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ir 1 -A -qsrHTJ-y vr'Tra 1 '-VVf-NnisJ rVfvAl'nr 4 i-' 1 i S' -'l it r- -si py n' -r cvx A a 1 J- k- A ''-A -1 -r-f S-iiSf i V-r-'4 vak 'f "i- I I i -J i iV-i ii --u F- r-lr si 'V' l-'-V: -'i'l' V- w) 11 1 i- WINDY CHANGEABLE uV vf fn 1 --41- Kansas Leading Home Newspaper for 80 Years Volum LXXXI I XH Me Five Cents 1 'M WICHnL KANSAS THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 19 1953 Thirty-six Paces Number 0 'v -'5 Report French A tm Advisors Action to June iWH Sill HI -ifi 0' i il -1 AT FI RST Secretary of -State John Foster Dulles talks to newsmen Wednesday "at his: first officia I hews conference in Washington TUP -Telhotar -r: Further Setback to Backers of 6-nation ti Defense Plan Seen PARIS Feb Influential members of Parliament said tonight the French national assembly probably will not act on ratification of the European Defense Community Treaty until next a full year after the treaty was signed This would mean a further sharp setback to supporters of the six-nation defence project which provides for uniforming a half minion West Germans in a two million-man European Army President Eisenhower one of the chief backers of the integrated defense scheme sent Secretary of State Dulles-to Europe last month to stress American concern over delays to Its passage and the possibility that these might affect congressional action on future aid for Europe Dulles was reported to have urged definite progress by ApriT 20 Though it wax originally envisaged that the treaty would be approved not later than last 'November none of the six France Belgium Holland West Germany Italy and has yet ratified it The June date was advanced tentatively by members of the foreign affairs and defense committee after Foreign Minister Georges Bidault had explained new French protocols which have placed the fate of the EDC treaty in some doubt They said that for technical and political reasons June would be the earliest possible time for its consideration Sdrnoff Group Sees $5-billion Saving No Impaired Strength WASHINGTON Feb (UP) A special citizens study commission said today that military man- power money and material could be slashed "at 10 per cept without impairing the combat strength of the armed forces The group estimated such a cut 'YXil would permit elimination of 500- 'f 000 civilian and military Jobs and would result in a savings to th taxpayers of $5300300300 a 'year The recommendation was contained in the final report 'lofLa citizens advisory committee headed by David? 8amoffboard chairman of the Radio tion of America The group was -set up last October by former Defense Secretary Robert A Lovett to investigator military waste Acted to Stop Critics Lovett acted in the wake of persistent congressional criticism 'of military manpower practices by the senate preparedness committee The commission laid down no-specific proposals for achieving' the proposed 10 per cent reduction in the armed forces Itset the- figure as a target and indicated it was upto Defense Secretary Charlies Wilson to find ways of hitting it Reports submitted' to the' group indicated he should examine the following areas for possible savings: 1 Elimination of 3 Extension of the draft term beyond 24 months 3 Revamping of the unification1 law A sharp dissent was filed by Robert Johnson head of John- sonand Johnson company who said the-target should i be even higher He recommeruled a20 1 per cent cut in nxvy oppropria- -rf tions a 15 per cent reduction for re scheduled to aertl lrmy per cent slash for? 11 Mrs FDR Denies Slie Helped Alleged Red Circulate BpolTs r-1- 'A WASHINGTON Feb IBr-VPh- Dr Wilson Compton Is bowing out ss director of tbe state department agency which runs the of America" Operations of the Voice are' now under fire in congress but officials indicated this criticism did hot prompt departure' I Secretary of State Dulles an-nounced late today She has ac-cepted Compton's resignation as head of the department's informa- tion administration and that a successor may be named In a few days I Asked at his nearS conference whether Compton -resigned be- cause of the investigation being conducted by a senate subcom-mittee headed by Sen McCarthy 4R-WIS) Dulles said Compton submitted his resignation about JanT 1 That was before the Mc-Carthy probe began to make heSd-lines Dulles added that acceptance of 1 the resignationT-lth appreciate I tion for past services' was in line with' the Eisenhower ad--minis policy of bringing new people to take: charge 'where major' policy changes or iviews are ln-(volved Compton form- HOWARD FAST ihiSg ton State college was recruited by the Truman administration last year to undertake duties which in- eluded high-level supervision of the government's 'overseas radio propaganda program McCarthy's group is looking into charges of waste and "possible sabotage" in the program Compton himself has announced suspension of two multimillion-dollar