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EGRAPH Till Aiiodittd Se Pet Copy, Vpl, CSV, Me, ALTON, THURSDAY, 19, 19SO fisttbllihed jliwity IS, 18ft, State Firemen And Auxiliary Open Sessions 350 Register Early, Others Expected Later in The Day Delegates from various cities of Illinois began arriving In Alton this morning for the three-day sixtieth annual Illinois Firemen's Association, Inc. convention. Meanwhile, delegates to the association's women's auxiliary held launched their program at the YWCA. By mid-morning, 350 had registered altogether, with several hundred more during the Firemen registered at a table set up In the lobby of the City Hall and the opening program was held In the City Hall auditorium, which was cleaned and decorated for the occasion. Officers of the Association sat at tables set up on the stage.

Convention hotel headquarters are at Hotel Stratford and the convention and exhibit rooms are in the City Hall. The morning meeting was called to order by Association President William Thad Fite; an Invocation was delivered by Rev. Andrew An- druskevicht; addresses of welcome were delivered by Mayor Linkogle, Ray Gibson, president of the Greater Alton Association of Commerce, Police Chief Galloway and Fire Chief Lewis. The remainder of the session was occupied by routine business. In the afternoon, the following speakers were heard: Otto C.

Dahl, state fire marshal; Dale K. Auck, Dayton, Ohio fire prevention engineer of Mill's Mutual; Charles E. Gillham, Western Cartridge Co. Slated tonight, starting at 7 p. there is to be a buffet lunch at the Mineral Springs Hotel, with dancing from 9 to 1 a.

m. Music will be furnished by Joe Ladd's orchestra. The auxiliary delegates registered at the YWCA and shortly after held a business meeting 'and elected officers. Following lunch-, eon at the -YWCA, officers were Installed. Then a tour through Owens-Illinois Glass Co.

plant was scheduled for the afternoon. The women were to join the men for the buffet luncheon and dance tonight. One of the features convention activities were exhibits set up at Hotel Stratford and the city hall lobby. These Included an model truck, aijd respirator 1i" doll of a showing transparent chest cdVering the 5 action of the Also demonstrated Were fire extinguishers and other equipment. One of the principal objects of interest in the City Hall lobby was a hand pumper, In a condition of almost perfect preservation, that had been used by the Grant Fork fire department in 1896.

Besides the 350 registered, a large number of were here from nearby towns. School Board Studies Change In Insurance Alton Board of Education nesday night at Haskell House took under advisement recommendations of Insurance men and within the next few days is to decide whether to establish the public schools surance on a new overall coverage and expiration plan or to con- tlnue with the present setup of school insurance which has a disadvantage of variously-spaced expiration dates on varying coverages of policies. The board, with R. L. Gouldig serving as president pro-tern in the absence of C.

J. Sohlosser, who was 111, heard explanations of the new Insurance plan Offered by Herchal Jones of the Ernst Agency, William Morrlssey representing the Alton insurance agents' group, and W. N. Casella of Miller Mutual. Guests included Ben Vine of Miller Mutual and two representatives of the Underwriters' Service Association of Chicago.

Jones, Morrlssey and Miller Mutual representatives offered the Insurance plan as a composite proposition worked out on a joint basis, where each company would have its share in each building and the equipment with no one company having coverage (say) on a building in worse condition than some others. The new insurance plan is aimed at adequate and uniform coverage, and there would be some six policies to provide the coverage In place of the many policies as In ihe past. The Insurance men explained the advantages of blanket coverage insurance and appraisals and board members asked several questions concerning cost, then took the proposition under advisement. West Broadway Traffic Snarl To Be Cleared PlaygroundBoard At Wood River to 1 Plan for Winter WOOD winter program of athletics to include teen agers and adults is being planned by the Wood River Playground Board, which met Wednesday nigjit at the Roundhouse. The board hopes to have basketball leagues for men and both boys and girls end a gym class for women.

