Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 1

Last City Edition COLDER Chester area: Partly cloudy, windy and cold this utter noon. Fair and colder touight. Thursday, pur lly cloudy and colder Basketball The 'MiMa is on. Sec pare 24, Covers Delaware County First Dally Leased Wire Reports of Unlte'd Press (UP) International News Service (INS) and Acme Telephoto PRICE, FIVE CENTS 76TII YEAR No. 23,142 32 PAGES CHESTER, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1951 Editorial Ex Convict Got Passport to Europe 48 County Men May Oppose Hours After He Talked to Caudle; Tax HarmbnyDeal Puts Linwood Under McClure Weber Replaced By Mellirig as Township Leader Alex D.

Melling vice esi Loyalty Bill Local Legislators Prober Demands McGrath's Ouster Voice Objections to Phases of Measure dent of Lower. Chichester Harrisburg elaware NasterWon Linwood) Township Commissioners, is the new Republi County's four members in the An alarming drop in'holi day season giving to the Salvation Army has local officials of that organization worried. Despite higher wages and profits during the year, the $8000 quota which the 'Army' seeks for Christmas giving in the Chester area is lagging seriously. For instance collections in the business area kettles totaled $98 on Monday. A year ago on the corresponding date they were $300.

And Christmas is less than 'two weeks away. The cause is worthy. As Clarence L. Conner, chairman of the Salvation Army Board said: "There is a real 3 Ex Revenue Men on Coast can leaaei inecumuuuituy it was learned today. house were leaning toward oppositjon.

to the Pechan Lovaltv Oath Bill on Tues Favor While rlav as the controversial On Parole Are Indicted Recognition of it is understood, is part of a harmony deal whereby: the dominant independent Republican faction will join forces wifh r.ViP. sn rnllp.d Regular Re measure again was amended and placed in a position for final' vote. Rep. Louis Bloom, cnester, arid Rep. William C.

Leonard, Yea don, said they see no reason why public employes should object to Truman Planning 'Drastic Action' AsN Scandals Widen By United Press Byrnes Says Justice Dept. Head Should Be Replaced Immediately By REX CHAXEY Washington (UP) Bert taxing a loyalty oam. nowever, thev are not in favor ot supple publican organization headed by John J. McClure. Melling replaces Verne J.

Weber, former tax However, Weber' Is to retain his job as an! auditor In the county controller's office at' Media Melling also has been slated for the position of county real estate assessor in District 1, which covers The government, goaded mentary provisions of the bill with K. Naster, ex convict and ac its nrocedures lor mincing, cnarges hv an ancrrv president, cused rjarticirjant a S5Q0 cracked down, today with against persons 'alleged to be guilty of subversive practices, they (000 tax shakedown, said to more indictments in the wid satisfaction in giving and that satisfaction is even greater during the holiday season." Won't you try it? ening Internal Revenue scan day he got a passport to go ito Europe within 48 hours Ren. James N. Robertson, of Marcus Hook, Trainer, "and Lin MRS. JANE GROW Kings.

'Army' Bell. Media, also said: he believes a A San Francisco grand loyalty oath is. in but he is: after he talked, to T. L.amar Caudle about it. mm jury indicted three' former $2425 job has been vacant since the.

resignation of Thomas Navin, of. Marcus Hook," several concerned about tne doctrine oi "reasonable doubt" in the bill. Un iMi Pi HhhH mm Internal Revenue oitcials, on Dr. J. G.

Vail Dies in India; der this doctrine, which has been charges of conspiring to de months When Limvood umveld hv the United States Su fraud the Government. preme Court, a public employe Naster was on parole at the time. He said it was early this year. He pleaded guilty in Chicago to income tax evasion in 1946 and served about 20 months of a five year 'sen Active in Friends Work organize next month, Melling will he elected president. He'll succeed A siisDended Brooklyn dep could be removed from his job if there is "reasonable doubt" about uty Internal Revenue collec Gus Chew, who man i election this year.

his; loyalty. Dr. James G. Vail. 65, died of a heart attack in Delhi, India, where as in charee of the Friends International Center.

tence, Rep. Kobert J. Clendening said tor was indicted on cnarges of bribe taking His death, according to word received here, is believed to have Naster told a house waya Tuesday that he had not made up his mind about the bill, and in A Linwood resident about 35 years, Melling is employed at American Viscose Corp. is the father of three children. VT'THE TAX SCANDAL PROBE in Washington, Attorney General J.

