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I 1 SOUTH: CAROLINA OF S. LIBRARY FOUR DECADES warmer in COVERING AIKEN FOR Fair Tuesday, COUNTY NEWS Aiken Standard FILE COPY WEA and Re 400 DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AIKEN AND AIKEN COUNTY noon. UNITED PRESS NEWS TELEPHOTO PICTURES PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY UNITED FEATURES COMiCS DAILY Be A co Eighty-Fourth Year THE JOURNAL AND ESTABLISHED 1869 REVIEN Aiken, South Carolina, Tuesday, Eisenhower Prepares To Meet MacArthur snow Blankets New England SNOWS COVERS NEW -A wrecker winches out an overturned unto from a clitch in Hanover, New Hampshire. Northern New England began to restore power and commmmications in wake of a 18-inch snow himket that loft tell of ten Telephoto.

Salvation Army Urges Cooperation In Helping Needy The Salvation Army. under the supervision of Lieut. F. C. Smith, Aiken county desires to meet.

The needs unfortunalo Cam-; ilies this Christmas. In order to accomplish Chis aim Lieut. Smith needs the cooperation of all other agencies who plan to aid families at this time. He is requesting that all other agencies cheek names with his list. as Army has a large mumber of ncedy families on their list and They would not.

watt. to duplicate any baskets and possibly omit. other worthy cases. Lieut. Smith may be reached at telephone 9-6611 or al.

The Sal4 vation Army headquarters on 308 Sumter Street. Miami Shivers: In Record Cold Wave MIAMI. Dre. 13 (U.P) Danger111LS frost was predicted for Florida's orange-heavy groves tonight the coldest weather of the season put the deep South 'in the deep freeze and Miamians 611 beldom-scen topcoats. Traces of snow were reported as Far south as the Gull Coast in Alabama and Northwest Florida.

res dropped 10 the low the shout the Southland except. for peninsular Florida. Bul even in Miami it dropped In 46 and to a sun-hungry tourist. not. to mention the perpetuadly warmed.

natives, that is cold. A chill northwest wind whipped the city all day and Miami streets were full of lupeuated Christmas shoppers. Many of the coats were (y moth-eaten berause Miamian: buy them not more than once in 10 years. Open air hamburger 20110 orange juice stands dropped cur1ains around their sidewalk trances with a cutaway door for customers. HARDEST WORK WISHINGTON.

Dee. 15 Prodident Truman was quoted today, as saying the hardest work (is life was duo as a ant' in the Fort. Sill. artilery school in World War J. SHOPPING DAYS LEFT THAT REMINOS ME I GOT XMAS SHOPPING, TO Do! FIGHT TO BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS December 16, 1952 THE AIKEN STANDARD ESTABLISHED 1925 Long Robes and Bare Feet LONG: ROBES AND BARE FEET- Visiting firemen, members: of a religious sect in.

Ventura. California, chat with Chicago line fighters. who are dressed in more conventional garh. during itspection of local firefighting facilities. Visitors said thee fiuht oil and forest fires in long roles and bare feet.

(LUOR: Brother Claudius: Harry Hughes; Don Prills and Krishna Vrola. Telephoto. Supplies To Far East Air Force To Be Stepped Up By Ike TOKYO. Dre. 16 (U.P.P President -eleet Dwight chower, who declared upon return from Korea that supply problems of serious proportions exist in the war zoor.

has promised the Far East air forces to spare no effort in providing "everything you need." it was disclosed today. Eisenhower indicated in a mosSage to Gen. 0. P. Weyland, mander 01 the Far East Air Forces.

that gl the supply problems he reterred 10. involved the United Nations' relentless air ollensive against the Communist-. Primary purpose at the: dent-elect's message, dated 7, apparently was to thank Wesland tor close postection supplied him while in the war com and 119 thank the Fahter pilots assigned to guard Eisenhower during bi, there das visit. b.isenhower Intl the Sir Force i commander 11 tor opportunist to hear sour i view, on: the Korean situations "Yon 1103 sure. he winte.

no effort will 13 ur members 8113 in got you people in Far La-1 everything you need. The President waid upon Trival in Now York Sunday that "certain problems of supply hate reached rather serious propot which require varly corrections. Conferences in South Korean capital of Somal In Army. Navy and Var Force in Cho lax Eat U. S.

