The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 56, No. 93, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 23, 1948 Page: 1 of 16
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Washington
Daad man tell so tale. That
a why Grach terrorist tied th
anda and feet of George Polk
BS correspondent shot him in
a back and dumped him into
ilonika harbor. Polk couldn't
ruggle much. His back had been
sykan when he crash-landed at
Guadalcanal and his spina a
atched with metal plates.
George had been severely criti-
ll of the Greek Rightist regime
nd so because dead men tell no
ties he was bumped off.
However from the blue dead
pa of George Polk comes a tale
hich may shake the graft-ridden
.reek government to its rotten
Certainly it will tell the
merlcan taxpayers what they are
ntitled to know about the mil-
on of dollars they have dumped
ito Greece.
For what the murderers of
sorgo Polk did not know was
lat he had written letters before
is death letters which still live.
We are fighting's tough battle
ver here" Polk wrote me before
is death. My feeling about
is teat we should get in
get out all the way. The
tuation is too grave for half-
irse tee state depart-
icnt hopes to stave off drastic
ecisions until after the 1 U. A
residential elections; but
ur poorly informed American
ssy doul
Of cour
Yet when a reporter writes
tis Kind of report he comes under
ttack by the Royalist Rightwing-
rs who are squeezing tee eoun-
ry for teeir own benefit and
ending dollars out in diplomatic
ouches as fast as possible. Spe-
ifically these crooks hope to get
number of American reporters
ow working in Greece discredit-
d or moved.
AMERICAN PEOPLE
SHOULD KNOW
Nevertheless" continued Polk
I think the American people de-
erve to know the. kina af politl-
al machine teat ie rolling rough-
hod over tee very nice Greek
eople."
Polk teen proceeded to tell
ow "the propaganda line of bote
Communists and the dominant
:ightwing Populist party has be-
ome identically the same.
-"Bote" be said are charging
ha United States with Interf er-
nes in internal Greek affaire;
oth are charging that Washington
esire to use tee Greek people far
ne creation of an American ent-
ire. "For example tee secret radio
tation of the Communist-led
Greek guerillas has said: Hie
tatted States is interfering in
to suck Greece! blood for
t of American im-
!rialisms.
"Simultaneously the Athens
loyalist press has started plug
ing .the eame line charging the
taited States with trying to estab-
lish a puppet government in the
freak capital so teat Greeks win
ight America's war against tee
let Union.
second largest newa-
Royalist 'Vrathini' has de-
test If one observes the
being issued to tee Greek
overnment by American Adminia-
Dwight P. Griswold one
conclude that these u
omui la ted in Tokio addrerced
o tee conquered Japanese or some
tear gangster-dominated country
. . Ironically these tactics are
tog used by a people who
nrough grave blunders surren-
dered Europe to tee worst of ene-
lies and now are trying to win
he war which wee lost at Yalta
Potsdam . . Further the
mericans and our other allies
chiefly to blame for tee
ny devastation and teas of
in Greece during tee past year
uiee of refusal to give the
reek army sufficient arms far
se aprinst tea bandits in tee
I land
lottos
l ins'.
FOLKS PROPHECY
I Prophetically Folk then put his
linger on something which has
tarted to come true-
For the moment" he diagnosed
jibe Rightwing is playing things
I are fully because Populist Leader
I'saldaria and henchmen dont
(Continued oo Lai tonal Page
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56TH YEAR-NO. 93
90To Graduate
FromOCW In
Class 0M948
11 On List Are
From Chickasha;
Speakers Named
Approximately 80 young women
are scheduled to receive bachelor
degrees 1 tee Oklahoma College
for Women May SI It has been
announced.
Mrs. Claribel Baird
OCW faculty
r it spMch b(
the Uni vanity ef Michigan Ann
Arbor will deliver the con-
st address at II
May 11. The
laureate sermeu will be
by Rev. Horace Casey
of the Iliat Presbyterian church
Enid at 11 aju. Sunday May IS.
