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QUO MEANS UNITED
Meat Packers Oppose
Restoring Price Ceilings
Spokesman Informs OPA Decontrol Board
Industry Rapidly Meeting Public Needs
price controls were removed—to
argue their cases.
Today’s hearing was devoted ex-
clusively to meat prices. The three-
man board yesterday heard more
than 20 witnesses voice their views
on grain price controls. Tomorrow
and Thursday It will listen to price
arguments on milk, soybeans and
cottonseed.
The board's decision whether to
restore price ceilings on meat, live-
new OPA act. price controls will be
restored automatically on those
commodities Aug. 21 unless the
board rules otherwise.
The American Meat Institute said
Single Copy, Five Cents
Basketball Fans
Growing Eager
For Dream Game
El Reno’s Dick Dill
And Charles Hulbert
Will Participate
BY BROOKS BICKNELL
United Prees Sports Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 13.-
(UJ9— Oklahoma basketball fans
are getting eager for that dream
game — the all-state hlghachool
cage encounter sponsored by the
Oklahoma Coaches association to
be played in the municipal aud-
itorium here Aug. 22.
But the principal characters to
portray the “dream game,” are
not all cast, according to reports
from Coach Joe Dolllns of North-
western State college, who will
mentor the North all-star team,
while Coach Clarence Brlethaupt
of Oklahoma City Central high-
school, who Is tutoring the South
all-stars reports a full squad.
Dolllns, former Oarber high-
school coach and recently returned
army officer In the Chlna-Burma-
India war theater, said he had
received word from two stalwarts
from El Reno hlghschool’s state
champions, as well as a pair of
from Muskogee’s runner-up
crew, but he was still lacking a
full squad.
Dick Dill. El Reno’s comer-shot
artist, and backboard hustling
Charles Hulbert from the Indians'
state championship five, are ready
for action, Dolllns said.
Hughes, Terrell Included
Jack Hughes, dead-shot guard
from Muskogee, and his team-
mate, Jim Terrell, a steady and
tricky forward, also were anxious
to get things started, but two
more men will be nominated with-
in a couple of days to round out
Dolllns' squad.
Others under Dolllns’ wing for percent above 1942 levels,
the all-star game will be Jack| The new increase, following J‘U since January, but had Insisted
Shelton, a six-foot-fire center ' 7.3 percent average price rise ap-1 upon remaining In Washington until
from Stillwater, who passed up the proved by OPA yesterday, was ex- thc 7Bt1' congres® adjourned,
all-star football game, to which Jpected to average 3 or 4 percent. J Hospital ofllcials declined to re-
lie is qualified, to participate in it is likely to add (30 to <50 to veal the nature of Oallagher’s 111-
the cage extravaganza; Enid's the cost of a low-priced car. ness, saying they "preferred" not
El Reno, Oklahoma, Tuesday, August 13, 1946
m MEANS ASSOCIATED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 —</P)—
Wesley HarWenbergh, president of
the American Meat Institute (pack-
ers), argued today against revival
of meat price ceilings on the grounds
that the Industry Is rapidly meeting
public needs.
This return to “order" in the
business, he told the OPA price de-
control board, contrasts with the
"chaos created by four years of
price control.’’
Hardenbergh warned that restora-
tion of price controls on meat would
Invite return of the black market.
Backing up the warning with
charts and statistics, he said the
new controls on meat would extend
a gilt-edged Invitation for the black
market to return “with all its crook-
edness and maldistribution.”
Consumer and labor groups stood
by ready to counter that uncon-
trolled meat prices would soar be-
yond the average consumer's ability
to pay. They also had ready statis-
tics, family budgets and an average
family diet—before and after meat
LaFollette Has
Severest Test
In Long Career
Ex-Marine Captain
Is Opposing Veteran
Wisconsin Politician
BY UNITED PRESS
Senator Robert M. LaFolletle,
veteran leader of the old pregras
slve party, faced what may be
the most crucial test of his loot
political career In the Wisconsin
primary election today.
