Hattiesburg American from Hattiesburg, Mississippi • 1

HATTIESBURG AMERICAN Home Find Edition VOL. LI-No. 133 HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1947 Associated Press and Wide World Leased Wire Report Intel Mq f0)nn( Buy Savings Bonds ACQUITTED NEW ROTARY CHIEF Russia's Indict Jap Wright Oust Principal Opposition Members From Parliament HerAtomic Meat Price AndUolume Up Sharply SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 12. of) The Bulgaria Grand National Assembly last night expelled 23 members of the Petkov Agrarian party who formed the chief opposition to the Communist-dominated Fatherland Front bloc. The assembly voted that the 23 had resigned voluntarily, but all 23, in a final statement to parliament, contended that "We do not resign." Nikola Petkov, now under arrest on charges of plotting i (' I'' i 1 I against the state, is the rml 7 i I VV 1 Grab Denounced By Hungarian BUDAPEST.

Hungary. June 12, A prominent member of parliament denounced the new Communist-controlled government today and called on the Smalt Holders par', to adopt Communist tactics If it ever hoped to set up a real democracy in Hungary. Freedom Party Leader Deszo Snl-yok made a sarcastic, hour-long denunciation of the new regime, set up after the resignation of Premier Ferenc Nagy. He said It had made Hungary a police slate, "The wildest and most objectionable political terror reigns In Hungary," he said. "There is no freedom of press, assembly or opinion." Adjourn Session Deputy Speaker Lstvan Kossa, a Communist leader and secretary general of the trades union rounc.il.

arbitrarily adjourned parliament until next Wednesday when Sulyok concluded his speech. The action caused a great uproar among the antt-Communist mem-(Continued on Page Ten) Packers Point to Heavy Demand; Butchers Yell Over High Cost CHICAGO, June 12. (VP) The bawling steer and the grunting hog jumped back again iniu uie puuut today and there were innumerable charges and counter charges in explana tion for the sudden boost in meat prices in livestock mar kcts and in butcher shops. Average price of steers and yearling at Chicago yesterday rose to an all-time record high at approximately $26 a hundred pounds, according to the Department of Ag riculture. This topped the peak of $25.40 established last October Immediately after OPA ceilings were removed.

For the first time since March 5 the top reached $30. Live hogs have not advanced as iharply as beef cattle, the top here yesterday being $24.75 a nunorea pound compared witn wo on reo 25. Heavy Volume Cattle receipts at Kansas City yesterday, the largest for a June 11 In 25 years, advanced to the best price since January. While the price for top grade cat tie la lower, the department said steers of medium and low grades are higher than last October. smaller percentage of strictly good and choice cattle are arriving and tha price spread between various Expect Soviet- Dodge On Hungarian Quiz S.

KENDKK (U RNSFY of Jacksonville, I itmlles in anticipation of takitir office Thursday president of Rotary i international at the annual convention in an Iraniisco. (AP ircphoto.) BABE TKEFIRST YANK GAL TO WIN BRITISH GOLF TITLE GULLANK. Scotland, June Mrs. Babe Didrikson Zahnrias of Denver, became the first American ever to win the British women's amateur golf title today by defeating Jacqueline Gordon ol London. 5 and 4, in the 30-hole final.

Si. "11- i 1 BABE Held during the morning's 18 hole round while hhe was dressed in grey culottes and a yellow sweater, Mrs. Zaharias switched to her battle dress of blue corduroy slacks at the lunch hour and quickly won a five up advantage In the first six holes of the afternoon. She was out in 36 as compared to women's par of 37, shooting an eagle three on the 20th hole. The Denver girl's triumph ful filled the worst fears of the British, who now do not retain a single one of their own golf titles on tiirir side of the ocean, Only two weeks ago Willie Turnesa of New York city won their men's amattur crown In (Continued on Page Ten) Y'T WASHINGTON.

