The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 192, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 18, 1950 Page: 1 of 8
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SWORD
rather
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S" j.kKiknd Wednesday. Warmer tonight,
^'rate'soulheast winds, becoming fresh
jfjdaesdsy- ‘
10. Mulberry
21. Skill ”
23. For
— 24. Pliableness
25. Being
:ai 27. Gratify to
PARALYSIS
thefirli
30. Half an em
33. Claw
35. Tab
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUAfrY^ttTlOSO
FIVE CENTS A COP
36. Sprawl'
41. C^jttbriggr*
college -
servant
(var.)
37. Seaport
of Upolu
Island,
■" Samoa
39. Forearm
Three-Day Week Said
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Injunction Sopqht
WASHINGTON, Jap 18 fU.P.)-Robert N. Denha:
8. (U.P.)—Robert N. Denham. ■
.National Labor Relations Board,
Republican-Bei
general counsel for the
puuTTCarrt/0?n¥5rrIdrt ;
* To Use U.S. Ships Would '
Bring War, With Russia
j WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. —
I (U:P.)— Senator Robert A.
j Taft, R., Ohio, said today
I that President Truman’s re*
I fusal to aid the Chinese Na-
ll tionalists “practically invites
I a Communist attack” orTPbr-
mosa. -------------------- : —
In his weekly column to a
group of Ohio Newspapers,
Taft defended his earlier demand
that U.S. naval forces in Asiatic
■waters be used to defend the Na-
tidnalists-held -island. He belittled
-...the..State Department's agrument
that sueh aid could lead to a shoot-
ing war. • ~
“There is not the slightest «vi-“
donee that Rifssia w^ll go to war
- with'us because we interfere with
a crossing to Formosa," be said.
“Jt is hardly possible to see how
will go into federal court this Afternoon seeking an in- i
junction to force the soft coal -miners to work full time; I
-Denham’s injunction revest will be based on a for- 1
mal complaint that the United -Mine Workers union am 1
violating the Taft-Hartlev act by working only three days |
a week. Actually some 89,000 of the 400,000 miners are
not working at all..
Informed sources said' Denham will tell the court
that several of John L. Lewis’, con- W
tract demands are illegal and that _ . is!
the eurrciit three-day work wcii! Dim Paui^m/I Cmiim
in the mines is merely a device to DIU HCWuiQ00111) a
coerce the soft coal industry. *■ . * ....
Denham's action would be entire- If 11 fit rAf* Tnllflf WnA
ly different from any move Presi- * V» I IIUI|S If flU
dent Try man couidmake in the soft P.l PI F 1 i»l|.
coM-ebntract dispute, UOl Jl.d MliflflfK
Under the Taft-Hartley act, Mr. W
Truman can intervene in'a strike i D . , •
or threatengd*strike situation when -«>er-A-way Car Reported • - Jg
he believes the national health orHSeen In New York's Bronx ‘ ~
LASSIFIED Ad
RESULTS
TO*J° *lAlI^-Ther first Of 6300 folders gent to Ikytolvn families asking for contributions to the March
% ®'mei drive t0 polio are shown h^;*tlimped and addressed by Mrs. C. O. Horton, left, president
®* «u<*iness and Professional Womeffs Cltib, and Mrs. C. W. Fisher, chairman of the mailing project,
l-oonmg on is tS If. Middleton, co-chairman of the 1»r>0 campaign in Fast Harris County. The first 50»M»
Wle *°‘der* were put in the mail this morning by B and PW members, who volunteered to handle
the mail part of the drive. ,* » ; ,
Some government officials, inclu- by Hie promise of a big reward —
ding several on Denham’s staff, probably,. *100,000 — an army of
said the detectiyeaN^d G-Men searched to-
ers.off the job completely and (2) gunmen who seized H.WoOQ !n
giving up his allegedly illegal con- cash and checks in New England's
tract demands. biggest robbery. * "
n?zs?ta’
President Truman might make un- Li Bight's,
der the Taft Hartley law, to end „at, Brinks Incorporated,
