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WOULDN’T THAT GET YOUR GOAT?—Whether it’s goats or Brahma calves, Peggy Royse, Jaycee
Rodeo Queen, demonstrates that she knows how to handle a piggin’ string, as well as being ornamen-
tal. Peggy, a junior at Oklahoma A. and M. college, is an active participant in Aggie rodeo activities
and an officer of the campus Rodeo club. Incidentally, it’s quite a trick when a calf-roper can hog-tie
a goat with a pigging string.
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Nation Has 1,666
New Polio Cases
Steady Increase Is
Noted for Country
WASHINGTON. July 31 —tu.fi)—
The public health service said to-
day that 1,666 new cases of Infan-
tile paralysis were reported in the
nation last week—a new weekly high
for the year and well above the five-
year average.
The new cases marked a 20 per-
cent increase over the 1.392 report-
ed a week ago. the year's previous
high. They also were 677 more than
recorded in the same week a year
ago.
Ohio was hardest hit last week
willi new cases rising from 69 to
179 in the seven-day period. Iowa's
case load also climbed sharply from
62 to 116.
Eases in South
The service said polio attacks were
easing off somewhat in the south
which has been taking the brunt
of the 1952 siege.
But in Texas, where polio has
been most severe, new cases rose
from 243 to 259 last week and the
incidence in Mississippi Jumped from
31 to 54.
Since the beginning of the "dis-
ease year" March 29, 7,090 cases
have been reported, compared with
4,340 in the same period a year ago.
In the last bad polio year, 1949,
7,267 cases were reported.
August Worst Month
Officials were still at a loss to
predict when this year’s peak of the
disease would be reached. One doctor
doubted if there would be any drop
before the middle of August, tradi-
tionally the worst month.
"It’s usually reached in late Au-
gust or early September," he said,
"but as of now, it’s still strictly guess
work."
He noted that an early decline In
the polio outbreak usually occurs
when the disease hits hardest In
the southern part of the country.
A later penk Is reached when most
cases turn up in the north.
Scientists still are looking for n
reason, he said. "Obviously climate
plays some part, but just what ef-
fect It has, we don’t know.”
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McArthur Won't
Aid Ike Campaign
NEW YORK, July 31—(/P)—Gen-
eral Douglas MacArthur said today
he would take no part In Qeneral
Eisenhower's presidential campaign.
MacArthur, keynote speaker at
the Republican national convention,
had backed Senator Robert A. Taft
against Elsenhower for the OOP
nomination.
"I vlll take no part in the po-
litical campaign,” MacArthur told
a reporter at a luncheon given hml
upon his acceptance of the chair-
manship of Remington Rand, Inc.
MacArthur's aides and Reming-
ton Rand officials halted the ques-
tioning when they saw that the
general was being Interviewed.
They explained that the lunch-
eon was entirely non-political.
Stevenson Charts Own Course
For His Presidential Campaign
SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 31—(UP)—Governor Adlai E.
Stevenson charted his own course for the 1952 presidential
campaign today without promising unswerving allegiance
to the White House programs <gf -the last 20 years.
The Illinois governor was wiving on the fished pro-
fessionals of the Democratic national committee to prepare
his campaign itineraries, after consulting with him and vice
presidential nominee Senator John J. Sparkman of Alabama.
But he planned to base the i-—-—
tone and nature of his cam-
paign on his own ideas.
“I propose to run my campaign,
as far as the Ideas and content of
the speeches are concerned, entirely
myself," he said.
Stevenson, who was "drafted" for
the Democratic presidential nomina-
tion last week, even assumed that
he would have "some control" over
the campaign plans of President
Truman, who has promised to
stump the country for the governor.
Indicates Views
Stevenson has not yet prepared a
blue print for a campaign organi-
zation—a Job he hopes to finish in
the next two weeks. He did, how-
ever. give some indication of his
views during a news conference un-
der an ash tree on the lawn of the
state executive mansion yesterday.
The governor was asked If he felt
he would have any control over
other Democrats engaged in the
campaign and if he might be able
to control how much Mr. Truinan
campaigns In his behalf.
