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Weather Siren) 6 8TH YEAR NO. 309 34 Pages 3 Sections BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, T956 PRICE: 5 CENTS In new note to Bulganin President urges Russia join West to end atomic peril BY lOHN HIGHTOWFR BY JOHN HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON, March 6 (P) President Eisenhow-; sr appealed to Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin today to, join the United States and other nations in working outj DOO COilCCtS bill COllCCtOr disarmament plans to freeze atomic weapons and "con-1 3 other armaments. trol' ivo'panter now sport coat My ultimate hope is that all production of fissionable materials anywhere in the world will be devoted exclusively to peaceful purposes, Eisenhower wrpte. Bulganin in mid January called for a friendship treaty with the United States. In a note turning down the Russian proposal Eisenhower said the ground already is covered by commitments made by the two countries.

BY R. E. (BUSTER) HOGAN News correspondent TALLADEGA, March 6 A dog which bites a bill collector twice and ruins both pairs of pants to his two-pants suit is a vicious dog, despite the fact that she may have puppies. That opinion was given in Talladega City Court yesterday by Judge J. S.

Ganey when he fined the dog owner $50 and $3 court costs. mm mm bared her fangs and charged, biting him and tearing his pants. He returned home, put on the other pair of pants to his two-pants suit and went to the Morgan home again. This time the dog repeated her performance, biting Shoemaker and tearing the second pair of pants. Shoemaker then, presumably putting on still another pair of pants, went down and swore out a warrant against Morgan.

IN POLICE COURT here yesterday Shoemaker displayed the torn gaments. Morgan argued the dog wasnt vicious, but acted as she did only because she had a new litter of puppies. The judge disagreed and found Morgan guilty of owning a vicious dog. THE BILL COLLECTOR. R.

E. Shoemaker, who swore out a warrant for the dog owner, Otha Morgan, gave this account of his difficulties when he went to Morgans home to collect a weekly payment on a bill. As he approached the Morgan home the dog INSIDE VALLEY VIEW MINE Norris Hadaway takes a look Miniature railroad, too Chamber shapes plans to open mine at Vulcan as History' of Valley BY SID THOMAS, News staff writer Preliminary plans to turn the north face of Red Moun tain into a history of Birmingham's industrial backbone that would draw thousands of persons annually were made today. The theme of the proposal will revolve around an old and iron ore mine, and a view paved for new German army BY BRACK CURRY BONN, Germany, March 6 (P) The Bundestag today approved permanent legislation to rearm West Germany for the defense of Europe. By an overwhelming vote on show of hands the lower passed the "Soldier's Law" which will permit the fast buildup of a powerful German army, novy and air force.

BULGANIN ON Feb. 1 asked the president to reconsider. To day, in the second communication to Bulganin, Eisenhower said the uneasy state of the world makes it difficult to wofk out military manpower reductions among nations, but he added it should be possible to agree on stabilizing measures that would control and limit under 'QPnaUr in biq win proper safeguards all major 5 types of armaments. Russia and the United States would have very extensive military strength, including their atomic weapons, during a transition period of the disarmament program which Eisenhower advocated. The White House announced the president is sending Harold Stassen, presidential assistant on disarmament, to London Saturday for dimarmament negotiations of the United Nations subcommittee.

which includes all the big powers. These talks may disclose whether Eisenhowers new plea to Bulganin will have a favorable response from the Russians. The basic position taken by Eisenhower rested on the fundamental American requirement any disarmament plan must have proper safeguards to keep any aggressive minded government from violating arms restrictions. The United States, Eisenhower said in a new note to the Kerm-lin, would be prepared to work: in the out safeguarded arrangementss-irun so that future production of atomic materials anywhere would no longer be used to enlarge the stockpiles of explosive weapons. Way is West 4 Israel declares peace chances now thinner The Israel premier addressed his parliament in Jerusalem in the wake of the firing of British Lt.

Gen. John Glubb as house Breezes will blow balmy 77 tomorrow Wall, fan my brow, Charles F. Bradley, the weather man, said today. Its going to get warmer. Yesterday, Birmingham had a high of 75 degrees.

