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today tonight and Wednesday High today 74 to 78 low tonight 60 to 66 lara da: ter rii6 da 66 NASHVILLE tra and scattered thunder- 'terms this afternoon and to- light High 75 low 60 Wednes ered thunderstorms today to fay cloudy showers Scat- light and Wednesday High to ay 74 to 78 low tonight 60 to 56 VOL DOCVIII NO 34 Berlin Led NASHVILLE TENN TUESDAY AFTERNOON MAY 19 1953 Ri()ter Seized i TVA Fight By Governor 28 PAGES Fl04P0i-tt Le PRICE: FIVE CENTS VOL NO 34 NASHVILLE TENN TUESDAY AFTERNOON MAY 19 1953 28 PAGES PRICE: FIVE CENTS I E-0 E---3 1 1 1 1 '3 i 1 1 4- Leftist Rioter Seized Leaders Berlin ellt Fight TVA Fi Given Li By Governor FrVePolEit ro rallift es 4A 4- 11 Ov-- I i 1 I I -I 1 I -7-1: 1 l' 4 1 1 -it -1 -w 4 1 A 1 16 1 i 1 7 5 1 4t kd i 4 ic' 1 3 o- fk To Contmue Special Train Plan Suggested Gov Frank Clement told a press conference today that people of Tennessee must continue their fight for TVA He mentioned the possibility of sending a special tram carrying Tennessee city and county officials to Washington to call on each member of Congress in behalf of TVA Clement said he had been informed the House of Representatives would consider TVA next week and that one of the plane suggested was that of sending a delegation aboard a special train which would be called "TVA Uulimited" Clement made it plain no definite plans had been made sending the group to Washington because there may not be sufficient time to arrange details before House consideration of TVA funds Progress Made To Continue ue Special Train Suggested Plan Sutnc Gov Frank Clement told a press conference today that people of Tennessee must continue their fight for TVA Ire entioned the possi- i bility of sending a special train carrying Tennessee city and county officials to Washington to call on each member of Congress in be- half of TVA Clement said he had been in- formed the House of Representa- tives would consider TVA next week and that one of the plane suggested was that of sending a delegation aboard a special train which would be called "TVA Uu- 1 11- -w- ould be calleci'TVA-Vu: limited Clement made it plain no dal- nite plans had been made for sending the group to Washington Washington May 19--(AP)--The Senate today voted down 45-41 a proposal to give the President power to freeze wages prices and rents for 90- days in the event of a grave national emergency The standby freeze authority bitterly contested by Senator Taft (R Ohio) who said President Eisenhower didn't want it was sponsored by Senator Oapehart (R Ind) chairman of the banking committee It was the first vote taken by the Senate on a bill to extend the Defense Production Act in curtailed form Byrd Amendment The vote actually was on an amendment by'Senator Byrd (D FSVa) to limit the President's freeze authority to kn actual declaration of war or after a concurrent reso- iution by Congress In effect this means the President could not freeze the economy without congressional action Washington May 19--(AP)--The Senate today voted down 45-41 a proposal to give the President power to freeze wages prices and rents for 90- days in the event of a grave national emergency The standby freeze authority bitterly contested by Senator Taft (R Ohio) who said President Eisen- was sponsored by Senator Ope- hower didn't want it a hart (R I nd) chairman of the banking committee It was the first vote taken by the Senate on a bill to extend the Defense Production Act in curtailed form Byrd Amendment The vote actually was on an amendment by'Senator Byrd (D Va) to limit the President's freeze authority to kn actual declaration of war or after a concurrent reso- means the President could not iution by Congress In effect this freeze the economy without con- Washington May hower today gave Republican congressional leaders a five-pointtax program which calls for letting a 1() per cent cut in individual income taxes go into effect On schedule Jan 1 He would extend the corporate excess profits tax six months to Jan 1 Eisenhower's program also calls for postponing cuts now scheduled for next April 1 in excise taxes and regular corporate income taxes He would postpone the increase of one-half of one per cent now scheduled for next Jan 1 in the Social Security payroll tax on employers and employes The President laid out his tax proposals at a White House conference with Republican congress- Delegates OK ional leaders They were told that the automatic tax cuts scheduled under existing law would leave a Federal deficit of $5600000000 for 3 Month Vot the 1954 fiscal year starting July Radio Address esence Eisenhower will discuss taxes id the budget and national security In a nationwide radio speech over all major networks at 9:30 pm By LESLIE HART Nalshville -time yrntipiimpoom Vnnittifutional eon By LESLIE HART Tennessee's Constitutional Con LIE HART Constitutional Con which calls for letting a 1() per Washington May 19--(UP)--President Eisens hower today gave Republican congressional leaders a five-point tax program cent cut in individual income taxes go into effect on schedule Jan 1 He would extend the corporate excess profits tax six months to Jan 1 cuts Eisenhower's program also calls for postponing now scheduled for next April 1 in excise taxes and regular corporate income taxes He would postpone the increase of one-half of one per