’The president has offered every
cooperation, and I would assume I
might have some control over that,”
Stevenson said. “I think there are
a good many others Involved . . .
there will be, I believe, a great deal
of coordination required for this
effort and I’m sure it can and will
be satisfactorily achieved.’’
Wants Truman Help
The nominee was asked If he
would try to limit Mr. Truman’s
activities and answered that he
hasn’t "given that one moment’s
thought.”
"I would certainly want his help
In every way I could get it."
A reporter asked. “Do you think
you reflect a different philosophy
than that which has prevailed In
Washington during the last 20
years?”
’That would have to be judged
objectively, rather than subjective-
ly,” Stevenson said. "I have views
that I have expressed from time to
time which are not consistent with
what the public thinks Is the pre-
vailing current of opinion In Wash-
ington. In other respects, I think
we are In close accord.”
Advance Tickets Sold
For Jaycees’ Rodeo
Advance tickets to the junior
chamber of commerce rodeo are be-
ing sold at a booth set up today In
the 100 block on South Rock Island
avenue.
The booth will continue to sell
tickets through the first two days
of the rodeo, nad will be open from
1 p.m. to 0 p.m. Friday and Satur-
day.
Rodeo performances will be pre-
sented Friday and Saturday nlghU,
with a closing performance Sunday
afternoon. In the Adams park arena.
Senators Hit
Borrowing In
Road Program
OKLAHOMA CITT, July 31—</P)
—Two Oklahoma legislative leaders
who favor pay-as-you-go building
policies today criticized a proposal
that the state borrow 102 million
dollars for nn extensive highway
repair program.
Senator Raymond Gary. Madill,
president pro tempore-designate of
the senate, and Senator Floyd Car-
rier of Carrier, state Republican
chairman, both challenged the
necessity for the bond issue.
Gary said that only this week
he proposed to fellow senators that
a .94 million dollar road program
for the next two years be adopted
on a pay-as-you-go basis.
"We don’t need to vote a bond
issue now, when we can build all
the roads we need and for which
we can get the material on a pay-
as-you-go basis," he said.
Carrier said he didn’t see any
point in indebting the treasury
over a long period.
Representative Robert O. Cun-
ningham of Oklahoma City pro-
posed the 102 million dollar bond
Issue for the road work. He said he
would circulate an initiative peti-
tion for a constitutional amend-
ment to issue the bonds.
Cherry Near Top In
Arkansas Primary
Francis Cherry, former El Reno
resident, was assured today cf ap-
pearing In the Arkansas runoff pri-
mary election Aug. 12 In his cam-
paign for the governorship, when
2,227 of 2,282 precincts reporting
gave him a total near that of the
Incumbent, Governor Sid McMath.
McMath, seeking his third term,
had 98,980 votes in the primary,
while Cherry had received 90,067.
Their nearest competitor had 62,-
203, with 55 precincts out.
Cherry, who has been a district
chancellor (Judge) at Jonesboro,
Ark., Is the son of H. S. Cherry of
El Reno.
He attended the University of
Oklahoma, and received his law de-
gree from the University of Arkan-
sas, Fayetteville.
FINED FOR SPEEDING
Bernard Lang, 45, Oklahoma City,
was fined 110 and 111 costs today
by William H. Ollbert, Justice of the
peace, on a charge of speeding sev-
en miles east of Okarche on SH 3
on July 27. Complaint was made by
Trooper Ira H. Walkup of the high-
way patrol.
Bombers Pound
Red Factory In
Nighttime Raid
Planes Loose Bombs
To ‘Plaster’ Target
Near China Border
SEOUL. Korpu. July 31—<UJ»)—
Lieutenant General Otto P. Wey-
land, far east air commander, an-
nounced today American B-29s
scored “good to excellent" results
In the biggest night raid of the
Korean war last night on a factory
only four miles from Red Cliina’s
border.
Pilots and crews of the 63 par-
ticipating Superfortresses from Oki-
nawa and Japan said they saw
their 600 tons ^of bombs “plaster”
the Oriental Light Metals company
plant, a recently-expanded North
Korean aluminum alloy factory
Just south of Sinuiju, near the
mouth of the Yalu river.
