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El Reno, Oklahoma, Sunday, June 17, 1951
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Vol. 60, No. 98
Reds From Manchuria
Bolster Enemy Forces;
Third Drive Expected
TAUGHT IN THE FIELD—Members of Oklahoma's 46th division on maneuvers are shown above receiving
u-ucuon on a field problem as they perch on logs in an open air classroom. The soldier standing Is identified as Lieutenant Russall P.
ec , Tonkawa. assistant executive officer of battery C. 189 field artillery. Guardsmen In the picture were not Identified. <AP Telephoto.)
Enemy Blasts
(I. S. Destroyer
Heavy Shore Artillery
Kills Three Sailors
TOKYO, June 17—'Sunday—OTi
—The U. S. destroyer-minesweeper
Thompson reached port In Sasebo,
Japan, under her own power Sat-
urday after being hit 13 times in
18 minutes by Communist shore
guns on Korea's east coast.
Her flag was at half mast in
tribute to the three seamen killed
In the action Thursday.
Lieutenant Commander Walter
H. Barckman, of San Diego. Calif
her captain, said he could not
Identify the projectiles used by the
Reds but added “I do know that
their marksmanship was very
good.”
Remains At Post
Praising the bravery of his crew,
he told how John R. Lain, seaman
of Creed, Colo., who was manning
the wheel directly after the firing
began, was told to duck below the
armor of the bridge.
'They're shooting at us. I can’t
duck now," was the crisp response.
Barckman said Herbert S. OU-
more of Macon, Oa., was at the
ship's number one turret. Gilmore's
gun trainer was killed beside him.
He calmly reported he would have
to stop firing a few minutes In
order to remove the body so an-
other man could take the vital
position.
Officer Is Wounded
Lieutenant. C. D. Lynn, executive
officer of the Thompson, from San
Diego, was seriously wounded but
his condition was reported "im-
proving.''
Two others also were injured.
The three bodies were piped
l over the side in traditional fashion
and placed aboard a ship bound ,ervention ln Iran because It would
Farmer Group Will
Protest River Flood
Rampaging North Canadian Accused
Of Ruining Fertile Bottom Farm Lands
The value of Canton reservoir as a means of flood con-
trol is beinjr debated by farmers of the North Canadian
basin who claim seepage from released floodwaters is ruin-
ing their cropland.
A third meeting of irate farmers was held Saturday in
Watonga. They organized the North Canadian Flood Con-
trol organization to battle the method of flood water release
from Canton lake. They claim the river is cutting hundreds
of acres of bottomland away
Iran Delays
Action On
Oil Demands
TEHRAN. Iran, June 16—<U.P)—
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh,
acting on a personal appeal from
United States Ambassador Henry P.
Grady, agreed Saturday to extend
by 48 hours an ultimatum demand-
ing that the Anglo - Iranian OH
company give Iran 75 percent of Its
revenues since March 20.
The ultimatum originally would
have expired Sunday. Mossadegh
extended it until Tuesday.
British government quarters hoped
for a %lgn of Iranian conciliation
over the week-end. but were getting
ready for emergency mows "Just in
case." as Iran threatened to turn
to other powers, apparently includ-
ing Russia. If Britain refuses to
help run the nationalized Anglo-
Iranian company.
British officials stressed there
would be no outright military in
by bank erosion and making
thousands more useless due
to seepage.
Protests came from various sites
along the river. A Pottawatomie
county farmer charged that the
narrow river would soon be as wide
as the main “South” Canadian
river unless the bank-cutting can
be stopped.
The Pottawatomie fanner. Roy
Ferguson, said he is one of hW-iatkUUon to a lunch,
dreds of farmers ln thfct area Wslng ^
big hunks of good aoll. He
for the United Slates.
Par east naval headquarters said
the Thompson was not damaged
seriously.
The destroyer Arnold J.
silenced the enemy guns.
