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Vol. 62, No. 106
$255,535 Budget
Given Tentative
Nod of Council
New Beer Ordinance
Passed; Overparking
Policy Established
HITCHHIKERS—Wildcat strike of bus and streetcar operators snarl-
ed traffic In St. Louis Wednesday and downtown employees relied on
hitchhiking to get to work. Strike of AFL operators and maintenance
men delayed automobile traffic and many people were late report-
ing for duty. (NEA Telephoto i.
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GOES HOME TO REPORT—Georgt Zarubin, left. Russian Ambassad-
or to United States, bids goodby to attache Anatoli O. Myshkov as
he boards plane in New York for Moscow. Zarubin, who said he ex-
pected to return soon, went home to report personally to Foreign
Minister V. M. Molotov. (NEA Telephotoi.
UNHAPPY—Ernest Boothe is violently unhappy as doctors and nurses
in Montgomery, Ala., hold down and give him an injection of
polio-resisting gamma globulin. Ernest is one of 30.000 children re-
c dying Inoculations in an all-out effort to save Montgomery from
en epidemic. (NEA Telephoto).
An estimated city budget of $255.-
535 was tentatively approved by
the city council Wednesday night.
City Manager C. A. Bentley sub-
mitted the budget with the expla
nation that while this is normally
the lime of year when the full
budget Is presented for approval, It
will be Impossible to complete the
full budget until an audit of the
city's books Is completed.
Auditors are expected to begin
the work between now and July IS.
The council also adopted a model
beer ordinance, in line with a newly
enacted state law. which gives city
governments gi eater authority In
controlling sale of beer.
The ordinance sets up a tax of
$20 per year on places selling beer
for consumption on the premises,
and $li> per year for stores selling
beer on a package basis, to be con-
sumed off the premises.
Section Cut Out
However, councilmen struck sec-
tion 3 of the suggested ordinance
requiring that beer taverns stop
sales between midnight Saturday
and 1 a. m. Monday, on the recom-
mendation of the city manage'r.who
pointed out that this section could
be employed later "If It becomes
necessary."
He suggested that such a prohibi-
tion would not curtail sale of beer,
but would force such businesses
outside the city limits where the
city would be unable to exercise any
control over them.
Councilmen also reconsidered a
recently approved ordinance limit-
ing parking in the business district
to one hour by setting up a policy
of 25-cent "courtesy fines” lor over-
parking.
Get ‘Courtesy’ Ticket
Under this program persons found
overparking will be given the “cour-
tesy" tickets notifying them of their
offense, but will te given the op-
portunity of avoiding a large fine
by enclosing 25 cents with the ticket
and dropping it in special fine
boxes which will be attached to
parking meters at street comers.
The coin and ticket must be de-
posited within 24 hours of the of-
fense or the offender is liable to a
regular fine up to $20 in police
court.
The overparking ordinance has
not yet been placed in effect, and
fine boxes have not been received
here.
Resignation of Sam Roberson as
a member of the city zoning board
was accepted by the council after
a letter from Roberson was read
in which it was pointed out that
he is no longer eligible to serve
legally, since he was appointed
assistant county attorney last Feo-
ruary. He had been a member of
the board since 1931.
Others To Get Off
No action was taken in naming
a successor, since the city manager
pointed out that B. U. Rector, an-
other member of the board, has
been appointed to the county elec-
tion board, while Lon C. Booth has
been named to the city hospital
board, and successors must be
named for both.
In addition, Malcolm Garrett, a
fourth member, has moved outside
the city and also has become in-
eligible. The remaining board mem-
ber Is Walter Boon.
Two bids on supplying gasoline
for the city were received from the
Schulte Oil company and the Con-
sumers Oil company, but no action
may be taken, under city charter
provisions, for 48 hours.
The council meeting adjourned
following routine approval of pay-
ment of city bills.
Fieldhouse Stalemate, Garbage
Cooking Law, Salary Increases
Pondered by Council; No Cash
WHERE are we Koin^ to Ret the money?
That was the recurrent theme of the regular city council
meeting Wednesday night as the group floundered in the
city irarbajfe problem, stalled on the traffic light question,
ran into a stone wall on a proposed armory-fieldhouse and
taiiRled with proposed salary increases for city employes.
Councilmen opened their meeting with the readinjr of a
letter from a national guard official informing them that
prospects for the proposed armory are dim, with the federal
government unlikely to contribute more than 25 percent of
the cost of the multi-purpose building.
