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a a a a a a a BLYTHEVILLE COURIER NEWS THE DOMINANT NEWSPAPER OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI VOL. L--NO. 81 Blytheville Blytheville Courier News Mississippi Blytheville Valley Herald BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, JUNE 26. 1954 EIGHT PAGES Except Sunday SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS Leader Published Daily Daily Dulles, Eden Open Talks On S. E.

Asia Common Policy To Block Reds Is Sought JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State Dulles and British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden opened discusions at the State Department today on possible development of a common British-American policy for blocking further Communist conquests in Southeast Asia. Their talks constituted the first attack on this problem in the weekend round of conferences among President Eisenhower, Prime Minister Churchill and their chief forign policy advisors. The conferences began yesterday and are due to end tomorrow evening. The United States officials going into today's meeting were preprepared to urge the British begin at once on the creation of a Southeast Asian anti-Communist alliance.

The British have been far less enthusiastic about this than the United States. Eden, to the surprise and shock. of Dulles and his advisors, suggested Wednesday that Britain would like to see security system based upon a series of non-aggression at pacts with the Communists in Asia. Informal Talks Eden and Dulles met in Dulles' He IKE GREETS CHURCHILL AT WHITE HOUSE him, "I've come with Anthony Eden to talk over a President Eisenhower greets Sir Winston Chur- few family matters and try to make sure that chill on the White House steps, while Mrs. Eisen- there are no misunderstandings." He's in the U.S.

hower and Anthony Eden (far right), British for- for conferences with U.S. officials to better U.S.eign secretary, watch. Churchill told the people British relations. (AP Wirephoto) gathered at the airport in Washington to greet office about 10:30 a. m.

White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said they were going to talk about Southeast Asia and that Prime Minister Churchill and Presiden: Eisenhower discuss the same subject after lunch. Meanwhile Churchill and Eisenhower were due to meet with complete informality for prelunch talks. Congressional leaders from both House and Senate, a dozen prominent administration officials chief members of the British delegation were invited to the luncheon the White House. Hagerty announced that the President's day of conferences started with 30-minute meeting See CHURCHILL on Page 8 'Winnie' Steals Show At Washington Arrival Eisenhower, Vice President and Britain's foreign secretary, But at every turn, it was the 79- year-old pink and white British prime minister who caught every- WASHINGTON (AP) No matter how you look at it, "Winnie" stole the show.

After his arrival in Washington yesterday, Sir Winston Churchill was with such spotlight personalities as President Nixon, Secretary of State Dulles Anthony Eden. one's eye. With typical Churchillian showmanship. he quickly captured the airport audience by stepping smartly into view from the British stratocruiser, doffing his gray homburg and grinning merrily. This brought huzzahs and applause.

Once aground, Churchill steamed unerringly toward a cluster of microphones, leaving the welcoming Nixon and Dulles to bring up the rear. Once Churchill had had his say, he spun on Dulles and Nixon and barked: it all right?" They agreed still clutching their own undelivered written statements. Then Sir Winston spied a waiting car and' made for it. There were no more speeches. Squares Middle Churchill planted his rotund figure squarely in the middle of the wide rear seat.

Nixon, however, managed to squeeze himself in to the left of the relaxed visitor. Churchill then gave himself over to a swarm of photographers who clicked and flashed until could no longer evoke the famed smile and. for victory" salute. Arrived at the White House, Churchill was offered a presidential assist up the steps of the north portico. Preferring his gold headed the prime minister withdrew his elbow from President Eisen-1 hower's helping hand and made it on his own.

Later. atfer preliminary talks and a White House luncheon, Churchill, Eisenhower, Dulles and Eden assembled in the rose garden on the south lawn to pose for more pictuers. Churchill and Eisenhower sat in a wrought iron canvas "cushioned love seat" -which may or may not been symbolic of U.S. hopes for the outcome of their harmony meeting. Little Rock Lass Wins State Title SEARCY, Ark.

(P -Little Rock's entry in the Miss Arkansas contest won the crown last night and the right to represent the state in the Miss America Pageant next September. Eighteen year old Sarah Grace Martin defeated five other finalists in the contest, which ended here last night. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.

A. Martin of Little Rock. Miss Martin sang "Love is Where You Find It" as her talent offering in winning the title, and a $1,000 college scholarship. Ann Franks, 18-year-old daughter of Raymond L. Franks of Forrest City, was the runnerup.