Will Resume Talks When Peiping Accepts UN Terms The North Koreaus, to whom the U. N. peace offer also was addressed, have not yet replied to the N. but there was little doubt here that the answer from Pyongyang also would be "no." The State Department's contment on Peiping's rejection was followed quickly by French statement calling the Chinese Red stand "destructive of Red demand for "peace al any price." "Thus the have again rejected peace in' Korea." the U. S.

said. It added: "The U. S. government real'firms its determination to continue to fulfill its responsibilities in Korea. The U.

N. command remains ready to meet again with the Commpist negotiators al Panmunjoni whenever they accept the proposals contained in U.N. resolution or any of the other numerous proposals which have to them by the U. N. command, or whenever they advance constructive proposals of their own which could lead to an honorable armisLice.

"However, there can be no COMpromise with the basic humanitarian principles contained in the resotation of the General Assembly "Until the Communists accept. Ibese basic U.N. principles, the U. $. government cannot Scu what useful purpose will be served by having the U.

N. propose to the Communists still other plans for "The implementing these proposals. responsibility for whother there shall peace in Korea clearly lies with the Chinese Communists and the North Korea authorities and their supporters." The French Statement said: "The French delegation considU''S the Peiping reply as entirely negative and, for the time being. anyway, destructive of hope. "11.

calls on the U. N. to accept peace any price. the price in this case being the abandonment. of all elementary human cration towards those among the prisoners who think they know what their late will.

la: if they are forcibly repatriated. In fael. calls on the U. N. to accept a Inmanitarian bankruptey." It became clear earlier in the day that.

unless an emergency siLuation arises, the U. N. will shun lany follow-up moves on Korea until after Eisenhower is in office. This prospect was clearly outlined when the powerful steering commitlee agreed unanimously to Assembly as planned on for before Dec. 23.

MRS, FRANKLIN DIES Mrs. Elizabeth Cox Franklin. 43. died sesterday in the Aiken County hospital. Funeral services will be hold this afternoon at 4:15 p.

m. at the Gand Hope Baptist church conducted by the pastor. Rev. (. I.

McClanes. Interment will be: in the churelward cemetery. Mrs. Franklin was ft native of Augusta, Ga. but had lived the greater part of tar life in Aiken county.

Her death came after an: illness of only a few days. l'albrarers will br B. Cox. Hasting Owen. George Seiglor and Dunbar Road.

Surviving arr her husband. (olpie Franklin: three daughters. Mrs. Betty Iran Page. Goverville, Miss Alberta Franklin.

Vancluse, Aliss Delores RED 1. Aiken: fasr sons. Ernest Franklin. Bath: Otis Franklin, Clearwater, and Robbie and Milledge Franklin of RED I. Aiken.

and our Eugene Franklin. uf Tampa. Fla. PAINS, Dec. 15 (U.P)-.-Gen.

Balthow R. Rilgway told the North; Atlantic Treaty Council today that so-called paper divisions were more like 35 divisions. and would give little trouble 10 any massive Russian sweep against. Western Europe. The supreme commander.

said bluntly that his forces still are woefully weak. and urged council to speed the approval of bix plans 10 build up the NATO defenses At the same time the council disclosed that in a sweeping move toward the use of common armis 52 military items had been approved as standard equipment. ineluding the battle-tested British Centurian tank. Forty cabinet ministers of the 14 nations in NATO opened a conterence handicapped by the lack of representation of Dwigtu 1). incoming aci.

ministration. Sveretary ol' State! Dean Acheson headed the U. S. delegation. The council meetings were secrel.

but summaries of the proceed-! ings were amade available 10eD. Ridgway keynoted the confer. ence with a grim warning that the West could afford 110 relaxation in rearmament. He said some of his "about divisions -the NATO goal for the end of 1952- were incapable of real resistence. i some would nearl more than a month to mobilize, and some ed were i and underIfe emphasized the need for quick approval of the program for base building in 195: 50.