. , . . LaFollette, who led hlz progres-
stock. grains milk dairy producte, ^ back tato the QOi, lMt
soybeans and cottonseed must be March, „ for noRltnatlon
made by next Tuesday. Under the th. R,n,lWWll for
under the Republican banner for
the first time.
The Wisconsin primary Is the
top contest In today's balloting In
three states. Vermont and South
Carolina, the most Republican and
that thc Industry was making a fast the most Democratic states In the
recovery from four years of strict
government controls. Return of
price controls, it held, would dis-
courage meat production next year
when a high output Is needed for
price stabilization.
OPA Preparing
Car Price List
Ceilings 25 Percent
Above 1942 Levels
Gallagher Dies
In Minnesota
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13 —(U.R)— ROCHESTER, Minn., Aug. 13— J
OPA today was preparing Its fifth, j (U.R)—William J. Gallagher, retired
and possibly last, price increase street sweeper who proved “that
on 1946 automobiles.
It would restore to dealers their , by being elected to congress In 1944,
pre-war handling charges. died early today In St. Mary's hos-
Plled atop previous boosts. It Dital,
was expected to lift ceilings 25 v 9
Gallagher, who was 71, had been
burly guard, Mel Lelerer; Gene
Clzaski, Okmulgee crack-shot and
the hlgli-scorlng J. O. Stark from
Ralston.
union, also hold primaries today
but a senatorial seat is at stake
in Vermont only.
To Replace Austin
In that Republican stronghold,
where nomination Is tantamount to
election, Ralph E. Flanders,
Springfield manufacturer, and
Sterry R. Waterman, St. Johna-
bury lawyer, are running for no-
mination to the senate seat vacat-
ed by Warren R. Austin, who was
named U. 8. delegate to the unit-
ed natlona security council,
j LaFollette’s principal opposition
Former Street Sweeper co®*8 fro® Joseph r. McCarthy,
„ „ 37. of Appleton, an ex-marine
Became Congressman j captain who received the endorse-
ment of the Wisconsin OOP or-
ganization c o n ve n 11 o n. Perry
Steams, Milwaukee, also has made
a strong bid for the senatorial
nomination.
Good land Is Opposed
In the gubernatorial race, Walter
S. Ooodland. a self-styled "tough
old codger" of 83. Is seeking no-
mination for his third term.
Ooodland Is opposed by an ex-
progressive. Ralph M. Immell,
former Wisconsin adjutant general.
Three congressmen face opposi-
tion In South Carolina which Is
holding a strictly “white primary.”
The state repealed Its primary
laws to circumvent federal court
ruling that Negroes could not be
anything can happen In America'
Dolllns said he hadn’t heard who skipped by the
from Putnam City’s John Tabor. nrgt increases which went to
manufacturers.
The action is dictated by the to glvc their diagnosis until after
new price control act, which also j consulting with his family,
prompted yesterday’s boost. It Oallagher had been in a coma barred. State officials consider the
gave pre-war markups to dealers, when he was brought here in an I election strictly a party affair and
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the U. S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia. Laurence Stelnhardt, and handed a glass of foaming Pilsner
beer. After sipping the beer. LaOuardla said; "This country Is making a great recovery. 1 don't think
they'll need any more grain when the director general Is met at the airport with a glass of beer. Who-
ever planned that made a great mistake." (NEA Telephoto.)
nor Pawnee's Stacey Howe, nor
Dean Enterline from Tulsa Cen-
tral
"I’d like to get at least two of
the these three boys who haven't
reported to me." Dolllns said.
Bretthsapt Pleased
On the South side of the all-
star cage ledger. Brlethaupt is
pleased with his lineup.
A scoring punch is assured with
such stars as lanky Wayne
Speegle. the Oklahoma City, Cap-
itol Hill, ace: Oklahoma City Cen-
tral’s Bob Entzmlnger, and Blair's
Carriel Nipp In tow.
Nlpp was the sparkplug that
carried Blair to the class C state
title and Entzmlnger was a guard
envied by all last winter, while
Speegle Is regarded as one of the
state’s greatest all -around
athletes, and particularity an ex-
cellent basketball center.
