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Fair and a littla celdar PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL 80 NO 266 22 Pages In Two Sections BIRMINGHAM TUESDAY JANUARY 16 1951 IClHd iMWflHb Yairalk QJirnnil' FaDfls Badk IFiroinrD Second Division Ends Stand And Withdraws To New Line BY RUTHERFORD POATS United Press Staff Writer TOKYO Tuesday Jan The Second Division has ended its eight-day stand at Wonju and withdrawn southward to a new defensive line in the Sobaek Mountains the Eighth Army announced today The withdrawal came as forces on the west coast of Korea in a surprise offensive action sent $71 Billion Budget Sent To Congress armored spearheads 12 miles northward to within 23 miles of Seoul and the Chinese were reported retreating northward at many points -The Second Division with French Dutch and South Korean units attached dug in at the Wonju area for eight days to stem a Freed Dn Folsom Board Also Grants 112 PardonsTo Set Record MONTGOMERY Jan 15 In the greatest mass exodus from prison in history 238 convicts were paroled and 112 others pardoned' outright or restored to citizenship in foe past 10 days The list was announced just a few hours before Folsom-appointed Pardon-Parole Board Members Bill Drink ard and Glenn Vinson left Mansion for the reception (Photos by Jim Ware) given by' the new executive 5000 LOOKED ON when Gordon Persons became governor of Alabama The crowd packed the Capitol grounds for the ceremony and then moved on to the Governor's $16 Billion Boost In Taxes Asked WASHINGTON Jan 15 President Truman sent Congress a S7t594000000 "brink of budget today and called for a tax boost to put the huge preparedness program on a pay-as-we-go basis Congressional reaction indicated he will get billions for defense but his tax and other proposals face rough going Some legislators accused him of masking his "Fair Deal" proposals as emergency legislation Federal tax rates already are near the record high of World War II and Mr proposals would push them about 30 per Persons Takes The new board which takes office under incoming Gov Gordon Persons can revoke any of foe paroles if cause is found but neither tho board nor foe new governor can erase foe pardons Among those pardoned was Glenn Davis central figure in a temporary parole controversy a year ago Davis once awarded $7000 by foe Legislature after being sentenced to 35 years far robbery another man later 'confessed he committed was paroled outright by the board' It was only a year ago that Davis sentenced in 1945 to serve eight years for burglary whs ordered returned to prison while out on parole A parole officer said he told him he had no intention (Ml holding a job Moblay Given Parole John Mobley 31 Birmingham who was paroled Dec 29 from a life sentence for foe murder of George Goatley was given a full pardon Mobley pleaded guilty to taking part in foe 1944 slaying of foe sandwich shop operator during a robbery ana was sentenced Oct 8 1945 The unprecedented mass turnout brought a public rebuke to Drink-ard and Vinson from Gov James Folsom himself He said it violated his policy of making only "routine decisions" in foe last days of his administration Explaining why he decided at the last minute against asking foe State Senate to confirm foe parole board members Folsom wrote them: "Without reference to any of foe individual decisions you have violated that policy by releasing more than a routine number of prisoners last week" Therefore he said he decided to accept their resignations sir previously 1 offered i after first rejecting Hie Woud'A Seek Communist onslaught from the north and possibly throw the Reds timetable off balance The new lines south of Wonju were not defined An Eighth Army communique said it was a line after the withdrawal from Seoul" and that it would usher in a new phase of the the battle for the Sobaek Mountains The withdrawal was announced after three to five North Korean divisions are some Chinese had knifed through the snow-covered 5000-foot mountain peaks south of Wonju and threatened to trap the Second Division The Second Division withdrawal and the advance northward on the west coast gave a kaleidoscopic pattern to the Korean fighting The situation was made more puzzling by the Chinese withdrawals in some areas and their build-ups in others for what may be a big new offensive On the west coast Allied units In their offensive action captured three towns below Seoul Monday including the big road hub of Osan One unit pushed in Kumyangjang 23 miles south of Seoul and then pulled back when it encountered enemy in superior numbers Just to the north however the (See YANK UNIT Page 2) Military Warned On 18-Year-Olds Asked To Ban Overseas Duty WASHINGTON Jan 15 (UR) Military planners were warned today that they may jeopardize congressional approval of an 18-year-old draft unless they agree to a flat ban on sending such youths overseas before they are 19 The warning was sounded by Chairman Lyndon Johnson (D Tex) of the Senate Preparedness Committee as the Defense Department disclosed plans to give extra pay to combat troops in Korea Simultaneously the department announced that it will ask Congress for authority to extend for one year all regular enlistments expiring before June 30 1953 It already has such