Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 68, No. 278, Ed. 1 Monday, December 30, 1957 Page: 5 of 20
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penalty if I didn't plead no de-
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LOST OUR LEASE
tending funeral services for the
Workers were called out Sun-
$5,000.
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Fruit Shipped
Merger of Batten Floral Co.,
A conspiracy count against
Rushed to the scene were a po-
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Robbery
Charges
Sentencing Date Set
For Top Bootleggers
City Floral
Firms Unite
Error Starts
Police Rush
Announce New Way to
Drain Sinus Cavities
Without Discomfort
Kidnaper Asks New Trial
Inmate Claims
Sam A. Townley, son of a
prominent county dairyman who
SUPER AIRLINE
PICTURE TUBES
BRING YOU
BRIGHTEST-
CLEAREST
TV PICTURES
Trial Delay Sought Here in Old Shooting Case
group, the defendants are
charged with conspiracy to vio-
late federal liquor laws. J. D.
and Dude are named singly in
complaints charging each with
peddling boose in wholesale
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half overtime pay for working
Saturday.
Douglas said the employes will
receive regular pay, not over-
time, for the hours worked on
Sunday.
Borda said he is chief officer
of the Monte Abril, a Spanish
vessel docked at Hoboken, N. J.
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Over 2,000 Satisfied
Usen in Okiahoma City
Sunday because they were per-
mitted off Christmas day.
The city manager said that
some of the employes apparent-
ly hadn't realised that they re-
ceived their normal time-and-a-
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| 30 totaled $53.546 60. Another $29,-
829.22 had been received through
December 13.
The foundation conducts it an-
nual "living memorial" mailing
each May. Figures are, thus,
based on a 12-month period end-
ing with April 30.
Last year some half-million
pieces went into the mail to Okla-
homans. suggesting the establish-
some other present at Christmas
time instead got a note saying
that money had been contributed
to the Oklahoma Medical Re-
search foundation.
One or two of the donations
were given by firms instead of
WARRANTY
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Borda. 40. the only pedestrian
on the bridge, said he was mere-
ly watching for the arrival of a
vessel on which his brother,
Mario, was assigned—not .con-
templating suicide.
longer than 30 days, he must pay
double the cost of the tag.
Motor vehicle taxes of all
kinds are expected to yield the
state about $37 millions this
year, and so.newhat more in 1958
according to Murphy.
Collinsville
Gas Price
Rise Asked
Aebishere, 21, Moore’s brother-
in-law, who already faces a
charge of robbing the Food
Mart, NW 12 and Youngs, of
$68 on December 11.
The officers said Aebishere and
Loyal James McDaniels, 18, have
confessed the Food Mart rob-
bery, and that Aebishere has ad-
An Increase in gas rates at
. Collinsville was requested by the
Ruth Fuel Co. of Bartlesville
Monday in an application filed
with the state corporation com-
mission.
The company said an increase
Is necessary to offset a raise in
cost of wholesale gas bought
from Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.
feed Your
of 4 for $1425.
LONDON CP — Two Centenar-
ians who celebrated 102nd birth-
days this month have died.
Mise Caroline Bodland died at
Kidderminster in a house where
she lived for 95 years. Miss Mar-
tha Briggs died in Hywood in
a house where she lived for 70
years. Miss Badland’s surviving
sister, Jane, is 105. They were
Britain's only centenarian sis-
ters.
James W. Bill Berry was at-1 lay in November when the case
Will The Amine Plan
Rt Yaor Family? Call...
g Nuns say their rosaries during the selemn-mass fer Meet Rev.
Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness in the cathedral of Our Lady of Per-
petual Help. The picture at left shows a small part of the crowd
to drain clogged sinus cavities and
6 relieve distressing heqd pains teamnma ■
SELLING OUT TO THE
BARE WALLS
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$424 Million
In Jap Stores
CAMP ZAMA, Japan Un Amer-
ican forces in Japan put nearly
$424 millions into Japan's econo-
my in 1957—slightly below last
year's $470 millions.
The army said Monday $230
millions went for military con-
tracts with Japanese firms.
