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President Says
Uttimatuin Kept
Reds Off Iran
White House Issues
Clarification Of
Truman Statement
WASHINGTON, April 24 —W—
President Truman said today he
sent an ultimatum to Premier
Stalin and forced Russian troops
out of Iran In 1B46 but the White
House sold later the president was
using the term ultimatum in a
"nan-technical, layman sense."
Roger Tubby, assistant presiden-
tial press secretary, called In re-
porter* nearly three hours after
Truman's news conference state-
ment to give them a clarification.
Tubby said Truman did not send
a note to Stalin that led to the
Russian evacuation, and that the
president had been speaking In
layman's language.
Tubby added:
“On March I, IBM. a note was
sent from the U. B. pevemment to
the Soviet goverambnt making our
position perfectly plain with respect
to the situation in Dan. This note
was published on March 7. As you
probably recall, the Russans with-
drew their troops from Iran in May,
lMd.”
Appear Disturbed
There appeared to be reasons for
reporters to Infer that the itate
department had been disturbed by
the president's remarks.
To diplomats, the term “ulti-
matum" Is the last word. It means
telling some one your position In an
“or-else-we-go-to-war" fashion.
The president had told reporters
he was ready to back up his ulti-
matum with American troops and
ships.
Truman lifted a veil of secrecy to
give his versions of this and other
international Incidents In a news
conference discussion In which he
emphasised:
Beut 0*4 fleet
1. The gravity of the world emer-
gency of recent years.
2. The great Inherent power* he
feels he has as president to deal
with It. And.
t. The necessity for the United
States to have strong armed forces.
In addition to the Iseeten
ter, the president BUd there Was a
time when Yugoslavia decided to
take Trieste, but that he ordered
the Mediterranean fleet into that
area and there was no march on
Trieste. He mentioned too the Ber-
lin airlift and the Korean war.
The whole discussion revolved
about Truman's seizure of the steel
Industry and the furore that it has
created.
Somewhat plalflmely. the presi-
dent said that the country Is in the
middle of the greatest emergency
it has ever faced, yet he has been
abused roundly for what he has
done.
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FALL OF A LANDMARK—Towering over the El Reno Rock Island
shops for nearly e half-century, the 126-foot smokestack, top photo,
was destroyed last week, ending memories of another era for
pioneer railroaders. The bottom photo shows specialists tearing out
, ,Jtm base of tbe__gtou,l._rgdlal tile stack with-the pceotolon .aLa
lumberjack felling choice timber. Records in the division superin-
tendent's office do not reveal the exact date the smokestack was
erected, however the adjacent building was constructed In 10O{.
Modern diesel-powered motors and economical electrical power have
replaced the old-time steam system.
50 Are Hurt
In Collapse
Of Bleachers
OKLAHOMA CITY. April 24—(>P»
—Portat>le bleachers holding 423
Capitol Hill junior hlghschool stu-
dents for a clast picture collapsed
today. Injuring about SO members
of the BA graduating class.
Imogene White, superintendent of
Capitol Hill Oeneral hospital, said
between 4S and SO youngsters had
been examined by 11 a.m.
X-rays had been taken of 30.
Miss White said the injuries in-
cluded fractures, cuts and bruises,
but none was believed serious.
Others were treated for minor
hurts in the school gymnasium.
A1 Cole, principal, said the 423
were being arranged on the bleach-
ers for the BA graduating picture
when it folded back and collapsed
like a "stack of playing cards.”
The principal said he was not
sure why the stands collapsed but
conjectured the ground made soft
by recent rains may have been par-
tially to blame. He said the bleach-
ers had been used for several years
for the pictures.
Don Arnold Elected
Country Club President
Don Arnold was elected president
of the El Reno Country club, suc-
ceeding Carlos Weaver, at a meet-
ing of the club's board of directors
this week.
No other officers were selected,
pending naming of various com-
mittee chairmen.
