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El Reno, Oklahoma, Friday, March 30, 1951
Hard Water In
El Reno Due
For Next Week
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l*> MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
dfv£onD PORT—Advanc* unite of the famous Oklahoma 45th Hiunderbird
division, board s transport ship in New Orleans. These men are bound for Japan and desDlte this and
the drizzle they still ^naged to smile. (NBA’ Telephoto.) P
New Attempt Slated Heat Still On,
To Alter Food Prices Probers Declare
Softening Plant
Now Under Repair;
Tennis Court Poured
Women of El Reno with dishpan
hands are in for a hard time during
the next week, beginning today.
The city water softening plant
was shut down this morning in
order to clean and overhaul the
master mixing chamber. For the
next week, according to O. A. Bent-
ley, city manager, only hard water
will be available.
He said the move Is usually a
yearly occurrence. A special craw
from the El Reno reformatory ie
doing the cleaning. Overhead wash-
ers for the filters are also being
installed.
Meantime, the city of El Reno
Is spending thousands of dollars
for other Improvements above and
below ground. Bentley announced.
Concrete will be poured over halt
of the new tennis court at Legion
park today. The last half wlU be
poured Saturday.
U. S. Bombs Blast Vital
Supply Routes on Yalu
280 Tons of Bombs Dropped
On Manchuria-Korea Border;
GIs Stab North of Boundary
WASHINGTON, March 30—(UP)—The administration
intends to ask congress for changes in food price regula-
tions, but there is little chance for rolling back prices to pre-
i Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson, in testimony re-
Itfwu todjy’- J°Jd ? house appropriations subcommittee
that the administration plans to “suggest some changes to
you about the price of agricultural goods.’’
“I do not know what you will do about them,’’ he added.
Wilson gave no details, nor did President Truman yester-
day at a news conference in saying he was uncertain when
DISqIIc SC recommended changes in the
Rollback On
Some Prices
WASHINGTON, March 30—(/!>)-
’•fttemei OWMhr the price control
director, said today he expects to
"roll back" some prices, but there
will be no 'across the board" cut
of prices. He also said he does not
anticipate rationing.
DISalle expressed these views in
a question and answer session here
with an organization called the
Congress on Negro Business.
In another mobUizatlon-prlce de-
velopment. the United States cham-
ber of commerce raised a question
whether defense officials have de-
cided "to sacrifice farmers" in order
to placate labor unions.
"Labor wants a guarantee that
food prices will not wipe out most
of the gains it expects to get us
a price for 'coperation.'” said the
chamber's regular agricultural bul-
letin.
"Sonic |jcoplc are asking if Stabil-
izer i Eric i Johnston has sold out
to labor. He is urging permission
to put ceilings on farm products
below parity and is reported to have
told farm leadership privately that
parity limitations will have to give."
New Gas Line
Repair Slated
After successfully repairing a
break on the main gas line serv-
ing El Reno and Yukon, workers
of Oklahoma Natural Oas company
will tackle an old line break north
of Yukon Sunday.
; Earle Garrison, local manager,
said the line ready for a tie-in is
on the Foreman road, directly nortli
I of Yukon.
The leak is affecting only El
Reno, not Yukon, Oarrison said. He
said the same procedure will be
followed as last Sunday when the
main break was patched.
A whistle blowing In this city will
signify the start of operations. Al-
though Sunday Is April Fool's day.
Oarrison assured residents this
would be no joke.
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defense production act would
be ready for congress.
No matter what tack they take-
proposals for subsidies to hold down
retail prices or freezing of farm
prices—they face powerful farm
bloc opposition.
Rise Predicted
Mr Truman said yesterday he
wished prices could be rolled back
to pre-Korea levels. The odds are
against It.
Price Stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle
has predicted that prices will rise
four to five percent above Jan. 26
when prices generally were frozen
Economic Stabilizer Eric A. John-
ston said the same thing in Janu-
ary.
Present law forbids ceilings on
Group Gets Another
Month to Investigate
WASHINGTON, March 30—(U.P)—
Senate crime investigators, with a
new lease on life, warned gangland
big-shots today that the "heat" is
still on In the underworld.
