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"IT NOTE All Hail Pennsylvania All Hail Pennsylvania MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION CANON5BURG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1952 5 Cents a Copy, 25 Cents a Week THE WEATHER Cloudy end Cooler; Rain Likely Vol. 78, No. 52 Will Speak Here Tomorrow Morning Camididaes Present Views THE TTt A I Wood TirooirDgle UM Three Cases of Polio North Strabane Twp. 5 Adlai Says No Trick Can Win Korean War By JOHN L. CUTTER United Prsss Staff Correspondent SPOKANE, Wash.

UP) Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson warned today that "there is no trick' that can bring a qu.ck end to the fighting in Korea and accused Dwight D. Eisenhower of playing politics with the conflict there; The Democratic presidential candidate wont on to promise that "I in'end to run a clean, honest government." He challenged Eisenhower's ability to provide better stewardship of public funds and to cut government spending. In a speech prepared for delivery here, Stevenson sharply criticized Eisenhower's "let it be Asians against Asians" remark Truman 'Rariri To Go Again By JOHN A.

GOLDSMITH United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON UP President Truman, highly pleased with the results of his first campaign tour, is "rarin' to go again." White House intimates reported today. He will board his special train tonight for his second foray into the hustings on behalf of the Democratic ticket. His schedule calls for three days of whistle-stopping through Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, winding up with a major address Saturday night in Brooklyn. Vice President Alben W. Bark-ley also hit the campaign trail today, for the first time in the 1952 campaign.

Leaving the Capital by plane the 74-year-old Veep planned to visit at least 11 states, beginning with a rally at St. Cloud if? Three cases of poliomyelitis have developed in North Strabane Township in the past three weeks. The victims, ranging in age from two to 15 years, are residents of Miller Plan, Boon Terrace and Wylandville. All three were reported on the road to complete recovery today. Ike Making Plea for New Strong Leaders By MERRIMAN SMITH United Press Staff Correspondent EN ROUTE WITH EISENHOWER (UP) Dwight D.

Eisenhower, charging Democratic leaders were more interested in money than morals, swept through Texas today in a final personal bid for its 24 electoral votes. The Republican presidential candidate already had been cheered at Houston, Saa Antonio and Lubbock and his supporters expected him to win more acclaim in the rival cites of Dallas and Fort Worth. Eisenhower chose the steps of the historic Alamo at San Antonio Tuesday night as the platform for a speech in which he scornfully described some Democratic leaders as "cynical men" who "shrug off moral laws at platitudes." He said the nation must find new leaders to keep America strong spiritually. "We must deal here with moral qualities, the deep things of man's inner life, forces that have no spiritual kinship with a slogan 'You never had it so good'." Eisenhower said. JOHN J.

SPARKMAN Sparkman Will Arrive 1 In Car Caravan Thursday, He said the men now entrusted largely because 'of the absence with the nation's leadership "were from Washington of the Presi-caught in 3 bear trap set by the dent." bear itself" in Korea. Mr. Truman returned to the "The new administration will in- Capital Sunday after a 16-day herit the job of bringing the bloody cross-country trip on which he Korean snarl to a conclusion with- lambasted Republican presidential out plunging us into global war." candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower said. "Such a task will with more than 90 speeches in 15 challenge all the experience, all states.

For the first time in history, according to the recollection of local residents, a candidate for the Vice Fresidency of the United Staies is to come here for an address. about the Korean war. "Surely, as our most distinguished the general must' know that we have been training South Koreans as rapidly as we could for a long time now," Stevenson said. "He must know that the South Korean divisions have been growing in combat ability and carrying more of the load of battle every month," he said. "I will not play politics with war and peace." In a speech at Champaign, 111., recently Eisenhower implied that American troops could be withdrawn from the Korean front more rapidly if South.

Koreans were trained and equipped to take over. "Let it be Asians against Asians," he said. Stevenson flew here from Salt Lake City, Utah, where Tuesday night, he accused his Republican rival of welcoming "as satellites" in his campaign men who were "peddlers of hate and fear." This was to be his last campaign tour of the Pacific Northwest and he hopped over Idaho A heavily Republican state where he has not appeared personally. Tonight he will make another major address in the San Francisco Cow Palace. "Out are fighting in Korea so they will not have to fight in John J.

A.lal(;irr,a Senator and candidate for the see-ond highest office in the land, is scheduled to be here Thursday at 11 a.m. when he will deliver a curbstone talk at the corner of irppf fonlrnl nvf.nim the. experience, all the intelligence, and all the energy that leadership can bring to bear." But Eisenhower added that! Americans, in the past, had hurdled great obstacles and with adequate leadership could do it again. He said he had given up his Job as a peacemaker in Europe because he Mt there was more, work, to be done here. "A few months ago I came back from Europe and a job I had other clubs of District 16 at Pleas-been assigned to do there," he ant Hills.

