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O!cle.hooa Historical.So
StaLe Cepitol,
■■ Okle.no.'V3. City, Oi:la.
[Single Copy Five Cents
Youth in Jail
Awaits Hearing,
Denies Charges
More Investigation
Due, Morrison Says;
11 Officers on Case
A lean, softspoken Oklahonft
I City youth relaxed In Canadian
■ county Jail today and denied that
[he was the hitchhiker who stabbed
land robbed an El Reno man more
|than three weeks ago.
Richard C. Waters, 31, faces the
I charge of robbery by assault with
la dangerous weapon. He was ar-
I rested Tuesday night in Oklahoma
I City. Hugh Godwin, 55-year-old
| telephone employe, positively lden-
I titled him as the hitchhiker who
| hijacked him.
The Incident occurred on Dec. 21
■near Cimarron field. The county
[attorney's office today said It took
■ the efforts of 11 men working for
| weeks to make the arrest.
Mare Work Bean
Besides four Oklahoma City
I detectives, one state crime bureau
I agent and the chief of detectives
I in Oklshoma City, law officers
[probing the case were Lloyd Pal-
Imer, former sheriff here, liny
iRoysf, sheriff, Bill Odgen, deputy,
■ Ralph A. Myers, county attorney,
land Bobby Lee Morrison, assistant
I attorney.
“More investigating will be done,"
orrlson said today. “And although
111 officers were Involved In the
lease, the cost to Canadian county
I is not material."
Royse arrested Waters in a down-
town Oklahoma City hotel on a tip
| from an undisclosed person.
Former Soldier
Waters said today he was all. A
I army veteran, having joined in IMS,
[when he was 16. He Bald he was
[stationed on occupation duty In
| Germany and Austria. He said he
[haul been in several army hospitals
[for treatment and had received an
[honorable discharge.
County law officers were hesitant
| In discussing details or the case.
Preliminary hearing has been set
I for Friday. Jan. 36, by County
[Judge Roy M. Faublon. The youth
| pleaded not guilty Wednesday
| afternoon at arraignment.
Judge Faublon said the charge
The El Reno Daily Tribune
tU.B MEANS UNITED PRECIS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Thursday, January 18,1951
UP) MEANS ASSOCIATED
Volume 59, No. 276
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS—Donna Rae Taylor, en-
joys thousands of old Christmas cards before they are forwarded to
the United Cerebral Palsy association In New York. Bushels of cards
poured In on Bert Taylor, Ponca City, Okla., father of Donna, from
all over the southwest after he offered to forward the cards to
New York. <NE^ Telephoto.)
Price, Wage Control Plan
Will Go Into Effect Soon
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—(AP)—President Truman said
today the government will bring prices and wages under con-
trol just as rapidly as it can.
He told his news conference that he could not attempt
to pin down the date of a price-wage freeze or other action,
but said ceilings will be imposed as soon as practicable.
He said he had not discussed with Mobilization Director
Charles E. Wilson a reported proposal to bring Eric Johns-
ton, former president of the United States chamber of com-
merce, into the office of defense mobilization as chief eco-
nomic adviser. But Mr. Truman said he was sure Wilson
would discuss with him such
a proposal if Wilson has it
in mind.
The New York Times said today
that the Motion Picture Associa-
tion of America, which Johnson now
heads, had agreed to grant him
leave for the government poet.
Wilson last night called for speed
,._v _______ „___ | forthrightness In the applica-
one (or which oobail wUlbe set. <* »■*» •nd "•«* controls.
Other high officials said privately
the ODN director favors a general
free* within a few days.
The president side-stepped today
the question of whether he will seek
a national sales tax In his effort
to put the country on a "pay-as-we-
go" basis.
Questioned at a news conference
as to whether such a tax Is being
considered as a new source of funds,
the president said he could not
answer—that he is having his tax
experts work on revenue-raising
proposals.
