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Bannocks to Launch Ticket Drive Tomorrow 4 See Story Page 6 Partly cloudy with lew showers in vicinity lonlihl and tomorrow. Not so wnrm. Low tonight 40, high tomorrow M. yesterday OS, low this morning 43, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL VOL. Llll, NO.

17 POCATELLO, IDAHO, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1954 14 PAGES FIVE CENTS Today's Chuckle Doctor (to woman complaining about his unreasonably high bill)! "Don't forgot, I mncie 11 visits to your home while your son had the measles," Woman: "And don't you fpr'gct --he Infected the whole school!" Accident Takes Life Of Lava Stockman Compton, California, twin brother, Elza. of Westminster, brother Carroll at Lava Hot Springs, and a hajf-sister. Funeral services are pending at the Hall-Grant Mortuary, ELLIS WILLMORE Dies in Accident The Journal's Idaho News Service LAVA HOT SPRINGS Ellis D. Willmore, -JG, widely known Southeast Idaho rancher and stockman and chairman of the Marsh Valley school board, was killed his tractor overturned on him Saturday after noon, IIis QocTy was found yesterday around 11 a.m. by a son, Gaard, and John dcGrange, WJlmore's hired a who went to the field five miles west of here to gate his absence.

Mr. Willmore was last seen Saturday about 3:30 m. when he informed a brother, Can-oil, that his outfit was stuck. It wr.s presumed the accident place within the next hour and one-half. TRACTOR FLIPS Marks at the scene indicated that Mr.

WUlmorc had driven the tractor i a eulley, had unhooked a rake ami dad started to drive up the side of the hollow. The tractor flipped over, pinning Willmore between the machine antt an angle bar. He apparently dice! i a Friends and neighbors helped tricate (he body. The accident look place near the spot where Mr, Willmore was i in a similar mishap with his tractor last fall. The family had not investigated his absence because it was his habit to work through the night when he had a project under way.

He had been raking weeds to burn last Saturday. The accident was Investigated by Doufilas Snow, village marshal. Mr. Willmore was elected to the dent Kisenhowcr led the nation to- Topaz school hoard in I92fl, 'help- day in paying final tribute to Gen. cd with the Lava school disti-icLJIIoyl S.

Vandenherg, former Air reorganisation around 1937 and' was a member'of the Lava board, lie helped organize Marsh Valley school district 21 and was chairman for the last three years. He also was a member of the Bannock county board of education. He was a member of the village board since 194G, a past president of the Lava Lions club, a member of the Bannock county of the Farmers Home Administration; past president of the Dcmpsey Creek Cattlemen's association; active in (tie Wool- growers association, and a mem- lier of the citizens committee for the new Bannock county courthouse. NATIVE RON iMr. Willmore was born Feb.

25, 1903 on the homestead of his parents, Edward and Bertha Byinyton Willmore, adjoining his present place. He attended Topaz school and was graduated from Lava Hot Springs i school, Survivors include his widow, Olive Willmore; sous Gaard Ellis, Edward stationed at Fort Ord. and Jerry, student at Idaho State college; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Willmore of U. S.

Pays Honor To Vantlenberg WASHINGTON Presi- Force chief of staff who spent his lite buiUling America's air might. The handsome 56-year-old officer died of cancer Friday. He was (o be buried today among the lieroes of Arlington National Cemetery and under skEcs swept by planes he helped set aloft. Mr. Eisenhower, a close friend, and scores of congressmen, military leaders and other capital dignitaries set aside their cares to attend the funeral services in Si.

Joseph's a of Washington Cathedra! this afternoon. Six B-17 SU-nlojcts of the Strategic Air Comnianrt, 1(3 F8G Sahre jets and Hi F8J Tyunrtcrjeis were ordered into the air to clip their wings in a i a farewell. Judge Will Sentence Mitchell Tomorrow LOGAN, (UP)--Convicted slayer Charles Lee Mitchell will be sen- fenced in district court here tomorrow. Mitchell was found fiuilty recently of the second decree murder of Fred Martin, a farm worker from a a Wash. a i body found near Logan Oct.

28, 1953. Plumbers Convention NOISE. (UP)--Forrest Goodrich, Boise, slate president, announced today that the Associated Plumbing Contractors of Idaho will hold their state convention here April lfi-17. Princess Martha Dies in Norw OSLO, Norway (UP) Crown Ike to Deliver Marshal Juin Quits as NATO Commander Rioters Attack Laniel, Pleven Af Ceremony PAIUS (UP)--Marshal Alphonse Juin, of all his French defense posts last week, today as NATO commander of all Central European Jaiul sea ami air forces, He said he would join Gen. DcGauHe in an all-out fight against the European army plan.

