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Lave si Edition EVENING TIME IS READING TIME FOR NEWS BROADCASTS CALL AM 5-8246 Central and Southeast Alabama's Largest Evening Newspaper 7Cth YEAR NO. 4 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1953 UNITED PRESS 14 PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS nn Is UNJ uvyuu WARMER TONIGHT ALABAMA: Increasing cloudiness, a little wanner today and tonight; tional rain tonight and Sunday. MONTGOMERY: Increasing 'cloudi-bcss today and tonight; rain Sunday; warmer tonight. (Weather Map, Page S-A.) r(7h A Spirtni hs Expected To Have Influence On Session Course "President to Give 30-Minute State of the Union Message By RICHARD WESLEY a Xr A returning Congress will WASHINGTON (AP) tegin grappling on Tuesday 4 sr loomed menacingly since it adjourned last summer. i 4 1 irr a- with problems which have their grave implication of I of rocket and missile war- greatly the course of the 1958 session.

What the United States must do I and how much it can afford to pay to match the Soviet scientific strides will be the No. 1, topic on Capitol Hill. President Eisenhower will deliv er a 30-minute State of the Union message to a joint session of the (louse and Senate on will deal primarily with the condition of the nation's defenses and the improvement needed. DIE TO PRESENT On Jan. 13, Eisenhower will pre sent his budget proposals, report edly nudging 74 billion dollars for another peacetime record, for the fiscal year starting July 1.

Administration officials say the budget will be a balanced one, perhaps just barely, with military and other defense needs expected to push domestic projects into the ackground. Defense spending apparently will hover around 40 billion dol- ars next year, compared to a cur rent spending level of 38V4 billions. The administration also will seek another billion dollars for defense for the current fiscal year ending June 30. Congress will be asked to ap prove a four year, billion dollar aid-to-education program stress ing science and It's an election year. With seats of all 435 House members and 32 senators at stake, ftolitical infisht- ing is not likely to diminish.

Few members are expected to give ud I 1 AFTER FA TALSHOO TINGS Cab driver Edward Pearlman points to place on roof where bullet pierced taxi after Howard Rushmore, former editor of Confidential magazine and a prominent anti-Communist writer, shot and killed his estranged wife. Seconds later he killed himself. Rushmore, a one-time Commu- nist and Daily Worker movie critic, left the party in the 1930's and became a top anti-Red writer on the New York Journal-American. (AP Wirephoto.) The nation's new Maid of Cotton. Jean Carter, 20, of Atlanta, flashes a big grin last night in Memphis as she is named 1953 cotton beauty.

Miss Carter topped a field of 19 other cottonbelt beauties to climax the annual two-day contest. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Belfield Carter and will make a six-month international tour as the cotton industry's ambassador. She stands five eight inches, weighs 130 pounds and has brown eyes and flaming red hair.

(AP Wirephoto.) FormerConfidenfial Editor and Self in Taxi i Wa Ice Storm ,4 VV VICTORY SMILE Two Pea Or Florida MIAMI, Fla. Two men were dead and several boats were missing today in the wake of a northeaster which goes down in the records as south Florida's most violent winter storm in 50 years. The dead were Napoli Guiseppe, 30, a Sicilian sailor who suffered fatal head injuries when mountainous seas raked the grain freighter Giove off the Florida east coast, and Henry. Gehrke, 78, Miami pedestrian struck by an automobile during a rain squall. The Giove, sailing from Port Arthur, to Rotterdam, put in at Port Everglades, aft er Guiseppe died and another crewman, Arrigo Salvatore, 44, AFTER CONQUERING Russia's Sputniks, with breakthroughs in the science are, are certain to influence Congress Has 'Can Do' Mood Foreign Policy, Rocket Developing At Top of Agenda By JACK BELL WASHINGTON 'CR-Sen.

Lyndon i. Johnson (D-Tex) predicted to day the. Democratic-controlled Congress will convene next week in a mood to brook no delays In missile development Johnson, he Senate's Democratic leader, put the missiles program and "a foreign policy that will bring peace to this world" at the top of problems including domestic economic ones he listed yesterday as facing the forthcoming session. v. Enlarging on this in an inter view, the Democratic leader said: 'Congress is coming back here in a 'can do' mood.

