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FINAL EDITION THE SAmVSKY More Than a Century in Your STAR-NEWS Increasing cloudiness and not so cold tonight, low 30 near the lake and 25-28 inland. Tuesday mostly cloudy and a little warmer, in the afternoon. Founded 1822. Vol. 130.

No. 214. ii 11 HI no Im I'M International News Service SANDUSKY; OHIO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1952 Sandusky Newspapers, Inc. Associated Press Price OVER Purge Hits Eisler's Red Office Orders Revamp Of Propaganda, Youth Set-ups BERLIN, Dec. 29 Gerhardt Eisler's propaganda heavy Comma nist attack for "gross was ordered! dissolved New Year's Day in an East German government "reorganization." Eisler's future status was left in doubt.

Functions of his called a "pig sty" by Communist be taken over by the press office of the minister-president. Not Told By Name 'Eisler, former No. 1 Red agent in the U. was riot mentioned by name in the announcement. The Soviet zone news agency ADN disclosed the "reorganization" amid indications that East Germany, like other Soviet satellites, is getting ready to intensify Communist party purges.

"Enemy elements" already have been ordered purged from the free German youth movement to stamp out "pacifist tendencies" among 500 thousand members. Jumped Bail Eisler fled to Germany from the U. S. in 1949 after jumping bail of $23,500 to avoid serving a year in prison for contempt of Congress. He was soon made propaganda chief of the' East German government, as head of the Information ministry.

Recently Eisler's brother, a composer, ran into sharp criticism from party stalwarts because of the kind of musical work he had been doing. Speculation concerning Gerhardt's ultimate fate have been mounting ever since he confessed, early in 1951, that he had been guilty of "deviation" from Premier Stalin's policy on Germany in the late 'twenties. Eisler said, however, that he had followed the Moscow line ever since 1929. "KITTY" PLAYED ROUGH Mary Lynne Bad den, 6, is comforted by her mother, Mrs. Evelyn Badden, left, after being treated for wounds inflicted by a motion picture mountain lion.

Attendant Danny Moore told police authorities that he was showing Mary Lynne and her brother, Harry, 8, -the animals at an animal training far and entered "Buddy's" cage to remove the remains of his dinner. The six-year-old cougar, supposedly docile, slipped past Moore, he said, arid mauled the child. Predicts Economic Test In New Year Is Seen As Good For Business WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 of Commerce Sawyer and of government and private economists predict good business in the new year, a possible downturn in 1954 and a sharp economic test in 1955. The economy has strong built-in safeguards against a depression in the coming years, Sawyer said, expressing the view thai the chief peril, as defense spending slacks off, is fear and uncertainty, not economic weakness.

"The situation is sound," Sawyer said in a personal preface to the report on "Markets After the Defense The report, made public last night, was prepared as a guide to business conditions in the final stages of the defense buildup and after spending for military purposes turns down. The crucial year will be 1955, it said. Reach Peak In '53 It predicted defense spending will reach a "peak of 55 to 60 bil- (Continued on 7.) First Ice Fishing Reported For Bay At Danbury Area First ice fishing of the season was reported Sunday from Bay Bridge by the state imately half dozen of the familiar fish shanties put in their appearance at the west end of the bay around Danbury, it was reported. The vanguard of ice fishermen stayed close to shore and caught a few fish in the shallow water, It was stated. The ice is about two inches in thickness for 30 feet out from the shore line, the early winter anglers said.

There is still much open water in the channels under the causeway. Tri-Parliie Pad Hints Harmony In Balkans Defense BELGRADE, Dec. 29 (INS) Tanjug, official Yugoslav news agency, reported today that Turkey, Greece and Yugoslavia have concluded a tacit agreement on mutual defense in the Balkans. Although Yugoslavia has been reluctant to sign foi-mal pact, the outcome of several days' of conversations by Yugoslav Greek and Turkish military leaders indicates that the Belgrade government will lend all possible aid in event of attack from the East. Lists 70 Divisions The leader of the Turkish delegation to Gen.

