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Sweetwater Reporter
I t OS>IlS . *©8TA9S
Sunday, Nov. 23, 1947.
Sweetwater, Texas
Published each afternoon except Saturday
ngs by the Sweetwater Reportei, Inc.
Entered as second class matter at postofflce
Texas, under act of March 3, 1879.
PAGE SIX
Also Sunday morn-
In Sweetwater,
Elmer Wright
Publisher
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or repu
lation of any person, firm or corporation, which may appear In
any of The Reporter's publications will be cheerfully corrected
upon being brought to attention of the publisher.
Siegel Pal Held On
False Entry Charge
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 22,(UP)
Immigration authorities in Los
Angeles are holding a Russian-
born pal of slain gangster
";Bugs.\ Siegel on a charge that
he entered the United States
illegally.
The man 40-year old Allen
Smiley, who sat on a sofa next
to Siegel when the ganglord was
rubbed out the night of June
20th.
The FBI picked up Smiley,
whose real name is Aaron Sme-
hofi, at his Sunset Plaza home.
They charge he entered the
United States illegally in 1922
and never has attempted to
obtain American citizenship.
They also say Smiley claimed
to be a United States citizen on
several occasions when filing
Selective Service papers and
when arrested.
The charge of falsely claiming
citizenship carries a maximum
penalty of not more than five
years in prison or not more than
$5,000 fine or both.
The FBI says the immigration
and naturalization service has
had a case pending* against
Smiley since 1945'. Smiley did
not register as an alien until
1945, the agents say, although
he should have done so in 1940.
WALK OUT
Disappointed Thief
Somewhere In Saint-
Louis This Morning
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22; (UP)—
Somewhere in St. Louis, there'
must be a very, very disappoint-
ed thief today.
His loot from two automobiles
includes five suitcases. But Mrs.
Thomas Blue, a saleswoman, for
a Bowling Green, Ohio, firm says
the contents of the'three slie lost
won't do him a bit of good. They
contained the latest in ladies
girdles and foundation garments.
They're valued at $900, but still,
what can the thief do with
them?
And the prowler probably was
even more disappointed when
he opened the two suitcases he
lifted from the car of salesman
Ben Boone of Elkton, Kentucky.
They contained 39 ladies shoes,
all but three of them for the
riglit foot.
CIO Charges General
Motors Plan Attempt
To Evade Bargaining
DETROIT, Nov. 22, (UP) —
CIO Auto Workers Union charg-
es that the new insurance and
hospitalization plan announced
by General Motors is an attempt
to evade collective bargaining.
The Union charges the plan is
a maneuver to block the union's
demands for adequate old age
pension gains and other insur-
ance. The UAW formally ser
ved notice on the giant corpora
tion that such a pension would
be sought.
The plan, announced by GM
president. C. E. Wilson, repre-
sents one of the most advanced
moves of its kind in the industry.
Wilson says that the new plan
will add millions of dollar:; in
oenetits to company employees.
It. will give better protection to
them and their families against
total loss of income because of
death, illness or injury.
Wilson says that the cost of
insurance to each employee will
continue to be extremely low.
General Motors will contribute
all oi the net cost of the plan
over and above the amount con-
tributed by employees. And the
company also will pa.v the en-
tire cost of administering the
plan.
Here is the special four-cent
postage stamp which the Cana-
dian government issued in Otta-
wa to commemorate 'Princess
Elizabeth's wedding to Lt. Philip
Mountbatten.
WAC Sergeant Is
Rescued From Icy
Waters Of Ocean
Trade In I hat Old Horn Now
and Get a New BUESCHER or OLDS
McCREIGHT'S
Music and Appliances
115 West Third Convenient Terms Phone 733
NEW YORK, Nov. 22,'(UP)—
The Army Transportation Corps
headquarters'at New York today
described a heroic rescue 1700
miles at sea during a terrific
storm.
The rescue was made while
the army transport" "C. C. Bal-
lou" wallowed through 30-foot
waves, westward bound from
Leghorn, Italy. There was a
piercing scream and the shout,
"Man overboard." Life rafts with
lights attached were thrown
overboard at once.
A hurried check while the ship
put about in the heavy seas re-
vealed that the "man overboard"
was a woman, WAC Technical
Sergeant ViVlan O'Rourkd of
Chicago.
In the darkness Sergeant 0'-
Rourke's screams could be
heard all over the ship. But the
Ballou's searchlights couldn't
spot her.
A motor lifeboat was launched,
and an hour and a half search
began.Finally the lifeboat's spot-
light picked out Sergeant O'-
Rourke's head bobbing in the
water. She was swimming
strongly despite her tWo-hour
immersion in the icy Atlantic.
Two men on the lifehoat dove
into the water to help her
aboard.
Later, the transport's doctor
reported that the WAC Sergeant
suffered no serious injuries. Of-
ficers aboard the ship say it
would have been a different
story if Miss O'Rourke hadn't
been a good swimmer.
The Ballou arrives at Staten
Island, New York, Tuesday.
Giving Away Million
Fun For Virginia
Newspaper Publisher
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (UP)
Giving away a 81,000,000 is lun
to Robert Barrett.
The 71-vear-old retired Alex-
andria, Virginia, newspaper
publisher has been giving away
money most of his life. But he
says nothing save him more
pleasure than when he recently
gave away almost his entire for-
tune. . .
