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THE DA FIVE CENTS Tuscdrawas County's Most Complete Newspaper VOL. so. NO, m. Member Of The Associated Press DOVER, OHIO, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1954 Read The Best Comics In The Reporter Court Picks Lawyers For Fanatics MORNING MEETING The above police cruiser and automobile (light car) collided this morning on N. Wooster Ave.

after the driver of the car, Mrs. Ethel Ortense of New Philadelphia, apparently decided to wait no longer for another police officer who had waved her to the curb as a speeder. Mrs. Ortense and Patrolman Raymond Ries were injured in the crash and both cars were damaged extensively. Cop, Woman Injured In Chase Of Speeder A Dover policeman was injured early today when a police cruiser collided with the auto of a speeder who had been flagged down by a fellow policeman.

Patrolman Raymond Ries of 200 Cross St. suffered contusions and abrasions of the right knee and possible chest injuries. He was treated at Union Hospital and was to have X-rays taken today. Also injured was the driver of the other car, Mrs. Ethel Ortense, 43, Rejects Appeal On Lay-Off Pay A finding of the Board of Review of the Bureau of Unemployment compensation was upheld in a entry signed today by Common Pleas Judge Cletus A.

Fisher. Mary M. Gopp of 1031 Miller Ave. N.W., New Philadelphia, had filed the suit appealing the board's decision after it turned down a request for compensation while she was unemployed from June 29, 1951 to July 16, wy. Mrs.

Gopp alleges that she was involuntarily unemployed between those dates when the Dover Appliance Co. where she had been working, slwt down for a vacation period. Mrs. Gopp had not been working long enough at the time to be eligible for vacation, pay. WEATHER Fair And Kemrwbit of 364 Fifth St.

N.W., New Philadelphia, who suffered possible concussion and contusions and lacerations of the forehead. She was admitted to Union Hospital where she and Ries were taken in a Toland ambulance. The collision was the climax ol a chase started at 3 a.m. by Police Capt. Chester Stemple who saw two autos pull into S.

Wooster Ave. from Union Ave. with one failing to observe the stop sign. When he gave chase, both cars started to speed northward at more than 65 miles an hour on N. Wooster through Pover.

Stemple caught up with Mrs. Ortense's car near Zane's Grocery, the former Blue Moon Inn, at 2105 N- Wooster and waved her to the curb. Stemple did not stop, however, but continued his pursjuit -of the other car. He caught this auto, operated.by Charles J. La Croix, 34, of 1149 Sherman Ave.

N.W., New Philadelphia, and cited him Continued On Page 17, Column 1 3 Brothers Share Cell City Jail Adrian E. McCombs; 36. of Shin- ston, W. was fined $55.20 by Mayor Harry Stucky this morning for reckless operation of an auto afjer spending the nifht in the Dover JtU with two of his brothers, Lament 33, and D. Brownson McCombs, 38, also of Shinston.

The two brothers who were passengers in the car also were lodged in the City Jail after police found six bottles of beer and a part of a pint of whiskey in the car. Start Picketing To Unionize All Ohio Strip Mines ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio Orderly picketing by United Mine Workers of a strip coal mine near here was reported yesterday, and an UMW official said it was the start of a drive to unionize 50 mines in southeastern Ohio. Picketing started Thursday night at the Scratch Back mine of the Humphrey Coal Co. near Lafferty (Belmont County).

Humphrey Coal owned by Clem Humphrey of Flushing, also operates a mine at Flushing, but both operations employ only 30 men. Both mines Continued On Page 12, Column 5 Resignation Due To M'Carthy Row WASHINGTON of Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens's chief aides has resigned, deploring what he termed a lack of "full fighting support" from higher up in his troubles with Sen. McCarthy John F. Kane, a special assistant under Stevens and before that under former Army Secretary Frank Pace, announced his resignation from his job yesterday in a letter congratulating Stevens on the gallant battle you are trying to put up for the Army." Kane, reached by phone, did not say which of Stevens' superiors he felt hadn't rallied to the secretary's side in the dispute over McCarthy's handling of an Army general questioned in secret session.

The Wisconsin senator has been criticizing the Army for the way it has dealt with alleged Communists in its ranks. But the only officials who rank above Stevens are Deputy Secretary of Defense Roger M. Kyes, then Defense Secretary Wilson and Kane did say he excluded "everybody in the Army" from his lack of support charge. The Chicago Tribune said last night that Stevens was "reliably reported" to have resigned. But associates and Mrs.

