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HOME OF ATKINSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY THE LUDINGTON DAILY NEWS An Independent Newspaper Serving Mason County and Surrounding Area WEATHER: Cloudy and Mild Tonight. Sunday Cloudy, Rain p.m. VOLUME NO. 62, NO. 76 LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, FEB.

2, 1952 PRICE FIVE CENTS Bulletins YOUTH SENTENCED ANN ARBOR, Daniel Myers, 18, of Ypsilanti, was sentenced today to senre one to ten years in southern Michigan prison for armed assault with intent to rob a nurse. The youth was convicted Friday by a circuit court jury in the slugging- of the nurse here last Sept. 11. He displayed no emotion when the sentence was pronounced by Judge Edward A. Westin, of Benton Harbor who presided at the trial.

1 KILLED, 4 MISSING IN MINE GREENSBURG, explosion ripped through a coal mine near here today, leaving one miner dead and five missing. Four miners were rescued by their companions who fought their way to safety through choking gas. Three of the injured are in serious but not critical condition. State Police Lt. J.

F. Maroney said 65 men were in the Carpentertown no. 2 mine of the Carpentertown Coal and Coke company when the blast let go. It was at least three hours before the injured were rescued. Richard E.

Maize, Pennsylvania secretary of mines who was week-ending at his home in nearby Uniontown, 'hurried to the scene to direct rescue operations. Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter PUNXSUTAWNEY, Don't burn the long woolies, boys and girls, here's six more weeks of winter coming, according to the seer of Gobbler's Knob. The Punxsutawney groundhog issued this bulletin shortly after sunrise: "At 7:52 a.m. (eastern standard time) the groundhog came out, saw his shadow and crawled back into his burrow, indicating six more weeks of Dr Frank A. Lorenzo, the portly 73-year-old doctor who heads the groundhog club pounded his fur-lined mittens together and commented: "It's just as we've always said.

This is the seer of seers. This is the only groundhog who knows a shadow when he sees one." State to Disburse $19,882,440 of Tax LANSING The state prepared today to distribute $19,882,440 to local units of government as their share of the sales tax diversion for the last quarter of 1951. Of the total, the municipalities will receive $9,939,954 and the school districts $9,942,486. Auditor General John B. Martin said the payment to cities, villages and townships would be on the basis of $1.56 per capita.

The distribution to the schools will be on the basis of $6.68 per census child. Moke Your Own Change Plan Working Fine YONKERS, N.Y., The Central National bank says its honor change-making system has worked so well that it has doubled the kitty from $5 to $10. The bank on Wednesday started letting people make their own change from a bin of coins in the lobby. Nobody watched, and users were on their honor not to cheat. Friday Bank President Gerald S.

Couzens said the risk has been "doubled" because "people are of proven honesty." He also said the larger kitty does not have to be filled as often as the $5 one. Loses 4 Children in Violent Deaths WARWICK, N.Y., Ten- year-old Jean Langlitz fell through ice in a small pond Friday and drowned fourth and last of John Langlitz's children to die violently. In recent years, the other three children died in a fall down a well, an automobile accident, and in action in Korea. NO FIRE DAMAGE Ludington firemen were called at noon today to the Mogens Larsen home, 806 East Melendy street, when grease in a pan caught fire on the stove. No damage resulted from the blaze.

The Weather (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast) Lower Michigan Partly cloudy and mild tonight. Sunday cloudy with rain at night. Highest temperature one year ago today, 11; lowest, 0.

Highest temperature this date since 1872, 51 In lowest, -5 In 1881. The sun seta today at 5:47 p.m. and rifies Sunday nt 7:44 a.m. The moon sets Sunday 2:00 a.m. and rises Sunday at 11:26 a.m.

Temperature at the U. S. observation station for 24 hours ending at 12 noon: Maximum 38, minimum 32. York civic leader Newbold Morris (left) chats with Attorney General J. Howard McGrath at Washington following his appointment as special assistant Attorney General and assignment to the task of housecleaning the administration.

McG-rath said Morris will be given a "free hand." (international Soundphoto) Bitter GOP Fight Looms in Primary OPEN SUNDAY 9 A. M. TO 1 P. M. PRAEDEL'S SUPERETTE 310 S.

Washington Ave. Groceries, Meats, Produce By JACK I. GREEN LANSING, The Republican leadership in Michigan fears a vicious and intemperate primary fight for the governorship which will hang over into the general election campaign and injure the party's standard-bearer. It suspected beforehand that a contest between Secretary of State Fred M. Alger and Lt.

