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49TH YEAR — No. 24 — 80 PAGES
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WILKES-BARRE,  PA.,  SUNDAY,  APRIL 10, 1955
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Supreme Court to Hear Segregation Arguments
DULLES AS RED
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Chinese Communists Whipping Up Formosa 'Liberation' Action
WASHINGTON aP' - President Eisenhower and Secretary of Statp John Foster Diillec confer¬ red yodtrrday while U. 8. officials itudifd blunt threats by the ChiriMP Reds that they will at tsck Formosa.
Dulles waa not on the White House calling list. But he went In a side door and talked with the President in his office before Mr. Eisenhower left for a quick trip to his Gettysburg, Pa., farm
After the meeting—described by the White House as on "Interna tlona; matters" — Dulles relumed to hi* office to work on foreign IJOllcy problems and a speech he plan* to deliver tomorrow night befoie a local Catholic order.
The speech will not be televised er broadcast. It was not known whether the secretary's remark* would be made public or whether he would talk on the Far Eastern crisis.
The non-scheduled Whibe House Meeting was held against a back drop of a very doss study being fiven at tha Stats and Defense r)epartjnents of Pelping's sudden resumption of blunt threats to "liberate" Fonnosa. and ne-w propaganda sttacke on United States "aggression" In the Far East.
Mr Biasnhower undoubtedly will be brought up to date tomor¬ row on this studv. Defense Secre¬ Ury Charles E. Wilson and Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman ot the joint chiefs of staff, both have appointmenU on Monday with the President. Bstass ts Talk
AuthoriUes pointed out that the Rsds are whipping up Formosa 'liberation- feelinga again and wsrned that the "danger In this situation must not bs forgotten or •vsriooked."
Red China's flat refusal to talk Pssce plana has prevented a pos¬ tibls U. a., rMpfpralsal of the Im- Portancs of lbs Quemoy and Mat- •u islands to ths defense of For-
Notfon Will Pray Today for Peace in Atomic Era
By UNITED PRESS
Chri.stians throughout the nation will pray for peace 1 today in the ninth year of the atomic era—to commem¬ orate the resurrection of the Prince of Peace.
Worshippers,    in    a   countr y^—	
threatened by fear and doubts of
conflicts leading to war, will draw iruipiration from Christ's triumphs
Across   tbs   seas,   in   fhe   Holy
Land, an estimated 10.000 pilgrim.i in solemn procession retraced Christ's last steps in the old city of Jerusalem. Among the pll- grinu were persons of many na- tions, both Protestants and Oath- olics.
The procession ended at Christ's tomb In the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where a final prayer was  aald.
Catholic pilgrims — more than 2.'S,00(V~swelled Vatican City for Easter observances. Special serv¬ ices were highlighted by a pon¬ tifical ma.<i» in St. Peter's Basilica. Treasured  Relics
Thousand..! of the faithful were expected to visit the treasured relics of the passion on display in St. Peter'.i. Today the pilgrims will rpceive a special apostolic benediction from Pope Pius XH from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
President ESsenhower started hia Easter worship by attending Good Friday services st the Na¬ tional Presbyterian Church in Waahington. Mrs. Eisenhower did not attend services with the Presi¬ dent. She was at their Gettys¬ burg farm home.
In New York, Francis Cardinal Spellman pontificate at a solemn mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The service is a major event of the traditional Blaster observance on Fifth Avenue.
Disturbances Reported
Disturbances keynoted Holy Week In two countries—Mexico and Argentina. Police at Mexico City were battling a crime In¬ crease and quelling riots as Holy Week celebrations hit full swing.
At Buenos Airea groups of Ro¬ man Catholic youths staged anti- government demonstrations In tht city streets. They defied police orders not to march In the heart of Buenos Aires snd held s mass
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White House Group Studies Desirability
WASHINGTON (IP»—Assistant Secretary of Commerce Samuel W. Anderson disclosed yesterday that the administration Is consid¬ ering tightening export restrlc tions on iron and steel scrap.
