The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 59, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1950 Page: 1 of 13
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: El Reno Daily Tribune and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
OXlahoiaa Historic?!.Soc.
Capitol,
Oklahon
The El Reno Daily Tribune
Single Copy Five Cents
(U.PJ MEANS UNITED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Thursday, April 20, 1950
UP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
TORNADOES STRIKE IN ALABAMA—Twin tornadoes stabbed at four communities in the
Mobile bay area, injuring 14 persons. The Stallworth Pine Products company plant at Whistle, Ala.
was demolished by the first high winds but no one was injured. (NEA Telephoto.)
V
Concert Will
Benefit Fund
Barbershop Singers
Are Giving Program
All proceeds from the Barber-
shop concert scheduled at 8 p. m.
tonight in the El Reno highschool
auditorium will be turned to the
fund for purchasing new robes for
the highschool choir.
Miss Helen Martin, director of
vocal music in the highschool. an-
nounced today that 60 new robes
have been purchased. They are
royal blue in color with long white
stoles. Each stole has an attractive
“E" embroidered in blue.
Tonight’s program, sponsored by
the El Reno chapter of the Society
for the Preservation and Encourage-
ment of Barber Shop Quartet Sing-
ing in America, will feature several
special groups in addition to the
El Reno SPEBSQSA chorus, direct-
ed by Folsom D Jackson, Okla-
homa City.
One of Oklahoma City's most
popular quartets, the Southern
Berenaders, will appear.
Also on the program will be the
Varsity Four, an El Reno highschool
quartet composed of Joe Frank
Marsh, Ed Fuchs. Jimmy Brown
and Billy Spurr. The gToup known
as Three Chills and an Icicle in-
cludes Brown, Spurr, Bill Farris
and Peggy Royse.
Additional groups taking part are
the Four Flats and a Sharp, and
the Rockets.
The program will offer 90 minutes
of excellent entertainment, the
sponsors have announced.
Webster Staff
Being Installed
Recently elected officers of the
Webster unit of the Parent-Teach-
er association will be Installed by
Mrs. John Roblyer at 2:30 p. m.
Friday at the school.
Officers include Mrs. Robert A.
Doyle, president; Mrs. W. A. King,
vice president; Mrs. Truman J.
Lee, secretary, and Mrs. Harold
Glass, treasurer.
Presiding during the business
session will be Mrs. E. C. Cross
white.
The program for the afternoon
will include selections by the
fourth, lifth and sixth grade music
classes under the direction of Miss
Mildred Osborn.
Songs by the fourth grade stu-
dents will be ’ The American Way
"Flag Song” and “Shake That tit-
tle Fooi."
"My Husky Dog,” "Herons" and
"By the Mississippi" will be sung
by the fifth grade choral group
and “Bells of the Sea," "Salerno
Fishermen" and "Fairest Lord
Jesus" are to be presented by the
sixth grade.
Numbers offered by the grade
chorus will Include "Hawaiian
Night," "A Pledge" and "Lovely
Meadows."
Presenting Instrumental solos
will be Alice Faye Shawn and
Nancy Belt.
Refreshments will be served at
the conclusion ol the afternoon by
the second grade room mothers.
Searcy Notes Hazards Involved
In Burning of Spring Rubbish
Spring cleanings are Just about
due for most families in El Reno
and it seems to mean first and
foremost one big, beautiful bon-
fire, laments LeRoy Searcy, fire
chief.
Setting a match to a pile of
old rubbish, papers, dead vege-
tation or Junk seems to be the
quickest way of doing the job.
But, Searcy says, it may also be
the quickest way of getting rid
of a fence, garage, car and even
a house.
Searcy said he isn’t trying to
tell people not to start bonfires,
but to be careful and be pre-
pared for any emergency before
a blaze is started.
Piles of rubbish should oe a
safe distance from anything
which could possibly burn and
the pile should be compact.
If there's a high wind, Searcy
advised to play safe and post-
pone the fire for a few hours.
