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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
The Weather
Cloudy, thundershowera.
Monday—Hot. humid, thundev showers In afternoon.
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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JULY 20,1952
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^here Hill Climb Will Be Staged
America's finest "gentlemen drivers"—those skilled mem- * bers of the Sports Car Olub of America who roar through hill and dale for a trophy rather than to make a living —will start arriving In Wyo¬ ming Valley on Wednesday with U. S. and foreign cars valued at $1,600,000 to com¬ pete in the nation's first triple- event sports car program.
The "Big Three" show, which acored top position in this month's racing journals, will include Giants' Despair Na¬ tional Hill Climb up Wilkes- Barre Mountain on Friday, road racing at the "Brynfan Tyddyn" coure around State Senator T. Newell Wood's Har- v 's Lake estate on Satur- d and an Antique Automo¬ bil' Club of America showr at Kingston Armory on Friday and Saturday. Trial runs at V,oth courses will be held on Thursday.
Accompanying this article is a new aerial photo of the famfid Giants' Despair course in Laurel Run which has not beon alterd, except for road¬ way improvements, since the first race was run in 1906.
First Since 1916
Last year the Giants' Des¬ pair climb was revived for thl- first time since 1916, with Dcllevan Lee of Grosse Point, Mich., thundering up the in¬ cline in 1:7.5. an average of 53,18 mph from a standing start over the 5,280-foot course to win.
But therein is a story. Lee had to push his Cadillac Allard to the limit to break the record set by Ralph De Palma that had stood since June 14, 1910. De Palma set the record that stood 41 years in a strip¬ ped Fiat powered by 190-hp engine with four huge cylin¬ ders.
The course was longer In those days—being 5,700 feet. De Palma—helped however, by a   flying   start—went   up   the
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Harriman Wants Pledge To Bar Southern Bolt
Ask Loyalty Rule As Anti'Trumans Win Delegate Fight
CHICAGO—Southern anti-Truman forces won a first- round victory in Deinocratic convention delegate contests on Saturday and administration backers launched an im¬ mediate counter-attack demanding a loyalty pledge from the entire convention after conferring with the White House.
Democrats opposed to President Truman's p<riicies scored a triumph when the Democratic National Committee tem- poi-arily seated "Regular" Texas and Missis.sippi delega¬ tions. The final decision will be made on the convention floor.
Administration backers were given some salve for their wounds, however, when the committee also
U. S. Population Now 136,804,000
WASHINGTON—The Census Bureau estimated yesterday that the U. S. population totalled 156,804,000 on June 1, an in¬ crease of 5,672,000 over the 1950 census. The June estimate, which includes servicemen over¬ seas, was an increase of 202,000 over the May  1  total.
AERIAL VIEW OF GIANTS' DESPAIR COURSE
Arid Areas Given Sun; Rain in West
B.v liNITED PRESS
Drenching rains fell over al ready soaked portions of the Northwestern two-thirds of the nation Saturday, as the mid-sum¬ mer sun parched the drouth Stricken South and portions of the West.
Crop damage mounted In Geor¬ gia. 'Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and elsewhere. Farm ex¬ ports said the overall loss prob¬ ably would total more than J200,- 000,000. ForrNt B'ire Rages
A forest fire raged out of con trol in the tinder-dry region 25 milos northwest of Canon City, Colo. The blaze threatened several ranches in the vicinity. Fifty fire fighters were hamperd by lack of water.
Similar conditions posed the threat of forest fires in the Pa¬ cific Northwest. Vacationers were warned to put out their campfires and cigarettes.
Rain   clouds   moving   over   th<; New England states were expect¬ ed to alleviate the threat of for¬ est fires there. Hot Spell Goes on
But the hots pell In New Eng¬ land and New York continued unabated. Hot, sticky weather blanketed New York City, where ice manufacturers reported they were doing "the best business in 28 years."
Rain slowed the wheat harvest in Nebraska's panhandle. In the Alliance, Neb., area, only 20 per cent of the crop had been cut.
