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Bridgeport's Family Newspaper BRIDGEPORT 2, CONN. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 195 1 THIRTY-TWO PAGES TWO SECTIONS 4c SINGLE COPY 24o WEEKLY BY CARRIER THE BRIDGEPORT Army Hints 43rd May Join Eisenhower Army in Europe TRUMAN URGES UNITY TO CURB INFLATION RISE PLANNERS URGE EXPRESS ROAD ON SHORELINE TO U.S. KOREA MACARTHUR APPEALS FOR MORE TROOPS IN Where Red Threat Is Posed in Korea 'NORTH jM chank Ltute mms This map locates the Hwachon rese Reds opened the floodgates yesterday i held ground. Opposing solid and open arrows at the easte of the reservoir indicate the area of strongest Red resistance, ing of the floodgates may have had two purposes: first to Chunchon-Hwachon highway, a main Allied supply route; a oftd, a possible counter-offensive (long broken arrow) Chunchon-Wonju highway. Troops from Fairfield' members of the 43rd Infantry (Wing) Division of Connecticut, Vermont and Rhode Island, stand high on the list of units that may be sent to re-enforce Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower's Atlantic Pact army in Europe, the Associated Press reported from Washington today. Pentagon sources reported, however, that the 43rd has not been alerted 'for movement to Europe and a final decision will await the actual issue of orders. The United Press reported from Washington that the 28th and 43rd Divisions would join General Eisenhower's Atlantic" Pact Army "within the next six or seven months." Reached at Camp Pickett, -where the 43rd is in training, Maj. Gen.

Kenneth Kramer, commander, said there was "nothing official" concerning European services for his division. He declined further comment. The 43rd Division, with elements from Danbury, Norwalk, Greenwich, Stamford and Ansonia, went into Federal service for 21 months last September. County units include the 963rd Field Artillery Battalion under command of Lieut. Col.

Albert E. Tarrant of Danbury and the 192nd Field Artillery 'Battalion commanded by Lieut, Col. Edward W. Berry of Glenbrook. The Ansonia components consists of Companies I and of the 102nd Infantry Regiment.

During World War II, the Fairfield county units, then known as the 192nd Field Artillery Regiment, also saw service in the European Theater of Operation. Military authorities in Washington today listed the 43rd with two regular Army divisions and another National Guard division as units that may be sent to Europe. The regular Aimy units are the Fourth Infantry, now at Fort Ben-ning, and the Second Armored Division at Fort Hood. Tex. Named with the 43id as the National Guatd Division was the 2Sth from Pennsylvania.

Two other National Guard Divisions, the 31st from Alabama and Mississippi, and the 47th from Minnesota and North Dakota, were called to Federal service in mid-January. They are not believed to be sufficiently trained and filled out with draftees for crv-erseas as- Two other National Guard units, the 196th Regimental Combat Team, from South Dakota, and the 278th RCT from Tennessee, also figuie in speculation on re-enforce-ments for the Western Europe army. Thpy have been training since last fall. The Army said today, however, that none of these units has been alerted for movement to Europe and a final decision will await the actual issue of orders. The Army has two additional Regular Divisions believed to be in an advance state of readinesss.

They are the 82nd Airborne and the First Armored Division at Fort Bragg, N. and Fort Hood, respectively. The 11th Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, also is believed to have built up some of the manpower strength it lost when one of its regiments, the 87th, was Navy Suspends Ex-Officer Named in McCarthy's List Business, Labor and Farm Leaders Asked to Team Up in Fight PROBLEMS CITED President Tells New Board to Slop Playing 'Economic Leap-Frog WASHINGTON, Aptil 10 (AP) Business, labor knd farm leaders have an appeal from President Truman to quit playing economic leapfrog and team up against inflation. The President's plea to his 17-member mobilization advisory board at the White House yesterday was: "I've got to have the complete cooperation of every segment of our PPUlaWould Meet Problems With that Mr. Truman asked his new advisory group to face up to two of his toughest mobilization problems.

