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The El Reno Daily Tribune
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El Reno, Oklahoma, Thursday, October 5, 1950
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37 Injured As
Express Rams
Into Gas Tank
Locomotive Going
80 Miles an Hour
Hits Derailed Car
ERIE, Pa., Oct. 5—(U.R)—The New
York Central railroad’s New Eng-
land States Express slammed into
a derailed gasoline tank car here
today setting a torch to 14 cars and
Injuring 37 persons.
Railroad officials said 25 persons,
including three railroad employes
and a rescue worker, had been
treated at hospitals and 10 were de-
tained. The Erie Red Cross said 12
other persons were treated for
superficial injuries at the scene.
As Erie firemen sprayed chemical
"fog” on the blazing gasoline, the
train'd 153 passenger crawled
through doors and smashed win-
dows. Erie Detective Sergeant Rob-
ert Ross said that only the all
steel construction of the coaches
prevented a heavier casualty toll.
Gasoline Explodes
The westbound New England
8tates Express, speeding through
the center of town at about 80 miles
an hour, smashed into the cars of
and castbound freight train that
had jumped the rails one minute
before the passenger roared down
a parallel line.
The express' diesel locomotive
crashed into the tank car filled with
gasoline, exploded and sent roaring
gasoline-fed flames spouting high
into the air. Shattered fuel tanks
in the locomotive added to the in-
tensity of the flames.
"The fuel from the split tank car
sprayed all over the tops of 14
coaches," Ross said. “They all were
blazing. It's lucky they were all-
steel coaches.
The passengers were wonderful.
They were all quiet and orderly.
There was no panic. The firemen
used ‘fog’ and had the fire under
| control in less than two hours.”
Flames Controlled
'There was no wind, thank God,"
I said J. E. Guilfoyle, chief dispatch-
er at Erie, "otherwise those flames
might have touched off' a real fire
there in the middle of town. As it
was. they shot straight up into the
air over 100 feet."
Guilfoyle said at first glance it
looked as if the entire train was
burning. However, he said, only the
derailed gasoline car and the diesel
engine were burned.
“Most of the passengers left the
train under their own power,” he
said. “They were more scared than
hurt for the most part.”
None of the cars in the passenger
train overturned. Eleven of them
left the rails but they remained up-
right.
More El Reno
Youths Slated
For Induction
Six more Canadian county
youths have been ordered to re-
port for induction on Oct. 18,
Mrs. O. B. Gustafson, local draft
board clerk, revealed today.
If all six arc accepted, it will
bring the total of county men
drafted since the Korean war to
14, she said.
Seven have already entered the
service. Another is probably in
the army through channels In
California.
El Reno and Mustang are the
only towns in the county affected
so far by actual induction of men.
Of the 14 who were or will be
drafted, 11 are from this city
and three from Mustang.
The latest list includes five
from El Reno and one from Mus-
tang.
Those from El Reno are
Clarence Paul Dill. Lonnie George
Neal. Leslie Ray Outh. Ray
Malcolm Patrick, and Jack Ver-
non Robertson. The Mustang
youth is Carl Daniil Johnson.
Vol. 59, No. 187
KONSTANTY STARTS GAME FOR PHILLIES—Jim Fireman" Konstanty swaps hats with
Anthony Marturano as Philadelphia city firemen wish Jim luck before the first of the world
series at Shibe park. Konstanty had served the Phillies as a relief pitcher during the season and
was the first game he has started. (NEA Telephoto.)
Permanent Force
Suggested to UN
LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 5—<&)—
Egypt was reported today to have
offered to contribute an army of
1,000,000 to 2,000,000 men as part of
a permanent international force if
the United States and other united
nations members will supply the
arms and equipment.
Informed quarters said the offer
was made by Egyptian Foreign
Minister Mohamcd Salaii-EI-Din
at a private luncheon given yes-
terday by Secretary of State Dean
Acheson for heads of the Arab UN
delegations.