In addition to being the biggest
night bombing raid. It was the
greatest bomber attack on a single
target In the war and the first
major raid in the Yalu river area
since UN planes hit the Sulho
power plant June 23.
All Planes Return
All the B-29s returned safely
despite desperate opposition by
Communist MIG-15 jets, propeller-
driven fighters and radar-con-
trolled anti-aircraft guns.
The enemy had at least 19
searchlights around the area.
"Eight searchlights looked on us
at the start of the bomb run and
kept with us for the longest five
minutes I've ever spent,” said Cap-
tain Richard R. Search of Houston,
Tex., a bombardier. "It was like
high noon all of a sudden.”
The oomber crews relied on elec-
tronic aiming devices and precision
navigation to plaster the target and
avoid flying over or bombing Man-
churia. They also were ordered to
avoid hitting about 300 buildings
near the factory, which were be-
lieved to house civilian workers.
Leaflets Dropped
The metal plants had been under
aerial observation for about a year.
Civilian workers_ had been warned
by leaflets dropped from allied
planes to stay away from targets cf
this type.
The three B-29 wings were led
in over the aluminum plant by
Colonel Winton R. Close, Los
Angeles, commander of the 98th
bomber wing. He said enemy fight-
ers were with him "all the way
over the target.”
”1 counted 12 passes, one of them
a firing pass, made at us . . . but
It was a good mission. The timing
was good.”
Enemy anti-aircraft fire was
meager to moderate. None of it
came from Red bases across the
Yalu in Manchuria. In the bomb-
ing of the Suiho power plant June
23, Red anti-aircraft fire was di-
rected at the raiders from the
Manchurian sanctuary.
On the ground, far to the south,
heavy rains continued to slow
operations. However, allied foot
soldiers slithered through the mud
to take back an advance position
northwest of Yonchon which had
been lost to the Communists July
28.
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Still Unidentified; Area
Search Gains no Clue
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HERE’S WHERE BODY WAS FOUND—The nude and dismembered body of the
murder victim is draped with a sheet (arrow, left) in a sandy, drv creekbed near the
West Point church, southwest of Yukon. Dotted line indicates where the body was
dragged from the road, background. Standing, facing the camera at left, is County
* Attorney James V. Phelps. Paul Huber, El Reno mortician, is standing at right.
The two men in center were not identified. The body could be seen from the road
south, but trees on the left shielded the gruesome scene from the north side of the bridge.
Legislator Declares Public Has
Lost Control of State's Funds
TULSA, July 31 — (AP)—A state legislator warned to-
day that the people of Oklahoma have lost control of the
state purse-strings and as a result the state will spend a
record 293 millions on “fringe” programs.
Representative Paul Harkey of Idabel, chairman of Gov-
ernor Johnston Murray’s reorganization committee, criticized
state fiscal policies in an address at a noon luncheon of the
Tulsa chamber of commerce.
He deplored a situation in which the legislature could
say where only 8 percent of the 293 million dollar budget
could be spent and said much
Import Curbs
Set on Swine
OKLAHOMA CITY. July 31—<U.fi>
—The state board of agriculture
today placed a quarantine on all
hog imports into Oklahoma from
any states where vesicular exnn-
tema has been reported.
The order, by State Veterinarian
Dr. D. H. Ricks, also prohibited
hog Imports from non-diseased
areas except for shipments to state
or federally supervised packing
plants.
Ricks explained that vesicular
exantema is a disease affecting
swine only, although its symptoms
resemble the foot and mouth di-
sease In cattle.
Recent outbreaks have occurred
at Omaha, St. Joseph. Sioux City
and Kansas City.
Quarantines were Issued a few
days ago by Minnesota, Georgia,
New Jersey, Kentucky, Virginia,
Florida, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Kan-
sas, Texas, North Dakota, Indiana,
Missouri, Alabama, Nebraska and
Arkansas.