The tentative graduating list in-
cludes the names of 11 local stu-
dents as follows:
Miss Nina Marian Beaten. 1808
South 17th is a candidate for
bachduor of art degree in his-
tory. At tee college She is
member of International Relations
dub. Be Si Ta social dub and
baa been listed in "Who's Who
in' American Colleges and Uni-
versities.'' This year she was
rotary of tee regional Interna-
tional Relation conference.
Mice Lam Jean Calaway. ISIS
South Ninth is a graduate of
Chickasha highschool. A candidate
for a bachelor of science degree
with a major in physical educa-
tion Miss Calaway Is a member
of the Physical Education Majors
dub tee Racqueteers tee finis
Eche 8a social .dub and Tau
Gamma Chi town girls organiza-
tion. She waa president of tee
intramural sports board this year
and each year at OCW she has
been selected for the van
hockey team tee water show end
this year wee an tee basketball
tennis and badminton teams. She
is a member of tee Tennis Umpires
association and this year earned a
national volleyball offlinals rat-
ing. Alao this year tea has been
girls physical education instructor
at Chickasha highschooL
Me Alms Pearl Franks 81S
Idaho is an applicant far a bache-
lor of arts degree In music with
major at music education. She
is e member of Sigma Alpha Iota
national honorary music organi-
zation Wesley Foundation r
worth Methodist church O
group and is a member of tee
OCW chorus.
Ml Beth Helen Horned ISIS
South lfith also a graduate of
Chickasha highschooL completed
her work far a bachelor of arte
degree in speech at mid-term this
year. An honor roll student at
OCW she was a member of Zeta
Phi Eta national honorary speech
organization Pi Zeta Kappa na-
tional religioui honorary fra-
ternity Eche Se social dub and
Cap n Bells speech dub on the
(See Page L N& 1)
Swimming Pool
ToOpenTuesday
The municipal swimming pool
at Shanoan Springs park is sched-
uled to open Tuesday May 25
according to City Manage John
Hamman. .
Jack Brawn will eperate tea
posl far hie third straight year.
Mr. Brown will carry out a
complete swimming course in con-
junction with the Red Cross train-
ing program. .
C. A. ' Griffin park superin-
tendent has just completed prep
rations for tea opening. The in-
side at the pool has been com-
pletely reconditioned.
Lower Meat Prices
Seen As Possible
Chicago May 22 (SV-1 The CIO
meat handlers strika was over at
moat planta throughout the coun-
try today and industry sources
forecast this good news far house-
wives: 1 Meet supplies probably will
tart spurting next week as
soma livestock believed held back
on farms ta shipped to market.
2 The additional supplies easy
result in lower retail prices.
There ere some "ifs" In th price
outlook the principal one being
how strong a demand for meat
develops. Evan if receipts at live-
stock markets boom Monday It
will be a week or 10 days before
these additional meet supplies
reach the nations butcher
in-volume.
The ;
prices of meat on tea hoof
and on tea butchers shelves havs
been heeding in opposite directions
since the strike started March IS
Live cattle and hog prices have
been tending downward because
the strike reduced the capacity
far slaughtering and butchering
the animals. This decreased the
demand men in the industry say.
In the retail markets prices have
edged generally ahead because
demand was strong for the smaller
than normal meet supplies.
Although the strike never caused
ny important meet shortages
throughout the country weekly
meet production waa only from
i IS par cant of aonnaL
B1ATHM PAGES
Water Committee
Gives Views
(Editor's note: Following the study ef the proposed West Bitter
Greek water supply tho members of the Chamber of Commerce
water committee were ashed by Chairman Bob Bose to write
letters to President Clyde Turner giviaa their individual opinion
and eanriastane. A number ef readers have requested publication
ef these letters which giro a variety ef angles an the proposal.
Fdlawing Is the fhat ef the eerlee by 8L C. Stanley.)