Henryetta’s hoop-shooting star,
Wayne Morris: Ada’s Bob Ander-
son and deadeye-dlck for the
Cougars last season: Wayne Man-
. tooth. Harrah's class state champ-
ions’ main cog; Ouy Luseombe.
from Calera: Duncan’s star. Wade
Koeninger; Wewoka's Jimmy May-
tubby. a guard, and McAlester’s
standout. Don Harmon, round out
Brlethaupt's unusually fast and
sharp-shooting crew.
The annual all-star basketball
game Is one of three all-state
hlghscliool athletic events during
the annual Oklahoma Coaches as-
sociation clinic here. The all-star
baseball game will be played for
the first time this year, being
booked at Texas league park. Aug.
21. and the annual North-South
football game is slated at Taft
stadium Aug. 23.
VA Regional Office Will
Serve Western Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 12 —
(UJO—Personnel division employes
for the veterans administration
regional office In Oklahoma City
were transferred here from Musko-
gee today to begin recruitment of
a staff for the new headquarters
to serve western Oklahoma.
Prank decider, regional director,
said recruiting of employes would
not begin for about 10 days.
Additional division units are due
to be transferred from the Musko-
gee regional office Aug. X and
Sept. l.
FIREMEN CALLED
Firemen were called to Bob's
White Rock lunchroom at the
corner of Bickford avenue and
Wade street at 10 a. m. today
after trash under a small build-
ing at the rear became Ignited.
There was no damage, Fire Chief
LaRoy Searcy reported.
ambulance from his Minneapolis outside of federal
home late Sunday. He died at 4:31
a. in. without regaining consclous-
Yesterday’s increases ranged, ness,
from <62 on a Chevrolet coupe to i Renominated to July
<322 on a Cadillac Imperial sedan., The mlJd.mannered congressman
I averaged <82 per car. With pro- ,)ad 0„ a >2l.a.month
vlous increases it brought prices , , . . ’ — ...» -r,-------— ... ___
above 1942 levels by as little as slon whcn hc ent€red P0111'08 two district. O. Stanley Bryant and
<165 on a Chevrolet Stylemaster,5<ar!’‘<s°'
and as much as <846 on a series I Oallagher, Democratic-Furmer-
party affair
Jurisdiction.
Cooler Weather
Due Wednesday
Northeastern Kansas
Has Heavy Rainfall
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oue more day of high tempera-
tures and then Oklahoma can ex-
pect some cooler weather—that was
the weatherman's prediction Tues-
day as he gave out an extended
forecast that called for tempera-
tures averaging about five degrees
below normal through Thursday.
For today, however, the forecast
Was for clear skies, hot winds and
temperatures In the neighborhood
of 100 degrees.
A high south wind cooled the
state Monday night, as rains frbm
a "stationary front" that had been
moving in turned northeastward
and soaked the com belt. Another
Storm Is heading toward Oklahoma,
however, bringing with it daytime
name or reaerai jurisdiction. . __ • -----” = ..........
Representative Butler B. Hare Is *fmp€r*lurT3 P°sslb|T 1" ■**»' high
opposed by W. J. Bryan Dorn in ** and overnlght ('codings In the
the third district; Representative 1Ugh 60s- Bllt Ulc weatlicr bureau
75 Cadillac.
OPA'S statisticians said the 1946
Increases, through yesterday, add-
ed up to an average of 22.3 per-
cent. A four-door Ford deluxe, at
the factory and minus taxes and
handling charges, now costs <1.068.
In 1942 It brought <885.
A Packard super 8. under the
same conditions, costs <2.141. The
Labor congressman from Minne-
sota's third district, was renominated
in the state's primary election last
July 8.
His wife, Mabel, and a daughter
were with him when he died.
Gallagher had run for one office [
after another without success before]
defeating Representative Richard j
Joseph R. Bryson faces Charles C.
Moore In the fourth district, and
Representative John L. McMillan
has two opponents In the sixth
Wendell J. Holbert.
Tulsa Pickets
Ordered Jailed
Emergency Meeting
Called by Mayor
sees still no hope of a drouth
breaking :aln.
