The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 62, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1953 Page: 1 of 14
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The El Reno Daily Tribune
Single Copy Five Cent*
«UR> MEANS UNITED PEI
El Reno, Oklahoma, Thursday, March 6, 1958
VH MEANS ASSOCIATED
Vol. «2, No. 5
Fit Stock Show
ScheduledTo Be
Held on March It
FKA Chapter Boy*,
4-H Chib Members
• Prepare for Event
County 4-H club and Future
i Farmer ol Amort™ member* in
gelling ready this nook for their
annual tat stock Mww to ba hold at
Port Mono on Saturday. March 14.
M. J. Robertson. PPA adviser.
aaM IT member* of tho ■ It#no
chapter of the orcanlMtlon art
. buay urn week grooming thtir
livestock for llw stow. and far
upcoming Oklahoma CUy and Bnld
avanta
County A«ont IUtry Tartar Mid
today that 11 mam bare of 4-H club*
throughout lha county had ontorod
exhibit* In llw atoor dtvuton of
llw allow; IS had anlarad animal*
In Uw barroom dtvuton and 14
oUwre will ahow animal* In lha
Swap division
Tha fat dock ahow horo will
t procada lha Mato tat alook ahow
lo twain tha following day In Okla-
homa CUy. and Tarvar aaM many
of Uw animal* shown hart prob-
ably will ba movad to Oklahoma
CUy that nil hi
Approximately 100 Iwad of lire-
atock will ba exhibited in Uw county
ahow. on tha basis of participation
In previous stock show*. Tha ani-
mal* arc expected to arrive by •
fj am and Judging will begin about
noon and continue until- com pie tad
Judaea will ba Clyde Read, farm
superintendent of Oklahoma Cen-
tral State collage. Noman. for
Uw aheop and awlne divisions, and
Bnest Andrews, vocational agrt-
, cultural interne tor at' Mineo. who
will Judge steers
Members of 4-H clubs exhibiting
steers hare wlU ba Richard Borne-
maun. Banner Bobby ElUs. Yukon:
J. C Kunncman. Ofcarche: Nancy
Kunnaman. Okarche: Allan Jansen.
■ Rano; Jack Hunt. B Reno. Ken-
neth Smith. Calumit: Harold
• Ewtacher. Cleary: Bill Ibeh. Calu-
met: Clarence Rohwor. Calumet,
and Bill Hall. Jr., B Ratio
Barroom will ho shown kg Bar-
bara Lorensen and Patsy Ruth Lo-
ronaan. both of B Bone; J. C.
Kunnaman. Okarche: Richard Bor-
I nemann. Banner; Oerald Arnold.
■ Reno; Bobby Bills. Yukon; Mar-
vin NovU. Yukon: Johnnie Miller.
(PLEASE TURN TO PAGE Tt
Murray Allows School Bill
To Pass; Alterations Seen
OKLAHOMA CITY. March 6—(UP)—Governor Johnston
Murray, who allowsd a school hill hs considered wasteful
and extravagant to bocoms l*w teat midnight, waa confident
today ths teglatetura will removg testursa of ths achool
program hs find* moat objectionable.
Murray, commenting on hla action, anid lawmaker* have
agreed to consider a separate bill affecting the dlviaion of
nchool fund*. It will provide more money for teechera’ sal-
aries and tene for adminiatration.
Murray Mid this can be done “In a small bill affect-
ing the enactment features of the program."
Murray permitted the $6JU( millions school code to
become tew without hla signature because he had found
enough sentiment among tew
City Rotations
Hear Appeal
By Red Cross
Appeals for support of the
county Red Cross chspter's an-
nus I fund campaign highlighted
the regular noon lunchton meet-
ing of the D Reno Rotary club
today.
Brief talks were presented on
the campaign by Carlo* Weaver,
county chairman of the drive;
Oeorgc O lesson. public Informa-
tion chairman: Mr*. L. A. Oarner
and Mias Mildred Martin.
