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West Awaits Reply From Soviets On Disarmament Plans By WILLIAM C. SEXTON (armament proposal. It -called for LONDON (UP) The W-es air and ground inspection to guard waited today for the official Soviet against surprise attack, a two-year reply to the Western "final offer" jsuspension of nuclear tests lied lo disarmament package plan amid'a ban on the production of fission- waning hopes that the Kremlinlable materials, and a slart toward would move to break the stale- the reduction of arm- male in the London disarmamentlaments and armed forces. ta ls I The Western proposal was put Western delegates sought to pinjforward at last Thursday's session, down Soviet Deputy Foreign Min-'It was promptly and angrily de- isler Valerian Zorin Tuesday. But nounced by Zorin.

Bui a Soviet Zorin would promise only that he spokesman said Zorin's condemna- would "discuss the basic questions tion of the plan was "preliminary" of disarmament" when the U.N. and not the official Russian reply, disarmament subcommittee met But there was little hope that MISS1SSIPPI--Partly cloudj through Thursday with widvly a thunuYrshowers. mainly In the south unti central portions today and It) the south portion Thursday. AJIKANSAS-l-arlly i-loudv through Thursday with a u-w isolated thundvrshowcis south portion this afturnoon. not much change in temperatures, lowest in GOs tonight, highest 80-93 Thusrdnv.

Downtown Bargain Days Special Edition United Press Associated Press hope the Kremlin would make any The oudook was grim. The next move to break the deadlock. There been strong indications the Ark. Guard Defies Nine Greenville, Mississippi, RED STREAK FINAL Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1957 Price 5c No.

98 move was up to the Soviets. Cards On Table The West has laid its disarma- Russians would prefer to throw the issue inlo the lap of the U.N. Bathroom Explosion Four ment cards on the tables, Assembly where they feel 'ing an 11-point "first step" dis-lthey could win the support oLthe "neutral" Afro Asian bloc. Next Move Theirs President Eisenhower told a press conference in Washington Gels Reduction In Electrical Rates move "does not seem to be particularly likely." JACKSON (UP)-A S61G.OOO annual rate reduction went inlo ef-jac'view'of 'any early break in the feel today for Mississippi Power I disarmament deadlock, and Company's "middle He said he does not now see any further constructive step the United Stales and its allies can make on disarmament at this Four children, a girl and three boys, were burned, two seriously, in an explosion and flash fire in Tuesday that the next move is up ihe bathroom of the home of Mr to the Soviets. But he such a and Mrs.

William Eaton, old Win- class" customers. The- State Public Service Commission announced the reduction Tuesday, a cut it said was "jointly worked out" between the commission and the company. MPL, 82 counties, asked for the reduction end it was granted and announced immediately. The reduction, effective on bills rendered after today, applies to small commercial customers and residential users having air conditioners or hot water heaters. The commission said the small user; and industrial customer will not receive an appreciable reduction, but some customers will realize third degere burns and were considered seriously burned and Tommy Eaton, and Jesse terville road, north of Greenville, Tuesday afternoon.

Fred Eaton, 2, and Madeline Eaton, 7, suffered second and Eaton, 3, were severely burned. The explosion and fire occured Something, he said, must ha pen on the other side--referring to Russia. Eisenhower addecTtriat a Soviet policy change does not seem likely, but there could possibly, be some change in the Kremlin's position which is not visible at the Coieman To Talk To Legislators In Poniofoc Today PONTOTOC, Miss, im Gov. as much as 35 per cent Coieman planned to meet The company said overall reduc-Iwith a group of legislators today be $616,1100. It 0 'a" 1 over his plans for re- made, MPL said, "to enable our i writing the stale's 1890 constilu- customers to enjoy the 011 possible benefits of electric service." The commission the The session at the Pontotoc mayor's office was designed to be "more or less informal." He said William T.