The board 'is headed by Economic Mobilization Chief Charles E. Wilson and has four members each from agriculture, labor, business and the public. One problem is what can be done to change the Defense Production act, expiring on June 30, to help do a better job in controlling inflation. The other is the stalemate on the Wage Stabilization board. It has been inactive for nearly two months since labor members walked out in fury over mobilization Mr.

Truman hopes ho can thresh out his domestic mobilization problems within the board and, by achieving agreement there, get the country's support. Newsmen were given a report on the board's initial meeting by Joseph Short, White House press secretary. Short said the discussion on possible changes of the Defense act, which contains the authority for price, wage and other controls, There was "consideiable discussion" about the wage board irn passe. The administration haa been reported considering establishment of a. new wage board composed entirely of public members, instead of the present board representing industry, labor and the public.

Reluctant i it i ed Mi. Truman told the new group that efforts to set up a new wage stabilization board could be attributed largely to industry's reluctance to hand over to the proposed new agency any dispute handling powers, as organized labor ated. The; sked not to be named, said President Otto A. Seyferth of the U. S.

Chamber of Commerce reiterated that industry is reluctant to agree to such a step. The objection has been that to give dispute settling powers to the Wage board would interfere with noimal collective bargaining and with the Taft-Hartley Act. Mr. Truman told his Mobilization advisory board the nation is faced with thiee inflation and relaxation." PAY BOOST URGED FOR UAC EMPLOYES U.S. Approval Asked On Boost for Salaried Workers, Including 550 At Sikorsky Plant The Wage Stabilization board in Washington has been petitioned to grant a cost-of-living pay increase for salaried employes of the United Aircraft corporation, H.

M. Horner, president, said today in Hartford, Officials of the Sikorsky Helicopter division here said today that the increase, if granted, would affect about 550 employes. The plan, similar to that now in effect for hourly-rated employes of tJh corporation and its divisions, would provide an increase of eight cente an hour for the three-month period from March 1 to May 31. The adjustment also would include payment of three cents an hour for the period of Dec. 1, 1950, to Feb.

28, 1951. Salaried employes classified under the salatied job evaluation system at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, Hamilton Standard, both in East Hartford; Chance Vought in Texas, and United Aircraft Corporation's headquarters will re ceive tne raise it it is approved, the announcement said. Regional Group Favors Highway Paralleling Post Road Over Inland Route REASONS GIVEN Would Best Solve County's Traffic Congestion, Association Says The Regional Plan association, a research and planning1 agency formed to promote the coordinated development of the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region, today termed construction of a shoreline express highway through Fairfield county "of first importance and immediate need." It paid-any plans for a diagonal road across the county, north of the Merritt parkway, should be set aside for the present until shoreline traffic congestion on U. S. Route No.

1. the Post road, has been elim- Hearing Scheduled Today The Yankee Highway association, of Westpoit, has been advancing the diagonal proposal. Tho Roads. Rivers and Budge committee of the Legislature has scheduled a public hearing in Hartford today on bills providing for this road. The diagonal highway, suggested as an alternate to construction of a shoreline route, is opposed by State Highway Commissioner G.

Albert Hill and officials of most Fairfield county shore towns. In advanco of the hcaiing Paul Wmdels, president of the association, sent a telegram to the Roads. Rivers and Eiidr the r.f the p. The i i suppoited hy voluntary nbcrship. Text of Telegram In his telegram.

Mr. Wmdels said the. association had taken the following stand. "P'irst That an all-purpoe linv ited access highway gen allel to the Boston Post Greenwich Stratford and beyond is a major'motropolitan traffic artery of first importance and Immediate need; "Second That the highway com- mtssioner of the State of Connecti- cut should be.anthruizcfl and diiect- el, after consultation with of the town and cities concerned and full opportunity for pnhlic hearing, to plan such a shore 1 1 tn pi ess-' way and to pmgiam it fm- early and expedition-- onstiuction; t'i- frvlhi'itv egionai an puip. county noi of lv ritt parkway should be studied for possible ronstiuctinn after the Immediate and urgent piohlcm of local traffic congestion on Hie Post road is disposed of, A highway north of the Post load will not eolve ti Immediate problem of congested local tiaffic originating In or de.stfned to points along the "The pmpo the rut it OFFICIAL WEATHER BRIDGEPORT AND VICINITY -Partly cloudy, warm thii after-loon.

