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VOL. 149, NO. 74 CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1949 PRICE--FIVE CENTS FRENCH VOTERS SWING TO RIGHT 2 Kiddies Among 4 Hit By Autos Third Youngster Hurt In Bike-Car Smash When Descending Hill Two children and two adult pedestrians were struck by autos on city streets Saturday afternoon and early A third child was injured in a bicycle-auto accident. Lorna Gay Blair, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Lawrence Blair, 368 East Second street, was treated for multiple scrapes, bruises and a cut on the chin and was held at Chillicothe hospital, for observation of possible internal injuries after she was struck by a car near her home at 12:30 p. m. Saturday. William Huntington, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Anthony A. Huntington, 366 East Seventh street, suffered a possible fracture of the skull, cuts on the forehead and nose and abrasions on the left hip when he was struck near his home at 1:10 p. m. Saturday. Drivers Booked Drivers of cars involved in both accidents were booked by police and released to appear when called.

They were: Clifford E. Jones, 60, Route 4, reported driving west on Second street when the Blair girl ran from in front of a parked car, crossing from north to south, and Russell A. Fisher, 32, of South McArthur street, who was reported driving west on Seventh street when the Huntington boy ran from north to south into his path. Edison Fizer, 907 Fleet street, a taxi driver, took the Huntington boy to the hospital, Mr. Blair took his daughter to the hospital, where she was attended by Dr.

H. M. Crumley, Officer George Walsh. investigated the Blair accident and Officers Charles Drummond and Dan Rice investigated the Huntington accident. Cyclist in Crash Patrick Burdes, 12, of 33 Bridge street, son of Mrs.

Evelyn Wilson, was treated at the hospital at 8:15 p. m. Saturday, for injuries sustained when his bicycle hit an auto as he rode down Carlisle hill at Main and High streets. He was released after treatment for a brain concussion, a cut on the left leg and multiple scrapes and bruises. He was taken to the hospital in Ware's ambulance.

Couple Hit by Car Mrs. Jean Junk, 31, of 145 Park street was treated at the hospital for a bruise on the right forearm after she and her husband, Charles Junk, were struck by a car as they crossed Walnut street, at Water, on the crosswalk, at 1:10 a. m. Sunday. Mr.

Junk was reported uninjured. They were taken to the hospital in Ware's ambulance. Officers Herb Blaum and Peter Bennett arrested the driver of the auto, William J. Winfield, 17, Route 4, for failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in the crosswalk. He is to appear in municipal court at 10 a.

m. April 1. Police said he was making a left turn off of Water street when he struck the pedestrians. His right front headlamp was damaged. Arrests Follow Crashes arrests were made by police in connection with other Saturday accidents: Fred Hettinger, 56, Adelphi, was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign after colliding with a truck at Mulberry and Seventh (Please Turn to Page 3, Col.

3) Hans Riemer Fatally Hurt In Wisconsin Auto Crash Education Chief Left DAID Here in '48 6 DRIVE CAREFULLY PROTECT OUR CHILDREN SIGNS APEALING TO MOTORISTS to "Drive Carefully, Protect Our Children" are being erected at the entrances of Ross county cities and villages by Ross County Post No. 62, American Legion. Post Commander Harry Chenault, shown holding one of the signs, reported that 42 will be erected in the county as one phase of the Legion's child welfare program. (Gazette photo by John Rawlings.) 500 Attend Powwow Of Red Men Five hundred Red Men from than a score of tribes convened at Memorial Armory Sunday when Logan Tribe No. 9 was host at a meeting honoring Louis Buffler of New York, great incohonee of the Great Council of the U.

S. Mr. Buffler discussed Redmanship, reminding that the order is one of the oldest patriotic fraternities in the nation. He urged that communism be combatted and asserted it is the duty of every Red Man to join in the fight. His address was followed by short talks by other national and state great chiefs.

Chiefs Present Fred C. Neuhaus, reservation deputy great incohonee of Toledo, presided and the following great chiefs were introduced: E. C. Harding, Indiana, great junior sagamore of the Great Council of U. Carl Windholz of Addyston, member of the board of the degree of Pocahontas; Joel B.

