Edwardsville Intelligencer, The (Newspaper) - May 16, 1952, Edwardsville, Illinois Head Roger Babson Every Friday In the Intelligencer t- Complete United Press Wire Service May 16, 1952 90th Year Madis 3 No. 154 10 Pages o Cents nw Mostly cloudy and cool with occasional showers and throughout the High 82; 62. Eisenhower To Arrive In Washington On June 1 Oil Strike Continues Despite Forecast Knight Says Workers Insist on Increase Approved by WSB A ment forecast that the 17-day-old strike of AFL and in- dependent union oil workers would be over the next 48 was disputed by union 0. A. Knight dent of the CIO Oil Workers the largest in the a statement attributed to him day in He was reported to have are calling off the strike and we expect the men back at work Knight said the striking workers not expected to return to work until they have agreements giving them the full amount of wage increases by the Wage Stabilization He then added that other statements upon which I have been quoted are inaccurate if they vary from Another union spokesman in pointing to the threatened breakdown in negotiations between 31 CIO union employes and the Wyco Pipeline Wyo said of the discussions are hung up on the question re- Wyco reportedly has offered the union a flat Sod per man in lieu of retroactive pay on the agreed 15 cent increase Federal mediators reported field were Walker M who has de- ready to push for settlements j Proved 25 enemy planes in two in hundreds of talks was shot down by the Com- across the of during American 75 companies involved in the first attacks on Spends 22 Days on Island Leon 15. Robinson prepares to break camp on a lonely island in where he spent 22 with his dog The was found by authorities and was returned to his mother in U. I Jet Pilot Downed in Korea Col. OPS May Lift Price Ceiling on Clothing pute were optimistic about chances for a Union pessimism came in the face of two strike settlements in- workers in the Mid- The biggest break was the an- Korea last Tuesday the Fifth Air Force disclosed Friday The speedy already the master of the best Communist jet fighter plastered a North and pi ices soon be Puce officials said present in- dications are that ceilings can be lifted from both without causing consumers any pocketbook already have been drawn up to suspend ceiling prices on raw cotton and most The ders were scheduled for issuance but Price lizer Arnall decided to hold them up until next Officials Korean airstrip at Sinuiju on the i are still a little way of what de- bolder and railway settlement between yards at to the independent Central States in their initial Union at Sugar ing Mo with Standard Oil of Conventional fighter providing for a retroactive in- crease of 9 cents an hour from shooting and might do to cotton Dec. 1, 1951. to Mas 1, 1952, and a 15-cent boost effective on the latter The second settlement was be- tween the CIO oil workers local and the Globe Refining at 111. Both settlements lowed the WSB order limiting increases to 15 cents an Visit Set for May 28-29 The Red Cross bloodmobile will visit Edwardsville May 28-29, where it will be in operation from 1 to 7 p m. each day at Eden Evangelical it was announced Friday by the Madison county chapter of the American Red Mrs. Edwin G. blood gram said the local churches are cooperating in the drive to produce 175 pints of blood for each of the two teer solicitors will be at church doors May 18 and 25 with pledge and the program also will be announced from the pulpits and in church In the last previous visit to on Jan. 24, the response was so great that worked overtime in taking 212 pints of and a number of persons were asked to report to other stations later in the Local doctors are volunteering their services and will be in charge Of the Anyone be- tween the ages of 21 and 60 may contribute Persons between 18 and 21 may also donate with their or mate's Those desiring to volunteer for a donation may do so by ing the local Red Cross 1407, or Mrs. Eilers at 1875. Mrs. ert Glen is chairman with Mrs. The Red Cross office said teer are needed for the Persons desiring to assist are required to have had either the Red Cross course in first home nursing or have served as a They are asked to get in touch the local Red Cross The bloodmobile also will be at Highland May 31 from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Masonic Citizens of communities in any of the other branches of the county chapter may donate blood at either of the two points the bloodmobile will swarmed over the Korean rail tem between and chon Marine tanks and artillery tered a patrol of 12 Communists who attacked a hill near Ri on the Western Front in Mahurin was lost in one of the strikes on his third mission of the He reported by radio that he had been hit by