Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

              orrance Mine Closed by New LV Coal Co. Officers
A Paper For The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
4gTH YEAR ~ NO. 27 -116 PAGES
Ban** of ClrcolMloM
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY MAY 2, 1954
WirB New*    Herrlc*
RAIN, WARM
Highest Todey 78 t» M. Mon<iay—Warm,  Hela,
PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
White HouseWants to End Army-McCarthy TV Show
\Duft Says Americans \Crowing 'Disgusted'
--•'(jnrtay  Indepcndpnl  fholonrai*   by   Paul  Bieley,
Langel Is died for Service of Observaiion Post
jUthael I-angel of Cedar ave- ut. Shavertown, who lost belli
arni* and both legs in World War n action, was citPtJ by the /ir Force last week for bis out¬ standing volunteer »ervice at the aircraft warning obs<>rv«. tion po«t on fhe Harvey's L^ke Rod and Gun Clu/b grounds at Alderson.
This observation posrt, mannao 24 hours a day, is the only one in operation In Luzeme county, although the Ground Observer Corps of the Civii; Defense ha? recommended 15 such i>o»ts for the county. /
of the 4670th Ground Observer. Corps, U.S. Air Force, presented official wings to Uingel as a token of the Air Force appreci¬ ation of Langel'e effort to en¬ courage others to take an In¬ terest in observation work and for the many hours he spenda daily at the post.
Pictured at the ceremony ara George Haddock, deputy com¬ mander of District 122, Ameri¬ can Legion; Mrs. Malcolm Ntl- son, chief observer: Sgt. Kali¬ nowski, Mirhael Lan<;el, in wheelchair; Ernie Langel, stAnd- ing    behind    brother;    Malcolm
Sgt. Raymond   P.   Kalinowski  !  Nol«on, observer, and  Fnuik J.
Lipl, mipervlsor.
Sgt. Kalinowski said an ex- tenaive recruiting drive will be opened in the county to get suf¬ ficient volunteers to man the recommended 15 observation posts. He aaid recruitment to date has been slow, with few people wishing to take jerlously the Importance of ground ob¬ server work.
Langel told Sgt. KalinowakI "it's a little tough for me to apeed around, but I'm going to keep talking until we have enough people for the finest ground obaerver set-up In the State."
State Fire Insurance Rates Cut
Sears Roebuck to Move To New Shopping Center Below Kingston Corners
Sears    Roebuck    Co.    store   onj   Th«  garden  and   farm   depart- StHith Main street since 1929, wlllfment   will   feature   outdoor   s!\
WASHINOTON «IP)—Two top RepubUcan leaders. Vice Prcsidemt Richard M. Nixon and Sen. Homer Ferguson, urged a quick ending Saturday to the dragging televised Army-McCurthy investigation hearings.
Another Republican, Sen.  James H. Duff,  Pa., said  he  Is  "con- vlrced the American people are thoroughly disgusted with the side- siho^ going on in Washington while the whole free world hangs in the balance at Geneva." Nixnn Haa Suggestion ! ,, ^     ,.        ^
Nixon haa told friends he thinks sultant to the McCarthy .sub-com- the hearinea are dragging outlmtttee, in order to get McCarthj much too long mainly because ofjto csjU off the Ft. Monmouth in- cumbersome   rules  of   tfie   Senate vestigation.
Permanent Investigating Su'b-com- But Manchester told a reporter, mittee which permit almost end- "I honestly can't recaiJ anyone lesa croBS-examinatioin. j saying, Jl want a picture with ao-
Nixon suggc.'-ted thai one way toiarwi-so" speed up the<^poceedings would be|Too  Much  Crcss-Exaiaining for hdith sides  to agree on a lim-'    Ferguson,   who   is   chairman   of ited number of "stipulations" and | the Senate GOP Policy Committee keep  all  other  issue* out of  theiand a former Michigan judge also
questioning.
