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Olclehoraa Historlcr.l Soc.
State Capitol,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
The El Reno Daily Tribune
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QJJt) MEANS UNITED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Wednesday, October 19, 1949
<*) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Volume 58, No. 197
Congress Enters
Final Hours Of
Lengthy Session
Last Big Obstacle
To Adjournment
Is Removed
WA8HINOTON, Oct. 19 —<U.R)-
Congress rolled Into the final hours
of Its longest peacetime session In
history today with only three ma-
jor Items of unfinished business be-
fore It.
None of the three was expected
to Interfere with plans for adjourn-
ing this afternoon or tonight. Along
) with an assortment of minor bills,
these were the big Items awaiting
action before the windup::
1. The compromise farm price
support bill which goes before the
house and then the senate for final
approval.
2. The appointment of Mon C.
Wallgren to the federal power com-
mission to succeed Leland Olds,
whose reappointment was rejected
by the senate. The senate was ex-
pected to confirm Wallgren over
protests of Senator Harry P. Cain
(Republican, Washington).
Appropriations Included
3. A $1,620,000,000 appropriations
bill which includes cash and con-
tract authority for the administra-
tion's foreign military aid program.
Unless the house accepts amend-
ments approved by the senate yes-
terday. this measure must go to a
conference committee for adjust-
ment of differences.
The last big obstacle to adjourn-
ment was overcome yesterday when
house and senate conferees, hope-
lessly deadlocked as late as Monday
night, resumed negotiations and
brought forth a compromise farm
bill. Since it was supported by all
the conferees, It was not expected
to draw much opposition when put
before the house and senate today.
To resolve the fundamental dis-
pute between rigid and flexible
price supports, the compromise
called for continued support of basic
crops at 90 percent of parity next
year, then at 80 to 90 for two years
and finally at 75 to 90.
Alternatives Provided
The bill also provided two alterna-
tive methods of computing parity.
Prices will be supported under
whichever formula Is higher.
The senate sidestepped another
barrier to adjournment yesterday
when It put over until next year
the conference committee report on
the "basing point” bill to permit
manufacturers to absorb freight
costs. Extended debate on the meas-
ure had been stalling other bills.
As congress drove toward ad-
journment. other action Included:
Minimum wage—Both house and
senate approved a conference report
on a bill raising the national min-
imum wage from 40 to 75 cents an
hour and making minor changes
In wage-hour law provisions dealing
with administration and coverage.
Government pay—The senate
approved conference reports, already
adopted by the house, providing
nearly $250,000,000 in annual salary
Increases for more than 1.300.000
postal and civil service employes of
the government.
Rural telephones—Both house and
senate approved a conference re-
port on legislation authorizing the
rural electrification administration
to make loans to extend rural tele-
phone service.
Eagles Plan
For Baseball
The EH Reno Eagles lodge again
will sponsor an amateur baseball
team next season but probably will
be a member of a different league,
It was voted Tuesday night at the
weekly meeting In the lodge hall.
The Eagles previously have been
members of the Oklahoma City
Commercial league but plans now
are being made to form a league
between Andarko. Clinton, Geary,
minco, Kingfisher, Watonga. Wea-
therford and El Reno.
Minco also has been a member
of the Oklahoma City league In
the past.
John Shaw, chairman of the
Eagles baseball committee, an-
nounced the committee will hold a
meeting Immediately following
lodge next Tuesday night to make
further plans.
GRAND CHAMPION BARROW—Billy Paulk, 17-year-old
Calumet 4-H club member, proudly shows his grand champion
barrow at the American Royal livestock show In Kansas City. The
hog. a 225-pound Chester White, was chosen over 500 entries. (NEA
Telephoto.)
Severe Cold
Covers West
Highways Blocked
By Heavy Snowfall
BY UNITED PRESS
A severe cold snap whistled over
the western states today, blocking
highways under snowdrifts and
endangering crops In California.
