Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

PAGE TWO ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, DECEMBER Blasts Continue In Miami Area 2 Mysterious Explosions, No Damage Found MIAMI, Dr-c. '21. other mysterious explosion occurred in the Miami HINI early today just four hours after blast shook a wide area In suburban Hi- nleah. Tho explosions wain- Ings by dynamiters yesterday thiil they planned to strike again. In both Instances were unnhle to determine the cxnct location of the explosions find no damage was reported.

Two Corn! Gables palrol cms reported hearing I he latest blast about 2:30 a. m. (Alton lime) nnd contncted henriqunrlnrs Imnifdlnln- ly. Officers Inter talked In real- tlents nwnkcnnd by the nolsn. Tho explosion in Hiak-ah curue last night nt 10:,10 p.

cars cheeked all houses Of worship, such ns hiw gets In many of the II blasts sol off hern since last Juno, in HIP Minlwih-Mlfiml Springs nrpn but found nil undamaged. Snfoty Director Willlnm Kimbrough of Coral Gables reported two calls warned him Wednesday that, the dynamiters arc planning further nets. Warned of IllnulA He said a caller with a heavy foreign accent telephoned him Wednesday morning nnd warned: "Wo Just want to lot you know wo'vo got plenty nt dynnmlle left. Wo have no preference ns to whnl kind of church it. Is.

WP intend to ga on bombing churches." At about 11 p. Mrs. Kimbrough answered the tplpphont. 1 nrid was told: "We'rp going to blow up HIP: Jewish center nt. Cinlinno (street.) and Zmnnra (nvdnue) tonight." She suit! she recognized HIP volcp as-- the same which had delivered previous bombing llirpnls.

Murder Hlnsl Still Mystery MIMS, Dec. 27. still surrounded phase today of the bombing that killed prominent Negro leader In his Isolated home, but another phase seemed clear. Federal and slate authorities sought to determine the type of explosive that was used In the blast nnd to ferret out the person or persons who set It. under the bedroom of the small frame dwelling nearby.

But this appeared certain: Harry T. Moore was slain because of his aggressive leadership In stale No- gro affairs. Moore's wife, Harriet, was critically hurt in the blast. Lenders of the National Association for Advancement of Col- People In New York Immediately connected the Christmas bombing with the widely' known Lake county rape case nnd a series of attacks directed nt Jews, Catholics, and Negroes In Florida since last June. Victim Nogro Lender Moore, a 46-year-old school teacher who spearheaded a move eight years ago to get.

pay for Negro teachers equal to Hint of white teachers, wns slate secretary of the NAACP. His job required extensive traveling and he nnd his family had met here for a holiday reunion. Ills wife teaches at Luke Park near West Palm Beach; his daughter, Annie at Ocala; nnd his mother, Rosa at Jacksonville. Moore's daughter nnd mother, Rosa, at Jacksonville. Mctare's daughter nnd mother, sleeping In adjoining bedrooms In the house, were uninjured.

At ft Sanford hospital Moore's wife was reported to have suffered a mild brnln concussion, Internal Injuries of the chest nnd abdomen, a pelvic injury and bruises on bpr forehead. Her physician snid she had a 50-50 chiinco to recover. Four Negroes wprp involved In the 19'19 rape of a 17-year-old Lake county farm girl. One wns slain by ft posse in West Florida several weeks after the attack. Three were convicted but one was given a life sentence because he wns only 16.

Changes in News Staff of Telegraph John Focht, sports editor of the Telegraph, will be transferred to the wire news desk next week. He replaces Kverott Tret bar, wire news editor since shortly after World War II. Tretbnr has accepted the post of feature editor for the Chicago Herald-American, and will take up his new post next week. Focht will be succeeded on the sports editor's desk by Lee Raker, son of Dr. L.

L. Baker of Wood River. The news sports editor has boon assistant sports editor for tho Jackson (Miss.) Daily News. HP will be free to undertake his new responsibilities Jan. 7.