He also said the fire should be
watched constantly until It has
burned down and rubbish put in
a metal container with a lid on
it.
“There's no excuse for letting
bonfires get out of control. But
there's always the chance that
while the fire department is
chasing down one of these fires,
a more serious blaze may break
out somewhere else in the
neighborhood.” Searcy said.
Racing May Get
Feather in Cap
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., April 20
—(U.PJ—Ostrich farmer Jim Casper
has announced plans to build a
quarter-mile straightaway for os-
trich racing near New Orleans.
Casper said he had trained his
ostriches for sulky racing and
claimed they can outrun thorough-
bred horses,
STRIKE STOPS SHIPS
LONDON, April W — UP) — A
mushrooming wildcat strike of
London dockers made more than
6,000 men Idle today and Immo-
bilized at least 36 ships carrying
.food for Britain’s skimpy larders.
Raging Rivers
Drench Plains
Flood Isolates
1,650 Families
BISMARCK. N. D„ April 20-
<U.»—“Walk of water" rolled across
the northern plains today and cre-
ated inland seas that drove 1,650
families from their homes, isolated
whole towns and flooded thousands
of acres of fertile farmland.
Raging rivers, fed by melting
snow and shacked by ice Jams,
caused widespread suffering in
North Dakota, northwestern Minn-
esota and southern Manitoba.
Floodwaters also plagued north-
western South Dakota and north-
ern Wisconsin.
North Dakota Suffers
North Dakota was hardest hit
by the spring floods. State agencies
rushed evacuation equipment while
Governor Fred Aandahi awaited
President Truman's reply to his ap-
peal for a declaration of emer
gency.
The Red river of the north, at
its highest level of the century,
spread over wide areas of its table-
like valley. On the North Dakota
side of the river, nearly a score of
towns were flooded from Neche on
the Canadian border to Hillboro,
more than 100 miles south.
Towns Inundated
Tributaries of the Red, including
the Pembina, Tongue, Park, Forest,
Turtle and Goose rivers, poured
their burdens into the M/,gy valley.
The Red and its ieeder streams
also spread over rich lands in five
northwestern Minnesota counties.
Downstream to the north, the
worst flood in 50 years inundated
six southern Manitoba towns. Up
to three feet of water from the
Red or its tributaries drove hun-
dreds of resident from their homes
and two of the towns were isolated.
Johnson Receives
Building Permit
Charles C. Johnson Wednesday
was issued a permit to build a
residence and a garage, records of
Miss Ethel Dowell, city clerk, show.
Johnson plans to construct the
building at 1305 West Blake street.
Costs estimated at $2,000, the house
will be 34 feet by 20 feet, and the
garage will be 12 feet by 20 feet.
Both buildings will be frame and
construction is expected to be com-
pleted by July 1.
Eye Infection Blamed
On New Mexico Dust
HOLLYWOOD. April 20— (U.R>—
Film actor Cornell Wilde was In a
hospital today for treatment of an
8ye Infection resulting from a dust
storm in Sant* Fe. N. M.
Wilde flew home from location
with a film company In New
I Mexico yesterday. He will return
I to Santa Fe Monday.
Entry of Float In
Parade Invited
El Reno Rotary club members
took a quick trip through South
America at their noon luncheon
today via a film shown by Charles
Gray, traffic manager of Braniff
airlines.
Before the film was shown, Paul
Liebmann Invited the Rotarians to
enter a float in the annual Jaycee
and Wrangler club rodeo parade.
Civic groups can enter floats this
year, Liebmann said, and are eligi-
ble for prizes.
Si Chase. Junction City, Kan.,
was introduced as visiting Rota-
rian. Chase is a former resident
of El Reno.
The film on South America was
part of the club's Latin American
relations program. Gray explained
that the opening of Braniff's oper-
ation in South America in 1946
has brought about expansion of
four Oklahoma films on that con-
tinent.