Gibbs Dies in Jackson; Funeral Thursday as the four childi were prepar- purchase of 1200 feet of ca iron pipe from American Cast ing to take a balh and resulted! Iron Pipe Company, whose bid City Council Holds Secret Session Here On Tuesday The Greenville city council went into executive session' Tuesday to i an unannounced matter following a brief open meeting. Before going into the secret if session the council approved the from gasoline being ignited fron a hot water heater, Capt. W. G. Chipman of Fire Engine Company No.

2 said. The injured children were brought in an automobile to General Hospital in Greenville where they are under treatment today. Mrs. Eaton and a neighbor with a garden hose extinguished the which caused only slight dama 8 to the home before Engine Company No. 2 of the Greenville Fire Department arrived at of $3.64 per foot was low.

DOG ACT--Above is Sylvia Lytell and her famous trained dog ace. school Integration Ordered $new But Fauksis Tells Troops To Stay LITTLE ROCK, (AP)-Grim-faced guardsmen, following orders of Gov. Orval Faubus today Jereibly prevented racial desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. The soldiers armed rifles and carbines, turned! dents toda y- back a total of nine Negro Faubus, in announcing Monday i students who tired to enter the 2000-pupil all-white now appearing at the Delta Livestock Show at the fairgrounds south of Greenville. Judging, Circus Today; Horse Contest Tonight William T.

Greenville construction superin tendent who received so many blood transfusions he depleted i the University Hospital supply, 1 the scene in response to an alarm died in the hospital at Jackson I turned in at 2:15 p.m. The Eaton home is about 200 yards from the Airbase road on the old Winterville road. company as saying it still would 1 TK 7 be able to earn a return of 6 alks wl11 be us th c0 "cent under the new rates. istitut.onalconvent.on," but that he considered defense against civil 'rights legislation part of the issue. Phillips said the reduction aver- Commission Cnairrr ages about 7 or 8 per cent of over- Coleman plans to hold a series all rates.

It was the Hrst rale re- of such meetings this month. He duction by a utility since the'said he will call a special legisla- January of 1956. at 6:35 last night. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at he First Presbyterian Church 3y the pastor, the Rev.

T. Nunan. Burial will be in jreenlawn Memorial Gardens. National Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr.

Gibbs was taken to Jackson for treatment of a ruptured aneurism or "blood-vcsseH An autopsy showed he had a clot in the lung but further examinations will be necessary to rule out the possibility of a cerebral hemorrhage, hospital authorities said. dQ Transfusion; Mr. Gibbs, who had 49 transfusions which had the effect of replacing his entire blood supply four times, was taken to the Top quality show animals, a free trained animal circus and, tonight, cuttim horse contest are spectator features of the Delta Livestock Show now underway at the fairgrounds, Highway One South. For the youngsters and adults, the show got down to business this morning when judging began under the big show pavillion. Animal specialist from Mississippi State College were on hand Narcotics Ring In New York NEW YORK A giant international narcotics smuggling and distribution ring was reported' Rain weather cut down on the smashed loday with the opening! numDer "1 entries, although the in federal court of a sealed Wasmn tcm County Road department naming 46 defendants andi na drainage ditches in top front of the spacious Fairgrounds grandstand, Don Otho Baker of 1 a chairman of the event, reports te about 30 riders and highly trained cow ponies ready to compete for $2 Million Is Annual Payroll Homebuilders Here Greenville homebuilders a an a a a ro $2 million beef judging during the a y.H," 8 to a 8 --n-r-rsized industry.

