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1 mwm 4 "1 -k sly Weather Report Kmim Smmj Wtmtktt turn) NASHVILLE AREA Partly Cloudy mild this afternoon mflh 8245 cloudy cooler to-Wednesday low tonight 65-60 high Wedneeday 7540 TENNESSEE Windy warm thundershowers today oast portion tonight cloudy cooler tonight Wedneeday cloudy not so warm There fa no subatJ tute for the printed word especially when It'e -news on the day that NEWS Nashville's Oldest Newspaper LONC MAY OUR UNO BI BRIGHT WITH FREEDOM'S HOLY 'LICHT: PROTECT US BY THY MICHT CREAT GOD OUR KING Founded April 10 187 6 VOL LXXIX NO 45 NASHVILLE TENN TUESDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 1 1954 26 PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS i File Secretary To Be Witness Suit Filed In Hillsboro Sewer Case Zoning Change Tune lo Intervene: Adin Cooke World War Redg Capture Outpost On Hanoi Lifeline 523 Deaths Set Holiday Record (By Associated Press) Violent deaths over the three-day Memorial Day holiday period soared to a new record today At least 523 persons died in traffic accidents drownlngs and miscellaneous mishaps This broke the previous record of 510 for a three-day Memorial Day holiday in 1952 The traffic toll was at least 355 or 15 above the National Safety Council's pre-holiday estimate of 340 and near the record 363 in 1952' An additional 92 lost their lives in drownings and 76 in miscellaneous accidents Washington June 1 (AP) Senator McCarthy today blocked senators investigating his row with the Army from getting files on work done by David Schine until names of informants have been deleted from them Final reports listed 14 killed in Tennessee area during the holiday weekend Four death war attributed to 'drowning on to accidentally inflicted gunshot wound and nine to traffic accident President Eisenhower today expressed distress over the high highway fatalities" over the holiday He said something can be done about it if the nation puts its mind to the problem The violent death total compared with 385 in the two-day holiday last vear and the record Memorial Day total of 571 in a four-day period in 1950 I Hanoi June 1 (UP) Communist troops have captured a defense'poSt only nine miles east of Hanoi on the lifeline to Haiphong imperiling the flow of American supplies the French high command announced today The French military command said traffic along the vital route was not cut off But for the first time the Reds have established themselves in a post closely bordering the road Ike Deplores US Division In Red Fight New York June President Eisenhower Monday night deplored division within America on how to fight cqm-munlsm He called for "more knowledge and Intellect and Ism -prejudice and passion A of truth" 1 needed both at home and abroad ha told a dinner highlighting the 200th anniversary of the founding of Columbia University knowledge and understanding" aald "wa will drive from the temple of freedom ail who seek to establish over ua thought whether they be agent of a foreign state or demagogues thirsty for personal power and public notice" Ths President mentioned no name in denouncing censor and and those who our attention from the main In opposing communism an over-all goal on which ha said Americans ara united above all others Hagerty Questlensd i Whit House Pres Secretary James Hagerty Was asked whether ths President had referred In th speech to Senator McCarthy (R Wla) with whom th Administration ha differed sharply in recant weeks am not going to try to Interpret th Hagerty answered McCarthy could not ba reached for comment Ths speech wa a major statement of tha views on how communism should ba combatted Hla voice grew thick with emotion when he referred to and Those part of hi speech wera thunderously applauded by his listener Tha speech was heard by soma 1800 alumni faculty member and friend of Columbia University' who jammed th ball- Last night a red raid wrecked supply train only three and one-half miles west of ths newly won Red position bordering the highway Th train was blown up by a radio-controlled land mine There were no casualties The French high command wa aerlously concerned by the sizurs of the post All supplies reaching this northern Indochina headquarters city travel over the 58-mile-long railroad and highway from the port of Haiphong Cutting the artery has been on Of the major alma of rebel Gen Vo Nguyen Giap Th Communist attack barn aa Giap massed four divisions in the Phu Tho area 42 miles west Hanoi drew in a fifth division from the south and rolled euppliee down from the Red Chlnfse border in a massive stream The attack which menaced lifeline was one of series of sharp actions in the Red River delta Moat were aimed disrupting the French plans for defense against the 40000 rebel troops massing 42 miles west of Hanoi Th whole of