Newport Daily News (Newspaper) - October 1, 1951, Newport, Rhode Island Weather Data rises sets A M t M low A M Sunday's 60 low 36 Local Forecast Sunny warmer this after- noon Clear not quite so cold to- night Detailed Report on Page 2 I ESTABLISHED 1846 Vol 203 NEWPORT R I MONDAY OCTOBER 1 1951 FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS ARMY READY TO STOKE HARD RIDGWAY WARNS MIG Destroyed 3 Hit As 27 U.S Jets 40 Reds Clash For 25 Minutes U S EIGHTH ARMY QUARTERS Korea Oct 1 The Eighth Army is prepared to strike and strike hard in Korea if the Reds want all-out war in- stead of truce talks That warning was issued to- night in Tokyo by Gen Matthew B Ridgway's Public Information Office It came as Gen Omar N ley America's top military leader and Ridgway toured command posts on the eastern front where the United Nations autumn sive got underway last Tuesday the other side of the torn peninsula sunny skies brought the air war back to Korea Twenty-seven U S Sabre jets clashed with about 40 Red-nosed Communist in a series of that swirled for 25 minutes north of Sinanju The U S Fifth Air Force said one of the MIG's was destroyed and three were damaged No Allied losses were reported Of truce the way headquarters statement said The whole issue of the tion of talks is one that cannot be hedged much longer Offensive Underway Meanwhile indications are that the Eighth Army is not planning to sit idly by while the ists string out negotiations for another long A few days ago an autumn offensive was started The Eighth Army com- maider Gen James A Van Fleet said whether th's new effort will be limited I am not at liberty to say But the fact remains that the U N command army is poised and prepared to strike and strike hard should the Reds decide that they have had enough of the istice talks and wish to get on with the war on an all-out scale The statement said Bradley's visit highlights tension of the entire Korean problem The Communists must realize that the time for bluffing is over Bradley chairman of the U S Joint Staff was to Korea by Ridgway Van Fleet and Charles Chip Bohlen U S State Department expert on Russia Confers With Officers At the air strip of an American division on the eastern front Bradley talked briefly with sion staff officer commanding generals of three South Korean divisions and commanders of French and Dutch battalions Bradley was dressed in an olive drab field A pistol and a canteen swung from his belt The five-star general walked down a line of high officers and shook hands with each The three generals flew to the eastern front in a convoy of light planes The weather was so windy that other light aircraft pilots said they would not fly unless ordered to do so Bradley told reporters he would not make any statement except that he would be in Korea a short time Kahis Slow His itinerary was not disclosed However he is expected to confer with all or most corps and division commanders and inspect some of the United Nations units near the front It was not known whether he would visit the U N command advance base near quarters of the Allied cease-fire negotiators There was little action on the eastern front when Bradley visited that area Fighting was slowed by over- night rains and wind that tore down tents flooded foxholes and Continued on Page 5 THE BUMS ARE HERGES AGAIN New York's Acting Mayor Joseph T Sharkey center right waves arm in greeting a a he welcomes the Brooklyn Dodgers headed by Manager Dressen center left upon the team's arrival in New York Sunday night in the day the Brooks defeated the Phillies 9 to 8 Jackie Robinson belted a dramatic 14th inning homer and moved into a tie with the Giants for National League pennant A best out of three started today at Ebbets Field AP Wirephoto NEWPORTERS KIN DIES IN ACCIDENT John R Walsh's Wife Also Killed In N J Crash John Russell Walsh 30 grand- son of Mrs Joseph C Russell of 28 Clarke street and son of John F Walsh organizer of the Naval Training Station fire department was killed with his wife in an automobile accident Sunday ing in Morristown N J While to their home in Summit N J at A car off the road by an- other car at a sharp curve and hit a sign post Mrs Walsh died in- stantly and her husband died a in All Souls tal He was born in Newport son of John F and Jean Russell Walsh both now of Summit His father was a member of the Newport fire department until he left it to be- come chief of the Naval Training Station department which he during World War 1 He is now a state motor vehicle tor in New Jersey Attended Callender School Walsh attended Callender School here graduated from Summit High School and from the Mari- time Academy at King's Point Long Island After the war he attended Brown University in June 1950 A lieutenant in the Naval Reserves he on duty here at the Training Station early in World War 2 before