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El Reno, Oklahoma, Thursday, March 3,1955
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Vol. 64, No. 3
early Hundred
re Classified
y Draft Board
28 County Residents
Listed in Class 1-A;
Dentist Is Included
Nearly a hundred Canadian
unty draft registrants have been
assificd by the local selective
irvice board during the past
lonth.
Twenty-eight of the 97 persons
assificd were placed in class 1-A,
Vailable for military service.
Those listed in 1-A include one
>ecial registrant, Dr. David S.
arris, a dentist of Yukon.
The others are Elisha K. Griggs,
Jerry D. Mitchell, Jimmy L.
'ilson, C. R. Ramsey, James W.
ansficld. Euarl G. Martin, Robert
Pisell, Robert R. Bourne, Ernest
Liebscher, Donald L. Magness.
crald B. Bremseth, Richard M.
orton, Gale R. Walker, Jean
chweitzer, Robert E. Vance, jr.,
onald D. Jimerson, Donald R.
,-eith, Donald R. Mason, Lyle E.
erkins, Ray E Abies, Hugh W.
ambert, David H Ratliff, Tommy
Freeman, David H. Glass, Rich-
rd L. Cahill, William A. Causey,
nd Robert B. Walch.
Four Art Inducted
Four men, Jackie E Hunt, Ted
J, Joule, Arthur J. Mueggenborg
_d Billy J. W'ebb, were placed in
lass 1-C, inducted, while 11 oth-
rs, Otis L. Harrell, George A.
ooper, Robert E. Thiel, James L.
mith, James B. Merveldt, Thomas
Williams, jr., William A. Dub-
crstcin, Carl Krauter, Silven G.
atson, James M Brown and Tim
Laceficld, were classed 1-C, en-
ted.
A group of 17 men were classi-
ed 1-C, discharged. They are
ruce W. Flippen, William j. My-
~s, jr., John B. White, Harry L.
erg, Daniel R. Hobaugh, Roy W'.
ix, Henry J. McDonald, Delmar
., . Stockton. Richard A. Silver,
irgil W. Wakefield. Norman H.
tevenson, Jerry F. Hutson. John
Sallingcr. William T. Poole,
homas L. Stafford, Keith A. Cash
nd George F. Gleichman.
Nino In Rotarvat
Nine men were placed in class
C, reserve. They arc Ruben G.
,'rvin, Harold I. Schweitzer. Gene
ale, Harold D Lamb, Dale M
rawford, John C. Henderson, Gil-
rd W. Peters, Garnett G. Condry
nd Lloyd W. Bollinger.
Classified 1-D, member of re-
rve component or student taking
lilitary training, were Paul D.
Jobson, Joe H. Disch, Thomas H.
ukes, Wayne G. Welliver.
Six persons were placed in class
i-S, students deferred by statute.
;'hey are Donald G. Mooney, Art-
uc E. Mays, jr., James E. Vian,
.ddie G. Taylor, Harry L. Taylor
nd William F. Hanson.
One man, Fredrick W. Heupcl,
/as classified 2-C, deferred bc-
ause of agricultural occupation,
nd another, John C. Dittmer, was
;Uced in class 2-S, registrant de-
cried because of activity in study.
Others Deferred
Two persons, Robert H. Robison
nd Alfred L. King, were classi-
fied 3-A, registrants with depen-
ents and another, Hiram E. Cas-
1 was classified 4-D, minister of
ligion or divinity student.
Four county registrants were
laced in class 4-F. unfit for mili-
ry service. They are William T.
rattin, James E. Burke, Louis H.
lothcr and Ray G. Smith.
Nine persons were classified 5-A,
iver age of liability for military
’crvice. They are Jack Ferguson,
!ames M. Sexton, John H. Pope,
csley W. Tyson, Jack Barry, Ed-
ard Horne, Paul J. Adams, Niels
Rickard and Gerald F. Gassen.
