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TODAY'S FEATURES: (Hit? and weekly features of the fcvenlnf Gazelle bring to youf hofne the best in Ihe tvaj of columnists, feature writers and cartoonists. Glance at the daily column w-ork of fjetVut Mefcencie, Mat-low, Hob liomas, Drew Pearson and the weekly stint on outdoors by sassy ttass. and you will continue to rend then daily An Indiana County News flatter That Every Member of the Family VOLUME 48 NO. 178. FOURTEEN PAGES COVERING THE WORLD FROM THE COMMERCIAL CENTER OP WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 19487 TEDDY: "How Dry I Am" seems to the theme song in California and Nevada with those states beirtg hit by droughts fof the past Id- weeks.

TELEPHONE 500 501 FOUR CfiNTS frs ONE-THIRD OF SOFT COAL MINERS NATION QUIT WORK TODAY Continue Greek Aid -Marshall WASHINGTON, Mar. 15. of State Marshall told Senators today that if the United States stops aid to Greece the consequences will be "swift and tragic." Marshall testified for two! hours before the Senate For-! cign Relations Committee on gthe Administration's request "for $275,000,000 additional military aid for Greece and Turkey. Marshall said what he had to tell the Senators behind closed doors. But after the session the Committee released a statement he had given it.

In it, Marshall said that "serious it is, lhe Greek siluation is not "'without hope." But he warned: "The danger remains that the Communist-dominated countries of Europe will increase their pressure on Greece just as they have in other directions in Europe. It is the boast of the totalitarian leaders lhat Democracies are incapable of limely and decisive aclicrn. "Should we fail lo continue our the consequences would be "swift and tragic and they would not be confined to Greece." By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL, WASHINGTON, Mar. Safely through the Senate, the $5,300,000,000 European aid program raced a pause today toward quick challenges in the House.

1 The pressure for speed is bolster western Europe with billions against Communism and "collapse. And the House Foreign Affairs Committee is in-good shape to put on speed. While the Senate has been arguing and voting, the commiltee has been digging deeply inlo the whole foreign aid program. Now it is all set for a series of showdown lests. It assembled (10 A.

M. EST) for ils first official look at the Marshall Plan bill which the Burglars Fall To Crack eji 4 i4 i Know Safe In A Market Here Sunday Morning know ASenale passed 69 to 17 early yesterday morning. Tomorrow the policy making Republican Steering Committee meets to have a look itself, and to discuss strategy. Influential members see a possibility the Foreign Affairs Committee may okay a bill by Wednesday See CONTINUE (Continued on Page Six) H. B.

George, Prominent Locaf Woman, Dies Sun. Mrs. Margaret A. George, wife of Justice of the Peace Hiram B. George, of 301 South 3rd Street, Indiana, died at 7:28 a.

Sunday morning in her late home. The deceased was born April 16, at Diamondville, daughter of Joseph and Caroline (Grossman) Hines. She had been a resident in the community for 29 years prior to her death, spending her early life in Diamondville, The prominent Indiana woman is survived by her husband, three sons, seven daughters, two brothers, four sisters and fourteen grandchildren. They are: Sons: Chester, of Indiana, Rent Control Blocked By Would-be safecrackers failed in their attempts to open a safe in the A. P.

Super Market, East Philadelphia street, early yesterday morning. The safe reportedly contained about $2,300 in cash. The fact that burglars had attempted a robbery was not learned until 1:25 p. m. yesterday afternoon when the manager of the food- store, J.

R. Bracken, entered the store, according to Indiana Borough Police. Manager Bracken found the safe dial and outside ring had been removed with an acetylene torch al- thought the safe door was still in the locked position. The robbers, according to police, apparently were "scared away" by something because they left two large acetylene tanks, which they had been using, sitting beside the un-opened safe. Police said the men had climbed to the roof of the food store and had entered the building through a large air vent pipe on top of the roof.

