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7TT J' 4 -v THE MBE TUB WTATHEM GREENWOOD WEATHEB For 24 boura ending at 9 a. as, ts fay: Temperature, high 74, low A rainfall 0.28 Inch; for 24 hours and big at I a. m. Sunday: Temperature high 75. low 46V Rainfall alnce Jan.

1, 13.91 Inches. (Average througa. April 16.51 Inches.) Sunrise. 9:04 a. p.

so. Rainy today. tOVTR CAROLINA: Rain and anild temperatures this afternoon and tonight, rain ending in west portio ntonlght; Tuesday partly uouay ana nm witn widely scat- aitemoon thunderstorm. fA Leading Newspaper of Western South Carolina VOL XXXVI. NO.

71 Associoted Press ond King Features GREENWOOD, S. MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 1 1, 1955 Associated Press Leased Wirt PRICE FIVE CENTS X-JOURNAL No Alternate Post General Austrian tu Court Begins rr is Corsi Turns Down HearingO School Integration To Enforce Dulles' New Offer WASHINGTON (AP) Edward J. Corsi, who Was as State Department immigration specialist, today an offer by Secretary of State Dulles of a new job. Sought In Holdup Arguments Expected To Last Three Days, But Could Continue All Week WASHINGTON (AP)-The Supreme Court began hearing today arguments on what is the best method and time to begin enforcing its 1954 ban on racial segregation orrssf.aa tg i i I 1 I I i 4 Vj. v.

4 A corsi, wnose old post was abrupt ly abolished 90 days after be took it. sent Dulles a letter resigning from state Department service. His sction was announced, by Mrs. Corsi at their Arlington, Va, EDWARD J. COR8I home.

Mrs. Corsi said 'in a state ment: "Mr. Corsi has notified the secretary by letter this morning that be regrets his inability to sccept the secretary's offer. He hat no further comment st this time." Mrs. Corsi said Corsi was resting, almost completely exhausted by the developments of the last few dsys.

She said she and her husband had made no plans for the future but would stsy in their rented An ilngton home a few weeks "while we catch our breath." Chairman Leonard Han of the Republican National Committee has asked Corsi to come see him and talk over the matter. Corel is a veteran officeholder and ''EL'-" -J 4- -F ft a in tne public schools. The long-awaited debate was started by Kansas, which has re ported desegregsuon there Is well under way. The stst asks the high court to permit state and local ductals to complete th Job "with a minimum of Judicial direction." The attorneys for Kansas will be followed In turn by lawyer for nine other states, the District, of Columbia, th federal government and for -the parent of Negro pupils. The hirlng la expected to Isst about three days but could stretch out all week if the lawyers use all their allotted The questions the court wants answered is how it should go about wiping out racial segregation in the schools immediately or graduallyand who should be given the Job of seeing that It carried out.

Si a new. last-minute brief, coun sel for Negro parents contended that state attorneys general were seeking "interminable of segregation in their suggestions for the high court order to bsck up its decision of last Msy 17 that segregation I unconstitutional. The new pleading was a reply to briefs filed earlier by counsel for Kansaa, Delaware, Virginia and South Carolina. "The briefs tiled st this time seemed to be directed against ending rsclal segregation in our time, rather than toward desegregation within a reasonable time," the-new bpfet asserts. "Reasons for delay, which would seem to occupy at best a subsidiary position, are the 'sole preoccupation of state counsel, and th affirmative problem (how to end segregation) gets virtually no attention." The Negro parents contend quick Integration should be ordered, probably by next September and by a year later at the outside.

Redmond Cribbing (above), 43, has been Identified by bank em eloyees as the machine-gun toting ader of the record cash bank stlckup in Woodslde. N. which netted more than 9305,000. Also known as Mike Malloy, the suspecti Is wanted for violation of lifetime parol. Tension Mounts In Phone Strike; Violence Goes On ATLANTA 0r Tension mounted today in three states where mobt battered down a Southern Bell Tel phone Co.

exchange door, forced uiv timing vi aiiutucr eaiiiaua and squirted acid into a "police tnsn's There was growing unrest elsewhere in th nine-state Southeast -era area as the CIO Communica Junius Scales Goes On Trial In Greensboro GOP party worker to New York State. The Job Dulles offered Corsi was one of surveying the possibilities of settling European immigrants in Latin 'America and other- areas. Corsi had held down a double-barreled assignment In the State Department: Special assistant on Immigration to Dulles and deputy administrator of the Elsenhower administration's Refugee Relief Act which seeks to admit 214.000 immigrants into the United States by the end of 1958. This Job was abolished at a time when Corsi was under fire in Congress. Rep.

