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Hope Sprmqs Eternal
ibw Amitt
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1952
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UppprinoAil in the thoughta of all GIs is the hope of geUlng home for Chri>tma«. Marine Corporal John B. Cordova, HouBton, Tex., is kneeling before a crucifix for prayeri in a paua* during the vicious fighting near Bunker Hill and Little Siberia in Korea. Cordova doesnt expect to be home for Chrieitmaa, but he haa twice narrowly escaped death from enemy moiter and gre¬ nade fragments,  ao he  haa  reason for thanks. (U.S. Navy Photo)
New Triple Tax Proi>osed To Replace Income Levy
Pay Boost for Miners Wrecking Wage Controls
Seven Quit Board;
It's Dec. 7
Say Gift to Lewis Made Job a 'Sham'
WASHINGTON.—-The seven industry members of the Wage Stabilization Board angrily resigned on Saturday, forcing the virtual collapse of President Truman's wage. contrcrf program. I
The seven issued a bitter statement accusing Mr. Tru-i man of giving in to "political expediency" in the soft coal' wage case and of sacrificing "the public interest to in-1 dustrial hooliganism." j
They wrathfully denounced Mr. Truman> action in overruling the i wage board and granting John V. Lewis' soft coal miners the full I $1.90 a day Increase Lewis had negotiated with the Industry. The board had ruled that more than $1.50 would be inflationary. |
The  White House  had  no  im¬ mediate   comment  on  the   resig
Easy for People of Oafiu To Remember Pearl Harbor
nation. But It seemed unlikely the president would act until after the funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. David W. Wallace, in Inde¬ pendence, Mo., Monday afternoon.
There was little hope that Mr. Truman could reconstitute a new board before he goes out of office on Jan. 20. The resignations, which were effective Immediately, came soon after Chairman Archi¬ bald Cox also quit and industry members on the big Chicago Re¬ gional Wage Board walked out. Program Bloekaded
In any case, the wage program was jerked to a standstill and ap¬ parently will stay that way for some time. Thus, the possibility of increased "spontaneous" strikes by unions which have wage cases before the boar.d.
Chairman   Charles  C.  KllUng»- (Continued on Pag* A-U)
New England Board Quits 1^ Masse
BOSTON.—Industry members of the New England Wage Stabilization Board followed the lead of industry members on the national WCB Saturday and quit en masse.
"We feel that the continuation of wage stabilization controls un¬ der present conditions is mean¬ ingless," the four members and four alternates said in a state¬ ment.
"No responsible representative of Industry oould consider serv¬ ing on a board whose functions have been usurped for {>oIiticsLl expediency by the President of the United States," they said.
PEARL HARBOR, T. H., Sun¬ day, Dec. 7—The people of Oahu still "Remember Pearl Harbor."
And they are not likely to for¬ get. For once year year the an¬ niversary of Dec. 7 rolls around and they find themselves reliv¬ ing that shocking sabbath when war and its destruction came without warning from the quiet tropic sky. Quiet Observance
Today, another Sunday, Dec. 7, will be observed with quiet recollections and a tribute to the dead who fell in World War II.
The Navy is commemorating the day by taking part in ground¬ breaking ceremonies tor a $200,- 000 memorial to all Navy men who died in the Pacific.
The impressive memorial will rise from a lagoon with sight of Pearl Harbor and Hickman Field,
which also was attacked on that Sunday,  11 years ago. At 7:5S
The first earth for the monu¬ ment will be turned at 7:55 a.m., 11 years from the moment the first Japanese bombs fell on the Pacific Fleet here at the Naval base.
Later in the day, a -group from the Fleet Reserve Associa¬ tion will ride a launch to the center of the harbor and lay wreaths on the rusting super¬ structure of the sunken battle¬ ship Arizona, in which 1.102 of her gallant crew are still en¬ tombed.
Brazilian navy cadets on the training ship Almlrante Saldan- ha, stopping here on a Pacific i cruise, also will place wreaths on the Arizona today. Moved to Memorial
Ordinarily, the Navy itself holds a brief obsen'ance on the Arizona's  superstructure  each
year. This year, however, the observance will be switched to the site of the new memorial with Adm. W. K. Phillips, chief of staff of Pacific Fleet head¬ quarters, as the principal speaker.
On Friday, grade school chil¬ dren from Honolulu decorated the Arizona's hulk with wreaths and flower leis they made with their own  hands.