The robbers then walked across the top of the store ceiling to the rear of the building where they smashed a hole in the ceiling and descended into the store room. Midnight what. Tlic deadline for filing final returns on your 1947 income lux and for filing estimates of 1948 income tax by those in the high- cr brackets is midnight tonight. Time will be up then not only for taxpayers using the withholding; system but for those who pay in quarterly installments on the basis of annual estimates. Remember, if you miss the deadline you are subject to a penally.

Given Light Sentence Pension Demand; 1,250 Out In Co. Once in the store room, the burg- lers broke open the rear door thru WASHINGTON, Mar. 15 The House Banking Committee split in three directions today on rent control. Blocs of Republicans and Democrats for diffeernt reasons assailed legislation approved by the committee. Present federal controls expire on March 31.

As the House was called to open debate Six committee Democratc filed a which they carried in their acety- 1 minority report that the bill would lene equipment. The safe is situated in a small mean decontrol in many localities with rent hikes as high as 50 per- glass-enclosed cashiers' counter and the safecrackers gathered up a supply of dirty coats and aprons and stacked them, up along the glass enclosure lo keep the bright light, from the acetylene torch, from showing within the store. A tub of water was standing nearby and apparently had been used to cool off the safe periodically when Ihe heal from the torch became too intense to work. Police said the men had probably entered the store in the early hours of the morning because Ihe slore had been open lale Saturday night and empolyees were around following closing time to -clean up the store. Neighboring residents were questioned by police but no one Deported anything unusual during the lime the store was believed to hf ve been entered.

The burglers did carry an unestimated amount of meat, groceries and cigarettes. The amount of "loot" would not be known until a check was made today, police said. The would-be safecrackers took the torch along with them but apparently left in too big a hurry to take the two large acetylen3 lanks along wilh Ihem. Borough Police said lhe men were probably "professional safecrackers" by lhe looks of lhe "clues" lefl behind. The investigation is being handled by local Ban Placed On Loyalty Reports WASHINGTON, MarT (A 3 Presiddnt Truman today ordered Federal agencies to turn down any requests from Congress or the courts for secret papers on loyally investigations of government em- from one burgh Coal Tailed to repor Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal company as not working.

The stitttf.es about 20 per cent of ported. Fire Damages Lucerne Home cent. Legality of the bill's "local option" power for rent control boards was questioned 1 Four committee Republicans presented "minority views" saying the renters know "politcal control over rents is wrong." They said removal of control would make available 2,000,000 more living quarters. The majority of the 27-member committee filed with the House its formal report explaining the measure and defending the "local oplion" provision. The Democrals levelled Iheir fire at this feature.

It would strip the federal officials of major powers and transfer to local rent boards the authority to raise rents or lift controls completely in their areas. The majority's report said: The local boards "will have lo live with the decisions they make and there should be no fear that Iheir decisions will not be entirely responsive to the needs of the people, particularly under the committee amendment which requires hearings, due notice thereof to affected parties, opportunily lo be heard, and adequale standards for the board's guidance." The four Republicans presenting "minority views" were Reps. Frederick C. Smith of Ohio, Buffett of Nebraska, Banta of Missouri, and Fletcher of California. They express ed fear that rent controls will lead to control of prices, wages, hours of work and "where you must work." They argued that under rent con- ployees.

He instructed agency chiefs lo refer any demand, including any subpoena "lo the office of the President for such response as the President may determine to be in the public interest in Ihe particular case." The order in effect backed up Secretary of. Commerce Harriman who has refused to give a House Committee papers dealing with the department's investigation of Dr. Edward U. Condon's loyalty. The House Un-American Activities Committee asked for the papers after a subcommittee reported that Condon had associated "knowingly or unknowingly' with suspected Russian spies.

Condon heads the National Bureau of Standards which deals with some of the government's top-secret inventions. As a result of Harriman's stand, Rep. McDowell (R-Pa) has proposed that Congress give its two lop officers power to compel any government agency to hand over secret papers. Charles G. Ross, Presidential Press Secretary, gave reporters copies of Mr.

Truman's order. The White House WASHINGTON. Mar. Maj. Gen.

