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•'•'¦¦'rwim "¦ f. ' v.Hmmmmmmimm A Paper For The Home C>Vv.^^i^>^5'-^ SUNDAY INDEPENDENT Sunny, Mild Highest today in TOi Monday—rair. imrm&e 49th YEAR — No. 29 — 88 PAGES WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1955 '^"'^ ""- Bama of Clreulstiaiu VHr* K«»ri Sarvlw PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS Reds Lead 8 Nations Into Pact Marshal Koniev Made Commander Of Giant Army; China Pledges Aid Rennoving Highway Death Trap WARSAW, Poland (IJ" —Russia and seven East European nations signed a 20 - year military - political treaty yesterday, creating a jfiant unified army. They named Soviet Marshal Ivan Koniev a.? supreme com¬ mander. Kon lev, Soviet deputy defense • minister under Marshal G. K Zliukov, will make his supreme headquarters in Moscow. Peng Teh Huai, Communi.st Chi¬ nese defense minister attending as an observer, hailed the signing of the treaty and pledged his nation's support of the new alliance, de¬ signed to oounteraot the West's North Atlantis Treaty Organiaa- tJon and West German reanna- ment. NATO-Like Command Aside from the soviet Union, na¬ tions signing tlie treaty were Al¬ bania. Bulgaria, Hungary, £>ast Ormany, Poiiand, Rumania and Czechoslovakia. The protocols leave until later derisions on whether East Ger-! many will contribute troops. I^^ast^ |i]j||;01*13] Oei-many now has no forma" army. The agreement stts up a NATO like unified command under Ko-I niev of forces to be contributed by all the other member nations. It will be based in the treaty area "in accordance with the demands of mutual defense by agreement of these states," the military protocol said. Voluntary Vaccine Plan Due from White House Fair Distribution It Was Inevitable Is Aim of Officials Ivalley Woman Who Bought WASHINGTON (IP)—The government's long-awaitedi^^ - . ^^ --, - -^. voluntary plan for assuring fair distribution of Salk anti-: COSnGi 32 f COfS AOO Df 6S polio vaccine will be. made public tomorrow, the White! Klimination of one of four death traps on the Wilkes-Barre-Dupent Highway is underway. Workmen are shown widening the bridge near Westminster Rd. in L.anin Borough, the scene of many highway mishaps in recent years. At tills point the highway will Ite widened from two to four lunen. Wagner C'-onstruction (.)onipany, Kingston, oontnu^tor for the project also will begin worlc soon on the widening of « second hauirdous point, ttvo snd one-half miles south In Plains Township. The bridge also will be widened from two to four lanes. -Vo plana have yet been announced for the widening of two additional death traps on the same highway although this was requested more than a year ago by the Wyoming VaUey Motor Club. Tlie structures are the railroad underpass In Pittston Township and the railroad overpass in Jlenkins Township. McKay Predicts Increase Coal Use in Future Interior Secretary Anticipates Double Tonnage by 1975 MORGANTOWN, W. Va., ilP) — Interior Secret,ary Douglas McKay predicted jiast night that more coal jwill be needed in the future Ifor power production, .steel, and general home and in¬ dustrial use. McKay said he made the predi Fine's Dynasty Will End Tuesday — IF the People Come Out fo Vote House announced yesterday The disclosure came as, federal experts predicted! rapid clearance of millions' of Salk shots now that a million doses of Parke Davis vaccine have been re-i leased for immediate inocu¬ lations. Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, secre¬ tary of health, education and wel¬ fare, will submit the v«ccine con¬ trol blueprint 'n President Eisen¬ hower early tomorrow. The White House said it will be made public about two hours later. Tbe plan, which Mrs. Hobby's aides began formulating a month ago, is understood tr assign top priority on available vaccine sup¬ pliea to children from five through nine years. Tliese are the young¬ sters most susceptible to polio. Based On Numbers The control system also is ex¬ pected to call for the allocation of vaccine to states on the basis of the number of children in this age group, what is needed for the Na tionai Foundation For Infaintile Luzerne County has had enough. Itt had enough of bosiism, oi iavcrit- The eight Communi,.! power. '*™' o* easy-money politicians who use pledged to eome quickly tn the the power oi position \o muscle into any aid of each other in case of mi jand all lines of endeavor—insumace, con- ** **" ¦ Itracting, public utilities, public housing hmiiev Top" (ieneral icmd just about everything else. ..!