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THE WEATHER
Temperature, high Wednesday,
nlng,
eter, 29.H4, tailing slightly. Con-
97; low this morning, 70; barom-
tiniied fair, increasing winds,
somewhat unsettled, not much
change in temperature.
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GUNMEN CAPTURED AFTER BATTLE—Officer at left covers holdup suspects while spe-
cial guards from two Lynwood, California, stores apply handcuffs to gunmen who were
flushed from a supermarket by store guards. Bandits were captured after a blazing gun bat-
tle after an attempted stickup of the store. (NEA Telephoto).
Tideland Deal Is
Reported Near
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UP)
—Speaker Sam Rayburn said
today four siate attorneys gen-
eral have reached virtual agree-
ment on proposed legislation
governing tidelands.
Rayhurn said the state offi-
cials from Texas, California,
I^ouisiana and Maryland drafted
for him an outline of what they
want in the bill.
He would not disclose details,
hut said he will present it to
Attorney General Tom Clark
aM Secretary of Interior J. A.
Krug today or tomorrow. He
said he hoped to have their re-
action next week
Referring to the attorneys
kcneral and other state officials
here for conferences on the leg-
islation, Rayburn said:
"It seems that on most points
there was an agreement, among
them.
There was speculation that the
state officials wanted complete
control of the Tidelands—except
in event of war—although the
government would have owner-
ship-
The states would share reve-
nue with the federal govern-
Advance Unit Of
National Guard At
Camp Hood Already
Six men composing an advance
detail for Sweetwater's Compa-
ny K of the National Guard left
at 5 a. m. Thursday to prepare
quarters at Camp Hood, Gates-
ville, for the company, which
will leave Sunday for two
weeks of summer training camp.
Composing the advance detail,
according to Capt. Ilez Ilawley,
Jr., were M-Sgt. W. A. Cross,
C.fl. Floyd McCormick; Pfc.
Luther Hatfield, Ret. George
Pooley, and Ret. Billy Fliwt, all
of Merkel; Ret. Robert Arm-
strong.
They traveled in one jeep and
the company truck, carrying
tent age, cook stoves, machine
guns, and other company equip-
ment. They will have the tents
ready and waiting for the arrival
of the rest of the company at 11
& m. Sunday.
Capt. Hawley expects to have
four officers ani 56 men attend-
ing the camp. The company will
assemble at the armory at 10
o'clock Saturday night. Those
wishing to do so, may board
two sleepsrs which will be spot-
ted in the Santa Fe yards by 9
o'clock that night. A special
Santa Fe train will pick up the
Sweetwater group's cars at 1:30
h. m. Sunday. The train will also
carry the National Guard battal-
ion from Lubbock and the Odes-
sa and Midland companies which
will be brought ir.> on T&P cars.
The Sweetwater company will
drill both Thursday and Friday
nights from 7 until 9 in prepara-
tion for the trip.
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
, |FORT WORTH. June 2 (UP)
> -Simon Oliva, 26, TCU graduate
student, died wher.1 a car hit a
light pole at a three-way inter-
section.
Three Carswell airmen were
Injured when their car struck a
house being moved on White Set-
tlement Road. Pfc. W. D. Stout,
20, of Success, Ark., was criti-
cally injured. He was the driver.
ment from Tidelands within the
three-mile limit and the federal
government would share reve-
nue with the states from beyond
the three-mile limit.
In the ease of Texas, it should
he the 10'.i mile limit because of
the treaty under which the state
was admitted to the union.
There was no indication how
the sharing would be done.
It also was understood that
the state officials wanted the
states to have full control of
inland tidelands.
Grain Might
Be Stored In
Cargo Boats
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UP)
—Part of the government's
"moth ball" fleet may be put
into operation this year as float
ing storage bins for government -
owned grain, it was revealed to-
day.
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan has
asked the U. S. Maritime Com-
mission to "loan" him cargo
ships for storing some of the
surplus grain taken over by the
government under price support
programs.
Maritime officials said the
commission is expected to de-
cide the matter soon, possibly
within the next five days.
The commission has jurisdic-
tion over the 1.930 vessels in the
nation's reserve fleet. These in-
clude 1,200 liberty ships ani
some additional cargo vessels of
different types. Making allow-
ances for some cargo ships
which for various technical rea-
sons could not be used for stor-
age, it was estimated that there
would he room for perhaps 100,-
000,000 bushels of grain.
