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Marlene Receives New Cat
(UJU MEANS UNITED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Friday, April 1, 1949
"Here's your new eat. Marlene," say$ William Ray Hargrove, a
Texas and Pacific locomotive engineer, as he hands a black cat,
"Cinder II,” to Marlene Wendt, 13-year-old Oxford, La , girl. The
event, one of the biggest in Oxfords history, was brought about by
a letter which Marlene wrote the railroad, asking that they replace
her cat, ’Cinder," after he was killed by a passing train (NEA
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Angus Calves
Are Purchased
Animals Acquired
For Club Members
Drop Reported
In Unemployed
Fewer People
Hunting Jobs
Ten Canadian county 4-H club
boys and girls will huve added
duties starting the first of the week
when they get the Angus calves
urchased for them tilts week by
ounty Farm Agent Riley Tar?er.
Last Monday Tarver, accompanied
y Walter Evans and Steve Lucus,
>ft for the West Woodlawn farms
Creston, 111., and the Wallace
Brothers farm at Beloit, Wts.
They returned Thursday night and
Tarver reported the purchase of
nine heifers, one bull and 11 steers, j employment.
All are Angus calves and were | The census bureau In reporting
twin during the last six months of j this today explained that the total
WASHINGTON. April 1— (A-,-'The
government today reported the first
drop In unemployment in five
months.
The number of people out of work
and hunting jobs declined 54.000
from February to March after
rising steadily in each of the
previous four months.
At the same time the number of
people at work—both in factories
and on farms—rose 479.000 This
checked a two-month decline in
Russians Rail
Anew Againsf
Atlantic Pact
Alliance Is Termed
Offensive Instrument
To Scare Nations
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Russia is virtually sure to con-
sider her treaties with Britain and
France dead upon the signing of
the North Atlantic security pact,
diplomatic informants in Moscow
predicted today.
The Russians railed anew at the
alliance, branding it an offensive
instrument designed to scare na-
tions which refuse to accept Brit-
ish-American world domination.
The acid Soviet memorandum to
the seven original sponsors of the
alliance said the pact undermines
the “very foundations" of the united
nations and violates International
agreements. The treaty Is t,o be
signed Monday in Washington.
Suggestion Rejected
The Russian note was sent to the
United States, Britain, France. Bel-
gium, Holland, Canada and Luxem-
bourg.
The British foreign office today
rejected any suggestion by Russia
that the Atlantic treaty violates
either the UN charter or the Brit-
ish-Russian friendship treaty.
Diplomatic authorities in Wash-
ington predicted that the United
States and other Atlantic powers
will also reject the Soviet protest.
Churchill Speaks
Winston Churchill declared last
night that "Europe would have been
Communized—like Czechoslovakia—
and London under bombardment
some time ago but for the deterrent
of the atomic bomb in the hands
of the United States."
But the veteran British states-
man said in his Boston address
“war is not inevitable."
Churchill threw out a blunt ac
cusation that "thirteen men in the
Kremlin, aiming at the rule cf the
world, "have self-preservation as the
root of their sinister and malignant
policy.”
Did You Hear
JOHN GREENAN. El Reno
** freshman student in the
University of Oklahoma at Nor-
man, has been Initiated into
Theta Kappa Phi. national
Catholic fraternity. Grecnan is
enroled in a pre-medic course at
the university.
Carolyn Elliott, a home eco-
nomics major in Oklahoma Bap-
tist university at Shawnee, was
one of the freshman girls who
modeled new spring dresses at
a style show presented recently
on the campus. The dresses were
made in the sewing classes. Miss
Elliott is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Elliott of Chi-
cago, ril., lormer El Reno resi-
dents. and Is the granddaughter
of Mrs. S. H. Love. J17 North
Hoff avenue.
Tarver said that only a few- of
the steers will be ready for show-
ing this fall, except possibly at the
Canadian county fair, although all
will be ready for the shows next
spring.
The animals are due to arrive in
El Reno Saturday and will be taken
to the W. F. Reuter farm southwest
of El Reno. There a drawing will
be held to distribute the calves.
