Show i The Weather Temperatures tati&at UTAH— Fair today and tomor row Wanner today High both day 75 to 85 OGDEN —Fair High today and tomorrow near 75 Low to OGDEN CITY UTAH No 137 SUNDAY MAY 29 1955 hiDDDd IPir “ j J Fisherman Hooks 'Monster' of Lake It's a Whopper Boyd-Carpent- Mont 1 I i Offered to Talks Sir Brian Robertson chairman of the British Transport Commission which operates the government-owned railroads offered to the with talk engineers and firemen on their demands but only on condition they withdrew their strike notices Neutral in the dispute so far was the National Union of whrh represents 380000 other workers The threatened rail strike overstrike of shadowed the week-ol18000 members of the National Amalgamated Stevedores and Rail-waym- Wfr7- Frost Nips Weber County Tomato Plants It took Griffith five hours to land the fish It had been reported seen by many down through the years but the reports of the “monster” were generally not believed Officials of “Big Fish Inc” are considering giving Griffith the $1000 award the club posted some years ago should anyone catch the “monster” Griffith caught the fish on an eel er en d Dockers Union who have defied their own leaders’ pleas to return pending further discussions of a jurisdictional dispute with the big Transport and General Workers Union Eden a man who made his mark in the foreign affairs field faced a real challenge on the home front even as the final re- turns showed his Conservatives with a strong working majority in Parliament Reds Free Briton TOKYO (AP) — Peiping Radio announced last night that Rob ert Webster Ford a British subject captured by Chinese Reds in October 1950 “was released and deported today before completing in view his prison sentence his of expressed regret” It to Ford as “an espionage re-fer- ed agent” Harry Brown (left) and Harvey Higley examine part of a tomato bed in Farr West considerably Part of the bed damaged Friday night by temperatures that apparently dropped below freezing was covered by canvas but still suffered from the cold Damage was reported as spotted but not serious throughout Weber County mm Aged Couple Fla (AP) — An aged who officers said had an couple house arsenal in their shot to death two sheriff’s deputies and the assistant chief of Ocala police last night Sheriff Don McLeod said B E OCALA m j re j 60 Saved From Barge — rejected ST LOUIS (AP) A tugboat 3 Missing in Blast an excursion barge with pushing Grim i some 60 school children and 47 PHILADELPHIA awaited a yes- parents and teachers aboard sank terday to enter an explosion-racke- d during a violent wind storm yesalcohol plant to search terday leaving the barge drifting for three persons missing in a helplessly in the Mississippi holocaust that killed one and in- River Motorboats owned by a fire nearby boat yard and Coast jured 19 others A gutted a unit of the Publicker Guard vessels rushed to the Industries Inc distillery on the scene and rescued the passengers and crew Philadelphia waterfront -- go-ahe- ad six-alar- m Names in the News yes-erda- “We have a problem we have to work out” he said “That problem is between Debbie and myself I would like to discuss it just with Debbie” Debbie is in Tokyo now he said but is expected back in California late next week He expects to fly out to see her as soon as his television and night club work permits probably within two weeks Are they still engaged? “Yes sir” Fisher replied “We certainly are still en- gaged" Queen Elizabeth II flew to Scotland yesterday to spend theJWhitsun holiday with her family at Balmoral Castle Her husband the Duke of Edin- burgh and the children Prince Charles and Princess Anne already were there The case of Hedy Lamarr’s missing jewels “will be cleared up one of these days” Houston F“ police said last night Police Lt II B Short add&d that the initial phase of the investigation of the $50000 gem theft reported Tuesday night by the actress had been com- pleted be “Police will develop any leads that turn up” Short stated Mrs Grace Coolidge widow of the late President Calvin Coolidge was honored yesterday as the “First Lady of Baseball” in ceremonies before her favorite Boston Red Sox lost to the Washington Senators 3 in Boston 5-- President Eisenhower played holes of golf yesterday in a chilly drizzle that left most of Gettysburg Course to the presidential threesome The President teed off at 18 9:25 am with neighbors George E Allen who drove up with the President for the long Memorial-Day weekend and retired Gen Allan S Nevins who lives en the farm next to the Eisenhower’s e Sloan Simpson the of William O’Dwyer former ambassador to Mexico and former mayor of New York has been signed for the feminine ex-wif- lead