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THE DAILY MOTE Complete United Press Wire Servkt 'tern Pennsylvania: Consider- 1 ift-Jmt ins ana raxner com 2jMto 40 today. Partly with low 24 to 30. udy and not as cold MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION ain likely. Miss Dr Vol. 79, No.

106 a Copy, 25 Cents a Week CANONSBURG, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1954 Weather REPATRIATE CHARGES FEAR KEEPS GIs RED Yy Traffic fcDo'Sii: M' Outlines ogram For vjOP Leaders mi Ckamry wev Weekemxf cT0 Deliver Report err a I 'Ohio Man and Brownsville Woman Become owl' Nation Tonight 1 m''1 H'U' Judge Carl E. Gibson To Be Honored By Bar Association WASHINGTON (UP President Eisenhower gave Republican leaders today the main outlines of the "dynamic, forward-looking" pro gram he will present to the second session of the 83rd Congress. As lawmakers streamed into the capital for the showdown, election- year session of Congress, Mr. Eisenhower gave his legislative lieute Casualties on County Roads National Death Toll Passes 300 Mark Today Two weekend traffic fatalities in Washington County added tc the steadily rising toll of holiday deaths, which passed the 300 mark early today. The dead are John S.

McKee, 30, of 237 Corona avenue, Dayton, and Mrs. Grace I. Ackard, 67, High and Arch streets, Brownsville. McKee died of a fractured neck when his car went out of control on Route 28 near Woodrow and plunged over an embankment. He and his wife were visiting relatives at West Middletown over New Year's and he was driving alone when the mishap occurred at 6:45 p.

m. Saturday. He was returning from a visit with friends in Pittsburgh where he was formerly employed. Mrs. Ackard died in Brownsville Hospital at 4:47 a.

m. Sunday little more than four hours after she was struck by an auto 4 I )) nants and cabinet a preview of a 15-minute report he will deliver tj the nation tonight and of the State of the Union message he v.iJi deliver to Congress Thursday. Mr. Eisenhower has said the principles of the program will be his, subject to some modification in details. And he has promised it will be designed for the "welfare of 160.000,000 people." Drafts of the two reports were just about complete when the Seoul he bossed 21 other American war prisoners in the Indian custodial camp but changed his mind about living under Communism.

He said the Indian guards should go into the compound to find and confiscate daggers which he charged are carried by diehard Reds among the American "stay-backs." This, he said, would relieve some of the 21 GI PWs of fears for their lives and enable them to follow him. CLAUDE J. BATCHELOR, 24, of Kermit, ves as he boards a helicopter at Panmunjorn for jht to hospital near Seoul after his release by the Batchelor refused repatriation until one hour ter the New Year started. His wife, Kyoko Araki ight), shows her emotions in Tokyo after hearing at her letters helped sway him. The Texas GI, Just ack from lone captivity in Korea, told newsmen in mobile in the intersection of" Routes 40 and 88, Centerville President returned here Sunday night from his working vacation in Augusta, Ga.

But GOP leaders believed today's White House meeting could produce some changes. The mood of the conferees was deadly serious. They were aware that the record they write in the Judge Carl E. Gibson TWO HUGE CAMPS BEING BUILT FOR ANTI-RED POWs Truman's Marble Nose Nice and Clean Again mer Red Captive efs Wife in Tokyo Predicts More New session ni i nnmvcc i a i Borough. Mrs.

Ackard, who would have been 68 today, was taken to the hospital by the Brownsville ambulance shortly after the mishap occurred at 12:15 a.m. Sunday. She suffered a fractured skull, compound fractures of both legs, lacerations and contusions. Centerville Police said the car was driven by Joseph Antonelli. 34, of Bobtown, Mrs.

Acard apparently was crossing the highway and stepped directly in the path of the vehicle. McKee, a graduate of East Washington High School and Washing- Tax Cuts in 1 954 WASHINGTON UP House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. pre- dieted today the Republicans will slash spending enough to permit "some" new cuts this year. WASHINGTON (UP) The marble nose on former President Truman's bust in the Capitol has boon scrubbed spotlessly clean for the new session of Congress.

