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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 INDIANA EVENING GAZETTE, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1950. PAGE SIX Cites Gain For Labor Under GOP (Continued From Page One) that labor's share of the national income is up. that labor unions have the best contracts in history, that federal welfare programs have been extended to the widest dimensions ever. He said he wondered just what sort of people the Democrats think Americans 1 wonder what sort of a man they think am." Eisenhower declared there is "hasic conflict" between the general policies of the Democrats and those nf the Republicans, and continued: "They stand for: bigger government costs and spending beyond revenue therefore, loose ding of the dollar- therefore, flation and.

inevitably, centralized federal power. "We stand for: economy in government stabilized living costand the citizen's greater freedom from federal intervention in work and life." He tackled Stevenson again without mentioning him by name -on the draft and H-bomb posals. "They, the opposition," he said, "have urged stout military fense with greater reliance modern weapons but they vise stopping our atomic tests. "They have promised national security and a bold role in world affairs while they urge us start thinking about ending military draft as your president and commander in chief of the armed forces. cannot and will not make proposals contrary to national terest nor offer you attractive prospects unjustified by world alities." Eisenhower said the draft is matter of the safety of our because manpower is needed and "because we cannot tend that rockets and bombs make brains and hands obsolete." And he asserted that the tinn's "future military burden must not be borne entirely by crans who have already earned their nation's gratitude." ly.

he said, cannot encourage! our allies in the world to shoulder arms while we throw ours the ground." Eisenhower called for the election of Republican Sen. James; H. Duff of Pennsylvania, who is: in what most ohservers call close race with Democratic former Mayor Joseph Clark of Philadelphia, and for the states' GOP: candidates for the House. He said the Democrats "deplore temporary unemployment in our automobile industry as do we all." "But," he went on, almosti, same breath they deplore stallment credit buying that is vital to provide jobs in that industry. these contradictions inspire one comment.

Many people! have said and I agree that; this administration marches politically in the 'middle of the Obviously, any political opposition has a natural right to try to pass on this road-by going either to the right or to the left. there is one thing that is not natural for the simple reason, that it is not possible that is to try to pass on both sides at the Erie, N. Y. Expressway "Up In Air" HARRISBURG IP The U.S. Bureau of Roads today described as in the air" the proposed.

connecting point for the Erie County expressway and the New York thruway, York has not agreed to the point of meeting favored by the Pennsylvania Highways Depariment," said John L. Stinson, Pennsylvania district engineer for the bureau. The two roads would be part of the federal interstate system and both states agree to a meeting point. As designed by the Pennsyl. vania Turnpike Commission the 46-mile Erie cross county superhighway would end at the state line about halfway between Routes 5 and 20 near Northeast.

Pa. The Erie County link was taken over by the highways department recently which said the road would be built as a free highway in the interstate system. Stinson said yesterday he believes New York officials are to get approval for another interstate route further south than the proposed meeting point." "We have asked for approval of the link but have not received it yet," Stinson said. "as far as Pennsylvania is concerned there is no disagreement. It's just that New York has not accepted yet." Gen.

George J. Richards, deputy secretary of highways, said that as far as he knew "There is no disagreement on the meeting point." Albany -Private interests own about 11 million acres of forests: in New York state. No Parole Privileges For Years (Continued From Page One) Henry D. Baker, 49, vending machine operator. Chief defense counsel Paul T.

Smith asked that the sentences. be limited to 10 years, arguing. that the defendants are all middleaged and that no violence was! used in the Jan. 17, 1950, Dist. Atty.

Garrett H. Byrne argued that the "decent people of the community" looked to the: court to give "these potential murderers" life sentences with no pa-! role privileges until after the expiration of 20 years. In Massachusetts, the penalty for armed robbery ranges from years to life. All the defendants have previous criminal records. The eight men neara tnemselves.

sentenced without showing any; outward emotion. A court said later, however, that Pino's knees appeared to buckle as he was being led up a short flight: of stairs from the courtroom, "Train Battle" Starts Trouble TULSA. Okla. (P-A 36-year-oldi Tulsan, who tried to quiet 2 "noisy" Midland Valley freight' train by firing his shotgun, found guilty of assault with a weapon. The jury convicted Alfred A.

