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"7 Everybody In Broward County Reads THE Inside The Newg officials in Washing-ragton and Europe are increasingly voicing the opinion that the grow Knssiaii peace offensive constitutes a hold maneuver to itall the West's power buildup and break "own the unity of the anti-Soviet world. The note presents a problem to the administration which must he ready to talk peace while maintaining U.S. strength. Story on 7-A. Smile In The News PHOENIX.

Ariz. (AP)-'The new police manual, just off the press, forbids Phoenix policemen from accepting or soliciting brides. Chief of Police Charles P. Thomas hastily explained the prohibition will be eliminated and the word "bribes" win ne substituted for "brides." lAUBEIBAIE Daily Iews AND EVENING SENTINEL MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILL NEA SERVICE AND TELEFHOTO 42nd Year, No. 175 Four Sections FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1953 44 Pages PRICE: FIVE CENTS Korean Peace EOBT JL Med Agree (0) Fa 7 3 I j1 ft.

77 1 dW'vtfJStiXsK 'i (Daily News photo by H. J. Indicott) JUST IN TIME This genuine Easter rabbit is the adopted guest of David Zerbst, 5, above, and his brother, Stevie, 3, at a motel operated by their father, Charles Zerbst, at 1115 Federal Hwy. The rabbit was found at the beach by four Denison University students, who are staying at the motel, and was immediately adopted by the youngsters especially Stevie, who thinks it is" real Easter bunny. (NEA Telephoto) TIME OUT As news that the Chinese Communists hod opened the way to a resumption of truce talks in Korea reached the front lines, heavy fighting in the Vegas Hill sector died down.

Exhausted medics of the'U. S. First Marine Division, above, took a well-earned breather as the fighting was. confined primarily ta minor clashes between patrols. One Case Solved Swiftly, Itui WOflOO Idle Due To Strikes Total Swelled by Rubber Workers Walkout BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS borne ciu union workers went on strike today in 18 out of 19 U.

S. Rubber Co. plants across the country, bringing to around 100,000 the number of idle because of labor disputes. It was the third major strike against companies producing vitally needed material for mili tary purposes. Earlier work stop pages hit steel and jet engine production.

The IT. S. Rubber dispute in. volved all but the Chicopee, plant, where around 3,000 union employes were reported "working as usual" despite last midnight's strike call. Nearly 50,000 workers have been idle in steel and steel-related industries owned by U.

S. Steel Corp. in Pennsylvania. The unemployment resulted from a strike started Monday by 1,500 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen on a connect ing line serving the company's dis-: trict plants near Pittsburgh. The CIO union employes of the U.

S. Rubber plant, started walking off their jobs after the midnight deadline in contract negotiations. Pickets appeared at the plants shortly after the strike deadline passed. A rubber company spokesman said no wage issue is involved i in the dispute. Me said issues included hospitalization, pension plan revision and the length of the new contract.

The old contract expired at midnight Tuesday but a 24-hour extension was agreed upon by union and company negotiators. A company spokesman said he was "very definitely abou early settlement, estimating! the strike would last no longer than two or three days, if that long. The negotiators planned to meet again today. In Pittsburgh, TJ. S.

Steel officials estimated the BRT strike is costing 25,000 tons of steel The rail workers quit their jobs Monday night, protesting 10-dayi suspensions of two conductors. Man's Body Found At North Jetty End The body of a man believed to be that of Seaman Alstair Cum-mings, 22, of Glasgow. Scotland, a member of the crew of HMTS Monarch now docked at Port Everglades, was located this morning in seven feet of water at the extreme end of the port's north jetty just south of the Lago Mar Hotel. Cummings was drowned Sunday afternoon while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean near the jetty. Two crewmen from the Monarch, swimming nearby at the time, made an unsuccessful attempt to rescue him.

The body was discovered by two unidentified boys about noon and police were attempting to recover it this Police Hunt Three Suspects In Series Of Six Burglaries Ft. Lauderdale police today were seeking three men for question Prospect Field Siten Sought City Airport Committee Set To Study Terms For Leases Aviation and persons interested in the terms of a proposed lease to provide for the reactivation of the municipally-owned Prospect Air Field, northwest of Oakland Park, will meet with members of the Ft. Lauderdale Airport Advisory Committee at City Hall at 7:30 p.m. Monday to study plans and specifications of sug ing in connection with a series of six ljurglaries and one attempted burglarly last night. All of the cases followed a similar pattern and police listed the loot as approximately $330 in cash, and whiskey and jewelrey valued at about $300.

