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State Capitol,
Oklahors*. City,
Single Copy Five Centa
The El Reno Daily Tribune
IU.R) MEANS UNITED PRESS
Prices on Gifts
Slightly Lower
Than Last Year
Customers Shop
For Quality Goods
Before Buying
BY UNITED PRESS
Pi Ices on Christmas items are
slightly lower than last year and
customers are shopping around for
Bood quality merchandise before
buying, department stores in a
dozen cities reported today.
Meanwhile, federal reserve offi-
cials reported that sales were'down
as much as 10 percent In the same
cities compared to last year
A United Press survey showed
that despite the lower prices, cus-
tomers arc taking their time about
making purchases, looking around
for the best quality at the cheapesl
price possible.
Durable items, such as television
sets, refrigerators and kitchen
ranges arc selling better than last
year in most citlas, however. Some
dealers said their television sales
were surprisingly good.
Profits Khavcd
Store managers In several towns
reported that they had to shave
their margin of profit due to the
increased competition as purchasers
hunted for bargains. Some stores
were running mark-down sales to
spur Christinas business.
Most of the stores said that more
customers were taking advantage
tills year of installment credit
plans although thp increase in
credit business was not large.
Federal reserve officials said
that department store sales de-
clined in Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia, Cleveland. Richmond. At-
lanta. Chicago, St. I/juls, Minue-
niKills, Kansas City, Dallas and Sun
Francisco
Con.parn^JicT1!^the week b0,W‘" d0Wn °n »,5M1,IB »P*
ending Dec 3 with U,e *mic w^k Pr°P^*'j°n lor new conhlnlctk*n at
pen*1' <**im*,yi,ury and charitable
El Reno, Oklahoma, Friday, December 9, 1949
Fire Chief Is Urging Precautions
Against Hazards During Holidays
W» MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Christmas is a symbol of peace
on earth, good will to men; but
Fire Chief LeRoy Searcy believes
that all persons should take a
few precautions to make it a
happy Yule season and not leave
everything to chance.
Christmas means a gaily deco-
rated and lighted tree In almost
every home It means other
illuminated decorations. It means
toys operated by electricity or
liquid fuel. It means paper, torn
from gifts, scattered around.
All those things which arc a
part of Clrrlstmas arc potential
fire hazards and. unless proper
precautions arc taken, could turn
a happy occasion into a tragic
one.
For that reason ClUef Searcy
has compiled a list of nine pre-
cautions which persons should
take during the Christmas sea-
son.
When selecting the Christmas
tree, pick one that is green. Avoid
those that appear dry and
tindery. When erecting the tree,
cut nicks in the butt end of the
trunk and place It In a bucket
of water or wet sand. Keep plenty
of water In the bucket until the
tree is taken down.
Curtains catch fire much easier
than most persons believe. If
window lights arc used make sure
the curtains arc pulled away from
tiie llghtbulbs.
Electrical wiring hi all homes
has a maximum load capacity.
Overloading the line may cause
trouble. Christmas lights Increase
tiie load more than It might seem.
other is frayed electric cor da.
The frayed cords should be re
paired or discarded. Candles
should be used only on the dining
table.
Christmas wrappings are a
ready source of fire. The best
method bi to dispose of wrap-
pings Immediately and not leave
them scrattered over the room or
plied In a corner.
Many persons use cotton to
Searcy j-ecommonds watching the [ decorate the base of their Christ-
inas trees. All cotton used for this
overload.
Electric trains are a potential
source of fire because of sparks.
In many Instances tile trains are
set up near tiie tree. They should
be set up some distance from
the tree to prevent tiie sparks
from firing the tree or flimsy
decorations which might have
been used.
Those cute little toj* which are
operated by alcohol or other in-
flammable liquids were not made
for small children or for those
who are careless.
Two things should never be
placed on the Christmas tree, the
chief asserts. One Is candles. The
purpose should be fireproofed.
If no fireproof cotton is avail-
able. Searcy recommends the use
of aluminum. It is a good fire
"preventer" and If spread around
tiie base or tiie tree will protect
the floor and lessen fire danger.
