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El Reno, Oklahoma, Wednesday, August 10, 1955
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Vol. 64, No. 139
Employers Pay
Protection For
UOOin County
The Oklahoma state employment
service today revealed that some
1,300 Canadian county workers—!
m£n and women—are eligible to
draw certain cash compensations
if and when they should become
unemployed—for good cause.
About that many county residents
are employed by businessmen,
manufacturers, construction con-;
tractors and others who have eight!
or more workers on their payrolls.
That employer is paying out an
average of 1 percent on the first
$3,000 earned by his individual
employes into a state fund, which
currently totals several million
dollars.
And the state office would like
those 1,300 employes in Canadian
county to know that:
1. State unemployment compen-
sation is no gratuity—in no sense
of the word. Employers of eight or
more persons are required by law
to pay into the fund lor protection
of their workers, in case of sea-
sonal layoffs or other acceptable
reasons.
2. Each qualified unemployed
person may draw from $10 to $28
weekly for 1 to 22 weeks, depend-
ing upon his past earning and how I
long he had worked before losing I
his job.
Must Accept Work
However, the applicant must1
certify that he is able and willing
to resume work at his skill or
trade.
3. Contact men will be on hand
at the Canadian county courthouse
at least two days each month with
instructions to offer their courteous j
services to each individual who
comes before them, and to arrange !
for that person to draw all due
compensation as quickly as pos-
sible.
The state employment office pro-
cesses thousands of individual cas-
es each year, and office workers
take precautions against chiselers.
Dave Vandiver, chairman of the
Oklahoma employment security
commission, described the state
unemployment compensation setup
like this:
'The fund is paid in by employ-
ers. It's here for the benefit of
I eligible jobless workers, and the i
“ setup is designed merely to cushion |
the shock of periodical unemploy-
ment.”
Fraud Soon Caught
He said there are rare occasions
of fraud, in which a working per-
son will report that he is unemploy-'
ed and continue to draw pay in ad-
dition to unemployment compensa-
tion.
“However, we soon catch up with
the chiselers and they are required
|o repay all compensation drawn.
In addition to facing possible fines
|nd jail,” he said.
I Although only firms employing
eight or more persons currently
are required to pay in to the pro-
tective fund, the state office point-
ed out that beginning Jan. 1, 1956,
the worker limit will be lowered to
four.
Certain categories are excluded
from the law, such as farmers,
state and local governments, non-
profit organizations and railroads.
Railroads have their own unem-
ployment compensation systems.
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U. S. To Protect
Red Truce Team
WASHINGTON, Aug. lO-^J'—
Secretary of State Dulles appealed
to South Korea today to exercise
patience and avoid violent action
in efforts to oust truce supervisors
from the country.
Dulles asserted emphatically at
a news conference that the United
States intends to live up to its obli-
gation to protect the truce team
members—who include Communist
Czechs and Poles.
South Koreans have staged vio-
lent demonstrations against the
truce teams, in which a number
of American soldiers have been
which arc maintained and adminis- injured, none seriously. Korean
tered within the company. President Syngman Rhee has de-
Korea Vets Paid nianded that they get out of his
Federal workers, it was pointed l0Un,ry-
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__ Dulles agreed with South Ko-
rean charges that these Reds are
, little more than spies, but he said
lie does not think information they
pick up can imperil the Republic
| of Korea.
Dulles also rejected, in response
to questions, the whole idea of try-
ing to unify Korea or any other
WASHINGTON. Aug 10—ijwThe divided nation in today’s world by
agriculture department today fore- fore-
cast this year's corn crop at 3,- Dulles said that because of the
477,711,-000 bushels and the wheat devastation of atomic war the
crop at 910,958,000 bushels. country might be unified only for
The corn figure is 28,044,000 ™c',s “"u n0J f°r, pC°Plc(lHc a'ld'
bushels more than 3.449,667,000 ed l,a he ,d°ub,ts whelher thuat
forecast by the department a month ;vo,u d be sabsfact°r* ?V°" th"
ago. U compares also with 2,964,- hot-tempered. Red-hat.ng South
639.000 produced last year and 2,- °K,UIS_ , .. .