No formal observance is plan- p ned for the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. But hundreds of Honolulu folk, as they do each year, will climb to the cemetery in Punchbowl Cra¬ ter to lay flowers and leis on the 14,000 graves marked with flat, white headstones. Crosses Are Gone
Although most island residents and veterans groups would like to see the return of the white crosses that once marked those graves, they apparently have (Continued on Page A-11)
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of a penny a bottle, was on the state's books for the 1947-M and 1940-51   blennium.     During   that four-year  period  it  yielded  $54, 290,000.
Some   Repaibllcan   leaders   now
ar«  suggesting  that  the  tax  b«
(ConUnued on Pag* A-11)
'Little Hoover Committee':
$10 to $25 Use Tax on Autos, Trucks, Revival of Soft Drink Tax and Tax on Liquor License Transfers Find Backing
HARIU£BURa.-~There has been a definite swing in the past week toward thft solution of the state's financial problems bjr means of the suggested auto us* tax, revival of tfa* soft drink tax &nd the transfer tax on liquor and beer licenses.
^having become obvious that both th* Income tax and sales ta.\\iuat cannot be passed—and with high state officials Insisting at least $125,000,000 of new money must be found—administration men say nothing else has been suggested that will do the job.
$100,000,000 ¦ Year
The three levies which have been suggested and given inten¬ sive study the last seven da,V8 would bring In more than $100 111 ill ion dollars a year. More than half would come from th* auto use tax.
In preliminary talks, <K)P l«gU. lators have flgur«d on a $10-ar year "use" tax for autoa and possibly $2e-a-y*ar avarac* for trucks and buss**, with tb« truok rat* being based upon th* ail* and weight of th* vehlcl*.
A* of the first of Novamber, 2,646,140 autos war* M(lst*r*d In Pennsylvania. At $10-a-y«ar —iciii, a "use" tax on them wooild pro¬ duce about $26,900,000. $77,000,000 PoHSibUity
There are 486,333 trucks and busses. At an average tax of $28- a-year, the yield would b* about $1^,260,000 plus.
2hu8, the vehicle "use" tax Vllld bring in something like ,'7,000,000 a biennium.
Lawmakers are fully aware that .such a levy would be compara¬ tively easy to collect and would not involve creation of elaborate and expensive machinery to bring the money into the state's coffers, I There is a precedent for the "use" tax on autos. In 1942 the government required all autos to have a $5 federal motor vehicle tax stamp. Stamps for a portion of the year were sold In Febru¬ ary and for a full year th* next June. The tax subsequently wa« dropped.]
U. S. FIRMS FACE RISK BUYING IRANIAN OIL
WASHINGTON. — Tbt United States announced It will not bar American Arms from buylnc Iranian oU In deflimcc of the British "embargo."
Th* Stat* Department Issued a formal 4S0-word statonent say¬ ing U. S. companies are free to acquire Iranian oil as long as they are willing to "risk" legal action by the British,
The declaration marked a shift in th* government's previous policy of discouraging any Amer lean mov* into the Iranian mar¬ ket before overall settlement of th*    Anglo-Iranian    oil    dispute.
Want State Institutions Under Department Control
Would Strip Local Boards of All Administrative Powers, Standardize Purchasing—See Huge Savings
HARRISBURG—Th* etate's economy-hunUng "Little Hoover Com¬ mittee" yesterday recommended stripping administrative, powers from local boards of truatees at state Institutions and substituting depart¬ ment control.
Under the plan the boards would serve merely in an "advisory capacity." Tti* oommltt** said such a move would make for better Institutional management and effect a aaving of $2,500,000 a year.
Elsenhower on Cruiser After Flying to Guam From Korean Visit
WITH EISENHOWKR ABOARD USS HEUENA, SUN¬ DAY—President-elect Dwlght D Eisenhower sailed today toward Wake Island for a meeting with key members of his Cabinet to discuss ending the Korean war and "combatting Soviet-sponsored Communist aggression"  in Asia.
John Foster DuUea, secretary of State—designated, was expect¬ ed to board the Helena at Wake tomorrow to hear the results of Bls«nhoiw*r'a three-day tour of Koi«a and to help formulate fu tor* Adan policy. Bnidlsgr fUea Ahead
Elsenhower also planned to spend several days in Hawaii den. Omar Bradley, chairman of tiie joint chiefs of staff who aeoompanied him to Korea, flew to Hawaii and there were indica¬ tions he had done ao to arrange another series of top level strate¬ gy conferences.