Nims, Toledo, and James Archer, Adelphi, representatives to the Great Council of the U. E. C. Wilcox, Dayton, past great incohonee; Ivan Cragg, Indiana, supreme deputy great incohonee of District Wilbur Curtis, Troy, great prophet of Ohio; Virgil Phillips, Columbus, great sachem; M. A.

Hoffman, Hilliard, great senior sagamore; John Champion, Toledo, junior sagamore. The degree staff from Hunting(Please Turn to Page 3, Col. 3) VA Patient, Missing Since Feb. Found Dead in Field Body of John Warren Burns, ing since Feb. 1, was found at 4 Carl Roberts farm, a mile north Dr.

R. E. Oliver, coroner, resident died of exposure on or about the day he walked away from a work detail at the hospital dairy barn, Since some mussel shells were found in his pockets, it is believed that he might have walked to the river and then, tiring. lay down to rest in the field. Weather records of the period show temperatures of around 10 degrees above zero.

Found By Youths The body was found by two youths on horseback. It was in a clearing surrounded by brush and small trees. Mr. Roberts, who is now plowing his cornfield, Miners Resume Digging 463,000 Conclude Memorial- Protest Called by Lewis PITTSBURGH, March 28- (AP) Hard and soft coal miners east of the Mississippi trooped back to work today to send coal flowing to the tipples in volume for the first time in two weeks. The end of UMW President John 1 L.

Lewis's memorial-protest mine shutdown found most of the diggers happy to be back on the job earning pay again. Beginning at midnight when some pits scheduled early shifts, the return to work movement proceeded without interruption in the big western Pennsylvania fields and elsewhere. Many Mines Inspected By the end of the day, all 000 miners idle in the U. S. were expected to be producing coal again.

The Pennsylvania pits all have been given a special stateordered safety inspection. A spokesman for the Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators association estimated the miners lost $55,000,000 in wages during the two weeks of idleness. Lewis called the stoppage as a protest against Dr. James Boyd's appointment as director of the U. S.

Bureau of Mines. He also termed it memorial to miners killed and injured last year. A few days later the Senate confirmed Boyd by a 50-11 vote. A state-by-state survey indicated coal production would be back to normal within a few days. From West Virginia, largest soft coal producing state, came word the 120,000 UMW miners would be in the pits on schedule.

It was the same in Pennsylvania which has 100,000 soft coal and another 100,000 hard coal miners; Ohio with 18,000 soft coal miners; Illinois with Alabama Kentucky Virginia Tennessee Indiana 8,000 and Maryland 2,000. When Lewis called the stoppage he permitted UMW members west of the Mississippi to stay at work. He said coal was needed there--because of severe climatic conditions. And, in Illinois about 17,000 members Progressive Miners of America- -the UMW's arch rival -stayed in the pits. Johnson Vows Military Will Work Together WASHINGTON, March 28 (P) -Louis Johnson was sworn in today as secretary of defense and promised that the Army, Navy and Air Force "will be united as one in the service of the nation." "The American people expect it and they shall have it," the 58-year-old Clarksburg, W.

attorney said shortly after taking over the office from retiring Secretary James V. Forrestal, a New York banker. Forrestal, the nation's first defense secretary, had held the post since it was created by the armed services unification act passed as in June, 1947. Prior to that he had served as secretary of the Navy in cabinets of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Truman Vinson Gives Oath The colorful swearing-in mony was the most elaborate the capital ever has seen for installation of a cabinet officer.

The oath was administered by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. In a statement outlining his aims he promised that the three major branches of the armed services "will be united as one." Presumably he referred to interservices differences that have existed among three branches. "The size of the defense job we have is not of our choosing. It has been thrust on us by, the tension of the world today.

America is committed to defend its own national interest and the principles of world democracy," Johnson said. "This is the President's foreign policy, to which both parties of the congress have agreed and which the American people endorse," Commies Lambasted At Polls Middle-of-Road Bloc Scores Heavily Over Reds and De Gaullists Service was to be held at Madison, Monday for Hans Riemer, 35, former supervisor of education at Federal reformatory, who was fatally injured Friday evening in an auto accident that claimed two other lives. Mr. Riemer died in a hospital at Sparta, shortly after the auto in which he was a passenger collided head on with another auto on Highway 12, north of Tomah. Tim Mould, 65, Baraboo, was killed shortly afterward at the scene when his car struck a truck halted by the first crash, the Associated Press reported.