An eighth case was solved almost iVews To Publish Pilates Report On Crucifixion A little-known report by Pontius Pilate, Roman procurator in Judea, explaining his reasons for surrendering Jesus Christ for crucifixion by a Jerusalem mob will be published in full in The Daily News tomorrow Good Friday, the anniversary of the crucifixion. Pilate's report to Tiberius, Caesar, emperor of Rome, was transcribed from the Latin in the Vatican library at Rome and translated into English by a Parkersburg, W. man. The translation, published in a Charleston, W. newspaper, was made available to The Daily News by Stephen Ginestra, 1247 Seminole Dr.

Huge Antenna ForWFTL-TV Set Up Today Installation of a huge pound ultra high frequency antenna for WFTL-TV was completed today. The station will telecast test patterns on UHF channel 23 later this week. The operation of installing the 48-foot UHF antenna on top of the 240-foot WFTTj tower at 1785 SE 15th St. started at 9:45 a. m.

and was completed by 11 am. After the antenna was "tied in" with the tower, instaUation of the copper-tubing-inclosed transmission line of some 300 feet began and the antenna was connected to the transmitter. Engineers will test out the line and transmitter this afternoon and tonight. Installation of transmission equipment has just been completed and work is progress ing on the studios. As soon as all of the equipment has been "checked out," TV station officials point out they will immediately put a test pattern on channel 23 in preparation for telecasting regular programs.

WFTL-TV is affiliated with the National Broadcasting Co. and Is the first UHF station in Florida to become an NBC affiliate. It is anticipated by Gore Publishing Co. officials that programs will be telecast' shortly after April 15 and not later than May 1 after all technical phases of readying the UHF station have been completed by the expert in the various fields. D.

A. Johnson, field representative of the communication service section of Radio Corp. of America Service has supervised the installation of the antenna. RCA distributors for South Florida held a meeting at noon today in The Governors' Club Hotel. ROBBER ARRESTED AFTER 24-YEAR HUNT CLEVELAND.

Twenty-four years ago $4 was taken in a rob bery. Today police held James M. Dunn, 49, in connection with the theft. They said fingerprints Dunn made recently on a cab driver application led to his arrest. Detectives said Dunn told them he jumped $5,000 ball after he was arrested and lived in Chicago until recently.

No new charge was filed. stay open tomorrow but will maintain a skeleton staff from noon to 3 p. nr. in order that employes may attend Good Friday services. AH churches in the South Broward Ministerial Association will take part in a joint service from noon to 3 p.m.

tomorrow in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hollywood, with ministers from the participating churches speaking on the "Seven Last Words of Christ." The Church of the Little Flower, Catholic church in Hollywood, will hold a special service starting at noon. St. John's Episcopal Church also will hold separate services at the same time. City offices in South Broward and North Broward wul be open all day tomorrow.

Churches in Pompano Beach will hold individual service. Sen. Byrd To Press Arms Case Officials Responsible For Shortages Sought WASHINGTON. UP) Sen. Byrd D-Va said today he is confident a Senate investi gation will disclose the people and conditions responsible for reported ammunition shortages in Korea.

"I think we are going to find out who and what were responsible for these shortaees Bvrd told reporters. The Senator voiced th belief as a Senate Armed Services subcommittee delayed until next Wednesday; further testimony on the dispute kicked up by Gen. James A. Van Fleet, retired commander of the IT. S.

8th Army In Korea. Van Fleet reDeat.eri tr spnntnrs yesterday his claims that a short age or shells for his guns was a major factor in forHnir TTnit.prl Nations troops into a defensive role in Korea. He was supported in this view by Lt: Gen. Edward M. "Almond, retired formpr rnm- mander of the 8th Army's1 10th jorps.

Secretary of the Army Stevens, who went to Korea to have a first, hand look at the ammunition situation, told newsmen In Seoul yesterday the 8th Army now has enough ammunition "no matter what happens." His appraisal was backed by Gen. Mark Clark, Fan- East commander, and by Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, now 8th Army commander.

