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LOCAL WEATHER Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon. Unsettled and mild to-mxht and tomorrow morning. Scattered showers late tomorrow. Yesterday's high. 71; overnight low, 57; noon reading.

72. Degree days yesterday, 2. Shop In Plainficld For Quality Merchandise and Reasonable Prices mtww FINAL EDI7ION-28 PAGES-Two Sections PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1948 FIVE CENTS 1. 1 Am erica Stops WasMrai gtom Goes' Harry Disarming, About Reds Are Told Paris The United States Truman Asks stopped disarming and intend to be strong, for the benefit of both themselves and their friends. U.

S. Delegate John Foster Dulles spoke in the United Nations Political Committee in debate on charges Russia's Eastern European allies are violating the Greek border. Dulles termed "vicious falsehoods Russia's charges that the United States plans aggression. But he added the United States "intends to KiXi i HnfiB, be strong because our strength is 6 enmnsjer Takes Oath As Freeholder Elizabeth Albert J. Benninger.

Mountainside, was sworn in as a member of the Board of Freehold- ers by County Judge Walter L-l lletfteld 3rd. in the freeholder rooms at 10 a. m. today. He was PAYING OFF ELECTION BET William F.

HolHger, Republican precinct captain in the Nov. 2 election, holds a picture of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey as he jumps into the Ohio River at Louisville, paying off an election bet. The 23-year-old llolliger leaped into the river from a Coast Guard launch to amusement of several spectators and swam out within a few moments.

(JP) nil VM v. Wf Mfctiiti-iiuiiAiiinii" iifc tliftii ii Yt mil i ii 1 1 i iiTm" jEmm nrt Child Hurl Fatally In Bathroom Fall Dunellen Elizabeth Ann Dunton Chamberlain, 5, daughter of RECOVERING TOGETHER Larry Bronnenberg, 3, and his dog. Penny, three months, are recovering together these days after accidents all but incapacitated them in Des Moines, Iowa. Playing airplane, Larry fell down the stairs in his home and broke an arm. Later, Penny lost the race as he chased a cat out the kitchen door, slipped and cracked a bone in her left hind leg.

Harry wears a cast on his left arm; Penny one on her leg. (JP) Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Chamberlain, 219 Dunellen died yesterday (Nov.

4, 1948) of a head injury suffered in her home. The child fell in the bathroom yesterday afternoon, striking her head against the tub and the tile floor' appointed yesterday by the other; act is crippled by lack of military eight members of the board to fill contingents, Dulles said. "It is in the unexpired term until Jan. 1 part because the threat is deviously cf W. Seward Lyon of Scotch contrived.

Plains. Benninger accepted the ap-jXo Apology pointment today. Lyon turned in his resignation shortly before the! The United States makes no freeholders picked the Mountain- apology for halting disarmament side man to take his place. ir increasing its strength, he said, Benninger. with more than 200 do.s United States pre-friends looking on.

was adminij fend it is not serving its-own self-tered the oath on a platform -eresl- banked with flower. Mrs. Benn-I "ur growing national strength inger was present. Benninger 's ap-i no doubt displeases some, but it pointment had been expected since not. 1 believe, frighten any," Seemed Well at First Deal Bridge Sales he won out over Lvon.

the aeiegate continuea. Frozen by Court Jersey City (JP) Superior Court Judge Robert V. Kinkead has frozen the status of the Burlington County bridge sales deal. Judge Kinkead issued a temporary restraining order Monday on application of two Burlington County taxpayers and continued it until further notice yesterday after lengthy arguments by counsel for the taxpayers and the Burlington County Bridge Commission which made organizational candidate, in primary race. San Second High thei Benninger in Tuesday's election LCimDflettiim ran for the two-year term and was maining in Europe and fewer than second high among the five free- 500 men in Greece, none of them holders in the race, with three run-'eombat soldiers.

ning for full three-year terms. The I two-year termers were necessary i "tb- Columns because of board vacancies. "We organized no fifth columns," County Clerk Henry G. Nulton Dulles said, was today master of ceremonies I He said Greece's northern neigh-Benninger himself said: bors did not like the Greeks to get "This year has afforded me many military aid' from abroad, but if days of extreme happiness. In thejhey complied with UN fecommen-early part, the efforts of nay reaiJations, the aid to Greece would friends made my nomination ta the end- Board of Chosen Freeholders "Representatives of the Soviet reality.