The offer was understood to have
been made on the condition that
British troops are withdrawn from
Egyptian soil.
Support Assured
Salah-El-Din was understood to
have assured Acheson that Egypt
would strongly support his propo-
sals to strengthen the UN and
prepare it to meet aggression. He
then made his offer.
Meanwhile, Greece agreed today
to Join Turkey in Unking its mili-
tary defense planning to the Medi-
terranean strategy of the Atlantic
treaty natious.
Greek ambassador Athanase Po-
lltis informed the state department
in a note that his government ac-
cepted an invitation from the
North Atlantic treaty council to
take part in planning the defense
of the Mediterranean.
Greeks To Join -*
This means that Greek and
Turkic officials will Join with
British. French, Italian and Amer-
icans on a regional planning board
concerned with the defense of the
area. Turkey agreed to the same
arrangement yesterday. It does not
give either country membership In
the North Atlantic alliance.
The Greek note was in response
to an invitation given verbally by
Secretary of State Acheson in be-
half of the North Atlantic council.
Bodenhomer, Goad On
Opposite Sides of Fence
Two former stars of Oklahoma university’s unbeaten
1&49 team will be on opposite sides of the fence Friday
night here when El Reno faces Chickasha, its first confer-
ence foe this season.
Coach Bobby Goad brings his Chicks to Memorial sta-
dium at Adams park in the hope of snatching a fifth straight
victory. The Chicks already have won two district 2A games.
Coach Bob Bodenhamer wants it the other way around.
A victory for the Indians over highly touted Chickasha
would be a major upset in any district. It would erase the
disappointments of the last
Ferguson To
Speak Friday
Jo O. Ferguson. Republican nom-
inee lor governor of Oklahoma,
will speak at 1:30 p. m. Friday In
E2 Reno, it has been announced
by Republican state headquarters.
Ferguson, who is publisher of the
Pawnee Chiel, all! be met in El
Reno by Republican leaders and
by members of the Democrats for
Ferguson and Alexander club.
El Reno is one of the six stops
on the Ferguson schedule Friday.
He will make appearances in Beth-
any. Yukon and Thomas. In addi-
tion. he will speak in Clinton and
Weatherford.
Moscow Remains Silent On
Stassen's Peace Proposal
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -</P)_
Republican Harold E. Stasaen's
bid for a sort of citizens' peace
conference with Communist Rus-
sia's Premier Josef Stalin today
was greeted with mixed reaction
at home and silence from Mos-
cow.
Slasscn, an unsuccessful seeker
after the 1948 OOP presidential
nomination, disclosed the move
yesterday. He made public a let-
ter suggesting further correspon-
dence or a face-to-face meeting—
publicly reported—with Stalin in
an effort, "to stop tire drift to-
ward war."
The state department promptly
announced that Stassen's proposal
had "no official inspiration." But
it said If Stalin agrees to meet
with the University of Pennsyl-
vania president. Stasscn undoubt-
edly will get a passport to Moscow.
Diplomatic experts saw little
change that Stalin would accept.
But the state department report-
edly welcomed the letter for Its
propaganda effect. The "Voice of
America" featured it on foreign
language broadcasts.
There were signs thnt Stalin
might be less cordial toward the
Idea of talking with Stasaen than
when the two first met in Mos-
cow in 1947.
For one thing, Stassen's letter
strongly denounced Russia aggres-
sion and her "refusal to cooperate
in stopping" the Korean war.
Then, too, the Moscow Literary
Oazette had already proposed
Stasscn for eventual trial as a
war criminal.
two defeats. It could be the
start of a successful confer-
ence schedule.
The Chicks are rated as one of
the top 10 teams in the state. They
are heavily favored to grab the
district 2A title.
But they had a bad scare last
Friday in their tilt with the Put-
nam City Pirates, who have blown
hot and cold all season. The
Pirates lost to the Chicks by a
26-19 score, but not beiore giving
them a. jzljght ^ase of the Jitters
with a second half rally.