June 12-W Diplomatic authorities Ireely predicted today that Russia will tither reject outright or try to hamstring the American demand for a Big Three inquiry Into tha Communist grab in Hungary, In either event, these officials declared, tha United States in all probability will carry tha rase to the United Nations perhaps In some manner designed to focus the spotlight on Soviet activities all through the Balkans. This country laid the foundation for such an appeal last night when it made public a blistering protest charging Moscow with "flacrant Interference" in Hungarian affairs and demanding a three-power Investigation of political conditions In Hungary "as a matter of urgency." The note was sent to Brig. Gen. George H. Weema, American member of the allied control commission In Budapest, for delivery to Lt Gen.

P. Svlridov, ranking Soviet mem grades Is narrowing. Meanwhile, retail meat prices also advanred during the past several weeks and representatives of butchers In the East blamed the meat packers. In Newark, N. butchers threatened to close shop unless prices come down.

Rig Demand Large packers In Chicago, discounting talk of. beary exports, said advancing meat prices represented an "amazing" domestic consumer demand, particularly for beef. This, they said, also was reflected in the high price for beef cattle at livestock markets. The Agriculture department said meat production last week totaled J17.OOO.000 pounds, per cent higher than a year ago. "When the price of meat goes up, the consumer howls, but when the price of livestock goes down we get howls from the producer," one packer said.

"We operate between the devil and the deep blue sea." Salable cattle receipts at the 12 major markets so far this week total 197,700 head against 189,700 last week and 121.200 a year ago. Salable hog receipts total 169,700 against 198.200 a week, ago and. 101,200 a year ago, I.OS June 12.V Treason punishable by a possible death sentence-was the rhflrue on which a federal grand jury indicted Tomoya Kawakua, 25, American-born Japanese accused of torturing American war prisoners while he waa their Japanese prbon camp foreman. ill' III mi KAWAKITA (at top) II KITE (bottom) The indictment waa returned yesterday after a number of witnesses described Kawakltas alleged brutal and degrading treatment of American service men In the Oeyama prisoner of war camp from Aug. 8, 1944.

to Aug. 24. 1943, Kawaktta was arrested by FBI agents after one of the former prisoners, William L. Bruce of San Luis Obispo, recognized him in a department store here. (Continued on Page Ten) 11 Baby Slaying Inquiry Harrows MASSILLON, 0., June investigators concentrated today on the time element in the mysterious deaths of two baby girls In City hospital's pediatrics ward, their search narrowed by a psychologist's report no outsider had been present Dr.

Persis Simmons, chief psy-chologlst of the bureau of juvenile research at Columbus, said her questioning of three child patients at the hospital "ruled out the presence of outsiders last Friday night." "If there had been strangers around that evening," said Dr. Bun-mons, "they would have made on the children Bn Impression which would have remained." Patrolman John Mohr of the Mas-sillon police department and Stark County Detective Harry Orossglaus of Canton both said Dr. Simmons' report, details of which were kept secret by Police Chief Stanley W. Switter, had narrowed the official investigation. One investigator further explained renewed Interest In the cases timetable by stating that Nurse Marian Kilieck, who found eigiit-week-old Diane Jean Brand and 10-week-old Rosemary Morion dying In their cribs, now had grown "slightly uncertain" as to exact times.

She had reported seeing the babies sleeping at 7:35 p.m. Friday and dying at 7:45 pm. FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE ENDS PARIS, June 12. fp) The Fienrh government granted French railroad workers salary boosts today, thus ending a six-day national rail strike, the worst transportation tieup in the country's history. The railroad workers union ordered its members back to work after an all-night series of conferences at which agreement was reached for settling the work stoppage, find five minutes later Premier Paul Kamarher and Transport Minister Jules Moch signed the accord, making Its termu official.