The   hearing   reoumes   Monday. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis
blamed the extended cross-examl nation for the delay. "I don't think you can run theae
was away over the weekend. Armyj hearings as court hearings." Fer- Secretary Robert T. Steven* willljfuison said. "People who have return aa a wltncs* Monday. j been advocating the right of cross-
No One Asked for Picture 'examination  by what amounts to
Temporary Chairman Karl E.I the whole American cltizervry are Mundt, R-3D., said he saw no need i not familiar with court proced- to recall Air Force Staff Sergeant; ures"
Herbert R. Manchester, who told| Mundt said the sub-commitbee the United Presa he directed a: has "discussed whether the time photograipher to take the oontro-j might oome when we could call in verslal picture of Stevens, Pvt. G. counsel from both sidea to see if David Sohine and Col. Jack T.lany issues in the dispute could Bradley last Nov. 17 at McGuire jbe laid aside." But he said no de- Air Force Base, N. J.    However,i cision had been reached.
move to the new businesa center being developed below tlie Kings¬ ton Comers along    the    Narrows HARRISBURja   (m~Tbm   vtate Road  on   the  We«t  Side  in  Feb- Infuranc*  Dejwrtment  today  an-'""*'^'' according to Samuel Apfel- , . , ..       ,       .    Ibauni,    manager,    who   yesterday
euneed   a   T^ion   of   rate.   forL^^^ ^^e anLiiicement to Sear^ fart  in»uran«»   wijioh   wi*   awelp^pioy^^,, ^„^ j^ter to the public Ivania policy tooMera atoo«t|The move hq^ been under conaid-
cratlon for several ypars, he said. "Hie   principal   reason   for   the
,000 a  year. The new rate* wnJJ affect prem lum.  paid   conspanieB   which   are:"""^^'  *'*"   '"^'''-   *»*  ^^  parking
nieinbers and  aubscriibeni  to  tbe
I problem.  At the now location, he
to
isaid,   space  will   be   available Middle DpipartajM'iH Ajsaooiation of; park at least 2,200 cam. ni» Underwritt-rs. |    g^^rs  will Uke a large middle
Tne  d«f)aitjn«nt   adTU^ted   ratei.section of the giant shopping cen- in«quaiities   In   diMervnt   ol«asei|t«r   planned  on  the  Narrows  by
of fire Insurance with  re<hiction«!^*'"-^'''"«»"-   '"«""•'   *^''»"   '^•'^
.. ,. _ _i      ., ,.        isquare  feet  of store apace to be ,^ , ..     , c ...
IS prelum, ranging fr«n 3.« per „^ ^„ ^„.   ^^^ ^^^ ,^^^ term of thele^e Sear, will pay
cnt to 27.7  per  ce«t.    In   ot4»r|poaes. The Sear, building will be!»^ '^"^ J2.00f),000. elUBes increases from 0.6 per ceint'120 by 300 feet,    for    *«   a<:tual t« 205 per cent were iwt Into ef-1'"^o''''-  *"'* *^°    "*<"¦*    atruotnreis fm staring tod*.v. ,n»\Thy   wili   he   for   warehousing
lr Pennsylvania  *ii>e   Insurance
whei» plant, and equiipment wiU be available. May Employ ISO
Mr. Apfelbauiii .aid that the new store will employ between between 128 and 150 persons. It will be a larger store than the one now on South Main street, both because of the faot that the struc¬ ture will be on one floor with no obstruction from poles or stairs, and because elimination of the Roft-good.! departments wili pro vide additional »i>ace for expan sion of the remaining depart¬ ments.
He said Sears will have an in¬ vestment of nearly $1,500,000 in the new store. Including construe tlon and equipment for the build Ing. And he said that during the
wili and senice station u«e. C^iange In Potieie.
riiln «r«   d!v-id»d   inio   115  occu-j    jhe   Seara   manager   said   that psncy classes.    Rates werf cut  In the .store will be completely new—
7« ciawe.  and   increased   In   29 J'""<"'P°™'-'"*f *^^  ""^^^  develop- u^ ments  in   retail   facilitiea to  help
.^hoppers, and the entire establlsii- rnent will be air-conditioned.
he said either side could request KKjre testimony from Manchester. The McCarthy side has Insisted that Stevens asked to have his pic¬ ture taken with Schine. They had said this Is evidence he wa« trying to play up to Sohine, former oon-
The White House has denied that it is taking part in any back¬ stage efforts to shorten the hear¬ ing revolving around the central figure. Schine. But there are clear Indications oif administration con¬ cern over the jsituation.
