Tipton Daily Tribune (Newspaper) - March 2, 1954, Tipton, Indiana WEATHER FORECAST occasional light snow Wednesday and Wednesday Colder Occasional light snow Low High Entered as Second Class Matter at at Under the Act of March 1879 58 128 TIPTON TUESDAY MARCH CONCERN CROWS FOR Solons Secretly Open Mac Arthur Firing Case EXCLUSIVE By JACK LOTTO WASHINGTON congressional group reopened secretly today the controversial case of the firing of Douglas Me Arthur by former President Truman to get the real story behind the The action followed the criticism by Launce Bunker USA a former aide to MacAr of the policies of both Truman and Eisenhower adminis trations toward Communist ag told International News Service he was invited to ap STALLED ON THEIR APPOINTED ROUNDS House Speaker Counting Vote Shooting Began Congressman James Jim pear today by Charles chief counsel of the Senate Inter my Van of nal Security headed is credited with playing a heroic j b gen William Jenner R role in disarming the three Puerto Rican fanatics as they sought to renew their deadly attack upon members Monday after Van Zandt fought in World IKS It hap Wars I and and received many for By JAMES VAN ZANDT Pennsylvania Written for International News Service WASHINGTON suddenly The speaker of the House was counting the noes on what we cal a standing Within a second or so after he started to what appeared to be a firecracker exploded in the I looked There appeared to be a people with their hands in the air and with Revolvers and they started to shoot inthe direction of the membership of the I shouted hit the I Then I crawled on my hands The attorney told INS his summons to tell the real story was a good He added There certainly has been no j attempt by the present administra tion to tell the real story of how it the Truman administration met Communist aggression I realize they inherited but they havent departed from I certainly believe one of the many things they are going to ask about is who in Wash ington gave the order to counter mand order to bomb the bridges over the Yalu river between North Korea and Man when the Chinese came in to Bunker said last Sunday he re a telephone invitation to appear for questioning and said he gathered it was prompted by an and knees for about 15 feet and The longtime member of Mac safeguards for high o ran through the Republican cloak room and up the steps to the gal lery I passed two or three people run ning in the opposite Who they were I do not I saw a girl come out of the swinging doors and several people grabbed pinning arms behind She on page 6 Gibbs Draws Parole License Revoked of route was sentenced in Tipton circuit court Monday for drank who had let his car stray off the road during Saturday nights heavy drew a and one year on parole from the county jail and will have operators license revoked for one If he fails to pay the fine and he will spend six months in Arthurs staff told the ford Continued on page 6 on Seed Producers at Purdue Conference Four Tipton county farmers re cently attended the Indiana Certifi ed Seed Producers conference at Purdue They were Ho ward Thomas Sid Legg and They joined over 200 certified seed producers in a series of edu and were infor med on plant new varie insect and new meth ods in handling of the Univer sity of discussed the im portance of seed certification throughout the and Joe of Cornell Seed talked on improving ones own Roosevelt Banned Removal of Communist Radio Operators WASHINGTON INS The late President Roosevelt was quoted to day as saying in 1942 that because of Americas wartime alliance with the was bound against opposing the Communist To out this Senate Roosevelt banned the removal of Communist radio operators from the Mer chant Marine and Adlai Steven son urged that they be treated In testimony before the Senate Internal Security re tired Rear Adolphus Staton Huber Rites Planned Wednesday Funeral services for former Tipton resident who died Monday in are to be conducted at 10 Officiating at Parsons where toe body is lying in will be Robert Mor Burial is planned in the Lutheran cemetery at Huber had resided here 48 years and was a member of West Street Christian church and Order iOf the Eastern a resides on East Jef ferson said that during World War who was the ic presidential nominee in once told him we should not be too hard on the Staton also said he was shown a memo signed FDR in the spring of 1942 which he quoted as saying in I do not feel that membership in the Communist party or sus membership should be suf ficient to deprive a radio operator in the American merchant mar ine of his position on the At that Staton he headed a naval board in charge of keeping disloyal persons from opera ting merchant ship Illinois from 1948 to was an assistant to Frank then secretary of the Staton said he FDR memo by Secretary told Bard us in an impossible cause the law the board he headed to keep disloyal persons from such The witness he sawthe memo several days sat inon a considering the tor of meet May ready by bounsel for the Senate NEITHER SNOW nor rain keep the mailman from his appointed qut the 13inch snow fall which ushered in March like a lion in Cleveland sure stalled these mail International Jesse Mclntosh Awarded Distinguished Service Jesse by direction of Governor George has been awarded the distinguished medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished serv The retired Indiana National Guard