In the Southwest, squalls had broken the drouth in Oklahoma and Eastern Texas.
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Gives Democrafs Chance To Carry Pennsylvania
Emma Guffey Miller Likes Wide-Open Style Of 1952 Convention
By JOHN H. LANGDON
fnited Pretis Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO—Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller, Democratic National Com¬ mitteewoman and the party's grande dame in Pennsylvania, .laid today she hasn't seen any¬ thing like it since "we women won the vote,"
"This convention is wide open for the first time since 1920" the sage of Slippery Rock said, "and it's a healthy sign."
Mrs. Miller, sister of the aged and ailing former U. S. Sen. Joseph Guffey, has attended every convention since 1924—a delegate virtually every time. But Sen. Guffey, now 81, will be missing from the Democratic convention for the first time In 40 year.s be¬ cause of a recent viru.i infection. (Jhange from Past
"This wide-open atmosphere Is ,euch a change from the long suc¬ cession of years when we had only one real candidate, or maybe two—and a lot of the.*e younger Democrats find it hard to live with,"    Mrs.   Miller    said.    "But
things will begin to clear up after Sunday or Monday—and maybe before." •«•
Mrs. Miller, who has associated herself *-ith Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence and Allegheny County Commission Chairman 'ohn J. Kane, expects Southern dominance of the pre-convention scene to fade "once the Northern Democrats start leaving the fence."
Mrs. Mlller-who likes her friends to call her "The Old Gray Mare" —is militantly opposed to Sen. Estes Kefauver. who has be«n supported b> Philadelphia Mavor Josejih S. Clark jr. and District Attorney Richardson Dil¬ worth.
"Neither Estes Kefauver nor Sen. Richard B. Russell could carry Pennsylvania," she warned. Kefauver's voting record Is not good enough and Sen. Russell, for all his excellence, has too much support from Gov. Herman Tal- made of CJeorgla to be palatable." Harriman Leads "Today"
"If the balloting were today," Mrs. Miller speculated, "I believe Averell Harriman would get most of Pennsylvania's votes, with maybe a maximum of 15 for Ke fauver. Mr. Harriman makes me (Continued on Page A-2)
recommended that leaders of the Texas and Mississippi delegations be asked to declare formally their loyalty to the party.
But, with the knowledge of the White House, Averill Harriman's campaign managers planned to ga farther. They decided to ask the convention to adopt a "loyalty pledge" which would bind all of the delegates to support the party's presidential nominee, who¬ ever he may be.
It would assure that names ot the convention's nominee appear¬ ed on the ballot in each of the 48  states.
Hariman's lieutenants tele phoned the White House before disclosing their strategy aimed at blocking a revolt by Southerners who might bolt the convention if the nominee favors Mr, Truman's policies.
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Just Like
The Republicans
CHICAGO — Sen. Estes Ke¬ fauver called last night for a Democratic "fair play" amend¬ ment barring the contested Texas nnd Mississippi delega¬ tions from voting in any dele¬ gate dispute until they are seat¬ ed  by  the  convention.
The Tennessee senator and presidential aspirant told a news conference the proposed amend¬ ment to the convention rules would parallel a similar amend¬ ment pushed through the Re¬ publican oonvention last week by backers of Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower.
Under the present convention rules, both of the "regular' dele¬ gates would be allowed to vote on whether they should be seated permanently.
EMOWERTOBEPLANCOMNIinEE FIRSI REPUBLICAN TO PLAN DRAR I
Hopes for Armistice In Korea Collapse
TOKYO, (Sunday)-^Igh hopes for an early Korean armistice col¬ lapsed today and new approaches to the deadlock over war pris¬ oners were reported under study.
An official source in London said a hitch in the pronvising ne¬ gotiations developed a few days ago when a move involving India as a go-between failed.
India was said to be continuing mediation efforts in a combined role of "honest broker and post-
4-Year'Old, Wrink/ec/ and Cray, Dying in Hospital af Old Age
CHICACX^—A four-year-old girl Is dying of old age and doctors said they were helpless to save her.