Hr. Rose chairman of the water committee requested me
as a member of this committee to write you and give you my
personal views on this new water project
I waa a member of the city council when Mr. Alexander
and Mr. Pollard were employed by the city to make a com-
plete survey for a soft water supply. After interviewing a
large number of water engineers the council unanimously
selected Alexander and Pollard and I personally feel that
these gentlemen are the most outstanding water engineers
in the southwest
I was present when these gentlemen made their final de-
tailed report to the city council and I have given their written
report considerable study. As a member of this water com-
mittee I personally feel that the Bitter Creek project is the
most feasible and economical soft water supply for Chick-
asha and I am sure that the citizens of Chickasha stand ready
to back the city officials in securing this
Signed M. C. STANLEY.
Forward
Chickasha
o
City and school board officials
Negro dvlc leaders and tea Rock
Island ere to be congratulated for
working out a lease agreement on
a tract which will make possible
a Negro recreational field.
Plans are already underway for
a summer play program for Negro
children and tela certainly la a
progressiva step.
The school board plans to move
tee lights from tee fanner high-
school field alongwith sufficient
bleachen to meet all needs. With
modem athletic field Lincoln
school will have complete facili-
ties not excelled by any Negro
school in Oklahoma D. V.
WATER SUBTLY
Beginning with tels issue The
Express is printing the letters
written by tits Chamber of Com-
merce water committee. They rep-
resent the personal views of the
writers and are very interesting.
City officials arc now making
a detailed study nf the effects of
$1.5 million bond issue upon tax
rates and as soon as this survey
is completed it la our guess that a
forum or forums will be arranged
which will afford every citizen
an opportunity to question a
ginaers about the lake project and
also official regarding tax costa.
V.
Jacqueline Cochran
Claims New World's
Speed Record
Prim Springs Calif. May 22 UP)
Jacqueline Cochran landed her
pedal P-51 plana safely today
after streaking from here to Santa
Ft N. 5L and return and claimed
a new worlds speed record of 446
miles an hour over a 2XX)-kilo-meter
dosed course.
The eld mark was 446 estab-
lished May It 1841 fey Li. J. J.
Heaeeiir af the U. S. air fane
la a Jet "Sheeting Star.
Miss Cochrans flight during
white riM experienced oxygen
trouble over Arizona on the out-
ward leg; was docked by H. Dud-
ley Wright representative of the
Net
stional Aeronautic association.
The time was 2 hours; 48 minutes;
HaweVer the laager term eat-
leek far meat aapplies ie net m
bright Meet prednctle aar-
mally slumps during the ahm-
u month. The meat pocken
ay the baekleg of farm supplies
that wee dammed ap by the
strike ceold keep them running
at high capacity far twe ar three
WMfcflp
The CIO United Packinghouse
Workers union called off its strika
yesterday against Swift Armour
Cudahy but continued It
against Wilson and Co. The
atriken accepted tee nine cents
an hour wage boost they rejected
before leaving their Jobg.
The strike settlement spread
today to the Kingan end Company
plant nt Indianapolis where
2200 production workers acc
tho nine cents boost
accepted
A union spokesman in New York
aid SO Wilson workers would
turn to same of the companys
branch houses thou Monday de-
spite tea strike. These workers era
covered by contracts different then
those of the packinghouse worker.
However th union continued
its strike against th Bath pack-
ing plant in Waterloo la. and
against tha Morrell packing plant
at Ottumwa la. The National
Guard still ta on duty at the Bath
plant where a picket
Wednesday.
National Guardsmen were with-
drawn from south 8t Paul Mhm.
aesna of picket disorders.
CHICKASHA.
George Finley
Believes Man
IsJesseJames
Add tea name of Georga Finley
924 Minnesota to the list of per-
sons who believe it's entirely pos-
sible that Frank Dalton of Lawton
who claims to be Jesse . James
really is the fiction-famous out-
law. After tee annenneameat
lied this week that Frank Del-
tea had stated he was Jeaee
James Hr. and Mrs. Finley went
to Lawtea to sea him.
When Mr. Finley waa a lad ha
fired boilers at a smdter in Big
Bug; Ariz. when a man by the
name of Billy Moore was chief
engineer. It was Billy moora who
told Mr. Finley stories about his
mate Jesse James including
the indolent in Kansas City in
white a cousin at Jesse James was
killed. Billy Moore was
those present at the time.
