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NO. 141. TWENTY-TWO PAGES TODAY RALEIGH, N. TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1952. TWENTY-TWO PAGES TODAY PRICE: DAILY FIVE CENTS SUNDAY FIFTEEN CENTE Among Speakers at State Conservation Congress Four of the several speakers who appeared on the program of the Conservation Congress here at the State Capitol yesterday are shown above.

Left to right: W. H. Riley of Raleigh, hydrologic engineer and head of the water resources division of the State Department of Conservation and Development; James A. Pippin, the C. and district forester at Rockingham; Charles H.

Speers, entomologist in charge, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, U. S. Forest Service, Asheville; and Ralph C. Winkworth, the C. and district forester at New Bern.

GOVERNOR POINTS TO WATER NEEDS Development of Resources Urged In Speech to Conservation Congress North Carolina is faced with a water conservation and use problem which must be solved "if we are to continue to grow agriculturally, and industrially," Gov. Scott declared last night. "City and country people alike have a stake in this matter. All will be benefitted by its solution, the Governor said in a report to the Conservation Congress. Another speaker, Dr.

S. H. Hobbs of the University of North Carolina, said it is reasonable to assume the State's choicest hydroelectric sites already have been developed and that future hydroelectric development would "run into steadily diminishing returns and thus beyond the realm of economic feasibility." The report, read to the Congress since Scott is attending the Southern Governors Conference in New Orleans, highlighted the first day's sessions of Congress. The three-day event is sponsored by the State Department of Conservation and Development for a general discussion of the State's natural and human resources and their development. Responsibility Cited.

Gov. Scott asserted that "we inherit a heavy responsibility" in putting water and other natural resources to work "for the benefit of all our He added that "we have fallen short" of this responsibility. "We have taken these God-given waters too much for granted and overlooked the fact that they are weakened through neglect and abuse. We have allowed them largely to lie he told the Congress. Dr.

Hobbs, professor of rural sociology at the University of North Carolina said the Federal Power See CONGRESS, Page Three. EW In Brief Eisenhower Resigns. NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (P) Dwight D. Eisenhower has submitted his resignation as president of Columbia University, effective Jan.

19, the day before his inauguration as president of the United States, the university said today. Praise From Amvets. Nov. 17 WASHINGTON, Amvets has praised U. S.

newspapers, radio and television and magazines for what it calls "splendid coverage of the Korean War during the heat of the 1952 political campaign." Will Visit Later. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (P) Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower has turned down an invitation to visit the White house she has promised to come down from New York soon to talk housekeeping with Mrs.

Harry S. Truman. Maternity Coincidence. MINEOLA, N. Nov.

17 (P- Astonished Nassau Hospital officials today discovered: they have two new babies, both named Thomas Donahue, both born Saturday, and both with mothers named Margaret Donahue. One distinction: Margaret No. 1's husband is, named William. Margaret No. 2's husband is named Thomas.

No Basis for Bases. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17 (P-A spokesman said tonight the State Department "knows of no basis" See BRIEFS, Page Two. Peanuts The News and Observer Bureau.

National Press Building. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17 North Carolina's peanut acreage allotment for the 1953 crop is compared with 175.429 acres for the 1952 crop -the Agriculture, Department announced These figures were in the same general proportions as national allotments for the two years: 1,673,102 acres for the 1952 crop and 1,678,481 acres for the 1953 crop. One half of one per cent of the 1953 allotment.

will be held in reserve for new farms. No determination has been made yet for any additional allotments that may be made for peanuts that would be in short supply under the 1953 allotments announced tonight. HEARING IS HELD ON COAL PAY HIKE Lewis Says There Will Be Unrest Among Miners Until They Get Full Boost WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (R) John L. Lewis declared today that "unrest and confusion" will prevail in the coal fields until the government allows coal miners their full $1.90 daily pay raise.

Sooner or later the miners will get the $1.90, he said. Lewis failed to make clear whether he meant the 350,000 soft coal miners will again walk out in protest if Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam upholds a ruling by the Wage Stabilization Board. The WSB has decided that only $1.50 of the pay boost I is payable under inflation controls. Would Continue Working.

