Mansfield News Journal (Newspaper) - April 1, 1950, Mansfield, Ohio OHIO STATE ARCH III CT STS COLUMBUS 10 OHIO House OK Sends Battered Aid to Senate WEATHER Cloudy cooler Bight Sunday cloudy and colder MANSFIELD VOL 66 NO 26 TELEPHONE MANSFIELD OHIO SATURDAY APRIL 1 1950 Pross United Service PRICE FIVE CENTS TROOPS GUARD HAGUE PARLEY House Approves Aid Measure Goes Into Senate WASHINGTON administration foreign aid passed by the House after a week of rough handling faced fresh attacks from both sides of Capitol Hill As the measure headed for the Senate in what tration leaders called good House opponents laid plans to launch a new on- slaught when debate starts on a providing money tor various world recover grams Administration leaders ex- pressed the belief they could save the measure from serious damage in either chamber of Congress It sailed through the House last night on 287 to 86 vote after a week of battering by Re- publicans and southern crats While its total wds than the State department the biH was stripped at trie last moment of two amendments One would have tied up of the total for the chase of farm commodities in this country the other would have halted aid to Britain while Ireland remained HOLDS POINT FOUR PLAN In addition the measure con- the controversial point four program intended to help backward friendly nations get on their feet through technical sistance from the United States However the program was cut almost in half The overall purpose of the which continues the shall plan is to provide eco- nomic aid to nations resisting communism and to bike their standards of living so their won't succumb to com- munist propaganda Rep John Vorys who tried to earmark 000 Of the aid bill's money for the purchase of surplus foods from the Agriculture ment told newsmen he will try to cut another quarter of a lion from the actual tion He blamed the farm bloc for final defeat of his plan to earmark for food purchases from the government Bus Strike Postponed AKRON UP buses lo work this ing as an uneasy agreement kept vehicles of the Akron Transportation Co on the streets on a day-to-day basis Members of Transport ers Union Local No 1 CIO met at two o'clock this morning and agreed to a 30 day extension during which they would not in- bus service in this ber Capitol of 300.000 persons Wright president of the transport union told the members that though con- working he would insist that any contract be made retroactive U> midnight March 31 when the old contract ended Members of the al Association of Mechanics meanwhile showed up for work but they agreed lo no extension as the other union had and how the would star on was doubtful Both unions are demanding pension arrangements and cent an hour wage boosts Irom the company The bws company has offered Akron alternatives of having service She franchise or buying the lines Woman Bites Into Finds Pearl NEW YORK Here's said Mr to Mrs And a moment later Mrs bit into an oyster and found a perfect white pearl Relieved worth perhaps as much at This happened while Mr and Mrs Sol were dining out celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary And the luck didn't end with that After Angelo Tulimieri owner of the restaurant quelled a happy riot of diners clamoring for more oysters he picked up the couple's dinner check for Fill Census Enumerator Vacancies Bureau Warns Against Impostors The biggest job in the history of the country got underway this morning and county's full crew of 83 enumerators was on the job Mrs Charity H 17th district supervisor said Despite a number of tions since the week long training session started day Mrs McKinney said re- placements have been made and full crew started the land county census Job today several nearby ties reported a shortage enumerators but Mrs ney said that replacements are rapidly being made in those localities and the full ment oE 296 needed for the district count should be on the job by of the week The urban census taking job is expected to take about weeks while the rural count will extend over a four-week period Information from the national headquarters In Washington revealed that the average census taker will earn about The census bureau warned housewives today to be on their guard against imposters posing as census takers during the next few weeks It said that each of its will carry identification cards and official census bureau questionnaires Anyone who claims to be a census enumerator and can't produce credentials will be subject to criminal action for impersonating a federal of- ficer bureau officials warned In most cases enumerators will ask no than two questions but farmers have the biggest job For them there's a special questionnaire