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THE WEATHER Rain, Colder, Snow THE DAILY NEWS VOLUME 29. HUNTINGDON AND MOUNT UNION, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1950. FIVE CENTS PER COPY NO. 243. 34,000 TELEPHONE WORKERS STRIKE ACROSS NATION A ccuse Red China Of Putting 4 A rmies Into War President Truman's Hold On Party Shaken By Ballot Box Orders For More Conservative Government HOUSE LEADERSHIP IS SAME FOR NEW SESSION By LYLE C.

WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington, Nov. 9. box orders for more conservative government and spending in Washington have shaken President Truman's hold on. the Democratic Party. They also may have shaken his intention to recall Congress before its scheduled Nov.

27 return. General Election returns jolted the Democratic left wing and put the administration on the defensive from here on to the 1952 presidential nominating conventions. Sen. Robert A. Taft, has been voted No.

1 contender for the 1952 Republican presidential nomination. A bitter struggle for Republican Party control inevitably must develop between Taft's backers and supporters of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. Gov. Thomas E.

Dewey, N. who twice challenged Taft for the GOP presidential nomination is Ike's chief sponsor for 1952. Balance of power in the battle for control "of the Republican Party apparently lies with James H. Duff of Pennsylvania. Duff could not succeed himself aa governor there.

But he hand-picked his successor, Judge John S. Fine, and carried him to" victory in Tuesday's General Election, That gave Duff control of the party in the state. Duff is a Vandenberg man in foreign affairs and profoundly opposed to Dewey for president or the party's leadership." He reluctantly backed Taft in 1948, but only as a last-minute maneuver to stot) Dewey. The fourth big personality in the new-iborn Republican Party is Gov. Earl Warren of California, just elected to a third term.

He was Dewey's running mate. Like Duff, he has balance of power position between Dewey of New York and Taft of Ohio. All Democrats did not regret the sharp reverse suffered by Mr. Truman and his allies in organized labor and other left-wing areas. Typical of conservative Southern Democratic feeling was the state- BY BEX CHANEY United Press Correspondent Washington, Nov.

new Congress shapes up with the House leadership intact, replacements needed among Senate Democratic leaders and five changes among committee chairmen. In contrast with the defeat of administration Senate leaders in Tuesday's elections, all House leaders survived easily. Speaker Sam Rayburn, and House Democratic Whip J. Percy Priest had no Republican opposition. House Democratic Leader John W.

McCormack and House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin, both of Massachu- had little trouble getting reelected. In the Senate, speculation continued to center on Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney, as likely choice to succeed defeated Senate Democratic Leader Scott W.

Lucas of Illinois, O'Mahoney said yesterday, however, that he is not a candidate. Other possibilities include Sens. Brien McMahon, who (Continued on Page Two) STRIKE HAS LITTLE EFFECT ON SERVICE Today's coast to coast telephone strike had little effect upon service in the Huntingdon area. Only toll calls through Pittsburgh or Philadelphia were being delayed. Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania workers are members ot" the Federation of Telephone Workers of Pennsylvania, an independent union.

Calls are being handled at the local exchange, but where they go through exchanges affiliated With the striking union there is the possibility of difficulty. ment of Sen. Walter F. George, that Republican victories would help preserve the two party system. George saw other advantages, too.

"The Republican gains," he said, "will serve to check, the unnecessary spending by the administration. It doesn't matter how high taxes are raised and how: rigid controls are put, if we don't stop the spree of red-ink spending." Republicans and Democrats a(Continued On Page Seventeen) Box Score On Tuesday Election: Washington, Nov. 9. The box score on Tuesday's election: OB The WASHINGTON Go Round fttEW PEARSOK Democrats Republicans I A. L.

P. iIndependent Vacancies ALL-OUT WAR DEPENDS ON U. A-BOMB RATIO; HST PLANNED TO ATTACK HIS WOULD-BE ASSASSINS; NORTH KOREAN- MANCHURIAN AREA NEEDS U. N. CONTROL.

