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47TH YEAR - NO. 25 - 68 PAGES
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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 1953
Peace lH*iTe Continnes;
PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
Hopes of Conquest Cone^ Dulles Tells Russians
Finalists in "Mrs. Wyoming Valley" Contest
M   Th« »lx young women pictured above are the  finalists in the "Mrs   Wvominc Vallev r.nntMt"
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Ths finalists pictured above, seated  from left to right, are:   Mrg. Jule Ayers   Mrs   Walter A
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Killer Was In Asylum At Farview
Johnson Released Only 7 Months Ago From Mental Hospital For Criminally Insane
/V^ iliiam J.  Johnson. 33.
-whose lead-
.      ,   ers always have been in tbe Duff .  who Is ca^o
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day,  was   released   from   Farview
See Duff'Fine Feud in Struggle for Sales Tax
Senators Backers Opposed to Giving Governor Big Campaign Fund for '54; Still Feel Levy to Pass, Perhaps 1%    •
(Special to Independent)
HARRISBUFU3-There was a growing feeling here last week that the sales tax fight was just another phase of the undercover but oilier Ourf-iTine struggle tor power in Femisylvanla.
U wa. recalled that it was the men aligned with U. S. Sen James H. Duff who scuttled Gov. John S. Fine', inrom* tax effort two year, •go.
And it wa« pointed out that the aales tax bill could have passed the House last Tuesuay but for the refusal to co-operate of the rep¬ resentatives from Delaware and Montjfomerj-counties—whose lead-    __
May Short-Change State Pension Funds
HARRISBURG -  A    pJan
Shows Security Plan ShouldSovietsSpurn Eisenhower's Offer
WASHINGTO-\—^Secretary of State John Foster Dulles confidently told Russia last night that growing Allied strength has ended its hopes for world enslavement and he challenged the Communists to enter "the Mansion of Peace" opened by President Eisenhower.
In a major foreign policy address before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Dulles said the way has been cleared for the Communists to "end a black chapter of distrust and open a bright new chapter of peace and goodwill" throughout the world.
But he bluntly emphasized over and over agaJn that the Kremlin leaders should not mistake Mr. Eisenhower'a total peace plan for weakness.
"We are not dancing to any Russian tune," h* .aid.
Then  he  outlined  a  new  long
range program - encompassing perhaps up to 20 or 30 years — to make Europe secure against Russian aggression s'hould the Soviet leaders spurn all of Mr. Eisenhower's "total peace" pro- graun. Insurance for Europe
The administratioh, Dulles said, has discarded a "spasmodic ap¬ proach" to building up the strength of Its North Atlantic Treaty partners. Ita new pro¬ gram will provi.de Europe with "substantial Insurance against be¬ ing overrun by Soviet attack."
In the European defense com¬ munity, the secretary pointedly told  the  new  Red   regime:
"The Soviet Union now face* the likelihood that Western Europe  will  produce  a  unified
miUtary foroe, Including French and Oeimans. Thua would oonra to a final end one of the hopes from whioh Soviet Im¬ perialism   haa   taben   eomfort."
Stating that Ruaaia ia on the "peace d«fen.lv«" not "pea«e of¬ fensive," he aald there ara in¬ dications now that the Commu¬ nists want a peaoa in Korea wliich they have evaded for near ly two years. But he aaiid It might ^nly be a Soviet dlapoal- tlon to change taotlca. Welcomea Annlstiloa
He empihaalMd. a* Mr. Eisen¬ hower did, that the United States welcomea an armistice In Korea "but on the assumption that it win lead to a peace whloh aci corda with the principle, of the (Continued on Page A-10>
Civilians Evacuating Fortress in Laos
BAIOON, Indo CSilna—French uttlon authorities yeaterday or¬ dered oivtllan. to leave Xtengk- houang, moat Important fortrea. town In the Klngxlom of L<aos, as five Communist divisions closed In from the north and east.
French and native troop, re¬ treating through the jungle, in a desperate effort to reach Xlengkhouang, 200 mile, aouth- weat of Hanoi from the fallen baatlon of Sam Neua began abandoning tbeir .ick and wounded while paratroopers fought reargpiard actions.
The r«treating 3.000 - man French union garrison began aplitting Into amail column, to make escape easier, but radio reporta said they were near ex¬ haustion after a six-day forced march along aweaty, vine-en¬ tangled native track, through aome Oif the wildest jungle in the world.
