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QJJS MEANS UNITED PRESS
Moorman Is
Taking Charge
At Posloffice
Veteran Employe
Assuming Duties As
Acting Postmaster
James Moorman, 802 South Wil-
liams avenue, was being “checked
in today by postal Inspectors as
acting postmaster at the El Reno
post-office. a,id will become the act
int, postmaster officially at the
close of business at 6 p. m.
He succeeds Ray Dillingham, who
has been serving as acting post-
master since last June 30. at which
time Jesse W. Haydon retired as
postmaster.
With Moorman taking charge as
acting postmaster. Dillingham be-
comes assistant postmaster, to
which position he was given the
permanent appointment last June
30. -Prior to that time. Dillingham
was superintendent of mails.
Morris Takes Step
Moorman's appointment as act-
ing postmaster was recommended
to postal authorities by Congress-
man Toby Morris and the appoint-
ment was made this week by Jesse
M Donaldson, postmaster general.
The permanent appointment of
the new postmaster at El Reno has
not been made as yet and there
has been no announcement from
the postoffice department as to
when the appointment will be
made.
Moorman has been employed at
the postoffice in El Reno since
March 6. 1918. at which time he
assumed duties as a temporary
clerk He was appointed regular
substitute clerk in June of that
year and was appointed permanent
clerk the following October. He
was transferred to the carrier force
July 1. 1919, and 4hen was made
a clerk in March 1922. Subsequently
he was transferred back to the
carrier force in May 1922 and has
remained with the carrier force
since that time.
El Reno, Oklahoma, Wednesday, November 24, 1948
UPI MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Trophies Are Ready for Winners
Volume 57, No. 228
•Dillingham Praised
At the time Morris recommended
Moorman for the appointment of
acuhg postmaster, the congressman
said Moorman probably would oc-
cupy the position for about six
months, adding that it "will not
only be, an honor to him, but he
can d>> the *«ia well and render
a real service there." The congress-
man noted that this step also
would enhance Moorman's retire-
ment pay.
Morris emphasized that in nam-
ing Moorman for the position, “It
most certainly is no reflection
whatsoever" upon Dillingham. The
congressman pointed out that Dill-
ingham would immediately assume
the position of assistant postmaster,
for which he holds the permanent
appointment. Morris added that
Dillingham "had proved himself
worthy in every way” while hold-
PONCA CITY, Nov. 24—(U.P.>—
Two Kansas men were in a Ponca
Cl'y hospital today—one critically
injured—after an accident that
destroyed 100 feet of a bridge over
the Arkansas river near here.
Albert Bartell, 31. Wichita, suf-
fered a severe back injury as the
giant semi-trailer truclc In which
Toinmj Stafford and Nadine Bynum are shown displaying trophies
which will be presented winners in the Bund day parade here Dec. 4.
Stafford, drum major for the El Reno highschool band, is holding the
trophy which will go to the first-place winner, while Miss Nadine
Bynum, band,queen, holds the second prize trophy. Stafford, a senior
student, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Stafford, 920 Sunset drive.
Miss Bynum, a junior student, is the daughter of Mrs. Rilla Bynum,
611 West Hayes street.
Business Area
Is Taking On
Yulefide Look
Christmas Lights
W ill Start Blazing
Next Monday Night
El Reno’s 1948 Christmas deco-
rations have been put In place in
the business district but they won't
blaze In all their glory until next
Monday night when the chamber
of commerce Yule settson program
is inaugurated.
White way poies in the city's
business district have been gen-
erously decorated with greenery
and many of them bear new greet-
ing decorations purchased this year.
Strings of colored lights have
been installed at the intersections
by members of the city fire depart-
ment.
The business district not only will
be lighted by the special strings of
Christmas lights but the show win-
dows of the various stores will be1
aglow as the merchants participate
in the annual window unveiling.
Merchants taking part in the
contest will have their show win-
dows veiled during the day Mon-
day. while special Christmas dis-
| plays are installed.