Members of EiseiAower's staff declined comment on a speech by Gen. Douglas MacArthur in New York   in   which   MacArthur   said
(In Luaeme county the state institutions are the Haxleton State Hospital. Nantiooke State Hospital and Retreat State Hos¬ pital. Piriltias haa been reported a handicap on many occasions.)
The  group,  appointed  by Gov,
John S. Bine and known officially
as the State Government Survey
The soft drink tax  at the rate Committee,    on    Saturday   made
Farm Bureau Bookkeeper off To Wed Soldier She's Never Seen
GRUNDY CENTER, la.—Miriam knows Brown, 19, quit her job as a farm bureau bookkeeper yesterday and began   preparations  to  marry  an overseas pen pal she's never met.
She plans to leave Sunday for Coshocton, O., to meet Staff ^ft. Raymond I^^rr, 20, who is re¬ turning home on a 30-day leave from the U. S. Air Force in Eng¬ land. Knows His Picture
Although they've never met. Miss Brown said she expects they'll -recognize each other Im¬ mediately from many pictures they've exchanged.    She feels she
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him   through   more   than
250 letters he's written.
After meeting Larr when he arrives by train at Coshocton, about Dec. 10, the couple will go to Larr's home at nearby Adams Mills, O, then to Grundy Center, They plan to be married in the Methodist Church  here Dec. 21.
The romance began when Pfc. Raymond Brown showed Larr a picture of his sister while they were In an Army camp at Moses Lake Wash. Larr, who had "wanted someone to write to," began corresponding with Miriam Later Larr wag transferred to England as an air policeman. Sent lUng by Mail
The Sergeant sent her an en¬ gagement ring by mall, and they planned originally to be married last  August,  but  Larr's  furlough
public   another   in   Ms   series   at repoits  on  eliminating  waste  in state government. Wasteful Pnrehasing
Chairman Francis J. Chester^ man of Philadelphia said the sub¬ committee led by H. J. Heini II, president of the H. J. Helnx Oo., drafted the recommendations on the problem of Institutional feed' ing.
The  group  mainly  pointed  up the need for "thorough overhaul¬ ing   of   food   management,"   and ¦tandarization     of     purchasing practices."
I^e report said much of the "inefficiency" i n institutional feeding could be eliminated by "centralized responsibility and control at the departmental level." It suggested switching the ad¬ ministrative duties from local t>oards to the department secre¬ tary concerned. Pay Top Meat Prices
Regarding the lack of uni¬ formity in purchasing methods, the group pointed out that some institutions are buying U. S prime, choice or good beef while others nise more economical grades.
"If all institutions were to use the more economical grades of beef, lamb and veal in place of choice cuts, the saving would be approximately $600,000 a biennium on this one item alone, with no sacrifice in the quality of food," the report stated. Only One Dietary Staff The   group    recommended   tlie
FLYING TO WAKE
m MEET GETO FEUD TACTICS
LOVEH STERN ON AIR FORCE-NAVY
SEOUL. Korea—President Syng- man Rhee said he had recom¬ mended to President-elect Dwlght D. Eisenhower that the Allies launch an all-out offensive to end the  Korean  War.
Rhee said in an interview Eisen¬ hower promised to give his recom- mendaUons "careful study and consideration."
'Other South Korean leaders were more frank In expressing tbiMt dlsi^ypointment in Eisen¬ hower's cautious remarks alwut the future of Korea although they expected the visit to result in bet-
Botii Squabbling For Publicity And Big Appropriations
WASHENQTON —Defense Sec retary Robert >. Lovett will act sternly to put down a new Navy- Air Force feud, Pentagon sources said on Saturday.
Twice in the past 24 hours Lov¬ ett has acted as a firm-banded "peacemaker."
In one instance. Navy Secretary Dan A. Kimball toned down a sarcastic speech in which he had planned to attack an Air Force administrator. But before Lovett's reported intervention, Kimball had distributed advance copies of his text and the speech altera¬ tions only accentuated Lovett's concern.
In the other case, Lovett told all services to atop releasing inj the field information on new uses for atomic power or development <ft new weapons. Such informa¬ tion, he said will be released here¬ after through the Pentagon only.