The Pleasant Hills Club said. "That job had to do with acted as host club to represents- First to be stricken was Robert Berry, 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berry, of Wylandville. He took ill on September 24 and nas just been released from Municipal Hospital, Pittsburgh, with no signs of paralysis.

He is a freshman student at Trinity High School. Also stricken three weeks ago was 8-year-old Michael Higgins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Higgins, Cherry avenue, Miller Plan. Michael's attack was confined to his right leg and did, not necessitate hospital care.

He is reported to be improving daily and will soon be able to resume his first grade studies at the Alexander School in Strabane. The most recent victim of infantile paralysis is Bruce Scears. two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Scears, 318 Verchek Drive, Boon Terrace.

Bruce was stricksn over a week ago and was removed I to the Municipal Hospital last Fri-iday. Hospital -attaches report that he is responding favorably to treatment: and will likely be discharged soon. PREMIER STALIN OFFERS TO AID ALL COMMUNISTS MOSCOW (UP)- Premier Josef Stdm, promised Tuesday night Russia will support Communist Dailies in other lands "in their struggle for liberation and the preservation of peace." He predicted "successes and victory" for Communist parties in capitalist countries. Stalin spoke at the closing session of the 19th Soviet Communist Party Congress after receiving a tremendous ovation from the 2.000 delegates present. The congress also elected a new 125-man Central Committee to replace the old committee of 71.

The Central Committee in turn will elect today a Presidium to take the place of the all-powerful Politburo, and a new Secretariat, whose functions will include those of the now defunct Orgburo (organizational branch). Stalin probably will be named head of the new Presidium, thus confirming his position as active head of both the Soviet state and the Soviet Communist party. The closing session of the congress not only gave the 72-year-old Stalin a rousing reception when he rose to speak, but it interrupted his speech frequently with standing ovations, cheers, and shouts of "Glory to the Great Stalin!" and "Long Live the Great Stalin!" The premier told the delegates Turn to Page 8, Number 9 Demar Legion Post Will Meet Thursday The Lloyd W. Demur American Legion Post 8G1 will hold its regular meeting Thursday at 8 p. m.

at the McClelland School. A continued discussion will be held on plans for purchasing a post home. Plans will also be completed for a round and '-quare dance at the Linden Grange Hall on Saturday night. Alaska or Spokane or Omaha," Iranian Premier Mohammed Mos-Stevenson told a party rally at cadeah with misreoresentations. 5.

Korean Troops Complefe Conquest Of While Horse Ml. By ROBERT UDICK United Press Staff Correspondent SEOUL, Korea UP) American soldiers caotured the crest of Triangle Hill and nearby Sandy Ridge today while South Korean soldiers won part of Sniper Ridge a mile away despite bitter resistance from stand-or-die Chinese. Troops from the U. S. 31st Regiment stormed and captured Triangle in a sham attack which carried them over the crest and 150 yards down the enemy-held northern slope.

Late reports from the east-central front said the GI's had moved 200 yards along a Chinese communications trench leading from Triangle to the east along a rugged finger. The Amsricans occupied Sandy Ridge in the Triangle area without resistance. They called off an assault on Jane Russell Hill when the Reds unleashed a heavy mortar and artillety barrage. Allied vvarplanes appeared over the battlefrent to strafe and drop bombs and napalm (jellied gasoline) on stubborn Chinese ground troops. Troops of the 2nd South Koren Division launched a new assault on S'niper Ridge, one mile to the east of Triangle, and captured part of the crest against stiff resistance.

The drive against Triangle and Sniper as the biggest AKLL1ED ground assiult in a year. The South Koreans gained Sniper Ridge for a while yesterday, but a Chinese counter-attack knocked them off. A United Nations task force staged a mock invasion of the North Korean east coast after deliberately tipping off the Reds a Turn to Page 8, Number 6 Sioyan Mm Held For Manslaughter Sent to Workhouse Bert Andreolli, Slovan, was sentenced to serve from 11 to 23 months in the Allegheny County Workhouse, yesterday by Judge Roy I. Carson. Andreolli pleaded guilty in August to voluntary manslaughter-in the death of Eli Vladich.

also of Slovan, who died in Washington Hospital last February following an altercation with Andreolli. The defendant was originally scheduled for trial for murder in the August term of Court but suddenly pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charge after a day had been spent in picking the jury for the trial. Sentencing had been postponed three times since that date. Before passing sentence. Judge Carson said that the District Attorney and the plea of the defense attorney, the Court said he still must hand out a sentence that would be adequate under the law and also provide a deterrent "to others who engage in quarrels similar to the one that resulted in Vladich's death.

