European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes january farm slump held leading to depression 8 up democratic Leader of the House agricultural committee said yesterday the current slump in farm prices is setting the stage for another depression similar to that of Poage of Texas said prices Are behaving the Way they did before the last farm prices Are going Down while the Stock Market is going if something int done to restore he Well have a read made depression As soon As defense spending Poage made the statement after chairman Clifford Hope r said the committee will investigate complaints of cattle producers that recent Sharp drops in livestock prices have not been reflected in retail meat meat prices face probe the office of Price stabilization planned to conduct its own investigation into meat prices this week to determine if retail beef ceilings should be rolled Back to match the drop in cattle while farm commodities Gener ally Are in a Price officials said they believe beef is the Only item on which profiteering is As of farm prices 12 per cent below a year with the bulk of the decline in hogs and reason for the falling farm prices v a Fiffie e n the decreasing foreign demand in the past year for agricultural the agriculture department reported that exports of american farm products in october dropped 25 per from a year agricultural exports from july 1 to were Down 29 per cop arrested in death of Fiancee 8 up a Young policeman with a Brilliant record was held on a murder c h a r g e Here after he reportedly confessed to fellow officers that he shot his 23yearold Fiancee to death in a fit of William said the shooting took place Early Mon Day in the apartment of his Fiancee an attractive govern ment miss Natiw was killed with a single Bullet through the Closson himself was shot in the foot police said Closson told them he had a violent quarrel with the girl Over his suspicions that she was dating during his hours on Bugger Slayer of girl hunted in Memphis area 8 up detectives began questioning every resident of a quiet neighbourhood Here in which a Arkansas beaut was fatally slugged in third mugger attack in re cent rewards totalling were raised for the capture of a brutal mugger who killed daughter of wealthy 12 seated in Congress eight of the 11 women members of the House meet at the opening of the 83d two of Gracie Pfost and Leonor Sullivan began their first front Row left to Edna Kelly Katherine George Pfost and Ruth Thomp son second Row left to Elizabeth Kee Vera Buchanan and Marguerite Church House Bill seeks count of Gold buried at Knox 8 after All these months of worrying about the Gold buried at it the daughters of the american revolution finally go some official Carroll Kearns announced that is curious to know if All of the government owned Gold is still Safe in the Kearns introduced a Bill calling for creation of a special House com Mittee to count the Gold he said such an inspection is very important now that the democrats Are going out of apparently he wants to sure they Arent taking any of the Gold with a similar demand was voiced last year at the Dar convention but nothing Ever came of the Dar ladies were alarmed by a re port in a financial publication that some of the Gold has been government monetary experts hastened to assure the ladies the report did not mean the Gold itself was missing the kiss was in value due to International president Truman entered the picture by inviting the Dar to Knox and count the Gold for that nothing came of Landry gets 15th of Post 8 up the air Force said yesterday that maj Gen Robert b air aide to president Truman will become Deputy commanding general of the 15th air Force at March air Force after is present assignment runs president opens dimes drive 8 president Truman hoisted two pretty Little Blond Sisters to his desk and held hands with them v Hile they enlisted him in the 1953 March of dimes Campai t against infantile the White House ceremony represented the opening of the drive for the two Little 6 and Patricia and Pamela of who themselves were at tacked by polio in 1948 and were helped by the National foundation for infantile they were accompanied by their Mother Clarence officials of the foundation and March of dimes Basil president of the National gave the president a leather bound citation expressing the appreciation of those who have polio and those who have fought set fashion Pace in capital 8 the opening session of the 83d con Gress something of a fashion the male All slicked up with fresh newly polished shoes and razor Sharp trouser craned their necks to see the two new women there now Are 11 in the House and one in the in Gracie Pfost they saw a vivacious Young woman with a trim figure and dark Auburn hair dressed High on her she wore a vivid Blue Wool a Coral ornament at the she carried for Luck Afine Linen handkerchief with a handsome lace Border crocheted by Emily Washington democratic