1131. valuable time 2101 ho Inst in construction el air fields. depots and other installalions. Unless strenuous effort is! made 10 provide 9 steady supply of equipment and reserves, the forces under his command do little about any major Soviet move. Ridgnay told the council.

LIST Says Those Not Alarmed By Red Menace Are Crazy today WASHAGTON. Dee. 15 (UP) President Truman said to-! much BE the substance of these ami freedom of opinion. to el. that ancone not alarmed by Red tyranny is stupid or 10 dens.

these rights is and 1 1 For all that. be said, the historic but warned that "hysteria" 111 coulel destroy the Papers have not bren abandoned. worst than dangerous," 200 01 freedoms the nation is fighting to preserve. and are not going to be abandoned. alisolatoly fatal In Irbotly Ascos entpel (REP' el 14 Mr.

Truman spoke at dedicating permanent Gov. Albert N. Carvel ol' Dela- iThe esternal threat to liberty. 15001 .11341 shrine at the National Archives Building for the nation's ware, whose state was the first. should not drisetes into .1 M.

11. HEW three treasured documents -the Declaration ol Indepen- to ratify Win my Bal home. would tie 9038 live Constitution, called the roll of the 48 states in the ordence the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. der of their ratilication or their who want the But he fie said 110 ideals of immian admission to the union. wont 10 regulate matters of the Mat tie: Lanza meter atop which the documents bym- Justice Fred M.

Vinson As each state was called. its flag mind and spirit are like men who don it- heritage human Breedota. and other liberty bolize 110W are challenged by dignitaries. took place in the build. was tarried down the aisle by are so afraid of bring murdered "We know more than our fore.

"Communist tyranny" from with- ing where the shrine was built 10 servicewoman to take its place that they commit suicide to avoid! fathers did about the 011 and from within by fearful protect the documents for 1,000 along the walls of the exhibition at popular libert3 S1 said. "Heave men who could suppress freetlom years. hall in which the documents will Mr. Truman said there are justi- it should he coxer. not barter.

of speech and thought in the name Vinson warned that the free- be displayed. liable grounds footing alarm" user for us to preserve the spirit of too ol' righting communism. domis guaranteed by 400 documents "If they are not SiT tito threat of international republic. not in a marbie shrine. "For us to embrace the methods are "neither self-sustaining nor he said.

"they would be no better but in human and morals of communism in order than mommies in their glass case "The Dian who isn't alarmed The three are exhito defeat Communist aggression occasion," he "we land they would in time become simply doesn't understand the bited together tor the lime would be a moral disaster worse suffered factional selfishness idols whose worship would be in a uation-or he's br said. on an altar like that can be than any physical catastrophe," end intemperate. irresponsibility. grim mockery of the true "But alarm is one thing and nys- lowered after exhibiting inthe President said. Goaded by impatience, we have The President conceded "there teria another.

Oysteria impels pen- 10 huge, bomb-prool subterraneThe ceremony, attended by Chief I been sometimes wont to cast aside fare dangers in religious freedom ple to destroy the very things they 211 vault. THE SOUTH CAROLINA, GAZAITI ESTABLISHED Vol. No. 84 No. 24 Ground Work Laid For Early Meeting NEW YORK, Dec.

15-(UP) President elect held top-level staff conferences on his trip to Korea the groundwork for a dramatic meeting with Gen. Arthur, who has offered the new administration a inite solution" to the war. It was announced officially that the meeting held today, but there were indications Eisenhower tomorrow with his one-time commanding officer. It generals' first face-to-face meeting since they mot in World News In Brief GOP TO BACK UP CAMPAIGN CHARCES OF CORRUPTION WASHINGTON. Dec.

15 (U.P.) Republicans in Congress are drait. ing plans. tor a dozen investiga-; lions to back, up their campaign charges that communism and corruption tainted Truman acministration. The Republicans said today they expect to be ready to start firing questions at a host of witnesses as 60011 35 the new Gop-controlled Congress meets Jan. 3.

They have 'heen waiting years for the oppor-. tunity. Republican party leaders have promised they will leave 110 stone that might. conceal a scandal or fatall. in recent Demucratic administrations.