Taylor said there are re straints on firing "unless there is something to shoot at" and he added: "On the other hand, I know of no situation where a local commander did not expend as much ammunition as he thought neces sary to meet a given situation." ben. Margaret Chase Smith R-Mel. chairman of the Senate inquiry group, recessed hearings unxn next ween. To be heard then are former Secretary, of Defense Robert A. Lovett and hi deputy, W.

J. McNeil. Much of the dispute over the reported shortages which the Senate Armed Services Committee says are an established fact was revolved around the meaning of the word "shortage." Hanrahan Heads Civil Service List A former Stamford fConn i fireman heads the eligible for appointment to the Ft. Lauderdale fire department, William J. Veeder.

executive secrets rv nf the Civil Service Board an. nounced today. He is Thomas Hanrahan. 410 SW 19th who received a rat ing of .89.961 to lead seven other candidates who passed recent civil service examinations. Fif teen men took the tests.

Three aDDointments to fill ex isting vacancies are expected to maue wis monui Dy jt'ire uniei Jerry W. Carter. Others qualifying include: Donald Lopez. 1700 NW 14th Robert Peters, Cincinnati, Ohio; Harry Lear. 844 NE 17th Way.

Charles Daugherty, 1714 NW 13th Emory Boven. 1416 NW Seventh Joseph Lauzon, 808 SW Tenth St, and Thomas Saun ders, Green Star Trailer Park. Prior to appointment the men must pass a physical examination. SPRING WEATHER OFF BEAM IN WEST CHICAGO. CP) Spring weather strayed off the mild and beam in western sections of the country today.

There was a wintry scene in Chadron. after a snowfall measuring six inches. Light snow aiso reii in parts of Wyoming, Montana, the Dakntas and rwin- rado. Temperatures were around ireezing some areas. Weather conditions were more spring-like in most other parts of the nation.

MARKET HOLIDAY NEW YORK. VP) Principal securities and commodity markets will be closed Good Friday tomorrow, throughout the United States. Most banks will remain open aa usual. Prisoner Exchange Talks Set Latest Move Stirs Fresh But Guarded Optimism MUNSAN, Korea. UP) The Communists today handed the U.

N. command their latest proposal for ending the Ko-reanrfighting and agreed to a meeting at Panmunjom Monday to discuss plans for exchanging sick and wounded prisoners. The Reds said they were ready to set a date for resuming the long-deadlocked truce talks. Gen. Mark Clark, the 17.

N. commander, already has made it clear that Allied truce negotiators will return to Panmunjom only after arrangements are completed for exchanging disabled prisoners. -Delivery of the new proposals from Red China's foreign minister, Chou En-lai, and North Korea' premier, Kim II Sung, fed mounting hopes that the Communist world is serious about peace. The latest development In a chain reaction touched off by Red China less than a week ago came only a few hours after Soviet Russia pledged its all-out support of China's Korean truce plan. But man? Western observers still warned against over opti-.

mism. Wait and see if the Com munists do more than talk about peace, was their advice. -One Allied spokesman here. long in close contact with the pro tracted truce talks, said the business-like tone of the Communist message delivered Thursday was "heartening." "It's devoid of the usual propaganda," he said, a He cautioned, however, against unbridled opti mism and said the Communists would show whether they "really mean business if they settle the details of how we exchange the sick and wounded without a lot of haggling." Among U. N.

forces in Korea the latest Communist move stirred fresh but guarded hopes. But the South Korean national assembly unanimously adopted a resolution opposing any truce which does not unify North and South Korea. The resolution called the Red truce proposal a "trick aimed under the cloak of peace to gain time for another aggression. At this Allied camp work was speeded on plans to care for Huuuucu piutMicia aim ikji iuu scale resumption of truce negotiations. w.wnnMMH v.

a.b ..11 A team of three full colonels and two lieutenants arrived here to choose a site for processing the sick and wounded. And a prefabricated village which can be set up in a few days, or even hours, is stored nearby to care for the returnees. Tentative "plans called for set ting up one or more forward aid stations to process and treat prisoners as they are released. If an exchange is agreed upon, most of the men will be taken to field hospitals behind the lines by ambulance, but serious cases will be evacuated by helicopter. The U.

