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to p.rtly cloudy and wirm Tueflday, Tuesday night and WednWdiV. Gentle to modenle vurl- ublt on the count, Belt a Bcmocntf Red Streak FINAL 56th Year United Press (UP) Tuesday, May 26,. 1953 Greenville, Mississippi Price 5c No 421 School Board Refuses Mediation COTTON WEATHER--The past few hot and windy days coming on the heels of a long wet spell which had Delta, farmers tearing their hair, have brought a familiar scene to life in the Delta again. Crews of cotton choppers work in the hot sun to clean the grass from long-sodded cotton fields. Congressional Roundup Federal Aid Program Starts House Scrap WASHINGTON (UP)--The with British Prime Min- passed a $1,980,706,461 Labor-Welfare appropriation bill Tues.

after Republicans beat down by six votes a Democratic move to add an ad- tional $25,000,000 for hospital construction. ister Sir Winston Churchill and his French counterpart. Tax Scandals'. The House Ways and Means subcommittee investigating tax scandals invited former Treasury Secretary the bill was 395 to 2. The bill carried $15,124,891 more for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare than the Appropriatioss Committee had recommended.

The funds are for the year starting July 1. The roll call vote on passage of John W. Snyder to explain why Just before the bill was passed and sent to the Senate the House defeated by a 203 to 197 rollcall vote a move to add $25,000,000 to the $50,000,000 provided for federal grants for hospital construction. That would have boosted it to the level recommended in the original Truman budget. President Eisenhower's revised budget recommended $60,000,000.

The GOP economy bloc failed, however, on a 236 to 156 vote to cut $6,000,000 from the $66,500,000 Eisenhower request for federal aid to local schools crowded by children of military personnel. As a result, the bill carried more funds for Office of Education programs than the administration had requested. Other developments: Defenses: Rep. Melvin (D-I11.) charged in a prepared speech that Budget Director Joseph M. Dodge used a "meat- ax technique" in slashing Air Force funds, possibly overriding even Defense Secretary Charles E.

Wilson. As evidence he cited a May 7 letter from Dodge to Wilson on defense budget cuts. Ships: Sen. H. Alexander Smith (R-N.

said President Eisenhower should work out some sort of common policy on trade with the Soviet bloc during his forthcoming Bermuda BULLETIN SEOUL, Korea, Wed. (UP)-From three to five propeller- driven enemy planes bombed the he intervened with the Internal Revenue Bureau to help a Democratic campaign contributor get a favorable tax ruling. Tart-Hartley: Chairman 1 Al- jexander Smith (R-N. of the Senate Labor Committee indicated he expects the White louse to supply some advice on ts position regarding the Taft- Hartley Labor Law. Meanwhile he suggested that changes in the act should be taken up by the Senate in the fall, if Congress returns.

Kimpo airfield, the main 11. nirbase in the Seoul area. N. Scouters Plan Big Fish Fry Tuesday Plans for a fish fry and round table meeting of Scout leaders of Washington district, which will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ralph Schqonover's home, 421 south Eureka, were made last week at a meeting of the district Scout offic- in the youth building of the Presbyterian church, Henry Cros- jy, chairman, reported Monday.

In the meeting Bill Lowry, chairman of camping and activities, said that more than 800 boys attended the recent a area camporee at Indianola. He presented plans for a Tallaha, which will be open from June 7 through June 25. Thursday will be visitors' day during the camp season 1 Plans were outlined for the Cub- mobile race, which will be heh 7, at the foot of Main street. A number fine prizes will be presented to the winners. A venison stew was served the Scout leaders by G.

T. Blanton and Joe Arnold, both members of Pres byterian Troop 43 institutiona committee. Lt. Louis Sessions Dies In Jet Crash Near Waco, Texas LAKE VILLAGE Funeral ar rangements are still incomplete for 1st Lt. Louis Walker Sessions, 24 son of Mr.

and Mrs. H. R. Sessious of Lake Village, who was killed in a jet plane' crash six miles from Pilot Point, Texas (40 miles from Dallas) at 6 p.m. Sunday evening according to a telegram received Monday morning.

Lt. Sessions was stationed a James Connerly Air Base, Tex. He was alone in the plane. Other de tails are not known. Born in Lake Village, he was an on.or graduate of Lakeside Higl chool! and attended Marion Insti ute at Marion, Ala.

before enter ig the U. S. Naval Academy Md. He was graduated from Annapoli: i 1951 with high honors, and wa: iven his preference of choosing hi: ield of service. He chose the Ai 'orce and was sent to Greenvilli or pre-flulht training.