Ismail Haki Tunaboylu, was quoted as saying that the Yugoslav, Turkish and Greek armies together capable of resisting any aggression. arrived at by the three powers place some 70 divl sions in readiness along the Russian approaches to the Mediterranean. STATIKTM'S MARRIAGE LICENSES James H. Burel, 32, dry- clean finisher, Fremont, and Virginia F. Gant, 23, housework, Sandusky.

Rev. C. N. Harris to officiate. BIRTHS Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Petrick, 1418 Mills-st, a son, at Providence Hospital. Mr and Mrs. Elmer Kromer, 518 E. Jefferson-st, a daugh- tor, at Memorial Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Harper, Bellevue, a daughter, at Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs.

John H. Waldock, 115 Scott-st, a daughter, at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Stein- crt, 1509 Lindsley-st.

a son, at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. i Frische, RD 1, Vickery, a son, at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr.

and Mrs. Victor Moore, 2102 VV. Forest-dr, a daughter, at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Harris. 1733 Fourth-st, a son, at Good Samaritan Hospital. South Koreans Halt Reds In 5-Hour Battle HST-Mac Feud Flares With 'Glory' Charge NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (INS) The Truman-MacArthur controversy was fired anew today with the general's implied charge that the President was using the Korean war for 'self-glorifica tion." The latest blast in the series of bitter statements issued since Mac Arthur's dismissal as UN supreme commander on April 11, 1951 came in answer to remarks made by Mr. Truman on MacArthur charged that the President, was "inaccurate arid when he said the general wanted to involve the U.

S. in an all-out war in the Far East. Greater Chance He also declared in a statement issued through his spokesman Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney that the longer the Korean conflict lasts "the greater its chance of spreading." Then MacArthur "How anybody could use such a bloody drama as a means of is quite beyond my comprehension." The White House had no immediate comment on MacArthur's statement Sunday night.

Ohio Lists SO Holiday Fatalities Lausche, Mingle Seek Way To Stop Traffic Deaths (By The Associated Press) Governor Frank J. Lausche and the State Highway Patrol today were seeking ways toj prevent another series of accidents like the one which claimed 50 lives in Ohio during the four-day Christmas holiday. Accidents killed 714 Americans across the nation during the four- day Christmas week-end. Included in that number were 533 wdo died in traffic mishaps. Neither figure represented a record, nor did the traffic fatalities for the 102-hour period p.

m. Wednesday and mid-night Sunday (local time) up to the National Safety pre-holiday estimate of come Council's 590. Just Under Record Bloody as the slaughter on the streets and highways was, it did not equal the 555 killed during a similar Christmas week-end in 1936; The all-time record for all accidental deaths during a four- day Christmas holiday period, 789, was set last year. An Associated Press survey covering the period from 6 p. m.

Wednesday through midnight Sunday showed that Ohio set a new record for a similar period with 45 dead in traffic accidents, two in fires and three from miscellaneous causes. Gov. Frank J. Lausche blamed most of the traffic- accidents on excessive speed. He proposed in- Page 6.) Ike Meets Taft, Senate Leaders In N.

Y. Tuesday NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (INS) President-elect Eisenhower will meet with Sen. Taft and other Senate leaders Tuesday to talk over, legislative problems facing his' administration. The conference, which was tentatively scheduled earlier, will take place at the general's New York headquarters, where he held a similar meeting December 18th with Republican headers in the House.

Sitting in on the meeting besides Taft will be Sen. Bridges, of New Hampshire, slated to become president pro-tem of the Senate; Sen. Millikin, of Colorado; Sen. Saltonstall, of Massachusetts, and Sen. Young, of North Dakota Second Meeting It will be the second meeting- between Eisenhower and Taft since the "general's election and their first since Taft's criticism of Ike's appointment of Martin P.

Durkin as labor secretary. Taft termed the appointment "incredible." James C. Hagerty, Eisenhower's press secretary, said he does not know the question of changing Senate rules to ban the filibuster will be taken up. Reports from Washington have said the group of Senate will discuss a possible rules change with the President-elect preliminary to a possible effort to change the rule when the Senate convenes next week. Eisenhower said during the campaign that he is against the principle of filibuster but would leave it up to the Senate to make its own rules.