Gov. William C. Vandenberg might prove a dirty scrap and they were not disappointed when the bell rang for'the first round. Thus, they looked askance at opening Vandenberg: "I have no personal fortune to spend in a gubernatorial campaign, but I have never believed that the governorship, Michigan's highest office, was for sale." To the professional politicians that was a crack at Alger's wealth and his wealthy friends who presumably will be willing to lay it on the line to see their associated elected governor. Back came Alger, in reply to Vandenberg's announcement, and said grumpily that "I naturally regretted Lieutenant Governor Vandenberg's announcement, because I had hoped that for- once we would present a united front to the electorate.

However, he knows in his own mind what he believes to be best for the party and for the state, and it is his privilege to be a candidate if he so desires." There! How's that for a nice friendly, high-toned start to an hitra-party campaign. The G.O.P. high command reportedly is laboring directly and indirectly with each to avoid opening wounds which won't heal before the November election. And it can be assumed that both Alger and Vandenberg will take that advice to hearty- because both are good Republicans and both want to see their party win. But they are going to have to put a gag-rein on their followers, too.

Vandenberg's friends now are trotting around with a sympathetic smile and saying: "Freddie's a nice guy, but of course he's going to try and buy the election, you know." And Alger's friends are mm'- Rescues Skater Despite Brace NORTH HAVEN, Boy Scout Danny Holt, 13, did his good deed for the day Friday by helping to rescue a young skater who broke through the ice of a pond. Danny is a polio victim, and still wears a brace on his left leg. But he didn't let that stop him when he saw Edward Ashby, 11, struggling in the water. The crippled youngster, a New Haven Journal-Courier newsboy, crawled on the ice to a point where, by stretching out flat and extending his arms, he could support the younger boy. hr other boys, Ronald Martindale and Walter Jensen, both 13, and Clinton Avrill, 14, then pulled them both to safety.

WE'RE MOVING lo 212 W. LUDINGTON AVE. We'll open as soon as we can. QUINN'S "For Children's Things" muring sorrowfully: "Bill's a nice old guy. Did you know he is 68 years old? And of course, he's just another Luren Dickinson at heart." And they are whispering other things which wouldn't look good in family in a libel suit, either.

The professional politicians comment that If it starts out this way it'll be really dirty by the end of the campaign, whether it be next June or next September. The boys are shooting for big stakes this year. They feel their best chance in years is 1952 when- they hope, to have the help of a strong presidential nominee and they think they feel a groundswell running against the Truman administration. They feel that the Michigan Republican party has been too long without a popularly-elected leader, that another two years out of office' may seriously cripple it and that the man who is elected this year can just about write his own ticket for the future. Behind each candidate are forces, new forces, splinter-groups, soreheads and bright think this is the year of the band wagon and they want to be aboard.

They'll do just about anything to make sure their man is, driving the their opening maneuvers are any yardstick. Allied Lines Bomb Targets; Losses Listed BY MILO FAENETI SEOUL, planes bombed and strafed allied front line troops in central Korea about noon today, a U. N. command officer said. The officer was unable to say whether the aircraft were communist or allied planes.

Possibly as many as six propeller-driven planes took part in two separate attacks near Kum- song. the officer said, and three South Koreans were slightly wounded. Kumsong is approximately 70 miles northeast of Seoul and 27 miles north of parallel 38. Eighteen American Sabre jets damaged three red MIG jets in a 30-minute battle with 50 MIGS over northwest Korea Saturday. The sky fight, ranging from 40,000 down to 30,000 feet, was fought over a 40-mile area near Sinuiju.

The Fifth Air Force made no report of any Sabre losses. Pilots credited with damaging MIGS in the Sinuiju action were Maj. Zane S. Amell, East Lansing, Capt. Kenneth D.

Critchfield, Columbia, and Lt. Ernest F. Neubert, Brooklyn, N. Y. Altogether, allied planes reported sighting 130 MIGS during the day.

including 30 this afternoon which declined to fight. Earlier, a flight of Sabres sighted about 50 MIGS and exchanged firing passes but made no damage claims. On the ground, a tank-supported allied patrol clashed briefly Saturday with reds on the central front in an other- WILL FIGHT Attorneys for former OSS officer Aldo Icardi (above) of Pittsburgh have announced he will fight extradi- iion to Italy. Icardi and a fellow soldier are accused of murdering iheir commanding officer be- the German lines in Italy during World war II. (International Soundphoto) headquarters engaged a red wise quiet war.

