Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

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50th YEAR — No. 6 — 96 PAGES
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TWO VALLEY BANKS WILL PAY 2% INTEREST
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tVi/f Dedfcafe New JCC Next Sunday New Sales Tax Measure     Miners  Ond Kingston
Banks to Double Rate
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1955      *
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PRICE 15 CENTS
Dedication cerenioiiieH for the newly com¬ pleted Jewish Coinnimilty Center. OO South Itiver St, Wilkes-Barre, will Ix- held Sun¬ day, Dec. 11, at 2.-SO P. M. City offieials, dig¬ nitaries ol the Jewish faith and other re¬ ligions will witness the opening of the struc¬ ture which will have i* swimming pool, new everutive offices, elub rooms, and lleaJth (lull.
—Ace llufrrnaii
Work on the building was started in Septeinlier 1954. S«'rvices to romineiiiorate the completion will be held In all synagogues and temples In Wyoming Valley Friday night
The dedicatory services will mark the l)e- ginning of a week of festivities for various religious, civic and social groups windng up with a dedicatorj ball, Saturday, Dec. 17 and a dedicatory dinner, ^Sunday, Dec. 18.
Harriman Says President VVest Fears Yielded to Big Business    ||g^ Bg,.|j„
OKLAHOMA  CITY  (IPV-Gov. I    He declined further comment I ^wsssss
Averell Harriman of New Yorkon   Adlai   Stevenson's   "modera-lf%| | ¦
said yesterday he believes a ma-ition"    views.   Stevenson,    in   ai Kl Af^ V5lflO Jor 1936 campaign Issue will be.speech   here   Friday,   reminded UIUUIm€lU V tirhat he termed  "President Ei-ithe   delegats   of   his   much-dls-| tenhower'3    surrender    to    bigjcussed   Chicago   statement—"wc      BERLIN (LP)—The East
business." jraust never confuse moderation German    Communist    re-
Harriman,  in a news  ci«nfer-iwith   mediocrity   or   settle   for (,,Tnp i,^,.u ;t« firat aton tr. «nrp prior to his speech at the, haif an3Wer.s to hard problems.' /^j uh iirhl biep 10-
"clcsing banquet of the national!    i„   ^oKards   to   the   '»moder- ;Ward a possible new block-
convontion   of   Young   Demo-l„„„„ rfi,,.„„i„„ H»rri,r,an -om l^^^^ of Berlin yesterday.
The Communi.sts refused to re¬ new the yearly permits by which
,,    „,,   ^        «... ,West     German     barges     bring
f.ary Sidesteps Question 11,500.000 ton.s of supplies to West
Oklahoma      Gov.      Raymond ¦ Berlin through the Soviet occu
Expected to Bring End To State Financial Row
First Move is to Kill Leader's Excise Plan; Some Democrats Seen Joining in Compromise Movement
HARKISBURG—Daylight is expected to start shin¬ ing through the 11-month tax-fight haze this week.
A pcssible final solution may be foun^ in a sales tax sufficiently different from the one in effect the last two years so that some Democrats will be per¬ suaded to vote for it in a spirit of compromise.
First step will be to get rid of Governor leader's excise   tax   which   has
Old Sales Tax- Cost $8 Million
HARRISBURG -^ In addi¬ tion to lining up a heavy at¬ tack against the excise tax. the    hearings    last    week    on
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Knowland Wants Ike's '56 Answer
Senate GOP Leader Asks President to Speed His Decision
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GE'ITYSBURG, Pa. (LP) aroused such a tremendous,—Senate Republican Lead- wave    of    op positioner   William   F.   Knowland
throughout the state and .
which   the  administration
again  called  on   President
Lilt-    iiraiiiix»    lasi    weCK    on     ..»»i*.i(     mc    rtuiiiiiii.-«ti c^Lit/ii  r-»- i. .       . ,
Governor   leader's   proof«ai   itself has admitted was i,,;t-isenhower   yesterday   to
also produced the cost of the ;bad old  salofi tax.
It was shown that in Its short lifetime the sales tax brought in $121,646,000 for Pennsylvania and eo.st $8.- 500.000 to collect. That indi¬ cates a collection cost of about 'f't.