080.115.000 for the 10-year (1944 55) - , Pr®,ecf,on Assured
average. A state department press officer,
j Lincoln White, told newsmen ves-
llic corn estimated also com- terday this country intends to abide
pared with a government produc- by jl8 obligation to
1955 Yields
Guess Up On
Wheat, Corn
the
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tion goal of about 3,000,000,000
bushels set up under an acreage
planting allotment program.
The wheat estimate is 50,627,000 rea
protect mem-
bers of the neutral nations super-
visory commission personnel, in-
cluding Communists, in South Ko-
bushcls more than last month's
forecast of, 860,331,000 bushels. It
compared with last year’s crop of
969,781,000 and with the 10 year
average of 1,154,073,000.
Wheat was grown under rigid
marketing quotas seeking a crop
of about 900,000,000 bushels. But
record reserves and surpluses as-
sure ample supplies.
The truce supervision group is
made up of representatives of
Sweden, Switzerland, Czechoslo-
vakia and Poland. Americans and
South Koreans alike regard the
Czechs and the Poles as the eyes
and ears of the Communists. They
differ on what should be done.
Club Greens
Primed For
Golf Tourney
Rains this week have put the
El Reno Golf and Country club
course in "perfect condition" for
the club's fourth annual invita-
tional golf tournament, which will
be held Aug. 19 through 21 with
a field of 112 contestants.
Dugan Barnes, tournament
chairman, said the limited num-
ber of entrances will permit 32
persons to participate in
championship flight, another
in class A and 16 in classes B
C and D.
Consolation matches will be
played in all flights.
Meanwhile the entry deadline
has been set at 5 p in. Thursday,
Aug. 18. Entries may be made
with Aubrey Turner, club pro.
Out-of-town players may turn
in their qualifying scores by mail,
certified by their local club pro
or secretary.
Those taking part in this year’s
tourney are expected to include
Art St. John, Oklahoma City,
last year's winner; his runnerup,
Chris Gers, also of Oklahoma
City; Leon Moody, El Reno,
third place winner, and Lloyd
Moody, Chickasha, fourth place
winner.
RETURNS TO BASE
Airman Second Class Leroy Bis-
hop left Wednesday morning for
Hahn air base, Germany after
spending a 30-day leave with his
wife and son, Stephen, 907 East
Foreman.
Weather
Partly cloudy through Thursday;
showers and thunderstorms to-
night; a little cooler north Thurs-
day. Low tonight 65 Panhandle and
northwest, 70 to 75 elsewhere; high
Thursday near 85 north to 95 south.
Federal Aid On
Tollroads Urged
road bond issues and release
the U S. two-cent fuel tax to the
state would help solve their high-
way problems.
Gary’s office here released
statement the governor made to' Boomer conference champion-
the Chicago conference. ship.
All-Male Jury Hears
State Charge Doctor
Planned Deaths. Fire
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE EHS INDIANS—Regardless of the weather, it’s nearing foot-
ball time again—and time for the “coffee-cup coaches” to start calling the plans for the
1955 season. First game is Sept. 9.
See Anything? That's Football
Season Just Over the Horizon
A LTHOUGH football season still is nearly a month away,
there’s indications of that old restless, impatient feeling
that usually touches fans and players alike—just about this
same time each year.
While EHS Coach Kenneth Kamrn and Assistant Coach
Bill Davis are attending the annual coaches conference in
Oklahoma City this week—along with Athletic Director
Jenks Simmons—lettermen and newcomers to the 1955
highschool squad are going through various “pre-toughen-
ing” routines in preparation
for their annual week-long
football camp at Fort Reno.
No official word had come from
the coaches that the camp was
scheduled, but Dwight Stephens,
superintendent of the Fort Reno
station, said arrangements had
been made to furnish training
and sleeping facilities throughout
the last week in August.
