Mt Vernon Register News (Newspaper) - August 24, 1948, Mt Vernon, Illinois THE HOME PAPER OF WAYNE & HAMILTON COUNTIES MT. VERNON WEATHER MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS VOLUME A SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL - SPECIAL FAVORS FOR NONE MOUNT ILLINOIS - AUGUST 24, 1948 A PAPER MT. lOOi Mtt Airport noon M. 20c PER WEEK BY CARRIER DECIDE TO CONTINUE MOSCOW TALKS TWO PLANES COLLIDE ON BERLIN RUN e Transport on American Food Ferry Crash in Killing Four U. S. FALL IN FLAMES INTO CORNFIELDS Ban German Elections in Their Zone Where Food Shortage is BULLETINS By Press N. Aug. 24__ New Jersey State Trooper O. K. Duff said today an army airplane and burned between and He said there were an undetermined number of The Army Air Base at reported a C-47 army transport crashed five miles north of The Army snld at least seven persons were 24. - The cost of Index kept by the Bureau of Labor statistics hit an all time record on July As a result General Motors employes will a Increase of three cents an Aug. 24.-Two American on supply run lo blockaded Berlin collided outside American zone town killing four U. S. Five American have been tilled previously in two accidents on the air run since the Russians blockaded Berlin late in L The planes were They into cornfields around this village which Is 14 miles of The planes wore returning to Wiesbaden from where they had delivered Names of the victims were withheld pending notification ofj Hours after the flames of the wreckage prevented removal of the could see only one body in the tangle of Several German farmers reported the One witness told air force investigators he was working in a field I he a plane toward Wiesbaden under a mass. nf rain Another j came out of the overcast collided with the first at an tude of from 1.2()0 to 1.500 It appeared that the nose of one plane struck the tail of the Ban By Associated Press Border incidents continued in Marshal forbade Germans in the Russian zone to hold municipal elections this This ed that the Communists in eastern Germany fear a severe defeat at the the presence of Russian There arc increasing signs of a food crisis in the Russian of comparing badly | with recently increased In the The are having trouble with their two-year economic The Socialist Unity is undergoing a newspapers i in Berlin clamored again for Russian share in running An American government official Russians would like to get their into western Germany and by it now that it is beginning to show signs of an economic comeback under j the European recovery while their own zonal if floundering and being run into the I A formation of 6 to 10 fighter believed by American air officers to be Russian swept over western Berlin late today at a great Nashville Girl Shot to Death PROGRESSIVES SEEK WAY TO Plon to Nome New Secretary of State Candidate Against By ST. Aug. 2.I. Marion salesman who shot his Washington fiancee lo death yesterday when he fired a pistol lo signal for rescue from a Missouri river was released after St. county sheriff Lester said the wound was inflicted as Miss Cat bovine A. 22, of stood up in a She was shot below left Ho said the shooting was witnessed by 2."^, Miss roommate ai I ho Miss Erichson said i and Miss had been for about three months and had knoun each other for several The three loft Sunday in an down the Missouri and ran out of rowed to an island near St. Charles and spent the Hutchison was firing a caliber pistol to signal a passing accident Miss Richards was dead on arrival at Hospital in St. Mo. By Press Aug. 24.-Illinois Progressive party leaders plan to name a new choice for Secretary of State tomorrow and thereby bar Democratic Secretary of State Edward Barrett from ruling on validity of the new party's Mrs. Rebecca Stiles Chicago Negro newspaper withdrew last week as Progressive nominee for Secretary of Her without was filed at the same time a group of Democrats formally challenged the hid for a place on the Nov. 2 election It enabled Barrett to claim he is qualified to judge the Progressive leaders labeled the and and new low in political They said a successor to Mrs. Taylor may be nominated under terms of election laws 10, section 11-12) permitting political party or other persons making the to certify as substitute in case of death or refusal to accept the Barrett that the Progressives cannot exercise this provision of the law because they are not a legally established The two major parties have used the method through thoir slate central the Progressives don't Barrett said that all such a nomination by the Progressives would not be accepted by his which handles election The State Electoral Board will rule on the objections by Sept. 2. Normally it is composed of the secretary of now a and the auditor and the attorney now both However the law provides that if any of these is a candidate against a candidate involved in the he must be replaced by a supreme court chosen according to Board 2-1 Democratic This law appears to disqualify Attorney General George F. Barret and put the decision in the hands of a board of Auditor Arthur C. a and two Barrett and Justice Francis E. If Mrs. Taylor had not Edward Barrett would have been Democrats If Progressives win their proposed attempt to name a new candidate for secretary of they say William Gunn of Danville - a Republican - would replace Edward That would give the hoard a 2 to 1 Republican instead of a 2 to 1 Democratic 7-Year-Old Boy In Coma 5 Years By Associated Press 24. be no birthday party when little Woods turns