been ne iw * if 10° per—cent—of them were _| 45 The Weather - Saturday; - Details page two “eth ¥ Y EAR Thundershowers - kk * Sane MICHIGAN, ‘FRIDAY, J JULY 2; 2 1954—88 + PAGES THE PON TIAC PRESS| a CRO oe SR ~ pea Ito Hold Ur Red River Delta Refugees Flock fo Hanoi Today City’s Residents Fear Red Infiltration in Mass: Immigration to Town HANOI, Indochina (UP) —Refugees streamed into Hanoi today from the aban- doned southern half of the Red River delta, raising fears among residents of a rebel fifth column move to take the city. Becausé of the speed of the evacuation, security of: ficials were unable to check all of the arriving refugees. Saboteurs were believed to be among them, only awaiting the signal to stage a bloody repetition of the uprising and massacre of French citizens here in 1946. The French High Command an- nounced that the last French troops, an armored unit, pulled out of the once - thriving textile center of Nam Dinh, 45 miles southeast of Hanoi at noon Thurs- day. Communist units entered the abandoned towns and villages in the rich delta country as soon as the French left. The French High Command said two full divisions now were occupying the south. ern delta. Military sources said the two divisions, backed up by possibly two more, might launch = an attack of Hanoi regardless of prog- ress in negotiating a cease fire. The high command announced Thursday that it had given up the southern half of the delta because it-had been infiltrated heavily by conquerors _of Dien Bien Phu. All day Thursday hundreds of trucks loaded with military equipment, food and household belongings drove north to Hanoi on roads lined with protec oe infantry. From Nam Dinh, French cover- ing forces pulled back to Mycoi, nine-miles southwest toward Phu Ly near the Day River. Sporadic Communist anti - air- craft fire at C47s evacuating fami- lies of ddyal Indochinese officials was the only attempt the Reds made to interfere with the giant withdrawal and regrour ing. Rebel troops. and guerrillas submerged the entire southern delta, about 1,000 square miles of some of the richest and most densely populated ‘land in the world, almost overnight, Bingo Petitions Are Filed Today Committee Head Says 325,000 Signers Seek Vote on Charity Game Petitons containing over 329,000 signatures wete filed in Lansing this morning, some 38,000 more than needed to assure a November vote on legalizing chairtable bingo in Michigan. The anmmouncement came ‘from Robert, C. White, Oakland County chairman of the Michigan Assn. of Non-profit Charijable Organiza- tions, whieh-tas been working to secure the required constitutional amendment since last August. “They're all good legal signa- tures too,” said White, “but even declared invalid we would still have enough.” A total of 287,000 valid signatures is required. Officials of the Department of State in Lansing implied that the acceptanee of the proposal for bal- lot position was virtually a = tainty because of the surplus sig- natures filed and the care with which the sponsors had checked its 326,106 signatures. However, Robert M. Montgom- ery, state elections director, said a final decision would not be made until some time next week after his staff had checked the petitions thoroughly. . Some ‘21 veterans, and sports- men’s groups, PTAs and other civie organizations joined if the Jocal drive which:contributed about 25,000 signers from Oakland (Continued on Page 2, Col. 8) It’s Low Creekmer Day at Oliver Buick —G@ifte for all the kide—come one—come alt Osmen’s Town & Country, Tel-Ruren, Temperatures Average 67.3 June could well be titled 1954.” At times June was colder was hotter than normal. than normal. But all the down the average. Sd U.S. Weather Bureau. Rainfall totaled 3.13 is 3.03. The month rode in on the Pontiac folks, cooled by them later. It went back to 88 again the Month of June Is Normal Except for Violent Storms balanced out to just about normal. June, 1954, had nine days of 90-or-over temperature readings—far above the normal quota of two day But early June carried enough cold weather (temper tures didn't get over 56 degr Temperatures for the month struck a day-in-day- out average of 67.3 degrees. Normal is 68, says the inches. But good old normal, non- a-dozen rea] blingers of thunderstorms. storm that used 50-mile-an-hour winds to help it black out 700 Pontiac area homes. weather in ‘the first few days of June, just weren't prepared for the muggy weather that was tossed at The mercury climbed to 88 degrees June 8 and stuck. ty reading was just about as high. The Weather Bureau forecast cooler temperatures. The thermometer (Continued on Page 2, Col. 5) “Thunderstorm Month of, Otherwise it was very commonplace. than normal. At times it Sometimes it was even bdeipie