The cold front was spreading
eastward Into Nebraska and the
Dakotas today after bringing snow,
hall, rain and high winds to por-
tions of Montana, Wyoming, Colo-
rado, Utah, Nevada. Oregon,
Washington and California.
The massive body of cold air
earlier set off blizzards in Alberta,
Saskatchewan and Manitoba,
plunging temperatures to below
freezing and piling snow Into huge
drifts. One Canadian was listed as
dead due, to the storm and two
were Injured. Roads were blocked
and telephone lines knocked down.
Crop* Endangered
Weather forecasters at Los An-
geles said It was the earliest cold
snap to hit southern California in
30 seasons Farmers were advised
to run water through irrigation
ditches throughout the night to
offset expected low temperatures
of 28 degrees in some localities.
Fear was felt for some vegetable
crops.
The first snow of the season fell
along the ridge route from Los
Angeles to San Francisco which
had Its coldest Oct. 18th In 52 . _______
years when the mercury fell to 47 j eluded selections by the highschoo!
degrees yesterday. I girls' trio and the "Three Flats and
Omen Is Seen a sPare " Member* of the trio were
Ranchers in the western plains Nttdmp Bynum, Janet Huddart and
Parent-Teacher
School Is Held
Speakers Heard
During Sessions
Parent-Teacher association school
of Instruction held in the Wesley
Methodist church here Tuesday was
attended by 77 delegates.
The representatives were from
units at Greenfield, Watonga. Oeary,
Yukon, Del City, Meridian and El
Reno.
Mrs. Bruce Anthony. Norman,
southwest region director; Miss
Maxine Orlffolm, Norman, state
area worker, and Mrs. Mary Alice
Thurston, Noiman. family life in-
stitute director, were the principal
speakers.
The morning session opened with
the flag salute by Mrs. H. M. Hens-
j ley and devotions and welcome
address by Mrs. Roy Eichor.
Topics discussed during the morn-
ing were "Suggested Projects of
P-TA." "Organization of P-TA" and
"Approved Money Making Projects."
The afternoon program Included
a general discussion of "Duty of
Each Elected Officer and Comrtiittee
Chairmen." selections by the Lin-
coln Mothers trio composed of Mrs
H. V. Tllllnghast, Mrs Lee Evans
and Mrs. H. B. Klker. accompanied
by Mrs. Prank Evans, and a talk
by Mrs. Margaret Welden, coach
of El Reno family life institute.
Luncheon was served at noon In
the church under the direction of
Mrs. F. E. Bailey.
A luncheon musical program in-
Britain Protests
Soviet Pressure
In UN Council
Russia Bitterly
Opposing Candidacy
Of Yugoslavia
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Britain charged Russia today
with bringing pressure In an at-
tempt to elect Czechoslovakia to
the united nations security coun-
cil over Yugoslavia.
A British foreign office spokes-
man In London criticized the So-
viet union claim made by Foreign
Minister Andrei Y. Vtshlnsky yes-
terday that election of Yugoslavia
would be unlawful and unjust.
Britain, the spokesman said,
still Intends to support Czechoslo-
vakia for the vacant seat but does
not like Russia's pressure methods.
U. 8. Favors Yugoslavia
The 'United States Ls supporting
the candidacy of Yugoslavia. VI*-
hlnsky called a news conference
at Lake Success yesterday and
made It clear Russia would stage
a furious last-ditch fight to pre-
vent Yugoslavia—the Communist
thorn In Russia's side—from be-
coming a member of the powerful
security council.
European dispatches said Nor-
way and Denmark would vote for
Czechoslovakia while Sweden
would support Yugoslavia.
Vtshlnsky said at his conference
that the atomic bomb has been s
"real weapon" for the Soviet Un-
ion since 1947.
To Speed Program
In Washington it was learned
from authoritative sources that
the United States ls going to
speed up its atomic bomb program
at a cost In excess of $300,000,000.
