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m. S3 p. a 12 m. 63 12 gg Michigan's Biggest Buy For Reader And For Advertiser FINAL EDITION BENTON HARBOR, LIICIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1950 24 PAGES PRICE FIVE GENTS FateOfBMChamhe Of CommerceBepends On Thursday Nigh tMeeting proposed the retail divisions of both Chambers indicated they were not in favor of the plan and that if the consolidation was effected these retail groups would organize an a separate basis. The retailers comprise a large share of each membership.

Secretary Arthur Oahow said today -that the dlscusion at tomorrow night's membership meeting win, be confined to the eon-: aolidatlon proposal, as is necessary to get file question disposed Of. Tbe new Chamber year will begin November. 1 and If the dlscusion indicates opposition to the Joseph Chamber 'and out of this merger create a Twin City Cham ber of Commerce. Interest in the project flared at the beginning and then seemed to wane. The Benton Harbor Chamber oT Commerce cruise tragedy last: June 25 delayed definite action, for one thing consolidation plans for toe new Chamber year will get under way at Benton Harbor has had Its own Chamber of Commerce, or some variation of a Chamber, for at least 75 years.

Private civic groups In the town's formative years promot- Fate of Benton Harbor's Chamber of Commerce will in all probability be decided tomorrow night at the meeting of the membership, called at 8 o'clock in the Rose room of the Hotel Vincent. The meeting has been called for a discussion of the proposal, initiated last spring, to consolidate the Chamber with the St. ed initial projects. In 1890, an Improvement Association was the agency which took the civic firing line, By the first decade of the 1900s the first Chamber of Commerce was organized. The Benton Harbor Development company was the agency which for couple of decades MM Earlier in the summer a committee from the two Chambers developed a proposed set of bylaws for the new, organization and copies of this report were mailed to the members of both Chambers.

To date no r. action "has been taken on this report. Shortly alter consolidation was On alines Couple Pa Man River Barrier Chicagoan Nabbed Here After Wreck UP TO FULL SENATE Marshall Stands OrfIhreshold Of His 'Most Diffibidt Office9 3 Furniture Festival Thursday Twin Gty Stores Show New Fashions Are you a "period" furniture ad dict, or a member of the modernistic school which frowns on curlicues and insists on chromium and "Im pressionist llnest Whatever your tastes In home furnishings, you will have seen everything, with the possible exception of a horsehair upholstered rocker, after yoa have visited the furniture festival Thursday Leading furniture and home equipment stores in Benton Harbor are participating the fall, festival, and are featuring open house affairs, starring 'special and attractively arranged showings of au-i tumn's newest-fcome-'-eauipmeTQt styling. Participating firms are the W. O.

Newland 151 East Main street, Benton Hrbor; Troost Brothers, 69-71 Wan street, Benton Harbor, and 405 State street St. Joseph; Fur ber Furniture 18 Pipestone, Benton Harbor; Sears Roebuck, 133 West Main street Benton Harbor; Montgomery Ward, 309 State street, St. and Modern Home, 308 State street St. Joseph, WITH THE EXCEZflOrf "ofl Sears Roebuck, all the stores named will hold open house from 7 until 9 o'clock tomorrow evening. The Sears store will not be open Thursday evening but the firm is ex hibiting its special fall display dur ing regular hours, A.

prevue of the furniture ex hibits revealed excltinsr dlsnlavn of beautifully designed merchandise at surprisingly moderate prices. Today's editions of The News-Palladium contain extensive ad vertising of fall furniture offerings. Election Postponed The special Lafayette school elec tion to vote on issues relative to the school's expansion program has been postponed from next Tuesday. Sept 28, to Tuesday, Oct 3, ivwas announced today by Principal Glenn Durflinger, publicity chair man for the building project. Denies Causing Fatal Accident A motorist wanted for ques- 4 tionlng ia the traffic deaths of a Fennville couple yesterday was halted by Benton Harbor police shortly after they eeived a radio description of the wanted man's car.

Alex Weinberg, Chicago, was being held at the Allegan county Jail for reckless driving after Ben-' ton Harbor police took him into iW ifWiei i ami i i im Tflirnilf mrwimn custody an hour after the Rev. Walter A. Creason, 61, and his wife, Hattie. 60. rural Fennville residents.

were killed on three nniesf north of Saugatuck. The Creasons were well known in the area of Pullman, where the Rev. Creason had been. long-time preacher. ALLEGAN-SHERIFF Louis John.