The bust, just outside the Senate chamber, had to be given a special washing during recess because the nose was so dirty. Tourists loved to it. The fad started sometime age when Mr. Truman said he would like to punch someone (a Wash- Wednesday may well decide the 00 (UP) Lt Republican Party's fate in two hoUrs ber's congressional elections. prctty were conscious too of their own2 whosc letU'rs won him back deep divisions, the increasing Commuillam-sistance of the Democrats, and thehe 2l-year old Kermit.

sol-great controversies to be resolved als0 sPent several hours an-The President's radio-televisioicrinS questions asked by Army address tonight an unprccedcntelligence fficei's-ed move on the eve of a sources refused to reveal sional session will be a former Communist mary of the administration's tPtive offered roneretc hopes that Completes 20 Years On Common Pleas Court Bench Today A reception and dinner tonight at the George Washington Hotel will conclude 20 years on the Common Pleas' Court bench of Washington County for Judge Carl Gibson. The reception, beginning at 6 o'clock, will be followed by dinner at 7:30 o'clock. The tribute has been arranged by the Washington County Bar Association, John II. Davidson, president, with Attorney Charles G. in charge of arrangements.

Judges of adjoiuing counties, formerly associated with Washington County in the 27th Judicial District, will be anions the guests as well as members of the local courts. Principal addresses at the dinner will be delivered by Attorney Thomas L. Anderson, former president of the Washington Bar Association and prominent member of the bar and Attorney Andrew I. Dallstream. former president of the Chicago Bar Association and nationally known as a leader in his profession.

President, John H. Davidson, of the local bar association will preside. Visiting jurists invited are: Beaver County Judges Robert E. McCreary, Morgan H. Sonn, and Frank E.

Reed. Fayette County Judges W. Russell Carr, S. John Morrow. H.

Vance Cottom and Ross S. Matthews; Greeue County Judge John Ingram Hook. Westmoreland County Richard D. Laird. George H.

McWhorter, Edward G. Bauer. John M. O'Con-nell and Charles D. Copeland.

Local guests will include: Judge Dwight M. Anderson, Orphans; Judge Roy I. Carson, Judge George T. Cummins and Judge-elect David H. Weiner.

The dinner will mark the end of an outstanding judicial career for Judge Gibson, now 80. Born in Fallowficld Township, July 9. 1873, the son of farmer James B. Gibsou. the Judge has been a member of the County Bar Association for 52 years, since his graduation from the University of Pittsburgh Law School in 1901.

He said these will be over and above the cuts that went into ef Jefferson College, was born feet Jan. 1 when personal income ton complishments to date and a gely more 01 tne I ington music critic) in the nose. PANMUNJOM, Korea il'P The United Nations Command began constructing two huge camps today to handle 22,000 anti-rea prisoners and insisted upon their release on Jan. 23. U.

N. Supreme Commander Gen. John E. Hull notified Lt. Gen.

K. S. Thimayya, chairman of tne Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission, that the Allies would r.ot permit the release dale heyond the deadline fixed in the Korean armistice agreement. "We shall not accept any other proposal which amends the Jan. 22 date, the last day upon which prisoners in Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission custody can be denied their freedom," Hull's letter said.

Thimayya's superior, In i a Prime Jawaharlai Nehru, and the Communists object to the taxes were reduced about. 10 per April 12. 1923, in Wheeling, a son eral outline nf its hc (.. with the Heels win return to iree- Presumably the tweaking a cent and the excess orofits tax was of Mr. and Mrs.

IS C. Meh.ee. PsnpHaiiv in (ho rioMr i'om before the Jan. 23 deadline. divided between the affectionate tT ill HIV.