Senator Lester C. Hunt (Demo-
crat, Wyoming) gave racketeers the
word. He said the crime investigat-
ing committee will recommend that
the federal government keep riding
herd “in some form" on criminal
activities acy>ss the nation.
The senate-* voted la^i yesterday
without dissent to extend the crime
committee unUl May 1. and mem-
bers buckled down, to the task of
writing a final report and making
legislative recommendations.
The committee planned no hear-
ings during the 40-day extension
period. It called a halt to active
investigating work in the field. But
It held out the possibility It would
act if any “extraordinary” situa-
tion is brought to its attention.
Throughout the country, law en-
forcement agencies were cracking
down on gamblers and racketeers
ncacni, mw ioruias ceilings on ana racketeers
farm prices which are below parity, the wake of evidence dredged up
a level designed to give a farmer a by the committee.
"fair” return. Many farm prices have Hope* StUI High
not risen to this level. The extension kept alive the
Conflict Seen hopes of Senators Charles W. Tob-
Thr subcommittee testimony Uis- ey 'Republican, New Hampshire)
closed that Secretary of Agriculture *'.lb Alexander Wiley iRepubliean,
Charles F. Brunnun foresees the pos-
sibility of n future "conflict" with
DiSalle. Bratman testified lie might
have to use farm supports to boost
the price of u farm product above
the minimum ceiling price In order
to stimulate production.
In any such "conflict" lie said lie
thought DiSalle would give away
and raise the celling price.
At Mr. Truman's news conference,
he told reporters progress is being
made toward .settlement of labor's
boycott of the mobilization program.
But he reiterated his full support
of Wilson, accused by labor of per-
mitting big business to dominate the
program.
Trainmen's Union
I Accepts Proposal
WASHINGT6n, March 30—(JP)—
Tlic Brotherhood of Railroad train-
men today accepted a proposal of
I railroad carriers that President
Traniun name an arbitrator in
their lone dispute, but three other
operating union* declined to go
| along.
Even the acceptance of the train-
men, announced by President W. P.
Kennedy at a senate labor sub-
committee hearing, had sonic
strings attached.
First. Kennedy wanted to exclude
the one remaining tough issue from
Uie arbitration. That waa how much
money the trainmen should be
paid for coupling air hose between
can On occasion.
Cub Scouts
Given Awards
Numerous awards were presented
at a meeting Thursday of Cub
Scout pack 375 in the Chisholm
Trail district.
H. N. Branyon, Jr.. Cubmaster.
said there will be a committee
meeting April 10 with Mrs. John
Ferguson and a session of den
mothers April 5 with Mrs. H. O.
Starkey.
The meeting Thursday at Lincoln
school evolved plans for a Cub
Scout carnival here April 28 at the
Lincoln school.
Here arc the presentations made:
Wolf awards to Larry Briggs,
John Buckley: bear awards to John
Billy Irvine, David Willsey. Jimmy
Williams, Keith Wort him: gold
arrows to John Billy Irvine. Dale
Chappell. Don Dresser, Bobby Gill-
ey. Shannon Petltt, Larry Briggs,
Freddy Ooburn, Larry WUlscy and
John Buckley.
Stiver arrows to John Billy Ir-
vine, Bill Naynard. Larry Briggs,
Freddy Cobum. Gail Johnson, Lar-
ry WUlsey and Freddie Hobeon.
Wlnsconslni that another might
follow and put the Investigation
back in business on a big scale.
In any case. Hunt said, the com-
mittee will recommend that the
inquiry be continued by "some sort
of committee or commission.”
Tlie crime committee voted a
new- contempt-of-congress recom-
mendation against the committee-
named underworld leader Frank
Costello. Tlie action was based on
Costello’s refusal to provide the
committee with a statement on his
net worth.
Finish Seen
By next week, all work is expect-
ed to be finished and sports-minded
residents will have a fourth tennis
court at the park, measuring 46 tv
117 feet.
Backstops and net posts will be
installed early next week if the
weather remains good. Total cost
of the court will be about $1,200.
The gunite Job on the city garage
is now more than half finished.
Bentley said. The west and north
sides have been gunlted. Steel case-
ments windows, new concrete sills
and lintels are already In.