Near record rains bucketed down
on thirsty cornfields In northeast-
ern Kansas last night and brought
a Hood threat to the Marais Des
Cygnes river.
Rains which will pour thousands
of gallons of water Into the Marais
Wallet Follows
Devious Route
|\URHAM, N. H„ Aug. 13—
Ae (U.R)—A soldier’s wallet lost
hi Japan Is enroute back to its
owner after Journeying halfway
around the world.
Lieutenant Scott Kinerson of
OlencUff. N. H„ lost the wallet
in May while hiking In Japan's
Nlkko mountabis. When anoth-
er American soldier found It. the
only means of identification
was a photograph of the of-
ficer's wife with “Photo-Visual
Service, University of New
Hampshire" stamped on the
back.
The soldier who found the wal-
let sent it to the university and
a search of the files revealed
that both Kinerson and his wife
were U. N. H. graduates. The
wallet was mailed to Kinerson's
wife, who in turn mailed It
back to her husband In Japan.
II Duce's Body
Is Recovered
Youthful Fascist
Confesses Theft
Ousted WAA
Official Heard
Methods of Filling
Orders Described
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13 -</P>—
William J. Ollreln, a discharged
war assets administration official,
testified today he ordered use of
the system of allocation which
permitted Benjamin F. Fields to
obtain 539 rolls of scarce wire
screening.
Ollreln told the house surplus
property committee he Instructed a
sobordinale, Anthony J. Flood of
the Philadelphia WAA office, to
adhere to procedure used In the
past by the agency, rather than
follow instructions of a new man-
ual from Washington.
Under thc old method, prospec-
tive buyers placing huge orders
were given a percentage of their
bid. Under the new system, small
} bidders had their orders filled
first and the larger concerns got
wlml was left, If any. Fields.
Washington contract broker, test-
ified yesterday he often got
amounts of scarce Items he want-
ed by ordering much larger
amounts.
I Ollreln also told the committee
he was fired as a sales manager
| hi the Pliiladelphla office within
MILAN. Aug. 13—(41—Tlie body! a wetk after he was questioned
Des Cygnes Include Overbrook 6.08, | of Benito Mussolini, unearthed from 1,1 Private by committee lnvestlga-
Osage City 5.72, Lyndon 5.70, Wor- its pauper's grave here on Apr. 22 tori,
den 8.11, Ottawa 6.52, and Paola by Fascist fanatics, was recovered1
6.57. ' 1
Topeka had a downpour of 5.77
! inches, the second heaviest on rec-
ord.
TULSA, Aug. 13 -rid1)—District
P. Gale In the November 1944 clec-
same model In 1942 brought <1.688. I tlon.
The exact amount of the pro- -u proves that anything can hap- Judgc Jess L Miracle today order-
ed two men jailed who were
picketing city hall in defiance of
posed new boast was under dls- | pen in America," he had said. “They
cussion by OPA price experts and say thls Js lhe tlme for the com_
an Industry advisory committee lnon ,„an. aud I'm about as common
representing the car dealers. A lls j1Cy ,.ome >
decision was expected tonight or
Wednesday.
H. G. Wells Dies
In London Home
Chided Colleagues
Blight and white-haired, will)
shrewd button eyes, Oallagher made
no effort to conceal his contempt
lor what he termed "professional
politicians." At times he chided his
a court order and Mayor Lee Price
summoned an emergence meeting
of a "citizens committee" to dis-
cuss developments In a strike of
245 garbage and street workers.
Judge Miracle In ordering the
pickets jailed commented In court
a swift rise In the Lake of the
Ozarks.
Thc company operates the power
dam that forms the big lake.
