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State Capitol,
Oklahoma Clip, 0>;la.
The El Reno Dafly Tribune
Single Copy Five Cents
0U9 MEANS UNITED PUBS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Wednesday, March 19, 1952
(*) MEANS ASSOCIATED
VoL 61, No. 16
GO TO TRIAL—Bank bandit WiUle (The Actor) Sutton, upper left,
consults with his attorney George Washington Here in Queens County
court in New York before going to trial for a $63,942 bank robbery.
Also going to trial with Willie are Thomas Kllng, lower left and John
DeVenuta his accomplices in the robbery. (NBA Telephoto.)
Quake Shakes
Central Korea
Sicily Hardest Hit;
New Volcano Erupts
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Earthquakes shook Sicily and
central Korea today and a volcanic
eruption pushed a mass of hot rock
above the surface of the Pacific
north of Manila. But in only one
of the disturbances were there any
casualties.
A powerful quake killed three and
injured scores in the area around
Mt. Etna in Sicily. Some walls were
tumbled and widespread damage
was done in the rich. Intensively
cultivated vineyard area.
The Korean tremor was sharp in
Seoul. It was felt at the united
nations command's advance head-
quarters there, but no serious dam-
age was reported.
A third quake was recorded by
the seismograph at Pordham uni-
versity in New York. The univer-
sity seismologist, the Rev. Joseph
J. Lynch, said the shock was severe
and probably was in the Indonesian
area. Columbia university seis-
mologists. however, placed this dis-
turbance as probably in the Philip-
pines area.
A submarine volcano, sleeping for
90 years, pushed a mass of rock
250 feet above the Pacific's surface
at a point 315 miles north of Ma-
nila in the Philippines. The sea
bubbled and boiled about the base,
and huge black boulders, some of
them five stories high, tumbled
about. A 10.000-foot-high column
of smoke and sulphurous steam
towered above the scene.
Melone, Scanland
Remain With Jury
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 19—
(/Pi—The state supreme court today
refused to disqualify District Judge
Baker Melone or County Attorney
Granville Scanland in certain pro-
ceedings before a county grand Jury
now in session.
It held that Scanland can work
with the Jury on any matters not
pertaining to his own office or to
operations of the City Bus company.
Scanland has already disqualified
himself in the study of the bus
company and Charles Hill Johns
has been appointed as special at-
torney for that purpose.
The court said today that Melone
was not In any way disqualified but
that there was no reason, either,
to disqualify Scanland except in
matters pertaining to his office
and in the bus company study.
Ponca Police
Nab Kansan
In Shooting
PONCA CITY, March 19—01.9)—
A 34-year-old Salina. Kan., busi-
nessman was under custody of his
attorney today as Kay county
officers opened an investigation of
a hotel shooting which wounded
two Oklahoifia county men, one
seriously.
The wounded men, both cross-
country bus drivers, were Ralph
Edward OU1, 32. Oklahoma City,
and John Frederick Sinclair, 32,
Midwest City. Gill was taken to
the hospital with a bullet In hit
lung while Sinclair was wounded in
the leg.
Police arrested the Selina mill
builder Sherman tyrold Sampson
after the pre-dawn shooting, which
occurred in the Jens-Marie hotel
here. Sampson was released to his
attorney after questioning.
Story Incomplete
County Attorney Lowell Doggett
said lie planned to quiz Gill and
Sinclair for more details on the
shooting, which occurred about 4
a. . m„ yesterday, in Sampson's
hotel room.
Police Chief D. R. Harsh said
Sampson told him Gill had been
trying to get money from him but
he didn't give any details.
Asked to Talk
Sampson told officers the shoot-
ing occurred after Gill telephoned
him from Oklahoma City and re-
quested a conference. Sampson said
he was only expecting Gill but
Sinclair also came up to his room.
The Kansan told police Gill
rushed at him and he struck him
with a pistol he had in his belt.
Sampson said his pistol accidentally
fired.
Police said the .32 caliber pistol
had been fired five times. Two
bullets lodged In the ceUlng. Oill
was wounded in the struggle and
Sinclair was shot as he fled from
the room.