An additional appeal came
from Congreum ,n John Jarman,
who with Mra Jarman was a
guret or Bill Pong at the meet-
ing Jarman outlined hla ex-
perience* In a recent trip to Ko-
rn to back up tha Red Cross
Mood program.
A film. “See b Now." on the
blood collection program, also
was shown st the meeting.
In other business tha club
die ruse ad plana to attend a dis-
trict conference to ba hold In
Harman this wook-ond. and plana
to attend tha Oklahoma A. and
M. college and OV game at
•Ullwater Tuesday. March 10.
M. * Morris discussed a re-
cant visit to a Rotary club mast-
ing at Havana. Cuba, at which
Uw governor of Puerto Rico was
principal speaker.
Oueste today In addition to
Congressman and Mrs. Jarman
ware Dr. Joe Oamun. V L. Neale.
Dr. Chambers and Oele Bracher,
both of Stillwater.
City Girl Scouts
Set Celebration
S«rvic« WlU Open
Anniversary Wtck
B Bane Otrl Seoul* will observe
Ute 41st anniversary of Uw Scout
movement. March I through 14. be-
ginning with apodal vesper services
Sunday at 4:M p.m In llw first
Presbyterian church
The service, open to tha public.
wlU open with a call to worship by
the host pastor. Rev Olio Banner
Tit* Brownl* promt** will ba lad bp
Jam la Oavtn. and the Otrl Seoul
pledge will bo lad by Carolyn Shep-
herd.
Delores Oneth will present the
birthday'' story, and a vocal solo
wlU ba sung by franca* Osina*
rater WIN Stag
Members of the Rosa Witcher
choir will atng Uw anthem, and a
sermon vtll bo delivered on The
Call to Esther "
Mra. R. E. Bn« wlU be organist
for Uw service
Activities wUl continue through
tho wash, with girl* meeting at J Pit
pm.. Wednesday. March II. In Irv-
ing school for Utter annual ulty-wtde
roundup.
Tha muting will inohte* presenta-
tions of number* by each troop, and
wUl ba closed with serving of re-
freshments.
Otrl aeeut programs alao will g*
presented at Parent-Teacher asso-
ciation maeuims during Uw woah.
and window display* will be eat up
to ahow Scout work In various city
store*
Window exhibits will Include those
of Uw Uncoin school Brownlee al
Youngblood electric. Uw Lincoln
school Otrl Seoul* at Kelso's. Rose
Witcher treopa at Buckner hard-
ware: Webster troope at the Steph-
enson book store: Irving troops at
tha Patterson drug company, and
Central school troop* at Penney'*.
Arrangements for Uw various ac-
tivities were announced by Mrs H
B. Klker. program chairman for Uw
El Reno Olrl Scout council
Eight Outstanding
Mothers Named
Eight B fteoo women have bean
nominated far “Outstanding Mothar
of tlw Year” and deadline for nomi-
nation* is noon Saturday. March 1.
Those nominated Include Mra. A.
O. Outh, Mra. Tony Oarbar. Mra.
Olsnn Oneth. Mra. Harold I. Ena,
Mr*. Earl* Oarrlson. Mrs. William
BaJlo, Mra. Jamas Moorman and
Mrs. Clarence Imboden.
Nomination* giving Uw nothin
qualifications, not only for this year,
but alao for past yaara. may be mail-
ed or taken to tha Retail Merchants
association at 111 South Rock la-
lend.
Tha winner, chosen In tha final*
by an Impartial panel of Judges, will
ba honored at the Jayoet Jaynes'
annual aprtaig benefit style ahow to
ba bald Match 11 at the Rocket
thaetar.
13 Called By
Draft Board
Thirteen Canadian countv draft
registrant*. Including seven El Reno
men and one former city resident,
have been ordered lo report for
Induction Into the armed service*
on March IP.
The El Reno men are Donald Lee
Austin. Clarence Marvin Webster,
Billy Junior Dow nay. Leonard
Prank! In Payton. John Wesley
Akins. Carl frank Ward and Melvin
Lea McCormack
Alao on tha list was Arnold Leroy
Hden. Richmond. Calif , formerly
of B Reno
Other, ordered lo report are Paul
Charles Knecht. Clarence John
Voaa, suit* Ralph Paters, all of
Okareha: Own# Hal* of Midwest
CUy. formerly of Oaary. and Nodd
Melvin Kennedy. Calumet.