However, agriculture officials
emphasized that no vast sea-
borne storage operation is con-
templated, at least for this year.
They said present thinking is
that perhaps 5,000,000 to 10,-
000,000 bushels of grain might
be stored in cargo vessels, if the
commission okayed the deal.
Atomic Helpers In
Tests Not Checked
Says Congressman
WASHINGTON, .Tune 2 (UP)
Veiled testimony today disclosed
that a person with a police rec-
ord of grand larceny had access
to the safe at an atomic labora-
tory from which a small quantity
of uranium-235 disappeared early
this year.
The disclosure was evoked by
Hep. Charles H. Elston, R., O.,
of the joint congressional atomic
energy committee in questioning
of Carroll L. Wilson, genefal
manager of the atomic energy
commission.
Questioning about the unnam-
ed man with the grand larceny
record was a highlight of the sec-
ond day of hearings by the joint
committee into charges of "in-
credible mismanagement" hurled
at Atomic Chief David E. Lilien-
thal.
Others included:
1. A charge by Sen. Bourke B.
Hickenlooper, R., la., that, the
commission cleared "many,
many" persons for the super-
secret atomic bomb tests at Eni-
wetok last spring without full
FBI investigation of their loyal-
ty. He said 3,280 persons have
been given similar "emergency
clearance" in the two years
since the civilian commission
took over the $3,500,000,000
atomic project from the Army.
2. Defense of the emergency
procedure bv I,ilienthal on the
grounds that on many occasions
it saved valuable time when
atomic production was in dan
gcr or urgent atomic projects
were being started. He said per-
sons so cleared pending full in-
vestigation were subjected to
FBI "file checks" and required
to file questionnaires and their
finger prints. Lilienthal said he
knew of no "break of security"
at Eniwetok.
3. A broadening of charges by
Hickenlooper to take the full
five-member commission instead
of just Lilienthal.
Abilene Kiwanians
To Compete Here
In Ealing Contest
Abilene Kiwanians will send
a delegation of 25 members to
Sweetwater to present an inter-
club program at the local Ki-
wanis luncheon Friday noon at
the Blue Bonnet Hotel.
Dick Houghman, local inter-
club relations chairman, said to-
day that the Abilen? Club pro-
mises "a full turn out of mem-
bers and the best program we
have ever assembled."
A radio quiz master is part of
the program.
One feature will be a milk-
drinking and ice-cream eating
contest staged in a fight ring,
between two Abilene Kiwanians
and two Sweetwater club mem-
bers. Contenders have already
been selected arrt trained,
Houghman said.
"We hope for a full attend-
ance of visitors and members to
greet Abilene," he added.
Controls Lifted From
250,000 Rent Units
WASHINGTON (UP) — Gov-
ernment records discolsed that
Housing Expediter Tighe E.
Woods lifted rent controls from
250,000 housing units in 29 states
since the new rent law went into
effect two months ago.
In addition Woods has allowed
rent increases averaging be-
tween 8 and 9 per cent on more
than 275,000 units.
States affected by decontrol ac-
tions so far include Texas.
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
ll,V United Press
Stocks irregular in quiet trad-
ing.
Bonds irregular; U. S. govern-
ments did not trade.
Curb stocks irregular.
Cotton futures irregular.
Grains in Chicago; Wheat, rye
and soy bean futures lower. Corn
and oats irregular.
Legislators Ask For Time Out
Thunderstorms Strike Midwest
Vets' Bonus
Weak Cool Front
Moves Down From
Panhandle Today
By United Press
A weak cool front shoved into
the Texas Panhandle and across
the upper South Plains early
today, bringing a notable de-
cline in temperatures, but there
was m promise of relief from
heat for the remainder of the
state.
As the first severe heat wave
hung on, the state's first known
heat fatality was reported at
Fort Worth. Lewis Marshall
Davis, 46, of Big Spring and
Fort Worth, died at a hospital
after suffering a "heat stroke."
The cool front extended from
western Oklahoma into the Tex-
as Plains, but it was of low-
calibre and its strength was dis-
sipated rapidly. It will provide
only slightly cooler weather for
West Texas and a slim portion
of the northwest section of
East Texas.
Heavy thunderstorms lashed
the Midwest today on the heels
of tornadoes that injured nine
persons and damaged about $1,-
000.000 in rural property. Three
persons were missing.