Corporate Tax Continued rnm I'IIRP 1. Pprica commented: "This tnx Increase mlglvt have bppn just a drop in the bucket -but wall until city employes star! resigning because we can't further increase their pay to meet living costs. What do we do then?" Molkiy explained his objection ito the increase by comment iny thai the city jus.1 recently voted SliOOO for a parking survey which il luul not needed to spend. Chairman Parker of Hie i eel repairs cni'imillee, commenting thul "I il sounds good not to lie for ttiiyt hint; to inn ease lux- es," pointed Dial I he i-ily now is in dilficuH KI rails lor money with which to keep streets open to traffic. He pointed out (hut the.

legislature nlso hus nmde sible to increase the wheel tax to $5 same iaU; unco previously in effect here, adding: "It would be unpopular to increase the automobile license, loo. But I'm going to be in las or of doing something for benefit ot the street fund We can't handle the streen maintenance needs without money." Finance Chan man Uooley had the final word. Jjurlanrrj; that lie anil his committee have been pleaching all and thai he opposed the lax buosi believing there could be added eiunn- mies effected he concluded "1 think Alderman Blown might be a good chairman next ytat." Air War Renewed; Reds Get Position counter- the U.S. SEOUL, KOI en, Dec. 27, American Snbie Je.ls shot flown two fieri jels mid badly dniiia K'-d another In renewal of nlr hull IPS over noilhwest Koren today, Hi'.

1 r'iflh Air Force reported. The were shot down In bnllle between .12 Sdlires nrifl MICJs. Mir.s bad run for rover when fi flight of Sabres oprm- ed up on them. The Fiftli Air Force said no American planes were hurl In either encounter. The nlr war broke out anew In clear skies ns Allied infantrymen fought in knee-deep snow and subzero temperatures near llenrlbrenk Ridge to regain an advance position cut off by Hie Reds A company of Reds shortly fifler last midnight, just 24 hours before the end of ice (rial period.

By 7 a.m. the Rerls cut off the position. United Nations troops a I lacked nl 11:10 Elghlh Army reported, and nt noon "were fighting in knee-deep snow to regain I be poxlllon." II wns the only flghl reported on the ground Chilled infantrymen of both sides stayed mainly behind their own lines. Patrols, ns always, roamed the no-man's land between. The U.S.

Eighth Army reported that, for (he ihlrd day within monlh, no Ameilcnn soldiers were killed in ground action In I he 2-1 hours enil- fi p.m. Wednesday Temperatures on HIP pastern front dropped lo an Icy degrees above zero and were will below elsewhere. Klghlor-homhrTx resumed their relentless allacks on North Korean ronds, mils nnd supply lines. 1,1. Gen.

O. I'. Weyltind, commander of Far Ensl Air Forces, said in a special communique thnl the aerlnl bombardment of the last four nnd one-half months had shuttered tho Ked rnll system In north 'Lmd Over 9 Hula Sought fly City Council Okay Meter Use' For Polio Fund Play Site Leased to Dads January March of Dimes To Hr Aided Put underway In the city council IK ft proposal for ruin amendment so Hint any resolution "Inld over" (it one inni'ling must be cnll- p'l up for further disposition nl the next rnceling. Up to HIP present, HIP council has benti leaving It to sponsors to have flliy Jnlrl aver resolutions called up for notion. Wednesday night.

Alderman Wplslpin offered resolution, seconded by Alderman Molloy, (tint, rules hp amended to provide Hint when resolution Is laid over, It shall bp railed up at the next meeting by the president of the council If Its sponsor falls to net furl her. The resolution was referred lo the rules committee for report. In city council, seldom, If over, nrc mailers tabled. They are Just "Inld over" nrid sometimes nre forever after forgot I en find never brought buck In the floor. Recently, there luive been occasions of dissension when aldermen, other Ihiin.the authors of "Inld over" resolutions, have sought to cnll then) up nnd force vote.

Welslein snid he wants lo gel (lie procedure on "laying matters over" clnrifled. Ho lakes the slnnd resolution or commit tee report, once offered nnd Indefinitely Inld over. Is In possession of the council, not left subject to nny whim of its sponsor. The rule ho suggestH, he said, will mean any resolulion or report indefinitely Inld over must he called up for neon nl the next me.cling. The clly council Wednesday night voted unanimously permit Hie HKP of the clly parking meters for the.

collection of dimes during January for'benefit the polio fund ns requested by the council finance committee reporipd favorably on the imbjecl. through Chairman C. tJooley, with proviso the plan be sanctioned by City Treasurer Oshornc. Osbornn took I ho floor nrul stated that In checking with the surely company furnishing his bond he had learned the collection could be handled without objection. "It was my wish In have the meters used under the proposed plan." he said.