Under the agreement, the government, promised to increase rail workers' salaries for the last half of 1 947 1 by a total of 9 900,000.000 francs atx)iit l83.OOO.000i. The figure represented a compromise between union demands for francs and a government, offer of 8,000.000.000. Railroad management also agreed to push a reclassification survey which would be put into effect Jan 1. 1948, entailing other salary increases for workers advanced in classification promised lm-nrved working conditions. Unofficial estimates said the trike, which began last Friday.

o-t eo- nment "100,000,000 Iranci tabout .4 J- i A'" i ft 1 Presents Platform Governor Opens Campaign; Bases Race on 20-Point Program ROLLING FORK. June 12. 7P) Governor Fielding L. Wright, opening his campaign here today for Democratic gubernatorial nomination, pledged to con tinue the program of the present administration if elected, Speaking at a rally on the court house lawn of his home community, Governor Wright, who Is filling the unexpired term ot the late Governor Thomas L. Bailey, cited the record of the administration and outlined a 20-potnt program as his plat lorm.

He promised to support efforts to: 1. Knact all worthy" legislation for veterans. 2. Give the needy aged "whatever amount Is necessary to take care of (heir respective needs whether this monthly amount is $20, $.10, or $45. the maximum amount the federal government will cooperate in giving to these worthy citizens 3.

Provide educational apportuni-ties "equal to or better than the children of other states." Revenue 4. Solve revenue problems of counties and municipalities, by a division of the sales tax if possible, "but if this is not possible, then some other means or methods that will BfTord sufficient relief will be devised." 5. Cover Mississippi with a network of farm-to-market roads "so that every farmer may enjoy the benefits of a hard-surfaced link between his farm and bigger and better markets." 6. Conserve natural resources by "safe and Kane" practices. 7.

Carry forward the present program for expanding Mississippi's agricultural and Industrial development. 8. Exempt livestock feeds from the sales tax. 9. Further the public healih program "that will maintain us as a model state In public health work." 10.

Improve the state mejital Institutions, 11. Complete the central farmers market, promote acricultural research and operate a state fair and county livestock shows. 12. Develop new oy.ster bottoms and restore the fishing industry "to its former place of importance" 13. Continue the employment service and unemployment compensation programs.

14. Conduct the Democratic primaries "in such a manner as to preserve the heritage and traditions of the Southern Democrats so adequately protected by our forefathers." 15. Further the statewide hospital procram, 16. Develop a program for rehabilitation of convicts in the state penitentiary. 17.

Establish an institution for the treatment of spastic cases 18. Encourage higher moral teach-lngs. 19. Increase farm income. 20.

Continue to battle "outside meddlers" seeking to "place our state in a false light and hold us up to scorn." Governor Wright reviewed his own record of 16 years in public office. He was elected to the Senate first in 1928. He mentioned his army service overseas as a private in World War I. The governor reaffirmed his announced position last winter that he would re-appoint Senator Theodore Bilbo to the United States Sen-ate if the senator's seat were denied him as a result of a controversy over his fitness for office. Truman Takes1 Canada OTTAWA, June 12.

President Truman wound up his trip to Canada with a holiday from official business today before starting- back to Washington tonight for vital decisions on labor and tax cut legislation. Turning tourist for a day. the United States chief executive took his official staff for an outing and a view of the Canadian country, side around Ottawa. Trie whole party lunched at the exclusive Seigniory club, 45 miles away The holiday followed a busy day yesterday in which he brought a cheering parliament to its feet by declaring that the united States intends to help those nations that want to live in pace with their neighbors, without coercion or intimidation. He went from this ovation to a luncheon where he toasted parliament and reminded its members he had "Never in my life had a more cordial reception." The state visit ends tonight when he boards his 11-car special train at 9:05 o'clock for the trip back to Washington via Toronto Buffalo and Niaeara Falls.

He if d'je in Washington at 7:15 pn. Chi fTicay night. Plan Sifted Hope Brightens for Settlement in U.N. of Major Differences LAKE SUCCESS, June 12. United Nations atomic delegates went to work today on Soviet Russia's new detailed plans for international atomic control.

