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El Reno Daily Tribune
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tU.PJ MEANS UNITED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Sunday, December 28, 1947
UP) MEANB ASSOCIATED
. 'Fly Swatter' Is •
Given Truman
To Curb Prices
Relatively Mild
Anti-Inflation Bill
Hit by Senator
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27 —(U.PJ—
A key senate Democrat said to-
night the Republican-controlled
congress gave President Truman
“nothing more Llian a feeble fly
swatter with which to curb sky-
rocketing prices."
J This blast by Senator Francis
J. Myers (Democrat, Pennsylvania)
’• in a radio adress was regarded as
the kickoff of an administration
campaign to denounce the rela-
tively-mlld OOP anti-inflation bill
passed in the recent special ses-
sion of congress.
It came m the labor department
reported that the cost of living
rose 1 percent lauit month to a
new all-time high. It was the first
upward spurt since Sept. 15.
One expert estimated unofficially
that the total 1947 rise In the cost
or living would be leu than 10
percent. Government officials said
this meant demands for a third
post-war round of general wage in-
creases in 1948 should be smaller
than the first two rounds, barring
an accelerated rise in living costs
in the next few months.
Wage Pattern Noted
The 1946 wage increase pattern
was about 18 1/2 cents an hour.
This year. It was about 16 1/2
cents an hour.
Mr. Truman has until midnight
Wednesday to acVfOn the OOP anti-
inflation bill. An administration
source in congress said he had
decided “reluctantly” to sign it
but will denounce It publicly as a
“pop-gun” in .the fight against
high prices.
Myers, speaking from station
KYW in Philadelphia to a nation-
wide audience, set the pattern for
Democratic disapproval of the OOP
measure. He charged the Republi-
cans with political trickery and a
“plot to try to shift the blame for
the high prices they caused by
Junking price controls."
Opinion Differs
But Senator Sales -N. Baton <Re-
,^mMtcan. Montane) saM Mr. TY»-
man's “own political confusion”
caused him to ask congress for re-
newed wartime price controls to
fight inflation. Ecton said the
president knew he was not going
to get what he asked for but
yielded to “pressurised propaganda”
In making the request.
“President Human offered a
strong and well-rounded program
to curb our Inflationary spiral."
r Myers said. “It called for controls
only as a last resort, but it wanted
the government to have power to
do something more than wring Its
hands it voluntary steps did not
succeed.”
Instead. Myers said, the Repub-
lican leaders tried “a pretty shabby
and rather obvious political trick."
He said they tried to Jam Llirough
llic “unworkable and Ineffective”
f Wolcott bill.
Myers said the manner In which
Republican leaders tried to rail-
road this bill through the house
was “so raw that even the well-
dlsclpllucd Republican majority
could not be kept In line."
The result, Myers said, was a
“more refined and more subtle
form" of tlie earlier bill, a "meas-
ure which might help some but
. could never succeed."
London Family Starting
Journey to 'Wild West'
Letter to Cowboy on 'Any Ranch Bringing
Escape from Bomb-Battered Surroundings
Americans Made Them Happy
LONDON. Dec. 27—(U.R>—A Lon- i
don truck driver, his charwoman '
wife and their three young sons
packed shabby belongings today for |
a fabulous journey to the great
wild west where a random letter
addressed to “a cowboy on a ranch
in the U. S. A.” had reached a
town with a heart as big as Texas. j
They are going to Lamarque,
Tex., to live on their own piece of ,
land donated by Mrs. Olga Weber.:
owner of the “Doodlebug ranch.”'
Passage will be paid for by the j
townspeople of Lamarque.
Fred. 11, Leonard, 9. and Dennis 1
Payne. 8. who sought escape from
their dingy, bomb-battered sur-
roundings in neighboring movies,
wrote a letter weeks ago and ad-
dressed it simply:
“A cowboy on a ranch In the
U. 8. A. Any ranch, please, post-
master."
“We would like to hear all about
you,” they wrote. “We like to see
cowboys In pictures. Please write
to us. We hope you are safe and
there are no crooks there.”
Somehow their letter found Its
way to the newspaper “Mainland
Times,” In Lamarque. a town of
7.000 population. Mrs. Weber, 82.
mother of three children, read the
letter.
She answered It right away. She
sent the brothers cowboy suits and
Invited them—and their parents—
to come to her ranch and see for
themselves how cowboys live. She
offered the family land on which
to build a house, and signed her-
self “Auntie Cowlady."