To Select Winners
Monday night a group of judges,
whose names will not be an-
nounced, will tour the business dis-
trict and select the three best dec-
orated windows. The first place
window will receive $50. second $25
and third $15, Roy A. Stafford,
secretary manager of the chamber
of commerce, has announced.
Tuesday the annual gift award I
program will be started. Gift tickets
can be secured at the stores of
participating merchants. The
awarding of gifts, which include a
jeep, radio-phonograph and wrist-
watch, will be held the afternoon
of Dec. 14.
The patron saint of the Yule his t,ask “utterly repugnant” to
season. Santa Claus, will make the hun' He closed his review of the
first of two daytime visits to El war guilt case with a Plea to Peo-
Reno Saturday morning, Dec. 11 p‘e of a11 creeds In Japan to pray
Santa will be the center of at- on execution day—yet to be made
traction of a parade which also'public —10 helP the world keep
Two Kansas .Men Are in Hospital After Freak Highway Accident
Giant Semi-Trailer Truck Destroys
100 Feet of Bridge Near Ponca City
100 feet if bridge fell with the
truclc. which buried its nose in
the sand.
"It's just like a four-legged
chair," the spokesman said. "Take
away one leg and the chair falls.
That's what happened to the
bridge ”
Bnrtell and Nicholl were pinned
he was riding plunged from the in the cab, and it took police and
bridge 30 feet to the sand bed of j firemen an hour and a half to
the river. His companion. Arles { rescue them.
Nicholl. 24. Stockton, Kan., suffered ‘ "
bruises and shock.
A spokesman for the Oklahoma
highway department said the empty
truck owned by Amsey Brothers of
Wichita, hit a steel truss support-
ing the span Just before entering
the bridge itself on U. S. highway
6C. When the support broke, the
Another vehicle narrowly escaped
being spilled to the river bed. A car
driven by Charles Bacon. Jr., Paw-
huska was nearly across the span
when the accident occurred. The
rear end of the automobile was
out Injury. Bacon's family was witn
him in the car.
The crash occurred about 8.25
p. m. last night, one mile east of
Ponca City. Traffic on U. S. 60
had to be rerouted from Pawhuska
and Ponca City to state highways
40 and 15 around the break.
The highway department sent
investigators to the scene today, led
by Clint Brewster, division engineer
at Perry. The department spokes-
man said that unless the bridge
span can be put back into use the
state may face a serious situation.
"The steel used in the span is
almost impossible to get," he said.
thrown into the air by the collapse, "If we can't use that span, I don’t
but the car's momentum carried it < know what we'll do about putting
on to the highway approach with- ! Ihe bridge back into service."
Clemency For
Tojo Is Denied
Top War Criminals
Will Be Executed
TOKYO, Nov. 24—iTP)—General
Douglas Mac Arthur today denied
clemency for Japan's 25 top war
criminals and ordered the execu-
tion of Hidekl Tojo and six others
who dreamed of conquest but lost
an empire.
As sole reviewing officer, he de-
clined to use his power to lighten
any of the sentences determined
by the international military tri-
bunal—seven to die on the gallows.
'16 to spend the rest of their lives
in prison, two to lesser prison
terms.
Task Is “Repugnant”
The supreme commander called
Business Will
Take Holiday
El Reno business houses gen-
erally will be closed Thursday lor
the annual observance of Thanks-
giving.
City and county offices, the
banks, postoffice and the library
will be closed for the day. There
will be no mail delivery.
Some of the drug stores will
remain open part of the day.
Cafes and automobile service sta-
tions will follow their usual holi-
day schedules.
The Daily Tribune will be pub-
lished Thursday but will go to
press at 11:30 a. m. Instead of
the middle of the afternoon.
Junior Gridmen
Attend Dinner
Squad In Honored
By Lions Club
Members of the Junior high-
Man Is Killed
In Car Crash
r
Vehicle Overturns
Three Times
will feature floats entered by rural [tlle pcaoe> “lest the human race
schools and Sunday schools of ^ Parish.
Canadian county.
'Finish Fight'
Is Promised
Former Congressman
Facing Indictment
at the wxekly luncheon meeting
Tuesday in Lie Southern hotel.
