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FREEDOM OP THE PRESS IS A RIGHT OP THE PEOPLE THE LUDINGTON DAILY NEWS An Independent Newspaper Serving Mason County and Surrounding Area VOLUME NO. 63, NO. 221 LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1953 to Improve Facilities Here What's Doing in The World US and State SEOUL It was reported here today that a truce probably will be signed Sunday. There was no official confirmation, but the report was credited to a Usually reliable source close to the truce despite apparent nearness of a cease-fire, the reds launched two new heavy assaults. WASHINGTON Iff) The President's request for 150 million dollars in emergency aid to farmers and stockmen was approved today mended that loans be made available in any section where there is need for emergency credit.

WASHINGTON UP). Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) today proposed stiff penalties for free nations which engage in trade with the Chinese Reds. McCarthy would penalize these countries by withholding big chunks of foreign aid from them, based on the value of the goods sold to the Reds. WASHINGTON Nine senators said today that passage of a special refugee immigraion bill President Eisenhower has asked would further "the basic foreign policy objective of strengthening the free world." Six others, in a minority report from the Senate Judiciary Committee, declared the proposal -to admit 240,000 immigrants involved unwarranted security risks.

LONDON stately London Times, favorite chronicle of Britain's government, roundly assailed the talk about Princess Margaret's reported romance today as scan- dalmongering. The Times suggested that'M-argaret be demoted, not removed entirely, from the line of succession to the regency. THENS, Greece Iff) The Foreign Ministry announced today that Greece soon will sign a 20 million dollar trade agreement with Russia. The Greeks will exchange tobacco and other farm products for Soviet oil, timber, fish and newsprint. Improvements, estimated to cost $1,000,000, have been authorized for increased terminal facilities at the properties of Chesapeake Ohio Railway Paul E.

Clough, freight agent and general yardmaster, announced today following an inspection Thursday by a number of officials. Included in the official inspection party were R. J. Bowman of Cleveland, president of the executive board of the M. M.

Cronk of Detroit, vice president and general manager; Carl J. Millikin of Detroit, assistant general manager; L. McGrain of Saginaw, superintendent of the Saginaw division, and other officials. Plans for the work to be done here have been approved and the improvements' authorized by the board of directors. The work will include tearing out the present No.

1 carferry slip and relocating it north of the No. slip, constructing new tracks in both the east and west railroad yards and installing new track scales. Mr. Clough said that contracts have not been let. It has not been decided definitely, he told The News, when the work will begin, depending upon materials, etc.

A gang of approximately 50 men will be brought into Ludington to do the work. Gillen Construction Co. of Milwaukee is making repairs to the No. 2 and No. 3 slips at present.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia Premier Pen Nouth today rejected a French invitation to discuss in Paris Cambodia's demands for independence. Cambodia is one of the three associated states of Indochina. The other two are Viet Nam and Laos. All three were offered a greater degree of independence by the French government on July 3. Viet Nam and Laos approved the offer.

BERLIN Iff) Allied officials said today thjey have no confirmation of reports published here that Soviet troops repelled a Polish partisan attack into East Germany and executed 78 captured Poles. The West Berlin newspaper, Tele- graf, which printed the reports, said that other bands of anti-Soviet guerrillas have seized control of four small towns in Polish Silesia. Tinkham, Gaylord Site of Accident Considerable damage resulted to cars driven by Myers Peterson of Ludington Route 3 and Jack Rasmussen of 606 North Gaylord avenue which collided at 6:55 a. m. today, Ludington police reported.

No one was hurt in the accident which occurred at the corner of Tinkham and Gaylord avenues. THE AIR AGE FLEMING, Colo. not unusual for visitors to ask directions of, residents in this Eastern Colorado prairie land, but the Etl family had a new experience. A small plane dropped into the wheat field in which they were working, asked the way to Akron, and promptly took off again. AT THE BEACH Water temperature at the Ludington beach at noon today was: 53 degrees.

