The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 64, No. 58, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 20, 1956 Page: 1 of 30
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WASHINGTON Con. Victor
kerxham the Oklahoma Demo-
who com plalni that a eon-
umana salary ia too low to'
on. continues to amaze both I
colleagues and Washington
ltors by the way hes able to
up profit Not only does he
m to have an uncanny instinct
knowing in advance where the
eminent is going to place new
Idings but he has a knack Cor
luiring real estate for next to
hing.
'ake for Instance his acqulsi-
of HU acres of land
acent to the Everglades Na-
tal Park in Southern Florida
tidal coat him a single solitary
1-1
CAI&t-
lerc according to the congress-
n's own expla nation is how he
nged this real-estate tegerde-
in.
Vickersham heard that the late
A. McDougal once of Sa-
pa. Okla. (home town of Mrs.
n Dewey) had left 17650 acres
v Fr the Everglades National Park
VflX n he died. So- Wickerfham
Hde a deal with the widow and
McDougal daughters to take
option to purchase for MO an
i or a total of S17S .500. This
a bargain inasmuch as oil
been found ia and around that
a.
" he astute congressman who
iwj. nbly says he was "reared on -a
s ton wheat and dairy farm
r Mangum Olkla. then scared
some other realtors to whom
J sold 90 per cent of the land for
y-1 per cent of what it cost him.
j return he kept i per cent or
.1 acres as his fee.
lose who came in on the deal
V re Gene Olmi Dr. W. T. Burch
P Tim McCue all of Alexandria
Edgar T. Burch of Fort
iderdsle; and Allan Bruzee of
shingtqn- la other words they
up the money Wickersham got
lice chunk of land free
ate Wickersham also ac-
red STS acres on the Potomac
'Sr which the Geological Sur-
now covets; also bought eight
s near Colorado Springs
ere the Air Force Academy is
ng located; negotiated for land
Virginia near the future Central
sUlgenee Agency building; and
ns taro tracts of land in Western
ryjand between the proposed
nidgical Survey site and the
Atomic Energy Commission
ldiag.
TTON GYRATIONS
he changeableness of Ezra Ben-
in wanting to sell his cotton
plus then not' selling it then
fiaing ' to sen it then with-
wing it has Congressman
nie Whitten - of Mississippi
lly sore.
I seem wrought up and I am"
said frankly to Benson's As-
lant Secretary M. L. McClain
special appropriations sub-
inmittee meeting called after
agrees learned that Benson had
used to sell (28000 bales of cot-
after receiving foreign offers
it which Benson considered
low
Your failure to sen" the eon-
ssman painted out has forced
Stic slashes in cotton acreage
n result 5000 families have
n forced eft their farms. Mea is-
le foreign countries are ex-
sling their acreage at our
bngressman Whitten had In
id the following chapter of re-
MlSStysals in the variegated unpre-
bto cotton policy of the Eiseo-
m administration:
. Last August Secretary Benson
kited to sell UA cotton surplus
iT" oad at competitive world
ms but Secretary of State
Ik lies said no. He argued among
1 V er things that it would alienate
npt
Egypt bartered her cotton for
nmunist arms and regardless
Dulles butter-up-Egypt policy
to blast the United
ics daily over the Cairo radio.
On Feb. 28 Benson announced
U.B. surplus cotton would be
abroad. .Critics claimed this
done in order to win over two
lisslppi votes Eastland and
inis against the Democratic
n bin.
Benson's Commodity Credit
icr ovr poration threw his entire sur-
I of 8.700900 bales on the world
rket But after getting bids tor
000 bales he withdrew most of
-nd sold only 10000 bales.
!m ' his waa what made the Missls-
. . 4 congressman really so
liar in January Benson had
llnoteu 1000000 bales in small kite
arid it successfully.
HriNG COTTON '
JWe seU 1.000.000 bale and it
as ia a short time" exclaimed
l ten. "But what do you do?
changa your regulations and
I only two months before you
r any more and then you offer
whole kit placing a floor on
I bids you wlU accept!