Too Close
Goad said after the game that
he couldn't take much more of the
close ones—"It would make an old
man out of me."
Just as soon as the contest ended,
Goad began thinking about the El
Reno came, he said. But he had no
comment at the time as to the
outcome.
Goad was an end on the OU
team. Bodenhamer played center.
Both of their teams U6e the split-T
formation.
Chicks Pull Stunt
El Reno has suffered two set-
backs in the last two tilts. Clinton
beat the Indians 20-0 and North-
east smothered them 27-8. The first
two games were shutout victories
over Watonga and Outhrie.
The mighty Chicks pulled an un-
usual and unexplained stunt in
their last contest that the Indians
would like to have them try again.
In the third quarter, with their
opponents staging a rally, the
Chicks elected to run the ball on
their own two-yard line—on fourth
down.
Walter P. Marsh, principal of the
El Reno highschool, said today a
few reserve seats for the season
and for Friday’s game are still
available. He said there are 200
seats on the north side for general
admission.
$10 Forfeited
After Mishap
Ail Indiana woman forfeited $10
bond in police court todRy on a
charge of reckless driving after an
accident Wednesday night involv-
ing two vehicles.
Records of Lee Harvey, chief of
police, show that Miss Emma Esther
Schlender, Indianapolis, Ind., for-
feited the bond.
The mishap occurred at the In-
tersection of Wade street and
Bickford avenue.
Victor Bunch, 62, of 812 South
Barker, was going south on Bick-
ford In a 1047 sedan. Miss Schlen-
der was going east on Wade in a
1960 sedan.
Police records state Uie collision
occurred as Bunch was halfway
through the Intersection. The car
Bunch was driving received $60 in
damages to the right side. Mls>-
Schlender's vehicle received an
estimated $35 damages to the left,
front end and headlight.
Her car skidded 26 feet before
the Impact, records show.
25 Students Picket
Norman Dry Cleaners
NORMAN, Oct. 6 —<>P)—Twenty-
five University of Oklahoma stu-
dents started picketing cleaning
shops at noon today in protest to
increased prlcee.
Rate Increase
Benefits Cited
Telephone Company
Plans Expansion
A four-year improvement pr
gram costing $200,000 will be
in 11 Reno by the Southwes
Bell Telephone company if a rate
increase appeal It intends to file
with the corporation commission Is
approved.
Roy E. Echols, general manager,
announced the company’s plan to
raise a total of $83,000 000 for state
service improvements Sunday
night. He said the money can be
raised from investors if the pro-
posed rate increase is granted.
Specific projects in the El Reno
area include another building ex-
tension at a cost of $21,000: in-
stallation of six additional positions
of switchboard and other central
office equipment, $45,000, garage,
$9,000; exchange poles and cable
facilities. $40,000; changes and al-
terations in subscribers' lines and
equipment to care for growth,
$100,000.
"Rural Areas Helped'
"The company plans that the
program over the state as a whole
would greatly Increase the number
of rural telephones in service, and
the El Reno exchange area would
benefit in proportion,” James G.
Ellis, manager for the company,
said.
"At the end of 1949, there were
490 rural telephones in service in
the El Reno erea. The program
will include the installation of
telephone service for 53 people
waiting now for rural telephones,"
Ellis said.
"In «,he post-war period the com-
pany has spent more than $1,000,000
in El Reno. The number of tele-
phones in service has Increased
from about 2,700 in 1940 to 4,631
today," he said.
Projects Listed
"People have been making more
use of their telephones, too. At
the start of the war. the average
number of local culls per day here
was approximately 17,000. It is
now running over 26,000 a day."
Ellis pointed out some of the
company's major projects here dur-
ing the past few years, such as
general cable relief and extensions,
$55,600: new rural line poles and
wire, $146,600; additional switch-
board positions, $28,000, and cen-
tral office building addition, $38,-
000.
"The number of employes has
grown from 60 in 1945 to 83 now.
and the total payroll here now
amounts to $206,000 annually," he
said.