Weather Bureau To
Give Tornado Signalg
WASHINGTON. March 19 —(U.R)
—The weather bureau has cau-
tiously started Issuing public fore-
casts of tornadoes.
It Is not certain whether this Is
altogether a good thing, or wheth-
er It will continue to issue such
forecasts.
Frances W. Reichelderfer, the
chief weatherman for the United
States, summed it up' like this
Wednesday:
"We think in the long run, frank-
ly, that this type of forecast will
not be very acceptable to the pub-
lic.”
RETURNS TO U. S.
Howard L. Smith, steward, second
class. USN, brother of Velma Webb,
505 West Foreman, has returned to
the U. S. after a tour with the
aircraft carrier Saipan with the
navy’s sixth fleet In the Mediter-
ranean.
Korea War May
Alter Truman's
Election Plans
Party Leader Says
Peace Would Reduce
Chance of Campaign
KEY WEST. Fla., March 19-<U.»
—National Democratic Chairman
Frank E. McKinney said today after
lengthy talks with President Tru-
man that peace in Korea would
materially reduce the chances of
the chief executive seeking rejec-
tion.
McKinney did not profess to know
what Mr. Truman's final decision
would be. but he hoped for definite
word from the president by May 15
when the Democratic national
executive committee meets in Wash-
ington.
McKinney told reporters he did
not believe the president would be
ready to make his announcement
by March 29, date of the national
Democratic Jefferson-Jackson day
dinner in Washington.
Hold Long Talks
McKinney met with Washington
reporters covering the president
after he had spent three days talk-
ing with Mr. Truman. It was Mc-
Kinney's first opportunity to see
the president since the New Hamp-
shire preferential primary of March
11. In that voting, Senator Estes
Kefauver was victorious over the
president in a popularity poll.
"It may be wishful thinking, but
it Is hoped that the Korean situation
can be resolved by convention time,
or at least by the convention,” Mc-
Kinney said. “It is my opinion that
the president's decision will be pre-
dicated on the success or failure of
resolving the Korean situation sat-
isfactorily.”
"Does that mean If there is peace
in Korea, he won't run again?” the
chairman was asked.
Praises Candidates
“If there is peace achieved in
Korea. I would think he would con-
sider it a Job well done.”
McKinney also told reporters that
if the president does not choose
to run, he will not attempt to dic-
tate his successor.
“If he ehoosas not to run, it will
be an open convention," said the
party chairman.
“I don't profess to be a kingmaker
and I'm not going to be," he con-
tinued. ‘‘Neither is the president.”
He had words of praise for Sen-
ator Richard B. Russell (Democrat,
Georgia) and Senator Estes Ke-
fauver (Democrat. Tennessee) both
candidates for the Democratic nom-
lnantion. But he said he and the
president had not discussed per-
sonalities and as far as he was
concerned, he planned a policy of
strict neutrality if Mr. Truman bows
out.
Four Persons Fined
On Traffic Counts
Four persons paid fines totaling
$92 on traffic charges Tuesday in
county and Justice of the peace
courts.
County Judge Roy M. Faubion
fined Paul Henry Pruett. 30, of
Clovis, N. M , $25 and costs on a
charge of reckless driving March
18 on U. S. 66 two miles west of
El Reno.
Dean Edward Clark. 29. Oklahoma
City, was fined 932 and 98 costs
In the court of W. P. Crites, Justice
of the peace, on a charge of speed-
ing on U. S. 68. two miles east of
Yukon, on March 15. Complaint
was made by Trooper Garland
Richey of the highway patrol.
In another speeding case before
Judge Crites, Muriel James Mar-
shall. 28, Oklahoma City, was fined
825 and $8 costs. The complaint
by Trooper Richey said the offense
occurred March 18 on U. 8. 66, west
of Yukon.
Ervin Boatman, 43. of 222(4 South
Bickford, accused in a complaint
by Trooper John Osmond of speed-
ing on U. S. 68, three miles east
of El Reno on March 16, was fined
810 and 88 costs by Judge Crites.