PREOICIPME BOMBERS FROM OFIENOMENI lERICA SILENCE
10 mmm :Inoo-china reos
Coal Firm Moves to Cut Costs
To Concentrate Work At Other Operations; Breaker Will Continue; Seek Assessment Aid
The new administration which :;ok over the I-.ehigh Valley Coal ^o. at tlie recent hectic meeting if stockholders made ita first iiove yesterday when it an¬ nounced the closing of the Dor- •ance mine in Wilkes-Barre. Vbout 450 me.n are affected by the lew order,
H. W. Bradburj', ncw chairman If the board of directors, made -he following announcement jhrousrh Samuel Rhoads, counsel or the company:
Immediately on taking office, the new board of directors of Lehigh Valley Coal Co., pro¬ ceeded to make a survey of the reasons for the large losses which the company has been buffering.
In order to curtail these losses, and at the .same time increase operating efficiency, it has been determined to concentrate pro¬ duction in the most efficient mines. To Operate Breaker
To that end, the board of di¬ rectors has determined to place on a standloy basis the Dorrance mine aifd to Concentrate Le¬ high's activities on the  remaln-
WASHINGTON   np> —The   Ra- publican   Senate   lesuiership   pre-:
dieted Saturday the Senate willj pass the administration billi amending the Taft-Hartley Act. sutistantJany ,as appnivod by the LaJbor oonuniitee over Democratic
PARTON   SUCCEEDS   KIDD     He a.so noted a Change In mer- AT  LEHIGH   NAVIGATION    I'^andlslng policies    at    the    new
r.v»m^r   "'***'"'^'-""^    store,   which   he   said   Sears   will
LAN^!Y>RD,   Pa.   .1P» -~ W.  J. occupy ground Feb. 1 or Feb   15 Parton, v.rt prv-sident  of the L«-lThe store  will  discontinue .elling
Wgh .navigation f.3oal Oo . for six j wearing apparel and textile goods, its   first   store   here «»or;h«. v.as e-lected  presid<»nt of'exicapt for work clotSie., and willlSouth Warfilngton street, a little tiie  company   FVtday   to   succeedidevelop  a  garden  and   shrubbery! below  East   Market   street.    The Msigning   presidtmt   G^lenn   KIdd.!department, piu. a complete auto- next year It moved  Into its pres
Quick 8hift Planned
"Hie Kingston - Wilkes - Barrc shopping center, as the Narrows area Is becoming known, actuallyj'*Pf"®'*'<*"; will be In the oenter of the buy¬ ing community, he said, and he exipreused the belief that the sec¬ tion will become the focus for forts to send the administration other large stores. amendment, back to committee,
w^^f" i"""  "*^ "tore  U   r^a'lv  Debate Tomorrow Mr   Apelbaum    said,    the   South,    ^he Senate starts debate Mon-
Besieged Fort's Situation Said Not 'Dramatic, Desperate'
HANOI, Indo-China, UP)—Fight-1
er-bombers supplied by the United!
Senate GOP leaders WiUiam F.!^**'"j''''"f ">" silenced Red anii-j
Knowland, Cal., also predicted the ^f™^ »"'' artillery ringing Dienj
.Senate wlU deiteat Democratic ef-f'"^  ™"  *°<^*y  '^^'^^ ""^ 'e'"-
forcements   parachuted   into   the!
three-quarter-mile   area   held   by|
concentrated French forces. >
French flyers in American-built
Hudson to Reopen Baltimore Colliery
Announcement by the Hud¬ son Coal Co. that the Baltimore Colliery in this city would re¬ sume operations tomorrow, fol¬ lowing the statement of E. C. Weichel, vice president and general manager, that three Scranton collieries oi the com¬ pany would be closed for May resulted in much speculation in mining  circles.
It is believed the company wild concentrate production at the Baitlmore and Ijoree col¬ lieries for May. Pumipiiig co*ts arc higher al, the Scranton collieries  than  a;, Baltimore.
Dulles Meets Red Premier on Indo-China War
GENEVA (IP)--Secretary of State Joiin Poittr Dulles and Red China's Premier Chou En-Lai met Saturday for the first time in an East-West bargaining session but failed to break a peace conferenca deadlock over Korea.