Juin was publicly humbled for ignoring an order of Premier Joseph Lanicl to explain in person a speech in which Juin publicly denounced the European plan. The army scheme would place 500,000 rearmed Germans in the i of a common European defense force. The marshal informed Lanicl he was declaring war on the European army scheme, backbone of American defense plans for Western Europe, in a 30-rninnte conference in Laniel's office today. LANIEL IS KICKED Foreign Minister Georges Hi- daull promptly called NATO Secretary general Lord Istnay and asked him to convene an immediate meeting of the nation NATO Council to act on Juin's resignation and appoint a replacement. Laniel was kicked yesterday by an angry extremist among a mob who used the firing of Juin as an excuse for a demonstration at (he Arch of Triumph, where the Premier and Defense Rene PLcvcn were taking part in ceremonies honoring the dead of (lie Indo-Chinese War.

Not since former Premier Leon Blum was a a by extreme rightists in 1936 lint) a high ranking French political figure suffered such an indignity, NEITHER OFFICIAL HURT Laniel asked Minister of Interior Leon Martinaud-Deplat to account for the Inxncss of 801) members of his police force on duty at the ceremony, Martinaud Deplat later told Princess Martha, Norway's i newsmen that neither Lanicl nor lady for 1(5 years, died early today from a liver ailment Hint had bothered her for years. was on iUarch 28. Her death came as a shock to' Norwegians for medical bulletins condition bad been since her last illness began oo March 28. It was not until Sunday that the nation know her situation had become critical and a she was unconscious. serious- One indication of the ness of her condition came Sunday when Prince Olav, licr husband, failed to attend (he Holmenkolien ski jump marking the firsj of spring for this loving a i Prince Harald, her 17-year-old son, first royal prince to be horn in Norway since 1370, presided at the event before 40,000 ski fans.

It was Ills first heavy official duty Pleven had been hurt. Eyewitnesses and news photographers said the mob slapped Pleven and pulled his hair. Some of them tried to overturn Lanicl's automobile but were beaten back by police. RIOT IN FRANCE French Defense Alphonse" Juin. Pleven was beaten bc- Minister Rene Pleven, arrow, is almost fore gendarmes managed to extricate lost in the center a mob of about him from the crowd.

Incident took place 3000 Indo-China veterans who demon- during a ceremony at Franco's Tomb of strated against the dismissal of Marshal the Unknown Soldier. (UP Tclephoto). French Slaughter Red Troops, Force Rebels to Call Refreaf HANOI, Tnrlo-China (UP)--Communist rebels attacked the northern defenses of Dicn Bien Plui today and retreated tuulcr icnvy Frt'Jiflj fire, leaving more than 1000 dent! behind them, most of them ymmg recruits. Red, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap or- Polio's Vaccine Gels Stiff Test WASHINGTON (UP)-The U.

S. Public Health Service lodny as siirnl the nation that ttie new Salk Forecaster Predicts Showers for Area Showers and not quite so warm was the forecast for tonight a tomorrow after balmy yesterday wiion the high was 67 degrees. Low this morning was 43 degrees and the high today was 60. High i polio vaccine to be used on some limated of Vo's dcred the withdrawal, a tlicjFrench high command to postpone French had a tank-supported a a against the rebels, Ihe Trench high command said. U.S.

Foreign Policy, H-bomb Top Topics WASHINGTON, (UP) Rep. Chel Holifield today urged President Eisenhower to point the way to atomic peace tonight when he speaks to the nation and the world on the fears of our time. Mr. Eisenhower will make an extemporaneous 30-minute talk over major radio and television networks at 6-30 -i. m.