The twisters struck late yes-
terday near eight towns lying in
a 200-mile radius where the
Missouri river joins Iowa, Mis-
souri, Nebraska and Kansas.
Seven funnels dipped to earth
from dense black thunderheads,
causing damage near Sidney and
Percival in Iowa; Tarkio, Bur-
lington Junction and Fairfax in
Missouri; Bern ar.d St. Benedicts
in Kansas, and Nebraska City,
Neb.
The twistqr that struck neji
Burlington Junction and Fairfax
smashed the farm home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Clark, injuring
them and their four children.
FALLS CITY, Nebr., June 2
(UP)—This southeastern Ne-
braska city was without long
distance telephone service to
Omaha ar.rl Lincoln today,
hundreds of acres of lowlands
were flooded and "a lot of cat-
tle" had drowned as a result of
a tornado and rain storm that
struck here last night.
LILIENTHAL FACES CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE—( 'Inirman David Lilienthal, ex-
treme right, of the Atomic Energy Commission faces members of the Joint Congressional
Atomic Energy Committee in Washington. From left to right, are: top, Senators FSourke
Hickenloper; Richard Russell; Rricn McMahon, chairman: Representatives Carl R. Durham,
vice chairman; Chet Holificld; W. Sterling Cole; Melvin Price; Charles Elston and Henry
M. Jackson. (NEA Telephoto).
Rangers Asked In Trouble
At Beaumont Labor Dispute
Bill Putting Ban
On Fraternities In
Schools Is Voted
AUSTIN, Tex., June 2 (UP)
—Gov. Beauford Jester was ask-
ed today to send rangers into
Beaumort as the result of a la-
bor disturbance.
Herman Brown of Houston,
head of Brown and Root Con-
struction Co., called on the
governor to ask state aid.
The governor, Brown said,
made no definite commitment.
However, he said he intended
to talk with the governor again
later in the day.
"I told him," he said, "that the
situation in Jefferson County
was hopeless unless we have out-
side help."
Brown said that both city and
county police protection was
inadequate.
Truman Prods Solons
To Work On Program
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UP)
—The civil rights fight in Con-
gress moved ahead today when
a House Labor subcommittee ap-
to prod Congress into acting on
his legislative program.
Ridiculous — Sen. Styles
Bridges, R., N. II., said it was
ridiculous" to suggest a five I department of public safety
The construction crew, work-
ing on a $1,000,000 gas com-
pressor project, was called off
the job last night.
Brown said that the Beau-
mont chief of police offered to
"help you get your men out of
town."
However. Brown added that
"after dark he said he couldn't
be responsible."
"Did the men leave?" Brown
was asked.
He smiled.
"What would you have done?"
he answered.
"I'm not going to ask those
men to go out there and get beat
up," he added.
Earlier, the governor's offi'-e
said that state police aid would
not be furnished unless request-
ed by local authorities or "if it
is obvious the situation is out of
control locally."
The governor's office said
that Jefferson County Sheriff C.
H. Meyer had said state aid was
not needed.
"If lawful authorities are un-
able to protect citizens who are
going about lawful business in
a lawful manner, it will become
the duty of the governor and the
to
AUSTIN, Tex., June 2
(UP)— A bill banning frater-!
nities. sororities and secret so-
cieties in public high schools i
was passed by the Senate to- j
day and sent to Gov. Beauford j
.letter.
A similar bill was approval |
by the 50th Legislature, but was
vetoed by Jester when it j
reached his desk.
The House-approved measure, I
by Hep. 0. E. Latimer of San |
Antonio, was sponsored in the j
Senate by Sen. Gu.s Strauss of
Hallettsville.
It passed the upper chamber
by a 10-5 margin.
"Closed societies have caused s
such conditions in some cities," j
Strauss said, "that it has been I
necessary for school officials to
meet and outlaw such groups." j
The measure was approved ;
recently by the House on an un- !
contested calendar.
Strauss said that the bill.;
which carries a penalty of $25 j
to 8200 for violation, does not
apply to any school above
rank of high school.
AUSTIN, Tex., June 2 (UP) —
Members of the House were giv-
en authorization today to take
a 10-day recess and come back
to work on June 13.
A resolution authorizing the
recess, by Rep. William S. Fly
of Victoria, approved earlier by
the lower chamber, was given)
concurrence by the Senate.