Bennett E. Meyers today was sentenced lo 20 months to five years in prison. A federal jury convicted him last Friday on three counts of inducing a former business associate to lie under oath to a Senate committee. Judge Alexander HolUoff, when imposing sentence, said the 52-year- old retired general was guilty of a "very grave and serious offense." The maximum sentence he could have imposed was 30 years. Meyers stood orcct and apparently unmoved, as Judge told him; "Bennett E.

Meyers, it is the judgement of this court that you be imprisoned in an institution to be designated by the attorney general of the United States for a term of not less than 20 months and not more than 5 years." Meyers was immediately led from the court room by federal marshals. After the jury's verdict last week, attorneys for the wartime air- forces deputy purchasing chief had told the delegates thai Europe's announced they would appeal the has become aggravated lo- mines, of the Rochester and Pitts- work on the morning shift today, according to the The Ernest mine, Kent 1 ml 2 mine and the Kent No 4 Cleavage In Europe Widening mine were listed by the con- w.ix^ A 1111 UC 1 IS Led hree mines employ approximately 1,250 men and con- lie company coal tonnage production, the company re- The CBC-NYC Coal Companies were contacted this lorn mo; and reported that none of their mines were idle tjday. Hard Goaf Miners Remain On Job Ity A1KI. PARIS, Mar. 15- urosr lU-na-i European conference was ask-I PITTSBURGH, Mar.

than one-third of the nation's 400,000 soft; coal miners quit work today to support the demand of John L. Lewis for miner pensions. today and a An early tabulation showed more iled Mine Workers spokesman than 155,000 miners idle in eight "it doesn't look like there 1'OTTSVILLK, Mar. 'ermsylvnnia's hard coal inin- wcrc on I ho Jed today to include western Gci many in the- reconstruction plan for lstl JPI )n Ki: the continent. British Foreign Seerelan Ernest, Bevin made tin 1 proposal.

French Minister Georges Bidault verdict. HolUoff at that lime said he would not allow bond while the case was being appealed. Just belore HolUoff passed sentence, Robert T. Bushnell, attorney for Meyers, pleaded that the court consided Meyers' "outstanding" war record. Bushnell said: "I say the punishment this man has already gone being pilloried from coast to coast like a Benedict a punishment greater than it is in this court's power lo impose." The formal accusation against I Meyers was "subornation to perjury." He was charged with persuading Bleriot La mar re to lie lo Senate investigators and cover Meyers' wartime operation of a plane parts company from which the government alleged thai Meyers received day in a manner as fearsome as is unfortunate." "Europe has been reduced to I l(i nations here," Bidault -said.

as follows: West Virginia, rcaction" to the 1000; Kentucky, over Pennsyl- of sofl coal diggers. jvania. Illinois, Ohio, Frank Brennan, secTefar.y-treasur- Alabama, Indiana, er of District Uijl and Northumberland Counties 1 The U. S. Steel Corp.

reported itv east-central Pennsylvania, of its 14 Western Pennsylvania anthracite miners satisfied pifs were closed, with 7,000 miners the. administration of their jidle. The corporation expected its it.jw.,llare hind. It is a seuarute output would drop today lo independently of the hitn-'about 20,000 tons, or one-third of plan. il'lie soft coal walkout was in sup- French occupation officials in I 11 1 1 of UMW chief L.

Lewis' Germany announced thai German i lnnnc 's I(J1 miner pensions in the French flare fund. thai from the part in UK more than $150,000. the president of the Lamarre was company but later issued a statement saying there is "ample precedent" for the President's action. Fire, reportedly trol many persons than they need. occupy more overheated home of stove, John caused by an occured at the Jarmuszkiewcy, Lands In Jail It said: "Since the founding of the gov- House 211 at Lucerne at noon Saturday according to a report from Homer City Fire Chief, Ralph Wine- Stale Police he-re arrested Joseph man.