Tonight, probahly cloudy. a hioh near 60 degrees. LONG ISLAND SOUND Light to moderate southwesterly winds. Visibility, fair to good. Sea slightly choppy.

NEW YORK CITY Same as for Bridgeport. EXTENDED FORECAST Tern-perature, Wednesday through Sunday, will average five to 10 degress above the seasonal normals of 54 and 36. with little day-to-day van-! ation. Rainfall will average about i throughout the period. TEMPERATURE Low today Highest yesterday Humidity Ul 60', SUN.

MOON, STARS Tutsday, April 10 One hundredth day of the year. Twenty-flrst day of Spring. Run seta at 6:27 p.m. and rises at 5:21 a.m. tomorrow.

Moon sets at 11:14 p.m. Flrnt quarter Saturday. Visible planets: Mcrcuty (sets 7:32 p.m.); Venus, brightest "star" In the evening skies for the next four months, will form trlancle. tonight with A'ldeharan and the Moon: Sttun (high In south pm.l; Jupiter How in eant 3:11 a.m. tomorrow).

I I I FBI Arrests 'Angler' For Bills in Banks NEW YORK, April 10 (INS) The FBI has announced the ar-rest of an ingenious angler who fished for greenbacks in banks. Edward Scheidt, in charge of the New York office, aid Peter Hanson. 50, used a paper-cov-ered rulsr with a wad of chewing gum which he projected through the teller's window to pick up bills. The FBI man said Hanson was trailed by fingerprints on the device which he was forced to leave behind when a teller at a Kansas City bank spotted him making off with $1,520. OPPONENTS PUSH RESERVOIR FIGHT Large Turnout Indicated At Hearing Today On Hydraulic Company's Bill By STAFF REPORTER HARTFORD, April 10 Embattled residents of Oxford, and Middlebury today prepared to carry their fight against the proposal of the Bridgeport Hydraulic company to construct a reservoir in Oxford directly to the Legisla- A large turnout of opponents from the three towns was expected at a scheduled hearing' this afternoon before the Public Utlities rom- pow land for Seek Eminent Domain Controversy 1 over the bill by which the company seeks powers of eminent domain in New Haven rountv will feature the opening of the 15th week of the current session of the General Assembly.

It marks the first time the company plans to go outside of Fairfield county for additional water sup- The hill Id give the company tap Eight Mile brook brook, tributaries of the right to land Six tii Hon: water supply and to take ov in Oxford, including some for a ieservoir. Tomorrow, a large tun expected at public hearings birth control bill before the Public Health and Safety committee, and i hills increase state aid to edu- hich will be before the Edu- nittee. The Assembl; go day schedule this controversial" day set for Friday to' advance bills on the calendar. Up to this stage the legislators have met regularly only three days a Defense Bill Voted Early legislation was indicated yesterday vhen it was learned the Judiciary ommittee has approved bills that vould extend the civil defense of-ice. peimit the recruitment and laining of a voluntary police auxil-ary force and permit war indus-ries to hire special policemen to )iotect plants and equipment.

The bill extending the civil de- (Coi Page Six) SIGNAL TEST APRIL 28 'NO CAUSE FOR ALARM' HARTFORD. April 10 Gen Wil-im Heskcth, Stale Civil Defense rector, today emphasized that cit-ens throughout the State are not i take shelter or become alarmed hen signals are sounded promptly noon. Saturday, April 28, in the ft of audible alarm systems plan-vl f0 rthe 169 towns and cities. According to the State chief, ob-rvers wil Ibe stationed in all sec-nns of each community to deter-ine whether or not the present alarm system reaches all points of the community. Local directors, upon receipt of reports from their' respective observers, have been in-; structed to notify State.