in the opening production of the Summer Playhouse in Cincinnati Ohio The play is a comedy entitled ‘The Fifth Season” and will open June 14 Mrs Clara Boothe Luce U S Ambassador to Italy arrived in New York yesterday from Rome for a vacation and again denied rumors that she would leave her present post for a new governmental posi- tion Mrs Luce who was accom 10 Cents £—3 U® symS panied by her husband Henry Luce the editor said she expected to remain at least a month In Rome the heirs of tenor Enrico Caruso won an $8000 suit yesterday against for the Hollywood company’s production of the film “The Great Caruso” A Rome appeals court upheld a lower court decision which decided that the film starring Mario Lanza was “offensive to the honor and private and family life” of the celebrated singMetro-Goldwyn-May- er er was further ordered to pay all court expenses and withdraw all copies of the film from circulation M-G-- Billy Meyer former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered a heart attack in his hotel room yesterday in Burlington N C Alamance County Hospital authorities said his condition has not been determined but that the attack was “slight” Mrs Oveta Culp Hobby sec- retary of the Department of Health Education and Welfare has canceled her acceptance of an invitation to open the National Conference of Social Work in San Frandcsco today A conference spokesman w ho announced the cancellation today said Mrs Hobby is in Texas with her husband who has been ill for some time experts were optimistic that the holitraffic toll for the three-daday might be at least 60 less than the council’s forecast —or might even fall below the 295 counted by the Associated Press on a weekend two y non-holida- y weeks ago This was the accidental death count for the nation begun at 8 pm local time Friday At 8:30 pm (MST) 84 traffic fatalities had been reported There were 20 drownings and 13 deaths from miscellaneous other accidents —a total loss of 117 lives from all types of mishaps At the same time last year there were 111 traffic deaths Ned H Dearborn president of who had predicted a j the council traffic toil of 360 for the ibers i strewn -fPark bridge over Ogden nv on the water in memorv onsored by the Navy Moth- wh? er’ of those died at sea ers Speaker will be LL Americans weekend ad- - Cmdr' vantage of Rodney G' Jones’ Clear’ & bonfefo'kand £ Flower wreaths will be cast upon the water as a salute is fired by a Marine Reserve rifle squad At Plain City activities will begin at 11 a m in the cemetery cereIt will include a a salute Scouts Boy mony by by the Disabled American Veterans and a program with Rulon Garfield as speaker Later at the town park varied entertainment is planned A steer will be given round away following a softball game baseball game and field events At Kaysville the Davis County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse win N J will be Al- stage its annual rodeo at the bert Woolson survivor of the posse grounds Horse races pony steer cutting contest races Grand Army of the Republic and a greased pig broom polo C David Berg a Brig Gen scramble are Spanish-America- n highlights The roWar veteran ’ will lead paraders for the 35th deo begins at 8 p m and inI cludes a fuU program of competiyear at Malden Mass A Hawaiian lei will be placed tive events calf roping bareback Frioccured an over is that Brown oddity during puzzled on each of more than 14000 and bronc riding bulldogging Harry day night’s cold snap The ruined plant he holds in his hand was graves in the Punchbowl Nation- bull riding and wild cow milking only inches from the plant in the ground that escaped undamaged al Memorial Cemetery of the West Point to Celebrate Shifting wind currents apparently caused the discrepancy Mr Pacific near Honolulu West Point will celebrate with Brown was one of the few farmers who lost an entire patch of A Navy plane in flight will a J C jubilee to include a breaktomato plants drop a WTeath where a portion of fast at 6:30 a m in the ward the battleship Arizona sunk by recreation hall program at 11 Japanese planes in the Pearl Har- and a ball game at 2 p m bor attack extends above the At Huntsville the ward Relief wateeu- Society will serve a Memorial Day (Another story on dinner from noon until 2 p m All former residents are invited Profits will go to the ward building fund Graves of all war dead in WeBELGRADE Yugoslavia (AP) — Borba the official Yugoslav ber County cemeteries' will be Communist newspaper predicted yesterday President Marshal Tito’s Is marked by a small flag early in talks with Soviet leaders here would result in a joint document of the morning by members of vetconsiderable importance erans’ organizations THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In its first comment on the talks that began Friday Borba ByBright skies over Utah said both delegations were finding the exchange of views profitable day marked the opening yesterof a holiday weekend dedicated to redespite “numerous differences” that had appeared-Thesmembrance of this country’s war differences it was re- dead inported by informed sources pendence sovereignty and integClouds of the past week gave ‘ ‘ cluded Tito’s disinclination to go rity of all countries way to fair skies and balmy temcoa of with role along “passive The right of every nation to de- peratures which promised to hold existence” or Austrian type neuBOSTON (AP) — A fense in harmony with the UN up through most of the three-da- y trality in world affairs as proMemorial Day weekend man and his wife are goposed for this country by Soviet Charter to have a second chance to marked the Saturday opening ing Communist party boss Nikita in the intern- of Utah’s general decide if they still want to season fishing Khrushchev too and added to the jam of holidayal affairs of other countries blow their life savings of $6000 weekend motorists in a single night’s celebration Decisive condemnation of all -bound Play Active Role G Ernest Bourne director of The couple both paper cutand aggressive expan- the Utah Tito was reported to have de- aggression were locked up Friday Council ters launched Safety clared his country intends to sion Utah’s observance of the nation“for their own good” play an active pert in uniting Solution of all disputes in a wide “Slow Down and Live” cam- night said police nations which oppose dividing paign They were picked up by pothe world into ideological blocs peaceful way “If have ‘Me a lice attiafter they were reported you First’ A neutral Yugoslavia would fit The neutrality idea was the as a driver” he warned “it flashing large sums of money tude second approach by the Russians in with the Soviet aim of creating may result in you being the first in the Charlestown section to the problem of Yugoslav-Sovie- t a belt of neutral states in Europe man in a funeral Police Lt Michael F O’Brien cortege” relations and throwing a monkey wrench Most business offices will be said the couple told him they The first approach was made had determined to spend their Aus- closed Monday as will stores by Khrushchev in his arrival into Western rearmament banks and life savings on one grand blowstate and mid-Macity county y speech Thursday — to which Tito trian officials said in federal offices out meters Parking listened stonily This was a bid one of the reasons for the Soviet in most Utah cities to He did not disclose their were also for close relations between the visit to Yugoslavia was to put take a nomes holiday Communist parties of the two pressure on Tito to loosen his nations But Tito was reported to have ties with the West plainly rejected the party line Delegation Glum approach at the start on the The Russian delegates — Nikita ground that he is 'opposed to S Khrushchev Soviet Communist ideological blocs that the may party chief Premier Nikolai A Discussing good come from the conference Bor- Bulganin and Deputy Premier ba said “every free international AanastaSe I Mikoyan — were Diamonds glittered from every rock and crevice exchange of views on world prob- glum and grim as the second day when the banker’s agent came to Utah back in the 1870’s lems can contribute to a1 gradual of talks opened In contrast Tito — whose govwith two tattered prospectors who claimed to have diselimination of that great illness which has ben piling up in the ernment was expelled from the covered a fabulous new field of precious stones relations of East and West in Kremlin’s Cominform in 1948 for folowing an independent brand “Twenty men can wash out a million dollars worth the past few years” of communism — beamed with in a month” the excited agent reported back cinching a Document Important and apparent good Borba said the joint document humor He made a few jokes $660000 sale that proved to be one of the most amazing that is expected to result would which relaxed the tension and swindles in the history of the Old West formulate the essential elements later was an affable host at scheme is told in colorful The ingenious get-ric- h of a policy of active coexistence luncheon 3-of today’s Ogden Standard-Examine- r detail on page It listed these elements as: (Is Russia suffering a diplomatic reversal in Yugoslavia Equality of all nations great in the second of two early Utah stories by Associated See Page for an analysis and small Press writer Howard Benedict of developments) Consistent respect of the inde brief holiday excursions The national