Gauzy Christmas costumes and
dresses arc another fire hazard.
They are easily made flame-re-
bistant by dipping in a solution
composed of nine ounces of borax,
four ounces of boric acid and one
gallon of water.
It requires so Utile time to take
precautions against fires, Searcy
said.
Legislature Is
Losing Speed
Debate Scheduled
On Beer Mea.su re
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 8—i/Pl—
Hopes for adjournment of the legis-
lature by next week were dim today.
Close of the session before Christ-
mux is still considered likely but
not at the speed with which the two
houses have worked so far.
At the end of Its second four-day
work week yesterday the senate
a year ago, Cleveland showed tiie
biggest drop—10 percent. Minne-
apolis and Richmond had the small-
est decline. 3 jiereent. Tiie average
drop for ail cities was B percent.
A Cleveland stoic official said his
customers were buying "only what
looks good to them and are not
throwing money away." He said ills
store hadn't out prices much but
another Cleveland merchandiser
said he had marked down winter
clothing because good weather lin-
gered late In the season.
New York prices generally were
lower because "competition is
fiercer than last year." A manager
said customers were "taking long-
er to make up their minds'1 on
purchases. Some stores said thej
couldn't get enough television sets
to keep up with sales, however.
A Boston store manager said "it's
harder than ever to make a buck."
Local Firms
Get Contracts
Two El Reno companies shared
highway improvement contract
awards made this week by the
state highway commission.
Noland Smith Construction com-
pany was given a 7.172-inlle road
preparation bed job on U. 8. hlgh-
insti In Lions.
The 5-rnau committee will visit
tiie veterans hospital at Sulphur
Sunday. At stake is the question of
whether the Sulphur hospital or tl*e
new veterans home at Ardmore will
be expanded.
Tiie present bill calls for tIO.OOO
to be spent at Hulphur and (336,000
at Ardnrore
Enabling Act Passed
On the brighter side of the pic-
ture. however, were approvals of one
bill in each house.
The house passed the enabling
act. making the $30,000,000 bond
Issue a reality. In the senate, ap-
proval was won for an appropria-
tion of 14,423,000 to repair elee-
mosynary Institutions.
Another slow-down effect reached
the house yesterday with introduc-
tion of a resolution asking that
local option on beer be taken up
this session. Debate on the hlghly-
controvcrsial subject Is scheduled
for Monday.
Provision Included
Tiie senate will take up the vital-
izing act Monday.
Tiie senate Included a cost-plus-
|flxed-fee provision as asked by
Governor Roy J. Turner But the
Wilkinson Has Ballot Set On
Bwtnnll CoHm0uotas
NORMAN, Dec. 9—(U.R)— Coach
Bud Wilkinson said today his
selection as “coach of the year"
was “a great thrill. The biggest
thrill I ever had in my life."
He said he owed his success to
a "fine football team and a fine
coaching staff."
Looking back over his team's
unbeaten season, Wilkinson said
the Santa Clara game was the
hardest tile Sooners played, al-
though Santa Clara “probably
wasn't the best team we faced."
Santa Clara was up that day.
and "we didn’t play our best."
Wilkinson said. Tiie Sooners won
28-21
The O. U. couch said "probably
our hardest gume Is still ahead"
—When Oklahoma meets Louisi-
ana State university in the Sugar
bowl ut New Orleans Jan. 2.
L. S. U., Wilkinson said, "prob-
ably will be the liest team we'll
meet this season."
Eisenhower Is
Held Candidate
Recent Speech Seen
As Political Buildup
KEY WEST. Fla., Dec. 9-e)P>—
Intimates said today President
Truman regards General Dwight D.
Elsenhower as an active candidate
for the presidency.
The added lie regards Eisen-
hower's recent "hot dogs and beer"
s|>eech as part of the former chief
of staff's buildup for tiie presiden-
tial nomination.