Observers In the far east said
Chinese Communists are planning
to invade the nationalist air and
naval base of Chusan. This is the
base, 150 miles from Shanghai,
from which the nationalists oper-
ate their coastal blockade of Com-
munist ports
Murray Will Be Invited To Speak
At Dedication of His Monument
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 19—
<U.R)—An Oklahoman who has
never been caught without some-
thing to say befitting the oc-
casion will be called upon for a
few remarks when a monument
In honor of farmer Governor
William H. Murray is dedicated
Nov. 21.
The speaker will be none other
than "Alfalfa Bill” himself.
The state planning and re-
sources board will shortly let
the contracts on the $3,000
monument, which will consist of
a large granite stone and bronze
plaque bearing a likeness of the
rugged former governor.
Murray, nearly blind and deaf
but still actively selling his own
books, will be 80 years old on
the dedication day.
The ceremonies will take place
In Tishomingo, his home since
territorial days. The monument
will be erected on the campus
of Murray State Agricultural
college, named for the man who
waH chief executive from 1031 to
1935, presided at the constitu-
tional convention at statehood In
1006-07. represented Oklahoma
tn congress and broke with the
Democrats during the Roosevelt
era.
Murray himself will be heard
at the ceremonies, perhaps In a
laundered shirt, although he
never was one to put on the spit
and polish for big occasions—or
any occasions, for that matter.
Chairman Clarence Burch of
the planning board said the
dedication program hasn't been
worked out.
Stone for the monument—
which Isn't big as monuments
go—will come from the same
quarry that gave Oklahoma the
rock for Its state capitol build-
ing. The quarry Is Just north of
Tishomingo.
The $3,000 cost of the memorial
ls being borne by the state,
which ls paying $2,500, and by
former students of the Murray
college, who contributed $500.
The clay mold which will be
used to form a likeness of Mur-
ray's face on the bronze plaque
has been completed by Russell
Pearson, planning board artist.
The task of writing the in-
scription on Use plaque has been ,
assigned to Dr. J. 8 Clark, di-
rector of Industrial research for
the planning board. He has
made a tentative draft but has
sent It to Murray college alumni
for their approval or suggestions.
leared that today's storm might
be an omen that they faced an-
other winter such as last when the
worst snows in history killed hun-
dreds of thousands of livestock
and scores of humans.
While the west was getting Its
foretaste of winter, the remainder
of the nation enjoyed relatively
mild weather. The mercury ling-
ered around 65 degrees at New
York. The midwest enjoyed a calm
Indian summer except for Inter-
mittent showers.
On the North Atlantic, however,
wild gales delayed the Cunard
liner Queen Elizabeth, the Dutch
liner Nieuw Amsterdam, and five,
army transports. A French freight-
er, the Caen, was wallowing in
heavy seas with a broken propellor
off the New Jersey coast, but ap-
peared In no Immediate danger.
Carol Cosby. Members of the quar-
tet were Ralph Myers, R A. Bruce,
Luclen Schooling and Pete Oakes.
Group Will Assist In
Girl Scout Fund Drive
J. T. Roberts, chairman of the
annual Girl Scout financial drive,
today announced a partial list of
workers who will assist him In
canvassing the downtown district.
The group Includes Lon Booth,
Jim Pelfrey, Jack Moore, Eugene
Vorhes, Don York, Cortez Hoard,
Dean Wal'd, Robert J. Evans and
H D Ooad.
Additional workers for the drive,
which will extend from Thursday,
Oct. 20. through Friday. Oct 29,
will be announced later.
Roberts also stated that the pro-
posed budget for the year U $2,-
500.
Flim-Flamming
Charges Filed
ATLANTA, Oct. 19—<U.Rl—'Two
Negroes with a new angle wiggled
out of counterfeiting charges here
yesterday, but it cost them $52
each In fines on a "flim-flamming"
count.
Willie Houston, 28, of Sallna,
Kail., and Benny Wheeler. 42. of De-
troit didn't actually manufacture
any bogus money, officers said.
Instead they offered for sale, at
$1,000 each, kits which they
claimed would produce realistic
greenbacks.
Flim-flam cnarges were the only
ones that would stand up, police
said.