NEW PLASTIC LAND MINE TO BE SENT TO KOREA WASHINGTON. Dee: 15 (U.P.) A newly developed plastic land mine, so small it the can be will carried be the: palm of hand, sent. 10 UN combat troops in Korea soon. the Army said today. The mine weighs only four bud a half ounces but the Army said cause as much damage as 1116 nine-pound anti-personnel mines used in World War IT.

l1 is much cheaper. too. costing $2.60 as compared to more than $.1: for the old cast-iron models. The Army said the new mine, powerful enough to blow the font olt anyone stepping on cannot be located by mine detectors because of its non-nictallie construetion. The light weight.

small size. and untral color of the new mine makes it possible 10 lay quickly an invisible mine. field, the Army -Hirt lIN. TURNER'S THIRD MARRIAGE ENDS IN DIVORCE CARSON CITY. Der.

15 1.3, Time ran out today on Lana Theme's "this is forever' Ir timplate'1ycoon Henry .1. Topping. Charging mental cruelty. the star of to moive "The Merry Widow woni a divorce fram1 the in a 10 minute court baring. The divorce.

her third. ended 3 mariage bygon in April. 1918 when blonde actress whispered "this is to Topping as he Dipped a wedding band on her hunger in at lollywood's most affairs. NSA BREAKS I0-DAY FREEZE ON WAGE HIKES WASHINGTON. Dre.

15 (U.P.I ret italized 14 2 quackly disposed soda: ot ::001 a backlog of 12.000 re- to for approval of pa. 10-clav freeze on 1. fronomse. Stainlizer Roger 1.. put the federal wage conBani program bark into operation despite an industrs He i-.

order siring 1110 1 public members of the old wage hoped motority over isn ol wage controls. PANO AND TV GUILTY AND SUGGESTIVE MATERIAL. ON A1: :31. 6 Bop dr Pl. ch minter chance steered :1 industry WASHINGTON.

Dre. 1. 'UP. investigators sand that radio and television of Broadca-ting 3111 opposed any at this time. ting on a six-months inol radio and TV.

it Commerce sathsand 11:0 industry 15 pal progress up programs 210l granted further 10 what il new Republican. 83rd Congress should continuing check on the progress. BOARD ORDERS VINCENT'S DISMISSAL WASHINGTON. Dee. 15 RU.Pi President Truman's Loyalty Rewww Board ruled today as' there the.

is doubt" 19. i loyalty of carver diplomat John is Vincent. The review hoard recommended flatly that Vincent be fired. Laid Eisenhower today to lay Douglas and def- DONALD ORR WINS PUPPY Donald. Orr wax the winner of honcy-colored cocker spanicI al White's of Aiken Saturday evening.

Donald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Orr of Columbia Road. A crowd of approximately 300 people were present to see the presenttation of the puppy by Santa Claus.

Lt. Chavous Is Killed In Action In a telephone conversation yesferday morning with this newspaper, the Defense Department in Washington made notification of the death, ol' First Lieutenant Edward D. Charous. son of Mr. and.

Mrs. Dugar G. Chavous of Route Aiken. The department stated that It. Chavous iost his life in action in the Korean conflict.

Ridgway Says Forces Are Woefully Weak was not to be might confer will be the Tokyo more than sis vears ago. Eisenhower returned from his 22.000-mile. 15-dby trip to the Korcan front lines yesterday and was back at work at 8:35 a.m. today in his "42nd Street White House." the Commodore Hotel. He several visitors then spent much of the afternoon going over information he had gathered during his trip.

James C. Hagerty. Eisenhower's press secretary. said there was no Eisenhower MacArthur meeting planned today. and that he hoped to be able to announce.

details of tIre plans for the conference betore it comes off. Eisenhower plunged into the work of knitting his administration together and blue-printing his program aimed at inducing the Communists to make peace in Korea. Ito also turned to the subject of European unity at a luncheon meting with John Foster Dulles, who will be his secretary of state, and Joho J. McCloy, who resigned in August. after three years as U.

S. high commissioner for Germany. "We talked about steps which might be taken in the, general sitnation relating to European uni13. MeCloy said after the lunchcon. "it's a subject in which all three nt us have been interested and engaged for many years." McCloy said the question of unwas "discussed thoroughly and length" but that there were no articular references to foreign aid or German rearmament.