When the Finleys were token
to see Jesse James ha had Just
been through a aeries of inter-
views end wee lying down. After
being introduced Mr. Finley ask-
ed him if ha remembered a Billy
MooreT
Ilk eyes brightened np end
he replied Billy Moore. It was
a lent long time ago." Mr. Fin-
ley repeated.
While the centenarian didnt
talk much Mr. Finley says he
hdwed considerable interest end
"I could tell he was following me
and .apparently well-recalled the
Kansas City story I told him as
it had been told me by Billy
Moore Mr. Finley said.
30000 Attend
Jesse James Day
Lawton May 22 (8V-A esti-
mated SOjDOO people crowded tee
streets of Lawton today to catch
a glimpse of a 100-year-old man
who says he ta the famed outlaw
Jesse James.
The estimate an the uamber
at perseae here for "Jean James
day was made by Mil tau Keat-
iac secretary-manager of the
Lewtoa Chamber ef Commerce.
Frank Hall city editor at The
Lewtoa CanstituUeo arid tha
erawd Jammed streets snarling
traffic for 48 minutes while the
aid own wee driven down the
mala itreet to tha eearthonse
laws when he spoke briefly to
the erawd ever a pubiie address
system.
Tha old man says he ta Jessi
James end that Charlie Bigelow
member of the James gang
is killed In 1882 insteed oi!
James himself.
Hell said he waa taken to the
Southwest Clinic hospital hen to
.rest fallowing his public appear-
ODELL SPLAWN'S
MOTHER IS COUSIN
OF JESSE JAMES
Chickasha may get a new angle
on the truth of Frank Dalton's
claim that ha ta Jesse James. .
Odell B plains mother Mrs.
Jewell fiptawn formerly at
Chickasha aad new of Oklahoma
City la a eeusin at Jamas and
knew Mm ea a ay. It waa
learned hera Saturday.
Mrs. Splawn has been visiting
in California but ta expected to
return to Oklahoma within tit
near future. Mr. Splawn plane to
taka hie mother to Lawton to i
the man who claims to be Je
James; if she will go.
When contacted Saturday Mr.
Splawn mid hie mother ta cousin
of Jesse James and ha had heard
her talk about him many times.
RU8HELL CARBURETOR
FOUNDER RETIRES
Shawnee May 22 (F A. C.
founder at tha Russell
Carburetor Co- has retired from
effective this week. Rue-
tee firm
aU who invented the Russel Cor
burster resigned as president of
the firm and C. M. Crawford Jr.
executive general
umad tha office.
OKLAHOMA SUNDAY HAY 23 1948
J
ews
Too Many Hire
Others To Have
All Their Fun
Speaker Urges '48
To Enjoy Life
As They Live
"Too many of us hire others
to have our fan H. W. Gowans
told the Chickasha highachool
graduating class at commencement
service Friday evening.
Speaking ea "Getting a Little
Jay Out at Ufa. Mr. Gewane
u of the downtown leetlen
at the University at Tabs cited
u number of Instance to sup-
port this statement.
"We send our children to nur-
sery end pay other people to en-
joy them. . . We send them to
echoed end pay teachers to have
fun with them.. . . We send them
to camp but do not go with them
end share the fun. . . Many of us
ere so unfamiliar with travel that
think Puket sound la a big
noise. . . We take our travel
through magazines. . When
friend ta sick we call the green-
house end send flowers we dont
grow the flowers and then take
them. ..
"Just where are we going? Are
we really living or art we so-buxy
making money that we use that
money to pay others to have our
funj"
In opening his address Mr.
Gowans explained I know full
well you did not come here to
hear me. You came to get your
diplomas and your parents and
friends came to ace you get them
not to hear me. Ive heard lota
of commencement addresses and I
know you probably wont remem-
ber a word I say. I may not make
you tha best commencement ad-
dress but I'll make you tee shortest
one.
Tha speaker told of Kerenskl
being asked What ta tha thing
that impressed you most when
you first sew America?
He said "Karenski replied The
miles. This is n free country.
People ere happy. They smile....