with some 50 blanks to be filled If a citizen doesn't want to disclose the facts to a census taker for personal reasons he may mail his answers directly to Washington but under the law he can't refuse lo ale Mrs McKinney said Sign Answer ST MARYS Fred J Jelder took the wind out of who about having o sland in line auto tacs before jasi mid- deadline posted this Don't blow vour top if have to wait in We've been waning for you the first of More Rain To Hit City As April moved in on field today n bi ought along its traditional showers Cool winds the east threatened to keep the mercury from ing above the mark A early spring week end is expected by the man There wiU be clouds brisk winds and scattered Sight rains Lows tonight vary from the to the middle The official forecast says rain and windy today with the est thermometer reading be- 50 and 55 degrees It w ill be cloudy windy and colder night wrth the in the mid- or Jow thirties Sunday will be partly cloudy and colder Rainfall m the past 24 hours ending at a m today was at 03 of an inch cording to Civil Aeronautics administration communication stalion at Municipal an port Yesterday's high temperature was -36 degrees at p m and today's was 38 at m the mercury had climbed into the middle forties CELEBRATE J L Stevens Mansfield physician for nearly 55 years puts a piece of birthday cake on the plate of A Brown who has worked In the maintenance department at the hospital since 1928 The celebrated their 80th birthdays jointly at an informal gathering in the hospital library this morning Dr Stevens cake with a surgeon's scalpel Two Still Active At 80 Physician Hospital Employe Honored Two Mansfield octogenarians have the medical profession here in different for many years were honored by their associates at General hospital today Dr J L Stevens who has been a Mansfield physician and surgeon for nearly 53 years marked his 80th day today Charles A Brown who haf been in the ance department at the pital since 1928 will be SO morrow The two men were surprised with a large cake dec- orated with the numeral in the hospital library this ing There was no party both men were busy The cake was baked by the hospital dietary department Wayne Copeland hospital super- intendent and a number of other staff members and doctors wera on hand when the two men cut the cake Dr Stevens has the longest record of service of any field physician and is still en- gaged in active practice visiting his patients at the hospital every day He came here in 1895 op- ening his office April 3 of year The Mansfield physician still has an active sense of humor too This morn in t he was a spool of thread In his pocket with piece of the thread out When someone tried to pick off the thread the spool kept ing and the doctor had his chance to say April Brown joined hospital staff Aug 10 1928 1 Day Workers Seek Jobs To Ease Cleaning Backaches There's a waiting list of day workers anxious to help Mansfield housewives with their spring in the Ohio State Employment Service office files At the same time the OSES is looking for more live-in housekeepers to fill the many orders that have piled up in Decent weeks Police Seek 2 Gunmen LANSING Mich INS A heavily armed posse of 150 lice and sheriff's deputies searched Lansing today for two bandits who wounded three of- one critically in a ing last night Roadblocks were thrown up at all key arteries and fifty duty officers many armed with guns joined in the intense The wounded officers were caught in a hail of gunfire when they answered a burglar alarm to a supermarket More than 25 shots were exchanged before the bandits made their escape Four of the slugs struck trolman Robert Belen 23 and his condition was reported ical today One of the gunmen limped no- as he fied causing lice to believe he was wounded Mrs Leah Maxwell in charge of domestic placements at the bureau says there has recently been a big increase in appeals for full-time domestic help Ten day workers are able for call at lo per day plus bus fare AH are re- liable and have previously worked in Mansfield homes Mrs Maxwell said Eight openings arc now on file for other live-In ers Board room and a small Acts To Reduce Hazards Slate Schedules Rt 42 Projects Plans to replace two row bridges on U S Route 42 south of Lexington and widen the highway on Sandy hill south of Mansfield were announced today by the land office of the state highway department A number of fatal accidents have occurred in recent years at the bridges and on the narrow stretch of highway at Sandy a short distance south of the city J A Tomsk division way engineer said the Sandy hill project calls for a double traffic lane up the hill and one lane going south or down the hill