cent now scheduled for next Jan 1 in the Social Security payroll tax on ern- ployers and employes The President laid out his tax proposals at a White House con- 1 ference with Republican congress- ea es lona leaders They were told that gt OK the automatic tax cuts scheduled under existing -law would leave a Federal deficit of $5600000000 for 3Month 0 deficit of $5600000000 for ULU the 1954 fiscal year starting July Radio Address Eisenhower will discuss taxes es1 ence tha hntivat and national aecurthr Iran Qrdeis Writer To Leave Iran Orde Wr it er Ilan ers iter I i i Tennessee's senators Gore and Kefauver voted against the Byrd amendment LAA-gotsoomiaowoliciikaLINIVaaa4416k6mox-mawkodk10 Att Aboasa- Sior West Berlin police push a struggling demonstrator into a patrol wagon after breaking up a disturbance in downtown Berlin The trouble started May 15 when 1000 Berlin leftists stormed a Deutsche partei (German party) rally About 250 troublemakers were arrested (AP Wirephoto) i 4o Stations WSM WLAC and WSIX will broadcast President Eisenhower's address at 9:30 o'clock tonight To Ease Stand Oil POW Issue Varied Records Give Election Roll Staff Way To Double Check Tehran Iran May 19CP)--The government today announced it is expelling Marc Purdue Associated Press correspondent for sending abroad what it called "false and provocative news against the interests of Iran" Hossein Fatemi foreign minister said Purdue has received no- tics to leave Iran within three days He gave no details of the charge Purdue is tiae latest of a number of foreign correspondents to be expelled from Iran since the government took over the holdings of ---the Anglo-Iranian 011 CO' lie has been in this country since last I i The By rd amendment was adopted by the roll call vote Taft had said in debate that the Capehart proposal was "absolutely contrary to the whole theory of a free economy" Pounding his desk Taft shouted to the Senate' that approvalof the freeze provision would mean accepting "the philosophy of the Truman Administration and of the Socialists" Democrats kept silent as Taft argued the issue with two other Republicans Senator Cap eh art (Ind) and Senator Bush (Conn) Capehart is the author of the 90- day freeze bill and Bush is a hacker Taft sila 14 felt vary strongly about putting the standby freeze power in a Republican bill He said the issue of Invoking a freeze was one for Congress to decide not the President He said the bill could freeze prices "at points way below where they ought to be" Prices should he allowed to adjust themselves in an emergency Taft said 'Policy Of inflation' He blamed the inflation which followed outbreak of the Korean war in June 1950 on "a policy of inflation for two years" which he said the Truman Administration deliberately pursued Bush contended the President Phould be given the power to act if he thought the situation demanded it Senator Ives (R Y) said Congress could always undo a Presidential freeze if it wanted to Taft replied that was true but if the argument had any weight then Congress should give the President all the powers it could right away Se at Morse (Ind Ore) joined the debate on Taft's side (Continued on Page 2 Column 8) I tral of their employee in performing the task "There volunteers will tut down on our cost but of courme we wilt need -still other worlters" he declared The purge is expected to be- under the direction of Mrs Mary' Polk registrar-at-large Once the commission has budget approval from the Quarterly Court committee it probably will proceed with major portions of the work Final vote by magistrates will not be taken until July 20 1 One of the major reasons for using the death and marriage lists and Criminal of intamous persons is to determine how much difficulty there would be in keeping the records free of (Continued on Page 2 Column 8) 4a "We must do everything possible to help get adequate funds for TVA" Clement said "Real progress has been made at this time and we are encouraged but not satisfied" Referring to recent Federal budget reductions which would eliminate the Fulton TVA steam plant in West Tennessee Clem-1 ent expressed concern He said unless this unit is built West Tennessee in general and Memphis in particular stand to face an acute situation in 1956 because of a possible power short- age Listing efforts on behalf of TVA Clement mentioned (I) his White House conference with top officials (2) mass meetings (3) letter-writing from citizens to citizens (4) conferences with officials of the Federal Government and members of Congress in particular by letter over his personal signature (5) more than 11000 letters mailed from the Governor's office in behalf of TVA The Governor said these items are among the means of lending every effort to help TVA obtain adequate Federal funds and that Iplans for the special train were suggested as another possibility It was suggested that the train carry city and county officials from all counties in the Tennessee Valley area and that each person be assigned to call on one member of the Senate and House of Representatives at a given time on arrival in Washington "One Visitor" Each "This is not a 'march' on Washington as each senator and representative would have only one (Continued on Page Column 6) As announced when the conference broke up and with additional details supplied later by participants his tax program