A review of the 1948 Junior
Boomer football season was given
s&ssz—-s. - H.rr -
band and the Booker T. Wash-
ington school band.
After the parade Santa will dis-
tribute sweets to the children.
Second Visit Planned
„ Santa will make his second visit-
Henry Marion Henson, 40. of to El Reno the following Saturday
school football squad were special Foss- »as killed instantly at 10:50 Dec. 18, when the chamber of corn-
guests of the El Reno Lions club > P m' I ucsda>' when the automobile merce and the local theaters co-
he was driving overturned three ' operate in the holding of the kid-
times near the junction of O. S. ■
Three Railway
Cars Overturn
STEVENSON, Ala., Nov. 24—(UP)
—Three rear pulimans of the Ten-
nessean, Southern railway's pas-
senger train from Memphis to
New York, overturned near here
today causing minor injuries to a
few passengers.
J. B. Hale, station agent here,
said a broken rail caused the three
rear pulimans to leave the track
on a straight-away run between
here and Fackler, Ala.
Railroad^ officials said a few
passengers' were given first aid
and transferred from the over-
turned cars to pulimans left on
the track. The front section of
the train continued on its trip to
New York.
Hale said about 12 cars were left
on the rails, although the tracks
were torn up for one and one-half
miles before the train was halted.
The accident occurred about 2:30
a. m.
Musician Is Held
After Arraignment
UTILE ROCK. Ark., Nov. 24—(U.R)
-A 46-year-old member of the
Arkansas slate symphony is being
held ill Pulaski county jail in Little
Rock after arraignment on a Mann
act violation charge
Benjamin McDonald Goodsell, a
'l°la player, was arrested here yes-
terday by FBI agents and turned
over to U. S. marshals. A Wichita,
Kan., federal grand Jury charged
Goodsell last September with trans-
lrorting a 20-year-old girl from
Sterling. Kan., to Tulsa and Okla-
homa City three months earlier.
His bond Is set at $1,000.
Dean Morley, agent In charge of
the FBI's Little Rock office, said
the girl formerly was one of Good-
will's students at Central State
college at Edmond, Okla.
Goodsell told officers he had
plaved In symphony orchestras In
Chicago, St. Louis, Seattle and
Oklahoma City. He resigned from
the college faculty to Jpfn the
Arkansas orchestra.
other squad member,
master of ceremonies.
an-
acted as
] perish.”
Attorneys for five defendants
Prizes of $50. $25. $15 and $10 are Panned to appeal to the supreme
[ being offered for the best floats. court the United States which
.Musie far the pererl" •vtlh be Jur- hafc nev<?r >’?♦• intervened in inter -
nished by the El Reno highschool nat|onai' war erlfhes cases.
Trial Termed Fair
MacArthur. in his statement,
said he saw no reason for him to
Intervene. Whether the prisoners
should have been prosecuted at all
was not for him to say. But the
two-year trial itself, he went on.
was a fair one; every safeguard
was made to "evolve justice.”
Those sentenced to death were:
Tojo. army commander and pre-
southMust Fi V dlstunce wl*l be shown at both the Rocket mier at the outbreak of war; Gen-
uortprin hv p-T,' r<?* and Ce»t™. Santa will appear to era] Kenj‘ Doihara, known as the
hivhwi.v nn^rmUriffn* Janssen, state distribute bags of candy to the ^ .ruthl£ss “Lawrence of Man
highway patrolman.
Janssen said Henson, driving a
1936 model coach, was traveling
east on U. S 66 and that at the
Presentation of the ninth grade | junction of U. 8. 81 he attempted
The final activity-on the cham-
churia;” Koko Hlota, former pre-
mier: General Seishiro Itagaki,
football players to the highschool to make a turn to the south.
He failed to negotiate the curve,
however, and struck an “island"
between the two lanes of traffic.
Travels Out of Control
The automobile traveled out of
was under the direction of Jimmie
McGlnley.
Other parts of the program in-
cluded two marimba selections by
Richard Wright and guitar solos
by Billy Brown.
The honored guests present were °'cl turning three times, the patrol-
decoration event.