commander was cited for service in a position of great responsibility during the period from March 1949 to September when he headed the Papers Link Two l Terrorists With Communist Party NEW YO IK se the Puerto shoti five least two 6 the Commu list York of Rican nationalists linked at the toda to zed the who Car License Branch Still in Business Sales Record Set The Tipton Auto License branch is still doing although Sunday the final day for mot with 1953 plates on their Joe branch said approximately 150 plates were sold and that many motorists still were obtain ing their plates adding that the sales will decline but continue throughout spring and A total of 350 plates were sold during Saturdays rush to establish a record for the with passenger tags and more than track and trailer tags being issued during the first two months of 1 In addition to the distinguished service the Tipton man al so has been awarded the 30 year Residing at 334 North Independence Mclntosh began his military career April 1917 as a private with the 13th The citation reads as follows General Mclntosh was assigned as Commander of the 38 Infantry Indiana National Guard on March after having ser ved as Assistant Division Com mander for a period of one one month and one day immediate ly preceding that The 38th Division at that time 4Uthoritie were at a hideaway apartment on s believe the four coached by Red ag fa the part they Ito play in the shooting fray Monday in the Huse of One of the R off was a member of a Con mu Detectives said papers found in tied i him Communist Police sai hus apartment defin ith William Fo party d there also was st ong lita lea as use chamber with bullets had been in evidence tj indicate that Li 34yearjqld admitted der of the group of wouldbe who sprayed the Hi and and General General constant touch j with Soviet Surgeon Flies toMan Others Expected to Recover By WILLIAM UMSTEAD critical con dition of Alvin most dangerous ly wounded of five congressmen felled by Puer to Rican terrorist caused new concern today while farreaching measures were taken against further assassination Puer to Rican Governor Luis Munoz the F the and the House UnAmerican Activities committee probed for Communist connection with Mondays car nage in the House chamber and desperately to contrive Puerto Denies Shoot to Ki Attempt WASHINGTON Leb leader of the who shot the House today that o held un a ed brand said freedom told Im a would never be possible Puerto Rican terrorists five congressmen from gallery denied they meant to shoot The div 000 bond but added I ahi riot sorry for what I As lorn as Rico is not a free any thing can j interviewed at the quarters along with Rafael Miran another accused j insisted that only the four under arrest knew the The others also held under The island is a selfgoverning the small group of fanatic Nationalists want complete Casualty hospital authorities an that famed Cleveland surgeon Crile was flying to Washington for consultation on liver was shattered and who h s developed He has given four Casualty ho pital chief said shortly before noon ESTi the condition of Bentley remains wearing a smart grey suit which Pulse rate is hih and he has some difficulty with respiration due to the injury to his are using antibiotics day as the date for their demon Continued on page 6 bonds are and Irvin York facl All gave New a and Cor were hej corridor The outside the a Washing ton bus he as j attempt ing to buy a Lebron was asked the plot to assassinate President Tru outside the House j two men were seized gallery by spectators Flores was seized in Andrea City home possible the islands constitution the legislature is composed of control the who have pledged allegiance to the YounS that Bentley s of the United i chance for life still was only He said the decision to Crile was recommended by i Charles dean of Washington The White House said that Eisenhower wanted to vist Bentley was informed that tho condition made a presidential visit as the pre to Washington tely County John Firemen Answer Calls to Two Gross Fires Monday Firemen reported answering necessary to resign that post be war reorganization was reorganization Mclntosh gave unselfishly of his personal time and money in travel ing to the far corners of Indiana in pursuit of a sturdy framework for the On 17 1949 he bid for re in to Major General a re suit of his superior performance in the capacity of I Division Comman From until I3 Sep tember 1953 when he found it Men File calls to two grass fires Monday in Tipton At the Paul McCain 522 at and at the corner of Jefferson and 4th street near the Pioneer Hybrid Corn Germ Witness ip to in Washington m the Coll Prank warfare confession is antong the POWs who confessed Reds that was conducting of his health and the strain of private he continued to devote time j and effort to the National Guard beyond the or dinary call of As Division Commander he quired a deep ind wholesome re spect from all of the thousands of officers and men who served under him as well as the admir ation of the many military leaders of the United States with whom he came in The wisdom and per sonal sacrifices contributed by General Mclntosh for the welfare and protection bf his County and State together with the invaluable guidance given thousands oi young Indiana men in the military sev place him high in the notably distinguished list of practical riots of our Benson Cancel Planned Puerto Rico Trip