The goal of American democracy
is to hdp the individual grow. In
a totalitarian state government is
by tha state at the state and for
tha state. There the people do not
have the freedoms we hove here
freedom of education of wor-
ship of speech of press freedom
to participate in government
"These freedoms are guaran-
teed you by the eanititutlan.
But there are ether freedoms
which are largely ep to y ou-
tlie freedoms by which you gala
happiness and aaeeesa.
The speaker urged the graduates
to "So conduct yourselves that you
will merit your own self respect
deserve the respect of your fallow
man and the aprobation of God
himself.
The highschool band directed by
Charles Emmons and tha chorus
directed by Mrs. - Boyd Gilkay
(See Pag 2i No. 5)
Graduation At8
Climaxes Week
Commencement exercise at 7:30
tonight will climax graduation
weak at St Josephs academy.
Ear. Donald McNeil at St
Brandi Seminary Bethany will
be speaker tor tha axarclaea thta
evening fat Holy Noma Cathoiie
ebureh.
Diploma are to be presented
by Rev. A. Pierets pastor of thta
parish and various awards sra to
be given. Father Piereta will of-
fer benediction.
Mrs. Henry Boss will play the
processional and recessional on the
organ. Tha church choir ta to sing
several hymns.
At 8 this morning graduates
to attend church in a body.
(Sea Page 2 Na 4)
Jaycees Picnic
InWichitas
About 100 Joyces members and
gtiasts are expected to participate
in tha club's annual picnic being
held at 120 thta afternoon in the
Wichita mountains.
A camp site has been selected
aa the Lake Tbamas dde of tha
Manat Seott gTsunda Wendell
Brawn dab president said.
"Same af tha bays war going
down Saturday sight to arrange
tha site and get It ready.
Transportation has been ar
ranged he Waid. Several cars will
leave at 9:20 from 12th Street
field; others are scheduled to move
out shortly afternoon from tha
same place.
Pop and tea cream will be fur-
nished by the dub. Included In
tee day's activities are softball
games possibly with tha local FFA
ter. In tea area on their an-
fishins trip; and other gams.
Pocasset Methodist Church
Holds Formal Opening Today
Special service marking the
formal opening of tha new Po-
casset Methodist church will be
held et 11 oclock thta morning In
the recently completed structure.
Rev. Roy Rawlaa peeler will
deliver tee semen fallowing the
Randay school period et 18 an.
When the eharch race eu tie
regnlar sehedale tee school and
morning warship period win be
an hear earlier the
Begun lest November the build-
inf wee completed a week ego at
cost slightly in excess of $10-
000. Much of tha material in a
Native Oklahoman
Democratic Speaker
By DAYTON BLAIR
Oklahoma City May 22 (FV
Sen. Ernest W. McFarland D)
Arizona will ha tha keynote speak-
er at the stats democratic cop-
vehtion hare June 7.
Tha' adeetloa at San. MeFar-
ailva Oklahoman waa
annaonead today by J. H. Ar-
rington state damacratia chair-
McFarland was bom near Earis-
boro and graduated from Sami-
Turner Denies
He'll Take Part
Oklahoma City May 22 UP)
Gov. Roy J. Turner denied today
that ha will taka any part in tha
Democratic primaries this year.
Turner declared that he would
support the Democratic party and
Its candidates in the general elec-
tion and decried reports of his "po-
litical machine." The speech was
his regular weekly statewide radio
broadcast 1
"Aside from easting my. awn
ballot I want no band and shall
taka na hand In tea primaries"
the rovernar declared. "Nor shall
I attempt to Influenee the voting
af any state employee. Nor shall
I eondene tha partleipatiaa at
any state employee In any ean-
didsteta campaign white work-
hi ib state t 11
"As for tha state political ma-
chine I have not attempted to
biuld one and I shall make no
attempt I dont like po
(See rage 2. No. 2)
Dewey Stops Stassen
In Oregon Election
Portland Ora. May 22 (FT Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey stopped Harold
Oregon today.
Stassen
It waa a malar setback far
tee Minnesota aauteoder for tha
RepabUaaa presidential nemina-
It gave tha New York governor
12 GOP delegates pledged to aup-
port him at tha convention.
