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A A A A THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1953 BLYTHEVILLE (ARK.) COURIER NEWS PAGE PI AFL Calls for More Political Activity By NORDIAN WALKER ST. LOUIS (AP) The AFL today sounded a call for stepped-up political activity after hearing a message from President Eisenhower that the l'alt-Hartley law is essentially sound. AFL leaders seemed to take this later said he couldn't "go along" to mean Eisenhower's administra- with the changes. tiongintends to relain most major Nixon said.

Eisenhower in 40 features of the union criticized years of service to his country labor relations law. "has never been gullty of breakEisenhower's message, read to ing his word on AFL convention delegates by Vice anything and I don't believe anyPresident Richard Nixon, prom- one can claim he broke his word ised he will recommend T-H in this instance. amendments to Congress next Jan- "Misunderstanding Cited" uary to correct "a number of de- "I know Martin Durkin and I fects." also the President of the McDevitt, director of United States," Nixon said, "and James L. Polti- I consider the AFL's Labor League for them both to be honorcAl Education, said in 8 report able men." prepared for delcgates: "Let's HO Nixon said there "apparently home from this convention and get them," a comment WAS 3 misunderstanding between the. people we represent in action that brought A burst of laughter from the Dow." did not delegates, who had considerably Eisenhower's message more applause Inter for Sen.

spell out what labor law changes Wayne Morse (Ind-Ore). he has In mind. He said the ad- Morse said a comment made ministration has the law under a by Nixon that an administration and critical study and message outlining T-II had continuing, send suggested been for changes changes in January. dienied Durkin was right about prepacongress prepared Congress indiHe said the general alms are to claiming he had an agreement. "remedy defects which cause con- "The time has come to reject cern 011 the part of working men this kind of alihing you heard this and women over possible resulls morning from the vice president," and uses of the act to their detri- Morse said.

He called for election ment," to improve Che law's ad- of a Democratic congress in 1954. ministration, allotv "healthy Nixon later talked with AFL unions, and lessen leaders, including Durkin and AFI. "government interierence" in la- President George Meany, to get bor relations. their suggestions for amending the The convention heard ad- T-H law. he wus "workdresses today from two mem- ing AS a reporter" for the Presihers of Cabinci, dent in view of labor Secretary of State Dulles and Wel- officials on what changes they fare Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby think should be made in the law.

as well os from former President Truman. Memorial Services Held Truman was to speak at convention memorial services for the late AFL President William Green and there was no advance indication he would engage in the running controversy between AFL Inaders and the Eisenhower administration over Taft-Hartley changes. Nixon, in remarks of his own before delivering Eisenhower's views to the convention, said he was confident President Eisenhower hadn't broken his word on Taft-Hartley changes as claimed by former Secretary of Labor Martin Durkin, an AFL union leader. Durkin quit the Eisenhower Cabinet job two wenks ago. He said Elsenhower gave him a personal promise to support a sel, of 19 changes in the T-H law, but Commodity And Stock Markets- New York Cotton (12:45 quotations) Oct 3270 8283 3265 3307 3266 Dec 3310 3350 3356 3317 3306 3344 3344 Men May 3369 3378 3364 3365.

New Orleans Cotton (12:45 quotations) Oct 326U 3280 3263 3263 3310 3315 3303 3304 Dec Mch 3348 3355 3343 3344 33GB 3375 3362 3362 May Chicago Corn Dec Mch Chicago Wheat Dec 193 19244 Mch 19112 Chicago Soybeans Nov 25814 Jan 2603 263 2601 Mch 263 26012 May 259 26012 258 New York Stocks (12:45 quotations) AT end Amber Tobacco Anaconda Copper Beth Steel Chrysler 65. Coca-Cola 1418 General Electric 7148 Gen Motors Montgomery Ward ..56 Central Int. Harvester Penny Republic Steel 4311 Radio Socony Vacuum 31 Studebaker 23 Standard of N. J. Texas Corp.

Sears 57 U. S. Steel 35 Sou Pac. Livestock NATIONAL STOCKYARDS, Ill. (R (USDA) -Hogs active: 200 lbs up 10:25 higher; lighter weights 25-50 higher; sow's strong to 25 higher; cholce 200-250 10 25.10-25; few early 25.00; several hundred head at .35.35: heavier welghts scarce; 170-190 lb 24.50- 25.00; 150-170 lb 23.35-24.75: 120-140 1b 20.25-22.50; sows 400 lb down 22.50-23.75; few at 24.00; henvier weighls 20.60-22.25; boars 15.00- 10.00.