There is a possibility they will sponsor wrestling matches for high school boys and a recreational period after the noon hour for businessmen. Meeting Wednesday with Leroy Emerick, Playground and Roundhouse director, were Eugene Crippin, board chairman, Charles Stanley, Rudy Struharlk, Leo MlHtello, and Earl Hooper. After a report on playground-activities the past summer, members Mayor Linkogle said Wednesday he intended to have Chief of Police Galloway straighten out the West Broadway parking and unloading mess immediately. Complaints had been received by the mayor that large trucks back- lag Into the particularly in the warehouse district west of State, had been blocking access'to the McAdams Highway. Vjf.

Chairman bif "the Greats ei' Alton Association.of Commerce's JyjtcAaams high.way conimlttee, that he intended to undertake appropriate measures immediately. If no other way of eliminating the blockade could be achieved, he said, he would have an ordinance introduced to forbid such practices. Meanwhile, he said, the city would undertake as quickly as possible the reconditioning of this end of the highway, which has fallen into disrepair during the summer, partly because of the work of taking down the Lovers' Leap rock. Stimulus to the new efforts came from start of some major work oh Ihe Clifton Terrace road connecting McAdams highway with Illinois Route. 100..

This road can divert much traffic from the North Alton bottleneck, which has become an increasing problem. At the same time Dr. Trovillion told Mayor Linkogle he would make ar equest to Gov. Stevenson for services of a state patrolman Continued on Page 19, Col. 4.

Highland Man Named Head of State Baptists Layman Elected President At Closing Session Of Convention Clinton Rogler of Highland elected president of the Illinois Baptist State Convention at the, closing session this morning of the one-hundred-sixth conclave of the state body. Rogler Is In the Insurance business, member of a family long active In the denomination, member of Bethany church near Highland, and one of the organizers of the church in Hjgh- land two years ago. The convention next year will meet In Quincy. Under the state convention plan, a minister serves as president one year, a layman the next. The retiring president Is the Rev.

Robert E. Larson of Decatur, a ono time pastor of Main Street Baptist Church In Alton. Next year, after a term by Rogler, a layman, a minister will be named president. The Rev. Norman Godbey, Rockford, was named vice president; the Rev.

Ray Kearney, Macomb, recording secretary; the Rev. Robert Shobe, Lexington, assistant secretary; E. G. Lentz, Carbondale, historical secretary. Other officers named: Harold Grob, Murphy sboro; the Rev.

S. B. Janssen, Sterling; and Mrs. C. Chase, Joliet, board of managers, Walter Wlnesberg, Marion, the Rev.

Arthur Hyde, Paris, department of evangelism. Miss Helen Gorges, Freeport; the Rev. A. M. Beaudoin, East Moline; Dr.

La Rue Jensen, Alton; the Rev. Owen E. Wherrett, Aurora, department of Christian Education. Mrs. Harry Shipman, Sullivan; the Rev.

Gerald Groley, Jerseyville; the Rev. W. W. Thompson, Charleston, department of promotion. Carl H.

Weber, Springfield; G. Crum Walbaum, Springfield; WF. Coolidge, Pontiac, department of finance and investment. The Rev. W.

B. Miller, Divernon; the Rev. David Beecher, ON ney, department of town and country work. Committee Named Committees were named as follows: The Rev. Fred Gilson, Gales- burgr the Rev.

John Kern, Monmouth; educational Institutions. Rev; El Paso:" the Kev. A. fhe postoflce committee of the tpper Alton Business Men's Asso- lation said "thank you." and they salB it with a dinner, Wednesday ight at the Stratford. The committee's guest of honor was Congressman Melvln C.

Price, nd the thanks were extended to he congressmen for his efforts in ecurlng a Poslofflce branch for hat section of city. Present were Bert Wilson, Bert' lose, Don Kelly and John Thies the Tlm- mermiere, Robert E. Glazebrook, former Upper Alton aldorman, Linkogle, Gene Jolly, the ongressman's secretary, Postmaster Harold Klinke and Joseph Dromgoole of the Telegraph taff. During a brief after-dinner pro- ram, which was opened by Bert Mlson, each of the Upper Alton men extended his thanks to Con- ressman Price, Stressed was the act that for years Upper Alton ad sought a postoffice branch, and succeeded only when Price kept at it until the postoffice was issured, and still worked until the building was a reality and the off- ce was open." Also coming in for jls share of thanks was Postmaster Klinke, for his aXorts in securing he office. Klinke pointed out that the Up- ier Alton Posloffice already has hown an Increase in business, and predicled It would continue to Assessor Law Still in Effect 8y Court Order Th.e Rev.