broadcasting projects which witnesses had described as wasteful and poorly conceived At today's televised hearing-of the senate subcommittee Howard Fast av leftist writer who rays he SECOND-HAND DEALER Benjamin Sanchez (arrow) a second-hand dealer who was evicted Tuesday from his store in Chicago surveys his stack of merchandise His belongings extend for 100 feet along the sidewalk and spill into the street Curious passersby rummage through the heaps of high-button shoes outdated women's hats and other relics (AP Wi rephoto) Dulles Reveals Blockade Study Ginsiders Asking Allies Ban All Trade WASHINGTON Feb (UP) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today the state department Is studying the possibility of a naval blockade of Red China among other measures designed to force the Communists to settle the Korean war He told a news conference his first since taking office that the department also is studying an appeal to this Allies to ban 'all trade with Communist China Other measures under consideration he said are stricter enforcement-of the present limited United Nations embargo on trade with China new trade restraints and a whole series of other steps President Eisenhower told his first news conference Tuesday he is not personally considering a blockade of Red China because the issue has not officially reached him But he said other government agencies were studying such a step There has been strong congressional pressure from Republicans and some Democrats for a naval blockade of China Some have high In th sky and did not j1'" bother traffic No fields appeared Jf Allied MUOhs in not to be blowing I Join Britain and France have Dodge visibility waa two I resisted the blockade and one-half miles with winds 32 miles per hour and gusts to 42 Dulles said he is aware of no blowing dust Wichita's visibility Plan to brin the blockade is- FCC Grants First Permit For Wichita TV Station To Theater Firm RESIGNATION! Dr Wilson Compton has resigned as director of state' department agency in charge of the "Voice of America" Compton is shown Tuesday appearing on the witness stand during testimony before the senate inquiry concerning the (AP Wi rephoto ita month Situation 'Potentially Bad mors remain Johnson who resigned from the group for reasons of health lev heard in the Channel 3 case Radio Station KFH company and Radio and Television be ''7 No Break in Drouth Seen As Dush Begins to Blow' WASHINGTON Feb 18 (A) The first permit for a Wichita Kan television station was granted today by the federal communications commission It 'was for a station on Channel 16 UHF (ultra high frequency) to be built by the CWC company Inc Attorneys said the company operates motion picture theaters in Missouri and Kansas' It also has applied for a television station at Jefferson City Moj The Beacon Broadcasting-com-pany of Wichita which earlier 1 Taylor -H leled some scathing criticism st (Continued on Page 2 A) I the service for their attitude to- Private Named: Officer: Killer the serviced for their attitude toward elimination of waste Cites Cooperation The marine corps' cooperation was "excellent" he said but the army Waa Mpotty with large areas of resirtance" while the navy -wax "milltanthr resistant" He said the air force jiraa "cooperative and open to greater progress" i (Continued on Tage 2 A) (Continued on Page 3A) A report At this! time cme as somewhat of ajeur- Prise While set up during the I Truman administration the group 1 had been endorsed by President Eisenhower Samoff had (iuH' cated that telnvestigation Would ttmtimie for some months The group emphasized thst' 10' per cent reduction in the operations of the military establishment was only a "minimumTtar-gel" which could be reached was down to one and one-fourth mile and Russell also reported blowing dust Moisture Needei Soon Russell county farm agent Gale Mullen said most of his wheat moisture Mullen said an inspection of the retarded crop revealed many fields had sprouted -grains of wheat lying bare as a result of Sunday's dust storm' urn most ox ms area crop is doomed unless i comes immediately Bombers I A -m Anfllll mneh ryUIH fcJlIlUMl Reds7 Supplies Bricker Seeks Treaty Limits Asks Quick Action OnAmendingxBill WASHINGTON Feb Senator Bricker (R-Ohio) told the senate Judiciary committee today that uncontrolled authority for an administration to make international agreements is "a real and imminent danger to the rights of the American people" He argued for quick action on a proposed constitutional amendment of which he is author to prevent any treaty or agreement from superseding federal or state laws The constitution now provides that treaties are the "supreme law" of the land Under this proposal which he said has the backing of 63 senators there would be modifying language including a provision that: "First no such treaty can be effective to undermine the constitutional rights of American citizens and secondly no such treaty