the eight-month-old dispute. nationally-known armored car ser-
The act empowers the president vlce-
v ooAlr o A/niel iniuMnlinn tn ninn A hloclr Padillon b/uIam Lzlt.'____1
, he .worn in while Mrs. Beatrice Massey; right foreground, deputy
seTves can be)
San Jacinto Would Three Groups East Harris Rice
Take All Emergency Pledge Aid In Fanners Still In
Hospital Cases Polio Drive Dark On Acreage
ecial Merchandising
to stop--A black Cadillac, sedan believed-
to sefrk a. rourt Injunrtit
Baytown ors
Three __________ ____________
halve volunteered their services in , ,e ™l”TlnenT OU,UUU
different phases of the March of Acres-Under 1949 Total
.Dimes drive now underway to raise • *
- funds in the fight against polio-'. Harris' rice "farmers re-
myelitis, Co-Chairman Wilton A. mained in-the dark today on what
Roper announced today. thPil 1950 acreage allotments will
Members of Boy Scout Troop 101, bt" / „
town institution handle all cases ,Jirected by Scoutmaster Tom An- Neither Theo Wilburn, one of
that are usually handled by Jeff <irlls> today will distribute drive ™* area 3 eadmf nce. farmers.
Davis Hospital in Houston posters in uptown locations in the T c- Bannarr, farm implement
tha.srI.r,“r,buU„,«, ss&"«srusvss
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-Rcgtriat—Store- hours—wnt tv he-would try to bind all numbers Harris- Cminty officials Vvere tdia^S^T^l^^?.1 g l~£y,C u^
maintained during the day. at a party caucus to oppose the by Robert Matherne,' secretary- under, the di
And a contest has developed scheme of a oonsetvatiye coalition, treasurer of the hospital, “and we , 1 8 ' "ills, some of thi
among the clerks of the stores of of Southern Democrats and P.epub- would like to make an arrange- „ e-L*! m , °
Baytown. . Means to restore to the anti-Tru- ment whereby we' would handle r l^g. already i,.av,
The Sup has posted a $25 sav- man rules committee its old .life- all cases from this area. ' roups rage 21
ings bond as a prize to a clerk and-death power over legislation. “We believe it wogld be a eon-
whose lwi-word essay o|u“Wbat J The.proposal was approved by the venience to the folks of this area f*f\0
Like About My Baytown Cus- rules group Friday by a 9 to 2 not to have to make frequent trips UUl LlCS IfdlldCr
tomefs’’ if declared the winner, vote. ■ to Houston for medical\-are, aid ' ~: *** MHHVV
Any clerk in town is eligible to SOCIAL SEDTRITY — Members W believe that we should be r«r- l/!f{f f* fLLa
enter the contest. of the,Senate 'Finance Committee eomperised for this work on the I IJll lU vIIKlU
. Friday night is the deadline for planned to ask Social Security Ad- same basis as it now costs at Jeff •> .
turning in the essays. The win- ministratoc Arthur J. Altmeyer if Davis.” p i- r ...i j t C
ncr will be announced in Monday’s the administration’s new social se- 'With Mathhrne were John M. Kil- CnT(Tied lo 366
PaPer- curity proposals would benefit low- gore, Joe. Reid. Gordon L. Famed Pro-Red Report Is Glarm
Chester Bulgier, city hall re- er bracket workers at the expense and Thomas W. Moore,
porter of The Sun, will contribute of others. They said they were Jeff Davis Ut operated by the WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. —
a series of stories telling of pro- puzzled by his testimony- yesterday City of Houston and by Harris Republicans today sought
gress made by the stale1* newest that the administration planned to County, two-thirds of the cost of- what they consider a "veil
city since the days that-three com- collect old age insurance payroll running the hospital being pa' ’ ' **“— “*— 4
munities joined* together a8 one. (See Taft—I*age 2> the city and the remaining
ete Here January 24
health o^satety.^ was sighted in New York’s Bronx.