A NOTI1ER reminder of the up-
coming football season came
today from Principal Walter P.
Marsh’s office at the highschool.
Letters mailed out to all last
year's season ticket holders an-
nounced that 1955 season tickets
would be on sale Aug. 15,, and
that same seats would be avail-
able until Aug. 24, when they
would be placed upon the "open
market.”
Price of season tickets is $6,
for five home games. If last
year's performance is repeated,
the game here against Lawton
might well be worth the entire
cost. Incidentally, Lawton is re-
portedly as strong, if not strong-
er, than last year, and twice as
mean.
'Connie' Keeps
Carolina Coast
Area Watchful
HATTERAS, N. C.. Aug. lO-itfu-
Hurrieane Connie, her mighty fist-
cocked at the Carolina coastline,
held off the blow today. The des-
tructive storm lolled offshore andj
kept observers guessing where she
would strike.
The whole east coast was alert
to her danger.
The weather bureau in a noon
advisory placed the storm center
225 miles southeast of Myrtle
Beach, S. C., and said there was
little movement and probably
would be little for 12 hours.
The peak wind may have drop-
ped from 135 to 125 miles an hour,
the bureau said.
“Haiel" Remembered
Hurricane warnings were hoisted
from Myrtle beach, vacation spot
where "Hazel” came ashore last
year to the Virginia capes.
The bureau said the future path!
of Connie is uncertain, but winds
probably would reach gale force on
the North Carolina coast tonight J
and hurricane force by tomorrow
morning with the center likely to
head for Cape Lookout, southwest
of here.
Watched Closely
The entire eastern seaboard, re-!
membering three 1954 hurricanes
which killed more than 250 per-
sons and caused upward of IV* mil- \
’ion dollars damage, girded for
any eventuality and kept a watch-
ful eye on Connie's progress.
Indications today were that Con-
nie would hit not far from thej
point Hazel came to land last Oct.
15 to sweep northward through the
heavily populated east clear to
Canada. Most hurricanes blow
themselves out shortly after they!
reach land. But after Hazel, no
chances were being taken.
PIEFACE—‘it’s the berries,” says Paul Poteat, after hitting
bottom of one of the blueberry pies which put him out in
front in the pie-eating contest of the Washington, D.C.,
Boys’ club.
rpilE El Reno Indians open their
season here with their tra-
ditional match with neighboring
Watonga. Other home games will
be Kingfisher, Norman (new-
comer to the Boomer confer-
ence), Lawton and Putnam City
in that order.
The Tribe will travel to Clin-
ton, Chickasha, Duncan, Enid and
wind up their season at Ardmore
on Nov. 11.
Anybody who would predict
. outcome of a football season a
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 10—(J1)— whole month before it opened
Governor Raymond Gary today and three months before the
suggested to the national gover- j windup is getting his neck a way
nor's conference in Chicago that out.
federal underwriting of state toll-
of
El Reno, County
Budgets Slashed
Both city and county budget pro-
posals for the year have been giv-
en the axe by the county excise
board, figures in the office of |
County Clerk Cecil Bross showed |
today.
Biggest cut was suffered by the
county, which had asked a budget
totaling $297,972.78, but which won
approval on only $287,113.14, or a
reduction of $10,859.64.
The county funds include 7 Vs
mills from ad valorem taxes,
amounting to $237,801.
City Is Set Back
The city, which had asked ap-
proval of a $309,988.34 budget, won
approval on only $300,211.89—or a
reduction of $9,776.45.
The excise board gave the city
two and a half mills from the 1955
ad valorem tax, for a total of $13,-
445.91, compared with $22,000 the |
city had expected to obtain from
this source.
The board's action mean's that
county commissioners and city
councilmen must once again go
over their budget figures, trimming
wherever possible in order to get
expenses down within their means.
Schools Got Funds
The excise board approved $115,-
297.45 to be apportioned among
county schools for a special four
mill levy, which Bross said for-
merly went to the separate schools.