Members of the junior chamber
of commerce, under the direction
“n,"“ « “*•
ber's program will be the home > Jo’'mer war minister: General Hei-
decoration contest, judging of which jtaro Kimura, Manchurian corn-
will be held the night of Dec. 19.! niandcr; General Iwane Matsui,
Stafford said. Prizes of $50. $25 and J wllose troops perpetrated the “rape
$15 are being offered In the home °f Nanking;" and Lieutenant Gen-
eral Akiro Muto, who fought in
the Philippines.
Franklin Shive. Ray Collins, Corky man said
-- 1 Henson was killed in the crash.
suffering a crushed skull.
Jack Goad, 26. Cleveland. Okla.,
Marschewski, Michael Lokensgard.
Bob Ishmael, Ray Barton. Joe
Turtle, Bob Brodersen, George
Nason, Bennie Money,
Best. Leo Jacquot, Don Courtney, „
Lloyd Smith. David Bergner, Bob Bcnson ambulance for treatment of
Johnny 9 Passenger in the car. was brought
to the El Reno sariitarium in a
Palmer. F*red Lechtenburger. Jim
mie McGlnley, Recco Goddard,
Bobby Valderas. Don Jimerson.
Max Huston, Alger Clark.
severe head lacerations and today
was removed to his home at Cleve-
land. Janssen said.
• A third occupant of the ear
Allen a,.lies Wy*,., »•
Janssen said the automobile was
Monday and Tuesday night.
Those assisting were John Young-
blood. Louis Reiter, John Gallagh-
er. Dick Jerman, Stanley Young-
heim. Dr. C. A. Bentley, jr.. Jack
Busch. Sammy Shackelford and
Max Clark.
Uijion Painters
Attend Dinner
John Henry Marsh, Oliver Old-
camp, Stephen Birdhead. Fred Pe
Urka. Billy Peterka. Paul Hauser, u're loss"at $300.
Jimmy Campbell, Thomas Hard-
wick. Charles Jones and Chester
Overholser. all members of the
squad; Thad Seeley and Bobby
practically demolished, estimating
Survivors Listed
Henson was born Oct. 10, 1908.
in Texas.
Survivors are the parents, Mr.
Paler, managers, and C C. Keller and Mrs. S. F. Henson, of Foss” a
and Archie Rovse. eouehes i brother, Carl Hells0„ of AtojJ*. alul
and Archie Royse, coaches.
Other guests at the meeting j six sisters, Mrs. Bonnie Haley of
were P. B Vandament. Yukon,1 Tulsa, Mrs. Charles Douglas or
district Lions governor; Walter I Clyde. Kan.. Mrs. Charles Henon
Starry, Walter P. Marsh. J. E.
Simmons and Rev. R. Y. Audd.
of Stroud. Mrs. Melvin Ford of
Lawton, Mrs. Joe Twynran and Mrs.
Kenneth Twyman both of Canute.
The body was taken to Clinton
this afternoon by the Benson fu-
neral home. Services and burial
will be in Clinton.
Truck Driver Charged
For Excessive Speed
$50 Fine Is Assessed.
For Reckless Driving
Roy Allen Cook. 24, El Reno,
charged with reckless driving, was
ordered to pay a $50 fine and court
costs Tuesday when he pleaded
guilty at his arraignment before^ Newton White Kirby, Chlckasha,
Walter P. Crltes In justice of peace charged wltb operating a truck at
an excessive speed, pleaded guilty
at. his arraignment before Walter
P. Crltes in Justice of peace court
Tuesday.
A $10 fine was suspended upon
payment of court costs.
Information filed by Bobby Lee
Morrison, assistant county attorney,
charged Kirby with driving a truck
on U. S. highway 81 near Okarclie
Nov. 13 at a speed exceeding 45
miles per hour. The complaint was
signed by Bill Large, stRte highway
patrolman.
court. A five-day jail sentence was
suspended by the court.
Information filed In the case by
Bobby Lee Morrison, assistant
county attorney, charged Cook with
operating an automobile on U. S.
highway 66 a short distance east
of El Reno Nov. 21 at a speed
greater than would permit him to
stop within the assured clear dis-
tance ahead. Tire complaint was
signed by Paul O. Scott, state high-
way patrolman.