ATOM-LIKE Resembling the. formation produced by an A- bomb explosion, a cloud of smoke hangs over the explosion- shattered plant of the Acetylene Division of Linde Air Products Company, at Cambridge, Mass. Exposion of a cylinder being filled with gas set off a chain of several explosions. All 15 workers in the plant at the time fled to safety. Rabbi! Season Is To End Thursday; Supply Is Short Danes Open Week Of Mourning For Queen Mother Plan Inquiry Into Use Of Ranch For A-Secrels Spying WASHINGTON, Dec.

29 (INS) Senate Republicans today are planning to push an inquiry Into a charge that Czech Communists used a dude ranch near Taos, N. for atomic and secret weapons espionage. The McCarran Internal Security Subcommittee, which expires next month, was prevented by lack of time from probing further the accusations made by former Communist Harvey Matusow during a hearing at Salt Lake "City. Several GOP senators said, however, they will urge that the investigation be placed high on the agenda of whatever committee carried on the work of the McCarran group next year. Identifies Stary Matusow told the subcommittee, headed by Sen.

McCarran (D-Nev.) that a George Stary, whom he identified as a Czech delegate to the UN Human Rights Conference, wanted him to act as liaison agent at the ranch for transmittal of secrets to Moscow SEOUL, Dec. 29 Korean soldiers hammered back a 150-man Chinese onslaught in the Sniper Ridge sector today after a five-hour battle waged in numbing cold. During the same pre-dawn hours, a dozen American Superforts 120 tons of bombs on a north-west Korean airfield from which the Reds recently have launched nuisance raids on Allied positions. The four-engine B-29s plastered the field, two miles northeast of the Red capital of Pyongyang, after shearing through light anti- the city will operate on a month aircraft fire and brushing off one to month rental, basis until a new Red night interceptor which held location is under contract, City its fire. Manager Karl Kugel said today Milan-rd Dumping Site To Continue On Monthly Basis The city's official dumping ground will continue at the Milan- rd site until a new location can be obtained.

The city had been under orders by the property owner to vacate by Jan. 1. However, under an agreement, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Dec. 29 VP) Denmark's saddened populace went into.a week of official mourning today over the death of Queen Mother Alexandrine, who reigned as queen during two world wars. The dowager Queen died yesterday, 12 days after an operation and five days after her 73rd birthday.

The body of the German-born Queen today-lay in state in the famed Knights Hall at Amalien- borg Castle, her former residence, where her son, King Frederik IX now lives with his royal family. A simple state funeral will take place next Sunday for the woman who reigned from 1912 until her husband, King Christian, died in 1947. 10 Of PBM Crew Missing In Crash South Of Tokyo TOKYO, Dec. The Navy announced today that a four- engine, flying boat crashed in the! Sea "of Japan Friday night. Ten of its 14 crew members are dead or missing.

Four, survivors were picked up by a U. S. destroyer. A Navy spokesman said the plane, a Navy PBM, crashed about 50 miles east of Kosong off the east coast of Korea. The four survivors were brought to the U.

S. naval base at Yoko- suka about 30 miles south of Tokyo today. Two were hos pitalized and the other two were scheduled to be returned to duty. Cause of the crash was believed to be mechanical trouble. Trapping Is Under Way And Average Catch Of Muskrat Ke ported By Officials.

REPORT SINGAPORE STRIKE SINGAPORE, Dec. 29 (fP) thousand workers at Singapore Naval Base, Britain's largest mari time establishment in the Far East, struck today following the breakdown of three months of union negotiations. Most Of Isle Said Inundated 500 Americans In Area, No Known Serious Injuries PEARL HARBOR, Dec." 29 of Eniwetok of America's mid-Pacific atomic proving left under water today in the wake of a typhoon that hit the atoll Sunday. The U. S.

Navy's Hawaiian Sea Frontier at Pearl Harbor said the windstorm, nicknamed "Hester," caused "no serious casualties." Although Eniwetok escaped the full fury of the typhoon, damage was inflicted on the closely guarded island which is inhabited by about 500 persons, all of them Americans. The Navy said the northwest or the howling storm passed over Eniwetok shortly before 5:13 p. m. Sunday 10:13 p. m.