Some gloom was lifted from the armory situation when
Luther Gadberrv, a visitor at the meeting, told councilmen
he had been advised by a source in Tulsa that guard officials
would later send a letter to
Plans Set For
Holiday Events
Stores To Close
For Long Week-End
city officials asking a confer-
ence relative to increasing
federal assistance.
However councilmen decided to
await more definite information, in-
cluding arrival of the predicted let-
ter. before taking any further ac-
tion on the proposal.
Independence day activities Sat-
urday will center around the El
Reno Golf and Country club, as the
majority of residents take the day
off from business affairs for their
annual July 4th break.
Du^,an Barnes tournament chair-
man at the Country club, said mix-
ed foursomes and approaching con-
tests will be held on the course Sat-
urday morning, and a tournament
for men has been planned for the
afternoon.
A picnic, followed by a fireworks
display, will be held at the club
Saturday evening, with the fire-
works scheduled to begin firing at
nightfall.
Park orfers View
W. L. Marshall, in charge of the
fireworks, said that while there will
not be sufficient room on the club
grounds, there should be some park-
ing space along the roads near the
the club, and the view from Adams
park should be excellent, in case
the general public is interested in
seeing the spectacle.
The fireworks will be set off west
of the clubhouse, as soon as it be-
comes dark enough for the display
to be effective.
No public display has been plan-
ned here this year.
Stores to Close
Meanwhile It was announced by
the Retail Merchants association
that all stores usually participating
in holiday closings will be shut up
all day Saturday.
Closings also have been announc-
ed for the county courthouse, the
city hall and both El Reno banks.
Ray Dillingham, acting postmas-
ter, said the postoffice also will be
closed, as on Sundays. Special
delivery letters will be delivered as
usual, and mall will be worked in
the boxes at the postoffice.
ITY Manager C. A. Bentley
told the group that if federal
assistance in the project would in-
volve such a small amount In the
total cost. It might be better if the
city try to finance the entire field
house project alone.
He pointed out that national
guard requirements are that the
building be leased to them for 25
years, with the right to use the
structure on certain days and
nights.
’For such a small contribution. 1
can’t see it." he said. "They almost
have custody of the building for 25
years."
Fund problems also heckled the
city governing body on the question
of compliance with a new state law.
which requires that garbage to be
fed to hogs must be cooked.
FPHE problem of money immedi-
GI'AKD INSTRUCTOR — Captain
Arthur E. Lomax, recently returned
from duty with the military mission
in Turkey, has moved to El Reno
w here he will become unit instruct-
or of the first battalion. 179th In-
fantry regiment of the 45th divis-
ion. national guard. He will work
with Captain Arne Johnson, com-
mander of headquarters company
here, as well as officers of C com-
pany. Elk City; B company, Clin-
ton; A company, Oklahoma City,
and D company at Norman. The
captain and hts wife, Sallye Jane,
and son, Arthur. Jr., live at 602
Thompson drive. He expects to be
in El Reno about two years.
Drouth-Plagued Ranchers
Due Emergency Feed At
50 Percent Under Costs
WASHINGTON. July 2—(AP)—The anriculture depart-
ment announced today that government-owned likestnek feed
will be offered to drouth-plagued farmers in the southwest
at prices ranging from about 40 to 50 percent below cost.
The delivered prices are as follows:
Cottonseed pellets and meal $35 a ton, corn $1 a bushel,
wheat $1.10 and oats 50 cents.
The government's cost of these commodities, acquired
under farm price support program, average $60.50 for cotton-
seed pellets and meal, $1.61 for corn, $2.40 for wheat and
$1 for oats.
By comparison, prices for these feeds in the southwest
have been about $80 for cottonseed feeds, $1.60 for corn,
$1.85 for wheat and 70 cents for oats.
Meanwhile at Ardmore, Okla., agricultural officials from
10 southern states said today a "near panic" had developed
among cattlemen watching
Envoy to Korea
Due Back Home
‘Little Truce Talks’
Temporarily Stalled
SEOUL. July 2 —<>P>— President
Eisenhowers truce envoy will leave
ately arose, with the question of | for home within two days whether
how often the "wet garbage" could
be collected without Increasing
present collection rates imposed by
the city.
The city manager pointed out that
already, with the present two col-
lections per week, the city loses
an estimated $15,000 to $18,000 per
year in collecting the garbage, and
that the tctal cost of the service
is around $41,064.
Exact figures could not be obtain-
ed. he said, because the trash and
garbage bill is collected along with
the water bill.
Principal problem facing the city
Is the need for separating trash,
such as boxes, bottles and paper,
from garbage which could be fed
to hogs, in order that the garbage
may be cooked. The city has until
Aug. 1 to comply with the state
law.
s- lem. at least temporarily, by In-
structing Bentley to "experiment,"
or not he is successful in his efforts
to win South Korea over to a truce,
informed sources said today.
