WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1951
Government Orders
Repricing Of Goods
WASHINGTON, April 24 (JP) —In a far-reaching order which of
ficials said would bring many price rollbacks for consumers, the
government tonight directed >75,000 manufacturers to reprice a vast
range of products.
Price Director Michael DiSa]
a reduction-in the general level o
Estimating that the' 75,000
manufacturers do about $70,000,-
000,000 of business . yearly, he
called the new regulation a major
step toward restoning “equitable
industrial prices.” It covers pro
ducts ranging from refrigerators
and television sets to breakfast
cereals and soup mixes.
DiSalle told a news conference
the regulation will:
1. .Roll back the prices of com
panies which . “unjustifiably”
raised their prices and profit mar
gins after -the' outbreak of the
Korean war; and
2. Provide relief to manufac
turers who were caught by the
general freeze Jan. 26 with ceiling
prices in many cases below actual
production costs.
“This regulation, we felt, was
urgently needed,” DiEjalle said.
“Many companies increased their
prices beyond the point at which
increased labor and material costs
could justify. These prices’ should
and will be rolled back.”
The new regulation replaces the
general price freeze under which
the manufacturers have been
operating. Generally speaking, it
is designed to base prices on pre-
Korean war figures, plus increases
since that time in' factory wages
and materials costs.
Wrong Policy May Lead
To Atom Raid— McMahon
WASHINGTON, April 24 (A 1 ) —Senator McMahon (D-Conn.) de
clared today that the U.S. capitol may be “blown to smithereens
next week” by atomic bombs if this country follows the wrong
policy in Asia.
McMahon, chairman of the Senate-House Atomic Energy com
mittee, spoke up for the administration’s policy of limiting the Kor-
ean war if possible and against
Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s pro
posals for broader action against
the Chinese Communists.
Defense Followed
This new defense, of President
Truman’s policies came after an
nouncement 'was made that the
Senate , inquiry into • MacArthur’s
dismissal, and the foreign policy
issues it raised, will begin May 3,
a week from next Thursday.
• Chairman Russell (D-Ga.) of
the Senate Armed Servifces com
mittee said he prefers to have
MacArthur testify at a closed ses
sion. But he added that there will
be a public hearing “if the Gen
eral expresses a desire” for one.
Democratic Leader McFarland
of Arizona told reporters he fav
ors making everything public ex
cept vital security information.
“We will gain more toward
achieving national unity than we
will lose by having the enemy
find out some confidential infor
mation,” he said.
Taft Urges Full Story
Senator Taft (R-Ohio), chair
man of the Senate’s GOP Policy
committee, likewise urged that
the “full, story” be told except for
those military secrets that can’t
be revealed in open session.
Taft said Republican members
of Russel’s committee will de
velop their own case against the
Truman Far Eastern policies, in
dependently Of what MacArthur
has to say.
“We think fhere should be
some organized answer to the
case the Administration will lay
down,” Taft said.
The Administration already
was laying down its case in much
detail.
Even before McMahon spoke in
the Senate, Senator Lehman (D-
Lib-N.Y.) took the floor with a
charge that MacArthur seeks to
involve the nation in a “big war
to bring speedy end to a small
one.”
Join the campus blood drive
May 3 at the State College Metho
dist church—contact your Pan—
hellenic council representative
Joan Wiley at 236 McElwain.
lie acknowledged there would be
>f manufacturers’ prices.
IFC Sponsors
Open House
Interfratemity councill will
hold an open house Sunday from
2 to 5 p.m. *to permit freshmen to
become acquainted with the frat
ernity system at the College. All
49 fraternity houses will partici
pate.
The committee in charge of the
program includes Robert House
worth, Triangle, and Roger Clin
ton, Kappa-Sigma.
IFC has printed a questionnaire
for the freshmen to fill out. These
may be obtained at the various
houses Sunday., Freshmen may
ask any questions they may have
concerning pledging.
A poster, to be set up in the
main lounge of the West dormi
tories will contain additional in
formation about the open house.
Correction
Helen Keller, Nancy Haines,
and Regina Williams will also be
members of the Hemlock chain
at the May day festivities May 12.
Their names \7ere omitted from
the list previously published.
Sophomore Class
Will Meet Tonight
The sophomore -class will meet
tonight at 7:30 in 105 White hall,
William Bair,- class president, said
yesterday;
The purpose of the meeting will
be to discuss and plan a class so
cial affair, Bair said. ’ The class
was recently appropriated $lOO by
All-College cabinet.
Lair indicated that the institu
tion of tradition into the class by
choosing class colors will also be
discussed. The meeting will be
open for suggestions from class
members.
*
Queen Contest
Gets Four Entrees
Only four entries, had been re
ceived, up to noon yesterday for
the Miss Penn State contest.