figures, averaged together ees for three days) to drag The normal amount neurotic June packed half- heels of a May 31 thunder- a chilly May and chilier © next day—and the humidi- Jet Plane Hits Houses, Kills 6 Also Crashes Into Car as It Bursts in Flames Near Utica, N.Y. UTICA. N.Y. u—A jet plane loaded with ammunition crashed into an automobile and two houses today and six persons were re- ported killed. The crash occurred at about 2:30 p.m. (EDT) on the outskirts of the village of Walesville, about six miles southwest of Utica. The plane, believed to be from Griffiss Air Force Base at Rome, was re- ported to have burst into flames and set two houses afire, The plane also was reported to have struck an automobile carrying four persons. The names of the victims were nqt available immediately. Jaroslav Drobny New Champion at Wimbledon WIMBLEDON, England Jaroslav Drobny, 32-vear-old exiled Czech now living, in Egypt, won the Wimbledon singles champion- ship today by defeating 19-year-old Ken Rosewall of Australia, 13-11, 46. 6-2, 9-7. This was the third time Drobny had gained the finals, and the first time he has been able to capture the biggest prize in tennis. It was figured a huge- upset. Pacing himself masterfully, Drobny saved his best shots for the times he needed them most as he received a tremendous ovation from the crowd of 15.000 packed around the famous center court. Rain Saturday; Rest of Weekend Expected Fair Occasional thundershowers dur- ing the day Saturday is the only rain forecast in the Pontiac area over the long holiday weekend. ‘As to temperatures, the U. S. Weather Bureau predicts a swel- tering high near 92 degrees tomor- rdw, and somewhat cooler weather, Sunday with a slow warming tren@ Monday and Tuesday. Thursday the mercury climbed from a low of 65 to a high of 86 degrees in the city. At 8 a.m. today the reading was 66, but by 1 p.m. in downtewn Pontiac the temperature stood at 84. Robbers Get $50,000 From Chicago Bank CHICAGO ww — Five robbers, armed with a machine gun, shot- gun and pistols, took almost $50,000 in a bold daylight holdup of the Ashland State Bank today. Bank officials at first estimated the loot at about $25,000, but later reported an audit showed $46,878 Was missing The gunmen, wearing black stockings with eye-slits over their heads. charged into the bank through a side door a few minutes after: opening time, menaced bank employes and then vaulted over counters into the tellers’ cages. One of the tellers dropped with both hands on the holdup alarm, but the robbers were gone within minutes. The bank. on Chicago's south side at 9443 S. Ashland Ave. is only a short distance from the busy Beverly Hills intersection of 95th - Come fo Terms é * Guatemala Peace Is Signed ty, School . 4 * Rebel Leader, | Chief of Junta Monzon Gets Top Post on New 5-Man Council Being Formed SAN SALVADOR, El! Sal- vador (AP) — Rebel chief Carlos Castillo Armas and government boss Col. EI- fego Monzon signed a peace pact here today ending Guatematia’s two-week-old] civil war. They pledged a continuing fight to wipe out communism in that Central American nation. he treaty provides for a new five-man military junta —Guatemala’s fourth gov- ernment this week—with Monzon as top man. The other members include Cas- tillo and one of his aides and two ministers in Mon- zon's outgoing regime. Authoritative sources said this arrangement would continue for ly days, after which the junta will elect a “permanent” chief. The agreement was signed at 4:45 a.m. in the ceremonial hall of El Salvador's ‘presidential house before ambassadors and TAKES NEW POST — Dr. Cox (left), (center) ¢ame to Pontiac Thursday aS superintendent of Pontiac Public Schools. assistant superintendent, mer as Glenn H. Griffin, Preside nt ot Pontiac Board bb (e& greeted Whit- superintendent retiring Frank | administrator. New School Superintendent Arrives t ; / | a 8 4 Poentiae Press Phete Dana P. Whitmer, | of Education, opened the door to school offices at to take up duties | 40 Patterson &. of Gary, Dr. Whitmer, former assistant Ind., schools, succeeds J. DuFrain as Pontiac's school The at Are Many and Growing fepresentatives of a dozen coun- tries and the Vatican. It pro- claims a_ total ceasefire in Guatemala. Castillo’s followers invaded their homeland from neighboring Hon- duras on June 18, vowing to over- throw the Communist supported government of President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. Arbenz resigned last Sunday, and a cease-fire fol- lowed on Wedriesday. The junta which replaced Arbenz after his resignation was in turn replaced by Monzon’s group. In addition to Castillo and Mon- (Edijter's Note—Mew clase is the free world to losing out in Gouth- east Asia? Did Eisenhower and Churchil) real- ly