The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 54, No. 239, Ed. 1 Monday, December 10, 1945 Page: 1 of 6
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The El Reno Daily Tribune
Triple Blast
Delivered By
John L. Lewis
Government, Union
And General Motors
Sharply Criticized
»V ASSOCIATED PRESS
John L. Lewi* delivered a triple
blast today against the govern-
ment, the General Motors com-
pany and the CIO-United Automo-
bile 'Workers in connection with
the current automobile strike.
The United Mine Workers chief
told tlie house labor committee In
Washington that tlie government
could settle the strike hr 10 days
if it would allow the manufactur-
ers a price which would permit a
fair profit. He termed the com-
pany s position in the dispute
“dishonest" and characterized the
UAW's explanation of its strike as
"stupid."
Lewis voiced Ms criticism while
testifying against legislation pro-
posed by President Truman to set
up fact-finding boards to re oin- |
mend solution of major industrial
disputes.
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proposal as an "Evil, vile-smelling
mess full ol dozens of loopholes
that would make it unworkable,”
and said It was designed only to
“appease and protect a few mil- j
l.oiiuires who find themselves
frightened by the growing strength
of labor."
Prep Teams In
Final Stretch
Three Championships
Will Ik Decided
BV UNITED IMtESS
Yukon Girl Is
Given Trophy
•lean Claire Fry.
W ins llijih Honor
Jean Claire Fry. Yukon 4-H club
Wintry Weather
Is Felt Over
Entire State
Woodward’s 6 Degree;
Is Lowest Heading
Recorded in Night
It was mighty cold from one end
of Oklahoma to the other today
press dispatches disclosed.
Woodward was the coldest point
reporting, with a reading of 6 de
grees.
Tlie mercury dropped to 13 de-
grees at Enid and Stillwater. El
Reno had 13 while Ponca City and
Bartlesville had 14-dfgree reading
Chickasha and Oklahoma City
recorded 16: Ada and Ardmore re-
ported 18 and McAlcster 19 de-
grees.
The outlook is for a continuation
of the wintry weather with lows
tonight of near S In the panhan-
dle to 12 to 20 in the southwest
High winds accompanied tlie
cold weather and pushed the mer-
cury to season lows at numerous
state points.
High Is Only 39
Yesterday’s high was 39 at Ok-
lahoma City, although the mer-
cury was near the freezing mark
throughout most of Oklahoma all
day long.
A trace of precipitation was re-
. ported at Guymon. A few snow
j flurries were reported in Oklahoma
City around midnight, but skies
were clear over the state today and
are expected to remain that way
the next 24 hours.
Tlie weather bureau forecast a
letup in tlie high winds which
leached 40 miles ail hour and
more Sunday at various Oklahoma
points.
Many Males lev
A cold belt with temperatures
ranging from la below zero to be-
low freezing extended today from
the Rocky mountains east almost
to the Appalachians, with Ihe ex-
ception of tlie west gulf coast.
Sub-zero temperatures covered
Minnesota und the Dakotas, us
well as point.? in Nebraska. Iowa,
Volume 54, No. 239
Four-County Conference Will Discuss
On-the-Job Training of War Veterans
I’urpose and Operation Details of National Program
To He Explained at El Reno Meeting Open To Public
A meeting of school admlnlstra- > ganlzaUons, labor and employer officials, the El Reno school system
ors and directors of vocational edu- groups, board members, and others has been accredited as the author-
cation In Caddo. Grady, Blaine and interested In the welfare of the ized training agency for veteranb
Canadian counties will open at 9:30 veterans returning to Uiis com- under the G. I. bill of rights. Tlie
a. m. Tuesday in the El Reno high- munity, attend the meeting,
school auditorium to acquaint school | Those who will be in El Reno to
men and the general public with the conduct the meeting are L. V. Bal-
purpose and workings of the veter- lard, assistant state supervisor of
ans “on the job” training program, trade and industrial education, from
it was announced today by C. L. Oklahoma A. and M. college, Still-
school will have complete super-
vision and direction of the train-
ing program.