The background of that order was a recent spat over guided missies. Air Force partisans ac-j cused the Navy of pulling "the publicity   stunt   of  the   year"   by
Rhee Asks All'Out Attack To End Korean Stalemate
there was a clear solution of thejgtaging  a  drone  plane  attack  in
Korean situation. Elsenhower was not available for questioning and his press secretary said as far as he knew there had been no com¬ munication   from   MacArthur.
Those already aboard were Charles E. Wilson, who will be the new secretary of defense, and (Continued on Page A-ll>
Korea.
Lovett has warned all the serv¬ ices against public argument, but the bickering goes on behind the scenes.
The Air Force, already irked by authority given the Army to or¬ ganize helicopter companies to (Continued on Page A-11)
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City Hall Aroused by Threat Of Christmas Spirit Blackout
Parks department and bureau of police officials huddled yesterday afternoon on the second floor of City Hall to meet the threat of a "blackout" of the city's official emblem of the Christmaa Spirit—the giant Yule tree in the middle of Public Square. Out of the huddle came reports that ISO colored 40- watt bulbs lutve been removed from the giant tree since it was erected two weeks ago.
This raiding of the very heart of the Christmas Spirit in thi? city has coKt the parks department i6S, counting the cost of original bulbs and replarement«, said Parks Director Frank A. Ooeokel.
But, in addition, parks department heads often have to be called from their homes in off hours to make replacements. This includes William rumbaugh, chief clerk; Arthur Thomas, supervisor of parks, and Con Salwoski, park foreman.
Chief of Police i. Russell Taylor and Detective-Captain Joseph Murray admitted that the bulb-snatcbers must be keep¬ ing close tabs on the movements of Public Square beat patrol¬ men.   The bulb-snatohers are in for a trying time now, however.
Chief Taylor and Captain Murray made it clear that not only regular detective* and plainclothesmen will be assigned, but that several uniformed men will be assigned to plainclothes duty and posted on the Square area in police cordon fashion.
Parks Director Goeokel, in noting that Supervisor Thomas and Foreman Salwosid take personal pride in the Public Square Christinas tree and have been called from their homeN night after night to rephkce stolen bulbs, issued a timely warning to the bulb-snatcherii.
"These men have vnluntereed to join with the police in end¬ ing this malicious practice and, in all fairneM, I should remind tluil Mr. Thomas and Mr. iitelwoski both starred as football players and ki their younger days enjoyed better tlum fair reauta- tions as bo^ttrs." Goeokel said. f
WAY CLEARED FOR BRIDGES TO BE GOP NO. 1 MAN
May Be Floor Leader And Chairman of Appropriations Group
WASHINGTON —The way is about cleared for Sen. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire to take over as Senate Republican floor leader as well as chairman of the powerful appropriations committee.
Grumbling about a "power grab" is In the air. but no open fight is expected on the play that will make the veteran igislator one of the most influential fig¬ ures on Capitol Hill. Taft Could Make Trouble
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio could upset an uneasy peace by making a forthright bid for the leadership, but he will not give the slightest hint of change in his earlier-stated position-that he is "available" for the floor leader¬ ship 6nly if Bridges doesn't take it, ,
Bridges ha^ sent word from his western vacation retreat that he will take the leadership in the in¬ terest of "party harmohy." He once stipulated that the floor leadership burden was too great to couple with the appropriations chairmanship. But he seemed to be easing himself now into a po¬ sition where he can take both jobs when the 83rd Congress is organized Jan. 3.
Bridges has ready claim to both. He Is the senior Republican senator from viewpoint of contin¬ uous service, making him the logical candidate for the leader¬ ship and he is the senior C!OP member of the appropriations committee. Fear Open Fight
The    talk    about    "party    har- (Continued on Page A-11)
ter times  for the  South  Korean
army.
Want Drive to Yalu
South Korean troops at the front expressed the popular South Korean conviction that the quick est way to end the war would be a concerted drive by all the United Nations forces toward the Yalu River.
Rhee revealed some of the points contained in a letter he gave Elsenhower here and dis¬ closed the contents of a letter from Eisenhower promising "care¬ ful study" of the suggestions.
The aging South Korean Presi¬ dent said his letter contained "some suggestions including some of an Intimatr nature" and listed these as among his recommenda¬ tions:
1.—"The stalemate In the war and truce should be ended. The present situation is preventing our army from going forward. We should   drive   to   the   north."