IIVIU Wl 1U1 vil affairs tavoc rfvi'iiiUncn labc Batcnclor newsmen that pals of Domwrats and oss business and housing. 1101-6 0De 01 1110 "Sympathetic tweaks of Republi- wiped out altogether. The Massachusetts Republican told a reporter he couldn't predict "how much more" taxes might be cut. Nor did fray just where He lived in Washington for 14 years, graduating from East Washington with the Class of 1940 aiu from W. J.

in 1947. During World War II he served three years with the U.S. Air Force, Indications from White may ae'scu sources are that, the State of he rcfllsc? t0 ly Union message will run as mtglve, fl" pos'slblf 'mg 7 nor, in the bleak Communist camp. Mr. bust back to his vice presidential days.

The early vice presidents got niches reductions would come liaiMUK II I 1 But experts of the Treasury De-NnS discharged as a first lieu- longest address the President 1 1 nc iexdn wno 11 inside the Senate chambei. but made. Presidential Press Sec -a vice presidents had to bo partment and the House Ways and i Committee are outline the On August 22, 1946, he was mar- tary James C. Hagcrty said Sai LZ content with pedestals in the corri- ried to Janet E. Ferrell, of West day, however, that it.

will onlv Ul dors. finishing touches on a proposed major overhaul of the tax system release of the anti-Red Chinese Middletown. He was employed in hj-hn-h" Questions asKca Dy rcporiers ana the Dormont office of Sunny Hill and North Koreans at 12:01 a.m Tho bust of Truman, commissioned and paid for by the government, was erected in December. 1 1949 almost five years after that would provide more than a billion dollars in tax cuts. This is still a long way from final congressional, or even admiu-istratiem approval.

But as the plan now stands, there would be substantial tax benefits for corporations, mothers who work, people with heavy medical expenses, and fathers with income-earning dependents. Rep. Daniel A. Reed (R-XY), chairman of the Ways and Means Coal Company for four years and in February, 1953. moved to Dayton where he had accepted a position as a controller of the Union Storage Company.

He was a member of the Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, Janet Ferrell McKee, of Dayton: i parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.

C. McKee. Washington; and two sisters. Katherine, wife of Major James Mr. Truman catapulted from the vice presidency into the Wr i House.

The marble nose was just a mall part of the Capitol cleanup and patch-up job Hundreds of gallons of shampoo and oil were used on the building, desks, expensive rugs and floors. tration's 1954 legislative progr The details will be spelled he said, in at least five spt messages to Congress calling-an improved agriculture prog amendments to the Taft-Hav labor law, a modified tax projn housing legislation, and propls for providing better health ano-t-ial security programs. The exact timing of these s-sages is not yet set. But the ii-tioual messages on the fral budget and the nation's eccny will go to Congress in a rter of days. Jan.

23 because the long-delayed Korean political conference has not met to debate their fate. Just before Thimayya entrd a hut for 'Monday's commission meeting, ne said if the U.N. and Communist commands fail to agree on the release date, "We'll have to devise some means of releasing them." Indian correspondents, aw are that Thimayya's statement conflicted with Nehru's views, pointc.1 out this disagreement to Thimayya's civilian adviser. At the conclusion of his 90-min-ute commission meeting, Tbimay va walked to the newsmen's wori: his few replies were bleak and sketchy. Army officials scheduled a news conference for Batchelor.

But newsman frankly doubted he will be permitted to give a revealing picture of the Communist camp. Batchelor's wife, Kyoko Araki, was permitted to spend three hours with him in his hospital room Sunday for their first reunion in more than three years. She returned to the hospital to spend another two hours with Batchelor Monday and was expected to return again for the two hour visiting period Monday night. Kyoko and Batchelor were married in a Shinto ceremony in Tokyo July 29, 1949 but the Army must approve the wedding before he can take her to the United States. She prefers to live in Japan.

Farmers Feeling Effect of Drought "One-half the farmers of Washington County arc hauling water due to conditions brought on by the prolonged drought," County Agent Lyle A. Carter stated at the organization meeting of the Kxecu-tive Committee of the Washington County Agricultural Extension Association held Saturday at the office in West Wheeling street. R. L. Morgan, Bridgeville, R.D.