Police Catch
Jailbreakers
Anadarko Officers
Spot Couple in OC
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 1
(U.PJ—Officers captured the 1
two of four Caddo county jf
breakers in downtown Oklahoma
| City early today, Just seven hours
after they had slugged an Anadar-
[ ko Jailer and escaped.
Three Anadarko officers spotted
the two men on a city street.
1 chased them up a flight of stairs
and arrested them without a
struggle. Two Oklahoma county
deputies assisted In the arrest.
The capture ended a search by
more than 70 officers who took
part in the manhunt after the two
fugitives ran through a roadblock
southwest of Oklahoma City last
evening.
Slug Jailer
The four men slugged Caddo
county jailer Herman Elliott at
5:30 p. m. yesterday when he
brought them their supper.
One of the men, James Lowery,
was captured before he left the
Jail.
The other three broke into the
county arsenal, took three .38 pis-
tols, stole a 1MB Buick from an
Anadarko man and fled.
The highway patrol intercepted
the trio on U. 8. 62 southwest of
Oklahoma City. They captured
Paul Taylor Hall, 21, but the other
two men, Jasper Johnson. 25, Ok-
lahoma City, and Jack Early,
Stevenvllle, Tex., fled through an
open field.
8 warn Lake
They told officers later they
swam a small lake and walked
some eight miles to the down-
town business district.
Clyde Blakely. Caddo county
undersheriff. Bhelby Seals, deputy
and Olen Wilson, Anadarko police
chief, were cruising along a down-
town street when they spotted
the pair.
Johnson. Early and Hall made
another attempt at freedom this
week by attemplng to chisel their
way through a brick wall while
other prisoners sang to drown out
the noise.
They were stopped when Coun-
ty Judge Dewey Hodgee, working
late In the counthouse, heard the
noise.
FORFEITS EM BOND
Ollle Hamlin, 66-year-old Negro
of 611 West Foreman, forfeited a
$30 bond today in police court on
the charge of possession of in toad-
eating liquor, according to record*
at Lee Harvey, polloe chief.
H
2,000 State
Airmen Are
Called Today
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 18—UP)
—The air force called for active
duty today more than 2,000 men
in Oklahoma air reserve and air
national guard units.
The biggest single group is the
323rd bombardment wing with
headquarters at Tinker air force
base near here. It has 1500 men.
Two other reserve units will re-
port for active duty Feb. 15 at
Kelly air force base at 8an Antonio.
The units—the ninth air ma-
teriel area and the 342nd vehicle
repair squadron—include 140 air-
men and 69 officers.
Oovernor Johnston Murray an-
nounced today an Oklahoma fighter
squadron and weather station group
were alerted for federal duty for
April 1.
The national guard units are the
185th fighter squadron, single en-
gine, and the 185th weather station.
The fighter squadron has a maxi-
mum strength of 401 men and can
take on more fighter pilots. The
weather group lias five or six. The
group will train at Will Rogers
field here.
The formal order for the 323rd
bombardment wing has not been
received here, but is Included in
the units called by the air force In
a Washington announcement.
Last August. 500 men of the 237th
fighter wing of the national guard
were called to federal service. They
are now training at Alexandria. Ut.
The state's 45th national guard
unit was called Into federal service
Sept. 1 and Is now training at
Camp Polk, La.
J. W. Way land, Former
Resident, Dies Today
John W. Wayland, former El
Reno resident, died this morning
at his home In Oklahoma City.
Service* will be et 2:30 p. m.
Friday at the Hahn funeral home
In Oklahoma City.
Survivor* Include a ion, Leon
Wayland, im South Mika.
Four Drivers
Pay Fines Here
All Violators Are
Okiahonut City-Men
Four Oklahoma City men plead-
ed guilty In justice of peace court
here to various charges of traffic
violations and were fined a total
of *70 and court costs by Justice
Walter P. Crltes.
Heaviest fine was ordered for
Robert H. Coleman. 27, who plead-
ed guilty to driving on state high-
way 3 near Okarche at excessive
speed. He paid 640.
Complaint was signed by John
Osmond, highway patrolman here,
and stated the violation occurred
Jan. 14.