The president, they continued
will
Polling Places In
County Specified
All tenants, sharecroppers and
landlords who had an Interest in
a cotton crop produced in 1948 are
eligible to vote in the Canadian
county cotton marketing quota ref-
erendum Thursday, Dec. 15. it was
amioiUK'ed today by Ray Tech,
county PMA committee chairman.
Tech stressed that the county
PMA office Is making special em-
phasis on those eligible to vote
In Uie referendum since names
of most of tiie sharecroppers are
not on file In tile office and it has
been impossible to mull regular
notices to them.
Contacts Urged
Tenants, sharecroppers and land-
lords who had un interest In a 1948
cotton crop and who have not re-
ceived a notice of tiie referendum
through the mails are urged to con-
tact the county committee prior to
Dec. 15. Tech said.
By doing that, eligibility can be
established ahead of time and no
delay will occur at the polls.
The referendum is being held to
decide If marketing quotas will be
used for the 1950 crop to help ad-
just cotton production In line with
requirements.
Polls Ait Listed
Polling places where the residents
of various districts will vote were
announced by Tech. They are:
Center Grove school—Oak town-
ship.
Calumet highschool-Calumet and
Darlington townsiiips.
Yukon city lia 11—Mulhewson,
Frisco and Yukon townsiiips.
Enterprise sciiool—Valley town-
ship.
Rain and Fog
Slow Traffic
In Oklahoma
Warmer Weather
Is Forecast
For Week-End
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Drizzling rain and fog slowed up !
traffic through Oklahoma today. '
Fog apparently hampered air
traffic more than that on the [
ground. Several flights were Held
on the ground at Oklahoma City
by American airlines, Branllf air-
ways and Continental
At Ponca City visibility was cut
to one mile and a Branlff airplane
was unable to land because of the
200-foot ceiling.
But temperatures generally were
higher than yesterday and a gen-
eral warming up was forecast for
the week-end.
Ouyman Coldest
Lowest temperature reported in
the state to the weather bureau was
24 at Ouymon.
The snow and sleet which hit the
state yesterday was early, weather
bureau officials said, but winter has
struck earlier. On Oct. 28. 1913,
there was .08 of an inch of snow
and Nov. 7. 1938, there was nearly
two inches of snow.
It was cold and wet over much
of tire United States.
Northern States Chilled
Temperatures were near zero or
slightly below over most of Minne-
sota and Wisconsin and in the
northern New England states. They
were below freezing in the Texas
panhandle and in Arkansas and
Tennessee.
Snow fell in eastern Washington,
the eastern Dakotas, eastern Ne-
braska and western Iowa. There
were snow flurries in Michigan,
northern Ohio and western Penn-
sylvania.
Wanner weather was moving onto
the great plains as the cold swept
cast and south. At Fargo. N. D.. tiie
lowest leading during the night
was 5 above zero.
A cold drizzle fell from Texas
nortii to Kansas where It changed
to light snow. The snow was re-
ported ax falling intermittently
nortii to tiie Canadian border.
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unable to care for him. The child is in excellent health and has a
cheery disposition. (NEA Telephoto !
_____________ answer Elsenhower In his
house knocked that section out and stat* of thR union” message toi El Rp„(1 ... „ _
wa„ . down of work was a speech by Sen- fully «*Pound the president's
w/anioi 1 T1,^man county on a ator James C. Nance. Purcell, warn- philosoPhles ot government."
J65.90I ,9 ow bid Estimated cost ing members that they were ap- | Rot* w°uM not even discuss re-
T. i 1 i 50 7116 company COin* propriating too fast to know what cent speeches of Eisenhower, now
Congressman Is
Given Sentence
Jail Term and $10,000
Fine Are Assessed
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 —UP)—
Representative J. Parnell Thomas
got six to 18 months In Jail and a
$10,000 fine today for cheating the
government by "padding" his office
payroll.
Immediately alter the sentence
was pronounced, Thomas' wife an-
nounced :
"I intend to seek the congressional
seat about to be vacated by my hus- l* u Pert the afternoon program,
hund. | in addition to the skits the party
Mrs. Thomas told reporters her I,r,JBram will Include the singing
husband's resignation is in the of earols by the highschool girls'
chorus.