Weather
State Femes l
Fair tonight; A little cooler in
the east portion Friday, fair In the
east, partly cloudy In the West;
warmer Friday; Iowa tonight 26 to
40 northwest to 60s elsewhere; highs
Friday in the 16a.
■ Eon* Wbertii
For the Bi-teur -parted ending at
g a. m. today; High, M; low, 47;
at I a. vaH 53.
Three Fined $160
In Traffic Cases
Three persons paid fines totaling
1160 and court costs of approxi-
mately *34 on traffic charges in
county and justice of the peace
courts here Wednesday.
Fabian Sylvester Vleux. 54. Tonk-
awa. was fined $50 and approxi-
mately |14 in costs by County
Judge Roy M. Fnubion on a charge
of driving an overweight vehicle
on U.S. 81. south of Union City
April 18. Complaint was made by
G. E. Etheridge, highway patrol
trooper.
Co-defendant in the case was
the Continental Grain company of
Enid.
In a similar case Jeff Johnson.
27. Farmington. N. M„ was fined
8100 and $10 costs by W. P. Crites,
justice of the pence, on a charge of
driving an overweight truck on U.S.
66. two miles east of El Reno, on
April 23. Complaint was made by
Trooper Cecil Fishburn.
William Robert Houser. 35. Ama-
rillo, Tex., was fined 810 and 810
cost* by William H. Gilbert. Justice
of the peace, on a charge of speed-
ing on US. 86 west of Yukon April
21. Complaint was made by Earl
Janssen, highway patrol trooper.
Senior Class
Play Slated
Monday Night
El Reno hlghschool seniors are
ready, after weeks of rehearsals,
to raise the curtain on their an-
nual class play to be presented In
the school auditorium at 8 pm.
Monday and Tuesday.
The production. "Meet Me in
St. Louis," a three-act comedy
revolving around events in late
spring of 1804, w ill be directed by
Miss Mariella McGuire, high-
school speech Instructor.
Principals in the cast will be
portrayed by Darrell Walker.
Shirley Flippen, David Bergner.
Franklin Shive. Gertrude Hix.
Cecelia Fryrear, DeLores Meredith,
Peggy Huston. Joan Wilson. Ana-
bel Blggert. Ray Barton, Lillian
Johnson. Jack Lively. Donna
Smith. Bob Vance. Mike Lokens-
gard and Bill Chiles.
The story concerns activttes of
a St. Louis family in which the
father, given a chance for a pro-
motion to a New York office, is
opposed in the move by rest of
hi* household.
State Democrat
Party Prepares
For Convention
Two More ChairraeM
Of Committees Are
Urged for Meeting
OKLAHOMA CITY. April 24—UP)
— State Democratic Chairman
Smith Hester today recommended
two more committee chairmen for
the party's state convention her*
Monday.
They are Carroll E. Moody, Pauls
Valley, as chairman of the commit-
tee on permanent organisation, and
Mrs. Ross Faudree, Atoka, as chair-
man of the committee on mem
rlums. Both names will be referred
to the Democratic executive oom-
mlttee which meets Sunday.
Highlighting the convention will
be election of delegates to th*
national convention at Chicago Jul;
22 and adopting a resolution id
structlng the delegation for
8tor Robert 8. Kerr (Democrat
Oklahoma) for the presldem
nomination.
Apparently all factions are agreed
on a limited resolution. It would
instruct the delegation to vote for
Kerr as long as It thinks he has
a chance.
Kerr Denies Charge
Meanwhile In Washington, Sen-
ator Kerr Issued a reply today to
a charge of the Tulsa World that
letters written on official Okla-
homa supreme court stationery
were used in his behalf In the
Nebraska Democratic presidential
primary.
“A political fact for which I am
most grateful Is that so many fine
Oklahomans have given me their
support." Kerr said In a Washing-
ton statement released through
business associates here. “I am
sorry that the Tulsa World is sad
about it.