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U. S. Asks End Of
Truce Commission
. WASHINGTON, March 3-<*—
The United States has advised
Switzerland and Sweden that the
neutral nations supervision com-
ission in Korea should be abol-
ished because ‘‘Communist ob-
struction" prevents the agency
"rom fulfilling its purpose of polie-
ng the Korean truce.
The state department announced
oday that deputy Under Secretary
obert Murphy presented informal
liotes on the U. S. position to the
Swedish and Swiss envoys here
esterday.
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OCU COACH LIKES NEW GYM—Doyle Parrack, left, basketball coach at Oklahoma City
University, and Jenks Simmons, EHS athletic director, check the scoreboard and time-
clock at El Keno’s new Municipal auditorium to Parrack’s satisfaction, after Parrack had
arranged for the OCU-Bradley NCAA opener,in the El Reno gym next Tuesday night.
Former C-D Director Censured,
Must Repay State for Gasoline
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 3—M—The house general in-
vestigating committee today censured former state civil
defense director L. A. Chatham, Claremore, for improper
use of his state gasoline credit card and held he should repaj
$279 64 he charged for gas.
The censure was contained in a report of the committee’s
investigation into accusations that Chatham was paid double
travel claims. It was approved
by the house and ordered
printed in the journal.
The former civil defense chief
was charged in an audit by the
state examiner and inspector's of-
fice of using his state gasoline
credit card at the same time lie
was paid travel expenses for trips
outside of the state.
No Criminal Intent
The committee's report present-
ed to the house today by Repre-
sentative Joe Chambers, Tulsa,
chairman of the investigation,
however absolved Chatham of
“criminal or illegal intent in con-
nection with his improper pur-
chases."
The committee report explained
that Chatham "made no charge to
the state on certain driving in Ok-
lahoma City and vicinity for which,
if he had submitted a proper travel
voucher, he could have been prop-
erly reimbursed.”
“Cannot Condone" Act
"However, the committee cannot
condone his improper use of the
state credit card in purchasing
items while he was at the same
time receiving full reimbursement
for mileage of his personal auto-
mobile.”
The committee declared Chat-
ham's procedure “was a very poor
administrative practice and can-
not be approved under regulations"
and ruled that Chatham owed the
state $279.64.
Youth Indicted In
Slaying of Woman
PANAMA CITY, Fla., March 3-
■A,>—A 19-ycar-o!d Alabaman has
icon indicted for first degree mur-
icr in the rape-slaying of a young
nusewife.
The indictment returned yestcr-
lay, named George Lowell Everett,
lothan, Ala., who has been in cus-
ody.
Everett, a federal parolee, is
?harged with strangling pretty
Mrs. Lou Ellen Jones, 21, high-
chool hand queen at El Reno,
)kla., in 1951, to death last Jan.
8.
Neighbors
Would Tap
'Our7 River
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 3—
IjE—Engineers today unfolded an
ambitious proposal to build a
giant navigable river, to run up-
hill from southeastern Oklahoma,
as part of Oklahoma City's long-
range water program.
The proposal, submitted to
chamber of commerce directors,
is an expansion of the previous-
ly outlined 109 million dollar pro-
ject which included pipelines in-
stead of the huge canal.
In addition, engineers Guy B.
Treat and Colonel F. E. Wilson,
former army engineer and now
a consulting engineer at Tulsa,
proposed a new solution to the
immediate water supply problem.
This would involve construction
of another canal. It would divert
floodwaters of the South Cana-
dian river at Union City to Ok-
lahoma City municipal lakes,
Overholser and Hefner, now sup-
plied by the generally dry North
Canadian.
Flaming Lava
Creeps Near
HawaiiVillage
HILO, Hawaii, March 3—HP—
Flaming lava surged to within
one mile of the village of Kapoho
today when the east rift of famed
Kilauca volcano on the island
of Hawaii erupted with new fury
after a 24-hour rest.
