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Baseball Score NATIONAL llAGVt t. Leah, Mew Vark tain). Ckicmg 4, Ffttibarc Cincinnati, PatUdelphit (called -Ml). Milwaukee Brooklyn 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 12, Kanm City 1.

WMhingtoa S. Cleveland t. Baltimore 1, Cfclcaf 1 Today's Bible Thought "As it is written, There it none righteous, no not one." Romam 2:10. The Independent Newspaper Covering Central Pennsylvania Phone 8181 VOL. 99 No.

113 Continuously Published Since Jan. 8, 1856 Friday Morning, May 13, 1955 Nlaety-Nlae lean CoBtlnaoni Service Rv Cents Logan Valley Asks Fare Raise To Fifteen Cents i II II ii i i ill yl Big Four Agrca On Final Terms Of Austrian Treaty Agreement Will Make Austria Neutral In Cold War VIENNA, Austria OW The Big Four agreed Thursday on final terms for an Austrian treaty of independence. This country's foreign minister, mindful of an impending top-level East-West meeting, called it "a turning point in world U. S. Secretary of State Dulles, British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan, French Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay and Soviet Foreign Minister M.

Molotov will sign the treaty here Sunday which makes Austria a neutral in the cold war. INDEPENDENCE Ratification will mean independence for the first time in 17 years for this nation of seven million with an area roughly equivalent to Maine or South Carolina, Ninety days after ratification, 70,000 occupation troops of the four powers who have been in Austria for a decade will be withdrawn. Ratification is expected to be completed by Dec. 31. Austrian! were jubilant.

Vienna's coffee houses rang with joy. Franz Jonas, mayor of Vienna, asked every orchestra in the city to play the na- tional anthem at 10 A. 31. Sunday, the hour set for the treaty signing. For a while Thursday it looked as though a deadlock over a clause dealing with economic concessions of Russia to Austria might block or delay the treaty signing.

But a communique from the Big Four ambassadors after a meeting of 100 minutes declared "full unanimity has been reached on all articles of the draft treaty." Arms Limits In Europe To Be Prepared NATO And Communist Military Alliance Would Supervise Armament Levels, According To British Plan PARIS UP) A plan for halting the arms race In Europe was reliably reported Thursday to be In the works but still in Its formative stage. Diplomatic informants said th plan was put forward by th British and called first for Russit and the West to come to terms over armament levels in the two parts of the divided continent. Under the plan, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the defense group now being set up by the Communists in Warsaw would be assigned the joint task of supervision. There was no official comment or confirmation on the reported plan. TO DISCUSS WITH BULGANIN The United States, Britain and France intend to discuss the plan with Soviet Premier Nikolai Bui-ganin if a top-level conference is held later this year, the informants said.

One feature of the project as presently envisaged was said to involve an exchange of firm pledges between East and West to help jointly any innocent victim of aggression. The center of this idea was said to be Western recognition that the Soviets may sincerely fear a revived and rearmed West Germany. There is frank recognition here that reunification of Germany probably will remain an unattain-ed target for years. In order to avert the danger of an arms race between East and West Germany and later between. East and West Europe, the allies were reported to believe it may be possible to convince the Soviets the plan might work.

PASSENGERS JUMP INTO SeV-Passengers, some wearing life jackets, jump from the decks of the Japanese ferry Shiun Maru as it starts to sink shortly after collision in a thick fog May 11 with a freight ferry in Japan's Inland Sea. 692 persons were saved and bodies of 76 have been recovered but at least 83 are of them school children. The ship sank in five minutes. (AP Wirephoto via radio from Tokyo). NEw STYLE FOR MILKMEN Mrs.

Dale Spence holds her two-year-old daughter, Jean, as she looks quizzically at her milkman, Herman Lancaster, dressed in Bermuda shorts as he makes a delivery to her home in Dallas, May 11. A local dairy figures to dress their delivery men in shorts for comfort during the hot summer months. (AP Wirephoto). Curb On Salk Vaccine May Be Lifted Friday WASHINGTON UPThe V. S.

Public Health Service Thursday awaited word from a vaccina retestinc team he- House Passes Military Funds Bill WASHINGTON UP) The House' Thursday passed a' military appropriation bilL after upholding President Eisenhower's plans to reduce armed service strength. The roll call vote was 382-0. As. went.to -the J5eitfr it provided for a cut of 107,300 in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps during the 12 months starting July 1. The Air Force would be increased by 5,000, from 970,000 to 975,000, during the same period, leaving the over-all reduction at 102,300.