Austin Draws, Malik Retreats promoted Benton Harbor's Indus trial development. It was this agency headed up by the town's leaders of that period and with Attorney H. 8. Gray as secretary, that brought In or developed dozen Industrial plants that pro vided the backbone of today's Benton Harbor industrial bul-; warkV i Reds Pouring Fresh Into Battle rAgiifiio Sheik lines Near Capital (By Associated Press) The capture of Seoul by forces a tank-led Allied liberation army appeared intmi-'nent S. Marines, spearheading the attack, storm ed across the Han river In thousands One Marine column was stabbing toward the heart of Seoul after swarming across.

eight miles downstream. They mads the crossing at dawn after being repulsed once in darkness. ANOTHER COLUMN was pre-r paring to cross at the suburbs at Yanghwa and Yongdungpo, Just a' mile away from the capital city of. 1,000,000 the Communists took from; the South Koreans nearly three, months But the were pouring fresh reinforcement of men and equipment into the city and there were signs a major battle was In progress. Observers said Allied forces suffered their heaviest casualties of the Invasion in the approaches to Seoul.

Allied airmen using Superforts and fighter planes plastered communication lines within a ISO-mils radius of SeouL Their aim was to prevent the Communists from bring ing ln reinforcements from any Allied planes swooped in to at tack, enemy vehicles disguised as haystacks near Suwon, 20 miles (See KOREA, Page 21) House Passes Anti-Red Bill; Defies Veto WASHINGTON, Sept 20-(AP) -Disregarding the chance of a. Presidential veto, the House today passed a subversive control bill calling for peacetime registration of Communists and wartime Internment ef potential spies and saboteurs. The vote was 312 to 20. Agreeing to a Senate House compromise on conflicting versions of the bill, the House sent it back to the Senate for expected' speedy concurrence, The party is known who took the purse from the, counter at Enders Co, Wed. noon.

Return to Endera no questions will be asked. AdV. Wanted, Juice apples. Must ba worm free. Eau Claire Packing Co.

Ph. 334L -Adv. 100 blueberry pickers wanted. Top wages. Spelman Blueberry Farm, Covert Free transportation.

Ph. Benton Harbor 5-4629. Adv. Notice THOMAS WILLIAMSON, please do not deliver Adv. Sun Auto nearly new.

Water St tester and analyzer, Vern't Station, 223 Adv. Vote on Lafayette school expansion changed from Sept S3 to Oct 3. -Ad7. Troops At a UN Security Councl U. 8.

Delegate Warren Austin suddenly whipped out a Russian-made machine gun dated 1950 and captured from North Koreans. Soviet delegate Jacob Malik went for a walk while other members examined the gun. (NEA Telephoto). son said the couple was killed when WW VOTE NOW GENERAL MARSHALL Replies to Critics wide field of subjects HOW WAS HIS HEALTH? He replied that he came to the hearing fresh from a checkup by army doc tors wno "say tne macninery is all right" He looked it. Remembering disagreements be tween Johnson and Secretary of State Acheson and the charges that Marshall would be a "stooge" for Acheson, the Senators wanted his "conception" of the relationship be tween the two offices.

Well, said Marshall, he would have to speak "off the cuff about that "The Secretary of State is the natural leaders in matters of international relations" But "the Secretary of Defense Is deeply concerned when these relationships, negotiations and treaties affect our military posture" It Is the duty of the Defense secretary to make clear to the State department what he perceives in situations And "if there Is a disagree- (See MARSHALL Page 21) 6 Votes Save Labor Gov't LONDON, Sept. 20- AP) -The labor government took a renewed grip on Britain's political reins today after beating' down an almost-successful opposition attempt to force a new election. The vote was too close for com fort, however. The government mustered a margin of only six 306 to 300 In thwarting a Conservative bid to unseat it on the issue of steel natlonallzotion. Dak en Produce Co.

on Thurs. Sept 21. wlQ be closed Adv Wanted baker, capable man or woman for restaurant bakery, Holly's Grill, Benton Harbor. Adv Sanitary Dry Cleaners, Drive-In, Wash, ts Pipestone Sts B. H.