N. command was ready for the meeting in Panmunjom Monday. The allied liaison group will be headed by Rear Adm. John C. Daniel, a member of the five-man TJ.

N. truce delegation. Daniel flew here from Japan and immediately began staff conferences. Generally fair through tomorrow. Hich this afternoon 80; low tonight 70.

Moderate southerly winds becoming variable tomorrow. The wind at noon was from the southeast at eight miles per hour. TEMPERATURE REPORT a.m.. 71; a.m, 74; 10 a.m., 7i; 11 a.m., 78; noon, 78. TOMORROWS TIDES fPort Eer- glades Inlet) High: 10:10 a.m, 10:54 p.m.

tow: 4:18 a.m.. 4:29 p.m. MINIMUM TEMPERATURE for the last 24-hour period was 63. and the maximum temperature was 78. BAROMETRIC READING at nooa was 2936 inches, and the relative humidity was 63 per cent.

marine FORECAST: Jacksonville through the Florida Straits Moderate southerly winds, becoming north to northeast over extreme north and mostly easterly over south and central portions tomorrow. Weather fair in south portion, partly cloudy with a few showers la aorta portion. 7 frightened away before entering. The home of Mrs. Robert B.

Gordon. 600 Victoria Park was entered and ransacked, but only costume jewelry valued at $41 was taken. Neighbors reported seeing three men in their early 20s at the home during the evening and gave police a description of the car In which they left. Police believe these men were responsible for the series of burglaries. A rear door to Hoover's Snack Bar, 1022 Andrews was forced open, but only 30 cents was missing.

A wallet contain ing $7.50 was stolen from a room at the Lauderdale Hotel. 217 SW First occupied by Bert Rickard. John Williams, 35. Jacksonville Negro, confessed to breaking into the Six and Six Bar, 601 NW Sixth early today and stealing four watches and a ring, all of which were recovered. The burglary was reported at 8 a.m.i at which time Williams was being questioned by police.

GOP PARLEY WASHINGTON. VP) Sen, Taft R-Ohio said after a White House visit today that he and President Eisenhower had talked about a new Republican national chairman. Marciano in training. and another 75 Reds probably within their boundaries. before the burglary was discovered ad police are holding a Jacksonville Negro, who arrived here only yesterday, for arraignment in Broward County Criminal Court on a of breaking and en tering.

I The other burglaries were reported to police in quick succession last night. The first call came from J. L. Meeks, 112 SE 17th who reported that his home had been ransacked during his absence, and that a bottle of whiskey, costume jewelry and seven silver doHars were stolen. Next came a call from Thomas Henretta, 704 SE Ninth who said his home had been entered by someone who had cut a screen on the rear door.

The only thing missing were two bottles of soft drinks, which the intruders had opened in the house. They took the bottles with them. At the home of Mr. and Mrs Ernest Kulinyi. a block away at 820 SE Ninth the thieves obtained $315 in cash, a watch valued at $175 and a pen and pencil set valued at $20.

There, too, the house had been entered by cutting a screen in a rear door At the home of Garry Miller, 817 SE Eighth a window was broken, but the burglars were mil iim-tliiv-i lmML i iiil i Hubert S. Wood, Episcopal Dean, Dies Unexpectedly "The Very Rev. Hubert Stanley Wood, 62, dean of the Episcopal Cathedral of Incarnation at Gar den City, died unex pectedly of a coronary ailment at 8:30 a. m. today at Lago Mar Hotel where he had been living since Jan.

27. Dean Wood had suffered a previous heart attack last October and came here with Mrs. Wood to convalesce. The body will be sent by Blackburn Funeral Home to Garden City for services later in the week at the cathedral. had been dean of the cathedral for nine years.

Previously he had been rector for 14 years of St. George's Episcopal Church in Flushing, N. one of the oldest Episcopal churches in the coun try. He was born in Quebec," but was a naturalized U. S.

citizen. In addition to his widow, he leaves a married daughter. Mrs. Philip DeWolfe, who is the daughter-in-law of the "bishop of Long Island, the Right Rev. James P.