Clalr Malcomson, Jack- son'ville; Mrs. E. dale; the Rev. Wiley, Carbon- Irving Bruhn, Berwyn; tlje Rev. Vernon.

Mc- Continued on Page 2, Col. 4. Weather Mostly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and Friday; with likelihood of occasional rain beginnig tonight; not quite so warm tonight and Friday; high today in the low SO's; lowest Friday morning about 55; highest afternoon in middle 70's. River Stages (Zero m. W.

Bureau 7 m. Stage 2.04 Ft. Fall .08 Ft. Sea Level 7 i. m.

Lock It Dim 26 Lock 418.50 Tallwater 397.52 President 9 Pastor Need of Humility and Penitence Stressed by U. S. Baptist Leader considered ways and boosting Interest and means for attendance next year. A new mountain-climb is to be Installed and basketball goals'added to West End playground and a development program launched at the new End park. East Cripps Quits Senior Cabinet Job; In IU Health LONDON, Oct.

19. economic czar, Sir Stafford qrlpps, quit senior cabinet post today, Cripps, 61, long known as asterlty" to Bi Mr, to miuiopR from the chanceHorfWpm tjuer lie took pver.Jnw^ 047, in that poBltlon, corresponding roughly secretary of the treasury in the United States. held wide Powers over the economy of Britain, we spearheaded the drive, recently successful, of building up Britain 1 dollar and gold reserves after the nostwarSlump which threatened Britain's lift a going con He. resigned a 0 healt of and Monday fiymi itaelkf In NKW YORK, Oct. 19.

Air raid ihtlter signs mushroomed in Ntw Vort City yesterday. Black am) whltf signs bearing the letter appeared In and near build- ingl In congested areas from lower to Rockefeller Center. "People Called Baptists," who converged upon Alton Mdnday to discuss matters of impqrtance to their spiritual welfare and to ther the Illinois Baptist State Convention, assembled at Alton High School auditorium last night to hear the Rev. Edward Hughes Pruden, D. president of the national group, the American Baptist Convention, admonish and advise.

The Rev. Pruden is pastor of the church in Washington attended'by President Truman. The, address consumed 45 minutes. Dr. Pruden spoke without notes and in A manner much as if he talking to a small group in'his church study.

Over and over ire emphasized the need of friendliness, the necessity of creating a conscience, the importance of dlscipleshlp and stewardship, the sin of misrepresentation, and, "as we view this most critical hour, the need of humility and tence." "As we aproach the situation," he said, "we find that our hands are not all clean. God may use certain leadership, not because of any worthiness he finds but because it is the best at hand." He pointed to such Instances In Israel. "We must Acknowledge God and ask Him to make us worthy and we must be prepared to A hymn by the assemblage opened the service at 7:45. The matted choir, formed from Baptist churches ur the area, Heavens Are Telling" and TOW under the of Fritz. Mrs.

Frank Bonneil, convention chairman, was the accompanist. Mrs. Roland G. Turn buu at the ptoo ai ihe hai bean frequently during the con' ventlon. The Rfy, WiTF.

Privett, Alton, read Scripture and otterad prayer before Dr. Pruden was In Lroduced by the Rev. Robert Larson, Decatur, president of the convention. The evening session brought to a close a busy day for delegates visitors. At 3:30, after they had sat In conference throughout the day, about 300 persons drove to Bethel Baptist Church near Col linsville to attend a worship service in the building that has become hallowed spot for all Baptists.