going to the South Pacific where he was wounded in action His wife was the daughter of Norman K and Helen Merchant of New York city Both frequently visited his er and his uncle Joseph Russell of Clarke street Mrs Stanley G Novine of Grafton street an aunt left for Summit Sunday night 2 Daughters Survive Mr and Mrs Walsh leave two daughters Linda 5 and Anita two months He also leaves parents two brothers Earl Bobby Thompson's 4th Inning Homer Gives Giants Lead Over Dodgers EBBETS FIELD Oct 1 by Thompson's tremendous home run into th lower left field stands with Monte Irvin on base gave the New York Giants a fourth in- ning lead over the Brooklyn gers today as the two teams opened their two out of three playoff League series for the National championship Irvin was his and David Walsh and two sisters Alice and Jane all of Summit A double funeral will be Wednesday from the E P held roughs and Son Funeral Home in Summit to St Teresa's Church where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated Reds Still Mum On Truce Site Offer Peace Depends On Reply TOKYO Oct 1 with a charge that an Allied ers persisted today in their long silence of an Allied proposal to change the Korean truce meeting place from to Gen Omar Bradley said Sunday the future of the armistice negotiations will depend on the nature of the Communist reply The chairman of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff flew to day with Gen Matthew B way Allied supreme commander and Charles Chip Bohlen State expert on Russia Bradley wearing battle dress vent to Korea to visit divisions He had told a news conference in Tokyo Sunday no one can foresee if they the truce talks will be successful or unsuccessful I don't think anyone expected quick re- sults He expressed hope that an istice can be reached but made it clear that was up to the Reds The talks were broken off i abruptly by the Communists Aug plane violated the Kaesong neutral zone The United Nations com- mand denied this A series of Communist charges of neutral zone violations followed Allies denying all but two Ridgway said those two incidents were accidental The Allied supreme commander last Thursday suggested changing the site of the talks from Kaesong to a no-man's-land near six miles southeast of Kaesong Monday was fifth day of Communist sillice on this posal However in talks on the liaison level previously the Reds insisted on having the talks at Kaesong and nowhere else Peiping Radio flooded the air lanes with long dispatches and re- views marking the second sary of the Chinese Communist re- gime The broadcast quoted well wishes from Premier Stalin In one congratulatory message to Red China Korean Red Premier Kim II Sung still talked of final victory on base after being hit by a Furilla pitch Thompson's swat put the Giants back in the ball game after the Dodgers had taken a lead on Andy second inning homer which also sailed into the lower left field stands Jim Hearn was on the mound for the Giants as the two teams battled in a virtual World Series atmosphere First inning Giants Branca's first pitch to Stanky was a fast ball which cut the heart of the plate for a called strike Stanky fouled out to Cox who made a nice catch near the left field stands Snider gathered in fly to center without moving Hodges grabbed Mueller's er and easily beat him to the bag No runs no hits no errors none left Reese Singles First inning Dodgers first pitch to Furillo was a high and fast ball Furillo went out on a high chopper to the mound Hearn to Lock man Reese rammed a pitch through the hole between third and short for a single It was the first hit of game Snider flied deep to Mays Reese was cut down on an at- tempted steal when Westrum made a perfect peg to Ed Stanky who made the tag No runs one hit no errors hone left Second inning camped under Irvin's towering fly in medium right Reese scampered into short center to get under high pop Thomson raised a- high foul to Cox behind third No runs no hits no errors none left Second inning son raised a routine fly to Mays in straight center Campanella chopped a slow down the third base line and Bobby son threw him out as he limped on his crippled right leg down the first base line hit a one and one high fast ball into the lower left field stands for a home run to put the Dodgers ahead It was homer of the season Continued or Page 5 Stock Market Steady With Some Strong Issues NEW YORK Oct 1 stock market held to a steady course today with selected issues strong and active The overall picture was one of fractional changes with tHe gains slightly in the Activity was moderate Mining stocks were among the stronger groups Steel stocks and rubber issues were on the easing side Traders apparently took little notice of the uncertain foreign situation They took into greater account the long term outlook at home And most of them took a