South America has a good market
for American dollars, Oray said,
pointing out the small cost of a
vacation there. He said a suite of
hotel rooms and three meals cost
only $4.50 per day In Rio de
Janeiro.
By plane, the trip to Brazil takes
only 37 hours, Oray said.
The film, which was made by
MGM, covered historic spots, mod
ern buildings, sports and famous
views of South America.
Volume 59, No. 44
Strike Ordered
Against Seven
Major Railways
All Trains In
Affected Areas
Will Be Stopped
CHICAGO, April 20—(U.PJ—The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire-
men sent orders to 13,000 members
today to strike against seven major
railroads next Wednesday to en-
force demands for an additional
fireman on multiple-unit diesel
engines.
Union spokesman said the strike
would tie up passenger and freight
service over thousands of miles of
trackage from Harrisburg and Buf-
falo west to the Pacific ocean.
Shippers and passengers could still
use other routes between the east
and west coast, however.
The strike will go into effect
Wednesday at 6 a. m. in each time
zone.
All trains in the struck areas will
be stopped, the union said, includ-
ing those pulled by diesel, steam
and electric engines.
State May Suffer
There was still a possibility, how-
ever, that the dispute might be
settled by negotiation.
The eastern section of the coun-
try was not affected by the strike
[wder.
But the midwest and west could
suffer severely, especially with the
approach of the wheat harvest.
Railroads ordered struck were
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe; the Southern railway; the
Ohio Central; the Big Pour; the
Pennsylvania west of Harrisburg;
the New York Central west of
Buffalo, and the Michigan Central
west of the Detroit river.
The strike presumably would stop
some of the nation's most famous
trains, including the New York
Central's "20th Century Limited”
and ‘‘Pacemaker" and the Santa
Fes “Chief" and "Super-Chief.”
Thousands Affected
Thousands of daily passengers
would be forced to resort to other
lines or to buses and trains to cross
the country.
The'Santa Fe. one of the most
important routes through the
southwest from Chicago to Gal-
veston. El Paso. Los
(Ban Francisco, runs Wj ______
heart of the nation's “breadbasket.
Farmers of the region were re-
j lying on the line to carry off the
I Ml
Did You Hear
-0-
r»ENE KULLMANN, El Reno
student In Oklahoma A. and
M. coUege at Stillwater, has been
initiated Into the Dairy Science
club at the college. Membership
in the club is open to all stu-
dents interested in dairying,
Kullmann, a freshman at A.
and M., is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. I. E. Kullmann, 906 South
Ellison avenue.
Private Donald Gerald Cottey
has been selected as a member of
the baseball team of the regi-
mental division, Camp L. Fort
Riley, Kan. Cottey is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cottey, 206
North Foster avenue.
millions of bushels of wheat which
soon will be ripening.
The Santa Fe has more than 13,-
000 miles of right-of-way. About
400 of its 1.700 locomotives are
diesel. Only the Pennsylvania has
more diesel engines.
The strike would be felt especial-
ly In Chicago, as passengers took
to other routes, possibly by-passing
the city, and as manufacturers
here were forced to use trucks to
ship their goods to some destina-
tions.
Jaycee Jaynes
Name Officers
Mrs. Bruce Haynes has been
named to serve as president of the
El Reno Jaycee Jaynes for the en-
suing year.
Other officers will Include Mrs.
John Lanman, vice president; Mrs.
Jean Pazoureck, secretary; Mrs.
Paul Compton, treasurer; Mrs. Gar-
land Parker, historian; and Mrs.
J. W. Wilkinson, reporter.
The election was conducted dur-
ing a called meeting Wednesday
night In the home of Mrs. Earnest
Potts, 714 South Bickford avenue.
Also during the meeting, plans
were outlined for a baked food
sale to be held Saturday to raise
needed funds for the spraying of
the city during the summer months.
Weafher
State Forecast
Fair and warmer tonight and
Friday. Lows tonight In the 40s.
El Reno Weather
For the 24-hour period ending at
8 a. m. today: High, 63; low, 40; at
8 a. m„ 49.