However, an attempt to in-
clude the Senate in on the 10-
dav time-out period was rejected
I by the upper chamber.
Sen. James E. Taylor of Ker-
ens, chairman of the Senate's
I finance committee, endorsed the
idea. The time-out period, he
said, would give conference com-
mittee members additional time
j to work on major appropriation
I bills.
The soldiers bonus bill, spon-
sored by Rep. Jimmy Horany of
Archer City, was given a new
breath of life when House mem-
bers approved a resolution al-
lowing the measure to be
brought up at any time.
However, before the resolution
could take effect, the Senate
would also have to agree to a
joint suspension of the rules.
The bonus proposal would pay
S250 to veterans of World War II
for domestic service, with an ad-
ditional $250 paid for overseas
duty. The cost of the bonus has
been estimated at $400,000,000.
Members of the House today
approved and sent to the Senate
for concurrence a resolution au-
thorizing a 10-day legislative
recess.
Senate approval would allow
ih' lawmakers to recess from to-
day until Monday, June 13.
However, the lower chamber,
though it had permission to
quit for 10 days, decided instead
to adjourn only for the weekend
and come back next Monday.
Bridegroom With
Broken Neck Does
Not Halt Wedding
the
proved a bill to forbid job dis- percent cut in congressional sal-jPXtonr] ^his protection,"
crimination for reasons of race,
creed or color.
Chairman Adam Clayton Pow-
ell, Jr., D„ N. Y., said it was
approved unanimously and
would be brought before the full
labor committee "as soon as
possible."
The bill was a major plank
in the civil rights platform that
split the Democratic party wide
open in the 1948 campaign. The
southern states righters formed
their own ticket in protest
against such measures, and they
tagged the fair employment
practices bill as the "worst" of
all.
The bill would create a fair
employment practices commis-
sion with federal authority to
eliminate job discrimination in
all commerce subject to federal
regulation. The commission
would he empowered to seek
court orders to carry out its de-
cisions.
No Resi—President Truman
told his news conference he isn't
taking any vacation this sum-
mer. He said he is staying here
aries as part of a budget-balanc- j spokesman said
ing drive. j Tfle (rouhle started when a |
He said he wants to save the i bus-load of the carpenters was
taxpayers' money by greater ef- j stopped by some 150 union men j
OFFER l,\l (.Hl\<. cur
BRENHAM, Tex.. June 2 (UP)
Radio station KWHI today pro-
posed a world
laughing contest between laugh
ing John Frazier of Huntington
Park, Calif., and laughing John
Liescheski, of nearby Wesley,
Tex.
The winner would receive a
"laughing cup."
Frazier is the laughing C'ali-
ficiency in the government
by salary-cutting.
Love Affair Blamed For 13
Deaths In Airliner Blast
MANILA, June 2 (UP) — A
spokesman for the National Bu-
reau of Investigation said today
that a woman and her lover kill-
ed 13 persons aboard a commer-
cial airliner in the Philippines
May 7 in a bomb plot against
the woman's husband.
The plane was a Philippine
Airlines plane which reportedly
exploded in the air when a time
bomb went off. The NBI spokes-
iman said the bomb was placed
aboard the plane because the wo-
man's husband was a passenger
on it. He said at least four sus-
pects. including the woman; now
are being held in connection
with the plot.
The plane took off from Daet.
Camarines Norte Province. The
spokesman said the NBI intend-
ed to file court charges there
against the suspects and that
their names would be released at
that time,
Proposed Drivers'
Ad Is Ditched In
Action By House
AUSTIN, Te>„ June 2 (UP)
— A drivers responsibility law,
passed by the Senate, was ditch-
ed today in the House.
The lower chamber voted 57-
52 to send the bill, authored by
Sen. G. C. Morris of Greenville,
back to the House Committee on |
highways and roads.
The measure would require
that all drivers be able to show I
financial responsibility, in case |
of a serious accident, for $10,000
personal liability and $1,000
damage.
A motion by Rep. Cloyd Young
of Linden ended ir.' recommit-
ment of the bill.
Most observers agreed that
the action virtually killed the
bill for this session.
n°t i as it left the grounds of the
Texas - Eastern Transmission
Corp. late Tuesday. A car al-
legedly forced the bus to the
curb, and irate union members
hurled bottles through the
open windows.