2.—"The  defense  forces  of  the
Republic    of    Korea    must    be strenghtened.   If they* are, it will be   possible   to   relieve   foreign forces of frontline duty." V. S. Can Withdraw
8.—"If the Republic of Korea forces are sufficiently prepared, strenghtened in size and given more equlinnent, we will not need the U. S. Army."
4.—"The economic situatloB In Korea must be stabilized. We are doing our best, but we need help and assistance." He said Eisen¬ hower "agreed that we need both military and economic assist¬ ance."
Rhee said Eisenhower was "greatly encouraged" by what he saw on his personal three-day visit to Korea. Rhee said as re¬ sult he hoped to see the Korean questions "settled within two or three  months."
"He came here to find out what could be done to settle the war," Rhee said. "We gave him all the Information he desired."
2 Firemen Hurt As Blaze Sweeps Home At Dupont
Two firemen were injured last night when fire swept the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Adams, i28 Front street, Dupont.
(lervase Kusnierz and Michael Pearage, members of the Dupont Hose Company, suffered severe lacerations of the hands and faice.
Dupont Fire Chief John Ritzie estimated damage at more than $8,000. The interior of the home was gutted and all furniture was declared a complete loss.
Nearby Avoca Hose Ojmpany responded to a call for aid, after the first alarm was sounded at 8:15.
The firemen feared that the fire might spread  to neighboring
dwellings because of a strong wind. Several homes were scorch¬ ed.
No one was home at the time of the fire believed to have been caused by an overheated furnace.
TTie two injured firemen were cut by flying glass. Other fire¬ men had to don smoke masks to combat the stubborn fire.
Adams, until recently, was a member of the Dupont police de¬ partment. He . resigned a month ago.
The home, a two-story dwelling was located on the hill section of the Dupont-Wilkes-Barre high¬ way at the approach  to  Dupont.
150 MPH
Valley Scene
Junk man, hia wobbly cart ¦pulled to the aide of the street in Plymouth, naihnff a shoe back on the hoof of his horse.
Many residents of Sugar Notch trying to trace their relationship to Martin Durkin, Eisenhower selection for Sec¬ retary of Labor
Three-year-old, watching, uniformed Boy Scouts in ac¬ tion, being asked wluit he wanted to be when he grew up and surprised them all by saying, "Plain. Like my Daddy."
General Motors Gets Job to Build 'Train of Tomorrow' for C&0
CLEVELAND, O. — General Motorsy esterday got the job of building a Diesel engine to pull a sleek, low-slung 150-mile-an-hour "Train of Tomorrow" for the Chesapeake * Ohio Railway.
The lightweight, high-speed pas¬ senger "Train X" has been under development by C&O for about six years.
So far, CAO has one experi¬ mental car and an i^dapter unit— to permit coupling to conventional power units—which has been test¬ ed and shown to other railroad officials since its completion earlier this year by the Pullman- Standard Car Manufacturing Co. at a cost of about $400,000. l7ke Benvick-Biillt Train
The inspiration for train "X" came from the Spanish "Talgo," built in the United States by American C^r St Foundry for the Oriol Bros, and now in service for two years. The "Talgo" is report¬ ed an economic success, CMtO offi¬ cials say. (The 'Talgo" was built in Berwick.)
The problem cff passenger traf¬ fic In the United States is to pro¬ vide at lower cost more comfort¬ able, faster and if possible, cheap¬ er service. In train "X' the C&O sees a possible solution.
The "Talfo" it^lf, was ruled out
because it did not measure up to safety standards set up by the Interstate Comnlerce (^mmislon. Walter J. Tuohy, C^O president, said that G-M will build a power unit for the train at its "own expense."
Tuohy said "large passenger railroads are interested in train 'X" and that "the development of train 'X' should be a matter for the entire railroad industry."
One of the unique features ol train "X" is that service equip¬ ment, such as air conditioning, heating, water supplies an,d eleo- trical sources, are either to be put in the power unit, or in a "mother car." This is in contrast with con¬ ventional Pullmans, or coaches, which have such equipment at¬ tached to the Bottom of each car. By putting the service equip¬ ment in the engine, or mother car. each unit of train "X" is lightened and lowered. Conventional cars are four feet three inches from the roadbed, whereas cars on train "X" will be only about 18 inches from t^e rails. Wheels only in Rear
Tuohy  would   not  disclose  how long  it  would take G-M to  pro¬ duce   a   power   unit   to   pull   tb« streamlined,   articulated . cars   — (Continued on Page r.-U)
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