The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 8

1. 1. 1 1 1 ILLE (AnD.) VUUDICA NEWS SATURDAY, JANUAKY 1964 The Soviets Lost Some Citizens During '53-By Death and Odd 'Disapperance' TOW WITNEY NEW YORK (AP) The Soviet Union lost a lot of dislinguished citizens in 1953 through death, arrest and disappearance." Under the heading of "dis. appeared" come those who may be dead, under arrest or who have dropped into obneurity, their All that is known is hat names no longer grace the pages of the Soviet press. Counterbalancing the deaths and disappearances there were few reappearances last year.

For example, there are the dozen or more leading Moscow into physi- jail clara who were thrown and charged with plotting assassinate lending Soviet figares. Though it was announced these men had made confessions was of suddenly Stalin that discovered the charges alter the death were faked. The doctors were freed, rehabilitated in professionnl and several of them ten. though articles not about since their their prison release- experiences. Example Another notable example is that of G.

I. Petrovsky, an Oid Bolshevik who rose to chieftainship of the Ukraine. He disappeared in the late 1930s and it was assumed that he was another purge victim who had died somewhere in Siberia had been executed in some cellar. But short time after Stalin's death, Petrovsky was awarded an important government decoration for his services to the Communist party and Soviet state. The turnover in the personnel of ruling circles last year be- POWs (Continued from Page 1) by Stalin." Batchelor said he did A lot of Communist so much as a peace reading.

"My. mind was confused. Not all the Communist propaganda is wrong. They use a bit of truth or they could never convert anyone. "I never thought of myself as lighter -I wanted to fight against war and American aggression." Huge Welcome Planned But Butchelor said he never belleved Communist charges that Americuns used germ warfare and he said he no longer believes in communism or that America is An aggressor.

Batchelor described himself as leader of the American prisoners, but acknowledged that other POWs who talked with Indian officera at the gate failed to pass on information. This included the news that Cpl. Dickenson had returned to his home town in the United States and married, he said. "The Chinese told 115 he had been prosecuted," Batchelor sald. Batchelor told newsmen Saturday he was captured by Chinese Communists In November.

1950. He said he was among 30 American infantrymen surrounded and without food on North Korean hill. In Kermit, Bachelor's parents planned a welcome hame celebrntion for the son they have not seen for, almost feel just three like years. shouting," hia mother sald when she heard that he had asked to come home. Only last week Mrs.

Batchelor had said that only a miracle would bring her boy home. "It's the answer to my prayers. I just thank God," she sighed. Use aluminum foil in the bottom of the oven to catch spillovers from fruit pics or baked dishes. RITZ THEATRE Manila, Ark.

(Wide Vision Screen) SATURDAY "SADDLE LEGION" With Tim Holt SAT. MID-NIGHT "SHADOW MAN" With Cesar Romero SUNDAY MONDAY SAMUEL GOLDWYN Presents Christian Hans TECHNICOLOR Andersen With Danny Kaye Farley Granger Obituaries B. S. Wakefield Dies; Services To Be Tomorrow Services for B. S.

Wakefield, 71- year-old farmer who died at Walls Hospital yesterday afternoon, Are to be conducted at Cobb Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. tomorrow by the Rev. J. H. Richardson, Mr.

Wakefield. who made his home on 61 south, was a native of Franklin, had made his home here for about 30 years. A member of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, he was a member of the church board of trustees and the bullding committee. Survivors include his wife, beth Wakefield; one daughter, Mrs. B.

E. Shelley of Franklin; two sons, Horace Wakefield of St. Joseph, and Harold Wakefield of Blytheville; one sister, Mrs. Piney Fox of Franklin, and one brother, Webb Wagefield of Franklin. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery and active pallbears are to include R.

C. Widner, Joe VanCleve, J. W. Clarence Davis and Floyd Davis. Honorary pallbenrers are E.

V. Tredaway, W. A. Lewis, Will O'Neal, Ben Ray, Herman Storey, John Williamson, J. R.

Coleman and R. E. Stringer. Nettie B. Pope Dies in Osceola; Rites Tomorrow OSCEOLA Services for Mrs.

I Nettie B. Pope, who died at OsceoIn Memorial Hospital last night, will be conducted Sunday at p.m. at Swift Funcral Home by the Rev. Percy Herring and the Rev. 0.

B. Moore. Burial will he in Ermin Cemetery at Osceola. Mrs. Pope, 66, widow of H.

M. Pope, plantation operator, moved Mississippi County about 56 yeurs ago. She operated the first beauty shop in Osceola. She Is survived by two daughters, Eva Traver of Osceoln and Mrs. Grady Brown of West Merr.phis: three sons, Milton Pope of Osceola, George Pope and Hiram Pope, both of Memphis, seven grandchildren and two grentgrandchildren.

