Kentucky New Era (Newspaper) - May 18, 1953, Hopkinsville, Kentucky Th MAY I 11 U II M U 17 u it tt a M M n a M w DAILY SUNDAY Y MAY 18 1953 1869 VOL General Claims Free Europe Is Still Too Weak Serious Upsets Possible Russia Attacks Ridgwoy Tells Congress May 18 Gen Matthew B told Con- tress today that ever if free Europe's forces built up to planned strength this year they Hill will be too weak to prevent reverses In event of at- tack by the Communists And he declared he has no evidence that Soviet peace talk is sincere the military threat based on ies has remained unchanged in my opinion The European defense com- mander who is soon to become U S Army chief of staff fied before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in support of the administration's request for of continued fore- ign aid in the 12 months ning July 1 Ridgway said continuation of American aid is essential to the security of the United States as well as to all the NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization tions The European buildup has steadily from the ed and almost defenseless tion of 1950 he said but Our available land air and naval forces are still very inadequate There are not in existence or in sight mobile land force in eral reserve for use that is for example to back up the forces which would meet in- i tally any Soviet thrust against the middle East Ridgway said that today as a year ago air power is still the weakest link in our defense There are still major deficiencies for example in support units logistical establishments and stocks of ammunitions On the brighter side Ridgway said both morale of our forces and the quality of leadership have improved He said too that the ment of new weapons is another source of future We can be sure that new ons will have a powerful effect on combat operations Ridgway was called from his Paris headquarters to testify on the need for foreign aid Some legislators said his might be the last hope for forestalling heavy cuts in the requested The general natty and poised read a long prepared statement to a public session He reserved secret details for a closed door afternoon meeting with the Later this week way is to meet with the Senate foreign relations committee Detailing the forces which could be thrown into a ist attack on Western Europe Ridgway said the nations satellite to Russia have divisions while Russian forces total 175 army division aircraft with a large aircraft re- and more than 350 sub- marines Thirty Soviet divisions are in occupied Europe of which the 22 in East Germany constitute an ever-present threat to our forward he said As for the Western European build up Ridgway said the goals last year at Lisbon were in large part met numerically for Air Forces Naval Forces and for Army division's thought there was a substantial shortfall in planned combat effectiveness These goals land called for 25 active 25 reserve divisions Another 10 divisions reportedly have been planned for this year Without discussing figures on Page 8 Col 1 INQUIRING REPORTER The What country do you think most in need of missionaries at the present The Mrs D B It is hard designate one country when Korea Japan Indonesia land all of the South American countries Central American countries and certain sections of are all in need of aries They are needed in our own country our own state and even in our own city The Rev R J Hunter From all fields the dire need of aries is expressed My personal opinion is that Japan in the iod of reconstruction and India are the pressed for aries W H Cagle Korea if the missionaries were allowed to there Mrs Edward I would Jaoan SEATED AT LUNCH at Company A Tank Battalion yesterday at noon at Fort Campbell is Sen Estes Kefauver of Tennessee left He was the guest of Brig Gen Walter M Johnson Airborne Division commander and the command staff General Johnson is seated to the right James Charlet manager of the Leaf Chronicle of Clarksville is facing Col Richard T Mitchell Senator Kefauver was a special guest of Fort Campbell for Armed Forces Day ance Shown entering the door of the mess hall are members of the personnel of the Tank talion as they lined up to get their food Army Photo Rotary Auction Produces Goat Sale Brings For Student Loan Fund Approximately was ed during last week's radio tion sponsored by the ville Rotary Club which was far in excess of the previous two sales events it was day from Francis Newton who was in charge of the accounting The sum continues to increase as collections come in from the sale of smaller items such as washrags ice cream and from persons signifying their intention of joining the goat Mr Newton said The goat club accounted for of the sum raised Last August Rotarians grossed and the first year 618.36 Expenses the first two auctions totaled only a little more than each time but this year expenses probably will be double that it is believed Ninety per cent of the total goes to the