The air temperature was 62 degrees. ELKS! Meet at the Club at 7:15 tonight to attend services for our deceased brother Hans I. Hansen, Jr. at the Rye Funeral Home at 7:30. Hear Kim Fires His Chief Rival By OLEN CLEMENTS TOKYO (ffl Kim II Sung, the Red boss of North Korea, was reported tonight to have ousted his chief rival and to be replacing all pro- Russian Koreans in his Cabinet with Korean Reds who put Communist China first.

There were other contradictory reports that Kim himself had been purged, but there was no of checking. South Korean intelligence sources, who say Kim still is in the saddle, say the reported swing toward closer ties with Red China could be the start of a split between China's boss, Mao Tze-Tung, and Moscow. They call it a fight between Communists trained in Yenan'and Reds trained in Moscow. Yenan was the headquarters of Red China's Mao before he took over all of China. Among the first officials reported kicked out in the purge was Marshal Kim's arch rival, Vice Premier Hu Ka Week, Soviet-trained Korean described by South Korean sources as the real ruler of North Korea until'Russian Secret Police Chief Beria' was ousted.

Beria's downfall apparently gave Kim the upper hand in his fight for power with Hu. Other members of the North Korean Red heirachy reportedly fired by Kim were Foreign Minister Park Hun Yung, a South Korean Communist leader who fled north in 1946; Justice Minister Lee Sung Yup, whose background was not available; and Ambassador to Russia Choo Yung Ha. Korean sources said Kim was a "front" for the Russian-backed Korean Reds and that Hu Ka Wee was the real North Korean boss with strong Russian backing. Hu Ka Wee entered North Korea from Russia in 1945 with Russian Gen. T.

F. Shtkov, Soviet member of the U. Commission in Korea from 1945 to 1947. Gen. Shtikov reportedly left Hu Ka Wee in charge.

Moving up alongside Kim in the new order, Korean sources say, is Kim Too Bong, a Yenan-trained Korean who was chairman of the North Korean Peoples Supreme Committee. Other- Yenan-trained Korean Communists recently announced by Pyongyang radio to be in the Cabinet are Hong Myung Hi, Jung II Young, Park Yi Won and Choi Yong Kum. All are vice premiers. The renegade South Korean Park Hung Yung, who became North Korean foreign minister, was reported to have been replaced by Vice Foreign Minister Lee Tong Kun, another South Korean who was trained at Yena. All Pyongyang announcements of any importance of late have been signed by him instead of Park Hun Yung.

Park Hun Yung was reported in a Communist jail. He is said to have fallen from power three months ago. There was no report on the whereabouts of Hu Ka Wee or Ambassador Choo Yung Ha, who is listed by the South Koreans as Yenan-trained. It might be that Choo Yung Ha is slated for a higher post in North Korea. In Seoul, South Korean Home Minister Chun Hun Shik said the fight was between Chinese and Russian-trained Reds and that Marshal Kim, whose real name is Kim Song Ju, has become the supreme power.

BITTER the place that hurts, two-year-old Larry Croisetiere of Marquette, doesn't seem to feel that the lollipops he was given quite make u.p for the pain he suffered when he was injected with Gamma Globulin. polio serum shots were given to 10,000 Marquette children in an effort to protect them against the crippling disease. (International Soundphoto.) Would Use Veto in UN Voting to Bar China Alex- today WASHINGTON IffiSen. H. ander Smith (R-NJ) said that "As things stand now, I am sure we would use the to block the entrance of Communist China into the United Nations.

Smith said in an interview he was greatly pleased at assurances give the foreign Relations Committee by a former member, Henry that this can and should use its veto to keep Communist China out of the U. N. Lodge, former Massachusetts senator, and now chief U. S. representative to the U.

testified before the committee Thursday in support of the world organization. It was his first report to Congress as U. N. ambassador. Smith, who heads the far East subcommittee of the foreign relations group, said he expected "a lot of heat" from America's friends and enemies to get Red China into the U.