th four divisions was expected to be concentrated In the Phu Tho region within 10 days in preparations for grand offensive believed scheduled for Mid-June French warplane heavily bombed and strafed th Communist convoys and worked Overtime to reinforce its defense forces with two divisions from less vital area But tha Communist hoped their nulsanc attack in tha delta would unhinge thss plan Authorized source said tha (Cantinuad on Pag 2 Column Gaming Fever Rages in City County Spots BOB BATTLE Banner City Editor A contagious gambling fever spread by clicking dire and Five Held In Unrelated Theft Cases Two youths todayconfessed to two safecrackings another faces 10 car theft counts and two Indiana ex-convicts will be questioned the May 27 $600 holdup of Standard Loan Co to use acetylene torch in industrial Thomas Moore 18 of 58 Robertson St told Detectives Rex White and Cavcnder Moore and Leonard York 18 of 1217 Ireland St admitted using a torch to loot two safes of $75 May 22 at Frank Fuel A Equipment Co 816 Tenth Ave North The two Negroes said they took the torch and vending machine money from adjacent Nashville Iron Metal Co Both face two burglary counts and will be questioned in other thefts including aafe-crackingg Sgt Bob Justice played a major role in cracking the case aided by Sgt Morgan Smith and Patrolmen Oscar Stone Jr and Kenneth Reasonover Loan Holdup The holdup of Standard Loan 326 Church St will bring a barrage of questions to ex-convicts John Hanrohan 37 and Richard Turner '44 both facing two burglary counts Both termed themselves safe-crackers out of and admitted Indiana prison terms for theft according to Sgt Allen Murray of the Auto Theft Bureau and Detective Dave Beasley John Newman 43 Georgia" is their co-defendant in an alleged breakin at Mar-Dan Concrete Block Co 1201 Second Ave North where many checks including about 60 payroll checks filled out and a typewriter were stolen About seven of the checks are known to have been cashed Beasley said Newman told police he was released May 5 from prison in La Grange Ky where served time on counts Car Theft The three also are charged with stealing a car from Dixie Drlve-It Yourself System 127 Seventh Ave North State Highway Patrol Cpl Sam Gibba and Patrolman Clyde Frazier arrested Newman in Shelbyville Friday The other two were nabbed in Fayetteville Saturday by State Patrolman Mark' Melton All are in city jail Police said they have recovered 10 stolen cars which brought a like number of car theft charges against 19-year-oid John Wray 5414 Tennessee Ave His brother 16 drew nine similar counts concerning nine of the same cars and was transferred to custody of Juvenile Court TJielr alleged companion in two cases William Johnson 17 of 827 Idiewild Ave remains in jail with Wray Arrest of the three may lead to solution of a number of petty thefts Sgt Bob Justice said His stand touched off another angry exchange during which Senator McClellan (D Ark) accused McCarthy of being and demanded that the Eisenhower Administration make known its position on classified information McClellan said the great national issue is this: Whether a congressional committee if it is denied secret Government papers on its request or subpoena has the right to get them "by Washington June Senate investigator decided today to question Senator Joseph McCarthy's personal secretary about anti-Army memoranda but yielded to hit protest that she should have at least 30 minutes warning before testifying McCarthy dramatically left the Army-McCarthy hearing personally to notify Mre Mary Driscoll the secretary to be ready within a half-hour The tudden new development cam after Roy Cohn told the subcommittee Mrs Driscoll to far aa he knew took dictation on 11 memoranda which McCarthy mad public in reply to the original charge The angry row blew up after Hoy Cohn on the witness stand in the McCarthy-Army hearings produced a big box of files designed to back up his testimony that Schine did a lot of work for the McCarthy subcommittee after he entered the Army Cohn gave the files to special rounsel Ray Jenkins but McCarthy insisted Cohn had bo right to turn them overt McCarthy demanded time to examine the records during the noon hour and served notice that "I will not turn this mate-(Continued on Pag 8 Column 3) Assignment Nashville Car Scatters Bathers But Misses Bath By EDDIE JONES AYBE the car had floating power but no one ever found out Saturday the of Woodmont staged a swimming party at Pleasant Green Last to arrive was the teacher Frank Gonzales Parking the car he had borrowed from Joe Horton (another group was us- lng the Gon- KlV zalet family machine) on the gentle slope tiretu Bub surrounding the pool the teacher went to chat with members of his class When next he looked up the car had quit its parking place and was bearing down on the