All of the steers and four of the
heifers will go to 4-H club mem-
bers. The bull was purchased for
Lucus. while Ollis McMahan of
Union City bought two of the
heifers. The other three heifers are
the property of F. J. Meyer. O. G.
I and E. employe in Oklahoma city
' who operates a farm near Edmond.
Donald McMahan of Union City
will take the four 4-H club heifers
and two of the steers.
The other steers will go to Jackie
Hunt. El Reno route 2; Gary Evans,
El Reno route 2; Jack Reuter. El
Reno route 1; Bob Wieman, Union
| City; Donald Schein. La Donna
Schein and Pat Shehan. all of
! Yukon route 3; Dick Bornemann.
Banner, and James Bozarth. Calu-
met.
This is the third year that Tar-
ver has purchased Angus calves for
the 4-H club stock feeding program
in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Nature Plays
Biggest Prank
Large Areas Under
Wintry Attack
BY UNITED PRESS
Nature played the biggest April
Fool’s prank today, hurling a wintry
attack at midwest and eastern areas
hoping for spring.
Light snow fell over much of
New York state. Pennsylvania and
West Virginia as the leading edge
of a vast storm area moved Into
the Atlantic coast and New England
areas.*■
Some snow also was reported along
the storm’s trailing edge across
southern Wisconsin, northern Illi-
nois and central Michigan. Those
areas which escaped the snow were
pelted by rain.
Tornado Strikes
The storm kicked up a tornado
that whirled crazily through the
Uniontown, Pa., area. It Injured one
man slightly and wrecked several
buildings as it shifted course re-
peatedly.
It was the fourth tornado set off
by the storm since It formed over
Okahoma three days ago. The
earlier twisters, in Oklahoma. Kan-
sas and Illinois, killed three persons
and hurt almost a score of others.
„ Several deaths were attributed to
the storm in addition to those per-
sons who died in the tornadoes. A
man and wife were killed in a
collision during the blinding snow-
fall in Minnesota and a Newry,
Minn., farmer was kiled when his
tractor hit a soft shoulder and
overturned.
Calves Endangered
Western cattle ranchers sent their
cowboys out to search for calves too
weak to feed from their mothers.
The storm struck at the height of
the calving season.
But wheat ranchers In Kansas
and Colorado said the increased
_ , Tire bill was pushed ahead of moisture would benefit their winter
the economy, others in order to provide the money I wheat, just beginning to germinate
hi l I'na 11 icciinrl I , w ...
Money Bills
Pass Senate
Action Completed
On Textbook Fund
civil labor lorce—that is people at
work or hunting work—increased I OKLAHOMA CITY, April 1—pP)
from 60.388.000 in February to 60 - j —Two of the year’s biggest ap-
814.000 In March. j propriation bills were past the sen-
The gains in the number of Job- i ate hurdle today, one now moving
holders and the declne In Joblessness to Governor Roy J. Turner’s office
were explained by the bureau in j for signature.
these words: | Senate approval yesterday com-
A seasonal expansion in employ- [ pleted legislative action on $1,833 -
ment in agriculture and some other 148 for purchase of free textbooks
industries apparently counter-bal- j through the first eight grades,
anced the effect of further layoffs
in other sectors of
Shortly before the bureau issued
Report Urges
Elimination Of
30 Agencies
Federal Husiness
Enterprises Are
Sharply Criticized
WASHINGTON. April 1 —,A>h~
The Hoover commission today ask-
ed congress to put the government
out of the money-lending business
and eliminate 30 federal agencies
by merger or liquidation.
The group's report on "federal
business enterprises" was so snarled
by dissenting opinions that on one
subject — public power — It could
offer no recommendation which
had majority support.
But a majority urged that the
reconstruction finance corporation,
the big source of federal credit in
war and depression, be reorganized
Into a mere guarantor of private
bank loans.