rather optimistic view Among the stronger issues was Missouri Pacific preferred which opened with an advance of on sale of a block of shares and at one time later in the session was ahead around three points The gains in the mining group included American Smelting ahead around two points at one Phelps Dodge Dome and Mclntyre Copper was down a fraction Stock Table on Page 4 MAGRUDER BALKS BRIDGE MEETING Caswell Asked Special Parley To Up Insurance An unexpected attempt Sunday afternoon by TV Foster Caswell a member who arrived from New York to have a special meeting of LABORITE REGIME PEACE BULWARK 1500 Delegates Leaders At Party Conference Cheer Prime Minister SCARBOROUGH England Oct 1 Minister Attlee de- clared today that Britain under his Labor government has been a main bulwark of world peace He was given a tremendous tion by delegates and party leaders as he rose to speak and another when he sat down at the Labor party conference in the Spa Grand Hall in this seaside resort town Minister struck out on what appears to be the Labor party's main election the threat of a third world war It is right that in our festo we should give first place to he said He got his biggest round of plause when he said that the people who are clamoring for what they call a strong foreign policy the people who use that phrase generally live in the past To Push Defense Plans Attlee was directly attacking those conservatives who have said recently Britain's handling of its oil crisis in Iran was too weak Attlee said that to bring about peace Britain must work to re- move the causes of war He that the attitude of the East had forced Britain to defenses and that defense program would go forward On the home front the Prime Minister declared the Socialists would push forward to restrict dividends put industry der public ownership whenever the party believed it was sary Attlee was his party's answer to the Conservative manifesto issued last week by Winston chill The Conservatives asked an end to Socialist rule of England Peace Emphasized The four point Labor manifesto put the main emphasis The other three points are full employment and increased D 1J I Britain Yields Io Iran Oil Expelling Order As U Takes Up Oil Argentina Police Arrest Hundreds Coup Try Blamed On U.S Imperialism BUENOS AIRES Argentina Oct 1 of soldiers and political leaders were snared today in a government police dragnet which moved ly over the weekend to crush op- position to President Juan De Peron Sources close to the army said 200 officers and men were arrested Political parties and families of political chieftains said leaders of the Radical Nationalist ist Socialist and Conservative parties were among those into custody in the wake of day's abortive revolt A government spokesman the minority political parties of being financed by North American imperialism in an at- tempt to overthrow government in an uprising led by elements of the armed forces Among those in the police net was Adrian Escobar who once was an important figure in which preceded Peron A Conservative he served as to the United States Brazil France and Spain after being a member of Congress and postmaster general Others attested included Moises Lebensohn leader of the Radicals for Buenos Aires province ologo Larralde a candidate for governor of Buenos Aires ince Dardo Cuneo a well known Socialist leader and newspaper writer The country was back on its ordinary everyday routine but a decree of a state of internal war adopted hastily by Congress day still was in effect threatening death for military men who in the uprising Abadan Workers To Quit Area Middle Of Week VETO SUGGESTED Solon Says Truman Should Kill Senate Version T n turn the Commission I tion a cut in the cost of living held Sunday night to raise ance coverage from was balked when Com- modore Gary W Magruder an- other member objected on the grounds that 24 hours notice must be given Caswell member of a ship's crew operating out of New York has been called upon by the Town Council to appear October 8 and show cause why his office should not be vacated because of in- ability to attend Caswell said he would refuse to resign Magruder has retained counsel after information he sought con- economical operation and maintenance of the bridge was not given him at a commission meeting Caswell Home Unexpectedly The weekend developments curred when Caswell ly appeared from New York He said at his home Sunday lie -had asked for the special ing but that Magruder would not cooperate A said have been beneficial for both him and myself Magruder's comment was that Earl Clark bridge commission chairman asked him by phone Sunday afternoon if he would at- tend a special meeting that night Clark said that M James Vieira the bridge general manager had advised it was necessary for the commission to act during ber on increasing the bridge