William A. Johnson, 34. was
fined $20 after he pleaded guilty
to driving a truck in excess of 60
miles per hour.
Complaint was signed by Earl
T. Wade, new highway patrolman
at Hinton since Will Rogers' trans-
fer last month to Pryor. The com-
plaint stated the violation oc-
curred Jan. 12 while Johnson was
driving east on U. 8. highway 66,
about 12 miles west of El Reno.
E. L. Osburn, 48, was fined (5
after pleading guilty to the charge
of driving a truck which had no
clearance or stop lights. Trooper
Wade signed the complaint.
Willie Crumm, 65, was fined $5
after pleading guilty to passing In
a no-passing zone while driving
on U. 8. highway 66 near El Reno.
Complaint was signed by Rogers.
Tractor School
Planned For
Young Farmers
County Agents To
Supervise Training
Course on Machine
Plans to start a tractor main-
tenance project In Canadian county
4-H club* will get underway next
week, Riley Tarver, county agent,
and BUI Nelson, his assistant, an-
nounced today.
First programs to give maurlala
and Instructions to 4-H members
and leaders will be 10 a. m. Tues-
day at the American Legion hall In
Calumet, when club members wait
of El Reno will meet.
A meeting for the youths east;
of El Reno wlU be 10 a. m. Wed-i
nesday In the Yukon American Le-
gion hall. All farm youngster*
more than 12 years old may take
part In the program, whloh upon
completion might lead to county,
state and national trips and awank.
Parent* Included
Their parents may also take part.
Tarver said.
Objectives in the project are to
give information on operation of the
tractors, encourage others to learn
how. establish a leadership program
in efficient production and encour-
age proper care of all mechanical
equipment.
The county maintenance schools
will Include both class Instruction
on use of the project material and
shop Instruction from local tractor
service men.
To complete the project, a 4-fer
club member wUl be required k
actually assist In the servicing and
maintenance of the farm tractor,
the county agent explained.
Work includes preparation of a
record book and collection of photo-
graphs and newspaper clippings re-
lating to the work being done.
Records Judged
FinaUy. the 4-H club member
must prepare a 300-word story on
the subject, "What a Well Running
Tractor Has Meant on Our Farm.”
The completed record will be
Judged with those of other members.
Best 10 percent In the county get
sterling silver medals of honor and
then enter the state contest. The
state winner will receive an ex-
pense-paid trip to the national 4-H
club congress in Chicago, 111., and
the opportunity to compete for one
of eight college scholarships
Tarver said plans for the project
here were started while Nelson and
several farm youths were attending
a state tractor maintenance school
recently in Guthrie. Present were
Marvin Novak, Yukon: Donald Mc-
Mahan. Union City; and Paul
Svejkovsky, Mustang. .
UN Motorized Thrust
Breaks Through Trap
PATROLS SEEK ENEMY—United nations petrols sought an
elusive foe all along the 130-mlle Korean front, after withdrawing
from the Wonju bulge, (1) to strengthen the line. Allied patrols
moved Into and out of Suwon (2). Yongwol (8) and other smaller
towns, meeting light enemy resistance. Such towns are regarded
as potential traps and of little strategic value. Minor fighting was
reported 20 miles northwest of Bamchok (4). The air force pounded
transport centers behind the Red front during the ominous lull In
ground fighting—typical of those that have preoeded major offensives.
Strips—shaded arrows are where Communist strength is most con-
centrated. (NEA Telephoto.)
Weather
State Forecast
Generally fair and continued
mild through Friday. Low tonight
near 35 northwest to 45 south-
east. High Friday 60 to 65.
El Rene Weather
For the 24-hour period ending
at 8 a. m. today: High. 70; low,
39; at 8 a. m„ 38.
State of weather: Partly cloudy
and warmer.
Church To
Install Pastor
Rev. Harold E. Enz will be in-
stalled as new pastor of the First
Christian church in ceremonies at
the church at 7:30 p. m. Wednes-
day, Jan. 24.