M. A. Nash, chairman of the state
accrediting agency, says, “This vo-
cational "on the Job” training pro-
McGill vocational director In El water: Don Davis, director of soldier ’ gram for veterai'is has grown to
Reno city schools, who will have the relief from Uic state veterans dc- ' such proportions it Is mandatory
responsibllily of supervising and di- partment, Oklahoma City; and S. M (the machinery to operate It be ex-
rcctlng the veterans training pro- Crosnoe. assistant state supervisor panded if our veterans are to have
gram in El Reno. |ol vocational agriculture, Oklahoma their Just opportunity to particl
This meeting has been called by City,
the Oklahoma state accrediting i Through agreement of the vet-
agency. It is strongly urged that erans’ administration, the state ac-
representatives of local veterans or- , crediting agency and the local school
pate In Its advantages. Tlie lm-
medite supervision and operation
rightfully belongs to the community
where the veteran lives.”
Hiller's Plans
Told at Trial
Decision Against
Russia Revealed
Meanwhile. Secretary of Labor,
Lewis B. Schweilenbach, declaring
the government libs the jxnver to
seize the struck plr.nts of General
Motors corporation, but would not
exercise It. called on both side'. I
today to settle their dispute "a*. In weather more suitable for ice me^nl^rrw'uTawmrdc^toc govwnor's
soon as posable.' licackey six Oklahoma highschool trophy Saturday as the high point
Hie secretary told a prc&s eon- football teams donned togs today individual of the .state 4-H club and
fercnee at Detroit that It was “ex- | ^ practice for the rinal stretch. FFA poultry judging contest con-
tremelv Important" to the "cco- I week-end the prep champ- ducted that day in Oklahoma City
nomic life” of the nation that an . lonship In three divisions will be as a part of the Oklahoma state
early settlement be achieved in 'decided on fields at Muskogee, Med- poultry show
the walkout which has idled 213.000 ; for<J “»d Norman. Miss Fry scored 1.122 out of u pos-
General Motors wotkers since Nov. j Undefeated Tulsa Will Rogers Kibble 1.1(10 points. She judged lit
meets Duncan at Owen Held at cluubei und her decisions were
“hecurily*' flan Proposed Norman ut 2:30 p. nx. Saturday for scored by tl> placing, «2» orul rca- I Montana, Wyoming. Colorado, Kan-
The United Auto Workers today the class A crown. Tulsa defeated son, and <3> written reason }*** and Wisconsin The lowest
proposed to the Ford Motor com- .Stillwater 22-0 and Duncan out- Miss Frv-s trophv was presented I n>ad.i',g "-ported by the U. 's.
P«ny a “company xc.urity" ^*1WccrArdmor?. T*:T2rtoenteru,<no hcrTgsTOHmv^night a 1?he tau 1“— bmeau,tor the last ;24
providing for discharge of arty |title picture quet of the OWahonm PoIhrjM,s- 'h°lUr' 18 be,(W Wr° aI Wot
in",> Tirsti ° rill r “nr lV.t ‘ TT1" Wo°dward «oes across the stuto socialion. Governor Robert S. Kerr
t*nb or loader, to Muskogee to meet Wagoner for was the donor of tlie award.
The propo6alUl uLo10provld«» for I ^ ClT B Champl0IUi,,lp whUe Klc* The 4'H club •Kmllr>’ Judging
finalirtfit n,>nuiHi . fl‘r treks to Medford for tlie class C toani from Canadian county, com-
workcr .Sd PMn ui, m PC,,"a,,t B°'h games arc for P°Wd ,,f Mi“ Fry' Ellc‘•|, Bal>
uu^o^aio^8 12 * “• ™day' Marjorie Ball, placed fourth In the
'Hie Ford company hud proposed I. Wagoner “nd boast per- ^ L start”'II,'“.u .T'°"U
to the union that euch duv a ineni- fcct seui0n reoords. Duncan has lost 1,1 S'“U 1,1 tll<- ’ilLs division,
her engaged In an unauthorized Itwo alld tled one while Kiefer lias PryDis <'au«htor of Mr.
