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The El Reno Daily Tribune
Single Copy, Five Cents
Drafting Of
Farmworkers
Is Ordered
Byrnes’ Directive
Made with Approval
Of Chief Executive
WASHINGTON Jail 3 i/l*) Til"
Wlilic House toilsv directed selective i
scrvlrp to press "lu the full extent
permitted by law" Hip drafting of
ilrfmeil fm in workers In the 18-‘
thrnugh-25 age claw
AelInc with President Roosevelt's
authorization War Mobilization Di-
rector James F. Byrnes called on i
Selective Service Director Lewis B
Herr,hev to draw as much as possible
on tills largest remaining reservoir
of potential fighting men
Byrnes says there are 384 non men
In this age ranee now holding agri-
cultural deferments,
"The army und navy believe It
essential to the effective prosecution
of the war." Byrnes said, "to In-
duct more men In this age group'
•The president feels In view of
existing conditions." Byrnes told
Hcrshcy. "agriculture like our other
war Industries can. with lew excep-
tions, be cairied on by those in the
older age groups."
Byrnes noted that Horshev had
told him that If men were not avail-
able from the farms he would have
to rail up deferred men In the next
higher age group, most of whom are
fathers.
Byrnes aeted in the wake or re-
ports that War Food Administrator
Marvin Jones was opposed to any
move to draft farm workers.
MANY CHANGES DUE
FOR MEN IN 4-F
OKLAHOMA CITY. .Ian .( 'UP
More Oklahoma 4-Fx are destined
for war work or limited army ser-
vice under the recapitulation of
classifications now underway by In
cal draft boards. The .state selec-
tive service headquarters announced
today that only one old of every
five 4-F registrants In the state is
hi vital war work
Under orders from the national
selective service office, after War
Mobilization Direct™ James F
Byrnes ordered a rcoew of 4-F, and
oilier registrants not in vital war
industry, the state's local boards
began rechecklng their rrsperttvi
registrants' employment and physi-
cal status for possible war work
As of Dec 1. state selective service
officials said. Oklahoma's 4-Fs num-
ber 88.208 with 13.039 actually clas-
sified as In war Industry employ-
ment. Byrnes’ order possibly will
force some 55.000 Oklahoma 4-F;
into vital war work or military cr-
vire. state officials said
The state office record show
that oil Dec. 1 last year. 53.692
state registrants between 18 and 37
years of age are active in war work
On (lie same date the state records
had 367.127 men 18 to 37 register
ed for selective service with 15.166
lu 1-A 'available for military ser-
vice). and 167.707 in 1-C 'In the
armed services or honorably dis-
charged from the services >
(U R) MEANS UNITED
El Reno, Oklahoma, Wednesday, January 3, 1945
OP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Volume 53, No.
Looking Down in the Mouth
When George Blackman, attendant at San Francisco's Flelsliliackcr
zoo. losl a bucket, lie immediately checked up on two-ton Pebbles, the
hippopotamus Above. Pebbles says "A-a-ah" to prove he didn't swal-
low the bucket.
Farm Machines
Being Repaired
Schools Offering
Facilities of Shop
Field Worker
Offers Training
Sessions Planned For
(airl Scout I leaders
Red (toss Sots
Annual Meeting
Annual meeting of the Canadian
county chapter of the American
fled Cross, al which the board of di-
rectors for 1045 will be elected, is
scheduled at 7:30 p m Monday,
Jan. 8 in the assembly room of the
city hall. It was announced today
by Mrs. L. A. Garner, executive sec-
retary.
Annual reports will lie presented
and a financial statement will be
given.
All persons Interested In Red Cross
work are Invited ami urged to at-
tend the HinniHl meeting of the or-
ganization. slnee it is open lo the
public. Mrs. Garner emphasized.
, . Ic no jiiulic scliool.> ore at MLss Doris Richardson. Girl Scout
.or, uni opening uic vo aliouui field worker assigned to this area.