^rmLf «Z»u"^ u-.^Zv^'' The county also has had enough of top combat generals in World Wati, . , l. i i 2 He captured Kalinin from thciravontism in its assessing, which leaves Ormans in Decemhrr i9<i. L.ater. the bulk of the people Carrying the load. ts commander-in-chi«f of thei Luzeme County has had enough. . . , No doubt of if. We are coming to the end of a dynasty. On Tuesday we will end the boes rule of John S. Fine and all the corrupting evils I.—<'onsidt niutiially on all im- | that go with it. portant international problems. t.—Support each other, in full accord with the I nited Nntions | Charter, on the international There is no doubt of the temper of the people—of their real desires. Fine himself, after some 30 years at rkra.nian front, he launched the cani;;>Aiign for liberation of Slleflia. Saxony and Crechoalovakia. In addition to tJie military pact, the eight nationa agreed to: l>ecoime accustomed to their homes with oil and gas. "Coal is still our greatest proved source of energy," McKay said in a »peeoh prepared for delivei-y at the dedication of tlie Appalachian j experiment station of the Bureau management which has marked Luzerne jof Mines. County t affairs all these years has cen-j ^„y ^^^^ ,„„^ ^y 1976 tered around a group of men who have; the use of wo.ooft.ooo tons of coal formed a "slcrte" of Independent Repub-! '•>»¦ powr. another I50,o«o,ooo licans. They have united to gain strength as: and indurtr'i^ use, he said. they face the smooth-operating machine of| ..^h^jr prediction of total eo*l John 5. Fine, which hat run roughshod i requirements of 815.000,000 is more over individuals year after yeor after year.jthan double the quantity that the Even with all the discredit this machine ""*""*"' '"*" has to well earned, it still has that organ¬ ization. . , . That organizcrtion -will get out its vote. That leaves it right up to the people tion in the face of statistics shoW' ing th*t coei producUon ia«t y^r|p;-,'y^,;-d"t^;,;%^q;;|,^^';;^;";^ reached its Imvest point in 16 ,1^1^ ^^^ loyally financed pro years and that Americans havejgfgjns. accustomed to heating: Meanwhile, the adralnistra- A little old laay from Edwardsville. who made some prepara¬ tion for her funeral 32 years ago. changed plans, and then paid for all arrangements 16 years ago. passed away yesterday. She was Mrs. Anna Margavitch, 80. of 269 Lawrence St., Edwardsville. Mrs. Margavitch picked out her casket and paid for it 32 years ago but. fpclii\g better, sold it eight years later. Then 1« years ago she visited a funeral director. William Shukweitis, Kingston, and made complete preparation for her funeral, paying all expenses in advance. Mrs. Margavitch frequently was referred to aa the little old lady with tbe stocking cap and express wagon because of her daily habits. She was seen constantly on the street, pulling the wagon from store or wholesaler with groceries or feed for her cliickens. Born in Lithuania, she came to this country at an early age, living on the West Side for tiie last «!i years. She was a member of St, Hedwig's Church. Kingston, and its various societies. Surviving are the following children: Anthony Yanushka, Wooster. Mass.: Frank Minkiewncz, Edwardsville: Raymond Mar^ gavage and Simon 'Vanuska. at home; «.Iso three grandchildren. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 8:30 from ^uk- weitis Funeral Home, 232 2ierbey Ave., Kingston, with a high maaa mass of requiem at 9 in St. Hedwig's Church. Interment will ba In St. Mary's Cemetery. Pringle. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 today. tion's handling of the whole vac¬ cine problem came in for m heavy drubbing from Demo¬ crats and a round of praise from Republicans. Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler charged Mrs. Hob¬ by with working out a "hap- haaard" distribution system which offered no guarantee that chil- IF THE PEOPLE COME OUT TO VOTE. absolute monarch, sensed the situation. •cene and settle dirfereiicea ¦rifting among themselves by Degotiations. •<.—Work in rommon on a for¬ eign policy aimed at peace and security, including prohibition of , ,„ , , , , j . i_ j the us« of atomic and hydrogen ! Would he have announced he had quit "•""•••s. Iif he were not fearful of defeat? 4-Form a "political consult- ^xit what the people want—and what atire committee"* composed of i _. , . . , Fine fears—cannot happen unless. . . . UNLESS THESE PEOPLE COME OUT The treaty also Invited al! other TO VOTE. countries of Europe to join. It is * if A- scheduled to run 20 years but would automatically coaae to exist; It is no longer a matter of issues. If other countries join and thereby: igg^^, have been presented and not collective security system j industry producred iBuit year.'' Mc¬ Kay said. McKay reported the demand for electric power is Increasing at the rate of 6 or t% more every yttof. Even if atomic energy assumes a , , /•» . m, , , major role in power generation, of Luzerne County. ... The unbossed one.!McKay said, t*e coal of the Ap- There will be end to bossism, favorit- P*lachian region "will continue to ism, crooked elections and easy-morey j*** * major source for electric politicians on Tuesday unless i''°^"' , ..^ ^ , ^. UNLESS THEY COME OUT TO VOTE. c^Z^^Ta'^^lntT:'^^ • • * School Ruling Year Old, Desegregation Succeeding NEW YORK itB—Segregation has been abolished peacefuilly In 500 schools across the countrj-. tlie National Association for the Advance-* ment of Colored People reported yesterday. Nearly 250,000 Negro and whiteitliat tihe desegregation has been children are attending classes to- voluntary. be<^ause the Suprema gether in sohooils tlliait formerly Court decision found segregation were segregated, the NCAAP said.j unconstitutional but did not direct Sohool desegregation has bee iiaiJy school system to desegregate initiated it the District of Oolum-i immediately bi* and the city of Baltimore, in! "^^ report said there had been two towns in Arkansas, "^ coun-i**^™* demonstrations of resistancs ties in West Virginia 30 comjnunt-'t*'at ha\e been widely putolioized— ties in Missouri, five town in iin White Sulphur Springs W. Va., o""*" '" thj" ")o»t susceptible ¦«» Delaware, sx cities in Kansas and | Milford, Del., Baltimore and for coke for the steel Industry |groups and those whose parenUij^atttered communities In Arizon«^'ash'n«*on. and increased amount* for home fant pay for shots will get pro-j^f^j j^^^ Mexico, the orga.ni«atl<Mi:**''pils Welcomed tecUon. i found. i "But, for every Milford incident, Sen. H. Alexander Smith (R-; luiere have been acores of un- N. J.) lashed back, charging the|«uu«>«: »ear Old Sheralded instances of Negro ohil- Democrats with "playing politics"! The NAAOP survey was releasedidren being welcomed by their hew wiith a desperately important sub-jto mark the first anniversary ofi white .<»c .oolmates and teachers," representative* of all eight gov- emment*. Here are the men who have united to face the Fine machine: For County Commissioners — Newell WOOD and Bowden NORTHRUP for Dis¬ trict Attorney—Albert ASTON; for County ij^fly Qq Of| YV tion to one of the most Important long-term resuree problems," Mc¬ Kay declared. Gov. Leader ject. He said everj'thing that can be don« is bedng done by govern¬ ment authorities and private agencies. Wants 'Voluntary Controls the Supror.ie Court ruling outJaw-jtjhe NAACP said. ing segregation In puWic schools.| "Indeed, this has been tha ru\€, The ruling was made last May 17.|the hate deimonstrations, the •«• ¦Kift 260,000 children attending I ception " desegregated •chools are only a' The survey found that parodiial The governments <li»tributlonimn,orHv of bhe 9,821,000 white andjschools while not subject to ths plan irtll ba made publio exactly 12,397,000 Negro children enrolled I court ruling, have not only corn- two weeks after a blueprint wasjin schools in see-regated area.