Cattle 3,000, calves 1,000, little demand carly for steers: heifers and mixed butcher yearlings slow; few early sales about steady; cows slow: general undertone to lower; little done; bulls strong to 25 higher: utility and commerclal 11.50-14.00; few 14.25; canner and cutter bulls 8.00-11.00; vealers and steady: good and choice vealers 16.00-22.00; odd head prime utility and clad 10.00-15.00; good and choice slaughter calves 14.00-18.00; utility and commercial 9.00-12.00. A A A A A A A A A U.N. (Continued from Page 1) debate now on the Communist Chinese demands for An expanded "round-tuble" peace conference with four Asian countries and Russia Included as neutrals. Russia's Andrei Vishinsky fought hard early in the week to get the Assembly to reconsider stand it took in August that the conTerence should be a two-sided parley with only belligerents representing the U.N, He falled but Is expected to try again to force 8 debate an the Chinese demands. Obituaries Rites Conducted For John Jacobs Services for John Jacobs of Forts and Eight will be conducted in the Cobb Funeral Home Chapel.

Friday at 111:30 a.m. by the Rev. J. Patterson. Burial will be at Portageville.

Mo. Mr. Incobs, who was 4B, and lived in Forty and Eight for fIfteeu years, died at his hame (Wednesday alter an eight-month Iliness. He was cugaged in forming before his iliness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Pauline Jacobs: two sons, Andrew and Louis Jacobs; a daughter, Hazel Jacobs: and a sister, Ida Jacobs, all of Blytheville. Mother of Blytheville Man Dies in Louisville Mrs. Ruth Jones Hughes. mother of Paul Hugnes of Blytheville, died at Louisville, last night. Services will be conducted al 10 a.

m. Saturday at St. Henry's Church In Gillette. Mrs. Hughes' former home.

Other survivors include daughters, Mrs. Harry L. Smith and Miss Toni Hughes, both of Loulsville. DEFENSE DEFENSE (Continued from Page 1 wilh destructive power. Scientists have given the milltary and the government an outline of whnt to expect In the weap- to de de Arkansas Mother Pleads For Son to Reject Communism By RAF STEPHENS MONTICELLO, Sept.

24 (P A broken-hearted mother, her voice choked by sobs, picaded day for her boy to reject Communism and come back home. him I want him home so bad I don't know what to do." Mrs. Chester Green told the Asso- DULLES (Continued from Page 1) tion As we know it." Mankind, Dulles added, faces "an ultimate peril" never known before. 3. The Chinese Communitts "seem to be pursuing tactics of delay" in negotintions to bring but about the a United Korean Slates pence conference and its allies will do everything possible to bring about a conference and make it successful.

4. Recent French steps to grant full independence to the Indochinese states have made it possible for the United States now to contriblute subsinntially "In money and material to the successful concitslon" of the anti-Communist war in Indochina. 5. The recent overthrow of the Massadegh government in Iran has created a new opportunity for Iran to tackle pressing internal and foreign problems largely related to its with Britain over oil nationalization. 6.

Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's spectacular victory in West Gerunnny dorsement Sept. 6 constituted an enof the policies "of tying West Germany to the Western world" which the United States has pursued jointly with its nllics and with the West German republic. ons being made ready for America -and presumably, for Russia by Soviet physicists. They No longer will you be dealing with mere nlomic bombs, like those dropped on Japan, which release energy equivalent to thousands of tons of TNT. The hydrogen barb must be measured in multiples of millions Instend of thousAnds of tons of force.

There Is no limit, except in mass and size of package, to which A bydrogen bomb can be bullt. The talk now is of weapon which can produce complete devastatian over 100 square miles -the total area of the District of Colum'bla. 5 RUNNER-UP BOOTH Taking second place methods and equipment with the back-breaking ationg educational exhibits at the District Fair here process that washing was for grandmother. (Courwas this display set by the Dogwood Home Demon- ier News Photo) stration Club. It compares modern home laundry (Cantinued from Page attitude of the entire Chinese pegple." The Allies Thursday boosted the number of missing United Nations soldiers fur whom they demand an accounting from the Reds by 17 10 3,421.

The Allies conceded at a meetsting of the armistice commission secretarint, that some POWs On the original list submitted Sept. bad been repatriated. The V. N. Command deleted names from the original list of 944 Americans, then added 41 more American names.

They aiso added the names of two British soldiers and one Canadian. Two weeks after the Allies submilted the first list of 1,404 the Reds answered that most had ncver been prisoners. The Communists snid In captivity, while others elther had been patriated, had escaped, or had been released at the front during the wer. highest ranking American turned over to Indian custody is sergennt, There were three 'Negroes. The Americans laughed and smiled as they were turned over to Indian troops.

Lalked in loud voices and appeared to enjoy the attention they were getting from onlnukers. Cooter Student Heads Staff at ASC HOME LAUNDRY ME DAY SLAVE WAY WILEY (Continued from Page 1) dollars year, Sen. Wiley said 8 sales levy the worst, unfairest type of tax" because it falls most heavily an low Income families. He offered no specific tax suggestions of his own. Wiley did not expand on why he felt that defense spending would have to be upped.

