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Sumet Vol. 80--No. 2 1 7 EUREKA, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1952. lOc Per Copy 22 Pages Today ALUMNI, FACULTY and friends of Humboldt State College will join in the annual Football Kickoff Dinner tonight at ihe Eaysicle Grange Hall at 7 o'clock. Sponsored by the HSC Alumni Association and tr-e Arcata Chamber of Commerce, to- TRUMAN FOES WIN IN STATE ELECTIONS South Korean Troops Retake Disputed Hill SEOUL (Korea)--South Korean Infantrymen recaptured strategic Capitol Hill today and held it against two savage Chinese Communist counter-attacks, victorious Republic of night's affair will be a gala event with a full program of speakers and entertainment.

Pictured above, left to right, are members of the Alumni Association decor- ating committee, Helen Guthridge, Helen later they sent "this terse Person, Estelle McDowell and Alii Price. Korea troops scrambled to the crest of the central front height around midnight and chased demoralized Communist defenders northern slope. Ike Pledges To Lead U.S. Toward Peace, Sanity Tabloid Tales From Day's News Quirks, Oddities WASHINGTON Eisenhower today pledged to lead, the United States "toward toward sanity, toward solvency if he is elected president. The Republican nominee told a croud of more than BOO workers that the "desiie lur a for Christ and she was playing Mary ee Magdalene in a church Passion world peace.

The gcneial said this is be-iplay. cause people feel that a new administration will offer "a better By NITED PKESS YORK Adam and Eve IQ marrie Adam Reisz announced he ma Stevenson On Whistle-Stop Tour Of State SAN FRANCISCO--A dial Stevenson put his first major foreign policy speech behind him today and got the feel of the open rood from the rear platform of a cam- promise for peace," lower prices Inwer taxes, and "restoration of pride in our government." Here from Indianapolis for a two-hour stay before leaving for New York City, Eisenhower spoke from the same platform in the 1 Washington hotel headquarters of the GOP National Campaign Headquarters with his vice presi-j hot soft BIRMINGHAM It was a great day for Thomas P. (Buddy) Johnson when the Birmingham baseball club provided free cats and drinks at the final home game of the season. Witnesses confirmed that the 115-pound boy stowed away 13 eight White House, of peanuts and three sacks of Eisenhower's Constellation wok popcorn during the game. Buddy said lie could hive eaten more if he had not had a meal at home just before the game.

off for New York at p. EDS, tiine minutss ahead of schedule. His motorcade moved to and from downtown Washington through streets scarcely more crowded than normal foil SAN FRANCISCO--Some stu- to the paien train. The Democratic presidential nominee, whose recent public appearances mostly have been confined to stuffy auditoriums, set out for Los Angeles, scheduling eight platform talks along the way, Stevenson, in making his first foreign policy pronouncement at the Veterans Memorial auditorium here last night, defended the Truman administration's move in Korea and simultaneously put the blame on Russia for high taxes imposed on Americans. "I believe we may In time look back at Korea as a major turn- message: "The hill is secured." Red commandars threw 400 men into a screaming counterattack, but Allied machine guns, grenades, rifle and artillery fire halted the assault almost before got started.

Then a Chinese Reri company tried ta push the South Koreans off the newly-won peak. The Communists reached South Korean positions, but fell back aiier 30 minutes at hand-to-hand fighting. Some 1,200 Chinese Reds have been killed or wounded in the three-day tattle for Capitol Hill. Allied warplanes poured in tons of bombs, rockets and napalm in 70 sorties Tuesday to pave the way for the fine I victorious assault. Preview Windows To Be Unveiled Friday Morning Eureka merchants will unveil their windows at 11 a.

m. Friday tor a fall preview of new styles, not only in wearing apparel, but also in home furnishings and furniture. The preview event will continue through Saturday. Live models will be used in many of the show windows, the Eureka Chamber of Commerce office reports. W.

T. Richardson, of the C. Penney company, chairman of the Pall Preview, stated yesterday that "the most glamorous win- i that havt ever been presented in Eureka or any other city will be unveiled." The preview will last until Saturday evening, with the stores remaining open on Friday evening until fl o'clock. "This is an opportunity for the entire trade area to see the latest in merchandise," said R. P.