The step Is being considered, he said, because of the rise in do¬ mestic and foreign demand for scrap, an essential for steel pro¬ duction. Study Being Made
Ander.son s»id the Commerce Department is making a study of the need and desirability of tight¬ er controls. This ia being done at the direction of the White House Council of Foreign Economic Pol icy, headed by Joseph M. Dodge, special assistant to the President
The department placed "quali¬ tative" export licensing controls on scrap during ths first three months this year to protect do¬ mestic needs. The controls are being maintained for the second quarter, Anderson aaid. Demands Rising
He said that what la now being considered is the possibility of Iklacing "quantitative" controls on scrap exports—limiting the actual 'amounts of shipments abroad.
Anderaon said foreign, particu¬ larly European demand for Amer¬ ican scrap has been rising rapidly since late last year.
At the aame time, U. S. ateel production, recovering from last year's slump, has been rising rap¬ idly and the outlook is for a con¬ tinuation of high production through  1»M, he  explained.
There la concern by "some per sons"   in   the   admnistration,   he said,   that  the  situation   will   sn danger domestic requirements for scrap   and   also   result    In    price rises.
Wesflnghouse Reactor Tester To Aid Industry
Planned for Near Pittsburgh And Will Cost $6,500,000
PITTSBURGH <IP>—Westinghouse Electric Corp announced plana yesterday to construct a multi-million dollar atomic 'reactor center"! designed to break "the number one bottleneck" in American pugreasl in nuclear power. |
The center's first facility will be a J6,500,000 nuclear mater.als test, reactor It will be constnicted on a .WO-acre site along the Conpmaugh River in Derry township, near Blairsville, 40 milps east of Pittsburgh.
Gwilym A. Price, Westinghouse prciident, said the 10.000-kilowatt
 ^reactor will represent the "largest
commitment of private  funds for
CRASH KILLS 4 AI NORFOLK BASE
Veers Off Course To Ram Sea Wall During Take-Off
NORFOLK, Va. OP)— Four men were killed and seven were injured  yester- „^ .    ,    .
J . .    •       __•     jiOOO in atomic power proiects
i^Z.'^^^r   ,^    twin-engined     ^h^  reactor,%xpected  to  be  In
an atomic power development fa¬ cility ever made by American in¬ dustry."
The Westinghouse test reactor will be the largest in the United States for testing materials un¬ der conditions of "intensive nu¬ clear radiation." Ready  In Two Years
It will "help break througli what we think is the number one bottleneck in America's progres.s In nuclear power, by providinR needed facilities to test reactor fuel elements and other compon¬ ents of atomic power plants un¬ der actual operating conditions," Price  said.
Added to other construction, the reactor will give Westinghouse a total Investment of about $10,000,-
Russia Acts To Break Off 2 Aid Pacts
Reds Ask Parliament To Denounce Treaties With England, France; Irked Over Germany
MOSCOW (IP) — R issia moved yesterday to break otf mutual aid pacts with Britain and " France in re¬ taliation for thdse countries' apr.rt)val of West German rearmament.
!¦' a twin diplomatic move Rus sia announced its hopes for epeedy c<*iclusion of a peace treaty with America.
Thf government disclosed It has Biked the Supreme Soviet Russian Parliament to denounce the Anglo-Soviet and Franco - Soviet treaties.
Southern States To Warn Justices Of Shock Effect'
WASHINGTON (IP>—The Supreme Court hears historic argument* tomorrow on how and when the states snould lower once and for all tho barriers of racial segregation in publie scmois
Ten southern and border states are prepared to warn the Justlcss of the "shock effect" of amy immediate end to separate school sys¬ tems for whites and Negroes.
Attorneys for Negro groups contend the states are exaggerating. They say the best way to solve the problem is to wipe out segregation
¦<^immedlately. Tolerance, they say, comes   wilh   association   and   ac.
PBMl Marlin Navy patrol seaplane crashed into a sea wall on a takeoff at Nor¬ folk Naval Air Station.
Witnoescs said the plane veered off course to Its left and struck the four-foot high wall during a takeoff in an area used for sea- planeo on the Chesapeake Bay.