Snow, Wind, Dust Storms Hit Nation
New Peace Talks Open Saturday At Panmunjom
TOKYO, Sunday. April 1»—Allied and (Communist offlcera agreed today at Panmunjom to reaume the long-recessed Korean armistice negotiations next Saturday, April 26. The decision came less than 2* hours before the first exchange of sick and wounded war prison¬ ers was to start.
Two houra before the liaison officers met at Panmunjom. a Chinese front line propaganda broadcaat predicted the Korean War would end by June 20.
"United Nation, and Korean; Allied soldiers, Including 30 Amer- armies will make peace 20 June leans, waited for "Freedom Day" 1953," the loudspeaker, told Allied i temorrow.
troops in trenches and bunkers; Daniel Mid the brief aession was close to the Panmunjom neutral|taken up largely by a "rather zone.   "If   the  United   Nation,   is long   discourse"   by   the   Ckimmu-
in good faith they should go ahead with the proposala they gave us." Rear Adm. John C. Daniel, chief of the United Nation, liaison team which met with  the Communists, Isaid he had requested April 23 as I a date for resumption of formal {truce   talk..   This,   however,   was {"an   earlier  date  than  the  Com- ;munist. could meet," Daniel aaid. 20-Mlnut« Meeting I    The declalon to renew the talk., broken off .Inoa Oct. S, was made at a  20-mlnute  maeting at  Pan¬ munjom   a.   100   Communist-held
nist. "which Fm not prepared to comment oh without further study."
The Communist propaganda broadcaat mention of the propo.sal.'? given the Communists by the UN apparently was to a UN amplifi¬ cation of the Communist offer to settle the armiatlce-Wocking Issue of prisoner  repatriation.
The Reds proposed that unwill¬ ing prisoners be placed in neutral custody. The UN came baek with a propoaal that Switzerland be ((>)ntlnaied on Pai?e A-10)
18 MIGs for One Sabre Score in Korea for Week
he Governor was being uked be-
sui. Hospital for Criminal Insane, L"":;/"" J' ^l^^Jl^^.J^'^'ri^   "^^V.'!! '^^^^''^'^'^ ^'-P
by short-changing state retire¬ ment funda by $54,000,000 was reported being considered by State Senate Republicans,
The move would postpone ap¬ propriation of neariy $54,000,000 due the Public School Employees Retirement Fund and over $9,000,000 due the State EJm¬ ployees Retirement Fund. The money then would be available to balance CJovernor Fine's budget.
Majority Leader Mahany said
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m„^,h.!r     IL     health  seven I gales tax  movement,  it  is  recog-
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ujerarview Stan erred. j Cut Champaign V^ind
District Attorney Roy Gardner: It was hinted also that--in the •f Wyoming county, who will ar-lend-a reduction from 2% to 1% ralgn Johnson tomorrow on a might be forced not so mucli to eharge of murder, said "I am ofj save the people the extra money the same opinion—he is just a bad but to keep the Governor from ^raoter" in commenting on thei having so much available to pro- FarMew medical sUffs action of' vide jobs and other kind., of am- la.t September. j munition  for  the  campaign   next
The district attorney revealed jyear. ttat Johnson was sent to Farview: In that campaign it has beenj the matter was discussed' at a by officials of Eastern Slate Pen- suggested that Duff might evenj Republican caucus. Budget Di- itantlar>-, where he was sentenced I resign from the U. S. Senate to' rector Edward B. Logan, how- in 1940 to serve five to 10 years, seek to return as governor, or atj ever, warned that it would be e« a charge of burglary. 'least havp a candidate in the pri-l  "hazardous".
Bent t» Farview I mary  election to contest  any se-!
It was John«)n's fourth offense!'^'''^°"   "^   '^"^   "f   "'e   "»»"   t« •a  burglary and   larceny  charges succeed him. and   the   penitentiary   officials,   it     ^^   ^"   '>«*"'   eatimated   that   a
2^ salea  tax would  produce $100
million more than the $157 million
Fine said was needed in new taxes
to balance his budget, and which
budget  aince has  been  subjected
to  some  slashing.
Could Eliminate Some The difference  was  to b*, used
^s reported, sent him to Farview *" a oomplete mental examina¬ tion by tha trained staff at that tnatteutlon.