Riakcra to override hia veto
By (lading to allow senate Mil
Ho P to bocomo law without my
signature." Uw governor said In a
formal stetemant." II la my Inten-
tion to protest Uw Uwqully. waste
and ntravaganco which 1 hare
pointed out."
Tho governor said he had already
protested portion* of tho MU which
would permit administrative cost*
to grow to such alarming propor-
tion* that there Is extravagance and
waste of Uw laapaysra' money *
"ThU situation ha* also raoultod
In an extreme inequity between the
pay of classroom tear here and ad-
ministrators “
Sternal Baa Bleated
Tha new MU wntch Murray said
h* had discussed with lawmaers
while sounding Uwm out on serial*
MU P wlU change division of lax
revenue* lo reduce administrative
expenditure*
Murray ha* drawn tha wrath of
the Oklahoma Education aaaoMatlun
by contending Oklahoma has one
school admlnUtrator for each six
teacher*
OEA Secretary Ptrmsn Phillips
puts Uw ration at one administrator
lo each IS teachers
Phillips said he was "delighted
that the governor avoided tho show-
down fight which would hare re-
sulted If he had vetoed the measure
Murray blamed the whonl hloc for
the flood <■( 10.000 letters receded
after he asked taxpayer, to com-
aunt on th# bill.
He mid the let ter-writing cam-
paign proved "that the so-called
achool bloc will atop at nothing. In-
cluding deliberate misrepresentation,
duraaa and Intimidation of classroom
Imliifi, of ilit ehUdran, of tho Im*
paying public, and of fid si* In Uwlr
endeavors to ctmUOD* their waste-
ful and extravagant us* of the tax-
payer.' dollar. "
Dates Slated
For County's
School Census
Annual achool census for all school
district* administered In Canadian
county Is Kheduled lo begin an April
I.
Neal V Oolden. county superin-
tendent of school*, said all census
supplies furnished by the state de-
partment of education arc available
through his office.
He pointed out that In recant
years the stale law has changed so
that only children from the ages of
1 through IT years, as of next Sept
1, are enumerated.
However, he added, school land
earnings known as the common
school fund will disburse fund* to
the school district only on those
children from f lo II year* old. as
of negt Sept 1,
The school census Is not a school
record. Oolden explained, since it
does not Indicate anything about a
child* school activity, except the
grade presently being pursued by
each student enrolad In a school
In addition tha census taka* the
name* of parents, birth date of tha
child, place of birth, place of real-
dene* race, and Ml Handicapped
children alao are shown, as well a*
Indian students.
Senate Leaders
WorkToAppointl
Envoy to Soviet
liohlen'a Value Seen
In Soviet; Meeting!
Called on Situation
United free* Staff Carre, gawd ml
WASHINGTON March 5-qjJh-
Sensle leaders considered urgent
action on the nomination of Chart-
•a E Bohlen as ambassador to Rus-
sia today to spaad him to Moscow
lo make an on-Uw-scana* anatyMe
of developments growing out at
Stalin's grave lllnsea
Speculation on an Imminent
struggle for power Inside the Krem-
lin and tha passible dangers
presented for the west lay behind
a movement by some senators and
the slate department lo get Bohlen
on his wav He la s leading Soviet
expert who speaks the Russian lan-
guage. who knows the Russian peo-
ple and their leader.
Hla ringside reporting an events
in Moscow atnild ba of Uw highest
vatu*. ThU country has not had a
top-flight Rusaun aapart In Uw
Soviet capital sine* Ambassador
Cteorge F. Kantian was ordered ex-
pelled last year.
Mloattea la Orare
There was no mistaking Uw
gravity with which this country
viewed lha prospective transfer of
power in the Soviet Union
Top officials conferred on Uw
situation all day yesterday. Prate-
dent Eisenhower called an un-
scheduled meeting with Sacretnry
of State John ftwter Dulles and
British Foregn Secretary Anthony
Eden lest night And the govern-
ment-aide discussion con tin tied
unabated todar.