We know that we are faced with some grave problems because of the Russian Sputniks and their missile ad vances." 1 BEFORE" PROBE Johnson said he regards the in quiry into the missile and satel lite programs by his Senate Preparedness subcommittee as "an investigation before and not aft erPearl Harbor." He announced the subcommit tee will resume hearings Monday with Rear Adm. H. G. Rickover, who guided development of the atomic as the first listed witness in closed sessions. Rickover is expected to be ques tioned about development of an atomic airplane.

The program for such a plane has been delayed by scientific difficulties. He also will be asked about development of the special type of atomic submarine needed to launch the Navy's (See JOHNSON, Pag 8-A) API Dean Said Seriously III AUBURN Dr. R. S. g.

dean of the API school of veteri nary medicine, is reported in serious condition at Lee County Hos pital following a stroke Monday night. Dr. Sugg, 68, is widely known throughout the South for his work in the field of animal husbandry, He was with the Extension Service for many years before tak ing his present position. He was state veterinarian from 1940 till 1951 when the law was changed making the office an appointive one. Sugg is said to have been in a coma since becoming ill.

Johnson Says pet domestic projects without arranged wife last night and then Atlanta Belle t3 Is Cotton Maid AIEMPHIS, Tenn. (UP) Miss Jean Carter, 20, a beautiful redhead from the middle of Dixie, today reigned as the 1938 Maid of Cotton. The new maid, a Vanderbilt University cheerleader whose home is in Atlanta, won out Friday night over 20 finalists from 11 states. Blonde Alice Condon, 21, of Memphis was chosen first runner-up and brunette Ruth Ann 1 Bennett, 20, of Hartsville, S. was named second alternate.

OVERWHELMED too overwhelmed to say Miss Carter said when the announcement of her victory came. She was having her picture made with two other girls when the announcer called her name. the sweetest girl and I'm happy she won." said Tom Kim-brough, a Vanderbilt classmate who has been her escort here. He leaped onto the stage and kissed her. Miss Carter's mother, Mrs.

Bel-field Carter, gave Jean a victory hug and then told reporters, "shell make a fine ambassador-ess. She is capable of anything she tries." GOOD WILL -'With Miss Carter's crown goes an international tour to promote 'good will on behalf of the cotton industry. She will be on the go for about six months. American and European design ers will create a wardrobe all cotton of course for the new maid to model on her jaunt. The new maid has brown eyes.

weighs 130 pounds and says she has no steady boyfriend. Kim-i brough, who urged her to enter the contest and assured her she would -win after her selection as a final- -1st, is "only a close friend," she newspaperwoman in her, late 30s She was the mother of two chil dren by a previous marriage. Rushmore, 45.. once film critic for the Communist Daily Worker who left the party and the paper in the 1930s to fight communism, moodily 1 a woman friend Thursday night he was "feeling low" because his wife Frances had left him two days before Christmas. Cab driver Edward Pearlman picked up the pair at Madison Group Off ious Sta rt Michigan State University, said he hoped the staff director could be named by -President Eisenhower before the commission's next scheduled meeting on Jan.

10. The commission head also made a personal recommendation for a vice chairman, but he did not mention any names in talking with newsmen. It was exoected, however, that one of the commission's Southern members would oe cho sen for that post. There were indications Eisen hower will move swiftly to com plete organization of the commis sion, possibly this weekend At Gettysburg, where Eisenhow er is spending a few days, on his farm, informed sources said the President expected to pick a staff vice chairman c-r both, either today or next week Like the commission members themselves, he will be. subjec to Senate confirmation at the ses sion of Congress opening Tuesday.

Unlike the- commissioners, he will be a full time employe at a salary of $22,500 a year, and will have charge of the vComm3- (See RIGHTS GROUP, Page S-A) Hillary and Crew Relax With Beans, Hot Dogs fight. tat nir The for hauling abreast of Russia has aU but elim- inotoH anv taiir nf it this year, however politically desirable such a move might be. Civd rights and presidenhal dis- a sion, probably will get short shrift this year. Congress passed the first civil lights legislation in 80 years last year, but left unsolved the problem of what to do about an ailing president. Eisenhower's two seri ous, illnesses in .1955 ana 1936 SDurred this discussion, and a slight stroke he suffered last November may bring on some more.