Jean Read, 18, representing Phillips County, was third. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Read of Helena. The other finalists were Betty Lou Wilbourn of Paragould, Joan Williams of Hot Springs and Jo Jamel Garot of DeWitt.

Frank Sutton Death Reported OSCEOLA Word has been received here of the death' of Frank Sutton, veteran carnival man and former motel owner of Osceola. It was reported Mr. Sutton died in Denha mSprings, near Baton Rouge. He was in his late 70's and was managing a carnival. Survivors include his son, Pete with a carnival.

A dev- 'er. Sirs. Bill DE near Baton Rouge, and his wife, Mrs. Edna Sutton. Guatemala War Becoming Hot; Security Council Delays Action Soviet Effort Rebels Said To Place Issue Marching On On Slate Fails Red Capital 75 Persons Are Hospitalized As 8 Cars of 'Rocket' Topple Neb.

(AP) Derailment of the Rock Island Railroad's Rocky Mountain RockHALLAM, et toppled over eight of the 11 passenger and Pullman cars of the train near here last night sending at least 75 persons to hospitals for treatment. At least 16 or 18 of the Chief Col. C. J. Sanders, at A check of hospitals at Lincoln, Beatrice and Crete to which the injured were sped by ambulance and in instances by private car showed 61 persons still hospitalized.

At least 14 others were treated and dismissed. Unofficial reports indicated about 150 passengers were on the train, pulled by three diesel units, one of Three Arrests Made in Robbery Two Suspects Nabbed In Caruthersville; $3,186 Is Taken MARKED TREE, Ark. (AP) Sheriff J. Lee Wright said today that three men have been arrested in the $3,186 robbery of the E. Ritter Co.

here yesterday. Herbert Ray Harp, 26, of Marked Tree, was picked up yesterday shortly after the firm was held up. Sheriff Wright said he questioned Harp, then put out a threestate alarm for two men Harp was reported to have been seen with yesterday. The two men, Kenneth E. Sullens, 32, and his brother Clarence Junior Sullens.

23, were arrested in Caruthersville, early this morning. The Sullens brothers, formerly of Marked Tree, had 800 in their possession, sheriff said. They are being brought back to Marked Tree this morning. Sheriff Wright said Kenneth Sullens and Harp were convicted for the robbery of the Cotton Bowl Club at Truman, in 1950. Kenneth drew a two to four year sentence earlier this year for felonious assault.

Pleads Innocent The sheriff said Harp admitted to having been with the Sullens brothers yesterday, but claimed he left them before the time of the robbery. Only one man, described by employes as "small and nervous" entered the Ritter company yesterday. He held a pistol on two employes while forcing another to hand him the money from a cash drawer and a safe. Two in Car The other two men remained in late model car parked nearby, said Police Chief W. C.

Overton. Mrs. J. C. Waskom bookkeeper and secretary for the firm, said she was entering the office when the gunman backed out.

"He 'almost knocked me down he was in such a hurry get to the car," she said. "He lost his hat while he was running and turned around to go back and get it. A man in the back seat of the car yelled to him to hurry. He got the hat and jumped tuto the back passengers were seriously hurt, Lincoln, indicated. which overturned.

Engineer Roy Ensign of Fairbury, said "I don't know what happened. The train started to shimmy and all of a sudden I was thrown against the Mail clerk John Helm, 32, of Phillipsburg, told how the mail car tipped over and dirt of started flying and I rmemeber digging out from under mail sacks." Removed Injured After getting out of the mail car, Helms said he carried six injured persons off the train before starting to Hallam with other trainmen to turn in the wreck report. Col. Sanders said his men who rushed to the scene reported one car piled on top of another others just appeared to have "tilted over." Traveling on the train with his family was Ed Fleig of Ferdinand, who said he had left his car at home in Indiana "to escape the dangers of the road" when the family went to Colorado Springs for a vacation. Fleig told how, just before the derailment.

his son, Fred. 17, left the car the family was in to go forward to the club car. "We looked out the window of our car which was one of those that did not overturn and we saw the club car ahead, with another car on top of it." related. For 45 minutes the Fleigs did not know what had happened to Fred. Despite her worry, Mrs.

Fleig. a trained nurse, tended and comforted the injured until her son was found. He was not seriously hurt. Went Over Easy Conductor W. O.