He renewed, however, his call for the administration to give the American peopie "the ininimum facts about the menace to our survival." Candor is the prelude to Operation Survival," he said. "A people groping in 'the dark cannot come to sound decisions. A single pound of tungsten con be drawn into a wire 8.5 miles long, enough to provide filaments for 23,000 60-watt Inmps. Kelley's Presents the pretty shoes alentine that feel so good. the New in Shoes! Genuine Cobra cinted Press, She had just been notified that her 20-year-old son, Cpl.

William A. Cowart was listed by the Reds as one of 23 Americans who had embraced Communism and elected to live behind the Iron Curtain, "This is the first time in his life that he's ever. done anything to make me ashamed," said Mrs. who had stubbornly refused believe that her son was lost in Korean action, "There's nothing I can say I Just don't know what think," she cried. "I just can't belleve that he refused to come home." Mrs.

Green said she recelved her last letter from Cpl. Cowart on May 25. She said her son wrote of the things returned 1 he from planned the to do Red when prison he camp. "He said he was going to make me quit work and we would take a long said Mrs. Green.

"He told me nhout all the good times he was planning for us to have." "I just can't believe that he wouldn't want to come home he thought so much of his step-father and me (sic)," she cried In her disbelief. Mrs. Green described her son as "very stubborn once he's convinced that he's right." But, she added, "he wasn't very ensily led, and I think that it be'g staying with the communists, they are forcing him to do it." Cpl. Cowart. who entered the Army four days before he WAS 18 years old, was captured by the Communists July 12, 1950.

When the exchange of prisoners started, Mrs. Green sat up night after night Mistening to the names of those being returned to the American territory. No word was heard from Cpl. Cowart, and finally the Defense Department listed him as one of those believed to have been captured, unaccounted for. Mcs.

Green Immediately started single-handed campaign to find out about her only c. lid. She began getting in touch with ench returning Arkansas POW to see If they knew of her son. Mrs. Green said then that she knew the job would take time, but added: "I want to get in contact with all the boys who were released.

Maybe one of them will know about my boy." She found out what happened to her son today from the Communists. Beautiful hand rubbed Anilin Calfskin AAA AA -B In a shade of Brown Suitable for any contrast Brown Red Green High Heel -B 13.95 11.95 Bags to Match 9.95 Bags to Match 9.95 Med. Heel Antlin Calf Black Suede PUMPS Only! Black Antlin AAA AA -B Suede Calfskin 11.95 Bags to Match Bags to Match 5.98 7.75 to 9.95 Get your Cotton Ball reservation at Kelley's Kelley's Cotton Ball Get your Reservations at Kelley's! YOUR FRIENDLY SHOE STORE ROBBERY (Continued from Page 1) It 'hurry get "I told him I was a little nervous, but I would open it." With the vault finally open, the robber ordered Taylor to open the inner time safe, where the money WaS. told him I didn't know if would open," Taylor recalled. The robber replied, "By God, it belter." I was pretty worried," Taylor related "because the safe was set for 8 o'clock I started working with the combinalion and it barely clicked and opened." The robber repeated his earlier warning "I'm fixing to take the money; don't try any funny stuff." Taylor assured the robber, "You can have the money; just leave me alone." While Taylor was putting the money in the cotton sack, the robber asked if there was all air hose in the vault.

Taylor told him there were air vents. The robber furced Taylor to get on his knees facing the back of the vault and for the third time warned the manager against "any funny stuff." Taylor heard the robber walk away, slamming the vault door as he left. "As soon AS I thought he was out of the bank," Taylor said "I started banging on the door of the vault and hollering." W. W. Carpenter, operator of ani adjoining drug store, and R.

E. Jordan, a cuslomer, heard him and came to the vaull. The robber had left the bank door open, Working from Taylor's shouted instructions, Carpenter and Jordan vault's combination lock and freed the bank manager. Taylor described the robber as apparently about 30, nenrly six feet tall and weighing around 170 pounds. He wore brown coverulis, a dark felt hat and sun glasses.

Scott Noel, assistant cashier of the parent Paragould bank, said loss in the robbery was covered MOX THEATRE In West Blytheville Air Conditioned by Refrigeration Show Starts Weekdays 7:00 Sat. Sun 1.00 Always A Double Feature On Our Wide Vision Metallic Screen THURSDAY FRIDAY Special Stage Show! You have asked for him and now we have brought him back by popular demand. Michie The Magician Comedy Magic at it's Best, LAUGHS GALORE! He will present a complete show with audience MIRTH MYSTERY participation. With The Feature THE LUSTY MEN With Susan Hayward Robt. Ryan COMING (In 3-Dimension) "FORT-TI" POWs FAIR FAIR (Continued from Page 1) and Grow Slim." Awarded second place WaS the "old and new" home laundry exhibit set up by the Dogwood Home Demonstration Club.