Other Driver Dies Thomas Smith, 39, Black River Falls, driver of the auto which struck the one in which Mr. Riemer was riding, died Monday, the AP added. First news of Mr. Riemer's death was received here Sunday evening by L. Clark Schilder, reformatory warden.

Here Two Years Mr. Riemer headed the education department here for two years, leaving in May, 1948 to join the Wisconsin Youth Authority. He resided at 310 North Orchard street, Madison. Born at Lewisburg, on April 18, 1913, he served in War II as a first lieutenant in the adjutant general's department. He received his A.B.

degree at the University of Chicago and did graduate work at Indiana and Columbia universities. He was, for a while, an instructor at Indiana university. Entering prison work, he was psychologist at Indiana reforma-000; tory, Pendleton, then psychologist and educational supervisor at the state prison at Michigan City. At Michigan City he was president of the Kiwanis club. While a resident of Chillicothe, Mr.

Riemer became widely known as a speaker and gave talks before a number of service clubs and organizations. With Mrs. Riemer, their children, Davis, Riesha and Carl, and Mrs. Riemer's mother, Mrs. W.

J. Davies, he resided at 36 Carlisle Place. Vishinsky Silenced by U.N. Laughter ST. LOUIS, March 28 (P)- Andrei Y.

Vishinsky "crumbled" before the attack of western delegates at the Paris United Nations assembly and finally played to almost empty galleries, an American United Nations delegate said today. Frederick H. Osborn, United States deputy on the United Nations Atomic Energy commission, said in a prepared speech at Washington university that Russia's aggressive tactics at the Paris assembly united other nations against the Soviet. He told how the various western delegates answered the Russian blasts. "Mr.

Vishinsky crumbled under this attack," Osborn said. "Literally, he took to his bed on one or two days following on these speeches. The galleries, which had formerly crowded in to hear him, began to empty when he spoke. The majority of the delegates of the 58 countries no longer hung on his words. When he declared that the Soviet Union had the most free elections in the world, that on election day not 51 per cent but 100 per cent of the Soviet people went to the polls and voted unanimously for their great leaders, the delegates laughed in his face.

He had made clear to them which side they were on." BACK IN UNIFORM WASHINGTON, March 28 (P) -Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith who, resigned as ambassador to Russia, has been given command of the 1st Army. 00S TVOIEOISIH IVOI5070 3LVIS OIHO SHI in RONALD McGILVRAY hospital bed, fully conscious coma which lasted 360 hours. edly on the road to recovery, March 9 when his three, lies in his Haverhill, and able to speak, after ending a Still on the danger list, but reportthe boy had lain unconscious since tricycle collided with a truck.

'Fair Income' Provision For Landlords Adopted WASHINGTON, March today on a 15-month rent control net operating income" for landlords. The agreement clears the way for 'Y' Schedules Guidance Day For Seniors Ellis B. Hatton, vocational counselor at Chillicothe high school, has been appointed chairman of the Vocational Guidance Day for high school seniors, which will be sponsored by the Ross county YMCA on April 28. This announcement was made by George Pringle, president of the men's board and Mrs. M.

B. Hendrickson, president of the women's board at a joint meeting at the Y. Preceding the a dinner was served by a committee from the women's board. Other members of the Vocational Guidance Day committee include: H. L.

Worf, E. A. Hoey, E. Dotson, Mrs. Russell Heinzelman, Mrs.

John Scott Phillips, Mrs. John Street, Mrs. Frank Uhrig Miss Anne R. Bacon and C. X.

Heinlen, YMCA director. Plans are being made to secure a speaker and a song leader for the occasion. Municipal Judge E. A. Moats, chairman of the general program committee, reported that the informal education series which is now in progress has been successful.

Three courses are being offered: "Looking Life in the Face," "Building Your Dream and "World Affairs." This series is being conducted by a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Dick Downing. The April 5, session on "Looking Life in the Face" will be in the form of a panel discussion, led by Judge Moats as moderator with H. L. Luidens, Howard P. Mold, Chaplain H.

H. Cassler and Dr. Ranald Wolfe participating. Others attending the joint meeting in addition to those already named a were: M. G.