HARRISBURG UP) The public utility commission Thursday was asked to approve a proposed increase from IS to 15 cents in cash fares of the Altoona and Logan Valley Bus Line, effective June 12. The commission, said the com pany is also to raise school fares from seven to nine cents. The transit firm, which operates in the Altoona arpa with routes to Tyrone and Hollidaysburg, said the charges would produce 987 more annual revenue. Two Damage Suits Will Go To Juries Friday Two suits, one an actbn in as sumpsit and the other an action in trespass, will go before juries i nday. The action in trespass case in stituted by John H.

Willis and his wife, Grace, Williamsburg, against Irma Wharton and Mary M. Sheeder, was begun Wednes day afternoon. Witnesses for the plaintiff gave testimony late Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning, concerning an accident on fiept. 26, 19ol, on route 22 about seven miles east of Hollidaysburg. Willis was on the stand most of the morning testifying that the harton car came across the center of the highway and crashed into his car as a tractor-trailer attempted to pass the Willis car.

Dr. Lawrence Dibert was brought to the stand also. The doctor told the jury that Willis was treated for chest and injuries, for which he received a bill of $99. At the afternoon session de fense witnesses testified-that the" truck which was attempting tq pass Willis was the direct cause of the accident. William Tilson said the truck had passed him on the curve just prior to the accident and as the truck was almost adjacent to the Willis car the accident occurred.

The defense contends that although the Wharton car crossed the highway that perhaps it was the truck driver's responsibility and not that of the Wharton faction. The co-defendant. Mary Sheeder, was not represented at the jury trial. The closing argument wa. made by defense counsel, Attorney Robert C.

Haberstroh, late Thursday afternoon. Friday morning, Attorney Gerald Turner, counsel for plaintiff, will give his closing argument, to be followed v. ith the charge of the jury by Judge John M. Klepser. The new trial before Judge Ivan McKendrick, visiting judge trom Cambria county, is an action in assumpsit brought by Stanley Metz, trading as the Mar-tinsburg Service Supply against John Dean, North Woodbury township.

The plaintiff is represented by Attorney Frank B. WarfeV the defendant by At torney Amos Davis. Homer I. Ritchey and Stanley Metz had testified for the plaintiff before the noon recess. The two men testified that an oral contract was arranged with the defendant, Sept.

13, 1952, on a time and material basis for the remodeling of the Dean barn. The plaintiff claims that he was to install certain items in the barn including a barn cleaner, (Continued on Page 8, Col. 3) C. Of C. Plans Business Education Program For Schools "It's a pretty big project and will take a lot of work." G.

Stan ley Ruth, executive secretary of the Altoona Chamber of Com merce, commented Thursday aft ernoon, concerning the newest project of the local C. of C. clarifying the workings of businesses to educators and teachers of the Altoona and Logan Township school districts. This business-education program which will come to a head Nov. Child Suffers Burns As He Spills Tea Dennis Pearson, 3, of 505 Logan suffered first and second degree burns of the right upper arm, chest and abdomen when he spilled hot tea on himself.

He was treated at Mercy hospital dispensary. J. STEVEN'S BAIRD Illustrious 2,500 Attend Reception For Jaffa Potentate The reception to the Illustrious Potentate J. Stevens Baird was the most lavish Jaffa Shrine tartv of the vear. held Thursday evening at Jaffa mosque, and at tracting an attendance ot more -than 2,500 Shriners and their ladies.

The Jaffa entertainment com mittee arranged the activities of the entire evening, unveiling the most elaborate stage setting ever presented at the mosque, an en chanted terraced spring garden With dancing fountains, pools of exotic fish, bright fragrant flow ers and rolling green lawns. The evening started with a full- course roast beef dinner, follow ed by a band concert, organ mu sic by Dewey Thompson, and the pageant and drills by the ana units. Mrs. Karl Irvin sang the national anthem after the flag salute. The Jaffa Chanters, led by Francis Wood, presented special music.

The potentate was presented with a golf set as a token of esteem. Mrs. Baird was presented with a linen tablecloth, and the ladies of the divan with a wrought Iron table set. A great stage show from New York highlighted the entertainment, the Chordettes heading the parade of stellar acts. Other prominent acts were performed by (Continued on Page 8, Col.