Civil Defense headquarters, in Hartford, of the results. The outcome of the he said, will determine where additional signals arc needed. mao reportedaTling, authority delegated HONG KONG, April 10-(AP) An Indonesian diplomat today said he saw an official announcement that Chinese communist leader Mao Tze-Tung was ill and temporarily had delegated his authotity. Today's Index Page Classified Section 28-29-30-31 Comics 25-26 Editorials 16 Health, Dr. Brady 20 Hirst, Ann 17 Obituaries 27 Pepler.

Westbrook 12 Radio-TV, Rocky Clark Society News 18-19 Sokolsky, George 16 Sports Section Stage andScresn 22 BARDEN SCORES UMT INCLUSION IN DRAFT BILL House Labor Committee Head Opposes ve Skeleton Version HITS 'ONE PACKAGE' Too Important to Be Part of Emergency Bill, He Says WASHINGTON, April 10. (AP) Efforts by House supporters of universal militarv training to make their one-package draft-UMT bill acceptable left the Democratic sponsor of a straight draft bill unconvinced today. Rep. Bartlen of North Carolina, chairman of the House Labor committee; said he still intends to fight hard, with considerable known support, to knock out of the pending legislation even a skeletonized UMT provision. "Universal military training in peacetime affects the economic and educational life of the American people as no other legislation ever has" Barden said.

"It is much too important to be considered as part of a draft bill aimed at meeting the present emergency." Will Resume Consideration The House today or tomorrow will xesume consideration of the pending Universal Military Training and Service bill. It would reduce the draft age to 18 Vt years and lay the foundation for UMT. The Senate has already passed a mili tary manpower bill providing for UMT to come into, being after the present emergency military call-up, and lowering the draft age to 18 The House bill is sponsored by Chairman dorsed 32 by 3 by his House Armed Services committee. Bard that tains no UMT provisions. In an attempt to allay fears of those opposed to UMTS, yesterday got endorsement of the Armed Services committee for i amendment that would strength Congress' control.

Under this amendment the bill would set up plans for UMT in a national security training corps and provide for a five-man commission to be appointed by the President. This commission, within six months after appointment, would submit to Congress a program for operation of the corps. This program would take the foim of a tesolution or bill and would go through the regular legislative, piocedurc. Congress could amend, approve or reject it. If its plan were rejected, the commission could be called upon to send up another program or Congress could write its own.

MRS. W. J. MEALIA DIES; WAS U.S. WEATHER AIDE Mrs.

Mary G. Mealia, who was a cooperative weather observer for tne U. S. Weather bureau in succession to her husband, the late William James Mealia, died at 8 a. m.

today in her home, 198 Roc-ton avenue, after a month's illness. Mr. Mealia, credit manager of the Bridgeport Hydraulic company and Weather bureau observer more than 40 years, died July 22, 1948. His daily weather records appeared almost 10 years in The Bridgeport Post, Telegram, and Sunday Poet. Services for Mrs.

Mealia will take place Friday at 8:30 a. m. in the M. J. Gannon funeral home, 515 Washington avenue, and at 9 o'clock in St.

Patrick's church with a solemn requiem Mass. Burial will be in St. Michael's cemetery. Mrs. Mealia, who also was an employe of the Bridgeport Hydraulic company, is survived by a brother, James McCarUiy of Devon; and two sisters, Mrs.

William Casey, of Fairfield, and Mrs. John J. Lombard, of N. a grandchild, and several nieces and neph- their possession was gone. The money, police said, had been taken from the purse of the girl's mother.

'Each of them carired a 59-cent toy pistol purchased in a Milford store, police said. Railroad Policeman Leo Gaudett became suspicious of the trio after one of them purchased a ticket for New York city and he notified Bridgeport police. They -will be arraigned before Juvenile authorities today. GENERAL SEEKS RIGHT TO WIDEN WAR ON CHINESE Commander Confers With Army Secretary Frank Pace in Tokyo ALLIES AT RESERVOIR Ground Forces Near Dam, North Korean Electric Plant TOKYO, April 10 -UP) Gen. Douglas MacArthur has asked U.S.

Secretary Frank Pace, re. troops and a free hand to 3m as he sees fit to the Chinese and Korean Reds, Informed sources believed today. MacArthur had a long conference ith Pace last night shortly after the secretary's arrival in Tokyo. Usually' well-informed quarters believed MacArthur made these More U.S. troops should be sent to the Far East to bolster the United Nations fighting fornes in Korea.