Denbo, Eureke chamber manager. Final details for the event were discussed by the merchants executive committee of the chamber yesterday morning. The following business firms have announced their plans to go all-out on the preview: Western Auto Supply, Baker Stanton, Cliff Petersen's Men's Wear, r. W. Sharpshooting U.

artillery killed or wounded more than 200 Communists Tuesday across the 155-mile battlefront. A series of Woolworth company, Photo Specialty Shop, Eureka's Florist, Morwear Paint Store, Johnson's Men's' Wear, Anita's, H. Bhune what the 8th Army called "ex-j company, Phipp's Dress Shop, tremely successful" combat Ward company trols cost the Reds another 56 casualties. Eleven Japan-based B-29 Su- perforts razed a Communist ammunition supply center at Sopo, 12 miles northeast of Pyongyang, Tuesday night with more than 100 tons of high explosives. One B-29 Ehot down a Red night fighter in flames.

The Navy announced Communist shore batteries on the east Stocking Shop, Eureka Hardware fe Toy company, The Federal Store, The White House, J. Penney company, Shoes, Daly's, Rotermund Fur House, Hollanders, Danielson's Men's Store, Bistrin's Men's Wear Svalyn's Maternity Wear, Mode D'Day, McCabe's Juvenile Store Gallenkamp's, Kress's. ing point in history," rtJ hDtly said, "a turning point which led not to another terrible war, but to the first historic demonstration that an effective system of collective security is possible." Although he spurned the idea the destroyer U.S.S, AgerhoJm Sept, 1. The ship's crew repaired the damage and the Agerholm resumed operations with Task Force 77. a Ve TM that war with Russia is estimated ihe crowd outside theiteacher, hut Mrs, Bessie Moore itgble, Stevenson warned the na- hotel at oCO.

Eisenhower began his talk by for what he said likes to give as well as take. tion against underestimating the was possible use A lit of the word'Gov- Adlaj Stevenson a pink and radio speech last angel food cake which she baked. She was the Demo- He snid he had no presidential nominee's fifth of using the word, "but I apo'o-1 grade teacher when he attended Washington Free school at Bloomington, 111. if I did 1 "Crush On Ship" Says Stowaway NEW YORK--A girl with "a crush on a ship" left it for the first lime in two weeks today rowing her stowaway voyage was it. The gir! who sailed the Atlantic on the Queen Mary without a ticket was MIES Patricia Kaskel, ID, of New York.

Her parents live in Hollywood. Miss Kaskel boarded the laxury liner last month. was easy," she said when the steamer here today, "I walked aboard," She said she was working at an information desk in Bockefeller Center one night when the Queen Mary docked. "I was watching her come up the river. The next day I saw her up close and developed a crush on her she said.

so I boarded," Mrs. Moore, IB, yesterday gave seriousness of the problems facing America in Asia "perhaps for many years." "Haying failed to defeat us in the field of battle, the enemy now seeks to defeat us by prolonging the negotiations and by exhausting our patience," he said. "But some men in this country seem to think that if definitive victory cannot be won, we should either teke reckless military action or give the whole thing up. Such advice plays into the enemy's hands. The contest with tyranny is not a hundred yard dash.

It is a test of endurance." Stevenson "It is the Soviet Union which now fixes the level of our defense expenditures," amounting to 85 per cent of the budget. DETROIT Mike, a chimpan- Izee at the Detroit zoo, stayed be- Jhind today while other chimps jmade their annual tour of the zoo's lush flower gardens. Director Frank Mclnnis explained that Mike has a bad case of hay fever. CHICAGO Sapericr Court Peter H. Schivaba ordered remcival today of c-jspidnrs from his courtrooms.

Ke can't stand the noise, he explained. Too many women bang into the things with their high- heeled shoes. Iran Assails World Bank MEXICO CITY-- Tran accused the world bank today of halting a proposed loan because of the nationalization of her petroleum industry. Abdul Ghani Aldalli, director general of Iran's industrial bank, told world bank delegates that 3 mission to his country in 1951 had completed arrangements for a bank loan of between and tout that the loan never was granted. "The reason for such an attitude is apparently founded on the nationalization of the petroleum Hint Hi May Explode First H'Bomb WASHINGTON--The United States may explode iU first hydrogen bomb this fall, qualified otaerveri siid twiay, The defense department and the Atomic Energy commission announced that joint task force 132 will conduct secret tests this all on lonely Enlwelok atoll in he Pacific.

The announcement said only at the tests will be "looking oward the development of atom- weapons." It did not give the reason for witching U. S. atomic tests from ie Nevada proving grounds at renchman's Flat back to the altered, isolated coral strand of Iniwetok, But all signs pointed to some- ling big in the trade winds vhich sweep the flat atoll. AEC Chairman Gordon Dean nd Dr. J.

