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a a a a a A RIO WEATHER EDITION and 30-35. Scattered tomorrow; snow lowest flurries tonight tonight CITY The Bail Messenger LA COUNTY PAPER FORK ESTABLISHED IN 1796, VOL. 155, NO. 90 CANANDAIGUAA, N. MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1951 Single Copy Five Cents Neusbriets Of the Day Indian Fighter Dies Buffalo, April 16 P- -Timothy F.

Murray, who once fought Indians with Col. William F. (Buffa-) lo Bill) Cody, died yesterdav. Hel was 77. Murray was born near Vin cennes; and jcined the 13t' Infantry of the regular Army when he was 18.

He came to Buffalo with his regiment when it was transferred to Fort Porter. in 1894. He worked here as a railroader, a time later joining the police force and retiring as a captain in' 1943. GIs Enroute Home Pusan, Korea, April 16 -The first 100 soldiers to be returned from the Korean front under the Army's new rotation policy arrived today to board a transport for the United States. About 40 officers and 360 enlisted men comprised the first shipment from various combat units in Korea.

They are scheduled to, leave Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Edward H. Brookes, Army Department personnel chief, predicted the rotation program will hit full speed by mid-summer "unless casualties go way up." Services for Bevin London, April 16 -Private funeral services for former Foreign, Ernest Bevin will be Secretary held Wednesday afternoon at GolGreen.

a London suburb. Creders mation will follow. members of the family of Only the veteran Labor party leader, friends and close associates will ettend the services. Bevin died Saturday at the age of 70. a month after he resigned the cabinet post he held from cince the Labor government Into power in 1942.

Resigns in Protest Nw York, April 16 Frederick F. Umhey resigned day from the New York State visory Council on Placement and Unemployment Insurance. He said his action was in protest against Governor: Dewer's recent signing of the Bree law. Umhey says Dewey "definitely aligned" himself with "big busi-, ness" in singing the legislative measure. Umhey is executive secretary the AFL International Ladies Garment Works Union.

Girls' Week Albany, April 16 and; Girls Week" will be observed April 28 to May 5 in New York State by; proclamation of Governor Dewey. Dewey also has proclaimed May Cerebral Palsy Month in the Is state. He said yesterday that the plight of cerebral palsy sufferers, "particularly poignant and was because so many were 'actually of high intelligence." In his 'Boys and Girls Week" proclamation, the governor con-'. the practices of Hit-, erism in the treatment of chilIren had been "adopted and expanded under communism." Vetoes 426 Bills Albany, April 16 -Governor Dewey vetoed 426 of the bills! year. The governor signed 838 of the 1.264 bills sent him by th lawmakrs.

Dewey completed action on the to his Pawling farm. and Mrs. Dewey leave for Bermuda today for a two-wk vacation. The govrnor had been confined to the Executive Mansion at Albany since March 13 with a virus infection. 36 Arrested in Raid Buffalo, April 16 P- Police: raided an alleged cock fight suburban town of West Seneca' Saturday night and arrested 36 persons.

Clarence Hurd, 55, was charged with operating the pit in the base-: ment of a house. He pleaded inno, sent when arraigned before Police Justice Victor H. Schutrum. Hurd was released without bail and the case adjourned until Frilay. Shoemaker Director Buffalo, April 16 Industries of New York tor announced the elclion of Garth Shomakr of as a dirctor.

Shoemaker is vice-president and ting Co. of Elmira. succeeds Matthew E. Ken-: Manufacturing Co. of Elmira, has rtired Near Riot Rages as MacArthur Arrives In Honolulu; Police Rough Up Newsmen General Discusses Japanese Treaty With Dulles here with President Truman.

With the deposed supreme com-, mander were his wife, his 18-yearold son. and aides staff members. As MacArthur's plane turned broadside: into' the floodlights of Hickam Field the crowdgathered, at the airport began to cheer and clap. Mrs. MacArthur appeared first at the doorway of the plane.

Be-, hind. her the general waved, wreathed in smiles for a brief He 13 bound for a war hero's welcome' and an Honolulu, April 16 -Ge I ouglas MacArthur arrived in Honolulu early this morning and a near-riot raged near the ramp of his constellation transport, the rechristened "Bataan." Air Force Police manhandled the news photographers trying to record the historic event. The five-star general. making his 1st trip to the United States in 14; years, remained aloof to the The scuffle raged a few feet, him as he shook hands; with Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Hawaii's Gov.