Whaa ths Farview staff advised •w Wyoming oounty court In Sep-  ««b»r that Johnaon was  eligible
tot discharge following tests and' minationj the proper order was
to make posiible the elimination alfned and Johnson "was "relearel.lf ''^^^^ n"i»f"''«-, taxes. e.,peclal- From the time of his release '^ ""T , l«t-re.sort taxes from Farview until his arrest in''^'^PP'"* °" '^^ y^"' *f° ^•''^" Wllkes-Barre Friday morning, Johnson had given authorities no reason for concern, Disirict At¬ torney Gardner aaid.
the  income  ta.x  was defeated.
It ia obviou.s. of course, that with all this extra money, the governor would be in an unusual position to help candidates favor¬ ed  by t.he state administration.
In spite of all this political background, leaders of the Hou«e still are confident the sales tax in some amount, will pass if only to prevent another year-long sea¬ sion like that of '51.
These    Ipaders    recognized    last
I week  thpy  had   not   done  a  good
District   Attorney   Gardner   saidj selling   job   and   have   since   been
tte  .layer   attempted   to   make   it! busy  trying  to  make  up  for  lost
appear the aged widow had hang-: time.
•d herself.   She was found with a j Srhool Tax Scare
length of lamp cord knotted around;    Of course, it is recognized that
her neck  and  the other end  tied; much was ,accomplished when the
to a banister of a .staircase. i throat wa.s sounded to pass those
Sg:. Rolbert L«tteer of the Tunk-j niulti-million   school' taxes   ba,ck
'Continued   on   Page   A-10)        on the municipalities if a big tax
(The Wyoming oounty prose- entor Is married to the former LouiM Pritchard, daughter of Mr. and Mr». Fred Pritchard of f*»pel street, Kuierne. The tather-ln-iaw han lieen identified ta pharmareutlral cirrles for ¦tan." years.)
did not win approval. That at least haa all the school directors of the stat* and the teachers pro¬ testing.
In tile meantime, the Miles tax situation remain, fluid.
"^So fluid," M.id one representa¬ tive, 'it is running all over Capitol Hill."
We Gives up Presidential Yacht, As 'Symbol of Needless Luxury'
AUGUSTA,  Ga.   President  Eis-j hard and fast as it can," enhower   yesterday   ordered    that'said.
Hagerty
the presidential yacht USS Wil Harnsburg be put into mothballs because it Is a "symbol of need¬ less luxury."
The announcement indicating that Mr, Eisenhower would be atrictly a landlubber in his spare
For Wounded Soldiers
The 200-foot-long ship, which has glass-enclosed shower*, air- conditioned cabins and window. tinted to keep down the glare, will be turned over to the Red Cross  until June to  run daytime
time was made during his golfing;excursions for wounded soldiers, vacation here by Press Secretary [Then it will join the Navy", iald- James C. Hagerty. |up fleet, for use in an emergency.
"The White House believes thej Mr. Eisenhower has uaed the wuiiamsburg is a symbol of need-j yacht only once as President. He mn luxury m a budget which the igave a luncheon aboard the ship aoniinistration is trying to eut a.s recently for vi.sitlng French gov¬ ernment leader, and took the party for a two-hour run on the Potomac.
The Navy waa ao hopeful the ' sident would continue to use .ae ship that it was put Into Norfolk Navy Yard for recondi¬ tioning laat March at a cost of $«0.000.
The Williamaburg had been the
delight o< Harry 8. Truman, who
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In Today's Issue
Sports       _ B J
Obituary ...i!!!I!."Z!"!!!!!]! A 10
Editorial      B—fi
Feature Pa»e ".."..I...!!, B—7
""••"'ed     B-ll
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Sides Tax Income
The 2 per cent bill, Introduced by Rep. EaH Hewitt, Indiana Re¬ publican, is estimated to produce $257,000,000 in the next two years.
This is $100,000,000 more than Gov. John S. Fine estimates will be needed to balance his $l,428,v 000,000 budget.
However, the 2 per cent plan is tied in with a proposal to elimi¬ nate several "nuisance" taxes passed in a hodge-podge program by the 1951 Legislature. If th?se levies are dropped, the State's tax "take" would be cut by .some $4.3,- 000,000. That would still give the CJovernor a cushion of about $47,- 000,000 more than the $157,000,000 extra he .'says he need-s.
And this doesn't take into aa- count around $19,000,000 worth of economies which House (jOP leaders have worked out and about $11,000,000 more-for a total of $30,000,000—which Senate Re¬ publicans have suggested
Up to now. GOP leader."! have shown an utter inability to lead. That's true even though they con¬ trol hoth Houses, numerically speaking.
