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Oklp.hor.ip. Historic:-.! Soc.
State Capitol,
Oklahoma Citv,
The El Reno Daily Tribune
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QJJ!) MEANS UNITED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Sunday, June 15, 1947
VP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Volume 56, No. 90
BY UNITED PHESS
More hundreds of persons Ned
from their homes today as the sec-
ond devastating flood In a week
swirled over midwestern farmlands.
A dozen rampaging rain-swollen
rivers spilled over their banks in
Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Illi-
nois. driving at least 17,000 persons
from their homes. Approximately
1.500.000 acres of rich cornbelt land
were under water. Many crops were
marked off as a total loss.
overflowed, in every section of the
state but the northwest. Ten thous-
and persons In 25 counties were
homeless.
At Rulo, Neb., the chocolate-col-
Truman Frames
Message On
Tax Reduction
Democratic Sources
Indicate Veto
Is Forthcoming
WASHINGTON. June 14 —(U.R)—
Hie White House said today Presi-
dent Truman will send to congress
Monday a message on the Repub-
lican-sponsored income tax reduc-
tion bill—whether he signs or vetoes
the measure.
Usually, a message on a bill ac-
companies a veto, although Mr.
Truman sent congress what was de-
scribed as a memorandum when he
recently signed the bill to outlaw
portal-to-portal pay.
Democratic sources have Indicated
he will veto the bill, designed to
cut income levies 10.5 to 30 per-
cent, beginning July 1.
Charles G. Ross. White House
press secretary, said Mr. Truman
was spending most of today work-
ing on the message. Mr. Truman
scheduled no callers today and made
no week-end plaus.
1-alior Rill Deferred
Ross indicated that Mr. Truman
so far has not devoted much time
to the Republican-sponsored labor
bill. He lias until midnight Friday
to act on that measure.
Mr. Truman must sign or veto the
tax bill by midnight Monday. Other-
wise, it automatically becomes law.
When he got off the train last
night upon his reurn from Canada.
Mr. Truman laughed off a reporter
who asked him:
"When is the veto message going
to congress?”
With the deadline on the tax bill
Monday midnight, the president will
liav more time to think about the
Taft-Hartley union-control bill.
Opinion among botli Republicans
and Democrats on Capitol Hill was
that President Truman would veto
lihe tax bill and that the veto would
be sustained—possibly in the house
and certainly In the senate.
Predictions less Positive
Predictions as to what Mr. Tru-
rtlan would do about the labor bill
were less positive. Some Democratic ious about any further U. 8. spend-
sources close to the White House , ing abroad. Senator Robert A. Taft
said they thought a veto was the i'Republican, Ohio*, chairman of the
more probable. But they conceded , GOP policy committee, revealed that
cbhiJTcss Was Virtually certain to I he would have a statement of his
More Hundreds Are Forced To Flee
Swirling Flood Waters in Four States
Dozen Rampaging Rivers Rout 17,000 Persons From
Homes in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Illinois
ored Missouri river crept slowly to
a new all-time high of 20.90 feet.
Thousands of acres In the fertile
southeastern comer of the state
near Rulo were reported under wa-
ter, and many families have left
their lowland homes.
Heavy rains increased in the rest
of the state, and the weather bu-
reau predicted surface water would
run off rapidly.
The Mississippi river crest was
expected to arrive at St. Louis Sat-
Iowa was the hardest hit of the jurday night or early Sunday, fol-
flood stricken .states. Six turbulent i lowed a few hours later by a crest
rivers and many smaller streams j Rowing out of the Missouri into
the Mississippi.
Swirling floodwaters from a sud-
den cloudburst sent mountain
streams raging out of their banks in
northwestern North Carolina,
GOP Demands
Voice in Policy
Bipartisan Advisory
Council Proposed
WASHINGTON. June 14 —(U.R)—
Secretary of State George C. Mar-
shall today faced a Republican de-
mand for a larger voice in the for-
mulation of American foreign pol-
icy—specifically in planning the pro-
jected multi-billion dollar U. S.
program for rehabilitating Europe.
The demand by Senate President
Arthur H. Vandcnberg (Republican.
Michigan) was for immediate cre-
ation of a special bipartisan advis-
ory council “at the highest attain-
able level” to help create a “total
balance sheet” of hovy much a war-
sick world needs and now much the
United Slates can afford to pay.