authority for enlistments expiring before next June 30 21-Month Duty 1 President Truman authorized draft-age men to volunteer for 21-month hitches the same period they would serve if they waited to be called for induction They now must volunteer for three years in the Army Navy and Marines and four in the Air Force 2 Some 210000 physicians dentists and veterinarians registered with their local draft boards from coast to coast They are not expected to be drafted but will be available if total mobilization is necessary 3 Secretary of Labor -Maurice Tobin broadened the list of critical occupations eligible for draft deferments Special stress was laid on merchant seamen and skilled shipyard workers The armed services and draft board use the list in granting deferments UMT Proposal 4 National Commander Erie Cocke Jr of the American Legion urged a House armed services subcommittee to approve the defense plan to combine the draft with a form of Universal Military Training by lowering the age to 18 and extending the period of service to 27 months Men 19 through 25 are now liable for 21 months draft service 5 Assistant Defense Secretary Anna Rosenberg revealed today the armed forces will not be able to build up to their new manpower goal of 3462000 men by July 1 She said lack of training facilities will prevent the services from absorb- (Scs MILITARY Page 2) Loyalists Win Committee Seats Attorney Ben Roy Elected Chairman BY OSBURN ZUBER Post-Herald Correspondent MONTGOMERY Jan The Loyalist majority on the new State Democratic Executive Committee today elected Ben Ray Birmingham attorney and veteran party leader as its chairman and voted to seat four Loyalists from the Third District whose election had been contested by States Righters Marion Rushton Montgomery attorney remains Democratic national committeeman for Alabama although foe Democratic National Committee denied him his seat after his break during foe presidential election of 1948 Mr Rushton who was re-elected national committeeman for a four-year term in foe 1948 primary was one of the leaders of the Rights movement in opposition to President Truman over foe civil rights issue Offers Resignation After foe Democratic National Committee declined to seat him Rushton submitted his resignation to the old State Democratic Executive Committee which went out of office today The state committee by mail ballot refused to accept his resignation Gessner McCorvey of Mobile who retired as state chairmen today after- 12 years In the office recited these facta to foe new committee of which he remains a member Mr Ray as foe new chairman then held that there was no action to be taken since there was no vacancy in the position of national committeeman Only if Rushton resigned again would there be any occasion for action Will Not Resign Rushton who was present at foe meeting told newspapermen he did not Intend to resign The question arises whether he will now be recognized as committeeman by the Democratic National Committee Some political observers think it unlikely that foe national committee will reverse its position on Rushton Others however think foe fact that there has been an intervening election since 1948 in which Rush-ton supported the Democratic nominees of foe state primary last May could provide a basis for reconsideration by foe national committee The state committee elected as its vice chairman Circuit Judge Roy Mayhall of Jasper who acted as floor leader for foe Loyalists at meeting Rains Secretary Rains of Gadsden was elected secretary Judge Mayhall and Mr Rains were elected without opposition Chairman Ray was elected by a vote of 44 to 18 over Tom Aber-nethy Talladega editor a States' Rights leader There was a spirited contest over foe question- of seating the four party regulars from foe Third District-Jack Eridges Neil Davis Horn and Hughes A five-member subcommittee of foe old state committee appointed by Mr McCorvey to pass on foe election contest brought against foe four Third District Loyalists recently made a majority report certifying four States' Righters as elected The subcommittee headed by Abercrombie Birmingham attorney and States' Rlghter divided (See LOYALISTS Page 6) Moviemeter Jams Stawmrt and Barbara Hal la Jackpot" 1:11 3:55 44S 4:1 I 9:40 LYRIC Jou Crawford and WandaU Co-ray la "Harriet Crais" 1:38 1:35 STRAND Howard Duff and Marta To-d la 8:10 6:35 8:05 3:30 MELBA Rod Caamoa and Catty la "Short Oraaa" 11 3:30 :05 7:60 SUB Dana Martin and Jwry Law-la la War With the 11:40 1:40 3:40 5:35 Dob Darat aad Aadraa la aide 1-1000" 11:00 1340 4:30 0-06 7:80 0:30 "To tha Eads of the Earth1 id "El Paso" 10:38 13:38 477:40 NEWMAR aad of San Quantln" ROYAL '-Hidden ENSLEY Capture" WEST "Ttoa Flacs Wart" WARRIOR ''Squat Da 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under no condition would I ever again offer myself for public office on either a city county state or national level "This decision la final and is a promise from me to foe people of Alabama It is a promise that like all others I have made to you will be respected Future "So in foe coming four years If you ever hear anyone say that Gordon Persons la doing foil or that to help himself politically you may take my word right now that such a statement is not correct I have no political