Walter (D-Pa questioned whether Corsi should administer; admission of immigrant. Walter said Corsi had associated with pro-, Communist organisations in the 1930s. Corsi denied there was anything in his record to support Walter' complaints. Corsi is to hliM that Dulles buckled in the face of pres sure from Walter to fir him. Corsi has been a lwtim of the McCarran-Walter 1952 Immigration Act.

Corsi, Italian born, has de nounced this legislation as "un-American," because It continues to base immigration quotas- on an applicant's "national origin." After meeting with Dulles Friday, Corsi told reporters that Walter's attacks not aimed r-sonally at him but represented an effort to discredit his "enlightened point of view" on Immigration policies. Corsi is a veteraa Republican officeholder and party worker la New York state. There has been consiaeranie criticism or secretary of State Dulles' action last week in terminating bis Job. Dulles- praised Corsi as "my old friend" and as the best man for Uie Job three months ago when he named him as deputy refuge relief administrator. sociated In the defense of Dean, and he will be in Columbia most of the week in connection with legislative duUes.

One continued esse and on brought from the contingent docket were disposed of this morning, j. u. McCarty, 39, white, im given on year or 11,000 after pleading guilty to non-support, and was put on probation provided he pay $8 a week for the support of his child. Curtis Johnson, Megro, was given three years after pleading guilty to assault and battery with Intent to kiU and carrying concealed weapons. Thiry-six true bills were returned by the grand Jury this morning.

Seventeen indictments were voted against Robert Hlggins. Negro youth. Pour were for burglary and larceny, seven for housebreaking and larceny, two for housebreaking with Intent to steal, two for burglary and two each for assault with Intent to rob and burglary and robbery. Oner true bills, returned today included: Andrew Coleman, non-sup rf A 0, obtaining f.lM nrtn- Coleman, housebreaking with intent to steal; Willie Morton, assault snd battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons; Eugene Backus, assault and battery- with Intent to kill: J. C.

J. C. viols- tion of liquor law; Betty M. Benja min, violation liquor lsw; James Holmes, violation liquor law; War ren Miller, violation liquor law; Orady E. Holmes, liquor law; Connie O.

Williams, non-support; Alvln Thompson, noo-sup-port: John Wista Bell, driving while under the Influence of lntoxlcsnU, third offense; 8. T. Hammond, disposing of property under lien; Will Johnson, assault and battery with Intent to kill and carrying concealed weapon; James Lindsey. larceny and receiving stolen goods; Syble Tucker, disposing of ptopeity under Murder Indictments Voted By Grand Jury Two murder indictments were voted by the grand Jury this morning, but there is considerable doubt that either of the cases will be heard in the term of court which began to By AUSTIN ATKINSON GREENSBORO, N. C.

(AP) Attorneys argued at length today about questions pective Jurors who will try Junius Scales, accused or being a ion Candidates Chosen In March Primary A general election to name the mayor, six members of City Council and a member of the Commissioners of Public Works wUl be held here tomorrow. Appearing on the general election ballot wUl be the names of the eight persons nominated In the Democratic primary held In March. As in all general elections, there also will be a column for write-in Votes. Nominated for mayor was R. E.

McCaslan, now completing bis first term. All members of City Council were re-nomlnated. as follows: John S. Shannon, ward one; J. N.

Kelley. ward two; Brooks Stuart, ward thf is; J. H. ward four; J. P.

ChlMres. ward five, and Jack Abney. ward six. Wilson C. Henderson was nominated for the seat on the Commissioners of Public Worts left vacant by the decision of Dr.