■ it mini ,jwp oumirng io iai- arrived in Kl Reno today and will
nicis ana on nila-i., uncreated in remain through Friday to give lead-
. pairing turn laim inocniniiy, ership training to Gtrl Scout lead-
n wo unounced today oy ivi. a. era and committee members. Mrs.
none.Ison, instructor oi yocuuoiiui Allan Adams, chairman of the El
ugiicuiture. Reno Girl Scout association, an-
in making Jic 1 utilities t. the notinced today,
nop uvanaoie to those in need ui Miss Richardson was scheduled
I, i m. the deptu liuciil nl vocation- to meet with Girl Scouts of Lin-
ngmulture is offering another coin school and their mothers from
0 in-In ml service to the people ol 4 to 5:30 p. m today at the .school,
ii community', it was jaunted out. Tonight she Is to speak at the pot
Mcmbcis ol Uu- El Reno chapter luck supper of the El Reno cliap-
i.l Future Farmers of America arc ier of the American Association of
"igtng every turniei lb take ad-1 University Women, which is spoil-
v.iinn.i ol tin .service while mu- soring the Oirl Scout troop lu the
chinny .'ii be repaired at a tunc highschool.
when it is not in use 1 Thursday, from 4 to 5:30 p. m..
Fails Will Be bearer Miss Richardson will meet with
A . we know, this year of 1945 troop leaders in room 16 at the Etta
a ill in much harder and pints arc Dale junior highschool. Thursday
mure needed loan in the past, due evening she will meet with the
to tiie lnct our machinery is older.' board of directors of the El Reno
t beii in luted today. We must Girl Scout association at its reg-
ain parts and rcpaii our mu- ular monthly session in the school
chines beUiic we need them." administration building at 7:30 p.
Du vocational agriculture dc- m.
jaitmcnl is furnishing the weld- The only meeting scheduled thus
ii : equipment and all tools, in ad- far for Friday will be with Irving
onion in the huildiiu. heat and school Iroop leaders and committee
light Vernon Brandley will as- members, from 4 to 5:30 p. m„ at
si. I farmers in lepairing their ma- the school.
ehimry when his servues are de- Girl Scout groups wishing to
sired. schedule meetings with Miss Rich-
Open Five Days a Herk ardson Thursday or Friday should
I he building will be open H orn call Mrs. Paul V. Jones. El Reno
R) a in to 3 p. m. on Mondays Girl Scout training chairman, at
UiioiijIi Friday , ui each week. telephone 1204 to make appoint-
Perwm.s deshmg to Use Uic shop ments. Mrs Adams stated.
building should contact Brandley -
or Robertson to learn the most
1 nnveiiient time to bring their
n urhincrv ‘I he shop still has room
Hu. week ioi a lew more tractors,
Robertson said
■The more the public uses till.
service the more likely we (Hit eastern section dug out from a
keep it open lor a longer period snow (|1Ht mug-m Mp to („1Ir inches
of time. Robertson staled in mg- Ponca City, the United Press
ii g the public to feel free to use disclosed.
the facilities. | The highway patrol reported
| higliway-s still were dangerous in
much of the northeast section, al-
though Ihe Oklahoma City head-
quarters had received no reports
of fatal accidents from the wintry
storm.
The official forecast called for
continued fair but much rolder
tonight and Thursday. The lowest
temperatures tonight are expected
to range from 20 degrees in the
north to 15 In the south.
The minimum temperature early
today was 20 degrees at Waynoka.
Other lows ranged up to 30 degrees
at McAlester. Light ram tneasutlng
Fair and Colder
Weal her Is Due
Fair skies prevailed over most
of Oklahoma today, as the north-
Oscar Monrad
Speaking At
C. of C. Dinner
Five Directors For
Civic Organization
Will Be Elected
Oucar Muurad. dhcctor of the
Industrial division of the Okla-
homa City chamber of commerce,
will be the principal speaker at
Uic annual membership dinner of
the Li Reno chamber of commerce
scheduled at 7 p. ni. tonight nl
the Elks home.
The dinner will be prepared and
served by the El Rciio highschool
chapter of Future Homemakers ol
Oklahoma under the diicctton of
Mrs. Lourca Hickman, instructor
ol vocational home economics In
the highschool.
