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Sapulpa Daily Herald
Vol. 47 No 102
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Sapulpa. Oklahoma, Wednesday, January 10, 1962
5c Per Copy "Creek County's Doily Reading Habit*
OOK
By ED LIVERMORE
Our enthusiasm for the candi-
dacy of former governor Johns-
ton Murray for state treasurer is
a bit lacking.
The Murray family long has
been prominent in Oklahoma pol-
itics, and by any yardstick avail-
able, it appears to us the people
of this state have done right well
by the Murrays. They have had
at least one on the state payroll
for a good number of years, start
ing of course with Alfalfa Bill
at the constitutional convention
New Director
Is Selected
By American
George F Collins Jr„ president
and chairman of the board of
Liberty Glass Company, was
named Tuesday to the board of
directors of American National
Bank and Trust Company.
"We are most pleased and hap-
nv that, busy as he is. Mr. Col-
lins has agreed to be a member
of our board,” Guy L. Berry Sr.,
chairman of the bank's board,
said in making the announce-
ment following the annual stock-
holders meeting of the bank
Berry also said it was decided
•at the meeting that savings ac-
counts remaining in the bank one
We recall the hurried exit
Johnston made from OkMpma
when his time ran out as gover-
nor. He set up shop across the ^ Q(. woui(j earn four 1
Red River in Texas , j per cent interest, compounded
a good number of mortar blasts j ^ ammally alKj ^t., 0f(
less than a year 34 per cent. I
back toward his old constituents.
He told of the pitiful shape things
were in Oklahoma, neglecting to
Only other change in the of i
ficial family of the bank was the
point out that he was about a*jelwt|0n o( ^ p pVming. as
said state ul af- _ (.^hl,.r Plemjllg
responsible for
fairs as anyone then on the polit-
ical scene in Oklahoma.
There is no doubt about the
fact that the national publicity
Murray gave politics in Oklahoma
hurt and hurt badly at a time
when we were trying to make a
bid for some of the industry that
was heading for these hinterlands
back in the early 30s.
But now the prodical son comes
home, full of hope and reprieve
for his native Oklahoma And
once again we hear iamiliar
rumblings in the com bin about
"just plain folks."
As the old tomcat said when
leaving the polecat party. "I’ve
had about all of this 1 can stand ”
Pauls Valley CofC
Stands Behind
School On Ban
PAULS VALLEY <UPD- The
Pauls Valley Chamber of Com-
merce stood behind local school
officials today in formulating an
appeal against the Oklahoma High
School Athletic Association's foot-
ball ban.
Chamber directors adopted a res
an assistant
has been with the bank two years
In adddion to his position with)
Liberty. Collins is president of
(See DIRECTOR on page 2>
GEORGE K. COLLINS. JR
★ ★ ★
All County
Banks Boost
Interests
Savings Rates
Are Increased
By Security
Security National Bank direc-
tors voted to start paying four
per cent interest on savings ac-
counts of one year or more at
the bank's annual meeting Tues-
day afternoon. Interest will be
impounded semi - annually.
Dwight W Maulding. president,
said the action was retroactive] A *200 000 juagn • m aw.iroea a. ^ inltrd Pres* lulernalio«al
to January 1. 1962 The directors Glencoe, Ok la., you! i > a is ^ ^ ^ froze today
j also voted to increase the interest *r*ct court 'r< ln ‘ ‘,r > 1 in one of the bitterest cold waves
'rate to 34 per cent on savings 1 has been upheld by the State Su-1^ ^
J accounts left on deposit for les- preme C ourt. ^__.___ 4U_ ;J_ j fuM records were set in at
than one year
[on all deposits was three per
icent
ln Grip <*551
Much Of U S.
Century's Worst Cold Spell
__ * * *
Big Judgment Record Lows Are
Here Is Upheld Set In 12 Cities
★ ★
Bitter Cold To
Continue Here
in Michigan. H in Texas, and 6
in both Colorado and Iowa.