Reaction Mixed
Reaction of ottier members of
congress to Vandenberg's proposal
was mixed. Some Republican sen-
ators said privately they were dub-
override it.
a law.
Regardless
thus making the bill
of what President
own soon on the subject of foreign
spending.
Taft said his joint congressional
rruinan does on the bills, his de- economic committee would begin a
visions are sure to be a prime po- speclai study pn June 23 on all
litical subject in the 1948 presi- issues connected with foreign spend-
dential campaign. ing. He said it would > examine
Senator Robert A. Taft 'Rcpub- effects of heavy exports on U. S.
lican. Ohio) considered a likely Re- production, resources and on domes-
publiean opponent of Mr. Truman tic prices. Prominent figures In In-
in 1948. spotlighted the political as- dustry and finance will be the wit-
pects in a nationwide radio broad- , nesses,
cast Friday night. He charged the I Inventory Proposed
Democrats with opposing a tax cut t Vandenbcrg said that "intelligent
now so they could get credit for American self-interest immediately
doing It next year before the elec- requires a sound, overall inventory
tions. of our own resources to determine
.?afC* !llere, no f01111^ the lattitudes within which we may
consider these foreign needs.”
“This comes first because if
reason" for President Truman's not
signing the bill. Congress passed it
on the basis of "facts and figures
and sound economic policy." Taft
said, and he added that that is the
basis upon which Mr. Truman
should approve it.
Governments Of
Balkans Rapped
WASHINGTON, June 14 —OP>—
President Truman denounced the
Communist governments of Hun-
gary. Romania and Bulgaria today
as regimes w'hich oppress their
people.
And by contrast, lie said that
Americans stand beside Italy, which
lias a noii-Commuiiist government
at the moment, “while her people,
‘ through adversity, are rebuilding
with their own labors a new democ-
racy and restoring their lost free-
doms.”
The president issued the two
statements as he signed the final
ratification of the peace treaties
with Italy and the three Balkan
countries following the senate's ap-
proval.
America ever sags, the world's hopes
sag with her."
He emphasized that current dis-
cussion of U. S. aid In the rehabili-
tation of Europe should not be mis-
understood.
"They should not be taken as evi-
dence that our foreign friends can
depend upon us as a substitute for
depending on themselves,” he said.
Boy Is Awarded
$800 in Damages
In a hearing conducted before
Judge Baker H. Melone in Cana-
dian county district court Saturday,
judgment for the plaintiff in the
amount of *800 was given in the
damage action of Gary B. Wtlmuth,
Did You Hear
I» L. CLIFTON. Enid, who
recently was appointed by
Governor Roy J. Turner to serve
on tlie board of regents for
state colleges, is a brother of
Mrs. C. E. Hilton, 1010 South
Hoff avenue. Mrs. Hilton is a
teacher in Central elementary
school.
Two Yukon girls, sponsored by
the American Legion auxiliary
at Yukon, were in attendance at
Girls State conducted at Okla-
homa College for Women in
Chickasha the past week. They
were Jane Atwood, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Norlyn Atwood,
and Irene Kimbell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kimbell.
In attendance from Yukon at
Boys State, held at the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma in Norman,
was W. J. Myers, jr., Son of Rev.
and Mrs. W. J. Myers, who was
sponsored by the Yukon Legion
post.
Wheat Harvest
Is Progressing
In Oklahoma
No Material Changes
During Week-End
Noted in Survey
STILLWATER. June 14 —(Spe-
cial)—No material changes in the
wheat growing area have been re-
ported to Shawnee Brown, director
of extension work in Oklahoma,
since Thursday and harvest is
progressing rapidly in the southern
portion of the wheat belt.
Light rains have been reported
in Cotton county but cutting was
scheduled to continue late Satur-
day. The harvest in Cotton county
has been estimated at 75 percent
completed.
Harvest is progressing rapidly in
Tillman county where it is 80 to
90 percent completed.
Favorable Weather Holds
In Jackson county nice harvest
weather is continuing with the
eastern half of the county com-
pleting work this week, and har-
vest at its peak in the western
side. One more week of cutting
weather should complete harvest
there.
Comanche county reported har-
vest 60 pfreent completed, but
light rains have delayed work half
a day there.