Howard McGrath (right) tells the legislators that he still occurred Tuesday, although there is some uncertainty on this, point due and means subcommittee in lQ'a nour difference in time between tnis country ana inaia. tended to wait and read it in its1 likes ousted T. Lamar Caudle "immensely' He added that he approved the tier's acceptance of a 5000 commission in airplane crackiDg down on delinquent taxpayers tinder the pressure from top level 'Officials in Washington. finally amended form. The.

body will be cremated India, the family said. Linwood has been the scene of bitter. Republican primary fights for the past decade. A breach de vestigating tax scandals. about his suceess in obtaining a' passport after Rep.

John Byrnes, R. Amendments Rejected Dr: Vail, widely known chemical There were these other de'velop ale alter he was assured no person connected wun a leaersi ras involved. Pictured with LlcGrath is Assistant Attorney General Joseph Duggan, (International Soundphoto) Amendments to the bill which engineer and a retired vice would have removed the veloped party ranks in 1342 when an independent faction sup oorted Ed Martin for governor 1. Internal Revenue Commissioner dent of Philadelphia Quartz Co. lived 502 Front Media.

able doubt" provision, and the tee member, demanded the immediate replacement of Attorney General J. Howard machinery for. removing from their He and his wife, former Ruth John B. Dunlap said the crackdown on tax evading racketeers has more than doubled the number of tax Sen. Haluska Ousted jobs persons charged with disloyal against the organization choice, the late U.

S. Sen. James Davis. were VDtect down lues Russell, sailed lor India last Aug. 28 oh 'his newest work with American Friends Service Committee.

ua fraud rases sent to The jusuce ue Bvrnes charged that McGrath, duced. by Rep. Aioert s. Keaomger, pa.itiirey who testified before the: house" tax Administered Relief It was. learned that' the hide pendent Republicans retain control of locar political affairs, but will support the county ticket of the McClure organization.

As Minority Whip Democrat, of Berts County. "ye was investigators Tuesday, either cannot It. was a return trip. Dr. Vail as The loyalty oath was retained oy bends ibi Agent or will not provide proper direction of T.Foreign Service bee 2.

Attorney General J. Howard Times Legislative Bureau McGrath announced he. has sent ot the Justice department. Truman Conference Harrisburg; Sen. John J.

Haluska was stripped today tion of AFSC had administered relief program in India in 1944. the Readmger amendments, but subversives were defined. The four Delaware County representatives voted for the amendments as they were rejected by three votes. Lon FBI aeent to San Francisco of his post as Democratic minority "whip as an aftermath, of Bvrnes' demand coincided with Couple Celebrates 73d edding Anniversary the bnberv chances ne nunea mesaay investigate tax scandals there, and soon win name a "special assistant" to relieve XS. S.

Attorney Chauncy active lnAFSC. ms" wok with the committee spanned three decades. In 1520 he assisted with the', Quaker' child feeding program the statement of Democratic Np. (tional Chairman Frank. McKirmey Democratic minority named Jera.nK.

Republican Falrvlew, Utah (UP) Mr. and to take "drastic action" to clean, up Tramutqlo of all cases. He said W. Ruth, as successor to: the Cambria tjounty leg ments to. the bill were.

passed by a voice vote only scattered in en i He i Mrs. Peter. Peterson of I believed to, be. Utah's oldest couple; he lelfc it inadvisable" to allow islator. Tramutolo to "handte tax cases be today celebrated their 73rd wedding that President Truman is preparea the government.

Mr. Truman's plans may be disclosed at a presidential news conference at 10.30 Sen. John H. Dent of West more objections. Tn agreeing: to the amendments, which would provide country mayjs rei ukees'and in the course of his work was arrested by Hitler's ot the dispute between land, one of Haluska' targets in anniversary.