Rotary student loan fund the which is to enable worthy high school ents to borrow what they need to complete their college education The sums lent are paid back later at a small rate of interest which keeps the fund revolving The remaining 10 per cent goes to the club's youth activity fund Saturday night's sales totaled including the goat which beat the previous best night was on a Saturday last on Page 8 CoL 1 Wet Grounds Cause Postponing Of Game The baseball game scheduled at Kentucky Park between the Hopkinsville Hoppers and the Mayfield Clothiers tonight was ordered called off this afternoon because of wet grounds General manager Russ Melvin said at Even if it doesn't rain any more this afternoon it will still be too wet for a game Melvin said no attempt will be made to play a double-header during the present series Only single games are planned for Tuesday and nights if the weather permits v Signing Of Submerged Oil Land Delayed May 18 The White House will makt a mony of President Eisenhower's signing of a controversial to give coastal state title to sub- merged lands off their shores The signing scheduled for day was put off until an nite date probably later this week Plans were changed the White House disclosed so that arrangement could be made for a number of interested persons to attend Press Secretary James C erty had announced Saturday while Eisenhower was cruising in Chesapeake Bay that the President would sign the sure into law on his return to Washington today Roberts Funeral To Be Tuesday Funeral services for Mrs Laura McCarroll Roberts resident of 216 15th Street who died at p.m yesterday at Jennie Stuart Hospital ing a heart attack will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at Keightley Funeral Home Mrs Roberts wife of P T erts had been ill for several years but had been hospitalized only since last Friday Her death came unexpectedly The body is at Keightley neral Home and will remain there until time for the burial at Riverside Cemetery The Rev R J Hunter Jr pastor of First Presbyterian Church will con- duct the rites assisted by Dr W Peyton Thurman of First tist Church Mrs Roberts who spent many years in the Gracey community was born here April 6 1871 and was a daughter of the late Robert and Cornelia Kelly members of pioneer Christian County families She was a inent member of the ian Church throughout her life In addition to her husband she leaves three sons P T Roberts Jr Cox Mill Thomas D Roberts Birmingham Ala and Douglas Roberts Winchester on Page 8 CoL 3 So Tired Movies Show Jersey Joe Still On Canvas As Count Reaches 10 Chicago May 18 moving pictures ed conclusively today that sey Joe W a 1 c o 11 only stirred slightly at the count of 10 which gave Rocky Marciano an official knockout victory in Friday's heavyweight championship fight Four different angles were caught by the cameras The knockout and the count by Frank Sikora were run in slow motion as well as tional tempo The pictures showed that Rocky landed a left hooTt which ed to be not too hard and then followed with a right cross cut sort of blow that caught cott flush on the chin and sent him down on his haunches Referee Sikora watching cial knockdown timekeeper Mike Murphy at the edge of the ring began his count which was clear ly audible from one through 10 Jersey Joe sitting on the vas with his right arm draped over a ring rope appeared dazed I at the beginning of the count and kept watching his corner and Bocchicchio When the count reached five appeared to be just ting there and as on There was no apparent ment on Jersey Joe's part to get up as he sat watching Bocchicchio in his comer When the count reached nine only then did cott stir and he was just ready to move one of his legs when the lOcount was clearly tolled At that Jersey Joe rose ly to his feet He appeared a tle wobbly but soon recovered his composure I still think it was a fast count Bocchicchio said after viewing the movies and we are going ahead with our protests in the commission offices this afternoon Bocchicchio has charged that in addition to the fart count the referee pushed Walcott while he was getting up There was no evidence of that shown in the pictures Fort Campbell Spirit Praised Thousands At Sunday Event Despite Weather Senator Estes Kefauver a member of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said he was impressed with Fort Campbell its officers and the spirit of enlisted men as he joined some or more visitors in the observance of Armed Forces Day Sunday Despite the inclement weather early Sunday following electric storms Saturday night thousands from communities surrounding Fort Campbell in Kentucky and Tennessee streamed on to the military area to see the borne and other units on the post take part in the afternoon program Senator Kefauver a sean was welcomed by Brig Gen Walter M Johnson assistant commander Brig Gen Dwight Beach Airborne Division commander and other officers