here recently.
Mr.. Musselman accepted the ap-
pointment by the Gallon school board
after obtaining release from his con-
tract as superintendent of Geneva
Ohio schools, which had not expired
His new contract at Gallon carries q
salary of ss,4O0 per Eyear.
Musselman is a Former superin.
tendent of schools a Mt. Gilead. He
also has served as high school and
elementary SCHOOL, principal at Ris.
ing Sun in WOOD county; superin.
tendent at Malta -McConnelsviile II
Morgan county.
From 194S until 1850, Musselmar
was head master kof the Columbus
Boys Choir.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-16

her country home near Rockport last
Thursday. Guests were seated at
two tables centered with bouquets of
fall flowers, for an appetizing lunch
con. A social hour and needle work
were enjoyed in the Afternoon by the
following memberss Mrs. Joe Ba-
singer, Mrs. Aaron Hilty, Mrs. Mel
vile Beckwith, Mrs. Mary Pifer, Mrs.
Monroe Hilty, Mrs. Lorraine Basinger
Mrs. Duff Paynes Mrs. Louis Riser
Mrs. Woods and the Misses Emma
and Clara Basirsger, Mary Beckwith
and the hostesss Guests were Mrs
Rebecca Yeomanl Mrs. Orlo Marshal,
and Nancy Basirger.
Mrs. J. C. Begg and Mrs, John
Begg were among those who attend.
ed the style show in Columbus Grove
last Thursday evening.
Phil Rover of Columbus Grove who
is well known here, became ill while
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at work one day last week and was
taken to Lima Memorial hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harsh of
Toledo and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lati-
mer of Harvey,lN D., were Sunday
evening callers in the home of Mrs.
Alice Bodell.
Rev. L. w. McIntire, pastor Of the
Bluffton RoSkport Presbyterian
churches, is serving as chaplain at
Lima Memorial Hospital this week as
representative of the Allen County
Ministerial Association.
Members of the program planning
committee of the fallen Co. Home
Economics Association enjoyed q
luncheon Friday, il the home of Miss
Edythe Cupp. Plans for the season
were made. The first regular meet
ing will be in the form of a dinner
Thursday, Sept 80. Four other pro.
grams are scheduled. Attending
were Miss Marie Jones, Home Ec
teacher in Elida; Miss Edna Ram.
seyer of Bluffton College and Miss
Mary Lou Sandifer with the Ohio
Power Co. home Economics depart.
ment.
Mrs. Lou AmsIutz, who spent 6
number of weeks at the bedside Of
her son Max in Buffalo, N. Y, has
returned to Blufton. Max, who has
been seriously II is still confined il
the hospital.
Among those from this vicinity
who attended the All club barbecue
held at the Merchants Bldg. on tho