anti- aircraft fire and did not think he could make it It was not known whether he parachuted from the damaged The Fifth Air Force listed him as missing in Mahurin was 33. His mother i lives at 927 Wildwood Ft. Ind. His and two Lynn 5, and 2, live at George Air Force Calif. Sabre pilots said the plane was an immediate success as a Until Tuesday's raids it had been used only to screen other fighter including the slower and from attack by Patrol fights continued along the 155-mile ground The Eighth Army announced that Allied troops killed Reds during the week ended May 14. They also wounded Reds and captured 24. Total Red were up 200 as compared over the previous League Opposes Marine Olin E. league said a proposed law to build up the Marine Corps would give the President a to use around the world as he saw think it is time we put an end to this sort of Teague said in a speech prepared for de- livery in the has abdicated enough of its power to the executive department by im- of this a frequently wounded and infantry nel of World War spearheaded a bitter House fight against the Marine which would increase the size of the corps and make its commandant a member of joint chiefs of my opinion in effect the is a private presidential army just short of a men that you can use any way that you anywhere in the un- der any no matter what kind of situation it leads the tion Teague The a stiffened up version of a passed last year by the was sponsored by the House Armed Services Com- and had powerful backing from many other house It is strongly opposed by the ad- ministration and the Defense Kan. Prepares For Ike's Homecoming June 4 ABILENE Kan. rations for the home-coming of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 4 has lifted this one-time town to a level of excitement com- parable with the days of the gun law and order administered 80 years ago by Wild Abilene is a Central Kansas com- munity of and in the 187C's was the railhead for the old Trail from Practically every businessman in town is helping to get ready for Eisenhower is scheduled for two speeches on June 4. One is to be about noon or shortly afterward at the laying of the cornerstone for a memorial museum to house his million dohar collection of war mementoes and The site Is adjacent to the old family home which has been preserved as a showplace by the Eisenhower This cna was expected to be brief and entirely in keeping with the museum The second at 5 p.m. was the one the nation and the world to be waiting It will be televised and by the major The press tion wires to be installed here will carry the 30-m i n u t e address throughout the Writers for more than 100 and other publications have applied for space ai the press headquarters in die Sunflower Stevenson Gives His Support to Senator Douglas Illinois Delegates May Support Him in Presidential Race Ad- lai Stevenson regards Sen. Paul H Douglas as presiden tial who might get port of the Illinois delegates to the Democratic National still ducking questions about his own availability for the presidential told re- porters Thursday might well a move in the delegation to back the Illinois Democratic he were think he is excellent Stevenson said of The senator is a backer of Sen. Estes Kefauver but has recently indicated he might accept the nomination Stevenson said he is a by from political leaders and private for him to say he would he receptive to a drait for the He said he opposes the draft But when asked if that means he wouldn't accept a he re- plied with his usual com- He said he has to gue that answer to 1he same question to times a Stevenson also told newsmen 1. He was much im- with the 44th Illinois National Guard Division when he inspected it in on Page 2) County Firemen Meet at Godfrey The Madison County voted at Us annual meeting Thursday night in the ic center at Godfrey to raise the organization's death benefits from to without changing The association also amended its constitution and to provide for 10 meetings per the ex- ceptions being October when the Firemen have their annual and the holiday month of Heretofore the organization has held eight scheduled meetings a The group also voted that every department entertaining the at its monthly meetings must provide a public address system because of the size of the Elijah King chief of the Granite City fiic was elected president of the countty association for the ensuing He succeeds William Raymond Highland was elected vice-president succeeding Frank chief of the Alton Harris V. was ed as successor to Carl East The members re-elected Earl Shepard of Marine as treasurer Thirteen members of ville Fire Company No. 1 attended the including Chief nis Hentz and Simon treasurer of the State men's Tanker Burns A tanker carrying gallons of high octane