at headquarters Sunday morning The senator asked for tion on the needs in the ment of the Fort Campbell area and indicated that he would pass on suggestions to the Senate Armed Forces Committee Major General Wayne C Smith commander of the Airborne Division and the post flew in from Texas early in the afternoon He had been on a speaking tour Senator Kefauver arrived by plane at the Air Base As a result of the stiff wind the air jumps were called off but other phases of the fort's bration of Armed Forces Day were carried out Visitors saw paratroopers jump from the towers and demonstrate parachute retrieving and witness small arms and weapons firing on the range The climax was the of enemy bunker by a company The events of the day were climaxed with a colorful parade by the Airborne Division and other troops which was re- viewed by General Smith tor Kefauver and other high on Page 8 CoL 1 I Red Jets In Korean Battles Top Ace Not Permitted To Fry More Missions See Mony Enemy Planes May 18 jet pilots blasted 12 Hed MIG jels to earth today three of the going to a slender to make him the world's leading et ace with 16 destroyed The Air reported the figures and said another MIG probably was destroyed Capt McConnell a spoken slid easily by the triple ace requirement of 15 victories in the sixth straight day of furious air battles that has counted 35 MIGs destroyed two probably downed and 17 ed And the Filth Air Force re- moved McConnell's hottest com- petitor from combat by turning down Capt Fernandez request to fly 25 more missions Fernandez of Miami Fla had 14 MIG kills just one short of triple will leave for home in a few days with 125 sions behind more than the 100 required for rotation Monday's also pro the jet ace of the war as Li Col George Ruddell of Eugene Ore shot down his fifth jet The day's mark was the biggest since September 1952 when 13 MIGs were destroyed and four damaged The record was set July 4 1952 with 13 destroyed one probably downed and seven damaged The Air Force said Allied planes have destroyed 39 MIGs this five short of the record of 44 downed in April 1952 Sabre pilots have sighted more than 800 MIGs in the past six days said Col Edward ski N Y deputy com- mander of the ceptor wing How the MIGs can stand the punishment I don't he said I know we couldn't stand It Lt Col Louis A Green of ington N C wax credited with downing two of Monday's string one without firing a shot He said he swung into position be- hind a Red jet but before he opened fire the Red pilot chuted from the plane While the air war raged ground fighting dwindled along the ing front Sunday South Korean men fought in clashes for a string of outposts on bend of the River in East-Central Korea But at nightfall the ROKs ed out under orders because of intense Red artillery shelling The Eighth Army reported 122 Chinese killed or wounded north of Chorwon on the Central Front in the sharpest predawn action Monday The Reds withdrew after a skirmish at the held outpost After that only minor patrol clashes were reported the Eighth Army said Judge Upholds Motion To Quash Davis Indictment Fire Damages House Late Sunday Night Considerable damage to both the building and its contents was caused last night around 11 o'clock in a fire which partially destroyed a small bouse on the farm of Mrs J C Beavers on Canton Pike just beyond the bridge over Little River Firemen who were called to the scene said the blaze was well under way when they arrived and that much of the roof had been burned The fire was be- to have originated in a closet Some insurance on the ing was held by the owner Mrs Beavers and on the contents by the occupant Alvin Henderson Duke Begins Sentence On Moonshine Charge Bryant Duke 1 Road resident who was found guilty in federal court in I cah last month on a charge of Operating a moonshine still at his home began serving a 1 tence of a year and a day this morning Duke evaded capture for about 1 three months but was ed early in April by Tennessee state patrolmen near New dence His wife Mrs Frances A Duke received a probated sentence of the same length on the charge J Liquor Raid Defendant Waives To Grand Jury Ed Richardson ident of McKee Street waived to the grand jury when arraigned in police court this morning on a charge of unlawful possession of untaxed liquor following a raid by city police Saturday afternoon Acting chief of police Russell Greenwell said officers armed with a search warrant visited Richardson's home and found gallon jugs of moonshine 13 of the same one pint bottle of moonshine and six of legal whisky The officer said there was also a search of the defendant's aurant in the same area but no liquor was found there Bond for Richardson was set today at Escorted By AP Newsman Freed By decks Greeted By Wife On Plane New York May 18 N Oatis after more than two years imprisonment in Com- munist Czechoslovakia was dramatically reunited with his wife here today She was