Washington. The final decision as how far the Russo- Chinese alliance will go toward all out world War will depend largely on one factor how many atomic bombs we have, compared with the number Russia has. The preponderance of atomic weapons in our favor continues to be the most reassuring thing in the otherwise unhappy international picture. For definite information has been obtained that Russia has been able to manufacture only 24 atomic bombs and is making them only at the, rate of two per month. On the other hand, the American atomic stockpile, while a secret, is vastly greater.

Furthermore our rate of production is much faster. This superiority of atomic strength has been the main factor deterring the Soviets from world war up to now, and chances are it will continue to be a deterrent in the future. It is also why the Russians have adopted the policy of wearing down American resources by -wars of attrition in which satellite nations, not the Red army, do the fighting. In brief, it is likely that the Kremlin will not risk a major war in which Russian troops must do (Continued on Page Six) HOUSE Present Congress 259 169 1 0 6 Net Republican gain SENATE Present Congress Democrats 54 Republicans 42 Net Republican gain GOVERNORS Present Lineup Democrats 29 Republicans 19 (Arizona race undecided) New Congress 234 200' 0 1 0 31. New Congress 49 4T 5, New Lineup 22 25 HOTEL CLERK "FAIR" AFTER HEART ATTACK George F.

Holland, clerk at Hotel Huntingdon, is in "fair" condition at his home. Warm Springs Avenue, after suffering a heart attack. He was stricken on Monday, October 30. Members of his family reported today that he is "resting better" at the present time. 250 ARE EXPECTED AT MOUNT UNION LEGION'SJANQUET Mount Union will quietly observe Armistice Day, 1950.

The annual American Legion banquet tomorrow evening will be a highlight of the observance. Approximately 250 persons will attend the full course turkey dinner to -be served at the American Legion Country Club tomorrow evening, Friday, November 10, at 7:30 o'clock. Mount Union stores will be closed all day on Saturday due to the holiday. The business houses will remain open until 9 o'clock tomorrow evening as a result of the Saturday holiday. Daniel C.

Hartbauer of Pittsburgh, vice chairman of the national American Legion Americanism Committee, will be the main speaker at the banquet. He is well known in the area and is outstanding as a speaker. Mr. Hartbauer is past western vice commander of the Legion, 1942-43. Marshall Awkerman will serve as master of ceremonies at the dinner.

Melvin Diven is chairman of the committee in charge of making arrangements for the annual banquet. Presidents and chairmen of 'all service" organizations in Mount Union have been invited as guests of Simpson-Hunt Post No. 107 on this occasion. Chief Burgess Charles Klingler will be a special guest. The dinner will also signal the kkkoff for the Legion's membership drive.

Clyde Hockenberry is commander of Simpson-Hunt Post. LULL CONTINUES IN GROUND FIGHTING; AIR WARJLAZING BULLETIN Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 10. The U. S.

Navy's biggest air strike of the Korean War smashed Yalu River bridge links in the Chinese Communist lifeline from Manchuria Thursday. American superforts and smaller planes of the U. S. 5th Air Force joined in the pulverizing assault on Communist strongholds in North Korea and on transport lines over which Chinese divisions moved to join the fighting against the Allies. U.

S. airmen rap up a score of two Russian swept-wing jet fighters destroyed, another probably destroyed, one damaged and one probably damaged, while two Yak-type lighters were destroyed. By RALPH TEATSORTH United Press Correspondent Tokyo, Nov. A spokesman for Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur accused Communist China today of throwing four crack Chinese armies into the Korean War and massing another half-million troops in adjacent Manchuria.

But the 60,000 Chinese Reds already in the battle zone still were pulling back on all fronts and for the most part avoiding combat. Both Communist and United Nations ground forces ap- (Contiuned On Page Nine) ON LAURELS AFTER SWEEPING VICTORY Toft Calls Post-Election Conference BY JOHN S. LANGDON United Press Correspondent Harrisburg, 9. Pennsylvania's victorious Republicans relaxed on their laurels today and annual the defeated Democrats planned new campaigns. Gov.