Two cab inet officers have a trip to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands today on the advice Were interior Secretary Douglas McKay and two men to leave Washington by air attend a the government T own islands They planned 36rhoijr stopover in San wan called off because pi the demon Puerto in capi afternoon in the Watson nomination Fifth Dis of mad election official Mo in the was among three clare for public o Clarence route Democra iday office of county cler the May 4 prin t The otl andy Beck for Tipton iana dist My declarator of representative gress the was of state F term in Lackland LACKL son of basic ml Lackl and Situate land i tl training f quarters Research McCork paring hi Air for assign cour vocation to mailed ty sheriff and route for of Madison Click is th cumbent Madison notified The Tribune by telegi am that he is 5 candidate for rep ti the Congress njom the fifth Ind message for Con dis the secretary the 1th Indiana UN de ers of oun serving first at the present ND Trains Air Base R FORCE Sa a Anr com 1 tary rce near site Sari McGor r mei if the ute iting his Air Force raining course at the Gateway to San of Air Fore and Human R basic cente home of thu sic training Hub es b for technical and lien ludes la scientific s itill towing a1 particular nd c man in Pu attempted to Blai killed a White House Ricans and She replied i That was not a plot to assassinate himt It was hot to scare him It was just to bring attention of th people for our We to Miranda sa and made some want to kill I conscience looks to s give freedom to Puer Puerto Rican Held Threatening Eisenhower HARTFORD yearold Puerto for federal grand jury on charges of threatening to kill President Authorities said Pedro Sancatz made repeated threats on the Chief Executives ford police ing fingerprinted in with a nonsupport Sancatz was arreste 1 about the same time that four fa latic Puerto Rican Nationalists opt ned fire in of want e American l for our edj my gun dont hope every to o After 24 was held today at Hart s while be connection Island Governor Flies to SAN Puerto Rico INS Puerto Rican Gov Luis Munoz Marin left San Juan by plane for Police Chief Robert Murray con Washington unexpectedly today to confer with authorities on the caused by the Puerto Rican nationalist shooting of con Munez Marin Monday night saidof the customary in an effort to work nut a proof protective formula lor Murray assigned 30 of polite men to guard the the entire island which is self governing was deeply shocked by the savage attack on mem bers of the House of Represents tives He cabled a message of sym pathy to House Speaker Joseph Cards for Admission House doorkeeper Tom mer announced that henceforth special cards signed by congress men will be required for admis sion to the gallery from which 34yearold Lolita Lebron and three and said shootings were unbelievable and done by persons completely un representative of the decent feel ings of Puerto accomplices rained Capitol Cancel Reception scheduled congressional reception at the White House has been can celled by President and shootings at the The affair last in a series of social functions for the 195354 White House season will prob ably be held this It have been the first formal con gressional reception at the tive mansion in more than 10 Former President and Har ry Truman gave a congressional party in the spring of but this was an informal afternoon Turnpike Trial Jurors Opposed to Death BalK ing jurors oppose the death penalty today slowed selec tion of a the murder trial of John Wesley who pleaded not guilty to charges he is the Kller of the Pennsylvania All of todays session probably will be in completing the jury which picked mem bers prospective have indicated either to capital punishment on grounds of conscience or to the heavy penalty in tyt following based on Ohiopyle is charged with shooting Harry F fowling Va to death he slept m the near last county dis rig of his JUly The on the At Casualty announced that the critically 35 wear a Michigan was sati factory progress in his ur All of other con gressmen are expected to They are1 R Iowa Roberts iUi George Fallon 11 and Clifford Davis D Fear in Capitol emphasizing the feu on Capitol Hill that there may be new outbreaks of violence from Puerto Rican Nationalist called attention to a note found in Lebron womans purse altor her The note read and the world my blood claims for the independence of Puerto lor the freedom My life I give of my This is a cry for victory in our struggle ifor independence which for half a century ha Continued on Page 6 attorney of former be one bf JOHN WESLEY mer Cleveland industrial work on trial in accused of first mur in the killing of drivers while slept in caba trucks along the Penn 30 mUes east of Pittsburgh State ant MI among the prosecution Pettijohn Dies in Indianapolis i ARCADIA A former Arcadia Ethel died Monday afternoon at Ca in Beech Death was due to a heart and Funeral j services have been set tentatively for Thursday with ial to follow in the Arcadia ceme The body is lying in state at Moore and Kirk i mortuary in Born 1903 in Gas was the daughter 01 Ed and Lewis While still a she j moved Arcadia with her ishe attended school anc resided until her mar riage to Edwin The couple made its home in Indiana Surviving the husband are will a sony ice and four grandchild all d also survi daught Jan mother Ed L Two brothers dnd Walte lis ami of Ar of of
