WEALTHY OR MEDIOCRE See Page 4 LwAFrAF 1 A6F :43 a t t4p Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LX, No. 12 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1949 CLOUDY, HUMID PRICE FIVE CENTS s * * * * * * , * * * * * * Radford Calls B-36 Bomber Big Blunder Incites Congress To Curb Johnson WASHINGTON - (P) - The Navy's No. 1 airman yesterday branded the proud B-36 atom- bomber as a "billion dollar blun- der" and charged that the defense high, command is freezing the Navy out on decisions vital to vic- tory in any future war. No sooner had Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Pacific fleet com- mander and noted Naval aviator, made his charges before the House Armed Service Connittee than a move sprang up in Congress to curb Secretary of Defense John- son's powers. * * * ALL THE long-smouldering un- rest in the ,Navy exploded in a flat charge by Radford that the Air Force is "trying to eliminate" the Navy's air arm. The handsome 53 - year - old flying admiral first unloaded a smashing derisive attack on the Air Force's gigantic B-36 as an over-rated 1941 model, "slow, expensive, very vulnerable." Then the committee, delving into policy differences on war strategy in the Pentagon, poked into the upper levels. Rep. Hardy (Dem., Va.) want- ed to know if there is in the Navy 4 a feeling of confidence in the of-' fices of Secretary Johnson and Secretary of the Navy Matthews. IN THE tense hearing room, Chairman Vinson (Dem., Ga.) counseled: "Put your cards on the table." And the outspoken Naval vet- eran of two wars, speaking slow- ly and with carefully chosen words, replied: "I feel the general impression in the Navy is that decisions are be- ing made in the highest offices in the defense establishment without adequate information that can come only from the Navy." Radford also observed that if opinions are requested of Navy of- ficers "they are not given enough weight." -Daily-Roger Reinke D-DAY IN THE STUDIO-Ken MacDonald tries vainly to hold off three determined former West Pointers as they stage a good- natured invasion of his FM Club. The Paratroopers-Lieutenants - George Baily, David Spellman and Bob Case-were victorious in their efforts to aggravate listeners with a few moments of roudy propaganda. Paratroopers Take Over Local Disc Jockey Show Disabled Vets Here To See Game Today Faculty, Students Contribute Seats Among the 22,000 students who will cram into the north-west sec- tion of Michigan stadium today will be 258 disabled veterans from south Michigan hospitals. They will come as guests of stu- dents and faculty who sacrificed their view of the Army-Michigan game after a plea in The Daily. * * * STUDENT AND civic organiza- tions and the University teamed up to make their visit possible. After the Athletic Board unanimously stamped its ap- proval on the transfer of student tickets Thursday night, hasty arrangements were made to feed the disabled vets. The local Red Cross chapter plans to feed 129 of the men at St. Thomas' Church and at an inn in Ypsilanti. * * * THE OTHER 149 disabled vets will eat at the Union and the East quadrangle. The price of their meals will be underwritten by campus and civic organizations. The Interfraternity Council has pledged $30 to cover part of the cost. Special service officers from five nearby veterans hospitals picked up tickets for the men yesterday. 23 tickets will be picked up for men from the Wayne County veterans hospital early today. Percy Jones General Hospital in Battle Creek is sending the biggest contingent consisting of 120 dis- abled vets. Thirty-eight vets will hit Ann Arbor from the Fort Cus- ter Veterans' Hospital. Detroit's Marine Hospital is sending 29 former leathernecks, while 26 men will come from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dearborn. Twenty-two men from Ann Arbor's Veterans Read- justment Center will take the rest of the student tickets. THE STUDENTS who gave up their tickets will have their choice of television sets to watch the game. They can go to the Union, where seats will be saved for them, to the League to the West or East Quadrangles, to the Westminster guild chapel, to the Phi Gamma Delta or Pi Lambda Phi fraternity houses. Final breakdown on the tickets revealed that 252 students and six faculty and administration offi- cials turned in the pasteboards. Transportation will be provided by the hospitals and the Red Cross. This is the second time that student generosity has enabled disabled veterans to see a Michi- gan-Army football game. In 1946 a similar program brought similar results. -Daily-Wally Barth TORCH-LIGHT PARADE-A small segment of the 6,500 strong crowd that flooded Ferry