The child, her body withered to an infant's size and her thin hair already gray, Is suffering from progeria, or premature senility.
Life In Hospital
Abtendands at the University of Illinois Research and BJducational Hospital here Identified the girl only as "Linda" and said she was admitted to the hospital Jan. 28, 1948, at the age of two months, Linda will be five years old on Nov.   14.
But her tiny body will actually hajie aged many more years than
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that  because  of  the  exceedingly rare disease that has struck her.
Nurses said she has the wither¬ ed, wrinkled face of stn old woman. Doctors said that senility is tak¬ ing its toll on her body and vital organs.
She may die In hor sleep at any time. Little Is known of progeria and there Is no known cure. '
Compresses Life Span
The disease, in simple terms, merely compresses the life span of the victim into a few short years. It is characterized by thin¬ ning, graying hair and withering skin  in  infants.
Linda is only 24 inchea long and weighs only 7% pounds. She is so tiny that hospital attend¬ ants have dressed her in doll's clothes.
Many visiting physicians have studied the child's case at the Research and Educational Hos¬ pital.
Linda was born in Aurora, 111., and has been adopted by a reli¬ gious organization and given a court-appointed guardian.
man" between Peiping and Wash¬ ington,  through  London.
Skimpy reports from Korea and the Peiping radio bore out the conclusion that the keen expecta¬ tions within the week had been written off for the time being at least
Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols the official Allied spokesman who had prompted optimism ovor se¬ cret talks at Panmunjom, brusque¬ ly dismissed yesterday's 29-min- ute session with two words:
"No comment."
In contrast to his previous re¬ ports of "business-like" proceed¬ ings at Panmunjom and negotia¬ tors sticking to the matters at hand, he had nothing to say even of the atmosphere yesterday.
A Peiping broadcast said "no issue has been solved" In the se¬ cret talks.
Valley Scene
Man swimming one-handed in Sylvan Lake while carrying bottle of beer in other for Invi- dy who was floating about further from  shore.
Five-year-old protestinf/ against being taken for haircut by father Friday morning and telling all who wanted to hear on West Market street that "This character also tUvkn I'm going to school this year."
Man with five youngsters. unable to acquire five tires for their swimniiny trips, solvbig his problem by showing tu.t with a giant tractor inner tube nnd saying "It will uccoriLiao- date the whole  famili;."
Six in Deep South, Three Border States Will Hear GOP Nominee
DENVER — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will become the first Republican presidential candi¬ date to make an all-out campaign swing through the southern states In an attempt to carry them In November, It was learned yester¬ day.
Under present plans, Eisen¬ hower will visit Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia as well as such bor¬ der states as Tennessee, Ken¬ tucky and Oklahoma. Flood of Mall
His staff here was busy formU' lating his campaign plans and trying to cope with a flood of more than 1,000 letters a day con^ taining  |1  to  $1,000.
Seven-year-old  Ada  Long   s Eisenhower a $1 bill to help hi. along in his campaign.
I know you will be the next President," Ada said In her hand¬ printed letter. "I have Ike but¬ tons all over my room. I saved this dollar for you."
"I've never seen anything like It," said Abbott Washburn, who is in charge of handling the Re¬ publican presidential candidate's mail.
"We've doubled and almost trlp- (Continued on Page A-2)
Claim 350 Votes, All Pennsylvania's; Russell for 2nd Spot
CHICAGO—A new 20-member committee was formed tonight to map convention strategy to draft Illinois Cxov. Adlai E. Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Party leaders from eight east¬ ern and mldwestern states hud¬ dled in a hotel room to form the "Draft Stevenson for President" strategy board. Democratic Na¬ tional Commltteeman-elect Ken¬ neth Anderson of Kansas was named chairman. Won't Name Others
Anderson wouldn't reveal the names of the others who attended the secret meeting.