N. after a truce in Korea. "That's when we're! going to have to have he said. a stiff backbone," Finally Halts Truck with Tot on Front Bumper LITTLETON, Colo. light flashing and siren screaming, State Patrolman Kenneth Thomason chased a pickup truck for two miles south of here Thursday night.

When he finally halted Mrs Albert Lynes, the Ly old daughter, Mary the truck and greeted her parents. Thomason said the tot evidently had ridden on the front of the truck the girl was home in bed. $25 Million Rain Hits Maryland BALTIMORE Agricultural experts figure a soaking rain that fell Wednesday night and early Thursday was worth about 25 million dollars to Maryland corn farmers. the rain hadn't come along to break up a month-long drought. Ike Wins Battle to Trim Funds of Air Force WASHINGTON UP) President Eisenhower and Secretary of Defense Wilson have won their long battle tq cut funds and target goals of the Air Force.

Without a record vote, the Senate late shouted approval of a bill carrying $34,434,140,500 to operate the defense establishment for the fiscal year which began July 1. First, by a 55-38, roll call, the Senate rejected an effort by Sen. Maybank (D-SC) to give the Air Force an additional 400 million dollars to order 200 B47 jet bombers, capable of delivering atomic bombs. Republican lines held firm against the increase and they picked up 9 valuable Democratic votes to add to the 46 GOP ones. Voting for Maybank's amendment were 37 Democrats and 1 Independent.

Sen. Hayden (D-Ariz) lost 48-41 in an effort to add about 50 million dollars to step up pilot trainiing. He recalled that many World War II pilots had been called back into service in Korea and said Congress should train enough pilots to avoid this in the future. Sen. Ferguson (R-Mich), floor manager for the bill, said the Air Force should be able tc turn out 8,300 new pilots this year in addition to some 47,000 now trained.

A conference committee will be named to adjust Senate-House differences. One Senate provision may cause trouble there. It would end the recent policy of giving areas of high, employment in the award of defense contracts. The Senate upped the House totals for the Air Force by about 200 millions, for the Navy by 96 millions and for the Army by 31 millions. It offset this in part by chopping out 250 millions the House voted for a machine tools pool asked by Secretary Wilson.

the bill cleared the Senate it contained about 77 million more than the House voted. The Senate bill still more than 1 billion below Eisenhower's budget, billions undejr the former President Truman quests and more than 12Va billions less than Congress voted defense agencies last year. The funds are expected to result in a total military force of 3,356,000 by the end of next Jun, which will be cut to 3,300,000 if a truce is reached in Korea. That compares with a recent 3Va million in uniform. The bill gives the Air Force slightly more than 11V4 billion dollars to provide a buildup from 106 wings to 114 by a year from now, and to 120 wings by June 1955.

Truman had urged 143 wings. Chinese Hit Allied Lines By GEORGE MCARTHUR SEOUL UP) to 5,000 Chinese Reds slammed into Allied lines tonight in two attacks on the Korean Western Frontline officers called the new to have drawn the Korean cease fire line in sessions at Panmumjom a few miles to the south. The Chinese rammed "a regiment about at Allied hill position and about battalions at another. One of the positions was Outpost Esther. Marine Division.

KILLED IN CRASH LANSING UP) Lawrence Shat ford, 22, a Michigan State College ounce perch July 18 in Lake Mich J.TXxv.ii«.gcm ULCILC UUllv Spokesmen at the University of senior from Larchmont, N. Y. was igan aryland College of Agriculture killed in an auto aoriHpnt noar l-ioi-o Maryland College of Agriculture killed in an auto accident near here said about half of the 469,000 acres Thursday night and two compan- of-corn, worth from $75 to $125 ions were injured. They were Stepan acre, would have been lost if hen Eykemas, 21, of Spring Lake, and Frederick H. Weeks, 22, of Coldwater.