Diffee but failed to agree on punjishment-which could range up to years. Sentencing was set for Oct. 19. A 51-year-old railroad car in-, spector, H. Hopper, was injured by the shotgun blast while scandon one of the freights last.

June 8. Diffee admitted he fired the weapon, but said he had no of hitting anyone, just wanting to "scare them" from, making noise while close to his back yard. This Rough Customer Is Now In Jail SPOKANE, Wash. -The scene was peaceful. A man sat under; the white apron in the chair, his head nodding to the 'monotonous snip-snip of the scis-: SOTS.

The action and dialogue, according to police, went about like this. Enter impatient customer, ident-; ified as Settle Pearson, 32. Impatient customer: "I want a haircut and shave." Barber: "I'm sorry. You'll have. to wait.

I don't have any chairs." The impatient customer grabs dozing patron by collar and pulls him from the chair. Impatient customer: "Welt, you have an empty chair now." The apron falls off formerly dozing patron, revealing off-duty policeman Leroy G. Cumming complete with uniform, revolver and handcuffs. Patron turned policeman: "All right, buddy, What's the big iciea?" There is a scuffle and the impatient customer runs from the shop, but is apprehended by policeman after a short chase. Final scene: Impatient customer booked at police station on disorderly conduct charge and, as the cutain falls, is taken to a with the aid of three officers.

Still Underway PITTSBURGH, LP -Allegheny County Court today continued taking testimony to determine the degree of guilt of John who is charged with murder the fatal shooting of a riverboat deckhand. The 51-year-old Ross Twp. man pleaded guilty yesterday in the slaying of 38-year-old Peter Little of Monongahela on the riverboat Monongah at West Elizabeth. Police said the shooting followed an altercation over the aflections of Fadley's wife. Find 13 Snakes "Sharing" House and MUSCLE Mrs.

William SHOALS, Thigpen Ala. 2-Mr. covering from the shock of find. ling 13 snakes in their home. Thigpen found the first one! while he was mowing lawn.

Then he found one in the bathroom. When he shot another one in the basement, he telephoned for the exterminators. The exterminating company applied gas after the Thigpens found a place to stay. More snakes came out of hiding to die in the basement. The snakes were identified as red corn rat snakes, but it does little good to tell the Thigpens they were harmless.

New York -About 85 percent of the stewardesses on airlines of the U.S. resign for just one get married. Obituaries Captured Boy Bat Born June 13, 1883, in Manor Township, Armstrong County, he was aa son of Thompson John and Clarissa Rowley Keeler, Mr. Keeler, a retired coal miner by occupation, was married to the former Gertrude Matthews, who passed away February 28, 1956. A resident of Manor Township for 42 years he was a member of the Elderton Methodist Church and the U.M.W.

of A. Local No. 599. Surviving are: three sons, Thompson Delone Keeler, Raymond Keeler both of Shelocta RD Charles! Clayton Keeler, Creekside RD; four daughters, Mrs. Florence B.

Crownover, Spring Church Star Route: Mrs. Alice May Downey, Mrs. Virginina Melvina Banko and Mrs. Edna Pearl Niehenke, all of Creekside RD; three sisters, Mrs. Harry Crawford and Mrs.

F. A. Hoover, both of Whittier, Mrs. Della Harkleroad, Kittanning; one half-sister, Mrs. Lizzie Gray, Ford City RD' 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Friends will be received at the Funeral Home, Elderton, ter 7:00 p.m. today. Services will! be conducted from the Funeral, Home Friday, October 12, at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. Carl Yoder of Mt.

Pleasant. Burial will be in the Elderton Cemetery. served in a freezer to show his science class was found to be infected. Davis found the small bat bang. ing from a tree near his home.

It' bit him on the right thumb. Davis didn't think about the bite and placed the bat In a far. It died and the boy preserved it his class. He sealed the jar and; put it in a freezer Monday the family physician found out about the bite and urged, a test. The bat as found to be rabid.

JOHN THOMPSON KEELER HOUSTON, Tex. -Bill Blackdied Tuesday, October 9, at 7:55 mann Davis Jr. was taking rabies; a.m. in Indiana Memorial Hospital. shots today after a bat he pre- She Sure Gave Him Rough Time SIOUX FALLS, S.D.