A sales tax modeled on the Ohio plan, it is claimed, would cost much less to administer while producing a greater yield.
shape when ru.shed!"'^'^^ *" early decision on ithrough the Hou.se by pro-l whether he wilJ run for a! loosing such a long list of .second term. He made the j ""^ndmonta in the Senate.dema nd while virtually '   The excise tax may meet itsistanding on Mr. Eisenhow-
fate in either of two ways. er's doorstep. i
In one the bill can be reported;    Knowland   told   reporters,   im-
¦mit^   t   .hT'%^?,'"'^'^'""-'"''''"«'*"y   «"«^  a   private   con-;
'L th.n r.n K    ' nf"„ \ «'''J;'Jithat it was his personal opinion! 'It_th,.n_can be sent_back to the;the   President   has   reached    noi
committee and killed.
{final   decision"
Snow, Wind In Midwest
CHICAGO (IP) snowstorm with wta
In   regards   to   the   ''modern-
non" discussion, Harriman said,
^    .,, 1.        . J "Cm not going to pursue it any
publicans have turned over our ,    ,1,..., s <•" k" ^"«;   ¦. an}
natural resources right and left to the public utilities monopoly."
In bis speech, Harriman ex¬ panded on the theme by charg¬ ing the Eisenhower administra-
on with conducting a "giant grab-bag for private privilege" while farmers are caught in an "economic aqueeze."
Dplegates to the convention »i<li'stepp<;d a civil rights de¬ bate which had cuusi^d a split In the Resolutionti (.lommittee. The committee, which passed a j Gary added resolution commending the U. S talks."
Gary, who sat beside Harriman at the news conference, was asked if he supported Harri¬ man.
"Oklahoma Democrats like a hard-hitting candidate," Gao' replied.
pation zone.
Allied officials belleVe that at¬ tempts to interfere with high¬ way, railroad and perhaps even air  traffic  may  follow.
Barge companies made appli- ^¦atlon    to    the    East    German
Fupreme   Court   and   Interstate
Commerce Commission   for   de
Bejfregation    rulings   by  •»   8-9
margin earlier, finally sent two
sur>.stitute measures to the floor
jnxtead.
Approve Reaolutions
In the final genera! -business tcssion, the delegates approved the two resolutlone with no de- hate. They called for federal aid to education and additional aid to states which integrate Negro •11(1 white students in public •chools.
Harriman, In reply to news¬ men's quevtions, said he did not consider himself an "active can¬ didate" for the 1996 Democratic pre.sidential nomination.
A reporter then asked Gary if he thought Stevenson wae "a hard-hitting candidate."
"Well . . " Gary checked him¬ self and made no comment, (iary is hcheduled to head the Oklahoma delegation to the nominating convention next year.
Harriman told the banquet crowd the talk about "modera¬ tion" and "middle of the road" was a "trap."
"These are words that have been used by the Republicans to try to put their ina<'tion in a favorable light," he said. ^"Dem- ocrats don't tackle problems In a half-hearted way."
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\Kefauver Coal   Waldorf Blaze h President      \Extinguished >r Nothing
Asked   if   he   thought   Karri- ] waterway.? administration for re¬ man    Utted    the    specitications, ncwnl ot transit permits, which I like the way he expire oti Dec. 1,
A 'Sovereign' State
The applications were rejected on the ground that East Ger¬ many is now a "sovereign" state and that renewal of permits muat jje discussed directly be¬ tween the traflic ministries of the West German and East Ger¬ man governments.
This was an open attempt to force the West German govern¬ ment of Chancellor Konrad Ade¬ nauer to recognize the East Ger¬ man puppet regime. It implied a threat to blockade Berlin if recognition were refused.
Adenauer has said that he will not recognize the Red regime. Beginning uf Squeeze?
Allied officials expresaed belief that the barge permit refusal might be the first move in a Communist "master plan" to use the alleged sovereignty of Blast Germany to cut the life lines of West   Berlin's   conununications
NEW YORK (IW-A fire brokel^^J^^,^^"^-
NEW TORK (IPi-Sen. Estes icfauver <D-Tenn.) put in a pliB last night for New York's i'ii.vor Robert Wagner for the pernocratlo vice presidential omJitation but said his own |oal would be the presidential domination or nothing. liCefauver said he would an- nce this month or early in lanuary whether he will ae- [ivply seek the DemocratK nom- nation. If he docs decide to ^up. he said, he will participate "as many primaries as I can handle."