Sand Springs Voters
Reject Bond Proposal
SAND SPRINOS, Oct. 10—<U.R>—
A $67,000 bond Issue for Improve-
ment of police, fire and street de-
partments here was defeated by a
3 to 1 margin yesterday.
Mayor Rubye DeBolt of Sand
Springs said he was "sorry" the
bond issue did not carry but "It
definitely does not mean the pro-
gress of our city has stopped."
Youth Held
In Slaying
ST. LOUIS, Get. 19—(U.R)—James
Nalry. 18, Fairvlew Park. Ohio, to-
day confessed the fatal shooting of
his foster mother so he could take
her car on a trip to Texas, the St.
Louis county sheriff’s office re-
ported.
Nalry was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Walter Ptotraschke early to-
day while driving his mother's car
westward on U. 8. highway 66 near
suburban Huntlelgh Village.
An order for Nairy's arrest had
been issued by Ohio police yester-
day after his mother, Mrs. Iva
Nalry, 54, was found fatally wound-
ed In the yard of her home.
The sheriff's office quoted Nalry
as saying he shot her four times
with a .22-caliber target revolver,
“because I always wanted to drive
her car, and she always refused to
let me." He said he was on
his way to Texas when Ptotraschke
spotted the car.
Nalry, an adopted child, was Jailed
pending notification of Ohio au-
thorities.
Ohio police said the youth had
been forbidden by court order to
drive after he "borrowed" a neigh-
bor's auto without consent.
Social Agencies
Having Dispute
University President
To Issue Statement
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. 19-i/P)
-An almost complete breakdown
of relations between the University
of Oklahoma social work school and
Oklahoma City social agencies was
disclosed today.
The result is that university
graduate students are unable to
find necessary field experience as-
signments to complete their study.
Agency heads have apparently
reached an informal agreement not
to accept student trainees until
certain Improvements have been
made in the school.
Of the 38 agencies In the council
of social welfare, only two now are
accepting trainees. The agencies are
the only groups in this area that
can furnish the field experience.
Comment Withheld
Both Dr. George L. Cross, uni-
versity president, and Ralph Neely,
chairman of the council, declined
immediate comment. However. Dr.
Cross promised a statement later
In the day.
Vtrgll Stokes, chairman of the
state welfare department, also de-
clined to comment on the problem.
The department, which normally
accepts 12 graduate students for
field work, Is not taking any this
semester.
Principal objections of the agen-
cies are that the school Is not ac-
credited for two years of study and
what they call "lack of cooperation"
by the school.
Dr. J. J. Rhyne Is director of
the school.
School Approved
University officials feel that the
quality of work at the school ls
adequate. They say the school ls
approved generally and ls accredited
for one year's study.
They also blame a lack of proper-
ly qualified training officials for
field work as part of the trouble.
Braves Win
Another Game
Putnam City’s
Juniors Swamped
Etta Dale junior hlghschool
Braves swamped the Putnam City
Junior hlghschool eleven, 39-0, Tues-
day night on a muddy field at
Memorial stadium. Adams park.
Putnam City was expected to be
a tougher opponent but It was the
Braves' game almost from the start.
In the first two minutes of play
Blrdshead Intercepted a Putnam
pass on the visitors' 30. On the next
play Archer, Dale halfback, slashed
off tackle for the first Brave count-
er, McOlnley crashing over for the
conversion.
More Scores Counted
Later In the first quarter El Reno
drove to scoring position with Old-
camp doing mast of the ball carry-
ing. McGinley sneaked through left
tackle for the touchdown and Old-
camp went over for the conversion.
In the second quarter, with the
ball on the Putnam 15. Hauser went
through the line to reach paydirt.
McGinley passed to Jimerson for
the extra point.
The Braves continued their super-
iority In the third quarter. Hauser
pasted a 40-yard run. Oldcamp then
took the ball around left end for
another counter.
In the fourth period Johnson.
Brave tackle recovered a Putnam
fumble deep In enemy territory.