James H. Duff, now Senator-elect from Pennsylvania, relaxed at the governor's Summer home at Indiantown Gap military reservation, and Governor-elect John S. Fine planned a week-end in New York with the Charles Weissmans of Wilkes-Ba'rre. But Richardson Dilworth, defeated Democratic gubernatorial candidate, announced in Phila- Washington, Nov. 9.

Senate Republicans, armed with new ballot box orders for more conservative government and spending in Washington, today set up a post- election conference here Nov. 27. Sen. Robert A. Taft, who handed the Truman administration and its labor backers their worst licking in Tuesday's national elections, sounded the conference call from Cincinnati.

Taft invited GOP Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois to the parley, timed to coincide With the scheduled reconvening of the lame-duck Slst Congress. President Truman has been (Continued on Page Thirteen DEAN SPENCER TO PRESIDENT MEET Miss Edith L. Spencer, dean of women at Jimiata College, will be the presiding officer for the Saturday morning session of the thirtieth annual convention. of the Pennsylvania Association of Deans of Women Nov.

10 and 11 at the Penn-Harris Hotel, Harrisburg. The topic for the discussion will be Continuity of Guidance from Secondary School to College. The general theme of the convention is The Challenge of Contemporary Living. Miss Spencer will also serve on the panel of a discussion on the duties of new deans on Friday afternoon. Miss Rebecca C.

Barrick of the Huntingdon High School faculty will also attend the annual meeting tomorrow and Saturday. Community Center Seeks 1,000 Adult Memberships A drive for adult members in the Huntingdon Community Center is in full swing today. Sixty teen-agers are soliciting memberships, working under the guidance of eighteen older leaders. Ray English, chairman of the center's membership committee, is heading the one-week drive which opened last evening. It is hoped that 1,000 or more memberships may be sold by next Wednesday evening.

The Community Center board met last evening with the teenage group and signaled the start of the drive for adult memberships. President Paul D. Oakman had charge of the meeting. During the membership drive a radio program will be presented over WHUN each evening at 6:45 o'clock. Teen-agers and board members will participate in the broadcasts, telling the public bout the center and the activities that are planned.

Harold Fisher, chairman of the activities committee. President Oakman and English were heard on the initial program last evening. Director Don Everhart will be heard on a future program and Trefernrer Mar(Continued on PagtrSevea) delphia his plans to carry the fight to the Republicans next year in his home city. Dilworth, who first carried Philadelphia in his victorious campaign for city treasurer, rolled up another big Democratic margin in the Quaker City Tuesday. Dilworth disclosed that, if endorsed by the Democratic City Committee, he will campaign next year for district attorney with (Continued On Page Eighteen) TRY TO IDENTIFY 22 CRASH VICTIMS Butte, Nov.

9. The coroner's office began trying today to identify the bodies of 22 persons killed when a Northwest Airlines plane crashed on an foot mountain peak three miles from here. The bodies were brought down last night in bitterly cold weather. A coroner said identification would be "difficult." A helicopter pilot spotted the tail assembly of the Martin 202 yesterday, 24 hours after it crashed, while preparing to land at Butte Airport. It was flying on instruments from Helena, in a blinding blizzard.

E. BECK, RETIRED FARMER, SUCCUMBS Elmer Ellsworth Beck of Huntingdon R. D. 1, retired Pennsylvania State Institution farm manager, died at home in Smithfield Township on Tuesday, November 7, 1950, at 8:40 p. m.

He had been in failing health for more than a year and for the past six months had been confined to his home and bed. The deceased was born at Centre Line, Centre County, on September 3, 1881, a son of Isaac and Barbara (Rider) Beck. At the time of his death he was aged 89 years, 2 months and 4 days. He was united in marriage on December 28, 1890, to Alice Maude Whippo. The couple celebrated (Continued on Page JPive) THE WEATHER Cloudy With Showers Turning Colder In Afternoon.