can be effective to entrust the rights of American citizens to the supervision and control of International agencies over which they exercise no control" Additionally Bricker said the amendment would prevent the maxing of executive agreements such ias those made by President Franklin Roosevelt at the Yalta conference President Eisenhower hasi called for repudiation of any secret understanding with foreign governments which have led to the enslavement of any peoples Othety-language in the proposal would forbid JB participation "in world or regional government by treaty or less formal agreements" Bricker told the (Sr United Frees) Although there wasno comparison to dustbowl days of the 1930's Kansas farmers were experiencing blowing dust tonight a result of a prolonged drouth condition State forecasters at Topeka said tonight -that the situation is "potentially bad" They said there was no indication of a break in the drouth soon Visibility was cut to five-eighths of a mile at -Wichita tonight and the weather bureau reported gusts up to 65 miles an hour Motorists driving there from Kingman reported some dust drifting across the highway' us began in south central Kansas with winds up to 42 miles an hour and in gusts up to 60 miles an hour at Hutchinson The blowing dust then spread to other directions later today Visibility as of 3:30 this afternoon was down to a quarter of a mile at Hutchinson one-and one-fourth mile at Salina with wind lists up to 39 miles an hour and harden City's visibility dropped a four miles with 34 miles per hour winds and gusts to 34 Dust appeared in the mid-afternoop at Garden City" but was without diminishing the required vUil combat effectiveness of our aimed forces" The commission conceded the proposed reduction in manpower and money could not be "made I overnight" nor to an expanding military program Company Hopes To Start Telecasts During April Wichltans may began receiving telecasts from the city's first television station within less than three months according to an estimate received Wednesday night Stanley XL Derwood vice president and general manager of Derwood Theaters Inc a Kansas City Mo firm that is the parent company of CWC Inc said he hopes to see the Wichita station in operation before tbe end of April "Our equipment has been promised for delivery from General Electric company by April" he said "If It is humanly possible jk hope to be on the air sometizke In April" Derwbod expressed pleasure at the FCC grant for station in Wichita an added: will do the very blest that I can to give the best possible service to the people of the Wichita area" il TOKYO Feb 19 (UP) United Nations fighter- Forecasters said winds would I bombers today followed up their switch to the northwest tonight heaviest punch in six months with a chance of snow flurries new blows at enemy supply dumps tonight to the northwest and some Lncj communications in the air raln th east tonight and to- force's stepped-up drive to hit the mroa Communists it hurts" Up to noon today no dust had A total of 379 fighter-been reported except for localized bombers yesterday shattered a "dusting? government observers North Korean tank-infantry train-aaur ing school while protecting Amer- Meterologists said however that lean Sabrejets shot down five clear air and bright sun over most Communist Mig-15 Jets and ma-of Kansas wheat belt this mom-1 neuvered two more into crashing only indicated a delay not ing escape from the dust supply dumps were target of Ford county farm agent fighter-bomber strikes but Westmeyer raid fields in his terri- Fifth sir force headquarters at toxy showed fair to good control I Seoul did not disclose exactly and continued control operations I where they were located should "permit little damage Fourteen B-29 Superforts split tion Called Good three supply ami com -jT munications targets early today Seward Condltton Called Good To Ask Ur Hair Tuttle Creek oronto TOPEKA KAN Feb (UP) Kansas senate todayre-1 ceived a bill that would exempt taxes ott! gasoline for noh-high- 'way use at the time the purchase waa made The present law permits tax refunds from the state highway commission on such sales A bill with similar provisions was killed -today in the house of representa- tivea when the roads and high 'ways committee: recommenced that it not be passed The senate version was intro-A duced by Sens Phillip Doyle Beloit Bradford Columbus and Dillant Croxton La Cygne Two resolutions calling oh congress to haK all preliminary work on Tuttle Creek dam on the Blue River and Toronto dam on the Verdigris' were submitted to: both the senate and house The resolutions asked thst suthorizatlons for construction of the projects be rescinded Other Bills Introduced Other -bills Introduced would permit Ux levies totalling 263 mills instead of ther present 25 mills in Wyandotte county -allow the county commissioners of Wyandotte county to issue gen- Continued eh Tage 2A) Lieutenant's Death