Thursday although his parents are happier about his condition than they havo been in is a of sleeping He has boon in a coma five unable to talk or feed Lately his and have noticed some signs of Jimmy now cross his can hear and The Woods live in suburban TOUGH FIGHT IN POLITICS FOR Truman's Home Grounds a Battle Center in By Associated Press Aug. 24. - Some of the toughest political battling of the presidential campaign shaped up today for seven so-called border including President Missouri home An effort to capture which provided the Democratic presidential nominee in Senator Alben apparently runs second only to the assault on Missouri Democrats in the grand strategy of the Republican high Besides Missouri and the Republicans intend to center a lot of their campaign efforts on New Tennessee and West These seven states have a combined electoral college vote of only 11 more than New York alone But their capture or loss could spell the difference between victory or defeat for either party if the race between Mr. Truman and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey proves The outcome of a senatorial race in each of the states Maryland and Missouri - which have no such contest this also might determine control of the next Tennessee Battle Herbert managing the already has emphasized the Republican interest in the border areas with an announcement that an GOP campaign will be carried on in There Carroll former national is running for the Most politicians rate the chances of carrying Dewey and Warren favorable than any of the other border Senator Kilgore told of seeing signs of great Republican activity in West where Republican Senator ' comb is a candidate for I Hot Platz in Blockaded Berlin FAIR CHANCE IS SEEN FOR AGREEMENT U. S. Ambassador Smith Emerges From Long Interview With Stalin in Cheerful SOME HAS BEEN MADE General Area of Agreement Reached But Long Negotiations Remain on i By Press Broken line shows of British and American sectors of Berlin at Potsdamer Platz current International hot spot in the former German Picture of crossroads once intersection of was made from building in British Thomas P. an government official who was arrested by Russian soldiers in Potsdamer Platz 22) was freed after an overnight - Wirephoto via radio from Little Egypt News In Brief COAL MINER KILLED By Associated Press 111., Aug. 24.-.Joseph A. 30, of uas killed by a clod fall at Peabody Mine 8 at Sholtis born in St real By Associated COUNTERFEIT 111,, Aug. Three counterfeit ten dollar apparently to were detected yesterday at a Herrin who were seeking to trace the origin I of the bogus warned citizens to keep a close watch for XENIA MAN KILLED Aug. - -j 26, of 111,, was killed and Hilliard 20, of was in a highway accident on Route 4.') | near here early was taken to an Effingham pital with serious police said the men were ently riding in the same car that only their car was i Police reported that details of the accident were FORMER SHERIFF MOUND CITY 111., Aug. 24. 1 Funeral was lo ho today for Ida 71, | Pulaski county sheriff from 19;)4 to 1946. who held several county posts since 1918, died in his home here j BAKERY CRASHES Aug. 24.; - Paul about 5.3, was fatally day when a bakery truck lie driving crashed at the bottom of a hill on Route 127 about miles south of New Hill COAL MINE FIRE I NEW 111., Aug. 24.- Fire destroyed the preparation plant building and tipple of the Vinegar Hill Mine on state highway two miles south of here today with an estimated loss of William R. mine said he thought the fire started from sparks from a ing The mine not in operation at the II employs about 60 workers and was to Sept. 1. New Athens is about 10 miles south of Co. Board Meets September 14th The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors will hold their meeting at the house here on September 14, it was by county officials the annual the supervisors will adopt a for the coming U.S. PROTESTS KIDNAPING BY STERN GANG Clerk Mistreated in By By Press 2A. Tlir U. S. General here has i 10 the governor I of that the gang kidnaped and mist real ed an American consulate employe The Consul J. said the seized George F. a confidential clerk in the consulate and held him for seven during which they slapped and questioned An Israeli army the Paro and called him a British because he bears a faim to a British who left Palestine lour months After was by the he was held for another nine hours hy Israeli military Asked why tho army had held him so long a clear up such a in nine hours is not barl MacDonald said he had filed a full report of the with the State and had sent n strongly protest lo Dr. the military in Ho demanded an and The Stern an underground during the the army tho slate of but continues in underground in East Chicago Is Without Water By Aug 24.