Stassen conceded hta defeat hi
Minneapolis tabulations of yes-
terday's Oregon primary balloting
continued to maintain Deweys
margin nt around 8000 votes.
Aa the count mounted Dewey
had 85682 to Stassens 50245 in
complete reports from 1441 of
tho state's 1861 precincts.
A farce pert ef tee a imported
count waa from Malta amah
aaaaty (Portland) which canaia-
tently waa giving Dewar a sub-
stantial aiajarity. It may ba
Monday however baton tha of-
ficial eaant Is aom plate.
Deway flew from Seattle to
Sacramento today and was can
gratulated on hta Oregon triumph
by Gov Earl Warren of California.
Warren's dark bona contender for
tea Republican nomination
California's favorite son to whom
iha states big Mode of 81 ds
Bates ta pledged.
Deway described the efforts of
hta supporters ia Oregon ai "heart
(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Pierce Ba&lle
Comrades
Wireless SOS
frame church built on tha same
location In 1907 was salvaged and
put into the new building.
Bav. Don Schaalar paatar at
Chlekaahas Epwsrth MathadlaL
h tha ap raker at a special aarv-
ke at 1:18 this afleraoaa. A
basket lunch will ba served at
Tha church contain! the sanc-
tuary paatorta study and ottlea
and a full basement far recreation
banquets and other church acti-
vities. Soma of tea labor waa volun-
teered by members. Funds to buUd
it cams from contributions.
note highschool and East Central
State Teachers eoUega at Ada He
later received a degree from tee
University of Oklahoma.
At tha and of (he first World
War McFarland moved to Ari-
zona and opened a legal practice.
Ha ta now serving his second term
in tha sonata.
Arrington predicted that tha
convention will send an unin-
tructed delegation to tha national
convention after a harmonious
session.
"Daring tha recent Bounty
aanventians very little appeal-
Uaa eras voiced against the Tru-
man oivU rights program Ar-
rington soli. "Thta qamtiau will
not taka up mock af aur Urn
at the state aanvenilau.
The moat touchy problem tint
Arrington has to settle right now
ta an attempt to place a democratic
candidate on tha ballot for tha
ninth supreme court district
Justice Fletcher & Riley tha
incumbent and n veteran of 24
yean on tha courts was ruled off
the ballot last weak by a special
supreme court Riley . had at-
tempted to file for both the court
and the United States senate nom-
ination on the Democratic ticket
In ruling that Riley could not
seek two offices simultaneously
the court held that he urns a can-
didate for the senate.
Arrington said today tha state
Demoentie central eaamilUee
will meat seen fa pick a sae-
eeaaar an Iha ballot far RDey.
Riley however contends that
ha ta tha legal nominee of the
party and has threatened to go
Into higher courts to 1 force the
state to (dace his name on tha
ballot He has not indicated what
(See Pag lbal)
Greeting Dewey Warren fold
him "You seem to have dank quite
well in Oregon governor and
offer my congratulations.
"Yes" Dewey answered ap-
parently 1 have dona well enough
and I am very happy about it"
Dewey's victory was fat large
part due to hta surprising up-slate
support which had been largely
conceded to Stamen. .
Tha New Yorker waa loading
Stassen by a ' slight margin
up-elats areas as well as in
metropolitan Portland district
Going dsn to a sari
feat in tha Repaid teas g barns-
torfal primary waa Gov. John
Halt who had bean regarded
aa adda-en chole far tha
nation far a' fall tenn. Aa
speaker at tha baas ha
seed ad to tha governorship fast
October whan Gov. Earl Snell
the senate presides! and seers-
tary af Mata aU wan killed fat
a plana ecash.
Hall conceded tha victory
State Sen. Douglas McKay 84'
year-old Salem automobile dealer.
The Oregon election climaxed
an all-out effort by tha two can-
didates to capture tha fast state
primary before tha GOP nomi-
nating convention at Philadelphia
next monihi ..