<!. thelplied with it but in some ca^es submitted by the President's Polio'xAACP said. But It pointed out have ant.oipated it. Oommittee and a little more thani , a month aftar the vaccine was!. pronounced. safe and effective. The committee, composed of fubllc health, medical, and drug experts, strongly recommended that the controls be operated on a voluntary, rather than compul- Ballot Appears On Page 6, Sec, J With the tlhougiht in mind of sory, bajBs aa many have advo-1 being of aawiatance to Luaerne cated, Mr. Bisen hower, at his press conference May 4, also firmly re¬ jected compulsory restrictions. ereate In Europe, mat. French Seal Foreign Area From Saiaon Unless Fine's desperate attempt to per- j suade people he had quit can be called on ! admission of guilt. . . . Which it definitely j would teem to be. I Because of this and because of their jsad experience* over the years, and the ^ , I disgrace of seeing their oounty given SOtaOn incr*io"-'w'de "fame" as a place of political •f 'corruption, the people of Lu«em« County SAIOon, Indodhilna <IP)—French have made up their minds. twwps .ealed off Saigon'. Euro-i But it all will be for naught unless. . . . Sriii'^^'i!;^'";^*^''^'', "^2!' UNLESS THESE PEOPLE COME OUT •a a.1 it« residenta to stay tn-L- „oTr ooors during amti-cotoniaa demon-1 ^*-' VUlt. strations called for tod«y byl ¦*¦ ¦*• South Viet Nam's revolutionary I i"«t«. [ The opposition to the ^n. Baul Ely, commander "¦^' «» French BJxpedJtlonarj' Corps.' -^ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦« i W'dored hiia 40,000 battle-te«ited!|/||||C5 f© KeOOft Treasurer — John B. RUTKOWSKI. For Register of Wills—Charles EIDAM,,^^ BOCh TaX for Recorder of Deeds — Samuel J. • ARGENTO; for Coroner—Dr. Stanley STA-' HARRISBURa-It ^va« reported. PINSKI; for County Surveyor — Charles >'**'*'¦'**>',,'*"' <^^""'*'"J[-**^«'"i WAITFR ^''** considering a 1100,000 tele-i vision campaign to sell his cla»si-| '*¦'*'¦*¦ fled income tax plan to the people | «/ u I .1. u 1 • » 1 » »!. I**' Pennsylvania. The money! We believe the best interests of the(,vould come from the $200,000 re-i county will be served by voting for theseicently raised by tlie Democraticj men for the simple reason that we are per- *tat« committee ait ita Jefferaon-j tuaded they have the best chance to winjJ*"''''"" ^»>' ^nner honorlngL^ ^,^, !,-. -.L,i,:»-, ^^i» Oenevieve Blatt, first woman'"**'*^* over the machine. Secr*t»ry of Interne! Affairs No one tries to present them as super¬ men. Yugoslavia May Decide To Be Buffer Furthermore, should any of them fail'his campaign for governor did to measure up, the Sunday Independent !'«"<* to win him the ofHce. He will try to be the first to let you know.lf^f'' ^ '"^ ">*•*« "^ serve his tj . 1. f i_ ,' latest purpose just as w«ll. Buf we know of no reason why tney' ' shouldnl do the job; thoy need no apolo-l***'"'*""*^ •* Ca"*"* gies cmd they are ready to give their best i '"'•'"¦ Jo-'PPh Barr, Democratic BBIXJRADE. Yugoslavia (DP) YugosCavia may be persuaded to a neutral "buffer-etate" jbetween the E^»t and West diiring T» 1 Id «!,- ^. ^ w the coming visit to Belgrade of top _ -^ , ^ . It U said the aivemor beMe^-w! „„j„„g ^o^.-,^ government and|f:0|. ^fOfllfC SutS County voters, the Sunday In¬ dependent today publishes on Page 6 of Section 1 a sample o* the county ballot whlc:h will confront them when they go to the polls Tuesday to ca-tt thevr ballot. The baUot is considered the most complicated in the his- tor>- of the county and will re¬ quire considerafble study by voters seeking to find the names of the candidates they desire to vote for. Senate Inquires Into Navy Plans ;the TV show whdch wa. Part of Commnuist Party ofllciaJs. kind however, need just one l.state chairman, is reported to have given a hint of the TV plan of mis- They do, thing. ... lat a closed caucus of Senate and FOR YOU TO COME OUT AND VOTE. House Democrats last week. formed sources i«id yeeterday. WASHINGTON (IP»—Sen. Henry 