Valderas, reserve halfback, then cut
through tackle for the fifth Brave
touchdown.
Queen Is Crowned
Recovering their own kickoff El
Reno, with McOlnley, Valderas and
Hauser toting the ball, drove down
the field. Hauser went over for the
final counter.
At the halftime Intermission
Arlone Moyer was crowned queen
of the Braves' football squad. Bill
Boyle, member of the squad, placed
the crown on the queen's head.
Jeanette Bulrd was the queen's at-
tendant.
Thursday the Braves will travel
to Kingfisher and on Oct. 27 will
play Enid at Enid. The next home
game will be Nov. 7, when the
Braves and Enid will meet at Mem-
orial stadium In a return match.
Circus Hit
In Holdup
Did You Hear
rpHIS week—Oct. 16 to 22.
■V Inclusive—has been desig-
nated as Nutlonal Letter Writing
week, and James Moorman, act-
ing postmaster, would like to see
the El Reno postofflce literally
flooded with letters. "Everybody
likes to receive letters from
their relatives and friends.”
Moorman said, "and the best
way to receive letters from your
relatives and friends ls to write
them letters," Moorman urged
that every one establish the
habit—this week—of writing let-
ters to near relatives in other
cities.
Mike Kastner, El Reno phar-
macy student In Southwestern
State college at Weatherlord,
has been pledged to Alpha Nu.
social fraternity at Southwestern.
BERRYVILLE, Ark., Oct. 19—(/Pi
—Three armed gunmen staged a
daring raid on the A1 G. Kelley-
Miller circus here early today and
escaped with between $16,000 and
$17,000 In cash.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Van Gore
of Carroll county said the men,
described as "middle aged and
well dressed" Intercepted Kelley
Miller, one of the circus owners
and his wife as they left the Car-
roll county fair grounds at ap-
proximately 7:30 a. m. this morn-
ing with the show payroll.
Gore sBld the men tied up the
couple, hit Miller "on the head”
with the butt of a gun. and fled
in a 1949 black sedan with the
payroll.
Phone Company
Viewing Appeal
Additional Increases
In Rates Sought
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 19—I/P)
—Southwestern Bell Telephone
company today indicated It will
appeal to the federal district court
for more rate increases In Okla-
homa If the requested Increases are
denied by the Oklahoma corpora-
tion commission.
John Cantrell, company attorney,
gave the Indication of a federal
appeal when company officials ap-
peared before the commission.
On Monday the commission
awarded Southwestern Bell toll and
exchange rate Increases totalling
approximately $5,750,000,
However, it denied Increases In
exchange rates of about $2,000,000
annually.
The company late yesterday filed
an appeal for a supercedeas bond
under which It could begin mak-
ing the additional charges for ex-
changes temporarily.
“If supercedeas be denied under
circumstances such as these the
order would amount to legislative
denial of review, thus opening to
the utility the doors of a three-
judge federal court," Cantrell told
the commission.
The corporation commission
took the telephone company's re-
quest under advisement.
Firemen Forced
To Use Shovels
ROCKFORD, 111., Oct. 19—<U.R)—
Firemen put In two hours' work
with shovels last night to locate
a tiny fire at the bottom of 100,-
0O0 bushels of government-owned
com In a storage bln here.
Water failed to stop the blaze,
which was apparently started by
an electric light bulb touching the
corn.
The firemen moved several
thousand bushels of the com be-
fore they could get close enough
to the burning core to douse It
with hoses.
Highway Patrol Working
On Stricter Enforcement
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. 19—
—(U.R)—The highway patrol ar-
rested twice as many motorists
during the first 10 days of this
month as It did during the same
period last year, Safety Com-
missioner Paul Reed disclosed
today.
Reed said the stricter enforce-
ment program—part of the "new
deal" In highway safety for Okla-
homa-had cut the number of
fatulltes more than half from the
corresponding part of 1948.
Violations of Oklahoma’s new
traffic code, passed by the 1949
legislature, brought most of the
arrests.