Damage was estimated at $150 by Chief Wineman. The ceilings, floor, ar one mattress were said to have of Stroudsburg, and Frank- been damaged by the flames. Cooperation by some youths in di- Joseph (Myra) rectir the fire-fighters to the scene of the blaze was a great aid to the Homer Cily firemen, Wineman said. Zayec, 37, of Walerman and lodged this morning. Zayec was charged with "assault and battery and surety of the peace" ernmenl Ihe Presidents of Ihe Unil- ed States have, from time to time, held information of various types lo be confidential, and have refused lo divulge or lo permit the divulgence of such information outside of the executive branch of the government." 7'he government cited what is said was President Washington's refusal in 1796 lo furnish Ihe House with a copy of Ihe inslruclions given American minislers who had nego- lialed a treaty with Great Britain.

Olher examples ciled: President Jefferson's refusal to later said lie was only a "dummy" for Meyers. Meyers arrived al Ihe court room 15 minutes before the time set for his sentencing. For the first time he seemed to lost some of that jaunty air kept throughout the Senate in- ivesligalion and during his trial. As he came up the court house I steps he kept his head clown. Much i of the old bounce seemed gone.

Meyers' pretty blonde wife, the former movie actress Ila Hay Curnett, was absent from Hie courtroom as her husband was sentenced. She also remained away during of hi.s three-week trial, but was ion hand when Ihe jury brought in verdict last week. Wrecks Tracks representatives will take cnce. Indications were would propose that Spain also be eluded Marshall Plan l'rv European recovery. Bevin announced a proposal "lhat i the Anglo-American and French zone (of Germany; i be fully associated with the work of our continuing "We must cooperate together or perish individually," he said.

Bevin called for a reduction of European trade barriers and action to promote social well confer-! Brennan (jointed out lhat while the soft coal contract says miners capacity. The Jones Laughlin Steel Corp reported all its Pennsylvania and West Virginia mines were closed, ancJ 4,600 miners idle. Republic was another sleel corporal-ion affected, with three mners cc, ree thai Portugal work as long as they are Pennsylvania mines down. The out" on "everything possible European economic and being." He promised the conference nations wilh overseas territories "will have a special contribution to make." He added thai "Europe, in turn, can contribute to the economic success in these overseas territories." On in's suggestion, the delegates decided on two full afternoon sessions, today and tomorrow. The permanent "committee of officials" is' lU and able," there is no such in pact.

County Fire Draws Companies Five out of eleven Indiana County vilunteer fire companies showed lough interest in selling up a fire prevention program within the conn t.y by attending a meeting here yes- afternoon. Eleven tire companies received nritten invitations to attend this meeting in an effort to set up an educational fire prevention program Indiana County. Indiana, Blairs- vile, Homer City, Cherry Tree and JVlarion Center fire companies were to meel tomorrow morning and possibly wind up its work Wednesday. Bevin, as chairman, was al the See CI.KAVAGK (Continued on Page Six) Motorists May Use New HAHHISBURG, Mar. 15-- Pennsylvania motorists may use hhoir 1048 license plates today if they desire.

The meeting was called at the sug- gestion of the Red Cross due to t)iei a Way Iflii'Kc number of disastrous fires Vfitliin the county since last December. The Her! Cross said there has been 13 such fires since thai leaving 73 people homeless. The meeting yesterday was in charge of James Jack, Indiana Boro- Fire Chief. Also present were tyuroiiKh Chief of Police John Q'Mara and Burgess James H. Mal- jput of steel company-owned, pits is used in making for steel" i.ulls.

y. i-cial loo, whose production is sold on the open markets, began to close. The giant Pills- burgh Coul Company reported at least nine of its mines closed. The owners of some independent mines expected the movement lo spread. Miners said the walkouts backed up demand of Lewis, president of for $100 pensions for miners.

Two hundred and- ten miners reported this morning to a Frick pit at nearby Bridgeville but returned home. The firm's mine at Muse, a few miles distant, did not open. The Bridgeville pit produces about 1,800 tons daily; the Muse operation about 5,000 tons. The Bridgeville diggers milled around the mine lamp house but made no attempt to obtain their working lights. Then as one of the miners "threw his water" the traditional of a work stoppage in which the miner pours his clay's supply of drinking water on the men walked- away toward their See SUI'POKT (Continued on Page Six) Plans wore proved by the lin, of Indiana, Pa.

