TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1951 i Fine Appoints New : State Atty. General HARRISBURG, Feb. 26—(JP)—Pennsylvania's six-week' cabinet deadlock was broken tonight,- with dppointment and confirmation of Judge Robert E. Woodside, of the Dauphin County court as attorney general in Gov. John S. Fine's cabinet. The senate also confirmed Fin 250,000 U.S. Troops In UN Forces WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (W)— Gen. Omar N. Bradley disclosed today that well .over 250,000 Americans are fighting in Korea "for this nation and our gpsition in world affairs." The chairman of'the joint chiefs of staff used 250,000 as a round figure "for s e cur i t•y reasons" when he testified . before the House Armed ServiceS commit tee. Later he told reporters that it did not include the air force fight ing over Korea or the navy fight ing off the shores of the peninpu la. Recently navy sources said 90,- 000 officers and men were en gaged in Korean waters. The air force has not disclosed it 6 figures, but its strength is known to be considerable. The committee is working on a Universal Military Training bill, and ,has tentatively approved in duction of youths at 18 1 / 2 with the understanding that they will not be sent overseas until they are 19 years old. Bradley was unable to give the committee any assurance that the need for military manoower would decline in the foreseeable future. ' "Despite the peace talk going around, ,we're in just as much of an emergency now as we were six months ago," he said. "We mustn't be lulled into false secur ity." The general urged 27 months of active service for inductees. (The committee is thinking in terms of 26 months). He told the com mittee that of the 21 months now required about eight are taken up with basic training, leave trav el and service processes like in duction. Any extension of the- 13 months left for training with a unit, he said, would aid material ly. OfficiaLs Urge Railroad Talks WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (J 3 )— The White House took a hand in the deadlocked wage dispute of a million non-operating railroad workers today as another rail union chief- accused presidential assistant John R. Steelman of try ing to "chisel in" on their settle ment. Steelman invited the negotia tors for carriers and 15 non-oper ating unions to the White House for a series of separate confer ences. Press secretary. Joseph H. Short said the -move was suggest ed by the National . Mediation board. It has been trying for three weeks to'break the stale mate over wages between the carriers. and the non-operating groups, which consists of main tenance men, clerks, etc. A last-minute request by the carriers that the non-operating unions agree to a moratorium on demanding any changes in rules governing working conditions threw the negotiations into a tail spin Saturday night. Eisenhower Story Told On WMAJ Sunday The life story of President Mil ton S. Eisenhower was broadcast over radio station WMAJ at 9:30 Sunday evening as one in a Ser ies of' 'success stories entitled, "It's Fun to Live in The program, sponsored by the local Kiwanis 'clubs through Ki 3,vanis International,- is'a regular 15-minute feature transcribed in THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Le's appointment of L. M. Camp bell,, trust officer of the Oil City National bank; as secretary of banking. •• Democrats, who "held up action on, the governor's cabinet since he was inaugurated, joined with Re publicans in confirming Woodside and Campbell, The Senate voted 49-0 on both appointments a few hours after the governcr submit ted their names. Woodside, • 46, will replace At torney General Charles J. Margi otti, storm center of the cabinet deadlock. Margiotti, who was re tained from f o r-rn e r Governor James H. Duff's cabinet, resigned Saturday,' paving the way for Woodside's.atpointment. Sen. A. Evans Kephart (R- Philadelphia) was the absent sen ator. In quick, succession, the Senate by the same 49 vote confirmed these other ca:.iliet officers: Richard Maize; Uniontown, sec retary of 'mines. Alan D. Reynolds, Pittsburgh, secretary of property and -sup plies. Artemas C. Leslie, Pittsburgh, state insuranpe eoininissionez. Russell E. Teague, Delaware county, secretary of health, David M. Walker, Philadelphia, secretary of labor and industry. Mrs. Eleanor G. Evans, Brook line, Delaware county, secretary of public assistance. Andrew J. Sordoni; Wilkes- Barre, secretary of commerce. Otto F. Messner, Lancaster,-sec retary of revenue. s William G. Brown, New, Lon= don, Chester county, secretary of welfare. Gene D. Smith,' Macungie, Le high county, secretary of the com monwealth. Frank A.