“Waste” Is Invited
"Waste and favoritism" and "even
corruption” are invited when the
government makes direct loans Co
firms and individuals in the hous-
ing, farm and industrial fields, said
the members led by Chairman
Herbert Hoover.
Sharp disagreement on this and
on proposed curtailment of federal
power activities—was led by Sec-
retary of Stale Dean Acheson, vice
chairman.
The result, was a report marked
by basic policy conflicts, the last
of an 18-installment series on gov-
ernment reform drafted by the 12-
member, bi-partisan commission
headed by the former Republican
president.
Rent Control Studied
There was agreement that rent
control, now managed by the hous-
ing expediter, should be brought
under the government's central
housing agency as should loan
guarantees under the “GI bill of
rights,” now handled by the vet-
erans administration.
UP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Something of All Fools' Day I.earned (It Says Here)
First of April, Some Say,
Set Aside in Special Way
In time for classes that start in
the report. Eecrclar.v of Commerce | July. Many rural schools
Charles Sawyer gave the figure to
President Truman and the cabinet
at a White House meeting.
Sawyer told reporters later it looks
to him as if the uptrend in un-
employment has been "stopped." He
said also It is encouraging that
open
their term then, closing later in
the summer for cotton picking.
It will take another legislature
to complete setting up the money
to buy all public school books. Last
year— the first term of the free
. , , ... . . textbook plan in Oklahoma—onlv
there had been no ’further drop | tllree 3rades had a„ , _
in employment, but an actual in- mshed
crease in employment." !
| Mental hospitals would receive
! $6,296,250 under the second major
appropriation bill gaining senate
I approval. The bill now moves to
| the house for action.
An increase
after lying dormant under the win-
ter snows.
Rivers were rising in Iowa. The
Big Sioux was three feet over flood
stage at Akron and the Des Moines
was climbing toward flood at Ot-
tumwa. The Wabash and White
rivers flooded some highways in
Indiana and some danger was re-
ported along the Elkhorn river in
j Nebraska and the Heart in North
Dakota.
Building Permits
Gain in March
Building activities in
of approximately
El Reno 50 percent over the current budget
picked up during March but figures' is provided in the bill. It is still
In the office of Miss Ethel Dowell, $2,000,000 less per year than
city clerk, show there has been
Bovd Addition
Plat Is Filed
The plat for the Boyd addition
to El Reno, located at the south
edge of the city, has been filed in
the office of Countv clerk Cecil
Bross by W. H. Boyd.
The addition is a strip of land
aDoroximately 565 feet long and 110
feet wide, and senarates blocks 5
and 6 of the Industrial addition.
It formerly was a railway right-of-
way, and runs from Choctaw ave-
nue northeast to the Rock Island |
right-of-way.
Slant street has been laid out
along the north side of the addi-
tion. while the remainder has been j
platted Into 11 lots.
only one-lourth as much during the
first quarter of this year as during
the same period In 1948.
During the month Just ended 22
permits for $34,050 construction
< were issued by Miss Dowell. January
i and February figures bring the
i quarterly total to 29 permits and
$37,525.
For the same three-month period
in 1948 there were 41 permits issued
for construction totaling $125,945,
Miss Dowell said.
Four new residences were Included
In last month's permits.
The largest permit .was for $15,000
to T. T. Stringfield. for the building
of an automobile agency and garage
building at 210 West Rogers street.
Weather
State Forecast
Increasing cloudiness tonight with Richard
showers west and over most of
state Saturday. Wanner west and
north central tonight and east Sat-
urday. Lows tAnlght In 40s.
El Reno Weather
For the 24-hour period ending
at 8 u. m. today: High, 56; low, 32:
at 8 a. m„ 35.
State of weather: Windy, cool.
Precipitation: None.
Protection Is Proposed
For Umpire and Referee
OKLAHOMA CITY. April 1—(UP.)
The Oklahoma house of represent-
atives has been asked to protect the
battered umpire and referee from
angry fans.
A bill authored by Representative
T. Oliver. Tulsa, would
mental health board had requested,
however.