The plane, its mission primarily anti-submarine warfare, hit the top of the wall, sheering off part of  its underside  and  tail eection.
The four men killed were lo¬ cated in the second half of the plane on Its lower deck. Other members of the crew were on the fllok deck behind the pilots com¬ partment '" the forward section of the craft and received only minor Injuries. They were treated at the base infirmary and re¬ leased.
The craft waa attached to Patrol Squadron 8« under administrative control of COM Fleet Air Wing, Atlantic Freet, under the com mand of Air Force U. 8. Atlantic Fleet.   .
The d(Nid were identified as Claude   P   Howell    aviation   ordi¬
nance man 3rd class. Norfolk ;i^tf's FIpI'I John C. Pustitiger. aviation elec-| tronics technician, of . Win.«>ted, Conn.; Richard J. Caughlin. avia¬ tion electronics technician .Ird class. Concord. N. H.; and Josepii M. Barnes, airman, of Russel! Springs, Ky.
The injured included Ensign John J. Shughrou jr., navigator ot Williamsport, Pa..
Officials said the crash occurred after the plane took off on a rou¬ tine training flight.
operation within two yeara, will provide atomic engineers in American Industry greatly ex¬ panded facil.'ties needed to test atomic fuel, protective material.?, structural design.s and other com¬ ponent parts of atomic power plant equipment. Another District 'Fimt'
Westinghouse and n'.hcr Indus¬ trial groups working on atomi.- power plant development now have only "limited radiation facili¬ ties" at the Atomic Encrcy Com¬ mission's testing reactor in Idano and at other government reactors.
It brings to the Pittsburgh area another "first" in atomic devel¬ opment.
At nearby Shippingport, about 25 miles northwe.<it of the city, Duque.sne Light Co. is buildlnt; the nation's first commercial electric generating plant using atomic energy as a power source
The    atomic   engine,    powering the    world's    first    atomic    sub marine, the U. S. S. Nautilus, was con.structed   at   a   Wcstlnghousc- operatrd   AEC   project  at  nearby
Valley Scene
Wilkdf-Barre girl, now liv¬ ing in Colorado Springs, pick¬ ing up copii of that town's newspaper, the Free Press, from a self-serriee news stand and ignorini) place to deposit a nicMe as she took the paper's name  to  mean  what it said.
SIAIE ECONOMY tL INTO LAW
other Measures Are Also Given Final Approval
ceptance of the  inevitable. cuddle  Course  Urged
The Eisenhower administration urges a middle course. It wants the Supreme Court to tahe into consideration the impact on southern statea where scgregatiMl is century old.
The arguments are expected to last about three days. They were ordered by the high court In sn unprecedented action last May when it handed down its unani¬ mous decision outlawing segre¬ gated public schools. The historic ruling struck down a doctrine established in 1896 'that "separate but equal" facilities are constltu-
HARRISBURG, Pa. (\P> — Oov. George M. Leader yesterday sign- tionai. Simultaneously   the govePtimentlK^i,'",'°   '""^   his   administ^ation's|    u marked the first time In ths said inrnrto'theUn7tersK!-~.---°~--^ °L_»!i'.^ko"^t's   166-yea.-   history
Britain and Prance that ii hopes a treacy with Austria can oe con¬ cluded   "in    the   nearest   future.'
that   it
Foreign Minister V. M. v^olotov summoned Moscow envoys of the Western Big Three and ir.tormed tnem of the visit here tomorrow ot Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab to discuss a treaty. Connter-Alllance  Threatens
In addition to denouncing its trestles with Britain and Prance, Ru.«sia was expected to cali a new conference of its Eastern Euro¬ pean allies soon to implement a NATO-style alliance threatened est lier if Wes* German rearma- nr-ent   was  approved.