Eighth Army said the patrol platoon northwest of Kumwha at 7:11 a. m. and later was reinforced by tanks. The allied infantry elements withdrew at 8:45 a. m.

under cover of the tank fire. There was no report of any major ground action Saturday. Fifth Air Force said it lost 14 warplanes in the week ended below the seven- day record. Thirteen were destroyed by improving red ground fire. The 14th, a crashed after a Sabre jet mechanical failure.

During the same week, allied jej destroyed one Mrp and damaged two. There were no allied losses in air As "operation strangle'' passed the five and one-half month mark, the weekly summary listed these new claims: Rail cuts in 478 places, destruction or damage to one locomotive, 45 boxcars, 505 vehicles, one ammunition dump, one supply dump, one bridge and supply and factory buildings. Warns Dog Owners to Keep Pets Tied Ludington dog owners were warned today by the city dog warden, Arthur Lange, to keep their dogs tied or in pens due to many complaints being received in his department. Those who fail to comply be prosecuted, Mr. Lange said.

Drivers, Truckers Urged to Mediate (By The Associated Press) drivers in 11 other central The federal government sta tes were at work under a new moved today to settle a strike by some 16,000 AFL truck drivers which has tied up highway shipping in 12 southern and midwest states. At the same time, truck operations in Chicago, one of the nation's largest truck terminals, were virtually halted by a walkout of 4,000 AFL dock workers. Wages In Question Wages were the chief issue in both walkouts by the truckers and dockmen, both members of the AFL teamsters union. The dock workers strike against terminal operators was termed unauthorized by union leaders. Thousands of tons of greight, mostly non-perishable, were tied up as a result of the strikes, both in their second day.

In Washington, Cyrus S. Ching, federal mediation chief, called peace meetings in Memphis Sunday in an attempt to reach agreement hi the tieup in 11 Southern states. Federal mediators also were attempting to end the truckers' walkout in Ohio and the dock strike in Chicago. Ching, in separate messages to union and management officials, said that prolonging "the dispute will vitally affect the domestic economy and our own defense efforts." "In the public interest," Ching said, "I urge both sides to resume negotiations immediately and. make every effort to seek a prompt solution of the controversy." Ching asked southern state management and union leaders to meet with a three-man federal mediation panel on Sunday morning, and southwestern state union and management representatives to meet Sunday afternoon.

16,000 Idle Some 13,000 drivers are on strike in the 11 southern states, while about 3,000 drivers working for the Ohio Over-the-Roiad contract. A federal conciliator said the Ohio association will continue further negotiations in Columbus. Southern states hit by the strike are Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas; Kentucky Lousiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. A union official in Chicago expressed belief that an agreement closely patterned after the midwest terms wil be considered in the negotiations between southern operators and the unions' southeast and southwest drivers' councils. Allies Reject Reds' Limited Inspection Enemy Silent on Work Plea Roomer Kills, Wounds Women DETROIT Police said a 44-year-old grandmother was shot to death early today and tier daughter wounded in both legs in an argument with a drunken roomer.

Mrs. Harriet Schoeneman was dead on arrival at a hospital with chest and arm wounds. Her Joyce Jaworski, eight-month-old daughter, Mrs. mother of an baby, was in serious condition. The roomer, Arthur Wolf, 45, was held on a murder charge.

Police said the argument started after Wolf returned from a neighborhood bar and awakened Mrs. Jaworski's daughter, Carolyn, who has been ill. Mrs. Jaworski said her mother slapped Wolf and he fell to the floor, his nose bleeding. "He jumped up and ran to his room, yelling 'I'm going to fix she told police.

He came back waving a pistol, pointed at mother and fired Set in '51 on State Roads LANSING, The year 1951 was Michigan's most disastrous year on the highways, the state police said today. And December was a fitting climax to the year, racking up a record 19,892 accidents. Accidents, injuries, casualties, car registrations, numbers of licensed drivers and mileage driven all broke records. The police said the toll for the year was 1,646 deaths, 47,856 injuries and 174,808 accidents. Deaths rose three percent over 1950, injuries six percent and accidents nine percent.

However, the death rate of 7.1 per 100 million miles of travel was a record low. In 1950, the rate was 7.2. Motorists drove 23 billion miles during the year on Michigan roads, the police said, an in crease of one billion. 4 Dogs Trained to Aid Watchmen CHICAGO Four German shepherd dogs, after intensive training, have been placed on duty as night watchmen at the Marshall Field Co. warehouse.