Taft Proposes
Cut in Spending
WASHINGTON.
Tax Collections
At High Figure
Senator Robert Taft (Republican,
Ohioi offered his proposed $3,000.-
000,000 slash in federal spending
today as the answer to President
Truman’s argument that a federal
deficit would hurt more than a tax
boost.
Taft, who heads the senate GOP
policy committee, commented:
“If we can cut 10 percent out of
those appropriation bills that are
coming along we can save $3,000,
OOC.OOO and have a comfortable cen*
Collection of 1948 taxes In Cana-
dian county to date have been ex-
cellent. it was reported today by
Miss Helen March, county treas-
urer. in reminding that persons
who have failed to pay the levies,
now must pay a penalty.
I A total of $709,964.11 has been
, recorded on Miss March’s books, she
| said. This represented a fraction
j less than 93.5 percent of the $759,-
April 1—i/P,— 504.45 which was certified to her
by County Assessor Sam Hulbert.
Miss March added that the
amount still unpaid represents in-
dividual taxpayers since all of the
corporations operating In'the coun-
ty have paid levies due.
The treasurer said that during
April persons paying delinquent
taxes will be assessed a penalty
amounting to 1 percent of their
taxes. On succeeding months the
penalty will be Increased I per-
Tornado Toll
Rises to Four
Canton, Lonsdale
Are Digging Out
CANTON, Okla., April I—t/f;—
Harry Carter. 50, of Canton died
today of Injuries received in Wed-
nesday's tornado.
His death brought total deaths
to four.
Three of the dead lived in Canton,
the other at nearby Longdale.
These two towns of 1.200 and 400
respectively were hardest hit, when
the tornadoes struck before dawn.
In addition to these two north-
western Oklahoma towns, tornadoes
hit Blackwell, a city of 12,000, and
several rural areas. '
Property damage was neavy.
Carter, who was found after the
storm 30 feet from his caved-in
stucco house, had been In critical
condition in a Watonga hospital
since Wednesday. He suffered a
fractured pelvis and hip as well
as severe cuts.
He lived in Canton with his sister,
Mrs. Maude Smith, who escaped
without serious injury.
State health department officers
declared the city water 'safe for use.
Electric service has been restored
through the downtown section and
in most of the residential area. Gas
service was virtually back to normal.
Funeral arrangements were an-
nounced for one of the storm vic-
tims, 12-year-old Larry Arnold of
Longdale. Services will be Saturday
In Enid.
Other dead were Charles Stowers,
32. and Mrs. C. W. Godfrey, 80
Dear Boss:
Are you interested in history?
The ancient kind, I mean.
It really makes no difference
but you always look kindly In my
direction when I hand you some
copy to fill up a white space in
the paper. So, to fill up space. I
thought maybe you'd be Interested
In the origin of April Fool’s day.
which as you know Is today.
Or have the nlmble-witted lads
i been bothering you today?
Anyway it seems as though the
term April Fool properly should be
applied to those historians who
have tried to discover the origin
of playing pranks on the first day
of April.
About 1870 a publication put out
under the name bf “Poor Robin's
Almanack" Uhls Is not to be con-
fused with the almanac put out by
Poor Richard i put it thuslv.
“The first of April, some do say
Is set apart for All Fools' day;
But why the people call It so
Nor I. nor they themselves know."
Some historians, on the other
hand, think they have found the
answer and believe It all dates
back to 1564 when King Charles IX
of France came out with an order
which adopted a reform calendar
that said the year should start on
Jan. 1.
Before that time, so the his-
torians say, new year visits and
gifts were associated with the first
of April.
It seems as though most of the
Frenchmen accepted the king's or-
der and went by the new calendar
but some of them (probably the
50.000.000 everyone used to talk
about) continued to celebrate
April 1.
These non-conformers were made
the butt of a lot of jokes. Mock
gifts werb sent and some of the
pranksters even sent out fake In-
vitations for the March 31 "new
year parties.”
The historians say that these
people who refused to accept the
new calendar probably were the
first "April Fools."