I thia print McLain Jumped to
defense of the Commodity
lit Corporation
think you would have been
first to criticise us if ws had
pled an the blda under any
i of purchase like this" pro-
(Continued On Page 2)
Annual
(
64th Year No. 58
Adlai
Gains
Votes
By THE ASSOCIATED HESS
Adlai Stevenson carried the ad-
vantage of an Oregon write-in vic-
tory today into his stretch drive
against Sen. Estes Kefauver far
support of Florida and California
voters.
The names of both aspirants for
the Democratic presidential nom-
ination will appear on ballots In
Florida a week from Tuesday and
in California a week later. Those
two primaries are the last voter
tests before the August nominating
convention.
Results'of Fridays Oregon vot-
ing gave Stevenson a commanding
lead of 59 per cent over Kefnuver's
41 per cent among voters w
went to the trouble of writing in
either name. On the Republican
side where only an "X" rather
than a name was required Presi-
(Set Page 4 No. 6)
MRS. BOWDEN D. WARD
(CemsMueement Speaker)
School Activity
During Week
SUNDAY
11 a.m. OCW Baccalaureate
Administration Building Audi-
torium. S p.m. High School Baccalau-
reate auditorium.
S p.m. Lincoln High School
Baccalaureate auditorium.
9-5 p.m.. Tea honoring OCW
seniors home of Dr. and Mrs. Dan
Procter.
S p.m. OCW Commencement
Lawn of Library.
MONDAY
1:15 p.m. Lincoln Clan and
Awards Night auditorium.
TUESDAY
1:50-1 p.m. Eighth and ninth
grad art exhibit. Junior high art
3 p.m. Seventh grade picnic
Borden Park.
S p.m. Home Economies Fash-
ion Show Lincoln High School
auditorium.
S p.m. Class Night Chicks sha
High School auditorium.
WEDNESDAY
1 p.m. Ninth grade picnic
Borden Park.
1:30-4 pjn. Eighth grade home
economies students' tea for moth-
ers Junior high home economies
department
1:15 p.m. Lincoln High School
Cmmencement auditorium.
THURSDAY
3:40 p.m. - National - Junior
Honor Society Installation Junior
High School.
1 S:00 p.m. Promotion Night
Junior High auditorium.
S p.m. Class Night St. Josephs
Academy.
FRIDAY
S p.m. Chic kasha High School
Commencement auditorium.
SUNDAY
7:30 p.m. St Joseph's Acad-
emy Commencement Holy Name
Catholic Church.
Ohio Oil Buys
Tract Of Land
SouthOf City
Ohio Oil Ca has purchased a
tract in the 10-acre NE NE SE of
4-8-7. a mile south of Chickssha
tor an indicated 113000 from Otho
Ncwlln who had bought the prop-
erty from Mrs. Willie R. Kitchell
tor aa indicated 912000.
Mrs. W. Roy Jaggrrs arid a
house In the 800 Block on Pennsyl-
vania to Robert Freshour for aa
indicated 04.000.
J. D. Hanklna transferred to
C. C. Goode tor an indicated
1.000 a house in the 100 block on
Oklahoma.
J. 8. Hallmark paid an indicated
83.500 to Mrs. Lenna Anderson tor
a house in the 1000 block ee South
Sixth.
Senior Edition Featuring Area High School College Students
dUittelja lath
"Oklahoma's Most Interesting And Most Readable Daily Newspaper
Thirty Eight Pages
GIRL GUARD TROOP Pictured above ia the new Girl Guard Troop which will be officially In-
stalled Monday night. Back row left to right are CapL John Gable commanding officer of the Chick-
asha Salvation Army; Joyce Lowery Linda Smith Carole Collins Assistant Leader Vera Mae Hold-
er Mrs. John Gable director of the group. Front row: Bertha Lowery Rosie Ua Malone Bernetta
Ruth Smith Barbara Hawthorne end Katherine Holder.