The U. S.-South Korea “little
truce talks" were temporarily stalled
today by President Syngman Rhee's
unwavering price for an armistice
— U. S. assurance of a unified
Korea.
The sources said the departure of
Assistant Secretary of State Walter
S. Robertson would not mean the
door is closed on a U. S.-Sou:h
Korea truce alliance. They said
Rhee apparently would have to
$how a real change of heart If
Robertson is to stay any longer.
The sources said Rhee knows
there will be no more overtures by
the U. S. before a truce is signed
The Dally Tribune will remain by making two collections each
open until noon Saturday to pre-
pare the Sunday morning edition.
Bank Robber,
Loot Snared
week, picking up the “wet" garbage
on one trip, and the “dry" garbage
the next, to see if compliance with
the law may be effected without
additional expense.
Some objection was voiced to this
solution by City Clerk Ethel Dow-
ell, who expressed doubt that dis-
carded foodstuff would keep in the
week-long intervals between collec-
he doesn’t agree with Robertson.
U. S. Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles had made it clear the
UN will proceed with a truce and
will not change Its basic position
satisfy Rhee.
Neither Rhee nor Robertson would
comment after their sixth secret
meeting but a reliable source said
the talks are stalled while both
sides consider their stands.
EW AIR CHIEF—General Nathan Twining, left, sworn in as new
hief of Staff of the Air Force, chats with retiring Chief General
'oyt Vandenberg. center and Air Secretary Harold Talbott who ad-
mistered oath. Ceremony took place in the Pentagon. (NEA Tele-
lotoi.
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Garner Installed
As Head of Rotary
L. A. Garner was installed as
I president of the El Reno Rotary
club at the organization s regular
noon luncheon meeting today, suc-
| feeding Dwight Stephens.
Stephens was installed as vice
I president of the club, while others
taking office for new terms were
Malcolm Garrett, treasurer and
| Boyd Wilson, Jr., secretary.
They will serve on the club's
I board along with three new direc-
I tors, Avant Taylor, Jim Smith and
| Fred Hlx.
Bill Fogg served as installing of-
I fleer.
FAYETTEVVILLE. Ark., July 2
—i/Pi—A 20-year-old Kansan with tlons
more than $19,000 in his possession was pointed out by other coun-
was captured near here today by a cjimcn jn the course of a review
posse searching for two bank rob- 0j their own individual garbage dis-
bers- posal habits, that the program will
The officers, looking for the two oepend 0n cooperation from house-
armed bandits who held up a bank wjves
at Van Buren, Ark., yesterday, ar- I
rested Charles Daugherty of Wichita
in a raid on an Ozark mountain
farm house near West Fork.
Henry McKeehan, owner of the
house, also was arrested. Both of
the men were taken to Van Buren.
where they are being held without
charge.
Sheriff Bruce Crider said a third
man—identified as Henry McKee-
han's son. Harold—fled when the
posse closed in on the house.
Officers, aided by bloodhounds
from the state prison farm, pressed
a search of the rugged countryside
near Devil's Den state park for the
23-year-old Harold, believed armed
with a shotgun.
CLOSE-UP—Rear and front view of Navy’s guided missile Regulus,
first close-up pictures allowed of ship. The missile, built by Chance
Vought, is designed for launching from submarines, surface ships
and shore bases. 'NEA Telephoto).
Parole Revoked For
14-Year Old Youth
A parole for a 14-year-old boy.
I committed to the state training
school at Stringtown last Jan. 22.
was revoked In Juvenile court Wed-
nesday by County Judge Roy M,
I Faubion.
Reason for the action was not
I given on Judge Faubion's records
this morning, but the boy previously
had been accused of taking part in
| burglaries at Yukon.
The youth. Robert Leon Hughes.
I had been paroled to an aunt and
uncle of near Pierce.
IjENTLEY said today that he will
T* start the special method of col
lection beginning Aug. 1.
Lack of money also resulted In
blocking a proposal to Install a
traffic signal light at the intersec-
tion of Wade and Bickfod.
Bentley reported the approximate
cost of such an installation, includ-
ing setting up poles and stringing
of a highline to coordinate the sig
nal with other stop lights, would
amount to $1,000
Acting on a motion by Paul Lleb-
mann. the group instructed the city
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Street Accident Does
Little Damage to Cars
A car driven by Thomas Walton
Hendricks, Oxnard, Calif., received
about $15 damage in a two-car ac-
cident in the 300 block on South
Rock Island avenue shortly after
5 p. m. Wednesday. The other car.
driven by Thomas A. Harris, 1305
Sunset drive, was undamaged.