Weather
State Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Fri-
day. Warmer in last and south
tonight. Low tonight 55 to 58.
Wanner Friday except In panhan-
dle. High 73 In east to 80 in west.
El Reno Weather
For the 24-hour period ending at
8 a. m. today: High, 68; low, 50;
ut 8 a. m., 56.
State of weather: Fair and cool.
Precipitation: None.
UN Force Ready For Plunge
Across Parallel To Wipe Out
All Korean Red Resistance
Mine Sinks
11. S. Vessel;
21 Missing
Navy Sweeper Goes
Down Near Coast
Of North Korea
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6—(/TV-The
navy announced today the mine
sweeper Magpie has been sunk by
a floating mine near North Korea.
Twenty-one men are missing.
It was the third ship to hit a
mine in Korean waters. Two de-
stroyers—the Brush and the .Mans-
field—were damaged by earlier col-
lisions with mines and 11 men on
the Brush wore lost.
11 Killed
Total casualties from the three
ships now stand at 11 killed, 17
Injured, and 24 missing.
The navy has said the mines are
Russian-made but presumably were
sown by North Koreans.
The Magpie hit a mine Sunday
near the city of Chuksan-Dong.
Twelve survivors were picked up by
by a sister ship, the minesweeper
Mersanger. and carried to Pusan,
Korea.
The 136-foot wooden hulled Mag-
pie struck the mine on her star-
board side and sank about two
miles offshore.
Commander Missing
The commanding officer of the
Magpie, Lieutenant Warren R.
Person of Pacific Grove, Calif., is
among the missing.
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman,
navy chief of operations, told a
■M^resstonal committee last Mrita-
day lhat a "great many” Russian-
made floating mines have been
found in Korean waters. He said
they had been "recently laid and
not long out of the storehouse."
Jones Praises
City Chamber
For Activities
H. Lee Jones, secretary of the
El Reno chamber of commerce,
said today activities of the cham-
ber in this city compare favorably
with those of most cities he has
observed.
"I am especially Impressed with
the rural-urban relationship here,"
Jones told a noon luncheon meet-
ing of the Rotary club. "The cham-
ber sponsors many beneficial af-
fairs, like fairs. 4-H and FFA gath-
erings and soil conservation pe-
riods.”
Jones traced the history of the
modem chamber of commerce. The
medieval guild was the forerunner
of today's chamber. But now the
activities of the chamber are
broader than the old guilds and
they mean more to the community
as a whole, he explained.
One recent outstanding event in
the county which Jones cited was
the speedy raising of funds to buy
needed right-of-way for the Yukon-
Banner highway, which has now
become a reality.
Jones was given an honorary
membership in the Rotary club.
William L. Fogg formally welcomed
him.
Two visiting Rolarlans were in-
troduced. They were Herbert M.
Pierce. Mlnona, Minn., and Dr.
I. N. McCash, interim pastor of the
F’lrst Christian church. George
Holmes of El Reno was a guest.
^MANCHURIA
MILES
10 $0
SOUTH KOREANS CAPTURE KOSONG—B o n t h Koreans
have taken Kosong (1), 55 miles north of the 38 parallel and
halfway to Wonsan, strategic Red communications center expected
to be the eastern anchor of Communist defense line In North Korea.
Above Seoul (2), U. S. marines secured Uijongbu and linked with
South Koreans at Kumgong to form solid battle line. Bad weather
helped obscure fate of large Red reinforcement convoy traveling
south from Antung, Manchuria (3), and previously riddled by American
warplanes. U. 8. airmen were credited with destroying or damaging
87 trucks and six big guns of the 100-mile convoy. (NEA Telephoto.)