Freighter Crew
Believed Lost
NEW YORK. Nov. 24—(A'i—The
coast guard said today that it be-
lieved the British freighter Hope-
star with its crew of 37 had flound-
ered in the Atlantic and that "there
Ls little possibility any survivors
arc left alive.”
Captain W. D. Richards, chief
of staff of the coast guard eastern
area, said "while an aerial search
is still being carried on we feel
that there ls little possibility that
any survivors are left alive.”
Ten Canadian and American
planes were teamed In a search
for the ship today.
The 5.267-ton vessel was last
heard from Nov. 14 when she
radioed that she had suffered
"heavy weather damage, particu-
larly in the deep water tanks"
about 900 miles east of New York.
She said that she was heading for
Cape Henlopen, N. J., for repairs.
The Hopestar was bound from
Newcastle. England, for Philadel-
phia in ballast.
Members of the El Reno painters
union were special guests at a bar-
becue dinner given by L. H. Cosscll.
manager of the Davidson-Case
. Lumber company Tuesday night.
The barbecue, also attended by
a number of contractors and car-
penters. was held in the firm's new
paint and hardware department at
tire local yard.
Feature of the affair was a dem-
onstration of a new paint by Ray
Dodson, Oklahoma City, representa-
tive of the Gli.ldcn Paint company.
Distinguished Guests
Attend Convocation
At its regular convocation in
the Masonic temple, the Keystone
chapter No. 9, Royal Arch Masons,
had as its distinguished guests the
grand high priest, Orin C. Darling,
and the grand sentinel, Robert H.
Jelley. both of Lawton
Also present was the grand
scribe, Roy R. Russell, of Okla-
homa City.
Trucking Strike
Spreads Today
NEW YORK. Nov. 24—(/Pi—New
York's trucking strike was reported
spreading today as government rep-
resentatives resumed efforts to set-
tle a second major labor dispute—
the 15-day-old east coast shipping
tieup.
Members of a second AFL team-
sters local were reported to have
joined the strike of 2.000 truck
drivers by refusing to cross picket
lines. The dispute is over wages.
A third labor dispute In New
Y'ork involves some 8.000 employes
of the Railway Express agency. A
work “slowdown” by the agency's
workers resulted In an embargo
on nearly all rail and air express
shipments into the city.
Cause of the slowdown was the
discharge of 13 employes whom the
company accused of giving false in-
formation hr job applications.
While New York was beginning
to feel the effects of transporta-
tion interruptions, federal media-
tors called a Joint session of man-
agement and labor representatives
In the shipping strike.
There was no Indication, how-
ever. of an early settlement In the
shipping dispute.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24—</P>—
Roger C. Slaughter, the Missouri
Democrat whom President Truman
purged from congress pi 1946, today
mapped a "fight to a finish” against
a lobbying Indictment he called
"politically inspired.”
The 43-year-old former represent-
ative was accused by a federal
grand jury yesterday of failing to
register with congress as a lobbyist
for grain interests which the jury
said, paid Slaughter over $43,000
lor his services.
The indictment was returned after
a three-month Investigation by the
justice department. It charged
Slaughter with violating the lobby-
ing act—passed the same year Mr.
Truman successfully fought the
Kansas Citian's re-tlectlon bid.
“Contracts" Cited
Slaughter said, however, the de-
partment "not only knows that It
cannot make a case, but likewise
knows that my contracts of em-
ployment. in writing, as drawn by
me. specifically exclude 'lobbying
activities'.”
He said that one grand jury
declined to uct "alter hearing all
the witnesses" whereupon "the de-
partment sought to persuade an-
j other jury to act, which It has.”
Termed "Grudge Fight”
“This misdemeanor indictment is
not unexpected." Slaughter’s state-
ment said, “although it was difficult
to believe that a political grudge
light would be carried to the point
of utilizing the department of
justice."