This loyalty I shall always Union. Yugoslavia, Albania, Bul-cherish. Igaria, Poland. Czechoslovakia, Bye- "On TueLiv the lrtnr i lo Russia (White Rusisa) and the Union Countv. of whom approxi-1 LTtraine have here devoted many mately 82.000 cast their votes forihoura attempts to discredit the SZ.QW cast their votes tor 1 Wild Shorter Hours For Firemen To Be Sought The Fire Committee of the Plain- field Common Council last night decided to recommend favorable action by the 1949 Council on the request of Fire Department mem bers that their working hours be reduced from 84 to 72 over an eight-day cycle.

Such a reduction will necessitate adding to the department 10 new men. Three new officers will have to be named after Civil Service examinations have been held if the reduction in working hours is approved by next year's Council. Applications Ready Residents of Plainfield interested in becoming members of the Fire Department are invited by the committee to apply at the city clerk's office where information and application forms may be obtained. The present starting pay of a first year fireman is $2,400 plus bonus, which this year amounts to $360 Under the present salary scale fire men receive an Increase of $150 a year until they reach $3,000 which is now maximum base pay, bonus to be added. It is estimated that the additional cost, resulting from the reduction in hours, will be about $30,000 per year under the present salary schedule.

Councilman Attilio A. Brocco- letti, chairman of the Fire Committee, said he had received at least 50 letters from citizens friendly to the firemen's cause, requesting the city to provide a shorter work week for them. After lengthy discussion it was voted to request the Finance Com mitteeto recommend to next year's Council 'that sufficient funds be provided in the fire appropriation to cover the 10 additional men and that the new schedule of working hours go into effect not later than July 1 next. Favorable action was taken on a request "for the installation of two blue lights over fire boxes at Webster PI. and Berckman St.

and also at Hollywood Ave. and Brent wood Terr. Suggests Red Lights There was some discussion on a suggestion made by Deputy Chief Florance F. Donovan that the prcs ont blue lichts on fire boxes be re placed by red ones. He said it is more difficult to see the present lights at a distance than red lights.

It was pointed out that blue was chosen some years ago'because of its distinctive coloring and also that red lights might be confused with red neon lights which are much in use for night illumination and other purposes. Present at the meeting were: Mayor John W. Zerega; Council- men Broccoletti, Joseph D'Agos-tino. Seymour Perkins Jr. and John J.

Regan, Chief Paul P. Adams. Deputy Chiefs Cornelius L. Fitzpatrick and Donovan, Assistant Corporation Counsel Edward McDonough and Elfert C. Burfeind, assistant to the city clerk.

Smoke Blown Into Mine Taken Five Liven Kltzmiller. Md. (A') A shed housing a ventilating fan of a coal mine caught fire yesterday, the fan blew the smoke into the mine shaft, and five men were suffocated. A sixth man, George Nethken, escaped and gave the alarm. But rescue squads were unable to revive the five men, who had been caught in a "pocket of smoke," less than 150 feet from the entrance to the horizontal shaft, authorities reported.

is, of course, unexpectedly high. "My guess is that when the reasons for the error are discovered, they will be found to have been due chiefly to inability of polls so far to predict the turnout accurately. In spite of the votes, percentagewise this means an extremely low turnout, around 50 per cent of the potential voters. Generally a low turnout has favored the Republicans, since persons in the lower income brackets have been politically less self conscious. "The elections seem to indicate above all else that the working people are now more politically self-conscious than they ever have been." lade my election a findings of the special I com-of these voters I say.