From then le.went to San Marcus, Texi, am rom there to Waco, where he wa lationed the time of the crash He was a member of the Lake Methodist Church, taking active part in religious activitie since early childhood. He had bee an honor student throughout hi scholastic career. Besides his par enls, he leaves three brothers Chaplain Hal R. Sessions, New port, R. Floyd B.

Sessions afayette, and William Sessions of Shreveport, grandmother, Mrs. W. A. Sessions Village. Services will be held at th Methodist Church in Lake Villagi urther arrangements will, be an nounced later by the Downey Fu neral Home upon arrival of th ody.

-State- City- NewsBriefs FOX BRINGS FILM HERE Delta Port Association will show a color film on the rivci terminals of other cities along tr.e Mississippi river system at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday in the Mississippi Power and Light Company auditorium John Fox, with Delta Port Association, announced Monday. The public is urged to attend. NAMED TO LAW TOST IN HOUSTON William B.

Cannon, formerly of Greenville, has been named assistant city prosecuting attorney at Houston, it was reported here. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Burton Cannon, who formerly lived on Arnold Street here, am now live in Houston. He attended Greenville Public Schools anc graduated in law from the University of Houston.

C. C. SMITH TO ADDRESS ROTARY C. C. Smith of Memphis, vice president of the National Bank of Commerce, will address the club Thursday noon 01 the cotton situation ns it affects the Delta.

Mr. Smith, who was formerly with the Commodity Credit Corporation, is one of llv best Informed men on the statistical situation of cotton. School Strike Still Holding Up Building The strike at the site of the new ireenville high school, which be an May 5, will continue until a nion contractor electrical 'ork is put on the construction reject or until the electrical work- rs of Delta Electric Company join ie union, Harold E. Cox, business gent of Greenville Building Trades ouncil, AF of said Tuesday. Cox said that he offered to meet ith members of the school board Vednesday night; but the offer vas refused on the grounds that leynaud To Try Form French iovernment Again PARIS (UP) Paul Heynaud, ast premier before the fall of "'ranee in 1940, announced Tues.

he 'ould try to form a new govern- lent to represent the French at ie forthcoming Big Three talks Bermuda. The rightwing independent party eader announced after a 30-minule alk with President Vincent Auriol will go before the National Assembly Wednesday to seek confir- nation as premier. Reyuaud, 75-year-old head of the issembly's finance committee, was isked by Auriol Monday to try form France's 19th postwar to replace the fallen government of Rene Mayer. Breaking with an old parliamen ary usage which requires extensile negotiations with prosepective government partners and their parties Reynaud declared: "There will be no pre-investiture negotiations." National Assembly Chairman Herriot was immediatelj asked to summon the lower house or the vote on Reynaud tomorrow. Political observers i ed Reynaud would win without much trouble the 3H-vote absolute major- demands made by the labor group left the.

school board i means to mediate. When questioned on the abilr ity of the electricians employed by Delta Electric Company at the school site, Cox said that he understood that one electrician was good, but he was uncertain about the others. Although the employes of the company would be allowed to join he union if they chose to, Cox added. "If a man chooses to join the union he is an asset; if he does not ie is a liability." In a letter to The Delta Democrat-Times on May stated, 'We are sure the citizens of jreenville are deeply concerned iver the kind of building they get or their money. Therefore it iccomes necessary to obtain the best skilled mechanics possible.

"These highly skilled mechanics are nearly all union members and will flatly refuse, as individuals, to work on construction with non-union workers." Cox explained that union mem- ers who had been working on the school project prior to the strike are now working on other jobs until the strike is settled. iOP Leaders Are eeking Votes or 18-Year Olds WASHINGTON (UP)--Vice Present Richard M. Nixon said Tues. he needs to be confirmed by he 627-member assembly. They believed, however, he might run into serious difficulties later when trying to line up his projected 'national i government, which would include as wide a representation of parties as possible.

Reds Don Dresses Before Fight In Indo China Tuesday HANOI, Indochina (UP)--Com- muniSt soldiers disguised as women fought a sharp engagement with a French-led patrol in the Red River delta, it was revealed Tuesday. The French command said the Viet Minh rebels suddenly whipped lommy-guns hidden under gayly- printed dresses and started shoot ing. A Franco-Viet Nam patrol encountered the group of Monday on a road six miles west of Nam Dinh and some 60 miles south of Hanoi. The patrol noticed the group was US Tells Roumanian Diplomat To Leave; Tried Hiring Spies WASHINGTON (UP)-The United States Tues. ordered a top Romanian diplomat expelled from this country for attempting to blackmail an American citizen into spying for Communist Romania.