Rev. Enz came to El Reno from
Guthrie.
The installation sermon ' will be
given by Dr. I. N. McCash, ad In-
terim pastor. Dr. McCash Is presi-
dent-emeritus of Phillips univer-
sity, Enid.
William E. Hutson, chairman of
the official board will preside at
the installation.
Other church notables who will
participate in the ceremonies are
Rev. Elmer F. Gasaway, Draper
Park, Oklahoma City: Rev. L. D.
Hardyman, Anadarko; Rev. Oito
Bergner. pastor of the First Pres-
byterian church here; Dr. Eugene
8. Briggs, president of Phillips
university; Rev. Edgar Slelert.
Calumet: Rev. Norman R. Stacy,
Lincoln Terrace. Oklahoma City:
and Mr. Herman Mereveldt, mayor
of El Reno.
A reception for the new pastor
wlll be held In the basement of
the church following the installa-
tion.
Air Force To Call Reserves,
Guard Units for Active Duty
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—(AP)—The air force an-
nounced today it is immediately calling up “a major portion"
of the air reserve and the national guard and large numbers
of volunteer air reservists.
The call involves about 150,000 men and is designed to
increase air force manpower to 971,000 as soon as possible.
The air force said it will call at least 12 additional na-
tional guard wings, 21 air reserve training wings, most of the
ground supporting units and a volunteer reserve personnel.
The air force already has ordered into service 10 national
guard wings, a guard tactical control group, four reserve
wings, find 50,000 individual
officers and enlisted reserv-
ists.
Other smeller reserve and guard
supporting units have also been or-
dered Into active duty.
The current call Includes all of
the 21 remaining air reserve train-
ing center wings.
Six of these are carrier wings
which will be assigned to duty with
the tactical air command between
April 1 and May 16. The remaining
11 carrier wings and four light
bombardment wings will report for
duty between March 1 and May 1.
The air force said the personnel
of these 11 carrier wings and four
bombardment wings will be utilized
primarily us a pool of manpower
qualified for other assignments
throughout the air force.
Cook in Good Spirits As
He Awaits Trip to State
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 18—(UJ9
—Badman BUI Cook's spirits rose
today, although the time was draw-
ing close for his return to Okla-
homa where he must stand trial for
the kidnap slaying of five persons.
The weak-eyed little ex-convict
perked up for the first time about
kilUng eight asserted victims.
Cook apparently had forgotten
even where he was being held and
asked a county jail guard where he
was.
“Don't you know?” the guard
answered.
“Wen. I know I ain't in Mexico,”
the suspect *akl. They don't have
beds in their Jails.”
took Cook
Into custody at Santa Rosalia, 600
miles south of the border.
Captain Earl C. RUey, chief
jailer here, said Cook managed a
wan smile when asked if he felt
better. The 23-year-old former con-
vict recovered from a dysentery
attack after treatment with sulfa
and penicillin. He now is eating
hearty meals, RUey said.
The Joplin, Mo., youth wUl be
transported to Oklahoma City,
where a federal grand Jury will be
convened Tuesday to consider an
indictment against him under the
Lindbergh law. The federal statute
Provides a possible death penalty
far kidnaping.
Mishap Injures
El Reno Woman
Three Forfeit Bonds
After Other Crashes
An El Reno woman was slight-
ly injured today after a collision
at the intersection of Hoff avenue
and Watts street.
Treated at the 13 Reno sanitar-
ium for contusions on her head
and brush bums on her legs was
Mrs. L. J. Faucom, 819 South
Hoff. She was hurled out of the
1950 sedan her husband was driv-
ing this morning when It collided
with a 1941 coupe driven by John
E. Williamson, 27, of 1402 West
Watts.
Minor Accidents
Two minor mishaps occurred
Wednesday night and three El Reno
men forfeited $10 bonds each on
traffic violation charges, accord-
ing to records of Lee Harvey, po-
lice chief.
One happened when a 1938 se-
dan driven by Harry H. Carter.