Chairman Roger Slaughter
(Democrat. Missouri) told news-
men he wanted that question ans-
wered, along with other details
about the operations of the Wash-
ington war contracts brewer and
we either have government by
|congressional colleagues for “doing'law or wfe have It by some other
LONDON. Aug. 13 (Jp H O. | nothing but talk” while important means. This Is America and we
Wells, world famous author, died legislation was being sidetracked, will have it by law.1
today at his home in London He had summed up his first year
His secretary said Wells died m congress with the terse comment,
"peacefully at 4 p. m. "Too much talkin’, not enough
He had been In falling health for votlnl”
a considerable time. IT.e funeral] Oallagher hud pushed Ills broom
will be private. | along Minneapolis streets for 20
Wells bad used science as a ve- years before he retired and Entered
hide in turning out stories and;primes :n earnest.
fantasies which were best sellers
on both sides of the Atlantic. One
of his most monumental wrilipgs,
however, was an "Outline of Hlst-
tory.”
His last newsworthy action was
on July 5 when he loosed an attack HAIFA, Palestine. Aug. 13—(41—
on the British monarchy, in a ques- Tlie British deported 1,000 illegal
tlon over whether the royal house Jewish Immigrants to Cyprus today
was Involved in large sums of money aboard two troopships while mobs
Rioting Staged
In Haifa Streets
The men were arrested by sher-
iffs deputies and refused to give
their names.
The mayor announced he had
called a meeting this afternoon of
citizens "from every walk of life."
"We will lay before this group
the city's exact position so the
citizens may have a clear picture
of the situation,” he said.
Earlier Price said the city com-
mission would let the courts de-
termine a union recognition con-
troversy with the strikers that has
stalled refuse collections and re-
sulted In a threat of a cltywlde
“labor holiday."
which Benito Mussolini paid to Sir
Oswald Moseley, the British Fascist.
Wells died at his home In Han-
over Terrace in Regents park. He
of young Jews, aroused by the out-
lawed Hagana radio, rioted In the
troop-filled streets.
A 19-year-old girl was reported
was reported seriously 111 as long ago killed and nine persons seriously
as May of 1944. He had suffered Injured when the military flreu
from diabetes for years.
Weather
at the crowd trying to break through
to the harbor despite a British
array of tanks and trucks.
| Tlie young Jews violated a curfew
| to demonstrate against the deporta-
8U4e Forecast 'tions. However, tlie rioting abated
Partly cloudy and somewhat 1 and the curfew was Ufted thla aft*r-
cooler tonight and Wednesday |Uoon' P01*0" reported the city was
with widely scattered thunder- [ duiet at 2 p. m. as British soldiers
storms Wednesday; high today 99 i began withdrawing,
to 106. Another 650 Illegal Jewish lmmi-
D Reno Weather '.grants arrived off the harbor of
For 34-hour period ending at ] thts half-Jewish, half Arab port
6:30 a. m. today: High. 97: low, aboard the sloop Ftenlce.
72; at 8:30 a. m., 80.
State of weather: Clear.
Rainfall: None.
The rioting Jews stoned troops of
the British first infantry division
guarding the docks, and police.
Council Will Discuss
Mustang Lease Tonight
At a special meeting of the city
council Monday night, called to
discuss a proposal for leasing pro-
perty at Mustang field, no satis-
factory conclusions were reached
and another meeting of the coun-
cil Is scheduled at 7:30 p. m. to-
night. C. A. Bentley, city man-
ager. reported.
Clarence E. Page, who with sev-
eral associates formerly operated
Mustang field under contract
while it was a primary training
base for army fliers, appeared at
the meeting of the councllmen
Monday night to present details
of his offer to lease part of the
property from the city which now
holds the field under a revokable
permit from the government.
He declared, however, that his
last night from the Certosa convent discharge had no connection with
at Pavla. 25 miles south of Milan, the Fields transaction,
police reported early today. Ollreln gave his testimony as
At i „i,„ u .. , „ i Officials apparently got their clue the committee sought to learn who
. , m n on ®ec‘!tothe body’s whereabouts from An- in the government granted "spe-
trlc officials warned residents along tonio Parozzi. a 20-year-old Fascist, dal favors" to Fields to help him
the lower Osage river today to move | who confessed last week that he and buy scarce goods,
to higher land because torrential . four others stole the corpse from Its
rains up to 7.73 inches had caused ! first resting place.