Acheson's UN Speech Postponed by U.S. UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. L'P The United States, in a sudden tactical today postponed Secretary of State Dean Acheson's general policy speech before the United Nations General Assembly for "a day or two," possibly until Friday.

Acheson had been listed first on the speakers' list for the general debate in which foreign ministers customarily make policy declarations. The postponement left the inauguration of the general debate' up to the smaller powers at the afternoon session, with the expected Moscow-Washington clash over Korea deferred. But when it was discovered, only Afghanistan and Cuba were ready to speak, the afternoon session also was called off. Prominent Steel Official Dies Tuesday Thomas F. Good.

56. of West Brownsville. R. prominent steel official in the County, died yesterday in the Brownsville General Hospital of coronary thrombosis. Mr.

Good was safety director for the Vesta Coal Division of the Jones and Laughlin Steel at. the time of his death. Previously he had been a mine official of the B. R. P.

Coal Company for many years. i Kise in Holio Reported At Area Meeting The sharp, unexpected increase in polio cases this past Summer has made urgent early organization to insure that the next March of Dimes drive will be the greatest in history, county chairman Peter Elish declared today. Returning from a regional pre-campaign meeting of March of Dimes chairman, directors and workers held yesterday in the William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Elish said: "We heard both good news and bad news at the meeting. A staggering total of 4,000 and more cases a week during late September and a slow decline in October has piled up a terrific number of new patients which are exhausting the epidemic air funds of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. There are indications now that vnll have from 50,000 to even more than 55,000 cases of polio.

This is by far the worst year in all history. "The National Foundation is meeting the emergency with all of its resources. Medical care is available for all patients, with financial assistance provided for those needing such aid. Drain on chapter funds, however, is terrific. "Plans therefore have been made to recruit the greatest force of workers ever enrolled in the March of Dimes, so that the drive from January 2 through January 31 will raise the added funds which must be contributed this year.

We must continue to care for the thousands and thousands of victims who have known the tragedy of infantile paralysis and at the same time Turn to Page 8, Number 10 Wheeling Downs Management Faces Closer Scrutiny WASHINGTON (UP' William, G. Lias' Wheeling Downs, W. race track was due for more examination today after a West Virginia state official called it an "efficiently run" course. Henry Wessel, Lias' bookkeeper for Wheeling Downs and Harry Keith, West Virginia Racing Commission auditor assigned to the track, are expected to testify in U.S. Tax Court that the course is honestly run.

They are expected to back up the testimony of Mont M. Mclntyrc chairman of the West Virginia Commission, who said yesterday that Lias built the track into a "first rate" operation. He said he knew of no irregularities at Wheeling Downs under Lias' "efficient" management. Lias, who is fghtng a government claim that he owes $2,850,000 in back taxes for 1942-48, is in Washington and is expected to take the stand in his own behalf tomorrow. Normally except when an elector bolts as one did in Tennessee in 1948 each state's entire electoral vote is cast for the nominee who gets the biggest popular vote in the state.

Campaign managers recall that in 1918 a few thousand extra or changed voles in three big states Ohio, California and Illinois could have switched the outcome in those states and elected Thomas E. Dewey instead of Harry S. Truman. That is why, in states where political sentiment is pretty closely divided. both Republicans and Democrats this year are putting on the pressure to get out every possible vote, Because of population shifts recorded in the 1950 census, the elcc-Turu to Pago 8.

Number 1 tonight. Mr. Truman's intense campaigning drew the fire of Sen. Herman Welker who called on the President in a telegram to "cancel further campaign trips and remain at your post in the White House in the interests of American security." Welker said that "an unfortunate impression has been created abroad that the country is leader- less during the political campaign Kiwanians Travel To Pleasant Hills Hear State Historian Give Informative Talk Ljocal Kiwanians last evening enjoyed an interclub gathering with tives from practically all of the eleven clubs in the district and presented as guest speaker, Dr. Sylvester K.

Stevens, State Historian, who gave a most informative address on the importance of Pennsylvania among the States and Commonwealth of the Union. Citizens of Pennsylvania have good reason to display a greater loyalty for their State, pointed out Dr. Stevens. Texans are intensely loyal to their State because they are familiar with Texan history. If Pennsylvanians become as well informed on the illustrious historical backgrounds of the Keystone State, they will find much to make them proud of their Commonwealth, Dr.