strike he be assessed $5 which 1lofit two al|d been tied twice. , , H L Fr>r Yukol> roule
would be paid to the company. The A*Ulough Tulsa Is fuvoretl over u,ld f" and Marjorie Ball are
union rejected this ' Duncan, tlie Duncan team has come t,le daughters ol Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Today's counte.-proposal from ak>,,K1f^t *" latc and 1 AiAare.«“«»*
the union marked the first offer u JA‘a 1batt!€ "bPr-urs likely. 1 - -.....—------.....--
to a company from a union to F 11 board of directors ol the stale Tins team, with their extension force was proposed today in Icgls-
cilsciplinc unauthorized strikes. I11 association Saturday night k'ad,>1' Mtss Margaret Edsel. Cana- lallon introduced in the house by
the opinion of Detroit labor ob- 1 designautl tlie sites for the playoff (|iun county home demonstration the chairmen of tlie military and
N. D.
Independent Air
Force Proposed
Legislation Offered
In House Today
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -iVP)—
Creation of an independent air
servers. ' j Kutnes.
Agreement Asked
At the bailie time the union
T rial Ordered On
agent, attended tlie junior luncheon
at noon Saturday which was spon-
sored by the Oklalioma City cham-
ber of commerce for 4-H club and
FFA members who entered the
poultry show. They also attended
asked the cojnpuny to agree that1
there would be nc lockouts and Rl 1 l'<)T;i TV ( <kl 111 I
to recognize Uiut there can be *'u,huu/ A mil 11
what union leader Richard Leonard Ldward Sickler, 17. of El Reno. lkc Oklahoma Slate Poultry asso- ______.
termed “\1olutions In tlie spirit 0f ‘ barged with second degree burglary, elation banquet Saturday evening said:
the agreement." was bou,,d to district court for trial ut the Hucklns hotel. ”This is our answer to the unlfi-
TlH’ union further asked the ! undor *500 bond after a preliminary Thc banquet Saturday climaxed cation proposals.”
naval committees.
In an explanation of their meas-
ure. introduced jointly, Chairman
Carl Vinson (Democrat, Georgia' of
the naval committee and Chairman
Andrew J. May (Democrat. Ken-
tucky) of the military committee
asked _____ . - --------
uimjxiny to ugree that it “shall lleur"US "as conducted before Judge * 'c six-day ixiultry show in Okla-
1 lot engage ui provocations lead- jBo-' M. Faubion bi Canadian county k°ma City which poultry experts
ing to unauthorized strikes and court Today. have termed “the biggest poultry
that financial iienalties shall be J Information filed in the case by sllow in tlle United States.”
imposed on those responsible for | Virgil Shaw, county attorney*.
su.h provocation.’
Bov Held For
Starling Fires
CLEVELAND. Dec. 10-tu.p.-Juv-
enile authorities held a 12-year
eld boy today after he admitted to
police that he started "for a thrill"
a 3200.000 stockyards fire in which
two firemen were killed.
Tlie Cleveland Union Stockyard)
company fire of Mur. 11. 1944. in-
jured two other firemen and two
civilians. Nearly 150 animals were
killed.
Tlie boy, a sixth grade student,
also admitted atari ing a $35,000
lire at the Pit-tier Brew ing com-
pany Oct. 3, 1944. He said he
started fires und tlie.i ran home
to Ills parents and. when tlie sir-
ens sounded, asked them to take
him to tlie fire.
Tlie lioy said he didn't know why
l«- started Ills first fire but utter
that he “couldn't stop."
Jo<* E. Hill Is Given
Discharge from Army
Joe E. Hill, who recently wus
discharged at a private first class
from the air forces at Scott Field,
HI., has been visiting Ills parents.
Mr.'and Mrs. Earl Hill, 515 West
Martin street.
Hill served in the army lour
years and was a Link Instructor
ut Truax Field. Wis., before his
discliargc. He now lias joined Ills
wife and son, Joe. jr„ in Okla-
homa City where they will make
their Iiume.
Russia Restores
charged the youth with breaking ;
I into the Booth Furniture company
^;"A,(’e"sorshi'>
window. NR\\ VORK, Due. ii>—(U.R)—Hen-
' ««»r-s ?■« « -MiZSS
till joitlh adinilW taking u pair ported that strict Soviet censor-
dlsDla' £iasscs from Uic window,Ship of outgoing news dispatches
display. The glasses, of German lias been restored
inbh or^rr vran ex*iHe «>«“ *»« r^uu.
tbit of World Wai II souvenirs, censors "blucpeiicillcd in Its Cn-
mrestWCre reC°Vered after Sicklers tirety- a ch-patch In which he
sought to repo:-; the new censor-
ship practice.