"I don't want to name them because first thing you know, Stevenson will be on the phone to raise hell with them," Ander¬ son said.
But he said the group Included a governor, some former Cabinet members, and other "very prom inent people."
The eight states represented have 350 convention votes. Ander¬ son said, tiff predicted these "probably would be available" for Stevenson on the second or third nominating ballot.
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New Revelations Are Promised In Cor rup tion Drive
Truman Has No Fear of Depression
WASHINGTO N-President Truman and his council of eco¬ nomic advisers said yesterday there is no need to fear a depres¬ sion next year if business and government will act "in time" to take up the slack when defense orders ease off.
The President sent Congress his mid-year economic report, based on the findings of his economic experts, which gave a highly optimistic picture of the nation's ourrent economy. Defense No Threat
Mr. Truman said the current defense buildup Is "not' even threatening—much less depleting or impairing—the strength of our domestic economy,"
The nation, he said, is "strong —and getting stronger."
This was a direct slap at lead¬ ing Republicans, who said at their recent convention in Chicago that the present acale of foreign, mili¬ tary and domostic spending bids fair wreck the nation's economy.
The President said that despite the "burden" of this country's at- home and foreign security pro¬ grams, "our business system has been doing better and our people have been living better than ever before." Economy  Can £x|>and
He said the nation's economy can be expanded enough between now and 1960 "to come near wiping out poverty within our boundaries" while still supporting any "foreseeable" defen.se de¬ mands short of all-out war.
The three-man council—Chair¬ man Leon H. Keyserllng, John D. Clark ard Roy Blough -held out high hopes for a continued "hi^rh level of production and employ¬ ment if appropriate adjustments are made in time" by both gov¬ ernment and business.
WASHINGTON-A Republican congressman said last night that House corruption hunters soon will reveal new "connections" be¬ tween Democratic "bigwigs" and the handling of Justice Depart¬ ment cases.
Atty. Gfen. J. Howard McGrath, three assistant attorneys-general, and half a dozen other officials have quit or been fired since the commitee began its inquiry. Four Investigations
Subcomimttee investigators are
Rep.    Kenneth   B.   Keating   of Exploring  at  least  four" fields,  it New  York   also   predicted  in   ankyg^g learned   They are" Interview   that   more   top   Justice j .^^    ^j j        , ^^^^    p
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get thi   axe in the near future
Keating is the ranking minori¬ ty member of the House judiciary subcommitee which. is tentatively scheduled to resume its investi¬ gation of the Justice Department Aug. 15.      •
He said earlier hearings dis¬ closed that liquor interests threw big contributions to the Demo¬ cratic party. There was a 'con¬ nection," he said, between the cash and the department's failure
ty—to determine whether any oficlals in control of millions of dollars worth of former enemy property and assets, used their positions for personal gain.
2.—Paroles—to determine whe¬ ther political influence was brought lo bear in considering and granting paroles for federal prisoners.
3.—Private Practice—to deter¬ mine whether Justice officials have used their positions to help
to bring anti-trust action againstjset up lucrative law before step-
them
He said further investigation will show "similar*situations" but he declined to reveal any names or details. He said they would como out in the  hearing.
"I feel sure that there will be more new faces in the depart- mnt," he said
ping <out of government service. 4,—An "acumulation" of com¬ plaints about Justice Department "Inaction" in handling defense work and other "fraud" cases. Subcommitee investigators al¬ ready have looked into about 400 tax cases that the department did not prosecute.
15 PA. DELEGATES WILL GO TO KEFAUVER
CHICAGO — Rep, George M, Rhodes of Pennsylvania said Ke¬ fauver will start with a minimum of 15 Pennsylvania votes and eventually may have half tho delegation.
Ed Reed of Louisiana said ho understands his state delegation will seek to free itself from the unit rule which bind.s the state to cast all of its convention votes in accordance with the wishes of a  delegation   majority.
Steel Negotiators Will Try again Today
V/ASHINGTON—Industry and union leaders yesterday agreed under government pressure to get together for a new effort to settle the  crippling, 48-day steel  strike.
