European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page it the stars and stripes hit mov Ensign says he did t Check depth Norfolk vs., feb. 12 up i the Ensign who plotted the Battle Chip Missouri s course before she landed on a Mur Bank admitted to Cou t of inquiry he had not checkk3 How deep the water was end did net remember seeing red danger Marks on the  wit Ness said the skipper capt William d. Brown ignored three increasingly frantic warnings Zro Iri the navigator to change course Ensign e. R. Harris a naval Roth graduate from Villanova University said he knew Only the approximate draft of the big to when she left the pier Jan. 17, heavily loaded. Did t see Chart Harris said he had not seen the Chart of the acoustic Range through which the ship ran just before she Slid onto the  Malcolm j. Bradberry judge advocate showed Harris Chart with red danger Marks and asked the Ensign whether he saw the red Marks before the ship ran aground or whether the Chart had been tampered with later. Harris said i can t account Lor Tine red markings at All. I can t say they weren t on the Chart. I just Don t remember their having been  let d Arnold the Missouri s first lieutenant testified that the navigator told the skipper three times to turn right As the Missouri passed a buoy marking the acoustic Range. Ump strike cuts Down the Coal burners at Wayne port n.y., the new Tork Central s Coaling station bad As of last week Only 14 Coal cars Supply left two More than a nor Mal Day s Supply. Since the first week in february about 200 new York Central trains have been discontinued because of the Coal shortage. Acme House group told of military ban on private construction Washington feb. 12 up Brig Gen Colby Myers air Fores Materiel officer has revealed that defense Secretary Louis a. Johnson has banned housing construction by private builders at permanent Mil itary bases. He told the House armed services committee he understood Johnson issued the order dec. 16 to provide 6me to study our methods of proce  in any event Myers said All branches of the armed forces we reordered not to accept applications from private builders. Asks explanation committee chairman Carl Vinson a a demanded an immediate explanation. He said it appeared the military was trying to Force con Gress to provide funds for govern ment housing despite the so called Wherry housing act which bus special incentives for private construction the committee is considering a t479,,000 military construction Bill approved Fay the Senate. About $15d,000,000 is earmarked for an estimated 7,000 family units at crowded posts and bases. Vinson said Johnson s order appears to show that the department is not enthusiastic about the Wherry Bill and wants to be Able to comeback to Congress and say it did t work then demand More approx Pri item funds to do its own  egg9 milk output at Peak bumper crops loom in 50 Washington feb. 12 up the government which does t know what to do with the food surpluses it already has has reported that egg and Nilk production Are setting new records. This statement was included in an agriculture department summary that said weather conditions favor another Good farm crop in 1950. It said the Winter wheat crop is in generally Good condition and All factors governing farm product Ion � seem to Point to Large crops. As for eggs it said u. S. Hens Laid 5,147,000,000 in january a rec Ord Lor that month and 12 per cent More than the year before. January milk production was estimated at 9,000,000,000 pounds 4per cent More than in 1949 and 1 per cent above the previous january record set three years ago. The number of hired hands on farms in january set another new Low however. The total was Esti mated at Only 982,000, Down about 1 per cent from january 1949. The total number of persons employed on farms including Farmers families was 7,310,000, also down1 per cent. Pretty Penny made on surplus potatoes East grand Forks minn., feb. 12 up a Minnesota Farmer sold 160,090 pounds of potatoes to the government at $1.46 per hundredweight the bought them Back at 1 cent per Hundred weight for livestock feed. The potatoes never left Art Wardner s farm. A government representative banded him a Check and Wardner promptly wrote a Check in return. Betty Button seeks divorce Santa Monica feb. 12 of Betty hut ton sued for divorce Here from camera manufacturer Ted Briskin alleging extreme menial cruelty. The actress asked for Cus Tody of their two children Lindsay 3, and Candace 2. Labor chiefs urge Israel be sold arms Washington feb. 12 up Cio president Philip Murray and Al president William Green have asked president Truman to permit Sale of arms to Israel As Long As Britain Sells arms to the arabs. They said they made their proposal during a White House Confer ence Friday. They asked or. Truman to make appropriate representations on be half of our government to Brit into discontinue supplying these arabic countries with instruments of aggressive warfare obviously de signed for use against Israel Jersey City legalizes Dine and dance spots Jersey City feb. 12 a Dine and dance spots Are now Segalin Jersey City the City commission voted unanimously to repeal the ban ordered originally 20 years ago by former mayor Frank Hague Hague who was ousted from control of the City last year had branded dancing in dining establishments ass immoral. 