Mo-cow correspondents reported
Just a month ago that Soviet cen-
sorship had been materially relax-
ed. Many- dispatcher which pre-
A 4-H club organizational meet- 'iottsly would liuvc been stopped
ing wus conducted recently by 01 cut by eeusoro were allowed to
“We believe that unification of
the army and navy is not the answer
to the problem of national defense
under modern methods of warfare,”
they added.
Their legislation went into the
hopper as house leaders Intimated
privately President Truman would
110I send a message to congress tills
week advocating merger of the army-
and navy. Tlie message earlier hud
been expected this week.
Tlie legislation would not affect
the air arm of the navy.
NUERNBERG, Dec. 10 —(U.R)—
Adolf Hitler planned to attack Rus-
sia as early as Dec. 18. 1940. when
he issued an order that the German
army must be ready to crush the
Soviet union in a quick campaign,
the war crimes tribunal was told j
today.
The American prosecution intro-
duced Hitler’s directive No. 21 of
that date, which ordered that the
Russian defeat must tome before
the end of the war against BritaUi.
This was issued six months before
the German army Invaded Russia,
on June 22, 1941. Russia and Ger-
many then were bound by a friend-
ship pact and were exchanging sup-
plies.
Evidence Submitted
Hitler order preparations com-
pleted by May 15, 1941, the docu-
ment disclosed.
Sidney- Alderman, American prose-
cutor, submitted evidence that Hit-
ler and Ills generals conferred al-
most five months before the Rus-
sian attack upon methods to inter-
lock operations.
He called the invasion of Russlu
one of the most cold blooded attacks
in history.
By Feb. 3. when the military con-
ference was Held, Hitler had ubund-
oned plans to invade England but
suggested that u feint be made to-
ward England to disguise the stra-
tegic concentration against Rus-
sia. He said tlie English invasion
no longer could be carried out,
Ollier Decisions Noted
Hitler also ruled that plans to in-
vade Gibraltar must be abandoned
because most of the heavy artillery
required to smash the rock fortress
already was being entrained for
the Russian front.
A passage in his order which was
not Introduced in evidence assumed
that Sweden would join in the at-
tack on Russia "at a price," which
It thought would be the islands be-
tween Sweden and Finland, which
were not in German possession. It
added that union of Sweden and
Finland was not practical, as it
would not fit in tlie new European
order.
Did You Hear
XJHRST LIEUTENANT JAMES
* P. NEAL, jr„ who spent
three years overseas with the
army medical administration,
arrived in El Reno Saturday-
after receiving his release from
active duty at the Camp Fan-
nin, Tex., separation center. He
will remain on terminal leave
until Mar. 2, at which lime he
will be discharged officially.
Lieutenant Neal sailed from
Naples, Italy, on Nov. 24 aboard
the aircraft carrier Randolph,
landing at a New Jersey port
Dec. 1. He entered the army
four years ago. serving the past
three ytars m Iran and Italy.
He is the son ol Dr. and Mrs.
James P. Neal, East Foreman
road.
Robert E. Whitley, seaman
first class, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Whitley of Caliunet. Is
serving aboard the destroyer U.
S. S. Orleck, now on its shake-
down cruise in the Caribbean
sea. Before entering the navy
luot Junuury, Whitley attended
Calumet highschool.
Seven Receive
Navy Releases
El Reno Men Are
Discharged at Norman
Seven El Reno men were given
discharges from the navy at the
Norman nuval personnel separation
center between Nov. 19 and Nov. 26.
it was announced today. Discharged
Banner and Union Center
4-H Club Is Organized
Canadian county extension agents
for pupils of the Banner und Un-
ion Center schools.
be sent.
It appeared iiossiblc* that the
resumption of tight censorship was
Officers elected at this meeiiig!ordered bt'-ause ot the lui|)endlng
...... 0 meeting of the Big Tlu-ee foreign
ministers in Moscow.