Windy And Much Colder With Turning To Snow Flurries Tonight Ixtwent In Upper ZO'g Or Low Friday Cloudy, Windy And Much Colder With Snow INDUCTEES SENT tO FT. GG MEADE Twenty-three Huntingdon County men inducted into the armed forces at Altoona yesterday Were sent to Fort George G. Meade, for processing, according to the group leader, Jack Numer. The men will be at the post's reception center for about six days before being sent to another camp for. basic training.

Numer informed the draft board by letter this morning as to the inductees' initial assignment in their Army careers. Ninety-five from Centre, Huntingdon and Cambria Counties were inducted at the Altoona. center yesterday. TWIN STORMS HIT WESTERN PART OF U.S.; MERCURY By UNITED PRESS The season's first blizzard hit the upper Midwest today and a heavy snowstorm lashed the Rocky Mountain states. Snow piled eight inches deep in Colorado and Wyoming and six inches in Northern Minnesota and North Dakota.

The mercury dived to near zero along the Canadian border. The twin storms snarled traffic, cut visafoility almost zero, closed highways and plugged mountain passes. While motorists battled snowdrifts and skiers tested the speedy runs on Colorado's foot-high. Berthoud Pass, Easterners golfed in their shirtsleeves. But the East's Indian Summer would end soon, weather forecasters said.

Cold winds whipped down out of the Canadian Arctic, speared deep into the-Midwest headed for Dixie -and the''Atlantic Seaboard. Temperatures throughout the fell sharply Midwest today, and forecasters said the cold front (Continued on Page Seven) 18 Injured In Pennsy Wreck In Indiana Logansport, Nov. 9. A Cincinnati-to-Chicago train plowed into a switch engine in the Logansport yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad today, injuring at least 18 persons. Fifteen passengers from the only passenger coach on the train were taken to St.

Joseph's and Memorial Hospitals. remained and the others were released after treatment and checkups. The diesel-powered locomotive, pulling eight coaches, apparently hit an open switch while traveling 50 miles an hour and smashed into the switch engine. The injured included several trainmen, two of whom suffered broken bones. There were four storage and two express cars and one mail car oh the train.

The accident occurred at 5:55 a. m. Three hours later, the train continued to Chicago, carrying passengers able to travel. Some had been examined and treated at the hospitals and dismissed. SOLDIER KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH York, Nov.

9. Army Cpl. Frank J. Mundis, 27, York, was killed instantly last night when thrown from his motorcycle while rounding a curve on the York-Red Lion road three miles south of here. Mundis, a military policeman at the New Cumberland, Army Depot and the father of a three- year-old daughter, died when his head hit a rock after his body hurtled 25 feet from the motorcycle.

The speeding vehicle skidded into a cornfield and dropped into a private road under construction. State Trooper James Deffiey investigated the accident. NEWTON HAMILTON NATIVE FOUND DEAD A native of Newton Hamilton was found dead in the Seventh Avenue Hotel at Altoona on Wednesday morning. Deputy Coroner Edgar G. Walls of Blair County, who was called to conduct an investigation, said that Warner B.

62, of 1608 Third Avenue, Altoona, had taken his own life by slashing his wrists. The man's body was found 'in a hotel lavajpry near the room which he had rented the previous Tuesday evening 1 His body was discovered at 10:30 Wednesday forenoon by a (Continued on Page Seventeen) VOTERS IN FAVOR OF HAVING TOWN TAKE OVER ALLEYS The voters of Huntingdon, registered overwhelming support of the proposition that the borough take over the care and maintenance of all alleys. A tally of the advisory referendum taken in connection with the general election Tuesday was presented at the monthly meeting of SPECIAL BALLOT ON ALLEYS FIRST WARD SECOND WARD 1st Prec't. 2nd Prec't. THIRD WARD 1st Prec't.

2nd Prec't. FOURTH WARD WARD YES 238 166 254 145 182 419 275 1679 BLANKS 11 18 11 7 5 61 NO 129 112 146 90 120 224 160 981 council held Wednesday evening in the municipal building. Alley Proposal Approved H. George Foster, chairman, of the Civic Welfare Committee, reported that the vote was 1679 "yes" and 981 "no." This result was discussed by the councilmen who seemed to favor the move now that it had been approved by the electorate. However, further study will be made and the matter decided at a later meeting.