'Well-informed foreign and Yugo- M. Jackson disclosed yesterday an Slav sources said that Yugoslavia I Atomic Energy subcommi'tee W"ill vrttl not rejoin the teet European Investigate hia oharge that the Communis bloc or ditch it. West- troopa to smash any attempt at •"(••Europeain violence during the demonstration. The Fnenoh fo*^ will b« backed by 400 ttanks •okJ armored oars. ¦•nnd Tmeks Busy Blaring »iund trucks cdrcuilated JhPough Saigon and thie suburb of Qhwlon oaJQing on the capital's *,000,000 resddipnlt. to converge on *e market pi«w!e wt 9 A.M. today. On Peace Steps WaahJngton (UP)—Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will de¬ liver a major report tothe nation Tuesday night on the etrides made toward peace during hia coner- enoes in Burope with Allied and Russian diplomita. It was an Tbey aaked the potmtaitiion toj nounced yesterday. •"•xwietfwte tte "hatred of tftie Dulles will make the telev.sed **>n«alitots" and o< absentee'broadcast from President Ksen Ot»i«f of Bbalta Be«> Dai, who iai hower's circular - ehaiped White •'^ on m* Fnenoh Riviera. j House office—the flret evvr made J^ eound trucks bore ilin.««lgnt«' from tihere. He will be Introduced «>>nt!mied on Plage : Section Diby the President. liquor Salesman Warned to Stop Giving Kickbacks to Retailers i> HARRiaBURO (PNS)—Vendors *»fe warned this w«ek by the ¦tau Uquor Control Board against "whsttng" or "kickbacks" to retoil n<*nsees on orders or sales, with "»• admonition that "drastic penal- wi will be imposed on firms fall- °^ to comply with the order to •^ suoh practices. in a circular .to all suppliers of "BW* Store merchandise, Board '-MJrman Patrick E. Kerwtn said: It has been called to the atten- ,n^, " '^* Pennsylvunia Liquor /ontN)! Board that the sales rep- In^K ''^* of certain vendors do- S^ o""'*** through Pennsylvania In** Stores are allegedly engaged ,n,^«''<^es that ara not only un- j^jucai but aJso in viol»Uon of the ylvtsie U«uot Code u4 tlULMrtied. regulations of the Pennsjivanie Liquor Control Board." Kerwin said that the circulars should "serve notice" that contin¬ uation of these practices would not be tolerated and suggested that sales representatives be notified that the offering of rebates or kick^becks is unlawful and must be discontinued. Final Waming "The Pennsylvania Liquor Con¬ trol Board is determined that this practice. If It exists, must be stop¬ ped within the realm of its juris- dicfton," Kerwin said, adding, •there will be no further wam- "Drastic penalties will be im¬ posed on those firms that fail to comply with this order," he as- McCarthy assails chief executive APPLETON, Wis. <1P) - \Wolfson Won Sen 3 Board Seats ern friends at the urging of the Russians. Up TO Russian* But, the sources tald. the Bel¬ grade conference la+r» this montli will hinge on how far the Russian I After that, there were some ex-jleaders w;ll go to help the Yugo- pressions of douhlt that party,slavs solve tlie problems o- ""resl- leaders would approve such use,dent Tito and his government. of the money, especially since The Russians cannot ,x>38ibly jenough Democratic legislators op¬ pose the income tax to assure its Bu Igan lit Said To Be Willing To Attend Talks BtXLETIN VIEXNA. Sunday OP)—Serlet Foreign Minister V. N. MolotoT has accepted an invitation from the West for a meeting of the Big Four chiefs ef state to ease oold war tensions, it was an¬ nounced lest night. The meeting of President Eis¬ enhower, Soviet Premier Nikolai Balganln. British Prime Minis¬ ter Anthony Eden and Freneh Premier Edgar Faure may be¬ gin in about six weeks, • West- em •pokesman said. VIENNA. Austria HF> — Sovle* Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov has brought to the Vienna foreign ministers' meeting Premier Niko¬ lai Buiganin's "acceptance in principle' of a Summer parlej with Western heads of state. In¬ formed sources said yesterday. Molotov flew 'rom Warsaw U They feared the money Investigate hi. oharge that Na^v is "dragging it. feet" onj ^^ Au-strian treaty with th. shifting to atomic-nowered "ub-l J^^j^ ministries of Oie Unlt«S "'•'¦'"** „ ., I States, Britain, F'rance and Aus- The Washinr-on Democra. 