proposes: 1 Extending for six months the excess profits tax on corporations now scheduled to expire June 30 2 Cutting personal income taxes 10 per cent effective next Jan 1 as provided in exieting law Extending the existing regular corporate income tax rate of 52 per cent which under present law is scheduled to drop to 47 per cent next April 1 4 Extending existing excise taxes now due for automatic reduction April 1 This would continue present high rates on liquor beer cigarets and wines 5 Postponing the one-half of one per cent increase scheduled for next Jan 1 in the Social Security payroll tax on employers and employes Ircome Spending Balance Congressional leaders who got a preview of Eisenhower's tax plans said the President emphasized that federal income and opending must be balanced at the earliest poshie at the expense of some of the tax reductions now scheduled to gh into effect in the next 10 months Various conferees placed the size of the federal deficit under existing law at $5800000000 to $6000000000 on the basis of present administration estimates Of Eisenhower's five proposals only one-extension of the excess profits tend to reduce (Continued on Page Column 3) United Nations May (JP) Authoritative sources today said the US has decided to modify the truce proposals it put forward panmunjoni tO bring theiri More into line With the wishes Of its allies They said the precisa modifications have not yet been decided It is expected however that the US milli agree to permit the final disposition Red prisoners who don't want to go home to be decided by a political conference But the US will insist these sources say that a definite time limit be placed on the length of the conference (The United Press in a dispatch from Seoul said the South Korean government had demanded that that UN give the Communists an ultimatum to agree to armistice terms or face an all-out Allied offensive) Agreement to the conference marks a shift back towards the UN resolution on prisoners sponsored by India which the US supported in December The sources here said representatives of the 16 countries with troops in Korea were scheduled to meet at the State Department today in Washington where the l(Continued on Page 2 Column 1) 11-CLUSJCZo e''''''''''''''''' i 11 i 4 0 7 i 4 Voir '4 e'iiii i It! I 3I:) 'i' vention today proposed to reduce from six to three months the coun ty residence requirement for vott ing after defeating additional efforts to lower the voting age limit from 21 to 18 years Delegate Maynard Tipps orrullahoma offered the amendment to the minority report the suffrage committee which reduced the time person shall reside in a county to be eligible to vote there A one- year residence requirement in the state is to be kept Tipp? amendment was adopted 53-38 with two delegates present and not voting' 1 This action by the convention delegates occurred during a Nes eion of the committee of the whole 21-Year-Old Vote Clause The committee of the whole voted 76-21 to recommend for passage the suffrage committee's minority report as amended which also retains the 21-year-old voting clause By voice vote the delegates overwhelmingly defeated a proposal by delegate Landon Colvard of Pikeville to reduce the voting age to la Also defeated wu a proposal by delegate Harry Burn of Rockwood to strike the "21 years" proposal and substitute authority in the General Assembly to fix the voting age Mobile Business Personnel In explaining hie amendment to reduce the county residence vots ing requirement to three months Tipps explained increased mobility of business personnel was one of the reasons which prompted his proposal Delegate Howell of Dover offered an explanation for the record on his vote against allowing 18-year-olds to vote His statement said: "Although being of the opinion that the voting age should not be lowered I further believe that the question should be decided by the people en the referendum vote" Shortly before noon the cenvention recessed for a brief period to allow the committee on the Governor's term of office to sign its report which will be ted to the convention later today Hooper's Speech Delegate Ben Hooper of Newport Tennessee's only living Republican ex-Governor was applauded for his 'speech on a point of personal privilege" replying to (Continued on Page 2 Column 8) proposed to reduce ree months the court 1 it a thhh ft i By aoa BATTLE Death -Certificates Marriage licenses and court secords are used by- County Election Commission personnel to check voter records it was announced today Mack Glasgow chairman of the election commission said this is one of the first steps toward a thorough purge of records IA the permanent registration office "Registration cards believed void are being marked but will not be pulled until the overall plan has been approved by County Attorney Horace Osment" Glasgow said The commission was meeting this afternoon to formulate details for the purge Budget Discussion There will be discucsion on the possibility of amending the commission's budget so as to include funds necessary for a referendum November on proposed changes In the constitution There also is a good chance that voters will ballot on bonds for the Nashville Transit Authority If tnis referendum is held this summer the purge may have to be speeded for the files to be in proper order on election day Glasgow said he