Carrier Planes Move Division,
Equipment to Texas Maneuvers
SHAW AIRFORCE' BASE, S. C„
March 19—(U.B—Huge troop car-
rier planes roared into the sky
at 15 minute Intervals early to-
day as the largest military airlift
in UB. history began.
Twenty C-124 Olobem asters
and 0-46* took off with combat-
equipped unite of the 31st (Dixie)
division on the 1.100-mlle airlift
of some 9,000 troops to Temple,
Tex.
The airlift, which is moving
the division into position for
"Operation Longhorn.” was post-
poned yesterday for 34 hours be-
cause of squally weather along
the flight route.
The Globe masters took off in
e driving rain and head winds of
more than 40 miles-an-hour. The
huge ships were flying on instru-
ments.
Airforce public Information of-
ficer Major Jim Campbell said
five days would be required to
ferry the 31st to Temple, the
operation to be completed March
24. a day before the kickoff of
“Longhorn.”
The military war games at*
Camp Hood. Tex., will involve
same 150,000 troops and will em-
phasize airforce-army planning
and logistic support including
aerial supply, rail motor and air
movement.
Military strategists expected
the unprecedented airlift to pro-
vide them with valuable inform-
ation on mass movement of
troops by air.
Aboard the planes with the
men were 106-nun howitzers,
trucks, trailers. Jeepa and other
equipment.
USS ■ i mWCTIONS j
SIGN ISN’T SUITABLE—The removal sale sign on an Arlington.
Va., store, refers only to the merchandise on display in the lower
pert of the building. Personnel in Democratic headquarters on second
floor aren't makiilg alterations in their plans to stay until at least
November. (NEA Photo.)
New Orders To Continue Work
Of Animal Program Two Years
The Reno quartermaster remount station, reactivated
last fall to secure and process animals for shipment to
Turkey, will continue activities for at least two more years,
according to orders received by the commanding officer.
Colonel T. C .Wenzlaff said the current program, sched-
uled for completion next fall, called for purchase and ship-
ment of 4,700 animals to the Turkish government. As
soon as shipments are made, the station will enter a new
and similar program calling for shipment of 10,000 more
horses and mules to Turkey.
With the present rate of
shipment of 800 animals
every 45 days, new orders will
keep the station busy for ap-
proximately two more years.
New shipments, which will go
Into effect as soon as current orders
are completed, call for 8,500 horses
and 3,500 mules. A break-down of
the continued program orders pur-
chase of 130 stallions, 5380 cavalry
type horses. 190 draft type horses,
and 3,500 pack mules.
Animals Are Frocesacd
Colonel Wenzlaff explained that
animal buying is programmed to
permit conditioning and processing
at the Fort Reno station before
they are shipped overseas.
The newly-purchased animals
first go into quarantine to check
fbr colds and pneumonia contacted
in transit to the fort, which is gen-
erally termed “shipping fever.”
Horses are held in quarantine for
90 days and the hardier mules are
held 60 days before shipment.
Benefit of the quarantine process
was pointed out by the colonel in
that only two animals were lost out
of 2.235 shipped since last fall. He
said all current mule orders have
been filled and completion of horse
shipments will end the present pro-
gram, then they go into the larger
order.
Specifications of animals to be
purchased on the new order are as
follows:
Specifications Listed
Cavalry-type horses—Not under
14 hands. 1 inch, and not over 15
hands, 1 inch high. Ages four to
eight years. Four-year-olds must not
be over 14 hands, 2Vi inches high.
Artillery draft horses—Not under
15 hands, 1 inch, and not over 18
hands high. Four to eight years
old. Four-year-olds must not be
over 15-2 V* high.
Stallions—A c c e p t e d registered
breeds, between the ages of four
and 10 years.
Mules—Accepted pack-type.
Animals must be dark-colored,
such as bays, blacks, duns and buck-
skins. Lighter colors, such as whites,
paints and grays will not be accept-
ed.