'aidj^^^ ^„d discuss the proposed top- In an Interview that he haa CHlledjjjy^'i meeting Adm. Robert B. Carney, chief of, "Austria will be restored aa aa naval operations, to appear hetfre independent and sovereign state," ths Atom c Mlli'ary Applications — ¦ Subcommittee next Tuesday. Jack- ton is chairman of the subcom¬ mittee. Conventional Subs Molotov said on his arrival. 'Thii will lead to the safe-guarding ot peace in Europe." Joseph R McCarttiy (R-Wi.) said cHICACJO (U^-Fin^cier Louieldefeat ^'""""rJrr.nf^/".™ ^^''^ Co- ^^^^ of directors yester-' ' Chinese ^^-n^^' S^a*'^;^^^'" .-« <^ tiie biggest ^^xy tifug . General Zhukov, his Moe-I^^'" "], corporate metory Gen. Summerall cow 'pen-pal.' The final outcome was an-( Th* Wisconsin Republioan, iti announced aifter the Wal/som forces speeclh before his home-town post'*"*^ *he incumilient slate had been of the CathoHc War Veterans, said! given an opportunity to recoum "our government lacks the mojal'vot^ cast at tlie anniial stock- qualities of honesty and courage." holders' mec-ting last April 22. Uncle Billy, no. Trains For Visits Wolfaon conceded tihen that he would flaiiil to win outright oontrol of the big mail order firm. But flnanoiial sources credited his campaign with forcing tihe 82- !year-old Sewell Avery to step down las chairman of the board earlier IjANCAjyrER, Pa. 'IP)-Wfl Ham "Unole Billy" Adams, cele brattng his llOtb birthday anni- johis week versary, wound up his "training" i Avery, however, will reinain em\ yesterday in preparation for ^ director. He led the incumbent Valley Scene TV viewer answering "Josr.f Stalin" wlien anked to identify W I L K't Carousel "Myi.. Hollywood Star." Driver of big trailer-truek seeing plight of itionuin driver a>vi getting from eab to help hfr park her bantam ear in a spaee big enough for three cart. Xewly-appointed Rolling Mill Hill city fireman having to ex- otter enough to 'tersuade the hard- headed Yugo*lavs to reo ime thei , ••sateliite" status the escaped Oamey will be a^ked to .-xplain.i I Jackson said, wh ythe Na\7 wants;-^, . . 00 The Yugoelavs, 1.II sources |to continue building conventiomU 1^105 flf AgO O© In.^,...^,) will K in an eirtremelv'Submarines in view of the success! » K'o^g b.lSaining^sRlon and wiil jof the atomlc-po^vered Nautilus. W A S H I N G T O N-IP-Oea j'-'-.. full "dvanta^e of it. They' Aside from tbe Nautilus, nowiOharles P. SummeraU, 88, formee will be fuffly conscious of their:undergoing extensive sea tnals,lArmy ohief of staff, died yester- own value to the Siviet Union asjthe Na^-y has one other atonticiday S/t Walter Reed Army Ho». underlined by 'he willingness of submarine—the Sea Wolf—u.iderjpitaJ. Moscow to send practically Sll Its I construction. Two more atomic He had been under treatment sl top leader? out.>rl^e the Iron Cur-jsubmairines were authorized In last]Walter Reed since last August, n tain to a country that only twoiyear's defense budget, and three iwas reported at ths time that he years ago >tos regarded nn an imore are requejied in the new 1 wias suffering from leukemia, "enemy." I defense budget. In addition .the. He ia survived by hie at« President Tito's gcvernment for-1 Navy is requesting money to ouild Charles P. Summerall Jr., a •• mal'y ha« assured the Western[fiv« eon%'entlonal submarine-; tired Army colonel powers and its Balkan «innnee[ — ' mieslans does not mwn any Tliot WOS NO 'FriOnd in IrOlOttd change in the "ixwdiaJ anJ good' relations exis'ihg w'th th? West. special visits from his friends^ igj^ie with 6,0S7,662 votes. Joihn A.i „,„¦ ,„"j',„,¦; *.. nir thi b.i^. i.^ Uniole BiHy, Lancaster Coun- ,r,.,,. ^; ,„;mJ, W«r^ vi„. ,vr«.i. ''''"" ''^ '^^'^^ '» "" '«« *^« »" ty's oldest resident, has getting out of his bed In Lan¬ caster County Hoapital a little bit «ac9j day so he can greet weU-wlehers. Adsms, w4io "tries to li^"* a Ohrietian I'lfe," was born in New Orleans where he was a slave until 1863 when he fled North. He worked aa a cItvjus hand for 13 years and then worked for a railroad. Uncle Billy worked as e la- ! Barr, *6, formeir Ward vice presi- oeen ^^^^^ ^^^ t^^i^ j,y^j. ^^ board] th« neighborhood why he can't obaiirman this week, w*s seoondj take them for a ride on a fire wich 6,083,733 votes. engine. INSIDE THE INDEPENDENT Around the Town —Thres City Hall —t^ve ^'lassified ...