A brief business session is sched-
uled during which five directors
of the civic body will be elected
for tliree-year terms
Directors whose terms now are
expiring arc R. O. Courtney. Wetzel
S. Welden. M. 8. Morris. Ray
Maher and Henry C. Hl-ks.
Others Holding Over
Directors whose terms continue
lor another year are F. R. 81ocum;
Herman Merveldt, Fred Wewerka,
Lou C Booth and B. T. Maishall.
Those who still have two more
years remaining In their terms as
directors are John C. Kerin. Ray
Dyer. Paul R. Taylor. II. Merle
Woods and A. Francis Porta.
With a budget of $7,000 having
been approved by the board ol
directors, the 1945 program of ac-
tivities will be discussed by the
membership at the annual dinner
Many Pledges Obtained
Wetzel S. Welden. chairman of
the membership committee, re-
ported today that several new
memberships have been obtained
and a number of members ltave
increased the a mot .its of their
pledges for 1945 over those of the
past year.
Welden will give a repoit on the
membership drive tonight, at which
time lie expects the committee
will have obtained pledges for al
least 80 percent of the 1945 budget.
Monrad who will address the
meeting tonight, lias had many
years of experience in industrial
development work In eastern stutei
and long has been engaged In
chamber of commerce activities.
One Nazi Tank that Will Not Fight Again!
m
Yanks pass a burning German Tiger tank as they re-enter the Belgian (own ol Lu Gleize during the
current battle tn the Belglum-Luxembourg salient. iNEA Telephoto.)
Game Added To
Cage Schedule
Alva Hoopsters Will
Play Here Friday
Ricyde Rider
Suffers Injury
Richard Cox. 15. of 618 South
Robert:, avenue, was Injured slight-
ly when I lie bicycle he was riding
a:.d an automobile collided at the
Intersection ol Jenkins street and
f lckford avenue parly Tuesday aft-
c noon, i/cc Harvey, chief of police,
repotted today.
Cox was riding east on Jenkins
while M C. Beard. 46. Union City
route l. was driving a 1935 model
I
Geary Man Charged With
Possession of Liquor
Frank Nuzmn of Geary, el.iuged '-dan north on Bickford. The col-1 ^ M<'Alester during
with illegal possession of liquor,
pleaded not guilty when he was
arraigned before Judge Roy M Fau-
blon in Canadian county court
Tuesday. Bond was set at $5lX)
pending trial.
Information filed by Virgil Shaw,
county attorney, charged Niizum
with hHVing 52 pints of whiskey In
Ills possession Dec 31. at which
time lie was arrested by H O.
Starkey and Hugh Hendrix, deputy
sheriffs.
lvoyte Island Veteran
Visits With Parents
Boatswain Male Second Class and
Mrs. Leyman Couch are spending
several weeks in the home of the
former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. L.
E. Handley. 909 South Bickford ave-
nue.
Couch has Just returned from
Leyte Island in the Philippines and
Mrs. Couch has been making her
home at Fort Worth, Tex.
lixlun occurred as Beard was turn-
ing west olf of BtckTord onto Jen-
kins. He said the boy rode the
bicycle into the front end of his
car.
The boy suffered cuts about his
mouth and bruises, officers said.
1 lie bicycle was damaged extensive-
ly.
Crash Injuries Fatal
To Lawton Resident
l.AWTON. Jan. 3—(U.R) -Services
will be held here Friday for Mrs.
Joe House, who died early Tues-
day of Injuries suffered Monday
Etheridge Returns To we7t
Duties With Marines of Cache
Private First. Class Garland E. Her husband was ill a hospital
Etheridge of the mat lues departed | fr°m Injuries suffered in the
Sunday for San Diego. Calif., after j crafih-
spending a 14-day furlough with I , HoU8C „ forziterly taught
„ . 'school here and at Altus. Burial
Ins wile and daughter. Maurice, at i w,„ ^ made pt Durant.