The 335 residents of Kapoho
were evacuated to safer areas
again yesterday when the vol-
cano exploded in a far more
dangerous eruption than Mon-
day. It was the first time the
volcano had been active in 115
years.
A gaping fissure one mile long
and as much as 500 feet wide
spouted lava 30 to 50 feet in the
air along the entire length, and
poured forth red hot matter at
the rate of 350 feet an hour di-
rectly toward Kapoho and the
ocean.
A new outburst late last night
blasted apart an old cinder cone
and stretched the fissure by an-
other 300 yards. It threatened to
pour even more lava into the
flow.
Another smaller finger of fiery
lava pouring out from the side
of the fissure missed two farm-
houses by 30 feet and overran
a sugar cane field.
Governor Samuel Wilder King
prepared to declare a limited
state of emergency for the vol-
cano area today.
Chickasha, Geary
Teams Play atBTW
The Booker T. Washington school
gym will be the neutral cour! to-
night when two top teams of the
conference, the Chickasha Lions
and Geary Owls meet in one of *h»
league's biggest attractions.
A preliminary match will be be-
tween the BTW ‘B’ Panthers and
the Geary 'B' Owls. First game
at about 6:15 and second game is
due to open at 8.
Meanwhile the BTW Panthers
will prepare for their first game of
the district tournament which will
begin at 5 p.m. Friday on the
BTW court. The Panthers open
against Clinton.
TWO POST BONDS
Two persons accused of speed-
ing posted bonds today in city po-
lice court. They were named as
Charles James Haney, 30. of Okla-
homa City, and Robert Lee Kirby,
26, of Union City, who posted $5
bonds each.
Tickets?
Ed Nall, OCU athletic busi-
ness manager said today 1,500
tickets to the OCU-Bradley
game would be made available
to El Reno fans, while 1,000 will
go to Oklahoma City and the re-
mainder to Bradley
Arrangements were being
made today writh Birden's phar-
macy, the Sport Shop to handle
downtown ticket sales, while
others will be available at the
highschool office.
No seats will be reserved, and
NCAA regulations forbid passes.
All seats $1.50 each—first-come,
first-served.
County Fair
Election Set
For Saturday
Canadian county farmers were
reminded today that the annual
election of directors of the Cana-
dian County Free Fair board will
be held in three mass meetings at
2 p.m. Saturday.
The election, the second to be
held in the brief career of the fair
association, will come as the hoard
continues its work toward purchase
of land near the new Coliseum and
Municipal auditorium building.
County Agent Riley Tarver said
the three mass meetings will be
held for residents of commission-
er's district No. 1 in Reno school-
house, for commissioner’s district
No. 2 in the Banner schooliious?
and for commissioner’s district No.
3 in the Red Rock community
building.
The three members of the nine-
man board whose terms expire
this year are Virdin Royse in dis-
trict No. 1, Lloyd Wood in district
No. 2, and Eldon Royse in district
No. 3.
Commissioners of the respective
districts arc to preside at the
meeting and may appoint secre-
taries to assist in conducting the
election. Names of directors arc to
be certified to the county clerk
following the voting.
Suit for $20,350
Filed in Accident
A suit for $20,350 has been filed
in district court as the result of
an accident last July 8, on a county
road two miles cast and a mile
north of Geary.
The suit was filed by Andrew
Ycllowhair, 17, by and through Gus
Yellowhair, his father, and named
Jack Kertz, James North and Wil-
liam White as defendants.
The youth alleged that at the
time of the accident he was riding
in the rear of a truck owned by
White and operated by North, when
the truck was involved in a crash
with a car driven by Kertz.
He said the truck went into a
ditch and he was thrown out, break-
ing his right shoulder and crush-
ing his left ankle. He asked $20,000
for injuries and $350 for medical
and hospital expenses.