1. was elected president of the Executive Committee. Mr. Morgan, who has been active in Hie program for more than 15 years and served a previous term as president, succeeded George Paxton, of Canonsburg, R. D.

1. Mr. Paxton's three-year term on the committee has expired. Other officers named: Vice President. James C.

Wilson, Rea. R.D. 1, and Mrs. Mary Linn, Washington, R.D. 3, reelected secretary.

C. Preston Dill, of Washington, was reappointed tresurer. County Agent Carter made his statement on drought conditions in the area in discussing th? program for 1954. Drought conditions, he emphasized, are an accumulation of sub normal rainfall over a three-year period. "We have been plagued by dry weather for the past three years," he stated.

"Lack of normal rainfall, especially during the growing season has been a handicap. Losses have been suffered but crop yields could have been worse. Pastures and hay crops suffered most by lack of rains in the late summer and fall. We are hopeful conditions will improve during 1954." Plenty of rain will be needed because major emphasis during 1954 will be placed on "soil fertility and crop production." This campaign will be nationwide in scope. The past six weeks, he stated, 1.000 soil tests have been conducted in the county and 70 per cent showed an acid condition, he stated.

Only 15 per cent passed. These tests' have been made in conjunction with the federal program for the distribution of lime. County Agent Carter said that during the past year 5,000 persons participated in and benefitted through the extension program. Of this number, approximately 1.000 were junior farmers who conducted 536 agricultural and 352 home economic projects. here was an uptrend among the juniors in raising and feeding beef cattle.

Census figures show 3,870 farms of more than 10 acres in Washington County. Scope of the work of the extension staff is shown by the number of meetings held. 187 agricultural and 182 home economics. Largest of these meetings was Dairy Day, the first countywide event of this type ever held which was attended by approximately 500 persons. The enthusiastic response assures a similar gathering Turn to Page 8.

Number 1 Committee, is expected to urgeu- Jiammonei, Alexandria, Congress to vote a sharp new slash and Margaret McKee, Washington, in personal income taxes but. this 'Mrs. McKee is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ferrell, West Mid would almost certainly meet administration opposition.

dletown Mrs. Ackard was born in Lock Sen. Homer Ferguson (R-Mich 1878 and had dU u- aun.u iu and some other Republicans wereHave" January 4, nis siaiemene. lived in Brownsville for several wary Sunday about predicting any tax cuts beyond those already in effect. Some Democrats also were skeptical.

Demo Head to Speak At Victory Dinner Stephen A. Mitchell, national democratic chairman, will be principal speaker at the victory diner and dance to be held at the George Washington Hotel. Washington, Tuesday, January 12. Dinner will be served 5:30 and 6:30 p. m.

It will be followed by a speaking program and dancing. Persons wishing to make reservations are asked to do so before the closing date Friday, January 8. Reservations for the Blue Room and Chamber of Commerce Room have been filled. Only reservations for the ball room and balcony are still available. Thimayya said that if both sides fail to agree on when the anti-ommunists ar.d unrepatriated.

Red captives, including 21 Americans, will be released "we will have to decide what to do." "If there is a wide difference, we will have to discuss what to do next," Thimayya said. Thimayya made his first statement before reading' Hull's Ion? letter which blasted as "totally unacceptable" a commission reporr. --signed by India and Communist Poland and Czechoslovakia which charged that U.N.- controlled "agents" in the anti-Communist compound caused the breakdown in "come home explanations." Hospital News ADMISSIONS Jan. 2 Stella Maceiko, Ralph Messner. Nick Martellatti, Irene Sevak, Pearl Staudmyre, Mary Sucak.

Jan. 3 Frank Vargo, Leon Golick, Bcrnadette Moore. Jean Pangursis, Elida Vance, Flavando Dalessondro, Mack Chesnik, Shirley Lowe, Albert Polo. Jan. 4 Alex Kloshcn.

Jean Ross. DISCHARGES Jan. 1 Mary Vuleer and daugher, Charles Peal. Mary Cos-man. Jan.