305 South Admire avenue j--
EthOrldge lias been an instructor HOUSE DAMAGED
in the tank battalion at San Diego A dwelling at 816 West Penn street
loi the past six months. Before his was damaged extenaively by fire this
entering the marines in Dec. 1943, "“ernoon' Searcy reported.
Firemen were called shortly after 2
he had been a highway patrol- p. m. Loss was not estimated
man for six years. I mediately.
Mrs. Ferguson
Resigns Office
Successor Will Be
Appointed Soon
Mrs. J. D. E'crguson. Canadian
county home demonstration agent
the past six years, has submitted her
resignation, effective Jan. 1. and
has joined her husband, a technical
sergeant now stationed at North
Camp Hood. Tex.
A successor for Mrs. Ferguson will
be appointed by the extension divi-
sion of Oklahoma A. and M. col-
lege and the Canadian county board
of commissioners, but the selection
has not been made at tills time. It
Is said, however, that the new
home agent probably will be select-
cd in time for her to assume duties
by Jan. 15.
Mrs. Ferguson, the former Miss
Doreen Fiekel. came to El Reno
from Oklahoma City where she was
serving as assistant home demon-
stration agent hi Oklahoma county
prior to her appointment as Cana-
dian county home demonstration
agent. Her home was in Beaver.
She was inairled last summer to
Technical Sergeant Ferguson of
El Reno shortly after he returned
III June from duty overseas. Serv-
ing witli the army's 45th division.
Sergeant Ferguson was overseas one
year and was tn action in North
Africa. Sleliy and Italy. Alter his
leturn to the United States he was
assigned to duly at North Camp
Hood.
Sergeant and Mrs. Ferguson now
are residing at GatesvlUe. Tex., near
Camp Hood.
Dinner and Meeting Are
Planned by Elks Lodge
Dinner meeting of the EH Reno
Elks lodge Is scheduled at 6:45 p.
m. Thursday. Jan. 4, it was an-
nounced today by Dr. Vincent P.
Cavanaugh, exalted ruler.
Dinner will be served for members
and their wives, to be followed by
the lodge meeting and initiation
I of candidates at 8 p. m. With the
j initiation of this class, membership
rolls of the EH Reno lodge will be
closed for the present time. It was
announced.
, The women will enjoy bridge
im- games while the lodge meeting is
being conducted.
El Rrnu high cliool Indians will j
oppose the Alva hlglischool bas-
ketbaliers in a game scheduled for
8 p. m. Friday in the Kl Reno j
gymnasium. It was ounounced to- ;
day by Coach Jcnks Simmons
Tile clash with Alva wu.. not In- i
eluded on the original schedule, j
but the engagement has been added
to fill an open dutc.
It will be the fourth start lor
the Indians tilts season. The Tribe
stalled out strong, bet tin j King-
fisher 46-25 and Weatherford 48-
14 before stumbling at Shawnee
where they dropped u 45-20 de-
cision to the Wolves.
Last season the Indians met 1
Alva in their opening game, win-
ning by the odd srore ol 9-7. It;
was the only time the two teams 1
met during the season.
The Alvu eugers arc toadied by
Byron Roberts, who was i eared in
El Reno where he played Ids lugli-
school basketball under the tutelage
of Simmons, and lie also played
college basketball for Simmons at i
Alva during the Interval that the
El Reno inentoi was serving as;
director of athletics for North-
western State Teachers college.
Starters for El Reno Friday
night will be Orval Pickens and j
Charles Hulbeit, forwards; Alfred |
Needs, center; Jesse Urton and
Richard Dozier, guards.
After Friday's game with t Ire
quintet from Alva, the Indians
make their next uppcaiuuce on
Monday nlgnt. Jnn. 8. when Atm-
darko Warriors come here to open
the Boomer conference competition,
and the Titbr will entertain Dun-
can Demons here Thursday night.
Jail. 11, in another Boomer circuit
engagement.
Yukon Residents
Injured in ( rash
Two Yukon residents were in an
Oklahoma City hospital with scu-
ous Injuries as the result of an
automobile accident early today
on the 10th street highway, west
of Oklahoma City, according to
the Oklahoma highway patrol re-
port.