$75,000 Fire Sweeps Cushing
Building; Watchman Is Killed
CUSHING, Oct.,5—(UP)—A 71-year-old Cushing night
watchman lost hia Ufe early today when he plunged through
a burning warehouse to report a fire which gutted one end
** estimated $75,000 damage.
Six hours after John Garrett told the fire department
a hurry—there’s a fire at Cushing
Wholesalers” rescue workers
dug his body out of the rub-
to “get down here in
Police Force
Gets Changes
El Reno residents took a second
look at their policemen today as
the force changed into dark blue
uniforms for the winter.
Three new policemen are on duty,
it was announced today by Lee
Harvey, police chiel. They are
Herbert Iley, Jack Feiguson and
Clarence Lorenzen, deputy at the
sheriff’s office who resigned his
post Wednesday to accept the po-
sitlon.
Jack Craig has resigned. Wally
Aycock is now in the service, sta-
tioned at Fort Riley, Kan., pending
further orders from the army. The
third post has been vacant for a
long time.
Harvey said he believed the 12-
man El Reno police force was now
stabilized—unless the army calls
again.
Did You Hear
—o—
TAMES OILMORE, son of Mr.
J and Mrs. W. S. Gilmore. 703
North Evans, Is playing tackle
position on the Northwestern
Ranger football team of North-
western State college at Alva
this season. The Rangers have
won their opening three games.
Gilmore, who Is a physical edu-
cation major, Is playing his sec-
ond year at the tackle position.
-o-
Bill Bayless, another El Reno
product. Is playing substitute
guard on the Ranger team. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bayless,
617 South Hadden, he weighs
155 pounds. He Is playing his
second year of football for North-
western. He was one of Coach
Kenneth Kanun's dependable
backs last season.
-o-
Two El Reno students it
Southwestern State college have
been elected to offices. They are
Margaret Bartlett, president of
Stewart hall, women’s dormitory,
and Bennie Anderson, student
council representative from the
sophomore class.
Girl Scout
Training Set
Fall training courses for all Girl
Scout workers and troop leaders of
the El Reno organization were an-
nounced today by Miss Natalie
Bynum, south central area direc-
tor.
The training and instruction
meetings will be held in the Olrl
Scout hut at Legion park.
A two-day course in outdoor ac-
tivities will be held Oct. 12 and 13.
The classes begin at 9:16 a. m.
each day. On Monday, Oct. 16. Mlsr
Bynum will conduct a special class
for leaders of the Brownie troops,
beginning at 1 p. m.
A similar clast for leaders of In-
termediate troops Will be held on
Tuesday, Oct. 17.
The shoi*t courses are designed to
orient ah troop leaders and assist-
ants in the details of troop organ-
ization and to give aid to the lead-
ers in planning troop activities.
Permit Is Issued For
Building of Residence
A building permit was issued to-
day to W. T. Bloodworth, 1101 East
Cooney, for construction of a resi-
dence at 615 Sonth Mitchell.
The structure will coat an esti-
mated $5,000. It is due for com-
pletion by Jan. 15, 1951.
ble of charred supplies and
canned goods.
Firemen said Garrett apparently
was trapped in a narrow corridor
at the burning end of the building
after he telephoned the alarm. His
body was found burled beneath
debris near a telephone. The re-
ceiver was off the hook.
The night watchman, who had
been employed by the Cushing
Wholesale Grocery company for
six years, reported the fire about
2 a. m. Firemen had the blaze un-
der control within 30 minutes, sav-
ing most of the stock in the block-
long narrow brick building.
Clgarets Burned
E. A. Bomar, president of the
company, estimated damages would
run about $75,000. Some $20,000
worth of clgarets were consumed
in the flames, he said.
Although firemen fought the
stubborn blaze for several hours,
fire walls were credited with saving
most of the stock piled celllng-high
In the building.
The firm, one of the oldest in
this area, is located on the western
side of town, Just below the state
highway 33 overpass. The building
was erected In 1913.
Traffic Blocked
Traffic was blocked for nearly
an hour on the road by clouds of
smoke pouring from the blaze.
When firemen were able to enter
the burned north end of the build-
ing, they found the night watch-
man's coat and time clock in one
of the offices.