Clair George, chairman of the
coronation committee, stressed
that all coeds, including senior
women, are eligible. George said
he hoped more campus organiza
tions would show an interest in
the contest.
The deadline for entries is Sat
urday noon. _ Groups wishing to
enter a candidate should include
a photograph, preferably 5” by
7”. Three finalists will be chosen
from these photographs, and Miss
Penn State will be chosen from
the three in Schwab auditorium
Tuesday evening, May 15. '
Three Professors
Attend Seminar
Dr. William Gray, professor of
history, Dr. John Ferguson, pro
fessor of political science, and Ar
thur Reedy, professor of econom
ics, recently attended a seminar
in Pittsburgh sponsored by
Brookings institute.
Over 125 professors, business
men, and government officials
participated in the. seminar.
SHE DAILY COLLEdIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Reds Pour Thousands
Into Fray South Of 38th
Labor Gov't.
Bargains To
Gain Time
LONDON, April 24 (f?)
Prime .Minister Attlee’s party
chiefs struck a bargain with left
wing bolters today in a bid to
keep the labor government in
power awhile longer.
At the same time, Attlee hastily
plugged the gaps in his cabinet
left by the resignations of Labor
Minister Aneurin .Bevan and
Board of Trade President Harold
Wilson, who objected to a $4,172,-
000,000 arms budget that nibbled
away some state welfare benefits.
The ailing prime minister
named Alfred Robens, 40, a for
mer union organizer who has
been fuel and power parliamen
tary secretary, to the vacated
labor post. Attorney General Sir
Hartley Shawcross, 49, moved
from his non-cabinet job into Wil
son’s chair.
Sir Frank Soskice was ap
pointed attorney general and A.
L. Ungoed-Thomas took Soskice’s
place as solicitor general.
The bargain was reached at a
stormy caucus of Labor members
of Parliament. Beven and Wilson
pledged to put party unity in the
House of Commons first. In re
turn, the government chiefs
agreed to let- Bevan abstain from
voting on the budget provision
for a 50. per cent charge to pa
tients who receive false teeth or
spectacles, previously distributed
at the taxpayers’ expense,
through the National Health ser
vice.
The labor chiefs then put out a
three-line whip a command to
other labor members to attend to
night’s session and vote with, the
government or face severe disci
pline, including possible expul
sion from the party.
Thus both factions appeared de
termined to prevent the labor
government from being pushed
over now by the conservative op
position. The rebels apparently
did not want to be blamed for an
Attlee defeat. .
\
Phys Ed Honorary
Will Inititae 13
Phi Epsilon Kappa, professional
physical education honorary so
ciety, will initiate 13 new mem
bers at 7 tonight in 304 Old Main.
The initiation will be followed
by a banquet at the Allencrest
with Bill Jeffrey, soccer coach,
as the main speaker.
The new members to be initia
ted tonight are' Leonard Fine,
Kurt Klaus, Robert Kenyon, An
drew Andrews, Donald Cook,
Richard Mays, Stephen Talaro
vich, Chris Tonery, John Vogt,
Clarence Buss, Owen Dougherty,
Donald Gardner, and' Paul
Mowry.
Gov't In Doubt
TOKYO, Wednesday, April 25 (#>)—'Thousands of Communist
troops in the mightiest effort yet made to destroy the allies in Korea
today plunged 10 miles or more south of the 38th parallel.
The new supreme Allied commander, Lt. Gen. Matthew R. Ridg
way, declared the outcome of the great battle “may well prove de
cisive.” He was'«confident the hard-pressed Eighth Army would meet
the test even though the offen
sive “has not yet attained its
maximum strength.”
A half million Chinese and
North Koreans were pouring
down three main dust-clouded
avenues into South Korea on foot,
in trucks, by horseback and even
by camel. They had breached the
center of the U.N. line.
Allied air and artillery by night
and day slaughtered the attack
ing waves. But still the enemy
came on. As the fourth day of
the Red offensive opened the
Communists had made total gains
of 20 miles.
Reds Cross River
Sen. Crime
Committee
To Continue
WASHINGTON, April 24 (JP)—
The -Senate’s crime investigation
goes on at least until next Sept.
1 and perhaps longer but with
a new chairman, Senator O’Conor
(D-Md.).
And Senator Kefauver (D-
Tenn.), who wanted to quit after
leading the committee through a
year of sensational exposes aim
ed mainly at interstate gambling
tie-ups, will stay.on as a member.
The program was worked out
late today in a compromise pro
moted by the Senate Democratic
Policy committee. It was swiftly
approved by the Senate itself,
without objection.
Wanted An Extension
The Republican members of the
special investigating group, Sena
tors Wiley (Wis.) and Tobey
(N.H.) had wanted an extension
to next Jan. 15, with $150,000 in
new money to 'work with.