Denham can. seek a court ordef' befot-e^ijpon, Boston-po.
against any company or union he c® 4e**e,J a 25-year-old Charles-
bclieves has violated: the Taft- t°wn man described as a “good’’
Hartley act ,}n contract negotia- suspect. He is free on $18,000 bail
tions. This authority is outlined in ‘n connection with a recent Somer-
another section of the act. villa laundry robbery. Police said
Major industry officials have ac- the bail was posted by a man. who
cuscd Lewis and his union of vdo- figured in a big jewel robbery at
' fating the law by: Hot Springs, Arkansas, about three
1. Refusing to bargain in good years agp. The suspect, known to
faith; . be “broke” recently, had $693 in
2. Demanding illegal contract cash-on him ^ P.merM -.....~
SSiaat j-? ,h“
union members only; and h°,duI4 3 buzzer
3. Using a three-day workweek .od’ ca,,smg the robbers to
schedule to coerce the industry Into *.p® , ,lc''r work. But for this, of-
accepting a contract it doesn’t *lcIa s mdicated the bandits might
want. nave spent more time and cleaned
In an apparent move to take the ollt an additional SI.000.000 that
steam out of government action, Wtts there. The buzzer apparent-
John L Lewis has ordered the vio- 'F was sounded by a Brink’s em-
Jence'-marked hbldout strike of 86,- Pmye seeking admission.
400 United Mine Workers ended by . Three auditors were busy check-
Monday. < 'ng Brink^s accounts today and
T TATA A' m n t.i offli'inlc *a*/T AUn* * : ^ '
K inct r»ui
i' chnbged
4he—name i-fam-
>red warm aed pr,art1ca!
ihd casual wear, C—•.
as’ conservative designs.
F> everywhere.
bviei Foe
wins Finnish
1residency
ELSINKI. Finland. Jan. 18. --il'.lh
Jcho Paasilcivi, the man who re-
IKd to say yes to the Russians,
u reflected president of Finland
tiy, overwhelmingly defeating
? Communist candidate.
Pziiikrvi won more electoral
to than the • combined total of
I two opponents -- Communist
Bfflo Pekkaja and Agrarian, Urtw
.Kekitoncn — bv taking at least
flES LIMITED
DrifflnBoaf
Exciting But
Not Fatal
Higher Pork Prices Seen
U.S. Buying To Aid Farmers' Income
IE EARLY
for
SELECTION
every case needing medical care in said the original is in the custody
..... — y - ----- ■ .Jl **\ ■ of the Army historical section. ,
cials said they could give no csti- -Many c:is<s reach the hospital__u „ ... •
mate. . which have to be transfeftedim- J?
The department is trying to mediately to Jeff Davis, because Ppd a syn0psis o^ it* Wallace's
maintain hog prices at_a seasonally; lh®F are charfty cases, and the conclusions he said have closely
adjusted support level so farmers trustees. feel those cases should paraiicd U S decisions on CSiink
will get a “fair price*’ This means >'™ here. ■ sino0 1944 '
it probably will’ have to Ibuy at However, we are a new hospital, p ' • « ,
least enough poidt to raise whole-’ *nd have lost money our first two Ferguson referred to the Wifl- voyiea anu. pis son, i
sale prices an average of about years of'operation," Kilgore told .<> p an for' Asia Ift a Senate a trot-lfne last night
Ihfee cents a pound during,thd Best the officials,” and wb cannot af- sP®e®b yesterday. He sa*d it g]eep. Voytek arose t
six Weeks.. . ford too many charity cases now. s®u8“t to .discredit the regime ^ w{,ile his son was s
" •• • of Chiang Kai-shek and foster
■ close U. S. trade relations with
the Reds “whom Wallace hopefully
saw emerging as the postwar pow-
er in China."