After his election in congress in
1942, Slaughter served on the power-
ful house rules committee where he
stirred Mr. Truman's ire by teaming
with Republican members in opposi-
tion to many administration pro-
posals. In the 1946 Missouri Demo-
cratic primary the president came
out for Slaughter's opponent. Enas [
Axtell. Axtell won, but lost in the
general election to Republican
| Albert L. Reeves, jr.
Neutrals Say
Red Forces
Gain in China
Government Claims
Of Victory Found
Confused, Conflicting
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chinese Communists were believed
by neutral observers to be pressing
nationalist forces steadily back to-
day on the plains of Suchow. Gov-
ernment assertions of victory were
confused and conflicting.
The Communist radio said Red
forces destroyed the nationalist
seventh army group east of Su-
chow. The loss of Suchow would
open the gates to Nanking, the
capital, less than 200 miles away,
and clear the path to Shanghai, 165
miles southeast of Nanking. Of-
ficials at Shanghai talked of “total
war” plans.
Sweep To Be Costly
Regardless of whether the Com-
munists win all China, their sweeps
appeared certain to cost the United
States more billions in foreign aid.
If President Truman and Secretary
of State George C. Marshall de-
cided China still could be saved
from the Reds, congress would have
to be asked for the money.
Should all China fall to the Com-
munists the task of rebuilding
Japan and providing her a stable
economy will be much more costly,
policy makers In Washington said.
The six neutral members of the
UN security council resumed the
task of trying to break the west-
east deadlock over Berlin. They
sifted through questions answered
by the United States, Russia. Brit-
ain and France about the blockade
the Soviets imposed in June. They
hoped for a clue to break the cold
war.
Russians Post Guards
The Russians posted guards at
the Berlin city hall to prevent
were unhurt, officers said. elected city government officials
Damage to both sides and the Loin taking out any records. Some
top of the Bickel automobile was bdieved this a preliminary to es-
estimated at $250 while damage to tablishing a hand picked Oom-
| the left front of the other vehicle tounist regime after city elections
approximately $25, Harvey D*0- &
Four Mishaps
Are Reported
Police Investigate
Traffic Accidents
Four traffic accidents were re-
ported to the police department
Tuesday afternoon and early to-
day. records in the office of Lee
Harvey, chief of police, disclosed.
A 1935 model coupe driven south
on Hadden avenue by J. C. Stout,
56. El Reno route 3. and a 1946
•model sedan operated west on Elm
street by Mrs. Charles Bickel, 602
West Elm, collided at the inter-
section of Hadden and Elm at 8:15
a. m. today.
The impact caused the Bickel
automobile to spin around two
times, after which it turneit upside
down. Mrs. Bickel and her hus-
bend, occupants of the vehicle,
was
reported.
Reckless Driving Charged
Stout, charged with reckless
A Soviet bloc delegate told the
UN political committee American
and British oil and military inter-
driving as a result of the mishap, ests have wrecked the UN pur-
forleited a $10 bond in municipal Utlon plan for Palestine. The Soviet
court later in the day.
Ukraine said the committee should
A 1940 model coach driven east order Arab troops to leave Pales-
on Wade street by Mrs. J. H.
Goldberger, 603 South Williams
tine.
Serious trouble, hidden by censor-
avenue, and a 1930 model coupe ship, was astir In Venezuela. An
operated north on Rock Island army officer said President Romulo
Gallegos would put in a new cabi-
net acceptable to the “moderate"
wing of the military. It was denied
officially the army was holding
avenue by Lee R. Waller. 29. of
204 West Penn street, collided at
the intersection of Rock Island
and Wade at 8:30 a. m. today.
Damage to the left side of the the president a prisoner.
automobile driven by Waller, which | —-_
was owned by A. F. Allen, 815
West London street, was estimated
at $40 while the front of the other
automobile was damaged slightly,
officers reported.
Other Accidents Occur
A 1947 model panel truck, oper-
ated by George A. Certer, 47, Ok-
lahoma City, and which was back-
ing from the curb In the 100 block
of South Rock Island avenue,
collided with a 1939 model sedan
driven south by C. E. Hilton, 70.
of 1006 South Hoff avenue at
4:55 p. m. Tuesday.