In another traffic case, Lewis
Wood. 50, 216 North Poster, pc*ted
$5 bond in police court on a charge
of falling to yield right-of-way
Weather
State Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Fri-
day with scattered thundershowers
west and north tonight and north-
west Friday; cooler north tonight
and northeast Friday; lows tonight
about 60 northwest to 70 southeast;
highs Friday 90 to 95 northeast to
100 southwest.
Hardy Scores
'Ace' in Golf
The El Reno Golf and Country
club Wednesday chalked up its
sixth hole-ln-one since the course
there was opened on Memorial day
in 1948.
R. K. Hardy scored the ace on
the 160 yard No. 7 hole—marking
the first time the feat had been
accomplished since May 3, 1951.
Hardy's witnesses, playing with
him at the time, were Don Arnold,
Frank Quimby, Kenneth Hammons.
Ralph Myers, jr„ R. L. Richerson
and Otto Hess.
Aubrey Turner, Country club golf
pro, said others who have scored
singletons on the course here are
Dugan Barnes, with one on Aug
31. 1949 for the first in the history
of the course—and again on May 3.
1951; Garland Sears, on March 14,
1950; George LeVan. on Oct. 19
1950, and Spanky Moody, on Feb. 4.
1951.
their stock and range go to
ruin under the merciless sum-
mer sun.
The officials. In conference here,
asked for a federal guarantee of 15
cents a pound for beef on the hoof
to save stockmen plagued by the
worst southwest drought In history,
tailing meat prices, insect pests,
and a simmering heat wave.
Prayer Is Urged
In Texas, Gov. Allan Shivers ask-
ed all residents of that state to of-
fer prayers for rain Sunday because
all "human means" of drought-re-
lief had been exhausted. Cattle In
his state were reported losing flesh
rapidly because of sparce grazing
grass.
And In Colorado Gov. Dan Thorn-
ton announced that the worst grass-
hopper invasion in the state's his-
tory was menacing 1.200.000 acres
of farm and ranch lands. Ten or
12 big two-engine airplanes, supplied
by the federal government, were
readied for takeoff tomorrow to
spray the grasshopper swarms from
the air.
The southern farm experts wound
up a three-day meeting here by en-
dorsing "high level rigid support
prices for farm commodities" with
production quotas to keep the sup-
ply in check. States represented
were Oklahoma. Kentucky, Louis-
iana. Alabama. Florida. Mississippi.
North and South Carolina. Tennes
see and Virginia.
Made Work Rejected
Shivers, whose state is suffering
its fourth year of almost uninter-
rupted drought, was cool toward
plan to establish "make work" pro-
jects—reminiscent of the new deal
—in disaster areas. The plan was
advanced by Thornton of Colorado
to keep drought victims "on the
farm."
Gov. Johnston Muray of Oklaho-
ma was also skeptical, saying “I
don’t think our people want any-
thing handed to them
In Kansas cattle were removed
from U. S. grazing lands and the
feed situation was called “serious.’
Group Selected
To Aid Fanners
Committee To Pass
On Disaster Claims
Big Tax Year,
But We Still
Owe 9 Billion
WASHINGTON. July 2—(AV-
The government collected more
taxes in the last 12 months than
in any other year In the nation's
history, but still ran up a deficit
of $9,389,000,000.
And it Is going to start off the
new fiscal year, which began yes-
terday, by borrowing 5'* to 6
billion dollars—the biggest new
borrowing since the war.
Senator Byrd (Democrat. Vir-
ginia), noting these figures, said
in an interview he doubts the
Eisenhower administration will
be able to make good on tax re-
duction promises next year with-
out budget cuts deeper than now
planned. Unless there are econo-
mies not now in sight. Byrd said,
he fears this fiscal year's red ink
entry will be nearly as large as
last year’s.
"I just don't see how there can
be any new tax reductions In the
face of these tremendous deficits”
the Virginia senator said. "The
loss in revenue from the reduc-
tions automatically scheduled to
take place on Jan. 1 apparently
Is not going to be offset by re-
ductions in spending.”
Personal Income taxes are due
to drop 10 percent on Jan. 1 and
the excess proiits tax, which the
administration wants extended,
would expire then if congress
grants Eisenhower’s request.
Car Strikes
Calumet Girl
A 14-ycar old Calumet girl was
in the El Reno sanitarium today
after being struck by a car on U.
S. 66. about 16 miles west of El
Reno shortly before noon.
The girl. Joquita DeFrance,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fled De-
France, suffered a deep cut on her
right leg, mild shock and bruises
in the accident.