OCW'ToHold
'56 Graduation
Exercises Today
(ocw iniis. euff
Highwaya leading through
Chlekasha are busy scenes thia
weekend aa visitors from near
and tor come to the Oklahoma
College for Women campus to at-
tend baccalaureate and com-
mencement exercises.
Many friends and relatives
graduates and former students ar-
rived Saturday for the annual
spring luncheon of the OCW Alum-
nae and Former Students Associa-
tion. Aad white a part ef this group
nianri to their hemes late
Saturday ethers remained tor
the anunal Senior Pilgrimage
Saturday night graduation ex-
eretoee today.
The public is invited to hear
Rev.-S. A. Crouch of Sulphur La.
preach the baccalaureate sermon
at 11 ajn. and to attend com-
mencement exercises at I p.m.
for which Mrs. Bowden D. Ward
national president of the Ameri-
n Legion Auxiliary will be
speaker.
Rev. Crouch ia pastor of the
First Christian Church at Sulphur
and formerly served in the same
capacity for the Christian church-
es in Marlow and Apache. Mias
Barbara Crouch daughter of Rev.
and Mix. Crouch is a member
of the 1950 lass. An outstanding
OCW student she served tois year
aa president of Student Govern-
ment. .
A native of Australis Rev.
Crouch received his training tor
the ministry at the College of the
Bible Melbourne Victoria. Aus-
tralis. It was in 1930 that he came
to the United States.
Churches where Rev. Crouch
has ministered made it possible
for him to attend the World Con-
vention of Christian Churches in
Melbourne Australia in 1952.
Mrs. Ward whaae heme In In
Kingweed W. V8. wlU arrive
fas Oklahoma City early thia aft-
emaaa and if passible will at-
tend the tea bring given by Dr.
aad Mrs. Daa Procter In honor
af members ef the 1050 grad-
uating class this aflemeee.
She especially is interested in
the Girls State program and in
music. One of the founders of
the Girls State program in West
Virginia she served as the direct
(See Page 4 Na 2)
Special Music
On Programs
IOCW JrarultM! Stiff)
A special invitation to area res-
idents was Issued by Dr. Den
Procter Oklahoma College for
Women president to attend bac-
calaureate and commencement ex-
ercises today at OCW.
Baccalaureate service will be
at 11 a.m. In the college audi-
torium. end commencement will
be at I p.m. on the lawn in front
of the college library.
Special music has been arrang-
ed for both services.
As to traditional at OCW tba
eaUrga glee club directed by
Mise Derotfey Tallaaa wlU slag
the processional aad reeesaleaei
far both the baccalaureate aad
eammeaeemnit ase raises.
At the baccalaureate service the
glee elub also ia to sing the an-
them "Lord Make Me An .In-
strument of Thy Peace" (Main-
villa) for which Mias Tuliosa will
be the director; Mrs. J. B. EU Is
will accompany on the organ and
Mlsa imozclla Grrgg Waukomia
(See Peg 4 Na 5)
CHICKASHA OKLAHOMA
v
Confident
Li vino...
By NORMAN VINCENT FEALE
A friend of mine was once lunch-
ing with the late Henry Ford. Hie
great automdbila manufacturer
asked him "Whos your beet
friend?"
My friend started to name aome
people who might foil into .this
category. But Ford Just shook his
head and reached into his pocket
for s pan
"No" Ford Mid. I'll tell you
who your beet friend is." And then
he took the. pen and wrote these
wonts on the tabicckith "Your
best friend ia the person who
tarings out of you the brat that is
within you."
I heard the oilier day of a charm-
ing even significant compliment
a man gave his wife on their wed-
ding anniversary. I wish I had
thought ri it and said it to my own
wifo. This man told his wife "1 not
only love you for what you arc
(Sea Page 13 Na 1)
14 Delegates
PROVIDENCE R. I. May If IB
Rhode Island Republicans wiU
send 14 delegates to the national
GOP convention all pledged to
vote for the Eincnhnwer-Nixoe
ticket They were named unanim-
ously at the state convention.