Party Is Moved
To Auditorium
ChriNtma* Program
Planned Saturday
Some of the pomp and glitter
may be missing from El Reno's
community Christmas party Satur-
day afternoon, but Santa Claus will
be there with plenty of candy and
fruit for the children.
Reason for the possible loss of
glitter is that the party, scheduled
for 2:30 p. m. Saturday, has been
moved from the courthouse lawn
to Uie highschool auditorium.
The move was made because of
the wet and cold weather. Party
sponsors believed it would be best
not to unnecessarily expose a large
number of children to possible ill-
ness.
Program Outlined
So El Reno children will not bo
able to gather around the decorated
trre w hich the chamber of commerce
erected on the courthouse lawn.
Tiie program In the highschool
will open with the invocation by
Rev. J. w. Hodges, pastor of the
First Baptist church.
Walter P. Marsh, principal of the
highschool, will be master of cere-
monies and will Introduce the num-
bers on the entertainment program,
and of courbe Old 8anta, although
the latter really needs no introduc-
tion.
Contest Arranged
Students from 17 rural Canadian
county schools will participate in a
skit contest starting at 10 a. m.
Saturday in the auditorium. The
five best skits will be selected to
take part in tiie finals which will
Volume 58, No. 241
Spy Probers
Turning Eyes
Toward Canada
Inquiry May Become
Hot Political Issue
During 1950 Campaign
I WASHINGTON. Dec 9 —<7PJ-
I House spy probers tracing reported
J uranium leaks to Russia turned
their eyes toward Canada today
amid indications that their Inquiry
may become a hot 1950 political
issue.
Two investigators for the un-
American activities committee were
reported in Canada, where an of-
ficial confirmed yesterday that 1,-
000 pounds of uranium compounds
were shipped to Russia via Oreat
Falls, Mont., in 1943.
Committee sources Insisted those
two developments were not related,
but reports persisted the committee
may renew its once-abandoned ef-
fort to obtain records of a court
action in New York by the Cana-
dian government in connection with
uranium sales.
Angle "Reactivated”
Izjuis J Russell, senior commit-
tee investigator, has said the probe
of the Canadian angle lias been
"reactivated."
Russell is one of two agents
committee sources said left for Can-
ada Wednesday night after the
committee had questioned Lieuten-
ant General Leslie R. Oroves, re-
tired, wartime head of the United
Stales' atomic bomb project.
The investigators are due to re-
turn before the committee's next
scheduled hearing on Dee. 19, when
One person was killed and seven 1 two former minor officials con-
others Injured, five of them serious- llecte<l with the iend-lease program
ly. when a station wagon and a are to b® quizzed
o
jpttfr*1*" ■ 1^8
Woman Killed
In Road Crash
Station Wagon And
Truck Involved
BV UNITED PRESS
near
semi-trailer truck collided
McAlester early today.
Mrs. Eunice Timmons. 77, Joplin,
On that date, also, the committee
may reach a final decision on lor-
iner Vice President Henry Wallace's
Mo., died Instantly when the truck r®quesl for a hearing,
hit the station wagon broadside Wallace made his request after
four miles north of McAlester on *'uHon Lewis, Jr., radio commenta-
U. S. highway 89. , tor, named him as a source of pres-
All the injured were riding ln'sur* 10 expedite wartime atomic
the station wagon, driven by Bessie shipments to Russia. Wallace has
V. Olds. Galena. Kan. In critical denied that.
condition were Richard B. Pennock,' Objection Raised
21. Galena; James M. Cunningham. ' L“t "l8ht Wallace objected to
59. Broken Arrow. Okla.; Bessie tlle committee's delay in hearing
Cunningham. 45. Broken Arrow; him. He told the committee the de-
Durrell J. Holt, 15. Broken Arrow; l*y 'nade the committee "a party
and Airred E. Bllbrey, 29, Orandby. 10 tW® attempt at character as-
Mo. m .....
Others Hurt
Two otliers, Juanita F. Pennock,
sassUiation."