1 i Iii oks foreign lift medals Washington feb. 12 ins the Senate armed services commit tee has approved a Bill allowing u. S. Personnel who participated in the Berlin air lift to accept medals from the French and British governments. The defense department estimated that 60,000 persons Are eligible to receive a new u. S. Medal for operation  thai figure include civilians and foreign personnel. . Investigates rain making plan new York. Feb. 12 up City officials Are investigating the possibility of relieving new York s water shortage with Man made rain but Are slumped by the ques Tion of who owns the Clouds. Water commissioner Stephen Carney said he will go to Schenectady wednesday to ask or. Irving Langmuir Pioneer scientific rain maker about the feasibility of rain making. City officials will worry about Legal ramifications later. Carney said he was sceptical about both the practical and Legal phases of stitch a project but if the City found it could be done he said the plan would possibly be put into operation this summer varying Success has been re ported by scientific rainmakers Carney said and pointed out they have not been Able to pinpoint their  he said the rights of neighbouring states also must be considered. Power asked for acc to limit bet broadcasts Washington feb. 12 up rep. Charles e. Bennett a Fie has introduced legislation to let the Federal communications commis Sion prohibit wire transmission or radio broadcasts of race track bet Ting Odds and race results 30 min utes before and after each race. The ban could be invoked by acc where such communication or broadcasting would impair the enforcement of any state Law regulating  hungry of miners Birmingham ala., feb. 12 up w. D. Nichols has been teaching the children of Coal miners for 35 years but he said Here he has Neverseen so Many of them hungry a third Grade student at Mulga school where Nichols is principal said he did t bring lunch because he was ashamed of what Bis Mother had for him a biscuit. One child was absent Nichols said i happened to see his father a Coal Miner and asked if his son was  Nichols said the father replied no. We just did t have any food to put in the boy s  half of the 400 pupils at Mulga school Are Coal miners children most of whose fathers have worked Only 10 Days this year. We will be All right once we get the Union contract one Miner said. We and our wives can get along All right but the kids worry me sex killer 66, gets death sentence los Angeles feb. 12 up Fred Stroble 66, a Grandfather has been sentenced to die in the state Gas chamber for the sex slaying of 6-year-old Linda Joyc Glucoft. Stroble s attorneys said they will Appeal against the sentence in the state supreme court and if Neces sary in the . Supreme court. The death sentence was Auto Matic on Stroble s conviction of first degree murder without recommendation of leniency. He was convicted of slaying the Little Friend of his granddaughter when she cried out against Bis advances. Fund drive helps College refusing supremacy gift Natchez miss., feb. 12 up Jefferson military College which rejected a $50,000,000 endowment offer last fall will open in sep tember with a capacity enrolment. Trustees said a fund raising drive put the school Back on its feet. Trustees rejected the Money from Oil millionaire George Armstrong because he specified that Jefferson must teach White supremacy tourist spending up Washington feb. 12postmaster general Jesse Donaldson said1 that his Forn special assistant Harold f. A Brose induced about 25 persons invest some $600,000 in his Sta j investment dealings. Donaldson said the largest sin i investor whom he Difidi riot Narv Hod put up about $75,000. The master Genera said seven persons i have not been repaid some 1200.000,1 and added that Ambrose had told him he is  Corner flan the idea which Donaldson Sai Ambrose sold1 investors was that they could Corner the Market certain new issues of Stamps an then sell the Stamps in the Phila Telic Market at Large profits. Donam son said Ambrose never bought e Stamps beyond the few which exhibited to his prospective vectors. Donaldson said1 Ambrose s of was to get people to invest Nof on the Promise that after Stamps were sold he ambry would pay Back the invest Chi together with a profit which would split with them. Donaldson said one aspect of plan was that none of the in veal Ever made a complaint Donai said he Learned of Ambrose Sites several weeks ago and order an investigation. Georgia Senate votes House bottles measure Atlanta feb. 12