Adv Fuel oil tanks, 27S gal. Nelsen Oil Equip, 19S Colfax. Ph. 8791. Adv.

ip PA a 31 SHIFT RUMORED, Stassen May Be Navy Boss SPOKANE. Sept! 20-(AP)- The Spokesman-Review says Navy Sepretary Francis Matthews "is expected to resign shortly'' and that the job has already been offered to Harold Stassen, the Republican presidential aspirant Stassen is reported to be consid ering the offer from President Tru man, the newspaper said. review quoted an unnamed "prominent figure in the business world" who it said has Just returned from meetings in Washington, D. ana new xors. Ashley Holden, political editor of the paper, wrote in a front page story that Matthews is "hitter over the administration's repudiation of his recent speech advocating a pre' venjive war with Russia." Firemen Ask 20 Per Cent Pay Boost Finance Group To Discuss Demand City Manager H.

H. Crew said he will meet this week with Mayor Leon P. Gideon and members of the city commission's finance committee to discuss demands of Benton Harbor firemen for a 20 per cent pay Increase. He indicated firemen this week presented a written request, for the pay boost to him, stating all but a few of the 31 firemen running $30 to $50 behind on living expenses each month. CROW SAID FIREMEN first made their demands on Mayo Old' eon and members of the finance committee.

The city manager said the mayor told them to take the matter up first with the manager, as required by provisions of the city charter. First class firemen (those with two or more years service) en the local department received $3,000 per year. Nile firemen receive about $3,600, or approximately 20 per cent more. The pay is about 10 per eent higher in St Joseph. Lieutenants and inspectors on the Benton Harbor fire depart ment receive annual salaries of captains $3475; and the chief, $4,200.

The entire local department was raised from $25 to $175 last July, the higher the grade the higher the raise. City Manager Crow said today that the city commission probably will discuss pay raises for all other city employes, as well as firemen, at its meeting this week. Be said the boost in living expenses as a result of the Korean war had "changed the picture con 2 Candidates File Accounts Two more election expense ac counts were filed today by candi dates with County Clerk Frank 3L Duerr, Jr. One was filed by Irving Betten hausen, Benton Harbor, who was a candidate for the nomination as Bherlft on the Democratic ticket His report shows that he spent $24238. Atty.

Dalton Seymour, t. Joseph Republican for state representative for the first district, i US their car was forced into a truck to avoid hitting a car head-on that was passing the truck. Weinberg, according to the sheriff, admitted passing a truck near the scene of the accident but said he did not see the Creasons crash into the truck A description of the car that reportedly caused the accident was obtained by a quick-think ing motorist, Robert Brill, who informed police that the auto was a gray 1950 sedan with an Indiana license, first letters AT. Wendell Fitch, Portland, driver of the truck involved In the accident, was not held, Sheriff Johnson reported. Weinberg was stopped In Benton Harbor on West Main street by officers Lyman Kelgley and Eric Tops when they noticed that the car he was driving was the same color as the car described on a OFFICIAL ORDERS AUTOPSY police radio broadcast.

THE OFFICERS reported that Weinberg said he left Hart at p. m. and was driving to Chicago on US-31. Weinberg was picked up in Benton Harbor at 7:37 just 17 mln WASHINGTON, SepVM-tAP) Gen. George Marshall stood today, on the.

threshold of per haps the most difficult office ne has held in 48 years' as soldier and Only certain Senate confirmation of his appointment and the formality of administering an -oath were needed to make him the nation's third Secretary of Defense. -IF THERE WAS ANT doubt that the job la difficult and demanding, the record should resolve the doubt James ForrestaL the first Defense secretary, collapsed under the pressure of the work, resigned, commit ted suicide. Louis Johnson, caught up in interdepartmental controversy and Congressional criticism. was forced to resign. Marshall's appointment 'was approved 9 to 2 by the Senate Armed Services committee yesterday after he had answered questions about his attitude toward the Job.

The "no" votes came from Senators Knowland (R-Callf) and Cain (R-Wash), In protest against naming a military man to post Congress had reserved for civilians. They also voted last week; against the law change rushed through Congress to make an exception in Marshall's ease. Senate ratification of the committee's recommendation was taken for granted. Leaders hoped to get a vote today. The committee questioning of the 69-year-old Marshall ranged over a Sander's Pretty HELEN MACIOLEK Believed A Suicide Left on 11:20 Boj Pipestone bus Saturday, brown bag with owners name containing boys ball gloves and gym shoes shorts.