But Lewis, United Mine Workers president, seemed to indicate the miners will continue working regardless of how Putnam may decide the appeal from the WSB ruling. Lewis said "we'll wait" until the WSB goes out of business and wage controls are abandoned but some day the miners will get the full amount. Any reversal of the WSB by. Putnam could hasten the end wage controls because the wage board has said the full miners' pay raise, if paid, would damage "our national effort to halt More and more labor unions are demanding that pay controls be dropped. All wage and price controls expire next April 30, unless extended by Congress.

Special Hearing. Lewis and Harry M. Moses, president of the Bituminous Coal Producers Association, argued at a special hearing before Putnam that the miners are entitled to the full $1.90 raise in any case. Lewis said the WSB had committed "an atrocious wrong" on the miners. Both contended that most American workers enjoy paid holidays, more generous vacations and larger premiums for night work than do the miners.

They said the miners preferred to get their pay in straight wages rather than in such "fringe" benefits. See COAL, Page Two. CONVICTED SPIES AGAIN ARE DENIED REVIEW BY COURT Only President Now Can Save Rosenbergs From Death In Electric Chair WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -The Supreme Court today fired dou4. ble-barreled "no" at pleas by convicted atomic spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg that the Migh tribunal save them from the electric chair.

By 8-1 vote- -Justice Black dissenting--the court refused for the second time in just over a month to review their conviction on charges of stealing A-bomb secrets for Russia. Does Not Have Power. And Justice Frankfurter, in a statement, declared the high court did not have the power to reduce their death sentence, as the couple had asked. Congress, he said, abolished such power in 1911. This second turndown the New York couple -the first came Oct.

13-came close to slamming Sing Sing Prison's deathhouse door on couple. Rosenbergs have been imprisoned there during the 19 months since they were convicted. Only the President can save the Rosenberg's by reducing their death Today's sentences ruling clears prison terms. way the federal prosecutor in New York to ask the U. S.

District Court to set an execution date. The tribunal today also refused for the second time to hear an appeal by Morton Sobell, radar expert who was convicted of aiding the Rosenbergs in their spying. He is under a 30-year prison term. Its Other Decisions. In a relatively light day of decisions, the court handed down two other important rulings.

It said: 1. A fugitive wanting to test the constitutionality of the treatment See COURT, Page Two. Robin Hood CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 17 (UP)-Francis P. (ThreeGun) Hill, who believed himself a modern Robin Hood and led a three-man gang on a kidnap and robbery spree in the South, was ordered into a mental asylum today.

One of Hill's companions was sentenced to 17 years in a federal prison and the youngest member of the gang got six years and a day. Federal Judge Leslie R. Darr found Hill, a bespectacled 29- year old ex convict from Framingham, mentally incompetent after a psychiatrist testified that he had a "warped mind" that probably could not be cured. Dr. J.

B. Swafford, psychiatrist at Memorial Hospital here, told the judge that Hill apparently thought he had a mission to rob the rich and give to the poor. Another 'Boxcar' Crashes BILLINGS. Nov. 17 An Air Force C119 Flying Boxcar crashed and burned in a swampy pasture 12 east of here today, killing men and injurmiles, ing eight others.

All aboard the ill-fated ship were military personnel. These included two English soldiers, according to one report walked away from the scattered and flaming wreckage to nearby, U. S. Highway 10 minutes the fatal crash at 2:30 p.m. Fourth In 11 Days.

The plane was the fourth C119 Flying Boxcar to crash in 11 days. Civil Aeronautics Administration investigators said "propeller trouble" apparently caused one motor of the transport to shake loose. The plane crashed as it tried to circle for an emergency landing at the Billings Airport. The faulty motor dropped from the ship as it crossed over Highway 10 several miles north of the crash scene. The missing engine had not been located late tonight.

Distress Signal. Investigators said they learned the twin-engined plane was at 9,000 feet when the engine See CRASH, Page Two. New Government In Greece To Take Office Wednesday ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 17 P- King Paul today called on conservative Field Marshal Alexander by a landslide in Sunday's election -to form a new Greek government and take office Wednesday. Papagos, national military hero who promised to clean up corruption and with American and NATO authorities to strengthen defenses against communism, will have an overwhelming majority in the new Parliament.