"The cause is worthy." Osborne stiid I hat with each weekly collection from the parking niplprs, Hie city gels an average of $10 in $11 In dimes Hint nre mistakenly inserted, nnd asked If the council proposed lo retain this esll- maled sum In January. Chairman C. Dooley replied that the. committee, proposal wns thnl nil dimes from tho meters in January go lo the polio muse. The committee report then wns approved, nnrf rommll tee-sponsored resolution also wns adopted to authorize thnl all dimes put in the meters next month be by Hie treasurer for the polio fund through the Jnyc.ee.

committee which is In charge of Hie "March of Dimes." flpferred In the finance commit- lee wns supplementary resolution Clly council enacted one ordinance, then gave first reading to second nl its Wednesday night session. Adopted was the ordinance, offered two weeks ago, to grant 20-year In Water- tower Dads' Club to administer nnfl improve "Olln Slnle Street former Water- lower trnet which Is to become property of the city through $(5500 gift from John M. and Spencer T. Olln. The playground will be acquired by using the Olln gift lo exercise an option from Alton Water the owner, which Is held by the Dads' club.

Given first rending nnd Inld over under the rules wns a proposed ordinance amending special appropriation measure, earlier adopted, so that repayment of $2841 to Install new heating plant In Upper Alton hose house will bo from revenues of the 195.3-5'! fiscal year, Instead of next yenr. The amendment, Clly Counsellor Durr said, Is lo meet legnl technicality. The ordinance provides Hie city may borrow now to meet the bill. Alderman C. Dooley Inquired why no report had been made by the ordinance committee on his resolution, offered six weeks ago, for drafting an amendment of the dramshop act.

The proposed amendment would make It as much an offense for a dramshop operator to permit a minor to frequent his tavern as for a minor to frequent a tnvern. An ordinance making minors liable under law for frequenting tavern that the use of parking meters for nny collections other than those for parking foes be limited to one 30-day period in each fiscal yenr. wag enacted last October. Dooley urged amendment at that time, Dramshop Amendment Ordinance Chairman Waldo arrived at the meeting in time to report'his committee 'approved such an amendment, having found It could be legally made, and has asked Clly Counsellor Durr to prepare It. Durr said the amendment would be ready for submission at the next meeting.

Two pints of subdivisions outside the city, McCormick and Star Light additions, were referred to the City Plan Commission on presentation by City Engineer Fairfleld through the realty committed. Falrficld said tho plats had been presented at his office, and were being given the council so aldermen would know, of them before they went through the usual channel of examination by the plan body. Alderman Tlmmermiere had referred to the traffic committee a resolution proposing Edwards street between Washington nnd Jersey bo restored to two-way usage by traffic. He snid residents nre objecting to the one-way rule. Referred to the Board of Zone Appeals wns petition of Mrs.

Dora Hart man of 958 Union street for a chnnge from residence to business classification for her property fronting 100 feet on the easterly side of Central at Eliot. A claim of Mrs. Nellie Dwyer of 1246 State because of injury in a fall Dec. 1 In the 2500-block of State was referred to the claims committee. Invited (o Dinner Members of the city council have been invited to the dinner at the YMCA Jan.

9 when the "city officials' 1 elected under its "youth and government" program in for training in citizenship and democracy will be "sworn in" by City Fliers ('onllniicil From I'nire I. Information on freedom for the airmen, IVo Given Abbolt nnd Donnelly talked on the telephone hourly. Abbott couldn't oven find out whether the men will be let loose nt the Hungarian border or turned over to the legation In Budapest. A Hungarian military court. secretly convicted the four airmen four days ago on nn nccusa- llon that they deliberately violated Hungary's border to up the ground for Inter spy drop- pins.

S. Kxplnniitioii Itejeelcrt The American explanation --sent lo (he Hungarians In note which Hie Red regime curtly rejected Is thnl the plane got lost on routine flight, nnri Its crew had nothing to do with spying. Abbott, reached by telephone, refused lo discuss arrangements for paying the fine. Although he wns unable to reach any official for Information, he said he expected no undue delay or difficulty In arranging Hie airmen's freedom. Ambassador Donnelly planned to send nn embassy representative, or go himself.

In meei I he fliers If he could Irani In advance they worn being released on I ho Aus- tro-Ilungnrinn boi der. Permits May Rn Needed If they wore freed on the border, some U. S. official would have to be there with permits to get them across HIP Russian ot Austria to Vienna. U.S.

Air Force authorities In Germany assumed the fliers would be sent back through Vienna, where American officials and troops nre stationed nearest tho Hungarian border- Cryptic dispatches from Hudn- pesl, HIP Hungarian capital, snid yesterday there wns "corinln signs" thai I he men had been freed or would be freed Insl night. Bui reporters there could not amplify Dial reference or describe evenl.s Immediately. They nre allowed to operate under "responsibility censorship," meaning they must not displense the government of llun- gary. I'liine KiMtiiy In (ieriiinny Al Krding, Germnny, Air Force bast 1 piano was held In readiness to fly the four men back lo Germany as soon as I hey nre released into western territory. Their families Germany united expectantly.