Ihursday the dairy show will be held. lo coconspirators. A roundup of scores of persons in the New York City area already had been reported. Jackson hospital early Sunday, i Head of the ig antic operation condition before thu rain came and one show official was boasting that (he fairgrounds was the best drained piece of property in the county. present commission took office in live session about Nov.

as a A physician administered blood! was Harry stromberg, 54, who ipjcliminarv to the convention. II! Thi U. S. Officials Report By DONALD J. GOMZALES an ambulance on the way.j he rupture was closed by surgery and it had been thought was the ring's "over-all director" for more than 25 years, according had a fair chance for recovery.

lo a government spokesman. Mr. Gibbs, who lived at 850 Lotus street, was taken ill Saturday night, He was construction superintendent for Rode Building Officials Pleased But quality of the animals had lhe officials highly pleased. They were reported tc be finished and in good show condi- These figures were released following a survey taken Tuesday A crowd of some 300 whites night that he was ordering guards-- I men to the school, had declared that he feared violence if the Negroes tried to enter Central milled about in front of Ihe school shouting such phrases as "Nigger go bask where you belong" but the whites made no attempt to harm the Negroes. Maj.

Gen. Sherman T. Ginger, Arkansas adjutant general, said the guardsmen, all whites, were acting on the governor's orders." "Gov. Faubus has declared Central High off-limits to Negroes," -Clinger told newsmen. The checker game in which Pan- See ARK.

GUARD Page 6 By UNITED PRESS Racially integrated classes 'be-. An unaccompanied 15-year-oldicame a reality Tuesday in the for $400 in prizes. Adults at- Negro girl made the first attempt'biggest truly "deep South" city to mding will be asked to contri- to cross through a line of about date, Greensboro, N. and little 1 bute SI toward the stock premium fund. Children accom-, panied by parents will be admitted free.

An arena 200 feet by 70 feet has teen constructed with the as- 1 sistance of Baker, who provided shoulder. As she repeatedly at- four Negroes will begin classes in tempted to pass through the for- Charlotte, N. C. One Negro girl, is 200 soldiers standing shoulder-to- trouble was expected today when mation, an armed guardsman One Negro girl expected to enroll Thursday in stepped forward and turned her back. A crowd of some ISO shouting five Negro children who entered '1 silently Winston-Salem, N.

C. Taunts and threats greeted the nd posts; Hubnrt Weldingjwhites engulfed the girl as she Company who drove the posts and! tried to pass the guardsmen. The Mabry Wiglcy of James who pro- whites, shouting such phrases as inuuuiig suuii pnrases as tnere was no violence It was a vidcd three laborers to i "Nigger go back where you be- historic day for the Carolina city wire, pengi" made no attempt to harm of 100,000. Grace Methodist Church crating the concession stand The Negro girl refused to an- Greensboro's elementary and junior high school Tuesday, but there was no violence. It was a In Clinton, scene last of the ugliest violence in the; afternoon at a meeting of the" 11 18 1 drmks coltce Ijswer questions of newsmen, integration crisis, seven Greenville Home Builders Assoc- gs cool es hamburgers a a nipht.

a federal iinfoel.uaik.Ki other refreshments. "In addition to the direct pay-: roll," Dave Sherman, president of 1 the association, pointed out, "the home building industry here has a direct effect upon and is a stimulation to such connected businesses as furniture, home appli ances, etc." Attending the meeting were rep- esentatives of the builders who I participate in National Home IS-- tion. An official praised ek, Sept. 21-29. They are Vir- The dope syndicate imported youngsters and adults who enter- 'den, Rode, A i Greenville heroin, cocaine and opium animals for having done an France and other countries, andiexcellerit job.

supernuenaeni lor nocie nuitaing i 0 Material Company and had helu at least occaslon smu "This is an excellent annual Parade of Ho: the position for three years. in about 50 pounds of pure for youngsters who don't Lumber and Queen City Lumber. Each have exhibit homes in imes. Born in Hamburg. he ner valued on the illicit market down to the farm often to come later lived in Joncsboro, at 53,500,000, according to U.

S.joul and learn the different breeds and came to Greenville in Paul W. William.s iof domestic animals and a slon rom led ly Syria's Jonesboro. I The indictment was good ones loon like," he WAiHINGION offi-lpro-Soviet shift. Henderson will Mr. Gibbs received his cduca-Aug.