Police said they would hold the
body In Milan until instructions
were received from government of-
ficials In Rome. It was brought to
police headquarters In a reinforced ; promoter
trunk covered with two waterproof
| sacks. Attached to the makeshift
j coffin was a note signed "Marco."
| which said the body had been buried
twice since the first exhumation In
Milan. "Marco" was identified as ANTLERS. Aug. 13 —OP)—A cat-
Domenico Leccisl. self-proclaimed mouse chase of 100 passemen after
founder of the democratic Fascist ] two bank bandits continued today
party, who was arrested several j in the rugged Ktamlchl mountains
weeks ago. .of southeastern Oklahoma with
Tlie Milan police chief said lie be- *lie outlaws so hard pressed for
Ueved tlie body had been hidden i food that they tried to steal a
Tlie petitions, sponsored by the ifor a lonS time In the Angelicum | sack of potatoes from a farm wo-
Oklalioma Education association, i convent at Milan headed by father, man.
would authorize school districts to | Enrtco Zucca, who was arrested' Mrs- Lewis Trent, who lives
School Petitions
Held Sufficient
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 13—UP)
—Tlie state supreme court today
upheld sufficiency of four initiative
petitions proposing constitutional
amendments affecthig public school
finance and textbooks, thus clear-
ing the way for a vote on them In
the November general election.
Hunt for Bandits
Continues Today
Romania Asks
Reparations Of
Former Allies
Molotov States
Russia's Views
Toward Italy
PARIS, Aug. 13—OP)— Romania,
first of the Soviet-conquered Ger-
man satellites to address the peace
conference, proposed today that she
receive reparations from her former
allies, Germany and Hungary.
Oeorghe Tutarescu, Romanian
vice premier, also lauded Russia’s
claims of <300.000,000 reparations
against Romania as moderate, and
opposed proposals of the western
allies on economic phases of the
draft treaty of peace for Romania.
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M.
Molotov told the conference "Fascist
Italy bears a tremendous responsi-
bility" but that “does not mean that
Italy should lose her importance as
a power in the Mediterranean.
Speaking In response to pleas for
leniency expressed Saturday by
Premier Alclde DeOasperl of Italy,
Molotov paid tribute to the historic
services rendered by Italy." He said
the Soviet people were "confident
for the future of Italy as a great
country."
He added, however, that De-
Oasperl's address was an “attempt
to evade the fundamental problems
of Italy's democratic resurgence.’*
Russia Opposes Delay
The Russian foreign minister said
Dc Oasperl's suggestion for a year's
delay in completing tlie peace terms,
cspodally with relation to the future
of Trieste, "can meet with no sups
port from this conference."
Molotov indirectly accused the
United States and Oreat Britain
of seeking a monopolistic position
In the Mediterranean at the ex-
pense of Fiance and Italy.
Molotov spoke before the peace
conference In following through on
the parliamentary victory scored
late yesterday by Andrei Vishlneky
over Secretary of State James F.
Byrnes In an angry squabble over
the right of tlie Soviets to be heard
at once on the Italian case.
Answering DeOasperJ's plea for a
more considerate peace, Molotov by
Inlerence charged that the Amer-
icans and British were trying to
impose foreign economic enslave-
ment on Italy .
Refers to “Great Fewer*’
Molotov did not Identify by name
the United States and Oreat Brit-
ain. Blit he referred repeatedly to
"certain great powers" and the vast
claims of foreign capital In Italy.
Hc denounced DeOasperl'* speech
as reflecting a desire of certain
Italian factions to continue Italy’s
Imperialistic policy rather than
strengthen the democratic forces
trying to build a new Italy.
He nccused DeOasperl of losing
sight of the Italian's national In-
terest, and denounced hint for ex-
pressing willingness to prolong the
foreign occupation of his country.
Relcrrlng to DeOasperi's plea for
n year's delay before a decision oil
Trieste Is reached, Molotov charged
the premier with trying to capital-
ize on a difference or opinion on
Trieste to upset the Big Four com-
promise by which the Adriatic port
was to be lnterantlonallzed.