Bonds Are Forfeited
For Disturbing Peace
Marvin Donald Bond, 30, El Reno,
charged with disturbing the peace
in the 100 block of South Bickford
avenue at 11:15 p. m. Saturday, for-
feited a bond of $11 in municipal
BOND FORFEITED ■ourt^today, according („ records of
Iw-e Harvey, chief of police.
Rydell Stewart Weaver. 33. of R. P. Dulln. 22. of 311 East Hayes
Oakland. Calif., charged with Park- J street, booked ut the police station
lug an automobile hi a restricted at 3:45 a. in. Sunday on a charge
zone Sunday night, forfeited a $2 of disturbing the peace bv shootuig
bond hi municipal court today. «c- . firecrackers in tlie 100* block of
cording to records of lee Harvey. . South Bickford ayenue, lorleited a
-"ilex ja bu-id -yustojisl -LU:t
were Billie Joe Peek, president;
Blanche Kola r, vice president:
Martha Hurst, eerttary-treasurer;
Barbara White, song lender; Lur-
k»ii Rubes, game leader: und Rose
Marie Stejskal. reporter.
Tlie name chosen tor the club
wus the B. aiul U. 4-H club, and
approximately 20 members enrolled.
Tlie next meeting will be Jan.
14 at tlie Union Center school.
Cars Are Damaged In
intersection Collision
Pwo automobiles were damaged hi
a collision which occurred at the
Intersection of Elans avenue and
Penn street at 9:45 a. 111. Sunday,
Lee Harvey, chief of police, re-
ported today.
A 1935 model sedan operated
north on Elans by J. E. Thomas.
24, El Reno route 3, and a 1937
model sedan driven west on Penn
by Joseph Below, 23, negro. 92t)
North Admire avenue, collided hi
the lnterseition. Dunuigi to the
right trout of the Thomas car
was estimated at $25. while dam-
age to tlie front of Hie other ve-
hicle was approximately $15. Harvey
said. $
Navy Recruiters
Here Each Monday
U. 8. navy recruiters will be In
the El Reno postoffice building each
Monday from 9:30 a. m. until 4
p. m., it w-as announced today by
Chief Petty Officer J. M. Kandracli,
of U. 8. navy recruiting.
AU benefits and advantages of
the present naval program will be
explained to Interested persons at
that iiae.
Japan’s Use Of
Gas Disclosed
TOKYO. Dec. 10—!)P/—Brigadier
Geneial Charles E. Loulcks declared
toduy that the Japiincsc had used
poison gas against American troops
"in a few isolated instances," not-
ably in New Guinea late in the
war.
Tlie chemical warfare officer on
General Douglas MacArthur’s staff
George Lincoln Phillips, seaman
first class, 415 Eust Wade street,
who served 15 months in the Pa-
cific theater of operations and
whose last duty station was aboard
the U. S. S. Sherburne at Okinawa.
John Martin Flaherty, machin-
ist's mate second class, 505 South
Hoff avenue, who served 29 months
in the Pacific theater. His last duty
station was at Okinawa.
Robert James Seawright. baker
second class, 605 West Elm street,
who served 13 months in the Pacific
area. His last duty station w-as at
Intrepid Point, Pearl Harbor.
Call Leo Smith, machinist's mate
tliird class, of 101 North 71 Reno
avenue, whose last duty station wus
aboard the V. S. S. Henry- T. Allen
at Manila. He served 19 months in
the Pacific area.
Edward Schertlcr, jr„ seaman
first, class, who served 15 months in
the Pacific area. His last duty sta-
tion was aboard the U. 3. S. New
Mexico.
Robert Wayne Boyakin. seaman
first class, who served 23 months in
Hubert Abies
Dies in Prison
Relatives Receive
Official Notification
Hubert Austin Abies, formerly of
El Reno, died in 1942 as a prisoner
of war of the Japanese in the Phil-
ippine islands, relatives have been
notified.
Although Abies was reported dead
several month ago. his relatives
held hope that he might be alive
and be liberated when the Phllip-
jines were retaken.
Abies, who was 23 years of age at
the time of his death, w-as born
Jan. 10. 1919, eight miles northeast
oi F.l Reno. He was graduated from
El Keno higltschool and later at-
tended Cumeorn college at Lawton.
He lived in Oklahoma most of his
life, moving to California In 1937.