Dulles Warns Reds To
'Lay Off' Chiang, Or
Brace for Retaliation
OCU-Bradley NCAA Tilt
Booked in El Reno's Gym
El Reno's new Municipal auditorium was selected today
bv Oklahoma City University and Bradley University for their
first-round NCAA playoffs next Tuesday night.
The agreement was made early today between Jenks Sim-
mons, highschool athletic director acting for the schools and
city, and officials of the two universities.
OCU Coach Doyle Parrack and his assistants inspected the
new floor and facilities here this morning and indicated that
the $330,000 hall would meet all requirements.
Parrack and Simmons arranged for the local NCAA at-
traction when the OCU coach learned that Oklahoma City’s
Municipal auditorium would not be available Tuesday evening.
Both teams, the OCU Chiefs and Bradley Braves were selected
for the championship playoffs
only Wednesday night
County Option
On Beer Asked
United Drys Hack
Controversial Plan
OKLAHOMA CITY. March 3-Wi
—A county option beer bill was
introduced in the house today, the
first measure this session dealing
with liquor in any form.
Representative Bennie Hill, Okc-
mah, introduced the bill at the re-
quest of the United Dry associa-
tion. He said the group had asked
him several times to introduce
such a bill.
The bill, which is certain to
Mart a controversy if it reaches
the floor of the house for debate,
provides that any county can vote
3.2 percent beer out by a simple
majority.
Petitions Required
A county with the law in effect
could also vote beer back in by a
majority.
Persons wanting to call an elec-
tion to eliminate beer would have
to submit a petition to the county
clerk with signatures equal to 15
percent of the total number of
votes cast at the last general elec
tion.
County commissioners would
have to call an election 20 days
from filing of the petition ano Hie
election would be held not less than
40 or more than 60 days after the
order.
Revenue Considered
Earlier officers of the United
Drys had indicated their program
in this session would be for com-
plete abolition of beer. However,
this is the first bill introduced.
Opposition will develop, if the
bill reaches the floor, because of
the loss of revenue that would re-
sult from counties stopping the sale
of beer. Money problems is already
one of the major issues of the ses-
sion.
Patrol Denies
Use of Radar
Is Cut Down
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 3-HPI
—Highway patrol officials said to-
day they have not deliberately cut
down on radar enforcement al-
though fewer speeders are being
caught at this time with radar de-
vices owned by the patrol.
Safety Commissioner Jim I.ooka-
baugh denied a published report
that the patrol has curtailed the
use of radar.
“There has been no deliberate
curtailment of radar activity,”
Lookabaugh said.
A patrol spokesman explained
that radar arrests normally drop
off in winter because of had weath-
er but would pick up in the coming
spring weeks.
The spokesman also denied that
traffic convictions had dropped to
an all-time low in comparison with
arrests. He explained a new book-
keeping system had been installed
and records were incomplete for
recent months.
Junior Class Play
Scheduled Tonight
"Meet Me in St. Louis,” a three-
act comedy, will be staged by the
EHS junior class tonight in the
highschool auditorium.
Curtain time will be promptly at
8 p.m. Tickets will be available
at the door.
Parrack said OCU landed the
"host” responsibility for the game
in a coin toss with Bradley coach
Bob Vanatta.
Fourth Year for Chiefs
Although both Bradley and OCU
have lost more games than they
have won this season, they were
named for the playoffs by the
NCAA selections committee after
Bradley defeated Drake last night,
90-73.
It will be the fourth consecutive
year that the Oklahoma City Uni-
versity team has participated in
the national college tournament.
Last year Bradley defeated OCU
in first round match and went on
to the finals to be knocked out by
LaSalle.
Selection of the El Reno gytn
came after Parrack learned that
the big gym would seat up to 3,-
500, and that quarters for the visit-
ing team could be obtained near-
by.
In his inspection of the gym this
morning with Simmons and M. A.