The request to annul the pacts weji addressed by the Council of Ministers to thp Supreme Soviet's Presidium, an interim body which acts   In   bhe  name of tht  1300-
reorganization   of   state! court's government,  to  promote  economykad     „ked'   for    guidance     snd and ernciency. opinions on how a decision should
The new  law is aimed at reor-|b^  carried  out.  Its action  undsr- ganization      of      the      executivemned   the   justices'   concern   with government,   barringjthe   tremendous   sociological   im¬ pact of its ruling. The   attorneys   general   of   ths
branch    of
legislative veto. The measure had a stormy passage through the Legislature    and    emerged    as   a
member   Parliament mt in se«.sion
"The Presidium's actions areV brnding on the Council of Mini- sttri' Soviet cabinet, an J usually aro given formal approva. al sub- seouent sessions of the Supreme Soviet. British 'Deplore Action'
Ir London, the Foreign Office "deplored" the decision '¦.o scrap rhe treaties, concluded under the ithreat frorn the invading Nazi armies.
In Paris, a IiVench government
compromise  proposal
The first reorganization pro¬ posal, probably one revamping the state Department of Commerce, was expected to enter the legisla¬ ture soon after it convenes on April 18.
Other Measures Signed
The Governor also signed legis¬ lation to:
1. Make a deficiency appropria¬ tion of $8,000,000 to the Depart¬ ment ot Public Instruction
2. Permit Civil Service commis¬ sioners in   Allegheny    County    to
when    it   isjhold elective or appointive offices
in  state or local  governments; 3. E>efer    achool    subsidy    pay-ihour.
border states of Kansas and Dela¬ ware lead off the hearings. They hsve optimLitic reports on proj;- ress already made in barring color distinctions In schools in schools in their states. But they caution against any order requir¬ ing an abrupt shift. Allotted One Houi^
The other three parties to tne original suits- the District of Columhia. SoutU.. -Carolina, and Virginia—will argue Tuesday. In each case, attorneys from ths Negro parents involved in ths original cases will present their stand.   Each  side  Ls  allotted ons
spokesman    expressed    regret    at the  Moscow  move  and sad  It is uriiustified. There   was   immediate   specula^
ments amounting to $10,000,000 to ea.se the state out of a fiscal crisis
4. To provide for a stat* survey of hospitals and other like insti¬ tutions to become eligible for fed¬ eral subsidies:
5. And to increase the number of permanent administrative as¬ sistants to   legislative  officers.
The last  bill  will  authorize  ad
Southern statea are firmly op¬ posed to any immediate piercing of the race barriers tn public schools. Many aouthern legisla¬ tures have taken tentative steps to avert integration in event ths high court orders an abrupt and outright end to separate school systems.
ministrative assistants  at  an   sti-i  AlltO   SttleS   UP
nual salary of $5,000 annually for Lt. Gov Roy E. Furman, Senate President    Pro   Tem    M.    Harvry
tlon in London tha* the Kremli'n. Taylor. Senate Majority Leader fallowing up threats in the past.jRowland B Mahany. Senate Min-i will now decline to discuva Ger-jority Leader John H. Dent, House| man reunification at the pro- Speaker Hiram G. Andrews,; jected four-power conference.        |House  Majority I>-ader  Albert  S.l
Readinger    and    House    Minority'
The Soyiet Council of M.risters did not wait for formal imple¬ mentation of the rearmament pr.cts by all the powers. Holland's Senate has not yet acted, md the hfsds of state of several o' the seven NATO rowers have not for mally signed the ratiflcat'on docu rfcnts.
Happy Ending
Valley Tot Sleeps Under Wheelbarrow As Firenten Pump Pond Dry in Search
meeting  that  blocked  traffic  fori
Ti:'LT.m «— >...! Wea' ^mother
a televised sermon to an '^'"''^"'^^i Df A|^f f #A#I  //|f estimated   by  the  British   Broad-;"^'^•"*'^*'   ""
casung Corp. at 20,000,000.     lEoster Porode
Leader Vetoes Increase In Legislators' Pensions
HARRISBURG (IPV-Gov. George
•^^ yssterday vetoed a bill to
••utole the  pensions  of members
** the  Pennsylvania   Legtolatore.
(Sse SMrller story on
Pace a, Sec t)
jj;**^^   said   he   had   serious
"•tthts as to the constltutionaiky
« the msoOTire.   He said he also
«sapproved   of the   bill's   timing
"•cause it eatne up before the tax
•nd   budget   programs   had   been -¦preaented by his administration.