State of weather: Clear and mild.
Precipitation: None.
Glee Club To
Attend Dinner
Preceding the evening appear-
ance of the men’s glee club of Ok-
lahoma A. and M. college on the
stage of the El Reno highschool
auditorium Tuesday, April 25, the
entire personnel of the organiza-
tion will be guests at a buffet din-
ner at the Etta Dale junior high-
school.
The dinner will be served at 6
p. m. by the P-TA units of the
Central and Rose Witcher schools
which are sponsoring the local
concert. Members of the arrange-
ments committee include Mrs. P.
W. Shepherd, chairman, Mrs. Alva
Cavln, Mrs. Ryan H. Morris, Mrs.
J. C. McNaught, Mrs. B. E. Carder
and Mrs. Floyd Croxton.
Tickets for the program to be
presented both at 2:30 p. m. and
8 p. m. may be secured from any
student of the Central or Witcher
schools which are conducting a
ticket sales contest among the
various rooms.
Fund Is Passed
OU Regents Approve
$4,634,000 Program
NORMAN; April 20—<U.R>—A $4,-
634,000 building program had ap-
proval of University of Oklahoma
regents today.
The program calls for construc-
tion totaling $3,250,000 on the
campus and $1,284,000 for OU's
medical school in Oklahoma City.
It must receive final approval from
state regents for higher education.
Money for the buildings will
come from OU’s part of the state's
$36,000,000 bond Issue.
The medical school appropriation
is for a long-range expansion pro-
gram. It will provide construction
of a neuropsychiatric center, and
expansion of Crippled Children’s
hospital and the medical school
building.
Building Date Set
Construction of the neuropsy-
chiatric center and the medical
school addition probably will start
by July, said Dr. Mark R. Everett,
medical school dean. He pointed
out that the medical school got all
it asked from the building bond
issue. Crippled children’s addition
Is last on the schedule.
The $500,000 neuropsychiatric
center will be housed in an eight
or nine-story addition to Univer-
sity hospital.
„„H The regents gave only $250,000
the bond issue for a $900,000
_T“Tmedical school building addition.
But the rest of the money is avail-
able—from a 1949 legislative ap-
propriation. Regents allotted $320.-
000 for the Crippled Children’s hos-
pital addition and $214,000 for
other medical school improvements.
Campus To Be Enlarged
The regents approved money for
nine campus buildings. They also
authorized the university to buy
lots west of the campus owned by
the late Lew Wentz and to build
a library In memory of the late
Paul S. Carpenter, former dean of
the college of fine arts.
Wentz provided in his will that
OU should have first bid ou his
property near the school.
OU's alumni foundation plans a
fund-raising drive for the memori-
al library, which will serve schools
of music, art and drama.
The estimated cost of the nine
campus buildings was $3,350,000,
but Dr. George L. Cross. OU presi-
dent. was ordered to trim this
$100000. Work on the campus
buildings probably won't start un-
til autumn.
Appropriate Dress
Contest Part Of
Annual Program
BY ALAN JENKINS
Style revue—women’s business?
Not to 250 4-H club boys who are
planning to enter the appropriate
dress division at the Canadian
county 4-H contests Saturday.
Wearing apparel from working
overalls to Sunday's best will be
modeled by club boys as part of
the contests to be held at Lincoln
school.
BUI Nelson, assistant Canadian
county agent, said the contest for
boys was being held this year to
make them conscious of color
schemes and correct dress for va-
rious occasions.
In Five Classes
The dress contest will be divided
Into five classes. First, everyday
school wear, which will consist of
a T-shirt, wash trousers, polished
shoes and cotton socks.
Similar dress will make up the
second class of sports wear for
school. Sports wear for parties,
farm wear and church or dress
suit will complete the classes.
Nelson said the entries would
attempt to carry out a color scheme
in each of the five classes. The
way the contestant looks in his
clothes will count 50 percent of
the score.