W. P. Turner not to seek another term. In the primary there no voting for aldermen in five of the six wards. because Incumbents were nominated without opposltionrr In the general election tomorrow 11 voters will cast ballots for mayor and commissioner and tor ne member of City Council.

All ballots will thus carry three tames. Those wishing to vote for the three persons nominated in their ward In the primary, need only make a cross in the circle under the word Democratic at the lop of the column. Write-in voting will be done In the same manner as In all general lections. There have been no Indications that there will be any write-ins, however. Voters are reminded that candi dates named in the March primary merely and the lection tomorrow Is necessary for them to be legally elected to office.

Two years -ago in the general lection R. E. McCaslan, candidate for mayor, received 18J votes. M. M.

Wells received 182 as candidate for the Commissioners of Public Works and voting in the wards was as follows: John S. Shannon, It; J. N. Kelley, 37; Brooks Stuart, IS; J. H.

Walker, It; J. P. Childrea, SI, snd Jsck Abney, Jr. 11. Carolina Scenic Bus Overturns; Eight Injured ASHETUXE OB Eight persons were injured when a Carolina Scenie bus spun across the street and overturned on Pattoa Avenue today.

Brakes on the bus locked when Be tried to stop for a red traffic signal, Henry V. -Culbertson, tl, of West Columbia, driver, and one of the injured, told police. Cul-bertson received back and leg injuries. Others injured X. A.

Kaselltlne, tt, AshevUle, Contusions and lacerations. Carl Almond, 43, AsheviH. contusions and lacerations. Esther Murray, 29, Oak Ridge, lacerations and contusions. Mrs.

Ksthryn Goodman, 47, Hen-dersoovlll. lacerations of the right band and left foot. M. P. Spears 04.

Henderson-Tills, leg and shoulder injuries: Donald Oardner, 21, Camden, S.C., laeertaion and contusions. Bruce R. Oarglll, 29, Saluda, contusions and lacerations. Seven other passengers on the Columbia-bound bus escaped injur Police quoted Culbertson as laying be was driving west on Patton Avenue and approaching Hall Street at the time of the accident. The intersection has a traffic-actuated trafflo light, controlled by traffic moving on Hall Street.

Culbertson said the light turned red as he approached it and that be pet on his brakes. The, brakes locked and the bus spun' across Patton Avenue end overturned. Passengers kicked out windows and the windshield and crawled out of the wreck. Ambulances and private autos took the injured to fcospKaJo. Stevenson To Speak On Far East Tonight CHICAGO UK Adlsi Stevenson, the 1952 Democratic presidential candidate, will sir his views on the Far East situation in a ball-hour radio talk tonight.

CBS will broadcast the speech from 10 'to 10:30 p.m. EST. NBC has scheduled it from 10: JO to 11 p.m. Friends say Stevenson received "hundreds of letters, telegrams and telephone calls" which prompt-ad the speech, as sn effort to give a clearer picture of what he thinks the Par Eastern situation might mean to the United States. Jaycees Open State Convention May 13 OREENVmiE.

C. UP A meeting of the executive committee May IS will open the annual convention of the South Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce in Charleston. State President Jsmes H. Sim-kins of Oreenvllle ssid Saturday that J. Roger Dess of the Public Relations Department of Amvricsn Caa Co.

will give the featured address Msy IS. Dess was assistant to Earl Warren when Warren was governor of Csllfornia. Local chapters wlU wards and officers will he elected during the three-day meeting. Tomorrow a of of in an or In Moscow Conferences Begin On Rushing Treaty MOSCOW (AP) Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab land ed at Moscow's central mill-tary airport this afternoon to begin conferences with Soviet Foreign Minister V. M.

Mol-otoT on speeding up an Austrian independence treaty. Molotov and deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Oromyko headed the we looming party at the snowy airport. U.S. Ambassador Charles Boh 1 en was among the. diplomats present.

"I hope this trip will Improve relations," Raab told the crowd which greeted him In a blinding now storm. He ssid he Was glad to come here and recalled It was just 10 years ago that Soviet troops liberated his homeland. Raab comes to Moscow on the invitation of Molotov, who has said personal contact net ween tne Austrian chancellor and top Russian leaders would speed up completion of the Austrian treaty deadlocked in the 10 years since. The Soviet foreign minister ssid In a speech to the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) Feb. that Moscow no longer Insisted on linking the Austrian treaty to the -Oerman problem, and since then the two countries have been exploring wsya and mean of getting the treaty signed.