Robert Oppenheimer, hairman of AEC's general ad- i committee, personally ave President Truman in June top-secret report on what they lescrlbed as "great developments atomic energy," Two weeks before that, in his ast important public utterance he late Sen. Bnen McMahon hairman of the Congress iona: Atomic Energy committee, calle the United States to produce H-bombs by the thousands to de- Russian aggression. "We are crossing the into the hydrogen cm--the of MtMaion uld. Mr. Truman on Jan.

31, 1950 ordered, development ol the hy drogen superbomb, which ii ex to produce the most dev blast ever touched off man--one that will dwarf thi Fall's first heavy rain fell over iumboldt county last night, reg- stering .67 of an inch in the j2 lours between 7 p. m. and 7 a. m. cor ding to the weather bureau.

accompanied the first stages the storm, around o'clock. tore light showers are predicted or tonight and Thursday. An active low pressure system M'Carthy Claims Vote Mandate MILWAUKEE Joseph McCarthy claimed today tha his overwhelming victory in the Wisconsin primary meant that the state's voters had stamped "approved" on his controversia methods ot denouncing alleged communists in government. McCarthy easily won renomina tion in record balloting in yester day's primary, polling three to one over the closest of his five op ponents, smalltown lawyer Leon' ard Schmitt, who an ex tensive radio "talkathon" cam 1 paign. It was the communist-hunting senator's first test at the polls since he began his accusation; that the federal government wa: honeycombed with i i employes, and he won a smashinj victory, McCarthy said that in renom M'Arthur Name On Ticket AUSTIN Douglas Mac Arthur and Miss Vivien Kellems, Connecticut manufacturer, Pat circulated in the first class were certified on the Texas gen- ourselves from this foreign cons trol, and to substantially cut taxes, is first to develop our strength and then to find the means of ending this armaments race," Stevenson used Ihe occasion of his maiden speech on affairs beyond our boundaries to pick at industry of my country and in the mating him, the "people of "Wis temporary interruption of reve-jcnnsin have made their statemen --about the issues of corruption communism and the suicidal for eign policy which has been good for Russia and so bad fo "The only way to from that source," Aldalli Adallia, speaking before dele- lounges Ihe first night out of New eral election ballot today as York and was discovered the nexti pl esidentla and vice-presidential day.

Pat's only complaint was she i couldn't leave the ship in alt 3' nominees of the Constitution the foreign policy pronounce' ments of his Republican opponent, Dwight D. Eisenhower. speech in Philadelphia does not dispose of foreign policy as an issue in this campaign," he said. "The general's 10-point foreign program, of which three points were the Democratic rascals out' and seven were a recital of the same foreign policy goals wMch the 'Democratic rascals' have been following for vears, does not contribute much to our from 54 nations at an informal discussion of the world bank's activities, said he was disappointed that the seventh annual bank report had not mentioned any loans for his country. He de- dared Iran is completely capable of repaying any economic assistance extended by the bank.

Explaining Iran's refusal to accept worid bank proposals for operating the onetime British-owned oil industry, Adalli said his country felt the bank's suggestion was "not fully justified on legal grounds." land. "I had a friend there I wanted to see," she said. Pat traveled as a tourist class passenger after her parents were notified ard agreed to pay for her passage. Her mother was waiting for her when the ship docked today." STRIKE VOTE PORTLAND longshoremen were to vote tonight on whether to hold a 24- hour work stoppage to protest the Sponsors of the ticket said policy discussion." was the first time in Texas his-! tory a woman's name had ap- peared on the presidential ballot. The petition for a place on the ballot was accepted by Texas Secretary of State Jaclc Hoss yesterday.

It named 2i electors and said nominees were chosen at the' party's state convention at San Antonio, Aug. 27, Miss Kellems gained nationwide attention when she refused to withhold federal income taxes Stevenson said he did not believe the "old guard" of the Republican party would support the principles outlined by Eisenhow- at Philadelphia last Thursday "How do I know?" Stevenson said. "Well, because the old guard has been fighting the Same program for years." upholding by the Ninth the pay of her employes Court of Appeals in San Francisco during her subsequent un- the i conviction of long-i successful court battle with the thore leader Harry Bridges. I government. SANTA MONICA--A fire caused $300 damage in Mrs.