pool scattering to the four (Continued on Peg 2 Column 6) By MICKEY MCLINDEN Four Hillsboro residents filed suit in Chancery Court today seeking to have the site of the Green Hills sewer pump changed from residential to commercial property The suit is another in a series of snags concerning the Green Hills project which is to serve the new $1100000 Hillsboro High School and merchants in the Green Hills shopping area It is not expected to delay opening of the school Filed by Atty Charles Rutherford Jr in behalf of Mr and Mrar Harold Luck of 2201 Bandywood Lane and Mr and Mrs Cornelius White of 2203 Bandywood the suit asks the court for a of the case on its Cause of Dispute The dispute grew out of the County Board of Zoning decision April 30 approving the site of the pump and pump house on property zoned for residential use The site selected is approximately 175 feet from dining room it was pointed out on property adjoining Luck's just off Hillsboro Road The property adjoins the The area belongs to Crescent Amusement Co one of the defendants in the suit Other defendants are the County Board of Zoning Appeals (Magistrates Barton John Jenkins and Hartman Tom Bzady and Moss) and the Nashville Suburban Utility District Calls For Records Simultaneous with the filing of -the suit Chaneelior Thomas A Shriver issued a writ of cer- tlorart ordering the board of appeals to produce at the court hearing all records pertaining to the approval of the pump site No date for the court hearing haa been set BULLETIN New York June Carlos Pr io Socarrat former president of Cuba and 16 others were charged in Federal indictments today with conspiring to export war materials from the United State to Cuba in violation of tho Neutrality Act CHILDREN participating in the annual To program sponsored by The American Red Cross the City Park Board and The Nashville Banner can ride Nashville Transit Authority buses free to and from park pools The pool admission card issued by the Red Cross is all necessary for free transportation on buses between 8 am and noon Bailey vice president and general manager of NTC says See To entry blank on page 22 -I vl By FRANK BARTHOLOMEW Sonoma Calif June 1 (UP) Adm Cooke one of the fop wartime strategists said today the United States and its allies should intervene in Indochina now terminate the evil of militant com-- Otherwise he warned the Communists will continue their worldwide aeries of local aggressions leading directly to World War IH Cooke now retired to a hilltop ranch here waa chief of staff and chief atrateglcal adviser to Adm Ernest King head- of tha Navy in World War IL He commanded 3 naval end military forces in Chin during the final stage of the Red conquest of ths Chinese mainland Resolute Action Drawing on his Intimate knowledge of the Far East Coqke said "It should he clear by now that the growing momentum of tha Communist plan to destroy the free world can be checked and defeated only by resolute action to terminate the evil of militant communism "Anything weaker In purpose than the destruction of militant rommunlsm will continue tho disastrous results of half measures applied too late "Anything weaker In purpose causes hundred of millions behind the Iron Curtain Including Russians to abandon hops for the eventual return of freedom longer can afford to strengthen our enemy and weaken ourselves by futile negotiations and placatory surrenders" Asked if he thought th United State should Intervene in Indochina th fermer Seventh Fleet commander replied: provided ro In win He said It is to tha Interest of the United States and the free world Intervene In Indochina now to prevent Communist aelx-ur of th Red River Delta In Tongklng which could lead to the fail of all Southeast Wait On UN He aald th free world "cannot wait on uncertain action" by tha UN we want associated in our efforts only those who will give unified and full support to ths defeat of Communist aggression" he added He aald tha ground fighting should be mainly by East Aslans and the French Vietnamese should be definitely fighting for independence French commitments to this end should be prerequisite to 8 commitments strong armies of Free China and South Korea should be further strengthened made mobile and used naval and air action should be used to prevent the flow by water land or ar of supplies and troop Into Indochina from Red China or No World War III Asked if intervention by the United States would touch off World War III Cook replied: my view quite to the contrary War IO has been going on in the preliminary stages sine 1945 Thess Communist aggressions If successful are heeded directly tows-d 11-out shooting and bombing World War III that so many fearful people have in mind "It is not In th interest nor in th plan of Soviet communism to become Involved in such an all-out development