Other United Nations members should increase their contributions of manpower and equipment, nt hmitatioi UN forces should be removed. Chinese Nationalist forces should be employed. The Chinese Reds will be willing to compromise on a peace settlement only when they lose hope of a military vic- Communist aggression must be dealt a telling blow now or it will spread. Asia cannot be neglected while efforts are being made to build up European defenses. Informants did not, elaborate on just what limitations MacArthur thought should be lifted from his command.

But it was believed he had in mind extension of the war to Red China proper. He told a London Daily Telegraph correspondent in an interview last week that UN forces could easily defeat the Chinese Reds if the UN would "take the wrap3 off" his command. Favors Sea Blockade He was quoted then as saying that a sea blockade of the Chinese homeland and bombing raids on its railways would quickly reduce communist China to impotence. He doubted Russia would intervene under such circumstances despite its military alliance with Peiping. MacArthur also wrote U.

S. House Republican Leader Joseph Martin that he believed Chinese Nationalist troops on Formosa should be permitted to invade the -commu- Ths supreme UN commander's proposals for extension of the war to the Chinese homeland brought infoimal protests to the United States from Britain, France and Canada. However, reports published that Pace brought word to MacArthur from President Truman to krcep quiet and get on with the -war brought denials from a spokes- for MacArthur's headquarters. nts said, Pace ar MacArthur's nd related prob and to visit the Korean front. One Man's Opinion By WALTER KIERNAN Tho way this student deferment works is quite simple a student can quit studying the first year and get drafted immediately or study hard for four years and get drafted anyway.

This ives him a choice of appealing alternatives The. advantage of completing the four year college course is that the student will have earned a degree and has only 26 months to go before he can use it for anything. Twenty-six months is the rapid way of saying two years and two if you don't have to serve it. Young men who don't go to college are invited to reach 19 as rapidly at possible when they will be welcome to bear arms even if they don't have a sheepskin for a pinup for the barraeks. When they are 21 they will be permitted to vote And probably wiu not ne necessary to aena a car to bring them to the pollf.

WASHINGTON, April 10.v (AP) The State department said today the Navy has suspended formal-Comma nder Stephen Brunauer "under Navy depaitment loyalty and security procedures," Brunauer has been employed as a civilian on explosives research for the Navy. Along with his wife, Mrs. Ester Caukin Brunauer, the former officer was named by Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) last year in a' list of government employes McCarthy regarded as subversive. Wife Also Suspended In announcing the, Navy action, the State department said it had suspended Mis. Brunauer from a department job pending the out-She has been employed by the department's United Nations relations aff i liaisi At the time of McCarthy's charg- uldn't possibly be Mrs a state) Had Such Ties rl her husband once had connections shortly af ter he came to this country at the age of 18 as an immigrant from Hungary.

But she said they resulted from a youth's need for companionship which led him into the Hungaiian section of the Young Workers League. Mrs. Brunauer 'said her husband quit the league in 1927 after he began to understand the workings of the Communist movement. In appearing before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee which investigated McCarthy's charges, she submitted a letter fronv former Republican Senator Joseph Ball of Minnesota. Ball's letter described Brunauer as "perhaps the most violently anti-communist per- i I km Ball wi leighbor of the Held Commander Rank Brunauer entered the navy as a lieutenant on Oct.

23, 1942 and held the-rank of commander when he was returned to civilian status Nov. 13, 1946. He then went to work for the Navy as a civilian. Mrs. Brunauer's suspension was announced by Carlisle H.

Humel-sine, deputy undersecretary of state, who stressed that it "results from action taken by the Navy in regard to her husband and not-from any information which has been received concerning her." Bed on Passing Truck Cushions 60-Foot Fall LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France, April 10. (UP) Roof Michel Berthomme slipped and plunged 60 feet from a housetop to a bed on the rear of passing truck. He-bounced off the mattress to th road with his only injury a broken Master, Pet Booked EAST HAMPTON, April 10--(UP) Bones has a police record today. gosh, a fella can't let a pal down, can he? John P. Belaskv was jailed on traffic charges when he was unable to make bond.