Latest Returns. Late returns gave the new party 241 seats the 300-seat Premier's wing Greek Rally chamber. The defeated leftist- center coalition headed by exPremier Nicholas Plastiras captured only 59. The Communists, who held 10 in the last Parliament, did not win a single seat. There was no question the result would be pleasing to Washington.

American officials here maintained a hands-off attitude during the campaign, but they expressed hope for a strong, stable government such as Papagos victory appears to insure. In the postwar period the United States has poured two billion dollars into Greek military and economic aid. While friends of Papagos said he See GREECE, Page Three. Under the Dome CHANGES When Kerr Scott moved into the Governor's Office four years ago, State officials and workers knew there'd be a shakeup. Scott had promised to open the windows around Capitol Square, and he was as good as his word.

In a little more than six weeks, the windows, will be opened again. Scott, strong breeze from Alamance, will be blowing out. Bill Umstead will be blowing in. The twigs on nearly every nervous branch of the tree of State government already are quivering in anticipation of the coming storm. Umstead insisted throughout his he had made no com- Southern Governors Open Conference a The picture above gives a general view of the opening session of the Southern Governors' Conference at New Orleans, with Governor Allan Shivers of Texas, the conference chairman, delivering the opening address.

Governor W. Kerr Scott is representing North Carolina at the gathering, which opened formally yesterday and will continue through today. (AP Wirephoto). GOVERNORS BEGIN ANNUAL SESSIONS. Byrd, Byrnes and Shivers Talked As Possible Appointees of Eisenhower NEW ORLEANS, Nov.

17 (P)- The Southern Governors Confer-1, ence, in its first session since the presidential election, today steered clear of national politics, at least on the surface, and worked toward interstate co-operation in higher education. But in an interview, Maryland's Gov. Theodore McKeldin, lone Republican among the 16 members of the conference, was quoted by the New Orleans States as suggesting the appointment of Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-Va) as secretary of the Treasury.

Byrnes May Get Offer. it seems likely that Gov. (James Byrnes of South Carolina will be offered either a cabinet post or some administration" of president elect Eisenhower, he told the paper. The New Orleans Item quoted Gov. Johnston Murray of Okla-.

homa as putting forward the name of Texas Gov. Allan Shivers for all cabinet post, possibly secretary of the interior. The President-elect was nominated for the GOP presidential nomination by Gov. McKeldin at the party's Chicago convention, and he said today he saw in Eisenhower's Nov. 4 victory the seed of a two-party system in the South.

Endorsed Eisenhower. Eisenhower carried Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas in the South. He polled heavy votes in other states. Byrnes personally endorsed Eisenhower and Sen. Byrd, while not affirmatively endorsing anyone, said he could not actively support Illinois Gov.

Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic party's candidate for president. Most members of the conference were reluctant to discuss the impact of Eisenhower's election on the South. The States, interviewing several governors said they had a "wait-and-see" attitude. Georgia Gov. Herman Talmadge said "definitely not" to a question about a two-party system anytime soon in his state and Mississippi See GOVERNORS, Page Two.

President and Eisenhower To Hold Conference Today SABREJET PILOTS DOWN MORE MIGS At Least Five Communist Planes Bagged; India Sponsors Truce Proposal SEOUL, Tuesday, Nov. 18 U. S. Sabre jets rampaged high over snowy Northwest Korea Monday, shooting down five and possibly seven Communist MIGs, the Fifth Air Force said. The air battles produced the Ition's 21st Korean War ace.

He is a 34-year-old Texan fighting his second war, Col. Royal N. Baker of McKinney, commander of the Fourth Interceptor Group. Three Possibles. The U.

S. Fifth Air Force nounced that in addition to five MIGs positively downed, a sixth destruction claim was pending, one more MIG probably was destroyed and another damaged. all lied Ground and fighting Communist lagged artillery while ex- Alchanged heavy volleys for hours across the Central Front. Front dispatches said the Communist artillery and mortars north of the Triangle Hill-Sniper Ridge sector fired at the rate of 1,200 rounds an -a near satJuration volume. Toward nightfall, Eighth Army troops spotted a Chinese Communist battalion on the move toward lied artillery up the moveSniper.