The Senator discussed his po¬ litical future at a news confer¬ ence after a speech at tlie New fork     Mirror"*     13th     annual foiith   Forum   Iimcheon.
out .yesterday on the 43rd floor [of the Waldorf-Astoria Tower, home uf Gen. Douglas MacAr thur, former President Herbert Hoover and other notables, but an automatic sprinkler system quickly extinguished  it.
The spokesman said hotel eni- ploycs were unaware of the miS' hap until a guest in an elegant 42nd floor apartment complained that water waa dripping through his ceiling.
Members of the Hoover and MacArthur households reported they h€id suffered no damage.
An investigation disclosed that the fire had broken out in an upholstery ahop. The blaze was believed to have started in a short-circuittfd refrigerator In the S'hop. T^e fire ignited refuse near the refrigerator, sending flames to the ceiling.
[Idle Miner, Wife, Five Children Uravel 2,400 Miles on Job Huni
RAN FRANCISCO (IP)— Sr.\pn members of a poverty- •Uioken family from Weet [Virginia were on the last leg of a 2,400-mile search for work yesterday, grateful to a postal 'n.spector who helped them I when they were down to their lla.it 35 cents,
Robert White, 43, his wife [•nd five children arrived here l»lmo8t broke Friday after initchhiklng for five weeks l«ipr their battered 15-year- |«'d sedan broke down "right Ifaack in the middle" of St. I")uis, Mo.
j|,'''*}e car broke down while ¦""jr'hites were en route to fp\ Cal., from Wheeling, JW^ where White lost his "^ a coal mine. •"Pended on Strangem , *''"°'n St. Louis, White, his |«}JP, Margery, 29, and their ^'idren, Shirley, eight, Wll- •«am, seven, Robert Jr., four Jiwles, two, and Ri.hard, r^"n months, hitchhiked to cwunentc^   Cal,   depending
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on strangers to give them shel¬ ter and food. In Sacramento, a benefactor gave them bus fare to San Francisco.
When the tousled, hungry family arrived in San Fran¬ cisco Friday they took brief shelter in a marble - walled corridor of the Post Office Building. $15 Contributed
Postal Inspector Violet Swain aaw the huddled chil¬ dren and opened her purse, giving them her last two dol¬ lars. Other nearby postal work¬ ers atid passersby chipped in and by the time the Whites left they had »15.
"It kind of gives you faith in human kind," White said. "People here have been bo derned good to us. Why, now we'll be able to take a hue to th^ main road and start hik¬ ing   from   there."
White hopes to get a job in a lumber mill when they reach Eureka in the northwest cor¬ ner of California.
Berlin is an enclave under American, British, French, Rus¬ sian occupation. It is separated by 110 miles of Soviet occupied territory from the West German governmenL
The East Germane were tak¬ ing their stand by virtue of the announcement on Sept. 20 that Russia had signed a "treaty" with the Bast German puppet regime giving it "complete sov¬ ereignty."
At that time the Russians said
they   would   keep   control   over
Allied—but not West German —
communication to Berlin under
xisting four-power agreements.
But Maj. Gen. P. A. Dibrova, the Russian commandant in Ber¬ lin, has now notified Western officials that Russia no longer has responsibility for eotorcing four-power laws In Berlin on freedom of movement. He main¬ tained that East Berlin, like the rest of East Germany, is no longer occupied territory.
Army Speeding Return of Men For Christmas
SEOUL, Korea (IP)—The U. S. Sth Army said yesterday it was speeding up return of American soldiers to the United States so as many as possible can get home for Christmas.
"Soldiers due to leave Korea in December have been moving out at an accelerated rate since mid - November," an Army spokesman said.
The spokesman said 3,85i U. S. troops have sailed from Korea so far in time to be home for Christmas, "^v
POPE TO BROADCAST
VATICAN CITY (U^ — Pope Pius XXI will broadcast a mes¬ sage tomorrow marking the 25th anniversary of the U. S. radio program "The Catholic Hour," k wag anaouoced yeaterday.
:to reach 40 ;pounded the last night.