PRICE S CENTS
From Jerusalem
Inspires Attack
ity Seen
Tunnels May Be
Manner Of Escape
Possibility Seen
By DANIEL DE LUCE
At Zion gate in Jerusalem May
22 (87 Waves of Jewish soldiers
charged Arab Legion positions in
tha Zion gate early today but
failed to reach their comrades
hammed into a comer of Jeru-
salems old walled city.
Tha Legionnaires from Trans-
Jordan and 600 troops of Israel
fought at dose quartan with
grenade and tommygunaon a battle-ground
lit by flares and a
bright spring moon.
Several times tea Jews swept up
to tha walla on the south aide at
th old city only to ba thrown back.
Soma of them attempted to climb
over tha wall from the top of an
armored bus which was used like
aa ancient assault tower.
A Lesion rammsadrr said tha
Jewish attack waa Inspired by u
wireless SOS la which the hard-
preaaod Jewish garrtaau lnsida
th walla appealed far help 11a
described tea action aa tha Her-
seat la tha five-day battle far
Jerusalem.
After daylight tha legions bat-
tla against th Jewish troops ia-
kta th walla was resumed. Dy-
namite squads again blasted
weatherbeaten stone tenements
pocked around Beit Yaacov Syna-
gogue; otherwise known aa tea
Hurva (ruin). That synagogue ta
th chief remaining Jewish fort-
ram inaida tha walla.
Giant holes gaped in all four
walla of Tifaret Synagogue to th
ait where Jewish sniper! had kept
on firing even after the Legion-
naires entered.
Heavy Arab firing . alao was
heard In tha Jewish districts of
modern Jerusalem. ' -
With Legionnaires before and
behind them tha Jews inaida tea
walla crept through underground
ages and caverns to bring their
maximum strength to bear against
Arab attacks and to avoid bom-
bardments. Many of tha passages
date from Roman times and arq
aa much as 70 feet deep.
Tha paoibility waa seen that
tha Jewish garrison eventually
might tunnel through tbs Turk-
ish wall af iha aid city aad at-
tempt to withdraw under saver
af darknaaa up the eastern slops
of Mount Zion to tha safety af
Jewish forward pasta at Donnl-
iou ahttrch.
Such a ttiund also could be used
to bring supplies and ammunition
to. tha garrison which has reduced
its fire sharply apparently because
it ta running abort of bullets.
Wasson Grave;
Aide Wounded
Washington May 22 (Ft 1 Thomas
C. Wasson United States consul
eneral at Jerusalem and a mem-
er of hta staff were wounded
' to tee first major incident of
tha battle far tha Holy City to
involve Americans.
Tha top U. 8. representative
in Palestine Woman S3 waa
aroanded "gravely by a sniper
aa ha braved gnnflre la tha
streets to trying to arrange a
cease firs agreement between
Arabs and Jews tee state da-
pertinent reported.
Thta official account waa given:
A member of tha three-man
United Nations security council
truce commission Wasson was re-
turning on foot from a meeting of
th group at the French consulate.
Just outside tha American con-
sulate a 20 caliber bullet from
an unidentified sniper felled him.
After first aid treatment ha
waa taken in an armored ambu-
lance to the - Hadassah English
ion hospital. Thera doctors
gave him better than an even
chance to recover. The. bullet
passed through hta right arm and
chest.
Halbert M. Walker member
at a naval eemmunleations nnlt
which maintains a radio link
between Jeraaalem sad Wash-
ington waa bit by machine gun
ballets near tha eananlata gea-
enL Dispatches Indicated this
waa u separata Incident.
Walker 27 ta a navy chief en-
gineer. A native of Mounts ins-
burg Ark ha lists hta next of
kin as a brother L. C. Walker
of (205- Poydraa street) Dallas
Texas.
A third member at tha consu-
late staff which numbers about
60 Thomas Gannon a guard
meanwhile waa reported out of
danger from a wound' received
May 14. Ha was shot in tha back.
The shootings appeared likely
to spur American efforts to atop
the Palestine fighting through the
United Nations. Thera was no in-
dication that the state department
plauiuj cum Mtio0
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