The center of the typhoon whirled across the Pacific, some 145 miles south of the "atom isle." 30 Ft. High Waves The Pacific Fleet's central weather station estimated that the storm generated winds with a velocity of 70 miles per hour over Eniwetok. It estimated that waves 30 feet high surged over the atoll, though there was no direct report from Eniwetok on either the wind ve- Release Severed Ohio Twin Girls From Hospital CLEVELAND, Dec. 29 The two little girls born joined together and later separated in a rare operation were sent home today from Mount Sinai Hospital. Both were said to be on the road to normal health.

The hospital did not disclose the parents', names. Born one month' prematurely, the twins were joined by bone tissue between the chest and abdomen The surgeon was Dr. Jack S. Geller. WHAT STALIN REALLY SAID There Are Differences In Translation Of Text DEATHS Mrs.

Catherine U. Zeller, Pickett-rd. Gottlieb E. (Lou) 67, 322 Reese-st. Infant Kave Lynne Oglesby, 718 Rockwell-st.

Mille EDITOR'S NOTE: Differences between the Russian text and published English translation of Premier Stalin's statement are found by NEA's roving correspondent, Leon Dennen. Dennen speaks Russian fluently and has been a student of the Soviet system since its birth. His interpretation of the meaning of Stalin's words is that of a scholar in the field of Communist relations with the world. Record '52 Tonnage Handled At Welland COLBORNE, Dec. 29 VP) The 1952 Great Lakes navigation season established a record in tonnage of commodities handled by the Welland Ship Canal, tigures released by the canal office in St.

Catharine's showed. Tonnage during the year was set at 17,738,515 tons. The previous record set in 1951 was 16,231,096 tons. By LEON DENNEN (NEA Staff Correspondent) NEW YORK, Dec. 29 There are important differences between the Russian text of Premier Stalin's Christmas Day statement and the widely-published English text.

First, Stalin did not say be would regard "favorably" a suggestion that he meet with President-elect Eisenhower. He said he would regard such a suggestion "positively." The Russian word for this is "polozhitelno" and its meaning falls considerably short of the word "favorably" used in the English text supplied by the Russian embassy in Washington. Similarly, on the question of settling the war in Korea. Stalin did not offer to "co-operate," as was generally reported. He merely offered to "collaborate" in diplomatic moves to end the war.

The Russian word used by Stalin was "sortrudnichat" (collaborate) and not "kooperirovat" (co-operate). Again the accurate translation waters down the strength of Stalin's reported language. Stalin's Christmas Eve "offer" unquestionably is another attempt to divide the non-Communist world. This time his gesture comes just when France and Germany are experiencing much difficulty in ratifying the European Army pact. Stalin's words would have the effect of weakening the hand of those pushing the pact while strengthening growing sentiment toward Europe in "neutralism." The Kremlin wants Europeans to think they may be left out The 1952 open season on rabbits and grouse in Ohio closes at 5 p.

m. this Thursday, Jan. 1. Few Erie-co hunters report getting- their bag limit of cottontails at any time during the season which opened Nov. 15.

An extra dry summer which brought early harvesting of crops to expose the young and cut off feed supplies is accounted for the shortage of rabbits, Foster Roczman, head of the Sandusky Ohio Wildlife Division, stated. Trapping season in the inland district will continue through Jan. 31, 1953. Mink and muskrat in the Lake Erie trapping district which includes Erie-co may be taken through March 15, 1953. Local trappers report an average catch of muskrat so far this season.

A heavy freeze-over of the marsh area waters west of Sandusky and the east end of Sandusky Bay, however, could easily develop an above average take of rat pelts, the trappers point out. With the bay and marshes frozen over the trap-lines can be extended and setting of traps is a much easier job. It is also less difficult to determine where the be-whiskered "Mr. Rat" and his (Continued on Page 6.) locity or wave heights. Eniwetok ranges between six and 13 feet above sea level.

A radio message received direct from Eniwetok at 9:30 Sunday night, 12:30 a.m. Monday (est), said no immediate assistance is required." message, flashed, to Pearl Harbor naval headquarters, re -i ported that Enlwetok's hospital, mess halls and clubs were damaged while tents were torn down by the lashing winds. All persons occupying the tents (Continued on Page 7.) Two Guardsmen At Camp Perry Prison Overturn In Auto on a limb while the new Republican administration in the United States goes ahead with two-way negotiations with the Russians. The fact that President-elect Eisenhower has repeatedly told- the Europeans that we will not let them down might be overlooked in a jittery attempt to read new meaning into Stalin's old words. What the Russian dictator seems to be angling for is to cast the United States in the role taken by Nail Germany In the 1930s.