SUNDAY MAY 20 1956
For Girl Guard
The newly organized G I r
Guards sponsored by the Salva-
tion Army will be officially in-
stalled Monday night by CapL Au-
gusta Pressley Atlanta Ga. who
is Territorial Guard director rep-
resenting U southern states.
More than 39990 girls from
to 18 yean in age will also take
part Monday in opening nation-
wide ceremonies marking the
fortieth birthday of the Girl Guard
and Sunbeam organisation CapL
John Gable commanding officer
of the local Salvation Army said
The birthday party will reach
climax with' Divine Service pa-
rades on May 27. A rally with
neighboring SA Corps participat-
ing will celebrate the day here
Geaeral Evaageliae Bo
then head ef The SsItbUm Army
formed the Girt Gaard argaataa-
ties to the United States ea
May 21 18I8L Any girt regard-
less af race eraed ester
oriel etaadlag. k eligible for
membership. Girls between the
gee ef I end 18 became Sen-
besns graduating to Girl Gnarde
when they era 1L
Objects of the program are four-
fold: Guarding the Soul Mind
Body end Others. Girls spend
pert of their time outdoors with
programs of camping hiking and
nature study. Teste and merit
awards provide incentive for de-
veloping skills in arts and crafts
and the girls are trained in health
life saving and other basic prep-
arations for intelligent cltizenxhip
CapL Gable said.
In addition the program alms
at developing character through
opportunities to serve others. Greet
emphasis is also placed on the
spiritual ride of the program.
Girls in the newly formed group
have completed their beginners
requirements end ere now work-
ing on the second class require-
ments. They purchased their own
uniforms from the sales of Girl
Guard chocolates.
Highway Maps
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 19
I The idea that you cant tell the
I state without a scorecard will fores
the state Highway Commission to
j double its output of Oklahoma
' highway maps next year. Normat-
' iy the department print only about
! 250000 but Highway Director C.
A. Stoldt nid yesterday that about
1 500000 free Oklahoma mapa will
be needed in 19S7 because of the
state's Semi . Centennial obser-
vance. Blackwell
EDITORS NOTE: Bob Mathis
staff writer for the Ponca City
News waa tha first newsman on
the seme after a tornado hit
Blackwell May 35 1355. Here are
his Impressions year later.)
By BOB MATHIS
BLACKWELL Okie- May II IB
A few cracked concrete foun-
dations and twisted and splinter-
ed portions ri homes atilt stand
in scattered sections ri East
tornado swept the ground clear
at 8:30 p. m.. May 35 IKS.
But today a year later new
and modern homes with begin-
nings ri lawns and young trees
are filling in (ha gaping ruin that
the storm left.
Debris still lines tha bank ri
the Chikaskia River at tha north
edge ri the tornados aweep but
little ia visible in the ana itself.
Lack ri Tran
Moat conspicuous sign ri tha
storm ia tha almost complete lack
Member Associated Press
Crackdown Probable
Da Military Service
Feud About!: Defease
4
Sen. Chavez
Policy Switch
On Aid Abroad
Being Studied
Cuts Possible
For Military
Units Of Allies
WASHINGTON May 19 Hi A
revolutionary shift in United
Statee foreign aid policy is fore-
shadowed by studies now being
made in key agencies of ths Ei-
senhower administration under
prodding from the White House.
The switch if carried through ae
now indicated will mean reduc-
tion in the military forces of soma
allied countries particularly on
the frontiers of the free world in
Two Grands
Officials ray their thinking ten-
tatively indicates such reductions
would be Justified on two grounds:
First the teal security ef ail
free world countries in the atomic
race rests mostly on the prtection
of the United States nuctear strik-
ing power.