of wsr until (Continued on Peg 2 Column 6) New Word Game THE greatest game since the Crossword Puzzle starts Monday in The Banner SCRAMBLE A game that will tease your intellect improve your vocabulary and tickle your funny bond Watch for this exciting new word game in The Banner Monday orders to all department heads to ptea the word along to employe that State automobile! MUST NOT ued to go to the Lebanon celebration Thera will hundred of automobile making the trip to Lebanon and worker who dealr to attend have any trouble obtaining transportation Black Stat Capitol Guard and ona of Stat' moat conscientious employe Is particularly proud of letter received from John Morris Naehvlll businessman "Never have I bean received with more cordiality and conducted on a tour through th WILLIAM NELSON II 5 -h 9 -wwew 3 FELIX ROBB Police Probe Race Trouble In Rutherford Murfreesboro June 1 (IP) Police Investigated reports today some 50 whites and Negroes staged a near-riot Monday night in the rural community of Walter Hill about 15 miles from here The fight was reported by witnesses to have started over an argument whether Negro children would be allowed to attend the only school in ths com-' inunity now segregated One witness a grocery store operator said today Is a lot of out here and I believe we are going to have trouble However Rutherford County etore operator Dillon told Bennie Sands editor of the News-Journal here he doubted if It was a as such hut rather trouble brewed by a of drunks Two Negroes and while men were reported injured In the fight Dillon said also he understood the fight started when one of the white men told a Negro "Your kids aren't going to school with my He said a crowd of both races (Continued on Pag 2 Column 4) Temperature room of th Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and another 400 who overflowed into an adjoining dining room A acor of college presidents wera In tha audience It was a homecoming of sorts for Elsenhower who waa Continued on Page 2 Column 8) a of at jingling slot machines has hit epidemic stage In Nashville and Davidson County Th apparently rmpnt germ noticed early in April la netting local underworld operators one of th largest take in many months Breading in Back Rooms Breeding place of tha gambling fever: back rooms at costly private rlubs where a "who do you know" answer is required for admittance Spasmodic visit from law enforcement authorities have produced little reaults if weekend and Monday night survey of vira conditions can termlne any sort of esse diag nosis "Disease the professional crapshooters and card are fearful of but one thing: tha cleanup drives which precedt local and state elections But informed sources say there is on "sure cure" That la strict surveillance by police officer something which observers declare is needed badly in both th city and county night spot Neon lights advertise the mixing bars and cheery barmaid greet th All of this leads to but one thing in at least half a dozen establishments: dice poker and blackjack games Symptoms Easily Spotted Symptoms can bs spotted easily There is a desire on a man's part to engage in exciting game of chance" coupled with the urge to show a girl friend he "know hia way Whether "lady rides -tils throw makes no difference with tha professional gambler If the rolling dominoes are tossed often enough the "house NOW Capitol by a more courteous af- fabl person and on possessed of a more pleasing personality Morris wrote Black went to no end of trouble in pointing out to us the historical feature of tha building and our entire group waa deeply Impressed with hi historical knowledge and gentlemanly a group visited the Capitol after hour when It I normally closed to vlaitors Reaction and applause to epeech Monday by Robert Clement Dlekeon lawyer and father of Governor Clement (Continued Pag 2 Column S) nWBe at i 'V MRS HAROLD BENJAMIN Education TV Drive Opens Wednesday WILLIAM An army of women will move into Greater Nashville Wednesday to aolicit funds for a proposed educational television ata-tion here on Channel 2 The members of more than 100 organizations will taka their case to the people in behalf of educational TV They believe it 1 a community investment This Is but one part of a campaign under way now to raise $100000 to operate the proposed station for a year The drive is directed by the Nashville Educational Television Foundation a non-profit board set up a year ago to represent all parts of the community About $45000 nearly half of the needed funds is on band or pledged according to spokesmen Mrs Harold Benjamin chairman of the division of the Nashville Citizens Committee for Educational Television will be in charge of the one-day drive to be carried on in Nashville suburban areas and outlying communities Members of the executive committee