Blowing snow cut down visi¬ bility to a quarter-mile in aec¬ tions of Nebraska, South Dako¬ ta, Kansas and Minnesota and .snow piled up an high as seven inche:<. Zero  Temperatures
The storm was pu.ihed by a mass of Arctic air that is ex¬ pected to knock temperatures down to 10 below zero in North Dakotia and as low as zero in other states in  its  path.
The air disturbance which spawned the new storm reach¬ ed as far south as northwest Mississippi and parts of Ten-i nessee and Arkansas, where the weather bureiau i.-rsued a severe- weather forecast with a pos¬ sibility  of tornadoes.
Plane Crash Kills Six
MO.NTMEDY, France (IP) —A Royal Canadian Air Force trans¬ port plane crashed in a mist- shrouded forest near the Pelgian border yesterda.v, killing six per¬ .sons.
The twin-engined Bristol air¬ craft carrying 17 persons plowed Into a wooded hill as it approach¬ ed for a ground-controlled land¬ ing at Marvllle Canadian air ba.se.
RCAF European headquarters at Metz said one other person was injured .seriously, seven were hurt slightly and three were shaken up. The plane carried a four-man crew.
      on   his   1956   in¬ in the other. It can merely betentions.   Then   the  Californian.i kille.J   m  committee- where thej who  may   be  a candidate  him-' :Republicans have a 10 to 7 ma-|self,  said  it would be "helpful"! i'°"ty                                                   jif   the   Chief    Executi-,.   would; New Kind of Sales Tax                    Imake   up   his   mind  soon. ! !    After that,  the new sale.< taxi    Hou.se Republican I>-ader Jog-| ibill  of  Rep.  Wilbur  W.  Water-ieph  W   Martin Jr., who  had a, I house, Corry Republican, intro-lseparate   talk   with   Mr,   Eisen-I A  powerfuli'*"'^*"*^    ""    Friday,    can    start| hower,    came    awav    convinced ds exnected"""""^''   '^•"  ^ouse  mill  to  de-jthat  the President will consent .-^^::..'termine if the Democrats there
miles    an    hour ".,*'"'¦'"''  """ ."T'""?"'!  "'-'«-|'.o  run  again  "for the sake  of
nation's    middlc,'''''j'7 ' .^"""»fh 7'*^» *<> P^.'l'Jlthe    world."    But    Martin    ac-;
1    and   If  Uovernor  Leader   will|Vnowledged  that   this  wa«  just!
approve it. 1^,,  „^^    opinion:    he   said    he
The Waterhouae bill does pro-Midn't   talk   to  Mr    Elsenhower;
vide   sufficient  difference   from!,bout    his    195fl   plans   because
Higher Earnings H i7/ Go Into Effect On Jan. 1- Decision Followed Long Consideration- Hit Low Mark in *42
Miners National Bank of Wilkes-Barre and the Kingston National Bank of Kingston will incrraae their interest payments on saving account.s from 1%
.#to2'r on .Ian. 1.
The Wilkes-Barre insti¬ tution, biggest banking house in Luzerne County, Oa^^M     OAflnn"   ^^^^^ weeks of considera- u6Cn    IXUinS   '-'<^"- I'eached  its decision
at a meeting of the board- of directors last Tuesday. The  Kingston  National did likewise on Friday.
j    The present interest rate paid
by oil county banks is 1% ,
I    Frank Anderson, president of
^ho  .Miners National, confirmed
NEW    YORK   <IP) —  A,last night the plan of his bank
strong bid  to enlist inde- ^ p^.v -•<¦ interest.
pendent unions in the new, _^Haroid  Tippett, president of
AFL-CIO  labor organiza-;[S''''"«;^'°"^»''"^^^^  "• "'="«• .. J i     J       '"8 his banks formal announce^
tion   was   made   yesterday ment in  an advertisement pub- with    the    announcement'i»hed  in  the Sunday Independ- that the presidents of two ''"' '"-^y- powerful unaffiliated rail-     it will be the first time in
road   unions   would   attend     -«  .vears  that  an.v   local   hank
the  five-day  merger con-  •"** p"'«* "» ""•<»> ¦¦ -"» in¬ vention this week. w"mi'"T"""'^u     k. ¦
„ „ .^ ,j While  nioM  other banks of
George Meany, AFL pre.sident   the county have Indicated that
who  Will  head  the  new   16-mil-   they   will   keep   their   Intercut
lion member union, said the two
independent   unions   have   indi¬ cated    they    will    consider    the
possibility    of    affiliating   with
the   new   CIO-AFL. ^
Thc two v'ficials, who will sit
down    with    representative.i    of
138   AFL   and   CIO   unions   to-
Many Unions Going To AFL-CIO
Railroaders Consent To Talk Alfiliation;      j Mines Stay Out
rate at I'f. it In expected that at leaht nonie of them will fol¬ low the trend to incrcane.