Byrnes, as chairman, declared
Uiat the general debate on tlie Ital-
ian treaty—tlie crux of his fight
with Vishinsky yesterday — was
closed soon after noon today be-
cause no other delegation wanted to
'Peak.
vote school levies of 15 mills In-
stead of the present 10: make It
mandatory upon the legislature to
appropriate an annual common
school fund of (42 a student; auth-
orize county excise boards to levy
an additional 1 mill for separate
schools, and provide for free text-
books. •
8uffic|qucy of the petitions was
protested by Dr. J. M. Ashton, re-
search director of the state chamber
of commerce, but the court held that
the petitions bore ample signatures.
yesterday.
‘All-Around Cowboy’
Title Is Awarded
WOODWARD, Aug. 12. —(U.R)—
Jlggs Burk, Comanche. Okla., cow-
boy, was announced late yesterday
as winner of the 1946 title of “All
Around Cowboy" on the of
performances a t tlie Woodward
Bks rodeo last week-end.
GAME SET WEDNESDAY
The El Reno Reformatory team
will oppose the Yukon Veterans In
a softball game at 8 p. m. Wed-
nesday in Legion park. It previ-
ously was announced this game
I would be played Tuesday night.
Protests Dropped
By 13 Counties
OKLAHOMA CITY', Aug. 13—(41
—Protests by 13 counties before the
stale equalization board were dis-
posed of today In the face of the
Oklahoma tax commission's amend-
ed report giving all counties a valu-
ation ratio
three miles west of here, told of-
ficers she surprised a man—tall,
dark-haired and answering the
description of one of the robbers—
in her house. She said the man
knocked her against a backyard
fence and fled.
Johnson Aiding Jurors In
Makinq Investigations
J. H. Johnson, assistant attorney
general, arrived In El Reno to-
day to assist Canadian countv
tan per"|grand jurors In conducting their
cent and qualifying them for state J investigations, tt was announced
school aid. (by Virgil Shaw, county attorney.
Another protest, however, filed n,e Strand Jury has been In ses-
by Hughes county officials, re- Islor] slnce Aug 5
malned before the commission. It -
Shaw wrote the governor's office
seeks a raise In the county's ratio
figure from 42 percent of cash
value to 50 percent In order to qual-
ify the county for maximum aid of
<780 for each pupil In daily aver-
age attendance.
Counties which dropped or de-
clined to press their complaints
were Oklahoma. Carter, Blaine.
Canadian. Choctaw, Dewey, Orady.
Jackson, Jefferson. Kiowa. Lincoln,
Pittsburgh and PottawatoW.
last week to request that the gov-
ernor assign an assistant from the
attorney general's department to
aid the Jury In Its Investigations,
hn announced.
The grand Jury was convened
bv District Judge A. P. Van Meter.
Oklahoma City, after petitioners
requested that a probe be made
of the conduct of county officers
and that county election machin-
ery and other matters be lnvestl-
_l
Fireman Injured
Hv Extinguisher
LAWTON, Aug. 13—<41—Garret
M. Roper, 38, Lawton, a civilian
fireman at Fort Bill, was In critical
condition In the post hospital to-
tay following the explosion of a
fire extinguisher. Fire Chief John
D. Pugh reported.
Roper suffered a fractured skull,
t fractured left arm and lacerations
about his face.
Chief Pugh said the explosion oc-
curred while Roper and Ernest Bar-
ton, station master, were recharging
fire extinguishers.
Divorce Is Granted In
District Court Hearing
In a hearing conducted befo
ludge A. P. Van Meter of Okl
homa City In Canadian coun
district court Monday, Verna
Batton was granted a direr
from Samuel P. Batton after ■
leglng extreme cruelty, records
the office of Frank Tbjlor, cod
clerk, disclosed today.
The plaintiff was given cuetn
of three children, Victor Rg—
"*3. Wanda Bernice, 13. and
Lee. 3, together with <T»
month as maintenance for
children. A pn
was approved by
The oounle was
1832 at Chandlar.
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 55, No. 142, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 13, 1946, newspaper, August 13, 1946; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc924028/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.