Now isn't that an interesting
bit of history?
Just to keep the record straight
I'm not as well acquainted with
history as you might think. The
dope I've Just got through telling
you about came in the mail from a
fellow by the name of John W.
Dtenhart, jr„ who does publicity
for the World Book encyclo-
pedia.—F.C.H.
make Illegal the throwing of pop
bottles, cushions, rocks and other
missies at baseball and football
games and other athletic contests.
Oliver said he was asked to s»on-
sor the proposal by the Tulsa Oiler
baseball management. He said he
understands similar legislation has
been Introduced in the Texas legis-
lature.
I surplus of more than $2,000,000,000
to apply on the debt.”
Mr. Truman has predicted that
the government will run $873,000,000
in the red in the year beginning
next 'July 1, unless taxes are in-
creased.
But Taft contended this would
be only a "book deficit." To put
on new taxes in a time of falling
prices would do more harm than
good, the Ohioan added.
RED CROSS FIGURES
Quota
Received
*1.1.232
i--. 9,337
June 1 Miss March will turn all
delinquent accounts over to Sher-
iff Lloyd Palmer for collection. An
added penalty for sheriff’s ex-
penses then will be added to
amount due.
the
Horse Races Slated
Sunday Afternoon
Matched and purse horse races
will be held at the track one-half
mile east of the “Y” starting at
2 p. m. Sunday, It was announced
today by Andy Curtis, track oper-
ator.
The matched races will be Hudsut
vs. Clipper. Smoky Joe vs. Little
Man. and Zonie vs. Golden Boy.
Canadian county horses will run in
the purse races.
Strike Cancels
Airline Flights
NEW YORK April Flight
radio officers today struck against
Pan American World airways, for-
cing cancellation of three flights
and delaying another for 24 hours.
A union spokesman said the
stoppage would tie up worldwide
operations of the airline.
Picket lines formed at LaGuardla
field after a fruitless, all-night
negotiations session.
Bonds Are Forfeited
In City Police Court
Two bonds, each for $26. were
forfeited in municipal court today
by Lawrence Seyler, 53, of 501
South Evans avenue, records in the
office of Lee Harvey, chief of po-
lice disclosed.
Seyler was booked at the police
station Thursday night on a charge
of illegal possession of liquor and
on a second charge of assault and
battery. The complaint alleging as-
sault was signed by Mrs. Seyler,
police records showed.
Contracts Given
On School Work
Corlee Company
Submits Low Rids
Contracts were awarded by the
El Reno board of education Thurs-
day night lor construction of a new
elementary school building In Bron-
son park, and for the installation
of a new heating plant and shops
building annex at the Booker T.
Washington school, It was an-
nounced today by Paul R. Taylor,
superintendent of schools.
Both contracts went to Fred
Corlee Construction company of
El Reno, on the basis of low bids
submitted to the board.
Corlee’s bid on the construction
of the school in Bionson park was
submitted at $120,780. Other bidders
on the project, and the amount of
each bid. were Secor Building com-
pany. Oklahoma City. $141,985;
Charles T. Hughes Construction
company. Oklahoma City, $142,000;
Ellis. Nicholson and Cramer. Ok-
lahoma City, $144,900; and J. J.
Bollinger Construction company,
Oklahoma City. $146,300.
Corlee’s bid on the work at Wash-
ington school, for installing the
heating plant and building the
shops unit, was $19,987. Other bid-
ders on this project, and the
amount of each bid. were Secor
Construction company, $22,581;
Charles T. Hughes Construction
company. $22,700: Ellis, Nicholson
and Cramer. $24,810; and Bollinger
Construction company. $25,000
Taylor said that work on both
the Bronson park school and at
the Washington school would be
started immediately and that the
construction Is to be completed
prior to Sept. 1.
New Rent Law
Effective Today
WASHINGTON, April 1 -(/Pi-
Landlords and tenants began doing
business today under a new 15-
month rent law which many of-
ficials believe will mark the end
of federal rent regulation.