- Weber, Beaver Falls, adjutant general. (Continued on nage eight) NPA Restricts Natural Rubber For. Civilian Use WASHINGTON, Feb. 26—(JP)— The National Production author ity today notified rubber manu facturers that natural rubber will be reduced or banned entirely_ in 40,000 civilian products on March The order, due shortly, will limit small-size passenger car tires to 15 per cent natural rub ber, larger tires to 22 per cent, baseball centers to 10 per cent and sponge rubber "falsies" to no natural rubber at all. The purpose is to force upon industry greater usage of syn thetic rubber and conserve the natural product for the defense stockpile, military uses and ex panding industrial production. NPA's announcement stole the show on the mobilization front from Economic Stabilization Ad ministrator Eric Johnston. He is expected to issue shortly the "catch-up" formula, bfeaking the wage freeze and permitting . some pay check fattening for perhaps 40,000,000 workers. This evening Johnston's aides told reporters that action is "still possible later tonight." But to- morrow seemed a likelier bet. Some officials predicted that Johnston might simply sign the ten per cent pay increase formula voted Feb. 15 by' the Wage Stab ilization board. That decision split the board, 6 to 3, and caused its three dis senting labor members to send resignations to the White House President Truman has-not yet ac cepted them, but unless the rift is healed, the board may be left vir tually .powerless. Hotel Greeters Meet The 1-10 tel Greeters club gave an informal \banquet at the Eu taw house EridSy night to intro duCe new and prospective mem ber's to the club. Entertainment included colored films of Cana dian parks and card playing. New Chinese Push Expected In South Korea ' TOKYO, Tuesday, Feb. 27—M = Chinese Communist buildup behind a maze of trenches and strongpoints 20` to 30 miles south of the 38th parallel gave fresh indications today of preparations for a new do-or-die Red offensive in South Korea. Allied troops slogged forward up to four miles without opposi tion in one undeferided central sector of the 60-mile broad front Monday. The Reds,. fought three, stub born, rear-guard actions elsewhere on the central front and offered stiffening resistance north and west on an important road junc tion at Pangnim, 25 miles east of Hoengsong. 0 Cross Han River In the west, U. S. 25th Division patrols crossed the Han river and probed. within two miles south east of Seoul b u t were forced back to the south bank by in tense artillery, mortar and ma cli.inegun fire. South. Korean troops in rubber boats were unable to cross the Han three miles east of Seoul when they .encountered intense fire. Action slowed perceptibly along the rest of the front. It was the kind of dull that sometimes precedes a Red counter-drive. Aerial observers, keeping close watch on the Reds, reported a buildup of men and supplies at concentration points north and east of Seoul. Some 10,000 to 12,000 uncon cealed Communist foxholes and other ,defense positions mostly occupied—bristled in a four-mile radius at one point seven miles east of the old South Korean cap ital now held by the Reds. _ Four Units Identified Besides the 25th Division on the Seoul front, censorship permitted identification of four of the American Divisions taking part ih the limited offensive on the central front, launched one week ago by Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridg way, commander of the Eighth Army. They are the Second, Sev enth,- 24th, and First Cavalry. The Second division carried the brunt of the U.N. "sweep through the mountains of central Korea. It wa s 18 miles' north of the jump-off line one week ago. A regimental combat team of th e Second Division slogged ahead against light opposition 18 miles north of Chechon. Former RFC Denies Loan WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (AD) Nobody volunteered to fix a $10,100;000 Reconstruction Finance Loan for the Texmass Corp., John B. 'Skiles, a former power in the Dallas office of the RFC, told investigating Senators today. Skiles testified in defense of E. Merl Young, prosperous husband of a White House stenographer, who had been accused of soliciting an $85,000 fee to help Texmass, a former Texas and Massachus etts oil development form, get the loan. Skiles said he did not act as an intermediary to arrange poli tical influence for Texmass, and that Young rejected the idea, Approached "Over Drinks" What happened, Skiles. said, was that Ross Bohannon, a law yer representing Texmass, ap proached him over drinks at a Dallas party in December, 1948, or January, 1949, and said "a nice fat fee" would be in prospect if he could get Young or William M. Boyle, Jr., Democratic Na tional chairman; to use some in fluence in pushing the loan ap plication. He quoted Bohannon as de clarin7 repeatedly: "That ain't whisky talking." Was Personnel Director Until a month ago, when he re signed, Skiles was personnel di rector of the Dallas RFC branch. He testified he got the job through Donald Dawson, one of President 'Truman's White House aides, and witnesses have testi fied that his position in the RFC was a strong one. Taft Demands Europeans Furnish Own Strong Army WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (iP)— Senator Taft demanded today .