An additional $85 millions was
spent on perishable foods pur-
chased in the Japanese market.
Yen sales to military personnel
totaled $100 millions and quasi-
official expenditures 88 5 mil-
lions. These include services and
supplies purchased by service
clubs.
21, a slight increase over the 535
in the preceding week despite a
continued drop in new cases of
Asian influenza, the U. S. public
health service reported Monday.
No. I-INSTALL YOURSELF: Latest Type
Tube (aluminized where possible)
FULL YEAR
Any 17" Tube
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whiehpaeked the cathedral. At right, part of the gathering of nuns
and school children enter the cathedral. (Times staff photos by
Dick Peterson)
EVERY PAIR MUST GO
FINAL LAST CALL
MEN'S FAMOUS BRAND
DRESS SHOES
SHOES MADE TO SELL
AS HIGH AS $25 A PAIR
ONLY
Elwin Emmett Moore, 24, of the past 18 months.
1807 NW 4. Most of the money has come in
Detectives Hilton Geer and small amounts in response to the
R. L. Tettleton said Moore has plea of grieving families to do-
denied participating in the rob- nate to the Oklahoma Medical
bery December 18 of Spipe's gro- Research foundation “in lieu of
plead Tuesday for another trial
delay.
Attorneys for Townley ap-
peared before Fred Daugherty,
district judge, Monday and were
told to return at 11 a.m. Tues-
day.
M. M. Thomas Monday.
It was not clear immediately
why defense laywers appeared
before Daugherty. Last week,
Judge William L. Fogg told at-
was set on his trial docket.
Young Townley is contending
he cannot go to trial until a
material witness, Edward A.
Blancett, 6311 S Western, returns
from military duty in South
Korea.
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Billingsley and his girl com-
panion. Miss Geneva Montgom-
ery, were sitting in his auto
parked near the girl's home at
the camp when Townley and
Blancett drove by. Townley
tossed firecrackers twice at the
couple, and then shot Billingsley
following a chase.
Townley is claiming self-de-
fense. He told officers he fired
the shot after Billingsley grabbed
him and attempted to pull him
out of his own auto.
French Kill •
26 Rebels
ALGIERS u_ French forces
claimed they killed 26 rebels and
captured a big supply of arms
over the weekend. The Arab Na-
tionalists bit back with attacks
on farms, trains and road traf-
fic.
The 26 rebels were reported
killed near Turenne, in western
Algeria. The band was attacked
by French air and ground forces
operating in heavy rain and
some snow.
A rebel mine blasted the en-
gine and 17 cars at an Algers-
Oren freight train from the
tracks near Perregaux.
• Ten persons were wounded by
other rebel attacks at various
points. J__
Dues Increased
NEW YORK U—Members of
made by Richardson, Stephenson,
and Mrs. C. A. Batten and her
THE DOWNSTAIRS SHOE STORE
FORMERLY BARON'S SHOE DIPT.
402 W. Main
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of his time to other business and
civic interests. He operates e
downtown parking building, and
other real estate, and was former
president of the chamber of com-
merce.
There will be no changes In
personnel. The new company will
have 14 floral artists. Batten's
was founded in 1919, and Richard-
son's in 1938.
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Holiday Schedule Gets 'Beefs'
Garbage Dissension Discounted
charged, that he was scared have since termed the Oklaho- men who robbed the Snipe's gro- through donations for medical re-
into making a confession by two man an “incorrigible." 'eery, search.
STORE HOURS
MON . THURS — 9 30 8:30
TUES., WIb. ERI SAT
9:20 - 5:30
robbery, murder, and escaping
jail. He was named in 1946 as
a ringleader in a bloody escape
attempt at Alcatraz. Earlier in
his crime career, Carnes figured
in escapes from the Atoka jail,
Granite reformatory and Oklaho-
ma county jail.
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have approved a dues increase of
$30 a year to finance construc-
tion at new union balls in 27 port
cities on the east. Gulf and west
coasts.