WEATHER: Fair, cool today and tonight. Saturday warmer. PRICE FIVE CENTS Rhee Denounces Truce, Scores Allied Promises COMPLETE UNUSUAL of Ludington's three service clubs, the Optimists, Rotarians and Lions, pitched in to help the Ludington Junior Chamber of Commerce in one of the most unusual projects in the line of Civic duty. A group of service club members went out at 7 a.m. Thursday to pull up several acres of beach grass which was piled up so that it could be replanted later Thursday afternoon.

Meanwhile a Dow Chemical Co. bull dozer leveled off the' mound in Buttersville to make a better viewing spot for the Jay ceo regatta Aug. 9 in Pere Marquette lake. There were approximately 50 to 75 service club members out Thursday morning but considerably less in the afternoon. Planting the beach grass back are: William Baiminga, Tom Plank, Harold Madden, Ray Plank, George Marsh, Robert Midclleton, Sandra Plank and Norman Butler.

In the background are two Bulldbzer operators, Chuck Smith and Bill Marrison. Owners of the property gave the Jaycees. permission to level off the mound but stipulated that the grass must be replanted to check sand blow. Biggest Fish, Blind Bogy Only Ounce Apart in Derby The difference of one ounce divided the largest, fish and the blind, bogy winner in this week's Mason County Fishing Derby sponsored fay Veterans of Foreign Wars and the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce. The largest fish entered was the five pound, 12-ounce, 31-inch northern pike caught in Pere Marquette lake by Albert Green of fielding, July 18.

tt The blind bogy winner was a 21-inch, five pound, 11-ounce largemouth bass pulled out of Bachelor lake by Art Theesfeld. of Benton Harbor. Green caught his winner on a Delavan spoon. had been fishing in the morning of July 18 and caught a large fish but cleaned it before he was told the fishing derby. He got the details and then went fishing in the afternoon and came up with the five and three-quarter pounder smaller than his earlier catch but large enough to be a winner.

A jitterbug green was the lure used by Theesefelt in hooking his big mouth. Green was awarded a shirt and pair of pants from Ludington Surplus store valued at $8 for his largest fish while Theesfeld won a by The list of fish entered this week: Bob Schweisberger of Mishawaka, entered a 10 10-ounce bluegill caught July 17 in Lost lake on a spinner and red worm. Mrs. Esther Cox of Mooresville, caught a 10-inch 13-ounce J. J.WHI^-11 UUilC-C The embattled hills were directly bluegill on a nightcrawler July 15 south of Outposts Berlin and East in Upper Hamlin lake.

Berlin, seized by the Reds this Edgar Schweisberger of Misha- week from troops of the U. S. 1st waka, caught a 13 one and a half-pound perch while fishing July 16 in Lost lake. Mrs. George Peterson, Ludington route 2, caugh a 12-inch, 14- Albert Green of fielding entered his 31-inch, 5 northern he caught on a Delavan spoon July 18 in Pere Marquette lake.

Harry Lukins of Lebanon, hooked a three-pound, 17-inch itowoc on Wednesday, April 29. largemouth July 15 in Upper Hara lin lake. Stanley Zaborowski Gary entered his 19-inch, three antf three-fourths pound smallmouth caught July 22 in Bass lake. Norris D. McGuern of South Bend, entered a 19-inch, four- pound smallmouth bass caught July 20 in Round lake.

Art Theesfeld of Benton Harbor hooked a 21-inch, five pound, 11- ounce largemouth bass while fishing July 19th in Bachelor lake. James Love of Kalamazoo July 18 hooked a 19y 2 -inch, two pound, two ounce walleye Upper Hamlin lake. Lukins also caught a northern pike 25 inches long and three pounds, two ounces in Upper Hamlin lake July 15. Dr. W.

W. Hantard of Kirkwood, hooked a 16-inch, two pound crappie out of Bass lake July 16. Patrick J. Daley of LaPorte, hooked a five- pound, five ounce blue catfish July 17 out of Upper Hamlin lake. Conservation Department experts doubted if any perch could grow to be 12 pounds.