Then Russia led the world' in denunciation of the Hitler regime then made a pact with Germany. For the past year the Russians have stepped up their hate- America using many of the identical charges they hurled against the Nazis. Now Stalin offers to "collaborate" with the U. S. In their efforts to soften up and isolate the U.

Russian propagandists in Western Europe, the Middle East and Asia have been depicting the United States as a nation of "war mongers." Even in his responses to the New York Times questions, Stalin slips in the charge that the United States is the aggressor in the cold war. planted fear that the U. S. might go an independent way plays on the worst weakness of war-frightened Europeans. General Eisenhower, who is up to Russia's tricks, will undoubtedly take this point into consideration.

There is also the possibility that the Stalin the play given it in Soviet press is intended to relax mounting stresses inside the Red empire. He may be seeking to dispel the unfavorable impression of the recent Prague trial of top Red slovakian leaders, failure to meet war production quotas in the satellite countries, new purges in Communist parties and a deteriorating economic situation. If Stalin sincerely wanted a meeting of minds with'the West or peace in Korea he did not need to avail himself of this propaganda device as he has so often in the past when it suited his purpose. He had only to give a peace signal to his representatives in the United Nations, in Red China or through normal diplomatic channels. Toledoans Were Returning Home When Vehicle Upsets Sunday On Rt.

163, Burns. Richard Studyvin, 19, Toledo, was treated Sunday evening at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton for contusion on the head received when the car in which he was riding with Leonard Wines, 19, also of Toledo, turned over at a curve on Route 163 and took fire, the Bay Bridge state patrol reported. Wines told the state patrol he thought he saw the tail light of a car ahead of him and applied his brakes too sharply, causing his car to go off the side of the highway and turn over. A leak from the tank presumably set fire to the car, badly damaging the car trunk and rear seat, the patrol stated. The accident oc- cured at 6:20 p.

m. Both men are national guardsmen doing duty at the temporary state prison at Camp Perry and were on their way home after doing duty. Studyvin was released after being treated at the hospital. British Law Sets Atom Spy Free To Travel Anywhere WAKEFIELD, ENGLAND, Dec. 29 VP) The Western world's first convicted -atom spy.

Dr. Alan, Nunn May, was released today from prison for although he never has publicly repented handing atomic secrets to and still is an avowed Communist. The slight 41-year-old physicist was said by an official spokesman to have been freed from Britain's grim Wormwood Scrubs Prison "during the night" after serving six years and eight months of a 10-year sentence. May was convicted and sentenced after the famed Canadian spy plot was cracked in 1946. He told ihe court he slipped atomic secrets to Russian agents for the "safety of mankind." He would say nothing more about the case.

Under British law, authorities had to give him time for good behavior He is free to go and come as he pleases in this country so long as he stays out of trouble. Gets Interest ALBANY. N. Dec. 29 VP) Chris Olesen got his wallet $2 fatter than when he lost it three years'ago.

The finder, in an unsigned note mailed with the wallet, explained he had misplaced it in some work clothes and apoligized for the delay. In place of the $18 Olesen had lost was a $20 bill. News In BUFFALO, N. injuncV tion provision of the Taft-Hartley Labor Act was declared constitutional today by Federal Judge John Knight, as he granted the government and 80-day injunction restraining workers from continuing a strike at the Dunkirk plant of the American Locomotive Co. Minister Eamon de Valera told reporters today he is ready to leave for home and has recovered from a partially detached retina which almost caused him to go blind.

TEL today expressed official concern over i very of arms to Arab nations, particularly Egypt. A newspaper here said Britain had offered to sell 13 Meteor-type jet planes to each middle-east country. ROCKWOOD, Me aerial search of the area was started' day after a large naming object, believed an airplane, was by two men a few befofft, it apparently crashed in blanketed woods near the rtian border,.