The Russians said, however, they would Insist upon Ironclad guarantees Austria never be unified with Germany, that no foreign military bases be. established on Austrian soil and that the country never Join an alliance against any country which fought HlUer. One of the chief aim of Raab's visit is to try to find out what the Soviet government would consider suitable guarantees against an Austrian union with Oermany. Raab is accompanied by Deputy Chancellor Adolf Schaerf. Foreign Minister Leopold Plgl and Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Krelsky.

Raab has promised his pro-Western government not to make any secret agreements) with the Russians. Be said before departing: "It these talks give the possibility lor new and this time successful negotiations between the four powers, then the purpose of our trip will be Soviet Foreign Minister Y. M. MQlotOT unexpectedly indlcsted ever the weekend that It may be possible for the Big Four to reach agreement on Austria soon, in a note to the three Western Powers, he said further delay in reaching such agreement la "unjustified." The West Oermana in ratifying the Paris agreement for their rearmament resisted previous Soviet offers of reunification In exchange for neutrality. But such a concrete demonstration as the actual withdrawal of Russian troops from neighboring Austria could prove a powerful argument to the Oermana.

Raab's visit also may give a due to the future of Big Four negotiations. The West has proposed a meeting of the Big Four ambassador in Vienna If the Ruasians give Raab a clear promise of Austrian freedom. The Russians have blocked sa Austrian treaty for 10 years. Promised liberation by the Big Four during World War Austria la still occupied by 36,000 Western troops and 44,000 Russians. FHA Officials Tour Freeze-Stricken Area SPARTANBURO ufl The men who are in a position to help South Carolina's freese-strtcken fsrmers began touring the damaged area today.

'were officials of the Fsrmers Home Administration which provides federal emergency aid. Accompanying FHA Administrator R. B. McLealsh on the tour wss S. Sen.

Olln D. Johnston," chairman of the Senate Agriculture sub-tommlttee on emergency orop damage legislation. The tour began with the gathering here of peach growers, whose ntne-mllUondoUar crop wae wiped out CASTES BCfflfT DIUVERS DALLAS uB Rita Oayle Sut- phen. S. found a baby wild rabbit huddled on ber back steps yes- israsy.

nor convinced ks a personal gift front the Easter bunny. The Sutphens took in. 1. the Communists find that their demands for possession of Formosa and the offshore island groups are, generally supported ss right, then they will be to use force in realising those claims. The danger of war la th Formosa Strait would flam high the next week or soon thereafter.

S. If the Chinese Reds find that their threat to use force cost them good will of the African and Asian nations and subjects them to censure, then they msy be persusded to stsy their hand. Slender hopes for a negotiated settlement would be substantially enlarged. The conference, with 39 nations expected, will open April 19. It is scheduled to run 'through April 24.

American eyes snd ears In Bandung will be supplied by Ambassador Hugh S- Cummlng Jr. tsnd hi staff from the embassy at th Indonesian, spttl Jakarta. unanceii Festival Queen Jean Bpratley Stephens Is shown after she was nsmed Queen of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, which will be held at Win-cheater, April 29 and 39. She Is the daughter of Lt. Governor and Mrs.

A. 1. 8. Stephens of Virginia. The Queen Is a Junior at Holilns College.

Nearly Destroys Business Section BOWLINO ORE EN, Va. UrV-Tbe business life of this northern Virginia town was paralysed today as th result of 9750,000 fire that proved to be a tragic replay of history. Only of 98. buUdlng remained after a four-hour, blase that engulfed the Bowling Green business district on a warm, windy Easter afternoon. The flames started in a hayloft of a barn behind a row of business houtes and occurred 55 year to the day sfter a ffre that nearly wiped out the community, located some 90 miles north of Richmond.