A check of the fish cards give the correct dimensions for three fish listed last week. Joyce Steward of Flint caught a seven ounce, 11 perch, Mrs. H. E. Barnett pulled out a 12 three-quarter pound perch and Harry Volkers had an 11-inch, eight and a half-ounce, perch.

The dimensions of the fish had been mixed up in the original report. The Weather (US Weather Bureau Forecast) Lower Michigan: Fair, cool -today and tonight. High today 76, low tonight 52. Saturday fair and warmer, high 84. KILLED IN COLLISION OWOSSO 1 truck-car collision on M-78 south of here Thursday claimed the life of Dana E.

De Freeze, 64, of Morrice. The truck driver, Barney escaped injury. Ehl of Bancroft," Eddy Gilmore Reports It Looks Like Malenkov Is the Boss Editor's does Georgi Malenkov look? Eddy Gilmore, AP correspondent in Moscow for 11 years, is one of the few Americans who have seen the Soviet Premier in action. Gilmore gives his appraisal of of his chances of staying thit article, last of a series written this side of the Iron curtain. By EDDY GILMORE PARIS is running Soviet Russia today Is it really Georgi M.

Malenkov? Could it be V. M. Molotov Is Nikolai Bulganin the real man in charge? Is it possible that Nikita Khrushchev is manipulating things from the dark corners of the Kremlin? Or is it government, by com- mittee as the Communist party would have us committee composed of the party, the government and the Supreme Soviet? Or, is the Army? Frankly, I don't know and I doubt if anyone outside the Kremlin knows. The dismissal of L. P.

listed officially as Malenkoy's No 1 narrowed the field. But it has also confused it. A wise Western diplomat, with many years' experience in Soviet affairs, is not completely convinced by the Beria story. He explains: "This could be another grand piece of Russian make-believe and deception. They maj be trying to confuse the West at this extremely important moment of our times.

The Beria disgrace could be a huge I do not hold with this which, I'll be the first to admit, doesn't mean very much. I believe Malenkov is in charge and has been in charge since Stalin was stricken. I believe he saw Beria stealing up behind him and out of the corner of his quick, Slavic eye, caught a glimmer of the knife in Beria's hand. That he felt strong enough, or desperate enough, to eliminate the high chieftain of the political police, with his principal henchmen. If this is true then a lot more people are due for disgrace and denunciation in Russia.

For Beria had a lot of friends and followers. He was a policeman and in'any dictatorship there are a lot of policemen. They don't Hke to give up their authority lightly, or'at all. What do we know about Malen- kov? Not much. I've seen him a lot of times.

But I've never had such a good look at him as that Sunday afternoon in mid-March just after Stalin's death and That was when the Supreme Soviet met in the Kremlin and elected him chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, on Beria's endorsement. I thought of Stalin's turn to Paee 8. Column 3) Manitowoc CC Coming Sept. Manilowoc Chamber of Commerce members will pay a visit to Ludinglon Wednesday. Sept.

23, Douglas A. Farley, secretary-manager of Ludington Chamber of Commerce, announced today. The group, which will pay a return visit to Ludington. expected to arrive at 7 a. m.

and will tour the cit; before leaving at 7 p. Manitowoc Chamber expects to have 100 members on the cruise. Ludington Chamber of Commerce members were entertained in Man- E. A. Napp, vice president of Mam'towoc Chamber, of admiral of fee cruise to Ludington.

Showdown Due on Postal Hike WASHINGTON House leaders may try to force a showdown today or Friday on the Eisenhower administration's demand for higher postal rates. Republican leader Halleck of Indiana told newsmen he hoped to get the controversial rate bill out of the Postoffice Committee in time for House consideration Monday. Opponents of the proposed rate boosting bill are openly seeking to stall off action until Congress adjourns in a week or Chairman Rees (R-Kan) called night sessions in an effort to finish hearing witnesses waiting to protest the effect of higher postage costs on their businesses. The bill, on President Eisenhower's "must" list, would hike postal rates 240 million dollars a year to ease a postoffice deficit running more than 500 millions. The largest share of the increase would be borne by first class and airmail users, who would pay a penny more for stamps.