Mr. Eisenhower, briefed for hours
on the Implications of Stalin's Ul-
na**. faced heavy preasure at hla
new* conference today lo oevalop
hla views
■dsn and Dull** planned o con-
ference af the Mate department on
"political matters." Including an
urgent review of Soviet-Western
relations
And the senate foreign relations
romml’te* summoned Underaac
tary of State Walter Bedell Smith
te a closed-door .aaM on to glee up
an up-to-date review of tha Rus-
sian situation and report Ute value
tha department attache, to swift ap
proval for Bohlen.
Stolen Sedan
Is Found Here
City police today Impounded a
1*50 red OtdamoMIe sedan which
had been abandoned In the TOO block
of North Rock Island and was be-
lieved lo have been stolen from
Woodaard county.
Oklahoma City police notified
Chief Lae Harvey ol the stolen car.
Follce there reported two youth*
had been arrested In Oklahoma
CUy and they had admitted steal-
ing the car and leaving It parkrd
In El Reno.
The tour-door sedan contained *
considerable amount of new phono-
graph records and other Items,
along with a cigar box containing
about W worth of uncancelled
checks No cash wa> found
A sale* slip for supplies from a
Woodward store bore the signature
of "Rdna Drake", although no re-
port had been made to state high-
way patrolmen or city police on a
oar being stolen.
The two youths being held In Ok-
lahoma City said they parked the
car here, then traveled to Okla-
homa City by bus
They took the car keys and B
Reno polio* ordered tha sedan tow-
ad to a garage for storage until it
la claimed.
"Heart Is Faltering—Time Grows Short"—
Moscow Bulletin Says
Stalin's Death Is Near
Moscow Reports
Show Premier
rOMrtfSI.1 StrtVEgBORB-Theee are the three men listed a. possible successor* to Premier Josef Stalln
should the Soviet leader die from a cerebral hrmorrliaee which strutk him March 1 Left lo right:
Laurenkl Berts, forei.n Minister V M Molotov, and Ororvl Malenkov NEA Telephoto i
Indians Prep
For Regional
Tourney Match
pOACH JBNKS SIMMONS to-
L day picked his regional tour-
nament cage .quad and sent
them through s morning prac-
tice remion. In preparation for
their regional tournament openrr
Pi Ida r night at Duncan
With .election of his 10-man
tournament team, the B Reno
coach announced that one of hla
starting forwards, big Ifcrl John-
son. hustling Junior, will be un-
able to make the tournament due
to recent Ulness.
He boasted Jim Archer up to
fill Johnsons shoes and start
the Tribe's Prlday night game
against Ardmore alone with reg-
ular* Charles Wynaa and Paul
Hauser, guards Bob Power* at
center, and Bill Bruce aa hla
second guard.
Plva reserves, allowed by state
hlghvchool athletic rules, will be
Don Juneraon. Don Ledbetter.
Bill Peterka. Jim MeOinlry and
Arlen Padgett.
The El Reno • Ardmore game
will open the Duncan tournament
at T:M p.in Pndav. A Duncan-
Lawton match will follow Coach
Simmon* said the Ardmore quin-
tet will be lough, pointing out
that they played within three
points of Chic kasha Tuesday
night: however, he predicted that
"If our boys are hitting" well
win.
Other class “AA" tournament
first-night schedule* are as fol-
lows:
At Shawnee — McAle*ter-8h*w-
nee. Midwest Clty-Norman
Al Classen — Capitol Hill-bye.
Enld-bye. Northeast. Classen
At Tulsa Roger. — Tul*s Cen-
tral-bye. Tuba Rogeis-Bsrtlre-
vtlle. Tulsa Webster-Muskogee
Ponca Otty-bye.
Change in Soviet Chiefs Could
Be for Best, Jarman Declares
Any change in the leadernhip of Russia would stand a
good chance of being for the better.