The highway at that point now is so narrow that long lines of cars are held up behind trucks climbing the steep grade At- tempts to pass on the hill have resulted in serious accidents The bridges are located one mile and we and miles respectively north of the Richland Morrow counly line Tomsic said Tomsic said bids on the bridge projects are expected to be sought this year The Sandy hill work will be done as soon as funds are available he said County Engineer Walter E Husk said today the state's planned action on the roads is the result of requests for at- tention to something needed Rusk said many persons Jn the county requested the and several others have asked the county commissioners for action Rusk said he in- formed of the demand for improvements Other projects requested by Rusk were the widening of Bowers Hill on State Route 13 near Bellville and for ment of the Rd State Route 39 Rusk said these projects if completed will bring Mansfield closer to Shelby Lexington and Bellville for they will cut down travel time between the cities Campaign Short The Red Cross campaign in Mansfield and Richland county officially closed last night short of the goal Campaign officials said today however they were con- a considerable amount will be added to the campaign figure when all the reports have been submitted Workers said money was still coming into headquarters at noon today and a sizable amount had not been counted or added to the total Although the campaign of- closed yesterday and headquarters closed at noon today Red Cross officials will continue their work until all reports are in Workers at campaign quarters today were contacting all persons who had not ed and said they expected to come close to their goal if they did not actually meet it One of the campaign officials said the women's division was very close to its quota now and was expected to go over by day Reports have been slow and a campaign worker said county reports are just beginning to come in With the closing of campaign headquarters all additional funds will be received at the Red Cross chapter house 309 Park Avenue West Today's total ed from Mansfield and from Shelby was up nearly from yesterday's total Another ward went over its quota today when Mrs Otis Cummins chairman of Ward 2 reported on a quota of Latest precincts to go over their quotas include Precinct P of Ward 2 with Mrs Kautz as chairman on a of Precinct B in Ward 3 Mrs G P Dent on a quota of and Precinct B in Ward 4 Mrs Edward Challain on a quota of SI 70 re- and PORTSMOUTH INS A wildcat strike of 4.000 production workers idled the big plant of the Detroit Corp salary will be given in turn tor household duties care of children Meanwhile C W Handler manager of the OSES office said claims filed by newly ployed workers in Mansfield and Richland county last e e k dropped 231 from the previous week New claims for week ing March 25 totaled 65 as com- pared with the 296 new claims filed in the week ending March 18 Average for month was 95 claims per week of newly un- employed said unemployment claims new and old for week ing March 25 were 391 or damns below the 1.1 ii claims tiled in the week ending March IS Hand ley said overall show a decided drop m March from previous month In February Ohio Boy's Hoax Police Blush The police of Joplin Mo are going to be more than a little skeptical in the future when they receive calls from sobbing youths wishing lo return to re- where they can ob- tain three good meals a day The officers who yesterday poured money mlo a to send Thomas Chappell to Ohio State Reformatory 31 Mansfield in response to his ful story reached into the hat I last night and withdrew donations A cheek at by a reporter disclosed that no Thomas Chappell had ever been heid at the reformatory Acting George made a thorough check of the fifes yesterday then the reporter the v was undoubtedly a hoax He Continued on face Searchers Have Hazardous Sob Ammunition Depot Blows Up 2 Missing JOB CLAIMS DROPPING COLUMBUS I Claims for unemployment dropped in week to a total of IGLOO S D A crew gingerly picked its way through live ammunition mixed with the remains of a concrete ammunition depot in search vJ two men buried in Both were leared dead The body a third man Joseph M Murray was re- moved during night Murray foreman ihc crew at in magazine when an explosion shattered The man was after ing injuries The cause of the blast nol known but Col H S hall commanding officer of the Black Ordnance de- pot said would be convened lo investigate explosion Relatives of two men still trapped in wreckage waited at a sale distance lor of D troni Jr and Harrison P Bird Lewis Sanford S O dragged froTo the wreckage alive after the said was