No Direct Purchases
Colonel Wenslaff said no direct
purchases are made from Individ-
uals at the Reno station. Persons
wishing to sell animals must first
obtain a “quota” permit from Wash-
ington, then a purchasing team of
two officers from Fort Reno will
inspect and select animals meeting
specifications.
He said persons interested in sell-
ing animals should write “Chief
Remount Branch, Field Service Di-
vision, Washington 38, D. C.”
The Washington office will then
notify the Reno station and pur-
chaser. giving the seller his needed
“quota” before further business can
be transacted.
The Reno Remount station is
staffed with 13 officers, 101 enlisted
men and 30 civilian employee.
CUBS TOUR PLANT
Members of Cub Scout pack at
Irving school toured the Southwest
ice plant, 900 North Choctaw, at
3 p. m. today, under leadership of
Mrs. Raymond Davis, den mother.
Engineer Hits
At Waste In
African Base
r* • •*-
WASHINGTON. March 19—m—
An engineer who was fired from
his Job on construction of huge,
secret U. S. airbases in. north Af-
rica, told senate investigators Wed-
nesday that the work “should be
cut off tomorrow" to stop the waste
of millions of dollars.
The advice came from John W.
Leahy, who testified he was fired
as acting chief engineer on the proj-
ects because he refused to approve
unusual handling of the purchase
of materials for hangar construc-
tion.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson
(Democrat. Texas) presiding at an
investigation of the airbase pro-
gram by the senate preparedness
subcommittee, asked Leahy whether
he was contending that Atlas con-
structors, handling the 300-million
dollar program, are using the need
for speed on the Job “as a red
herring to justify wasteful prac-
tices."
“Yes, sir. I do,” Leahy said.
Johnson asked whether the tax-
payers would save “if that project
were closed down right away" and
new contracts let.
“In my opinion, that contract
should be terminated tomorrow,"
Leahy replied.
Meeting Set On
Welfare Program
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 19—
(AV-A special meeting of the state
legislative council committee on
public health and welfare to study
Oklahoma's assistance program was
called today for Friday.
Senator Oliver Walker, Dale,
chairman, called the meeting fol-
lowing a suit by two house mem-
bers against the welfare commis-
sion.
Representatives Tom Stevens,
Shawnee, and Jim Haning, We-
woka, brought the suit. It charges
the commission with not spending
the required amount for old age
aesistance and with over-spending
on aid to dependent children and
on administrative costs.
Walker said officials of the wel-
fare commission, tax commission
and budget office will be invited to
appear.
Weather
State Forecast
Fair today and tonight. Partly
cloudy and windy Thursday with
scattered showers and thunder-
storm! east and central. Wanner
today. Cooler Thursday. High today
00s east to 70s west. Low tonight
in 40s.
El Reno Weather
For the 24-hour period ending at
9 a. m. today: High, 03; low, 38;
at 9 a. m., U.
Write-In Ballots For
Ike Prove Threat To
Minnesota's Stassen
Hospital Forum
Tonight at BTW
Q-A Sessions Slated
Through Friday Night
A third in the series of open
meetings on the hospital bond Issue
election, to be held March 34. will
be held at 7:30 p.m. today in
Booker T. Washington school.
Bev. J.'W. Hodges, chairman of
the hospital executive committee,
said an average of 24 persons have
attended meetings held Monday
and Tuesday nights at Webster and
Lincoln schools.
Meetings will be held at 7:30 p. m.
Thursday and Friday at Irving and
Rose Witcher schools, respectively,
he said.
Questions Answered
The hospital committee chairman
said that several questions have
come up as those most frequently
asked at the meetings. These ques-
tions, together with answers given
by the committee, are as follows:
Cost—Amount of the proposed
hospital bond issue will be $350,000,
which Rev. Hodges said will mean
an annual cost to the average El
Reno taxpayer of approximately
$3.80. He said that under the com-
mittee's recommendations there will
be no sewer tax or other assessment
Imposed to cover initial operation
of the hospital.
Board Under Connell
Operation—The proposed hospital
will be operated by a special board
of El Reno citizens, appointed by
the city council for terms of office
not to exceed five years. This hos-
pital board will be responsible to
the city council, not the city man-
ager.