MLss Nelria Anderson, III years
old. and Miss Lucille Mozclle, 27,
were tliPtwo In lured. Both are em-
ployed In Oklahoma City and were
on their way to work lu a car
driven by Byran K Urlesei. 28
years old, also of Yukon, at about
7:45 a. in. As the car approached
the intersection of Northwest loth
street and Meridian avenue, going
cast on 10th .a pick-up truck
pulled out In front ol It. Oriesel
swerevd the car In an attempt to
miss the truck, but didn't quite
clear It as he drove onto the
shoulder. In the impact, the rear
door of tiie car flew open and
both women were thrown lo the
pavement, striking on I heir heads.
At Oklahoma City General hos-
pital It was reported shortly before
noon thHtthe two victims weir
still unconscious and suffering
from possible skull fractures and '
other Injuries. Condition of both
was termed serious. Neither Orteel
nor the drtver of the tiuck was
Injured and damage to the vehicles
Involved was only minor.
Did y ou Hear
PRIVAIE JACK II WII.-
I 1.IAM8. on ol Mr und Mrs
Jess Williams. 121 South rlott
avenue, ha • tu rn graduated
from the Scott Field, III . radio
school of the army air I wee;
-o-
Mrs. Leslie Gregory ol Yrll -
vllle. Ark, lias received the
Purple Heart awarded to her
husband after he was wounded
on Pcleliu Island In October.
Gregory, a private first class
with the 81st division, lias re-
turned lo duty in the Palau
islands. He entered the army
Aug. 4. 1943. and was awarded
the expert Infantry badge at
Camp San Luis CbLspo. Calif.,
before going overseas In June
1944 from Cuinp Beale, Cilif.
He has two brothers in the
service. His twin. Lester. !•. with
the air lorers, stationed at
Men'll Field, Calif., while Rich-
ard Gregory', seaman fir.sl i lass
In the navy. Is in the Pacific.
Mrs. Gregory and two sons arc
making I heir home with her
husband's parents. Ml and Mrs
Earl Gregory, Yellvllle The
Oreaorys formerly resided here,
moving to Alkalis.1' lu Decem-
ber.
Three Japanese
Cities Bombed
New Movements Of
Troops Reported
Fine Assessed For
Reckless Driving
Henry A. Muskgrove of near Pied-
mont. charged witli reckless driv-
ing was fined $10 and court costs
after he entered a plea of guilty at
his appearance before Felix K. West
in Justice of peace court Tuesday.
Information filed by Virgil Shaw,
county attorney, charged Muskgrove
with reckless driving on a country
road 12 miles west and one mile
north of Edmond on Dec. 26.
Waste Paper
Drive Planned
Collection Scheduled
At El Reno Friday
Plans lor a scrap paper drive m
El Rctio Friday wcic completed to-
duy by Fred Wewerka. chairman of
the salvage committee for the Cans
dian county war council, who said
that the schools will cooperate in
the collection
Fort Reno trucks again will be
available for collecting the paper.
Wewerka said, while highschool
boys will make the collection.
Proceeds derived from Ihe sale of
Ihe waste paper will be turned lo
the El Rein highschool service pa-
trol to be used in purchasing uni-
forms for the group. Wewerka said
Trucks will begin ilieir collec-
tion nl 9 a. m Friday All persons
who will contribute waste paper are
required lo tie their bundles sc.
i urel.v. as each must be handled sev-
eral times. Newspapers should lie
tied on our bundle, magazines in
another bundle, and luown paper
and similar waste paper In si ill
another bundle. All bundles should
be placed near the curbing, so that
they may lie picked up easily and
as quickly ns fiosslble.
The Canadian Mill and Elevator
company a; hIh lias agreed to weigh
the paper collected tn the drive.
Facilities of the mill have been used
for tilts purpose hi all the paper
drives conducted thus far. Wewer-
ka said.
Need for waste paper Is greater
than ever, the salvage chairman
pointed nut today lu urging all per-
sons to cooperate lu the drive sched-
uled Friday.