Isbell
Beef Famine
Danger Eased
WASHINGTON, June 16 -IUR>-
The threat of a beef famine ap-
peared to have been lifted at least
temporarily today, and Price Con-
troller Michael V. DiSalle appealed
for "patriotic” cooperation by the
meat Industry to insure a continu-
ing supply at prices the public can
pay
With rattle flowing back into the
major livestock markets after last
weeks shortages. DiSallc seemed
take too large a force to control
Iran's huge oil area. All they plan,
ln event of trouble, is speedy evac-
uation of all British workers and
their families. This would leave the
oil Installations in the hands of
untrained Iranian personnel.
All technical facilities would be
withdrawn. This would Include the
huge British tanker fleet. British
officials said such a move would
paralyze distribution facilities of
the billion-dollar oil company and
the world's largest refinery.
General Calls
U. S. 'Socialist'
FORT WORTH. Tex.. June 16-
l UP)— General Douglas MacArthur
j I today whiplashed the Truman ad-
cautiously hopeful that the worst ml"‘stratlon on lhc domestic front
was over I by charging the high cost of gov-
He said there was no need for. pr'iment is rapidly making the
rationing, that his enforcers can Atncrlcan people "servants of the
prevent any outbreak of black mar- ! 5tat« "
ketering such as plagued the OPA j Wnding up a whirlwind four-
during World war II, and that day speaking tour, the ousted flve-
cattlemcn, feeders and meat pack-
ers can operate under his beef roll-
,back program.
star general protested against the
"drift toward socialism," and a
drift away from the moral stand-
But In testimony before the Joint Arils "from which were evolved the
I congressional "watchdog" commit- ' American tradition"
T,r°“, 'T1 n*ht;i He called for th® American peo-
DiSdie warned that future beef pie to demand a level of mortahtv
• tar ’clv^n** "I WlU depend ln government that will restore
largely on what kind of a controls confidence and faith
law congress passes to replace the
said
the river has taken two acres of
bank land recently and he had to
spend $3,000 piling brush against
the land to save other acres.
Calumet Man Elected
In Saturday's organization meeting,
J. E. Gambil. Calumet, was elected
president of the organization. Ted
Kama was named director to rep-
resent Watonga and Greenfield
areas, and Byron Long, Eagle City,
was elected to represent Carlton.
Eagle City and Canton farmers.
Some farmers complained that
seepage from the North Canadian
river showed up In low spots near-
ly a mile from the river bank while
the water at Canton was being re-
leased.
Hurting them the most, they said,
was the fact that before the Canton
dam was built, they could normally
raise two crops per year on their
bottom lands after the spring flash
floods subsided. But that now seep-
age water keeps some fields flooded
for 50 to 60 days at a time.
Spring floodwatcr Is now stored
ln the reservoir and released over
a period of months.
Prefer Flash Floods
The farmers also said that, com-
pared to the former flash floods,
the steady flow was much harder
on soil. Farmers said the flash
floods before the dam was built
usually ruined the crops, but did
little damage to the fields them-
selves. Now, the water continues cut-
ing into the dirt along the river.
Lee Awtrey, Blaine county farmer,
said that at least 90 sections of
land, or 57.600 acres, were afreeled
by the seepage and bank erosion.
At Canton, L. P. Patterson, resi-
dent engineer, said the present rate
of flow is necessary in order to
Workers Named
For Scout Camp
Training Session Is
Set For Counselors
A roster of workers for the
Brownie and Intermediate Girl
Scout day camp, to be held ak
Legion park June 25 to 29, was
announced Saturday by Lon C.
Booth, camp chairman.
A training camp for counselors
will be held June 21 and 22 at
the Girl Scout hut in Legion park,
under leadership of Miss Helene
Menijard, area director, and Mrs.
Charles L. Voorhees, camp director.
Classes will begin at 9 a. m. both
days, and will be open to all Girl
Scout leaders.
Final plans for the day camp
have been completed, with sessions
to open to all Girl Scout leaders.