Mitchell, jr,, along with his as-
sistant coach A. E. Lemons and
other OCU officials, Parrack ap-
peared pleased with facilities of
the new fieldhousc and its location.
Sellout Predicted
Ed Nall, athletic business man-
ager at OCU, predicted that the
hall would be "sold out to the
rafters.” He said El Reno fans
would have first shot at tickets
which will go on sale downtown
Friday noon.
Admission to the NCAA feature
will be $1.50 per person, with no
reserved seats and no passes, as
required by NCAA regulations.
Arrangements will be made by
OCU for national press coverage
facilities and a radio hookup.
Twenty-five cents from each
ticket sale will go to the city for
its general maintenance fund.
Practice Set Friday
Coach Parrack said he would
bring his Chiefs to El Reno Friday
evening for a workout in the new
gym. The practice session is sched-
uled to begin at about 6:30, and
the coach invited local fans to drop
in and look the Chiefs over.
Winner of Tuesday night's en-
gagement will face Southern Meth-
odist, the Southwest conference
champion, in the regional tourna-
ment at Manhattan, Kan., on
March 11.
Bradley has won 7 games and
lost 19 this season. The Braves
won two games this week to break
a losing streak of 14 straight. OCU
has won 9 and lost 17, and ends
its regular season tonight against
Wichita at Oklahoma City.
The Chiefs split with Bradley
this season, losing to the Braves
63-62 in December and winning last
Saturday night at Peoria, 70-66.
BANQUET SPEAKER-Dr. How-
ard Taylor, of Oklahoma College
for Women, Chickasha, will be
speaker at a Scottish Rite club
banquet to be held Tuesday night.
March 8, in El Reno. Dr. Taylor
is professor of psychology and
philosophy at OCW where he also
is dean of the college.
$79 Paid By
Four Drivers
In JP Courts
Traffic charges in El Reno’s two
justice of the peace courts have
cost four drivers fines and costs
amounting to a total expense of $79.
One case was heard in the court
of W. P. Crites, justice of the peace,
who fined George Le Roy Houck,
Oklahoma City, $10 and $8 50 costs
on a charge of speeding six miles
southeast of Okarehe on state
highway No. 3 on March 1. Com-
plaint was made by Trooper Bill
Norton.
The remaining three drivers ap-
peared before J. H. Craven, justice
of the peace.
Tommy Joe Bailey, accused by
Trooper Ted Payne of speeding
last Dec. 30, about six miles east
of Okarehe on state highway No. 3,
was fined $15 and $8.50 costs, and
Jim McKinley Crothcrs, El Reno
route 1, accused by Trooper Joe
Dunn of driving without a drivers’
license March 1, on U. S. 270 in
Calumet, was fined $10 and $8.50
costs.
Flora Day Wyatt, Enid, accused
by Trooper Ira Walkup of driving
on the left side of U. S. 81, in a
no-passing zone three miles north
of El Reno on Feb. 26, was fined
$10 and $8.50 costs.
EHS Speaker Wins
District Contest
George Osborne, El Reno high-
school debate specialist, took an-
other step toward the state ora-
torical championship Wednesday
when he out-talked all competition
at the district contest at Duncan.
George and the highschool will
be host to the western sectional
contest with four more western
counties in the highschool auditor-
ium at 10:30 a m. next Wednesday.
One of the best speakers develop-
ed at EHS in recent years,
George’s prepared oration has re-
ceived considerable local and dis-
trict acclaim. The contests also
include an extemporaneous talk,
which the speaker has five min-
utes to prepare.
Dr. J. L. Oxford coacbcs the
EHS debate students.
Special City
Water Group
Sets Meeting
A meeting of Mayor George
Edgar's special city water commit-
tee was slated for 7:30 p. m. today
as warm weather brought remind-
ers that another summer and its
water distribution problems is not
far off.
Jim Hass, chairman of the com-
mittee, said principal business of
the session will be discussion of
preliminary engineer’s reports on
needs of the city. The session will
be held in the city council room of
the city hall.