Members of the excise board arc
J. W. Rhodyback, jr., chairman;
L. C. Gadbcrry, and W. H. Jordon.
Police Quiz Youths After Third
Burglary at City Lumber Yard
Three boys, ranging in age front 12 to 14 years old, were
being questioned by city police today following the third
burglary in less than two weeks at the Neale Lumber com-
pany office, 115 North Evans.
The boys were brought in this morning, and Police Chief
Lee Harvey said it appeared likely that at least two of them
would be brought before County Judge Sam Roberson in
juvenile court. All of the boys
are too young to face charges.
The latest burglary was report-
ed -shortly after 7 p. id. Tuesday
by U. R. Neale, operator of the
firm, who told police he had lock-
ed up the office about 5:30 p. m.,
but decided to return and look
the place over again.
Same Window Used
He found burglars again had
visited his place—entering by the
same south window used on two
previous occasions.
This time the window had been |
smashed, a stick jammed inside
to hold it locked had been knock- j
ed out, and the window raised up.
Neale told police he had left $2 in
a cash drawer and that the money |
was gone. A piece of pipe ap-
parently had been used to smash
the window.
Roll of Caps Left
The place had been broken into!
sometime Monday night by bur-
glars who took between $5 and S61
after prying the window open with
an iron bar, and who left a roll of[
repeating caps for toy pistols on
the scene as well as some small
footprints in mud south of the
main building.
The previous burglary, on the
night of July 31, had resulted in
the loss of $5.50 in small change,
taken from the cash register.
Soaker Hits
Entire Area
Tuesday night's thunderstorms
apparently drenched all sections of
Central Oklahoma with soaking j
rain, ranging from slightly less
than one inch to an estimated three
inches.
While the only official rain gauge
in El Reno registered only .81 of an
inch during the turbulent thundcr-
and-lightning display, other sec-
tions of the city reported more
than 1.5 inches.
Union City reported more than
two inches of rainfall during the
night, while in the northwest Cana-
dian county area up to 1.5 inches
was reported at Hinton.
But, the "quick look” thought
from this corner that El Reno
will held one of its best teams
in several years, and further-
more—be strong, if not the fore-
most contender for another
Cards Arrive For
Swimming Classes
Children who completed Red
Cross swimming courses in the
Legion park pool this summer may
pick up their certificates or em-
blems at the Red Cross office in
the city hall this week.
Wayman Humphrey, chapter wa-
ter safety chairman for the Red
Cross, said today that a total of
417 certificates have, arrived for
swimmers completing the courses,
along with 10 emblems for junior
life saving and 13 emblems for sen-
ior life saving students.
City Hospital
Fund Picture
Stays Bright
Operation of El Reno's Park
View hospital is continuing to pay
off, both in convenience and fi-
nances, it was disclosed at the
hospital board’s regular meeting
Tuesday night.
Board Chairman Lon C. Boolh re-
ported that even with the normal
depreciation in the value of the
building and equipment, the hos-
pital had gone only $178 into the
“red” during the first seven
months of this year.
While the depreciation of proper-
ty must be figured into the books,
he pointed out, the hospital never-
theless is ‘‘making its way nicely”
in meeting its own expenses.
Board members, who took up the
usual variety of routine business
at the meeting, opened their ses-
sion with an inspection of the new-
ly-installed air-conditioning equip-
ment, which was turned on the
first time Monday.
Booth, who also heads the Park
View foundation, said the founda-
tion ’meanwhile needs only $1,070
in donations to cover its share of
air-conditioning costs.
FHA Offices
To Be Moved
The Canadian county Farmers
Home administration office is due
to be moved to a new location this
week with Fred Belislc, county
supervisor during the past year,
slated to move up to a seven-
county supervisory post.
The FHA office currently is lo-
cated in the El Reno city hall, but
will be moved Friday to the new
location in the 1(H) block on South
Bickford, over the Franklin store.
The office will be closed Friday
afternoon, but business will begin
in the new quarters on Monday,
Aug. 15.