The dogs make regular patrols of the big building and even punch all-clear signals by pressing a foot pedal with their front paws at each post on the beat. When the pedal is pressed, a bell rings above the dog and the "all-clear" signal flashes on the central control board. The dogs provide protection for the two-legged watchmen and also save them nine miles of walking each night. They have been trained to sound emergencies by barking at any sign of fire. Three more dogs are being trained for duty as night watchmen.

Reds Fail to Name Neutral Nations for Inspections By ROBERT B. TUCKMAX MUNSAN, Korea Allied negotiators today rejected a communist proposal to restrict behind-the-line inspections during a Korean truce to three communist and three U. N. ports of entry. "Entirely inadequate," said a U.

N. staff officer. The allies have proposed inspections at 12 ports of entry on each side. Col. Don O.

Darrow, senior allied staff officer, said the whole problem still is under study. He gave no hint whether the allies might agree to inspections at fewer than 12 points behind the red lines. For the second straight day, the reds did not answer a U.N. proposal to start work immediately on the final item of the armistice to belligerent governments. This would of a favorite permit discussion communist topic- withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea.

The reds also failed to name the three neutral nations they want to represent them on neutral inspection teams. The U. N. has chosen Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The staff officers completed a second reading of the U.

N. blueprint for policing an armistice and agreed on a number of minor changes. Several points remained in dispute, however, and Brig. Gen. William P.

Nuckols, officiaj U. N. spokesman, said "tomorrow they will get the meat of the differences." However, the staff officers aren't even discussing the key issue of whether the reds may build airfields during an armi- StlCG Allied staff officers Saturday insisted that either side be al-r- lowed to rotate 40,000 troops a month. The reds said they would think it over. The communists proposed earlier a rotation ceiling of 25,000 a month.

The staff officers also were unable to agree which side should hold five islands off Western Korea. The U. N. has agreed to withdraw from most North Korean coastal islands. It wants to retain five which lie south of parallel 38 but north of the line which probably would divide North and South Korea during an armistice.

U. N. staff officers agreed to drop a demand that neutral inspection teams be permitted free access to an area within 30 miles of each port of entry. Instead, they proposed that a specific area be created for each port. Groundhog Didn't See Shadow Today Well, trie groundhog didn't see his shadow at noon today so the springlike weather Ludington has been enjoying the past two days will continue.

That is, it will continue if the groundhog legend is true. If the groundhog had seen his shadow, he would have crawled back into his hole and we'd have had another six weeks of winter. TRUMAN INSPECTS OHIO RIVER through binoculars, President Truman takes a personal look at the swollen Ohio river which flooded a four-state area, killing at least 10 persons driving 10,000 out of their homes and causing millions of dollars in damages. The President flew over Pittsburgh, Wheeling Va Marietta, Parkersburg, W. Cincinnati and Huntington Va.

On his return to Washington President Truman said he is convinced progress is being made by the flood control program The Reconstruction Finance corp. has designated the Ohio river region ne a ov oa (International Soundphoto) a disaster area. Sets House Afire Rather Than Clean It BELL, Kathleen Tossey took a look at her untidy house, she told police, and concluded it would be easier to set fire to the place than clean it. Police said she did just that. They said that after firemen were summoned and quelled the flames, she told them she had tossed a box of burning matches into a pile of paper napkins she had arranged in the attic.

She then went downstairs and relaxed by engaging in a telephone conversation. To'ssey is in jail in lieu ond On a charge of arson. Debaters Win at Mt. Pleasant Ludington high school debaters, who won two debates Friday afternoon at Mt. Pleasant, qualified to take part in semifinals for state honors.

Debating teams from Mt. Pleasant high school, two Ludington teams were winners in two debates Friday afternoon at Mt. Pleasant. Winning teams were composed of Elwyn Kinney and Harry Gibson, affirmative, and Ken- YOUTH, 16, SHOOTS SELF DETROIT Scolded by his father after getting into an accident with the family car, 16- year-old Allen Ingles shot and seriously wounded himself Friday in the head. His father, Alvin, 38, said Allen had borrowed the family car without permission last week and hit another car.