Girls Having Revue
Just because the boys are hav-
ing a style revue of their own
won't distract from the 4-H club
Sir Is' dress revue, Miss Margaret
Edsel, Canadian county home dem-
onstration agent, said.
The dress revue will be held in
the afternoon and will begin at 1
p. m. The 8- and 9-year-old girls
will style headscarves which they
(PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8)
Whiskey Hid
In Gas Tank
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 20-
<U.R>—Oklahoma City police have
uncovered a car with a gasoline
tank built half for fuel and half
for whiskey.
Detectives Grady Muse and
Percy Borden said they stopped
Neil Elmo Warren, 32, Oklahoma
City bottlegger, yesterday. War-
ren was driving an old model
Ford with the gasoline tank In
front of the dash board.
"We moved a gadget on the
Ignition plate and a section of the
gasoline tank opened," Borden
said. “It contained 13 pints of
tax paid whiskey.”
The detectives said Warren
told them he had the tank
divided so he could use half of
It for gasoline, half for whiskey
storage. He was freed on bonds
totaling $40.
VFW Post Having
Meeting Tonight
The regular meeting of the
Charles C. Kegelman post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars has been
announced for 7:30 p. m. tonight
at the post clubhouse by Arne
Johnson, post commander.
Business will include a report of
the district convention held last
week-end at Lawton, initiation ser-
vices. and Installation ceremonies
for officers not previously Installed.
Also planned Is the showing of
films, along with other entertain-
ment.
Preceding the session, members
of the house committee will meet
at 7 p. in , the announcement said.
••FIRST BREAK"
WASHINGTON, April 20-<>P>—
The CIO Communications Workers
today described a New Jersey arbi-
tration award of $260 a week to
12.000 members as "the first signi-
ficant break in the current tele-
phone wage dispute.”
Chief Seeks
Court Order
MUSKOGEE, April 20 — (U.R) —
Eire Chief J. E. Coppinger of Mus-
kogee will seek a district court In-
junction tomorrow to restrain city
officials from ousting him.
Former Chief Gerald Goodwin
seeks to be reinstated. He retired
because of disability In November,
1946, but now contends he Is able
to resume the fire chief job. Under
rules of the department, a disabled
member must be reinstated to his
old position when well.
Judge O. H. P. Brewer will hear
Copplnger's petition for an in-
junction. Oopplnger alleges he
would be "removed without cause"
if the city gave the position to
Goodwin,
Oil Boom Hits
Kansas Town
J El MORE. Kan.. April 20—(U.R)—
Jetmore, with a normal population
of 1,000, became a boom town today
as oil lease makers swarmed into
the community.
Editor Howard Wilson of the Jet-
more Republican said the Influx
of outsiders started after Shell OU
company made a discovery on a
farm two inUes north of the town
Saturday.
Wilson said drlUers told him the
well would be a good commercial
producer.
Jetmore was so jam-packed to-
day that visitors had to drive 40
mflcs to Dodge City for their meals
and to use telephones.
Rock Island
Week Slated
Mayor Is Issuing
Special Proclamation
Sunday, May 7, will mark the
opening of Rock Island week in
El Reno when "Rock Island Trail,"
a movie based on the founding of
the Rock Island railroad, will high-
light a day of special activities.
Mayor Herman Merveldt will Is-
sue a proclamation to mark the
week.
B. R. Dew, assistant general
manager of Rock Island lines In
El Reno, announced that old-time
cars and an engine, used In the
location scenes made near Hailey-
ville, will be on display at the
railroad station here during that
day, open for public Inspection.
Two of the film’s stars. Forrest
Tucker and Adele Mara, will make
appearances at the Centre theater
at 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. Warren
DeMoss, president of the El Reno
chamber of commerce, will make
a few brief remarks at the evening
appearance of the stars, congrat-
ulating the Rock Island on its
nearly 100 years of progress.
R. H. Spicer, Rock Island super-
intendent, and Hugh Dempsey,
who played minor parts in the
film, will also be interviewed on
the Centre stage.