Ridge, but Alment. Air War Revives. The aerial war erupted in three separate engagements, all fought south of the Yalu River boundary between Korea and Manchuria. Three MIGs out of nine were shot down in one flashing engagement with 14 Sabre jets led by Baker. Two other battles raged almost simultaneously near the Yalu with at least one MIG downed in each scrap.

One Sabre pilot flying wing in the second flight claimed still another swept Red jet destroyed. claim awaited confirmation. One of the MIGs was destroyed See KOREA, Page Three. Transfer of Executive Authority Principal Aim of Conferees Judge Continues Bladen Trial To Allow Defense More Time ELIZABETHTOWN, Nov. 17 (P a young Negro carnival worker charged with murdering a white woman was continued today until a special term of Bladen County Superior Court convening Feb.

23. Judge W. T. Hatch granted a defense motion for continuance of the trial of Douglas Grayson, 25, charged with the Sept. 13 slaying Thad White, 20.

Grants Motion. In granting the motion, Judge Hatch said he did so because believed in law enforcement and wanted to give the defendant ample time to secure witnesses with knowledge of his mental condition prior to the slaying. "This case is important to Bladen County and to the State." the Raleigh jurist said, "and believing in law enforcement we must permit any witnesses with knowledge of the mental condition of the defendant to have ample time to come forward." The motion was one of three made by Grayson's court-appointed lawyers. As the trial opened in a heavily-guarded courtroom, Attorneys Aaron Goldberg and W. K.

Rhodes of Wilmington asked for continuance; for re-committtal of Grayson to the state hospital for further mental examination, and a change of venue, to New Hanover or Cumberland counties. The judge denied the motion for change of venue and the defense waived the motion. Goldberg and indicommital cated their defense would center upon Grayson's mental, condition. They referred to a Goldsboro hospital report that the defendant has See BLADEN, Page Two. Manslaughter Trial Opens In Case of Bridge Collapse WINDSOR, Nov.

17-A jury was chosen and preliminary testimony opened today in Bertie County Superior Court in a case charging a contractor and two other men with manslaughter in connection with a fatal accident when a bridge collapsed May 17, 1951. On trial are Harvey H. Stewart, Charlotte contractor; W. S. Murph, inspector engineer for the contractor; and Clagon, an inspector for the State Highway and Public Works Commission.

They are charged with responsibility in the death of Ernest C. Conner, 26, of Norfolk. driver of the truck that plunged into the Roanoke River between Scotland Neck and Rich Square when a portion of the temporary structure gave way. The incident occurred in Northampton County, but the trial has been transferred to Bertie. As the State opened its case today, Dr.

Henry Jordan, chairman of the Highway and Public Works Commission, and W. H. Rogers, engineer, appeared on the witness stand briefly to identify a contract with Stewart for the temporary span. Mrs. Richard Coward, who with her husband operates filling station near the collapsed bridge, testified that 30 minutes after the fatal accident Murph came into the filling station and told her "They shouldn't have opened the bridge, I asked them not to open the bridge.

I didn't think it would hold." She further testified that Murph told her the bridge should have only a one way drive. Concerning Clagon, Mrs. Coward said he had left the area a before the collapse. She testified See BERTIE, Page Two. Edens to Back Investigation DURHAM, Nov.

17 University President Hollis Edens today endorsed Sen. Willis Smith's plan to investigate charges of communist connections by certain Duke faculty members. Investigators of the Senate Internal Security Committee, of which Smith is a member, plan to question former state American Legion Commander Louis F. Parker of Elizabethtown about Parker's statement that he had learned that the FBI was investigating a Duke teacher who was "making contact" with communists. Parker made the statement in an Armistice Day address at Goidsboro.