Harmon county is 27 percent
completed and elevator facilities
becoming critical. It is expected
that wheat will be put on the
rT „ . , . . „ _ . ground within the next few days
U. S. court of customs at New York. , , , , ,
.. , . unless shipping facilities improve.
Joluison. veteran representative
threatening three towns and flood-
ing the rich river valleys.
The Ararat river on the edge of
Mt. Airy, N. C.. and the Yadkin
at North Wilkesboro were rising
rapidly. Mt. Airy's suburbs were
covered with 12 inches of water. The
Yadkin reached a flood stage of
18 feet and was reported still rising.
Thirteen farm levees between
Rulo and Platte City, Mo., broke
under pressure of the new Missouri
river flood. U. S. army engineers
said about 4.000 acres of land pre-
viously saved from flood were Inun-
dated by the collapse of the levees.
Cracking of the levees relieved
pressure to the south, however,
Ralph Aldrich, flood forecaster, said
at Kansas City.
Johnson Aided
By State Court
Reinstatement To
Bar Is Ordered
OKLAHOMA CITY', June 14—(U.R)
—The supreme court today rein-
stated fed Johnson, former con-
gressman. to the Oklahoma state
bar in a move to help him gain sen-
ate confirmation as a judge of the
of the sixth district of Oklahoma
was defeated for re-election last
year. He later was appointed to the
customs court by President Tru-
man.
The American Bar association re-
cently opposed confirmation on
grounds Johnson was not an active
attorney and not qualified for the
judgeship.
Urgent Appeal Made
Other Areas Checked
III Greer county the harvest is
11 percent completed with nice
harvest weather continuing, and
Kiowa county has harvest well
underway.
Tlie rest of the state should be
in full swing with combining
operations underway by the end of
the week if favorable weather con-
) tinues. Tlie supply of combines Is
Marshall Plan
Under Scrutiny
France Takes Lead In
Inviting Discussion
PARIS. June 14 —(/Pi— Prance
disclosed today that she has taken
the first step to put U. S. Secretary
of State George C. Marshall's pro-
jected multi-billion dollar European
recovery plan under a diplomatic
microscope by asking Russia If she
is willing to discuss the proposal.
At the same time It was an-
nounced that British Foreign Sec-
retary Ernest Bevin is expected in
Paris Tuesday to spend two days
in conference on the "Marshall
plan" for the United States to
underwrite in large measure a co-
ordinated plan for Europe’s con-
valescence from war.
From Tlie Hague. Holland, also
came the announcement that Bel-
gian, Netherlands and Luxembourg
diplomats already have been hold-
ing consultations which have led to
the expectation that these three
countries will be very much in ac-
cord with the American plan for
economic aid to Europe. Tlie an-
nouncement said consultations took
place within the framework of Bene-
lux. the compact by which they have
agreed to economic cooperation
among themselves.
Russia has not yet replied. Vio-
lent French Communist reaction to
the Marshall plan came from the
party's newspaper L’Humanite to-
day. however. Tlie paper said the
a minor, against Gilbert Wojahn pian was an economic cloak for
, . adequate in most areas with Ellis
Johnson sent an urgent appeal to! county reporting a need for 25
the Oklahoma supreme court for j coinbines by June 20. Dewey county
reinstatement of his bar member- j wilh a need of 70 combines by June
ship which he had permitted to|I7 300 combines needed in Texas
lapse 15 years ago. county bv June 20. and 40 in Grant
Seven Justices of the supreme county by june 20.
court unanimously concurred in tlie A surplus of labor and trucks
reinstatement order. Two justice^ exists in all counties where harvest
has begun, according to reports to
Brown.
were absent.
The court's action came after re-
ceiving endorsements from W. E.
Crowe, Enid, president of the Okla-
homa Bar association, and from the
southwest Oklahoma district griev-
ance committee Including John F.
Thomas aud C. F. McCuiston, both
of Lawton, and Sam L. Wilhite and
C. Ross Hume, both of Anadarko.
Johnson formerly practiced law
at Anadarko.
Early Action Expected
Tlie ex-congressman was advised
immediately by telegram of the
supreme icourt's action.
Ill his message to the court, John-
son said the senate judiciary com-
mittee had "indicated it will act
favorably next Monday morning if
the matter of my reinstatement is
cleared up by then.”