But the likelihood of any legisla tion on the subject seemed small. The annual controversies ov.ei foreign aid and farm legislation are anticipated, and higher posta rates, more pay for government workers, Alaskan and Hawaiian statehood, and reciprocal trade legislation are expected, to come in for more than casual attention, despite the emphasis on security, Most of the investigative lime light will continue to fall on mili tary matters, with the Senate rackets probe running second. Nixons in Gotham To 'Do the Town' NEW YORK Vice President) and Mrs. Nixon are here for a weekend of theater-going and re laxation. changed her mind.

While the American-born prima. donna kept to her bed with what ner aocior aescnoea as Dron- emus ana laryngius, music lovers i I Kills Wife NEW YORK Howard Rush more, former editor of Confiden- tial magazine and anti-communist crusader, shot and killed his es killed himself, climaxing an argu- r.ouce enuncauons leniauve penmng iormai identification by next of kin. But newsmen and neighbors of the Rushmores at the scene said they lci Mill ay wm uic vv a. iva. ouu nra MnTlAa Ilia VVhl VIWUMV WW IV1111V1 New Rights To Ha rmon By JOHN CHADWICK WASHINGTON Ufi The new Civil Rights Commission was off to an harmonious start trfay after reaching agreement on a list of lawyers who would be ac- ceptable for the key job of staff airecior.

Dr. John A. Hannah, the cnair- man, took the list to the White House late yesterday after the six-member commission held its first meeting. The members took their oaths of office earlier 'n the Hannah, who is president of Phone in NEW YORK (UP) Union and company negotiators scneauiea further contract talks today in an effort to reach an agreement that would avert a nationwide long dis tance telephone strike A contract between the Ameri can Telephone and Telegraph Co. and the Long Lines Division of the Communications Workers of America expired at midnight.

Leaders of the 25,000 member union had threatened to call a ctrilre nf 1901 am (F.ST), but atrnMt Mv anv walkout at flirthpr talks were held Bt9rtin 9 i (g-f) company." Elaine Gleason, na unes Qivision, saiu. nuwvvci, miss I ii uieason saia biib mistic" that an early agreement 1 A W3ge Oiler uidQE Oy UIC nlal I Fndav msht in reply to a union I ism fit counter proposal iquaie. uw umoa icnucr bhu. sue woma 1 some workers. ToT e0nTiient Truwn seme to Aucuit N.ihrlU Bhrcrcport I eh.

Fhoaa AM 4-632S Strike Delayed Aga and 97th Street, not far from the' Rushmore residence. They were arguing then, Pearl man said. He said the woman jumped into the taxi and tried to keep the man from entering. But the man shoved his way (into the cab, telling the driver: 'I'm her husband, don't worry about it." Pearlman said the woman shouted, "If he's going to ride in this taxi, I don't want to. Drive me to the station house." The driver said the couple continued to argue as he headed for a station house located on East-104th Street.

At one point, he said. the man said, "Wait, I'll give you rroney," and the woman replied. I don't want your money." There was silence, Pearlman said, then the woman screamed. "Oh, my God!" and shots rang out. "There was boom-boom and I a Pearlman said.

"I turned around. She was on the seat and he had a gun to his temple. He shot himself. I drove to the station and ran in." Rushmore's testimony was featured during the Hollywood criminal libel trial of Confidential last (See FORMER EDITOR, Pg. S-A) Two Quakes Strike Famed Winter Resort ACAPULCO (UP) Two earthquakes struck this winter resort city during the night, but apparently caused no damage or injuries.

The first struck around 2:30 a.m. with an oscillating motion that was accompanied by a deep rumbling in the earth. It was felt in Mexico City as well. The second struck at 4:45 a.m. It also was accompanied by an underground rumbling but was of lesser intensity than the first Almost everyone was in bed at the time.

MARKETS OBITUARIES S-A -B 2-B RADIO TV S-A SPORTS t-7-A WEATHER S-A THE WORRY CLINIC t-B YOUR CHILD AND YOU 2-3 was injured. Both men were from Catina, Sicily, the Giove's home Coast Guard search boats and planes were hunting for George Trice of Clearwater, and Albin Friland and George Sel lers ot rort Fierce, xnce was due back Wednesday from a fishing' trip. Friland and Sellers left on their commercial fishing boat Wednesday and have been unre ported since Also sought are 20 shrimp boats missing in the Florida Keys. There has been no word on the fate of their crews. Rescues were many.

A those brought back to shore were (See STORM, Page 8-A) POLE: set up the 17-man station here. have been by air. Navy Lt. Vernon Houk, military commander of the station, and scientific leader Palle Mogensen went out to meet Hillary in a snow tractor. "Glad to be here; the rangy New Zealand beekeeper told them.