De Wolfe; a son, the Rev. Hubert S. Wood of Sherburn, N. and three grandchildren. Chnrehe Arrange Ft.

Lauderdale, Thousands of worshippers in all parts of Broward County will attend special churchserv-ices tomorrow in observance of Good Friday. Several churches are slated to take part in joint services and others will hold individual rites. Most city halls and county courthouse will remain open during the worship period. Union Good Friday services will be conducted by the Ft. Lauderdale Ministerial Association tomorrow from noon to 3 p.m.

at the Park Temple Methodist Church, with eight ministers from various churches throughout the city scheduled to speak. The combined services, which will include special music by different choirs, will be conducted by the Rev. John F. Norman, president of the Ministerial Association; Dr. gested leases on portions of the airfield.

'Several persons have shown interest in taking over a portion of the field, and the committee has-tentatively earmarked a portion of land lying between the south and southwest runways as the lor cation for first operations. City Manager IT. Milton Link pointed out today that he has received numerous inquiries on the leasing; of land at the field and that Monday's meeting would be primarily for the purpose of learning Srfiat prospective lessees had in mind in connection with the airport. The committee, headed by F. Laird Rickard as chairman, has conducted several meetings io discuss suggested terms for various leases.

Monday's session will be to make sure that the lease, to be drawn is something that! would meet with the approval ofi prospective operators and bring in several bids. The committee is giving serious consideration to a proposal by Ivar Wedin, 2732 NE 16th to lease a portion of the field. He has declared that he is interested in constructing about 20 hangar spaces, an administration building and a machine shop at Prospect field. Wpriin tna said that If someone else, obtained a lease on the field, he would be glad to work with the lessee to aid in providing facilities for private flyers. Wedin is a former resident of Detroit and has lone been interested in avia tion.

Surveys have shown that; only a minimum amount of clearing of trees and mowing would be necessary to place the field in operation. TODAY'S DIRECTORY Amusements 2, 3-D Bedtime Story 4-C Broward County News .1... 1-B Citrus Prices 5-B Civic Club Calendar 6-B Classified 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-D Comics 2-D Crossword Tuzzle 2-D Easter Story i 4-C Editorials 6-A Feature Writers 6-A Financial 5-B Fishing Page 4-B Livestock Market 5-B Movie Time Clock 10-A Parmano Market 5-B Programs 2-D S-vi-ty 8, 9, 10, 11-B Siarts 2, 3-B Television "-D Temperatures 7-A THE DAILY NEWS 2-3711; Classified Ad. 3-5425, LATE BULLETINS Good Friday Services HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT POSTPONED CHICAGO. UP) -The Illinois State Athletic Commission today approved postponement of the heavyweight title bout Hollywood Slate Union Rites between Champion Rocky Marciano and Jersey Joe Walcott at the Chicago stadium from April 10 until May 15 because of a nose injury suffered by CHINESE RED ATTACK REPULSED SEOUL.

UP) A Chinese Communist battalion about 750 men hit the South Korean Capitol Division on the central front early today, but the sharpshooting ROKS drove off the Reds with deadly artillery and small arms fire. Eighth Army headquarters said 53 Communist bodies were left on the battlefield were wounded. Thomas Hansen, Dr. E. P.

Dow-, ney, the Rev. Parris Bell, the Rev. Royal Rice, the Rev. Samuel J. Orlandi, the Rev.

Jay J. Runyan and the Rev. Wilson A. Bugden. St.

Anthony's Catholic Church will join in the observance of Good Friday tomorrow with Mass of the Presanctified at 8 a.m. A special service will be conducted from noon to 3 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., a sermon. "Solemn Way of Cross," will be given. Although the courthouse will remain open all day tomorrow, employes who wish to attend church services will be given time off to do so.

However, the tax assessor's iff ice will be closed in the afternoon tomorrow. That office will be open in the mornings only until next November. Ft. Lauderdale City Hall will SENATE DEBATES TIDELANDS BILL WASHINGTON. UP) The Senate continues debate today on a bill to establish the coastal states' title to oil-rich submerged lands off their shores title which Sen.

Cordon R-Ore said they should have as a matter of "right and equity." Senate debate began yesterday shortly after the House passed for the third time, 285-108, a bill to give the states the offshore property,.