IN--A little, girl walked up to M. T. Stark at the parcel post counter. "Would you please wrap this for ime?" she asked. Stark wrapped it.

"Will you address it for the girl asked. little lady," Star replied. "What's' the address?" "It's on a slip of paper inside." Stark unwrapped the package, removed the slip of paper, re-, wrapped and addressed the bun-1 die. "That will be 10 cents for mailing, please," he said as he finished tying the knot. "The money is in the package, mister." Demos Take Major Lead In Alaska (Continued From Page One) of voles from the populous Anchorage and Fairbanks tricts, although it was at banks that three of the five publicans were leading for the Alaska Senate.

The Alaska election was watched closely nationally because in recent years the swing of congressional elections Ins fol. Alaska weathervane, although the Alaska tide usually swings to sharper extremes. In advance of the vote count, however, Republican National (Chairman Leonard W. Hall discounted the importance of Alaska AS a national indicator. He said the Alaska voting centered too much on the statehood issue to be yardstick for voting sentiment iin the states.

Adlai Stevenson, on the other hand, had wired the Alaska ocrats earlier: "We are confident that Alaska will follow Maine in forecasting a Democratic victory in November." BACKING EACH OTHER UP British soldiers shoulder each other's paper work as they All out embarkation cards prior to boarding Mediterranean-bound ships at Southampton. They were among 1,400 troops who sailed to swell Britain's forces assembling to meet the Suez crisis. Dag Presses Action By Canal Disputers (Continued From Page One) it, after the council in its private session on the Suez crisis failed to resolve the deadlock between Egypt and the Western powers. The West demands international control of the canal, which Egypttian President Nasser July 26. Egypt insists she can the waterway, herself and been doing it since then.

Pineau after the first meeting in Hammarskjold's office said neither side had changed its position. Asked if any progress had been made, he replied, "We weren't only exposing our positions." trying to make progress. We, were The Security Council's secret deliberations were in recess until tomorrow afternoon. The council's first secret session yesterday afternoon reportedly was taken up mostly by questions from delegates and anfrom Fawzi about Egypt's, position. Ex-Officer To Testify PITTSBURGH, 49 Charles G.

O'Brien, a former Allegheny Coundelective, will be well enough to appear next week at a hearing on charges he sold police evidence to a defendant in a lottery case, Dist. Alty. Edward C. Boyle says. O'Brien has been hospitalized since his arrest over a week ago.

Boyle said physician found O'Brien: is suffering from physical exhaus-land lion but will be capable of appearing for a hearing next week. Boyle charges that O'Brien and another former delective, Thomas! R. Foley, took numbers slips, from police evidence files and sold. them to William Gazal and An-1 thony Martorella. The slips were: to have been used in the trial of Gazal on numbers writing charges.

Foley is now a private detective at Long Beach, Calif. Fall Is Fatal PITTSBURGH, Allen Sparrow. 87. of Pittsburgh, was killed yesterday in a fall from a' tree. Washington -About 81 million persons in the U.S.

were in a state of marriage in 1956. Mine Union Chief Claims 'Fight Left" CINCINNATI (P- -The convention of the United Mine Workers ended yesterday after its longtime chief, John L. Lewis, said the union still has "its fighting mood." Lewis said that despite presenting peace in the coal industry, the UMW and its leaders "no' loss of virility, no hesitation in the face of danger or a fight." The union head said that miners have battled in strikes and in courts for most of their gains. "And they'll fight tomorrow just as yesterday enthusiastically as they fought if that becomes neces-1 sary," he said. He said the union will fight; whenever it becomes necessary to.

see that miners "live just as well as anyone else in the country." Lewis predicted that hundreds, of new modern mines would open in 10 to 15 years because of creased demand for coal. He said the industry will expand, despite, the threat of atomic energy or solar heat as a power source. The UMW chief criticized an editorial in the Tuesday morning Cincinnati Enquirer which commented on the recent $2.40 coal. wage settlement. The editorial said that Lewis the union had--through frequent wage demands--contributed to the loss of coal markets to gas and oil.