Bones refused to leave him. The fact that Bones, his dog, was locked up, too, was dutifully noted in the police records. 242ND AAA LISTS PERSONNEL SHIFTS Lieut. Col. M.

J. McGuire Succeed Col. John W. Mead As Executive Officer By BENJAMIN D. KORNFIELD Officers who will enter Federal service with Headquarters Headquarters Battery of the 242nd AAA Group May 15 were listed to day by pol John W.

Mead, 'cor manding officer. A number changes in the original staff ha-been made to leplace some wl have been promoted and others ther transferred or placed on tl inactive National Guard roster, 1 said'. The. unit is scheduled to ar rive at Camp Edwards, by Most important change is th Lieut. Col.

Matthew J. McGuii 62 Patterson avenue, Stratford, commander of the 211th AAA AW Battalion, who has been moved up to executive officer to succeed Col. Mead, who held the post until his elevation to commander. While nc announcement has been made ol who will take over command of the battalion, it is anticipated the officer will be Major Waiter M. Jaku-bowski, of 540 Seaview avenue, at present executive officer.

The battalion has not been alerted for ac- Another change is that of the naming of Major Carl Headford, of 80 Mercer street, Stratford, as adjutant, to succeed Major Joseph J. Siskovic, of 1350 Huntington turnpike, Nichols, who goes on the inactive list. Major Headford had been S-4, supply. He will be succeeded in that post by Major James P. Kronus, 112 High Park avenue.

Stratford, now serving as communications officer. WOJG Alvin E. Kerstein, of 60 Harmony street, is being relieved of his present assignment as unit administrator and will become personnel officer to succeed CWO Zol-itan A. Simon, of 102 Albion street, who is being transferred to the headquarters of the 283rd AAA AW Battalion as personnel officer. The posts of S-2, intelligence and S-3, operations, remains unchanged." These are under the command of Major Frank J.

Herb, of 20 Camden street, Devon, and Major Ar- (Continued on Page Six) 1 Today's Chuckle "Do you really love her?" "Do I her? Why, I wor-ship the ground her father struck oil en." The 10 Training Divisions nto the picture as that could be sent to Europe ywhere, according to official STERLING HAYDEN TELLS OF RED TIES Joined After War Service i Yugoslavia, Now Thinks He Was 'Stupid' WASHINGTON, April 10 (AP) Movie star Sterling Hayden said today he joined the Communist parly in 1946, but that he now thinks this "was the stupidist, most ignorant thing I've ever done in my life." "I went into it with an emotional and verv unsound approach," Hayden told the House Un-Ameri- enn Activities committee. He said he joined the party in June, 1946, and broke with it in December. The husky, six-foot four-inch actor said he was turned against the, party upon finding there, wasn't anvthing democratic about it, something he had been led to believe while he was working with the. Jugoslav underground as a Marirfe lieutenant during the war. "It took me a couple of months to realize that they believe they alone have the key, that they know what is best, for everyone.

Decided To Get Out I decided to get out. And I got Hayden said he signed up with the party at the request of a Bea Winters. Miss Winters, he said, was former secretary for a Hollywood agency, Allen Berg, which later became the- William Morris Agency. He told the committee he doesn't think the agency knew about Miss Winters' beliefs. He joined the party, he testified, after his discharge from service in December, 1945, and his return to a civilian life -which he said he found "disturbing." Trip To Circus In N.Y.

Ends Here For 3 Toy Pistol-Toting Runaways Three Milford runaway juveniles, arrested in the Bridgeport railroad station about 4:30 p.m. yesterday while embarking on a sight-seeing trip to New York city, today are in custody pf juvenile authorities. The trio, two boys aged 12, and an 11-year-old glii, told police they planned to' see the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus in New York and planned to stage a "holdup" when the $5 they had in the not Tdy High 1:52 p.m Low 7:19 p.m. Tomorrow 2:38 p.n a.n PAPERRRCfiiVE Ne RRCH EWSPAPER!.