of the women's division are: Mr Roberts eecretsry Mrs John Williams publicity director Mrs A Benedict Mrs Bernard Fensterwald Mrs Houston Caldwell Mrs Carroll Mrs Henry Cole Mrs Robert Crichton Mrs Eber-llng Mrs Fred Hadlev Mrs John Neal Brown Mrs Charles Johnson Miss Agnes Justice Mrs William Bradley Mrs McNay Mrs Norman A Andrew Martin Tohrner Mrs Harold Wallace and Mr Roland Wolfe Asks Mail Donation Mrs Benjamin urged citizens who have not been contacted or who are not reached June 2 to send their contritfutlons to 2 Nashville" In care of tha Post Office Dr Felix Robb Peabody College program chairman pointed out that a grant from th Ford Foundation's Fund for Adult Education hinges on meeting a June 30 deadline Earlier this year he said the Fund recognized Nashville as one of the most promising cities in th United States for development of an educations) TV station and offered $100 000 for equipment if the City would meet the terms of a matching grant He added that no other rty in the South equals Nashville In NEED to wondjer happening at homo while on your vocation You can have The Banner' with tha latest new from homo tent to your fovorito vocation spot overy day away and at no extra cost Just pay your route carrier tho regular Irate when you return For this free vocation torvica ice your carrier or call Banner circulation 5-5401 City Council Budget Talks Due Tonight By DICK BATTLE City Council tonight attacks the problem of fitting a tentative 1954-55 budget of $6863-25173 to an income estimated $865000 short of that figure In addition to consideration of the tentative budget for the fiscal year beginning Aug 1 tha council must begin action setting th City tax levy for th next fiscal year Current estimates for regular City government operation plus lequesta by th City Board of Education indicate a tax rats of hptween 27 and 29 mills unless diaetic cuts are made Woodroof Calls Committee Alfred Woodroof chairman of the council finance committee called a haaty session today of a council tax levy committee act tip In February Th committee has not met since it appointment Woodroof apparently voicea the consensus of rounctlmen with an ultimatum will not vote for any tax Th current tax rate is 22 mills Th council last year cut general fund income by $272000 against the advice of city finance officials Councilman Doyle put in (Continued on Page 2 Column 3) FEATURE INDEX Neighborhood News 4 Adams 16 How-To 12 Amusements IS Latwrenc 6 Astrology IS Markets 21 Bridge- 12 McCall 11 Churches 13 Moley 6 City Hall Outdoor Comics 1216 Post Cradle Roll 12 Randolph 3 Cramer 23 Ruaaell 17 Crossword 12 Society 8 9 10 Death 33 Bokolsky 6 Dorothy Dix 7 Bporta 1741 Editorial Want Ada 3243 Graham 11 Your Baby Mender Ends 33-Year Regime As Chief At TIS To Be Succeeded By Joe Sills Christian Menzler said Monday night to the last class of graduates which will leave Tennessee Industrial School while he la superintendent He told the departing seniors ha wil) assume a new position in the Tennessee Department of Institutions July 1 and that Jo Sills will be superintendent of TIS Menzler beloved by thousands who have grown up at the State-aupported Institution during the 33 year be has been Its superintendent pointed out that the Tennessee Retirement Act requites him to leave the Institution upon reaching the ge1 of 70 Grataful To Clamant Menzler expressed his gratitude to Gov Frank Clement for arranging for him to continue to engage In hi helping children He will become a juvenile parole offley In the Department of Institution gjuly 1 according to Commissioner of InsUtutions Keith Hampton Menzler praised the choice of Sills aa hla successor and said haa thoroughly mastered matters of administration and has a deep sympathy for children" Sills haa been at TIS as assist-ant superintendent and athletic director 81 year I prominent in local civic activities and (Continued on F8 2 Column 7) -Staff PhoU fe insist (left) who tin year (ioithti JJ yurt of Tienuii Industrial School rtetini a appttciatioa'ftom Dr Wilt Wabb raprasootint tha Board of Education Tba citation raada in part For dtrotion to tbo inttrana and aaadi of childhood for loving and undtrstanding ara of tboaa who bay a atad a 1 Capitol Hill No State Cars On Political By LESLIE HART Remember back during tbs tour years of th pyviou State admlniatration whan State-owned cars wera used fbr Just about o-p I pleasure trip and attending political rallies for tho former governor? Us of State vehicle for uch purpose 1 a thing of the past under Gov Frank Clement and taxpayer ara being aaved thousand of dollar each year through thee economise Governor Clement who open hi speaking campaign for ra-nomination at Lebanon Saturday ha personally given direct BIU Ttrry at tuptrio-teodaat cattihcatt of Taunt tit a bit dtap bia tandar far lor 1 A -1.