It will be aimed mainly al vhal the President calls (he ex- essive "h.vsleria" afflicting Araer- cans nml Allies. But (lie chieF executive may ilso touch on the awesome impli- of city-killing hydrogen lombs and the grave Communist lireat in Indo-China and, indeed, 11 Southeast Asia. NTERNATIONAL DAN Holifield (D-Calit), a member of he Senate-House Alomic Energy Committee, said he hopes 'resilient will take the opportunity moke constructive suggestions ooking toward international ds- cussion of atomic disarmament." Slullon KJKL will carry President Elsenhower's radio talk this evening starling at 6:30 p.m., It was announced tnday by Roger Hagndone, station manager. Fresh ranks of joined the fighting paratroopers for Ihe first lime since tbey floated down to reinforce the French bastion over the week end. i i a sources said Vo may have thrown his recruits agaiosl Dicn Bien Phu's "fighting foots" just to prove that his forces ftlid not spent themselves in their attacks of the past week.

i Communist casualties for the six-day assault went up to 95001 with 4500 of them dealt. Since tin- first battle of the siege began last March 13, Ihe French es- "I hope he will come forward with a strong request for an in let-national conference on this sub loci." Holifield said In an inter view, "to see If we can reach some arrangement so a these weapons will not have to be He indicated lie favors direct negotiations with Russia and othei atomic powers in addition lo Ihe Dig Three move to make some progress on the U. N. Disarmament Commission. WORKS ON SPEECH Sen.

Henry M. Jackson (D- Wash) (old newsmen he hopes Air. Eisenhower will sny something to clarify the administration's mill lar.v and foreign policies--particularly on Ihe H-bomb and Indo- Ciiinn "because these now have everybody to death. Ah-. Eisenhower spent a ol his week end at his Cntoclin, a i retreat assembling ideas for his a Ally.

Herbert Brnwnell, will follow up with an attempt to evacuate Dien i a speech Friday on government Phu's wounded defenders. I Communism. For 10 a the wounded have been piling up in underground infirmaries because no plane or helicopter has been able to land on the shell-torn Iran to Reopen A I a Iran's Military Court will reopen hearings of (reason Thursday and low tomorrow will be 54 and 40. million school children i a had been killed or wounded, is undergoing ttie "most testing to make former Premier Mnharn- Brother, Sister Born 22 Days Apart in East CHELSEA, Mass. (UP)--For the lime in three weeks, a sailor's wife gave birth to a baby today.

'The babies, a boy and a Kirl, arc not twins. Mrs. Tlielma Chapman, 32, Foxboro, was delivered of the second child at 4:19 a.m. EST. The infant, like its tiny sister, was born at Chelsea Naval Hospital.

The mother and both babies are doing ntccly, the hospital said. Mrs. Chapman's husband, 'Wilbur, 30, Is an aviation electrician stationed at the Weyniouth Naval Air Facility. Doctors said Mrs. Chapman lias dual procrcalive organs, a medical rarity.

The first baby was born March 15 and steadily is gaining weight. Solons Postpone Sears' Hearing WASHINGTON (UP)-The Senate Investigating Subcommittee today postponed until tomorrow a showdown on whether Samuel P. Sours should serve as counsel for the McCarthy-Army hearings despite prn-AfcCarthy statements he made in 1952. Temporary Chairman Karl E. i i (Ji-SD) met today with Sen.

John L. McClelluu of Arkansas, senior subcommittee Democrat, and announced the meeting was Put off i tomorrow morning. Mundt said the meeting wns postponed at the reo.ue.st of Sen. Everett jr. Dirksen (R-lll).

who is i i i his daughter in Tennessee and could not return in time for a session today. Munctl said Sears attended about dent Eisenhower's 30-mimite tnlk three minutes of today's meeting lo the nation at p. m. lo- "nrt was told that the subeommit- will be carried by "wanted to discuss develop- There were no i i a stale- mcnls on what the President in-! tends to Major Networks Plan To Carry Ike's Talk WASHINGTON 1 Presi- radio and television networks, The NBC. ABC, CliS, and Du- The Weather Bureau pr representing the royal house alone, (morrow.

Rusty winds from the west up to 30 mifes an hour tonight and to- Denial of Party Help to Condon, Roosevelt Brings Repercussion WASHINGTON UP- A key nfchl, formally denied nny com. Democratic leader in Congress expressed surprise focl.iy a National, Chairman Slephen A. Milchell has denied the party's support to James hooseveU and Rep- Kob- crt Condon (D-Cali!) He said ho can't recall another Instance in recent years when National Committee has i ed in local elections the way Milch- cil plunged into the California congressional race. I3nt he and other Democratic leaders noted delicate situation and declined Tonnnl comment un- i they could get nil facts. An intra-parly argument over Ihe wisdom of Ihe action seemed almost certain.