As a starter. Housing Expediter
Tighe Woods plunged into the
paperwork which will remove rent
ceilings from all or part of 100
rent ceiling areas over the country.
The first batch of these decon-
trols is due tills week-end.
Rent officials are working nights,
also to write regulations putting
the new law Into prnctice. A stream
of new rulc{> is expected. But sev-
eral weeks will be required to fix
standards under which landlords
may seek rent boosts giving them'
a "fair net operating income.”
Some top housing officials be-
lieve that peacetime federal rent
control will die on June 30, 1950.
when the new law expires.
The "home rule” decontrol pro-
visions, under which cities, coun-
ties and villages may throw off
ceilings if the state governor ap-
proves. are believed likely to open
up wide control-free areas as com-
munities gradually overcome their
housing shortages.
Volume 58, No. 28
Taxi Drivers
In New York
Out on Strike
701 of 11,150 Cabs
Appear on Streets
For Morning Rush
NEW YORK. April 1—(U.R>—'Taxi
drivers went on strike today for
union recognition, leaving New
York’s streets almost bare of cabs.
All but a few of the 36.000 drivers
and maintenance men refused to
work.
At the morning rush hour when
most of the 11.510 taxis ordinarily
would be Jamming the avenue and
cross streets, a police survey of all
five boroughs showed only 701 taxis
operating.
A United Press reporter cruised
over 15 miles of the busiest thor-
oughfares in Manhattan and
counted a total of 19 taxis on the
streets.
The first threats of violence In
the walkout, which began at 4:30
a. m., were reported in Harlem.
Police there arested four Negro
taxi drivers and charged them with
disorderly conduct for threatening
a non-striking driver.
Stands Are Empty
The police survey of taxis operat-
ing at 8 a. m. showed that 421 of
the city's 6,500 fleet-owned cabs
were rolling and only 280 of the
5,000 owner-operated taxis.
Taxi stands were empty at Grand
Central terminal. Pennsylvania sta-
tion and the airlines terminal, or-
dinarily lined with hundreds of
taxis. Incoming travelers had to
carry their own luggage to hotels
by bus or subway.
There were no taxis parked at
hack stands at the Waldorf-As-
toria. or any other of the city's
major hotels.
Earlier, union spokesmen declar-
ed that “not a wheel will roll"
during the strike.
Charges Raised
Leon Zwicker, regional director
for John L. Lewis' newly organized
taxi union which Is demanding
recognition and higher wages,
charged that company-hired strike
breakers were carrying guns.
Nearly 100 strikers gathered ui
Times square.
"Were waiting to see how many
Independent and fleet cabs try to
keep rolling.” one striker aalfl.
"We're behind John L. 100 percec.t
because he's the only one who
would come into New York to help
us.”
Picket lines were stationed around
garages of all the major taxi
owners as local 35 of the Taxi
Workers Organizing committee, a
part of Lewis’ United Mine Workers
(independent) catch-all district 50,
sought to gain union recognition
from the operators.
When all efforts to prevent the
strike had failed last night. Mayor
William O'Dwyer went on the radio
to assure residents of the city that
WASHINGTON. April 1—<u.R'—J the police would do everything in
, Attorney General Tom C. Clark has their power to prevent "violence or
j Informed the White House that he | force.”
Intends to leave the cabinet by I--
[July 1, administration officials said
today.
These sources said that like all
top government officials. Clark sub-
mitted his resignation shortly before
President Truman began his new
term in January. Mr. Truman has
taken no action on it.
Another Road
Death Recorded
Okmulgee Indian
Injured Fatally
near
BY UNITED PRESS
A walk across a highway
Henrietta to chat with friends end-
ed in death early today for Wesley
Bear, 24-year-old Indian from Ok-
mulgee.
Bear wus the 123rd Oklahoma
highway fatality of 1949. Last year
at this time 104 persons had died
on state roads.
Bear had stopped his pickup
truck on U. S. highway 62, four
miles west of Hcnryetta. to get out
and cross the road to talk with
friends In another car.