Lieutenant F. A. Mussen, Clinton
trooper, said the girl had been to
see a doctor in Hinton, and had
climbed out of a car in front of a
service station and store operated
by her family when the accident
occurred.
As the girl crossed the highway,
she ran into the path of a west-
bound car driven by Neal N. Pyatt,
Golden, Colo. F’yatt turned tlfe car.
but was prevented from going
completely off the road by a line
of parked car, Mussen said.
The girl struck the left side of
the car a glancing blow.
A five-man committee to pass on
applications for assistance in the
government's drouth-disaster pro-
gram was set up today at a special
I meeting in the production market-
' ing administration office in El Reno.
The committee was completed
with selection of W. H. Jordan, El
Reno, farmer and rancher, and
M. 8. Morris, president of the First
National bank in El Reno, to serve
under requirements of the federal
program.
’The two were selected by the
three other persons who automati-
cally will serve as members of the
committee—Jack Robinson, PMA
committee chairman; County Agent
Riley Tarver, and Joe Young, FHA
administrative officer.
Ready for Action
Robinson said that the committee
is now ready to go into action oa
soon as definite information and
instructions are received here. No
date has yet been set for receiving
applications or for beginning the
assistance program.
At the same time the PMA chair-
man announced that the govern-
ment had set the price of cotton-
seed pellets and soybean meal at
$35 per ton. FOB. destination, and
corn at $1 per bushel, FOB, desti-
nation, for the * federal disaster
program.
Price Near Estimate
Cottonseed pellets and soybean
meal will be shipped In here from
Lubbock. Tex., and corn Is expected
to come from Kansas City, but no
shipment date has yet been an-
nounced.
However. Robinson said he had
been notified that in event of dire
need for feed, the cottonseed will
be shipped in "Immediately."
Prices on the emergency feed, he
said, are close to estimates made
at a meeting of farm office heads
and leading county farmers in El
Reno Tuesday afternoon when a
survey of the county drouth situa-
tion was conducted.
NOTICE TO
ADVERTISERS
In order that Tribune em-
ployes may enjoy a partial holi-
day July 4, our 8undav edition
will be published earlier than
usual. Display advertisements
should be in The Tribune office
by 2 p. m. FYiday to make the
Sunday issue.
4-H'ers Offered
Aid With Projects
Miss Grace Splvy. assistant ex-
tension economist from Stillwater,
will meet with Canadian county 4-H
club members Monday In the El
Reno city school administration
building to offer assistance in home
improvement projects.
Mrs. Eugene Fitch, home demon-
stration agent, said the senior
group, including manuals 6 through
9. will meet at 10 a. m. to discuss
manual requirements, and the Jun-
ior group, including manuals 1
through 5, will meet at 1:30 p. m.
Exhibits will include a unit for a
girl's bedroom, consisting of at least
three articles; homemade rugs, and
special cotton house furnishings.
Midwest City Kid Teams Bow
Before Local Rebels, Hornets
The El Reno Rebels. 12-year old
nine, defeated the Midwest City
Bombers 25-8 on their home dia-
mond Wednesday night, while
the VFW Hornets downed the
Midwest City 15-and under team
10-4.
In the Rebel's victory Jim
Hahn's homerun was the lone
tally until the third inning when
the Rebels poured seven runs ov-
er the plate, led by Boggie Mow-
ery's two-aboard round tripper
and Hahn's second circuit clout
with one on.
Held scoreless in the ninth, the
Rebels moved ahead in the fifth
with another hoiherun by Mowery
and one by Bruce Cottey. Batboy
Jim McGoffin got into the act,
getting a walk and scoring.
Midwest Citv scored one in the
first, four in the second and three
in the third. The game was call-
ed in the fifth due to the 10-run
lead regulation. Officials were
Earle Garrison and Harvey Pra-
ter.
Charles Perry did the pitching
and Gary Borneman the catch-
ing In the Hornets’ victory. Both
teams notched six hits but two of
the Hornets’ hits were homeruns
by Borneman and Jimmy Wynes.
Pat McCabe got three hits out
of four times at bat. Jody Ben-
singer, pitcher for the visitors,
struck out 10 while Perry struck
out 11 for the Hornets.
The locals scored three In the
first, two in the third, three to
the fifth and two in the sixth.
The visiting team scored two run*
in the first inning and two runs
in the last.
The Rebels will meet Oklahoma
City's Monroe Redbirds there
next Tuesday and will return the
Midwest City visit next week.
The Hornets will play again to-
night in Adams park, when they
meet the Guthrie Lions.
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