Fenton, Harry Ottman, Nelson Grove, 0. B. Atwell, Howard Laymon, Ben Segal, J. A. Smith, Max M.

Fulks, M. M. Berry, C. G. Rybolt, Lee M.

Barnhart, V. Sigler, J. V. Doersam, A. M.

Mummey, T. J. Vernia, Mrs. Robert Beyerly, Mrs. Vernon Betsch.

Mrs. Theodore H. Spetnagel, Mrs. Nelson Grove, Mrs. Harry Clarke, Mrs.

O. B. Atwell, Mrs. A. M.

Mummey, Mrs. Albert Breinig, Mrs. James Mattinson, Mrs. E. A.

Hoey, Mrs. E. B. Brundige, Mrs. B.

C. Poston, Mrs. C. A. Wisecup and Mrs.

T. J. Vernia. Buckeye St. Fire Causes $50 Loss Fire from an undetermined source caused $50 damage to furniture and clothing in a rear storeroom of the Lester Valentine residence at 824 Buckeye street eariy Monday.

All fire companies responded to the alarm, and extinguished the blaze before it spread to other parts of the house. Capt. August Uhrig was in charge. PARIS, March 28-(AP)Interior Minister Jules Moch, a Socialist, said today France has taken a "swing to the right" in the cantonal (county) elections, in which the communists took a licking. The cantonal elections ended yesterday.

Final results showed 133 Communist incumbents were defeated and only 34 Communist incumbents were returned to office. The parties making up the middle-of-the-road coalition government swamped both Communists and the de Gaullists of the extreme right. In Socialist ranks, 150 incumbents were defeated and only 279 of 429 former office holders were returned to their jobs. Socialists have been left of center, but have not been travelling with the Communists. Totals Not Given Popular vote figures were not released for the present.

Last week, in the first round of cantonal elections, Gen. Charles de Gaulle's Rally of the French People (RPF) carried about 28 per cent of the popular vote, more than any other single party, and it appeared the de Gaullists continued that trend yesterday. The parties making up the present government won 1082 seats to 389 for the de Gaullists and 37 for the Communists, while 99 seats went to independents. The election was for general councillors who help run the deequivalent to American states. It has no effect on parliament or the cabinet.

28-(P)-Senate-House conferees agreed extension bill requiring a "fair House and Senate action on a Eagles Install New Aerie at Bainbridge Fraternal Order of Eagles instituted a new aerie at Bainbridge, Sunday. W. E. Gardner, Sidney, state inside guard, served as the instituting officer. The degree team of Chillicothe aerie conducted an initiation for the class of 68 candidates.

Serving on the team were Tracy H. DeLong, George C. Lemley, Lionel C. Fisher, Chester Bryant, Roy E. Bragg, Howard Smith, George McKinnis and John Lucas.

100 Members The Goal The charter list containing 78 names will remain open until a total of 100 members has been reached. The charter was spread under the guidance of Mr. DeLong, secretary of Chillicothe aerie, with the assistance of W. S. Stewart, Columbus, a deputy organizer.

Also assisting was Deputy Organizer Robert Hoerle of Ada. The largest delegation of visitors came from Hillsboro, totaling 31. Others who helped to swell the crowd of visitors to a total of more than 75 came from Waverly, Washington C. H. Wilmington, Greenfield, Tipp City and Chillicothe.

Installed by Mr. DeLong, the following, 1950: officers junior will past serve presi- undent, William P. Frey; president, Charles Watson; vice president, Robert Penwell; chaplain, Charles Mann; secretary, Henry Eubanks; treasurer, Samuel Shoemaker; conductor, Calvin Knisley; inside guard, Walter Stanley outside guard, Ralph Harrison; one-year trustee, William Summers; twoyear trustee, James Patterson and three-year trustee, Charles McNeal. Temporary quarters have been obtained in the second floor of Bonner's Cafe, and the first regular meeting will be held at 8 p. m.

Wednesday, March 30. Rains Give Boost To Scioto Level Rains Friday and Saturday gave a boost to the Scioto river level, according to Observer Mrs. Alphonse Muller, who said the stream measured 11.82 feet at 7:30 a. m. Monday.