One is <uijd to tie certain t» make formal announcement this week.
Back of the decision to irhange
the recent sales tax plsin to win some new support. It wouljj "liminate many of the abases, much of the chiseling and a great deal of the cost of admin¬ istration which the plan pas.ied under the nreasure of Governor Pine contained.
Ever since that bill passed ft has been contended it should have had many amendments but did not meet the opposition which Governor Leader's excise bill has aroused.
As  a   result,   after   Fine's  in-
this   is   "the  poorest  time"   for su'-h a discussion. Contented To Walt
Martin fiai*' he is "perfectly! contented to wait" until Mr.; Ei.senhower is ready to an¬ nounce  Iiis   intention.s.
Knowland, on tho other hand, firmly refused to say whether he d'8cu«sed lil."'^ politics with the President. He did say, how¬ ever, that he did not dlrwtly C9ipr«as to Mr. Eisenhower his plea    for     an     early     decision.
morrow for the launching of" upward and to a point un- the largest labor organization In touchctf for two decades are the  free  world,  are H.  E.  Gll-| two main factors.
bert of the Brotherhood  of Ix.-|L„,,M,„Aceoiinls
comotivp   Eingineers   and   Fire-,    _ ,    .
men and W. P  Kennedy of the     ""^ <>' these is  the situation
Brotherhood  of  Trainmen, .Merger Bandwagon Official of the AFL and CIO
which has found three .wvings and loan associations In Wilkes- Barre's financial district ac¬ cumulating savings accounts ot
come   tax   effort   was   defeated,!Knowland previously hsd oalled his sales tax was rushed through.jon     the    Chief    Executive    to
The Ohio  plan sales tax  pro-l,-^^),  ^u^ vides for tax stamps being pur- 3hased   from   the   state   by   re^
hope   sortie   of  the   country's  57, about $15,000,000 In the last f«W
national     independent     laboriyear*. '
unions   and   hundreds   of   local,     ai,u„„_i,    *u-.     •—   .   i_i ., 1.    .^    «  '    Although   there    are   restne-
groups    represent ng   about   2.- ,:„_.   „" ....i L   . .     ,
nri/trJv. „ Z.U  .J .    tioHs   On   savmgs   accounts   in
OOO.OtX) members are expected to ^.^.o _..«.,!..,¦        ^i.  . v    ,     j .  „ _ .      . I taese associat ons that banks do
jump  on  a  merger  bandwagoni^j ¦ ^^^ ,,J.„» f^
after  the  new  union  u  org«.-j^„p,'^^,„ ^^^^ J^^^ ^H*.
Heading the list of proapects.' '^''•* trend of change — or are the trainmen, which with!t^°"«'^'t« <>' change in thi.s In- 207.421 members is the largestU^^'t rate started in 1930 when, railway    union,   and    the   engl-/*t   a   meeting   of   the   Wilkes-
tailers.   who   then   affix   these stamps  to  merchandise  as  It  is sold, with the cost of the stamps added to the retail price. Policy .Meeting Tonight
It may be that final decisions included tax relief-:f the
will be made tonight at a meet-!     .'      ,_   i.,, j.   .   u;„ -.
Ing here of the Renublican Poll- °""««^'
Both Martin and Knowland S'lt B preview of the legislative program Mr. Eisenhower will present to the new session of Congress next month. The five key points outlined by Martin ¦ontained.   no   major   surprises
neers   and   firemen,   with   69,731
members.
Miners WUl 8tay Out
The largest of the unaffiliated unions ig John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers, with 600,000 members.    Lewis    has    broken
Barre Clearing House Associa¬ tion in December of that year, a plan to pay more than the 3% 'nterest then being paid was "considered." However, nothing came of it.