They settled, however, for four
more months after the presently
scheduled terminal date of April
30, plus a chance to keep the op
eration going under the manage
ment of the regular Commerce
committee of the Senate. No
body said Whether there will be
any more televised hearings such
as climaxed the Kefauver group’s
work last month.
The extension resolution pro
vides that by Sept. 1 the special
committee shall turn over its
records to the commerce group,
along with the same unspent
money. The Standing committee
then can go on with the same
sort of .investigations the Kefau
ver committee has been making.
The resolution also provides the
Crime committee with another
$lOO,OOO of expense money. It al
ready has had $265,000.
_o’Conor, talking with reporters,
said it was impossible to say now
how much, additional investigat
ing will be done or the cities to
which the committee may go.
Funeral Services
Far Governor's Wife
To Be Held Today
WILKES-BARRE, Pa;, April 24
(jr) —-Mrs, Helene Morgan Fine,
wife of Pennsylvania’s chief exec
utive, will be buried tomorrow in
Oakland cemetery, Hanover town
ship, after private funeral ser
vices in this anthracite city.
Mrs. Fine, 42, died early Mon
day morning of a brain tumor in
Philadelphia’s University hospital
following an emergency opera
tion.
The Rev. Harold P. Boon, rec
tor of St. George’s Episcopal
church, Nanticoke, will conduct
the services at 10:30 a.m. at the
Harold C. Snowden funeral par
lors. He will be assisted by the
Rev. Burke S. Rivers of St. Ste
phon’s Episcopal church, Wilkes-
Barre.
Gov. Fine has asked .that no
flowers be sent.
- In respect to her memory, the
state legislature has adjourned
until Monday. Before adjourning
yesterday, it adopted a joint reso
lution expressing “immeasurable
grief oyer the sudden death” and
extending “to the Governor its
heartfelt sympathy in his hour of
desolation' and sorrow.”
BULLETIN
PITTSBURGH. ApriJ 24 (/P)
—The Garnegie Tech chapter of
American Association of Uni
versity Professors today urged
the Pennsylvania legislature to
defeat three bills dealing with
loyalty oaths and subversive
activities and organizations.
Regardless of the cost, the Reds
breached the Imjin river defense
line 30 miles northwest of Seoul.
They swarmed through a hole
left by faltering South Korean
troops south of Kumhwa on the,
central front and menaced the
allied base at Chunchon, 45 miles
northeast of Seoul.
They captured Yonchon and
were astride the main north
south highway leading directly
down on Uijongbu and Seoul.
On the right flank they cap
tured Inje, four miles north of
the 38th parallel, and drove a
powerful thrusting column down
the rockey mountains of central
Korea in a flanking movement.
However there was some cau
toius optimism. One heavily-cen
sored dispatch from the western
front said United Nations troops
who were hit by a terrific open
ing punch now were “standing
firm against slightly lessened
Chinese pressure.”
Reds Entrenched
On, the blazing central front
*orrespondent Jim Becker re
ported the Reds were entrenching
on ridge positions south of the
38th parallel and northwest of
Chunchon, seven miles below the
old political boundary.
However, Becker was able to
report that swift riding Chinese
cavalrymen and plodding Red in
fantry who ripped a sagging hole
in the central front line south of
Kumhwa were threatening Allied
forces.
Other United 'Nations units
were heavily engaged along a
front running southwest from the
Hwachon reservoir, last reported
still in Allied hands. Becker said
these troops were holding firm
against bitter Chinese attacks and
heavy Red mortar and artillery
barrages.
English Professor
To Give Lecture
Dr. David Daiches, professor of
English at Cornell university, will
speak on “Graduate Study in the
Humanities” at 8 p.m. tomorrow
in 121 Sparks;
The lecture! is sponsored by the
Graduate school and the depart
ments of English literature and
English composition.
A native. Englishman, Dr.
Daiches was educated at the Uni
versities of Edinburgh and Ox
ford. He was assistant professor
of English at the University of
Chicago in 1937 and in 1946 was
apopinted professor of English at
Cornell.
Dr. Daiches is the author of nu
merous books, among them: “The
Novel and the Modern World,”
“Virginia Woolf”, “Robert Louis
Stevenson” and “Robert Burns.”
Leonides Defeats
Town Team, 32-2
Eight teams participated in the
Women’s Recreation association
intramural softball games Mon
day night.
Leonides racked up the largest
score of the evening, defeating
the Town team 32-2. The closest
game of the evejning was between
McElwain and Theta Phi Alpha.
McElwain won the game, 9-8.
Atherton east defeated Sim
mons dormitory by a score of 8-5.
MacAL’ister scored 11 runs to top
Atherton west who scored 3 runs.
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