4) Cuts Tongue Regina Thompson, 2, of 504 21st her tongue when she fell from her tricycle, and was treated at Mercy dispensary. Local Weather Occasional Rain; Saturday, Probable Showers. Mild Friday And Saturday WEATHER Mountains Cloudy with occasional rain spreading across the district Friday and Friday night and ending Saturday morning. Continued mild Friday, high 64-72. Rather cloudy Saturday.

Upper, Middle Susquehanna and Po-eonos Cloudy with occasional rain apreading across the district Friday and Friday night. Continued mild Friday, high 64-72. Saturday rather cloudy with some lingering showers likely. The U. S.

Weather Bureau reported the following temperatures for Thursi day, May 12: High low Chicago 72 60 Cleveland 78 47 St. Louis 65 56 Boston 76 53 Jacksonville 98 69 Miami 81 75 New York 80 57 Philadelphia 79 54 Pittsburg 74 47 Washington 77 57 Denver SO 46 Atlantic City 67 54 'This here bein' Friday, th' 13th, ya better watch yer step, warns Mr. as I goes in his office. "Superstitious, eh?" sez I. "Well, we jest got a news story about a woman out in Little Rock, who's gonna celebrate her birthday t'day, Friday th 13th.

An' she's 100 yean old. Friday th' 13th didn't hurt her much, anyway "Forecast fer Friday calls fer CLOUDY, OCCASIONAL SHOW-ERS WITH HIGH AROUND 64-72. Saturday, about th' same. High Thursday wuz 78, low 46, noon 70, humidity 37, barometer 29.09, temp'ature at' 1A.M. State Government And Politics Subject Of New Tribune Feature The Altoona Tribune, in line with its policy of bringing to its readers the best in news and feature coverage, is fortunate in obtaining for readers of The Tribune the close-to-home syndicated daily feature, 'The Pennsylvania Story" a statewide column today appearing in more than two score newspapers throughout the state.

Concise, to-the-point, revealing, and of direct concern and interest to every resident of the Keystone state, 'The Pennsylvania Story" is the story-behind-the-story in Pennsylvania affairs, government and politics." Pa. Refuses To Go Along On New Air Raid Signals HAGERSTOWN, Md. UP) Pennsylvania refused to go along when civil defense administrators of six other states agreed' Thursday adopt new air raid warning signals In connection' with a nationwide test exercise on June 15 and 16. Pennsylvania's defection was announced at a meeting of civil defense directors from region II of the federal civil defense administration embracing Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. W.

w. Reynolds, emergency operations officer in the regional setup, announced Pennsylvania's civil defense director, Dr. Richard Gerstell, Harrisburg, had objected to the new signals. Dr. Gerstell, a nuclear physicist, did not attend the meeting and the nature of his objections was not brought out.

Paul B. Hartenstein, executive director of the Philadelphia Civil Defense council, said his organization will follow the new plan. A spokesman for FCDA expressed surprise that Pennsylvania had declined to go along. He said there was a possibility of confusion in border areas of the state. None of the other state directors challenged the warning system at Thursday's meeting, although some of them had expressed displeasure when it first was announced by FCDA officials several weeks ago.

The new system consists of two warnings. The first is called an alert. Sirens will blast steadily for three to five minutes. Local Civil Defense emergency plans will go into effect. In some localities, it will be the signal for evacuation.

In others, it will warn everyone to go into shelters. The second signal is called "take cover." Sirens will blow a warbling sound for three minutes and whistles will sound a series of short blasts for the same time. It means attack is imminent. Everyone is supposed to dive for the best available shelter immediately. There is no "all clear" in the new system.

The change was predicated on the recently revealed survey of the "fall out" problem, which indicated in some places it may be necessary to stay in shelters two to five days to escape radioactive dust. The "alert" signal will be sounded at 11:05 A. M. (EST) on June 14 to start the nationwide preparedness 'test. President Eisenhower and his White House staff will participate in the practice alert.

"Take cover" will blow at 1:05 P. EST. START The new serial "TtAKE MY PLACE Bj) Frances Sarah Moore Today on Page 13 Lakemont Told It Must Have Sewage System The Logan township board of supervisors have been warned they must set up an adequate sewage system for the Lakemont. area immediately or have the state health department take ac tion against individual property owners throughout the section. The supervisors were told in a letter by Harry A.