The board will have the privilege
of naming the hospital manager.
The hospital committee has gone
on record to recommend to the city
council that when the hospital
board is appointed an employe of
the Rock Island railroad, as S3
Reno's largest Industry, should be
Included.
Who may vote—According to J. L.
Patman, county election board sec-
retary. all registered voters who
pay taxes on land, real estate and
personal property in the city of
El Reno.
Agreement Hit
On Truce Rule
PANMUNJOM, Korea, March 19
—(U.R)—'United nations and Com-
munist negotiators on Korean truce
ground rules were in virtual agree-
ment today on the last of their
secondary problems—ports of en-
try.
They were fast weeding out side
Issues that would leave them with
only the major deadlocked ques-
tion of Russia's nomination as a
“neutral nation" inspector.
A modified UN proposal covering
the ports of entry question brought
progress today in the 53 minute
truce rules session.
Colonel Andrew J. Kinney walk-
ed out of the tent to report “it ap-
pears that we are in agreement on
the better part of the ports ques-
tion."
Next door, the session on prison-
ers of war broke up tor the day
after 23 minutes. Staff officers re-
ported “no progress" in their ef-
forts to clarify further the opposing
views. Both sides have asked ques-
tions—neither have received an-
swers.
General Trailing 8,000 Votes
With Many Precincts Still Out
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
An astonishing show of write-in strength in the Minne-
sota primary added considerable weight Wednesday to Gen-
eral Eisenhower’s stature in the fight for the Republican
nomination for president.
Eisenhower, whose name was not on the Minnesota
ballot, was within 8,000 votes of favorite-son candidate
Harold E. Stassen with many precincts still to be tabulated.
More and. more, the race for the GOP nomination ap-
peared to be narrowing to a duel between Eisenhower and
Senator Taft.
The Republican voting in Minnesota overshadowed a
series of rapid-fire developments on the political front.
These included:
1. President Truman withdrew from the June 3 Cali-
fornia primary. Backers of Senator Kefauver of Tennessee
hailed this move as significant. They said it showed a reali-
zation on Truman's part that
“rank and file" Democrats in
California are in favor of
Kefauver for the presidential
nomination.
2. Senator Hubert Humphrey
scored easily In the Democratic
primary in Minnesota to gain con-
trol of that state's 38 convention
delegates. Kefauver, whose naos
was not on the ballot, was running
far behind. Truman got even fewer
write-in votes.
3. Humphrey, demonstrating Me
conviction that Truman will Mt
seek re-election, announced forma-
tion of a “fair deal” voting btec
In the northern states to back a
Democratic candidate othor
Truman for the nomination.
4. Taft and Stassen stepped Up
tlwlr campaigns for the April 1
Wisconsin primary. Governor Bart
Warren of California, also entoigd
in that primary, was expected In
Wisconsin Thursday.
5. North Carolina Republicans
completed selection of delegatee to
the OOP convention with conflict-
ing claims of the results. Taft
backers claimed 18 of the 38 dele-
gates. Elsenhower supporters said
Taft has only 10 and th*t Elsen-
hower has 10, too. An Associated
Press poll luted 13 for Taft, six for
Elsenhower and seven not com-
mitted.
Van Fleet Warns
To Expect Attack
General Says Drive
Could Crack UN Line
SEOUL, Korea. March 19—(U.B—
General James A. Van Fleet said
today that his eighth army U
stronger than ever before, but
warned that the CommunUts might
break through it in a spring offen-
sive.
The four-star general said in a
60th birthday interview that the
Reds copld mass enough manpower
at one point in the line "to run over
us if they want to pay the price."
However, he predicted that hU
eighth army forces would bounce
back and hurl the enemy north-
ward again “with the same pun-
ishment meted out to them as the
last time they tried it."
■Must Expect Attack’
"We must be prepared to expect
a spring push from the Commu-
nists,” he said. “But the chances
that it will come are quite small.
Each side would like the other to
start It.”
Meanwhile on the battlellne. the
ground war was limited to only
minor patrol skirmishes.