Field last night raise its torches high. The bright flames reflect hopes for a Michigan victory today. The first pep rally of the year turned out to be one of the biggest in campus history, officials said. * * * * * * r d o ~ c~ * HARDY DUG ahead: "Is there lack of confidence, a wall that sep- arates you from the office of the Secretary of Defense?" "I think so," the officer replied. "A most unhealthy situation," the Congressman commented. Bradford's testimony pictured the armed services badly split on war strategy. He said their differ- ences reached "malignant propor-. tions." And he gravely told the lawmakers it is time to get to the bottom of it. CHAIRMAN VINSON led off the move to curb Johnson's powers. He offered a seven-point memoran- dum which, as point No. 1, would amend the unification act to pre- vent Johnson from slashing ap- propriations for any service with- out Congressional approval. He said he understood Johnson was wielding the axe on Navy funds. Vinson said he brought up his memo simply to get something be- fore the committee for discussion, and indicated he was not wedded to all its points. Rep. Short (Rep., Mo.) observed that it is the "duty of Congress to see that the money is spent for purposes for which it is appropri- ated. 'Quiet One' To Be Presented at Hill "The Quiet One," profits from which will go to the Fresh Air Camp, will be shown at 8:30 to- night at Hill Auditorium. The film portrays the problems that a Negro boy meets in a cold, & realistic world. Yielding to the temptations of the Harlem slums in which he lives, he becomes a juvenile delinquent. Only patience, "On brave old Army team!" Loud and clean the infamous call rang out at 10:23 p.m. yes- terday over WPAG-FM. The United States Army had staged a successful invasion of Ken MacDonald's FM disk-jockey show. MAKING UP the victorious trio were Lieutenants George Baily, David Spellman and Bob Case- all ol.. the West Point class of '46 Eddy To open Extra Concert Series Sunday Nelson Eddy, and his accom- panist, Theodore Paxson, will give the first concert in the Choral Un- ion's Extra Concert Series at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Hill Auditorium. The concert, in which accom- panist Paxson will also play three solo pieces, will give Eddy a chance to exercise his famous clear dic- tion on a scheduled total of 19 songs and lieder. NOTED FOR HIS style of sing- ing so that the words may be un- derstood, Eddy has declared that "When you sing a song, it's like telling a story. If the audience doesn't get the point, it's no good." This singing style has won Eddy success in the movies, on the radio, and on the concert stage. He has also recorded over 5130 popular and classical songs for two major recording com- panies, and has recently been signed to do a series of long- playing discs. Most popular among his recent albums are his collections ofj Stephen Foster melodies and Gil- bert and Sullivan patter songs. His recent vocal tour-de-force in which he wings all four parts of several recorded quarters are pop- ular with the public too. EDDY ATTRIBUTES much of his early success to good timing. When he was beginning his career, he al- ways watched for announcements of coming musical events. Government Acts Terrorize Prague By The Associated Press PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia - and currently stationed with the' 11th Airborn Division at Camp Campbell, Ky. The paratroopers were mak- ing good on a dare from their less fortunate buddies back at camp. They had promised to raid the local radio station and give out with a whooping "Yea, Army." They did it. For a short mo- ment, hundreds of local listeners were helpless before the blatant propaganda. MacDonald, who will aid Bob Ufer in describing today's game, found himself .powerless before the good-natured but determined at- tackers. AFTER THEIR triumph, the trio retired to celebrate a prema- ture victory. Back in the downtown streets, the men abandoned their bravado. The crowd persuaded them that Ann Arborites had a different idea about today's game. Nine Trains Serve CAme Some 4,400 football fans will roll into Ann Arbor today on nine special trains. More than 6,500 students and townspeople flocked to the largest pep rally in fifteen years at Ferry Field last night. They were recruited from all corners of campus by the Fiji marching band of Phi Gamma Delta, and the West and East Quad bands. THE UNIVERSITY band led the torch-waving crowd from the Un- ion down State Street to the tune of "Hail to the Victors." Don Greenfield of the Wol- verine Club, acting as master of ceremonies, introduced Francis Wallace, associate editor of Col- lier's