* the allies guarantee an army strong enough to defend western Europe before the United States sends any troops. The Ohio Republican also insisted that the American share in peacetime be subject to Congressional approval. Taft sprang his proposals as amendments to the administration's Atlee Backs British Navy Appointment LONDON, Feb. 26—M—Prime Minister Attlee firmly supported today the appointment of U. S. Admiral William N. Fechteler as supreme naval commander of the north atlantic. He told the House of Commons a Briton will exercise operational control in the Eastern Atlantic area—the waters of greatest im-,. portance to this island nation: ' Stung by the questions of Con servatives, the .Laborite prime minister' suggested the outcry raised in Britain over Fechteler's forthcoming appointment was not helping solve the involved com mand problems of the North At lantic Treaty organization. Conservative leader Winston Churchill made it plain Attlee had not heard the last of this question. Conservative dissatis faction was not put at rest by Attlee's declaration that the pre sent setup was designed ty get quick deployment of naval for ces to danger spots in time of war. The speaker ended question ing under a House- rule before complete elaboration of the ques tion was made. Student Hurt Sunday In Auto Accident George Hunka, Electrical En gineering student, was injured when his car ran off the road on Route 545, near Centre Furnace, Sunday. He was taken to the Centre County Hospital for treatment of a small laceration of the head and bruises of the face. Police said that the car ran off the left side of the road and struck a guard rail as it was traveling toward State College. Damage to the car amounted to about $350. Official 'Fixed' Today's hearing before a Sen ate banking subcommittee dis closed a political tug of war in the Dallas office which Senator Tobey (R-N.H.) called a sordid story of political machinations. "It makes me feel the best thing that could happen would be the demise of the RFC in toto," he said. At an earlier hearing, Bohan non testified that Skiles had sent him to Young and that Young had offered to help for $lO,OOO 'down and $7,500 a year for 10 years. This Young denied. Eisenhower Will Talk To Rotary Forum President Milton S. Eisenhower will address the Philadelphia Ro tary club's Youth. Career forum at a luncheon in the Bellevue- Stratford hotel tomorrow. After President Eisenhower's talk, some 300 high school seniors will have an opportunity to at tend any one of 21 discussion groups covering various business and professional careers. The dis cussions will be led by members of the club. PAGE THREE troops - for - Europe resolution which would give advance Senate approval to sending American foot soldiers to join the North Atlantic defense force. The Senator, testifying before the Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, declared the proportion of U.S. and European divisions in the International force under General Dwight D. Eisen hower should be settled publicly. Prepare Resolution The chairmen of the two com mittees, Senators Connally (D- Tex.) and Russell (D-Ga.), have prepared the administration reso lution which would call for a constant presidential check on the European contribution to the de fense undertaking. The commit tees are refereeing the heated na tional debate over the stand Con gress should take on committing American foot soldiers to the de fense of Europe against Russian attack. Taft, GOP policy leader in the Senate, gave his views after John Sherman Cooper, Republican ad viser to the State Department, had declared Congress should no t throw restrictions around th e sending of troops. To do so, Coop er said, might kill off the confi dence of European nations in their own defense and might lead to "the greatest surrender in his tory." Force "Inadequate" Taft declared that the force now in sight for western Europe-37 divisions "as far as anybody can judge" is inadequate. This includes six-American di visions, two of them already in Europe and four more to be sent later. The first , Taft amendment in sists on guarantees by the North Atlantic Treaty nations—or other nations—that they will assign forces to provide an army "suffi ciently powerful to withstand an attack on western Europe, includ ing occupied• Germany." Unless this is done, Taft would withhold American forces. Pa. Assembly Sets Primary Election Date HARRISBURG, Feb. 26—(R)-- Legislation fixing July 24 as the date for Pennsylvania's 1951 pri mary election was passed finally tonight by the General Assembly. Final action was taken in the Senate to the bill which also sets up machinery for servicemen and women to vote by absentee bal lot. The measure went! to Gov ernor John S.. Fine for action. The last Assembly move on the measure was approval by the Senate of the House amendment limiting absentee ballots to mem bers of the armed forces. As or iginally introduced some civil ian groups attached to the armed forces have obtained absentee ballots. The House, running through a routine session. advanced for a vote, possibly tomorrow, an ad ministration civil defense bill fixing death as the penalty for industrial .sabotage involv in g loss of life. For non-fatal sabotage, the penalty would be a maximum of $lO,OOO fine or 30 years imprison ment, or both. As originally introduced the bill called for the death penalty for all sabotage. Labor groups objected to that as too severe. The absentee voting bill moves the primary election date for ward from the present Sept. 11 date. The measure is similar td an absentee voting law in effect dur ing World War Two, but has been broadened to permit absen tee voting by bedridden or hos pitalized veterans as well as servicemen and women on duty outside Pennsylvania.
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