Believed Accidental FORT DIX Feb The army announced today that a 21-year-old private had confessed he fired a bullet into the back of a lieutenant- whose death on a firing range last week first was listed as accidental Pvt Edgar A Owens New York City went AWOL after the shooting last Wednesday and was arrested following a dramatic reenactment of the live ammunition training maneuver in which Second Lieut Richard Davenport 22 New London Conn was killed Capt Harry Lapham Fort Dix public information officer said Owens had signed confession admitting he shot Davenport who was regarded a a "strict disciplinarian" Lapham said Owens gave "no reason" for killing -his superior officer Owens was held while murder charges were being prepared Lapham said Lieut 'Davenport first was believed to have been killed accidentally by fragments from a howitzer shell burst but sn autopsy later revealed that he had been struck by a 30 caliber bullet from an M-I Garand rifle Owens went AWG1 two days after the shooting He was named as the main suspect after a surprise reenactment of the maneuver was staged and a ballistics test made of all rifles used by men In the area at the time Davenport was wounded the army said' When Davenport fell It was assumed he had been hit by a wide-bursting artillery fragment He was in the rear- of the troops and supposedly well beyond range however authorities said Lapham said Owens admitted in his confession that he turned and fired on Davenport when the lieutenant's back was turned to him Owens' parents Mr and Mrs William Owens told newsmen in their Brooklyn home to-nlfebt their son is sick and should-never have been taken into the army" Detectives Put Eyes on Press In Jelke Trial V-7- i Woman Teller Foils NtyC Bank Bandit NEW YORK ire 18AV-A youngwmnan bank teller looked up when a man with a bandaged nose approached her -windowr Miss Ella Villanl 2J had Jiut opened a bundle of dollar bills The man handed her aUype- vK -s written' note' Dozft be aVdead hero" It readlFill-Jsack with 20ii V-! and I'm pot afraid to kilLT -V He looked ''at tne singlesfind 4: jJ Asi said "I don't want those get the 10's and 20's As if to oblige the girl slipped off her chair dropped to the floor 1U- and pushed in alarm button! The I Five hit a 55-acre supply ares agent Vern Crippen said the local L2 miles west of Pyongyang five soil condition was good to an raided a 10acre area south of abundanre of crop residue and ex- WonSan and one bombed a mar-ensive chiseling He said eight Lining yard in the same vicinity or ctiona 1x1 8twrd CQUnty Other Torts bombed Red battle-might blow I line positions B-26 Invaders also kept up pres-fields which "moved" Sunday still sure on communist supply routes waf aUve he aaW I claiming 116 trucks knocked out Crippen expressed belief Sun- during the night day described so far as1 "slightly worse than was i due to atmospheric conditional 5 ff If ATI which carried dust from Texas He said southwest Kansas had io Escape Texas fail this week witlufrew sn application for a TV station on the same channel in Wichita has acquired a 15 per cent Interest ip the CWC company the attorneys said FCCs announcement said the station plans called for a 960-foot antenna Channel 3 Hearings Near End The announcement eg me as weeks of hearings before an FCC examiner on three applications for a Channel 3 station in Wichita neared an end Testimony in the hearings which started last Nov 12 is expected to be completed here either late tomorrow or Friday Further tlons are to be taken Wichita I Hearings on three applications far a Channel 10 station in Wch- man escaped through the-door of the downtown branch of the jCom Exchange bank On Monday a robber pushed a A-J -similar note to a teller in a Brooklyn branch of the National City bank The woman teller? waa so Red Hunt Started In Nation's Colleges WASHINGTON Feb (UP) The house un-American activities committee ignoring protests by educators today formally began an investigation of alleged Communist activities in the colleges Chairman Harold Velde (R1 m) said the committee questioned in private two witnesses who supplied "information about subversive or Communist activities in the field of education" -f frightened that she put 64370 In fi a bag the robber held and he es-1 caped as she gave the alannli it FORT WORTH TEX Feb (UP) Ten convicts including three men charged In the $256306 holdup Oct 2 ef two Cuban gun runners overpowered three jailers at the Tarrant county Jail tonight and escaped f- '4 vf r' SINOAPORE Feb British Authorities damped? re-J? strlcUdnsN today on the Finnish tanker Wilma anchored off Sing- spore with ijOOO tona of Jet avla- tion oil for Communist China Perry Men Protest NEW YORK Feb Detectives began shadowing news-apermen today after Minot (Mickey) Jelke'S lawyers threatened to rip the lid -of secrecy off cafe society's vice trials The plstaclothesmen from Dis-rict Attorney Frank staff mingled with this press corps