In note to the Romanian le- the State Department demanded arrangements be made for he "immediate departure" of If jation first secretary Christache Zambeti. He came here in Septem- er, 1951. The State Department said Zam leti called at the New York home if V.C. Georgescu, a naturalized onerican citizen of Romanian de cent, on May 2i) and "attemptei subvert Mr, Georgescu to col iborate politically with the Com- mnist regime of Romania to the etriment of the United States gov- rnment. "The price offered for this col- aboration was to be the welfare Mr.

Georgescu's minor sons and heir possible restoration to their larents. "Mr. Georgescu's sons, Constan in and Peter, ages 19 and 14, respectively, were born in Romania and have been refused permission ly the Romanian authorities to to this country to rejoin their parents. "Mr. Georgescu rejected the pro posal of Mr.

Zambeti and reported he matter to the proper author! ies." The U. S. note, signed by acting Secretary of State Walter Bedel Smith, charged Zambeti "has en 1 in activities incompatibl vith his status as an accredited mannish fashion, halt, the rebels striding in a Summoned to tossed off their disguise and went into action. Several rebels were wounded in the short battle which followed but the Communists were able to withdraw, the high command said. Trying To Break Record Water Skier Due In Greenville Tuesday MEMPHIS (UP)--Frank Beddor Jr.

a Minnesota water skier, left 60-foot towline behind the motor here Tues. in an effort to break the 196-mile non-stop river ski record, but veteran rivermen figured logs accompanied the two crew rrem and debris in the Mississippi, River hers in the boat to make the. recor might upset his plans, Beddor and his crew passed under the Arkansas bridge about 6 fourth member of the an a.m. (CST) headed for Greenville, and a new all goes well. Beddor was confident of reaching the Mississippi Delta city non-stop, distance of approximately 200 miles.

Beddor came here by automobile last night nfler rough water ended a 148-mile ski trip on the river. Sunday Beddor had stopped over at Caruthcrsville, before coming here. The trip by skis down the river is to advertise Minnesota ns a vacation spot. Beddor plnns to go on to New Orleans by water ski. Beddor and his crew from Brain record if will join the others in Greenville A new method of feeding Beddo will be tried on this lap of th journey.

Bottled milk and han sandwiches will be passed back him a line. ELECTRIC COMPANY BURGLARIZED Hugh Wiley reported to Greenville Police Tuesday tha the safe In Hit Wiley Electric Company had been opened and cash box tampered with. Wiley said ho loft the safe door opei and ho Held there was no money In the box. The prowlers evidently didn't take anything. Wiley said the burglars entcra' the store by opening rear door.

STATE LIONS MEETING ENDS BILOXI, Mlsa. (UP)--The nnnnn! convention of the Mlssls- nlppl Lions Club was scheduled to close hero Tuesday with the election of officers and adoption of resolutions, morning, two days behind schedule, but they expect to rench New Orleans In three days. A boat lomlcd with gasoline pro ceded Beddor who will attempt to refuel without stopping. The previous attempt to break (lie record vlllc when one of the boat's two exchange. Beddor was waterproof clothing, clinging to boat.

Jack Whitaker, a notary public official. Photographer George Reedy "Rowdy," Beddor's Great Dane diplomatic official." Smith said "this goverment is impelled to declare Mr. Zambet persona non grata." tew Flood Threat Subsides Tuesday South Louisiana LAKE CHARLES, La. (UP) Weather forecaster Paul S. Coo said Tues.

a major flood threat he little Cajun community Cameron on the flat Louisiana Coast had ended. He said a "little water might ge into the small town," but th danger of "major flooding" ha passed. 'Rivers in southwest Louisian are still above flood stage," Coo said. "But they are falling and tl backwater is draining off. Unles it rains more, the major threat over." Earlier, Cook had predicted wale up to three feet would be flowin in Cameron streets by Tuesda night.

"It is better to overpredict tha underpredict," he said. Although a Hood had been pr dieted for Cameron, residen showed no concern and had earlii decided to sit it out. Koreans May Truce Talks If Plan Leaves Nation Divided! Rhee Calls Special Meeting Of Cabinet SEOUL, Korea (UP) President Syngman Rhee in-J IIAUIJ aaiu xut.i. to 21-year-olds; dicated Tuesday the South Korean government ie nation's 18 roved in last year's election ampaign that they are anxious-- nd ready--to vote. He made the statement as Rean extraordinary three hour complicate the snarled truce talks by boycotting the Pan-'I munjom sessions indefinitely.