Stevens asserted. Pennsylvania, pointed out Dr. Stevens, is the great melting pot of national groups. It was at the fore-front in religious toleration due to its great founder, William Penn. Western Pennsylvania in particular influenced greatly the development, of the whole western part of the United States.

Pittsburgh and the territory surrounding the headwaters of the Ohio were truly the Turn to Page 8. Number 7 Prowler Seen on S. Jefferson Avenue Borough Police have received a complaint about a prowler who was seen in the vicinity of South Jefferson avenue. He was reported to have been wearing a dark suit, hat and glasses. By Department of Mines, Harrisburg Pennsylvania is a coal producing state.

More coal is produced over the years in Pennsylvania than in any other state of the Nation. To have general supervision over this giant industry so vital to the economic health and well-being of the Commonwealth, and to safeguard the lives and welfare of those whose livelihood is dependent upon the safe and efficient operation of the mines, the Pennsylvania Department of Minos was established, in 1903. It is no accident that Pennsylvania leads all other coal-producing states from a safely point of view. Under the wise guidance of state administrations, rigid laws have been enacted for the protection of oiiruO'l i1! Know Late New WITH TASK FORCE 77 OFF KOREA (UP)--The United Nations staged a mock invasion of the I enemy-held coast of east Korea today" after deliberately tipping off. the Communists the imminent.

LONDON (UP) Great Br.ta.n an amjry note today charged i accused Iron of ingratitude and handed Iran a virtual take-it-or-leave-it proiJOsal for settling the festering oil dispute. BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pa. (UP) Defending champion Mike Pa-vella of Washington County Country Club led 15 other survivors into the second round of the Tri-State PGA tourney here today. PUSAN, Korea (UP) Eleven Communist prisoners of war were Turn to Page 8, Number 12 Former Continental Can Employes Asked to File Unemployment Claims All former employes of the Can-onsburg Continental Can Company of Local Union 15, CIO. who have been denied unemployment compensation, arc asked to present their appeals at the Unemployment Bureau in Washington, Pa.

without delay. This annoii'icement was made today by the Local President Margaret R. Cornell and District CIO Representative James Malone. They stressed that the appeals be filed Immediately. New House Damaged By Children at Play Nick Cianelli, a building contractor, has reported to police that children have been playing in and inflicting damage upon a new house which he is building on East Pitt street.

Parents are asked to- prevent their children from trespassing upon the property. Hospital News Admissions October 14 Frances Kramer, Cecil; Lcona Morrison, R.D. 3, McDonald; Thomas Cadio, Boon Terrace; Rhoda Rusciolelli. Sturgeon; Elva Barbour, Houston; Jack Morgan, Lawrence; Witma Vettorel, R.D. 2.

Washington; Sophia Cornell, R.D. 2, Canonsburg. October 15 Betty Jane Hager-man. Houston; Anna Honey, 522 Giffin avenue; James Riles, R.D. 2.

Canonsburg. Discharges October 14 Margaret Wilson. Canonsburg; L-ois Rubottom, Houston; Mildred Doffan, Canonsburg; Laura Bales and son, Canonsburg; Mildred Cowden. and son, Don-old; Virginia Goodnight. Lawrence; Venzie Jakubetz, Canonsburg: Ei- i I David Davidson, Canonshurg Democratic Chairman, said today that sound trucks will be used to herald the arrival of the vice presidential nominee.

lie also that" CK) Leader James Ma lone and various lutor grws iill be among the Democrats who will receive here. The nationally known statesman will be accompanied by Congress-mar, Thomas E. Morgan, also a candidate to succeed himself. He Turn to Page 8. Number 4 Larae Dro Csi! District rc it Thirty-eight men of the district have been ordered to report for Induction into the Armed Forces on October lr3, by Local Board 164, They are: Pete John Roman, Canons-burg: Thomas William Kelly, Can-onsburg; Carroll Denny Edgar, Venetia; James Robert Goodman, Houston; Joseph Edward Gillespie, Cecil; Donald Talmadge Stevens, Canonsburg.

Lawrence F. Oliveri, Meadow- Hands: Do mini ek J. Roveno, Washington; George Roy Slates, Canonsburg; William Douglas Gibson, Wes'Jaud, Alvin Kenneth S'harp, Canonsburg. Frank Backel, Stcubenville, Charles Ludwin, McDonald; John James Lucy, Houston; Del-bert Claude Wagner, Hickory; Arlin Franklin Phelps. Venetia.