The left front of the Hiltou
automobile was damaged slightly
while the other vehicle was not
damaged, Harvey said.
A 1948 model truck, operated by
N. W. Simpson, 18, Eldorado, and
which was backing from the curb
In the 200 block of North Bick-
ford avenue, collided with a 1940
model sedan driven south by Jolui
H. Irvine, 40, of 1130 West Ash
street at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday.
Damage to the right front of
the Irvine automobile was estl-
I mated at $45 while the other ve-
hicle was not damaged, officers
reported.
Nine Convicts In
Line for Parole
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 24—i/Pi
—The state pardon and parole
board .today recommended paroles
for nine convicts, including C. C.
Patterson, onetime companion of
the late George Birdwell, and
Gene Elms, Tulsa officer slayer.
The board made Its recommen-
drtion to Governor Roy J. Turner
after a meeting at the sttfte peni-
tentiary in McAlester Monday and
Tuesday.
Patterson, who has served more j
than 1$ years- of a life sentence
for murder, was shot down and
captured as he. Birdwell and
Charles Glass attempted to rob a
Boley bank. Birdwell, Glass and
D. J. Turner, bank president, were
killed.
Clemency was recommended on
the basis of Patterson’s prison
record.
Elms was given a life sentence
for the murder of Jim Wooley,
Tulsa police officer, in 1931.
Hr(Jy, Hoffman
Given Awards
Two Canadian county boys and
a girl from Garvin county are the
top winners in the third annual
farm youth scholarship contest
sponsored by station WKY, Edd
Lemons, farm department director,
has announced.
They are Milos Hrdy. individual,
of the El Reno 4-H club; Melvin
Holfman. El Reno F.F.A.; and Joy
Elkins. Paoli 4-H.
Each of them will receive a
scholarship worth $500 at Okla-
homa A. and M. college, the Asso-
ciated Press was informed.
Weather
State Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs-
day. little warmer tonight and
slightly cooler In panhandle
Thursday. Lows tonight near 40.
El Reno Weather
For the 24-hour period ending
at 8 a.m. today: High, 55; low, 26;
at 8 a. in., 30.
State of weather: Partly cloudy,
cool.
Precipitation: Trace.
Sooner’s Vote
Is ‘Unofficial’
NORMAN, Nov. 24 —</Pi— Mem-
bers of the University o’ Okla-
homa football squad disclosed to-
day the Sooners voted to turn
down an Orange bowl bid and
split on a decision over whether
to accept a contingent bid to the
Sugar bowl.
Dr. George L. Cross, president
of the university, said he knew of
no such action by the squad but
said it could have voted, unoffi-
cially.
"I can say definitely that the
university has taken no official
action on any bids." Cross said.
"We have received an Orange
bcwl bid but there has been no
ofier from the Sugar bowl.”
Two members of the football
squad told a reporter there was
a vote last night after practice
on two questions.
One was to accept the Orange
bowl, "win, lose or tie" next Sat-
urday with Oklahoma A. and M.
college.
The second was to accept a
Sugar bowl bid if they won over
A. and M. Tlie vote on this was
I said to be evenly split.
Sinclair Oil Company
Posls Price Increase
TULSA, Nov. 24—i/P)—Sinclair
Prairie Oil company today posted
an increase of 35 cents a barrel for
crude oil. the chairman of the board,
W. L. Connelly, and President H. L.
Phillips announced.
The new price was eflective at
7 u. m. today in all areas where
Sinclair buys crude.
It makes the top price $3 a barrel.
Until the Sinclair Prairie advance,
only a few small purchasers of
crude oil had met the Increase
inaugurated Sept. 28 by Phillips
Petroleum company.
Meeting Arranged
By Kegelman Post
Charles C. Kegelman post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
have a meeting with the auxiliary
and friends at the Eagles hall
Friday night, Nov. 26, it was an-
nounced today.
A program of games, movies and
refreshments has been planned.
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Harle, Budge. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 57, No. 228, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1948, newspaper, November 24, 1948; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc920471/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.