Johnson pointed out also that the
customs court would soon take its
summer recess, adding that it was
"imperative ^1 be sworn in and an
assignment made."
Life With Father' Takes
Long-Run Championship
NEW Y-ORK. June 14 —(U.R)—
Theatrical history was made in tlie
tiny Bijou theater tonight when
"Life With Father" took the long-
run play championship with its.
3.183rd performance.
On Nov. 8. 1939. Producer Oscar
Berlin raised the curtain at the
Empire theater on a comedy tljat
so far has grossed more than *10,-
000.000 from stage performances in
America alone. Howard Lindsay and
Russell Crouse are the authors of
the play, basing It on the famous
short stories which the late Clar-
ence Day. jr., wrote about the life
of his well-to-do New York family
in the 1880s.
In setting the new mark for con-
tinuous performances by an original
production, "Life With Father" de-
throned "Tobacco Rdad,” which had
3,182 performances.
and Alvina Wojahn, residents
Canadian county.
The suit was filed here last F’cb.
24 as the result of an accident
which occurred hear Oklahoma
City Jan. 10. Action for the plain-
tiff was lodged by his father. Roy
Wllinuth, of Oklahoma City.
The petition filed in the office
of Trunk Taylor, court clerk, re-
lated that the boy. while riding a
pony west on Northwest 10th street
near the intersection of MacArthur
boulevard, suffered serious and per-
manent Injuries when tire pony was
struck by an automobile owned by
Alvina Wojahn which was: being
driven east on Northwest 10th by
Oilbert Wojahn. The accident oc-
curred at about 8 p. m. Jan/ 10.
The boy sought *10.000 for per-
sonal injuries plus *600 for medical
expense.
of American "political imperialism”
and a perfecting of President Tru-
man’s "interventionist system.”
Marshall has said Russia could
have a part in the plan.
Weather
State Forecast.
Fair and warmer Sunday; high
temperatures In middle to upper 80s.
El Reno Weather
For 24-hour period ending at 8:30
a. m. Saturday: High, 72; low, 48;
at 8:30 a. m.. 65.
State of weather: Clear.
Rainfall: None.
Baseball Session
Is Slated Today
E3 Reno Merchants will oppose
Oklahoma City’s Yellow Cab Gass-
ers In a league game scheduled at
2:30 p. m. today on the Legion park
diamond. »
Wapp or Hawkins will receive
the pitching assignment for El
Reno, with Chronister or Hodgkin-
son catching. Manager Mike Preno
announced Saturday.
The Merchants, who frequently
have found the road extremely
rocky In the Oklahoma City Com-
mercial league competition, are
hoping to crash into the winning
column again today w'hen they
entertain the Yellow Cabs.
In a night game played at Elk
City during the past week, the
Merchants outplayed the Elk City
Elks 8-5 in a non-league contest.
John Witt was on the mound for
the Merchants throughout the
nine-inning engagement.
for
El
Trial Is Ordered
On Larceny Count
Charged with grand larceny, Law-
rence L. Bain,' 29, El Reno, was
bound to district court for trial
after a preliminary hearing was
conducted before Judge Roy M.
Faubion in Canadian county court
Friday. Bond was set at *2.000.
Information filed in the case by
Harry Lorenzen. county attorney,
charged Bain with theft of a saddle
and bridle, valued at *115. from
Sam O. Smith. El Reno, on May
22. Bain pleaded not guilty at his
arraignment June 3.
T11 two separate cases filed In the
county court, Bain also has been
charged with a crime against Ma-
ture, with bond set at *1,000 in each
case after the defendant pleaded
not guilty at arraignment. He has
been bound to district, court for
trial
a preliminary hearing In the other I Moody was defeated bv Thornton
action Is scheduled In the county I Wright. Jr.. Oklahoma City, in the
Schilder Taking
Another Post
Reformatory Warden
Has New Assignment
L. Clark Schilder. warden at the
El Reno federal reformatory for
more than six years, is being as-
signed to the position or warden at
the federal reformatory at Chllli-
cothe, Ohio, it was learned Sat-
urday night.
Although Schilder was unavailable
for comment, it was understood that
he will assume duties in his new
post in about two or three weeks.
No information was available im-
mediately as to Schllder’s successor
at the El Reno institution and it
was said tlie assignment might not
be announced for several days.