settle British-American disputes? What are the United States and Britain really trying to do sbout Indochina? A week of frantic diplomacy in Washington produced more sparks than light, more words than in- formation. In the following story, AP diplomatic reporter John M Hightower looks behind the scenes of the White House meeting and its official statements to report what was really accomplished and what may be expected to happen.) zon, the new junta will be com- posed of Maj. Enrique Oliva, ; : : defense minister in Castillo’s insur- WaAcINesCe r-genigie va ed gent, regime. and two other ASHINGTON W&® — Top Alli leaders are resigned to losing a great block of Indochina to the Communists. The shooting war was around Hanoi and peace negotiations be- tween French-led forces and the Communists have gone beyond the point where the United States can influence them decisively. The issue of Red Chinese bids for recognition and for United Na- tions membership is expected to press hard upon the heels of any Indochina settlement With Moscow needling, this is- sue promises to make grave trouble among the United States, Britain and France in the fall. Other forces, too, are working to pull the Western Allies apart .de- spite the emphasis placed here this week on what Sir Winston Churchill called an ‘unbreakable members of Monzon's government — Foreign Minister Col. Mauricio Dubois and Defense Minister Col. Jose Luis Cruz Salazar. Other. terms of the agreement provided: 1. Castillo’s rebel forces will be incorporated into the regular (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) City’s Civilian-Soldiers Take Refresher Course Pontiac's civilian-soldiers of the 703rd Tank Battalion are | taking a two-week. refresher course in military science at sprawling Camp McCoy, Wis. For on-the-spot pictures and cov- erage of their training program, turn te page 21 of today’ s Pon- tiac Press. Street and Ashland Avenue. solidarity." It is exactly a week now since Churchill flew into Washington by his own request to talk, alongside Foreign Secretary Eden, with President Eisenhower and Secre- tary of State Dulles. | It has been an intensive week in other ways. Talks on the South- Mrs. Ley, Seeley to Make Restitution MUSKEGON \® — G. Palmer Seeley and Mrs. Lois Porter Moon Ley will make full restitution to the state of $78,435.78 involved in the highway land deal conspiracy that sent them to prison, their at- torneys said today. *° The agreement was reached in a conference with Circuit Judge Noel P. Fox and Perry Maynard, assistant state attorney general. dudge Fox signed an order stating that if the amount is paid within 30 days, or an $80,000 bond is posted within that time, he will lift the injunction tying up their. property. Secley, former. Grand Rapids right-of-way buyer for the highway department, was .sentenced to prison for 2's to 5 years and Mrs. Ley, Muskegon real estate opera- tor, for 1's to 5 years by Judge Fox: U.S. Completely Stymied in World Policy east Asian crisis have been held by Dulles with Australia’s Foreign Minister Richard Casey, New Zea- land's Ambassador Leslie Munro and Thailand’s foreign minister, Prince Wan Waithayakon. The sit- uation has been touched upon in official British - American state- ments, in a Churchill talk and in an Eisenhower press conference. The ability of the free world to meet the Communist threat inside Indochina appears not to have been materially increased. Dulles’ efforts to get going at once on a collective defense for Southeast Asia remain frustrated and frozen — although some thought is now being given to trying to change this situation. The situation may best be seen in the light of two or three recent incidents. On March 29 the Amer- ican government, through a speech by Dulles, issued an emergency call for “united action" to halt Communist expansion in Southeast Asia. Privatety;officials were talk- ing in terms of intervention in the Indochina war. _France and Britain. were ‘cool. In mid-April Dulles flew to Lon- don and Paris, On his return home, he thought he had agreement to have a- conference and begin draw- ing up a 10-nation Southeast Asian pact, A bitter controversy with (Continued on Page 15, Col. 1) ‘The Caine Mutiny’... by Herman Wouk Bynopsis: Willie Keith..a Princeton December 1942 singing original ditties in a New York the Clab Tahiti During the previous year, he had found a. job playing and There he met another singer, May Wynn, and he falls in love. CHAPTER 3 May Wynn's job at the Club Tahiti lasted for three weexs. youth, finds® himself in the Navy in hotel cocktail loung?, and later on at Willie soon obtained the telephone number of the Bronx candy store, and they continued seeing €ach other after Mays engage-) ment at the club. was