But the temperature was due to go to 78 today and only slightly lower, 77, tomorrow. Scattered showers and thunder showers, were expected in this area ihis afternoon and tomorrow. But otherwise, the weather will be cloudy, windy Weather Bureau and warm, From where I stand Where there's taxes there's confusion, too BY VULCAN VULCAN JUST loves an occasional talk with George D. Patterson the man who collects the money we owe Uncle Sam, and especially likes Mr. Pattersons observation that where theres taxes theres confusion.

And theres no end to the number and variety of mistakes, some of them deliberate but by far the most of them just plain confusion. Your Iron Man was surprised to learn, too, that of the Alabamians who paid income tax last year, 467,000 Vulcan had refunds coming. Mr. Patterson will tell you that a person is in much more of a hurry to get a refund than he is to make that oft-delaved remittance. Vulc told you a few weeks ago of several of the amusing reasons folks with refunds cite to indicate their need for immediate remittances from Uncle Sam.

Mr. Patterson tells Ole Vulc his office gets many letters asking for a quick remittance on a refund from fellows who say they cant get their wife and baby out of the hospital until the bill is paid. And there are others who have got to have some money right now to meet overdue payments on an automobile, a TV, a refrigerator or some other household gadget. Neither is the old political partisan out of the picture. Sometimes, according to those who have refunds coming or who think they have, it is only the Republicans who get prompt service, sometimes only the Democrats.

Yes sir, theres confusion and theres humor and theres pathos connected with it all. The Internal Revenue Bureau gets all manner of missent mail. Sometimes there are personal letters picked up and enclosed by mistake along with bills and notations of various kinds, many of them intended only for the owners eyes. Always hopefuls AND THERE ARE always the hopefuls, too. The service recently received a letter from a woman is South Aabama who wanted to know how much tax would be due on buried pirate treasure worth $1,050,000.

Her husband, she said; was fixing to dig it up, and she wanted to know about how they would stand financially. As a matter of fact, and heres something Vulcan did not know, there are several people just on the verge of locating fabulous pirate treasure in Alabama, according to letters to Mr. Pattersons office. The office does not go in for jokes but occasionally something of the kind creeps in. On one return there was a notation, presumably intended as a reminder from the director, which said: Did we get all he had? Vulc is reminded of the man who, upon checking out of a super duper hotel, changed the sign hanging on the inside of his room door which read Stop Did You Leave Anything? to Stop Have You Got Anything Left? Fishing on honor VULCAN WAS told of a fishing pond down in Perry County where anglers are asked to drop their fee into a box conveniently placed at the entrance to the property.

There is no attendant and nobody to check to see who has paid and who has not. Just works on the honor system and well at that, according to reports. Vulcan often wonders about the number of boats being built in back yards and basements around our town. Looked over Brighton way and saw considerable progress on the craft Glenn is building. Lots of boats with outboard motors riding the highways these days on specially constructed two-wheel carriers.

Tom Hunter and his brief case hurrying along 20th St. Ferrell Nicholson complaining that windy weather is no good for fishing. Ed Hoover doing some gardening. Vulc noted an especially heavy flow of traffic into and out of our town Sunday. Hundreds of automobiles headed south apparently toward Mobile and the azalea trail.

Frank North and Ed Hutson headed toward Lake Cahaba. The country parson Army board OK's building Jackson Dam WASHINGTON, March 6 (JP) The Board of Army Engineers voted unanimous ly today for construction of the $23,600,000 Jackson Lock and Dam on the Tom-bigbee River, 119 miles above Mobile, Ala. The action came after the board overruled requests for delay which were made in protests received last night from the Ala-bama-Tombigbee Valley Protective Assn, and five railroads. Rep. Boykin Ala.) urged that the engineers take immediate action.

He asid he plans to ask Congress for construction money for the year beginning July 1. THE PROJECT already has been authorized by Congress. The boards favorable report will be sent to the governors of interested states for comment and later to Congress. The lock and dam a part of the modernization of the Tombig-bee River reach of the Black Warrior, Warrior and Tombigbee Waterway. It would take the place of three antiquated locks and dams which have deteriorated after long service.

They also are too small to handle large modern tows. Gov. James Folsom of Alabama told the board the state is vitally interested in the waterway. We hope that you gentlemen ill approve this project. If you do not, he said, then let us in Alabama construct it.

in Alabama use this waterway. We have tonnage coming from South America and steel tonnage going down this river. This project is Turn to Page 2, Column 5 Wesfinghouse OK's settlement plan WASHINGTON. March 6 UP) Westinghouse Electric Corp. today accepted a government plan for settling the 142-day strike at its plants.