Both arc: 91 vears old. Sen. Ferguson charged with disloyal ac Gestapo. the special senate patronagebrib tion: with copies Nine of their 16 children are livr Tramutolo and assistant U. S.

Attorney Charles O'Gara about giving grand jury evidence about alleged corruption in the San Prancisco In m. EST Thursday, Mr. Truman recently fired Caudle A taciturn man, JJr. yau and permit them to appear with ery hearing', told colleagues: counsel, several members of the lng. Other descendants include 51 grandchildren, 114 great grand? children and 10 great great, grand Urges Hoover 'I would like to announce to the "talked them out of He was as assistant attorney general in charge of the, Justice Department's.

said would oppose terna' Revenue onice. senate that 1 am still the minority 'Prjames vail, "ANoble Life. Ends 1 Turn to Page 2, Number 1 the measure it comes up lor interna! revenue bureau children. leader. disclosed that 113 officials and em tax division, aaciunney.

that, more fixings or forced. resignar lions may be' in the 1 final vote. White, Anisden Present ployes have been ousted this year far For Probe Post Washington "(ENS) Senator Fer Declaring: he held "no malice toward anyone," Haluska 'announced he would seek another term. Dr. Gilbert White, president of "disciplinary reasons.

4. Dunlap said he will push fu Haverford and Robert did what I thought was a public Naster testified that Frank Nathan, promotor gambler friend, of Turn to Page 2, Number 7 guson, urged President Amsaen principal ot. swarthmore Turn to Page 2, Number ture prosecutions tax fraud cases! regardless the defendant's health. 5. Democratic national chairman Truman today to put FBI Chief J.

i hool 'it mi a large delegation of persons at the capital to work for: defeat of the. Pechan Edgar Hoover charge of an investigation oE corruption communism in government. Frank E. McKinney emerged from UN Offers Reds 3 Major White House conference to an Officers and members of state nounce that.President Truman feels he has been "sold down the river by veterans' organizations also! Ferguson, a skilled investigator and member of the seriate anti Concessions; All Rejected some disloyal" government employes subversive committee, said that: crowded the capitol corridors, urging passage oE the measure. While the loyalty oath bill is and will take "drastic action" soon Hoover's appointment "would do to clean up his administration.

lot" toward attaining Mr. tt Panmonjom, Korea. (UP) The United Nations warned tonight that the communists may try to hold back "sizeable numbers'? of captured. Allied soldiers from any exchange of war prisoners.1 man's reported objective of ready for final vote the house, it hadn't been decided late" Tues "clean" government. day whether final vote would be U.

S. Treasury Balance 1 New Labels to Ease the Christmas Jam A UN command communique said the Reds for the second! taken today, or whether the Washington (INS) Treasury bal sure would be held over until next straight day refused in a subcom The president, he added, might order the Justice Department to have grand juries, study Hoover's I evidence, with special prosecutors! the UN believes, and any bulk discharge would give the Reds ari unfair advantage if hostilities should week. In any event, if the house mittee meeting even to provide a approves the bill, it will have to serving case cases ance Dec. 10 internal revenue 54,085,313.93. Customs receipts 514,800,702.66.

Receipts $13,272,722,655. Expenditures 827,06437.104. affecting depart Allles agxee to reiease aU 120,000 be returned to the senate lor con mcnt personnel i resumed. The communists also rejected in currence in the house amend more communist war prisoners. The communique ominously New.

Christmas Mailing 'Timesaver' Tried by J0 Ferguson' said such an 'inquiry1 should include any subversives in another subcommittee a seven "The TJN command is concerned' government as as the more spectacular scandals. He declared: point UN compromise proposal on policing an Truthful Man WexlerHeld For Court on Fraud Charge that premature agreement on a new "timesaver" this yes postoffice is trying bulk exchange of prisoners before "I hope that all the other scandals which rightly shock the people Christmas rusn. adequate data is avauaoie couia re Chester letter carriers today oe The UN offered the Reds three major concessions neutral instead of joint UN communist observer teams to check for armistice vio will not lull" them into a sense of Convicts Self In Media Court the reverse side of the strip suit in sizeable numbers not being! mail early aavice ana sup recovered. security against communist penetration of the government." Uvered from door to door red and white labels designed to speed up delivery of Chrr tmas mail if the plemental mailing instructions. The UN demanded that the pris lations, withdrawal of UN forces "a Chester shirtmaker was held in $500 bail for court Tuesday There is also a message to the oners be exchanged only on a' man from coastal islands north of the public will cooperate, Lawrence public signed "postmaster," which LAST MINUTE HEWS Tax Approval Harrisburg (OP) A Senate House conference committee today approved unanimously the compromise tax program designed to raise $113,000,000 during the next two years.