Neighbors of "Auntie Cowlady."
contributed money to pay the
family's way to Texas.
The boys' parents, Fred Payne,
34. and Mary. 32, who earns $3 a
week scrubbing floors, were bewild-
ered by the Invitation, but they ac-
cepted immediately. The family now
is waiting passage to the United
States.
The three excited boys, who know
more About the sound of bombs
than the clatter of horses' hooves,
are determined to protect "Auntift
Cowlady" from all those desperadoes
out west.
“The first thing I'm going to do
in Texas." ■ Leonard said. “Is to
jump cMa a horse and catch crooks
like Ray Rogers does.”
Aggies' Coach
Singing Blues
Iba Picks Texans
' To Win Tourney
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 27—
—Tire Oklahoma A. and M. basket-
ball team is always a favorite to
win the annual all-college basket-
ball tournaments here, but this year
Coach Hank Iba wouldn't bet a free
throw on his team's chances.
The Aggies, who have won six of
the past 11 meets. Including the
last thiee. are pitted against Ham-
Unc of St. Paul, and Iba Is going
so far as to pick the Minnesota
team as one of the tourney's dark
horses.
Opening day's activities Monday
in the eight-team meet finds Baylor
meeting Wyoming, and Alabama
playing Rice In the afternoon ses-
sion.
Texas' clash with Georgia Tech
and the Aggie-Hamlinc tilt are on
the night card.
Finals arc scheduled for New
Year's eve.
General Iba picks Jack Gray's
undefeated Texas quintet to win
the meet, but hastily adds that
Hamline or Wyoming could very
easily be the dark horses.
However, the Aggies’ record this
season Isn't the kind that would
moke the customers shed tears for
the Iron Duke's crew. They have
won six and lost one contest—a
50-43 skirmish to Kansas State in
the finals of the Big Six pre-season
tourAcy at Kansas City.
Report Is Given
On Missing B-29
FAIRBANKS. Alaska. Dec. 27—</P)
—Officers* at Ladd field reported
that the B-29 Superfortress missing
since Tuesday with eight men
aboard, was sighted today on the
northern Seward peninsula.
Meager radio reports from the
scene made no mention of the con-
dition of the plane or any signs of
life. The weather bureau reported
conditions In the area vary from
clear to light blowing snow, with
temperatures about 20 below.
Tlie big plane was found near the
ixisltion from which it waa last
heard, at noon Tuesday. Search
operations began Tuesday evening.
Divorce Is Granted In
District Court Hearing
Verona Henderson was granted a
decree of divorce from Walter C.
Henderson after a hearing was con-
ducted before Judge Baker R.
Melone in Canadian county district
court Saturday, records in the of-
fice of Frank Taylor, court clerk,
disclosed.
The plaintiff was given custody
of a‘ child. Jerry Lee. 6. together
with maintenance for the child.
The couple was married Oct. 4.
1941, at Chtckaaha. Extreme cruelty
and gross neglect of duty were al-
leged as grounds for the court ac-
tion
Southerners Win
Blue-Gray Game
MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Dec. 27—
i/P.—Flashing a well-balanced at-
tack and taking advantage or its
opportunities, a hand-picked South-
ern eleven defeated a similar team
from above the Mason-Dixon line
here today. 33-6, In the tenth re-
newal of the Blue-Gray football
game. ~
The outcome was never In doubt
after the Rebels flashed to two
touchdowns early In the game and
carried the fight to their oppon-
ents to the delight of a partisan
capacity crowd of 22.500.
It was the South's sixth victory
in nine tries and the most decisive
of the series.
Jim Tyree, the University of Ok-
lahoma's stand-out end this sea-
son, played the same position for
the Reb6.
Army Refuses
Davis Release
Formal Statement
Issued by Secretary
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27 — <U.R>—
The army today turned down the
application of Lieutenant Glenn
Davis, one of Army's “touchdown
twins,” to resign from the service.
Davis, who with Felix “Doc"
Blanchard, was one of West Point’s
brightest football stars for three
years, recently applied for resig-
nation. He said he intended to play
professional football u his request
were granted.
But Army Secretary Kenneth C.
Royall turned a cold eye on the
application today.
ltoyalt said that normally in time
of peace the army unhesitatingly
accepts the application for resigna-
tion by regular commissioned of-
ficers.
Other Factors Cited
To do otherwise. Royall said,
probably would damage tlie “high
standards of duty and service de-
manded by the officer corps.”