The outbreak In 1900, centered In the earn area of this town' of 700. The toll in yesterday's fire Included two rests ursiits, a 10-cent store, two drug stores, a clothing tors, a hardware store, two bar- ber shops, two electrical appliance places, a grocery, two shoe shops and a garage. A Red Cross office and a Masonic hall burned, too. Eight families who had apartments atop some of the business houses were left Two persons suffered minor injuries. Several persons told of seetng two or three small boys run out of th barn moments before the flames were spotted.

The 1900 Kate began when someone tripped over a lamp. Talks Planned In Bus Strike CHARLESTON. W.Va, The first contract talks since the niti dis of March were scheduled here this afternoon as the. strike of bus driver In the 10-state Atlantic Oreyhound System went Into Its fifth day. The 735 driver who struck last Wednesday midnight are members of Division 1493, AFL Motor Coach Employes Union.

Th strike of drivers has Idled an estimated 1.700 other Atlantic Oreyhound employe in the system, which covers all or. part of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Oeorela, Florida and the District of Columbia. Union Division President Daniel T. Maroney ssid earlier that his union was calling; th strike -because tbe company refused to meet during the week of April and. don't, think there 1 a reason for further dalav Atlantic Oreyhound Vice Prest-t dent B.

M. Amole had said company 'representatives could not meet until today because of "other commitments that made it impossible." The anion ha contended, and the company denied, that Atlantic Oreyhound drivers -receive lower pay than any other segement of the nationwide Oreyhound system. Th AFL union wa certified a bargaining agent for th drivers in November of last year snd the contract being sought would be the first between Atlantic Oreyhound and the union. Lester Bates Forms New Insurance Firm COLUMBIA Lester L. Bates of Columbia, unsuccessful candidate for -governor in last year primary, will spply for a charter to operate a new insurance -firm, the New South Life Insurance Co.

According to a legal advertisement in a tocal paper. Bates plans to form the compsny with Jsmes former Newberry College president. Bates sold out his Interest in the Capital Life Insurance of which-he- was-president, following th political campaign. The announcement said Bates wilt seek the charter this week. I "1 iV -1 The affected states generally proposed a gradual process.

The new brief criticises In particular a "friend of the court" brief filed by Florida. It said suggestions made by Florida would have the effect, of subjecting the rights of Negro children to denial "on th basis of such a. variety of Intangible factors that th plan lt elf cannot be seriously regarded as on iot implementing Msy 17 decision." The attorneys for the Negro pa rents assert th Florida Plan is one for denying Negro -children their rights "Just as long as It can possibly be done without a direct overruling of th May 17 decision." Th Florida brief, the lawyers ssy, "is no real exception to the statement that none of th states has offered any plan for actually Implementing the decision" of Msy 17. The new brief say some of th states referred to polls of piibllo opinion in support of argument to postpons desegregation Indef initely. "Even If relevant the brief says, "results of polls are often not conclusive Finally there I nothing to Indicate that an ex tended delay in ordering th elimi nation of all segreatlon wtll Improve public attitudes or limine, th Objections presently Interposed.

Clearly the' poll ar Ir relevant and should be so treated by this court." Counsel for th Negroes contend that some of the brief by states propose to limit the individual right of Negro students by broad characterisations of group tntelll- genc. group morality and health, Their reply: "That th Negro Is so disadvantageous educationally and culturally in th state where segrega- tContlnued on Page Ten) the defense wants to ask pros French Premier WASHINGTON ur-Prmler Edgar Ptur of says hs favor a conference "as soon a possible' between the Western Big Three snd Russia. Expressing hop that some such session involving the foreign ministers of France, Britain, th United State-and Russia caa be held bjr Faur said la a copyrighted Interview with the msga- sln U.S. New and World Report that believe the four beads of state should also get together. "Tt want to acblev results, he said, "we must undoubtedly one dsy come to a four-power meeting at the highest level." Asksd whether he thinks a real settlement of cold war tensions Is or whether new talks can only continue a stalemate, raure replied: "I think a true settlement 1 possible." As for th Fsr East.