For Is this church, which ha records dating back to 1806, tha was colncelved In the minds Thomas Jefferson and the Rev James Lemen to help combat slav ery in Illinois. trained men wh became'tne spiritual adviser of Ab raham Lincoln and it became part of the "Underground Rail way" during the Civil War. It 1 the oldest Protestant church in Jill nols with, a continuous existence. present building was erecte In 1838-40. The dedicatory sermor preached by John Mason Peck Though the old sandstone founda tlon has been replaced by one bricks and a hardwood floor ha replaced the original one, the eel lar where slaves were given re fuge, has been retained.

A tra door leading to it was cut in th new floor a reminder of ihos early dayi' The celling has bee lowered lonwhat. But the orig inal pews, partiUoned down th center no that the men of the con gregaUpn covud on one sW" an the women the other, eac without 4l8traotlng nearnew of the other, remain. The itructui'e is walnut aria beams are held to gether with wooden To a appearances the building remain as its builders left H. Those on the pilgrimage stoppe at First Baptist Church, Collln vWe 4 lor supper. Upper Alton Men Give Dinner for Price EDWARDSVILLE The 1949 ounty assessment supervisor law, llhough held uhconstllutional last 'londay by the Illinois Supreme lourt, remains in effect because he court has issued a stay order until passing upon a petition for ehearing, Assistant State's Attor- ey Wilbur A.

Trares informed the County Board of Supervisors hexe iVednesday. Trares was called upon for in- ormation as to status of the as- essment supervisor law, pending a lossible reconsideration by the ligh court of its Sept. 21 decision. The subject was broached by Supervisor Leonard Oram, Granite City. He quoted reports that the UinpU Association of Township Supervisors and 'County plarcs to the.

legisl ature next year to pass a new assessment supervisor law. The board Wednesday authorized Is courthouse committee to re- Second Round Of Chicago Inquiry Ends Much Remains; Investigators Will Stay: Kefauver CHICAGO, Oct. 19, The Senate committee investigating br- gnnlzed crime ended a second round of Chicago hearings yesterday after reportedly uncovering In sonic measure the ramifications of gambling and racketeering. "MucH work remains to be done," said Sen. Estes KefauVer committee chairman, at the windup ot two days of hearings.

Kefauver said committee Investigators will remain In Chicago "to do a lot more digging," working on leads furnished at the two hearings held here this month. He said the committee plans to return here in December for open sessions. Race Wire Arteries He expressed the belief that, race wire services "are the arteries of the gambling clique over the nation." He said the hearings also hav'e made it clear there is an extensive racket in Chicago and gangsters have infiltrated Into legitimate businesses. Testimony indicated, Kefauver said that "a good many people who were in the rackets have carried into the legitimate business hoodlum tactics, such as coercion." Much of yesterday's session was devoted to inquiry into race wire services. Kefauver said the committee had evidence that the defunct Trans-American News Publishing Co.

was owned and controlled by gangsters. Knee Track Witness One of the witnesses at yesterday's closing session was Robert Big Bob) McCullough, 58, Cedar a former race track po- ice chief and described by Kefau- as a onetime bodyguard for the ate Al Capone, After he testified, McCullough was seized by state's attorney's po- ice for further questioning about he Sept. 25 ambush slaying of William Drury, former police lieu- enant. He had been questioned reviously and denied knowledge of he slaying of Drury, who was to have testified before the Senate ommittee. Kefauver said McCullough told he committee he had been angry at Drury because a radio broadcast in Miami, in which Drury referred to him as a Capone "nidbater." Kef au- ver'said the committee had no eyi- Continued on Page 38, Col.

Z. Suits Name 400 Who Were Given Knetser Refunds SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 19, About 400 persons who allegedly refunds or automobiles from bankrupt Robert L. Knetzer short- before he went broke were sued Federal Court yesterday. The suits wore filed by G.

Wiliam Horsley, attorney for the trustee handling the bankrupt estate, in an attempt to wipe out he transfers. Similar suits have been filed in Chicago, Peoria, Blast St. Louis and about eight other cities outside Illinois, Horsley said. Amounts nvolved range from $1000 to 520,000. In all, about 1000 suits have been prepared and about 200 have been settled, he added.