Daughters: Mrs. Donahue, Philadelphia; Mrs. Esther G. Woodring, Indiana; Mrs. Leta G.

Carnahan, Fort Meade, Miss Margaret I. George, Philadelphia; Mrs. David (Clara) Conrath, Indiana; Mrs. Ed. (Luvena) Koonlz, Indiana, and Mrs.

Howard B. (Arlen) Reese, Bloomfield, Pa. Brolhers: Christ A. Hines, Indiana 'and Roy A. Hines, Indiana.

Sislers: Mrs. William Sickenberger, Indiana; Mrs. Millie Pueblo, Mrs. Clara Bluefield, W. and Mrs.

George Heimel, Coudersporl, Pa. The deceased was a member of the Chrislian and Missionary Alliance Church. Friends will be received at the according lo the docket. County Sheriff's Aaron Burr. Presidenl Monroe's refusal in 1825 See BAN PLACED (Continued on Page Six) formulated and iip- roup present for a Program, on the communities where ing, 7 p.

m. Important business to be transacted. President. 180x Woman Pacifist Protests Use of Income Tax For War Eight Hurt In Building Blast I MT. UNION, Mar.

jAn explosion wrecked the basement and first floor of a three-story brick here late Saturday, causing idamage unofficially estimated at $50,000. i -Mr ic i. Eight persons were under hospital fi' P3y Ul6 ther 34 6 today for injuries Kinler, 1" that aU right With me in the blast in lhe boiler room of I So she paid only 65.4 per cent of her'she said. "I'm perfectly willing to the Appleby building in this llunt- il947 federal income tax today. to jail.

I'll never pay any more Countv town. Mrs. Urie, white-haired widow of money for war. career Navy officer, figures the 1 Mrs. Urie describes herself as "a jrest of her tax was earmarked for Quaker, a Pacifist, a social workers military expenses.

iand a white haired very Robinson Funeral Home in Indiana a hristian musl hence-, aged widow, at Arthritis after 7:30 p. m. tonight refuse to contribule in any her in bed of the time way to mamtainine thp CUMBERLAND, Mar. 1 hoped to restore! at 1 uc background (County Fire Prevention him ui the Indiana County Jail early aUow two members of his cabinet traffic today after a freight train and yellow figures must to supply documents at the trial ofjpileup blocked both tracks on the-'played effective April but lhei rui al Baltimore Ohio main line be- motor code permits ihei'r use Iween Cumberland and Councils-! March 15. i ville Pa The 1947 plates, which aic Fourteen cars in three trams ive until April 1, have yellow back- i were derailed yesterday but there and blue re- were no serious injuries to of the 1U4U plates.

officials estimated damage Wreck Sat. At Blacklick A automobile week Saturday be dis-1 vitn being placed on the cvem resulted in the arrest of facilities Russel Brown of Greensburg R. on Ijor fire fighting are not equal lo On a eharge of "failure" to drive to the right side of the road," Moreau and Sons Employees Local Union No. 144. Special meeting, March 17.

Pealer build at $80,000. They said an eastbound i St UHI Dance, Meadowbrook. freight hit the caboose of a coal Tues Mar lfi "-'2. I70x train. The deisel engine of the' freight fell inlo cars of a train passing on another track.

Three crewmen on the deisel jumped to safety. Traffic was rerouted over the Western Maryland Railway tracks to Mc-yersdale, Pa. See the new big of bags. Snyder's Hosiery 179 1 jingdon County town. Hospital Reunion day), where services will be held IV to imalni institution now, but years ago she was an a.s- Wednesday, March 17 1948 at 1-30 War Wr te Presldent rrl sociate of Jane Addams in Chicago's p.

m. The Rev, Roy H. Burchell man a lhe lnternal Revenue De- famed Hull House. the Paltment Its the Principle that's important Besides, she added, the atom to me," she added. "Obediance to makes war a "final criminal government authority can not be that 1 unlimited, mo-1 Mrs.