in- surance Saying he knew of no reason the commission should have acted on increasing insurance IB September Magruder said he declined to attend without the customary 24 hours notice as vided in the Magruder has opposed a move spend and a continued policy of rieh and reward the worker The 1.800 -word platform was put together and unanimously proved by party leaders including Aneurin Bevan the former health minister who split with Attlee last April The party's program bore the imprint of pressure brought by Bevan on the other leaders In fact it made the peace issue number one The threat of victory by the a favorite healed the feud at least for the Enactment Of Law Tenn Oct i C Marshall said today the nation must put sal military training and service into operation to avoid disastrous and defeating economic results spoke at the opening ness session of the 43rd Annual Governors Conference where dis- cussion started the of Gen D hower being a Presidential date The conference also heard from Gov Frank Lausche Democrat that fellow governors cut down on demands for federal I aid to states in the face of I 1 Senator Humphrey said today President Truman should veto the pending tax in- crease if the Senate's version is accepted as the final one Humphrey told a reporter ever that he anticipates House conferees will put up a stiff fight for their tax-hike measure which would be a record for a single They expect to be able to knock out several of the Senate changes he said House conference to hammer out a compromise version of the is to begin tomorrow or Wednesday The compromise is subject to approval by both Senate and House Chairman George of the Senate finance committee which wrote the Senate said in a separate interview he has no de- sire for Congress to remain in session after final action on the revenue measure until Mr man acts on it For Military Cuts Senator Hoey a ber committee said he felt the same way and that if Mr man chose to veto it he could cept the responsibility Senator O'Mahoney said in a statement yesterday he would favor cuts in military spending now that Congress has decided not to raise enough taxes to balance the budget The Wyoming Senator is man of a conference on the military spending for the current fiscal year This conference began today The tax and the military money are two of the major measures Congress must act on before it can quit this year City Misses Last-Minute i Rush For Drivers Licenses Continued on Page 5 a second winter fighting Korea and has raised the rate of i replacements to a month defense situation at the opening business session the former Secretary of Defense declared the Defense reported today the is determined no soldiers shall overtime rush for ers licenses ever experienced by the state registry of motor cles but no jams took place here at the Equality Park branch office All motorists required to have new licenses today as old ones expired Sunday Extra clerks at the Providence office had been dismissed after day and a jam developed today Miss Marie E Horseman port registrar said that 30 sons were waiting when the Equality Park office opened and renewals for the day totalled 300 at 2 P M The staff was able handle all business without Renewals at the Newport office will continue heavy for two weeks Miss Horseman predicted The deputy registrar in dence Miss E Conley said that at the close of business Saturday the registry had issued licenses for 1952 com- pared with on the same date last year Newport renewals totalled 055 when the local office closed Saturday IKE WATCHES SKIES Gen Dwight D hower supreme commander of Allied Forces in Europe studies aircraft manoeuvres with his Allied Air Force's chief Gen Lauris during current air and ground oeuvres of Atlantic Pact forces in northern Germany BOWLES BACKED WASHINGTON Oct 1 The Senate foreign relations com- today approved 8 to 2 the nomination of Chester World War 2 price control boss as ambassador to India SUPREME COURT STARTS JEW TERM Justices Recess After Brief Opening Session WASHINGTON Oct 1 An started the new term session today Supreme Court on a expected to yield im- on numerous portant decisions problems Led by Chief Justice Vinson the nine black-robed judges stepped up to their places on the high bench promptly at noon court room was packed with spectators for the brief opening formalities which included the admission of 24 attorneys to practice before the tribunal Douglas Two of the justices and Burton recently returned from vacation trips abroad Douglas made an expedition that bordered the Iron Curtain in Asia Burton visited Switzerland n the ceremony the court recessed until next Monday when the work of the 195 52 term will get under way in full Principal interest in the new term centers on issues Communists and racial relations Sought Returning to the bench after summer vacation that began