- A main lino hreak shut off East major water supply of this city nf 6o,0()(i was left without whUt for drinking or sanitary A line from Lake Michigan burst at an in Hip municipal slation at 6;3n n. The of out windows of one - and the An of including all available city shut off thp big pipe beyond the and began pumping out of the Albert water he to have the break Ho ho couldn't promise when would hp it would br to otit iho electrical DRAFT STARTS HERE MONDAY Board Organized Last Sets Registration I in Circuit Court Room of County Court Starr Named Board Cave Appointed HEAR BUM AS WITNESS IN PROBE OF SPIES Testifies Behind Closed Doors on Draft registration of ' non and county beginning next August wiU be held in I lie circuit court of the court house I Plans for the registration men from age 18 through 25 made last night as the county draft board held its organizational Starr Ik Chairman K. of who on Draft Board No. 1 during World War was named chairman and Henry of a ol Draft Board No. 2 during last was Other of the as Board No. 11-141 are of Mt. a of Bofird No. 1 War 11, E. Walker of a of 2 the war C Potts of Mt. Name Cave Clerk Thp draft board officially open Wednesday in in Hip IVC in thp ol the hoard will have all of In of Ihp bp C. has clerk of the CaVe served as clerk nl Board 2 here from October 20, lOKi until of tlic Ml Vernon and county .ii time be was of both until discontinuance May Although not be suli to the both and national in the 18-2.5 year age to Veterans in the age on active in Uip amv after will be lo the their of entry into the iin of their last organization mikI date of their discharge National guardsmen u ill In quired to give their serial iif the national guard antl dates for .Mt vi non and arp mpn born in after August 30. 31 and 1 inen born in 192.'3. September in 1924. in 192.1. in 1926. her 2 and men 'm 4 and 7 men 8 and 9 horn in and !! WEST IS LOSING AS WORLD LEADER Declares U. S. Wealth and Atomic Power Not nv Press The 24. A Czech loUl thp world council of it is witnessing thp end ol in l|p said the west has been driven I ions to the nf what is going Ihp ami Ihp atomic of the nation not deceive the m a lor delivery the church speaker was L. I of the of a of on Dip in ol lie an iii n section on and hired ' creato Ht once of through Can't Crush Heels I hp Communist cannot he by crush liy said 111 an address for Ihe of council of churches In any of world iiP i an foreign iser m the lal is not a not to The of Ihe is a uf Hot Here? It's 100 in the Shade The hit an rven pio in the shade in Mi. Vernon Hy tins afternoon a torrid sun had the lo 99 and today were the two holiest ot the lolls nf 97 s Aug. 24,-A qualified source said the western voys and Russia have reached a general area of agreement during talks climaxed early today by a four hours and forty minutes Kremlin interview with Prime Minister The informant said technicalities lie khead for but that there are trifles and will require considerable U. S. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith emerged from the Kremlin in a buoyant mood and declared going to have more He added always We expect the best and prepare for the Tho envoys have been trying since late July to find bases lor Russia imposed on Berlin and for four talks on Germany and other in Chance The informant said the seven Kremlin two of which included have a chance of resulting in a He said prospects are far better today than they were at this time yesterday before French Ambassador Yves and British envoy Frank Roberts saw has been the source It had been stated on good authority before the meeting last night that the session would be the sources In London said Stalin introduced certain which offer hope for an settlement in By Associated Press Aug. 24. - Louis former was called as a witness today in Ihe House spy testified behind closed sources said expected to obtain from information on relations between Whit taker Chambers and Alger formerly was editor of introduction of these Daily He new thoughts dispelled pd Communism and became a i that ho diplomatic ex- i changes would break the informants They added that Moscow a potentially Tho commit lep did not whether hp woul session tomorrow p mo not say d testify in open of w when I hers and faro each explosive That will hp the long heralded ft was assumed the envoys would draft their report on the The two men have told meeting for transmission to their Thp big i governments in bonis which one will make his story i don and in the opinion of the com- 1 Moscow's morning newspapers i news of the meeting Nixon told under big but there I was nothing even resembling was able to testify on thp tonal The Tass an- in and Nixon valuable information and he back at a later to tomorrow's thp also was other in Nixon said the Would spend day four The of this hp wil dpi ermine how many other than Hiss and will be heard merely said Stalin received the western diplomats and that Molotov was Pressed Steel Co. Reports Loss in 6 Months Pressed Steel Car which operates the Mt. I Car had a net loss of in the six months ended 30. to an article ' in the August issue of the Wall Street The loss compared with a profit of or 61 cents a common share on the 1.045,705 common shares outstanding in the like last w hn refused a visa to John president and is expected to said the rive in Canada early in | period ended June 30 had its I encouraging despite un- Nicknamed the favorable He said the Red Plans Canadian Visit By Aug. Dr. Hewlett Dean of because of bis sympathy for Russia and the Church company its of orders before the end of 194S to 146 Signed Up in Fishing Rodeo of clergyman is j be such as to enable profitable drd to visit Ottawa Nov. 8. | operations throughout 1949. Wall Street Journal article Snyder said the lois in the first despite heavy equipment purchases by the reflected in part orders A total of 146 youngsters in 1947 at prices which Mt. and Jefferson i made operations ranging in age from five to possible during the first had signed up at the city month period in 1948. He added clerk's office by this morning that overhead in I the hig Bettor Fishing Rodeo ' company's two car plants was The at the ol I Club Kike north of Mt. freight cars had fallen to low bo held this Aug and the organization waa from 10 a. m. until 3.0v.> p. m. ' for normal