The cola wave covered to of
the nation’s 50 states and its toll
. vw(i _______ _ in terms of misery and property
The former ratel An opinion affu mmg Ok- ju S' clt)es rangmg from Mich- ] ioss was incalculable.
ment. plus six per cent interest ^ ^ tjp of Texas The] The coldest weather in 15 years
was issued by the court in Okla w^k.s lojj of weather-blamed Imifed into the Texas Rio Grande
homa City Tuesd.iv alternoon. | c)imbed to 89 No real re- Valley and threatened to destroy
the area's multi-million dollar
citrus crop Northern Florida ag-
"The Security National closed
out its best year in its six - year
The judgment was awarded to, ^ sigh,
history." Maulding said, "and we J the giiardian of And I’hillip Lott. A p ,m,.d ,.u.s> im,.matnm.il
look forward to 1962 as being; with St. Louis and San Francisco q( weather-relaU<d deaths
even a better year for Sapulpa | since the start of the polar blast
last weekend showed Illinois lead
_ _____ ______n in Wisconsin, 9
tained wlien
Congressmen
By VINCENT J. BURKE
WASHINGTON (UPIi—The «7th
Congress reconvened on snow-
covered Capitol Hill today to con-
front President Kennedy with his
sternest legislative task yet—get-
ting his program enacted in a
politically-charged election year.
Sapulpans shivered Wednesday! °nthe har^mousnoteof re-
.iliia-., lominM-nt.ires of the <*w*d friendships, the gavels feU
at noon in the Senate and House
Sapulpan's
Rites Pend
jand the bank.” Maulding noted
{that Security's total assets show
ed an increase of $8(6.051.77
during the past 12 months Thirty-
six of the bank's 56 stockholders
attended the meeting, he said.
Charlie Bartlett, general man
(See SAVINGS on page 2)
Democrats
Will Form
All banks in Creek county have
adjusted their interest rates paid
on savings accounts or certifi-
cates of deposit, a survey by the
Herald indicated today.
In Sapulpa, both the American1
National Bank and Trust Co.,|
and the Security National Bank
will pay four per cent on savings
accounts left one year or more, . . . r
Mrs Charlotte May Summers. nd 3i ppr cent on savings ac- phmsto reorganize a P
84. » xtidm ol Sapolpa one than ooo year. W "* »a»c,at. m Crek
1902 M early «*»** M»: „ m,, ,„c Ameri»| *"* *“~Md »****
ing at her home. 1400 East Lb* jNatjona| Bank and the Commun- -v
Mrs Summers, who was found state 3^ are paying four
dead in bed Wednesday morning,
had been in ill health for several
months.
She was bom April 20, 1876 in, 1 ^ L_______
Sedalia. Mo. She was the widow - aa,e Nat|ona; Bank at De- * ^ at aflt will be
of Frank Summers, early day Sa- jg jng foul per cent on and 35 y
pulpan who died here m 1939 certificates of deposit
She was a member of Bulge-, ^ ^ Nnt on MVingS ac.
way Baptist church and had been. o( sjx ^hs or longer,
quite active until her health fail- Jn DrUmright. the (iuzens Bank
is paying four per cent on sav-
ings accounts of one year or
more and 34 per cent on less
than a year.
The Mannford State Bank is^
paying four per cent on one year
certificates of deposit and 34
per cent on six month certifi-
cates of deposit.
The youth received the judg-
ment for head injuries he sus j
a car ui which he |
was riding struck a liole in the
approach to a railway overpass
in Glencoe.
The suit alleges the hole was
between the overpass and the bed
of the road and when the car in
which Lott was a passenger
[struck the hole, he was thrown
j against the vehicle's roof, sustain-
ing permanent head injuries.
The judgment was
here on March 9, I960.
'61 Postal
Collections
Off Here
ricultural areas were in for a
hard freeze and it snowed in Pen-
sacola.