Nielson of Omaha, riding in the head car, said "it went over easy," and passenger Harold Segard, St. Louis, related "It (the car she was in) didn't hit hard. It slid like a log into water. I didn't expect it to be that easy." Mrs. Segard, who was not seri- ously hurt.

related "my head struck against the overhead baggage rack -there was a lot of confusion and there were children in the car." The Rocky Mountain Rocket was eastbound for Chicago. It originated in two sections. One was formed at Denver and the other at Colorado Springs, Colo. The sections joined in eastern Colorado for the combined trip eastward. As soon as the report of the derailment was received from trainmen who hurried into Hallam, this little town's available men turned out to help while ambulances and patrol cars hurried to the scene.

Capt. Sanders said his men listed at least 25 persons who needed ambulance transportation to Lincoln and Beatrice, hospitals, both about 20. miles away. Many others, he said, "hitched" rides, with motorists to town to get lesser injuries treated. Train Mailman T.

F. Danahan said "the lights went out and the mail car overturned there was a little fire in the engine but it was quickly extinguished." The train was powered by three diesel By WILLIAM N. OATIS UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.

(AP) Ignoring Russian demands. the U. N. Security Council decided last night to delay action on the quickening Guatemalan war until the Organization of American States makes The its own investigation. 11-nation to adopt an agenda listing Guatemala's compiaint Honduras and Nicaragua were still condoning aggression in defiance of the Council's cease fire call of last Sunday.

The procedural motion for its adoption needed seven votes to pass. It got only four, while five votes were cast against it and two Council members abstained. Indefinite Postponement This postponed debate indefinitely and gave the 21-nation OAS time to investigate the Guatemalan charges through its five-member Inter-American Peace Committee. Brazil and Columbia--with U.S. support-had proposed this course.

But the Soviet Union, backing Communist-infiltrated Guatemala, had demanded "measures to put an end to aggression Central America." The vote found Russia, Denmark, Lebanon and New Zealand in of the Guatemalan agenda. The United States, Brazil. Colombia, Nationalist China and Turkey voted against it and Britain and France abstained. The Soviet Union also lost on a motion to invite Guatemalan Delegate Eduardo Castillo Arriola to the Council table. The other 10 members apparently feeling that the invitation to a nonmember would be premature, since no debate had begun, voted no.

The Inter-American Peace mittee, meeting in Washington, had set up a commission to investigate the Guatemalan situation Wednesday. Honduras and Nicaragua had granted the commission, made up like the committee of Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba and the United States, permission to enter their territory, but Guatemala last night finally denied such permission. Hugo Gouthier of Brazil and Carlos Echeverri-Cortes of Colombia told the Council that in view of the committee's work, it should not debate the matter. They argued that under charters of the U. N.

and OAS, the American organization had priority when it came to dealing with Western Hemisphere disputes. Semyon K. Tsarapkin of the Soviet Union said this argument meant, "if aggression takes place in the Western Hemisphere, the Security Council should not deal with it." "Empty Shell" He said this would remove a whole continent from the U. purview and leave the international organization "an empty shell." Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of the Unied States, June President of the Council replied that failure to adopt the Brazilian-Colombia proposal would be "a grave blow to the entire system of international peace." He said the Guatemalan-Soviet move was an effort of international communism to "create international anarchy" by getting the matter out of the vetoless OAS into the Council, where the veto applies.

He reported that the U. S. Senate "today declared that the international Communist movement must be kept out of this hemispherc." Tsarapkin shot back that the Senate "in effect told the United Nations and the Security Council to stay out of the Western Hemisphere." He said Latin American states by backing the OAS were putting themselves at the mercy of the United States, "strong enough to impose on them all. Aggression today against Guatemala, he said, might be followed tomorrow by aggression against Honduras, colombia or Costa Rica. "Guatemala City is being bombed," chided Tsarapkin, "and we sit around the table and debate whether this agenda should be adopted." He evidently had gotten his word on the bombing from Castillo-Arriola', who later told a reporter he had learned while telephoning his capital around 6:30 p.m.

that three planes were bombing the city then. Freak Tidal Wave Swamps Chicago Waterfront At Least Three Drowned; Fishermen Swept into Lake CHICAGO (P) A huge, freak tidal wave swept Chicago's Lake Michigan shore for a distance of several today, washing at least a of fishermen into the scores water. Some witnesses said the wave was at least 20 feet high. Police said at least three bodies had been recovered and that more were feared drowned. Coast Guard boats, police and fire equipment were called to aid in the rescue efforts.