Faur ssid hi government Intends: to work for "the recognition of Communist China by all th Western Power Like the United States, France does not now recognise th Pelping regime. Great Britain does. llfWEUMEN RELEASED EMU RO, Jspan (st Seven Japanese crab fishing boats reached port Uie last night with 43 crewmen after being released by Russian authorities st Soviet-held Shibotsu Islsnd off northern Japan. They were among 14 Japanese crsb hosts seised since Jsn. Insulin, Antibiotics and OO (gamm gTobuliri) for polio, Suppose th vaccine la a sue- cess.

"It could become a test pf our moral fiber," he said. "Will lt start a stsmpede, irk a theater fire, to get vaccine at any costf Will there be bootlegging, venalityt "Or will parents demand intern-ent self-control of themselves and other to insist th vaccine be used there tt will do the most good to reduce polio among young children snd pregnant Women? "Suppose," he continued, vaccine, is found ineffective, or less than perfect? "How much dismay or loss of confidence msy result? A vaccln can be a success without being sure fire. Csn it give control Ilk vaccines against yellor fever or smallpox, which are not 100 per cent? Ftre-proofing does not eliminate all fires, but lt does drastically reduce the amount of destruction." day. Raymond Smitn. white, wss Indicted for murder in connection with the death of Otis Waters here last weekend.

Norman A. Harrison was retained by Smith's family on Friday as defense counsel. He said this morning that he would ask for continuance until the June term court, since he Is not familiar with the case and would need more time for. preparing the defense. Solicitor William T.

Jones, ssid. however, that he would press for trial of Smith at this term of court. The other murder indictment wss against John Puller. Negro, In, con nection with the death of Sammy Dean Feb. 18 in the.

Calllson section. Senator O. P. Calllson Is as- Swedish Model To Wed Marine NEW YORK A Swedish model arrived today to marry-an American Marine sergeant with high caliber appeal. SI tlVJ uu ncy uacu ioreiBner naa Deen oatui omv sweaes.

nut When met Dave it hit me like a her romance with Sgt. David Ramsey, 26, now stationed at Camp Lejeune N.C. They, met while Set. Ramsey was attached to the American Embassy Stockholm two years sgo. Sgt.

Ramsey, who obtained special leave to meet his fisncee when Communist leader. District. Attorney Edwin If. Stanley objected to 10 defense ouestlons, saying that their effect would be to ask-the juror whether he believed In enforcing the laws of the United Bute. All the quesUon to which he objected referred to communism and th Communist Party.

Stan ley suggested that U.S. District Judge Albert V. Bryan should tell the Juror whether the Communist Party advocates violent overthrow of the government. Defense counsel David Rein' ssid the purpose of the questions I to learn the Juror's opinions, whether they believe that th party 1 dedicated to -violent overthrow of the government JudR Bryan remarked that he, thought th best procedure- would be to pas on the questions a they arose, One of the defense questions, for exsmple. Inquired whether the Juror would be less likely to believe the testimony of a Communist.

Another inquired whether Jurors had any connection in an organization opposing communism or the Communist Party. The Jury panel was trimmed to about 90 a 19 sought for various reasons to be Those remaining on the panel "were dismissed from the courtroom while attorney argued about defense questions. Judge Bryan ssid he hsd no objection to the government's pro-phsed quenUons. Scales entered th oourtroont about 19 minute before court convened. He wore a blue suit, whit shirt and a bright red tie, Specifically, the Indictment accuses him of belonging to the Communist party, "well knowing" that It sought to destroy the tions workers of America strike continued for th 29th day.

Th Easter weekend was marked by widespread violence, th cutting snd shooting of more cables, and th arrest of at Jeast .11 per sons. Company off Met. announced th dlsmlassl of 10 strikers, bring tag te 44 th number fired sine the walkout started March At Clinton, Sheriff Jo Owen said a mob of about too per sons smashed th telephone exchange door after he read a tern porary injunction banning mass picketing. Tom Stokes, Southern Bell die trlct manager, reported th door was quickly replaced with a metal one. No injuries or Srrest were At Birmingham, IS persona war arrested as police brok up a noisy crowd.