The stream rose nearly six feet during the 24-hour period ended at 7:30 a. m. Sunday, advancing from 5.48 feet to 11.33 feet. Monday morning's reading the crest had been reached, or was imminent, Flood stage is 16 feet. new rent control law before the present law expires Thursday at midnight.

Sen. Lucas of Illinois, the Democratic leader, said the compromise bill will be brought up in the Senate as soon as a draft of the agreement is put in shape. The provision requiring a "fair net operating income" for landlords is the one the Senate insisted handling possible rent increases. The House conferees rejected it Saturday. Adoption of that provision tosses out: 1.

The section in the Senate bill which provided for some rent increases up to 10 per cent. 2. The provision in the House bill which required the government to fix rent ceilings at a level to assure landlords a "reasonable return on the reasonable value" of their property. The measure, as finally agreed on, is considerably short of what President Truman had asked for. He wanted a 24 months extension of controls and a tightened law.

It was taken for granted Mr. Truman would sign the bill, once it reaches him. There was no immediate certainty as to just what effect there vision might be on rents from the requiring a "fair net operating income" to landlords. Infant Survives Exciting Debut SAGINAW, March 28 (P)-A tiny girl had an exciting arrival into the world today. Mrs.

Ernest Wichert, 18, gave birth to the baby while a neighbor was speeding her in his car from nearby Birch Run to St. Mary's hospital. Three blocks from the hospital the car collided with another. Despite $1,000 damage and two missing tires, Gordon W. Reed drove the remaining distance.

At the hospital, doctors made their usual announcement: "Mother and child are doing fine." MANILA ROCKED MANILA, March 28-(P)-Manila was rocked by two earthquakes 15 minutes apart today. No damage was reported. 11 Airmen Rescued in Mid-Pacific PEARL HARBOR, March 28 (P) Eleven survivors were rescued from a sinking Navy flying boat in the middle of the Pacific last midnight. Navy LSM 448 picked up the airmen nine hours after they landed on the water. Radio contact said merely the men were rescued.

No further details were given. The landing ship was ordered to take the survivors to Kwajalein in the Marshall islands, their starting point. The Catalina was ditched at sea with a dead engine 605 miles southwest of Johnston island, 700 miles southwest of here. After putting down on the rough sea the flying boat radioed it was leaking and could not stay afloat much longer. The spot where the Catalina went down is one of the loneliest in the Pacific.

It was not far from where a plane bearing Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker was lost during the war. Amelia Earhart lost her life in the same general area. Water Street Man Booked as Forger Walter Zonner, 28, of 203 East Water street, was arrested Saturday afternoon on a charge of forgery by Detective Sgt. Clark Graves and Officers Andrew Wade and Lewis Merritt.

He was accused of cashing worthless checks at the Texaco service station, Main and Hickory streets, Huhn's meat market, Cruit's furniture store and the Farm Bureau, signing the names L. S. Evans and L. E. Kendall.

He was placed in the county jail pending arraignment in muI nicipal court Monday afternoon, 28, Veterans' hospital patient p. m. Sunday in a field on the of the hospital. believes the former New Lexington had completed 200 his work to a point within yards of where the body lay. The farm was formerly known as the Lem Jaynes place.

A nest of mice, with young, was found in a pocket of the dead man's coat. A native of Perry county, the patient had been reported AWOL to Sheriff Mark. He was admitted to the hospital on Oct. 28, 1944, and was a veteran of World War II. The body was moved to the Ware funeral home and then taken to the home in New Lexington.

Filene's Puts $11 Tag on Men's Suits, Coats; Crowd Storms Store BOSTON, March 28 does not open until noon on Monthousand men and women stormday. ed Filene's basement today All suits and coats were on first-since-the-war sale of men's suits, topcoats and overcoats at racks on which large signs desigprice $11. nated sizes. Each suit coat bore a one H. D.

Hodgkinson, general number. The vest and pants alof Filene's ready were boxed and bore a cormanager -which calls itself the world's largest specialty responding number. store estimated 3,000 persons There were approximately 5,000 were jammed into a separate suits, topcoats and overcoats on basement section three mintues sale. after the doors opened at 8:30 All sales were for cash and a. m.

The remainder of the store there were no alterations. 0.