Turner Pleased By
Democratic Ticket
OKLAHOMA CITY. July 31-(/PI
—Former Governor Roy J. Turner
said today he was “well pleased"
with the selection of Governor
Adlla Stevenson and Senator John
Sparkman to head the Democratic
ticket for president and vice presi-
dent.
Turner, a delegate to the Chicago
convention last week, said he would
be happy to do all he could in be-
half of the slate.
In a prepared statement. Turner
said his first choicet for vice presi-
dent had been Oklahoma Senator
Mike Monroney.
MacArthur Gels
Executive Post
General To Remain
On Army Payrolls
NEW YORK, July 31 — (A>) —
General of the Army Douglas Mac-
Arthur today accepted the chair-
manship of Remington Rand. Inc.,
manufacturers of business machines
and electronics equipment.
His acceptance was announced
by James H. Rand, president, who
said the post had been offered
MacArthur nearly three years ago.
The company made no mention
cf the general’s salary as chair-
man, but it was previously reported
unofficially he had been offered
$100,000 a year.
A company spokesman indicated
the general wili retain his army
rank, on an unassigned basis. His
status will be similar to that of
General of the Army Dwight D.
Eisenhower when Eisenhower was
president of Columbia university.
Status Unchanged
In Washington, the army said it
had received no request from Mac-
Arthur to alter or modify his mili-
tary status. Existing regulations
required no modification of his
five-star rank unless the general so
requests, the army said.
A spokesman said MacArthur
would continue, as a general of
the army without assignment, to
draw annual pay and allowances
amounting to $19,548.
Election Is Held
Formal election of MacArthur as
Remington Rand chairman took
place at a director's meeting here
this morning.
MacArthur said In a statement
he was "delighted to have this op-
portunity of becoming associated
with my old friend, Jim Rand, and
with the company he has so ably
headed. I am particularly im-
pressed with the progressive poli-
cies of Remington Rand in the
expansion of foreign markets and
in the field of research and de-
velopment, especially in electronics
in which the company now plays
u dominant role."
U. S. Cagers Win Way
Into Olympic Finals
HELSINKI. July 31 —<A>>— The
United States Olympic basketball
team won Its way into the final
game In defense of Its Olympic title
today by defeating Argentina, 87
to 75. The Americans will meet
Russia In the title game Saturday.
Argentine will play Uruguay,
which lost to Russia. 61-57, in the
game to decide third place to-
morrow.
of the tax money was wasted
on programs of doubtful
value.
Harkey criticised the practice of
earmarking state revenue which he
said takes control over spending
away from the people’s elected rep-
resentatives.
He predicted a move will be
launched In the next legislature to
“un-earmark" funds and require
that all money be appropriated by
the legislature.
Harkey said the game and fish
department had a million dollar
surplus; but the money can only be
spent by the department and the
legislature can’t use it for operating
other phases of government.
He said the school for the deaf
at Sulphur when the summer vaca-
tion began had on hand 40 days’
complete supply of perishable food
"that will either spoil or be given
away."
"Common schools,” he said.' spent
over 82 million dollars lRst year
without any audit except by the
agency to which the money was ap-
propriated.”
Harkey said a tight check on
travel expenses of state employes
and officials probably would slice
one million dollars off the annual
three million travel bill.
South Is Offered
Disaster Loans
WASHINGTON, July 31——
The agriculture department today
designated the entire states of Ala-
bama, Oeorgla, Kentucky and Mis-
sissippi as "disaster loan areas" as
a result of the severe drouth.
The action will make it easier
for farmers who have suffered
losses to obtain federal loans.
Tile farmers home administration
Is the agency which makes credit
available to enable farmers to buy
such things as feed and hay for
livestock.
The announcement said a pro-
longed drouth In the four stateB.
coupled with unseasonably high
temperatures. haB seriously dam-
aged all crops, particularly feed
crops and pastures.
Rotary Club
Hears Talks
On Irrigation
Efforts to Initiate a large-scale
Irrigation project In this area were
described to members of the
Rotary club at their regular noor
luncheon meeting today by three
speakers from Geary.