Edens wrote Smith today that "I am in complete accord with the action of proper authority which seeks to make men responsible for public statements reflecting upon the character of institutions or individuals." 'Error of Judgment'. "I am, of course, aware of Mr. Parker's statement as reported in the press, but had not deemed it necessary to reply since it appeared that the remarks were simply the result of an unfortunate error of judgment," Edens said. "I have confidence in the integrity, mature judgment and intelSee EDENS, Page Three. Radio Station WNAO Sold To New TV Interests Here Radio Station WNAO has been sold to the Sir Walter Television and Broadcasting Co.

by The News and Observer Publishing subject to the approval of the Federal Communications Commission. Sir Walter recently was granted television channel 28 by the FCC, will operate both television and radio facilities through WNAO studios at 219 South McDowell St. The studio will remain the proplenty will of be The leased News to and the new Observer company. Sir Walter has purchased outright the station's four towers, the transmitter equipment and the building on the tower site located at Asbury, between Raleigh and Cary. Amount of money involved in the transaction was not disclosed.

The News and Observer has WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (P) Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower meet tomorrow to confront together difficult problems that lie and to show the world America is united in the cause of freedom and peace. President and President elect were agreed on that much of goal in advance of an historic conference in the green-panelled oval office at the White House which the one relinquishes and the other takes over on Jan. 20. Unity Toward Peace.

There were widespread expectanations the two would lay aside the enmities and stinging words of the presidential campaign and join in a formal, reassuring statement that this nation marches united toward the goal of peace. For, bitter as was the campaign, it turned up little basic difference on foreign policy between the President and the world-renowned general who once helped him administer important phases of foreign policy. Whether there could be any meeting of minds and announcements of decisions on domestic issues was far more questionable. Political bigwigs looked for little along those lines as the result of face to face meeting between Eisenhower and Truman alone and their subsequent conference flanked with key advisers. No Commitments.

Eisenhower aides have said the general expects to make no commitments and assume no responsibilities for any governmental actions in the interval before he takes over his new political command. They considered the conference more in the nature of a briefing, in the interests of what Truman described as "the orderly transfer of the business of the executive branch government to the new administration." was on problems abroad that Truman laid the emphasis in inviting Eisenhower to the White House. He said the new administration and Congress would face "extremely difficult problems, particularly in the field of foreign whose proper soSee EISENHOWER, Page Three. Posing Reporter Fighting Indictment WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (P-De-1 fense lawyers today won a hearing on a move to void federal indictment charging Ray Brennan, a reporter for the Chicago SunTimes, with posing as a government official to get a story.

U. S. District Judge Charles M. Curran granted the motion over prosecution objections. He scheduled arguments in the case for (10 a.m., EST) Friday.

Brennan's trial, originally set details of secret testimony givtoday, was rescheduled to start en to the Senate Crime InvestiNov. 25 in the event the motion Committee in 1950 for dismissal of the charges is degating by Capt. nied. other things, the de- Dan (Tubbo) Gilbert, chief investiAmong fense contends the indictment gator for the district attorney of Brennan is "fatally defec- Cook County, Ill. His article beagainst and was based on a state- came an issue the same year in tive" made by Brennan "under a the county election, in which Gilment claim of immunity." bert was defeated for election as The indictment is based on a sheriff.

story written by Brennan reveal- See REPORTER, Page Three. a minority stock interest in the new company. John W. English of Erie, is president of the new company and James R. McBrier of Erie is vice president and treasurer.

Their associates in the enterprise are James B. Donovan of Brooklyn, N. and John J. Boland of Buffalo, N. Y.

"We are happy to announce this arrangement which we believe will hasten the coming of television to Raleigh," said Frank Daniels, general manager. of The News Obesrver. have been much impressed with the plans of Mr. English and his associates to give Raleigh the best possible television programs at the earliest possible date. "Acquisition of WNAO's facilities will make it possible for them to bring television to Raleigh early See WNAO, Pase Three.

mitments and no promises. But his supporters have not been so patient. They're beginning to demand that they be told how Umstead plans to distribute the jobs he soon will be empowered to fill. The more vindictive of them want to be assured that the old Scott team will be completely replaced. the State Highway Commission, 10 division commissioners almost certainly will go.

By May 1, Umstead surely, as Scott before him, will have a list of hopefuls to consider for each of the 10 division posts. See DOME, Page Two. REPORTER AND ATTORNEYS--Ray Brennan (center), reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times charged with posing as a government offical to get a story, is shown talked with Attorneys George Young (left) and Richard Austin of Chicago the two lawyers moved for dismissal of the charges against Brennan. (AP Wirephoto),.