He enlisted in the army air forces
Oct. 4, 1940. at Fresno. Calif., re-
ceiving his training at March Field,
Calif., and Albuquerque, N. M.
Abies was married to Miss Annie
Mae Alcar of Plxley, Calif., on Aug.,
19. 1941, and w-as assigned to duty
in the Philippines on Oct. 4, 19$l,
stationed at Clark Field, on Luzoii
island. Hie last letter received from
him was written In February 1942.
He was captured by the Japanese
at the fall of Bataan In April 1942
and died on June 17, 1942.
Survivors include his wife, of Es-
ealon. Calif., his father, Avery Abies,
of chowehUlu, Calif., his mother,
Mrs. Waverly Hendrix of Oklahoma
City; two sisters, Mrs. Alma Maine
of Oklahonya City and Mrs. Mar-
garet Butts of FYesno, Calif.; and
a brother, Delbert Abies, of Chow -
chilla.
General Patton
Hurl Seriously
In Auto Crash
Hobart R. Gay, In
Same Automobile,
Escapes Injuries
Mm rjTJZrt TnT* Wa" Ule Pac,fic ar™ “»d whose last duty
Mat. 5, 1945. when a Japanese pa- station was aboard the U S S
trol set ot 1 vomiting gas candle.- ~ *
bi a signal corps area at Biak,
New Guinea.
Louicks said several Americans
were made severely ill but none
killed.
Louicks asserted that the Japa-
nese also had Uuscd gus grenade
at American concentrations at Biak
and had used gas against the Chin-
ese in China.
Mrs. Wallace Returns
From Arkansas Visit
Mrs. Sam Wallace, 218 North
Barktr avenue, returned Sunday
evening from Fort Smith. Ark!,
where she visited lor several days
with her son and daugliter-hi-law.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Joe Wallace.
Lieutenant Wallace now Is sta-
tioned at Camp Chaffee. Ark.,
where he Is a personnel affairs
officer.
PERMIT OBTAINED
. W. L. Hahn. 509 North Bickford
avenue, has been 1; sued a permit
to construct a $300 addition to hls
Maryland.
George Leonard Duncan, motor j
machinist’s mate third class, 11714
South Rock Islund avenue, who
served in the Pacific theater.
Hurley Repeats
Aeheson Attack
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10_(/f;_
Majar General Petrick J. Hurley
today charged Undersecretary- of
State Dean Aeheson with wrecking
a policy approved by the late Pres-
ident Roosevelt for lighting foreign
monopolies, particularly British, in
Iran and the middle east.
Hurley, former ambassador to
China, returned to the witness
stand of the senate foreign rela-
tions committee immediately after
Aeheson had told of a meeting in
hls office in which participants
almost came to blows over a charge
made by Hurley that a young as-
sistant of Aeheson had not had
military service and should be In
• he navy.
Aeheson denied an earlier asser-
tion by Hurley that lie had wreck-
ed American policy in Iran.
Negro Arrested For
Discharging Firearm
Mrs. Garland Sears
New Courl Reporter
Mrs. Garland Sears, 809 South
Ellison avenue, has assumed duties
us stenographer for the Canudtun
county judge und county court re-
porter, succeeding Mrs. Marvin Bol-
linger who served In this capucity
the past two uioutlis.
Mrior to her appointment to the
court position. Mrs. Sears served the
past three years as classification
secretary at the El Reno federal
reformatory.
Sam Bailey. 45. El Reno negro,
was granted 24 hours in which to
enter a plea when he was arraigned
in Canadian county court today on
a charge of discharging a firearm
in a public place. Bond was set by
I Judge Roy M. Fuublon at $1,000.
Information filed by Virgil Shaw.
' county attorney, charged Bailey
with discharging a pistol ln front
of u beer tavern hi the 900 block of
West Foreman street Saturday
night.
MANNHEIM. Dec. 10—()pv—Gen-
enral George S. Patton lay partially
paralyzed today in Heidelberg hos-
pital as prominent nerve specialists
were summoned from England and
the United States to treat spinal
Injuries which he received in an
automobile accident yesterday.
An army medical bulletin at 6
p. m. said that Patton’s general
condition was critical, but he was
completely rational and had spent
a comfortable night. Spokesmen de-
clined, however, to forecast the
probable course of a paralysis of
the lower limbs resulting from a
simple fracture of the third cervical
vertebrae.