Final plans for the day camp
have been completed, with sessions
to begin at 9 a. m. dally, and to
continue until 1 p. m. Each camper
has been requested to bring a
drinking cup. notebook pencil,
towel and swimming equipment, In
Harvest Begins,
But Wheat Is
Still Too Wet
Mills Advise Delay
In Cutting: Weeds
Are Newest Nemesis
Canadian county's meager wheat
crop Is still too wet for proper
storage, although a few small loads
have been accepted at local eleva-
tors.
R E Pyle grain buyer for Cana-
dian Mills, Saturday urged farmers
to stay out of their fields "for a
few days" and give the grain
ample opportunity to dry out.
He predicted that with no more
rain, the majority of county wheat
will be ready for cutting late Mon-
day.
Pyle said some of the grain
brought In during the past week
tested as high as 17.74 moisture
Content, which, he said, Is entirely
too wet for storage.
High Test Is Docked
1 Grain should test not over 13.5
to 14 percent moisture if it is to
The weatherman had more bad
news for wheat farmers with
scattered tnundershowers over
the state tonight and tomorrow.
The cast and central counties
will get the most moisture. Little
,cuwv*e In temperatures Is pre-
dicted over” (lie itrek-efld. I firs
The small camp fee will cover] tonight will range between 56
the cost of drinks to be distributed' and 60 followed by highs tomor-
at noon each day. row In the 80s.
Booth said Scouts planning to -------
attend may secure their folder* at be *tored. He revealed that all over
the Booth-Reiter furniture store, a 14 test ts docked in price due
and should register before June 23. to spoilage and weight loss.
Counselors for the day camp will The county wheat crop was hit
be Mrs. Hubert Raney, Mrs. Frank with drouth in the fall, and fol-
HTomada Mrs. George Edgar, Mrs.' lowed with hail and an over-sup-
Billy Wilder. Mrs. Charles F. ply of ralnfaH.
Brower. Miss Ora Emily Deever, „ ,
Mrs. Reba Farnham Mrs A F I Heavy rains after the crop had
Zent. Mrs. Joseph O. Kearney, Mrs.', 'naldred has br0utht on a new
Emmet Harris. Mrs. J. E. Simmons. handlcap t0 the harvest-weeds.
Miss Sara {Catherine Vilm and Miss Sunflowers and other high-
Sara Louise Woods. i growing weeds have thrived to the
Assistants Named ; P°lnt that some fields have been
Assistant counselors will be Miss abandoned, and grain cut on others
Helen Weed, Miss Nancy Erbar, will be practically ruined by juice
Miss Dorothy Whipple. Miss Sue from foreign plants. Pyle said.
Stevenson, waterfront; Miss Orvella Worst in 32 Years
anee, waterfront, and Miss Lu He declared that “in 32 years in
ten“s' 'he grain and milling business
h ' . “ tDe'®r wdl h® tn here. I have never seen the like of
Ranev wW ill*1 a, d, and Hubprl so many factors contributing to a
y 1 be waterfront director, general crop failure."
Assistant camp director will be , ,
Mrs. Roy Taylor, and camp co- JudglnR from reP°rtf; nvpi ‘he
chairman will be Louis Reiter. roui'ty, crops are expected to yield
___| op to 12 or 13 bushels per acre,
Pyle reported "Thusands of acres
I have been abandoned; others will
be abandoned: some will be cut
| at a loss; but still other fields
! "ill produce a fair yield.” he pre-
! dieted.
A shortage of qualified Instructors The local wheat market has
has dimmed the possibility of an- Jumped six cents per bushel dur-
nual "learn to Swim Week" this >ng the past three weeks—from
summer. City Manager C. A. Bent- *2.12 to *2.18
V~fCed±raV- Large Carry-Over
ri„ . beemnen wcre con- The nation s wheat
ducted last year by the local Red , year mav reach 70
Cross chapter.
Communists Take Pyonggang
In Increased Defense Action
TOKYO, Sunday, June 17—(UP)—Communist troops re-
entered Pyongyang, northern anchor of their shattered iron
triangle, early today as stiffening Red resistance touched
off small but bitter battles all along the eastern front.