Ingram Stainback and Army Secretary Frank Pace, Jr. At least a dozen photographers were roughed up by the Air Police. They included AP's Paul Strong of San Francisco and Carl Mydans of Life Magazine. dans has been a personal acquaintance of General MacArthur since before World War II. LANDED AS 5:28 A.

M. EST The was before MacArthur was stripped of his commands--touched down at (Hickam Air Field at 12:28 a. m. (5:28 a. EST).

Seven minutes (later the general set foot on Amer. lican soil for the first time since 1950 Wake Island conference unpredictable battle over U.S. pollicy in Asia. He Mrs. down ramp.

Young Arthur was at his side. Ad-!" A lei, the traditional flowered wreath of Hawaii, was hung dround her neck. The family. disappeared for a moment in the of official greeters. WANTED CLEAR PICTURE The photographers were trying! get 'a clear picture of the eral's party.

They were thwarted by Air Force Police. Strong said the police began "shoving the photographers around; leven before the ramp was pushed: up to the plane. I 'Two Air Police grabbed one guy and literally pitched him through the air." Strong said. "He; actually bounced." Strong said one public tion officer, Maj. Ernest P.i Schwartz, "did everything in his' power to stop the police.

"One air police had a photo-: grapher by the back of his coat was pushing him back when! Major Schwartz said, 'Stop it. Stop; the photographers The air police did not stop but: snapped: 'I have my orders, The general and his party were: supposed to go down a long line to meet civilian and military offi-1 'cials. But this reception broke off' when everyone pressed forward laround the controversial military leader. WAS FIRST OFF PLANE Lt. Col.

Anthony Story, MacAr-1 thur's personal pilot. was actually the first man off the plane. He; walked half way down the ramp; and then walked back up to assist Mrs. MacArthur down the steps. She was dressed in a purple suit and was grinning broadly as she descended.

The general was wearing a dark olive drab uniform with an "Eislenhower" battle jacket. His head, was his famous sun-tan leafed hat. Arthur was wearing a dark beanie cap and a red Lt. Col. and Mrs Sid Huff lowed them out of the plane.

Huff: was one of the General's closest personal advisors in his Tokyo commands. MacArthur's arrival was without anfare. Military protocal prevailed. Hickam Field was closed: to the public. A limousine waited on the run-; way for the MacArthur party The general and his family were taken to Adm.

A. W. Radford's! 'guest house in the Pearl Harbor time' to sleep and rest. until for Honolulu's welcoming cerenonies this afternoon. STATEMENTS RELEASE! Hickam spokesmen said MacAr-! thur would not release any ments.

-MacArthur will leave for San in 24 hours. Pilot Story said the rip from Tokyo was uneventful. (Continued on Page 2) Rain No Game Washington, April 16 P-Rain, washed cut today's American, league baseball opener the New York Yankee's and Wash. rington. The game and ceremonies! including the visit bv Truman, were postponed until Friday at 2 p.m.

(EST). The clubs! also will play a night game Friday at 8:30 p.m. (EST. Republicans Urge Probe of Policies Of Administration To Back Resolution Proposing Inquiry By Congress Washington. April 16 -Senate, Republicans unanimously endorsed! today a proposal for a sweeping congressional investigation of Tru-! military policies.

Chairman Millikin of Colorado said 33 Republican senators agreed a closed conference to back resolution to be drafted by the: Party Policy Committee, which probably will propose a two-House' inquiry. At the same time, the Republi-. cans expressed "delight" that Gen. Douglas MacArthur would be mitted to address a joint meetling of Congress Thursday. This was settled today when the House lagred unanimously to a joint meeting with the Senate on Thursday to hear the deposed five-star general.

Millikin said the Republicans also agreed to do what they could to see that MacArthur was given "adequate hearings" before congressional committees. MacArthur already had an invitation to testify the Senate Armed Services Committee. Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee agreed unanimously to invite him to appear before it at any convenient time. Chairman Kee (D-WVa) told newsmen the committee would like to review Far Eastern policy withMacArthur and plans to nola public session if agreeable to the general. Truman Okays Aid to Yugoslavia Washington, April 16 P-President Truman notified Congress today he has authorized use of 000,000 of government funds to en-ling able Yugoslavia to obtain critically needed raw materials for its armed forces.