2 Wanda Coueby, Lawrence Young. Jan. 3 Chester Stuelinski, Leo Gniewkowski. Richard Casey, William Williams, Mary and son. Jean Booker and sou.

BIRTHS Jan. 2 A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jackson. 222 Grant street.

Houston. Jan. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Vance.

McDonald. R. D. 4: a son to Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Moore. Slale street. Hayes. Brownsville Minister Dies Unexpectedly Rev. Harry Layhew, 4 pas-tor of the First Baptist Ch-h of Brownsville for the last and one-half years, died unexptedlv at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Janry 2, in his home at Grindstone He formerly served as of the John Corby Memorial aptist Church at Garards Fort, reene County, jnd of the Bcnyville and East Bethiehem enures in Washington County. He alsfrerved pastorates at Star Junctior Wood-bridge and Dawson, in lh state, and at Harrisville, W. a. Parked Truck Dtfrmged truck owned 31emitli Green. 305 Gr it Houston, was damage Saturday while parked on cr street, police said.

The vehicl was damaged in the right fronfemler. Three Injured Persons Reported Recovering Anthony Abruzzesse, Muse, is in good condition at Canonsburg General Hospital today, after suffering a contusion of the nose in a fall January 1, it was reported. Frank Vargo, 356 North Main street. Houston, is also in good condition at Canonsburg Hospital where he is recovering from a lacerated finger on the left hand. Lawrence Young, Hills Station, was treated for contusions of the face and lower jaw and injury to the right shoulder at Canonsburn General Hospital January 1.

He was released the next day It was reported he had been in an auto accident. years. She and her husband, the late Abiram Ackard, operated a grocery store in Hiller until his death about three years ago. Her only known survivor is a niece, Mrs. C.

A. Larson, of Duqu-esne. A tabulation of New Year's holiday traffic deaths passed the 300 mark today, but the nation's motorists got a pat on the back from safety experts for safe driving anyway. A United Press tabulation showed at least 309 persons were killed in traffic accidents between 6 p.m. Thursday and midnight Sunday.

Fires took another 33 lives, 15 persons died in plane crashes and 81 in miscellaneous accidents for a total of 438. Texas led all the states with 26 highway deaths, and New York followed with 24. Illinois had 23 and California 22. Tragic as the new figures were, they still represented an encouraging performance in contrast to the bloody Christmas weekend which Turn to Page 8. Number 6 Firemen Kept Busy Answering Alarms A rubbish pile which caught fire in Brody's lot.

West Pike street. Saturday afternoon caused no damage, local firemen reported. On Sunday afternoon, firemen rushed the resuseitator to Houston for Wesley Hood, who collapsed and died at 5 p. m. Houston firemen extinguished a grass fire at McClain Saturday at 3:20 p.

m. Little damage was reported. On New Year's Day. a brush fire burned over 10 acres on the W. D.

McClelland farm in North Strabane Township. The fire started on the Raymond Maggi farm and spread to the McClelland property. More than 25 firemen and neighbors worked to get the fire under control. Lighter Side Businessman Released After I TOLEDO, Ohio 'UP- Grocery store owner Paul Schuell delivered groceries to a customer the day after his store was robbed. While earning the supplies into the kitchen Schncll spotted a flashlight which had bceu stolen from the store.

He called police who also found 10 cartons of cigarets and other merchandise Schuell had reported stolen. 34 Montis In Red China Jail Woman Injured In Auto Collision Two persons, one of whom was injured, were arrested on charges of failure to yield the right of way after vehicles they were operating collided at College street. Hutchinson avenue uitersee'tion. at 8 o'clock this morning, police said. Louclla M.

Speer, It. D. 1 Washington, was admitted to Canonsburg General Hospital with an tn-jurcd right ankle after colliding with a Citizens Water company truck operated by Merle Williams, 329 Thorn wood Drive. The Citizens Water company truck was damaged in the left front and rear fenders. The front end of the Speer car was damaged.