To the north, vert pocket bliz-
zards afflicted New York State
'and 10 to 18 inches of fresh snow
walloped communities along the
Lake Michigan shore.
in the coldest temperatures of the
winter and the weather bureau
said the mercury tonight will
drop to between zero and five de-
grees below zero here. The wea-
ther bureau's prediction also in-
cluded the possible return of snow
by Thursday night or Friday.
Just exactly what the over *
night low was here is unknown,
as no official weather records
are kept Larry Owen, police dis-
patcher, reported the mercury
stood at four throughout most of
the night in a telephone check,
while one local bank thermometer
went all the way to zero at 7:30
A meeting to reorganize the]
. . group will be held at 7 30 p m
per cent on one year certificates ^ . in (he courthouse at Sa-
of deposit and 34 per cent on ] pujpa
; savings accounts of less than a; m(xn of ^ organization.
Polio Coffees
THURSDAY. JAN. 11
Nales Lanes will donate pro-
ceeds from noon to 6 p m
FRIDAY, JAN. 12
Total postal receipts at the Sa-
retumed I puipa post office for the 1961
calendar year were $142.409 44.
according to Frankie Horn, Post-
master.
This figure varies less than two
per cent from the total receipts
from 1960 and the slight decrease
was due to a slack period during
the summer months.
South lilt Hard
| Tens ol thousands of school chil-
dren were on cold wave vacations.
Business activity was at a stand
still in some cities, particularly
in the South, ln Northern cities,
garages and motor clubs were
swamped with appeals from mo-
torists who couldn't get their cars
started
The temperature was written in
double figures in many areas
was an unofficial 52 degrees be-
low zero at Leadville, Colo., and
it was an official 47 below at
The biggest day recorded this ] Drummond, Mont
ed She had taught a Sunday
school class for 30 years.
Surviving are two daughters.
Miss Pauline Summers of the
home; and Mrs. Irene Burke,
Tulsa; five grandchildren. 11
great - grandchildren; and a
brother Lee Barrett. St. Louis.
Mo.
Funeral plans will be announc-
ed by Owen Funeral home.
Dimes Effort Is
Explained To Club
A program on the New March
of Dimes was presented to mem-
bers of the Rotary club Tuesday
noon at the YWCA
Cloe Abner, city chairman, ex-
plained the use of funds collected
years
elected at the local meeting.
| Charlie Craig, state Young
Democrats president, will speak
at the Sapulpa meeting and an
effort is being made to have dele-
Cold records for the date in-
cluded 12 below at Chicago. 10 be-
low at Lansing. Mich.; 8 below
year in cancelled mail was De
Sahoma Lanes will donate Pr°- J [-ember 18, with some 34,610 piec-
ceeds from noon to 5 p.m. j eJ ^,1 processed. This does
Jonquil Arts club all day coffee. ]no( incllKje pre . cancelled, per-1 al a 4 below at Topeka
Mrs. Altus Yates, 221 N ^ imprinted and postage meter t ^an . j below at Kansas City: 11
Johannes. mail of which there is a great below ^ Evansville. Ind.; zero at
SATURDAY, JAM. 13 I ,jeai Miss Horn said I Little Rock. Ark ; 17 at San An-
a m.
Tulsa weather bureau officials
reported the overnight low there
was zero, which broke a prev-
ious overnight low for this date
of two.
The snow that moved into Okla
homa Monday had ended by Tues-
day night, except for occasional
flurries that persisted in northern
and central sections today.
The extremely cold air that sent
temperatures below zero In much
of the state overnight has reached
across Texas and far into the Gulf
of Mexico, acquiring moisture rap-
idly. and poses a threat of more
inclement weather in Oklahoma
later in the week
Temperatures fell to overnight
lows from 6 below zero at Guy-
mon to « above at Altus and Ft
Sill, and the weather bureau said
(See COLD on page 21
Jonquil Arts club all day cof-! j„ ,he area serviced by the ] tonj0> Tex ; 19 at Galveston, and
gates from the Payne county ^ Mrs Altus Yates, 221 North] (See posTAL on page 2)
■ i. rx______A— nltaiul
Young Democrats attend.
olution appealing for leniency and
pledging that no “outside” inter-
ference will be condoned by the
chamber in the future with regard
to the high school athletic pro-
gram.