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Month Left
To Purchase
New Car Tag
Sale of 1958 auto tags is run-
ning a bit slow, but motorists
have more than a month to get
them without penalty, F. D. Mur-
phy, state tax commission mo-
tor vehicle license director, said
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even more Oklahomans than
bought,1957 tags are expected to
get the new plates. The total
number of vehicles registered in
195? was 800,000-about one car
for every three Oklahomans.
The 1958 tags went on sale De-
cember 11, and will be available
without penalty until January
31. After that date, a motorist
uled to appear in federal district J. D.'s wife, Bobby June Wilson, with J Wiley Richardson's Flow-
court Friday for sentencing
whisky conspiracy charges.
the county jail while he was
eery, 2309 NW 12.
They said they will seek the
New York, N. Y. (Special) An-
nouncement has been made of a
new tablet invention which has
the remarkable ability to help
drain dogged sinus cavities and
thus relieve congestion and pres-
aura. The headaches, pressure
pains, stuffed-up head, nasal
drip, dogged breathing-all the
unrelenting symptoms the sinus
sufferer knows so well—aro at-
tacked directly by improving
drainage of the sinus areas.
Most remarkable of all is the
fact that this is accomplished
with extraordinary speed and
without discomfort of any kind.
day to catch up on garbage col-
lections which lagged because of
the Christmas holiday last
Wednesday.
Douglas said the 92 loads
picked up Sunday has the depart-1
ment “pretty well caught up.” j
Douglas said employes worked
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death penalty “if I didn't keep . , .. ...
my mouth shut and confess to the told me would get the death
kidnaping.”
Carnes asked that his 99-year
term be set aside for a new trial.
Carnes and two other men
were indicted by a federal grand
jury early in 1945 after a Gran-
ite farmer was kidnaped by three
teen-agers who staged a bloody
break from Granite reformatory.
Carnes, then 18, was handed a
99-year sentence by U. S. district
Judge Edgar S. Vaught.
In a motion filed from his Al-
catraz prison cell, Carnes |
The foundation also disclosed L. Stirling, city manager.
it has received to date $3,360 Stirling said he received one
from eight business firms which ■ anonymous letter of complaint,
decided this year to donate to and that he did not consider the
medical research the money they dissension widespread.
Be Ready For The New Year’s Day Games
SPECIAL TV PICTURE TUBE OFFER
TO WARDS CUSTOMERS
ONE WEEK ONLY!
$4.00 Down.^Balance Monthly
Thjs new tablet does its remark- ante* that they will drain away
able work internally, through pain-causing pressure and con-
the blood stream. It deposits in- gestion of tbs sinus cavities, ro-
te every drop of blood plasms nova the pain and distress, or
a new medication which is ear- your full purchase price will be
ried to the sinus area, where it refunded.
shrinks the swollen doom to thoxe 1961 Whitehal Pharael Comyany
Two of Oklahoma county’s quantities without purchasing a
kingpin bootleggers, J. D. and federal tax stamp.
F. W. “Dude" Wilson, are sched- A conspiracy count against
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on1 was dismissed earlier by Judge er‘s and Gifts Co., effective im-
____ Rizley for lack of evidence. A mediately, was announced here
The Wilson brothers and five similar charge is still pending Monday.
other liquor merchants entered against Ellis Bonham, operator “
Research work of the founda-
tion in seven major fields is fi-
nanced by public donations.
The period which ended April
30 was the third year in which
the memorial mailing project has
been tried and brought in the
largest amount yet.
A foundation spokesman said
the memorial idea will be ex-
panded next year to include an
eight-card packet which will per-
mit donations in honor of birth-1
days. anniversaries, etc.
The memorial mailing last,
year brought in about $19,000. .
The balance of the $53,546 came
"without effort or knowledge" on
the part of the foundation—large-
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LAKELAND, Fla. UH—Citrus
.01 . . Oklahomans mourning the
tifiedin a lineup by victims of death of loved ones and friends
a $475 grocery store holdup, [have contributed more than
The suspect was identified as $83,000 for medical research in
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awaiting trial on the kidnaping
charge.