Special guests from the Rock Is-
land's general offices in Chicago
also are expected to attend this
Oklahoma premiere showing.
Special railroad exhibits wUl be
on display in downtown El Reno.
Announcement Made
For Attorney’s Post
Ralph A. Myers, Jr„ has au-
thorized The Tribune to announce
his candidacy for the office of coun-
ty attorney of Canadian county,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primary in July and the
general election in November.
Myers is presently employed as
assistant county attorney of this
county, an assignment he has held
for a period of 14 months. He took
the position Immediately upon his
graduation from the University of
Oklahoma in January 191fl.
Reared at Yukon
Myers was born and reared In
Yukon and has lived In Canadian
county all of his life. He attended
Yukon grade school and high-
school, graduating from highschool
in 1941. He then entered the uni-
versity and attended that insti-
tution until May of 1943 when he
volunteered for the army. Myers
served three years in the army,
most of that time being spent
with the 280th combat engineer
battalion, and 18 months being
spent in the European theater of
operations.
Myers is the son of Ralph A.
Myers, Yukon, who has served as
superintendent of the Yukon
schools since 1922 and stlU occupies
that position.
Myers has had considerable ex-
perience in criminal prosecution,
having prosecuted many different
kinds of criminal cases in the 14
months spent as assistant county
attorney, and his experience has
covered justice of the peace cases,
county court trials, and cases be-
fore the jury of the district court.
Active in Civic Groups
Since coming to El Reno, Myers
has been active in civic clubs,
serving this past year as program
chairman of the Lions club, and1
Is a member of the American j
Legion, the VFW, the Barbershop
singers, and the Junior chamber J
of commerce.
Myers resides at 800 South Miles
avenue with his wife. Pat, and
his 1-year-old daughter, Susan.
Myers says he intends to make
personal contact with the voters of
Canadian county before the pri-
mary on July 4.
Truman Plans
Campaign To
Spread Truth
Acheson Directed
To Develop Program
Against ‘Deceit’
WASHINGTON. April 20—UP)—
President Truman disclosed plans
today for a “great campaign of
truth” to convince the world the
United States has "no purpose of
going to war except in defense of
freedom.”
He told the American Society of
Newspaper Editors he has directed
Secretary of State Dean Acheson
to develop a strengthened national
Information program to overcome
Soviet Russian "deceit, distortion
and lies.”
He invited the continued co-
operation of American newspapers
in spreading the fact that this
country is “whoUy dedicated to the
cause of peace.” Mr. Truman de-
clared :
“We must make ourselves known
as we reaUy are—not as Communist
propaganda pictures us. We must
pool our efforts with those of the
other free peoples 'in a sustained,
intensified program to promote the
cause of freedom against the prop-
aganda of slavery.”
Vital Role Stressed
The president’s address, prepared
for delivery at a luncheon in the
Hotel Statler, stressed the vital role
newspapers can play in this phase
of the cold war.
"There Is too much nonsense
about striped trousers In foreign
affairs,” he said.
"Far more Influence is exerted
by the baggy pants of the manag-
ing editor."
Mr. Truman chose this gathering
of the nation's editors to outline
a program for strengthening the
government’s own informational
program abroad.
He said most of the editors are
meeting well their responsibility as
a link "between the American
people and world affairs” by in-
forming them "weU and completely,”
Danger Is Cited
But, he added, “I am sorry to
say a few are meeting it badly"
He did not name names, but went
on to say:
"Foreign policy ia not a matter
for partisan presentation. The facts
about Europe or Asia should not be
twisted to conform to one side or
the other of a political dispute.
Twisting the facts might change
the course of an election at home,
but it would certainly damage our
country’s program abroad."
Mr. Truman called "absurd” the
the line taken by Russian propa-
ganda, saying:
Soviet propaganda constantly
reviles the United States as a na-
tion of ‘war-mongers’ and ‘imper-
laUsts.' You and I know how absurd
that is.”