finished. It was April. * Their relationship advanced to include long walks in the blossoming new-green park, and dinnefs at expen- sive restaurants, and kisses in tayis,-and sentimental presents like ivory: cats and fuzzy ‘black bears and a great many flowers. Willie wrote some bad sonnets, too, and May took them home, read them again and again, and shed warm tears over | [thet Nobody had ever written poetry to her before. Late in April Willie received a postcard from his draft board, inviting him for a physical examination. Upon the sounding of this tocsin he remembered the war, and forth- with went teo_a Navy officer-procurement station. He was accepted for the December class of the Reserve Mytshigmen School. This put him beyond the clutches of the army, and gave him a Jongreprieve from service. Mrs. Keith, however, took his enlistment as a/ Aragedy. Dis- creetly inquiring among influential friends, she found a pecu- liar stoniness everywhere to the idea of getting some safe duty in the United States. So she determined make his last free months beautiful. May Wynn was doing a pretty stad job of that, but of course Mrs. Keith didn’t know it. She was wnqware) ‘of the girl's ex- istence. Open every night 'ttl # p'clock Willie and May never talked about mariare He sometimes May Wynn Tells Willie to wondered why she didn’t mention the subject, but he was very glad that she was content to leave their relationship in the realm of wild kisses. His idea was that the sweetness would last to be enjoyed during the four months of midshipmen school; then he would _go to sea, and that would be the convenient and painless end. a ‘Drop Dead’ Willie glanced at his father in surprise. time he had heard his father complain of an ailment. It was the first “Well— what can I say to a doctor? You've had it looked at?” “Oh, yes, Nothing to be done. Father and son looked into each other's eyes for a moment. It will simply take time.” “1 shouldn't keep you from the company,” said the doctor, limping ‘Southfield Move. Over Valuation . Delays ‘54 Levy Pontiac Figures May. Be Changed; Aug. 16 Is Tentative Due Date A tax equalization appeal by Southfield Township will delay 1954 Pontiac city’ and school tax collections and temporarily cut off rev- enue to both units. If a change is ordered in the Southfield valuation, Pontiac’s valuation may also have to be revised. This would change individual Pontiac City Manager Wal- ter K. Willman said. Until the Pontiac valuation is . known to be final, tax bills can't be compiled, according to City As- sessor W. Raymond Ransom. Tax collections usually —start duly 1, but due to the Southfield appeal a tentative date of Aug. 16 is the present goal, according serious because we will have to arrange some sort of temporary financing,’ Willman stated. But he expressed confidence that the nec- essary funds could be. found. Vernon L. Schiller: Schoo| Board treasurer, said the school system will not be hard- Schiller stated. The money be -borrowed from thé state aid payments due Pontiac schools during the 1954-55 school year, he said. Although the bills will ‘be issued late, residents will have the usual 30 days after the delayed collec- tion date to pay without penalty, Ashbaugh stated. An equalized valuation of $80,- 162,007 was placed on Southfield Township May 26 by the Oakland County Board of Supervisors. township was a victim of discrimi- nation. , Figures show that Southfield’s equalized valuation this year is $16,931,485 higher than last year. Markham Leads at Motor City Littler, Palmer and Bolt All Even With 141 at ibs The Keith home in Manhasset was a twelve-room Dutch colonial. house with heavy white pillars, high-arching black wood-shingled roof, and multitudes of large windows. It stood on a knoll in the middle of two acres of lawns set with soaring old beech, maple, and oak trees and bordered by flower beds and a thick high hedge. Mrs. Keith's family had presented “it to her. Her income from Rhode Island bank securities still went to keep it up. Willie believed such surroundings were normal. . . 7 . He walked up the avenue of maples to the front door and entered upon a prepared triumph. His mother hugged him., Relatives and neighbors, flourishing cocktails, greeted the "4 hero. Willie noticed for the first time when the party went i the living room that his father.limped and walked with ac After a while. Dr. Keith interrupted the question session. “Time out,” he said, “while a man has a few wo private with his sailor son.” He took Willie by the led him into the library. “How is it, really, Willie—the Dr. Keith said, closing the door, and leaning on his “Fine, Dad. I'll get by. What's the matter with your leg?” “Nothing much. Infected toe.” “I’m sorry, Bother you much?” / “some,” / ¥ ‘