« ...—..„Six borer'at the" age of 85 in help- ICounty „- -B^'e ing construct the Lancaster- ICrossword Purzis „ Fwii York inter-county bridge at I Drew Pearson _ rhree Columbia. He lived at Landis- jKditorial fhres viUe unta last ysar. When hs [Frank Tripp Fhree jrae eoallawl to tbe Ibaavital Cttituftry —,.«, ^Ooe Section Pagei Section Page Amusement BVmr lO-llIGeorge M. Adams rhres 6 TiHome Bulldsm Six * 8! Politics „...._ Thres 6 1-5 Radio _ S^ve 9'Robert C. Ruark Thres instate Capital Five 6:Stat» News Five 6 SporU _«.— Thires 7iTV _..«._._Fiv« •IWomsn'a Seetkw .......Wwr Who Tried to Send Him a Colleen Rampaging Deer Smashes Livingroom DUBOIS, Pa.. UP) — Charles Hovey was awakened early to¬ day by what sounded like an elephant stampeding through his living room and kitchen. Rushing downstairs, Hovey spied a fullgrown deer on a rampage, upsetting furniture and smashing knick-knacks. Hovej' rushed to the kitchen 12| door, flung It open and the deer 7' escaped. Hovey said the animal gained . try by smsLshing through the jklnd. wit door of his home, located "t think it OKLAHOMA dTY <IP> ~ Ani apparently given my nams ani Oklaihoma City school teacher to- address In the hope he could pisj; day disavowed a letter asking for a trick on me." an Irish bride for himaelf, not: Shaw identified his former bud- "pampered, petted and spoiled as dy as Whitey Williams of Clarice- I'l en 1-6, front 12' about a mils (rom beis. He esti 1-10 naisd damage ai UOQi most American girla are The school teacher, Irvin L. Shaw, SO, said a letter bearing his name sent to the mayor of Bel¬ fast, Ireland, wa* evidently a "dirty trick " played on him by an "old Navy buddy." ville. Ark. He said Willlanu toM him in a letter h« "would try te find me a bride over there." Kids Know How to Kid If any colleen writes to him, Im said, he will put s quick halt te the correspondence. Shaw said he didn't write it and; Shaw was not looking forward wasn't In the market for a mall order bride, Irish or any odier s a dirty trick my¬ self," Shaw aaid. "I have a friend te the Navy avs^ there irtM kas to hearing bis East Side grammar school atudents singing llltini Irish love songs when hs is around, but he brigihtened up as be remembered "scboc' will be eul ta two weeks'
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Date | 1955-05-15 |
Month | 05 |
Day | 15 |
Year | 1955 |
Volume | 49 |
Issue | 29 |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre |
Type | Sunday Newspaper |
Source | Microfilm |
Format | tiff |
Subject | Wilkes Barre PA Sunday Newspaper |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Rights | Public Domain |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Date | 1955-05-15 |
Month | 05 |
Day | 15 |
Year | 1955 |
Volume | 49 |
Issue | 29 |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre |
Type | Sunday Newspaper |
Source | Microfilm |
Format | tiff |
Subject | Wilkes Barre PA Sunday Newspaper |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Rights | Public Domain |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
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Date Digital | 2011-12-14 |
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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
Sunny, Mild
Highest today in TOi Monday—rair. imrm&e
49th YEAR — No. 29 — 88 PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1955 '^"'^ ""-
Bama of Clreulstiaiu
VHr* K«»ri Sarvlw
PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
Reds Lead 8 Nations Into Pact
Marshal Koniev Made Commander Of Giant Army; China Pledges Aid
Rennoving Highway Death Trap
WARSAW, Poland (IJ" —Russia and seven East European nations signed a 20 - year military - political treaty yesterday, creating a jfiant unified army. They named Soviet Marshal Ivan Koniev a.? supreme com¬ mander.