The three were Jim Collins,
buinessman. who told of plans to
extend an Irrigation system In the
Canton dam area: Clarence Base,
farmer, who stressed the need for
a water conservation program, and
Mark Barclay, of the reclamation
bureau, who outlined the history
ci irrigation work.
A musical program also was pre-
sented by the Geary men. including
piano selections by June Arnstutz
and vocal selections by Carolyn
Collins, daughter of one of the
.ipeokers.
The local club Is assisting Oeary
residents In formation of n Rotary
club there, and a group of inter-
ested persons from Oeary will meet
at the home of Walter Cobb In
M Reno next Thursday night for a
watermelon feed and discussion of
plans.
United Drys Seek
Election on Beer
OKLAHOMA CITY. July 31—(>I»)
—Oklahoma United Drys will call
for an election to outlaw sale of
beer If a special bond Issue vote Is
ordered for highway Improvement
Dave Shapard, executive secretary
of the drys, said today.
Shnpard said "for 19 years the
people have not had an opportunity
to say whether they like the beer
situation that has been created.”
"Yet, In that period, the people
have voted several times on the
question of legalised whisky. Since
there may be a special election
anyway, we feel the people are
entitled to express their opinion
on beer."
Several Leads
Traced Down;
Nothing Found
Telephone Calls
Received Here
From Over Nation
Approximately 50 men, law
officials and volunteers, con-
ducted a fruitless search to-
day for the head and hands,
or any other clues, leading to
identity of a girl’s body found
Wednesday afternoon in a dry
creek southwest of Yukon.
The posse, led by Sheriff
Tiny Royse and' County At-
torney James V. Phelps,
combed the countryside in
the vicinity of West Point
church, but early afternoon
reports showed no additional
evidence which would aid au-
thorities in establishing the
young brunette’s identity, or
her slayer.
The El Reno police depart-
ment and county sheriffs
office are still receiving calls
from virtually all over the
nation from curious persons
with missing relatives; how-
ever, in the majority of calls,
their descriptions did not fit,
In the meantime, Sheriff Roys*
and Phelps, assisted by Claud*
Seymour of the state crime bureau
are running down several leads
but they admitted none had estab-
lished a bearing with the case.
Autopsy Ordered
The badly mutilated body was
brought to an El Reno funeral home
yesterday, where a brief examina-
tion was made by Dr. Alpha
Johnson, county health officer. Dr.
Johnson estimated the girl’s age
at "about 15" and said the murder
weapon was a sharp knife.
County Attorney Phelps had
asked for a thorough autopsy here,
but Dr. Johnson Insisted today
that the body be taken to Okla-
homa city for examination by a
pathologist.
An alert was sent out late Wed-
nesday all over the southwest for
citizens and law enforcement of-
ficers alike to be on the lookout
for a blood-spattered car. Author-
ities here are working on the theory
that the crime was committed
elsewhere and the body hauled to
the creek In a ear where it was
dumped out.
No Clothing Found
Royse said the girl was a
brunette. Besides the scars on her
leg, the only clue to identification
was a red plastic belt found
knotted under her nude body.
The autopsy was ordered to de-
termine whether the woman had
been raped. She had been dead
since Tuesday night or early yes-
terday. a doctor said.
The letters "R-A-’I”’ were carved
on the body with "some kind of a
sharp instrument," Phelps said. He
said the same tool or Instrument
was used to do the other mutilation.
The letters, scratched from the
lower abdomen to the left breast,
were about four Inches across. The
lettering had caused only a little
bleeding, indicating It was done
after death.
Foot Prints Erased
"Whoever killed her was pretty
smart,” Sheriff Royse said. "He
dragged the body across the dirt
road to a culvert, threw it Into the
ravine and climbed down and
dragged it up the ravine. On his
way back, he took some weeds or
his hand and brushed out all his
tracks. He didn't leave a trace."
The body was discovered about
1 p. m. yesterday by J. P. Brooks,
an oil jobber who was driving
along the road which overlooks
the creek.
He said the body was In plain
sight and “there was no mistaking
what It was."
Weather
State rim cast
Generally fair through
Not much change In *“
Low* tonight from 66 to
northwest. To the 70s
Highs Friday tram 96 to IN.
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