On the seas, the battleship Wis-
consin poured more than 40 tons
of 16-lnch shells into enemy lines
today.
Flagmhip Shelled
Continuing a round-the-clock at-
tack, despite unfavorable weather,
the Wisconsin and destroyer USS
Hlgbee carried out harassing and
interdiction fire in the Kansong-
Kosong area.
Trenches, bunkers, troops and
supply areas drew shelling from
the giant flag|;hlp of the seventh
fleet, which itself was hit Saturday.
It suffered minor damage and
all personnel wounded Nvere report-
ed "making good progress toward
recovery."
In the air, American F-86 Sabre-
Jets. outnumber two to one. dam-
aged two Communist MIG-18s in
a seven-minute air battle Just north
of Sinanju in northwestern Korea.
Heavy rain-filled clouds limited
fifth airforce sorties to 115.
HONOR GRADUATE
Corporal Barnard Douglas, UHAF,
son of MT. and Mrs. N. E. Douglas,
1017 East Cooney, and husband of
Mrs. Estleen Douglas, Yukon, Is
among recent honor graduates from
the airforce technical school, Cha-
nuts airforce base, Rantoul, HI.
At Robbery Trial, Defendant
Passes Time With Good Book
NEW YORK, March 19—(UJD—
Slippery Willie Sutton will be
pictured by defense attorneys
during his $64,000 bank robbery
trial as a man who would rather
tote a good book than a gun, it
was indicated today.
As the trial entered its second
day (at 9 a.m. C8T) there was
no relaxing of the bristling force
of guards which surrounded the
courthouse and swarmed 1U cor-
ridors. The judge and prosecu-
tion witnesses were under 34-hour
police protection.
Button, the 51-year-old master
bank bandit who is known os
“The Actor" to the underworld,
began turning an his stagecraft
when his trial began In Queens
county court yesterday.
He carefully placed before him
on the defense counsel table two
books, "Peace of Soul" and “Peace
of Mind." Then he clasped his
hands benignly In front of him,
fluttered his eyelids meekly, and
paid studious attention to the
picking of a jury.
George Washington Hers, Sut-
ton’s court - appointed attorney,
said Willie had drawn his atten-
tion to several passages In the
books in whispered conferences.
Hers said he probably would en-
ter the books In evidence. They,
along with a volume of Rreud. a
first-aid hook, and a them in-
struction book, were found In
Sutton's apartment when he was
captured.
Two Youths Held In
Tire, Wheel Thefts
Police are holding two teen-age
El Reno boys in the city Jail today
for investigation of a series of tire
and wheel and automobile hub cap
thefts.
Police Chief Lee Harvey said
more are expected to be rounded
up before the investigation is com-
plete. He declined to name the two
boys, aged 17 and 14 years, pending
filing of charges.
The arrests were made shortly
after 8 a.m. today, in the wake of
an automobile race between the
youths and city scoutcar officers
Tuesday night.
The race started in the 100 block
on East Rogers, about 11:30 pm.
when officers became suspicious of
the youths, ranged back to East
Rogers, and wound up in the 100
block on North Barker, when the
boys abandoned their car and
escaped on foot
Chief Harvey said Items recover-
ed by police include a 15 inch tire
and wheel which had not yet been
reported as stolen.
Council Votes To Get
New Street Sweeper
Pinal arrangements to rent a
new street sweeper, which will be-
come city property upon payment
of 88,485, was approved at a special
meeting of the city council Tuesday
night.
The machine, to be secured from
an Staid firm, will be rented at the
rate of $378 per month, with the
first payment of $1,100 to be made
on delivery.
Second Installment of rent, $3,-
300, will be paid in July this year,
and the last, amounting to $|J8M,
in July, 1983.
The city was allowed kljMkV
trade-in on the old machine. r
$425 Damage Result
Of Two-Car Accident
Approximately 9438 damage woe
the result of an accident about 11$
am. today at the intersection of
Rock Mend avenue and Walls
street.
A car driven by Alfred
men, of 1000 West Rogsr
about t» damage, and a
cor owned bp C.W. W
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