“The operation of this rule is
habitually suspended in time of
national emergency until conditions
permit the maintenance of the of-
ficer corps on a completely volun-
teer basis." Royall said In a formal
statement.
"At present,” he continued, "there
arc still on active duty certain of-
ficers of tlie emergency army whose
services cannqp be spared and who
arc retained therein regardless of
any desire to return to normal
civilian pursuits.
"So long as this situation pre-
vails. the army cannot, except In
cases involving extreme hardship
or other humanitarian reasons, ap-
prove tlie resignation of any officer
who, in good faith, entered its pro-
fessional commissioned ranks.
Pledge Is Given
Royall concluded in his letter to
Davis that therefore:
"Your application for resignation,
after full consideration of all
factors Involved is therefore dis-
approved."
Graduates of West Point pledge to
serve eight years In tlie regular
army after leaving the academy.
Davis and Blanchard were grad-
uated from West Point last June.
They led army In three unbeaten
football seasons—1944-45-46—a rec-
ord that was marred only by a 0-0
tie with Notre Dame In 1946.
Hie army had revealed on Tues-
day that Davis sought to resign. He
has been stationed with the ground
forces at Fort Riley, Kan., but was
home on leave at Los Angeles.
'Scapegoat' Is
Bitter About *•
Open Violations Of *
Stated Prohibition
Statutes Are Cited
TOPEKA, Kan.. Dec. 27 —OPI
Thirty-year-old Melvin Hass a
Topeka was bitter today in his
criticism of Kansas prohibition and
the recent crack-down enforcement |
of the state’s dry law.
He described himself as a scape'
goat of political manuevers after DM
automobile was confiscated and hie
was fined 8200 and assessed 163.71
in court costs.
In Lawrence today. Haas pleaded
guilty to charges of having eight
fifths of whiskey and one of win*
when he was searched in his car on
Dec. 22 after returning from Kan*
sas City.
“I certainly don't relish the costly
experience of being a scapegoat.”
Haas said, and went on to attack
the dry law.
Termed “Political Move”
“The Kansas liquor laws are
openly and knowingly violated
hundreds of times each day” he
said. "Nothing has been done about
It for years, but now, with state
prohibition coining up for a vote,
there is some sort of political move
underway to make the citizens sick
of the punitive liquor laws.
"I’m sick of them to the tune of
about $1,400 dollars, counting-the
cost of my car. I have a good clean
record both as a soldier and civil-
ian and I certainly resent being
singled out—even unintentionally—
I as a scapegoat oil a law that I H neno Retail Merchants associa-
Waving United States flags, this crowd of French youngsters cheers the American people for their
contributions of food to the Friendship train. They participated in ceremonies at tly Paris city hall.
Stores To Close
New Year's Day
Banks and Offices
Will Observe Holiday !
Practically all business establish- '
menus and public offices in El
Reno will remain closed all day
Thursday. New Year's day, a survey
disclosed Saturday.
With New Year's day Included on !
the all-day closing schedule of the
thousands of respectable Kansans
.break every day of the year.”
"People Moat Decide”
Hass entered the army as a pri-
vate. served in the south Pacific,
and came out a major. He recently
returned to his home state from
Texas to Join his fattier in the oil
production business.
Tlie Kansas attorney general, Ed-
ward F. Am, Issued his own state-
ment. saying—
"Hiat’s rough on a fellow who
just wanted a few tom and Jerries
for the holidays. But the officers
Mon. the majority of the business
establishments in the downtown
area will be closed for the holiday.
Mervll J. Meyer, secretary of the
association, said.
| Drug stores, cafes and service
stations will follow their usual holi-
day schedule, with some of them
open for a part of the day while
others may remain open the entire
day.
Both banks at Ell Reno will be
closed all day Thursday, officers
said.
The postoffice will remain closed
Did You Hear
-o-
d ’APTAIN LEROY D. McCAY
' of Ei Reno has been assigned
to duty in the Marianas air
materiel command on Guam,
where he is seining as medical
administrative officer, attached
to headquarters of tlie 20lli
fighter wing of the air forces.
He formerly was medical ad-
ministrative officer for the
Northwest air base dispensary.
Captain McCay was an X-ray
technician at Gallo hospital be-
fore entering the army service.
During the war he spent 14
months In the European theater.
Prior to his latest tour of over-
seas duty he was assigned to
the Smoky Hill air base at
Sallna. Kan. Captain McCay is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
McCay, 311 South Barker ave-
nue. His wife and daughter.