Dulles and his We.s.tern Allies met for 2H hours in a special ses¬ sion in the Palace of Nations with the top Comniunists In an aitte.Tjpt to solve a Korean standoff.
There was a "free and informal exchange of views," a communique
mnd No SetUement l^ai's foreign  minister a^ived  i«
AU seven delegaUon^the U._ S.|G;enevaw,Ui the terms f^^^^
British, French, South Korea, So-I^^" with Communist Viet Minh Viet, Red Chinese and North Ko-; representatives. The answer ap- rean-^oke at the meeting, butlP^a^ed sufficiently f*]f°";We Ja no common ground could bo^«"»"re that taiks probably wM found for a Korean settilement^ in formed sources said.
The West was pre<pared to find
get underway next week.
Viet    Nam    Foreign    Minister Nguyen Quoc Dlnh met Saturday
basia for concessions, thej afternoon with French Minister Sources indScated, but the Red»] for the Associated Statea of Xndo- gave no ground. j China Marc Jacquet. He met For-
Although the oWiciol Asiatic eign Minister George. Bidault conference waa in recess Sawr-j Saturday night and will meet tha day, Chou, Soviet Foreign Min-1 other Western ministers Sunday, ister V. M. Molotov and North Korea's Nam H met the West in a special closed door session.
Indo-China Peace Talk
Dulles Returns Monday
Bidault   is   expected   to  contact Molotov   to   make   final   arrange-
While   there   was   no   progress5 ments   for   an   Indo-Ohina   peac toward a Korean settlement, there,canierence.
were indications that an Indo-| Dulles, who flies back to WarfJ- Ch'inese peace conference would-ington Monday, held another be assemtoled  soon. I secret  talk earlier Saturday with
Viet  Nam  Chief   of  State   Baoj Molotov.
Army to Face Charges Of Coddling GI Aihleies
B-26S,     Hellcats attacked   the   Red
and em
CHAMBERSBURG MAN RECEIVES SENTENCE
CHAMBBRSBURC;.   Pa.   <tPV
Parton, who joined the com- ""obile service station. The new PW.V as a member of the eng I n-^'<"¦•' ^" have ample apaie for a wring corps, js a past president '""'¦^'''* department where all of ot the Anthracite Chapter of the^'''""'' appliances will be serviced PfWtrj-lvanla   Society   of   Profeji-
T^^ /^n^i^^aTiXute^r^^JDOYLESTOWN SUSPENDS
and   Metalhirgical   Engineers.  MOST OF POLICE FORCE Parton is a native of Pottsville,!    dOYLESTOWN,   Pa   (IP) - The «i(W  wnn   president   of  the  firm i4.n,&„  Bristol Twp.  ^Ucs  force * "^ •"">¦ operated with only five men yes¬
terday as the rest of tha force started a week's suapension for failing to attend a police course. i The suspensions were ordered by CSilef John R. Stewart who m«. men and three wom-i,j,,j ,^ip ^^^^^ assured him they
hour. h-T ™. '^^f ^'""^ ''',';t*iWoulld assist In protecting ths »wr« brfonr deciding on a UJ*; lo.OOO homes In lower Buck, coun¬ cf. "^r^Z^'Z^^y <'-'"'' the^suspen^perlod.
^:it::sv:. ^ "•''"' -^jman blasts hotel,
Th, jury ignored a pOea for the! niPQ IM  WRPHKAGF **ift penalty when It returned Ksl "*'=-^  "^   VVntO^MUC ^«I1<H of murder In the first de-|    DEIARBORN, Micih. (tPV-^ bw- P«« «-ith  a   recommendation  tat serk  FVjrd  Motor Oo.  worker ex- "• life urm. |ploded   two   bundles  of  dynamite
,.,_,^ —     - Ita a Dearborn hotel FVlday might
nrrSBURGH  SPARED land was believed to have (Med ta
ithe    blaaU    which    »fl jured    nins other peraon. silghUy,
Jury of n.