Third place went to Leachrille club for a health habits display enitled "Feeling Tip Top." The Fairview club placed fourth with an exhibit showing rondside park improvement projeet. Winning entries in the Heirloom Department, a new addition to the fair this year, included: Outstanding exhibit -Mr. and Mrs. E. H.

Brown; DollsGeorge L. dishes -Mrs. George L. Muir; glass- George Muir, books and papers-Raleigh Sylvester: -Mrs. T.

W. Neil of Steele: Primatives -Bob Thompson, RU. silver--George Muir; coins--A. J. Hill Winners iu the handicraft.

exIn hibits Homemade were 85 follows: stool-Mrs. Dewey Vance, Victoria, Mrs. Billy Meharg, Blytheville, 2 and 3. Wastepaper basket--Mrs. Don Wilheim, Alytheville, Mrs.

Lea Stiles. Blytheville, Mrs. Leonard Smith, Blytheville, 3. Metal Trays Mrs. Lloyd.

ams, Osceola, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Aubrey Bruce, Blytbeville, 3. Wonden Trays Mrs. Farresti Moore, Blytheville, Mrs.

Wilhelm. 2. Shelleraft Mrs. C. Newcomb, Hiytheville, 1 and Mrs.

Stiles, 3. Book ends Mrs. Stiles, 2. Lamps Mrs. Wilhelm, Mrs.

Stiles, Mrs. Smith, 3. Lamp shade Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Wilhelm, Mrs.

Stiles, 3. Plaque Mrs. Stiles, 1 and Mrs. Wilhelm, 2, Flower containers Mrs. E.

A. Goodrich, Blytheville, Mrs. Smith. 2 and 3. Lapel ornaments Mrs.

Virginin Bowen, Blytheville, Mrs. Wilhelm, Mrs. Smith, 3. Novelty. corsages Mrs.

James Ray, Victoria, Mrs. Wilhelm, Mrs. Smith, 3. Ear screws Mrs. Gilbert Lynch.

Victoria, Mrs. Bob Copeland, Biyiheville, Mrs. Moore, 3.1 Honked Rugs. Mrs. Ray Hall, Armorel, Blytheville, Mrs.

T. R. Watson, 2: Mrs. Ira Koonce, Blytheville, 3. Crocheted rugs Mys.

C. F. Keith, Blytheville, Mrs. George Moir, Blytheville, Mrs. R.

L. Atkinson, Blytheville, 3. Braided rugs Mrs. Watson, 2 and 3. Pieced quilts Mrs.

Winfred Mick, Riytheville, Annie R. Smith. Blytheville, Miss Adaline Lee, Blytheville. 3. Figurine Mrs.

Smith, 1. Copper Mrs. Smith, and 2. Leather article Heard Wylie, Blytheville, Don Whitney, Blytheville, Mrs. Max Watson, Armorel, 3.

Wooden novelty Mrs. Wilhelm, Handwoven chair or stool Mrs. Paul McLerkin 1. Best craft not mentioned Mrs. Stanton Pepper, Blytheville, 1: Don Whitney, Mrs.

Lillie Sisk, Blytheville, 3. Decoupage Mrs. Bertha Ger-1 man. Blytheville, 1 and Mrs. Stiles, 2.

Best home arrange picture Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Smith, 2 and 3. Driftwood Mrs. Smith, 1 and Mrs.

Silles, 3. Stenciled luncheon cloths Mrs. Ernest Hazel, Caruthersville, 1 and 2. Other stenciled article Mrs. Copeland, Mrs.

Silles, 3. Huck woven articles Mrs. Gene Bradley, Manila, Mrs. Mick, Copeland, 3. Best raffia article Mrs.

Stiles, 1, 2 and 3. Cars Collide on 61 Frank Rekiskt and Henery, M.I Reddell, both of St. were involved in an automobile eident on Highway 61 south of Blytheville yesterdny causing some damage to both cars. Gene Hopper of Cooter, will head the staff of the Arkansas State College annual, the Indian, this year, it was announced by the college today. This year's annual, according 10 Gene, will consist of about 225 pages, with delivery date scheduled for sometime in May, by insurance.

Marmaduke is about 10 miles west of the Soutbeastern Missouri "bootheel," some 30 miles southwest of another Missourl border. RITZ THEATRE Manila, Ark. TONIGHT ONLY THE HIGHWAYMEN In Color With Wanda Hendrix and Charles Coburn FRIDAY ONLY BANDITS OF. CORSICA With Richard Green Paula Raymond GEM THEATRE "Osceola's Finest" SAT SUN MON TUES 4 Big Days 'SHANE' In Technicolor Starring Alan Ladd AAA AA A A A -B.