The committee was appointed by
Mayor Edgar several months ago
after a long dry summer and in-
creased use of air-conditioning
units throughout the city put a
severe strain on water distribution
facilities.
Members of the committee were
asked to determine what action
the city must take to forestall fu-
ture water shortages and provide
for continued expansion.
Local Shooters In
National Matches
Two El Reno reformatory em-
ployes will report at Tampa, Fla.,
Sunday, March 6, to compete in
the national mid winter shooting
matches as Oklahoma's represent-
atives on the fourth army reserve
team.
They are Eugene Fitch, training
officer at the reformatory, and
Elliot D. Salmons, senior officer.
Both are captains in the arm.' re-
serves.
Secretary In
Formosa To
Ratify Treaty
Red Chinese Told
To Lay Off Raids
Or Suffer Damages
TAIPEI, Formosa. March 3
—(IP)—Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles warned the Chi-
nese Communists today not to
assume that they or their
mainland bases were safe from
attack if the Reds attack the
Nationalist off-shore islands of
Matsu and Quemoy.
Dulles issued the warning
at end of a momentous two-
hour conference with General-
issimo Chiang Kai-Shek which
was attended by some of the
United States’ top naval lead-
ers. He took off for Washing-
ton almost at once, leaving be-
hind his military experts to
build up the Nationalist war
strength.
Shortly before the meeting with
Chiang at the generalissimo's home
on Grass mountain. Dulles signed
the final ratification papers put-
ting the American-Chinese defense
treaty into formal operation, ft is
under that treaty the Nationalist
airforce, army and navy will be
built up.
No Negotiations
Dulles told the Peiping regime
to “practice what they preach"
about peace and cease their threats
against Formosa and stressed the
United States hoped Peiping would
not touch off a war. He added that
the United States would welcome
efforts by the united nations and
peace-loving nations to find a solu-
tion to the Formosa crisis.
But he made it clear the United
States would “not enter into any
negotiations dealing with the terri-
tories, or rights of the Republic of
China, except in cooperation with
the Republic of China”—a state-
ment that ruled out Russia's sug-
gestion for a Geneva-type ‘‘peace
conference” without Chiang.
Dulles appeared tired from his
swing through the far east when
he boarded a plane for Honolulu.
He and Mrs. Dulles planned a
brief rest there before returning
to Washington.
Other Developments
New Delhi—British Foreign Sec-
retary Anthony Eden said his
search for a Formosa cease-fire
would he helped greatly if the two
sides gave some indication of their
willingness to renounce the use of
force.
Cairo—P remicr Gamal Abdel
Nasser said the Egyptian armed
forces have been instructed to meet
force with force: Major General
E. L. M. Bums began an investi-
gation of Monday's Gaza clashes
for a report to the united nations
security council which meets Fri-
day in New York.
Pnom Penh—King Norodom Su-
ramarit mounted the throne of his
son, completing a 24-hour dynastic
upheaval in Cambodia which
threatened American policy in
southeast Asia. King Norodom
Sihanouk abdicated yesterday in a
dramatic protect against left-wing
elements.
Russia Ousts Priest
London—Princess Margaret re-
turned from her first visit to the
new world, the sunny British West
Indies. The sun shone brightly in
London but ground haze forced her
pilot to land by radar.
Moscow—Father Georges Bisson-
nette, the American Catholic priest
ordered out of the Soviet Union,
wept unashamed tears at his final
mass in Russia today. There still
was no official explanation of his
sudden ouster.
Weather
Stat* Forecast
Partly cloudy in the west and
mostly cloudy in the east through
Friday with scattered showers or
thunderstorms in east portion to-
night and in northeast Friday. Con-
tinued mild except turning colder
northwest and extreme central late
Friday. Lows tonight 40 northwest
to 60s southeast. Highs Friday 60s
northwest to 70s southeast.
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