Magazine and noted foot- ball analyst, who started the rally off with a series of "so- called football jokes." "The entire country will be watching this spot tomorrow," the Notre Dame graduate declared, adding his prediction of a Mich- igan victory. GEORGE TREVOR, sports writ- er for the New York Sun, gave a new twist to pep rally speaking, when he called Michigan "the number one team in the country," and then concluded with the statement, "Army is going to win tomorrow." Harry Wismer, sports director for the American Broadcasting Company and General Manager of WJR wished the shouting crowds "lots of luck in winning the. conference title in 1949." Drum major Fred Breidenbach, and baton twirlers Floyd Zarback and Dick Smith were introduced and the twirlers gave the crowd a preview of their skill. * * * LED BY CHEER leaders in Huge Four-Ply Strike Threat Menaces National Economy St a n w sE L n w a] Topping the list of arrivals is n the New York Central train which S enm andenberg's m will bring about 250 cadets t straight from West Point for the Progress Normal game. Another special train will bring Senator Arthur Vandenberg, re-1 550 alumni from the East to town covering from a Monday lung op-< at about 12:50 p.m. today. eration in University hospital here,1 A New York-Pittsburgh special continued to make "normal prog- will bring some 300 more fans in ress," hospital authorities said for the nation's top gridiron tussle. yesterday. Four specials from Detroit will The 65-year-old Republican had u bring 2,150 more spectators to part of his left lung removed Mon-'w town, while Toledo and Lansing day in a six-hour operation. He a fans will arrive on other special has been sitting up briefly each sz trains from those cities. day since Wednesday, doctors said. i SRAH! RAWH RAW! RAH! By The Associated Press Threat of a gigantic four-ply trike-in coal, steel, aluminum nd railroads-was leveled at the ation's economy yesterday. The newest threats bobbed up hen the CIO steelworkers union erved a strike notice on the alu- ninum Company of America and fficials of the Brotherhood of ocomotive Firemen and Engi- eers met to consider a nation- vide walkout. * * THE TWIN steel-coal strikes, lready under way, have been narked by spreading unemploy- ment and a slackening of indus- xial output. Cyrus S. Ching, Federal Con- ciliation Director, told John L. Lewis and the mine owners that each day of the strike was bringing the nation closer to a crisis. "This dispute must be settled promptly," he said. The CIO United Steelworkers nion notified Alcoa that 20,000 orkers in eight states will strike t 12:01 a.m. Monday, unless a atisfactory contract is agreed pont Alcoa produces about half of the nation's aluminum. * * * THE UNION, which has pulled out about 450,000 of its members in basic steel plants, is demanding a wage boost and free pensions and insurance. The company said the union's contract demands are indefinite. The Firemen and Engineer's union called its general chair- men into a meeting at Chicago to consider possible strike ac- tion. David B. Robertson, Brotherhood president, has rec- ommended a nationwide walk- out in protest against rejection of the union's demand for an extra fireman on Diesel engines. A presidential board already has investigated the dispute. It ruled against the union request Sept. 19. So under the law requiring a 30 day cooling off period, the union could strike Oct. 19. However, no strike vote has been taken.! The general chair- men will decide whether to au- thorize such a vote among the 110,000 members. 1 songs and cheers, the crowd fol- lowed them in a snake dance down State Street after the rally. About two hundred of the more exuberant male students were sidetracked from the snake dance as it passed Helen New- berry Dormitory. They wove their merry way throughout the entire dorm, undaunted by the blood-curdling shrieks. The rambunctious fellows opened doors and wrote "Mich- igan, Beat Army" on the black- boards. They systematically cov- ered every floor and then calmly departed via the front door, with the shouts of the bewildered coeds still ringing in their ears. * * * FROM NEWBERRY, the twist- ing masses crossed the way to Betsy Barbour where they paraded through the corridors of the first two floors. Unwilling to leave any of the women's dorms unmolested, the men proceeded to Stockwell Hall and snake-danced down the halls of four floors. According to an unidentified source, the merry-makers left the dormitory just a few minutes ahead of the police who were called to the rescue of the sur- prised coeds. Students Must Show ID at I Game Today% Nearly 6,000 students who have not yet picked up