hoped a "full-scale" purge ivould get under way before July I The commimion has set aside funds in its proposed budget to hire additional personnel to assist in the purge However all of this money may not have to be spent LL- 1 EnglisliNamed Commissioner Of Safety I Gov Frank Clement today an Rain Still Forecast Heard Tix' Rumored Ginsberg Testifies Farm Outlook Bright MARC PURDUE Purdue's home is in Evansville Ind He has been a member of the AP's foreign staff since World War II and formerly worked for the press associatiou as a correspondent in Southeast Asia and as chief of bureau for India Predecessor Left One of Purdue's predecessors as AP correspondent Phil Clarke left Iran after Fatemi's newspaper Bakhtar Embrooz demanded that he be put on trial It accused Clarke of "intriguing (Continued on Page 2 Column 2) Volunteer Workers The commission chairman pointed officials of a bank have offered services of sev FEATURE INDEX flounced appointment of James English a former FBI agent as acting commissioner of the Department of Safety He replaces Hilton Butler recalled by the Army as State Director of Selective Service Butler who will hold the rank of colonel replaces Col John Elliott director since 1947 who will be retained in a civilian capacity as assistant director Clement said English would serve "pending the ippointment of a permanent commissioner at a later date" English was an agent for the FBI from 1942 until 1947 and is a member of the first Tennessee Highway Patrol having served as a sergeant from 1930 to 1942 In 1947 he left the bureau to go Into business for himself He later served as chief of police at Franklin and as special agent in charge of the enforcement office of the OPS in Tennessee Shortly after Clement was inaugurated he appointed English to (Continued on Page Column 5) ed he had not talked to Alford In the past two weeks Ginsberg said he never told Richard Frank Nashville probation officer about any money payments to "fix" the Alford case The merchant said he "might" have heard $30000 mentioned as a fee but never told it to Frank He recalled that Frank tipped him off two or three months ago that committee investigators were looking for him But he denied that he "went to bed" to avoid being questioned then Griffin Ga May 19--UP)--A small but vicious tornado struck at noon East of hers today and demolished three barns and a tenant house A Negro couple and five children occupied the dwelling on the Dan Hamil farm about three miles East of here All escaped injury Slight damagii was dons to the Hamil residence but the havoc centered on the barns and tenant house Hamil said the approaching storm soundedlike on airplane He estimated its width at about 100 yards So far as could be learned his farm was the only place it struck By FRANK van der LINDEN (Benner Washington Bureau) Washington May Solomon Ginsberg Nashville automobile parts dealer first that he bad heard rumors of a "fix" In the income tax case of Isadore Alford Nashville business man Testifying before a House judiciary subcommittee Ginsberg emphasized that Alford himself had never told him that the case' was "fixed" But the witnem sharp questioning by the he had mentioned the rumors in a statement to a subcommittee Investigator a week ago He insist More rain for the next five days Is the unwelcome forecast for the Nashville area the 17 Weather Bureau reported but some authorities believed the wet spell might still be a blessing to general agriculture For today and tonight the bureau forecast showers and scattered thundershowers with scattered showers Wednesday through Saturday Nashville got 224 inches of rain for the 24 hours ending at 6:30 am but the Cumberland Elver stage half an hour later was 199 feet and rising Flood level is 40 feet While Tennessee farmers tie-(Continued on Column 2) Churches Are News Neighborhood Adams 4 Alexander 4 Amusements 19 Astrology Bridge 16 Comics 18 23 Cradle Crossword 17 Deaths 24 Dorothy Dix19 Editorials 4 Fidler 3 Graham 5 Lawrence 4 Lewis 4 News 15 Markets 23 McCall 5 Outdoors 22 Portraits 3 Post 13 Rad TV-22 Randolph 7 Ruark 4 Russell 20 Society 14 Sokolsky 4 Sports 20-22 Want Ads 24-27 Why G'w Old 19 Your Baby City Why Not Link City County Schools? "I didn't know you were looking for me" he said Ginsberg said he had had "flu" two or three times at winter John Hooker Nashville lawyer (Continued on Page Column 4) By Bob Bell Jr 1 Here This Fall 'ossible lEducational TV week in order that the applica-llishing a statewide educational tion may be on record ivith the itelevision network FCC before June 2" he said 1 rh enmmittp wait rrptitpd hv The committee was created by by Pulpit changes we've beard about: Edward Davis from Edenwold Church of Christ to Carolina mission field (June 1) Joel Heard from Livingston' area to Warren Ohio Church of Christ (June 1) the Rev Douglas Sell from Orangeburg (Mason County) to Simpsonville: Ky Christian Church the Rev Richard Pearson assoc minister Jackson Tenn church moves to Orangeburg pulpit the Rev Albert Richard Smith newly ordained by United theran Church to Tullahome- June 1 as mission developer the Rev Womack from Fayetteville to Union City Cum beriand Presbyterian Church Robert Adamson new preacher (Continued on Page 10 Column 3) I) By DICK BATTLE Why not have a coordinated system of public education for Nashville and Davidson County NOW? Why