*^«» Chanced
k   The bill would have raised luax- |lmuni    pension    payments    from
*1,500  to   $3,300   a   year  after   20
ywrs aervice—instead of the cur¬ rent 25 years.    It would also have
Permittd legislators to "retire" at
?*y age-instead  of tba present
The bill cleared the Senate and passed the House on March 29 with Republican Rep. FraifcLs Worley of Adams County the Irfne dissenter. Worley aaid it had been pushed throuf^ "too hurriedly." Cool from Start
The Govemor was lesa than en¬ thusiastic about the penadon bill from the beginning although -he made it clear he believed legis- latorg to be "underpaid.'
The lukewarm reception given the bill Hi the governor's office prompted reiteration of a strong endorsement of the pension raiser from Democratic House Speaker Hiram G. Andrews two weeks ago.
The Governor's veto wae ex¬ pected to chill legislative relations
Pleasant weather is In pros¬ pect locally for tlie Easter hol¬ iday. The weatherma« reported tihat sunshine and a high read¬ ing of 66 degrees can be ex¬ pected
The pre-hoWdaJ' weather w4s most enjoyable throughout Wyoming Valley, the tempera¬ ture having jumped up nearly iO degrees yesterday from "near freezing", a 32 degree reading at 5:30 a.m., to an official '70 ' degrees at 4:30 In the afternoon.
Yesterday's good weather was attributed to aouthwest winds which swept the state with southern weather that promised to make the Easter weekend enjoyable.
TRUCE DATE SET
SAIGON (IPI—France and Com¬ munist Vietminh yesterday an¬ nounced they each will withdraw their troops from the other's ter¬ ritory  by May  16. or  10 days be
A crowd of 3,000 persons watched Swoyerville fire¬ men and police search late yesterday afternoon for a four-year-old girl, whom they feared had fallen into a 13-foot outdoor sump.
All the while blonde Kethleen Malarkey entertained visions of chocolate eggs and bunnies as she slept underneath a wheelbar¬ row  nearby.
Kathleen proved she is a heavy sleeper, especially on dreams of candy goodies. Three fire engines roared to the rear of the house and stopped within 10 feet of the sleeping child. The pumps chugg¬ ed noisily as the three pieces of equipment pulled water froi . the sump at the rate of 1,500 gallons per minute.
Kathleen is the daughter of 1st Sgt. and Mrs. William Malarkey. of 76 Brown street, Swoyerville.
The youngater touched off an exciting chain of events when she accompanied her five-year-old brother, Billy, to the garden lo dispose of A bag of garbage. Billy returned alone, with no explana¬ tion of his sister's whereabouts.
Mrs. Malarkey streaked from the kitchen and made a quick tour of the yard, but Kathleen oould not be found despite the mother's shouts and cries. Know¬ ing that the Ilttle girl never otrayed from the ytard, Mrs. Mal¬ arkey was seized with fear. Then horrors! She noticed that the sump had been left open. Chief Called Firemen
Frantic Mrs. Malarkey tele¬ phoned police Ohief Joseph Urban, who sped to the home. He too theorized the child may have fallen  into the  sump.
He pulled It away from the build¬ ing. There waa Kathleen aleeping soundly In a crouched position.
"For a while I thought we weren't going to have a happy Easter," Mr.s. Malarkey said later.
Sergeant Malarkey had just re- .•lived an Easter liaircut at the time of the incident and waa en route home when he heard the frrtful news his daughter was missing. Frantically, he joined in the search.
Father War Hero
Currently on furlough, he re¬ cently enlisted for six years, al¬ ready having seven years in the Army. He won the Silver Star for "gallantry" during a hill fight in Korea when he knocked out an en»n»y machine gun nest and a few mortars, while leading a patrol of the Third Infantrj' Di¬ vision. H«« is 1 former resident of West Wyoming.