The Americans led the New Zea land caravan of three tractors two miles to the spot which U.S. sci entists compute as the geographic bottom of the world. It is encir cled by oil drums. The group stopped to look at it. but Hillary did not step inside the circle.

Then they went to the sta tion mess hall for their first hot meal in several days. The four New Zealanders who accompanied Hillary are Murray Ellis, Peter Mulgrew, Jim Bates and Derek Wright Their party made a forced march of 70 miles in 24 hours to arrive in sight of the U.S. base. Hillary is now awaiting the ar rival of a British party led by Dr. Vivian Fuchs, who set out on a trek across the frozen continent from the opposite side at Shackle- ton Base below South America.

Fuchs and Hillary planned to complete the trip across the con tinent together as a British Com monwealth contribution to the International geophysical Year. But Fuchs got bogged down while Hil lary was setting up a supply depot 500 miles from the Pole on the New Zealand side. Fuchs was reported yesterday to be about 200 miles -away. Hillary was to have waited there for him, but the New Zealand ad venturer apparently got impatient and on Dec. 26 he radioed: "I am Hell bent for the South Pole God willing and crevasses Ooln Dallas! Don't boy ill, Oo By STORM STILL RAGES: William F.

Turner Dies; Bolter of Demo Party Cq I Ids Apologizes To Italian Chief By RENND2 TAYLOR U.S. SOUTH POLE STATION (fl Sir Edhnd Hillary and his band" of New Zealanders feasted on Navy beans and hot dogs today after' completing their trek to the South Pole over 1,200 miles of snow ice. The 38-year-old conquerer of Mt. Everest pulled Into the American scientific station today after camping in sight it last night with tractor gasoline left for only 20 more miles. The five-man band was the first to make it overland from the coast in 46 years.

Later trips to the Pole, including the ones that gia. LOYALTY OATH As a candidate for elector in the 1956 Democratic primaries. Turner signed a "loyalty oath" to support the national party nominees for president and vice However, an Alabama Supreme Court ruling handed down in 1949 and still standing at the time, said in effect electors are free agents with the right to vote as they see fit for president and vice president "I am fulfilling my obligations to the people of. Alabama," turner declared. "I'm talking about the white people." Turner's choice for president.

Judge Jones, presided over. trie vice cleanup trials in. Phenix City and also figured in Patter-(See TURNER, Page -t-A) A former. Alabama elector whoelect Herman Talmadge, of Geor- THE NEWS INSIDE BEDS MAY Have Hit Trouble Trying To Fir New Sputnik. Page 2-B.

MONRONEY Up In Arms Over Plane For Nixon, Page 2-B. ATOMIC Energy Commission Moves To New Headquarters. Page 2-B. AF TO Establish Range For ICBM Over Pacific Page 2-B. 'v JOURNAL FEATURES V.

n.ctn We SOIUC 1HU1B W114I vuc i- r.n. j. uauou a a uiuu i hM h.r nt ROME UPI Maria Meneghinif Callas dispatched a letter of apology to President Giovanni Gron- chi last night as the tempest raged on over the stormy soprano's Rome opera walkout Gronchi cooled his heels nearly an hour Thursday night with 3,000 other customers after the first act curtain ran down on Bellini's "Norma." The management finally announced the show would not go on after Miss Callas tearfully told officials she had lost her voke. The tempest was over the question, did ihe lose her voice or her temper? Miss Callas' husband, Milan millionaire Giovanni Battista Meneg-hini, said earlier it was not necessary for his wife to apologize to the President, but the apparently refused to vote for the Democrat lc nominees and instead cast his i ballot for a Montgomery judge in the 1956 presidential died here yesterday. Funeral services were 'set for 3:30 p.m.

today for William F. Turner, 66-year-old Montgomery rr He was the' only one of Alabama's 11 electors to rebel against former Illinois Gov. Adlai Steven-, son and Sen. Estes Kefauver, the Democratic candidates for.presi. 1 dent and vice president.

'Instead, i Turner voted for Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones, of Montgomery, for president He attempted to vote for A 1 1 y. Geo. John for vice president, but --reminded that two candidates from the same state cannot be given votes switched to Sen. TY, a1.A lamalxl ahaftalWOUlQ De TeaCUeU.

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