Urie didn't keep the 34.6 per fAt Washington, the Internal Rev- will ofieiate with interment in Oakland Cemetery, Indiana, Pa hereby given fm'ictc Hrtvma fact Ff i "oiwniiJJC4.iii'-iiJciii\LV- ji ough limits of Marion Center willi War tax She sent the mone en said the law prevented public be apprehended and prosecuted ac-i to four Pacifist organigzations discussion of any individual tax cording to law. Signed H. R. one of them matter. One spokesman, however tern, Bmgess.

178x and enclosed her contribution re- commented: I Guthrie's Welding Service, phone ceipls with lhe tax return. (-It's our job to collect taxes ac- 411. to 3-15 i "If they want to send me 0 jail cording to the law as ELIZABETH, X. Mar. Mrs.

John Banyasz and Mrs. Swen Swenson became friends on Christmas Day, 1946. They occupied adjoining beds in the maternity section of the Elizabeth General Hospital. Thai friendship blossomed anew today. Both women were back in the same for the same reason- Office closed Tuesday Wednesday.

Hiram B. George. Members of lhe American Legion Auxiliary Unit 493, Homer City, will at the Fire Hall at 7 p. m. to pay respects to the late Mrs.

1C. S. Kunkle. Russian Says War Talk Just "Craiy" NEW YORK, Mar. Loinakin, Soviet Consul General here, says talk of war between the United States and Russia is "a crazy idea" and "hysteria." Leaving La Guardia Field yesterday from Stockholm en route lo for a vacation, he said "we Russians do not believe in war.

and do not want war. We want about war talk, he dedaix-u "it is impossible. It must not be. ,11 js hysteria. The people do not I want it US Policy Toward Russia Has Swung to Opposite Pole By JOHN M.

jJlUii'rOWJKU lo be stud.Miig ways lo back- WASH1NGTON, Mar. 15- American economic aid to West- American policy toward Ru.ssiu has'prn Europe wilh strong political act- been by the So- (on and possibly military lc i.s-to al.no.st the opposite- pule The President's military Indent Pr, of Dei.ise Forrest. mier Slahn at Potsdam two and a the ton Hnrl spy Jdna stt half years ago. 'have been meeting 2 on a charge those within the county boroughs. The meeting was held in the Indi- according to Slate Police of the Municipal Building.

ana substation. The collision oc- i curred in Blacklick at 8:00 p. on Sri- Williams Barber Shop ad Route 119. (m )a 4 17fi Police said (he car driven by Brown crashed into a vehicle driven by Mary Ann Wilkerson, of Indiana, causing an estimated damage of $185 to her car and $15 to his own. Brown requested an immediate hearing and was ordered by a local Justice of the Peace to pay a fine and costs, police said.

'Arthur Backers To Meet Mar. 27 CHICAGO, Mar. The chief executive came home from that historic Ameritan meeting The ihrce powers "are now more than ever bound h.gother lion to achieve a ju-t and last- peace." Today (lie 1 Call 350. Williams Bwrber only, except i days. Shop.

Salur- 182-x aumit Ins faith in eventual world is somewhat shaken ahhoush he still believes peace is attainable. He has committed the United States lo oppose the spread of Communism anywhere. To that end the State Department group Presidential Douglas Mac- ct air Arthur announced yesterday that a in Key West, national conference will be held dett-niiine exactly how the March 27 in Milwaukee. Warren Wright, Chicago banker recently named national president of the Mai-Arthur for President fhe Marshall Plan for European re- Clufas said amo 8 those atte di the conference yesterday was Reo. fovery thrtnigh the U-yislative mill a speedup schedule.

Secretary pj a to pniieci forces event of a war Congressional should operate in leaders are pulling Van Zandt peace: delay action of Stale Marshall has cautioned, that 1 Square Dance, nu-h beyond Tlk Mar. 16. Dancing 9-12. Wx Ricupero's. to 3-31 month's end might strengthen the 1 Fish-N-Chips, 50c.

Communist bid for power in Italy at the April 1 18 elections there. Square Dance, From outside the government, btit.Tues., Mar. 16. Dancing 9-12. See US POLICY (Continued on Page Si,).