can't the hit-or-miss do-operation now in effect be extended to integrated and uniform develoyment of the two systems with the ultimate objective of a single public education program for the entire comrnunity? Immediate154 I am sure there will be explanations from the politicians attempting to show that such an idea is impractical Impossible inexpedient and In very small print at the bottom of the page not "good" politics Possibly the professional public education administrators will also tell me in more grammatical and less political terms that I'm lost in left field with the sun in my eyes As I see it whether we like to admit or not or whether it's good or bad we are about to have What amounts to a single sy-tem of local revenue support for public education Aside from State financial aid to both systems the major source of funds for both city and county sys(Continued on Page 2 Column 7) Application for Nashville's educational television station on thannel 2 calls for an operation of four hours a day six days a week according to Tom Stewart operations director for the institute and long associated with local radio and TV circles "It should be pointed out however that hours of operation program plans and general over-all policies of Nashville's educational television station will not be a function of the institute when and if the' station becomes an accomplished fact" Stewart said "We will simply supply facilities and trained personnel at as reasonable cost as is possible to help those whose interest it is to develop educational television" 'N tion must be filed with the FCC before June 2 and that it is impossible for local educational institutions to make provision for the support of an educational television station in so short a time the foundation has petitioned the i fund for Adult Education of the Ford Foundation for a grant to provide operating costs for at least the first year "It should be pointed out that this station is not yet an accomplished fact Operating costs must be provided and the Federal Communications Commission must grant a license However we felt it vital that the first steps be taken toward what can well become a gratifying reality for Nashville" Filing Next Week Bailey Itanthey president of Southeastern Radio and Television Institute said that plans call for application for the station to be filed with the FCC early next week "Engineering and program requirements are complete and we plan to file early next An educational television station may be possible in Nashville this fall Charter 'vas filed by the Nashville Educational Television Foundation a non-profit non-commercial corporation to make possible the erection and operation of an educational station on Channel 2 set aside by the Federal Communications Commission for educational purposes in Nashville Directors of the corporation are Dr Rudolph A Light Alfred Starr Maxey Jarman John Sloan and Vernon Sharp Jr Dr Light chairman of the group made the following statement: "This group has agreed to act as directors in setting up this foundation which will eventually be governed by educators and those most concerned with the development of educational television 'Rare Opportunity' Nashville with i ts many schools colleges universities and allied institutions should certainly be a center for such a service A rare opportunity has been afforded the community to acquire Its own educational television station I'he cost of erecting a transmitter will be borne localiyIt will not be necessary to build studios and purchase cameras and similar equipment as these are already available through the Southeastern Radio and Television Institute which is engaged in training professional personnel for television "Southeastern has further agreed to enter into a contract to operate the station Operational costs will be somewhat under those possible in Other places through the use of the part-time instructional staff and the advanced students of the 11 institute" Agreed to Assist 'Made aware of this unique situation which would make an educational television station a gift to the community this group has agreed to assist in the setting up of the foundation "Realizing further that applica the 1953 General Assembly to investigate the possibility of setting up government-operated TV stations in Nashville Knoxville Memphis and Chattanooga First Meeting Today's meeting was the first held by the commission A spokesman said the executive committee would meet in a few days to consult with engineers Named to the executive committee were James Arnold University of Tennessee Felix Robb Peabody College John Dewitt WSM and WSM-TV Nashville and Dr Quill Cope State education commissioner Four noncommercial television channels to be used exclusively for educational purposes have been allotted to the four Tennessee cities by the Federal Communications Commission The channels will be held ex-(Continued on Page 2 Column 1) m- Lee of ody nd 1111 tis- ton Even another deluge of rain will not dampen the spirits of the Cohn High a capopella singers who a presenting this evening Read of this and other comtheir spring concert munity happenings in "Neighborhood News" today on Page 15 The Tennessee Educational Television Commission today appointed a four-man executive committee to ernploy an engineering firm to study the possibility of estab OR RUDOLPH LIGHT 4 41 8 4 '4.