Mahalie Holt Rites To Be Tomorrow Services for Mrs. Mahalie Ellen Holt nf who died Thursday nt a daughter's' home in Indiana, will be conducted nt 2:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Joiner Methodist Church by the Rev. D.

E. Stevenson. The services were previously scheduled to have been conducted today. Burial will be In Bassett Cemetery with National Funcral Home in charge. Former Luxora Resident Dies KILGOR.

'Tex. Serrices for H. Lucas of Kilgore, formerly of Luxora, who died Thursday n'cht al John Scalcy Hospital in Galveston, were conducted this afternoon at St. Lukes Methodist church in Kilgore by the Rev. Byron Lovelady.

Burial VAS in Kilgore Cemetery with Rader F.meral Home in 1' Con BRAKING Quick installed Easily I car: on 8 01. the CAR NEw Bendir PASSENGER POWER- BRAKE Cuts Braking Effort in Half Reduces Driver Fatigue Gives Safer, Quicker Stops Provides Positive Braking Control COME IN TODAY! PAT, Ford Phillips Motor Broadway Chickasawbs Mistaken Identity CHATHAN, Va. A was accused of taking a neighbor's cow. He explained that be had tound his missing cow or the animal he thought was his in the neighbor's -pasture. He asked the jury to step out on the courthouse square and examine the two COWS.

The furors couldn't tell one from the other. The farmer was ted. He and 'his neighbor took their cows home or so they believe. cause of death-natural or tural-was great. Top Men Gone Leading the Soviet obituary tices of course was Joseph Stalin who, according to announcement, died in his bed after a stroke in carly March.

Close behind was the No. 2 man, deputy premier and police boss, Lavrenty Berla, who officially reported executed for treason in composer Sergei Prokofiev, December, and. the world famed died in March without even the benefit of an obituary in the Soviet press, Others who died included: Lt. Gen. Arkadi Shvetsov, outstanding aviation engine designer.

Vsevolod Pudovkin, senior motion picture director. Col. Gen. Lev Mekhlis, former minister of state control, distinguished Old Bolshevik and longtime Associate of Sinlin, who died In February. He was one of the few Jews left in top level lendership and ho received big state funeral.

And More Two deputy ministers, B. N. Arutyunov, for the steel industry, and O. V. Lakhtionov, for geology.

Two leading historians. Nilolai Derzhavin, an expert on the history of the Slavs, and academiclan Boris Grekov. A number of his milltary men, among them Army Gen. Vsevolod Merkulov. former minister of stale security and former minister of stale control, and Colonel Generals B.

Z. Kobulov and 8. A. Goglidze, who wilh Beria for treason. Former Deputy For(eign Affairs V.

G. Dekunazov, also shot with Beria. Brass, Too Numerous Red army men be- LITTLE LIZ-. 1-2 People usually wish for what they haven't got. What else Is there to wish tor? NEA A JAPAN (Continued from Page 1) hopes that the Emperor might make a.

public appearance. 'The News said two American Marines helped Japanese police rescue persons knocked down by the crowd and prevent a possibly higher death toil. Before the war only titled nesc were nilowed to enter the palace grounds and sign the perial register. Since the war. however, everyone has been wel.

come. Each year hundreds pl thousands of Japanese have made it custom to wish Emperor well during the new year. Convenient Find KENTVILLE. N. S.

-Jack Keith of Corn Hill halted his plowing to get some grease from the barn. As the horses stopped, the plow uncovered a grease gun lost 12 years carlier. Ho found it In good shmpe, 50 greased the plow and kept on going. tween the ages of 50 and 60, Including one Army general, four colonel generals. five lieutenant generals and seven major generals.

Two deaths, in the opinion some observers in Moscow, seemed to add an element of Interesting, coincidence to Stalin's death. In February the Kremlin reported the death of Maj. Gen. Peter Kasynkin. Since it was the Kremlin Administration which announced It was apparent that Kosynkin' was A leading figure in the Kremlin security command which had charge of Stalin's personal safety.

Shortly after Stalin's death Prof. Arseni Rusakov, one of the nine Soviet doctors who signed Stalin's death certificate, was reporled to have Disappearances A few of the most prominent cases of "disappearance" in' 1053: Lt. Gen, Vassily Stalln, last seen at his dictator father's funeral. He removed from his post as commander of air forces in the Moscow military district. His new assignment and general whereabouts are unknown to the outside world.

The minister of health, Y. I. Smirnov, was dismissed in January without public announcement for "negligence" In failing to detect plot." 'The "plot" was quashed but Smirnov never reappeared. Quashing of the "plot" Involved the dismissal of Semyon Igontiev from his post as 8 secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist party. Ignatlev, former minis- ter of state security, charged wih allowing subordinates to "frame" the doctors.

has pot since been heard from. Ignaliev's deputy. Ryumin, was arrested for pressuring the doctors. Negro Deaths Mary Jenkins Funeral arrangements for Mary Jenkins, 57, who died while babysitting at the W. D.