aviation gasoline burns after colliding with a vessel and exploding in the Chesapeake and Delaware canal in Pa. Five crew members were rescued and five others are believed to have died in the Bank Federation Holds Annual Meet I. C. was elected president of the Bond County Bankers federation Thursday evening at the annual dinner held in Eden Evangelical church with 154 members and guests Maurer succeeds Cyril who served as president during the past year and presided at the Other officers elected for the ensuing year are A. Granite Roger and Louis B. Chief feature of the program was a skit presented by the Bank Banking Trust entitled Last or How to Run a Miss JoAnn Rinkel sang two accompanied by Miss Judith Leo was chairman of the arrangements Law Makers May Get Taxes Cut Federal taxes have been going up and up for most Congressmen have figured out a to whack The tax reduction plan for- congressmen was approved un- by the House Thursday a word of debate or ex- Rep John W McCormack of Democratic eader sponsored the al tax cut as an amendment to the legislative ons which the House proved by voice vote and to he The amendment would allow to charge off their Vashington living costs as ness which are ble on income tax Experts said the would mean a considerable tax saving for all and a fat tax cut indeed for those members who Ihe In swank ington dine In expensive and run up heavy in the In the same House members also voted themselves up to a year each for renting office space in their home districts un- less such space is available in Postoffice or other federal Senators already have a similar The idea of cutting congressional taxes won immediate support in the Chairman Allen lender of the Senate sub- committee on legislative said he is his group will approve the House Senate Republican Leader Styles Bridges also endorsed the House move as McCormack told reporters the sole purpose of his amendment was to eliminate against members of Congress by the Internal Revenue The bureau has ruled for tax they reside both in their home districts and in As a congressmen not now charge off as business expenses the costs of remaining in Washington while Congress is in Spivey Withholds Injunction Order Following a lengthy conference in with opposing legal Circuit Judge Spivey announced Friday noon dial he does not intend to R. was issue injunction against Local Tavern Shooting Laid To Lawrence at Inquest A jury at Madison returned a verdict of homicide against Thomas L. 34, of SI Louis Thursday night at an inquest into the April shooting of Jack owner of the club near whose real name was shot in the bar of his ment in the presense of 250 terrified a few days alter the is being held in the Madison county jail without bond for grand jury By United Preu a circus monkey at who escaped here last drank a bottle of left near a cellar door as bait early Friday and was cap- tured easily by Two men fleeing from rookie Patrolman Arthur of Detroit thought they were safe when the policeman's car rolled over three times after it ed their getaway 28, leaped from the wrecked patrol snapped handcuffs on the two men and then Doctors said he suffered serious head and internal Radio announcer Jack offer to do the laundry for the first person to identify a tion he road on the air was won by Mrs. Kathryn Hoppe of dan. N. D. Mrs. Hoppe is dress for the 300-student state training school Fairmount Race Meet Confronted by Dispute The threat of a horse strike disrupted preparations day to open Park ey club at Collinsville for a He 115. Central States Petroleum Workers in connection with alleged mass picketing at Standard Oil company's Wood River Spivey announced from the ar interesting conference over iris injunction we hove come out with am not going to Issue an in- tomorrow or next week if things continue to go along as tney have in the past 24 hours unless it becomes necessary tcr avoid injury to limb or race Members of the Be- thing is going to be settled and Protective association I would feel foolish to issue met with Secretary Joseph erick of the Illinois Racing Board and track stockholders until early but no progress was re- ported on the demands for a four per cent cut of the 11111- tuel park officials have offered the horsemen 3 91 per cent of bets handled during the which is scheduled to open next ICC Approves Listing Bus Route as Local The Illinois Commerce sion at Springfield has approved listing of the St. Louis service by Vandalia Bus lines as a local This makes the company ex- empt from filing rate schedules for the although the com- mission said substantial in schedules can be made without 80 notice to ville city who may ob- ject to the commission if they an injunction and then read in the papers tonight or tomorrow ing that the whole thing has