Lewis denied this, and said that coal at the mine costs less now: than in 1948. And he said that the Enquirer should "Icast of all" criticize the UMW because the union had the Enquirer when for helped newspaper employes, buy sale a few years ago to the rival Cincinnati Times-Star. Walter J. Tuohy, president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-' road, made a brief speech at the concluding session yesterday. The railroad has joined with the UMW and coal producers in a joint concern that plans to an ambitious coal export trade to.

Europe using government owned ships. Adlai Has Selected A Business Council (Continued From Page One) bility diminishes the office of the presidency." he said. An estimated 6,000 persons turned out to hear Stevenson at Seattle's Civio Auditorium. Stevenson announced today that honorary co-chairman of his National Business Council for Stevenson are William Clayton of Houston and Joseph P. Kennedy of New York.

The group, which will have its headquarters at the Hotel Mayflower in Washington, said its purpose will be "to make more available" to businessmen the views expressed by Stevenson on the nation's economy. It appealed 10 "like-minded men and women in business to join in our effort." Plans are to set up state groups similar to the national council. Clayton is the rehired head of Anderson, Clavion cotton merchants, and is a former undersecretary of state. Kennedy, former ambassador to Britain and an international business figure, is the father of Sen. John B.

Kennedy (D-Mass). Stevenson flew to Seattle last night from his Libertyville, farm. En route yesterday he stopped off for one-hour airport rallies at Great Falls, Mont, and Boise, Idaho. His entourage goes to Portland, late today for a HIGH PILGRIMAGE Stilt walker Angelo Cornero, 25, arrives in Si. Peter's Square in Rome to complete 560-mile pilgrimage from Catania.

Sicily, to keep vow to St. Agatha, patron saint of Catania. Baby's Eyes Are Removed To Save Life DAYTON, Ohio (P)- David Michael Anderson was back home today, as playful and happy as most 16-months-old children. But his eyes are gone. David, who lives in West Milton, about 10 miles north of here, had both his eyes removed in New York last Thursday in a desperate bid to halt the spread of cancer.

Doctors reported several months! ago that David's eyes had malignant tumors. His parents, Mr: and Mrs. William Anderson, were told their son's, eyes would have to be removed. "The doctor said there was 50-50 chance to stop it (cancer) we had the operation," David's father said. "Otherwise, the baby wouldn't live beyond six." The decision to remove David's eyes was "the hardest thing couple ever had to do," said David's mother, Sylvia.

"You just can't think cancernot with your child," she said. "But baby's life was at stake. They couldn't save either eye. "Finally, 'we accepted it and now we pray to God that everything will all right." The Andersons said they first noticed the condition of David's eyes when the youth was only three months old. They said are awaiting findings of tests 'see if the malignancy has been checked.

But David, even without eyes, seemed as normal as other child his age today. Turkey Shooting Mistake Costly PUNTA GORDA, Fla. IP -Getting shot by mistake for a turkey. proved worth $7,500 to a Miami business man. A jury awarded that sum last! night to Ray Clement, who hit in the back of the neck by load of birdshot while hunting in: a swamp near here.

The defendant, Douglas Parker, a book store owner of Fort Myers testified he shot Clement, but said Clement's head, decked in a red trimmed hunting cap, bore great resemblance to a turkey. Clement said he suffered perma-, nent injuries from shot still lodged near his spinal cord. Girl and Puppy Enjoy Birthday WARREN, LP Jane Hurinten observed her third birthday anniversary today, and shared the family spotlight with a buddyher 8-month-old puppy. Jane, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Huren, disappeared from her home about three miles east of here yesterday afternoon. Four hours later, a search working its way through a dense woods a half mile from Jane's home heard the whimpering of dog. They found Jane lying on the ground unharmed. Beside her was the puppy. Somerset Marks 'Hen Fluck Day' SOMERSET.

Pa. Today is Fluck Day" in this Somer-' set County community. The borough staging the celebration in honor of a native of 'the county-Maj. Gen. Henry K.

Fluck, commanding general of the Pennsylvania National Guard. First on the agenda was a flight of jet planes over the town. Next came a speech by U. S. Sen.

Edward Martin (R-Pa) in the courthouse. Tonight Gen. Fluck reviews a parade of the 110th Infantry ment. -One third of Canada's workers are married women. Their average age is 37, "MASTER OF MASTERS" Bach is called the "Master of Masters" because his compositions inspired so many of the famous musicians who followed him, including Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin.

