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International News Service UNION COUNTY'S HOMI DAILY Vol. II, No. 158. WI0AY, ArW 1, WEATHER Cloudy, and colder imlgMt eleudr and milder Saturday. RUSSIA ROM TH DEAN'S OFFICE In By Carey Think You're Overworked? By Carrier 15c a Week' i AGGRESSIVE I At 4 write tibia I can say no one has April Fooled me iff "AprU Fool" might well be ap- plied to the historians who have attempted to discover the origin i of playing pranks on April first.

In 1760 Poor Robin's Almanack contributed this helpful clue: "The first of April, some do say Is set apart for All Fools' Day; But why the people call it so Not nor they themselves, do know." According to'historians engaged in research for the' new World Book Encyclopedia, the "calendar" theory seems to be the mosUogicaU In 1964, France's King Charles IX adopted the reform calendar which decreed that the new year would begin on January first. Before that time, New Year's visits and gifts were associated with the first of April. The majority accepted the new calendar, but many Frenchmen objected to having their year altered, and they continued to celebrate on April first. These nonconformers were made the butt of many jokes. Mock gifts "were sent, pretended ceremonious calls were made to the homes o( tfircty.

celebrants, and fake in- were sent for March 31st New Year parties. The people who refused to accept the calendar change may have been the first "April Fools," say the World Book historians. 1 How many of us will join the "Fools" today? Try I will to keep from it I will probably slip. I always have. The Girl Scouts are still looking for over night camping trips.

The closer to Marysville the better, but anything within eight or ten miles of town would be considered. They don't need a very large piece pf ground. Anything with a few trees, RUSSIA HOUR! V. I. HOUtt TAKI A 100R tt how lonff tto American to cam enough for rtrioui arttelea of food and etothlnf, compared to how long the average Ruaaian worka.

Flguna are from tha Bureau of Labor Statistics, RUSSIAN WORK MONTH 204 HOURS U. S. WORK MONTH 140 HOURS tOM Churchill Says A-Bombs Prevented Conflict BOSTON, April Churchill, in his best phrase-coining manner, last night denounced Russia's "sinister and policy and declared that America's atomic weapons prevented war in Europe in a speech that won instantaneous acclaim. The indefatigable 74-year-old former prime minister today embarked on a full day of activities ti Moim u. s.

including a reception, a convocation dinner, and a second appearance at Boston Garden to recelVf the rare award of "Honorary Lecturer" of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the wake of hit speech which labeled "historic" by President Truman. In last night's address before 14,000 scientists, educators and officials in Garden, Churchill ranged over the- entire of post-war international relations to document his charges. To the threat posed by a strengthening of Anglo-American relations, urging: "Let us then move forward together in discharge of our mission and our duty fearing God and nothing else." 'Britain's war-time leader told the "Mid-Century Convocation" of M.I.T.: "lUrope would have been Com- ntunised and London under bombardment some time ago but-to tke deterrent of the atomic bomb 14 the hands of the United States. offered an explanation lor the policy of the all-powerful Soviet politburo in ringing down across the heart of Europe the "iron curtain" which he described in an address at Fulton, He said: ''Thirteen men in the Kremlin, holding down hundreds of millions or people and aiming to rule the World, feel that at all costs they must keep up the FlANKLIN COUNTY OFFICIALS INDICTED IN HOUSING PROBE CHARDOX EXPECTS 100.000 The tittle town of Chardon was expected to hujge, some the opening olf the 12th annual Geauga Maple Daily features of the festival will be sheep-shearing, log-chopping and sawing contests and herding demonstrations. Twd Commissioners Are Facing Trials WASHINGTON, April house appropriations subcommittee reported to disobey President Truman' on -his demand that funds' for building veterans close to some sort of a stream or hospitals be cut in this year's bud- pond, and handy to safe drinking water would be ideal.