Stevens said early today the secretary had "absolutely" and "definitely" not resigned. Stevens, away from Washington could not be reached for comment Cops Nab In Gun Battle SAN Puerto Rico Police capturd Pedro Albizu Campos, 62-year-old chief of the Nationalist party, afte.r gunplay at his San Juan apartment today during an island-wide roundup aimed at the three dozen persons within the fanatical, independence minded group. Tear gas finally routed Albizu Campos, who gasped: "I am asphyxiated." He was removd by ambulance. The apartment, set afire during the action, also yielded Doris Tor- resola, one of five women named in police warrants. The raid was officially described as having no connection with the Washington shooting which wounded five U.S.

representatives March 1. Firemen got the fire quickly under control. Miss Torresola is a party secretary and sister of Griselio Torre- sola, who was killed in Washington in making an attempt on the life of President Truman in 1950.. Police raids were launched today to arrest Albizu Campos and 37 other Nationalists. Howard Mercer Howard (Bud) Mercer of 152 Summit Ave.

N.E., New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County Democratic chairman and county sealer, was reported as "improving" ai Gallon City Hospital today where he is undergoing treatment for a heart attack suffered Wednesday Mr. Mercer is still, being ad ministered oxygen but has shown improvement. His' wife, and his brother-in-law and Mr. and Mrs. Evan Owens, are at Gallon.

He was stricken Wednesday at the Gallon depot as he awaited a train to return to New Philadelphia. His companion summoned an ambulance which was equipped with oxygen and it was adminis tered en route to the hospital. Members of the family said 4e day his ailment had been diagnosec as coronary thrombosis and that he had not been ill although he previously, had complained of pains in his arms and chest. lo Charge First Degree Murder If Bentley Dies By KARL R. BAUMAN WASHINGTON W) Court- pointed attorneys today responsibility for defense of fofj Puerto Ricans charged wounding five members of Cotfl gress in a wild shooting derhdff- stration Monday.

U.S. District Judge James W. Morris assigned the attorneys at a brief hearing yesterday. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, meanwhile, Courtney Owens, representing Chairman Velde (R-I11) of House Un American activi Committee, conferred with Gov. Luis Munoz Marin, sumably on plans to investigate activities on the mainland by the small, fanatical Nationalist party.

A resolution was introduced in the commonwealth senate for formation of-' a special security commission to investigate the party. Judge Tries To Explain At the arraignment here yesterday, the judge tried to explain to Continued On Page 12, Column 2 Charge Banker Stole $146, PHILADELPHIA president of a suburban bat charged today with embez. $146,000, and the FBI says thefts date back almost 35 ye? J. Harold Wolf, 57, was arre. last night on a warrant charl he had "purloined and abstra funds" of the Telford Nat Bank "and made false en trie the bank's records in the of $146,000." Wolf was detained in ing Prison overnight when that bail could not be posted today.

Fractures Elbow Mary Ann Thomas, 24, of 435 E. Second Dover, was admitted to Union Hospital last night and was treated for a fractured left elbow. She told hospital authorities she fell at Columbia Roller Rink. To Honor Ex-Mayor Wenger As "Shut-In Of The Year' Former Mayor Paul E. Wepger of New Philadelphia, who has been in rest homes for the 'past seven years because of a severe case of arthritis, will be Honored Sunday as "Shut-In Of The year" when 50 or more shut-ins and handicapped persons will be guests of the First Baptist Church there in observance of the fourth anniversary of the radio program, "Your Family Altar." The shut-ins will be taken to the church by ambulances of funeral homes of Dover and New Philadelphia for afternoon and evening services in charge of Rev.

Ralph R. Rayment. Merchants have provided gifts for each of the guests. Mr. Wenger, a life resident of the county, first became afflicted II with arthritis about 20 years ago when he was a milk man.

He later operated a grocery store and in 1943 was elected mayor. In 1947 he underwent seven operations and has been in rest homes since. He now is at the East Avenue Nursing Home while Mrs. Wenger keeps house at 912Vz Miller Ave. N.W.

and works at the ceramic plant at East Sparta. Both were active in the Church of Christ before Mr. Wenger's illness. Rev. "Rayment said the public is cordially invited to attend the evening service and that it would also be broadcast from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

over WJER. A huge cake baked by Pearl Bakery in the form of an altar will be 09 display and later in the evening cut and each attendant will receive a slice. tii Ray J. Abbaticchio spe agent in charge of the FBI of here, said at home in Telford, a borough 2,500 residents admitted in a sy statement he had taken the ey, in amounts varying from to $2,000, almost from the he started work at the bank, 1919, as a clerk. Wolf today is vice president and cashier.

Abbaticchio said Wolf said he took the money "for general daily living expenses." The bank is protected by federal inj-uraace, Wolf was quoted as saying he concealed the shortage by manipulating bank records. The shortage was discovered in a routine inspection by federal bank examiners. Went To Market FOR PIGS. 2, Sugarcreelc on Rt. 39.

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