Second the dangers of even
small wars have been diminished
by Russia's new policy ofo present-
ing more friendly free to. the
non-Communist world.
The Impulse behind the n
large part however in the field of
cost. There ia evidence that Con-
gress and tiie country are becom-
(Sea Page 4 Na 7)
Heat In Area
Almost 100
Okay you're right It was hot
Seturdsy.
But Saturday's top of 96 was
one degree cooler than Fridays
90-degree high. And the heat is
expected to continue in The Chick-
ssha District
It hadnt eeotei sff mark Bat-
nrday night with ffdegrae
leading sheet 0:30. Fridays
overnight lew wm 99.
Tulsa and Ponca City enjoyed
a unique distinction as far as the
weather' was concerned in Okla-
homa Saturday.
They were the only official
Weather Bureau reporting prints
with temperatures below 90. Tul-
m Just barely made it with 80
while Ponea City had 96.
Ft. Sill got the prize tor the
warmest spot with a reading of
99. Hobart wm ana print behind
with 98.
The force sst eslled hr fair
and warm through Sunday with
temperatures la tha 90s
Soma wheat combining la ex-
pected in 10 of Oklahoma's T4
wheat growing counties next week
the Oklahoma State Employment
Service Mid today.
Hot windy WMther ripened tha
grain in aome counties but it also
damaged the crape In other coun-
ties. Manpower and machines w
considered ample for the harvest
and tha service predicted no out-
side labor force would be needed
for the expected 59 million buahri
crop.
Erases Storm Loss
ri trees is aa area that waa tha
older part or Blackwell and in-
cluded a heavily wooded city
park.
Thera still ia a strong sorrow in
Blackwell for the 31 who died as
tha twisting black cloud roared
out ri the darkness a year ago.
Soma still are nursing Injuring
racaivad la tha storm.
But tha first snniversary ri
Blackwells grimmest tragedy will
find the spotlight on rebuilding
and on preparedneu against anoth-
er auch strike.
In most cases the homes built
ainca reconstruction began are
llttla larger a little better and
certainly more modernistic than
time tha storm ripped to bits.
The rebuilding te continuing
some ri the homes going up right
beside remaining ruins.
"You dont clean up something
like this In a few months laid
one resident ri tha area.
The new rambling ranch-
SENIOR CARRIER Gcm Pact
member of The Express carrier
corps for the lest five yean
graduates this month from 8L
Joseph Academy. Ha is tha Iona
senior of the group uniter di-
rection of Bill Clack circula-
tion manager and currently
handles the downtown route.
Gene is a urn ef Mr. and Mrs.
C C. Pace.
Spies
Cause
Fever
LONDON May 19 IB Spies
real aad fancied stalk through the
UM.
The shape of aa eys glass in a
skin diver's rubber mask makes
murky mystery in the waters ef
Britain! Portsmouth harbor.
The position ri a womans hair-
pin jabbed into a fence in Sweden
provides a clue in another reel-
life thriller.
Baapielme
In Berlin suspicions of military
esponage result in the organiza-
tion ri a fantastic propagandiata'
sideshow and lead to complaints
that certain sausages ere cold.
While come incidents which have
come to light in the current spy
fever may be deadly aerioua
good deal ri the excitement la re-
garded at least in the Wert with
tolerant amusement. Some ri the
apiee seem to be bunglers.
One ri tha most curious cases is
that ri the British frogman LL
Cmdr. Lionel (Buster) Crafab. Pre-
sumably he died a month ago
while diving under and amongst
three Russian warships which
brought Soviet Premier Nikolai
Bulganin and Communist party
Secretary Nikita Khrushchev to
Britain for an official visit.
Tha British Admiralty an-
nounced without detail that Crsbb
e daredevil naval hero dlsap-
peared while diving somewhere
near Portsmouth. Prime Minister
Eden admitted to tha Russians in
a note that the frogman spotted
by three Russian sailors apparent-
ly wm Cmdr. Crafab that the ac-
tivity ri a diver in the vicinity
wee without permission and that
Britain la sorry.