At the same time, large Communist forces were reported
moving down to reinforce the western front, but allied pa-
trols in the area had not yet made contact with the Reds in
any sizeable numbers.
Allied officers reported “increased Communist activity”
all along the dwindling Korean front, but there was no sign
as yet that the third-round offensive” forecast by Lieuten-
ant General James A. Van Fleet was likely soon.
The eighth army commander said yesterday that a new
Red attack could be expected “within the foreseeable fu-
ture.” Allied air raiders reported last night that some 500
enemy vehicles were seen moving south to Pyongyang, some
90 miles behind the present
battle line, in possible prepa-
ration for a renewed effort to
throw the allies out of Korea.
United Press Correspondent Wil-
liam Burson reported from the
front that 75 Communist vehicles
had been sighted moving Into the
Pyongyang area, a "no man’s land"
since allied armor took the town
and then abandoned It early last
week.
Strategy Not Clear
Since that time there had been
nothing to prevent allied occupa-
tion of the town except the fact
that no men could be spared from
the fierce fighting around Kum-
song. strategic road hub northwest
of the triangle.
It was not Immediately clear
whether the Reds re-entering
Pyongyang meant to make a stand
ln the strategic hUls north of the
town or whether they merely were
dashing in in hope of recovering
badly-needed supplies.
Yank Troops Strafed
In the Kumsong sector today,
allied troops ground slowly for-
ward against stubbornly-resisting
Reds. Burson reported that a tank
patrol ranging ahead of the ad-
vance up the road from Sanyang-
ran ran into strong Communist
forces entrenched on both sides
of the highway.
Southwest of Chorwon, at the
southwestern corner of the triangle.
Red planes strafed an allied bat-
talion in the latest of a series of
scattered air attacks. No one was
State Crime
Bureau Head
Is Appointed
No Swim Week
Slated at Pool
The only special arrangement at
the pool so far this year is for the
Girl Scouts who will use the facili-
ties in the mornings of the last
lower the reservoir In anticipation weett this month. Bentley said.
defense production act. which ex-
pires on June 30.
Insurance Adjustors
To Estimate Damage
Insurance adjustors will be in
■ Reno Monday to consult with
city officials regarding storm dam-
68* to the grandstand at Adams
park. City Manager C. A. Bentley
•aid Saturday.
A settlement on earlier storm
damage was reached a week ago.
but further Injury was received
hr the grandstand during a storm
last Sunday.
Arid he asked "that truth replace
false and i.lanted propaganda in
public information . . . and that
national policy be determined with
primary regard to the ultimate
well-being of our own people."
At no point In the speech de-
livered in a htghschool stadium did
the general make any direct refer-
ence to foreign policy or to the
Korean war—the major issues on
which he has based his previous
attacks on the administration.
Once again MacArthur's crowd
pulling appeal failed to draw a full
house. The crowd here was of-
ficially estimated at 16,000—the
smallest of all his Tens audiences.
of more rain. The dam discharges
3.100 cubic feet per second. He said
cutting the flow to 2,000 cubic feet
would prolong the high water pe-
riod below the dam.
The pool has been completely re-
conditioned with a filter overhaul
and two coats of paint on the
bottom and sides.
Personnel this year include C. C.
He said that if the flow were i Keller, manager; Mahlon Ozmun
reduced the engineers would be
taking the chance of flooding the
entire valley ln the event of another
crop this
percent of
average. Pyle thinks, but no gen-
eral grain shortage is. foreseen. He
■'•aid there Is a large carry-over of
grain from last year.
This year's drop from normal
yield is blamed to the winter
wheat crop. Predictions are that
the spring crop will be the largest
In 46 years.
OKLAHOMA CITY'. June 16—(U.R)
—'George Howard Wilson. Enid law-
yer and former FBI agent and
congressman, today was named
chief of the state crime bureau by
Governor Johnston Murray.