waiting at Idlewild port when the Associated Press correspondent flew in aboard a Pan American World Airways plane and was permitted to go aboard for a few first private minutes with him Even customs formalities were held in abeyance so there would be no delay in their first meeting in almost three years The up the ramp after other had left the plane The reunited couple spent about 12 minutes together aboard the plane then stepped out onto the ramp holding hands Oatis imprisoned on spy charges and suddenly released Saturday appeared physically in good shape but somewhat taken aback at the size of the reception Greeting Oatis at the airport was Frank J Starzel general of the Associated Press who had escorted Mrs Oatis to Idlewild Oatis was accompanied on his flight from Frankfurt Germany by Alan J Gould executive tor of the Associated Press who had been visiting AP bureaus in Europe Before leaving Frankfurt last night Oatis said the Czechs gave him psychological treatment be- fore his trial in which he con- fessed guilt He was not terrorized or handled and the Czechs did not try to indoctrinate him with com- he said However he They were very efficient in their methods and preparation for my trial It would be very dif for me to describe what happened so that I could be un- by any one not familiar with such proceedings or with what is done individually I think you could call it more psychological than anything else If what I was heard to say or reported to have said during the on 8 Col 3 Chester Porta In Mayor Race New Salary Setup May Draw Candidates Hopkinsville has its first con- tender for the office of mayor in the coming municipal elections with the announcement today by Chester A Porta city councilman and mayor pro tern that he will seek the Democratic nomination for the post in the Aug 1 ary Whoever is elected this coming November will be the first mayor to collect the new salary of approved by the city council at the May 5 meeting The office currently draws per year The successful candidate for the office will also be the first mayor to serve with an elected eity council in Hopkinsville since the municipality switched to the commission form of government Jan 1 1916 and returned to councilmanic rule this year The race for mayor is expected in some quarters to be among the hotly contested campaigns this summer and fall Deadline for registering as a candidate is through June 16 Voters must register by June 3 Mr Porta who was appointed this spring by Governor by to serve as a city councilman and was named by the council to act as mayor pro tern during absences of Mayor A S Koon ran unsuccessfully here for the legislature in 1943 If elected mayor Mr Porta said his immediate concern will be to reunite the various groups on Page 8 Col 6 Arson Charged In Local Blaze Charge Tentatively Set For 10 A M Tomorrow A hearing has been tentatively scheduled in county court day morning at 10 o'clock on an arson charge growing out of the burning of a residence between the old and new Madisonville Roads four miles north of kinsville on April 12 The house belonged to Betty White Brady elderly colored woman who was in Hopkinsville attending a funeral at the time oi the afternoon fire A warrant was sworn out last week against Lucille Gaither Campbell the ter daughter charging her with arson The warrant served by county officers at the home on Campbell Street be- tween First and Second The accused made bond of for her appearance in court when the case was called The charge will be given an examining trial tomorrow to determine if there is sufficient evidence to hold the suspect to the grand jury which will be impaneled in June Officers investigating the case say they understood the suspect is no blood relation of the older woman but was reared by her from the time she was a baby The accused denies the tion The report of the April fire said the only person at home at the time of the blaze was the owner's blind brother Robert White The blind man told on Page 8 CoL 8 Status Of Grand Jury Attacked In Defense Motion A notion to UM n charge against former city Joe Davis leld by Special Judge Lawrence S Grauman in a ruling at this afternoon The quashing was baaed on the contention of the defense counsel that the special grand jury was not legally in session when it re- turned vice on Dec 22 Judge Grauman held that a court can only speak through iu records said the court record does not show exactly what trans- when the work of the cial grand jury was extended three more days on Dec 17 Judge Grauman said the tion is not the fault of any attache of the court If there is any blame it falls upon the archaic outmoded and ancient Kentucky laws governing the ing of special grand The court said the present horse and buggy laws put the presiding judge in a jacket in the handling of grand juries Judge Grauman pointed out that the guilt or innocence of the defendant before the court today only