Barrett's money goes mainly
to charity. And his tiny, blue-
eved wife thoroughly approves
of her husband's philanthrophy.
She said: , .
• So much money doesn t be-
long to one couple. It belongs to
people who need it.
Barrett, a tall powerful man,
used his SI ,000,000 fortune to
set up the Barrett Foundation.
Its estimated S«° 0,000 annual in-
come will be distributed among
several charitable organizations.
Joint Thanksgiving
Service Planned By
Rotan Churches
ROT AN, Nov. 22 (Spl.) —
Continuing a custom started
last year, the Baptist and Meth-
odist churches, will present a
joint Thanksgiving service, to
be held in the Baptist Church,
Wednesday, November 26, at
7:30 p. m.
A committee from each of
the churches formed the plan-
ning committee, with Alvin
Clark heading the Methodist
group, and Mrs. R. F. Morris
as chairman of 'the Baptist
group. Assisting Clark were
Mrs. D. j. Smith, and Mrs. Hen-
ry Withers. Assisting Mrs. Mor-
ris were Mrs. Obed Hughes, and
D. L. Smith.
Working committees appoint-
ed by the- steering group in-
clude: program committee, Mrs.
Hughes, Mrs. Withers, and Mrs.
Smith; decoration committee,
Mrs. J. Frank Johnson and Mrs.
George McDonald; hospitality
committee,*Mrs., Morris, Mrs. H.
L. Davis, Mrs. C. C. Roach, and
Mrs. W. F. Taylor.
Mrs. Withers will present a
prelude of organ music, and the
service will open with the sing-
ing of "The Star Spangled Ban-
ner," with M. D. Ivey, directing.
The Baptist minister, Rev. Olie
T. Brown, will preside and of-
fer the invocation, while the
Methodist pastor, Rev. R. S.
Watkins, will give the Thanks-
I giving message. Special music
will be given by the choir and
by Wilson Gilbert, soloist.
Mrs. D. J. Smith will give an
interlude of organ music, while
the congregation retires to the
church dining roorh for fellow-
ship and refreshments.
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Goodfellow Field
Will Be Reopened
SAN ANGELO, Nov. 22,(UP)
—Goodfellow Field in San Ange-
io is to be reactivated as a per-
manent post war pilot training
school. The field has been on in-
active status for about, one year.
Lieutenant General John K.
Cannon, commanding officer of
the Air Training Command, says
initial class of pilot trainees will
be accepted March 1st, 1948 and
will be made up of aviation ca-
dets and student officers.
Permanent personnel is to be
sent to Goodfellow Field at an
early date to prepare for the
training mission. General Can-
non says the normal strength of
the station, including permanent
and student personnel, will ex-
ceed 2,000 persons. The station
will operate under control of the
flying division of the air train-
ing command. Major General
James P. Hodges will be in com-
mand from his headquarters at
Randolph Field.
Reopening of the station is in
line with a step-by-step expan-
sion of the air training command.
The program is to provide facili-
ties for the new post war Air
Force program to train some
.3,000 new pilots each year.
The station's curriculum will
include the eight months basic
pilot training phase of the year-
long Air Force Pilot Training
Course. This will be an integra-
tion of the phases formerly
known as primary and basic.
Aging Handyman
Works 25 Years
Without Checks
BOSTON, Nov. 22 (UP)—A
77-year-old Boston handyman
says he never was paid for 25
years' work. He's going to court
in an attempt to recover unpaid
wages he estimates at $19,500.
John Meredith has filed suit
against Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lew-
is of Dorchester, Mass. He claims
they started saving his wages
during World War I and then
discharged him in 1942 without
paying off.
Meredith went to work for the
Lewises in 1917. He says they
agreed to pay him $15 a week
plus board and room, but said
they would lot the wages accum-
ulate a while.
Meredith told a Boston court
yesterday:
"I'm ready for payment now."
B. F. AVERY
Tru-Draft
TRACTORS
Planters - l,isters
Cultivators
One-Way Plows
Ready For Delivery
A.B.C.
SUPPLY COMPANY
119 W. Broadway
James Davis, GOP
Power, Succumbs
Near Washington
HARRISBURG, Nov. 22, (UP)
A power in Republican politics
for 20 years, former Senator
James Davis of Pennsylvania,
is dead.
The one-time steel worker
who came up the hard way to
serve as labor secretary under
three presidents died at a sani-
tarium near Washington early
today.
He had been confined there
since last September because of
a kidney ailment. Davis was 74.
Of the many thousands of spe-
cies of insects, the honeybee is
the only one that provides any
important parts of mail's food,
the Worlds Book Encyclopedia
states.
Life Insurance, Warden Boswelf.
Get Your
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
While They Last
PHELPS APPLIANCE CO.
*08 E. Broadway I'll.
-Auto Cigarette Lighter* gg
—Car Jack, Screw.
—Christmas Lights
—Square Wash Tubs
—3fi" Screen Wire
Dealer For Servel Gas
Refrigerators and
Magic Chef Ranges
J. & P. AUTO SUPPLY
AND APPLIANCE
.2.05
This excellent camera-study of seldom-photographed Queen Mary
was made on one of her rare public appearances when Britain s
80-year-old Queen Mother recently attended a film premiere in
London for the benefit of the Union Jack Club.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 279, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 23, 1947, newspaper, November 23, 1947; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310359/m1/6/?rotate=270: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.