Trooper F. E. Richadrson said
witnesses told him Bear finished
talking, backed away from the car,
turned and stepped in front of a
Dallas-bound Greyhound bus driven
by J. Thomas Mitchell. 35, Tulsa.
Bear was dead on arrival at the
Henryetta hospital.
Last night Mrs. Virginia Lee Law,
22, Oklahoma City, was killed when
the car In which she was riding
went out of control and overturned
on U. S. highway 77. three miles
east of Edmond.
Clark Intending
To Quit Cabinet
144 Persons Hurt
In Demonstrations
They said that Clark will follow
up his January letter with a more
formal letter of resignation, prob-
ably in June. He will tell Mr.
Truman, it was said, that he wants
to re-enter private law practice.
At present. Clark is the oldest
member of Mr. Truman’s cabinet
In point of service. He was named
attorney general in June 1945, after
eight years of service in various
justice department posts.
NANKING. April 1Garrison
headquarters announced 144 persons
were injured—II of them seriously
—in two clashes between soldiers
and university students this after-
noon.
The clashes resulted from anti-
government demonstrations follow-
ing departure of a government
peace delegation to negotiate with
the Communists in Peiping.
A garrison spokesman said ail of
the seriously injured and 85 slight-
ly injured were students, while 48
soldiers were also slightly hurt.
Seven persons were arrested and
Clark s withdrawal from the cab- j the curfew In this capital was ad
net has long been rumored. Specu-
lation about his successor as attor-
ney general has centered around
Clurk Clifford, the president’s
special counsel.
Two Arrests Made
On Speeding Charges
■ Two drivers charged with speed-
ing forfeited bonds of $5 each in
municipal court today, it was shown
by records in the office of Lee
Harvey, chief of police.
John Edward Trlndle. 50, Okla-
homa City, and Orble Rollan Bass,
40. Oklahoma City, were booked
Thursday night on charges of
speeding.
Court Orders Fine For
Violating Rule of Road
Marano Salazar, 41. Oklahoma
City, charged with violating a rule
of the road, was ordered to pay a
fine of $5 and court costs when
he pleaded guilty today at his ar-
raignment before Walter P. Crites
in justice of peace court.
Information filed in the case by
Bobby Lee Morrison, county at-
torney, charged that on March 26
the defendant operated a vehicle
on the left hand side of the high-
way while meeting a vehicle ap-
proaching from the opposite direc-
tion. The violation allegedly occur-
red on U. S. highway 66 a short
distance west of El Reno. The com-
lalnt was signed by Earl Janssen,
state highway patrolman.
vanced two hours to uvoid further
disturbances.
The dcatli penalty was threatened
for any soldier Invading university
grounds to continue the clashes.
A government spokesman said
Premier Ho Ylng-chin viewed the
incident as serious and had ordered
a full investigation.
Meanwhile. the government's
delegation landed safely in Peiping.
THREE DAYS LEFT OVER
PITTSFIELD, Mass., April 1—
(U.R)—It was announced today—Fri-
day—that the Wednesday Morning
club, which met every Tuesday for
70 years, had officially disbanded
yesterday—Thursday.
Soldiers Assessed Fines
For Disturbing Peace
Three soldiers stationed at Fort
Reno were assessed fines of *11
each in municipal court today after
they pleaded guilty of disturbing
the peace, records in the office of
Lee Harvey, chief of police, dis-
closed.
Private Richard A. Ellis, 18, Pri-
vate Leroy Roof, 21. and Private
Thomas D. Rogers, 18, were booked
at the police station at 12:40 a. m,
today for disturbing the peace hi
the 400 block of West Wade street.
Otis Jacks, 24. of 111 North Ad-
mire avenue, booked at the police-
station at 1:25 a. in. Thursday on.
a charge of disturbing the peace
in the 200 block of South Bickford
avenue, forfeited a bond of *11 in
municipal court today.
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Harle, Budge. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 58, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1949, newspaper, April 1, 1949; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc924102/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.