All the doors were locked hi the
long, narrow building and it was
thought that Oarrett was forced
to try to retrace his steps through
the blaze after he made the tele-
phone call.
Two Men Pay
T raffic Fines
Two men were fined and ordered
to pay court costs in Justice of
peace court Wednesday after they
pleaded guilty to highway traffic
violations.
Justice Walter P. Crites ordered
a fine of $5 for Harry Campbell
Spence. sr„ 62, Guthrie. Complaint
signed by Will M. Rogers, state
highway patrolman, alleged Spence
was traveling on the left side of
the road while rounding a curve.
The alleged violation took place
Sept. 30 on U. S. highway 81 near
Union City while Spence waa head-
ing north in a 1949 sedan.
Ellison Weldon Page. 30, Vlcl, was
fined $10. Complaint was also
signed by Trooper Rogers. It al-
leged Page was traveling on the
left side of the road.
Communists May
Make Stand At
Fortified Line
Yanks Will Aid
South Koreans If
Help Is Needed
TOKYO, Oct. 5—m— A united
nations army of up to 175,000 troops
massed today to yank down the
iron curtain of parallel 38 and wipe
out Red resistance In all Korea.
The non-Korean allies kept south
of the artificial border stood ready
to cross and Join South Koreans
who have already piereced the
curtain and probed 60 miles or
more Into the Communist-ruled
northland.
American scouting pilots reported
evidence of an attempt by the Reds
to build up for defense on their
pre-war fortified line Just north
of 38. From those positions—then
called a defense line—tank-led Red
columns invaded South Korea
June 25.
Anchor Overran
The old line runs from Hwacbon,
In the eastern mountainous interior,
to Haeju, on the west coast, its
eastern anchor has been overrun
by the South Korean forces ad-
vancing miles to^the north along
the Sea of Japan coast virtually
unopposed.
General MacArthur's headquar-
ters made it clear that an his forces
are ready to go Into North Korea
as needed.
jrjssrrsfvar
stabbed across Sunday.
The question of their crossing
from liberated South Korea was
considered only as a military Issue,
General MacArthur’s headquarters
said, and not as a political hurdle
at this stage.
The united nations at Lake
Success Wednesday night directed
MacArthur, in effect, to use any
means at his command to unify
Korea.
Bounds Drawn
Parallel 38 was drawn originally
to designate American and Russian
zones for acceptance of the Japa-
nese surrender after World war H.
To mop up the remnants, the
UN forces waited only for com-
pletion of the buildup eastward
from the Beoul-Inchon west coast
area and for final decisions on
strategy. There was no indication
of where the main decisions on
strategy. There was no indication
of where the main allied blows
would fall or whether they might
be amphibious or overland.
The Red regime continued to
ignore surrender ultimatums first
aired by MacArthur last Sunday
and repeated since.
American marines punched north-
ward from rubbled Uijongbu, 20
miles south of 38 and about 11 miles
northeast of Seoul. Resistance was
scattered.
On the east coast, the South
Korean third division was 60 miles
north of the Red border.
At least 20,000 Korean republican
troops were already in Red terri-
tory.
Elks Will Honor
Or. Richardson
The first fall dinner of the Ell
lodge at 6:45 p. m. tonight wl
honor Elks who are members <
the medical and dental profession
L*c Murray, exalted ruler, ar
nounced today.
Special guest of honor will l
Dr. D. P. Richardson, oldest llvlr
banker In Oklahoma and old*
member of the lodge.
Dr. Richardson is president i
the Bank of Union In Union Clt
Yanks Win
SHIBE PARK, Philadelphia
8—(AV-Joe DiMagglo linei
a loth inning home run into th<
upper left field stands today t<
give the Ntw York Yankees' Allii
Reynolds a 2-1 win over Uv
Phils’ Robin Roberta in thi
second world aeries game. It wa
the favored American leagta
champe’ second straight victor
in the beat-of-seven series befon
32.680 fans. Tomorrow's game wh
be played in New York.
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