Thank tes said "hyTBe- made told Russia today Americans have not for ourselves alone." Lashes at Vishinsky The Republican Party's top for eign policy expert lashed at" Rus sian Deputy Foreign Minister An drei Y. Vishinsk, saying the Rus sian spoke insultingly of the U.N. Special Commission on the Balkans (UNSCOB), which reported on the Greek civil war. Vishinsky had labeled "garbage" the renort jm which UNSCOB branded Yugo- 'avia. Albannia and Bulgaria as violators.

Now. Dulles said, a new fear the free people of the world. "That is in part because the Se eurity Council's power to decide is 'crippled by veto and its power to Dulles said the United Stales withdrew from Europe after the first and second world wars and that now there were nerhans fpwpr than 3 ner cent of IT. S. force re.

uie are airaiu 10 lei inose findings go unchallenged." 3 Planes With 30 Missing in Pacific Three planes one of them an airliner with a total of 30 or more persons aboard were missing in the North Pacific area. The planes were: A Pacific Alaska air express non-scheduled airliner which vanished yesterday on a flight from Anchorage to Seattle. Figures on the number aboard ranged from 11 to 15. A Navy long-range Neptune bomber with a crew of "seven or nine" reported missing off the Washington British Columbia coast yesterday during Army-Navy-Air Force war maneuvers. A Navy PBY with 12 aboard which disappeared in the Aleutians area Wednesday night.

All available aircraft in the three areas were pressed into a search for the planes. 31ild, Foggy Weather Expected to Continue TsacremATUKss Thursday To 57 hS 2 65 68 70 72 1 74 Overnight low 7 m. Sam. 9 a. m.

10 a. m. 11 a m. 12 noon 55 62 64 TO 72 7J m. p.

m. Tonight will be mild with fog likely and tomorrow partly cloudy, turning somewhat cooler at night with showers. Cooperative Weather Observer S. K. Pearson predicted today.

Unsettled, very mild, humid weather with fog is likely to continue to tomorrow night or Sunday, he added. A large area of shower and mild weather persists east of the Mississippi River. It is growing cooler west of the river although there is no unusually cold weather for this time of year, he said. Yesterday's high was 71 degrees and the overnight low, 57. Degree days yesterday was 2.

Woman's Body Found Raritan Township Th Prose cutor's Office has been called to investigate the death of a woman whose body was reported found this morning in Route 25 near a truck terminal 1,000 yards north of the State Police Headquarters. Identification has not been made. Cooperation From All People Washington (JP) President Truman, speaking from the front porch of the White House, asked today for cooperation of all the people in dealing with the nation's problems. For himself," he pledged "to do the job to the best of my ability. Mr.

Truman spoke to thousands massed about the executive man-sion. They and others like them had just given him a tumultuous welcome bark to Washington and cheered him wildly on a triumphal ride up Pennsylvania Ave. from Union Station. The happy JPresident waved and beamed. But in his White House speech he said solemnly the "immensity of the job ahead makes a man wonder whether he is worthy of the great responsibility." 'Overwhelming Welcome He told his well-wishers he could not say how much he appreciated the warm and cordial welcome received from the people of Washington.

"It is overwhelming." He had been in Mexico, Brazil, Canada, and all the state capitals, Mr. Truman added, but he had never seen a better turnout than that which welcomed him home from his campaign. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart." Floyd A. Truscott, assistant superintendent of police, said at least 500,000 persons "and probably more" turned out along tht line of march. 50,000 On Grounds Policemen on the WTiite House grounds thought 50,000 people stood within the President's view.

Lafayette Park across Pennsylvania from the Wnite House was solidly packed with humanity. The President told the crowd he would look forward to the cooperation of "the greatest vicepresident a man ever had." Then he introduced Vicepresi-dent-elect Barkley as "the President of the Senate." Barkley, after telling the. President it had been "a great pleasure" to be associated with him in the campaign, declared the election had proved one thing: "It is that the American people do their own thinking and their own voting on the day of election." Greeted at Train The President's train from Independence, pulled in at 10:55 a. m. A cheer went up from the crowd surging around the station.