future This means that at all times my decisions can be for foe good of foe State of Alabama and not for just myself That is foe way it should be and that is foe way it is going to be 'In conclusion let me repeat what has been said before I have never let you I never will1 Governor Persons delivered his address to a large crowd from a platform constructed at foe entrance of Alabama's historic Capitol He spoke after foe oath of office was administered to him as 47th governor shortly after noon by Circuit Judge Walter Jones of Montgomery whose father Thomas Goode Jones was governor from 1890 to 1894 James A Allen of Gadsden was sworn into office as lieutenant governor by Judge Jones just before Persona was inaugurated No Pomp And Fanfare The inaugural was conducted without foe customary pomp and fanfare at request because of foe grave situation facing foe nation and foe world The seriousness -of foe occasion was dramatized by foe fact that foe Alabama National Guard as part of foe Slat (Dixie) Division will go into active service in foe United States Army tomorrow foe day Persons takes office as governor The new chief executive paid tribute to Alabama's troops past and present He added that here at home "foe contribution of every person counts heavily in foe struggle for American victory" Describing himself as "an Ala- (See HARMONY Page 6) Pleasant Day Heading Our way pleasant weather ahead for Birmingham today Tha prediction is for fair and a little colder said foe bureau with a high of 52 degrees today The low was expected to be 30 Y( -average above normaL Yesterday! temperatures! 1 pm in 51 8) pm -49 2 pjiLi 54 9 pm 48 3 pm 55 10 pm 46 4 pjn 56 11 pm 44 5 pm 54 Midnight 42 6 pm 52 1 am 41 7 pm 50 The Weather Alabama and Extreme Northwest Florida: Fair Tuesday and Wednesday Warmer Wednesday Gentle to moderate mostly westerly winds (Details of Budget on Page 3) cent above present levels They also would force Congress to add several million more persons to the tax rolls The program would mean bigger levies on both individuals and corporations sharply increased excise taxes and perhaps a sales tax Some congressmen questioned whether the gap between federal income and spending can be closed without wrecking the economy President Disagrees The President disagreed He told a news conference cfefense spend- ad re- lng ms quire a may go still higher am tax increase-up to 520000- 000000 to keep the government from plunging deeper into the red He said the rate of spending probably will be much higher in the next two years when the defense buildup hits full stride It might reach $80000000000 or $90-000000000 The present record la 000000 set in 1944 516 Billion Deficit The budget submitted today Is for the 1952 fiscal year which begins July 1 It contemplated: Receipts (from present taxes) 555138000000 Spending (mostly defense) 57L- 594000000 Deficit (without new taxes) 516r 456000000 Mr Truman insisted that every dime is needed to meet the challenge of Russia's lust for world conquest It allocated 552500000000 for nearly 541500000000 far the armed forces and the rest for such related programs as military and economic aid to non-Com-munlst allies atomic development and civilian defense Every dollar of the remainder (See WAR BRINK Page 2) We Give You Best On Inauguration The Post-Herald went all-out today to bring the people of Ala- bama the story of their new inauguration On the scene were Post-Herald Writers Osburn Zuber and Gene Wortsman along with Photographer Jim Ware Their stories and pictures along with The Associated press and The United Press are in this paper On The Inside Bridge Column Page 13 BjnvijfS Page 3 Comics Page 21 Crossword Puzzle Page 10 Dr Brady eeeeeeeeee Page 9 Editorials Page 8 Markets eeeeeeeeeeecea PSgS 17 Mary Mason mieieieMiii Page 9 Portraits eoeeooeoeeeooo PSgO 21 RadiOlOg ee eee ee PagO 18 Serial eeooooooeoooo Page 9 SOCiety i ee ee eee PagC 12 SpOrtS ee ew- PagO 14 Star GaZer oeeeeeeeeeeeae PagO Weattaermap Page 5 tice pointing out he had entered the country Illegally as a fugitive Cook accused of massacring a family of five slumped into a faint as he crossed the international boundary He was revived and taken to a jail here before being brought before Commissioner George Baird for arraignment on two counts of illegal flight to escape prosecution ana one kidnaping count Baird fixed bail at 52V 000 each on tha Illegal flight counts and would set no ball on the kidnaping charge Federal authorities said it would bo up to the Justice Department in Washington to decide whether Cook should be turned over to California Oklahoma a 18 Lifers Pardoned El lifers released on parole A Negro once sentenced to foe electric chair for foe killing of a young white filling station attendant Bennie Montgomery of Birmingham was among those paroled Bell was commuted to life in 1944 but his companion Joe Vernon was electrocuted Bell was reprieved 34 times while foe case went all foe way to foe Supreme Court The Pardon list also included Paul Martoccia of Daytona Beach Fla one of four men who pleaded guilty last May to foe safe burglary of a Montgomery drive-in restaurant and waa given five years One of his companions Clyde Baker of Chattanooga was released from Kilby Prison recently and flown to Chattanooga "to (Saa 