Acting Defense Mobilizer John R. Steelman announced at the White House thpt both sides have complied with his request to re¬ sume direct negotiations in Pitts¬ burgh today.
The decision to reopen the m.irathon wage talks came as the government threatened partial seizure of the Industry and ruled out any pre-contract "above-cell¬ ing" price hikes.
The twin government moves were certain to figure in the new talks. But officials said an even bigger factor will be the CIO United Steelworkers' wage-policy committee meeting Monday.
Industry leaders fear the com¬ mittee may force CIO President Philip Murray to take a tougher stand on the union shop issue, the major remaining block to an overall settlement.
Observers here said this just possibly may prompt the industry to settle for Murray's compromise union shop offer to prevent an even more serious deadlock. No Price Promise
The government announced firmly yesterday that it won't talk about "over-ceiling" price in¬ creases  until there  is a  contract.
But there still is said to be an "understanding" that tha compan¬ ies can expect between $!V,15 and $5.20 m.ore a ton—sharply above the $2.84 allowed by the Capehart amendment—when they came to terms with the union.
The companies h&ve opposed any kind of union shop on the grounds that no worker chould be compelled to join a union. Mur¬ ray has offered to settle for a contract clause permitting a worker, if he wishes, to quit the union during a specified five-day period.
PRESIDENT TRUMAN LEAVES HOSPITAL, SAYS HE'S 'FINE'
WASHINGTON — Presi- dent Truman returned to ths White House yesterday feeling "fine" after a three-day hospital checkup and aides said he's ready to address the Democratic con¬ vention this week.
Mr. Truman, looking u chip¬ per as before, stopped to joke and talk with reporters and photogra¬ phers as he left the Army's Wal¬ ter Reed medical center.
He answered questions about his health by exclaiming: "Fine, fine.    I feel all right."
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390 IVew i§;hips
Navy to Build Another Super-Carrier, A-Sub
WASHINGTON—The Navy an¬ nounced on Saturday that it will build 390 new ships during fiscal 1953, including a second atomic- powered submarine and a second super-aircraft carrier.
Navy Secretary Dan A. Kimball said the submarine will be built by the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corp.. at Groton, Conn., and the super-car¬ rier by the New York naval ship¬ yard at Brooklyn. Congress Cut Funds
The overall program for the fis¬ cal year that began July 1 calls for construction of 40 new vessels and 350 new landing craft. But it is short of what the Navy wanted because Congress took a big bite out of Defense Department funds.
Kimball said the Navy had to cancel plans to construct eight major warships because of a con grcssionally - imposed provision that cost of the new carrier of the Forrestal type would have come out of regular funds. Con- grcs.H did not appropriate a separ¬ ate fund for the vessel.
Kimball said the second super- carrier will cost $209,700,000  (m),
Motorists Drive More and More
WASHINGTON -Car owners are doing more driving than ever before, the United States Chamber of Commerce said last night.
During the first half of the year, the chamber estimated, they drove 328,800,000,000 miles, nearly seven per cent more than in the same period of  1951.
Autos now provide 85 per cent of total local and intercity traf¬ fic, it  reported.
Rescue at Sea from Burning Ship By Light of Coast Guard Flares
about $8,300,000 (m) less than the estimated cost of the Forrestal The keel of the Forrestal was laid last Monday at Newport News, Va,
The nuclear-powered submarine will cost $32,700,000 (m), exclud¬ ing the atomic part of the power plant. It will be built at the same shipyard that now Is building the first atomic snb, the Nautilus.
Kimball said the estimated cost of the super-carrier was reduced because most of the designing and experience that went Into the Forrestal can be used. But cer¬ tain design improvements will permit higher speeds, It was said. To Take S^^ Years
C!onstruction of the huge vessel is expected to take 3^4 years, but the Navy said it may be speeded "considerably" if necessary.