Tax Study Presented A detailed analysis of the tax structure was presented by Marshall H. DeForrest, who declared (Continued On Page Five) 2 Rockview Convicts Captured Bellefonte, Nov. 9. Prison guards early today recaptured two of three convicts who escaped on foot yesterday from Rockview State Prison. Two guards, stationed at a cross-roads at Matternville, a few miles from the prison, rushed from a service station and seized two of the men at 3:45 a.

m. James Hall, 25, Fayette County, serving to five year larceny sen- eluded capture, but a po- a tence, lice detail surrounded the woody area there immediately. Marlin Gastock, 23, Dauphin County, serving a 3-to-6 year burglary sentence, and Donald Twoey, 24, Clearfield county, serving a 3- to-10 year manslaughter term, were taken to Centre County Jail, where they face jail-break charges. Rockview Deputy Warden H. R.

Johnston said the men escaped from a farm Work detail near the prison. They apparently walked the entire distance to Matternville. TYRONE RESIDENT KILLED WEDNESDAY Altoona, Nov. 9. George Flannigan, 56, Tyrone, was killed last night when he Was struck by an automobile while walking to work during a fog.

Edwin Delbaggio, also of Tyrone, who was driving the car, told State Police he swerved his machine in an effort'to avoid Flannig'an, but that the pedestrian. fender struck the ANOTHER 15,000 REFUSE TO CROSS PICKETS' LINES By RICHARD UEWIN United Press Correspondent New York, Nov. 9. Some 34,000 telephone workers- struck across the nation at 6 m. today and an estimated 15,000 long distance and local operators refused to cross their picket lines in 32 states.

The strikers were 17,000 Western Electric Company installers and supply men in 43 states and 17,000 employes of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company. Local telephone service was disrupted in a number of localities which do not have dial systems as the "hello" girls refused to cross picket lines of JOHN B. BROWN DIRECT MARCH OF DIMES IN COUNTY their fellow union members. Long distance calls were put on an "emergency only" basis in Washington, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. The long lines division of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company reported a normal staff at work in five of its 14 long distance centers throughout the nation and operator absentees ranging from 10 to 75 per cent of normal staff in six other centers.

All the striking workers and most of those who have refused to cross the picket lines are members of the Communications Workers of America, CIO. The Western Electric and Michigan Bell workers are striking in separate wage disputes, however. No picket lines were thrown up today in nine Soutihern states and Wisconsin pending the return of local Western Electric union leaders from district meetings. CWA's Division 6. representing the Western Electric installers, struck In Idaho but observed a state anti-plcketing law, national strike leaders said.

The striking installers do not operate in five New Hampshire, Vermont, Delaware or Montana. The Western Electric workers walked out at 6 a. m. after an all night negotiating session with federal mediators failed to bring a settlement in. the dispute which has continued through more than a year of intermittent negotiations.

Company and union officials remained "on call" for further federal efforts to settle the wage dispute. In Southern California, the In- deoendent Order of Repeatermen and Toll Testboard Men, who service leased telephone wires, including those used by radio and television networks, refused to cross CWA lines. Supervisory employes covered many of their jobs in the Hollywood exchange. Los Angeles strikers said they would picket the main Western Electric supply house on a 24 hour (Continued on Page Thirteen) Late Bulletin Pittsburgh, Nov. 9.

Rioting broke out today when the CIO Communications America massed Workers pickets at of the entrances of the Bell Telephone Co. building here. Three striking employes of Western Electric Supply a Bell affiliate, were arrested. Two off-duty patrolmen who joined in the disorder also were arrested and suspended from duty. Reds Probably Won't Give Austin An Honest Answer BY HARRY FERGUSON U.

f. Foreign News Editor The way has been cleared for an American and a. Chinese Communist to stand face to face in the United Nations and argue about the Korean crisis. The U. N.