This temporarily sidetracked another battle over the veto. Meeting as (he working committee of the 12-iiatioii atomic energy commission, the same delegates who heard Soviet Deputy Foreign Min ister Andrei A Oromyko unfold Ids plan yesterday discussed how much of it be considered in their committee and how much should be shunted to the commission's political committee which Is specifically studying controls. The working committee had been slated to take up a Soviet proposal which seeks to overturn a majority decision in the commission that no veto shall apply on atomic punishments. The drlegates felt, however, that they must deride first on how to tackle the latest Soviet control proposals. There were no signs that the long deidlork In the commission was any nearer a breaking point although some drlegates looked upon Gromyko's new plan as offering a fresh approach to the problem.

It left the fundamental differ ences between Russia and the majority of the commission unchanged, but the Soviet views were more clearly defined than at any time previous and some delegates ex pressed hope that perhaps these differences might be reconciled. The fundamental differences are: 1. The Soviet plan would separate the atomic problem Into two part. The first would be an Immediate convention or treaty to outlaw atomic weapons. The second would be a convention or treaty establishing International atomic controls.

The majority of the commission favor a single document embracing prohibition and control. 2. The Soviet plan provides only for "recommendations to governments on questions relating to production, stockpiling and use of atomic materials and atomic energy." This would mean placing these matters under national auspices as opposed to the majority opinion that an international agency should deal with them. 3 Russia's plan would also provide that the international control commission recommend to the sec-curity council (where the veto exists) action against violators of con trol agreements. The United States insists that the veto must not be used to prevent violators of atomic crimes from escaping punishment.

But in his speech to the commls-Mnn yesterday, Oromyko did open up speculation over new possibilities for agreement on International inspection. SAILOR SCALBF.I PHILADELPHIA, June 12. (P) Superheated ateam escaping from a broken line aboard the aircraft car rier Valley Forge ha.s taken the life of one man, James Arthur Monette, electricians mate 2-c of Washington, D. and Injured 13 other crew-men and civilian workers. in vjuth portions this afternoon; not quite so warm in northwest portion la Friday.

Moderate to occasionally fresh southerly winds on coast. i CONf.Kf SSMI.N THKLATKNUI WASHINGTON, June It Rep. J. rarnell Thomas chairman the house unAmerican activities committee, reported todav he baa received a Mter threatening him with death and hat turned it over to the FBI. ThfimM told a reporter the three-pate, hand written letter warned him of drath in June and Kip.

Ran' in I-Mi a rornmitteo mem ber, of death In July. party's general secretary. The assembly adopted a resolution saying that the Agrarians, "owing to voluntary resignation, have lost prestige and are no longer member ol the Grand National Assembly." The assembly voted that the 23 members would be succeeded by an equal number of opposition representatives whose names had appeared In the election lists of October, 1946. Thf assembly waa told yesterday that a government prosecutor'! Investigation ol Petkov'i private papers had disclosed Petkov held tha written resignations of the 23 Agrarian members, addressed to tht assembly It was not stated why the documents never reached the assembly. The parliament was told merely that the resignations were submitted originally to the Agrarian party' executive committee and then referred to Petkov.

A majority of tha deputies then took the stand that the 34 had 'abdicated their personal rights and given up their rank as deputies. In their final pleas, an 23 told the parliament that all the Agrarian deputies had deposited such declar-(Continued on Pag Ten) ber and acting ohaliman of (ha commission Third Request Weems had tha nota delivered at Svlridov'a office before noon. It was received by Gen. I. I.

Levush-kin, aide to the ranking Soviet general, a Budapest dispatch said. Ilia document brought out tha fact that on two previous occasions, March and March 17, substantially ths same request had been turned down by Svlridov. Henea authorities hert said they see no reason to believe that lt would get a different reception by the Russians this time. The nota itself said simply that unless there wera an "adequate Investigation" by an Anglo-American-Russian commission, tha United States as a signer of the Yalta declaration and tha armlstlc with Hungary and as a member of tha United Nations would consider "further action." Because this virtually put Russia (Continued on Pag Ten) lt until Feb, 15, 1938, when he relinquished it to Schmidt after Adolf Hitler's bloodless coup In Austria. The Austrian provisional government arrested Schmidt on Dec.