Wilson will take office ln about
10 days, Murray's office said. He
will replace O. K. Bivins, assistant
to the chief, acting director since
January.
Former chief Jake Sims, appoint-
ed by former governor Roy Turner,
resigned last January.
Murray telephoned the announce-
ment of the appointment to his of-
fice. He has not returned from his
two-week vacation, but plans to be
back Monday. The office spokesman
said Murray wouldn't say where he
was.
"I've been trying to get Wilson
for crime bureau chief for a long
time, in fact before the inaugura-
tion," Murray was quoted as say-
ing.
He said he had talked to Wilson
while on his vacation, when he fin-
ally agreed to serve.
The Job pays *4.200. Wilson is
taking the position "at a consider-
able financial sacrifice,” Murray
said.
"I’m extremely pleased with the kiIled or lnjured'
appointment." said Dixie Gilmer,
public safety commissioner. “I
think it's a splendid selection."
He said Bivins would be retained
'In an executive position."
LEATHERNECK-Marine Pri-
vate First Class Bobby O. Broder-
sen. son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Brodersen, El Reno route 1, has
completed his basic training at
marine corps base. San Diego, and
Is now awaiting assignment. Bobby
enltsted ln the marines at Okla-
homa City on April 9.
siege of rain.
Patterson said rigures from the
Tulsa office of the army engineers
gave an estimate of $3200,000 ln
damages averted during the last
flood by use of the reservoir. The
Tulsa office estimated 99.000 acre*
of land would have been flooded if
it were not for the Canton dam.
WORKMEN REMOVE UTTER
City street department crews
were still busy Saturday removing
litter resulting from recent storms,
City Manager C. A. Bentley said.
In addition they were working on
alleys between London and Wade
and Mahan and Boynton.
Court Appoints Trio
and Jack Clady, life guards: Nadine To Appraise Property
JMhSc MriEltaateth Ozmun, ba"- . Thn?e aPPraisers investigate
ket girls. injury and damage which would
Swimming hours are from 2 p. m. arlse from Rivln* the Western Elec
to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 2 p. m.
until 7 p.m. Sundays.
Conway Nine Meets
Tinker Field Club
The senior baseball team spon-
sored by Conway courts will meet
the mobile weather unit team of
Tinker Field here Sunday after-
noon.
The El Reno club has won 17
out of 20 games played this sea-
son.
Sunday's tilt will be played on
the Lincoln school diamond
S 9. in.
trie cooperative. Anadarko. a right-
of-way for transmission lines were
appointed in a district court order
signed here Saturday by Judge
W. A. Carllle of Oklahoma City.
The action named Earl Moore
*nd Mrs. Sylvia G. Moore of Calu-
met as owners of the property.
Named as appraisers were Mau-
rice Thompson. Roy Ice and Lee
Penwrtght. all of Canadian county.
WINS GOLF TOURNAMENT
Mrs. Haydn J. Davis. 513 South
Rock Island, was winner ln Class
6t IB of the ladies golf tournament
held ln Qild during the past week.
Death Total
Reaches 37
MONTREAL. June 16—(U.R>—The
death toll In the fire that swept
through a Roman Catholic orphans
and old people's home was raised
to 37 Saturday.
The number of dead has been
"definitely established at 37." cor-
oner A. B. Clement said.
"I am now convinced on the
basis of reports handed me by nuns
In charge of the building and on
my own check of the bodies that
the complete toll Is 37." he said.
"Some of the bodies still arc In the
wreckage."
Thirty-two bodies were recovered
from the charred wreckage yester-
day and firemen sifted through the
ruins for more bodies Saturday.
Officials said that workmen us-
ing an acetylene torch to Install
a new elevator accidentally touched
off the tragic fire in the 55-year-
old Hospice d* Sainte Cunegonde.
Lincoln Seniors Tally
Ninth and 10th Wins
The senior Midgets of Lincoln
school chalked up their ninth and
10th consecutive wins when they
downed the Weatherford squad
Thursday. 14-6, then came back
Friday to whip the Rose Witcher-
Central team. 19-6.