No word came immediately from the striking union, the International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE, as to whether it would accept. The proposal, providing for a compromise on all pending issues, was submitted to both sides last Saturday by a three-man panel of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The company said: Westinghouse management accepts the settlement terms rec-commended by the special panel of mediators. After a thorough study of the recommendations, management feels the proposed settlement is fair to both company and union. If the IUE accepts the recommendations, our employes can begin to return to their jobs tomorrow.

The strike involving about workers in 40 plants, began last October. Bruner bows oul commission race of into the town in the, valley below, which the mine helped to shape. Authors of the plans are members of the Chambers Good Neighborhood Committee. The committee today decided to begin the first chapter of the saga by installing a miniature railroad along the crest of the mountain. The diminutive line to be called the Ski-Ride" is expected to be able to holler all aboard and begin to roll this Summer, R.

Norris Hadaway, committee chairman, said. PROPOSED PLANS for a cable car across the mountain previously announced have been abandoned. After the train ride becomes a reality, the iron ore mine will be drawn into the story. It is the old Valley View Mine, whose mouth opens out of the side of the mountain facing Birmingham. Hadaway, who has hiked miles dong the mountain and walked nto the bowels of the mine in recent days, submitted a report if the projects possibilities to he committee this morning.

He envisioned the appeal that mtering a real mine would have native Alabamians and tour-sts. Plans also call for murals, ights, mining equipment and ither exhibits to graphically trace iron ore from the time it dug from the ground until it is turned into iron ingots. TOURISTS WOULD be taken into the mine for an intimate limpse of the process. A tour, when the entire project is completed, would include a ride along the crest of the mountain in the miniature train accompanied by a trip into the mine. Patios and ramps would enable tourists to pause and look at the scenery or take pictures.

Binoculars or telescopes would enable Turn to Page 2, Column 6 TV concern applies for Channel 42 WASHINGTON, March 6 (JP) Birmingham Television Corp. today applied to the Communications Commission for a Channel 42 television station at Birmingham, Ala. The company, only applicant for the channel, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of H. E. Bal-aban Corp.

of Chicago, which operates motion picture theaters and has diverse broadcasting Fourteen constitutional amendments -intended tto clamp firm civilian controls on the armed forces were passed by a vote of 390 to 20. THIS MASS of legislation now goes to the Bundesrat (upper house) for final parliamentary approval. The Bundesrat is expected to act March 16. Barring a major political upset, Bundesrat approval is considered certain. Anti- rearmament Socialists joined Chancellor Konrad Adenauers supporters in pushing through the amendments.

Deputies proclaimed that they would prevent the armed forces from again becoming a state within a state, as they were called under the Weimar Republic that preceded Hitler. The anti-rearmament Socialists were snowed under on the Soldiers Law vote. The 59-article law authorizes the government to recruit an elite cadre of 150,000 volunteers. They will form the backbone of the projected 'armed force. Called the constitution of the German soldier, the law also spells out the rights and duties of soldiers, sailors and airmen.

THE 14 AMENDMENTS create a high-ranking watohdog committee over the armed forces, split the powers of the commander-inchief three ways, forbid the use of troops in an internal emergency and impose other parliamentary controls on the military. The 59-article Soldiers Law authorizes the government to recruit a force of 150,000 volunteers. They will form an elite professional cadre for the projected armed forces. The rearmament measure provided Adenauer his first test of strength in the Bundestag since he bounced 37 rebellious Free Democrats from his coalition last month. The four Free Democrats in the cabinet and 12 other members of the party in the Bundestag stayed with the chancellor.

Sparkman to reply to Ike on air as Demo spokesman NEW YORK, March 6 UP) Sen. John J. Sparkman of Alabama, Democratic vice presiden tial candidate in 1952, will reply tomorrow night to President Eisenhowers speech announcing he would seek a second term. The Mutual Broadcasting system reversed itself yesterday and granted a request for free radio time to the Democratic Party to make a reply. Sparkman, chosen as the party spokesman, will, speak over Mutual from 9 to 9:20 p.m.