“They fought me when I ran
for governor and they fought ma
when I ran for senator. I know
it makes them sad that the people
pay so little attention to them.
Grateful for Support
"I am not real sure but that one
of my political assets is the ene-
mies I have made end kept. I am
grateful so many distinguished Ok-
lahomans are continuing their
-^■■support for mt antf that the tSS'
World continues to publicize the
fact.”
The World, In a dispatch from
Its Washington correspondent,
Olenn D. Everett, said it had ob-
tained a photographic copy of a
letter sent to members of the Ne-
braska bar by Supreme Court Jus-
tice Earl Welch and co-signed by
two Oklahoma City attorneys, Lu-
ther Bohannon and Charles E.
Dlerker.
The World’s story said 3.000
copies of the letter, comemnding
Kerr as a worthy and well quali-
fied candidate for the presidency,
were mailed on the eve of the
primary.
The World said it obtained the
letter from a western Nebraska
judge who protested "use of a court
in a political campaign."
"The letter was dated March IS
and was produced by a duplicator,
or high-grade memograph. on the
woven bond, gilt lettered stationery
that Justice Welch uses for his
official correspondence," the World
said.
"The envelope In which it was
mailed bore on the outside a return
address, also stamped in gilt "Su-
preme Court, State of Oklahoma."
Junior Baseball Meeting Is Set
As City Youth Program Readied
First in a series of public meet-
ings on this summer’s youth recre-
ation program will be held at 7:30
p.m. today in the Etta Dale
Junior hlghschool gymnasium.
Bob Bodenhamer. coordinator
of activities for the recreation
program, said that tonight's meet-
ing will be primarily devoted to
the Junior baseball program, and
is designed to acquaint parents
with the advantages and other
features of the program.
Principal speaker will be John
Murray. Oklahoma City. YMCA
junior baseball director.
Bodenhamer, urging that all
Interested parents attend the
meeting, said that this year, as
last, fathers of boys, participating
In the teams will be asked to
serve as coaches.
The coordinator himself will
work to plan schedules and to
locate places for games, as well
as offering advice and assistance
to team*.
Another meeting to be held
■ome time In May also will be
held In connection with Junior
baseball, with both talks on the
game and movies on the subject
to be presented.
The program will start Imme-
diately after school Is out. and
following a week of practice ses-
sions, regular league play Is
scheduled to start the first week
In June.
Thereafter games will be
played at about the rate of two
each week.
Bodenhamer said that It is
proposed to have teams In four
school districts for three age
groups, the first for boys 8 to (0
years old; second for boys 10 to
12 years old. and third, boy* 12
to 14 years old.
While It’* proposed that teams
will center around city school dis-
tricts, full details have not yet
been worked out, he sold. Eight
or nine diamond* *re available
here for games. v
Other meetings an to be held
later on a girls' softball pro-
gram. a tennis program and
swimming.
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Convicts Make Terms,
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Governor Agrees,
Surrender Is Delayed
New Proposal
Seen in Talks
MUN8AN, Korea. April 24—(>P)—
Truce negotiators twice recessed
secret talks today, Indicating they
were studying a new proposal to
break the deadlock on how to ex-
change prisoners of war.
Before the session began Com-
munist newsmen spread the word
that a new development was in
the offing. They gave no hint as to
what It might be. THelr remarks
suggested, however, that the Reds
had a new plan for ending the
stalemate.
Today the staff officers recessed
minutes later, each group met sep-
arately for an hour and a quarter.
As usual there was no official
announcement of what happened at
the 87-mlnute meeting. By agree-
ment no news has been released on
what happened In prison exchange
talks for a month.
Nine Reds were killed In the
biggest fight reported today on
the betUe fronts.
Most troops took It easy. But
some had to battle occasional light
Communist patrols of probing at-
P-TA HONORS FACULTY
Teachers In the B Reno school
system were honored Wednesday
night by the Council of Parent*
and Teachers with an ipformal
dinner in the Central school cafe-
teria. No program was held in con-
junction with the dinner.