8, 1945, the day after he was accused as a war criminal. During nls trial, which started early this year, Chancellor Leopold Flgl testified Schmidt was not a traitor but denounced him as "so ambitious as to betray any cause In order to keep up his position or to obtain a better, one." An affidavit by George S. Mes-sersmlth. former ambassador to Austria and recently ambassador to Argentina, taid Schmidt was one of the men chiefly responsible for the 1938 Austrian link with Germany. The affidavit accused Schmidt of neRotlating secretly with Franz von Papen and of betraying Schusch-nlKg by using friendship to influence the chancellor.

Also in the car, the Austrian said, were Arnaus' wife and their child. The shooting was reported to have taken place at Berg, about 35 miles east of Vienna near the Czechoslovaks border. A large Russian ammunition dump reportedly is located near Berg, and the Austrian informant said the Russians who did the shooting apparently were guards stationed at th dump. Arnaus and his family were reported to have been taken into custody but later released. The informant faid Carlsson's body was kept by the Russians.

Unofficial sources said the Swedish consulate had protseted vigorously to the Russian ambassador and that a party from the consulate left early 'his morning for Berg to conduct an investigation STUART B. ALLEN. 16-year-old adopted son of an l.pls copal rector at St. Joseph, Mo, re- turns to hi cell in Jail after Jury returned a verdict that he was Innocent, toy reason of Inwnlty, in the mutilation slaying of John Frank, 58, sexton of his father's church. The verdict committed the youth to a mental Institution.

(AP Wlrephoto) Sweet-tooth Ache Ends WASHINGTON. June The last war-imposed coupon control over the American public vanished today, as sugar rationing for home, restaurant and hotel use ended at midnight. After five years In which ration stamps meant more than money when It came to meat, canned goods, shoes, tires, gasoline and a host of other thnigs individual Americans are free of coupon worries for the first time since AprU 28, 1942. The last ration book can be thrown away. However, suRar price controls remain.

So does rationing of industrial sugar. But these two curbs are scheduled to end Oct. 31. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson ordered the sugar ration end late yesterday, thus beating the Republican-controlled congress to the draw. The house had set for a vote today a bill calling for an immediate end to household sugar rationing.

A Republican spokesman indicated congress would go ahead with the bill to make sure no return to controls could be ordered. Anderson said he had acted because larger quantities of sugar are available. Asked by a reporter whether the pending congressional move influenced his action, he said: "A better way to put it would be: Did congress hurry it because it knew this action was coming?" Sugar was the first food rationed and the last freed from coupon control. death. Autopsies showed this was because bulb nerves that control swallowing had stopped their work temporarily.

Secretions that naturally gather in throats were doing the choking because the children could not swallow. The treatment lor this was Inserting temporarily a tube In the windpipe thus permuting breathing. In type two, nerves controlling breathing went out of commission in the bulb. Patients could not breathe rapidly enough and died of asphyxia. Breathing' pure oxygen remedied these cases.

Blood and Brain Type three concerned bulb nerves controlling blood flow. Blood pressures woula Jump to 200 and then drop below 70 erratically and the child was likely to die in shock while the pressure was down, Very few have this type and no treatment for it wa-. discovered. Type four affected nerves controlling the amount of oxygen reaching the brain. As the brain needs oxygen more than other tissues, these patients wre mentally confused.

Breathing pur oxygen supplied their oxygen-starved brains. Type five was a mixture of some of the others, plus paralysis of breathing muscles In the chest. For (Continued on Page Ten) Events Austiians Acquit Suspected Hitler Ally Reveal New Treatments For Fatal Type Polio Snow and Freeze Break Rockies' Record VIENNA, June Vienna peoples court today acquitted Dr. Guido Schmidt, the Austrian foreign minister before Anschluss, of high treason charges. The five-man court ruled that chariieS accusing Schmidt of betraying Chancellor Kurt Schusch-nlgg and engineering the 1938 Austrian link with Germany to advance his own Interests had not been proven.