Arrests for moving violations —
which Include speeding, running
stop signs, Illegal passing and all
other violations committeed while
a vehicle Is In motion—were 654
compared with 374 for the same
10-day period In 1948 There were
580 arrests for similar violations
for the first 10 days of last
month.
Seven persons were killed In
state traffic accidents during the
first 10 days of this month,
compared with 19 for the period
a year ago.
Damage Reported
In Traffic Mishap
Property damage was reported In
a traffic mishap In the 500 block
of South Rock Island avenue at
7:50 a, m. today, Lee Harvey, chief
of police, said.
A 1949 model sedan driven south
by John R. Ross, Jr.. 23, of 115
North El Reno avenue, and a 1942
model dump truck operated south
by Curtis L. Stevens, 21, Ackerly,
Tex., collided while Stevens was
starting to make a left turn off
Rock Island onto Carson street.
Damage to the right front fender
of the truck was damaged an esti-
mated $30 while there was uo dam-
age to the automobile officers sold.
Harris Will Manage
Washington Senators
WASHINGTON, Oct 19—(>P»—
President Clark Griffith an-
nounced today Buck Harris has
been signed to manage the Wash-
ington Senators baseball team for
the next three years.
Harris wlU succeed Joe Kuhel,
who was fired on Oct. 3. Under
Kuhel the hapless Senators fin-
ished In eighth place In the Amer-
ican league, 47 games behind the
world champion Yankees.
The terms of the contract were
not announced. However, there
were reports that Harris will re-
ceive about (25,000 a year.
Minister Speaks
On Communism
Robert Biel Heard
By Members of Club
"Communism and the Church"
was the topic which Rev. Robert
Biel, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran
church, used Tuesday when he
spoke at the weekly luncheon meet-
ing of the El Reno Lions club.
Communists, the speaker charged,
promote class warfare, are anti-
social and are the sworn enemies
of the church.
He traced the history of the
Communists In the United States
and asserted they have established
headquarters in all of the larger
cities In the nation. They also
publish papers and magazines, he
said, which have for their purpose
the fanning of class hatreds.
MHln goals of the Communists,
Rev. Biel said, are the abolishment
of the present social system;
abolishment of private property;
abolishment of the family system;
abolishment of national boundaries;
destruction of all forms of democ-
racy, freedom of speech, freedom
of assembly, freedom of the press
and the right of trial by Jury.
He asserted that communism Is
the moat serious threat to the
church and urged his listeners not
to remain indifferent.
Plans for the "farmer friendship"
banquet, to be held at the Wesley
Methodist church by the club the
night of Nov. 1, were outlined by
Dr. C. Riley Strong. It was re-
ported that efforts are being made
to engage Dr Henry G. Bennett,
president of Oklahoma A. and M.
college as the principal speaker.
Jack Craddock, member of the
Rotary club, was a guest. He briefly
discussed the "Institute of World
Affairs" program which the Rotary
club ls sponsoring in El Reno.
Bomber Fleet
Is Defended
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19—</Pi—
General Hoy S. Vandenberg said
today that If the United States
cuts down on strategic bombing
strength, then Russia will be free
to concentrate on developing of-
fensive power.
Vandenberg, the air force chief
of staff, was before the house
armed services committee defend-
ing the air foTce policy of build-
ing up a B-36 fleet against navy
criticism.
The navy, In hearings last week,
had argued that the air force
should spend less time and money
on strategic bombers and more on
tactical air power to support
ground operations.
Such a policy as this, Vanden-
berg said, would mean:
1. “We would give up the deter-
rent value of this nation's atomic
weapons and we would place our-
selves In disagreement with all of
those people who. on both sides
of the ocean, believe that Soviet
aggression is in fact now being de-
terred.
2. “We would Inform the Rus-
sians that they need now take no
defensive measures against a possi-
ble atomic attack on their heart-
land.
3. "If war Is forced on us, this
proposal deprives us of the oppor-
tunity of choking off enemy war-
making power at Its source.”