A similar resolution has been
approved by the local Kiwar.is
Club and another will be present-
ed the Rotary Club at its Feb. 18
meeting in Oklahoma City.
The association ruled that Pauls
Valley High School fullback
Charles Bray had been recruited
and as a penalty ordered all foot-
ball games cancelled next season
and banned the basketball team
from participating in tournaments.
The track team also was ordered
not to take part in any meets in-
volving more than two teams.
In Oklahoma City, athletic asso-
ciation assistant director Leo Hig-
bie said his group had received no
formal protest, but expected either Mrs Jameson or
• ‘ F. Wooden, Jr., co-chairmen of
Club's Activities
For Year Planned
Pilot Club of Sapulpa made
plans for future activities at a
meetings held Monday night with
Mrs. Margaret Jennings, presi-
dent. 520 South Oak
Continuing the club theme of
Banquet Tickets
Still Available
Ticket sales lor the annual
chamber installation banquet
slated for 6:30 p.m. Thursday
at the high school cafeteria
have reached 325. according to
the chamber office.
Anyone wishing to purchase
more tickets is asked to contact
the office no later than Thurs-
day morning.
Pauls Valley officials to ask for
leniency.
for the annual drive and a run-
>• -Ji _ 1—I uac jvrai *wtw" * w~* ------ -
ter." club members will visit the
Mrs three Sapulpa nursing homes on
February 4.
Next money making project
will be a book review by Mrs.
tor the annual anve ana a™,,- ..Know Your Town Bet
down on the polio coffees being, ^.. ^ wil, vjsit the
held during the month of Jan-|
uary was presented by
Wayne Jameson Also a short
film on the March of Dimes was
shown . I Frank Glossop. Tulsa, sometime
Lon Jackson Jr. was in charge ^ February Mrs Ruth Nott
of the Tuesday program waj appointed chairman of the
Anyone wishing to sponsor al^ reyjew wjth Mrl Agnes
polio coffee wa^ur^edjo contari m charge of tictet ^les
rs Arrangements have been made
for a school of instruction here
A committee to make plans f°r | j j. jq a m
the annual pre • Easter services! ' jpEDNESDAY, JAN. 17
sponsored by the Ministerial Al-1 Forest jjills and Luker Lane
liance was named Wednesday
morning at the Alliance's month-
ly breakfast meeting,
the coffees.
Union Heads Faced With
Plea For No Strike In '62
WASHINGTON <UPD - The, 32-hour week to alkv;ate high ul"s , Davis Mrs Evelyn Oliver
a 525,843 u Asked
on January 22. with Jessie Grove,
Oklahoma City, district member-
ship chairman, conducting the
school.
Three new members initiated
were Roxie Robson, Jane Kerwin
and Sophia Letlow. ln charge of
the initiation were Mrs. Hazel
SwX^Tumon today before tion pay. In Accident Suit
TfiassulserSi?r srt
vear was not even on the agenda,new plants,
for the two-day meeting of Steel- Goldberg, who was a chief |>e-
woriters' president David J. Me- gotiator for the union i unng the
•'— 1959 steel strike that lasted 116
days, said he did not believe a
walkout was in the cards this
Donald and his union's executive
board.
But Labor Secretary Arthur J
Goldberg s assertion Tuesday that
a walkout
dustry would
all" in 1962 seemed sure to draw
the attention of the union leaders
McDonald was reported to be
year.
in the basic steel in-1 The labor secretary told a news
make no sense at conference that both sides suffer
A $25,843.10 personal injury law-
suit was filed in district court
here Wednesday over a May |
1961 crash at the intersection of
Dewey and Linden streets.