outside the off-limits courtroom of general session Judge- Francis L-Valente They appeared to be eavesdropping on any leaks coming from-the courtroom Some re- porters even thought they packed portable recorders but there was ho proof of this Earlier Defense Attorney Sam Segal complained to "newsmen that garbled stories are getting into print and damaging the reputation of the 23-year-old defendant heir to an oleomargarine fortune v'-' lYou get (the news tip) and straighten It out" Segal pleaded' KV -On the witness stand today waa Richard Short 39 a one-time movie bit player and an admitted plmp The he teamed with Jelke to promote a career of- cafe society prostitution for 33-year-old Pat who is Short's fourth-wife: 1 I I 1 IMS Southern jMexico Volcano Erupting TUXTLA GUTIERREZ F1X-ICO Feb Foresty officials in Chiapas state reported today the long dormant El Hune-nal' volcano' has begun? to erupt Reports indicated smoke began appearing frmn the crater about three weeks ago Lava started' to tumble over the isolated country side ohlyi'within' the-past? few A forest guard in the area said no villages were in danger Hunenal Is-located near the Qua-temala-Mexico border I The Forecasts: (Other Weather Data on Pate 7A) (MMalihl rMU VIcUU VMlkcr WICHITA ABE APartly: cloudy and continued strong southerly winds Thursday shift-- Ing to strong -'northerly and turning colder Thursday night showers Thu rsda'y evening changing to light snow Friday Slow- Thursday morning7 upper 30'S high Thursday middle 50'S low Friday morning lower '-f KANSAS Cohsidereble cloudiness through Friday ccpt clearing west Friday snow and blowing snow northwest and extrelne west with scattered showeSs elsewhere Thursday showers changing to snow oast and central I a strong southerly winds with some blowing dust Southeast shifting to strong northerly west and north central Thursday and east Friday diminishing srest Friday turning colder west and north Thursday colder east continued cold west Friday hlghS Thurs-: day 25-30 northwest to around 60 OKLAHOMA Strong southwesterly winds with blowing dust mostly east and south Thursday strong northerly winds northwest Thursday with occasional raln or sndw occasional showers east Thursday with thundershewers east Thursday night Friday clearing west mostly cloudy east with showers or thundershowers extreme east and 'occasional light snow A north central turning colder northwest Thursday-and over state Friday with winds shifting to strong northerly highs Thursday 49 northwest to 66 southeast "no fear" of a dust bowl return But farm agent Paul Wilson of Great Bend was somewhat less optimistic He said -that while reports on Sunday's duster were not complete he had learned that several fields in the southern part of Barton county were badly blown He said damage was local but severe in those sections Curtis district soil conservationist at Great Bend said soil conditions were such that dust blowing "could become wide spread and of serious H-bomb Said Well on Way Washington Feb v- Atomic scientists were quoted as telling the senate-house atomic energy committee today that "we are well on the toward developing a hydrogen bomb but that there are still difficulties to be worked outi- A committee member who requested anonymity told newsmen there were two "highly successful" thermonuclear explosions in tests at Eniwetok last fall The atomic energy commission has reported that the tests at the Pacific atoll concerned the development of: thermonuclear weapons but did not specify the number of explosions A hydrogen bomb would -use the thermonuclear principle VPERRY KAN Feb lS-W-Aoout 100 fsrtners and I businessmen of this little coimimunlty voiced sharp criticism pf the 'report on flood control given by Gov Edward committee of engineers I -4 Tbe preliminary repdristrecom-mendedthat river channefaKbe enlarged rand ring dikeaijmilt around larger communities 7 instead of building large idama Most I et the persons thf meeting paid they were amazed at the idea of living small communities isuch as Pemn without 10 DefenseFurtds Cut Urged 1 Voice of America Chief French Deferring Pact Action! Local Naws'- -A Blaze Routs Family of 8 5A Dus) Storm Worst ihYearsIlSA Crain Shortages Revealed Sperig- News Neyland Asbii Stanky States Case'iii-rt'16Dii-t" Shocks Triumph Houston Tops High Schools Abe restored Oassified 1 (i 'News Behind the SAVES CHILDREN FROM Mrs Rosalie Smith 41 sits with heifoui children Wednesday after dropping 'three of them from a second floor windowto a passerby Tuesday night when i re broke out in her home- at St LouisvMoMrabSmiththen to safety holding a fourth child in her airns fThe childrenare ffrbmPleft- I monthsJ and Unda (APWjre- -V 1 leaped to right Nathan 3i Frederick 4: AI ice photo) protecuom PerTy wiis caught in two floods toil 85l because of? its? location at' the' junction of the Delaware and) Kansas Every house to town i2B Society 1 -The Silver ChaRct i (L' A 7 1 -Vi 'I -v I.