Only two men have filled the of-
fice of warden at the El Reno re-
formatory since the institution was
opened in 1933. H. L. Merry, wljo
now is retired, was the first to head
the federal institution and was
succeeded by Schilder when tlie
latter was transferred to El Reno
ffom the federal prison at Terminal
Island. Calif., where he was war-
den. Tlie Terminal isiana estab-
lishment was taken over by the navy
during the war and still is under
naval jurisdiction as disciplinary
barracks.
Mr. and Mrs. Schilder have two
sons, F»at and Tom. both of whom
are students in Notre Datne uni-
versity at South Bend, Ind., but
| who now are at the Schilder home
at tlie reformatory.
Twins? Not Quite, but Close Enough
Born on the same day, in the same house, their mothers sisters
and their fathers brothers, it is no wonder these babies, Gary Lynn
Roberts, left, and Cleo Ann Roberts, right, have not only a strong
family resemblance but look alike themselves. Their mothers, Mrs
Roy Roberts, left, and Mrs. Paul Roberts, of Grand Island. Neb.!
were married to brothers in a double wedding last year.
Red Tag Hung
On Conterence
Organization Hit
By House Committee
WASHINGTON. June 14 -iff)—
Tlie house committee on un-Amer-
ican activities hung a red tag to-
night on the Southern Conference
for Human Welfare as “perhaps the
most deviously camouflaged Com-
munist front organization.”
In an official report to the house,
the committee linked with the con-
ference In various capacities such
well known names as Henry A.
Wallace, Melvyn Douglas, Mrs. Mar-
shall Field, Harold L. Ickes, Joseph
E. Davies, Dorothy Parker and Paul
Robeson.
Tlie report says some “well-in-
tentioned persons were misled into
joining" tlie organization early in
its history and many, but not these,
since have repudiated it.
Affiliations Denied
Tlie conference itself, and the
prominent persons named by the
committee, previously have denied
any Communist affiliations. Con-
ference officials have protested that
tlie committee's report was issued
without giving thent a hearing.
Dr. Clark Foreman, president' of
the conference, called the report "a
dull rehash of previously discredited
materials.” His statement said “the
public should know that this report
was prepared without testimony
Irom any officer of the conference.”
Investigation Urged
Foreman also announced that he
has conferred with the American
Civil Liberties union on plans for
"a large-scale investigation of un-
Americanism, particularly in the
south." and that a schedule of
hearings will be announced later
next week. He proposed that the in-
vestigation cover the house com-
mittee and the Ku KIux Klan
among other groups and said his
own organization would be "de-
lighted” to be investigated.
Tlie committee released Its report
in advance of a speech which Wal-
lace is to deliver here Monday night
under conference auspices.
Hours* Are Changed
For Army Recruiters
Beginning June 17. the time
army recruiters to work in
Reno will be from 9 a. m. to 4
P- m. each Tuesday, it was an-
nounced Saturday.
Thj recruiters may be contacted
at the El Reno postoffioe building
during those hours.
Moodv Runner-Un In
Consolation Division
Orville Moody. El Reno, compet-
ing In the Junior golf tournament
at Oklahoma City during the past
week, was runner-up in the con-
solation division of the champion -
in one of these cases, while sb(p class.
court at 2 p. m. Tuesday.
Month's 14th Permit For
Construction Is Issued
Mrs. J. D. Keaton obtained the
14th building permit issued during
the month of June by the El Reno
city clerk when she was given
permission to remodel a barn into
a garage and apartment, records at
the city hall disclosed Saturday.
The two-story building at 802
South Rock Island avenue will be
covered with asbestos siding, and
cost of remodeling was estimated
at *1,000.
New Piano Installed
At Central Church
A new grand piano has been in-
stalled at Central Methodist
church.
Tlie piano was purchased with
funds raised by the various circles
Tourney Arranged
At Country Club
Annual handicap golf tourna-
ment is scheduled at the El Reno
Country club Monday morning,
Play will be at five minute inter-
vals and will begin at 8 a. m.
Pairings have been announced as
follows:
Mrs. V. R. Mordy and Mrs. Will-
iam J. Schulte.
Mrs. J. L. Trevathan and Mrs. P.
B. Myers.
Mrs. Floyd Leidy, bye.
Mrs. Glen Brown and Mrs. R. N.
Dulmage.