observance will be led by Vice President Nixon who will place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow morning then deliver an address Nixon is taking the place of President Eisenhower The President is spending the weekend at his farm near the Gettysburg whence came the Infor Memorial Day spiration Many ceremonies will honor the living too Receiving tribute at Newark d Know ‘Danged If Talks in Yugoslavia Proving 'Profitable Slav Paper Says 2-- Balmy Weather in Prospect Couple Locked Up To Think Over Blowing $6000 ld Non-interferen- Diamonds Everywhere Banker Lost self-confiden- A 8-- B commented: holiday toll w ar $ being held down appreciatively y below our estimate If the rate so far could be main- holiday The pre-holida- tained throughout the entire period the toll could be held to 300 or less” If the toll is held under 300 it would be the smallest number of traffic deaths for s three-daMemorial Day holiday since 1949 when there were only 253 deaths The count last year was 3S2 and the record highway deaths for a Memorial Day weekend was y 363 in 1952 New Tornadoes flag-raisin- g battle-g- 108-year-ol- 78-ho- ur I Following will be the service 'parades' "pagenu ?ites The National Safety Council’ r hid e Still Engaged to Debbie Eddie Fisher Says y Singer Eddie Fisher said of still is he hopeful Debbie actress Reynmarrying olds but first “we have a problem we have to work out” Their marriage originally was set for June but has been put off severaT times “No definite date” now is set Fisher said 54 45 99 Sby d ht two-rooDETROIT TAP) — The CIO United Auto Workers yesterday officially sanctioned a strike of 140000 Ford Motor Co employes any time after next Wednesday Lindley and his wife both over midnight was in The action the 70 finally were captured after taken face of a suggestion by company hundreds of shots were fired and President Henry Ford II that the officers filled their little house union reconsider its flat rejection with tear gas The elderly couple was taken to of Ford’s stock purchase “packcounty jail but no charges were age” offer of Thursday Said UAW President Walter filed immediately The sheriff said the shooting Reuther: when Deputies Bob Woo-requij started As of the present time it will a considerable change in ten and Curtis Youngblood went the company’s attitude to avert a to the Lindley house to investigate a complaint of a neighbor strike” that Lindley shot at him while Charged “Collusion” he was sprinkling his flowers : Reuther charged there was “obvious collusion” between Ford Conflicting Reports and General Motors in standing Officers said there were confirm to date against the union de- flicting reports but apparently mand for a guaranteed annual Mrs Lindley came out of the wage house with a rifle in her hand The union’s strike sanction when the deputies rushed toward came from the UAW Internation- her and attempted to grab the al Executive Board made up of weapon Lindley apparently shot Reuther and other top officers them both in of seconds and regional directors The board officers said unanimously approved a request City county and state officers for strike authority from the rushed to 'the house in response union’s National Ford Council — to a flood of calls from neigh140 union representative from bors and a gun battle began that Ford plants around the country lasted more than an hour The council unanimously reIn the exchange of shots Asst jected the Ford offer previously Chief M O Tuck was fatally turned down by the UAW’s Ford wounded Another deputy W G Ergle negotiating committee soon after it was placed on the bargaining Jr also was shot but was retable General Motors gave the ported out of danger at Monroe union a similar offer a week ago Memorial Hospital and that too apparently has been rs 3 Sections 44 49 one-thir-d America pauses once again i Gtntr Spek this weekend to honor those who Bri?-fougPrincjpal sptsker m and fell to preserve the Gen Herbert A Hall commandnation’s heritage of freedom As usual the annual Memorial ing general Utah General Depot takes many Floral tributes will be laid be Day observance forms But as always the keynote fore the granite shrine by men will be a fervent prayer for land women representatives of peace ever after From the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to the multitude of graves in quiet churchyards Kills Three In Gun Battle Auto Workers Okay Strike (AP)-worke- TelUwat t ft 94 The number of deaths on America’s highways lagged far behind predictions last of the night as Memorial Day weekend went Events both solemn and are on the Memorial Day program for residents of Ogden and vicinity The organized events will take place in several communities