As soon as the g uni ting is done,
a concrete floor from the garage
will be poured. The floor measures
115 by 76 feet and already has two
small concrete strips. These map
have to be removed.
Date for completion was predicted
as sometime in April. The city coun-
cil allocated about $5,600 for the
Job.
New Water Line
A water line from the pic:
grounds at Adams park to the sh_,,
ter house there has been completed*!
The 2-lnch pipe is 400 feet long. 1
,Th* city ^nuntaMIPfc'Wlt
way from Wiley Jones, fanner n___
here, so that 800 feet of 4-lnch pipe
can be run under his property to
take care of sludge from the soften-
ing plant. Work will begin as soon
as the easement is purchased.
City crews have been busy hauling
gravel all over El Reno to fill in
ruts of alleys and streets. About
866 cubic yards have been used so
far this month for minor repairs.
Work is also starting on the 20-
stall bam at the race track in
Adams park. The city gave the
Canadian County Racing associa-
tion permission to build the stalls
and galvanized iron barn.
It will be handed to El Reno at
cost when paid for, Bentley said.
ONE WAY ROAD—A united nations soldier posts sign on tree
near the front as UN forces drive toward the 38th parallel. “On*
Way sign Is posted in direction leading north to the parallel
Communist resistance was reported mounting on the approaches
to the parallel in the west. (NEA Telephoto.) approacnea
RETURNS INCOMPLETE
No additional returns have been
received from board of education
balloting in rural schools. Neal V.
Oolden, announced today. So far
only nine districts have reported
election results.
Five Draft Appeal
Members Selected
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 30-
UP)—Governor Johnston Murray to-
day appointed a five-man selective
service appeal board for tlie eastern
side of the state.
Members are Word Cromwell,
Oklahoma City, representing agri-
culture; Tom Anglin, Holdenville
attorney: Dr. Henry Weber, Bart-
lesville, medicine; James A. Egan,
Muskogee, business and industry,
and D. F. Davis, Hennryetta, labor.
Murray said the board will meet
in Tulsa soon to organize.
The board was set up to relieve
part of the work from the state's
general appeal board.
Schedule Set
For Reserves
- Fort m.WUX Get
Most of State Men
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
The summer field training sched-
ule for five Oklahoma army re-
serve unite was announced today
by Colonel William H. Craig, chief
of the Oklahoma military district.
Craig, headquartered at Tinker
airforce base, also said three other
national guard divisions in the
fourth army area will train at
Camp Polk, La., this summer now
that the 45th infantry division lias
left for Japan.
The 842nd and 877th army postal
unit* of Oklahoma City will train
at Fort. Sill from June 17-30.
The headquarters and headquar-
ters company. 348th transportation
highway truck group and the 429th
transportation highway truck di-
vision—both of Oklahoma City will
be at Sill from July 8-21.
And. at the same time, the 841st
army postal unit of Tulsa will be
at the big army post near Lawton.
The 808th engineer petroleum dis-
tribution company of Tulsa will
train at Fort Hood. Texas, from
July 8 21.
Craig said the 49th armored in-
fantry division of the Texas na-
tional guard will move into Camp
Polk on June 10. The 39th infantry
division of Louisiana and Arkansas
will take over Aug. 5 and the 36th
infantry division of Texas will move
In on Aug. 19.
266-VOICE CONCERT
Approximately 300 voices will
comprise the combined chorus
which will climax the El Reno
hlghschool vocal music concert at
6 p. m. tonight in the hlghschool
auditlrium, it has been announced
by Miss Helen Martin, director.
Jaycee Fund*
The most spectacular firework*
display In El Reno on the Fourth
of July appeared possible today with
the announcement by Jim Bass to
the Junior chamber of commerce
that the senior chamber has agreed
to match Jaycee funds for the pro-
ject.
Bass told the noon luncheon meet-
ing that other civic clubs will be
contacted soon In an effort to raise
about $500 for the fireworks dis-
play.
Spray Purchased
Meantime. Mervll J. Meyer, head
of the spraying program here this
summer, announced that 450 gallons
of Insecticide had been purchased
for fogging. He estimated this
amount was one-third over the ma-
terials bought last summer.