Lewis Sends
Caustic Note
To AFL Chief
Green Declines
To Pool Resources
In Current Strikes
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
John L. Lewis bitterly denounced
API, President William Green to-
day for turning down a proposal
to help finance a $2500,000 weekly
strike fund for Philip Murray's
CIO Steel Worker*.
The mine workers chief's caus-
tic note to Oreen said:
"You cry loud for labor peace
and labor security, but seldom do
anything to achieve it."
Ik'wls had proposed that his own
mine worker*—themselves on strike
-put up $250,000 weekly to help
Murray's steel strikers, and that
nine AFL union* put up equal
amounts.
Oreen replied that pooling la-
bor's resources was "impossible
and Impracticable" so long as
lewis and Murray fall to bring
their unions Into the AFL.
Murray approved Lewis’ Idea
but said the proposed (2500,000 a
week fund should help striking
mine workers as well as striking
steel workers
t hing Carries Threat
The leaders of the three big di-
visions of organized U. S. labor
once were closely associated but
have split widely as the labor
movement divided.
Meanwhile Cyrus Chlng, chief
federal mediator, carried a “big
stick” threat of government seiz-
ure as he sought a basis for settle-
ment of the steel strike today and
It appeared that a similar club
might be necessary to end the coal
walkout.
Coal mine owners admitted that
negotiations with the united mine
workers were "losing ground."
Oeorge Love, a spokesman for
the owners, said the negotiators
were making “no progress.”
"In fact,” he said, "we are los-
ing ground."
UMW Vice President Thomas
Kennedy disagreed, however. He
said the bargainers were "generally
moving toward an agreement" on
the issues stalemated since May
when Lewis demanded wage
boosts. Improved working hours,
and peaslons amounting to 30-to-
35 cent per ton of coal mined.
Situation Watched
Chlng was reported keeping a
close eye on the coal situation
even a* he began "exploratory
talk" at New York with the giant
U. S. Steel corporation, usually re-
garded as pattern-setter for em-
ploye relations throughout the In-
dustry.
It was reported that Chlng car-
ried authority from President
Truman to warn "big steel" that
the government was ready to act
on the side of CIO President
Philip Murray's striking steel
workers unless the industry-wide
strike were settled forthwith.
Mr. Truman could use war pow-
ers to seize the mills to back up
a recommendation of his fact-
finding board for company-
financed welfare and Insurance
benefits amounting to 10 cents per
man per hour. The union gave up
wage boost demands to accept the
board's report before going on
strike 20 days ago.
Zone Rally Planned At
Olivet Nazarene Church
A zone rally will be held Friday
morning and afternoon at the
Olivet Church of the Nazarene, It
was announced today.
Delegates from all Nazarene
churches In zone 4.are expected to
attend.
Sessions will be held both morn-
ing and afternoon. Rev. Leo Law-
rence will deliver the principal
address at 11 a. m.
'Bone Dry'
War Starts
M'ALESTER, Oct. 19 — <y$») —
Sheriff BUI Alexander launched a
"bone dry" war against the liquor
traffic In Pittsburgh county today
by confiscating eight federal liquor
tax stamps.
The sheriff—who said he had
seized all stamps In the county
except one Issued to the commis-
sioned officers mess at the U. S.
naval ammunition depot south of
McAlester—said he would return
them to the bureau of Internal
revenue In Oklahoma City.
"I will continue to confiscate
every such license, stamp or per-
mit issued by the federal govern-
ment In this county until I am
stopped from doing so by the
proper authorities," Alexander said.
"And then I Intend to test the
matter out in the courts.”
The sheriff said he personally
visited each of the stamp holders
and told them he would "tolerate
no more such permits" tn Pitts-
burg county.
Weather
State Forecast
Cloudy with occasional shoe
or thunderstorms tonight i
Thursday. Little change In U
perature.
El Reno Weather
For the 34-hour period end
at 8 a. m. today; High, O; I
69; at 8 a. m„ 67.
State of weather: Partly
showers.
Precipitation: 43 __
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