in condition the hospital where he for of Newhall described Sanford's survival as a minor The work of searching party was ilow and dangerous said because of the Couple Dies In House Fire COLUMBUS A man and his o parly today in apartment mixed in with There's danger some this live may be touched off he said said was of j but declined lo fy ils exact type The four civilians were at work when the ripped out ihr supporting arch of the ing and the concrete roof ered feet earth on lop of them They lifted Hie victims as j seph Webb 49 and his wife Clara 45 Firemen said they found bodies in a bedroom of a ond floor in a business and ment building Cause of the blaze men noj Firemen rstimaled damage at to the building and to the contents of the apartment Police Probe Burglaries C of C Office Ransacked Two cases of breaking and en- tering and one theft were re- ported to police last night and early today The theft occurred in t h e Chamber of Commerce office and the breaking and entering cases were at the Retail chants office and a Lexington Ave grocery The got a total of in cash in stamps and 10 tons of cigarets at the offices and si ore Miss Katharine Dinger 66 Massa Ave a cleaning woman at the Farmers Bank building called police at p m She officers and three other cleaning no- the Chamber of Commerce offices on Hie fifth floor of Ihc building had been ransacked John G manager of he Chamber of Com- merce told police Hie assembly room if unlocked for night meetings meetings were scheduled Police said went through the unlocked doors the assembly room and through a Continued on race Ministers Seek More U S Cash Don't Want To Foot THE HAGUE A concerted drive to get Ameri ica to assume the major pense in rearming Western Europe developed today at a meeting of Atlantic pact fense ministers strongly ed against threatened ist demonstrations The session attended bj 11 defense ministers Including ranking United States officials gol under way at 10 a m in the Juliana Barracks in the Ha sue Security precautions taken against the communists were most extraordinary in Hague since the end of the Troops and police manned blocks because the communists had threatened a on Tht Hague HAVE THREE OBJECTIVES The conference got down to facts quickly after brief Opening speeches during which U S De- fense Secretary Louis Johnson defined the objectives of the North Atlantic Defense treaty He First we seek to deter Second to defend ourselves Finally to del eat an sor if war upon us To deter defend and defeat these in the aims we seek to mote Johnson asserted We are ready to make the sacrifices re- quired to develop a sufficiency of preparedness but it be- came quickly evident that most of the western defense were reluctant to commit their governments to large financial sacrifices A member of the American delegation who left the ing shortly after the ministers went into secret session told International News Service it was clear strong opposition was developing among m group opposed to substantial in- crease in their own tures Military defense chiefs who drew up a five year master plan for approval of the western defense ministers recommended further expenditures and said privately they felt their governments could foot the bills without any major eco- nomic dislocation Opposition to increased lays was led by France and land and these countries were joined by Norway Denmark and Belgium Dixie Farm OK'd More Reported ON RECORD March in on L H reported today Inat l big prefabricated o u js j n g firm may gel another lease on Reports wore in thai Hie Finance Cm p was considering a ihal HIP allow tron Ihc added The Stale Journal reported HFC re- already had to U S G Underwood The nidge whA firm in a 350 not for comment WASHINGTON INS President Truman's approval of s the embattled potatoes cotton I peanuts threatened today to create a wide north-south rift in the Senate farm Woe i It was a victory for the ir farm senators and a back for tors when the President signed the hill A veto was generally expected Presidential Secretary Charles G said at Key West that Mr Truman considered the sure long and carefully Ross He concluded that the good features nf the outweighed the bad features and approved il on that basis Mr Truman's act indicated an administration split over this particular issue The was op- by Secretary ol ture Brannan and bv Senate Leader Lucas D HI Sen Anderson N M former secretary was cold toward it Final enactment marked of an especially fight m potato slate tors opposed tion pushed by those from and peanut areas Natural Gas Goes To Truman WASHINGTON The controversial natural gas was handed lo President Truman with he ihai be a political in 1950 con- gressional campaign