Hhee called his cabinet to ublican leaders began a drive to wer the voting age in all states om 21 to 18. The GOP high com- and recalled President Eisen- ower's campaign statement that man old enough to fight is old nough to vote. Nixon said he knows of "literal- thousands" in the 18, 19 and 20 ear age bracket who demon- rated their intense political in- rest and voting qualifications by articipating in the 1952 campaign right up to election day." 'The tremendous interest which eople in that age group showed the last campaign was added roof that they were ready to as- ume this responsibility," he told reporter. "It would not surprise me if igher percentage of that group ould vote than any other if they 'ere given the opportunity." GOP National Chairman Leonard Hall started the ball rolling londay with a statement which eclared that "the youth of 18 to- ay is better informed than 21- ear-olds of 50 years ago." Hall dded that: "It is my intention to support 11 valid proposals in this direction ivith every effort at my com- Hand." Initial congressional reaction to tie plan was mixed. Chairman W.

Reed (R-HU of the louse Judiciary Committee said "would "go very slowly" with ie proposal. He said it is not a "fair cri- erion" to say that old enough to ght is old enough to vote because oting requires "discretion." He oubted whether an 18-year-old n--or just out of--high school has rown up enough to exercise the iscretion. DBS MOINES, la. (UP)--Stephen Mitchell, National Democratic Committee chairman, said Tues ae Republicans jumped i i bandwagon" by urging 'oting rights for 18-year-olds. "I think it is an attempt on thi 'art of the GOP to hide their old age," the Democratic leader quipped.

He said Democrats had long ad vocated voting privileges for 18 'ear-olds. He said he had made a ipeech a week ago in Portland urging the voting age lowered. and 45-minute session to discuss "certain measures" in connection with the recessed negotiations. The boycott apparently started Monday when the South Korean delegate, Maj. Gen.

Choi Duk Son, failed to show up at Panmunjom, Choi's explanation for his absence was that he was talking on a telephone at the Allied truce camp at Munsan when the negotiators helicopter took off for Pan- munjom, leaving him stranded. Bat Foreign Minister Pyun Yung Tai let his tongue slip during an interview with Dnited Press correspondent Warren Franklin when indicated Choi's absence from he talks was not accidental. Pyun told Franklin that Choi might persist in the actions he as just taken if that which made im refrain from attendance re lains." The foreign minister refused to "I am really not supposed to know about it," Pyun said. Pyun indicated the government has not changed its opposition stand to any kind of peace agreement that would leave Korea divided and permit Chinese Commun- sts to remain on Korean soil. For months Rhee and his ment have led the Korean people, stormy demonstrations against! an armistice that would leave 1 Corea a divided nation.

Gen. Mark W. Clark, of United Nations forces in the Far East, spent two I eminent on Tuesday's cabinet ses ion, other than to say "certain urgent measures in connection with 'anmunjom" had been discussed. He refused to comment on quer- es about terms of the new United N'ations proposal to break the war irisoner deadlock or what the plan that South Korea con- objectionable. Police Seek Delta lanter On Of Poker Playing JACKSON (UP) i here Tuesday were searching fo prominent Delta planter wh was accused of engineering noker game that cost M.

Miles, Morton, pulpwooc dealer, $1,825 although he wa more than $3,500 ahead. Miles told police he was lurei into the game and staked to $4 chips which he ran up $3,650. One of the men in th game told Miles he would hav to have $1,825 to cash the chip Miles said he withdrew th money from a bank and turne it over to the man, who promise to deliver the winnings. The pay off was not made, Miles said. He identified the man as well-known a planter bu police declined to release th man's name.

They said they ar looking for him for questionin in the case. Bertha Allen of a Springs, was released $1,500 bond Monday as an ac eessory in the poker game. hours with Rhee Monday in an I effort to convince him that an I armistice hi Korea must be ob-; ained before the future of his nation can be settled. Pyun reflected the apparent Ko-, rean confusion over what consti- armistice and what will be decided at the post-armistice peace conference. "We will accept any National Democrat ihairman To Open State-Wide Meeting JACKSON (UP) Democratic National Committee a i a Itephen Mitchell will arrive Friday at 11:55 a.

m. to officially open he state wide meeting of Demo- rats here designated to re-unite party strength. Mitchell will attend a luncheon with members of the State Democratic Committee and hold a preae conference immediately following Sam Wilhite, executive secretary Gov. Hugh White, announced the day's schedule Monday. It wil climaxed with a Jefferson-Jack son Day dinner Friday night thai expected to draw 1,500 persons at S15-per-plate.