Instead,  just two years later, ias the shades of the Great De¬ gression fell lower, the rate wa*
cy  Committee,   but  that  Is   far from certain.
As for the action of the Sen¬ ate Finance Committee which now has the bill, that Is not cer¬ tain    either.    Sen.    Edward    J.
IS bal'Ticed; a big pa ticnal highway building pro¬ gram: fedsial aid to schools:! new farm legislation: and crea-: tion of a new agency to foster] increased world trade. Knowland Growini; Restive
away  from   both  thc  AFL and;
CIO   in   his   stormy   career   and,:'"^^:"'"" ':¦'' ".TV"! ?""     , there are no indications he ever '""'^'^    '"''"''   «"*   *™%i" will  return  to the  fold. j iecades.  It was  reduced to 2%.
TKn    ,.-;...    « _.!« Ml'    Six   years   later,   on   April   t.
Thc    unity    convention    will ,93^  ^^\^ ^^^ ,^^.^   ^^.^ ^^^^
open
unity    convention    will at   9:30   A. M.   tomorrow!
to   1*4%   and   then,  on  June  1,
with a welcoming address byl^o^" T'" ,t^'"„',''V,V„"'.L""'^"'.,'^ Mayor Robert F. Wagner. The! '*?' f° Jf ;/'"ut"r J"" Z*^'" fi./>   ^.A...  „#   !...„;_"   ...,n   v„;lat''r 't hit the bottom and waa
Kessler   (R-Lancaster),   said   hel    Knowland's strong  reiteration is still against the bill in spite (,f j,|, demand made clear that
of amendments.
His committee will meet to¬ morrow or. Tuesday to act on it.
The fact that the administra¬ tion forced the bill t.hrousrh the House first and then added the obviously es.sential amendments later has damaged the prestige of the bill and of all concerned.
The matter of sponsorship of
m  • .i   ¦¦•^....nF...   #».-.i-i-i-«'*"y  lales   tax   bill   also   i*   '"i- PLAN   HISTORY   CENTERloortant in view of the fact that
Governor    Leader    camnal^ned
WASHINGTON (IP) -- The American Historical Associatiom announced last night that it will establish a service center for history teachers with funds supplied by the Ford Founda¬ tion.
The center will make available for coruiultations 50 to 60 recog¬ nized professional historians in various parts of the country.
igainst It. Por that reason, Sen¬ ate Majority Leader John Dent 'ias been heard to demand thit every. Republican in the Legis¬ lature would have to vote for a sales tax before his party would <^ve enough votes In the House to pass it.
However,  that statement also has been called a sign that the (Continued on Page 2. Sec. 1\
the Senate GOP leader is grow-| Ing increasingly rp-tive about| thc prospect that it may be late next month or even February, before Mr. Eisenhower reveals his intentions.
The present White Hou.se plan! is for Mr. Eisenhower lo make; his decision after he gets a final j report from his doctors on howi fully he hae recovered from hisj Sept. 24 heart attack. The doc¬ tors have said that report rnayl not come until late January orj February, after they have had! a chance to see how he stands, up under the strain of an in-j creasing work  load. 1
Knowland told reporters Mr..; Elsenhower should give the Rc-j publican Party "ample oppor-l tunity" to select another can-; didiate U he decides against j (running 1
first order of business will be! election of officers. Prt'sidcnt Elsenhower will address the group at 2:30 P.M. by telephime from  Gettysburg,  Pa.
Army to Push Missiles Work
WASHINGTON   lU^
Maj.
Woman Paid $25 a Day To Organize Navy Wives
HEADS FOR JAPAN
WASHINGTON (U'l—Tha case of a woman who was paid fiS a day by the Navy to "organ¬ ize" Navy wives came under scrutiny of House investigators yesterday
She is Mrs. Mary P. Paolozzl, national presidcni of the Navy Wives of Amcnca. She was liarted among hundreds of other consulants the Navy has carried on  its payroll since 1953.
The Navy told the House Gov¬ ernment Operations Committee Mrs. Paolozzl was hired for "full time employment as a con¬ sultant to visit naval installa¬ tions on the Bast Coast and pro¬ mote the growth of Navy wives' clubs currently functioning and
TOKYO (IP)—U. S. SecreUry I of the Army Wilber M. Bruckerj arrived   here   last   night   for  a!
to stimulate the organization ofjP-ar Eastern tour that wUl take
clubs In those areas where none »»"»  to  Army  bases  in  Japan,
exists   at   present." (Korea  and  Okinawa.