Nancy Jane, 3, are remaining
in El Reno while he Is overseas.
were merely doing their duty. Thalia! throughout the holiday and there
the same Kanaas taw we've had |^u n(> mall liveries on Thura-
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for a long time, and during the
next 10 months the people of Kan-
sas must decide whether they wish
to live by tlie law or change it."
Reopening Of
Agency Urged
Complaints Aired
At Pawnee Meeting
PAWNEE. Dec. 27—0J.R)—Reopen-
ing of the Pawnee Indian agency
is demanded by spokesmen for the
Pawnees, who indicated their tribes-
men are ready to go on a political'
warpath over present Indian bu-
reau operations in Oklahoma.
U. S. Representative George
Schwabc. first district Republican,
heard the complaints in a hearing
held here in the county courtroom.
More than 50 witnesses, many of
them full-blooded Pawnees, testi-
fied.
Schwabc is making a survey of
Indian problems on behalf of a sub-
committee of the house appropria-
tions committee. He will conclude
his schedule of hearings with a
meeting in Miami. Okla.. New Year's
day. lie announced.
The present division of Indian
bureau work between centralized
headquarters at Anadarko and
Muskogee was scored bj the Paw-
nees.
“I've waited months for iny
checks from Anadarko," one aged
Indian told Schwabc.
The Pawnees centered their verb-
al attack on removal to Anadarko
of the tribal agency once located
here.
"We realize they are short-
handed down there." one Indian
said, “but It’s a 200-mile trip for
us— and then we wait In line and
get no results.”
A “skeletonized" office for the
Pawnees of two employes Is now
maintained here. All land records—
considered an essential part of the
agency by some Indians—have been
transferred to Anadarko.
Schwabc said he would attempt to
re-establish the tribal agency here.
He added that ail appropriation
lor Anadarko's enlargement might
be diverted to Pawnee to employ
"five or six persons."
day. Jesse W. Haydon, postmaster,
announced.
The water office and the city
manager's office in the city hall
will be closed. C. A. Bentley, city
manager, announced. Members of
the. police department and the fire
department, however, will be on
duty as u&ual.
The Canadian county courthouse
Tlie Tribune will not be
clo-.ed on New Year’s day and
the regular Thursday edition of
the newspaper will be published
at the usual time on the holi-
day.
will be closed all clay on New Year's
day. In accordance with the usual
custom. Cecil E. Bross. county clerk,
said Saturday.
EH Reno Carnegie library will be
closed two days, on Wednesday and
Thursday, Mrs. C. R. Horton, li-
brarian. said.
El Reno schools, which have been
closed since Friday afternoon. Dee,
19. will end holiday vacation oil
Monday morning. Jan. 5. ai which
time regular classwork will oe re-
sumed in all departments in all
schools. Paul R. Taylor, superinten-
dent. has announced.
Arrests Made For
Disturbing Peace
Three persons booked at the po-
lice station Dec. 25 on charges of dis-
turbing the peace forfeited bonds
or were assessed fines in munlcipe’
court Friday, records in the office
of Lee Harvev. chief of police, dis-
closed Saturday.
Albert Shorttecth, 711 North
Evans avenue, booked at 8:30 p. m
Thursday on charges of disturbing
the peace by fighting in the 700
block of (North Evans, pleaded
guilty and was ordered to pay a
fine of $11.
Gussie Mae Beatty. 27. who lives
in the 800 block of South Hoff ave-
nue. and Annie Mae Johnson. 39.
Oklahoma City, were booked at
10:20 p. m. Thursday for disturbing
the peace by fighting in the 400
blocks of North Grand avenue. The
former forfeited a bond of til while
the latter was found guilty and was
assessed a fine of $11.
Basketball League
Gaines Scheduled
El Reno Independents will play
the Pan-Tex team and Pla-Mor will
meet the Dowell team in S3 Reno
Commercial Basketball league
games to be played Monday night
at Etta Dale Junior hlghschooi.
The first game will begin at 7:30
p. m. with the second to start at
8:30 p. m.
Two Runs Are Made
By Fire Department
Firemen were called to the 100
block of North L avenue at 11:35
a. m. Saturday to extinguish a
glass fire. There was no damage.
An alarm was answered at 2:10
p. m. Friday when glass was
burning near the Intersection of
Cavanaugh street and Donald ave-
nue. A chicken coop was Ignited
by the burning grass. Fire Chief
LeRoy Searcy l sported, with dam-
age estimated at 85.