The judgment is sought by Paul
L. Martin, with Thomas R. Ter-
ry. Oklahoma City, being named
defendant.
Martin seeks the judgment for
Johannes
SUNDAY, JAN. 14
Gamma Pi chapter. Beta Sigma I
Phi, will hold a coffee from 1 to
6 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Phil-
lip Jones. 201 N Mocvasin Place.
Bartlett Memorial hospital will
serve coffee in the wraiting room
all day. proceeds to MOD.
MONDAY. JAN. IS
The Town House Grill will do-
nate all proceeds from coffee for
the entire day.
T|i ^i*** vuillins^will hold a persons aboard out of Freeport.
1127 Burroughs undetermined number of per-
sons. out of Port Isabel. Tex
3 Boats Reported
Disabled Down In
Gulf Of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS (UPI)— The
Coast Guard reported today that
three fishing vessels were dis-
abled in the Gulf of Mexico and
two of them were taking on water
and sinking.
The
8 at Dallas
The Chicago Weather Bureau
said the cold was caused by an
, immense high pressure center
j with its core over the northern
Rockies and its vastness extend-
ing from the Gulf of Mexico to
the Arctic Ocean. Its effect was
felt as far east as the Atlantic
and its clockwise winds contribut-
ed to record high temperatures
along the Pacific Coast by drag-
iking. ging warm air up from the trop-
sinking vessels were iden- j jcs
Alliance Plans
Annual Service
at her home
Road, from 10 to 11 30 a m.
Iris Garden Unit will sponsor a
friends at°the hon* of Mrs. Alex also of Port Isabel.
Naifeh. 311 West Lincoln. 9 30 to
The group will hold its next
meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 7
at the Church of God.
Forest Hills
area, coffee at the home of Mrs
Everett S. Collins, 1
road. 10 a m. to 11 30 a m.
WSCS Wesley Methodist church
will sponsor a coffee at the
church, corner Ridgeway and Mo-
man.
★ It Sovs Here ★ Saturday, jan. 20
He was bornVrfth a silver spoon Mrs Robert Chambers. J* W
in his mouth, but he later had a Teel Road. 2 to 4 p.m.. neighbor-
Inud - speaker installed. | (See COFFEES on page 2'
Reported disabled but still not
taking on water was the Nan J.,
The size of
its crew was not known, the Coast
Guard said.
The Miss Eva was reported 38
hours out of Freeport, the Lou
Ann, 336 miles from Port Isabel
Woodland and the Nan J. 49 hours of Port
Isabel.
A Coast Guard plane was dis-
patched from Corpus Christi. Tex
to drop pumps to the boats.
Small craft warnings were dis-
played along the Gulf Coast for
35 knot winds and the forecast for
the middle Gulf called for winds
up to 40 knots.
More Suit! Seen
On Apportionment
ProposalToHikelnterestOnState
Book Deposits Mode B y Treasurer
during the recent recession fr°m injuries he claims he sustained
loss of jobs and business. The in- j wjien hjs car was struck from
dustry also has problems of meet-
shaping a subdued, flexible ap- ing foreign competition and com-
roaeh to the steel negotiations in petition from rival metals at
an effort to minimize public quar-
rels with company spokesmen.
Passes Up Chance
Under this strategy. McDonald
,as passed up the '
to an attack on
behind by Terry's vehicle as the
plaintiff had stopped for a stop
light. Martin also seeks $184.05
in damages to his car.
home
Chief Concern
The union's main concern ap-i
__ pears to be unemployment in the
h.r^se7up^'chance to reply mills. was named winner of the month
- ■" <»»ack on the unions call nance employment m the steeHn ,^
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI'-State
Treasurer William A Burkhart
proposed today that the interest
rate on state deposits in Oklaho-
ma banks be raised.
Burkhart sent letters to all
banks having state funds, stating
he would recommend the increase
to the State Depository Board
The board is made up of the state
treasurer. Gov Howard Edmond-
son and Atty. Gen. Mac Q. Wil-
liamson.
