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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1952
Page
13
On Koje Island in Korea US tanks and infantry overran two Red POW compounds and burned flags. A South Korean officer wounded a prisoner of war during taunts. Gen Mark Clark, UN supreme commander, visited and promised maximum force to restore obedience. He noted ongoing Communist truce negotiations.
United Nations tanks blasted Communist bunkers on the central Korean front, with a 55 minute barrage near Kumson. A U S Eighth Army officer reported 16 Chinese dead and 49 wounded as tanks pushed the attack south of Pyongyang and near Panmunjom. A prisoner shot during a riot at Compound 69, Koje, preceded by inmates singling anti American slogans as South Korean guards watched.
Westminster elected local andBaltimore leaders to a college board as Western Maryland College held its 2nd annual commencement for 137 seniors. Charles Holt of Ridgely N J became association president. Dr William Adolph of Baltimore and John Carnochan of Hagerstown named to board of governors. Farry Smith Walkersville and Mrs Virginia Kowdle Baltimore picked for trustees. Cart J Schaeftner of Westminster chosen executive secretary. Baccalaureate address given by Westminster College president Dr Lowell S Ensor.
Preparations are underway in Hagerstown for the arrival of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus tomorrow. The show’s 24 hour crew pace the unloading from Cumberland via the Baltimore and Ohio and Western Maryland Railroads and move gear to the lot at McDowell and Florida Avenues for 2 45 and 8 15 p m performances under local auspices.
Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in Beckley outlines plans for a four year high school to add a fourth R religion to the three R’s. The first building phase at Mt. Tabor is completed and officials expect to open next fall pending funding of about 12000 dollars for the school to operate on faith and tuition.
Hagerstown High School will grant diplomas to 330 graduates in a commencement at 1 A.M. in the school auditorium on Monday, June 6. Superintendent William M. Brish will present the diplomas as a list of names proceeds, noting the smaller class compared with 348 last year.
Last week readers aided in documenting flood damage and weather effects for a Daily Mail story. Four tips tied for top prize values with readers from Millers Sawmill, Downarvilla Pike, Funkstown, and Winter Street receiving rewards for information and photos.
A tractor-trailer loaded with explosives and a car collided on North Prospect Street near West Franklin Street. No injuries were reported. The truck, from Letterkenny Ordnance Depot, was hauled by Robert Brown, 32, of Chambersburg, and Daniel W. Baker, 78, of Hagerstown Rt. 4, faced charges for improper turn and improper passing. Police noted the truck lacked an escort, prompting advisories for escort procedures at city limits.
The city building inspector granted permits for three dwellings. United Engineering Co. for a one story frame home on Sunnyside Drive at 3500 dollars. Elsie M Powell and Dorothea P Stefen for a one and one half story frame single family home at 253 Devonshire Road at 8000 dollars. Charles Lowman for a one story masonry dwelling at Medway and Security Road at 8000 dollars. John F Unger for a two car concrete block garage at 809 Woodland Way at 600 dollars. W H Reisner Co. was approved to demolish a two story dwelling at 139 West Rethel Street.
Scott Willam Beard, 45, of Smithsburg Route 2, suffered a left shoulder laceration this morning at a Chenaville construction site. He walked into a portable electric saw while reaching for lumber just cut by a co worker on a scaffold as others lowered the raw saw.
President Truman plans to urge swift Senate approval of indirect U S military accords with West Germany. Acheson signed or witnessed the pacts last week in Europe. The move aims to show U S determination to fold Germany into the Allied defense system amid European debate and Soviet pressure.
The Hagerstown Almanack weather predictor claims a warm fair spell for early June with showers later in the week, while the Weather Bureau forecasts sun and mild days. Rainfall for May totaled 5.53 inches with rain on 25 days, and the Keedysville station recorded 87 degrees yesterday afternoon.
Two cars were badly damaged in a collision at the Intersection of Church and High Streets in the afternoon. No injuries were reported and city police were called to investigate.
Mr and Mrs Robert McKenzie of S17 Jefferson Street reported seeing a Christ like figure seated at a long table on the face of the bright moon last night around 9 30 pm. Their neighbors Mr and Mrs Thompson viewed the sight with them as it lingered for about thirty minutes.
A Fairplay man told city police he was robbed of about $1200 in cash while napping in his parked car on North Prospect Street near Church Street. He said a colored man fled down an alley and he pursued but lost him after his glasses came off. The money belonged to his wife, according to the report.
The Associated Press reports a three day Memorial Day weekend saw a highway crash death toll rise to at least 343, an all time high for the extended holiday. The figure surpassed last year’s fatalities by two.
Five people died in Maryland during the Memorial Day weekend of 1950. Three, from highway crashes. two, from drownings. the total holiday deaths exceeded prior records, with the National Safety Council predicting up to 310 deaths over the 78 hours and the period yielding at least 489 deaths from all traffic drowning and other accidents.
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 against President Truman's seizure of the steel industry. Justice Black wrote the majority opinion, signaling the government must surrender ownership of the mills and abandon the wage boost promised to the CIO. The decision risks sparking a new steelworkers strike.
Munran Korea June 2 The Red delegation led by Nam I softened his accusations on Allied treatment of prisoners at Koje island. Maj Gen William Harrison head of UN Command negotiations said the Reds showed no sign of anger and suggested a recess until they can offer something constructive.
Warren Stoner, driver of a Sherwood Brothers fuel oil truck, seeks $10000 from the Western Maryland Railway after a Dec 30 collision at a crossing between Paramount and Reid. He claims limited visibility in snow, no signals, and that the train, travelling north, struck his vehicle. he suffered a fractured skull. The case was before Cirendt Court with Lane Bushong and Byron representing the railroad.
City police search for two teen runaways, Ida Marie Seaton 11 and Patsy Wolfe 14. Seaton described blond in a white shirt. Wolfe described brunette in a white skirt and white belt. They left the Volunteers of America home on West Washmy Street.
The Supreme Court voided President Truman's steel seizure order with opinions by Frankfurter Douglas Clark Jackson and Burton. Chief Justice Vinson filed a dissent joined by Reed and Minton. Black argued the seizure power cannot be sustained by constitutional authority. President Truman pledged to abide by the ruling but asserted inherent power to seize in an emergency, saying he would act if needed.
Miller, a Hagerstown native, is appointed Chief Engineer of the National Park Service by Secretary Oscar Chapman. He previously led the Minor Roads Branch and succeeds Frank A. Kittredge who retired. Miller served in Mammoth Cave area and in Region Three Santa Fe before leading the Minor Roads Branch since 1948. He is a World War I Army Engineer and World War II Navy Seabee.
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