Both drivers were charged with ladure to yield the right of way. HONG KONG, pi-An American businessman, jilcd for 31 months in Red Chin.j said today an average of 15 filiates died daily in Shanghai's inkinous Ward Itoad Prison during oir winter. Arnold M. Kiehn, originally of Santa Barbara. Calif, was released Sunday by the Conanunists.

He said be had been injprisoned on charges of iUfgally possessing firearms. "We never knew for sure, but that's what we Kiehn said. "That doesn't count those who died outside the prboii. 'And likely the figure was higher but we never could be sure. "I'm only talking about foreigners." he added.

"But I don't know for sure how many, if any, were Americans." Kiehn.1 weak looking ai.ul complaining of beriberi which he cou traded from s'Jbbktiug such Kiwanians to Hold Installation Tuesday New officers and directors of the Canonsburg-Houston Kiwauis club will be inducted at the weekly dinner meeting Tuesday at 6:05 p. m. at the Ranch, Route 19. Lt. Gov.

Dr. Howard Logan will be in charge of the induction. Announcement was made that tbc find inter club meeting will be held at Brentwood Thursday night. John Fartro bag charge of arrangements. CHICAGO 'UP Harold Glynn.

37, went to the home of his brother, Clarcmont. Sunday to break the news that be had identified a body in tbc coiiuty morgue as Clare-moot, who had betu missing since Christmas. He was grcct'd at the door by Claremout who was recovering from injuries be- received in an automobile accident. Light Rain cr Snow Predicted for Tuesday Consider )ble "luudy skies, with the possibility of light rain or snow in some Laslcrn tcctious by Tuesday, made up the weather picture for Pennsylvania today. The cloudy skies resulted from a ridge of high pressi rc moving southward from the Great Lakes combined with a low pressure storm area centered off the New England states rennsjhm.ia tr nipmturet were e.vpeced to dip to the middle L'O's before Tuetdsy mornms, with i lightly loer reddings forecast, for the Lai-tfia i-ectiAp of the ttate.

Afternoon high readings near the 10-degree mark were expected to precede drop. Pittsburgh and AHoona record College Quartet Well Received Here A barbershop quartet from Indiana State Teachers College School of Music was well received by the Canonsburg-Houstou Rotary club laid week, The quartet was composed of Gene Thomas, Dive Wilkinson, Merle Lech, and Don Hutchinson, the laUsr irom Canonsburg. The accompanist was Bob MeGinnis. The youths entertained with a medley of popular and novelty tunes in barbershop style. Guests were the Rev.

Bradley McCormiek of St. Thnmaj Episcopal Church, aud George Jlutchin- Wehn, said he jreicnd not Hendersonville Water Hearing is Postponed A Courthouse hearing on the Hendersonville a situation i-clieduled for tomorrow morning has been postponed again. The have been rescheduled for February 1 and 5 However, an official of the Hendersonville Water Company has agreed to meet with members of the community's Citizens Club to to talk about bin treatment at the prison far? as cow'i lung, said he hands of the Commmdits becaube vas partially paralysed irom the "I must think about tbose it ill up waif-t down ai a result of living there." in cramped quarters ou 8 temeut "1 would not want anyone to suf- floor fer because of something I said," He said hib "eight dropped from Kiehn said. 195 pounds to about 90 pounds dur- He revealed, however, that pris- ing his first year in prison, but oners kept track of their fellow later the Communists avc him inmates and estimated that at niore food He uow figh.s 100 Jeast I persons haJ died every pounds. tij -vtcr.

Tuzi to 3. Stobsr 5 Pelio Committee Meeting A meeting of the Canonsburg Polio committee will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. at the Borough Building. Fersoni iuterestcd in helpisf the 1354 March of capaiz are to atte-d BULLETIN MOSCOW (UP) The Soviet government in a brief note today acknowledged the West's acceptance of tbc Jan.

25 date for 9 Big Four meeting in Berlin and hieh to proceed with plr.M to ist up the iiliti. morrow at 10 a. m. in the office of Firemen Meet Tonight An important meeting of the Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the Firs Hall. A full attend Jice requested.

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