Earlier. Eisenkower conferred with Haroid E. Stassen, who will he his director for the mutual security program. who sald would be "premature" to discuss "amounts" of foreign aid under the new administration. Eisenhower had several other appointments with top members or his coming administration, and then went Into "staff ticin to prepare for the meeting with MacArthur.

MacArthur. former Far Eastern conmanter audi once Eisenhower's superior officer, announced in a speech here Dee. 5 be had a 1-w solution for the Korean war ani indicated he would be willing to it with the presidentelect. Mac Arthur told Eisenhower his had not been sought oftrialis since he returned from Tokyo in the spring of 1951. The last tune be saw Eisenhower was 111 19-Hi.

when Eisenhower, then chief of staff. visited MacArthur's Tokyo command. Hi-School To Present Xmas Cantata The Aiken Lie school concert band and chorus will present. its annual Christmas Cantata Thorsday night al. 8:15 a1 the Aiken 1112h school auditorium.

Both groups are under the direction of Williams T. Slaughter. The mmmbers on tie program will include: A Merry Christmas. Childrens Prayer. and Sleigh Ride by the band.

Chorus numbers: Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee, 1.0, low A Rose E'er Blouming. Carol of the Russian Children. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Bambino. a solo by Billie Jo Blanton: Christ God Rest Yon Merry Gentlemen: No: Candle Was There And No and fols Night with soprano soloist Gail Sloan. 'The concluding will he (wistmas Fantasy with co band and chores.

RESCCERS FIGHT GALE TO SAVE SIT1P'S (11:1 LEGHORN. Hals. Dee. 15 -besene workers hatted full gale and crashing seas tonight in a desperate effort to rescue 37 In American clinging Hie severed stern of a U. S.

Navy supply ship which split in two on a reef 100 yards off shore before dawn today. Three the aboard the Grommet Roofer had i born mauled ashore on swaying breeches buoy line stretched tennously over the waves 10 flaspole ashore. The remaining officers and men were muddied on stern half oi the ship which was kept above water only 11s the jagged rocks of the of Livorno Iteof on which the vessel broke its back. brought. the problems 10 the Sourres close to Eisenhower that the supply shortagos included Pigler plan 3 2101 hoj.

ticopters. A Far East Air. Force -pot. nenied. however.

that any tighter plane shortage existed ital planes new' were 1: lout due to lack ol replan or In releasing to his Wes said "in spite 137 pat olalets created -43 A 15.1 0: 1.:0 President-elect. our Dir against the enemy continued 6111 a full seat. his plished so and! Is while within range 'airerall and tribute 10 on am cirms al ah. Candi forces ubich provided -re urus tor the party." bed Into Santa Kore, allot tak-ott to return to The States, Who Firit. GIrL p.ate.

4.1 inter W.ALTER JOUNSON. S. 5. The Walter Selenal 'm 51 John: V. dist church aali hold a Chet Unas at 7.15 Iri Decent 17 (heeli Sri St urged to attend Reservists To Be Reactivated in Aiken 11 re-erve officers in Aiken and area bave beet notewed 1al the Aiken Chapter.

Bette Association of to Lasted States will be al a meeting to be beld. in Sikon Building at 8:80 11: tonight. December 16th, 19.02 Through the efforts of ColoStrom Thurmond, who is for 11. the South Carolina ere Officers Association, and Com: hi: C'. Lott, of Granknown reserve offiin the liken area has received a carl regarding this mecting.

nonever. since there is a intl officer newly located this might have been or that tase known admight have been changed, th. pol.de being pubiished. The will be held in conjunction 1. rezular d.it period of Staltion Complement tai Aiken.

ones for tie Aiken Chapter pit riveted and organization plans matio the meeting 10 be not on Tuesday evening. Colonel Thurmond will be present to as-sI in getting the organization 'started and to welcome the offi' cors 01 Aiken area into the Aiken Chapter. Officers of all the spores are eligible for membership, and it is hoped that enough Air. Forre. Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard reserve officers will ho present to give the Aiken Chapter a good representation all of the services,.