Polic Commissioner Robert Lindbergh charged the wslkout hsd developed into an "ex ploetvs situation" and said gather Ings of large erowds can't bo tolerated." Police Chief 0. L. Pattl (aid acid, wa squirted Into the eyas of officer E. S. Elsm.

was taken to a hospital where attendant said th acid appesred to be some kind, of point thinner and apparently bsd not permsaently harmed hi Southern Bell reported that the) Mldllesboro. exchange waa forced to close, leaving the town of without phone service. It ws the fourth exchange to shut down because of threatened vio lence since the trouble, began. Oth ers wer shut esrlier at LaPollette, Jelllco and Maryvlll, Tenn. The AUanta area experienced rash of csbl cuttings, bringing to 140 the number of such Incidents reported In the are.

White House Has Easter Egg Roll WA3HINOTON President Elsenhower threw open tbe White) House grounds today for the tra ditional Easter Mondsy ef rolling. sn event tnst arsws wousancej children annually. The President promUed to greet his guests personally during lha morning. He bad a date to opes the baseball season at Ortftlth Sta- dlurh In the afternoon.1 The rolling, consists simply of rolling left-over Easter eggs dow tne grassy siqpes oi tne souua grounds or, on occasion, of toss- ing the eggs st any bandy Urges. The White House ssid last week Mrs.

Elsenhower would show up at today's festivities, but- sh -switched plans and stayed at their farm horn at Gettysburg." Pa. Sha is recuperating from a recent illness and' supervising decoration of the Elsenhower's new home. The President visited wiUt he for a few hours Saturday afternoon and then drove back to the capital. Yesterday he attended Esste services at th National rjf sdt terlan Church, by Olin Miller I When a feller offers to prortr aomttbing ha said, 1 1 ho 1 pushed, he's probably lying. the liner Stockholm, docked.

violation they will he married In the chapel at Camp Lejeune Friday. EARTHQUAKES HIT MANILA IS Widespread earthquake today collapsed homes, spilt highways and reportedly Injured undetermined number of persons in the southern Philippines already hard hit by disastrous tremors April 1. There were no immediate reports of dsths. Secret Of Salk Polio Vaccine To Be Bared Tomorrow Morning At 10:20 Asian Talks May Hold Key To Red Attack Plans; Ike Orders Restraint By ALTON L. BLAKESLEE APi Science Reporter ANN ARBOR.

Mich. OB The big secret-of the Salk 'polio vaccine Is set like a time bomb to off st 10:20 s.m. tomorrow. The of course. Is how ef fective the vaccine was in preventing paralytic polio In children tested last year, One man, the University of Michigan's Dr.

Thomas Francis knows th snswer sfter compiling sli resulU of the test. will not divulge it until Tuesday morning at a meeting vof 400 scientists snd doctors. He hasn't told Dr. Jonas E. Salk.

Pittsburgh scientist who developed the vaccine, nor Basil O'Connor, head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. What will happen afterward? The question is put by a well-known medics I scientist who sked not to be identified. He has 9 connection with polio but speaks from knowledge of th history ef By JOHN M. HICHTOWEB WASHINGTON CrV-The African-Asian conference opening a week from today may be a big factor in' Communist Chins' decision whether to sttsck In the Formosa area this spring or, in fact, at any time. In any event, top U.S.

officials havs decided the Chinese Reds sre not likely to move on the Matsu or Que mo islands before or during the conference, to be held at Bandung, Indonesia. It was disclosed authoritatively yesterday that President Eisenhower has directed American forces to stsnd clesr of any Initial sttsck on the coastal Islands, until he personally can determine th nature and Intent of the assault. Administration sources ssid Chiang Kai-she' Chinese Nationalist wUl expected to bear any Initial thrust. American forces have, been told stand In readiness but not fight' unless dellber-stely attacked, they ssid. Secretary of the Army Stevens, returning yesterday from the Fsr East, ssid he doesn't believe the Reds hsve any Immediate plans for an offensive in the Formosa Strait.

If is an attack, said, he thinks Chiang's forces cduld "give a very good account of American leaders attach great Importance to th Bandung talks, not because of the issues which will come up but because of the diplomatic maneuvers that will take place In conference corridors. The Chinese Communists will fee one of the principal participants. What happens to them there msy have either of two results as authorities her analyst the -j -i 1 i-.

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