I Just can't believe that there isn't at least one such spot that the owner would get. Members of the house group considering funds for the veterans administration disclosed that they be willing to donate, lease or sell reached an, agreement to ig- to the Girl Scouts. If you have or jnore the chief executive's order know of any such sites, call or write me about them and I will pass it on to the Scout leaders. Heres's our entry for the "perfect squelch" deaprtment this "A Lake Forest home-owner, wearing his oldest clothes, was mowing his lawn last summer when a woman in a fine car stopped and asked: 'What do you that construction' orders totalling 237 million be cancelled. The cut-back on the hospital construction program was the major economy feature of President Truman's forty-two billion dollar budget for the coming fiscal year.

Mr. Truman called on congress to rescind contract authorizations o'n 24 hospitals previously approved by congress. Contract au- here lets me dame in the car, without comment, shifted into gear and was off in a-huff." get for mowing home- thonzatlons enable an Bgenc to owner lady who lives carry out a program live with The wit Ut having to walt or a 8pe without comment. cial of money from congress. In his order to the Veterans Administration, Mr.

Truman called for a reduction of 16,000 beds in the building program. In addition to cancelling the construction of 24 hospitals, the VA also ordered that the planned capacity of 14 others ba reduced. After an hour on the tennis court with Elwood Sawyer, I strongly suspect that he tints his hair slightly gray, just to make you think he is older than he really is, so you will consider him an easy tennis opponent, and not hesitate to accept his challenges. I'm still nursing a blister and several stiff joints, and to top it all off I lost the match. They UH me that female contestants in a box top contest outnumber males on' an average of sixteen to one.

The ration varies with the product, and houserold items draw as high as ninety-five percent women contestants. Some thirty millions of Americans have the contest fever and burned the midnight oil last year in quest of some of the 50 million dollars in prizes that advertisers put up last year. CLEAR SOLDIER IN TWO DEATHS CLEVELAND, April Thomas A. Gusik was tearfully reunited with his family today in Cleveland after nearly two years in prison. The former soldier was convicted of murder in connection with the slaying of two Italian black marketeers.

Gusik'g release yesterday from the Chillicothe federal reformatory marked the successful culmination of a fight lawyers have waged for his freedom since October, 1947. He was ordered released by Federal Judge Mel Underwood in Columbus. County Prosecutor Ralph Hart- lelt picked up a jackpot of indictments today in a renewed veterans housing Commissioners C. P. Lauderbaugh and Harry T.

Vigor and former Commissioner George M. Matson were Jointly indicted yesterday on 14 counts of misconduct in office springing from alleged dlacrepencies in handling GI housing construction funds. Columbus Building Contractor the same' case. Bartlett promised a quick trial, before the county criminal court recesses for the summer. He said: "The veterans housing probe has been' mauled around too much.

The people are entitled- to know the results as quickly, as Investigation into the handling of more than 1337,000 began in April, 1047, when five indictments against four including Matson and Lucas were returned by a special grand Jury. All five charges were voided by a court order in January. Bartlett and the regular grand BAN COMMIES ALBANY, N. April homas E. Dewey today signed a bill designed jib bflr Communists from teaching hi any public school in New York State.

JOBLESS ROLL WAS REDUCED INSPECTION OF MASONIC LODGE Visitors From T6 Lodges Here For the Event More than tfyo hundred Masons NICE BALANCE AT MONTHS MOSCOW MAKES FINAL EFFORT TO BLOCK PACT Orange juice and fruit and vegetables get credit for Jerrllyn Hinkel being able to stand on her mother's hand at 2V4 months old, says daddy, Herb Hinkel, 33-year-old San Pablo, steel He took up what he calls his "fruitarian" diet when he married Lillian, 26. eight years ago in Milwaukee, Wis. Hinkel says he a doctor $25 to show him how to deliver children and now delivers the Hinkel children himself. They have three. (International) Allies Prepare To Reject Protest From Kremlin By NATALIA RENE International News Service MOSCOW, April ofll- cially notified the United States and six other western nations today that it regards the Atlantic Pact as "openly aggressive" against the Soviet Union, and 'in violation of five major international agreements: The USSR's criticism of the treaty, which will be signed In Washington on April 4, was em- REJECTION PREPARED WASHINGTON, April The United States planned to reject that the North Atlantic Pact instrument directed against Moscow in violation of the United tions charter and other treaties.

conferring the Met ion. of I cient form at the annual inspec- tion of the local lodge in the high WASHINGTON, April 1-Com- school building. There were six- merce Secretary Sawyer reported teen lodges represented by visi- today that unemployment is on the decrease for the first time in four Sawyer said that normal seasonal expansion last month halted rising, unemployment figures arid resulted in number of workers Vn agriculture arid heavy industry. The commerce secretary reported the Census Bureau figures showed the number of unem-j tors, The'first' section of the work was. conducted late in the afternoon and then dinner was served by the ladies of the Methodist church in the church dining room with Mrs, Charles B.