Horsley said federal bankruptcy law provides that persons who received cars or refunds from Knetzer within four months before his bankruptcy petition are considered to have received illegal preferred treatment over other creditors. Knetber, who operated a fabu lous new-used car business at Edwardsville, filed for bankruptcy in Oclober, 1948. Claims against him and his defunct auto agency run over $4,000,000. Hotsley said defendants in the suits will be given a chance to settle for less than claims filed against them. Settlements made to date, said, have produced $50,000 to be added to the pool for paying off Knetzer's creditors, and checks are still coming in.

Horsley said hopes recoveries eventually will amount to more than $200,000. Knetzer himself is on a fundraising trip with the consent of the Federal Court here. He was jailed indefinitely for falling to hand over $225,000 In undeclared assets. Judge Charles G. Briggle released him tempo rarily in June and Knetzer dug up $25,000 before he returned to jail He was released in custody of U.

S. marshal again on Sept. 28 on representations he could brink, in Itlll more cash. Hqaver to Discuss Foreign Policy Tonight NEW YORK, Qct, 19 er PfejWent Herbert Hoover wil discuss, the nation's foreign policy at 8t3Q m. tonight on a to 'coast broadcast of the Columbia Broadcasting Systen Hoover will speak for half an hour on the program "One Natloi Failing Heart of Red Korea Held By Allies; Puppet Chief Flees WEATHER CHECK The Dlonnc qumtuolcls poor from the window of Cathedral High School in New York today as they check up on the weather for their sight-seeing tour of the c.ty.

The girls were accompanied by father, arrl will four davs in lown. From left, Ernile, Marie, Annette, Cecuc and Wirephoto. 2 UN Units Occupy Most Of Pyongyang; End in Sight u. S. First Cavalry First To Enter Easy Conquest Florida Puts 'Blow 9 Damage Million 19, Col.

8. Building Ban Is Considered WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 Despite forceful objections from he building industry, the government today considered an emergency ban on the construction of tracks, dance halls, bowling illeys and other amusement spots. New moving picture theaters and night clubs might also be included, but officials of the National Production Authority (NPA) said the scope of the proposed order remains to be worked out. Its aim to save material for munitions.

The move svould be a stiff blow the already tottering building boom. Severe limitations on private estate credit and federal home financing were imposed Thursday, and a limitation on commercial construction stores and office expected to follow. Still another slap at credit expansion, in the form of a Federal Reserve Board order tightening sank reserve requirements, became more likely. The board yesterday reported that bank loans to busi ness houses hit another record high last week. An order requiring banks to set aside more funds in reserve would limit the bank funds available for lending.

Business loans last week, the board said, increased by $227,000,000 to a total'of $16,142,000,000. The proposed building ban was unfolded yesterday to a score of leaders in the building, real estate, materials and related Industries. They fought the idea vigorously and urged Instead that the industry be allowed to undertake Us own ocnservalion campaign. NPA announced, meanwhile, that the warehouse operators' Industry committee unanimously approved a pending order designed to guarantee a flow of steel through them to the small civilian businesses which are their normal customers. These warehouses retail steel products in small quantities.

The order, due for issuance soon, will provide that: (1) Each warehouse will receive a share of the total civilian supply of steel based on the tonnage it received In the first half of 1950, and nfl warehouse need accept more than a specified volume of defense orders. Cpl, William Girard Home on Furlough Cpl. William Girard, who was wounded'in action In Korea, Sept. 18, Is spending a 30-day convalescent furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Girard, 623 East Eighth street. Cpl. Girard received shrapnel wounds In the left leg and Is wear- Ing a brace and getting around by use of a cane. Flown from a base hospital In Japan. Cpl.

Girard was sent to the hospital at Fort Sam Houston, where he will return at the conclusion of his furlough. JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 19. estimates of damage climbed to about $12,000,000 today from the hurricane which took few last, licks at beaches while in its death throes in western Georgia. All storm warnings were ordered down as the storm's center lirashed uneasily near Columbus, "That is a dead one, but another center is developing in the Gulf of VIexico about V500 south of Louisiana coast," storm forecasters at Miami reported.