Confirmation
uranium soles,
of the Canadian
about which the
peted agulnst 12 other contractors was going into the bills.
Mosher and Klker were awarded
Exhibits Made
At State Show I
Seven Canadian county 4-H club ‘m Ca“ Say
which the "" record "^ are taking part in the again ,.1“ "0mlna'
of 240 bids were b * | Mast of then, tell reporters that
a contract for the construction ot
four big concrete oulverts on the
same highway In Cotton county. I
They bid $36,917.14 against 13
others. Cost estimate was $43.-
817.40.
The commission made awards on
28 projects on
breaking niunber
received.
Every project wns awarded at a
bid that was less than the esti-
mated cost, it was reported by H.
E. Bailey, stale highway director,
in describing the bidding as the
biggest in the history of Oklahoma
highway improvement contract let-
tings. The combined awards
amounted to $2,724,625, which was
$731,138 under estimates.
president of Columbia university.
Eisenhower has been hitting on
the theme that many Americans
are chasing after an "illusion call-
ed security." He kept at it in a
speech yesterday at Galveston, Tex.
Not even the closest day-to-day
re tha"a
assistant farm agent. ' concemed by Elsenhower's recent
Workman Burned
Fatally at Tulsa
TULSA. Dec. 9 One work-
man was burned fatally last night
hi a gasoline-blending plant ex-
plosion tlial caused hundreds of
thousands of dollars property dam-
age.
Victor J. Henke died today. Four
oilier workers were injured in tiie
spectacular blaze at tiie Texas com-
pany's West Tulsa refinery.
The fire of highly refilled gaso-
line and oil In storage tanks leaped
skyward seconds alter the explosion
rocked tiie city.
The blending plant, housing 10
massive pumps, was a total loss and
valuable equipment was destroyed.
Officials of the multi-million
dollar layout minimized early esti-
mates that the loss might run as
high as $1,000,000.
Paul Svejkovskl, Donald Svejkov, J11 "Wch the, fe,ieral haa
:K,r. rx
birds In the show. * j^JT,UcSm of the Truman "fair
Kathleen Kouba. Paul Svejkovskl d6a
and Oary Smith form tiie county r
4-H club poultry Judging team.
Janus Wagner and Glenn Ankney
will Judge as Individuals.
Tiie 4-H club Judgbig will take
place Saturday afternoon.
Tiie group will go to Oklahoma
City Saturday morning accompan-
ied by Miss Ethel Mae Wiggins,
assistant home demonstration agent,
and Nelson.
mails.
Thomas is 54. His wife is 48.
Federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff
Union City highschool—Union and 8UVC an ear-burning lecture to
Plans for Rodeo And
Dance Discussed
Plans for net year's rodeo and
the annual Christmas dance were
discussed Wednesday night at tile
regular meeting of Uie El Reno
Wranglers club.
Tiie dance will be held Uie night
oi Dec. 22 at Mustang field and
will be for members of the club
and their guests.
The next regular meeting will be
Jan. 4.
Tonight the group will stage Its
weekly square dance In the Knighta
of Columbus hall.
$55,250 Awarded
In Jury Verdict
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 9- (U.R)
-A former Canadlun air force
fighter pilot had a Jury award of
$55,250 today for an automobile ac-
cident that left him unable to
speak.
The district court Judgment, one
of the largest ever awardrd by a
Jury In Uie county, was given Ral-
ston Edward Harry. 27. in ids suit
against W. and W. Steel company
and the estHte of John Howard Win-
neberger.
Harry, a former University of
Oklahoma student, was Injured last
May 14 when his car collided head-
on with one driven by Wlnnebergcr
on U. 8. 66 near Stroud. Wlnne-
berger was killed in the crash.
Harry appeared at the trial 011 a
stretcher, unable to lerJiy. His doc-
tors said he will never be able to
use his throat or vocal chords be-
cause of paralysis of throat muscles.
He breathes through a tube inserted
in his throat.
Mustang townships.
Union graded sciiool No. 2—East
Walnut township.
Pleasant Valley sciiool—West Wal-
nut township.