been Judge Spivey also revealed that a motion for a change of venue has been which he is taking under Standard Oil company had plied for the injunction Thursday in the Madison county circuit but Judge Spivey continued the matter until this afternoon's conference which eventuated in his Arrival Date Is Set at Paris Press Conference General to Become Active Candidate for GOP Nomination Dwight D. Eisenhower linked all East Asia with Europe as a tactical part of the struggle to preserve world peace He announced that he plans to arrive in Washington June 1, the day he retires as Allied supreme said in con- 1 eluding a farewell visit that Indo-China and Malaya are a tactical with Western Europe in a global attempt to pre- serve j Arriving back in Paris in high he gave definitely for the first time his expected arrival date in when he will be- come an active candidate for the Republican presidential He said his exact departure time from Paris is still It is expected that he will leave here in his plane Columbine May 31 and fly direct to Washington to re- port to President Truman and the Outlining at a London press con- struggle against Communist ambi- tions Eisenhower we are in a struggle in which the free world is defending itself against a monolithic we are talking about a con- of means that Malaya and Korea are not only directly and indirectly important to the business of building up forces in Europe but they are just as much tactical phases this great struggle in which are Eisenhower did not discuss American Aid toe reter to the statement by Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Thursday night that the Section of 1 a military man as president would be a national As regards the inclusion of East Asia in the Allied defense jit was noted that MacArthur also had said that American leaders I become sc infatuated with Western Europe that they largely Pagt 2) Group Gives Predictions President Truman's airport commission tured some Friday on the size and speed of the next j of passenger rent it indicates planes in 10 to 15 years that will fly at 85 to 90 per cent of the speed of At high the group that would mean speeds of 560 to 600 miles an in 20 years such airplanes ably will be in common the report Illinois Division Impresses Stevenson at Camp Cooke 44th Illinois National Guard division should have its training completed and be ready for transfer to duty elsewhere by according to Adlai E. The who inspected the division at Camp last said Thursday it is to whether the division might be shipped to or where Stevenson said he was informed that the division will be moved later this summer to Hunter gett Military along the Upper California for camp and Camp Ceoke will remain the as the division goes out by units for The 44th is now about This includes more than d from Downstate Illinois plus returnees from Korea and from other camps in the United Stevenson The governor said he was much with the 44th. and mothers and families of the soldiers find much com- fort in what I saw men looked their morale was and the di- vision review was lie Stevenson said the outfit was complimented by Gen. Mark then chief of Army Field and Lt. Gen. Joseph 6th Army One thing that him on his trip to the Stevenson was the of highway travel in due to roads and mountain roads around Camp He said the 40th Division 48 traffic fatalities while training He added the 44th has had only two so far and the division is a special fort to indoctrinate the troops about highway Knetzer Attorney Nettled at Doyle Robert L. lawyer said in Springfield Friday he believes U. S. District Attorney Howard Doyle is trying to bondsmen who would bail out the bankrupt former Edwardsville to Attorney William M. Giffin said Doyle to go on a fishing when the bondsmen show Giffin said he still ex- the bondsmen to though they failed to do so whose postwar auto transactions blew up in 1948 with debts totaling nearly is charged in federal indictments with concealing assets and de- three Giffin repeated that or possibly four have promised to go which Federal Judge Charles G. Briggle had reduced from 000 after Knetzer pleaded innocent upon Giffin said the businessmen ed to show up as scheduled due to which in- a physical examination one of had to Doyle said he would ask that the bond be taken in open he shows up with anybody less than a couple of bank I will ask them to take the stand and swear to the value and ownership of the sureties Doyle Giffin said he didn't mind into the but did not want Doyle them about why they would go Giffin contended Knetzer was to bail under the inal and was no longer sub- ject to investigation of his ial status under civil bankruptcy in connection with bail don't expect an tion of the men who put up the he not of anything and they're not on