I„„ TV un nignrr porit pi tecs m
».rid.tion,to.46i7 electors -of fc.s cries-frbnr ehnsuriierg.-------------—
Dr The department.finds jtself in the
to vot*-' f,,r ^^'’‘ embarrassing position of proposing
* ' .to . use more of the taxpayers’
results of the election were money to push tip the price of-foods
waeeri shortly after the Paasi- they buy. In this case, they wi.ll buy
fDvernment drafted its reply up pork to give farmers a higher
t soviet demand for extradition price for-thelr hogs. ■■
“MsiajiL300 Finish “WarGrim- Secretary Charles F. Brannan —.....„ ,- - »— ----—- —
ordered his department to start tion. some seasonal boost in prices would handle all such cases, if a
itra- taking hams, pork shoulders and could be expected as hog market- Proper arrangement can be made.”
war bacon out of the market alter hog ings taper off seasonally. Both May and Washburn .seem-
priees slipped below the govern- The department plans to use thd ed to believe some plan might be
................... menu's guaranteed support1 level pork acquired from “initial pup- worked out. Secretary of State Dean Ache-’ ’ the'son akoke and returned to
.^munition they expected in yesterday. . chases” in feeding school children _ Washburn suggested^ the bosr "may be asked about that and Highlands to . report that his
^eetiort campaign. ' Officials said there has been rela- under the federal-state lunch pro- pital request a stipulated sum for other China developments ai his father vvas missing, then'went to
» combined rjghtwing mmser tiTely little consumer protests over gram, public hospital patients, and charity wtfrk this year. news conference today. He also search for hint. Albert, accom-
WLibcraL Party and the the big pried support purchases of at public institutions and jails. If The city of. Baytown in this is scheduled to disfcuss the situa- paniedhy DougiasHolec, found the
aS 'leaking Liberal Party potatoes, eggs, butter... dried milk purchases run heavy, some may (Bn San Jacinto—Page 2) . ' (See GOP Eyes—Page *) (Sfee Drift in Boat—Page 3)
.1* ^^nt of the vot?, a gain and cheese. But they feel "tha pro- have to be dumped abroad, / ' t:
f«! — i testfr wilF-atart ridhng’ in ”as soon ^Apparently In antldpatiofi of eon- uam . . ’ ma ,'
r-—*-rrsiU- srkrtwssws Vincennes Volunteers Fight To Hold Flood
OUMh TAuiu • only methbd of hog price support , , , , , - . . _ _ . * .. „
a, ,« Ravlnuin famenior "£55 TSSI'—— Women, Children Aid In Building Auxiliary, Sandbag Wall
A* »nd M. studehts MjlWO yDljlvnTVlf c^J^vably'^bhRf ac- -ViNCENNES, Ind., Jan. 18., (E1D— might bo forced to ovaeuato their. tbo-levee. About 131,000 acres of
^■thTrnt0r”<?MSt?n *?'-% 'rt 4'mi il'ilMHA 'comblish the same purchase by More .than 2000 volunteer# firfr-homea within a few day*. bottomlands^’ould be flooded.,
an 1 uZr ”l6S AT ilOllie * baylng lard. This admittedly would " 1:;. workM, to- »ar%ibin mfarhlli« JetfSBA .....
is.- CT.r.r • - Miss Flo anw^. •••-iSniflg-ait-raac consumere Btot day, atriying 4e«perately to satm thg Mat* ana Cf MU- «« night that it had al-
X w ^ tW* nbowe Phiilin Enetert. Br «2-f the offieiafs argued it wotdd be the city from the reiMtlWM Hood- 1feurt across the Mississippi from ready decidea to bfaw the ijsvee.
much costlier for taxpayer,. «»*«* of the Wabash ,River. Cairo. Illinois, where Engineer,, U reiterated thit it merely had
s You Ever
en Such
demanding
eaL-Ot. .the alleged Finms..