Security Council voted yesterday to invite a Chinese Red representative to participate in the de- 1 bate, and Warren R. Austin, chief American delegate, said he had some "direct" I questions he I wanted to ask. Like this: Q. Why did the I Chinese Com- Fergnson munists commit an aggression against Korea by sending troops in to fight the United Nations army? A. China did no such thing 1 It was the United States that committed an aggression againit Korea.

Q. But is it not true that it has been proved beyound all doubt that Chinese Red troops have joined the Korean War? A. Perhaps so, but they volunteers who wanted to help the North Koreans. Q. Did the Chinese Communist government order the to volunteer? A.

Certainly not. They wanted to protect China against aggression. Q. Aggression by whom? A. The imperialist war mongers of the United States who are attempting to conquer Korea and all of Asia.

The debate will run several thousand words longer than the (Continued On Page Seven) Complete Coverage Daily News readers were just about the best informed persons in Central Pennsylvania yesterday on the subject Of Tuesday's General Elections. Complete local, state and national coverage was offered in Wednesday's paper. In addition to news articles on the results ot the voting in Huntingdon, Bedford, Fulton and Mifflin Counties, there were tables showing every vote cast in the 122 districts in the first three counties named. United Presa dispatches on the. elections at the state and nfttional level provided the results "in a nut shell," plus additional coverage of outstanding political contests.

John B. Brown, popular young Huntingdon man, will direct the 1951 March of Dimes in Huntingdon County, January 15-31. He is associated with Brown's Huntingdon funeral directors. His appointment was announced last evening at the annual meeting of the executive committee of the Huntingdon County Chapter, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, held at Hotel Penn Hunt. J.

H. Neff of Porter Township was re-elected president of the chapter at the annual election. Mrs. C. S.

Price of Mount Union was named vice president to" fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband. Miss Maxine Butler of Alexandria was renamed secretary and J. Elmer Young of Petersburg will continue as treasurer. Brown succeeds Young as director of the polio drive. For six years Mr.

Young successfully headed the campaign, boosting the annual (Continued On Page Seven) Exonerate Truck Driver In Fatal Crash A jury Bedford County coroner's on Tuesday night exoner- County courthouse at and was conducted by ated a Langdondale truck driver of all blame in connection with the deaths of two children in a mishap on Oct. 29. The inquest was held at the Bedford Bedford, Conorner Vernon Geisel of Bedford County. Lawrence Miller, 24, the truck driver, told the jury that he started to go to his mine, and that he discovered the truck was low in gas and he turned around to return to Langdondale for gasoline. He started down a steep grade on the return trip and the brakes did net hold and his truck got out of control when he attempted to change gears to help hold the truck.

The truck crashed into an abut(Continued On Page Seventeen) TWO CARS DAMAGED IN TOWN ACCIDENT Two autos were damaged and one driver will be arrested as a result of an accident at 7:30 o'clock last evening at the Twelfth and Mifflin Streets intersection. A 1948 Nash coupe owned by David K. Brown of 1218 Pennsylvania Avenue and a Ford truck owned by Chester C. Mills of 1108 Mifflin Street were involved In the crash. James F.

Snare of Smithfield was the operator of the Brown car and Jesse J. Mills of 1108 Mifflin Street was the operator of the truck. Jesse J. Mills will be arrested for driving to the left of the center of the street. The Nash was damaged and the truck $10 in the crash.

Patrolman Fred Lang investigated the accident. TALKS RESUMED BY BIG STEEL, UNION Pittsburgh, Nov. teams of giant U. S. Steel Corp.

and the CIO United Steelworkers resumed wage negotiations today to consider the union's demands for a "healthy" pay hike. The wage talks, however, were carried on under a company-union imposed news blackout. Both U. S. Steel Vice-president John A.

Stephens and CIO-USW President Philip Murray have said the "no news" will afford tho negotiators the "best chance" to reach an agreement. yesterday's four-hour conference ended, company and union spokesmen would offer only the familiar "no comment (Continued On Pago BJIgU fn.).