•n   dij iber ated
BUS STRIKE POSTPONED
PITTSBUROH itpt - A final- ™Uf acUon yeaterday foreatallcd ¦"•¦ at leaat a week a transpor- "t'o" atrUte that would throttle ¦"¦ steel-making  city.
Dearborn police said * body. tenitaitlvelv Identified aa that of John J. Sustersic, 41, wa* tauni In the rubble of tha Tuxedo Hotel almoat  three hours aft«r «ha •«-
Slices Own SiomachiromOuiboard Rescuer Holds Head Above Waier
GIBRALTAR, Micto. OP)—While '«*?u«r bald his head above jT*f an Amheratberg, Ont. ""i«rman sttoed open his own «^''" "' '"^ himself from an ^?°»^  Ptt»peller
him, pitching Wm into thm water.
He said he mada a grab for the boat and the propeller pdeipoad his stomach. Alone Hour and Half
Ko|xw!x   was   pinioned   fW
TV fisherman. Etiwwrd Kopaci.jhour and a half before Bd Burt ""    Was    ruahed    to    Wyandotte Iof Gibraltar heard his idtai cries '•"•ral H(u(f>M*j, --here  hii: csn   far help.
Main  street .tor.  will   close  one|^^^ ^ ^,, measure to amtnd the,2°'"'*'"' ^^ *ili ^'.H^ "11 "vi".°r"i'i'a«-Hartley  law,  which  has un-!^'^""
?" *^   ^^,    ^* "^     »T.*'^«"idergone  no  major  changes sincei?'*<=«"*"*»   around   the   besieged
fTv, ^^l^^   • ' ilt» eLctmeat over President Tni- »«^'""-    »"<^"«    ^""''h    Para-
to the West Side. i man s veto in 1947 troopers   to   drop,   miworried   by
Sears   Roebuck   Co,   established;    „      ^     ^     .^  '      ^ ^     ,.   Communist fire, into the shrunk-
In   1928.   on     Knowland t<rfd reporters that he:,^„ defenses of the fortress.
expects the bill to be on the floor „..„.  _ .     ^, ,»_,.«
for  a week  or  two  but   that  the   ^'" Dramatic or Desperate" first votea may come as early as     ^n official spokesman at French next Wednesday. . headquapteru in Hanoi told a press
„ ..        '    , ., iu    ,     conference   tl   t   the   .50-dav-lonr
Democratic menrvber. of the la-iR^d siege at Dien Bien Phu cre- bor committee torm^iy f^^ y^s-tei a "serious, but not dramatic a minortty report Friday that the^^^ desperate situation." hii! be recomnutted. They charged,
that    "steamroler    tactics"    were;    "•   *"''   ""»   P"""*   conference uaed to force it out of committee.i'^sJ <»"«1 *« l^'e* "alarmist" le-
I ports   in   the  French   newspapers jUoubU Siucoes. j^^ the situation in the fortress.
•T don't think that the sugges-i    He said Brig. Gen. Christian de tlo«i   to    recommit   wiil   prevaiil," Castries waa more vwrrled about
ent location, the building belong¬ ing to tihe Flick estate. It bad previously served aa a furniture atore.
IIS! OE SIAIE DEPI.
PKIlLAJ>Hr.PHIA (IP» — R««>bl Morria S. Lasaron, hoiunaiiy vice president of tha American Coun¬ cil for Judalan, yesterday chal¬ lenged wbat ha described as crlUdam of Stata Deipai-tnienit action ooncamlng Israel made by Dr. Naihum GoUdmann, chair¬ man  of  tha Jewish  a«;«ncy.
Dr. LMMToa oaUed upon Amer¬ ican Jew. to repuxUate Dr. Gold- mana "and the battle he would have tjhem «n«ag« in with our govaramant,"
ReoalMfkg wh«t hs termed n>. Goldmann's recent erItiiolKn of State Dapartament afforta to ckvt^ Ify tha rriationahip between Jews asid ths stiate «f larael. Dr. Laa- aroa aaid: "K raally cotnea to i)hia ... (do Americtui Jew. ahaire Gk>IdnMUinVi opinion, or don't they? I baliawa they do not"
Saea VmIsm Quarts Dr. tmmmron, dedaiinc that D
Knowiland commented
Knowland said the Taft-Hartley amendimenta wlH be kept before the Senate until a finail vote is reached and wiU be shunted aside temiporariiy only for action on aip- piropriotiona bills.