Hurrying to his side by trans-
Atlantic plane were his wife and u
neuro-surgery specialist. Colonel R.
O. Spurting of Louisville, Ky. Al-
ready at the hospital are Major
General A. W. Kenner, theater sur-
geon. and Professor Hugh Carnes,
a British specialist who had been
flown from Oxford at the request of
Mrs. Patton.
Spends Restful Night
Mrs. Patton was expected to ar-
rive ln Paris tomorrow morning und
go from there to Heidelberg either
by rail or air.
A11 official army bulletin Issued
at the hospital said the fiery gen-
eral had passed a restful night,
sleeping five hours.
Tlie accident occurred when an
army truck reportedly turned off
a side road in the autobahn (super
highway) and crashed into Patton's
sedan. Patton and hls chief of staff.
Major General Hobart R. Gay, hod
left U. S. 15th army headquarters
at Bad Nauheim yesterday morn-
ins to go pheasant hunting near
Mannheim. Gay and tlie driver.
Private First Class Horace Woud-
ruig, were unhurt.
Oay for u number of years was
commandant of tlie Port Reno,
Okla., army remount station.
Head Injuries Suffered
Tlie swashbuckling hero of the
w-eslern front also suffered head
wounds, which have been stitched.
He was lying hi a first floor army
hospital room, guarded by white
lielmeted military police with orders
to keep everybody outside of hear-
ing distance of the room.
Doctors and nurses have been
warned not to speak to newspaper-
men concerning Patton, and the
hospital grounds arc dosed to the
press. Inside, American soldiers talk
freely about Patton, saying he is in
bad shape.
One of them said. "I wonder if
any of us would have the guts to
go in and slap his face after he gets
a little better."
Both Drivers bln tned
An army accident report said
the accident was caused by care-
lessness of both drivers.
The accident report said the
sedan was speeding hi a 25-mile
zi.ne when the truck, a six-w-heeler,
coming from the opposite direction
swung across the load before en-
tering a warehouse It struck the
sedan's middle.
Gay said, “We slowed down to
let a quarter-ton truck pass us to
lead the way. Shortly later, per-
haps minutes. General Patton
said. 'Look.' 1 saw the 2 1-2 ton
hi front of us. It had turned a
180-degree angle. I had time to *
say ‘sit tight' when we crashed."
Marshall Gives
More Testimony
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-o4V-
General George C. Marshall testi-
fied today it was his persona] opin-
ion a month before Pearl Harbor
that whenever the Japantoe moved
into Thailand, the United States
and Britain would be forced Into
war.
The five-starred former chief of
staff, appearing before the seuate-
liouse Pearl Hirbor Investigating
committee for tlie fourth day, an-
swered questions put l>y Senator
Homer Ferguson (Republican, Mich-
igan).
Weather
TWO DIE IN FIRE
McALESTER. Dec. 10—0T*>— Two
aged negro women were burned to
! death today when fire destroyed
residence, according to records in. their home, niey were Sine Banks,
the office* of Miss Ethel Dowell, j 101. and her 80-year-old daughter,
city clerk. ' Sally Caves.
State Forecast
Fair tonight and Tuesday ; con-
tinued cold tonight, slightly colder
in extreme cast und extreme south,
low temperatures tonight near 5
hi panhandle'to 12 to 20 southeast
portion; slowly diminishing winds.
El Reno Weather
For a 24-hour period ending at
8:30 a. m. today: High. 32; low,
13 at 8:30 a. in. today, 22,
State of weather: Clear.
Rainfall: None.
Warner Jones Returns
From Army Service
Corporal Ralph Warner Jones
arrived I11 El Reno Saturday night,
after receiving hls discharge from
the armed forces. Cotporal Jones
served til the army the past three
years, and lias been stationed the
last two years ln the Palawan Is-
lands, New Guinea and Levte.
He Is the son oi Mrs. Anna
Jones. 915 South Ho.k Island ave-
nue.
FIREMEN CALLED
Firemen were called to 704 South
Macomb avenue Sunday afternoon
to extinguish a grass fire. There
was no damage, firemen said.
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