Most of the victims were swept into the water from two rock jetties at Montrose harbor and off a pier at North Avenue, both on Chicago's North Side. Estimates of the height of the wave varied. It covered the rock jetties with at least four feet of water. It surged over an eight-foot sea wall at Loyola University, about six or seven miles north of North Avenue. Police, fearing additional waves, cleared fishing piers and beaches along the lake front, sending hundreds of bathers and fishermen away from the lake.

At the Rogers Park Beach, the water swept about 100 feet up onto the shore. Sam Leone, director of the city life guard service, said there was at least a five-foot rise in the water at this beach several miles north of Montrose harbor. An hour after the big wave struck, the lake waters along the North Shore were still turbulent, Leone said. Faubus Blasts Gov. Cherry In FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.

(AP) Gubernatorial candidate Orval Faubus of Huntsville says the new Fiscal Code. sponsored by Gov. Cherry, is "a device for increasing red tape and extra help." Faubus, who formally opened his campaign for the Democratic nomination for here last night, charged Cherry is to blame governor, for increases, both actual and prospective, utilit Faubus said' that the Cherryappointed Public Service Commission had granted one rate increase to Southwestern Bell Telephone "with another was true coming of Arkan- up." sas-Louisiana. Gas Company. He said undoubtedly Ailansas Power and Light Co.

would be sue: ful in its pending rate increase application. Campaign Opener 1: Carlos Hornedo and Mrs. Gilstad Their Job: Help Migrants Workers Will Guide Plans for Migrants What is being done for recreation and education of the Spanish-speaking people who live or come to work in this area? Two Spanish-speaking workers sponsored jointly by the National Council of Churches and the Blytheville Council of Church Women are in Blytheville now to answer that question. They are Carlos Hornedo of Mexico and Mrs. June Gilstad of Princeton, N.

J. During the short time they have been here, about a week, they have been establishing contact with the Spanish citizens and migrates in this area. Schedule On their schedule of activities to help these people will be programs designed to teach the English language, provide recreational facilities, church services and give health and sanitation instructions. A recreation hall is scheduled to open at 1 p.m. today at 135 East Walnut across the street from Little Park.

It will be open again Sunduy afternoon and a church service will be conducted at 6 p.m. tomorrow evening. Services Every Sunday Primarily founded on religious program, the ministers of Blytheville will alternate in giving the church services at the recreation hall every Sunday. Mr. Hornedo will serve as interpretor for the sermons.

Hymns have been tranlated from English into Spanish. This is the first summer for both of the workers but the magnitude of the job has not their enthusiasm. Mr. an dampened, engincering student at El Paso, while Mrs. Gilstad is a religious student at Princeton.

Their job here will last through July at which time they will go to Wisconsin to continue their work. Ike Forces Bracing For Farm Issue Fight By FRED S. HOFFMAN WASHINGTON (AP) braced today for one of its session a House battle over ment price supports for basic The House Agriculture Committee late yesterday cleared for House action a bill that provides for a one-year extension of price props fixed at 90 per cent of parity. Fight Looms The bill was ticketed for consideration either Wednesday or Thursday and administration stalwarts were expected to wage a strong fight at that time for a flexible system, ranging between 75 and 90 per cent of parity, as advocated by President Eisenhower and Secretary of Agriculture Benson. The Senate Agriculture Committee, too, has voted for another year of rigid farm price supports in opposition to administration aims.

Still On Books Parity is a legally determined standard for farm goods prices regarded as fair relation to the things farmers must buy. Farm legislation providing for flexible supports has been on the books since 1949, but its effect has. been postponed from time to time. Now, flexible props are scheduled to go into effect automatically at the end of the 1954 crop year, unless a new delay is voted or a substitute program adopted. Eisenhower and Benson contend flexible supports would discourage surplus-spawning overproduction in times of plenty, but would spur production in times of scarcity.

Opponents of the flexible system say they fear it might lead to a drop in farm income. "Best Possible" Chairman Hope (R-Kan) of the House Agriculture Committee said the measure approved yesterday is the "best possible bill that could be secured at this time to meet the needs of agriculture." He forecast that the legislationwhich also deals with other phases of the farm situation-will pass the House. Just before approving the bills 26-2, the committee eliminated sections that would have kept alive rigid supports on corn and cotton wo more years. Concession This move was regarded as a See FARM On Page 8 The Eisenhower administration stiffest tests of this congressional flexible vs. high, rigid governcrops.