77, of 102 South Grand, was push-
ing a 1936 coupe driven by Wil-
liam A. Murray. 76. of 308 North
Hoff.
Police records state they failed
to see a youth In a wheelchair
ahead on the 200 block of North
Bickford avenue.
After the collision, Richard
Quinn, 16. or 620 North Rock
Island, was taken to his home.
Both drivers forfeited bonds today
for reckless driving.
Track. Car Collide
In an earlier accident, a semi-
trailer truck driven by Charlie D.
Horton. 28, of 1610 South Dllle,
collided with a I960 sedan parked
near the Intersection of Rock
Island avenue and Russell street,
owned by Edward Von Tungeln,
El Reno route 1.
Police records stale the driver
had tried to pull into an alley,
then backed his truck out and col-
lided with the parked vehicle.
Horton forfeited a $10 bond to-
day on the charge of driving with-
out a license.
Total damages in all three acci-
dents ran to an estimated $250.
No License, Speeding
Cost Bond Forfeitures
Two El Reno men iorfelted bonds
today In police court on traffic
violation charges, according to Lee
Harvey, police chief.
They are Jim C. Powell, 1$, El
Reno route 3. who forfeited $10 for
no driver’s license; and Olenn A.
Wldumack, Jr.. El Reno route I,
who forfeited a $5 bond on speeding
chargee.
Yank Patrol
Finds Wonju
A Ghost City
SOMEWHERE ON THE CEN-
,TRAL FRONT, Korea, Jan. 18—
(U.R)—A company of United Na-
tions Infantrymen finished a
weird 24-hour patrol today behind
enemy lines and Into the blasted
city of Wonju.
The troops, led by Captain
Forrest A. Walker of Kansas City,
Kan., came back Intact with 17
prisoners and an account of be-
ing stalked by superior enemy
troops who were afraid to attack.
Walker's patrol was ordered into
Wonju to determine the location
and strength of the enemy after
UN forces relinquished their bit-
terly-held perimeter less than two
miles south of the city last Mon-
day.
“It wasu't * pleasant sensation,"
Walker said. "We went into Won-
ju unmolested but there were
Communist* In the hills. We
could see them moving on the
rldgeltnes. We found and burned
buildings which they recently oc-
cupied. We had our campsite re-
co'inoltered by numerous enemy
patrols which came within 300
yards of u*.
“We didn't find them In the
open,” the husky, six-foot Negro
captain sai4 “It was like e city
of the dead. But they were In the
hills and all-around—In small
groups to avoid detection from
our plane*. They could have at-
tacked us easljy with a force
much larger than my company.
Why they didn’t Is a mystery.
They let us walk In and walk out
again.”
The city of Wonju was "com-
pletely leveled" except tor por-
tion* of the south side, Walker
said.
Reds Seen Moving Troops
South for New Offensive
TOKYO, Jan* 18—(UP)—A strong united nations mo-
torized spearhead ran into a Communist trap near the west-
ern end of the Korean front late today, but most units had
fought their way to safety by dusk.
Reinforced Chinese Reds fell upon the tank-led eighth
army patrol about 4 p. m. after it had pushed across no-
man’s-land into Kumyangjang, 23 miles southeast of Seoul.
The patrol commander radioed back to headquarters
that his forces were “under heavy pressure” with the Reds
trying to flank him in an ob-
vious attempt at encirclement.
Fifth air forces planes were or-
dered to the rescue, but low vis-
ibility and approaching darkness
prevented them from strlk
They feared they might attack
lied troops by error.
Then came a terse' radio
sage reporting that most of
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—<U,R>,
—The defense department today
reported 45,117 American cas-
ualties In Keren through last
Friday midnight.
armored reconnaissance units had
managed to withdraw from the
town. The commander said he had
captured and was sending to the
rear one Chinese prisoner.
New Positions
The enemy was believed to have
attacked from newly-MteblUhed
positions north and west of Kum
yang Jang.
The clash Indicated that the
Communists gradually were mov-
ing their positions south, taking
up the slack between their for-
ward lines and those of the eighth
army In preparation for a new of-
fensive.