Mills in charge'of the dining room and Mrs. Milt Southard in charge of the kitchen. Table decorations included inspection was conducted ployed in. Inarch dropped 84,000. Robert Jones of Radnor, dis- He placed tho number of jobless inspector, who highly compli- in February at 3,221,000, The nted lodge on its work, as ure In March was 3,187,000.

di Jl me (Continued on page VOTJNGTODAY ON MARGARINE WASHINGTON, April vote to repeal all federal taxes on oleo is expected in the house today. A close decision is anticipated on outlawing interstate sales of yellow margarine. Repeal of federal taxes is assured. The house indicated its sentiment on this Thursday by a 382 to 9 vote. The butter bloc stalled a vote, however, on the remaining issue until this afternoon in the belief! that many congressmen from urban areas would be absent.

Mem' bers from metropolitan areas customarily leave the capital on Thursdays for their weekend re- Sawyer pointed OUT, that the number of 727.000 however, Harbage, senior ward of Grand Lodge of jobless two years ago in March. I Chapter. One of the visitors was William Davidson of Marion, who recently came to the United States and is a member of St. Machar Lodge at Aberdeen, Scotland. TAVERN DYNAMITED HENDERSON, April MISSING CO-ED SEARCH ENDED CHICAGO, April e.

Kathleen Bernhard, 20-year-old Pearson's tavern, located Just "out- Chillicothe, Ohio, co-ed, returned fide community of Henderson to her dormitory at the University )WM ae verely damaged today as of Chicago yesterday after being tht result ot a dynamite explosion reported missing since Friday. believed -connected with a slot A University of Chicago spokes- machine war. man said that the girl, daughter' of Andrew Bernhard, editor of The PitUburg Post-Gazette, arrived in Chicago Sunday and had been visiting friends since then. Sne was reported missing Wednesday afternoon by her father. WOMAN WITH YEAR TO LIVE WITH SUGGESTIONS Hundreds Offer Advice How To Spend Her Lost Year OKLAHOMA CITY, April 'Mrs.

Heart," the Oklahoma City widow who can't decide how to make the most of her last year of life, looked over mounting suggestions today on spending $10,000 to achieve that purpose. advice to visit other-l-l specialists by stating: "What's the use of that? You spend all your money on doctors and they tell you a different story'. I've resigned myself now to the uselessness of seeing other doctors. All I can do now if'enjoy what time I have It only I knew how." ANNIE'S BROTHER DIES GREENVILLE, OT April John H. Moses, 87, the late Annio Oakley, famed rifle and pistol shot of the 90's.

died in his home here yesterday. Among the suggestions that poured in from persons throughout the country was one that read: "I was told too, had only one year to live. Then I prayed. I'm CRACKDOWN ON OXIDE STRIKE COLUMBUS, April county common pleas Judge Dana F. Reynolds ordered late yesterday that all picketing cease at the Columbus plant of the American Zinc Oxide Company.

At the same time, Judge Reynolds found 16 members of the striking CIO Mine, Mill and Smel- bodicd in identical notes delivered to the governments of the U. Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Canada. These states are the original framers of the pact. Iceland, Portugal, Norway and Denmark are also expected to (join. The Soviet government charged that the'forthcoming 12-power ac- cord runs''counter to" the U.

N. charter, the Angio-Sovict and An- 'glo-French treaties, and the Yalta and Potsdam agreements. It accused the U. S. of stockpiling atomic bombs and building mill- tary bases for offensive purposes.