In a letter to the chairmen of the Senate and House Foreign fairs Commitess. the President asserted: "The drought which gave rise to the need for (emergency food sistance, xxx, not only caused a shortage in the availability of food also has made it impossible for for consumption in Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia to export the agricultural products with which slavia normally obtains the sources to pay for imports of critically needed raw materials." The President told the congressional leaders it was essential to use $29,000.000 of funds appropriated under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act cf 1949 "to provide raw materials and similar supplies for Yugoslavia in kinds equivalent to certain consumption needs for supporting its armed forces." 3 Fishermen Die In Boat Mishaps Albany April 16 -Three men drowned while on fishing trips were among the nine persons who, lost their lives in accidents over the weekend in upstate New York' Two Utica men perished when their motorboat capsized in the River during a severe. storm yesterday. A third man was rescued but was reported in critical condition at a hospital at Alexjandria Bay. Earle Beck, 43, of Alton was drowned in Lake Ontario near 'dus Saturday night.

Police said Beck had been fishing and jumped from his boat after an oar broke. The victims of the St. Lawrence accident were Frederick E. Junior, 50, and George W. 62 both foremen in the Globe Woolen Mill in Utica.

Henry Hollensteiner 60, of Whitesboro, a Utica suburb, was rescued by Coast Guardsmen. He to the 14-foot boat after overturned about 300 feet from the: docks at Fisher's Landing. Hollensteiner suffered severe shock and exposure. The three had been fishing and started to turn back to the dock when the storm struck. The storm was described by lice chief James Stage of Clayton as the heaviest he had seen in 25 lycars.

Allies Push Into Yachon; Red Jet Losses Total 150 Elizabeth Visits The Pope dignitaries, Princess Elizabeth, England's presumptive future queen, audience with Pope Plus, April 13. At left is Monsignor Federico Chamberlain, and. at. right is Monsignor Diego Venini, secret waiter to husband, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, were received by the Pontiff half an' hour. (AP Wirephoto via radiofrom Rome): Truman Is Urged to Order Use of New Atom Weapon, President Says Administration Seeks to Win Peace Washington, April 16 ident Truman says the only aim of administration foreign policy is to win the peace and that attacks con his policy are "political ho-! al.kum." He gave that reply, in two end speechs to Democratic gatherings, to criticism of his firing of Douglas MacArthur.

In neither address did Mr. Truman mention directly the General or details of the split. which brought about MacArthur's dismissal. That disagreement basically was over MacArthur's desire for a hand in the fighting in Korea, including authority to bomb the Communist enemy across the Manchurian border and to use Chia ng Kai-shek's Nationalist Chinese for a second front in China. The President, making his main response to critics at a $100-a-plate Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner here Saturday night, said administration policy is to confine the war to Korea if it can.

Spreading the fight. declared, is the way tol World War III, and if there is any such spread it will be the Communists who do it. AID TO SCHOOL Albany, April 16 PP -A record! payment of $117.838,623 in state aid: to local. school districts was re-! ported today by State Comptroller pared with the previous mark of: $114,202,645 distributed a year ago, also for education. A Without A-Bomb Blast, Spreads Radioactivity Washington, April 16 P- Rep.

Gore (D-Tenn) indicated today that the United States has perfected "cataclysmic" new atomic weapons to spread deadly ty. He urged President Truman tor order their use in 1 Korea. Gore urged President Truman to use some of "these immense weapons" to "dehumanize" a across Korea--making it unfit for all life and thus barrier to all military ground operations. The Tennessean has access formation about the atomic ments as a member of the Appropriations sub which handles funds for the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). He made public a leter in which he told Mr.

Truman: "Something cataclysmic. it seems to me, is called for. We have it. "Please consider using it." While the AEC and military authorities are Frown to have been working on weapons which without an A-bomb blast. would soread radioactivity, Gore's was the first word from an cial source that they are for use.