"We want Truman," they chanted. When the train stopped Barkley clambered aboard. Mr. Truman beaming proudly, came out on the platform and greeted his running mate. Members of the Cabinet and other dignitaries hastily scrambled aboard.

Some were accompanied by their wives. The hand shaking and congratulations went on for more than 10 minutes, while the crowd yelled and the metropolitan police band blared away lustily. Draft Board Sends Men for Physicals Another group of young men left Plainfield for Newark this morning to take their pre induction physical examination. The men, called by Draft Board 44 serving the 10 communities in the western section of Union County, reported at 7:30 in the board's office. City Hall, and left by bus for Newark shortly thereafter.

This was the third group to leave under the new peace-time draft system. Another group is scheduled to report for physical tests one week from today. The first men to enter the service from the local board are scheduled to leave Nov. 19. They will be inducted in Newark and sent directly to camp from there.

Bible Student Denied Request to Stay in Prison Joliet, 111. (JP) Arthur H. Hil-ler, 29, was released from State-ville Penitentiary yesterday after his request to remain in the prison another six months to complete his Bible studies for the ministry had been denied. Hiller served 38 months of a two to four years sentence for automobile theft and was eligible for release. There was no legal procedure to allow Hiller to remain in prison, as he requested, Warden Joseph E.

Ragen said. France Gets Arms From U. S. Washington (JP) The United States is getting off to an unexpectedly early start toward restoring the military strength of Western Europe. There has been some official concern here for months over how the defenses of leading non-Communist countries in Europe might be bolstered pending congressional action on this country's formal program of military At least a part of the answer appeared today to have been given in an Associated Press dispatch from Frankfurt reporting the American Army has secretly revitalized three French divisions with new American equipment valued at $5,000,000.

These divisions are said now to be on a war footing in the French Zone of Occupied Germany. Military and State Department officials maintained silence on the Frankfurt report but there was no tendency in any quarter to deny the disclosure. In the absence of official information here, however, it was not clear on what authority the American high command presumably with President Truman's approval had made the arms available to the French. The Frankfurt story spoke of them as having been loaned. -Evidently the new equipment came out of Gen.

Lucius B. Clay's reserve stocks and is being replaced by new shipments of supplies to Clay from the United States. The United States is known to have received arms requests from countries worried about the possibility of Russian aggression. Norway put in an urgent application for military help early last summer, and the State and Defense Departments gave it very favorable consideration. But there has never been any disclosure as to whether the Norwegians actually received American aid.

Hep. Hartley Explains Republican Defeat' Charlotte, N. C. IP) Rep. Fe Hartley Jr.

coauthor of the Taft-Hartley labor, law, has a new explanation for Tuesday's Republican defeat. He listed several contributing factors before the Charlotte Executive's Club last night, then added: "Mr. Dewey started acting like the President of the United States too soon." She appeared to be well, the family said, and dressed herself to go downtown with her mother. Suddenly she complained of feeling dizzy and began to run about the house. Mrs.

Chamberlain halted and quieted the child and called the Dunellen Rescue Squad. Betty was taken to Muhlenberg Hospital, Plainfield. She was admitted at 4 p. and died in the hospital at 5:30 p. m.

She is survived by two brothers, Ralph L. and Richard K. Chamberlain, and a sister, Shirley, at home; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Emma C. Dunton of Toms River; and her parents.

Mr. Chamberlain is a composing room employe of The Courier-News. Betty was born July 26, 1943 in Providence, R. and had lived in Dunellen for three Funeral Tomorrow Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m.

tomorrow from Runyon's Funeral Home. The Robert B. Gribbon. rector of Holy Cross Episcopal Church, North Plainfield. will officiate.