mitlec for James Roosevelt's campaign fnr Congress in California and suggested he drop out of the race becau.sc of the sensational divorce case in which he was in- Mitchell, it was disclosed last volved. to "purge" him nntl predicting hc will he rcelecterf in spite of it, Condon was barred from attending super-secret atomic tests last year on grounds the 'Energy Commission had received anony- which nia 11, appealed sentences, hut may be 1)ic ni TM rllu a I i 1 1 nl a to hvo years with bloort. The renewed i i caused the exiH'l" i i i sure it is safe. A spokesman issued the statement after com menial or Walter said Hie new vaccine a i to be cure a killer" because the Public Health Service seven of 10 lest batches contained live rather a dead polio virus. The Public Health Service there was nothing unusual in i hirj batches positive a jhlGT RUttlS PlCinS a "technical difficulties" were' to tie expected in from laboratory to corn mere in I production of a Vhccuie.

Hut "any li found positivc will of conrsc hr released for clinical i a it said. mod Mossadegh, now serving a i Hundreds of rebel bodies dangled I year of solitary con-' on the glistening barbed wire i a circle the strategic fortress. The muddy yellow chief of Jlriy. tual fiacJio will ments that had taken place since we last sow him" Thursday morning. That was when Sears was hired mont television networks and Mu- carry it at after saying lie had never taken stmul on McCarthy or 5 aod his former Disarmament Warning WASHINGTON 0 lmlic! a praised i i and dismissal from (he army.

warned the free world i i Republican. against being too hopeful about the i Three effort to revive negotiations on atomic disarmament. People in the News In a lengthy letter lo California hc was a sec commiUeeman Paul 7, i Mitchell also refused national par- ly hacking to Condon because of unresolved charges that Condon is "security risk." Roosevelt fired hack a there Is "nothing new" in Ihe things cited by Mitchell, that hc is "still campaigning" and has no Intention ol withdrawing. Conrion issued a statement here shortly before midnight accusing Mitchell of a "cowardly" attempt lly risk. Condon denied these in a congressional hearing but i said the AFCC never i its ban.

FtoDsevT.lt, son of ttic late President, was accused of numerous infidelities i other women in his wife's divorce action. He denied these and was endorsed by the Democratic Council as the Democratic i-amlidalc in Cnllfornin's SGtli District. Condon was endorsed in the 6th District. For Fishing Made by Boy Scouf 0 LATE FLASH WASHINGTON (UP) Radio and trier is) nn "giveaway" programs are legal, the Supreme Court ruled today. In an 8 to 0 decision, the i nal held Hint the Federal Comm i a i Commission ert l(s rule i power ordering a a on such programs.

rmltn (ii.sc jnrkpyjncx( week, studio sources said lo- xt. i i i i (Iny. broadcast a i that I lie Senate James Campbell. 1205 (passed legislation providing Poplar, 10-year-nid Hoy Scout, H)0t 0 territory by JSiiG. liari been looking forward to fishing i with members of his troop bnl hc is i blue.

ho was i from Sboshone i his Kratnt- mothcr. When lie and his (log were let out of Ihe near South Poplar and Jefferson, the ERIC FARKINGTOX, 18, was held on burglary charges in New York yesterday after a i i The "bulletin" also smtl 2 5 a a lhat netted legislation railed for a repeal 550.000. Income laxe.s i statehood was' I -'n'lRo Thomas Cullen hc enacted and a tax (or tlic( 's because he Before disc 1IAI. I.KWIS olj i i OO(l Uvi around to explaining It was alt a WINNIE DISCLOSES Fool's jest, the city's news- tin WISCONSIN A I up call to po- doR ran away. Young Campbell papers flooded with telephone lice last night, and tolri them sh put his reel and tackle box on the rails from convinced cilucns card a prowler knocking on tho Eniund and look a the ilnR.

ing additional a i Isiitc (if the house. As he was i lie a stop and someone tfet out A I MO.VIIOK Police vod soon afterward pick up the reel and tackle box and drive off. 201 Fox studio have made up and she will return to Ihe cameras and found the haby-siUcr's young charge bumpiuj his head against tbe crib. Tests Will Help Peace Chances LONDON (UP)--Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared today in a vigorous speech to Hie House of Commons that the American hydrogen hnmb lesls "increased the chnnees of world peace more (linn Ihe chancccs of world war." Churchill said Britain would not ask the United Slate. 1 to hall the series of H-bomb tests in the Pacific.

"We would rather have them carried out there thnn in Siberia," he said, "I.el us all lhank God for snaring us thai." Churchill addressed Commons tn response fo a (tcmanri for a full discussion of the implications of Hie hydrogcn.

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