The last previous contact with
Communist forces in the Kum-
yangjang area was five miles east
northeast of tha town. Two patrol
clashes occurred there yesterday.
An unidentified plane dropped
five bombs on UN positions Just
south of Kumyangjang late last
night.
Fired sa Patrol
Enemy troops also fired on an
American patrol yesterday south-
east of Osan, 26 miles below Seoul,
and another allied patrol found a
wounded Chinese soldier In a
house eight miles farther south.
Only two days ago, united na-
tions troops had walked unmolest-
ed through the streets of both Su-
won, 10 miles north of Osan and
17 miles below Seoul, and Kum-
yangjang.
Signs Increased that the Chi-
nese and Korean Reds were build-
ing up along both west and east
coasts for resumption of their all-
out drive to the south.
Plane* Hit Troops
Hundreds of allied planes ham-
mered trucks and trains moving
Red troops and supplies down
both coasts for the next stage In
the Communist attempt to throw
united nations forces Into the sea.
Seventeen ii-29 superfortresses
paced the air offensive. They
blasted the North Korean trans-
port and supply centers of Schung
and Haeju In the west and the
key bridge at Nanam In northeast
Korea with 128 tons of demolition
bombs. Excellent results were re-
ported.
Although the lull In large-scale
ground fighting was In Its fourth
day, patrol clashes were Increasing
both in number and strength.
Hershey Asks
Draft Stretch
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16—0JV-
Major Oeneral Lewis B. Hershey
today asked congress for an In-
definite extension of the draft law
with authority to induct men from
18 through 25 years.
“This is not an emergency, shot
In the arm," he told the senate
armed services preparedness sub-
committee.
Hershey. who has operated the
selective service system for 10 years,
gave full support to the broad uni-
versal military service and training
bill sent to congress late yesterday
by Secretary of Defense Marshall.
Hershey said military manpower
plans must be “based on the as-
sumption that the nation will be
In a critical period for on Indefi-
nite length of time, and that all-
out war will be a possibility for at
least the immediate future.”
SECOND DIVISION CHIEF
—Major Oeneral Clark L. Ruffner,
above, has been named commander
of the United States Second divi-
sion In Korea, replacing Major
Oeneral Robert B. McClure. Ruff-
ner has been chief of staff of the
iOth corps In Korea.
RedbirdsTry,
But Drop 7th
To Catholic
The outclassed Sacred Heart Red-
birds dropped their seventh basket-
ball contest of the season to Cath-
olic hlghschool of Oklahoma City
here Wednesday night.
Final score was 47-34, and the
Redblrds never were In the lead. It
was 14-9 for Catholic at the end
of the first quarter. In the second
quarter, the Redblrds failed to tally,
and the county stood at 19-9.
The gap widened Instead of clos-
ing during the last half, which saw
Sacred Heart start hitting In the
middle of the third quarter.
The tilt was a Catholic conference
game, and the Redblrds knew they
were up against a heavy favorite
which has competed with top teams
In Oklahoma City.
High point men for Sacred Heart
were Franklin Gerber, guard, with
6, and Don Corwin and Kelly O'-
Connor, forwards, who netted 4
each.
Next game for the Redblrds is
with Holy Trinity of Okarche Fri-
day night at the El Reno high-
school gymnasium.
Murray Says
Hold Tax Line
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan 18-Wi
—Governor Johnston Murray plead-
ed for a ''hold the line on taxes”
program today after the first crack
In hla economy campaign developed
over financing a $53,000,000 high-
way building program for 1661.
The governor made his plea to a
poUcy meeting of the joint house-
senate appropriation and highway
committees. He spoke a few minutes
after his senate lieutenant, presi-
dent pro-timpore Boyd Cowden,
warned new state taxes may be
necessary to finance good roads.
Former highway director H. E.
BaUey told the legislators and the
governor et the packed meeting
that $33,116,000 must be appropri-
ated to finance the 1961
alone.
The state has
avaUable for rt»
year and a
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