Mired1 in Detail' Pittsburgh (liT) Company sourccs said today that contract Filiberto Trulli, 61, Is a religious Democratic National Chairman Frank E. McKinney predicted after a White House meeting Tuesday is umu a nnai peace cease iire line, and the right to re Conner acttng Chester post night on a charge of false pre tensions and fraudulent represen umurie i.o exisLing air 'ft' settlement has heen reached. The. communists hold fewer than half For 29 years he has made his You can help expedite your master announced. Christmas card senders arc field.

that Mr. Truman will take "dras Turn to Page 2, Number Christmas cards if you will sep as many prisoners as the Allies, obtained a total 'S702 unemploy Concessions Rejected ord of the Scriptures. Taking the arate those for local delivery from asked to separate their cards into two stacks one for local delivery and one for oui or town delivery. Chinese Mai. Gen.

Hsieh Fantr ment compensation to which they were not entitled. verses from the Bible, he has put said the concessions were not suf them on siqns he has made and those for out of town delivery and arrange them so that the addresses all face' one way. They may then 125 FBI Agents Searching Each stack is to be tied together has put the signs around where he At a hearing before Alderman Albert Berman, Chester 4th ward. Louts Wexler, president of Louis with a label on top to indicate ficient. He objected to Allied demands for continuation of the American troops rotation program.

be tied in bundles with one of the thought people would read mem. He lives in an Upper Darby land whether it is for local or out oi town delivery. labels on the reverse side being placed on top of each bundle to negotiations bclivecn the CIO Unilcd Steel workers and V. S. Steel arc "mired in a.

mass of Woods for Cop Killer markthe tabernacle that looks Wexler a Sons, 15th and crosoy, did not testify. George W. Mosser, an investiga neutral air reconnaissance over all Korea during a truce, and a ban on new airport construction." indicate whether or not delivery is involved." The labels are two by three Inches each in perforated strips of four. Those on wnite paper with te a lighthouse on Marshall road SSth street. On Oct.

5. the Upper Darby po EUicott City. Md. More than 125 FBI agents, state troopers and local police prowled yard by yard througn a thick forest today in a tor for the Bureau of Employment Sorting Big Job lice arrested Trulli and charged shoot to kill hunt for George F. Ross, 2 yearr0ld ex convict sougnt lor Both subcommittees will meet again at 11 a.

m. Thursday (9 p. mt, today EST). red type read "all for local delivery." The "all for out of town him with molesting an cight year Conner said the greatest part of the work in handling Christmas the. murder of a Cleveland policeman.

The searchers were aided by and Jnemployment Compensation, stated that the week before July; 4, Wexler told his employes to take a weed's vacation as there was no work. However, he indicated old boy who had wandered up the Rear Adm. R. E. Libby, chief UN Torn Tac 2, Number 6 steps of the tabernacle.

The boy three helicopters and two planes jIate truesday. All empty first aid1 delegate on the prisoner of war subcommittee, bitterly accused the and Detective Walter J. Lyster ot detail." Unified Army Strasbourg (INS1 Six West European nations today reported agreement in principle on merging tlicir forces under a supranational authority and attaching: the unified army to General Eisenhower's Atlantic Fact command. The six foreign ministers of France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Upper Darby testified Tuesday at I as they set out at ciawn. su leet apart, to slash through the five klt carby indicated that Ross mile square area of woods and might have been wounded in a tangled, waist high underbrush gun battle with EUicott City Police Media that Trulli had made some Will Directs That Money aeas at Wednesday's session or refusing to follow "civilized rules oZ In handling the question.