Finder please return to Twin City Motor. Coach or call 5-3038. Adv Body Of Dr. utes after Benton Harbor police re Secretary Found In Ravine ceived the radio message. Weinberg's auto showed no dam' age from a collision, police said.

Harley Squier India's Bid To Seat Red China Loses U. S. Wins First Round In Assembly NEW YORK, Sept 20- CAP) United Nations delegates buckled down today to the work of organ izing their 'catastrophe assembly," with a fight to seat Communist China only temporarily interrupted. The assembly's new president, Nasrollah Entezam of Iran, called the assembly back into session at 9:30 a. m.

to set up the main committees, elect their officers, and choose seven vice-presidents. Entezam was elected late in the opening session yesterday after India and Russia waged ah unsuc cessful fight to get the Communist Chinese government seated in. the U. N. instead of the Chinese Na tionalists.

India said it would keep trying throughout the assembly. Taking over the presidency from Carlos P. Philippines foreign minister, Entezam said: The United Nations now has save the- world from the catastrophe hanging over it It it my hope that at the end ef the assembly we can. announce (See U. Page 21) $173 More For Chimes The Twin City Veterans' Hospital Council today acknowledged the following additional contributions.

totaling $173.00, to the organization's Crystal Springs cemetery chimes fund: Twin City Veterans' Hospital Council, chimes $133.00 Mrs. E. P. Qoetz. in of son, Robert P.

Piatt ISM Mrs. Isaac Bailey and children in memory of husband and father 20.00 St. Joseph Mullen Container Corp. 6.00 To Be Honored Old And New NEW YORK, Sept 20 Carlos P. Romulo (right) of the Philippines, outgoing president of the U.

N. General Assembly, congratulates bis successor. Nasrouah Entezam -of Iran at opening of fifth General Assembly here yesterday. (AP wire- photo) 1 Detour On Britain Ave. Britain avenue traffic between Pipestone and McCord streets was detoured today whi'a repairs were being made on the viaduct spanning Ox creek ravine.

'City Manager H. H. Crow said asphalt on the bridge was chipped away to permit the placing of new planking by the public works de partment Bridge traffic is expected to be resumed tomorrow. A Real Buy Will sell my Zenith console radio for $25. Just over hauled.

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Do you like surprises? Watch Sun Bowl, US12, Stevensville. Adv. Noticel Mary C. Massar, who formerly operated the Massar Hill tax service, is now associated -with Shock's Business Service. The new firm will be known as Massar-Shook Business Service, 191 Michigan B.

across from Internal Revenue. Fh. 5-407L Adv. HOOKS ETT, N. Sept 20-(AP) -County authorities expressed the belief today that pretty Helen Mac-lolek, 25, secretary of Dr.teermann N.

Sander, was a suicide. The body of the young woman, who was a key character witness for Dr. Sander In his world famous mercy slaying trial last March, was found yesterday in a ravine near her Hooksett bome--24 hours after she disappeared. County Solicitor Raymond K. Perkins said the young woman's death had "all the ear-marks of a suicide." He waited the outcome of an autopsy performed last night before forming a definite opinion.

Perkins said that a two-ounce glass and an envelope were found near the body. The envelope, he said, could have contained powders Or capsules. There was no evidence of external wounds or bruises. Police said Miss Maciolek was found lying on her back, her hands folded across he chest and her clothing neatly arranged. Dr.

Sander, who Joined an overnight search for the girl, described her as "a wonderful secretary." He said he hadn't seen her for about three weeks as she was on vacation until Oct "Others told me, he said, "that she appeared emotionally upset in the past few days." The county solicitor said he had heard that Helen recently had a squabble with her boyfriend. This Evening BUCHANAN, Sept 20-Over 100 persons, including top Buchanan city officials, are expected to be present at a pot-luck dinner tonight at the Moccasin avenue school to honor City Assessor Harley Squier, who Is resigning his post today and also celebrating his 89th birthday. The affair will get under- way at 6:30. Mr. Squier has served as city assessor and as a supervisor for the past 17 years.

He will continue his duties as a supervisor. The committee in charge of the dinner is composed of City Manager Leland Gunn, City Clerk Harry and the latter secretary, Miss Alene Rough. i Vote on Lafayette school expan sion changed from Sept; 28 to Oct 3. AdV Watch Trouble? 5 day service. EdJ Werdowatz, 312 State, St Joe.

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