Forecasters agreed with newspaper eslimates of $12,000,000 damage from the 125-mile hurricane that roared in over Miami late Tuesday and early Wednesday. Properly damage in Miami alone was assessed at about $8,000,000. Elsewhere property damage was estimated at $2,000,000 and crop deftriage at another $2,000,000 for a total tides beaches and storm lashed up through the center of the state and into Georgia. Three Floridians died in the blow. Property and crop damage was well up in the millions of dollars.

The force of the storm tapered off sftadily from the 116-mlle-an- hour punch it handed Miami at Tuesday midnight. Still it was the worst In years for many north and central Florida cities. Today's battle scene was along the miles of east coast resort beaches. Navy men and civilian volunteers worked through the night to sandbag seawalls and houses. Angry sea waters already had torn away city docks and two fish houses on Indian river at Titus- vllle.

One section of seawall at Cocoa collapsed. Many roads and bridges were washed out or were under water. In three south Florida counties Broward and Palm Beach damage was tentatively estimated at $5,000,000 by Chief Storm Forecaster Grady Norton. He said it would rise as more complete reports came in. Newspaper eslimales were as high at $8,000,000 for greater Miami alone.

Florida's big citrus and winter vegetable business was hard hit. Nearly 15,000 acres of early fall vegetables worth more than $2,000,000 were destroyed. Grapefruit losses in the Indian river section were mostly 30 percent but as high as 80 percent in one 7000-acre section. Margaret Well Received PROVIDENCE, R. Oct.

19. UP) Truman was well received by some 1000 persons last night Dewey Claims Democratic Deal of FDR By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bringing up the name of Frankin D. Roosevelt, Gov. Thomas K. Dewey sought last night to play down the importance of the famous Hanley letter which kept the Vew York political campaign boil- ng.

Dewey said there was nothing wrong in Lt. Gov. Joe R. Hanloy's admission that before he had agreed to run fotv the Senate he had definite assurances ho could clean up his financial obligations 90 days. The Democrats made the same sort of deal in 1928, Dewey declared in a speech at Newburgh, N.

Y. He said the late John J. Raskob underwrote $200,000 in debts for Franklin D. Roosevelt so the late President could run lor governor of New York; iJJamineriiiK "Hep. Walter A.

Lynch, Democratic opponent for re-election, kept hammering at the two- lime GOP Republican presidential candidate. Dewey, Lynch said, was responsible for what Hanley did but is making Hanley "take the "He has been caught and he can't take it," Lynch said in a campaign speech. Elsewhere, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower reiterated that "I have said frankly over'and over that I have no political ambitions." Dewey tossed the Columbia University president's name back into the political ring Sunday when he said he favors Eisenhower as the OOP's presidential candidate in 1952.

No Hypothetical Questions. Asked If he would run if nominated, Eisenhower told a news conference: "I'm not going to go into all of these hypothetical questions about things that possibly could happen in this country." In Maryland, Democratic Sen. Millard Tydings announced he will take over Fulton Lewis Mutual network broadcast tonight to defend himself against charges the radio commentator has made against him. Tydings said he had to go to the Federal Communications Commission to get equal network time. Mutual said Lewis had volunteered his lime to Tydings.

And the commentalor said Tyding's statement that he had to go to the FCC was "a cheap, deliberate and contemptible lie." FCC Received Complaint A spokesman for the FCC said it had received a complaint from Tydings, turned it over to the net- Continuod on 1'age 19, Col. 3, Coming Events Deadlines Set for GAAC Party At Godfrey and for Windows By THE ASSOCIATED PRGS8 United Nations forces seized failing heart of Rer! Korea today. Twin Allied spearheads occupied most of the Communist capital, Pyongyang. rteporis from four Associated Press war correspondents Indicated that complete conquest of North Korean Red nervo center was only a matter homvs. Premier Kim II Sung and hit Soviet satellite regime apparently fled to the north, possibly as far as Red Chinese Manchuria or Soviet.