National her John Walter watched from the the other new Leonor widow of John Sullivan of was dressed in a smart slate Gray 4 senators predict Hawaii statehood new 8 influential Western senators said after visiting president elect Dwight Eisenhower yesterday that a Bill to make new a the 49th state will be introduced in Congress next week they predicted its William Knowland of chairman of the Republican policy committee in the new said As for the group he could not speak for the general but he believed Hawaii will get statehood at a reasonably Early Knowland was accompanied by three other Republican Hugh Butler of Guy Gordon of Oregon Arthur Watkins of Butler will be chairman of the Senate Interior and insular affairs committee which deals with the Knowland said statehood for Hawaii was the sole subject of the senators discussions which lasted nearly an statehood for Alaska was not faille suit around her Throat was a triple strand of she Al ready was known to Many of her fellow having been Here during most of the last dec As assistant to her late husband and then As administrative Aid to Leonard Irving from president Truman Hometown of probably for this reason House democratic leaders saw no reason not to put her right to she and Ruth a Republican secon termer from helped keep tally when Joe Martin Massachusetts was elected eighth term Francis Bolton be ginning her eighth was obviously a proud Mother As she and her son Oliver took the oath of of fice they Are the first Mother and son combination Congress has Ever Oliver publisher of the is starting his first his father was Chester Bolton who died in 1939 and was succeeded by his Edith Nourse Rogers cd Dean of women represent took the oath for the 15th for years a daily Corsage has been her and for this occasion she had a huge purple Orchid on her other veterans the other women who Are continuing their House legislative careers Are Katharine St George Edna Kelly Cecil Harden Marguerite Church Vera Buch Anan and Elizabeth Kee in the the 12th woman in Margaret Chase As senior senator from Maine escorted the new Junior sen former Frederick to the Rostrum to be sworn both Are among the senators in dark cutaways were Robert Taft r Pat Mccarran Alexander Smith and Clyde Hoey watching from the gallery was Harry whose husband formerly served in the Truman note to Grunewald made Public 8 Joseph Mccarthy has made Public photographic copies of two letters in which president Truman and Mike Monroney thanked Washington mystery Man Henry Grune Wald for Campaign once a behind the scenes figure in capital is under indictment on Congress charges for refusing to answer questions of the House tax scandal investigating in one of the Truman told Grunewald he was More grate Ful than i can say for the generous Way in which you expressed Confidence in my leadership during the 1948 presidential election Cam the White House said any such letter would have been one of Many routine acknowledgements of tribute on for the 1948 no Way to Check a spokesman said there was no Way to Check the files now be cause All of Truman papers for that period have been packed for shipment to Truman did not specifically mention a Campaign but records show that Grunewald contributed to the democratic National committee since also show that he was an investigator for the Republican National committee for 1949 to in the second which Mccarthy sent to the Senate elections Monroney acknowledged a contribution by Grune Wald to his 1950 Senate primary Mccarthy told reporters the Grunewald contribution to Mon Roney was solicited and collected by a very prominent he suggested this official might have violated the Hatch acts ban on political activity by Federal general services adminis Trator Jess Larson identified him self As the he denied he solicited the contribution and said thei Hatch act does not apply to officials appointed by the presidents Ike says hell keep press conferences new 8 Dent elect Dwight Eisenhower promised today that he will hold White House news conferences after he takes there have been reports that some advisers Are urging Eisen Hower to abandon regular news conferences in favor of radio to reports to the nation when he becomes assurances that presidential Newt conferences will continue Werft Given by Eisenhower to Hugh president of the United Baillie told Eisenhowe Fly assured him of there Are going to be press he Eisenhower did not in whether he would continue president Truman prac Tice of scheduling regular weekly  sessions with White House Paris reported new for dope smugglers new 8 Deputy police inspector said yesterday Paris now has a Good bet As Headquarters International dope inspector Pete apr Pearing at the arraignment of a dope suspect at a local Sam most iranian and lebanese heroin was previously routed to the through but since the government was cooperating fully with the Paris has become a Good bet As head quarters for International