Laurence Offield Home
From Service Overseas
Laurence H. Offield. electrician's
mate second class In the roast
guard. Is home on a 30-day leave
to visit his parents, Mr nnd Mrs.
J. E. Offield. 713 South Hadden
avenue, after which he will report
lo Norfolk. Va.. for reassignment
Offield. who lias been In the
coast guard three years, was sta-
tioned on an LST which made land •
lngs tn the Sicilian. Salerno. Anzio
and Normandy invasions. Of these,
the Sielllan landing was the mast
difficult for Offield, as he was
unable to beach for more than 24
hours and the LST was blown out
from under him and other mem-
bers of his crew.
Baffles Raging
Furiously On
Western Front
(sermans Say New
Offensive Costs U. S.
50,000 Casualties
BY ASSOCIATED PKESN
The American armored oiisIhlight
smashed five und one half miles
northeast of Bastogne today up the
diagonal railway toward St. Vtth.
drilling Into outskirts of Mlchamps
and Into the Malslci woods through
stubborn German resistance
But the German army was lash-
ing out furiously at a dozen placer,
along the undulating 70-mlle Trout
from the Saar to the Rhine In diver-
sionary assaults which already have
cost the Americans their thin foot-
hold on Geinian soil northeast of
Sarreguemlnes.
The attuck may yet prove to be
another burst in Field Marshal Karl
Von Rundstcdt's offensive.
8o far. the American line was
holding Ihe Germans to limited
Rains, but the Nazis still were fight-
ing along their two-mile deep and
flve-iniic long dent southeast of
Bttche The pneniy, moreover, tiad
driven a bridgehead across the Biles
river eH.st of Sarreguemlnes,
Planes Grounded Again
Know waN falling again over the
Belgian bulge and there was rain
farther .south. At least through this
morning close uir support was lack-
ing because planes were grounded.
The German high command de-
clared eight U. 8. divisions had been
hurled into an effort to ring Nazi
positions m tin? Bastogne sector,
suggesting some 110 000 Americans
were assaulting that sector alone.
The Germans said that since thetr
offensive started Dec. 16. American
casualties have exceeded 50.000.
Red army storm troops smashed
Into cellars, courtyards and forti-
fied houses lu bloody Budapest to-
day. By yesterday they had won
control of nearly 1 000 blocks of
Buda and Pest on either side of
the Danube.
German Losses High
111 probably I lie fiercest fighting
since Stalingrad the German gar-
rison whs said in preliminary re-
ports to have lost 10.000 dead and
possibly 30,000 wounded already.
General Nicholas Plaatiraa, vet-
eran Greek soldier, untonk today the
formal n of a new ull-party gov-
ernment for Greece In hope of end-
ing weeks of civil strife.
In Italy. Canadian troops batter-
ing toward Alfnnslne on the Raven-
na - Ferrara highway have gained
ground between the Fosso Vecchio
and the Senlc river against stiff
German resistance.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
81 long Waves of American Super-
fortresses smashed al three im-
portant Japanese Industrial 'Hies
today In their first big raid of
I hLs year while Tokyo radio re-
ported new U. fa transport move-
ments south of invasion-threatened
Luzon islaiui in the Philippine.!.
Japanese dispatches said 20
Fliillppinc-based Liberators made
their second 1945 strike at Manila's
Clurk Field Hiid General Douglas
MacArthur announced that Ills
bombers had extended their field
of operations to Include F’orinosa,
primary enemy staging base be-
tween Japan and the Philippines.
Tokyo propaganda dispatches
winch have reported lecent arrival
ot at least three convoys at Min-
doiu rain iiu south ut Luzon claimed
one transport was sunk and threw
damaged in repeated strikes 'lues-
day at eveiai convoy groups m
the Mindoro se,.
Ihe sizeable force ol B-29s, di-
rected tor the lirst time irom
Guam, rained bombs upon Incm.-
Ii ml Nagoya oil Nippon* mall,
i land ot Honshu.