One reason advanced by (jOP members for the tax jam-up is that Governor Fine has refused to come out for any specific tax. He says he wants $157,000,000 more—period; and leaves how to get it up to the Legislature.
STATE DEMOCRATS MEET IN HARRISBURG FOR POLICY TALKS
HARRISBURG - - State Demo¬ cratic leaders will meet in this Republican stronghold Tuesday to celebrate "Democratic Day" and participate in a aeries of policy meetings and organizational con¬ ferences.
Maurice Splain jr., atate chair¬ man, said the program will be capped by the annual Jefferson Day Dinner at «:30 in a down¬ town hotel. Gov. G. Mennen Wil lian. of Michigan will headline the apeakars' agenda, with Pitts bur«rh Mayor David L. Lawrence Mated to se»ve a<i toa»tma»tT.
U.S. MUST KEEP ON DISMISSAL ARMYINGERMMIS CALLED OFF
Tells Senators Russia Will Dominate If U.S. Withdraws
WASHINGTON — Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of Weat G«r- many has warned Senator, that American troop, must remain In CJermany for many years to pre¬ vent "the greatest danger con¬ ceivable to Europe"—Soviet dom¬ ination of the continent.
In a historic statement given to the Senate foreign relations committe April 9 and made public yesterday, Adenauer warned of Russian "Trojan horse" tactics should the Soviets agree to free elections throughout Germany
Withdrawal of American GI's from western (jermany, Adenauer said, would leave in the heart of Europe a powerful Russian "mag¬ net" which within 10 yeara would "attract all the other weak coun¬ tries" and place them under So¬ viet domination. Warns Against Proposal
He said the free worlcl should receive Russian peace feelers with "caution and distrust." He warned that the Soviet soon may propose free German elections with the proviso that Russian troops parti¬ cipate in occupation of the West German  Republic  thereafter. |
I think it would be a real Tro¬ jan horse if they were to link the merger of Germany, (to) the demand that aftur the election, Russian troops would also parti- ei"ate in the occiiDation of the federal public of CJermany . , . we cannot accept .such free elections if they are linked to the demand that Soviet Russian troops take part in the occupation of Ger¬ many," he said.
Sen.     Homer     Ferguson      (R-
Will Let Scientists Take Over Probe of Firing by Weeks
WAaHUNGTON — The Senate small buaineaa eommittee yeater day withdrew from the fight be¬ tween Secretary of Ommerce Sinclair Weeka and Dr. Allen V Aatin, "reprieved" director of the Bureau of Standards.
Clhairman Edward J. Thye (R- Minn.) called off the committee's scheduled Investigation, which was to have started on Wednesday, leaving qualified scientific au¬ thoritlea a clear field for decid¬ ing the merit, of AD-X2, a ator age battery "pep" fluid that was the key to the Week.-Aatln furore Weeks Backa Down
Weeks had forced Aatin*. realg- nation, claiming the bureau un- jusUy condemned AD-X2 u use¬ less. Late Friday, about eeven hour, befora Aatin'. firing waa to have been effective. Weeka did an about-face. Hs asked Aatin to stay on, until late Summer or Fall, while an Independent com¬ mittee from the National Acad emy of Sciences Investigate, the bureau's operationj.
Astin commented that the "pro fessional integrity of the bureau and my own integrity and com¬ petence have during recent weeks seemed to be in question. I am gratified that the secretary has seen fit to reassure me and the bureau on these particular points." Therefore, ho said, he would con¬ tinue to work during the Interim period.
He made a point of Weeks' promise that the Investigation by the scientists' committee "will specifically include laboratorj- and field testa relative to the 'bat
Mich.), asked what the resultsiter>- additive AD-X2. beside, go- would be if the Sovieta proposed I'nK '"to tJie function of the Bu- a consolidated Germanv with all ^eau of Standards as a vital foreign troops withdrawn. agency of the government.
I think the situation would be that if all troops were withdrawn from Germany, western and ea.st¬ ern troops, the Russians would keep their troops in Poland—ne'ar the German boundaries," Aden¬ auer replied. "The west would have—^that is to say America would have-^o withdraw its troops five to 10,000 kilometer.. That would imply, In my opinion, the greatest danger conceivable to Europe.