Tornadoes Rip Texas, Oklahoma
DALLAS, Tex. (tB—Tornadoes and thunderstorms laaihed sec¬ tions of Texas and Oklahoma for the seoond day yeaterday as re¬ ports of casualties and property damage climbed hourly.
Two person, were killed and at least six others Injurtd as a twlifter struck near Grandifledd.
Reports aaid the small central Oklahoma town of Meeker waa 'TiaW blown away" at dusk by a tornado.
the effect on  the morale of  his troops  by the  French  newspaper reports   than   of   the   C<Mnmunlst forces besieging him. Worse Than Red.
Newepepers regularly are In- ieluded In the parachute drops to the Isolated and news-hungry gar¬ rison.
"These reports threaten to ruin the morale of my men," De Cas¬ tries told Gen'. Rene Cogrny, north- em front commander, bt a radio¬ telephone message,
2 KILLED. 2 INJURED IN CRASH OF PLANE
WOODBURY, N. J. OP) Two men were killed and two others Injured yesterday when their cabin plane crashed In woods at nearby Wood¬ bury Height, and burst into flamaa "
•Hon Koij
*¦«* termed as "^r."
,      "pacs said he puMed the cord * »t*ft th.!
motor on  his l«-foat
n-fuelinK  in  the  lower Rivf-r,   Hi
"ttr»>;i    Tiivr-r,   Hi    '-.:i I    n.ir!..<te<i! th ^^P-'t  thw moior  in   niut.-al  and *• Malt   MM   MK   tiMB
Burt and Hy Dahlka, also of Gibraltar, rowed to Kopact but were unable to Mft him from the wat« r   K<M.»rx took a knife f-om
iiiT^ an<' cut him
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ing mines of the company and ftl Dorrance and H a 11 e t o n breakers, which will continue ln_ operation.
Additional economies have been effected by elimination of unnecessary administrative and executive expenses. The over¬ all production of our company will be (ully maintained and speeial rare will be taken in the fine preparation of this well known coal.
The managejnent regrcti the I imperative necessity of the lay¬ off that will result from this i program. It Is, however, left j with no alternative if this conn- j panv is to survive and regain Its position  in the industrj-. i
The breaker at the Dorrance will continue to prepare retail coal for the market. The com¬ pany ha.? many leased operationj and ?,tripping.s to p-rovide the coal Not long ago the company is re¬ ported to have .snent $800,(XX) in modernization of the breaker. Mostly nnder Kingston
Permanent closing of the Dor¬ rance would end mining under Kingeton borough. The greater part of the operations of this mine is under the finest residen¬ tial section of the West Side. Re¬ cently it was announced that the company had acquired a lease on a coal tract near the Nesbitt West Side Hosoital and proposed to mine it through  the Dorrance,
The Dorrance la an old opera¬ tion. Company officials place it.= age at 76 years.
The cla"!ing of the Dorrance war followed by reduction of help in the main office of the company in Kingston.
Since the new administration took over this old line company, n-eporfcii nf manv change.5 have been reported However, the only definite announcement was the closing of the Dorrance. Want Aaaessments Out
Ttie coal company moved in an¬ other direction over the week end Iwhen It Instituted oourt action to 'compel the county assessors to re¬ duce aaaessanenta on 318 acres of ooal land In Swoyerville and Forty Fort, no longer mined. The com- jpany also wants to be relief ed of Ithelr heavy tax load in Weat I Pittston and Exeter becanse of jthe abandonment of the ESceter j Colliery. j
Announcement that the com-! pany would abandoned their acre¬ age on the West Side appeared in »he .«, mdnv Independent during tha laU «{ IM*.
WASHINGTON, (IPt —A House investigating sub-committee has turned u.p evidence of what mem¬ bers term widespread Army cod¬ dling of GI athletes.
Chaimian Wiiiiam  E.  Hess,  R- Ohio, said the group now plans to start public hearings on the evi¬ dence Wednesday afternoon. policy Seems Forgotten
In the face of official Army pol¬ icy that big-name aports figures get the same treatment as other draftees. Hess sub-committee in¬ vestigators are ready to show that some ball players, fighters, and otiier sporta figures have been:
].—Freed of chores like guard dut.v and KP, nonnally required of draftees.