Aim this season is to spray the
city eight times, twice as much as
in previous years.
To Be Displayed
The logger has been mounted on
a Jaycee Jeep and both will be on
display next Friday noon in front
of the Oxford cafe.
Detailed discussion of the Jaycee-
sponsored roedo here June 1 to June
3 climaxed the session. Kenneth
Hammons presided in the absence
of Cleo 8. Deatherage. president.
Bill Nelson, Garland Parker and
Ed Metz, members of the committee
making arrangements for a track
meet, reported on progress.
TOKYO, March 30— (UP)—American B-29 Superfort-
resRcs blasted at the doorstep of Communist China today.
The most concentrated air bombardment of the war waa
andK r«/°Ur ^ supply br*d*®« linking Red Mantiksria
_..u* S. ground troops and artillery smashed two a^l
Chinese Communist counter-attacks north of Seoul As
American spokesman said that an American petrol in twfc
areastabbed f°Ur mi,ea acroes th« 38th parallel Into North
On the east coast the South Korean capital dilriaien
continued its drive into the Communist homeland. raaOhliw
a Pmu^ mi^es north of the parallel.
Thirty-eight B-29 Superforts fought through swarma
of intercepting Communist jet fighters to hit the vital Yalu
chta* wJ!
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jected General Douglas Mac-
Arthur’s bid for a battlefield
cease-fire conference.
The main Communist supply
bridge at Sinulju, at the mouth of
the Yalu river boundary with Man-
churia. was hit for the second time
in two days.
Other Bridges Hit
Two other bridges about 40 miles
upriver from Sinulju, the Chongsu
rell bridge and the Congsongjin
highway bridge, also were blasted.
A fourth span at Manpojln, $6
Jlas upriver from Chongsongjln.
was attacked by 12 Superforts with
more than 80 tons of bombs.
An airforce officer described the
raids as "the most concentrated air
bombardment of this bridge sys-
tem.”
At least one Russian-built
Mlo-15 Jet fighter was shot down
and two others damaged in two
swirling dogfight* with American
The downed Red plane<wafcredl
tted to Flight Lieutenant omer J.
Levesque, of Montreal, Canada, an
exchange pilot flying an F-84
Sabrejet with the fifth airforce.
Early report* said none of the
American planes was hit.
Reds Counterattack
A total of 38 MIOs and 35 U. 8.
Jets were Involved In the air bat-
tles, which ranged from 20,000 to
30,000 feet over the Korean-Man-
churian frontier area.
One Chinese Communist counter-
attack against advancing allied
troops in the area north of Uljong-
bu was smashed by artillery before
It could reach American lines.
American outposts reported see-
ing the Reds advancing along a
mountain trail for a counter-at-
tack at sundown after a day of
bitter close-in fighting with hand
grenades for a Communist-held
hill.
American artillery was sighted in
on the trail. A crashing salvo was
laid down among the Reds when
they reached the zero point. The
expected counter-attack failed to
reach American lines.
new ORLEANS, March 00-4P)
-Hundreds of 46th division sold.
lers marched aboswd ----
today to follow tbs vs
the division to Japed.
Two ship* salted ymtfi
by tomorrow thAte aMB
ing the entire gKhodm ___
rrnrdoutfit aiiaspoetsd io test
sen.
Tbo loading so far fen*
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Farmer-Scientist Honored atCof C Dinner
Over 375 Meet For
Mid-Century Event
Thursday Evening
Virtually unknown to the pub-
lic. a Canadian county farmer-
sclcntist who has added an esti-
mated $200 million to the income
of tlie nation's wheat-growers
received recognition Thursday
night before a capacity crowd of
375 at tlie annual dinner-meeting
of tlie El Reno chamber of com-
merce.
Creator of "Early Triumph”
seed-wheat, developed on his
own farm 10 miles southwest of
El Reno, Joseph Dunne waa
awarded a framed certificate of
achievement in honor of 27 years'
labor to produce the grain-belt's
highest yielding variety.
Declining to profit personally
from ills accomplishment,, Danne
told his hearers he “could never
figure out why my experiments
succeeded when those of others
failed." He said his work to de-
| velop other high-producing, dU-
NEW PRESIDENT—H. M.
commerce president far IS51, wa
right, second vice president.
ease-resistant grains would con-
tinue.