Interment will be in Bound Brook Cemetery. Stock Prices Fall In Selling Wave New York (P) Stock prices tumbled $1 to more than $6 a hhuri today under a savage new selling drive. The floor of the Stock Exchange churned with activity as selling orders streamed in from all over the nation. Trading was so rapid that the high-speed ticker tape could not keep up with reporting actual transactions on the floor of the Exchange. The lag at one time was as'much as four minutes.

Some financial quarters said the selling represented fresh uneasiness over the announced plans of the administration in such fields, as taxes, labor, controls, and housing- The latest display of 'weakness followed a rally yesterday which helped to make-up some of the heavy losses in Wednesday's postelection market. The Wednesday brealfwas the worst in two years. Mother Killed in Crash Columbia IV) Mrs. Mildred Whirl, 26, was killed last night in an automobile accident on the road between here and Mt. Pleasant.

Her daughter, Doris, 4, who was seated in the front seat was uninjured, State Police Trooper Daniel Fonzi of the Blairstown barracks reported. civic organizations, and counselling on difficulties that have risen in opinion polls. "The accuracy of polls," he said, "is to be judged in terms of their percentage point error. A poll could be 2 per cent off and still not predict the winner. "Since all the major polls failed to call the turn this year, they are being likened to the Literary Digest.

"This is absurd. The Digest's error was around 19 per cent, whereas Gallup's average error, for example, appears to be less than 3 per cent on the four candidates he predicted, and about per cent on the two major party candidates. But this error the deal. Proceeds Tied Up order, Judge Kinkead tied up proceeds of the sale of two Delaware River bridges. A bridge commission created by the Burlington County Freeholders bought the bridges from a private company for $12,400,000.

The state said it had planned to acquire the bridges by condemnation for $4,900,000. No transfers can be made of the money involved in the transaction and the sale of bonds is halted, under Judge Kinkead's order. Halts Further Action J. Mercer Davis, state senator elect from Burlington asked permanent freezing of the bridge sales, with the aim in mind of preventing further action on the bonds issued by the county to cover the costs of the bridges. The bridges span the Delaware River to connect Palmyra, with Tacony, and Burlington, with Bristol, Pa.

Attorney General Walter D. Van Riper who started hearings on the case Wednesday has postponed any further action by his office until Nov. 10. Mrs. Eaton Still On Critical List The condition of Mrs.

Charles A. Eaton under treatment at Muhlenberg Hospital since Wednesday noon, continues about the same, the hospital reports. Mrs. Eaton's name is still on the critical list and her condition is reported "fair." She is the wife of the recently re-elected Fifth District representative. Their home is in Watchung.

Another patient still on the critical list at Muhlenberg Hospital is Mrs. Margaret Lustig, 38, of 1436 E. Seventh one of three polio patients in the hospital's isolation ward. Her condition is also "fair." The two other polio patients are reported "good." They are Joyce Hansen, 9, of 19 Vine and Thomas Bohannon, 6, of 172 N. Euclid Westfield.

Man Found Dead In Waldorf-Astoria New York (JP) A possible homicide at the luxurious Waldorf-Astoria Hotel confronted police today. The body of a man was discovered on the floor of his room on the hotel's 19th floor. The body was fully clothed, but the pockets of his garments had been turned inside out. There were no marks found on the body, police said. Detectives said death might have been induced by "knockout drops" or it could have resulted from a heart attack.

The man was tentatively identified as C. C. MacKellar, a Canadian. ALMO LANDI CRITICAL Almo Landi, 270 Garfield publisher jof the Italian language newspaper, The Observer, is on the critical list today in Muhlenberg Hospital. He was admitted Monday.

Mr. Landi has been seriously ill for several weeks. Boy, 13, Slain, Mother Dies Chicago (JP) The body of a 13-year-old boy was found in a South Side sewer today and police said they believe he was the victim of a sex slaying. Capt. Ray Crane, chief of the uniformed police, said papers found near the sewer contained the name of William Gervais, 13, of Chicago's South Side.