Mrs. H. C. Brown and Mrs. Au-
brey Bryant.
Mrs. Jack Moore and Mrs. Hay-
ward Wright.
Mrs. Haydn O. Davis and Mrs.
Morris Wright.
Mrs. Bill Craig »nd Mrs. C. A.
Evans.
Mrs. H. J.» Ditvis 1 and: Mrs. Rob-
ert Ishmael.
Mrs Marvin Chambers and Mrs.
Robert Swaim.
Mrs. Fred Hampton and Mrs.
Garland Sears. ’
Mrs. Earl Woodhouse and Mrs.
Sim Richard Reville.
In last years competition. Mrs. H.
C. Brown was winner and Mrs. L.
A. Garner was runner-up.
Final Reports
Given on Fund
$2,456.86 Collected
In Cancer Campaign
Final reports on the campaign
for the cancel- fund conducted
under direction of Mrs. C. W. Brush
in Canadian county shows that
*2,456.86 was collected to come
within *400 of the goal.
Mrs. Brush and her assistants
began tlie campaign in April but
continued the solicitation until the
past week. She expressed appre-
ciation for cooperation and work
of Individuals and groups who par-
ticipated in the diive by giving
time or money for the cancer
foundation.
In El Reno the residents gave
*1.589.20 to the fund in solicitation,
purchases of cancer tags, coin cans
and other means.
Solicitations at El Reno totaled
*1,052.76; tag day netted *83.82;
coin cans, *121.76; Lincoln school,
*33.10: Irving school. *10; high-
school. *11.96; Walter Lorenzen.
F.F.A. and F.H.A. chapters *276.80
Other figures showed that cancer
seals-purchased by county residents
totaled *280.10; Yukon. *204.17:
Okarche, *100; Piedmont. *77.88;
Calumet, *78.84; Union City, *52.44;
and Heaston, *74.23, for a total of
*587.56 in county towns.
Workers who assisted Mrs. Brush
included Mrs. Wilfred Ward, chair-
man for El Reno, and Mrs. Calvin
A. Boyle, Mrs. Harvey C. Dozier,
Mrs. George Purcell. Mrs. J. Ira
Jones and Mrs. I. W. Douglas in
El Reno.
Others were Mrs. Perry Compton
and members of the American Le-
gion auxiliary in Yukon; Mrs. Man-
ford Dickerson. Piedmont; Mrs.
William Maschino, Okarche; Pat
Murphy, Calumet; Karl Mann-
schreck, Union City; and Leonard
Smith. Heaston.
Police Berating
Mere Politeness
ELGIN, 111., June 14—(U.R)—Clar-
ence FYey was polite enough to hold
his wife’s coat for her, but Elgin
police maintained the situation call-
ed for more than mere politeness.
After an argument in a tavern,
Mrs. Prey, 22. threatened to drown
herselt in the Fox river. Police said
Frey accompanied her to tlie bridge,
held her coat when she jumped, and
•then called to ask her if the water
was cold.
Without waiting for a reply, lie
tossed the coat after her, saying;
“Here, this will keep you warm."
A friend who followed them from
the tavern rescued the woman.
Arraigned before Justice of the
Peace A. J. Strickman. the Freys
were found guilty of disturbing the
peace and each was f4ned *100 and
costs.
Bond Is Forfeited On
Petit Larceny Count
Albert Shortteeth. 27. of 717
North Evans avenue, booked at the
police station at 8 p. m. Friday on
a charge of petit larceny, forfeited
a bond of *11 In municipal court
Saturday.
Lee Harvey, chief of police, said
Shortteeth was arrested for theft of
an electric fan owned by Crlt
Maupin, Kingfisher Negro, which
finals of the consolation division, tian Service of the church.
of the Woman’s Society of Chris- [was taken from a parked truck at
El Reno.
Snead and Worsham Tied
For Lead in Tournament
ST. LOUIS. June 14—(IP)—Sammy
Snead of Hot Springs. Va„ and
Lew Worsham, of Oakmont, Pa.,
tied for the lead In the. U. S. open
golf tournament today with 72-hole
scores of 282 and will meet in an
18-hole playoff for the title Sunday.
Bobby Locke of South Africa fal-
tered on the last round and made
a 72-hole score of 285. On the last
18 holes he shot 34-39—73 and lost
his chance for a three-way tie.