Mrs. Malarkey, the former Mar¬ garet Pacovski of Swoyerville, said ahe and her children wiK accom¬ pany   her   husband   to   Germany, men.  All three .Swoyersville com- probably In June
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Leader  Charles C. Smith.
Such posts formerly were paidi on a ps'r diem basis and only dur-| ing the legislative term. Themeas-j ifre also gives Furman a page, Taylor an additional clerk and! Andrews a  page.
In Wyoming Valley
As usual. Wyomirn? Valley Is right up there when there'a something good to be had. The wonderful new cars—<.he 1955 model America automobiles—sre setting sales   records   here,  too.
See the full report on this— compared with last year and also by makes — along witb other auto news and the new fp^ature "Your Car" on the Auto Page . . . See Page 7 Section B, today.
Only One Thing Certain About State Tax Program; Over $400,000,000 Needed
sort   of
HARRISBURG — Some "tax   everybody'
to the state's fiscal future, top tax experts agreed last week in discussing the problem of raising money  for  the  state's  affair.s.
The talke will be resumed this week with the only sure thing being that at least $400,000,000 in new income muet be provided.
The tax experts agreed that the difficulty ^faced by the atate is not due to'extravagance but tr¬ an inadequate tax program. By this Ls meant a broad-based tax or broad-based taxes. The ex¬ perts pointed out how other big, populous states raised the money they need.
One of these, Indiana's gross receipts tax,  was  felt  in  line  for
per
capita taxes are far below law   is   es^nt'al[average.
Sherwood Reeder, president «f the Pennsylvania Economy League,   declared;
"The most striking peculiarity of Pennsylvania's tax structure is the absence of any higher produc¬ tive, broad-base taxes utilized by other states.
"Of the largest seven statsa, Pennsylvania and Texas are ths only ones that do not realize 30 per cent or more of their totiU taxe revenue from cither a general sales or an individual income tax."
Texas' main tax is a "sever¬ ance" levy on underground re¬ sources such as minerals, oil and gas..
Mr. Reeder said Pennsylvania corporations   bear    approximately
serious  consideration   but   yester ____ _
^?^-,''  T!*l ,1*^!!?_ ?-.!'°"!^'"lV-°" 30 P" centorthe total" w'loai
"By   comparison."   he   went   on.
KATHLEEN .MALARKEY
panies  raced to the scene.
The Malarkey r€»idence, located just off Main street, an important highway link between Luzerne and Tunkhannock, became a place of great exciteme«vt. Traffic was halted in all directions by the mending throngs.
After the pumpers cleared the pit   in   about   10   minutes,   there
Meanwhile all In the family are enjoying a happy Easter today, having offered thanks to God for finding Kathleen alive and well.
Chief Edward Krall was in charge of Maltby No. 3 engine; Chief Jame.s Hawke commanded No.   1   engine;   and  Chief   Frank _    _
Zim  took Broderick No. 2 engine | y^^uje^ent   Four
to the scene.   Wyoming and West I Ground the Town  Fhree
of sales and income tax and Attor¬ ney General Herbert B Cohen said it would not be used.
Tax Expiring
If the sales tax dies as sched¬ uled Aug. 31, Pennsylvania will be the only large state with no "broad-base" tax whatever. Penn¬ sylvania has the highest corpom- tion  taxes  in  the  nation—but   its
"New York corporations bear a|>- proximately 18 per cent of- ths burden; and in Ohio^ Ullnoia, Michigan. California am Texas, corporation taxe.s account for 10 per cent or less."
Turning to expenditures, Mr. Reeder    observed    that   Pennsyl-
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was no trace of the little girl at Wyoming engines stood by. the bottom.   It was then decided      !„    addition,    the    Swoyerville to  search the  countryside. j Community Ambulance, driven by
Presently,   Henry  Volack,   who Sam Demaria went to the home.
operates a service station at Main and Brown streets, noticed a wheelbarrow    standing    wilh    its
Police Sgt. James HlavchaU, Pa¬ trolman Joaeph Stefanides and John Hadick followed in the police
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