The bus passengers, traveling
to their rooms at a tourist
court, counter-attacked with
hatchets and hammers before
the disturbance was broken up
hy the sheriff C. H. Meyer. Five
men required hospital treatment.
Sixteen of the non-union car-
penters left Beaumont late ves-
| terday with a police escort. They
had spent Tuesday night and
Wednesday locked in the tourist
court. Outside, the union work-
ers patrolled the streets.
fornian whose hal«
infuriated a judg
haled into court.
FORT WORTH, June 2 (UP)
A former Lubbock young wo-
man was a June bride today, de-
spite the fact her husband has
a broken neck.
Miss Mary Farmer, formerly
of Lubbock and the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Trammel of
Lorenzo, was married in a bed-
side ceremony last night to E. J.
chamiponship J Darling, whose neck was broken
in two places in a highway ac-
cident May 10.
The ceremony was performed
at the home here of the bride's
uncle, Burl Trammel, by the
Rev. F. B. Hamilton of White
Settlement Baptist church.
Darling must spend at least
two more months in a brace and
cast.
outbursts so
that he was
Moscow Asked To Consider
5-Point Berlin Peace Plan
PARIS. June 2 (UP) — The
western big three today offered
Russia a five point plan for re-
storing Berlin to unified four
power control after free elections
in the now divided city.
Foreign Minister Andrei
Vis
10 Year No Traffic
Death Record Broken
DIARRHEA SUBSIDES
FORT WORTH. June 2 (UP)
county hospital today resumed
care of obstetrical patients and
delivery of babies after a one
week interim resulting from 23
diarrhea cases caused by the May 1
17 flood here.
Most of the diarrhea were in-
fants. resulting in the hospital's
decision. It's obstetrical cases
were handled by two other hos-
pitals.
Only seven diarrhea cases now
remain at city-county.
STILLWATER. Okla . June 2
(UP)—Stillwater's 10-year rec-
ord of no fatal traffic accidents
was broken today by the death
of a 2-year-old boy.
The child, Edgar Oral Ballard,
was fatally injured near his home
when he apparently an into a car
driven by C. P. Peek, city milk
inspector.
Stillwater's last fntal traffic ac-
cident was on Jan. 2:!, 10.10. Since
that time the city has won nation
2.11 al recognition repeatedly for its
record and its program of acci-
dent prevention.
Safety On Bicycles
Will Be Theme Of
JayCee Drive Here
CANCEL MEETING
The Board of City Develop-
ment will not meet Thursday
night, but on June 0, according
to the announcement by the
president, Mack Fife.
A bicycle safety campaign will
be sponsored locally by the Jun-
ior Chamber of Commerce. June
fi-15, with Dale Shiner as chair
man. it was announced Thurs-
day.
Climax of the week will be a
decorated bicycle parade on
June 15 with prizes for the best
decorated bicycles.
Entry blanKs, arm hands and
other information will be sup-
plied by Montgomery
store, which will give a
as first prize for the best deco-
rated bicycle and eight other
prizes.
Boys and girls interested in
this contest are asked by Chair-
man Shiner to go hy the Ward
Store and obtain full informa-
tion,
hinskv of Russia offered to study
the formal note presented to him
on the subject.
The note was handed to Vishin-
sky at today's session of the
Council of ioreign Minsters. The
commute meeting, shortest of
this conference, was adjourned
;it once so Yishinsky could study
the note and consult Moscow.
The western plan was aimed at
gi tting at least a limited agree-
ment. on Berlin at this confer-
ence, w hich appeared doomed to
,.uie on German problems as
whole.
The plan, in addition to calling
for free elections in Berlin, pro-
posed the establishment of a pro-
visional citywide government on
the basis of those elections,
h tig of a permanent city con-
stitution by the elected city coun-
cil, restoration of the four-pow-
er kommandatura with limited
veto powers, and four-way divi-
sion of occupation costs.
ES< \ PES DROWNING
FORT WORTH. June 2 (UP)
Peggy Jo Perciavalle, 6, felt quite
- Ward ! chipper today after her near-
radio ! drowning experience last night
in six feet of water in a storm
sewer drainage ditch.
The child fell into the ditch
near where she was playing.
Screams of her playmates at-
tracted a neighbor, Neal T. Lan-
caster, 33, who rescued the little
girls as he was sinking for thtt
third time.
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