their ID cards may find themselves on the wrong side of the fence at this after- noon's Army - Michigan - gridiron classic. Every student must present either his card or his cashier's re- ceipt, along with his athletic coupon book to be admitted to the game, according to Don Weir, University Athletic Department ticket manager. If cases of fraud are discovered the tickets will be confiscated for the remainder of the season, he said. M A SIMILAR plan was adopted last year to combat reports of ex- tensive "scalping" of student tick- ets before the games. It was al- leged that lists of people wishing to sell their tickets were often posted on bulletin boards in cam- pus residences. The athletic coupon books, which are tax-free, are non- transferable by Internal Reve- nue Office regulations, Weir} pointed out. Nation's Top Grid Battle Here Today Capacity Crowd AgainExpected By MERLE LEVIN (Sports o-Editor) The Army will launch another all-out offensive today with foot- balls as ammunition'and the halt- ing of the nation's longest winning streak as their prime objective. Zero hour is 2 p.m. and a ca- pacity crowd of 97,239 will jam Michigan Stadium to see the Black and Gold-clad Cadet gridders, themselves unbeaten in their last 13 starts, attempt to throw a suc- cessful roadblock in the path of Michigan's long 25-game winning streak. * * * NUMBERED AMONG those 97,- 239 fans will be 280 first classmen from West Point, here to cheer their team to victory and to put on an exhibition of the precision marching for which the Cadet Corps has long been justly re- nowned. The Cadets will take the field at 1:30 for a twenty minute ses- sion of close order drills ex- ecuted as only the West Point- ers can execute such maneuvers. Then will follow the traditional dash to the stands for choice seats and the wait for the fire- works to begin. As is the case when any two topflight gridiron squads meet, no-' body is quite sure what the out- come of those fireworks will be, but the anticipated results have led observers to class the Wolver- in-Cadet clash as the Nation's. Game of the Week. THE STAKES are high for both squads today. For * Michigan, the game means an opportunity to tie the modern collegiate record for most consecutive games won, set by Cornell under the late Gil Dobey. It also means a chance for the revenge which the Wolverines have awaited for three years. The story of the Wolverines' 28-7 and 20-13 losses to the Blanchard- Davis led teams of 1945 and 1946 is already legend in Ann Arbor. THEY STILL TALK of the bunch of 17-year-old kids who gave the mighty Army machines, boasting perhaps the greatest array of talent ever to play "col- lege" football, the scare of their lives in the '46 encounter after of- fering them their toughest compe- tition during the 1945 season. For Army, the Michigan game offers the lone opportunity for proof of the Cadets' right to a ranking among the best in the country. TheWest Pointers' schedule is extremely light this year. They will meet Harvard, Columbia, VMI Fordham, Penn and Navy after today's encounter. EARLIER THiS SEASON they romped over Davidson, 47-7, and Penn State, 42-7, after the Penn- sylvanians had assumed a 7-0 half time lead Despite the one-sidedness of these victories the experts are still skeptical of Army's prow- ess. Penn State, with a weak team this year outplayed the Cadets until the unending re- serve power of the two-platoon Army system wore down the Nittany Lions in the second half. With this in mind the odds- makers have established the Wol- verines as a seven point favorite to down the Army and extend The String to 26. AN ARMY WIN would be a gaudy feather in the Cadets' plumed caps, one which would practically assure them of an un- defeated season and a place at or near the top in national rankings. Working from the T-forma- tion the Army gridders have the necessary ingredients for a smooth working, high scoring 1grid mahine. Grip man Issues Call for Freshman Rally By JOAN WILLENS Tug, tug together. Come on and fight, Get with your class And pull with your might! Chanting the above lines, Bill Gima. ',0E nd hiseomit Prof. Russell C. Hussey of the geology department, a Michigan alumnus, will be the "sponsor" of the class of '53 and will give them a pep talk at the rally. Highlighting the activities of Tug Week will be the three tugs of war at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday across the Huron River. In two out of the three con- nP- f u-elP nnr ta ntar ,, Ed Reifel, '51, is in charge ofE the plans for the tugs-of-war. Friday night's activities will be a humorous musical comedy en- titled "Soph Satire" at which time the sophomores will show the