Questions Asked
Parliament wm shaken and
many members asked whether the
secret aetvlce had bungled e Job
(See Page 4 Na 4)
style homes ia many Instances
taka n two ri the older smaller
Iota. Soma residents left that area
forever.
New Eqalpmank
Still children play on new play-
ground equipment installed in the
bare Riverside Park. Near the
park construction of a new school
is under way to replace tha build-
ing wracked by tha twister. Riv-
erside Hospital also hard hit hag
been back ia operation since
few weeks after tha storm.
Moat Industries flattened hr the
wind also have been rebuilt
foundry a floral company
oil company bulk plant a pacta
ing company all are la full opera-
tion. Another industry the huge
Atlas Glass plant which burned
during the aftermath ri tha storm
la gone and with it a 840000
monthly payroll.
Thu glass plant had a Vim that
accounted for 30 percent ri the
(See Page 4 Na 3)
District Weather
Continued warm today to-
night. Local temperatures: p.m.
Saturday 71: Saturday high N;
Friday high 99; Friday low
ML
Sunday Edition Price 18 Cents
Future Action
Senator Hints
At Fund Slash
Due To Pettiness
WASHINGTON May 10 (ft-A
double crackdown wm threatened
today to halt a public feud among
the U. S. armed services a
great dispute over how the na-
tion should prepare to defend it-
self in the nuctear age.
After unnamed sources evident-
ly within the Army passed docu-
menta to newsmen charging that
present emphasis on air power
could lead only to "national dis-
aster'' there were these quick de-
velopments: 1. Secretary ri Defawe Wilson
celled the public policy row a
most unfortunate business" and
Mid ha would look into it person-
ally. Hinting at possible action ho
said tha armed forces don't have
to practice psychological warfare
on each other.
Warning Issued
2. Sen. Chavez (D-NM) chair-
man ri a Senate Defense Appro-
priations Committee warned that
Congress might cut tha funds ri
the armed forces unless ."petty
Jealousies" are done away with.
"They ought to quit being prims
donnas and work for our eommeo
purppoee the defense of our coun-
try" he raid.
Although the Army-Air Force
differences are the latest to boll
over there ere hot disputes ebe
between the Navy end Air Force.
Recently the Air Force declared
the Navys big carriers could da-
(See Page 4 Na 8) -
We Saw
John 'Winstead praising hie
Daily Express carrier Tim Har-
sr for a special act ri court- .
esy in delivering the paper. . . .
A young lad completely decked
out In cowboy togs foetndlng
chape and taro guns "hung real
low. Ha was stalking down the
sidewalk. Just daring aome dne-
actor to get in hie way. . . . T.
R. McCalla Jr. frying his first
burr haircut and deciding its
Just the tiling for summer es-
pecially for guy that spends
much time outdoors on dusty
days. . . . Reford Stack and Buck
Atkinson In an arm-waving con-
versation. W. P. Law and T. L. Tbomp- -non
who have moved to Chick-
ssha from Luting In tha Lone
Star State. . . . L. L. Crawford
Mrs. J. E. Pori and Hattie J.
Sexton who era among others
arriving recently In the eity. . .
Crowds ri youngsters and adults
asking hundreds ri questions of
soldiers explaining gun displays
on North Fifth as part ri Armed
Forces Day. . . . Mrs. Edwin
Bennett who has moved to
Chiekasha from Rush Springs.
. . . And Smltty Day to with a
new story.
Broad rick Resigns
Post At High School
Trie L. Broedriek Chlcksshi
High School principal taw resign-
ed from tha Chlckasht school sys-
tem Bruce Myers superintendent
announced Saturday.
It will become effective June
39 Mid Mr. Myers. Mr. Broad-
ricks jdans ware not revested.
H came to Chlekasha six years
go from Ada.
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