2.—Dropped from overseas ship¬ ment lists, so they could remain to play on post ball teams.
3.—Excused during the sports 5i?;vson from all duties after 12 noon, to take part in athletics.
4.—Assigned to nominal duties not interfering too much with sports activity.
5. -Released repe'atedly for week enda and aometimes longer to take part in professional bouts.
«.—Released from service up to
three months ahead of schedule because of the .start of the base¬ ball season.'
"We are not finding fault with the athletes who benefited from this favoritism," Hess told a re¬ porter. "We do object to the sys¬ tem that lets the favoritism exist
"Big-name athletes drafted into service should be trained and treated like any other GI's, Sure, let them play ball or fight, but on the basis of recreation only, and after regular duties are taken cars of."
Valley Scene
Sign on South Wilkex-Bam laun: "Keep Off—Your Fee\ Are Killing Me."
Popular Old River Road misi \ being greeted by admirer whiU returning from dance date tvitf. other beau and receiving ini'ita. tion from former for the Hew dance on school calendar.
Wilkes-Barre railroad erostwt , watchman doing his Sprinf \ cleaning—beating dust from miU cushion used xn shanty..
20,000 Homeless
More Earthquakes Are Jolting Central Greece
ATHB-VS, Greece (IPt— Xew eartli tremor. today jolted central Greece where angry storks Satur¬ da.y varred peeusants of a siesta- time earthquake and saved many lives.
Ttie Ministry of Security put the death toll at 19 ani said that almost 20,000 persons were hont?- lofis in the second earthouake in Greece in the p«usl nine months. W»med hy Birds
Peasants said the death toll would have been muoh higher if storks, feeling the first almo.u impercptible tremors, had not be¬ come frig'htened and flow^ fro.-n their nests squawking and clack¬ ing their bills.
The clamor of the birds, which felt the slight tremors on rooftop
I and   chimney  top   nests,   alarmed
j peasants and city dwellers takinf their afternoon naps. The birdii flew over the villageB in the area refusing  to  settle  down  on  theii
t nests.    Peasants   alarmed   by  th*
I birds  flt-U  to  the open.
I Aid In Rushed
j Tlie Greek army rushed food and  medical supplies.
King Paul landed at Volos ti visit  the   area.    British   warshiw
ibrought aid to the area. BulV dozers began to move the rubbk and grieving families buried theii dead.
Last August an earthquake hK the Ionian Islands and klHei more than 400 persons, devastat ing the island.s of Ithaca, Zanti and  Cephalonia.
Piiisburgh Thief Gets Jewels Worih $600,000 From 'Foolproof Hoiel Bon
PnrSBUROH CP) Detectives investigating a $600,000 jewel Uiefi from a "foolproof hote! box said today the robbery was "a slick job."
The jewels which were pKiced in a double-safety box by a New York jewelry salesman, disap¬ peared Thursday, but no reiJort was made public for more than 24 hours. Pot in Safety  Box
A. Boyle Boleaai, saleaman for H a y m a n and Brothers, ^ Inc., •pieced the jewels in one of 10 strong boxea in a small room be¬ hind the r^alration deak of the Hotel Williain Penn Thursday aftennorm in the preaenca of As«t. Manager Julian Vance.
At 10:30 p. m. h* called for the U^nok.  etotb-ha^  jawal  bm to
e.-cuibit the jewels to a New Ken sington customer. Bolean pro duced his cii«tompr'« key ani cashier Frances Jekelis got tl* master key. They opened XSm vault  and discovered  the  theft.
Both keys are required to opei the box.   Bolean said his key hat not been out of his poseasion an| time during the  day. Duplicated Key.
Detective JcAn B. Stack wil the hotel's master key was k«p in an unlocked desk outside til vault room. He theorised titm oT.'^r a period of years, the thia had rented the lockers and hai a dupbcate key made for sach o them.
"nt would ba aaajr tbtn, t« htm to otetain the maai«r kajr- when he was ready—an4 any of tiha v«ult%" StMrk