W Blue Award
Winners Named
Girls Get Top Rating
In Club Dress Revue
Arrogant Prisoner Leader
Says Formal Surrender Of
Holdouts Not Until Friday
JACKSON. Mich., April 24—(AP)—Warden Julian N.
Frisbie raid today that rebel convicts at Southern Michi-
gan state prison will surrender and leave their fortress
I cellbloek at 4 p. m. today.
JACKSON, Mich., April 24—(UP)—Mutinous convicts
i Southern Michigan prison today agreed to surrender but
* e whim of their psychopathic spokesman delayed the re-
use of nine hostage guards for another 24 hours.
Earl Ward, whose arrogance has increased hourly since
he uprising started Sunday night, signed the surrender
greement after Governor G. Mennen Williams agreed to
is 11-point “reform” program.
The settlement called for “no reprisals” against the 172
lesperate criminals who have been holed up with their
ostages in cellbloek 15, the disciplinary barracks.
It also called for an “abundant meal of steak, ice cream
ind appropriate trimmings” immediately after the surrender.
The written agreement called for capitulation as soon
*s the convicts could read about the settlement in the news-
papers “in daylight.” But
Ward said orally there would
be no formal surrender until
Friday morning.
Deputy Warden Vernon Fox, who
negotiated the final settlement In
a post-midnight talk through the
bars of the cell block 15 office, said
Ward gave no reason for delaying
the surrender and release of the
hostages until Friday morning.
In staging the final truce cere-
mony, Ward allowed only Fox to
approach the barred window.
Prison officials, handling the
moody Weed Hth~ Ml girrui.
agreed. Fox, a professional psychol-
ogist. Is the most popular of the
prison officials.
Signing Witnessed
Fox talked with Ward for 30 min-
utes. Ward then allowed three
cameramen and a newsreel photog-
rapher to come forward and take
pictures of the actual signing.
Standing In the background be-
hind Ward during the parley that
apparently brought an end to the
worst prison rebellion in Michigan
history was "Crazy Jack" Hyatt.
Ward's second-ln-cAmmand who
was thought to have seized the
reins last night when Ward refused
to settle.
Prison officials were at a loss to
explain Ward's return to power,
unless It was simply that the up-
rising against him was staged In
order to bring things to a head.
The truce ceremony came after
state police cruiser rushed
Governor Williams' signed letter to
the prison from the capital at
Lansing. 37 miles away.
Governor Approves
The governor's letter, addressed
to corrections commissioner Earn-
est C. Brooks, said "If this, in the
Judgement of yourself. (Warden)
Julian N. Frisbie. (State Police)
Commissioner Donald S. Leonard
and Assistant Deputy Warden Fox
is in the public Interest and nec-
essary to restore order and save the
lives of the hostages. I approve
your acceptance of these terms to
effect the release of the hostages
and the cessation of resistance."
Tension, which had mounted to
a nerve-breaking intensity after
Crazy Jack" supposedly deposed
Ward and shouted over the prison
telephone, "Ward Is down and I'm
in charge now,” suddenly broke.
Officials who had been without
sleep for days retired for a few
moments' rest.
The Detroit Free Press planned
to rush 300 copies of Its final edi-
tion carrying the story to the prison
so the convicts could read about
their agreement themselves.
The 11-point manifesto, drawn
up by the highly-intelllgent. If un-
stable, Ward, had "no reprisals”
as it* main point.
Blue award winners, selected from
a field of 180 entries In the girls
section of the dress revue held last
Saturday during the annual Ca-
'’Radian- county 4-H club contests
were released today following com-
plete tabulation of results.
A similar list for boys In the
dress review Is currently being
compiled.