Tlic Erding base commander said the fliers would be leuiyled willi their fHMiilics its as possible. Names of The four HUMS are Cnpl. II. Henderson ot Shuwnee, Oklu Capl. John .1.

Swill ot Glons FalK N.Y., SKI. Jess A. Duff of Spokane, Wash, and Sgt. Jiuiu's A Elmn of Kingsland, Ark. In similar cases, Hungarian officers have taken deed Americans 10 the Austrian border giving any information in I'mletl Stales officials in Budapest until 11 wns all over.

Except for fragments, pieced out of their last radio message, the airmen'!) version of their trouble has not been lolil No Ainei u-an ol- licuil WHS permitted lo see them in Hungary and Hie record of I heir military trial was not disclosed. Their C-17 caryo plane was forced, down by Russian fighters at Papa, Hungary, Nov. alter being fired on by Hungarian and Romanian border guards. en rouie trom Kinmg airbase uilh supplies lor 1 Hie al Belgrade, A color sjiilhi'Mid, uhicli can pioduce or repeat color desired uilh great accuracy, has been developed. I liis machine, a scieniibl can mix logelhei any combination of he wishes tu create a color.

US CASH IF YOU BUT THAT IS NOT AT ALL NECESSARY Save a fist full of money! FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND MONDAY YOU MAY PAY WE'LL OPEN OR REOPEN YOUR ACCOUNT IN JUST Clerk Price. The Invitation, sent through Mayor Llnkogle, wns sented to aldermen at the council meeting Wednesday night. 9000 Auto The printing committee of the city council has set Its sights high as to city automobile licenses (wheel tax) next year. Chairman Warren Wednesday secured authority for the committee to take bids 21 on 9000 windshield license- stickers nnd triplicate receipt forms. This year, the city bought 7000 stickers and had to order more.

Pxt. Berthlett Better After.Post Accident On their return Monday from Ft. Bcnnlng, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Berthlett of 315 Parker, and their daughter, Mrs.

Roger Gibson, reported that the Berthlett's son, Pvt. Pal Guy Berthlett, had regained consciousness following an automotive accident at the post Monday, Dec. 17. The parents reported that, according to the attending physician, Pvl. BerJIrlett probably would be hospitalized until March.

He is with the military police at: Ft. Benning and was on duty Monday at 5:30 a. m. when the accident occurred. Pvl.

Berthlett suffered severe skid burns on the side of his face, when he was apparently thrown from the post vehicle in which he was riding with a second serviceman. Investigation of the cause of the accident is Metzmaker Baby Born On Christmas Day Mr. and Mrs. Robert of 201'i East Sixth street nre parents of a son, born Christmas Day in St. Joseph's Hospital.

The baby weighs seven pounds and one ounce. Cairo Police Hit Students Farouk's Turn to West Cause of 2-Day Riots CAIRO, Kgypt, Dec. 27, fired on rioting Egyptian students todny as protest demonstrations broke out In Cairo and Alexandria for the second day in a row over the apparent entry of tho palace Into power politics. Buckshot fired from police riot guns Injured 15 students at Alexandria. In Cairo, 10 students were arrested anrt traffic piled up for blocks before several hundred police restored order.

The riots followed King Farouk'i appointment of pro-western advisors of his palace cabinet. Hafez Afifi Pasha, powerful banker and Industrialist, was named by Farouk Monday to head his royal cabinet. Afifl has declared himself publicly in fnvor of a deface link with the policy Premier Miistnpha Nnshas P'asha'i government hastily turned down in mid-October. Afifi Is liaison man between Farouk and Nonas and was pic- lured as working for a compromise settlement of the bloody dispute the British over the Canal and the Sudan. Attend Junior Achievement Conference Nineteen teen-age members of Mississippi Valley Junior Achievement Companies left Wednesday night to attend the third annual Junior Achievement Midwest Conference In Milwaukee, today and Friday.

In the delegation from this area are Bill Truilt, 16, of Godfrey and Tom Turnbull, 17, of 723 Euclid. COATS-SUITS AND DRESSES Goafs Values to 39.98 Values to 69.98 Values to 79.98 Values to 109.50- 19.25 39.52 49.52 69.52 Suifs Values to 39.98 NOW 19.52 Values to 69.98 NOW 39.52 NOW 49.52 Values to 79.98 Dresses Values to 9.98- Values to Values to 19,98 Values to Values to 6.52 8.52 11.52 14,52 19,52 Gately West 3rd Alton I 1.