That la the view of Congreasman John Jarman, who war
in El Reno briefly today to interview voters on their in-
tereata during the current aeasion of congreaa.
Jarman, who Raid there are many indications that Soviet
(Vernier Joaeph Stalin already is dead, declared that "in
form* of our relations with Rumiia during the year* in which
Stalin has been leader" little haa been done that could
indicate that anything would be worae off with the Red
leader gone.
He praieed President Eisenhower’a meaaage of condolence
to the Ruasian people aa a "call for world peace."
Turning to problems closer to thia area, the coiurrsas-
man aaid that one of the biggeat "immediate problems”
is that of the beef cattle
Weather
Mate Forecast
Increasing cloudlnev. tonight and
Prlday. with Mattered light rain
beginning over extreme south cen
tral Friday; warmer tonight, low
tdniRht Mi northweet lo the 40s
southeast: high Prlday generally
near 00.
Controls Off
Cars, Several
Foods, Metals
WASHINOTON. March I —uP»—
The Kovernment today lifted price
controls from major household ap-
pliances. bread end bakery products,
automobiles and laundry services
It ass the fifth major step in
lifting control* (litre President
Elseimower. In hla State of the
Union mesage. called for an end to
price curb* by April 10
Thee* are the major Item* from
which the control* were removed
today:
All bakery products
All major household appliances,
Including home refrigerator., dish-
washer., ranges, clothe, washers,
dryers and Ironert. home and farm
freezeri,.
All custom-molded and fabricated
plastic products
Ail new passenger automobile.
and postwar user car., part, and
aciTtsorie*. as well a* *11 com-
mercial vehicles.
Olycerlne. coco* and roco* prod-
ucts. copper chemicals and X-ray
and electrical therapeutic appa
peretue.
All laundry, dry cleaning and
linen and diaper aupply services
Today's action left thes* Items
still under government price con-
trol*; beer, some chemicals. No 3
heating oil. vgrloue building ma-
terials and metals end metal prod-
ucts and machinery
Attending PhynlcianR
Report Condition Ir
'Exceedingly Grave'
MOSCOW. M»rch R-(AI’)
— Joeeph Stalin'* heart la
faltering, tha lataet bullatin
from hia phyaicianR diecioaaa,
and tha announcement of hia
death may ba only a matter
of hour* away.
A medical bulletin tonight
for the firnt time mentiona a
failure ol the prime minis-
tar'a heart. Provioun report*
had centered around a brain
hemorrhage and diaturbancea
in breathing and blood circu-
lation.
Today'a bullatin—the third
from the 10 doctors since a
Htroke failed Stalin In tha
Kremlin Sunday night—ac-
knowledged that hia condition
had deteriorated today. It
called hia status "exceedingly
grave."
It was perhaps noteworthy
that thia third bullatin arms
iasued only 12 hours after
bullatin No. 2. A full 24
hours paaaad between tha
first and second bulletin.
This third bulletin wss leeued at
■ *> pju and reported Suite's con-
dition up to 4 pja. <1 OJB-. CRT i It
■scribed sign* *f hear failure.
New* Is SewgM
The phyteteens bulletin deecrtbed
Btelte'. Meed preeeure e* having de-
creased as he grew increasingly pale.
The physicians' second bulletin
had been Issued earlier Thursday
and described Stalin's condition as
of 3 *.m.
Moscow's diplomatic corps follow-
ed the news of Stalin's Ulnae* with
as greet Interest *s the Russian peo-
ple. Many envoys asked western
newsmen to telephone them of new
bulletin* on the premier'* condition,
no matter whet the hour.
Various embassies and legations
reported receiving numerous tele-
phone call* from ell over the world,
asking about SUlm Most of these
apparently were from foreign news-
situation.
He noted that while many per
sane had expreased their views an
government assistance for cattle
men. not enough viewpoint* had yet
been received to clarify the gen-
eral attitude.
Jarman pointed out that *
ber of ranchers ftel that despite
* drop In price, that "they can
gel the job done on a local level
without federal participation, end
with local financial barking."
Hoete Favor AM
On the other hand, he said.