Chairman Chariea W. Tobey (R-N.H.) of the Senate commerce committee, which has Jurisdiction over the Bureau of Standards, said Weeks' reinstatement of As- tin Is the ending of the wbole thing—a very happy ending." Scientists Angry
Tobey's statement was optimls* tic. but the Federation of Ameri¬ can   Scientlats,   which   had   gone hurriedly  to  Astln'.   defense,   re- (Contlnued on Page A-10)
Departing OPS Officials Took $2 Million Leave Pay
WASHINGTON—Rep. H. R. Gross (R-Ia.) asserted yeater¬ day that former Price Chief Michael V. DiSalle and other ex- officials of the Office of Price Stabilisation have collected $2,070,000 in accumulated leave pay.
He aaid DiSalle got $1,869.
Gross, a member of the House civil service committee which is investigating "abuses" of the leave payment law, aald the OPS total may reach $3,000,000 before the agency I. finally liquidated.
Such payments have been made to officiala who piled up unuaed vacation time before leaving office. There is nothing Illegal about it but it haa been a topic of censure from President Eisenhower and other top Republlcana.
The Houae appropriation, committee di.cloMd previoualy that former high-ranking Truman adminiatratien offldals—-en- elusive   of   OPS  executives—had   collected   $709,8S».
it
A aevere spring atorm yeaterday dumped anow from Kansas toj Nerw York, touched off dust rtorma  over  the  Western   Plains!
and     Mnt     tamadoea     ahiatling;    TOKYO  SUNDAY — American] total  in  five months. 	
through the South. i Sabre   Jeta  ahot   down   18  MIGSi    Satare   Jeta   were   out   m   force
Record cold posed a serious last week for their best score In]Saturday but met no Russian- threat to spring crops and high'seven months While laaing onlyl built MIG. for the first time In wind, whipped up forest fires in | one Sabre in air combat. j three days.
the Southwest.
A steady rain fell throughout Wyoming Valley and the outly¬ ing districts yesterday and laat night, with snow falling in the mountains. Harvey's Lake re¬ ported a etendy ntnowfall, but ''mIfKiK of It was melting as it fell. The temperature hovered in the low 30's. Fog hampered driving In the mountain area.t
Some rain has been predicted for the aouth portion of the state for early today, with snow and strong winds in the north portion.
After hearing the bleak weather forecasts for today, the buslness-mlnded manager of the M!r\'lce station at Eaat Market and Biver streets, city, last night put out signs advertising antl-freeze, chains and snow tires.
• There   was   ao   much   snow   In Pennsylvania    that    youngsters gave  up base'ball  and  marbles to toss snowballs at robins.
Elsewhere, the weather aspects were more grim, and the weather waa blame.d for four deaths. Tomadoea In  Arkanwn     '
Tomadoe. atruek a score of town. In northeaatern Arkansas killing ten persona and Injuring about 200 others.
Tornado warnings were Issued for western and central Tennes¬ see and northern Alabama, with tornadic wind, reported near MemphSa.   Tenn.
The twisters in Arkansas caused widespread property damage. Highways were blocked with fallen trees and communications were disrupted. About 25 homes were damaged at Weiner, Ark. Other communities hit included (CJontlnued on Page A-10)
The   F-86s   probably   de«troy«d I Trying to Halt Afutault
four   more   MICJS   and   damaged!    Air  Force and  Marine  fighter-
five.
Three Sabres, two Thunderjets and one Shooting Star wera loat to "other causes" than air com¬ bat or ground fire. Three fighter- bombers were loat to Red anti¬ aircraft fire. Record Attacks
lumbers dropped 80,000 pounds of bombs on Communist staging areas near Porkchop Hill on the west central front in an effort to block further enemy assaults on the Chorwon Valley defeilse line- U. S, 7th Dlvislon^olTiceW esti¬ mated their troops  had  killed  or
The Air Force said its planes| wounded more than 1,000 Chinese also flew the highest number of!in two daya of fighting around missions against the CJommunistsithe Porkchop Hill area on the in any one week of the Koreantinvasion route to Seoul, war—7,790 sorties to surpass thej Infanto'men and artillery killed old mark of 7,720 set last October.,or wounded an estimated 543Com-
Night flying B-26 Invader bomb- munists in savage fighting Friday.
ers set a near record by blowing up 730 C!onununist supply trucks during the week ended yeaterday. It   was   the   highest   destruction
The Communists made another major effort to capture the hill Saturday and loat another 500 men.
Costs Skyrocketing
Posta/ Deficii Grows, Hints at Higher Rates
WASHINGTON — The coat ofimies, the most controversial of postal aervices continues to .ky- which waa a reduction to one-a- rocket and more new rate In-jday public delivery schedules, have crease,   may  be  in  .tore.
Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield told the American Society of Newspaper Editor, laat week that all ratea are under study. Post office solicitor Roas Rlzley said yeaterday the new ad¬ ministration is determined "wher¬ ever possible, to require every category of service to itself."
Valley Scene
Prominent Pbimouth mer¬ chant, driving 19iO model he ¦ugea to nm around town on huaineia, pulling into left lan* to pass car on Carey Avenue Bri/lge—to thow how old ve¬ hicle eould go—and running out of gai.
Comely eareer girl lamenting: "Som. of the kid* I u>«nt to high tehool with hav* kidt in high tehool."
Luzerne borough's poiij:e chief /sheltering himself, as h* direeta traffic, with a ladv'i umbrella.
Promirunt doctor out on roof of garag* untangling elothtt- Kn* of lingerie (his wife's).
Summerfield did not aay ao di¬ rectly, but there is at least a pos¬ sibility that the three-cent stamp may become more expensive. It is the only untouched survivor from the paat. All Others l'p
Every other poatal rate haa been raiaed at least once ainca World War n, and the three - cent stamp's companions — the penny postal card and the airmail stamp •—have increased from one - cent and a nickel, respectively, to two cents and six cents.
The other postal service to which the public most frequently avails itaelf, apecial delivery, haa been raised from 13 to 20 cents per letter.
Post   office   department   acono-
not bailed  the serviee out of the
red.
Increases Not Enough
Various rate increases since World War II have added $390,- 000,000 a year to departmental in¬ come, but its expenses have con¬ tinued to rise even fa.ster and it is operating now at a rate expected pay forjto produce a $630,000,000 deficit for this fiscal year ending June 30.
The Interstate Commerce Com¬ mission already has been asked to raise parcel post and other fourth-class rates.
Second-claaa rates, for news¬ papers and periodicals, have been Increaaed 20 per cent and an¬ other 10 per cent ia due next April 1.
Summerfield haa said the big¬ geat < deficit la on second-class mall.
Third-class rates, on circulars, advertising matter and the like, were raised last July and parcel post ratea were hiked by almost $100,000,000 a year in October, 1951.
Revenues thla fiscal year will amount to more than $2,150,000, 000 but expenses will be nearly $2,800,000,000,
Stokes Says Eisenfiower Sounds Mighty Challenge to Russians
WASHINGTON   —   Dwight   D. Eisenhower   haa   found   his   voice again.  It    can   be   a
JUDGE W. H. DITHRICH OF TftJ.T'^thl
world.
It can be a mighty voice If it can drown the carping, cavil- Ing voices — so )» many unfortu- nately   in   his
SUPERIOR COURT DIES
PITTSBURGH-^udge W. Heber Dithrich of the Pennsylvania Su¬ perior Court died Saturday in hi. home in auburban Coraopolis.
Although  suffering  a   lingering malady, the 68-year-old jurlat had aat with the court here the flrstown   party   and three daya of fchU week. jsome,  more   un-
Before aacending to  the  appel-jf o r unately, lafe   bench.   Judge   Dithrich   had strategically ait- served   as   Allegheny   county   so- uated in Congress, who have been licitor. a member of the state leg-1 pulling away from a great national Islature and judge of the Common tradition because It was identififed Plea. Court. iwith Democrat..
He   waa   appointed   to   the   Su-j    in  aeiiing   the  Initiative  boldly perior   Court   In   19«   by   fortner from   Soviet   Ruasia   and   putting (3ov. Edward Martin.   The follow-jth.   isau«  of  peace  In  the world tag November he waa elected to aj directly  up to the  new order  In grewor. full 10-year te-m. j.^,,.   Kremlin,   the   President   also'
THOS. L. STOKES
sounded a oall for unity among our people and In our Ckmgreaa In hU ringing addre.. here this week to the American Society of Ne^wa- paper Eklitors.
This is the hour on which th* whol* future may turn. Th* Presi¬ dent  recogniied' that  clearly. ' *       •       *
"Hiere were no Republicans or Democrats in hi. speech, no ref- erence to th* paat critically, no reference to the past except to connect himself with the high pur¬ poae that we all recognized in the war against Nazi tvranny, which h* led k> successfully in Europe, and in the creation of the United Nations for collective action to secure the peace and punish any agsreasor. We wero united there.
He looked to the future—united again  in common  purpoae.
For th* l)*neftt of the new ag- he marshalled the (Continued on Page A-10)