Berkeley G. Tobey's kitchen, but it cleared up a domestic problem. Her dog, Duffy, who at first was trapped in the blaze, no Ion- iser has feals. America-" The democratic senatorial nom ination was still in doubt. Torme Wisconsin attorney general Thorn as Fairchild Iiad 48,617 votes for attorney Henry Reus.

of Milwaukee, who refused tt concede defeat. Press Hunt For Plane, Three McCHOHD AIE FORCE BASE air and ground search was unatrway in southern Oregon today for a Tacoma, man, his two young sons and their dog missing on a flight from Tacoma to Palo Alto, Calif. Morris Pitts, manager of an automobile agency, and his two sons, Ronnie, 12, and Reggie, 8, were aboard a Bellance plane piloted by Pitts. Friends said Pitts was returning the children to the home of his former wife cfter they had spent the summer with bim. Strike Ties Up SI.

Waterfront SAN FRANCISCO--Non-essen tial cargo stood idle on the ba over the far western states, fusing rain in southern Oregon and showers in northern California, In $ome places hailstones lalf an 'inch in diameter were recorded. Temperature fury of an "ordinary" atomi Domb. The United 1 States has set of 30 atomic explosions, includinj he A-bombing of Hiroshima anc Nagasaki, which drew the on World War 11. Fifteen lave been set off at the Nevada jroving ground, some of them abeted tactical weapons 'baby" A-bombs, and other jilled as more powerful than the model plutonium bomb whicl devastated Nagasaki! Here's Weather Here, Elsewhere Albuquerque 89 79 Cheyenne SB Denver 91 iugene 64 EUREKA 63 'resno 84 Wedford 60 'hoenix 106 'ortland 68 Red Bluff 79 teno 70 Sacramento SO Salt Lake City 91 San Francisco 89 Seattle 60 Spokane 5T High Low 62 40 SI 93 41 47 56 49 75 44 54 44 50 86 54 40 49 Soviets Impose New Berlin Ban BEBLIN--Soviet troops armed with tommy-funi mddcnly relm posed their ban on Anglo-Amcr ican army patrols crossing ntr row strip of Ocrmany today The move was a direct slap a Walter J. Donnelly, new high commissioner in Germany who had protested against the ban yesterday to Gen, VaEsil Chuikov Soviet commander in Germany.

Armed Soviet soldiers and Eas German people's police prevented U. S. in a jeep and two British motorcycle military policemen from traversing 100- yard stretch of East Germany GOP Enemies Of Administration Lead Primaries By UNITED PRESS SUunch Republican fott of UN Truman powerdl their to Tictwy from eltht itete primary were tabulated today. The most striking victory In Wisconsin where Communist- baiting Sen. Joseph McCarthy renomination over ft Jiberil Republican opponent.

In all, 31 for the VS. Muse of representatives and six or senate were choteif in HTimaries yesterday. Here it a. itate-by-state brtak- of significant action in tin primaries: ARIZONA: Senatt majority eader Ernest W. McParland won utomatic renomination when no ither candidates filed against him.

Republican Barry er, who is lighting for the Demorat ic senatorial nomination, held a lead of almost 10 to I over Letter Kahl in incomplete tabula- ions. Democratic congressman lohn R. Murdock as being pressed for renomination by his closest opponent, Joe Worthy. COLORADO: John W. Metzger, a former attorney general, held steadily widening wad over two opponents in his attempt to win Democratic nomination governor.

Incumbent Gov, Thornton unopposed on the separating two points in the American sector of Berlin. The patrols, en route to allied check points at Drei and Linden at end of the superhighway linking the former capi- Heavy Grain Crops Seen WASHINGTON The Agriculture Department today estimated the 1952 corn crop at 3,185,237,000 bushels, down from the 3,365,089,000 bushel crop in prospect last month but still the fourth largest corn crop on record. In its monthly report, the crop reporting board forecast a wheat crop of 1,298,295,000 bushels, made up of 1,062,590,000 bushels of winter wheat and 235,705,000 bushels of spring wheat. The board carried over from last month its estimate on fall- planted winter wheat, now almost entirely harvested. The September forecast on spring wheat compares with 235,799,000 bushels of the spring-sown grain estimated last month.

If achieved, the corn ciop would compare with last year's output of 2,941,423,000 bushels and 10- year average annual production of 3,011,652,000 bushels of com. Estimated average yield of 38.7 bushels of corn an acre this year compares with last year's average yields of 35.2 bushels and 1941-50 annual average yields ol bushels. The total wheat crop which area waterfront today would be the second largest on 50 per cent of dayshift iongshore -com ares the short 1951 crop of 987,474,000 bushels, a tal with western Germany, were forced to detour over bad country roads in tbe American sector. Other allied motorists crossec the narrow East German strip without interference. Stocks Continue )own Trend NEW YORK-- Stocks declined 'or the fifth consecuitve session oday on active trading.