"we've had some expression In
favor of federal participation'
“What we do need to have la as
dear-out an expression si pos-
sible as to whal participation If
any. the federal government should
play "
Jarman streased that It 1* now
early In the congressional action. P»P*r» but *>'"* have been from to-
and difficult lo determine “what dividual*
th* trend Is going to be or what I O’** c*mr *rom Chicago to tho
the attitude of the administration | Canadian embassy The caller asked
will be."
*
e.lilill*
rfclil
Conxree* can only act on the
measure* when they get to the
floor of the house and senate from
the committee*, hr pointed out. and
added that one of the primary
dullea of Democrat* s* "the minor-
ity party" will be to "do our be*i
to see to it that the overall pro-
gressive farm program
lied."
DUcasaaa Hawaii
Jarman Mid that th* first major
bill to show up on the floor of the
house is txpected next week, end
that It will probably be statehood
for Hawaii—te make It the ISth
itato In th* Union
He expressed doubt that the
Alaskan statehood prnpotal would
emerge from th* committee, since
thet territory ho* a much smeller
population, and hasn't as good a
cess to present.
He also warned that despite the
pressure for tax cutting, and t be-
lief that any tax slash measure
that reaches the floor Is likely to
be passed, that It I* first necessary
to balance the budget
Jarman said he expects to return
to B Reno following the Easter
recess of conn revs about April 1,
and that he will addreas the un-
nual Lions club Future Farmers of
America banquet lutre ou April 7.
HISTORIC LANDMARK TO DISAPPEAR—Th# old Rock Island round-
house, one of the most prominent landmarks in El Reno flinca its
construction in 1908, is being wrecked to make room for progress.
URelease to tha railroad alnce conversion to Diesel locomotives, the old
building felt the efforts of wrecking crewa for the first time today aa
portions of the roof were removed. The structure is being torn down
by G. W. Redding. Enid wrecking contractor, who had the job of tearing
down Oklahoma city’s historic courthouse. Redding, who started work
today with a crew of four men, to be expanded later to 12, said about 90
days will be needed to complete the job. Materials salvaged are to be sold.
for the Kremlin's telephone number.
May Slaw Operatteoa
In Washington top state depart-
ment official* discounted today the
chance* of any early radical change
In Soviet foreign policies under new
Kremlin leadership.
Some experts thought that pre-
mier 8tal!n'» removal from power.
Is contin- | j,* disclosed In the official announce-
ment of his Illness, might paralyse
Soviet operation*, for a time and to
a degree, because of a probable
struggle for the mantle of succes-
sion Many person, te high position
have considered It Ukely thet Stalin
was already dead.
Fourth Candidate
Files for Council
A contest In the HI Reno city
council developed for the first time
today as a fourth person filed a* g
candidate with the oounty election
board.
Latest candidate we* Olenn O.
Mordy, currently serving as a mem-
ber Of the city's governing body,
who will seek re-election In th*
April T voting.
Previously two other Incumbents,
George C Edgar. and Paul O. Lieb-
mani\ hod filed for re-election, and
one newcomer to city politic*. M. O.
Hoard, also had filed ter office.
Milk Prices
Due to Drop
n Reno food Mils ere due i*
substantial reduction Friday when
four major milk companies reduce
prices on Items ranging from
one cent per quart on milk, to 10
and 11 cents per half pint on
whipping cream.
The announcement w».i first
mude to day by Corliss Allen, lo-
cal Bordens distributor He said
Meadow OwU end Wallen* hdti
also announced the price radue-
tlon
C. V. Peabody, of Peabody's
dairy, local Fairmont distributer
said his price reduction had not
been confirmed; however, he "felt
sure" his company would meet
competitive prices.
Allen said the price reduction
would effect several dairy Items.
Including buttermilk, cottage
cheese, creams and homogenised
and pasteurised milk.
Current prices on carton mUk
are 36 cente per quart and 41
cent* per half-gallon.
Only local producer la MnElnel
er’s dairy, eoutheaat of B Ron*.
His prqduet retails at B and M
cents par quart
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