Gore offered two suggestions: 1-Remove all Koreans from al belt across the Korean peninsula and then dehumanize it br surface! -diloorical contamination: 21 a available and reedy for the Far East Command a variety. of atomic bombs and other weanons to repulse a submarine at-' tack on cur naval forces or any attempt to invade Japan. Parades, Whistles, Church Bells to Herald Nation's Welcome to Hero By: The Associated Press Gen. Douglas MacArthur's homecoming will be heralded big and noisy "welcome" tributes, in many communities across the nation. The programs signaling the general's return after 14 years in the Far East call for parades, receptions, whistle blowing, horn tooting.

and ringing of church bells. Most observances are timed to coincide with MacArthur's in San Francisco, now late Tuesday. San Francisco, and New York: City are planning what will probably be the most spectacular utes to the five-star general oust-: 'ed from Far Eastern commands last week by President Truman a policy dispute. But the celebrations are not limited to the cities on MacArthur's it, inerary. Typical of the various) Grounded High Lieut.

John Hodgkin, 31, of Selma, spent the night of April 12 atop lofty Mt. Rainier, after the motor on his small plane failed as he attempted a takeoff from the mountain top after a landing. The nex day he fixed the sparkplug trouble, gave his craft 8 push, and glided to Lake Mo-' wich, landing on the mile-long; lake's frozen surface. Air Forceied officers informed him, he had been AWOL from McChord Air: Force Base since Friday morning, and Lt. Gen.

Howard A Craig, inspector general of the Air Force, already had ordered 8 formal investigation to determine whether Hodgkin should be court-martialed. Senators Keport. Classroom Lack At Sampson Base Washington. April 16 -Senate investigators rate all but one of the nation's basic military train-' camps as being from "excellent" to "minimum The one exception among the 16 basic training centers scattered throughout the nation was the Army Processing Center at Fort Knox. Ky.

Conditions there were described by a Senate Armed able." Services Subcommitee as "deplorThe committee, headed by Senator Lyndon Johnson (D made public last night a report on investigation of basic training. Air Force training was called "minimum satisfactory," v. V. the addition of centers at Sheppard Air Base, Wichita Falls, and Sampson Air Base, N. Y.

The investigators said that when thy ricited Somoson. it "hod no SHORTAGE OF CLASS ROOMS "Academic classes were conducted in hallways and aisles of barracks. with recruits siting on the floor," the report said. It added that "classrcoms, small-arms ranges, drill halls, and other training facilities are being rehabilitated as rapidly as possible." The renort. sad thot "Sampson! was opened before full training fait of: program is ing conducted under difficult cumstances." Hobart Professor Wins Fellowship New York.

April 16 P-The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has granted 1541 fellowship awards totaling So-000 to American and scholars, artists, composers and writers. The foundation was established: in 1925 by the late U. S. Senator, 'Simon Guggenheim and his wife; as a memorial to a son, John Simon Guggenheim who died in! his youth. The fellowships are awarded to scholars and crative workers in! the arts who have demonstrated outstanding ability.

Size of the individual fund last night, were not disclosed. Those receiving the awards and the projects they will study include: Dr. Paul Julius Alexander, propo-fessor of Ancient and Medieval History, Hobart and William Smith! Colleges, Geneva. Byzantine of the Middle Ages. Enemy Smokes Up Country to Hide Movements Princess Escorted by two Vatican walks to Clementine Hall for an Callor diVignale, Papal the pope.

The Princess and her in a private audience lasting Mac's Hearing Before Congress Sei for Thursday Washington, 16. P- The House agreed unanimously today. to a joint meeting with the Senate Thursday to hear Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Democratic Leader McCormack (Mass asked that the House empower Speaker Rayburn to declare a recess during the regular session Thursday so that MacArthur could be heard.

There was no objection, so the matter was settled. 'No further action by Congress necessary, since the unanimous consent request implied an invitation to the deposed general to I sneak. However, the Senate row must go through the formality' of deciding to come to the House, Chamber Thursday to hear Arthur. The Senate was not in todav. The White House meantime said MacArthur is welcome to call on President Truman while here if he for an annintment.

Presidential Secretary Joseph Short made this clear at a news conference. He said the President's Army aide. Maj. Gen. Harry H.

Vaughn will represent Mr. the airport when MacArthur ar. rives. ExGeneral Jailed For Tax Evasion Baltimore, April 16 AP-Benett Meyers. cashiered Air Force general, today was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and fined $15.000 for evading $61.400 in federal income taxes.