including a large Memorial Day program in Ogden a rodeo in Kaysville a schedule of mixed events at Plain City and West Point and a Memorial dinner at Huntsville Many thousands are expected to make it a family day in the canyons resorts and other places both near and far Largest of the ceremonies honoring the area’s heroic dead will be conducted by the Weber County Combined Veterans at the Place of Remembrance in Ogden City cemetery beginning at 10 light-hearte- one-hal- The walkout was ordered by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen Four and a half hourse before the trains stopped Eden summoned the ASLEF leaders and representatives of the rival of Railywaymen to London his headquarters to cona sider peace formula Labor Minister Sir Walter Monchton Transport Minister and offiJohn ConUnion cials of the Trades talks gress sat in on the' 914 49 14 dkwong Wide Variety of Activities Planned in Ogden Area Monday POLSON Mont (UP)— The legendary “Flathead Lake Monster” a giant sturgeon weighing 350 pounds and measuring f seven and feet in was caught early yesterlength day by Leslie Griffith Dayton 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ABftlia liUl 44 New Yrk (LODDihS started administration Eden himself made immediate plans to speak to the nation on the crisis from his country home at noon as 70000 rail engineers and firemen walked off their jobs on the nationalized lines 5 4 HK at midnight yesterday Early today it had thrown Britain into confusion at the outset of Prime Minister Eden’s new The workmen demanded more money to boost their differential over less skilled railroaders The strike topped a dock walkout that already had crippled four of the major ports of the country for a week This strike affected 196 ships May Strand Thousands Thousands of Britons holidaying at the seaside face the prospect of being stranded unless a settlement is reached before the Whitsun holiday weekend tomorrow night Eden and his Cabinet advisers passed up their own holiday to remain in London for strike peace talks The final collapse of efforts to avert the strike came 20 minutes before midnight At that time Eden’s chief negotiator Sir Wilfred Neden announced the talks had broken down The combined rail and port strikes threatened to cut into Britain’s booming prosperity an important factor in sweeping the Conservative Party into a solid had position of power it had not elecbefore Thursday’s national 45 28 Pages In Britain Eden to Talk V 49 49 La 70000 Railroaders Strike LONDON (AP)— A nationwide railway strike - Chicav MORNING Mia (9 nls Batt night 45 84th Ytar Mn 0ltl $660000 Threaten Storms-Las- h Midcontinent By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Violent spring storms lashed parts of the midcontinent yesterday Weather Bureau warnings of threatened tornadoes kept residents in sections of eight states on the alert In Indiana strong winds ripped a swath across Montgomery and Boone counties and the south part of Clinton County Houses were unroofed and trees uprooted at Crawfordsville Heavy property damage was reported at New Market and Wave-lan-d southwest of Crawfordsville Broken power lines were reported eastward of Mechanicsburg and Lebanon A man was crushed to death by a fallen tree limb during a windstrom at Paris in east central Illinois The wind also damaged or destroyed five small airplanes at a private airport near the city A small tornado struck near Grand Ledge in Eaton County Mich injuring one person Warnings Issued During the day temporary warnings of possible tornadoes were issued for parts of Arkansas Tennessee Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Indiana lower Michigan and Ohio Showers and scattered thunderstorms occurred over most of the Great Lakes Region the Missouri and and the Ohio River valleys Ground blizzards and freezing weather gripped the mountain remid-Mississip- pi gion of Colorado Leadville two miles high in the Rockies had an overnight low of 18 degrees Early morning ground blizzards lashed Kenosha Pass and the Fairplay area in Colorado Warm humid air prevailed In the Gulf states and Eastern Seaboard with midday temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s Similar readings were reported in the Southwest Quake Jolts Coast PASADENA Calif AEL — A moderate earthquake in an undetermined direction about 80 miles from here was recorded at 12:44 pm (PDT) yesterday at California Institute of Technol- -' ogy in Swindle INDEX Stewart Alsop City nail "4A Notebook 4A 4A Editorial Page Gallup Poll Hunting and Fishing Obituaries 4A 7A 9B Drew Pearson' Ringside Radio TV Programs Sport Pages 4A 6A - SB 5 A 6A 7 A Society Theater Page 10 20 and 50 Years Ago A1 Warden 1B-5- B 7B 4A 5A |