50 Persons Are
Killed in Crash
Ot Big Airliner
New Disaster Brings
Speedy, Conferences
In Official Circles
LEESBURG, Va., June, 14——*
A death toll or 50—every one on
board—was established late today m
charred wreckage of a Capital air-
lines plane which crashed against
a Blue Ridge mountainside.
This new disaster brought official
activity at Washington which avia-
tion men expected raifcht lead to
some new step for flying safety.
President Truman held two confer-
ences with James M. Landis, chair-
man of the civil aeronautics board,
who hastened there from New York.
But the White House said there was
no statement for tonight.
Ground parties had to toil
through mud and underbrush for
weary hours to reach the scene of
the crash, just across the border hi
West Virginia, after the wreckage
had been located from the air.
James M. Franklin, airline main-
tenance director who was one of
those first spotting the debris, told
newsmen that "it must have been
a pretty terrific explosion.”
Grim Word Relayed
The first grim word that all were
dead was relayed by Hayes Dever.
an airline official here, who quoted
Gordon Stone, a Red Cross worker
described as the first man at the
wreckage.
Another of the first arrivals, Scul-
ter Allen of Charles Town, W. Va.,
said 15 bodies were thrown clear of
the wreckage but that it appeared
all aboard had died instantly.
Stone reported that the plane ap-
peared to have plowed into the
mountain while in level flight.
The low mountain was the last
one on the plane’s course from Chi-
cago to Washington. It could have
cleared the crest had it been 100
feet highers
Tersely, Stone reported; "There
Is evidence of burning. No sur-
vivprs.” The airline set crews to
work cutting an improvised road to
the spot from a country road a mile
and a half away behind the moun-
tain to bring out the bodies of the
47 passengers and three crew mem-
bers. An emergency morgue was set
up in a little chapel here.
Wreckage Spattered
Efforts to reach the crashed plane
from the ground were made diffi-
cult by the ruggedness of the
mountains and a driving rain th*t
seldom let up.
Wreckage of the plane was spat-
tered over 200 yards.
Aboard the plane when It crashed
were;
A 17-year-old girl, Margaret
Keuppers of St. Paul, taking her
first trip in an airplane as a grad-
uation gift from her parents.
A 10-month-old infant, Judith
Christine Bryan, and her mother,
Mrs. Martha Bryan of Indianapolis,
and Norfolk, Va.
A honeymooning couple, Dy. and
Mrs. Joseph Marko of Cleveland,
and 45 others.
The pilot, Horace Stark. 46, Of
Washington, was an honored In-
ventor of navigation aids to airmen,
one of them the Stark position
finder. He was a veteran of 26 years
and 2,500,000 miles of flying.
Movie Executives
To Study State
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 14 —{IP)
—Moyle executives coming to Okla-
homa July 15 for the world premiere
of the motion picture “Black Gold."
will study the state as a possible
location for film studios, aides to
Governor Roy J. Turner said they
were advised today.
The executives represent Allied
Artists, Inc., producers of the pic-
ture based on the career of the
only Oklahoma horse ever to win a
Kentucky derby. Turner has sought
for several months to Interest that
firm and others in Oklahoma as a
possible studio site, particularly be-
cause of favorable weather condi-
tions and secenery typical of the
west.
Burton All-Stars Are
Opposing Tinker Team
Burton All-Stars will meet the
Tinker Field Tigers of Oklahoma
City in the baseball game sched-
uled for 3 p. ui. today at Burton
park.
The El Reno team has won eight
of its nine games of the season.
Several new players have been
added to the team.
Young Joe Louis Soon
To Meet Famous Father
MEXICO CITY, June 14 —(U.R>—
Joe Louis, jr., 17-day-old son of
the heavyweight boxing champion,
will fly to Chicago July 2 with his
mother and sister to meet his fa-
mous fattier for the first time.
The child was shown to reporters
yesterday by his mother, M&rva
Trotter Louis, who confirmed an
earlier statement by Louis that
they were married last July after a
1945 divorce. She said the ceremony
was performed somewhere in In-
diana.
Mrs. Louis said the heavyweight
champion was "very thrilled" by
the birth of the baby.
Photographers tried for 46 min-
utes to get the child to smile, but
like his deadpaij father he was un-
perturbed by their efforts.
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