Siberia. Guerilla Resistance Expected An end (o the hitler war that started June 25 was In sight. But top Allied commanders have warned that Kiierilla resistance may lie ahead. On both the east and west coasts the Allies were pressing closer to Manchuria. In Pyongyang, nothing stood In Ihe way of the grimy, grinning battlers of the U.

S. First Cavalry and South Korean First. Division! except a few die-hard Reds. First Into the city was the U. 3.

First Cavalry Division which had seen first also into Manila and Tokyo in World War II. The trooperi smashed into Pyongyang from the south, the Republic of Korea IROK) forces from the east Linking up, they occupied east half of the capital and began pouring across the Taeflopg flowing through the city's center from -the -northeast. Thousands Surrender Thousands of frightened Redi surrendered. A team of four AP war correspondents entered Pyongyang with both divisions. "This was an easy conquest nothing like the bitter battle for Seoul waged by the Reds," reported AP Correspondent Don Whitehead.

"Either the Communists had lost their will to fight for the city ot else the Americans moved so fast they had no chance to group a defense force. I "The entire eastern half of fily is held by Americans and South Koreans and these United Nations forces are pouring acrosi the Taedong river Into the western half of the city with little opposition. The cavalry troopers won a roaring rare with the Sotuh Korean First Division to he the first into the center of Premier Kim II Sung's Soviet-sponsored regime. Kim had fled. Mel In City The linkup near Pyongyang'i heart was reported by Correspondent Jack MacBelh, with the South Koreans.

He said that the ROK were met by the Americans aftei advancing ohly a few hundred yards into the city. Whltehead reported the Communists dynamited two bridge! across the broad Taedong, but a ed to blow a thit Allied forces streamed across the undamaged span. Whltehead added: Across the street, the Reds had strung banners demanding of people: 'Defend this city to tha But there was no real of Pyongyang." Correspondent Tom Lambert reported the Americans were led into the Red capital by Lt. Col. Paul Clifford of Franklin, N.

commander of the Second Battalion 'ot the cavalry division's Fifth Reg. iment. Lambert said Clifford's column and the South Koreans joined fore- es at the eastern end of the va. hicular Deadlines are approaching for members of the Grealer Alton Association of Comerce and their friends, L. E.

Shearburn, chairman of the Inter-Community Relations committee announced today. Ho said reservations for tha banquet and party, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p. m. at the Godfrey Community Center are to be in by Saturday noon.

Homer Adams, chairman nt the GAAC Hallowe'en window painting contest today stated that final day for entering this program It Monday. So -far, about 100 windows are assigned in the Hallowe'en contest, with at least 50 more needed. Any firm that has a suitable window for painting in the area Is invited to call the Association office and enter the same, Adams slated. Entry fee is $2.50, which helps defray the cost of materials and cash prizes. The Inter-community party at Godfrey to be an outstanding affair headlined by a topnotch humorist, the "Prince, of Satire," Arthur Briese, of Hot Springs, Ark.

The Alton Barbershop Quartet will also be on hand for some old time harmony and the entertainment will conclude with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bean demonstrating and calling square dances. The evening will be given over mostly to light entertainment and good fellowship. T.

W. Butler, executive secretary of Alton District Manufacturers Association, will Introduce the speaker of the evening and Shearburn will act as master of ceremonies, R. A. Gibson, president of the GAAC wllj give a 3- minute address of welcome and Walter Woodcock, secretary will take 3 to announce some of the activities of the Association. The committee is urging that members mall in so, that they will reach the office not later than Saturday morning 1 mall.

Ill-Fiited Tucker Auto Firm on Auction Block CHICAGO. Oct. la Auctioneers are chanting the last ot the Tucker the unsuccessful $28,000,000 automobile venturf that never reached mass tlon stage. The last remnants of the defunct corporation went on the block terday. Included among the salei were 26 of the rear engine Tucker in running order and 11 with no transmission.

Three ers not fully assembled alto weft sold. One of the complete can brought a top price of $3400- The averago price was $2000. The Tucker oari never got into more than a hand' fui of dealer showrooms but were ready buyers among thf crowd of 1000 at the auction Some 4000 lots of ery and equipment also are on auction block..