Kimball said the submarine will be of the same general design as the Nautilus but will have slightly different atomic power plant. The power plant has been developed by the General Electric Co.'s Knolls Atomic Laboratory ugder contract from the Atomic Energy Conunisslon.
NEW INTERPRETATION FOR MALIK'S DELAY
WASHINGTON-D i p 1 o m a t s speculated that Russia's Jacob A. Malik remained in New York to master-mind a new Red propa¬ ganda offensive rather than wait for a break in Korean truce talks.
Malik's decision to cancel ship reservations for Moscow was first interpreted as evidence he had received Kremlin orders to handio post-truce negotiations on Korean political problems at the United Nations  headquarters.
Official speculation was altered, however, when it became knowii that one of Malik's top lieuten¬ ants, VaslU Zonov, will head a Soviet delegation at the Interna¬ tional Red Cross meeting in Tor¬ onto next Saturday.
The Reds are sending skilled propagandists from Moscow, the Ukraine, Byelorussia, eastern European satellites, eastern Ger¬ many, North Korea and China.
Mrs. May Forseberg. the wife of Aake F"orseberg, New York correspondent for the Dagens Nyheter of Stockholm, was re¬ turning to Sweden aboard the liner Gripsholm when the ship turned to rescue survivors nf the Inirning freighti^r Black Gull. The following Is her e.ve- witness acocunt of the rescue radio-telephoned to her ' hus¬ band.
Written  for the  United Press By  MAY  FOK.SBERG
ABOARD THE GRIPSHOLM
Ni!s Varem, the Black Gull's third of if cer, was the most seri¬ ously burned. His face and hands were seared and he was kept aboard the Gripsholm when the other survivors were transferred to the Coast Guard cutter Mack¬ inac. He will return to Norway after we land In Sweden unless he needs to be hospitalized.
One of the s ost touching scenes was the reunion of one of the crew members with his wife and small child who had been passen¬ gers aboard the Black Gull. He had been separated from them MrsV"o7'the'GrTps'hoTm'1"^'^sen-'*" ^'\^ rescue boate and had eup- gors had gone to bed when the ?°!?'^J.^*i>hey .*"« IPS'- ^1* SOS was received from the Nor¬ wegian     freighter     Black     Gull.
Even when we reached the scene of the tragedy two hours later, many slept on.
They missed one of the most dramatic sights I have ever seen —the    blazing    ship,   the   Grips-
wife thought he was lost.
When this family was reunited, they fell into each other's arma with tears of joy, unable to speak. Everyone who watched them was very moved. Swam '2}<j Hours
Another crew member had even a closer shave. He swam without
holm s motor launches setting ^ life preserver of any sott for out for the search the flares two and a half hours before he from the United States Coast could get the attention of the res- Guard planes. If it hadn t been ^uers. Finally, when he had about for those flares, a great many ofjgiven up ^ope. the steward of the  survivors'  might  never  have the Black Gull saw him from the
from    the    dark
Gripsholm's   launch  and   he  was taken aboard.
One of the Gripsholm's crew told me, "if we had arrived on the scene   a   few   minutes   later   we
been     rescued waters. Sorry Sights
The  45  rescued  pasengers  and crew members were sorry sights :
when they were brought back lo'icouldn't nave done anything for the Gripsholm. Some were smoke |the men who were trapped on the blackened and burned, others;bow of the Black Gull and many Red I were soaked from long swims in of those in the water might not the sea. have  held  out  much   longer.'
There  is   no  official  word   thatj    Galley   workers   had   food   and     It   was   all   over   in   six   hours.
Malik will be at the Toronto Red Cross meeting. But he is expected role In directing Red propaganda to play a major behind-the-scene attacks.
plenty of hot coffee ready for them in no time, and warm, dry clothes were distributed to them from the ships stores. Dr. O. Wit- lander treated the 10 burned men.
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Now the Gripsholm is steaming toward Sweden through a dense fog. The rescue seems far behind us now like a bad dream in the middle of the night.
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