in June the tribunal's nine justices already have before them requests for final rulings on these May alien Communists be locked up without bail during de- proceedings if the at- torney general feels they are too dangerous to be at May aliens be deported they were once members of Communist Communists in public May states bar from employment schools Should the court the case of the la top U S Com- munist leaders whose convictions it upheld last Their at- have filed pleas for although seven of the leaders are now in prison four are fugitives The tions in a New York federal court were for conspiring to teach violent overthrow of thp government What can be done about three-year-old case against the Continued On Page 5 NEW YORK Oct 1 United Nations plunges into the bitter oil dispute today with Britain apparently bowing in advance to Iran's der expelling Britons from the great Abadan refinery area A London announcement said Britain plans to evacuate all her oil men from Abadan by Thursday the deadlines set by the nationalist Iranian government Abadan patches said most of the oil meti would leave by warship for Basra Iraq and the re- maining few officials would go to Basra Thursday Iran made it clear she was in- sisting upon the expulsion in spite of the pending British complaint before the Security Council Council Held Powerless Deputy Premier Hossein Fatemi said in Tehran that the Security Council had no power to mend that Iran lift the expulsion order Previously Hussein Makki of the Iranian National Oil Board said if insisted on ing at they would be escorted off by police with the greatest respect and kindness Iran's aged emotional premier Mohammed has not yet mentioned flying to New York for the Security Council meeting deputy Fatemi said still has received no formal notice from the Security Council on the British complaint and no decision on whether would go to New York would be made until such official notice was received The government had an- would New York Blockade Hinted Ten British warships are anchored off Basra only 40 miles from Abadan on the Arab estuary and there was some talk in London of an oil ade on Iran to insure that the Iranians do not sell stored Abadan oil which Britain considers ty of the Company Makki haa said that if such a blockade were imposed it would be most dangerous and would be the beginning of hostilities U S Ernest A Gross outlined American policy as based on the hope that an ment can be reached between the parties which will do justice to both In a statement on the eve of the urgently convened session at Flushing Meadow New York he Our effort in the U N will be directed toward this objective Assails Killers He issued this statement after several hours of talks with tion members and with others in- William M the State Department's Office of Affairs Rountree came from Washington for the council sions While calm words were being spoken here Iran's Premier Mohammed attacked the the world who he said handcuff the weak and ten to the assistance of the strong- They love liberty but not for others They recognize property rights but only in order to usurp the rights of the weak Opposition deputies in Tehran who have been boycotting sessions of the Parliament to On Page 5 Fechteler Says USSR Army Invasion Of U S Impossible If We Control Seas WASHINGTON Oct 1 The chief of the United States Navy said today there is no possibility whatsoever of sian armies invading this as long as America retains con- trol of the seas On the other hand Admiral W M Fechteler chief of naval ations said he believes Allied forces could invade and occupy strategic and important areas of Russia in event of war Fechteler also said in a righted article in U S News and World Report a weekly 1 If war breaks out within the next 20 to 30 years the United States and its Allies would win it 2 Russia cannot seriously jeopardize the existence of the United States by air raids 3 Russia's estimated 300 modern submarines are the greatest menace but the U S has made marked progress in antisubmarine warfare and the balance is turning in favor of antisubmarine forces Navy plans to use atom bombs to destroy enemy submarine bases some of which in World War 2 held up under other types of bombing 5 In a number of years the Navy will have carriers atomic ar- tillery submarines and atomic torpedoes but the problem now is to prevent war with the equipment on hand 6 The Navy has anticipated use of Russian submarines in the Korean war and has an adequate antisubmarine force in the area 7 The Navy is Its program to release its we will be through calling any enlisted reserves except teers S The theory that each of the armed services must be doled out the of money is ob- solete Each force has a specific job to do and it may cost one more money to do its job than it would another Admiral said that Continued On Page 5