Senator Lyndon Johnson (D-Tex) will be the prin cipal speaker. Mitchell will confer with the State Democratic Committee at 3 p. and at 3:45 the public will be in ited to meet Mitchell and othe; party dignitaries in the House Representatives chamber of the new capitol. Saturday Chairman and Mrs Mitchell will tour Natchez am Vicksburg. armistice or peace plan provided it is conditioned on unification and withdrawal of the Chinese from Korea," Pyun said.

Any other type of armistice, foreign minister said, "would be tht worse for Korea." Houston Minister To Be Hew Rector Of Episcopal Church H. B. Crosby, senior of St. James Episcopal Church, announced Tuesday that the Rev. Harold O.

Martin, senior can-on of Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, Texas, has accepted the rectorship of St. James. On May 17 Mr. Martin was elected unanimously at a joint meet: ing of wardens, vestry and a special committee of communicants appointed to secure the services of a successor to the Rev. Albert C.

Morris, who because" of ill health recently tendered his resignation. This will become effective on August 31. Mr. Martin and his family will move to Greenville shortly after that date. WEATHER AND RIVER Greenville and Vicinity) The Mississippi river at the Greenville-Lake Village Bridge 39.47 feet at 7 a.m.

Tuesday, a rise of 0.25 in 24 hours. High temperature for the 24-hour period preceding 8:30 a.m. Tuesday 92, low temperature 69. Temperature 80 at 8:30 a.m. Tues.

day. is Peace Offensive At End? Russia Rejects Plan For Austrian Treaty LONDON (UP) --Russia's Austria through diplomatic tion of an invitation'to resume four- power talks on the long-delayed Austrian treaty ended hopes Tues. that the pact could be worked out before the Bermuda conference. Jacob A. Malik, Soviet ambassador to the Court of St.

James, turned down the proposal Monday in a note to the British foreign office. In rejecting the Invitation, Malik said it would be "more expedient" to study the question of a treaty ToJimmie Rodgers In Meridian, Home Of Hillbilly Music's King MERIDIAN, Miss. (UP)--Some 100,000 devotees of mountain music eluded Govs. Allan Shivers of Texas rose to fame In the $53,000,000 and Hugh White of Mississippi, ord, got underway Ihls crowded into this city Tues. to pay congressmen from four states and singer--Hoy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, homage to the late Jlmmle Rod- gcrs, the "singing brakeman" who fathered a multi-million dollar Industry, Gov.

Frank Clement of Tennessee was to unveil a monument to the nation's top railroad executives. Guests of honor were Mrs. Casey cndctl a few miles above Carathors- Kodgcrs at special ceremonies honoring the former hillbilly singer i motors tailed during the gasoline who died 20 years ago at the peak of his career, dressed In heavy The list ot dignitaries also In- music business founded by the late Jones of Jackson, widow of others, the Mississippi railroad engineer Immortalized In legend and song and Sim Webb of Memphis, Negro fireman of the engine on which Jones made his famoun ot 35. But (he audience which turned carnival came to sec those who Hank Snow, Red Folcy, Jlmmle Davis, Minnie Pearl and many side park to be dedicated to Rodgers. he engine pulled four coaches filled with entertainers anc guests.

The locomotive will be placed permanently atop a pedestal as a memorial to the railroadmen who who-died suddenly ot tuberculosis The ceremony opened with the departure of the last steam engine Itodgcrs' birthplace Into merry from terminal slallon here on the hillbilly star and namesake specially-laid tracks to the road- Mountain music stars came also founded Meridian, Beside It wll: to honor the former railroadman id the monument to Rodgers After the unveiling and princlpa address by Rodgcrs gulliir will bo presented to 17-yenr- old Jimmy Rodgers Snow, son the 'Singing Brakqnum." ihannels. Malik's indication that the Aus- rian problem was a topic for dis- ussion for officials higher than the deupty foreign ministers invited to the conference in effect left the way tpen for talks on a higher level, f. possibly at a Big Four meeting of leads of state. The United States already had made it plain that President Eisenhower wanted friendly action in- stead of soft talk from the Russians before sitting down to discuss with hem methods of ending tensions. Malik's statement, issued less 48 hours before the latest conference was scheduled to take place here, was printed in the Soviet press and broadcast by Radio Moscow.

"There is no reason to suppose that the conference now proposed would give more favorable results than preceding conferences," Malik said In Tass dispatch to Moscow newspapers. Malik said the. treaty question had been discussed on numerous occasions "but In spile of efforts of the Soviet side no agreement wot reached in 19i7" or In subsequent talks In 1950 and lost February, "I consider that It would be more expedient at present to itudy question through diplomatic channels by means of a rekrVMtt cxchaDgo ot opinion," Uollk.