the validity of the indictment LATE BULLETIN In a ruling at this after- noon Special Judge Lawrence S Grauman upheld a defense tion and granted a new trial to suspended colored policeman James Hooks who was convicted of assault and battery hen last week and given a year in jaiL Judge Grauman said re- trial decision was reached technical application of the tucky statute of limitation which requires prosecution misdemeanor charge one year of the offense The court said the sentence being set aside Aw Dry Up Serious Spring Planting Problem Caused By Daily Rains In County Military Authorities On Fatal Shooting Military at Fort Campbell were making an in- today of the fatal shooting of Private Jimmy C Prayer 20 as he was going off guard early this morning He was a member of Co F Airborne regiment of the Airborne Division The PIO report stated that Francis of the same ment accidentally shot the by carelessly handling a 45 calibre automatic pistol The wounded soldier died before he reached the U S Army Hospital Private Prayer vias in his week as a trainee and was a squad leader He was the Km of Mrs Mary Ferbee by a mamage His home address is Rig West Va Military authorities reported on Page 8 CoL 31 Christian County soil which has absorbed nearly inches of rain in daily showers for the past week seemed better adapted today to growing a rice crop than producing customary age of tobacco The heavy rains have sent most streams of the county out of their inch on March 22 The last three days of the week just passed saw exactly 5 inches of rain poured on the saturated soil of the com- munity Little River and her ies were brimful most of day and water poured over the banks at many points Although banks and have prevented local water backed up through the farmers from getting their land j storm sewer on Ninth Street at in shape to transplant tobacco Bethel and flooded basements in County Agent Aubrey Warren j the business district the The motion to is based on the defense contention that the grand jury was not in legal session at the time the were returned against 11 defendants last Dec XL The ruling on the quash tion will affect not only tht feasance charge against commissioner Joe Davis eat Jor today but also the cases of other defendants slated for trial Mar this week Only cases not affected those tried last week and the case of J B Duke who is not before the court The motion for retrial fa the Hooks case presented an unusual and highly technical question the statute of limitations This statue requires that action against a defendant must be en within one year if be or she is charged with a misdemeanor A misdemeanor charge is one which does not provide a ble prison sentence as ment The indictment against Hooks charged the patrolman with striking a soldier Sergeant David W Lee with his night stick ing an arrest on Sept 7 He was indicted on Dec 1952 more than 15 months later Hooks was indicted originally on a charge of malicious striking with intent to kill which is ony and is not affected by the statute of limitations But at the trial last week Judge Grauman included an Instruction allowing the jurors to convict Hooks on a charge of assault and batten if the members did not think the evidence merited the malicious striking charge of a deadly on Page 8 CoL 2 says many of the plants ting too large for setting out Much of the county's corn crop dredging effected by the last city commission was being credited with keeping the stream largely that has been sown is beginning under control Low parts of West to be choked out by grass and Fifth Street and Riverside weeds because farmers arc however were somewhat able to work the ground With a flooded yesterday dry spell of a week or so much of earth can be fixed for spring planting that has de- layed by the heavy tion thr agent says The rainfall Saturday and ing the early hours Sunday Out in the county Concord bridge was covered deep in water Pond River in North Christian also flooded in places and caused some residents to detour via Greeneville in an effort to reach baccalaureate measured 3 86 inches at the at Lacy Consolidated cai weather station to give the j School last night community its heaviest dosage of Additional scattered water in at least a year and a showers are predicted for half Last year the record was 3 3 I row Meem Child Struck On Virginia Street Tandy Meem young daughter of Mr and Mrs Stephen H Meem 2807 Nelson Drive ed minor bruises about the knees and face around this after- noon when she attempted to cross the street in front of ginia Street School Mrs A H Cumer principaL said the pupil apparently darted between parked cars and into the path of a motorist The dent was trying to get to the family automobile on the west side of the street Mrs Currier said the motorist was driving slowly and carefully or the accident might have been She said the school is discouraging Ute parking of cars on the east side of the street