Indecent remarks to the child. where their quarry was believed Turn to Tage 2, Number 2 He charges that the communists Chief Russell E. Moxley Monday night. I trapped and perhaps wounded. Can't Be Spent for Liquor were flouting the Geneva convention by holding out.

the. number The 40 FBI agents. 40 state pa Steals Aid Kit A will containing the unique provision that no money derived fro Moxley exchanged shots with in shopping and names of UN prisoners, refusing to disclose, the location of prison the estate be spent fpr intoxicating beverages was fiied for probate at Luxembourg failed, however, to resolve nil their differences. trolmen and more than 45 local and county officers in Maryland's greatest manhunt were warned to use extreme caution and to shoot Ross aftei surprising him sleeping Media Tuesday. camps, and barring International stolen car near a gas station.

will was left by a former Ross escaped and later stole the aea cross representatives Irom the camps. txtrcmely dangerous' fugi daughter, Barbara Brown, the will directs. She also is to get Haviland first blanket Irom secretary of welfare, Mrs. Ettic Grace Nichols McCauley. who lived her cas station nearby.

Authorities alerted police china which was a wedding fift to Mrs. McCauley in 1900. Ross is wanted for the slaying County Gets $16 Refund on $3468 Job Delaware County Commission ers have received a $16 check from Harrisburg, representing the state's share in the cost ot preparing and sending out 40 military and veterans ballots in the primary election a project which cost mc county $3468. The check represents 40 cents per ballot sent out to military camps and veterans' hospitals. Of the 40, 27 were returned.

While no reimbursement has been received for the general election, the county spent $2400 for 28 ballots mailed out. The high cost to the county is In Today's in Bowling Green, jNether Baltimore, Washington and other last Saturday Cleveland Traffic! The daughter, Ruth McC. B. nearby cities to cover sources of Officer Forney L. Haas, who ap It directs "prayerfully that no Clyde, an only child, will inherit narcotics.

Koss is a known aacuct, and it was believed he might go parently had stopped him lor Allen Patterns 21 wine, beer or liquor of any kind be purchased with monies re an estate estimated at $18,000, including $8000 in realty. minor traific violation. Cleveland Amusements 27 Pearson all out to obtain drugs if ne officials believed Ross lured Haas ceived from this aged to elude the searchers. Irregularities Detroit (INS) An investigator for a house committee charged today that the Detroit Ordnance Tank Automotive granted contracts to at least 54 companies lacking both capital and plant facilittcs. 45 Crashes Langlcy Airforce Base, Va.

(INS) An Airforce 45 with three officers aboard crashed intn Chesapeake Bay today while try in sr to make a landing with two Bedtime Story 9 Pcgler Comics 26 Radio 27 Mrs, Mccauiey died Oct. 9. The will of Richard C. Sellers. The woods wnere Ross into a rooming house to show him his identification credentials, and Mrs.

McCauley, who was a of the cabinet of Gov. John S. who lived at 133 Ogdcn Swarth thought to be hiding, is 12 miles west of Baltimore and about 35 then shot the patrolman and stole Fisher from 1927. to 1031, left most1 Turn to Page 2s Number i lus revolver. miles from Washington.

The scar faced Ross fled with Cleveland authorities definitely of her estate to a daughter. RiiiST to Granddaughter. A diamond and sapphire ring, given by employes of the depart Cross. Puzzle 27 lilts el Deaths 24.2$ Horoscope 23 Television 27. Tn Service 8 Times Files Johnson 27 Tucker (t Marriage Lie.

10 Women's 10, Movie Clock .27 Word a. Day llphon CtwtUr 3 Today's Chuckle because groups of ballots must be printed for the various muni established Ross identity from nn Henry C. Angell, a fellow ex convict. However, authorities were gerprints on a flashlight found cipalities even though there is with a bloodstained handkerchief Ross was alone In tha woods. The trouble is that when success turns a man's head, it.

doesn't wring his ncck'at the same time. I merit and inscribed "Secretary of noi request, for Uiem. and blanket in the forest near here 1 Turn to Page 2, Number 3 of its four engines out. is to go to grart i.