Girls winning tnc top ranking
blue award were:
Headscarf and Handkerchief—
Janloe Stoner, El Reno route 3;
Bernice Kirch, El Reno route 3;
Charlene Daughety, Calumet route
2; Marilyn Arnold, Calumet route
3; Ivette Coleman, Okarche route
3; Della Mae Huchtemun, El Reno
route 1: Karen Grass, Calumet
route 2; Barbara Jensen, B08 South
Macomb: Elaine Wartchow, Union
City: Carolyn Cassel, Geary route
2; Vonda Lee Heckes, Banner; Kar-
lene Holland, Geary route 3; Anita
Halbert, Yukon route 2; Jean
Griggs, Mustang.
Third Year Dress
Apron—Carol Wood, Union City;
Judy Kroeker, El Reno route 1;
Karen Huchteman. El Reno route 1;
Shirley Johnson, Okarche route 3;
Blna McWcthy, Concho; Jane
White, Oklahoma City route 3;
Virginia Brown, Union City; Glenda
Mae Statser, Calumet; Dona Mc-
Mahan, El Reno route 2.
Third year or first dress—
Florence Lucus, 100 South Macomb;
Juanita ONun, 215 North Macomb;
Mary Louise Smith. Union City;
Melba Jean Stoner. El Reno route
3; Donna Knott, Calumet route 3;
Anita Stover. Banner; Sharon
Grass, Geary route 2; Cliffreda
Smith, El Reno route 1; Nancy Ann
Kunneman, Okarche route 3; Ar-
lene Brown, Union City; Laura
Uebscher, El Reno route 3; Ruby
Kortemeler, Banner; Ruth Ann
Halacka, Okarche route 3.
Fourth Year Dress
Fourth year or second dress—
Sandra Sue Stout. Piedmont; Jo
Ann Taylor, Piedmont; Susan
Smith. Union City; Kay Niles, El
Reno route 2; Bea WiUlams, Calu-
met route 2; Marilyn Ellison, El
Reno route 1.
Fifth year or third dress—
Carolyn Schein, Yukon route 2;
Roberta Stejskal, Oklahoma City
route 5; Betty Jean Dubois, Calu-
met route 3; Virginia Stulta, Calu-
met; Ramona Smith, Calumet route
3; Martha Ann Stout, Banner;
Dorothy Weber, Yukon route 2.
Best dress, sixth, seventh, eighth
and ninth year—Marthfi Sue Smith,
Banner; Stella Brodersen, El Reno
route 1.
Wash dress, sixth, seventh, eighth
and ninth year—Patay Stout, Pied-
mont; Stella Brodersen. D Reno
route V; Wlllene Padgett, Cogar
route 1; Doris Estep, Yukon route
2; Isla Jean Wiedemann, Banner,
and Sandra Chiles, El Reno route 1.
HUE CAPS STOLEN
Then of four hubs caps from a
car, parted near the El Reno hlgb-
eohpol about 10 pjm. Tuesday, baa
been reported to pottos by Cecil
Stowe. Ml South U police records
■bowed today.
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Reformatory Softball
Squad Wins Wednesday
Softball season opened In El Reno
Wednesday night with teams spon-
sored by Shive* print shop and the
federal reformatory playing on the
gton park field. Reformatory
bested Shive*. il-A.
Scheduled tonight are the Dear-
dorff Otters and Shire*. Aloe Ward
will pitch for Deardorff and Cliff
Oreeny will hurl lor the Shive*
•quad. Game time to 7:30.
No city softball league has yet
been organised tor th* mmmm,
however It Is axpeotod that moee
teams win begin play In th*
few weeks, __
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WEAPONS TAKEN FROM GUARDS—Inmates of block 18 at
Southern Michigan prison, James J. Martell, Benton Harbor, toft, and
Russell H. Jarboe, Jackson, display weapons they claimed were
removed from prison guards held prisoners by mutinous convicts.
Nine guards are still being held as hostages by the rioting felons.
(NBA Telephoto.)