PaperCollection
Is Set Monday
Lincoln Cub Scouts
Planned Monday
Arrangements have been com-
pleted for a paper drive scheduled
Monday under the sponsorship of
CUb Scout pack No. 375 of Lincoln
school, it was announed Saturday.
All Scouts who are to assist in
the work,, and trucks which are to
be used in the collection of the
paper, are to assemble at Lincoln
school at 9 a. m. Monday.
The Cub Scouts will begin the
collection of the paper at 10 a. m.
F.l Reno residents have been
urged to save their waste paper for
the past week in order to make
contributions to the drive.
Newspapers, magazines and card-
board boxes should be tied in dif-
ferent bundles, the sponsors polntd
out. AU bundles should be tied
securely and placed on the street
curbs by 10 a. m. Monaay.
AU residents of EH Reno are be-
ing requested to contribute waste
paper to the drive. Funds derived
from the sale of paper arc to be
used in furthering the work of Cub
Scouts in El Reno.
Trucks to be used In collecting
the paper will be furnished by local
merchants, sponsors said.
Bandit Snared
By Red Tape
Holdup Attempt
Ends in Disgust
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 27—(U.R>-
Tlic registered mall at the U. S.
postofficc here Is safe because the
bandit who went for it got so
tangled up in government red tape
trying to find the right window that
he gave up in disgust.
The government, which did not
Identify the bold would-be thief,
confirmed that a man stepped up
to a window at the postoffice and
demanded of a startled clerk:
“Oimtne jrour registered mail and
make It fast."
He had his hand In his coat pock-
et as If he might be ready to blast
the daylights out of anybody who
tried to stop him.
"I don't have any registered mall
at this window." the clerk gulped.
“They handle It at that window
over there.”
Tlie thief went to the window
indicated and repeated his demand
to another clerk.
"I’m sorry, but I don't handle it,"
the clerk told him. "Next window,
please."
Hie tlilef scowled darkly but lie
went on down the line of windows
und demanded again:
"Oinune your registered mall.”
“Well. I don't have any, but see
that fellow back there at the safe?
He has it,” said the tliird clerk.
That was Just too much.
"Aw to hell with It,” the bandit
muttered, removing Ills empty hand
from his empty pocket. "I give up.
Tnls government red tape is gonna
ruin the country.’’
He stalked out of the building,
but ,i postul employe was right
behind him and hud him arrested.
Powell to Begin
Missionary Work
Rev. Herman Powell, who has
served as pastor of tre First Bap-
tist mission the past two and one-
half years, will relinquish his duties
in this capacity J^ui. 1 to become
association missionary for the Cen-
tral Baptist association. His succes-
sor as pastor the mission has not
been designated.
Rev. Powell's duties as associa-
tion missionary will extend over
the four counties of Canadian.
Kingfisher. Blaine and Logan,
where he will do mission work. His
activities will be centered princi-
pally In rural sections and the
smaller towns
Rev. Powell, who moved here from
Forgan. where he was the Baptist
pastor, will continue to make his
home in E3 Reno. The family resides
at 512 North Rock Island avenue.
Hites Arranged
For Oscar Rice
WASHINGTON, Dec 27 —</!•> —
Funeral services for Sergeant Oscar
S. Rice, 87, a veteran of the Indian
wars who claimed to have fired
the signal that opened the famed
Oklahoma territorial run ot 1889.
will be held Wednesday.
Rice, who died Wednesday at
the national soldiers home, wiil be
buried in the institution's cemetery
Dec. 31 after services In the home
chapel.
Hie aged veteran, described by
officials at the home as "one of
the last of the old Indian fighters,"
enlisted in the U. S. cavalry In
1884 and served until 'July 15, 1889.
After his military service. Rice
entered private business In Okla-
homa and later became assistant
state examiner for Oklahoma.
Rice, whose survivors Include a
daughter. Mrs. Frances Lanier of
Cordell. Okla., was born in Albany.
N. Y.. Jan. 3, 1860 Mrs. Lanier
will arrive tonight In Washington
to attend the funeral.
Volume 56, No. 256
New York City
Digging Out Of
Record Snowfall
At Least 51 Deaths
Blamed on Storm
Covering Large Area
NEW YORK. Dec. 27—t/PV— One
hundred thousand city employes
were ordered tonight to report for
work to aid thousands of weary
workers struggling to free the
world's greatest city from yester-
day's record 25.8-inch snowfall.