Glen Hadlock was the outstand-
ing player in the Thursday game.
In four times at bat. he got a
walk, slngla, double, and home run.
ln that order.
Lineup for the Lincoln club was
Hadlock. c: Perry, p; McCabe, lb;
Shaw. 2b; Link, ss; Dailey, 3b;
Fire. If; Jackson, cf; and Hub-
bard and Perry alternating at
rifhtfleid.
Damage Suit
For $25,000
Is Scheduled
A damage suit for *25,152.90 was
Hied bv C. L. Means against Ar-
nold Sallawisch of the Sallawisch
construction company ln district
court Saturday.
Means alleged that the defend-
ant was engaged ln working on
the rerouting of U. S highway 77
on south 14th street at Ponca City
Feb. 11, and had stretched an Iron
rod across the road, without set-
ting up a barrier, lights or flags.
The suit said that Means, driv-
ing a motorcycle, collided with the
rod, and that his injuries Included
a crush chest, lacerated throat and
voice box, and loss of blood, and
that as a result he had suffered a
speech impairment and a scar on
the throat.
He asked $25,000 for mental and
physical suffering, and $152.90 for
hospital bills.
In a second cause for action, the
plaintiff alleged that the motor-
cycle was demolished ln the ac-
cident. and that repairs cost
$369.15. and that a leather Jacket
valued at $30 was ruined. He asked
Judgment of *426.15 in the "second
cause.”
Tennis Tournaments
Scheduled for August
The summer tennis clinics for
all age-groups will continue each
Wednesday afternoon for the next
four weeks, Virgil Shaw, super-
visor of the tennis phase of the
summer recreational program, said
Saturday.
The weekly sessions are held ln
Legion park.
Shaw said tentative plans are
for two tennis tournaments here
during August.
Strike Hits
Shipping At
Coast Ports
NEW YORK. June 16-<U.»—
CIO maritime unions went on
strike 8aturdav on the east, west
arid gulf coasts ln an effort tw
tie * up all the nation's nonde-
fense ocean shipping with de-
mands for higher wages and
shorter hours.
Eighty thousand seamen, engi-
neers and radio operators be-
gan refusing to sign up for new
berths ln east and gulf coast
ports shortly after midnight
when union contracts expired
and negotiations here reached a
stalemate.
The strikers were joined 414
hours later by west coast CIO
radio operators who likewise
were unable to reach agreement
on a new contract with west
coast ship owners in San Fran-
cisco.
Ask 25 Percent Hike
The strike, called by the Na-
tional Maritime union, the
American Radio association and
the Marine Engineers Beneficial
association, was to enforce de-
mands for a 40-hour week. 25
percent pay Increase, a vacation
plan and olher benefits.
Special police strike patrols
were ordered to New York's wa-
terfront early Saturday, but they
reported all was quiet.
More than 1,000 passenger
ships and freighters were ex-
pected to be tied up by the strike,
but it will not affect tankers,
colliers or shipping on rivers and
the Great Lakes.
This was the first nationwide
maritime walkout since June.
1947, when the same three
unions staged a three-day walk-
out that paralyzed shipping and
brought a railroad freight em-
bargo.
Truman Stays Out
President Truman refused Fri-
day to block the strike by using
the Taft-Hartley law. saving he
had the assurance of Joseph
Curran, NMU president, that
cargoes essential to the national
safety and welfare will continue
to move uninterrupted.
Seamen stayed aboard ships
and continued to do their reg-
ular work, refusing only to sail.
In union halls maritime worker*
refused to sign on for any new
voyages. This followed the pat-
tern of the 1947 strike which
won the unions a 5 percent wag*
increase and other benefits with-
out picketing or violence.
IN SUMMER SCHOOL
Miss Jane Luanne Lewis, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs R. A. Lewia.
109 South Admire, has enrolled In
summer session classes at
State College (or Women.
She is a senior student In
garter)-primary
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