The 55-year-old former major general pleaded guilty to the charges. Meyers faced a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and 000 in fines--five years and 000 on each six counts in thei two indictments against Meyers was top purchasing agent for the Air Force in Washington and at Wright-Paterson Field at Dayton, 0., during World War II. He was freed from. a federal reformatory Feb. 1 after serving most.

three years of the twentymonths-to-five-vear e-vear sentence he was given for inducing an associate to lie to a Senate investigating committee. NEWSMAN DIES Grand' Mere, April 16 --George Chahoon, as the father of the modern dian newsprint industry, died terday at his home after a long; illness. He was 78. GOP CONVENTION Albany, April 16 P--The association of New York State Young, Republican Clubs will hold its nal convention at Troy, beginning 17. Tokyo, April 16 P- Allied troops smashed into Yachon nine miles deep 'in Red Korea today and hammered out limited gains along the rest of the 150-mile North Korean battlehne.

Communist resistance ranged from light to bitter. Yachon is three miles northeast of Yanggu, the Red supply base Sunday on the east-central front. About 50 North Koreans fled from Yachon before the attack. Then they stopped and threw mortar fire back into the town. Farther east, South Korean troops occupied a high ridge north of Inje.

In the air war, F-86 Sabre jets twice tangled with Russian-type MIG-15s Monday afternoon. In the first air battle 16 F-86s mixed with 30 MIGs. American pilots reported two MIGs damaged and one destroyed. Later in the aftternoon 18 Sabre jets clashed with more than 15 MIGs and chased them back across the Yalu River. The Communist planes escaped damage.

RED JET LOSSES NOW 1 150 Monday's score brought to 150 the number of Communist jets destroyed or damaged in air battles since Nov. 1 when MIGs first ap peared in Korean skies. Since the Korean war started (last June 25 Allied planes have destroyed or damaged 317 ist planes of all types. American losses for the same period are listas 184. The Sabre jets also were out on a strategic mission Monday.

They dive-bombed an important supply bridge across the Yalu River at Uiju, upstream from Sinuiju. Two direct hits with 500 pound bombs were reported. In all Fifth Air Force tactical planew flew 684 sorties by 6 p.m. (Monday. lang 'ITTRUS MAKE American, day's and.

best Turkish gains on -soldier the ground as the United Nations main tained the initiative across the Korean peninsula. On the west-central front U.N. troops advanced against only light resistance. They now have full control of the south bank of the Hwachon Reservoir. AP correspondent Robert son at U.

S. Eigth Army 'Headquarters said the Reds were using smudge pots and building brush, first to smoke up the countryside and hide their ground movements from the prying eyes of Allied airmen. $335,000 Robbery Pulled on Actress New York, April 16 bers entered former film actrss Hop Hampton's Park Avenue mansion from the roof early yesterday, found no one at home, and 1ft by th front door with loot valued at $335,000. The blonde silent-film actress said the haul includd $300,000 worth of gms, a silver-blue mink coat worth $15,000, and $15,000 in cash. Police said an additional $5- 000 in cash belonging to a house guest also was tolen.

Mot of the jewelry, police quoted Miss Hampton as saying, was not insured. The jewelry and 000 in cash were carried away by the robbers in a small safe, FEARED BOMB ATTACK Sh told detectives she recently had takn th valuabls from saf deposit box for removal to home she is building in Grenwich, Conn. Police quoted hr as saying she feared a possible atomicbomb attack on New York City. The burglary, police said, took place while Miss Hampton was in home. Her maid and butler were cut, authorities addd.

None of That honors is the proclamation of "MacArthur Day" Tuesday in Rotterda.n, Y. City officials have launched many of the celebrations, while others are backed by organiza-1 tiors and individual admirers. The Golden Gate City will give MacArthur an official hero's come sometime Wedne-la: Plans for a Tuesday reception were. cancelled yesterday when the gentelegraphed that he wouldn't arrive until after dark. In New York City.

MacArthur is booked for a returning Poro's parade on Broadway Friday. The! General wired Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri yesterday that he: would arrive in New York late Thursdav. The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where the plan to stay, readied a huge five-star banner to hang from its flagstaff. Berlin.

April 16 PP -Communist authorities took a second lock at May Day buttons printed for the annual first of May demonstration The officials blinked in disbelief and then ordered the 5,000,000 buttons destroyed, the West Berlin newspaper De Abend reported today. Plainly visible in the design of the buttons was the Nazi swastika. Temperature 8 M. 38. 11 A.

M. 2 P. M. 40 Sun sets today rises tomorrow sets tomorrow moon, first. quarter; April 21..