DeWire, Har-risburg, regional engineer of the state health department, that if. the people do not go along with the sewer system, which the Lo gan supervisors are to get underway, then the health department will force owners to install septic tanks at their own expense. The ultimatum was delivered to Logan supervisors and the township sanitary authority at a meet ing held recently in the office of township supervisor, Harold E. March. The Harrisburg health official told local officials that the state would no longer permit the unsanitary conditions which exist in Lakemont.

He warned that the state is ready to proceed against individual citizens who are creat ing health hazards. The letter appeared to be an order to build the long-proposed sanitary sewage plant for that section of Logan township, which has no sewers. Tests have given (Continued on Page 8, CoL S) Twenty To Be Ordained To Priesthood Twenty young men will be or dained to the holy priesthood Saturday, May 21, with the Most Reverend Bishop R. T. Guilfoyle officiating at the ceremonies set to begin at 9:45 A.

M. (DST). Five of- the candidates will be for the Diocese of Altoona, 13 will be for the Sacred Heart Province, T. O. of St.

Francis Loretto and the other two will go to other dioceses. Diocesan and Franciscan clergy will assist at the ordination rite and the Diocesan Priests' choir will sing under the direction of Father Joseph Relatives and friends of the new priests will occupy reserved seats, but the public is invited to use the vast remaining facilities of the Cathedral. The following members of the Cathedral altar boy staff have been assigned to assist at the ordination: Mitre-bearer, Ray mond Miller; crozjier-bearer, Stephen Doyle; book-bearer, Edwin Wertz; candle-bearer, John Yahner; acolytes, Richard Gates and Raymond McGuire; cross-bearer, Joseph Taylor; extra candle-bearers for the ordinands: Thomas Kapfhammer, John Weakland, John Gutzwiller. Robert Fox, Robert Jones. Thomas Wiley, Regis Byrnes, and William Tomlinson.

Among those approved for ordination are: Father John Joseph Neugebauer of the Cathedral parish, Altoona, and Fabian ieNichol of Our Lady of Lourdes fwish, Altoona. Hearings Ordered On Freight Rates WASHINGTON UP) The Interstate Commerce Commission Thursday ordered hearings on the railroad industry's request that temporary freight rate increases granted in 1952 be made permanent. The railroads had asked for action without further hearings. The increases, ranging from 12 to 15 per cent involved a billion dollar a year boost in freight charges. Originally authorized to expire at the end of February, 1954, the higher rates were later expended temporarily to the end of this year.

You'll find every word of 'The Pennsylvania Story" an interesting commentary on your own State Government today a billion-dollar-plus "business" in which each and every Pennsylva-nian has a direct stake. The "Pennsylvania which has been appearing this week on the front page, will be found regularly hereaftar on the Editorial page, as a five-day week feature, Monday through Friday. Look on the Editorial page Monday for Mason Denison's "Pennsylvania the inside story of your home state politics. (Continued on Page 8, Col. 8 DENISON Leader finds himself traveling: (1) he is young (37) and in the fine sense of the word a non-pro politician; (2) he has copped the gubernatorial throne in a predominantly Republican stronghold; (3) he was the personal choice of Democratic National Committeeman (and Pittsburg Mayor) David L.

Lawrence. All of this ties in closely with the national picture in that as governor he will serve as the spokesman and front guiding light for the large and powerfnl state delegation at the presidential nominating convention next summer. AT HEAD OF THE LINE At this convention next year Pennsylvania stands to be in one of the most influential positions it has maintained since the turn of the century and at the head of the line will be National Committeeman Lawrence. The spotlighting of George Leader is turning out to be almost a natural. Neither the Governor nor Mayor Lawrence has forgotten the tremendous boost given the Democratic cause in the Keystone State last fall when 1952 Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson stormed into Pennsylvania in behalf of (OomUaiMd Page 1 CoL Bs'fof' gfflnr th signal for limited resumption of Salk antlpolio inoculations.

Spokesmen for the service had indicated that if all goes well the signal might be given Friday for beginning the inoculations again. Officials had expected to hear within a matter of hours from a scientific team rechecking vaccine made by Parke, Davis Detroit. Later, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, of which the Public Health Service is part, said in a statement that no report had been received from Detroit yet Until that report is received and studied by Dr. Leonard Scheele, the surgeon general, there will be no decision on whether to resume the inoculations, officials said. Scheele had hoped that inoculations might be resumed this weekend.