Burkhart said the daily balance
of state deposits ranges from
*75 million to *120 million.
depository
. Board as soon as a
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI (—More
legal actions were expected to be
filed in the state supreme court
today in the election board dispute
over apportionment laws. low.
The court, in an effort to bring
a speedy end to the long lawsuit
has given attorneys until next
Monday to file final briefs and an-
swers in the case.
Chief Justice Ben T. Williams.
Pauls Valley, said the court will
try to reach a decision next week
because of the closeness of the
Feb. 26 filing date for state office
To Seek Rehearing
The election board voted Tues-
day to seek a rehearing on the
court's opinion on the 1961 house
act.
And Jenkin Lloyd Jones. Tulsa,
said he also planned to seek a re-
hearing.
Leon Hirsch. representing
group of state senators, has been
meeting can granted until Friday to file his
Defendant Freed
In Larceny Case
Justice of Peace L. H. Child-
ress Tuesday ruled evidence
against Andrew Henderson of Tul-
sa. charged with grand larceny,
was insufficient to hold the de-
fendant for trial in district court
Judge Childress issued the rul-
ing following presentation of
state's evidence at Henderson's
preliminary hearing.
The charge alleged Henderson
had taken tires, wheels and hub-
caps from a Bristow man worth
$150.
★ Weather ★
SAPULPA - Generally fair to-
day and tonight, with little change
in temperature Thursday in
creasing high cloudiness and not
quite so cold. High today near
to offrn the new session. But hot
political warfare was ahead
With a new and untested Demo-
cratic leadership in the House.
Kennedy has given top priority to
proposals more controversial than
any which squeaked to passage
in last year's ' honeymoon” ses-
sion.
For the moment, however, legis-
lative issues were put aside. Sen-
ators and representatives mingled
on tlie floor to exchange pleasan-
tries and to discuss the overnight
snow storm which left the city
white and icy in 17-degree cold.
Mr. Sam Absent
There were four new faces, and
one conspicuous and sad omission
in the House. Missing from the
speaker's chair was Sam Ray-
bum. whose death from cancer
came after Congress recessed last
year It was the first time in two
decades that Mr. Sam hadn’t gav-
eled a Democratic - controlled
House to order.
A Senate newcomer was Sen.
Maurice J. Murphy, R-N. H.. who
was appointed to succeed the late
GOP policy leader, Sen. Styles
Bridges. On the House side were
three new Democrats, Henry B.
Gonzales of Texas, Lucien N.
Nedzi of Michigan, and Joe D.
Waggoner of 1 Louisiana.
Before the session began, the
Republicans completed one item
of business by electing Sen.
Bourke B. Hickenlooper, R-Iowa.
as chairman of the Senate GOP
policy committee. He succeeds
Bridges.
Senate Democrats also met be-
forehand to hear Sen. Mike Mans-
field tell them that Kennedy’s
(See BATTLES on page 2)
Low tonight zero to five be-
ATTENDS MEETING
Chamber of Commerce Secre-
tary Jay Yeager was in Okla-
homa City Wednesday to attend
regular meeting of the State
Chamber of Commerce board of
directors.
Incidentally
Eddie Huvouth is remodeling
the store's shoe department . . .
Ronald Cook tells us the part
couple of days has been so cold
and windy Bateman Drug had to
resort to locking the front door
and depend on the side door en-
tirely . . - Mike Petleway’s only
comment this morning was:
Brr-rr-rr" . . . George Hanlon
it all smiles these days . . .
Don Engles comments it's quite
embarrassing to have two cars,
'n still have to call for a ride to
work . . . Morton Sheltel tells
us Monday night s wind blew
down part of Morton's store sign
Dub Wilemon comments as
the temperature drops his cigar
puffin' increases . . . just the
ticket for a cold winter's day: a
red - hot Herald want ad . . .
the very best way to buy. sell or
'trade.