Tommey home bere Thursday night, were incomplete today pending arrival of relatives. The services will be conducted in Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church by Rev. C. W. Alexander, pastor, Burial will be in Sandy Ridge Cemetery wIth Horne Funeral Home In charge.

Survivors Include three daughters, Commreny Clark of New York, Ernestine Anderson of Blytheville and Bertha Varner of Brooklyn, N. anti sister, Elia Mobsley of New York. Mary Nelson Services for Mary Nelson, 48, will be conducted Monday At 2 p.m. nt Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. Swift Funeral Home al Osccoln is in charge of the burial.

She died at the home of daughter, Janie May Smith, terday after two-month Illness. She also is survived by her husband, Eddie Nelson of Blytheville; and six grundchildren. WARNING ORDER IN: THE CHANCERY COURT, CHICKASAWBA DISTRICT, MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, ARKANSAS. Violn Nance, 13. No.

13.542 Fred Nance. Dit. The defendant, Fred Nance, 15 hereby warned to appear within thirty days in the court named in the caption hercot and answer the complaint of the pinintiff, Viola Nance. Dated this 11lh day of December, 1953. SEAL LISTON, Clerk His sentence has never been announed.

Secretary Missing Since Stalin's death his personal secretary, Alexander Poskrebyshev, is among the missing. Three prominent Moscow als were dismissed from their posts this summer and nothing has been heard of their fate. They are Col. Gen. P.

A. Artemiev, former commader of the Moscow military district; Lt. Gen. K. R.

Sinilov, for. mer commandant of Moscow; Lt. Gen. N. K.

Spirldonov, commandant of the Kremlin. They placed by veteran Red army gen(erals. Secrecy The fate of four political chief. tains of the Transcaucasian republics of the Is shrouded In secrecy. A.

I. Mgeladze, head of the Georgian Communist party, was thrown out of his job amid charges of negligence and worse afler Stalin's death. After Reria's fall these men were fIred: the Georgian Premier political lender V. M. Bakradze; Mir Bagirov, alternale of the party Presidium and chieftain of Azerbalain; G.

A. Arutinov, chieftain of Armenia. Indications are that all except Mgeladze are under Arrest or have perhaps been executed. Three Released The vicissitudes of political lite in Soviet Geargia this year were such that three men were released from Jail, where they were held under most serious charges, made ministers in the Georgian government, and then after Beria's fall dismissed from their 'posts and probably arrested again on charges even more serious. They were A.

N. Rapava, M. I. Baramia and S. Zodelava.

McCARTHY (Continued from Page 1) StITI another Democrat, Sen. Sparkman of Alabama, said In separate Interview yesterday. McCarthy, why don't th licans do it? It's not our problem." Other Democrats have proposed various rules chunges that might limit some activities of McCarthy's subcommittee. Officials Riled McCarthy riled some officials last year by announcing what he snid WAS 'A voluntary agreement by a group of Greek ship owners to slop carrying cargo to Conununist China. He also has sent investigators Lo Europe checking on various matters and has probed U.

S. employes of the United Nations and other international organizalions. Senale Republican Leader Knowland of California said the GOP Policy Committee moy study 8 change in rules under which committees subpoena witnesses, but 8 aimed ntMcCarai en wedl th McCarthy. Sen. McClellan (D-Ark), who led the Democratic walkout from the Mcucarthy subcommitlec Inst July, said yesterday "I don't anticipate rturning to it regardless of what is worked out." Accurate Prediction ASHLAND, (P) -Myron T.

Fay. 76, often told friends that "when I die. my dog will die too." Both Fay and his Inseparable companion were killed when hit. by car as they walked down a highway. By OPAL DOYLE, D.C.

T. J. Crowder, Atty, for Pitt. Claude F. Cooper, Atty ad litem.

Saves money on groceries Her bill would probably be'higher if it weren't for advertising. Both the store and the manufacturers use advertising an their lowest cont way to get across news about their products. On the average, the advertising for a pack. age of breakfast food amounts to has than NATURAL GAS Heating and appliances. stalled by bonded pipe Ritters sod Ananced to 36 menthly payments.

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Fernando Lamas co-stars with Rhonda in the story, which is laid in the wilds of the Amazon among the headhunting Jivaro Indians. charge. Mr. Lucas, 51, was born in Luxora, and had lived in Kilgore for I the clerk past in a 10 drug years store. where Before he was com- a ing to Kilgore he was manager of Arkansas Gas and Pipeline Co.

In Arkansas. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Blanche Lucas of Kilgore; a brother, Robert Lucas of Kilgore; two sisters, Mrs. H. F.

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