The strongly-worded official Russian reaction to the historic compared Britain and America to Nazi Germany when it said: "The Anglo-American grouping jof powers claim to world jity of such claims was again af- firmed by me second World War which ended in the debacle of Fascist Germany, which, also, had laid claim to world domination." The Soviet broadcast by that the Kremlin had reached five conclusions on the LOCAL WEATHER High Low Today 44 36 A Year Ago 54 37 still praying. My doctor had ad-! ter Workers Union guilty of con- vised me I was to die in 1938. I'm leni ot COUI- t. Fines of $200 and still alive." i costs were assessed against 10 of The 51-year-old widow was tne union members. The six others were fined $100 and costs.

The Columbus Oxide local of the union has been on strike at the plant since last August 13. The company has refused to bargain with the union on grounds its international officers have not signed anti-Comrrtunist affidavits as required by the Taft-Hartley Labor law. was named "Mrs. Heart" by newsmen respecting her plea for anonymity. Letters to her are forwarded by the Daily Oklahoman of this city.

She considered letters that told her to travel around the world, adopt young children, endow educational institutions and "read the Bible." BUSINESS 'BUS? NOT FEARED BY HIGH-RANKING ECONOMIST cess. The butter bloc supported the measure to repeal all federal taxes on oleo, but bans the sale of yellow oleo across state boundaries. BRIDGE BUILDERS KILLED HINTON, W. April men were killed yesterday when the nearly completed center span of a new highway bridge collapsed and plunged them 15 feet into Bluestone River. Forecast Made Nation Is Getting Back To Normal PHILADELPHIA, April Depression-fearing Americans were assured by one of the nation's top economists today that recession doesn't mean "bust." C.

A. Sienkiewicz, president of the Central-Perm National Bank of Philadelphia and former member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, insists: "Present signs do not indicate any immediate -danger of severe recession or depression," The boom is over, he'sald, anu economically the country is getting back to normal. Sienkiewicz, who has served economic consultant to numerous governmental committees, said the recessionary trend in the United States is re-converting the consumer to his traditional role of "king of the market." "He buys what he needs," Sienkiewicz said, "when he needs, and is very conscious of price and quality of goods he buys." A growing unemployment in the nation, the economist declared, is "no more than usual in transition periods." AKRON STRIKE QUICKLY ENDS AKRON, April bus drivers and mechanics returned to work this morning following settlement of their eight- hour strike in demand of higher wages. They struck at midnight. Negotiators for the Akron Transportation Company and Local 1 of the CIO-Transportation Workers agreed to a new contract after 17 hours of continuous bargaining.

Terms of the new pact were not announced, but it was reported the drivers and mechanics had accepted a seven-cent hourly boost. They had sought a 30-cent increase. ATHENS, April Valley Coal Mine No. 1 at The Plains suspended operations for an indefinite period yesterday because of market conditions. RULE HORSES NEED LIGHTS COLUMBUS, April horses of the future are wired for lighting it will be the result of a "1 i 11 horse" case decision in Columbus.

Shanty Belts, Columbus, was fined $25 and costs when he was convicted of leading his horse on Williams road "without lights or devices." Sheriff's deputies said a car driven by Elwood Engler, Canal Winchester, collided with another auto operated by William Cook of Columbus when Engler swerved to avoid hitting Belts and his horse. (Continued on page 2) CONSERVATION ACTION DELAY April The unified conservation biJl, supported by both parties and representing eight years of effort to join all conservation activities in one new "Department of Natural Re- soruces," may come up for its final legislative hurdle next Wednesday. As the legislature went week-end recess, the bill placed formally in the hands of the calendar committee which also is holding the bitterly-contested, colored oleo- bargarine bill. The oleo measure, almost certainly, will not be brought to a vote next week. into was Support Change In Taxea COLUMBUS, April 1-rTheOhio Education Association threw its upport today behind a bill before the state senate to convert the Ohio sales tax into a three percent gross tax.

OEA Executive Secretary W. B. Bliss said the Guthrie bill would (slash the $10,000,000 annual cost of administering the present tax and produce fifty million dollars more in yearly revenues. Bliss added that "doing away with the cost and nuisance of tax stamps is a move which both merchants and customers will appreciate.".