(Birmingham time) tomorrow. Mutual and all other radio and television networks originally turned down the Democratic request for equal time to answer the president. Mutual is the only one to reverse its previous stand. A Mutual spokesman said the network didnt feel any obligation to grant the time. But he said it is now willing to do so because of service considerations.

Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler said Mutuals commander. of Jordans Arab Legion. As he spoke Arab chiefs of state were holding a Summit conference in Cairo. IF WAR SHOULD come, Ben-Gurion told the Israeli Parliament in one of its stormiest sessions, moral responsibility will rest with the Soviet and U.

S. governments the Soviet because it supplied arms to Egypt and the United States because it has denied arms to Israel. Israel will not start a war, Ben-Gurion declared. But if it should break out we will meet it with confidence and strength. Saudi Arabias King Saud flew to Cairo for the Summit conference with Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser and President Shukri Al Kuwatly of Syria.

Their talks are expected to deal both with the Arab-Israeli feud and the possibility of bringing Jordan into their mutual military aid pact. JORDANS Arab Legion, trained and financed by the British, is rated the best fighting force in the Arab word. Now that King Hussein has fighting force in the Arab world. Bagot Glubb as the Legion's commander, the three big Arab powers would like to have it under a unified command on their side. They have already offered to replace the subsidy of some $22 million dollars a year which Britain has paid for the legions support.

Britain reacted sharply to the Glubb case and a smarting setback in Cyprus, the Mediterranean island colony that is the headquarters for her Middle East ground and air forces. Prime Minister Edens government recalled the 15 top British officers who had served in the Arab Legion under Glubb. And it announced it would use military forces as necessary to end the killings and bombings on Gyprus, where a compromise of-Turn to Page 2. Column 3 said. With daytime temperatures in the balmy regions, tonights low will be only 67 degrees, the forecast said.

The Weather Bureau recordec 70 on its thermometers at Municipal Airport at 8:30 a.m. today. Low recorded last night was 66, giving Birmingham a mean temperature of 71 for 24 hours. That was 20 degrees above normal. Steel workers study contract demands CHICAGO, March 6 OS5) Officials of the United Steelworkers Union met in Chicago today to shape up demands for a new two-year contract, Negotiations with the steel industry will open in May.

The present contract expires at midnight June 30 Open meetings were slated for today and tomorrow by the unions powerful 170-member Wage Policy Committee. The union calls the session Operation Soundoff. Officials and rank and file union members will be given an opportunity to speak. The union has not formally anounced any demands under consideration. However, Union President David J.

McDonald has indicated they will add up to the most expensive package ever presented the steel indus try. offer was in the tradition of political fair play which all Americans expect from a great communications media. Today's chuckle THE KINSEY REPORT proved one thing that everybody Hyiew that women talk too mufch. (c). EISENHOWER'S ssage dated March 1 was delivered to the Soviet Foreign Office yesterday.

It had been delayed in transmission by radio difficul ties. Eisenhower gave a quick brush-off to Bulganins Feb. 1 letter to him appealing for him to recon sider his earlier rejection of Bui ganins proposal for a Soviet-American friendship treaty. Our views remain generally as expressed in a letter or rejection to Bulganin on Jan. 28, Eisenhowers new message said.

BULGANIN HAD first called for a friendship treaty in mid-January. The tone of the earlier Eisenhower turn-down was that the ground is covered by commitment already made by the two countries and a new pact might stir up unjustified optimism that a real settlement had been reached. THE NEW White House response was directed largely toward reviving a correspondence which Biilganin opened last Fall before the presidents heart attack. In a letter in September. Bulganin severely criticized Eisenhowers open skies proposal for American-Soviet aerial reconnaissance and an exchange of military blueprints.

Later at the Geneva conference in November Russia turned down the proposal which had been advanced as a first step toward a disarmament system. Turn to Page 2, Column 6 Father, son struck by same bullet in freak accident A Crest Hills man and his 3-year-old son escaped serious injury when a jammed pistol accidentally discharged. MILTON DENNIS, 38, of 1328 Crest Hills-rd, was admitted to St. Vincent Hospital last night with a hand wound. He was released this morfting.