One Osceola Crime Solved? Prime Suspects Taken In Fergus Jewelry Store Robbery OSCEOLA Citizens continue to report strange noises and prowlers at night and two Negroes are being held in county jail on charges of burglary and grand larceny in connection with the robbery of the Feregus Jewelry Store last February when about $2,000 in valuables was taken. Held in jail are Samuel Rea (L. Hamilton, 28, and Clara Mae Wallace, 32, both of Osceola. Clara Mae was arrested several days ago on a parole violation and was found to have some of the jewon her person, Sheriff William Berryman said this morning. Hamilton was arrested yesterday and was found also to have some of the jewelry.

All of the jewelry, about $500 worth, bas been identified as taken in the burglary. Both admit having taken part in the break-in, the sheriff said." Clara Mae is on parole from Arkansas penitentiary, where she was serving a sentence on a burglary and grand larceny charge for breaking into a jewelry store in El Dorado. Someone entered the George Wallace residence last night and attempted to take a portable radioing before fleeing, it was reported, The burglar dropped the radio making a noise which awakened the family. The burglar fled. Investigating this and other reports of noises at night.

Chief of Police Thrailkill said no one has been found and no description of the intruders is available. A lot of the noises reported by people are only wind noises and not burglars, be opined. By SAM SUMMERLIN TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) Anti-Communist Guatemalan rebels set up a provisional government last night amid indications the struggle for that Central American nation is becoming a hot shooting war. Insurgent planes attacked Guatemala City and the rebel radio claimed its forces were "marching victoriously" on the capital. The Communist-supported government of President Jacobo Arbens Guzman declared, however, its troops remained control on all fronts.

Creation of the provisional regime, headed by rebel Commander Col. Carlos Castillo Armas, Was announced in communique by the "'Liberation army." It said the government headquarters were at Chiquimula, a town of 8.848 people. 20 miles from the Honduran border. The communique said ChiquimuIn had been captured early yesterday. But A dispatch from Associated Press Correspondent Jack Rutledge in City said the government's lateat bulletins claimed Chiquimula was still in its hands.

Rutledge's dispatch passed through Guatemalan censorship an WAS delayed about six hours in transmission. Rebel planes also blasted Zacapa and other government Authoritative sources said a direct bom bhit on an ammunition dump at Zacapa knocked out the garrison there. The stepped-up air strikes led one source here to comment that "the cold war is getting hot." Up till now, the eight-day-old struggle has been waged chiefly with propaganda weapons. Only sporadic clashes have been reported between the opposing forces. Eight Americans who crossed the Guntemalan frontier into Mexico yesterday said they believed the rebel forces had the government the run." A Boston newspaperman in the group said he had seen 400 wounded government troops en route to the capital.

The Guatemalan embassy in Washington announced, meanwhile, that its government had refused permission for the Inter-American Peace Committee to send an investigating team into Guatemala to study that nation's charge of foreign aggression. The Arbenz regime has accused Honduras and Nicaragua of aiding the rebls. Afredo Chocano, acting the embassy, said his government had advised the committee that "Guatemala is opposed to intervention in this matter because the subject is under the jurisdiction of the Security Council of the United Nations." The Security Council, however, voted to put off further discussion of the Guatemalan charge of aggression until the organization of American States could investigate the matter. The Inter-American Peace Committee is an agency of the OAS. The Council's decision came when the Soviet-supported Guatemalan complaint failed to obtain the seven votes necessary to place it on the agenda.

The ballot showed only four in favor of the move, with five opposed. Two nations abstained. The Guatemalan struggle also spurred the U. S. Senate to adopt a resolution warning "international communism" away from the Americas.

The motion, approved by a 69-1 vote, was generally regarded by senators as "a modern interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine." The resolution now goes to the House of Representatives, which is expected to give speedy approval. Although it has no force in law, the resolution may serve to strengthen the U. S. government's hand in combating Communist in'See GUATEMALA on Page Weather ARKANSAS Clear to partly cloudy and continued warm this afternoon, tonight and Sunday. High upper 90's to 100; low tonight 65-75.

MISSOURI Mostly clear, hot and humid through Sunday except becoming partly cloudy and turncooler extreme north tonight and Sunday. Maximum yesterday-90. Minimum this morning-75. Sunset Sunrise tomorrowMean temperature (midway betwee high And Precipitation last 24 7:00 a.m. today none, Precipitation Jan.

1 to date- 24.54. This Date Last Year Maximum yesterday-97. Minimum this morning-70. Precipitation January 376 Get X-Rays A total of 376 persons received free chest X-rays at mobile X- ray unit by the county health unit 'n Blytheville yesterday. The mobile X-ray unit will De here through next Wednesday..