The case came to light as the
committee pressed a new inves
tigation of the administration
uee      of      doUar-a-year
(WOCS)    and    special    consul
EnlValley Scenes
made one-half of 1*?^. There It stayed until put back to the 1% still  paid   by  county banks.
The other factor which is r«- oorted to have Influenced the two banks to make the first real upward movement since the 11920's is the general financial I condition met throughout the nation.
S300.000 a Vear
,- r i_     r>   •• J Ths increase. It Is understood.
Gen. John B. Medans, one ofi,yiii ^ost thc Miners National the Army 8 top trouble-shoot- Bank about $300,000 a vear, on ers, has been chosen to push Ithe basis of present deposit*, development of guided musiles,j i„ ^„„^her gesture, some of including s supe^onic balllsticithe other banks are offering miUile with a l„W0-mile range.j,^^^ on term deposits. It  was  disclosed  yesterday. ^^^ j^^^j„„^, g^,^ „
Medans. now a top officer in,„ff^.^,„ -certificates of depomf thc Army Ordnance Corps, hasl^hlch can earn 2H% in 12 been assigned to the Reston- months. The plan Is announced Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., cen-ij„ «„ advertisement in this ter of Army research on guid«di-,i,oer today, missiles. .^    »,    i    This    requires    purchase    of
Informed sources said Me-|;,ertiricates sold in units of $100 daris will be an expediter" in.and the money must be left with guided missile development. His!,he banks for three years to primary task will be to pushiearn the 2%. development of a so-called mid- if withdrawn earlier. 90 days range missile-a weapon withj notice is required. Then, the speeds up to 5,000 miles perjamount of interest paid is de- hour and able to hit tajgets.jtermined, proportionately, by 1,500 miles from its launching jthe length of time the money point. I had been  left with the bank.
tants.
The committee, headed by Rep. William L. Dawson (D-UD. has wked federal agencies for a list of all woes employed since January. 1953. It also ha-s asked for a lust of all industry advisory committee and an ex¬ planation of their fimctions, to¬ gether with special public rela¬ tions and management consul¬ tants.
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Bu)/ bieyctist careful to sig7ial all turns and nng hell at inttr8eetio>t.-<—o.s ke rode the wrong way on one-way South StaU St.
Fifth grade boy telling pal "That's not the guy we study about" as ke pointed to School Guard Benjamin Fianklin at South Main Ht. School.
Wpman lo!<ing balance ti.s f/acWe.ss trolley started unth a jerk and sitting on bo.c of Christmas tree ornamentu in lap of another woman, who unhappily counted 2i! of two dozen ornaments smashed.
Two littU boys and their btg dog "potng hunting"— minus guns. The doy ran a rabhit inlo a h<U ¦ind thc two :ittle 6oi/o duy him oat, brir.:nng him hi in wtth great pride (ami posinu a pioMeia for thtir mother, wluit to do witk the anivM.)
FORT DDC. N. J iU>)—Air Force Specialist Rodney C. Madeira, whose skin is 30'^o his twin brother's, left here wsterday for the U. S. Naval Hospital in New York.
Madeira, of South Temple, near Reading, Pa. was turned into a human torch orf Oct, 1 when a cigaret lighter set his gasoline- soaked clothing aflame at an air base in Bor¬ deaux, France. He was clean¬ ing auto parts at tne time.
While Rodney was enroute to an Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, his 21i yeir-okl twin, Cpl. Charles'R. Madeira, was notified of the accident at his base in Seoul, Korea.
Charles was flown to his brother's side and shortly afterwards surgeons began a series of skin grafts on the 30%   of   Rodney's   body   that
suffered third degree bum^. Within five days, physiciona announced the succescful grafts had "taken."
Thc twins arrived at Mc¬ Guire Air Force Base here Fri¬ day and were greeted by A third brother. Army Specialist Kenneth, who is awaiting di»- charge. Charles expected to begin a 3i)-day leave tomorrow and planned to go to the fam¬ ily's home in South Temple, where Rodney said he hoped to join him soon, if all goes well at the Naval Hospitai
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