The storm, which extended from
New England to Washington. D. C.,
took at least 51 lives. Hard hit New
Jersey, where 30 Indies of snow fell
at Long Branch, counted 33 dead.
Railroads, buses and subways,
their burdens eased by the nor-
mally lighter Saturday load, fought
back slowly to some semblance of
schedule.
Police Commissioner Arthur W.
Wallander broadcast the order to
"all able-bodied" city employes di-
recting them to "report to the near-
est department of sanitation sec-
tion depot.”
After a two-hour tour which took
him through parts of Manhattan,
Queens and Brooklyn, the commis-
sioner said:
"I feel that we are making satis-
factory progress In shoveling the
city out of the storm. There Is a
great Improvement since early this
morning. In the next 24 hours I
expect the condition to be greaUy
Improved.
Travel Being Resumed
Already the first plane had left
LaGuardla field, after air travel
had been halted for more Ulan 24
hours. Most subway lines were op-
erating, even to the far reaches of
the Bronx and Brooklyn. Com-
muters' trains of the New York
Central, New Haven, Long Island
railroad, and other lines serving the
city were running again—although
many were on delayed schedules.
Some bus lines were beginning
to resume operations, although
hundreds of buses stUl were bogged
down along snow-clogged streets
and roads. The Westchester county
and Long Island parkways were
blocked. The famous Merritt park-
way to ConnecUcut was closed.
But through train service was
mostly beck mrweftedQle,'and the
New York Central proudly an-
nounced that Its craek Twentieth
Century Limited came In on time
from Chicago. ^e.1
Supplies Arrtvfdg
And Wallander announced that
food, fuel and medicines were com-
ing Into the city, with railroad
and truck companies Indicating
that their delivery services would
be back to normal by Monday.
Tlie police commissioner described
the gas and electric situation as
"fairly good.” He said the city’s
ambuluncc service had been hard-
lilt. with a number of ambulances
out of service, but the U. 8. navy
loaned ambulances to tlie city to
meet Its needs.
More than 4,000 motorized snow-
plows and other snow-cleaning de-
vices were being operated by some
10.000 regular and special employes
of the sanitation department, and
the principal north-south avenues
of Manhattan island were open.
Mnny cross-streets were blocked,
however, by drifts'and by aband-
oned cars, trucks and buses, most
of which were literally mounded
over by snow.
Wallander warned motorists
against seeking to use tlielr cars,
und said Hint those abandoned by
their drivers would be removed by
police und city workers.
Wgqthgr
State Forecast
Fair Sunday; little change in
temperatures, high 60 to 70.
El Reno Weather
For 24-hour period ending at 8
a. m. Saturday: High, 62; low. 35;
at 8 a. m„ 38.
State of weather: Clear.
Rainfall: None.
Slight Damage Caused
As Automobiles Collide
Slight property damage was
caused in a traffic mishap occur-
ring Fridav afternoon In the 100
block of East Russell street. Lee
Harvey, chief of police, reported
Saturday.
A 1939 model sedan operated
west on Russell bv George Howell.
34. Concho, collided with a 1931
model sedan driven west bv Richard
Emory Cox. 18. 8pringfleld, Mo.
As the Howell car was moving
from a parked position the front
bumper became hooked under the
right front fender of the other
vehicle. Damage to the bumper
was estimated at $5 while the other
automobile was not damaged, of-
ficers said.
New Move Set
_By Communists
PARIS. Dec. 27 —(/P)— Well-In-
formed political sources said tonight
the Conununists are preparing a
new coordinated move against the
Marshall plan In France. Italy,
Greece, Turkey and Austria and
the French government, Is expect-
ing the action to begin In March.
Hie formation of a Communist
state in northern Greece was tlie
preliminary move for more serious
action coordinated by the comin-
lorm (communist International In-
formation bureau), said this inform-
ant who Is closely linked with the
French government.
The form the Communist drive
will take was still a matter of
conjecture, he added, but it may
be a new widespread effort to tie
up France and Italy especially
with a new strike wave In an ef-
fort to hinder European recovery
and neutralize the effects of Amer-
ican economic aid.
--y-
Reckless Driving
Charge Is Filed
William P, Martin. 29, Ft
booked at the police sti
12:30 a. m. Saturday ou a
reckless driving, forfeited
bond In municipal court I
the day, records of
chief of police, revealed.
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