I lie 21st bomber oiniiiulld, trails-
feirotl to Guam Irom Saipan, open-
ed Its new headquarters witli the
Nagoya assault ihe giant planes
cull led a bourn loud equaling tilt
largest, d live yet sent against
Tokyo and peilmp. slightly exceed-
ing any ol me tnree previous Nag-
oya raids.
'Radio Tokyo said the targets
ol about 90 ol the B-29s included
Nagoya, Osaka, and Hamamatsu,
three important industrial centers.
' 'I he communique admitted "some
damages were intiicted lu the Nug-
goyn and Hamamatsu ureas by en-
emy Incendiary bombs," an tin
usual concession lioui Imperial
headquarters, i
791 Ii Congress
Convenes Today
WASHINGTON, J HI. 3 'AV
The 791 h congress ww, convened
with wiir-born solemnity today a,'
the mb ion glide J for a critical
year, both at home and abroad.
Both chambers were gavclled into
being promptly at noon. Spectators
crowded tbe galleries lo watch
newly elected members furnnhy
inducted.
A no:a of political dissension
arose in the -enute when Alben
W. Baikley, iDeinocrat, Kentucky),
majority leader, brake into proceed-
ings to obtain unanimous consent
that Senator-elect Homer Cape-
hart, Indiana Republican, be pei-
m It ted to take the oath without
prejudice to a possible future de-
cision on Ills seutlng.
Ihe senatorial campaign Investi-
gating committee lias been in-
quiring into Ctpehart'z election
While Senator Joseph Ball 'Re-|stHii Mnslal. hard-hitting St Louts
publican. Minnesota i member ot i (Juulhnl outfielder and National
a sub-committee which made the I league batting champion and mo*:
inquiry, said nothing was found to j valuable player in 1943. expects a
warrant further investigation, other i call from Ills draft board late this
members urged the Justice depait-1 month, tt was learned today,
inent to look Into the case. Charges I Musial, who hit .337 In winning
were made that many Indiana I the league h'ting last season. Is 34
citizens were denied the light to i and the father of two children,
vote. 1 one born prior to Pearl Harbor. His
'draft number was so high that his
board had never called him
He pasred a navy physical ex-
amination last June.
lax Tokens May
Fie Eliminated
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 3 OF,
The little paper tax tokens elut-
t ring Oklahoman,,' pockets would
wS swept Into Umbo by one of tiie
23 bills which were heaped ahead
• i the 20tn legislative session.
Both house:. . ssembled today to
'art cranking the ponderous nia-
eliineiy that will grind out a full
program ol legislation on taxation,
returning veterans and the prob-
lem ot financing schools.
'ITie sales tax measure. Intro-
duced In the house by Heprejenta-
tives Arthur Reed of Pote u and
Frank dune of Hoidenvllle. would
provide for collection nf the levy
in multiple, of 1 cent, thus sub-
stituting pennies lor the tokens
1 iie measure proposes abolition of
the sales tax on items selling for
less than 14 cents.
Reed also Is author of u measure
will'll would slash from 5 to J
cents Ihe state tax on a pack of
dgareta—ii and when the consumer
in these short.'ge days could ob-
tpln them.
Stan Musical Anticipates
Call from Draft Board
DONCRA. Pa., Jan. 2 —(UP
Weather
State Forecast
Much colder tonight and Thurs-
day, lowest temperatures tonight 20
in north portion to 15 in south por-
tion.
El Keno Weather
For 24-hour period ending at 8:30
a. m. today: high, 36; low. 22; at
8:30 a. ill., 27.
State of weathei: Clear.
Rainfall: None.
RETURN TO COAST
Sergeant and Mrs Thomas J.
Perkins have returned to thetr home
at Merced. Calif., after spending the
past eight days In the home of
| tliiir parents. Mrs. Frank Knight.
222 North Foster avenue, and Mn.
, J. C. Mercer. 214 North Roberta
j avenue. They were called here be-
| cause of the death of Mrs. Perkins'
! father, J. C. Mercer.
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 262, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 3, 1945, newspaper, January 3, 1945; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc920965/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.