Cutbacks Due
At Postoffice
The El Reno postofflce has re-
ceived no notification of the postal
service cutback, J. W. Moorman,
acting postmaster, said today.
Postmaster Oeneral Jesse M.
Donaldson has sent orders to post-
masters throughout the nation to
curtail home deliveries to one a
day and take other steps to reduce
the postal deficit.
Ten mall carriers and two sub-
carriers are now employed by the
El Reno postofflce for the two
dally mall <t»liveries made, Moor-
man said.
The order includes closing post-
office windows earlier where possi-
ble. Handling the office work In
El Reno are 10 clerks and two
Hub-clerks.
Minor Matter Keeps
Judjje From Polls
MILWAUKEE. Wls„ April 20-
(U.R)—Justice of the Peace Theodore
Fadrow revealed that he didn't vote
for himself this spring.
He wasn’t old enough.
Fadrow, who was elected to of-
fice April 4, won’t be 21 until May
3. But town clerk E. J. Berg said
there’s no law to prevent a minor
from holding the post.
Truman Signs
Housing Bill
WASHINGTON, April 20 ——
President Truman today signed the
multi-billion dollar housing bUl.
The measure, which he approved
without comment, provides incent-
ives for home building by families
of low and moderate incomes but
lacks the controversial cooperative
plan which he proposed.
Both the senate and the house re-
jected the co-op provision. It would
have set up a $5,000,000,000 program
of home building through coopera-
tives and other non-profit groups.
The measure provides for an ex-
pansion of almost $4,000,000,000 in
the federal housing program
through loans and mortgage guar-
antees. It also provides for turning
over to state, county and local
housing authorities nearly 150 war-
built housing projects now under
control of the public housing ad-
ministration. There are about 43,000
units In the projects.
Minor Damage Is
Caused in Mishap
Minor damages were caused
Wednesday In a traffic accident at
Sunset drive and Choctaw avenue,
records of Lee Harvey, chief of
poUce, revealed today.
A 1935 panel truck driven by
John W. Morris, 49, of 420 North
Evans avenue, and a 1942 sedan
driven by Cyrus Pederson, 65,
Lachlne, Quebec, coUided while the
truck was pulling from a parked
position on Sunset drive.
Damage was estimated at only
$5 for each vehicle.
Lattimore Is
Labeled Red
WASHINGTON, AprU 20—(ffV-
Louts F. Budenz, former Com-
munist, testified today that Owen
Lattimore was a member of a
"Communist cell" In the Institute
of Pacific Relations.
Budenz told a senate foreign
relations sub-committee that he
knows Lattimore, far eastern expert,
was associated with two men who
were “Soviet agents.”
Budenz named these men as
Frederick Vanderbilt Field, an of-
ficial of the Institute, and Philip
Jaffe, former editor of the maga-
zine Amerasia.
Th witness, testifying under oath
hi the senate investigation of
charges by Senator Joseph Mc-
Carthy, said the Instltue of Pacific
Relations was not a Communist
organization.
He said, however, that it con-
tained a Communist ceU, which had
been able at one time to gain
control of the organization.
Lcttimore, a Johns Hopkins uni-
versity professor, has denied that
he ever has been a Communist or
that ha helped the Communist
cause in any way.
Union City Plans
Church Dedication
Dr. C Q. Smith, president of the
Oklahoma City university, wiU be
guest speaker at the dedication
ceremonies of the Union City
Methodist church.
The dedication service will be-
gin at 2 p. m. Sunday after a
basket dinner from 12 noon to
1:30 p. m.
Verdict of Not Guilty
Is Given After Trial
Rex C. BouteUer, Yukon, was
found not guilty on a charge of
assault and battery W(
Walter P. Crites, justice of
peace.
The complaint was filed at the
request of Evelyn F. BouteUer, who
alleged that
March 19
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Harle, Budge. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 59, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1950, newspaper, April 20, 1950; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc921241/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.