Still in the hospital is little Stevie, second victim of the bullet which wounded his father. The bullet passed through Dennis hand, through Stevies right leg, lower pelvis, through the left leg and finally plowed into ai wall. We were very lucky, said a friend of the family at the hospital. The bullet didnt expand when it hit Stevie. It left a clean wound, and the hospital said he would be all right.

Dennis had removed the clip from his .45 caliber automatic pistol and was cleaning the gun when it jammed. Apparently the cartridge which injured the pair was jammed in the chamber. Dennis had just put his son to bed when the pajama-clad youngster wandered into the dining room and into the. path of the bullet when the gun went off. Vanderbilt gets loan WASHINGTON.

March 6 (JP) A $2 million government loan to Vanderbilt University at Nashville, was approved today to finance construction of six dormitories for 600 men Officers say he ran light Prospective groom dies in police chase BESSEMER, March 6 Avoiding a ticket for running a red light apparently cost a 23-year-old Bessemer man his life early today only minutes after he discussed wedding plans with his fiancee. Clyde C. Coe of 3205 Dartmouth-av, Bessemer, was killed instantly about 2:45 cers gave chase, they told Get preview of Barons, majors Van Hoose batting out sharp baseball hits for The News Former County Commissioner Earl Bruner today bowed out of consideration as a candidate for an associate place on the City Commission. Bruner had serioiisly considered running for the place given up by Commissioner Wade Bradley. Bruner said that business and other matters would keep him continually engaged for at least a year: However, there was imme i a speculation that Bruner, who was elected four times to the County mmission, would run for bruner mayor of Birmingham when that office is open to campaign next year, I want to thank my many friends for their offers of support, said Bruner.

Four aspirants for Bradleys job have already announced they would be candidates. They are former Birmingham Commissioner Eugene Connor, J. T. Waggoner, runner up to Bradley in the 1953 election. Tom O.

Birmingham jeweler, and Lamar Weaver. Party meeting (disrupted TOULOUSE, France, March 5 (JP) A meeting of supporters iii at Ocala with the team that represents Birmingham in the 1956 Southern Assn. race. And then a tour of major league bases in the Grapefruit state. There are 12 of them there, and Van Hoose of The News will visit each of them.

Its the story back of the story hes seeking from the big league men and their hopes, plans, strategy for the Spring and Summer ahead will come direct to you in your living room. Thisis a double-header no baseball fan will want to miss the kind of an attraction which keeps News sports pages running out front. Van Hooses major league series starts Sunday Be with him then, and all the way, for a closeup look at the national pastimes greatest stars. In Florida, there are: Oranges and bathing beauties, warm days, cool nights and baseball teams. Also, at this very moment: Alf Van Hoose, headline contributor to the Souths finest sports pages.

And this Birmingham News baseball writer is preparing to welcome the new season for i ingham News readers like it has never been welcomed before! van hoose it's a diamond double-header about to come popping from the Van Hoose typewriter. First, theres Baron business, setting up a base of operations Deputy Coroner James W. Thompson. They lost sight of the car for a short time. The next time they saw the auto, it had collided with a train at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad fbrossing at Dartmouth-av and about 28th-st, Bessemer.

The car was dragged 93 feet before -the train could be halted. Deputy Coroner James W. Thompson ruled accidental death. Funeral services for Coe will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Union Baptist Church.

The Rev. James B. Cambron and the Rev. Howard Webb will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Brown-Service, Bessemer, directing.

Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Lena Coe and grandfather, J. O. Burchfield. a.m.

today after eluding a police car only to fflow into an oncoming freight train. YOUNG COE was killed three blocks from his home. Officers who were pursuing the driver reported they wanted to cite him for running a red light. Coe. an employe at the TCI Tin Mill, was returning from Hueytown where he had visited his fiance, relatives said.

Coe and Juanita Scott were to have been married in about three weeks. They already had their apartment and all their furniture, said the relatives. ABOUT 2:45 A.M. today Coe, driving a late model car. was spotted by officers slipping through a red light.

The offi 25 of Pierre Poujade was broken up npwemen here yesterday by Socialists and 5ee newsmen Communists armed with stink- WASHINGTON. March 6 UP) President Eisenhower will hold a news conference tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. (EST). A man has to do a lot of fine things in order to prove hes good only one evil one to prove hes bad. bombs.

Several persons were injured before police broke up the brawl. A 1.