Conflicting Stories On
Shooting Confuse Issue
-I*
r.. tod., ate* (-.(!«*' Mm
CONTEST WINNER
Ed Livermore. Herald editor
10 per cent. benefit the largest possible group
"The 2 per cent interest rate 0f citizens To do other than
which these hinds are presently tain the highest possible yield for
earning i* not in step with our those funds presently on ?f*
economy nor adequate." Burkhart posit would be contrary to th^
said in his letter to bankers, duty and won ™ ( ^ un. wlt|, their o«nSion tney woum w
"since the recent modification by nomte waste ^ as r”,'' vjolating their ^th* 0f office if
the Federal Reserve System . . • they conducted an election under
which authorizes 4 per cent for tion and service contr< ^ ,______________ t,„„
time deposits of one year or the state or unrealistic tax in-
more Manv of the banks in Okla- creases " ,
homa are rK>w offering up to 4 Burkhart also has advocated to-
brief.
The court listened to arguments | dally
for more than four hours Tuesday
from the seven parties in the law-
suit.
Stand By Decision
The election board majority of
Chairman Clee Fitzgerald and
Vice Chairman Jack Hewett stay
with their decision they would be
Jay Gould's great-granddaughter
shot her fourth husband in the
stomach, seriously wounding him.
They had to figure out why sa
prominent
Silvia Gould
Portner'shot her husband. Rob-
ert and whether she did it in the
kitchen after letting the doR out
cial in her hand, announced "You
are not going to bother me any
more.” and shot him.
Portner said he was surprised.
He said he managed to pick up
a telephone and tell the operator
he had been shot.
He was in fair condition. Doc-
whether she crept up on him as tors said the bullet passed through
to sat drinking ginger beer in the hiz Mf-_ .
Mrs. Portner
aquarium room.
Mrs Portner. 43, said she shot
her 47-year-old husband because
"I got tired of his beating me.'
told police that a couple of
who inherited
part of Gould's fortune, was
charged with assault with a dan-
gerous weapon Looking haggard
and dressed in black from head
ner cent for time deposits of one vesting some of the funds now .n
vear and 3.5 per cent for time de- state banks in federal ^securi^ies.
laws the court has held unconsti-
tutional
The court faces an immediate
decision on whether to order the
board to hold legislative elections.
If the court refuses to do that.
during the first
for shorter hours made by Roger dustry 'V". that December The contest is spon-
=?r
not wedded to its proposal for a. 1930s. 1 .......
Last January, the
board adopted Burkhart's proposal year onu 1 "" " _____ : . u. „aid would net the state - — —
to charge 2 per cent interest on posits of six n^nthstoone year mter-then it likely will have to decide
10 per cent of state deposits or the It is my opinion that state funds great as that what is the alternative.
wC- - ! w - iTSJT 8 . Jr
"***•*re tank
mn r -Economic Waste’ its his re-election as treasurer He
-My intention Is to make this has stated he may run for gover
proposal to the State Depository ■ nor this spring.
It was the first time since 1937
that banks had been required to
pay interest on state deposits.
Yields Quarter Million
He said this has yielded ap-
proximately *250.000 to the state
repre-
senting Gov. Howard Edmondson
hi preliminary hearing Kri-
her out of bed in their three-story
homo.
Husband s Version
But Portner. vice president of
an export firm, said he only "got
a little angry" when his wife fell
over a table and damaged It. So,
he said, he went down to the first
day.
She said that after the alleged
beating, she took the loaded pistol
and went to sleep on the third
floor with Luci, 14. a daughter
by a previous marriage.
Mrs Portner said their dog
awakened her later. She let him
out, she told police, and went into
He Tid he awoke" later, got althe kitchen to got an eggnog. She
- ■ said she -■-* --J—
in the I vanned
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ggested the court could hold the floor to sleep on a couch,
constitution is self-cxecuting on re- He t d*»| «><»’t* »•"* when be ad-
"P "J in hi/overstaffed chair m theivanced on her menacingly.
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