Leo Venegaz. Langelo'h; Joseph Jacanin. Canonsburg; Robert Lee Kovac, Georgetown; Victor Nicola Zark.i, Bulger; James Ever-son Knox, Canonsburg. Frank William Mozina, Eighty Tour; Cecil Sherman Allen, Wash-Turn to Page 8, Number ii Eight Feared Missing In DuPont Explosion BARKSDALE, Wis. (UP' Two explosions rocked a DuPont explosives plant here early today and the plant manager said eight men were "unaccounted for." No bodies had been found and no deaths had been officially reported.

B. A. Semi) said eight employes were missing and that he feared for their lives. He did not reveal their names. The first explosion smashed a building housing nitromex producing equipment at 2:50 a.m.

c.s.t. A raging fire immediately followed the explosion, and the heat was so intense that firefighters had difficulty approaching the flames. A second blast shook the chemical works a few minutes later, Semi) said. The first shock was so severe it shattered about two thirds of the windows on the main street: of nearby Ashland, residents said. Ashland lies about, seven miles across Choquamegon Bay in Lake S'ipvri'jr peace through cooperation with our allies in Western Europe.

I returned because I was convinced that there was a still bigger job Turn to Page 8, Number 3 Dismal Weather is Listed for Thursday By UNITED PRESS The weatherman paints a pretty lismal weather picture for all of Pennsylvnia tomorrow. It'll be windy, rainy and cool in most sections of the state as an expected low pressure trough from the Middle West edges out a high pressure system which has caused generally favorable weather for the past 72 hours. The rain was expeoted to spread eastward from Western Pennsylvania tonight, enveloping the entire state. Northwest winds will accompany this storm condition, along with slowly dropping temperatures. Temperatures were mild throughout Pennsylvania yesterdayclimbing as high as the upper 70's in some sections about five to eight degress above the normal for this time of the year.

They'll probably drop five to eight degrees tomorrow. Young Republicans Plan Rally Thursday Duauc Jennings, Pittsburgh, Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Young Republicans, and Jean Holcomb, Pittsburgh, Assistant Secretary of Young Republicans for Allegheny County, will be featured speakers at a Washington Countywide Young Republican Rally Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Temple, Washington. Jennings and Miss Holcomb work as a team in presenting their views on current election issues and have appeared in Western Pennsylvania at many rallies in recent months. The speakers will be introduced by Campbell Reed, Houston, Chairman of the Washington County Young Republican organization, and Mrs. William Wallace, vice chairman.

County Youth Killed On Korean War Front Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wheeler, Washington, R. D. 3, have received word from the War Department of the death of their son, Private Floyd Whcclcr, Jr.

in Korea, September 30, 1952. Private Wheeler was killed In action while serving with the infantry on tlie front. a downtown Spokane intersection. "They will come home from Korea just as soon as our national safety permits." The remarks on Korea came at the end of an address devoted primarily to the subject of public power development in the re-Turn to Page 8, Number Knights of Pythias To Meet Tomorrow Canon Lodge 204, Knights of Pythias, will hold its regular meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. Five esquires will be initiated into the rank of Knight.

They are: William Davidson. Paul Redick, Joseph Beeles, William Ranegar and William Ramsey. All members are urged to be present at the important session. Parents Responsible For Children's Pranks Warns Houston Chief Houston Police Chief William Mc-Nutt warned today that parents will he responsible for the mischievous Halloween pranks of their children. Chief MeNutt stated that he has already had a number of complaints of damages incurred to private properties by pranksters.

Parents of children caught in mischief will be held liable, he said. mining. As a result of these laws and their enforcement, Pennsylvania leads all coal-producing states in safety, Richard Maize, Secretary of Mines, reveals. Possibly of equal interest, because hi one way or another it cfects every one of Pennsylvania's 10,000,000 citizens, is the present "clean streams" program, in which the Department of Mines is cooperating and which has as its objective the cleaning and purification of streams. The utilization of resources (industrial, agricultural, recreational and human) afforded by the greater cleanliness of streams is one of the uppermost results expected from this program.

One measure of safety of Pennsylvania's mines, for which the Tun? to S. Number 2 Your State Sixteen States Figure In Electoral Vote Shift WASHINGTON (UP) As many voters have to be reminded frpm time to time, but as politicians never forget, presidents actually are elected by an institution Known as the electoral college. That is why, when the presidential nominees lay out their campaign tours, they keep one eye on the -map and the other on a state-by-state list of electorial votes. It's the electoral vote that counts. Here's the way it works: Each state has a vote equal to the number of its house and senate members.

The least populated slates Delaware, Nevada, Vermont and Wyoming have only three electoral votes each. New York has the most with 45. The total electoral vote is 531. It takes vet-. 11 Turn I's .12 8..