Ollen D. Emanuel, who has been
assistant to Bclisle here for the
past six months, will move up to
the county supervisors post.
The area lo be headed here by
Bclisle will include Canadian,
Kingtisher, BLune, Caddo, Grady
and Stephens counties.
Pair Granted
OU Scholarships
Two El Reno students have been
named winners of the McMahon
Foundation scholarship in journaf-
ism of $200 per year for their
freshmen year at the University
of Oklahoma, Dr. Fayette Cope-
land, director of OU’s School of
Journalism, announced today.
Winners include Fred Singleton,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Single-
ton, 1120 West Wade, and C. Ray
Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Shaw, 710 South Pauline street.
Scholarships are granted to
male students in OU's school of
journalism by the McMahon Found-
ation of Lawton in the total amount
of approximately $7,000 per year.
Defenders Say
Galbraith Was
Insane at Time
McALESTER, Aug. 10—
—County Attorney James P.
Whyte, in his opening state-
ment to the jury hearing the
murder trial of Dr. Ben T. Gal-
braith. said today the state
will prove “premeditation”
was involved.
The 34-year-old heart speci-
alist is being tried for the
death of his wife, Mary Kath-
erine, March ”17. He also has
been charged with murder in
the deaths of his three chil-
dren. They were found in the
flaming ruins of their two-
story home.
Whyte outlined the state’s case
and then said he would prove the
murders were premeditated.
Picturing the fire scene, the
county attorney said firemen first
found ‘‘the body of a young boy,
who will be identified as Jere Gal-
braith.” Defense Attorney Fred
Whetsel immediately objected to
"anything referring to other of-
fenses,” in the state's opening
statements.
District Judge W. A. Lackey
overruled the objection.
Shows Emotions
The state's witnesses were call-
ed soon after the defense’s opening
statement was completed.
Galbraith, who tried to commit
suicide for the fourth time Sunday
morning in a jail cell, came close
to breaking down.
Whetsel outlined what he called
"a history of mental illness for my
client as far back as his 17th
birthday.”
Whetsel concluded:
“Dr. Galbraith was insane on
March 17 and did not know right
from wrong and is insane at this
time. This terrible thing that has
happened is an accumulation of
mental suffering.”
An all-male, all married jury,
qualified for the death penalty, was
picked yesterday. The defense in-
dicated its plea would be insanity.
Charge Overruled
Attorneys questioned 53 prospec-
tive jurors before agreeing on the
12 panel members and the defense
used all but one of its challenges.
Attorneys for Galbraith, a one-
time mental patient at Memphis,
Tenn., sought unsuccessfully a
change of venue on grounds he
couldn't get a fair trial because of
public opinion.
But the slight, emaciated-looking
doctor paid little attention to the
proceedings as he sat glassy-eyed
in the hot crowded courtroom with
his wrists heavily bandaged from
slashes caused in a fourth suicide
attempt Sunday.
Galbraith’s wife, Katherine, 34,
and his children, Frank, 7, Jere,
5, and Sara, 4, were killed in the
family home last March 17 when
a combination of histamine drugs
and an insecticide were injected
into their veins with a hypoder-
mic needle.
Notes Found in Cell
Galbraith admitted the murders,
and then trying to burn the house
down, because he said he believed
he was drifting into a “permanent
nightmare,” and that his wife
would have to take care of him.
He said he believed she would
eventually go into the same state
and the children would starve to
death.
“I believe that something was
taking place in my brain that
would make me completely help-
less and paralyzed but I would
continue living,” Dr. Galbraith
disclosed in rambling notes of
more than 3,000 words which were
found in his jail cell Sunday.
Date of Red Cross
Fund Campaign Set
Dates for the 1956 annual Red
Cross fund campaign have been set
for Nov. 1 to Thanksgiving Day, it
was announced today by William
L. Fogg, chairman of the organiza-
tion’s Canadian county chapter.
The county's quota in this year's
drive will be announced later, the
chapter chairman said, and a cam-
paign chairman and his staff of
assistants also will be selected at a
later date.
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