Question Two on Robbery LIVONIA Two men were held for FBI questioning today in the daring $27,411 holdup of the Livonia branch of the National Bank of Detroit Wednesday. The bandits eluded a cordon of 40 police cars set up at roadblocks around the area moments after the robbery. Meanwhile, state police said they were holding Albert Haddad, 24, at Frankfort for questioning. Haddad is wanted in New York on an armed robbery charge. Traverse City post troopers spotted Haddad in a ear near Frankfort Thursday after being tipped by New York authorities that he might be in the area.

A search of his car yielded an automatic pistol. However, Haddad said he had just driven from Chicago. The other man was held at Sylvan Lake, near Pontiac. He was identified as Nick Nicholes, 21, who claimed he is a gypsy and who refused to give address. He had been arrested on a morals charge.

Police said Nicholes' description fitted one of the two bank robbers. Detroit police released an ex- convict after arresting him Thursday for questioning. It was found he had been working at the time of the holdup. A UN, Red Envoys Remain Silent PANMUNJOM South Korea's President Syngman Rhee today angrily denounced an armistice agreement which appeared all but signed and warned that some Allied promises to the Reds "cannot be allowed to happen." Rhee's new threats brought no immediate reaction here as liaison officers put finishing touches on a truce. The full truce delegations were expected to be called together at any moment to set a signing date.

It could come this week. The liaison officers met for 3 hours, 48 minutes, then recessed without scheduling another session The South Korean President acknowledged that a truce was imminent: and.said he is anxious "not to follow a unilateral policy if can be avoided." Rhee has threatened several times in the past to pull out of the U. N. Command and fight on alone. In a strongly worded statement, Rhee accused the Allies of giving the Communists pledges which "render impossible a fulfillment" of some of South Korea's basic understandings with the United States." He said his agreement with Secretary of State Walter S.

Robertson. President Eisenhower's truce envoy, provided: 1. that no troops from India or any other foreign nation will be landed in South Korea to guard prisoners of war." Yet, said Rhee. "The Communists claim Gen. (William Harrison has agreed that such troops will land in South Korea and that they will be granted police protection by the U.

N. forces. I can only say that the 'Korean people will not permit this to happen." Rhee said that during his conferences with Robertson "I askefl as a. -major baisisqfor my nS- luctant agreement to postpone dur plans for dealing with enemy agressors, to give me assurances that the United States would either jointly resume the fighting with MS if the political conference failed or if this cannot be done, that it would back our efforts with moral and material support in addition to the proposed economic aid." "I am sure he is doing all he can," Rhee said, "but while a truce seems imminent, I have had no word on this crucial matter." 2. that the United States will join with the Republic of Korea in setting a time limit to political conference." Yet, Rhee added, "It has been announced there is agreement that there will be no time limit on the armistice 3.

that Korean prisoners who refuse repatriation shall be set free in South Korea and that the Chinese prisoners who refuse to return to communism shall be sent to a destination of their own choice." Yet, Rhee said, "The so far un- contradicted report from Panmun- jom directly states that this will not be done This cannot be allowed to happen." Earlier, this week he warned tha-jt South Korea will follow its own course of action unless the Reds agree within six months after an armistice is signed to evacuate North Korea. Fr.iday Rhee said he is "still waiting hopefully for word" from Washington that the agreement he reached with Robertson in Seoul last month has "not been sacrificed (Please turn to Page 8, Column 4) Plumbing Taken from Burned House Julius Sandstedt of 105 East Melendy street reported to Ludington police that someone has taken plumbing fixtures 'rom the house he owns at 107 East Melendy street, Mr. Sandstedt said the were taken within the past two weeks from the house, which is- cently burned. HAROLD B. BLOOMER DETROIT An 81-year-oM Detroit philanthropist and youth leader died Thursday night of a heart attack.

He was Howard Bloomer who had donated many state park sites around Detroit and was a founder of the local Club. ENTERTAINMENT at the V. F. W. HALL North.