"It Is not the place of this court to determine the Tightness or wrongness of your pre-Anschluss foreign policy," the court said. "Our tr.sk here Is to determine the guilt or Innocence of this one man." The court said Schmidt never had been a member of the Nazi party anc' that he had not profited personally by Anschluss. Schmidt first became state secretary for foreign affairs In the Schuschnlgg cabinet in November, 1936, Later, however, Schuschnlgg ok over the post himself and held ATLANTIC CITY, N. June 12. Discovery of several treatments or the most fatal kind of infantile paralysis, that both saves lives and get the children well with very little crippling, was reported to the American Medical association today by Dr A.

B. Baker, of Minneapolis. This former death-dealer is bulbar Infantile paralysis, so named beceuse its seat of destruction Ls in a bulb of gray matter, the size of a walnut, at the top of the spinal cord. This gray walnut is part of the brain. Thf disco-ery was mao? in the Infantile paralysis epidemic in Minnesota last summer.

The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis contributed $1,000,000 March of Dimes money for this piece of medical work. High Death Rate The. bulbar type in the past killed 80 per cent of its victims, This was reduced to 30 per cent in Minneapolis, despite the fact that the remedies were discovered during the outbreak, before some of the children could be treated with them. Autopsies gave the clues. They revealed that instead of being one type of infantile paralysis as thought previously the bulbar kind Is five different types.

In one type children choked to Current DENVER. June 12. -'I') Little more than a week before the official arrival of summer, residents of some parts of eastern Wyoming and Colorado awoke today to find the ground covered with snow. The weather bureau reported that snow fell during the night at scattered localities from Lander, southward to Colorado Springs, Colo. Temperatures dropped below freezing at Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyo.

For Denver it was the lafe.st snow in the 75 yearg the weather bureau has kept records, and a thermometer reading of 34 made it the coldest June night in the same period. The snow was heaviest in the Rocky mountains, but passes remained open despite snowfalls of up to five inches. Trail Ridtre road, 12,000 feet huh In Rocky Mountain National park, was closed by the snow only a few days after it was cleared for the summer. The weather bureau predicted the storm would move eastward today. Russian Guards Shoot Up Swedes Weather VIENNA, June 12.

-(D-A high Austrian government official reported today tht Russian troops had fired on a Swedish relief agency party last night, killing an automobile driver and wounding Tors-ten Arnaus, chief of the Swedish mission to Austria. The Swedish legation later said that it h.id no official confirmation of the report but that the charge d'affaires had left for the scene of the supposed shooting and tha it expected to announce his findings tills afternoon. No comment was available from Russian sources. The Austrian Informant said the dead man as named Carlsson and added that he might have been I Arnaus deputy as well as his driv-ler, but of this ht was uncertain, 7 a.m reading, fi! degrees. Temperature for preceding 24 hours ending 6 Thursday: High 90; low 70; River stage 2.1.

No ram. Hattlexburg: Partly cloudy local thunricrsbowers Friday. Gulf port: Partly cloudy tonight, I local thundershowers Friday. Mod-j erate winds mostly easterly, i Miwiwippi partly cloi.idv tonight; local thunrierfhowerx Friday jand in south potrion this afternoon; I not quite so warm in north portion i late Friday, Moderate winds on i "oast, mostly easterly Lo ana Pwiv t-' 'ht; 'local thuntiershower Friday and of general interest scheduled here follow: CATHOLIC SCHOOL DRIVE A campaign to raise to finance building of a new Saerea Heart Catholic school, convent and youth center is now underway. REVIVAL Revival services are being conducted this week at Immanucl Baptist church, Tuscan by Dr.

D. A. McCall, executive secretary of the Mississippi Baptist Convention board. Service are at a and 7:30 D.m. daily.

l'OUTH FOR CHRISTA sound motion picture, God of Creation," will be shown at the weekly Youth for Christ rally at 8 m. Saturday at Main Street Baptist church, SOFTBALL Games scheduled tonight at Kamper park, in the Hattlesburg Jaycee Softball league are: Roiners vs. Iui Tailing. 7 o'cio-k: Creamery vs. Frank's Market, oclocic; Fcwkr Butane vs.

ILJce Gulf Service, 9 o'clock..