ERNEST MERTON. MISNER of Homer City RD 1, near Vintondale, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 1956 at 6:25 p.m. in the Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, where he had been a patient' since the first of September. Born January 4, 1908, in Vintondale, Pa, he was a son of Misner and the late Annie Mc-! Mahon Misner and spent most all! of his life in Nanty Glo and He was a member of the Gospel Community Church Dilltown, serving on the Board of Trustees as President and was; a member the Nanty Glo Local U.M.W. of A.

Surviving are his wife. Eva Starr Misner; his father of Vintondale, two sons, Kennth, Homer City, RD 1 and Robert, with the U.S. Army in Germany (now home on furlough); three daughters, Mrs. Donald (Geraldine) Settle, Belsano; Elaine and Fay, both at home: three brothers. Edward of Vintondale; Richard, State of California, and Henry, Homer City RD1; three sisters, Mrs.

Charles Shultz, Homer City RD Clyde McGinnis, Climax, and Mrs. Albert McKeel, Vintondale. will be received at the family home after the noon hour Thursday and on Saturday at the 'Gospel Community Church from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (EST) at which time services will be conducted by the Rev. Collins Cramer.

Interment will be in Pineland tery, Strongstown. Robinson-Lytle's, Indiana, in charge of services, STANLEY VOYTAL of Eighth Street, Sagamore, died in Indiana Hospital Sunday, October 7, at 6:20 p.m. after several months illness. Friends will be received at the Bowser Funeral Home, Plumville; from 2-4 and 7-9 p. m.

Wednesday. Services will be held October 11, at 9 a.m. with Requiem High Mass in the Sacred Heart' Church, Sagamore, The Rev. John Kavanaugh be the celebrant land interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Probe Fails To Get All Evidence (Continued From Page One) questionnaire about lobbying, A public appeal to the press, he said, netted no replies. Although some limited future hearings are in prospect, he said what's left in the $300,000 inquiry is mainly to "find out the weak-: nesses and try to develop a better law" on lobbying.

The Arkansas senator made public a series of letters exchanged with administration officials concerning his request for "evidence" mentioned by Eisenhower in connection with his February veto of the bill to free natural gas producers from direct federal, controls. Eisenhower said he favored the principle of the bill but that "a body of evidence has indicating that private persons. have been seeking to further their own interests by highly questionable activities." The latest letter to McClellan! came from Dep. Atty. Gen.

Wil-1 liam P. Rogers Oct. 3. It said; "much of the available evidence" (has already been publicly aired in the row after Sen. Francis, Case's (R-SD) disclosure of $2,500 campaign fund offer from Superior Oil Co.

of California representatives before the Senate. vote on the gas bill. Case rejected; the 'proferred contribution and voted against the Rogers said further that since oil company attorneys Elmer men and John M. Neff are under, indictment in the case, it would be "inappropriate" to give the Sen-: ate committee the Justice DepartRegiment files OD the matter before their trial, set to begin Nov. 19.

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LASS JOUR TRADE rally tonight, then swings south again to Oakland, for a nationwide television talk (NBC) and a rally there tomorrow night. On Friday, Stevenson and others in his flying caravan stump southward through California, with key stops at Fresno, 1.ong Beach and San Diego. He flies back to Chicago from San Diego Saturday. In his Seattle speech, Stevenson defended his oft-repeated call for: "curbing the use of the atom for war." He said "Republican politicians, including the President" have greeted his proposal "only with sneers and astonishing distortion of what I said." He said Eisenhower had implied "that even talking about this prejudices the nation's security." He said he was cheered that what "many scientists do understand' is at stake here." As far as the Eisenhower ad-, ministration is concerned, he said, "I can't accept the apparent administration position that we are powerless 10 do anything to stop this headlong (nuclear arms) race for Stevenson repeated his contention that Eisenhower's atoms-forpeace plan is failing because the! administration has decided pri-' vate industry must take the iniative in developing nuclear power for peaceful purposes. NOW'S THE TIME TO SWAP AND SAVE! EASY 21-INCH -WIEV OVER-ALL 263 VIEWABLE SQ.

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