28, sealed and opened cials said loday decisions on his findings to Secretary of tion in the Hamburg schools i the chambers of U. S. Dist.l The trained animal circus Last night, a federal judge (walked down Foley Hill from tha again ordered the city schooljNegro section of town to study board to proceed with its 750 whites. The scene was integration plan. It was the sec-iorderly, ond lime since Friday that Youngster Are Stoned' eral Judge Ronald N.

Davies hadj A shower of, beer ruled for integration. (bottles and shouted threats Between the issuance of the two Jed 17 Negro youngsters who regC" decrees, Faubus had called Tuesday at the National Guardsmen to cordon Sturgis, high school's LOS ANGELES (UP) A the huge Central High Schooljalso the scene of violence lastt year-old Montana cowboy todayjt" "maintain order and prolecliyear, but the Negroes stayed planned to fight extradition lives and property" of citi- school. stand trial for the fourth time on zens. Nine Negro Students The nine Negro students sched- At Horse Cave, 100 Negroes registered trouble, along with 800 whites, in id sible new moves to aid anti-Com-jState John Foster Dulles and otheHand at Monticello A CollegeJjudge Edward Wcinfeld. munist nations in the Middle East' may be in the works.

'However, they said one of the decisions won't be for the 1 lcaclors in Tllrkc 3orA TM-, States to take the fina'. plunge of Irac l' and Lebanon on ssible top level American officials. Henderson has been conferring full membership in the five-nation. ways to slow down Syria's At the time of his death he was a deacon in the First Presbyterian church here. Surviving are his lughter.

Mrs. W. G. of Greenville and a son, being sponsored by several local Ifirms who have displays in a special show tent. Several perfor- charges of murdering a novelty store operator in Mississippi.

Dale J. Morris Tuesday refused uled to join more than 2,000 white new consolidated school. waive extradition on a fugitive classmates stayed home on theigration of classes went smoothly complaint from Harrison County.jfirst day of school yesterday whilejin Ozark, a small jMiss. His extradition hearing infantrymen and a i in the northeast corner of the was set for Oct. 3 in municipaliarmcd with rifles, pistols and state.

If court here bayonets, a the area! But in Birmingham, Ala six II Bv THE ASSOCIATED PRFSS fed 1 authoritics lurned overground Ihe school. egro families decided against 'iI in the case lo local: About 100 guardsmen remained; their children in all- The federal charge of un-'at their posts today. Iwhite schools, pending a school i a flight to avoid prosecution! The Negroes had stayed away i board ruling on their petitions due Some Of U. S. the and! cooler air spread across lhe northeast quarter of the country today.

Baghdad Pact despite new Turkish muni 'f'f He Sy TM a fiiam M. Gibbs of PL Deposit t- ovnf nft hie TTnr-fnfn Up; Crewmen Sale mances are being staged each As lhe co0 Canadian air moved! day featuring Sylvia Lytell, train-i' lhe Northeast, temperaturesj ler, with her Liber.y Dalmalion' dl cd inln lhe GOs mosi areasi pressure lo get the United- 1 off his Middlp Eastern to sign up The officials said the decisions itinerary choosing instead to 1 11 neighbors. He also leaves two A i ir.t HOUSTON, Tex. 'A B55 making a simulated bombing He may grow out of important mcet-j A likely outcome of Ihe Ameri- W. J.

Gibbs, two sisters. Mrs. EJ" i iand lhrCC TM ings to be held here during thejcan policy review set off byiD. Coody and Mrs. I.

D. Diggs, "TM Trained Pony thraurf, tte vlev to he A i Also Buckshot the trained ony! norlhwar 1 lrou New Lou Miss ne 1 maKing a simuiaieu noniDinc -j'. L.I/UIO, jrun exploded six miles up Tuesday dogs and monkeys. A fuIli 'S'' TM' j' ercd arcas trials ended in hun. hour show is given.