Officers For
Church Listed
Elders and trustees for the First
Presbyterian church were elected
Wednesday night during the busi-
ness session which was a part of
a congregational dinner.
Church officers re-elected were
William Reynolds, treasurer, and
B. U. Rector, head usher.
Elders, all named for three-jear
terms, are C. L. Croak, Dr. J. M.
Ozmun, T. S. Williamson and Rec-
tor.
Trustees, named for one year, are
C. W. Brush, James Bass, James
Blair, Dr. Earnest Potts. Warren
DeMoss, Dr. F. W. Hollingsworth,
Vestus Morris, Paul Llebmann,
Dean Ward, Marvin Bis well, Olenn
Mordy and C. H. Tesch.
Bass also was elected superbi-
tendent of the Sunday school to
succeed Mrs. Vestus Morris. Mrs.
Henry Behne was re-elected Sun-
day school secretary.
Weather
Stale f orecast
Partly cloudy west and' north
tonight and through state Saturday.
Lows tonight 35 to 40.
El Reno Weather
For the 24-hour period ending at
8 a. m. today: Hlgli, 33; low. 28;
at 8 a. m. 31.
State of weather: Snow, cloudy,
cold.
Precipitation: Inch of snow (.10
moisture content.)
Thomas along with Uie Jail term
and the fine.
He told tiie little man who seven
times was elected to tiie house as
a Republican from New Jersey that
he knew he had a good record in
the first world war and had done
much good work" in cong *ess as
chairman of the house un-American
activities committee.
"These can't properly be consid-
ered mitigating circumstances.”
The New Jersey attorney general
has ruled that there will have to be
a special election to fill Thomas'
unexptred term. It runs to the end
of 1950.
Mrs. Thomas is tiie mother of
two children.
She lias had no previous political
experience.
Higher Taxes
Are Viewed
18, Galena, and Roy E. Lenlger, 17. committee has received previous
Broken Arrow, suffered minor In- testimony, came yesterday from
Juries. Mrs. Olds and Joe Edwin c- D- Howe, trade minister at Ot-
Roebuck, Dallas, escaped Injury. 1 tawa.
Troopers W. R. Livingston and House spy hunters indicated
H. C. Carmichael said the station they will seek to examine impound-
wagon slipped off the highway, records of a New York company
then swerved back Into the path which sold Canadian atomic tna-
of Roebuck's truck. They said the terlals to Russia during the war.
impact of the collision overturned Members of the house committee
tiie station wagon and the trailer, “ho said they want the company's
The accident occurred at 3:35 t0P executive—whom they refused
“■ 111 to identify—to testify at their in-
Mrs. Tbunions’ death boosted the vestlgation Into Soviet espionage on
states toll for tiie year to 477— 1 tiie atom bomb project.
one more than tiie number for --
tiie same portion of 1948.
( hild Is Killed
Two persons died on state high-
ways yesterday, one in an accident [
blamed on weather conditions.
Ilie victims were three-vear-old
Oieta Joan Harrison. Brav Okla Muriel J. Marshall. 28. Hitchcock
and Ell s. Martin. 56 Tecumseh " NCgr°' was actlultu>d by H Canadian
The Harrison girl died when she ct?U,,tv dittrlct court Jury Thursday
fell from her father's car and was W ’en h® W“ brou8hl ^ trlal on a
run over by an onenm.n. ! gra,,d larc*ny charge.
Negro Freed
In Trial Here
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KEY WEST. Fla Dec 9 h‘8hway 81 “b°ut 13 miles south of ^SOn‘ coun'y ‘^mey. Marshall
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In u rase filed by Bobby Lee Mor-
Redbirds Playing
At St. Gregory
Sacred Heart Red birds will play
their second Catholic conference
basketball game of the season when
they travel to Shawnee tonight to
meet the defending champions, St
Gregory Knighta.
Ilie Birds won their first con-
ference contest against Ponca City
48-18 last Sunday.
Probable starters for tonight's
fracas, Coach Ray Dill said, will be
Tom Williams and Flank Meyer,
forwards; John Menz, center; Bob
Wolf and Dan Taylor, guards.