238 CONS Page 7) 74 From County Pardoned Paroled 28 Murderers Included In Exodus BY FRED WOODRESS Seventy-four Jefferson County criminals were among foe 450 Alabama convicts pardoned or paroled iq foe past 10 days by foe outgoing State Board of Pardons and Paroles The Jefferson County groin included 28 persona convicted of murder 10 convicted of grand larceny five burglars and 10 robbers Also Included were three rapists two distillers two forgers two convicted for false pretenses two convicted of manslaughter and individuals convicted for receiving stolen property embezzlement ana carnal knowledge Circuit Solicitor Emmett Perry when asked to comment on what has been called greatest mass exodus from prisons in history" said: "My sentiments were expressed in the recent report of the Jefferson County Grany Jury" The grand jury asked state officials to investigate all of the recent paroles granted by foe Folsom appointed board Deputy Solicitor Willard Me-Call declared: think it is me of foe grossest miscarriages of justice I have ever heard of in my 28 years of practice Think of it putting these dangerous criminals in this community Among those pardoned were some murderers from this county who were serving life sentences Cecil Flummer convicted In foe Bessemer Circuit Court for robbery in 1938 got a parole after haring served part of his 35-year sentence The circuit office never was to serve Flummer with three indictments for later robberies committed in foe Birmingham Circuit jurisdiction Flummer was in Kilby Prison by foe time foe warrants were issued The question of re-arresting Flummer on foe force old warrants will come up Thursday ln Supremo gaf WELCOME Gov Gordon Persons and his wife Alice were happy to see Mrs Marie Bankhead Owen left among the thousands of guests who visited the Governor's Mansion yesterday for a tea following inaugural proceedings Mrs Owen a member of Alabama's distinguished Bankhead family is director of the State Department of Archives and History Gov Persons Enjoys His Biggest Moment Amidst Gay And Festive Capital City BY GENE WORTSMAN Post-Harald Staff Writtr MONTGOMERY Jan Montgomery waa knee deep in politicians and well-wishers today as Gov-Elect Gordon Persons was sworn into office aa chief executive He will take over officially at 12:01 am tomorrow Gov James Folsom who attended the ceremonies at the Capitol modestly took a back seat today and when the inauguration ceremonies were over he and Mrs Folsom ducked out the back of the CapitoL- They were thought to have left the city Meanwhile It was Gordon Persons big day A crowd estimated at 5000 flocked to see him take office aa the 47th chief executive An even larger crowd visited Mm and foe First Lady at foe mansion about 2:40 pm Elegant Mansion The mansion recently remodeled at a cost of 5100000 has eight bathrooms a 550-pound chandelier which Is raised and lowered by a windlass and carpeting so thick you want to wiggle your toes in it The cateress at foe reception Mrs Edward Graham said she had been told to prepare for 4000 guests About that many attended foe reception given by Folsom four years ago Mrs Graham prepared instead for 6000 persons and still was afraid she would run out of food 20 Help Hor She had 20 helpers five different kinds of cake assorted sandwiches and various other delicacies "Call this foe Persons Tea" she said "and for goodness sakes aay a Russian tea" Her good friend and assistant cateress Mrs Tflghman Turner said "A diabetic could come into tho kitchen and have a mighty good time" A co-worker staggered Into foe food room and said "Give me a piece of cake glrL My vitality ia getting low" To' start foe 'day off foe Democratic Executive Committee met at the Jefferson Davis Hotel and elected Atty Ben Ray of Birmingham its chairman for tha next four years It took them ntfi 1 pm to do it (Bee OOV PERSONS Page 6) authorities for prosecution on murder charges -Cook was captured in foe fishing town of Santa Rosalia on-the east coast of Lower California and flown to Tijuana Mex 30 miles from remember killing anybody" he said But while Cook was being brought to Tijuana police and firemen at Joplin Mo located foe-bodies of Carl Mosser 33 and four members of his family in an abandoned mineshaft' Cook is accused of killing foe Mosser family after hitching a ride with them through Oklahoma Tha young ex-convict was with he to accused of Here's Our Stand On UN Infamy No matter what you think of foe world situation we 1 believe that you should read foe editorial "A Vote to Pay Blackmail on Page 8 This editorial spells out this stand in the latest United Nations move In foe Far Eastern crisis We mmiiwi ft to fob- Mexico Returns Desperado To Suspect In Mass Killing Captured BY ALBERT WIESE Unittd Pirn Staff Writer SAN DIEGO CaL Jan Desperado Billy Cook 21 suspected killer of eight persona was captured 600 miles south of the Mexican border today and within a few hours turned over to EL federal officers The youthful ex-convict was taken to the border by Mexican police from the Tijuana Jail where he had been held temporarily and handed to FBI agents on the fide Mexican authorities said the murder suspect was "deported" as an undesirable alien with the approval Of the Mexican Department of Jus i'aL iV---V V-t -r a- a aaa litfr.