The Public Health Service, said Dr. Scheele's decision will be made public immediately but added, "It is not known when that decision will be reached." American Vets Feted Royally By Russians By RICHARD KASISCHKE MOSCOW UP) Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovsky, Soviet chief of staff, was host Thursday night at a three-hour banquet to nine visiting American veterans of the U. 1945 Elbe linkup. As vodka and champagne flowed, he toasted the "friendship and mutual understanding" of the American and Russian peoples.

The visiting Americans, with their Russian opposites, had spotlight roles in late April 1945, when the American and Soviet armies met at the Elbe River. Soldiers from each side clasped hands and exchanged greetings, their meeting marked the juncture of the Eastern and Western fronts and the collapse of effective German resistance. Thursday night's lavish entertainment for the veterans was given in the central house of the Soviet army, with about 175 Russian and foreign guests including military attaches at Western embassies. The whole atmosphere was friendly. Eleven musicians in a jazz band, dressed in natty white jackets, played such tunes as "I found a million dollar baby in a five and ten cent store." There were no accusations against "American reactionaries" or "atom warmongers" such as have been heard in the past.

i Even Col. Gen. A. S. Zhadov, who attacked "American reactionaries" and the "remilitarization.

xf West Germany" in speech Wednesday night at a (CoBtiuoft i Vac CoL Altoona Lions Make International Visit In Cuba Shortly after dawn Friday "Pan American World Airway's plane is scheduled to make special landing at Altoona (Mar-tinsburg) Airfield when 65 members of Altoona Lions Club Visitation party will embark on a. "Historic Good-Will" mission to Havana, Cuba, where for three days they will be guests of the World's Largest Service group which is in that city. Altoona's "Flying Lions" first service club to conduct mass visitation by air will on this journey record another "First," as no Service Club has previously conducted' an International visit. A hearty welcome awaits local Lions in Havana with schedule calling for tour of Island, attendance as honor guests at a convention near Havana and, to top the honors and program, Monroe L. Nute, president of International Board of Directors have created a Special Award for the president of the Republic of Cuba, Don Fulgencio Batista, which local Lions will present President Batista at his Imperial Palace at 6 P.

Friday night at a special reception. Local group plans to return home early Monday morning. Trucker Robbed INDIANA, Pa. W-State po. lice report an unidentified bandit Thursday robbed a Fort Wayne, trucker of S43 in cash after signalling the driver for help.

Harold Materson, 32, the trucker, told police he saw a motorist standing along the road waving his arms. He said he halted his truck the man whipped out a gun. Materson said the man fled in an auto along with a woman com- panion on Route 422, about a mile west of here. The woman companion, Materson said, did not leave the auto during the holdup. State police said Materson is employed by the Fruehauf Trucking Co.

Jack Hopper Reported Improved' Jack Hopper, 63 Duff Drive, assistant coach of Altoona High football, who was admitted to Altoona hospital last Friday when he was stricken with a heart condition, was listed as "good" early Friday morning at the hospital where he is still a patient. Drive ciretully- to Slrnmi JewelTjr 8 tor su WstOM aa4 Slaaaa valM The Pennsylvania Story By MASON LEADER GAINS NATIONAL PROMINENCE HARRISBURG--There is indeed far more than meets the eye in the political capers and skirmishes of Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor George M. Leader who in the short five months that he has been governor of this once rock-ribbed Republican state is fast becoming one of the shining stars in the national Democratic orbit. Actually it is not so much George Leader as an individual as it is what he stands for in the eyes of many a Democratic political strategist in party head-quarters in Washington. To them Pennsylvania's new Democratic gov- Mason Denison ernor is the ideal personification of the picture they would like to paint of a new and revitalized Democratic Party a picture generally conceded to be one of the prime ingredients of a successful presidential campaign next year.

Three underlying factors stand out ia tht orbit in which Mr. 10, was reported on at the Friday meeting of the Chamber of Commerce by the chairman and co-chairman of the project, A. Bruce Denniston, superintendent of Altoona public schools, and Robert Hite. In November, the teachers of the two districts will be given an opportunity to visit various business places, not "on tour," Mr. Ruth indicated, but following a definite program of explaining the mechanics of business, the meaning of retail, wholesale, distribution, industries, hotels, etc.

Vice President William B. Bowes served as chairman of the JCmUm face 1 CoL 4.