He had been given no notice
that the agricultural division of
left, El Reno chamber of
by Ray T. Hoddert,
the civic body had planned to
honor him.
Dhiess which sent him home
on medical advice late Thursday
Wheat Expert Says
New Strains Are
Readied for Future
afternoon earned Paul R. Taylor,
city school superintendent, to
relinquish his role of toast-
master at the dinner. He wab
suffering from u high tempera-
ture induced by an attack of
laryngitis.
Introduced by vice president Ray
T. Huddart, H. M. Hensley—
cham!>er president for l$6l—pre-
sided at the meeting. He paid
tribute to the progress which
marked the administration of
retiring president Warren C. De-
Moss, and appealed for a con-
tinuance of “the commendable
spirit of cooperation shown by
chamber officers, directors, divi-
aion chairmen and the member-
ship at large.”
Solo and ensemble numbers—
both vocal and Instrumental_
featured the program of music
provided by students in the El
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Smaller Group Charges
A few thousand yards to the west
another smaller group of about 80
Reds counter-attacked allied lines
Thursday. Forty were killed and the
others fell back.
Persistent report* of major supply
reinforcements and Chinese Com-
munist troop concentrations along
the front indicated that the Red
withdrawal may be nearing an end.
One front report said the Reds
were "shuffling troops north of the
28th parallel." Another said they
were working feverishly on new en-
trenchments all along a 70-mile
stretch of the western and central
fronts.
The Reds were known to have at
least six army oorps, a potential
of 180,000 men, which they could
use in a counter-offensive.
Sub-Committee Probes
Stillwater Gazette
WASHINGTON, March 30—UP)—
A senate elections sub-committee
acted behind closed doors today on
compliant* that second class postal
regulations were violated In Senator
Monroney's election campaign In
Oklahoma last year.
Cha inpan Gillette (Democrat.
Iowa i said after the meeting that
‘action was taken" on a report of
the committee's Investigator but
that nothing would be made public
until a statement 1* prepared,
possibly later today.
Edward R. McDermott, chief
counsel for the committee, went to
Oklahoma recently to Investigate
complaints of Jo O. Ferguson of
Pawnee, unsuccessful Republican
nominee for governor, In connection
with distribution of «amp-tgn pgj.
tians of the Stillwater «-ivrttn
Msentattv*
Louisians
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and'***# *3?
or.” ths fight song of the Uni-
versity Of riWaliq—
The exact rout* or tlmr of ar-
rival in Japan haant been dis-
closed.
The entire dlvteten recefTta
high praise from army offlaiats
for it* Job of getting ready to
sail within six weeks after tHr
alert wa* Issued.
As the soldiers march
ship today they reesfv
commend over the
system: , ' ..; •
“Stay in your bunks until fur-
ther order*." .
But th*t (M not mean * tom*
cruise to Japan. The hunk
were li$ued to atOtt«dhfut»m
during the loading period. ’’1 ’"
After the ship* get underway
there will be four hours of train-
ing every morning, explained
Colonel Fred Daugherty, a 45th
regimental commander.
Afternoons will b* devoted to
recreation.
Sayre Soldier
Is Imprisoned
TOKYO, March 36—<UJ9—Corporal
Carl E. Mills, 20, of 8syn. Okie.,
has been sentenced to 20 years in
prison by s general oourt martial
for attempting to sell ahferee in-
formation to Japanese Communist*,
the u. B. army disclosed today.
Testimony revealed that M»p«
tried to contact a represwilellia of
the Japanese Communist parte to
deliver classified Information *f air.
force operations and i,
for $2,000.
He wa* arrested after a Japanese
police officer masquerading a* a
Communist agent arranged a deal
with him.
Mills told the oourt he was preseed
for cash and thought the Infanta-
tlon had no significant military
value.
The 20-year sentence will be re-
viewed by the commanding general
of the 214th Mr division and the
Judge advocate general of the U. 8.
airforce.
Weather
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Fhir with little change in tem-
perature tonight. Saturday toereae
SrtnsLsas^
in afternoon. Low ta
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■ a. m. today;
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