The boy's mother, Mrs. Clara Foote, 45, died today of a heart seizure a few hours after reporting him missing last night. Crane said marks found near the sewer indicated the boy's body had been dragged there and stuffed through a manhole. Crane said the boy's clothing was disarranged and an 18-inch iron bar was found in the sewer beside the body. The widowed mother of young Gervais was stricken last night in the stockyards police station while reporting the boy missing.

She died early today in Evangelical Hospital. She had two other children. Market 'Picket' Hired by Rabbi The operator of the Royal Kosh er Meats and Poultry Market, 510 W. Third complained to police last evening that he is being picketed on the order of Rabbi Paper- man. A young boy has been employed to march in front of his shop car rying a sign proclaiming he is not a kosher butcher, Mr.

Vogel said. Habbl Papcrman confirmed the report. He has had supervision of the Kashruth at the Royal Butcher Shop, the rabbi said. Yesterday he rescinded it. The which will probably only be maintained through today, is his method of giving the public immediate notice of his action.

Wallet Is Stolen From Shopper Loss of a wallet in a Front St. store was reported to police yesterday by Mrs. R. S. Ferenchak, 219 N.

Martine Fanwood. It held about $20, theater tickets and papers. Mrs. Ferenchak left the wallet lying on the toy counter about 4 p. m.

She returned for it before she left the store, but it was gone. Mrs. Sadie Whetstone, 429 John reported the theft of a gray, folding baby carriage. She left it in front of the Moorland YMCA about 1:30 p. m.

It was gone when she returned in 15 minutes. Condition Good Fred Firstbrook, a patient in Muhlenberg Hospital since Oct. 28, is reported in "good" condition me, To all you. ronfiHon will rpmain 1 sacred to Pleasant Surprise "Yesterday I was notified that the freeholders had accepted Mr. Lyon's resignation and had appointed me to the board.

This came as a pleasant surprise. During the months of November and December a great deal of work is done by the board in preparation for the coming year. The budget, various appointments and other important matters are disctissed during that period. Since this is the case. 1 personally feel that these" two months additional experience with the board will be in the best inter ests of the people of Union County.

Therefore I have accepted the appointment. Among those present today was Lyon himself. Egyptian Troops Escape From Trap TeL Aviv. Israel troop escaped during the night from the coastal pocket at Majdal here they had been trapped dur Lag last month's Israeli advance in the Nege, aa official Jewish tpckesrr.an said today. The spokesman said the Egyptians withdrew to the main Egyptian base in Palestine at Caza under cover of heavy artillery fire against Jewish positions ring-in? Majdal.

The Egyptians pulled out along the beach, getting "their feet wet." the spokesman said. He said they were not fired upon by Israeli forces although the waterfront is tinder the muzzles of Jewish guns. He announced also that Jewish troops followed up the Egyptian nithdrawal by moving into the ho'e Majdal area this morning. The city is in the coastal area of Southern Palestine which was given to the Arabs under the partition plan. TODAY AngeloPatri 20 Births 14 Classified 26-27 Comics 24 Crossword 24 Dr.

Bundesen 20 Editorials 13 Letter Forum 18 Menu 20 Obituaries 13-23 Patterns 20 Radio 24 Real Estate I Transfers 28 Social News 14-15 Sports 2223 Stars Say 20 Television 24 Theaters 25 Professor Says Polls' Failure Is Due To Error 'in Forecasting Total Vole Princeton (IP) The main reason the pollsters went wrong was their failure to predict accurately the number who would vote, Dr, Hadley Cantrity of Princeton University said today. He defended the polls and said the difficulty of predicting the total vote will someday be solved by science. Dr. Cantrill is professor of psychology and director of the Office of Public Opinion Research at Princeton. This office has no connection with any election polls.

It has been making scientific studies for years, advising mainly government agencies and.