North Koreans Say Spread Of
'Germ War' Epidemics Halted
TOKYO, April 24—(UP)—The North Korean govern-
ment claimed today it has halted the spread of epidemics
assertedly begun by “American aggressors.”
The claim was made in a radio Peiping broadcast, which
quoted a message that North Korean Foreign Minister Pak
Hen En sent to united nations Secretary General Trygvs
-Lie-on April 21.
In this message Pak said:
“We have succeeded in preventing the apretd of epi-
demics. We believe, too, we can in the future destroy All
enemy schemes.
“With aid from all democratic peoples, we have the
means to fight epidemics and the carriers of infectious bac-
teria which have been dropped
over the territory of our
country by the American
aggressors.”
Pak said the United States still
is using germ warfare. He demand-
ed once again that It be stopped.
Help Is Rejected
According to the broadcast. Pak
rejected offers of help from the
world health organization. He said
the WHO shows "not a shadow of
the International prestige" it used
to hold.
It was possible Pak's message
carried a hint the Communists are
preparing to drop their long and
vehement germ warfare propa-
ganda campaign. The Communl-
ists have recruited every news and
radio medium behind the Iron cur-
tain. as well as some facilities in
the free wo.-ld, to charge the United
States with waging germ warfare
in North Korea.
Hite ‘Atrocities'
"What the Korean people ex-
pect," Pak said, "Is that the united
rations resolutely punish the Amer-
ican Invaders for their criminal use
of germ weapons and their regular
perpetration of other atrocities In
utter violation of international con-
ventions and civilized human prin-
ciples."
He accused the UN of being
"deaf" to North Korean protests
against these "atrocities.”
Three Persons Hurt
In Accident Wednesday
Three persons suffered minor in-
juries and a child escaped Injury
Wednesday morning In an auto
coUlslon on DA. 86 east of Yukon
on the Lake Overholser curve.
State Trooper Oarland Richey,
investigating the accident, said a
1B81 model coupe driven by Mrs.
Jack 8*llinger of Yukon was going
east when It ran out on the soft
shoulder of the curve.
Attempting to right the vehicle.
Mis. Ballinger's car swerved Into
the path of a west-bound sedan
driven by John L. Qana of 8L
Louis, Mo„ and oecqptod by bis
Wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Dana win taken
to an Oklahoma City hospital
where their Injuries rare reported
as minor. Mrs. Ballinger wee be-
lieved to have reoetved several
Th*
Met Sffll Hold
Al Kara® City
Flood Fighters Lose
At Airforce Base
KANSAS CITY, April 24—(AV-
The wild Missouri river leveled off
at Kansas City today with no ma-
jor damage to rich lowland In-
dustrial areas.
The dikes held this time as the
river reached a stage of 30.6 feet
and stayed there for 10 hours. 17>en
It edged up to 30.64. almost six
feet less than last year's devastat-
ing flood.
Upstream, the army lost a heart-
breaking battle against the swirling
Missouri at 8herman airforce field
near Fort Leavenworth last night.
For 10 days troops, aided at
times by civilians, fought the river,
raising the dikes ahead of the surg-
ing water. Then the river leveled
off at Its record crest. It looked
like the worst was over.
But shortly after 8 o’clock last
night the Missouri pounded a hole
In a dike at the southeast comer
of the field. It widened rapidly
and in 48 minutes a 104-foot wall
of water had swept over the 34-
mllllon-dollar field.
Only shout 76 men were on ttto
dikes at the time. All got out
safely. Airplanes and other equip-
ment had been removed days ago.
The Installation Is the landing
field for historic Fort Leavenworth,
home of the army's command and
general staff school. It Is not a
major airbase.
Steel Men Seek
To End Seizure
WASHINGTON, April 24-4
The steel Industry ashed the
•ral courts again today to
PreeAdent Truman the right to i
the nation's etoal mllh
An attorney for U. a
****** Mggeto of
of trying to'
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