“I was misled in the situation
by the FBI, my court-appointed
attorney, Herbert Hyde, and as-
sistant U. S. attorney John
Brett," Carnes’ motion said.
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Prison officials at Alcatraz mitted he was one of two gun-1 loved ones or cherished friends
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sinus cavities and helps drain
away the pain-causing pressure
and congestion.
The shrinking substsnee in
this new tablet has bssn so
successful topically in promot-
ing drainage of the sinuscavitis
thst.it is new prescribed more
widely by doctors than sny ma-
terial for this purpose. This new
medication is now available at
drug counters without ths need
fora proscription under thename,
Dristan* Tablets. Dristan Tab-
lets cost only 984 for a bottle of
24 tablets. Buy and use Dristan
Tablets with ths absolute guar-
A 30-year-old Alcatraz inmate,
sentenced to 99 years’ imprison-
ment on a kidnaping charge in
1945, claimed in a petition filed
in federal district court Monday
that he was "frightened" into
making a confession.
Clarence Victor Carnes
charged that FBI agents and at-
torneys threatened him with the!
Seargent, Todd Smoote and manager of Richardson's
Floyd Pearson. store at 1300 NW 23.
The group was indicted by a
federal grand jury in October.
than 84 millions. ONG's increase
applied not only to its own cus-
tomers. but also to such firms
as Ruth Fuel Co. which buy for
resale.
Corporation commission offi-
cials said Collinsville rates will
go up automatically January 28
unless a protest is filed. That
would call for a hearing before
the commission.
Ruth Fuel asked for increases
ranging from 8 to 14 percent
over its present rates, depend-
ing on the amount of gas. used.
Ex-Minister Dies
TOKYO (—Koichi Uda. 53,
Japan's former minister in
1 charge of atomic affairs, died
Monday of peritonitis.
ly through the "in lieu of j A report of "considerable" dis-
flowers" requests. sension among garbage depart-
They were in $2 and $5 ment employes over extra hours
amounts, the spokesman said, worked with no overtime pay
adding that "$20 is a large dona- during the holiday season was
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got excited when they saw Span-
ish seaman Xavier Borda stand-
ing on the Brooklyn bridge Sun-
day and gazing at New York packing houses operated and
harbor. ; fresh fruit shipments left Florida I
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bridge traffic being halted, weeks. I
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Carnes has a long police record charge also will name George
which includes arrests for armed ■
_ Blancett was an eye witness
torneys he would hear their ar- to the shooting July 14, 1958, of
guments Monday. The case will Bill Billingsley, 21, a Tinker field
be docketed for jury trial on IBM operator.
Arguments on their trial de- Fogg's docket in January. The shooting occurred at SE
lay motion was deferred 24 A possible explanation is that 8 and Eckroat road near a Phil-
hours because County Attorney Daugherty granted a 45-day de-1 lips oil camp.
Flu Deaths Up
WASHINGTON U—Deaths from
influenza and pneumonia num-
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ONG last week was grapted an the National g Maritime iunion ingithe eweek IDecember
lice helicopter, a harbor launch,
an emergency truck, seven po-
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other liquor merchants entered against Ellis Bonham, operator The merger at two at Oklaho- patrolmen
pleas of no defense last month of a liquor store in Wichita ma City’s oldest and best known
in. a hearing before U. S. dis- Falls, Texas. floral firms means the closing'of
Facing court appearance with both Batten' stores, with Roy Ste-
the Wilsons Friday are Leo phenson, co-partner at Batten's
Glenn Abney, Claude Myers, Joe taking over as active business
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holding the traditional office or three who didn’t said it was
been as-
sured of enough other such dona-1 he said.
tions to put the total close to wirkre wer. coiea sin.
ordinarily spend on "Christmas One disgruntled employe tele-
remembrances "—gifts to clients, ported for work Sunday. "The two
Each customer expected a free and reported "considerable" dis-
calendar, or box of candy, or sension, and stated "many work-,
ers" would not report for duty
Sunday because of the lack of
overtime pay.
C. E. Douglas, garbage de-
partment superintendent, said I
all but two or three employes re-1
ported for work Sunday. “The two
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