Fairview Juniors
Reset Party Date
Juniors of tiie Fairview Farmers
union will hold a party at 7:30
p. in. next Monday In tiie Fair-
view school, It was announced to-
day by Velta Jo Sciieln, reporter.
The party originally was sched-
uled for last Monday night but
was postponed.
without an increase In taxes.
"The probability of a balanced
budget In 1951 is not great-lacking
new taxes.”
Pnce said 11c was not aware
whether Mr. Truman will as3 high-
er taxes In his "State of Lite Union"
message.
The administration's budget wliicli
goes to congress in January, tills
made clear, will require continued
deficit financing unless new taxes
arc levied.
Mr. Truman lias said lie saw no
way of wiping out the prospective
deilcit for tilts fiscal year of $5,-
500.000.0U0 without higher luxes.
He Is being urged to recommend
increased levies on corporate profits.
Pace would not forecast the size
of the new budget—saying a final
figure had not been arrived at—but
lie said it would not exceed $45,000.-
000,000 compared with a revised
budget of $43,300,000,000 for tiie cur-
rent fiscal yeor.
United Mine Workers
Seeking Wage Increase
NEW YORK, Dec. 9-JAWohn
L. Lewis' United Mine Workers are
seeking a 95 centa a day wage in-
crease and a boost of 20 cents a
ton in welfare fund royalty pay-
ments. anthracite coal negotiators
said today.
Both sides also disclosed, as they
adjourned for the week-end, that
way 18 south of Tecumseh. The
was signed by W. P. Williams, own-
Two Airmen
Die in Crash
truck overturned on top^ of Martin " sh°P'
___' j _ Trial of the case was conducted
with Judge Baker H. Melone presid-
ing. Serving as Jurors were Frank
Elmenhorst, Clarence Odom, Wil-
liam Matthies, E K. Orlggs, Theo-
dore Bomhoff, Robert E. Ishmael.
James O. Bond. C. F. Evans, F. A.
ARDMORE, Dee. 9 -<U.R)- The VoSS' Bob Slelska1' Joe W. Dudek
bodies of two airmen killed in tiie and Lloyd Lawson- The Jury re-
crash of an F-82 Jet fighter plane Lumed a verdict oI not guilty,
were taken today to Perrin field
at Sherman, Tex.
Tiie two-engined plane crashed
and burned in a pasture 10 miles
east of here yesterday.
At Austin, Tex., Bergstrom field
authorities Identified tiie victims as
Captain Harold Sawyer. 27, Lincoln.
Neb., and Staff Sergeant Conrad
Llebsack, 48. Orchard. Neb. Both
were stationed at Bergstrom.
Wreckage of the plane was scat-
tered over u 200-yard rural area.
Wife Willing To
Forgive, Forget
Howard Johnson. Carter county
sheriff, reported that a witness to
tiie crash said one engine apparently
failed a few momenta before the
crackup. There was a low ceiling.
The plane was enroule from Tulsa
to Perrin field.
Date Is Designated
For Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE. Ky„ Dec. »-<U.R>—
Tiie 1950 running oi tiie Kentucky
derby, America's premier
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 9—(U.R)—A
Milwaukee wife says she's willing
to forgive and forget if her husband
promises not to use her face as a
painter's palette.
With traces of white paint In
j her hair. Mis. Dorothy Grace. 22,
; came before Judge Harvey Neelen
here and charged that her husband.
James, slapped paint in her face.
She said the incident occurred
when she asked him to stop paint-
ing woodwork. He had been drink-
ing. she explained, and she feared
he'd splutter the walls.
Mrs. Groce said she planned
divorce action. But she agreed $0
give her husband another chance.
TO PURCHASE BUILDING
Bartlesville, dm. 9 .
racing { Members of the Jamas R tm
classic, will be held at Churchill American *
downs May 6. j voted ^
agreement .hu ,. . The date ,or 76th derby was ville Entei
coal mines.
the American Turf assoc la-1 and
I about June
the old Bait
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