Sales in the first hour totaled 330,000 shares against 260.00' yesterday and were th argeet for the period since Julj 25. Industrial shares lost 1.8 joints in the Dow-Jones averag the first hour. That was the sharpest decline, for this figure 1 April 17. Ex-dividends on American Telephone and International Harvester pulled the average dawn by 44 cents. Some issues met support after an opening dip, Several opened ligher and held small gains.

Oils, natural gas issues, and specialties again registered the widest losses. gangs failed to report for work in protest'against the legal difficulties of dock leader Harry Bridges, Oiher locals of the 1LWU were to meet later in the week and there was a possibility work stoppages might be called in other ports up and down the coast, Shipowners here said the union had assured them that longshoremen would continue to work per- ishatle and military cargo and mail and baggage despite the walkout. The protest was touched oft by the U. S. ninth circuit court of appeal's ruling last Saturday upholding the perjury conviction of Conce Bridges.

jerty. 10-year average output of 1,084,664,000 bushels and 1 a i month's forecast of a 1,828,389,000 bushel crop. MINER TRAPPED KELLOGG (Ida.) Rescue workers hoped to reach a miner trapped when a small, passageway caved in. The miner, Loren Beck, was lost early Monday when he anc four others were exploring a "raise" in the Last Chance mine in the upper diggings of Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining anc Concentrating Company 'i prop- Daughter Slain By Mother WHITHER A young mother beat her two daughters about the iieati viciously with a claw hammer today before taking her own life with acid and a knife. Mrs.

Priscilla Smith was pronounced dead as she arrived at General hospital. Her daughter Pamela Jean, 8, was in 'critical condition, police said. The other daughter, Marion, 12, suffered less serious' head injuries. Officers said Mrs, Smith, 32, slashed her own wrists and throat and doused her face ID acid. They said she apparently went berserk.

The husband, William Horn Smith, 32, wept bitterly as he told sheriff's deputies Mrs. Smith had been despondent and wag undergoing psychiatric treatment. He gave permission for emergency brain surgery, to Mve Pamela's lift. EWSPAPER RRCHIVE' Eepublican billot. Republican William S.

Hill seemed to winning renomination i his battle with Richard B. Paynter ot Fort Merkan. Hills' was the onlr congressional in the MINNESOTA: Republican Gov. Elmer Anderson and Demo- cratic-fa nner-laoor candidate Orville Freeman apparently won gubernatorial Anderson held a commanding lead ttatt auditor Stafford King; and Freeman's opponent, Hennepin county sheriff Ed Ryan. shortly after midnight.

A huge lift of slowed tabulations In the lackluster primary a crawl UTAH: GOP Sen. Arthur T. Watldns appeared to have rtavwl off an attempt by Marrimr S. Eccles to capture the Republican senatorial nomination. Witkini led the former governor of the Federal reserve bank by little less than two to one with slightly lest than half of the precincti counted.

employed a. lut minute television Telethon" appearance to attract Watkin opponent will evidently Democratic Rep, Walter K. Granger. WISCONSIN: A see-caw for tbe Democratic senatorial nomination rivaled the McCarthy-Schmitt battle tor attention. former attorney general Fairchild apparently was beating Milwaukee attorney Henrr Reust and winning the right to oppose McCarthy in November, Incumbent Gov, Walter Kohler was unopposed for renomination on publican side of ftaflot.

VERMONT: Gov. Lee E. Emerson and Rep. Winston L. Prouty joined Flanders in winning Republican renomination.

Emerson had a clow squeeze before final returns showed he had 'beaten state sen. Henry D. Vail, The traditional Vermont GOP landslide was expected to sweep all men into office in November. NEW HAMPSHIRE: Former Nashua mayor Hugh A. Gregg; won a 4 to 1 victory for the Republican gubernatorial nomination over three opponents.

His closest opponent wac executive councilor Charles Stafford ot Laconia. Gov. Sherman Adamc wac not seeking renomination. As in Vermont, the GOP expected to coast to victory in November. WASHINGTON: Cain took commanding lead over two opponents in the incomplete tabulations.

The incumbent Republican, however, may face serious opposition in November turn Democratic Rep. Henry Jackson who was unopposed in hii bid. for the senatorial nomination. Jackson had accumulated a heavier vote total than Cain, who it vocal administration critic. GOP Gov.

Arthur B. Unglie apparently won nnominatioa. In the Democratic gubernatorial race S. Rep. Hugh B.

Mitcliell held steady lead over jUte sen. Albert O. RoceUini and three weaker candidate-, A I a.

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