Cowboys per-; aln lhc Appalachians. was dropped and the district a instructions from Virgil T. torney's office arraigned Morris'Blossom, superinlendent of public! Negro Judge Aaron of nearbv i a fugilive complaint. ischools. But after Davies was in the hospita'l Police said Morris broke jail swercd an appeal from school'after being kidnaped, beaten hile waiting to stand trial forlboard attorneys last night by tell! stabbed and emasculated Monday ic fourth time on charges of ing the board to proceed forth-jby a group of white men who he-I Charles Fink, SO.

of Bay i with integration, BlossonVsaid told him "this is what will previous announced thai the high schooljhappen when they integrate the s. would opened to the Negro slu-schools in Birmingham." Low and scatted themselves into the midst! form thcir lrick a B- i jDuke the onlv trained i ''S 1 1 showers were report-: Bargain Days Start Thursday Downtown Greenville Busy With First B-E Day Held Local Teachers Learn First Hand Local Business Problems More than 200 Greenville public and parochial school teachers ed to give teachers a better back- Business-Education Air Force Base, crashed and! burned, setting fire to an oil tank IVKATHKIl AM) I or Grci-nvillo and i i i TI r- Mississippi i at i SOUth 01 liOLIilton. I he i Was; i l.akr i a BrldRf rapidly extinguished. IIJl11 fert a Ml David The pilot. 1st Lt.

David Moore, DeKalb, suffered broken leg; the gunner, Sgt. Rob: full (H.scrvpr Hn a i I i i period i.m. today HI low trm. nc ra-dirc ftl. Tcmpcraturr fix a.m.

Intlay. I a MISSlSSIPri-- Today, part today were learning first hand for explaining to their the day-to-day problems of local students the xvorktngs of Amer- a broken arm, and Capt. Ar-! Day, design- IS teachers for the entire day. ll lir Man7 suffered head in-j miidV All teachers and represen-iJ uries whcn thc No cn inc cx winds. i ii i i mostly at Eldorado, which was 11 ashed by winds of 75 m.p.h.

and Downtown Greenville continues Walnut next to Hall and Nor- facilities at First National and a rain. The city was tn ho a beehive of new construe- word's newly remodeled and Bank and Trust; drenched with nearly 3 inches of ion and rrmndding a i i as I i i Nelms a resurfacing of Washington Ave- a i in one hour. i a of the city's a i Ilium's; Sam Slein's; a new Dim-jnuc; beginning construction of the districi open thcir sec- lop Tire Store, lhe New Boot he-j new Ben Franklin Store a Maurice Chevalier big Downtown Bargain D.ws Daves drug store; new drivc-inioihers. promotion i the special bar- advertised ihrouphoui mi I tn- Deinn- busincss and industry by spending the day touring the various establishments and talking with company executives nnd em-, ployces. It is Greenville's first Sea's free enterprise system.

26 Participants Twenty-six local firms are participating in thc Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event. Each nnminlifirm is entertaining from six to tatives assembled at Ihe Green-! ville High School auditorium at 8:45 a. m. today and were officially greeted by Chamber officials. After R.

J. Koonce, superintendent of city schools, discussed pnrtlv rlnnd.v (18-7 1 1 i SIMM. Other Stars Seek To Follow Maureen Q'Hwsi, Dorothy Dandndge To Deny Confidential Yarns Back In Hollywood HOLLYWOOD Chef lt edition of Ihe jvalier looking much younger cnU-TinieK than his GS years--arrived yester- day from Paris to make a l'i conjunction i Downtown rgiiin Days pic lures of a few the recent improvements made But She By VERNON SCOTT WASHINGTON This is Theodore McKddin for shipment in Hit- a a Murv uf a hiile nirl named to lhe hisonhower tarm. spocinl ediunn. Kay Stulirr, a calf nam- Sharon Kay was promised a i The improvements pictured and cd IVarl anil a President named Tennessee walking horse to take Ifirily denied cuddling in a theater'band" evidence a Confidential "'hers are vivid evi- 1'jsenhnwr.