Ingles said he reprimanded his son for saying the other driver was at fault. TRUCKERS IN IS-'STATE A scene duplcated at loading docks in 15 mid-west states finds long rows of huge trailers standing idle at Columbus, Ohio as a strike of long-distance drivers and dock workers became effective. Rapid signing of new wage agreements are expected to put a quick neth Edwardsen Dewey, negative. and Ronald The question end to the strike. (Jnternational Soundphoto) Springs.

debated was "Resolved, that all American citizens should be subject to conscription for essential service in time of war." Dr. E. C. Beck, head of the English department of Central Michigan college of Education in Mt. Pleasant, was judge for the two debates.

Earlier in the week Ludington high school and Big Rapids high school debate teams debated at Ludington high school. Ludington high school negative team composed of Kenneth Edwardsen and Ronald Dewey, triumphed over the affirmative team of Big Rapids. Ludington negative team, comprised of Jo- Ellen Kelly and Elwyn Kinney, lost to the Big Rapids affirmative team. Judges for the Big Rapids-Ludington debates were Dr. Wilber E.

Moore, director of 'clinical services at Central Michigan college, and Emil R. Pfister of the speech and drama department at the college. Ludington high school debaters are coached by Harold Grissen. 9 Orphans Get Fund of $7,250 CHICAGO, The nine children of a heroic mother, drowned in an attempt to save her 16-year-old daughter, have found they have plenty of friends. Sympathetic citizens from all parts of the country have contributed $7,250.95 to a fund for the children, orphaned when their mother, Mrs.

Rose Green, 37, drowned in the Des Plaines river Jan. 24 trying to save her eldest daughter, Carol Jean. 16, who had fallen through the ice. The girl also drowned. The children, aged one to 15 years, were placed under the jurisdiction of Judge Robert J.

Dunne of family court Friday, at the request of Sheriff John Babb of Cook county. Babb said the children are without a guardian. Their father's whereabouts are unknown. He and their mother were divorced. The children now are living with their paternal ents, Mr.

and Mrs. i 11 a a Green, in suburban i 1 lo City to Receive Weight, Gas Tax Ludington will receive $9,251.78 as its share in the distribution of $22,209,237.35 collected in weight and gas taxes for the fourth quarter of the calendar year 1951. Distribution figures have been' prepared by the state highway department and sent to the auditor general's office for.pay- ment, in-accordance with the provisions of Act 51, Public Acts of 1951. Under this act, which revised the method of distribution of weight and gas tax collections, all weight and gas tax collections (including Diesel fuel) are placed in a motor vehicle highway fund. The state highway department receives 44 percent of this money after deductions for the cost of collecting the funds and refunds to purchases of gasoline which is used for the non-highway purposes.

The cities and villages of the state receive 19 percent of the fund and the counties receive the remaining 37 percent. Mason county's allotment is $44,898.17, Manistee county's $45,817.59, Lake county's $35,616.36 and Oceana county's $47,062.47. In Mason county Scottville will receive $800.71, Custer $327.24, Fountain $485.70 and Freesoil $1,139.80. Baldwin will receive $677.73, Pentwater $1,716.61, Hart $2,271.66 and Shelby $1,356.02. Jurors Picked for March Term Petit jurors for the March term of Mason county circuit court were drawn this week by Sheriff Ed Anderson in the office of County Clerk A.

E. Johnson. Francis Dennis and Oscar Swanson of Victory township were the justices of the peace present. The March term of i i court will open Monday, March 3, and the jury will be called at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 5.

Ludington jurors will include Arthur Woods, First ward; William Bradshaw, Second ward; Richard M. Beebe, Third ward; James F. Hansen, Fourth ward; Mrs. Gertrude Baltzer, Fifth ward. Those from Scottville on the panel will be Ray Rathbun, First ward, and Mrs.

C. M. Spencer, Second ward. Other jury members will be Eigel Knudsen and Roy Chilberg, Amber; William Dodge and Robert Rader, Branch; Walter Cory, Custer; John Rathbun, Eden; Anthony Rybicki, Free- soil; Lester Phipps, Grant; Russell Soper, Hamlin; Mrs. Marjorie Striker, Logan; Charles Miller, Meade; Irwin Anderson, Pere Marquette; Roy Young, Riverton; Rufus JanKoviak, Sheridan; Stanley Saya, Sherman; Mrs.

Muriel Kovarik, Summit; Robert Anderson, Victory. WITH DEEPEST GRATITUDE We extend this word Of thanks for the many kind acts of sympathy, expressed by thoughtful friends. These have meant much to Mrs. Rosemary and family.