Kon lev, Soviet deputy defense
• minister under Marshal G. K Zliukov, will make his supreme headquarters in Moscow.
Peng Teh Huai, Communi.st Chi¬ nese defense minister attending as an observer, hailed the signing of the treaty and pledged his nation's support of the new alliance, de¬ signed to oounteraot the West's North Atlantis Treaty Organiaa- tJon and West German reanna- ment.
NATO-Like Command
Aside from the soviet Union, na¬ tions signing tlie treaty were Al¬ bania. Bulgaria, Hungary, £>ast Ormany, Poiiand, Rumania and Czechoslovakia.
The protocols leave until later
derisions on whether East Ger-!
many will contribute troops. I^^ast^ |i]j||;01*13]
Oei-many now has no forma"
army.
The agreement stts up a NATO like unified command under Ko-I niev of forces to be contributed by all the other member nations. It will be based in the treaty area "in accordance with the demands of mutual defense by agreement of these states," the military protocol said.
Voluntary Vaccine Plan Due from White House
Fair Distribution
It Was Inevitable
Is Aim of Officials Ivalley Woman Who Bought
WASHINGTON (IP)—The government's long-awaitedi^^ - . ^^ --, - -^.
voluntary plan for assuring fair distribution of Salk anti-: COSnGi 32 f COfS AOO Df 6S
polio vaccine will be. made public tomorrow, the White!
Klimination of one of four death traps on the Wilkes-Barre-Dupent Highway is underway. Workmen are shown widening the bridge near Westminster Rd. in L.anin Borough, the scene of many highway mishaps in recent years. At tills point the highway will Ite widened from two to four lunen.
Wagner C'-onstruction (.)onipany, Kingston, oontnu^tor for the project also will begin worlc soon on the widening of « second hauirdous
point, ttvo snd one-half miles south In Plains Township. The bridge also will be widened from two to four lanes.
-Vo plana have yet been announced for the widening of two additional death traps on the same highway although this was requested more than a year ago by the Wyoming VaUey Motor Club. Tlie structures are the railroad underpass In Pittston Township and the railroad overpass in Jlenkins Township.
McKay Predicts Increase Coal Use in Future
Interior Secretary Anticipates Double Tonnage by 1975
MORGANTOWN, W. Va., ilP) — Interior Secret,ary Douglas McKay predicted jiast night that more coal jwill be needed in the future Ifor power production, .steel, and general home and in¬ dustrial use.
McKay said he made the predi
Fine's Dynasty Will End Tuesday — IF the People Come Out fo Vote
House announced yesterday
The disclosure came as, federal experts predicted! rapid clearance of millions' of Salk shots now that a million doses of Parke Davis vaccine have been re-i leased for immediate inocu¬ lations.
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, secre¬ tary of health, education and wel¬ fare, will submit the v«ccine con¬ trol blueprint 'n President Eisen¬ hower early tomorrow. The White House said it will be made public about two hours later.
Tbe plan, which Mrs. Hobby's aides began formulating a month ago, is understood tr assign top priority on available vaccine sup¬ pliea to children from five through nine years. Tliese are the young¬ sters most susceptible to polio. Based On Numbers
The control system also is ex¬ pected to call for the allocation of vaccine to states on the basis of the number of children in this age group, what is needed for the Na tionai Foundation For Infaintile
Luzerne County has had enough.
Itt had enough of bosiism, oi iavcrit-
The eight Communi,.! power. '*™' o* easy-money politicians who use
pledged to eome quickly tn the the power oi position \o muscle into any
aid of each other in case of mi jand all lines of endeavor—insumace, con-
** **" ¦ Itracting, public utilities, public housing
hmiiev Top" (ieneral icmd just about everything else.
..!^rmLf «Z»u"^ u-.^Zv^'' The county also has had enough of top combat generals in World Wati, . , l. i i
2 He captured Kalinin from thciravontism in its assessing, which leaves Ormans in Decemhrr i9 |
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