Pearl's place News Briefs -State- INSIDE DEMOCRAT-TIMES TODAY IV schedule, letter from Deltan Abroad, Margaret Crrcen, feature on nifihl-llyini; nl (iAFR, Kiwonis hear how foreign nid used in l-'ormosa, hunting seasons, school faculties, 12; downtown store remodeled, new hnilding front, 15; scene 17; kidnap trial set, IS; modern river barges fciilnre, 21; (if Till trial revisited, Ifi; balanced diels in modern lunchrooms, police huililinf; going up, 2J, I'RESBYTKRIAN KINDERGARTEN PLANS 1 'I here will be meeting of the mothers of pupils who will enter the Presbyterian Kindergarten tomorrow morning at 9 (lie church, and at 7:30 p.m. I f. 1 i i MI uv uieiK'e i i i i i i i i i i i i briefly the purpose of K-F. HOLLYWOOD (UP) .1 "Latin lover" nnd Missed Whisper avaied (l re llw Rrovvth of Sharon Kay A nine-year-old he teachers traveled with Ihcirjsmearcd movie stars today was just as angry in lies to sensationalize stories As and the merchants' of Walkersvillc. Md.

ousc hcnrd ablut liosls to the various plants, stores c.l for a chance to follow aclre.ssidenying she made love in I trial resumed today, hr ail In h.imeiown develop rais and entered her in," and lho tears Tuesday, nnd offices. Maureen O'llara and singer Dor-'woods with a bandleader. ihe was debating to Maryland State a i at Ti-! Presidential Press Secretary Plant Tours Included othy Dandridge in denyinj; on the It marked the first time i his allack against defense les-' The i lisl uf new and re- i C. Hagerly conferred with Most schedules included a tourjwilness stand spicy tidhits printed, nearly five weeks of by calling other top slais.modeled and other im- Pearl won a prize. President.

Then Hagerty an- pi lhc plnnl during Lie morning, about them in Confidential maga- that big name personalities had "Many Hollywood stars named'pruvemenis completed or hegun' But Sharon Kay said. Thc nounced that the President 1111 ormal discussion at lunch, and iheen called upon to testify. The in Confi'denliai's yarns have i i tln past few momhs in im -Corniest rules called for never want lo deprive a ailernon sessions primarily de- The i Tuesday testimony was hailed as a victory! ten lelcphoncd me asking to'meiliatc downlown a a include: calf as a gift youngster of a Cfllf she had rais- uied lo discussions of lhe dc-lurneil lhe Confidential criminal loi Ihe entertainment industry i on lhe stand lo tell their i i i new and jail building lo lhe President. tans ol the i operahon and lihel I i a inlo a stellar its fight against Ihe. so-called! ies," said.

"Most ol Main; irmodeling by Marine i Sharon Kay burst inlo tears at, "If the rqiorls Were true, hn questions Irnm Ihe visitors. pulling Irish-lempered Miss scandal npivnr anxious' to go on the wil on Walmil and I i lhe of never seeing PearLwould not accept the calf." Hag- I no general progrrn called for, O'llara and Miss Dandridge. a Stars Volunloor ness sland." son Marine on Main. a a said. returning the lo (heJNegro slage-sereen slar, on Ilio' Prosecutor William i i said Miss O'llara and Ihe en-1 1.1JS nmlilormm at p.

m. iwjlnoss sl.ind. Miss O'llara an- he could produce more "first- 1 See OTIII-K I'age li ilyle A new blucprinling iiiul conference, tlio decided "Yes, Kay, there is a equipment comp.my on lo Pearl, lo a i i i Santa Cfniw. Three Downtown Bargain Davs Start In Greesimlk. Tomorrow.

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