«:n*is to the Soviet Union did ...v -------- ------„------L—
^Provide the Communisfis with ment’s guaranteed support level pork acquired from
s.jc sier nnay ooastmg a brand. -Fridfty.. Registrations Jtor the n, w
administration. ’—.....- ........ on Tuesday, - ’ t’wZ _
Dean Walter Rundell announced Rnndell reported (h.it 273 gtud-
that the new course is entitled ents aircadv have rceisLcrcd
"office1 practice”-or "applied se, In spoak-ng „( thf new office .
retariar training. - practice course, Rundell said that
Although comparatively new .in -a prominent personnel manager
“h” t eld of secretarial science, of- of a large concern recently was
fiOP practice already ha* heen rec—asked what he considered the
ognized by both business,.and ed- weakest spot to the education of
ucationsl leaders, as highly essen- office workers, ,
tial. iii the. training of efficient Rundell said his answere was:'
secretaries .Rundell said. “It is not overly difficult to find'
Not only doi-s the new course speed and ability in the skill sub-
give students practical experience jeefs among tht grgup we employe,
in office routine, .Rundell contin-' but all- too 'seldom do- we find
ued. but it teaches them Irow to ‘offiee hitemgence.”’..............-i-rrr-
find and keep a job when they Office1 practice at Lee Coilcga
thai.r; training. ..Rimdeli said, will now implement -
Lamination -at the . skill .subjects such as typing
and Shorthand by developmg “of-
adline In * offer ^ j
outnnr ... experifflce ln thp handIing o£ t«
fp Death usual routinP ot{Ke duties -filing,
business banking, the operation of |
q:p) _ Mem- office machines, the handling of :
' Papons and mai; and other types ,of business 1
iness* terns and p°^-' -j
uui iu*iij, icvi recommena cunuuumuvu u* ”—- —- -— --— —-J Ms®n*
hjgb, had beat ndmd anotber IS t^iieath nentigiaEinBte wbicfa J.
inches by the. addition of a sand* W. Morrow. Jr., of Forth Worth <1* WOp™"* M« otter qualities |
bag parapet. . . . scheduled to die on February #. which are necessary, not only to j.
aid gingham in 3 flatferiM
bllar, button-fo-waisl "fop
ickels on the skirt.-.Comfort-
6s, full skirt. A durable, wash-
will give long service. C<M,
brow- or wine .in sizes Jv.
build an auxiliary vrm ot sand- reduce pressures along more vital’ The flood danger exteiBtea along RnarH FafftC UM
bags 1-14 miles long to retain the bulwarks of the “Father of Wat- almost 500 miles of riverline in- wwo,u 1 U''V'J M
water if it came over, the city’s, ers." .--oluuing tn« Wabish, umo and PIm Tfl fOMBl
big concrete seawall or crashed About 12.000 persons would be Mississippi rivers. Ilvll IW
• SS. “ 01 “ Ml 01 Mher Found SSS StS SSSSSS3
1 Sj!? Illrtrtrtd bp. JM Pddiliob dl . pud- “ Morrow, Jr. o! Por» Worth It
ML SJw ' " bag parapet. . . scheduled to die on February 4. which are necessary, not o
j ansaa after^'dSof comjlrative MAHANOf CTTT, Fa, Jan. 18.— .But therivmwas rutog^Oths . Momm. SrtWk*
milanesa . .TT^ WRl-The body of Edward Burda, of an inch per hour and stood at d®»th *fter being slay- “«
a new 'flood threat aroae la »*WM>«ld miner caught bi a *«*• f«t at 2 a, m. today. The ing Houston Deputy Sheriff Eddie
I northern California after near- eave-in five days ago, waa To- pmsure was so great that water U| NABOB
record rainfall. San Francisco had cated” today at the bottom of a was seeping benfealh {he big w«a TeXM prte°° V nl NAD UK
B.O.. ol.~l.te Htyr. ^ Md Sm . wW. dl t— -S7E«T
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off rooms, smashing signboards, when the cave-ht occurred last jcrudal day." permitted paUents to “walk off rWw it , JES^H
add breaking windows. Friday. Morgan estimated that it “If we can hold the wall during from the institutions. ‘ , ^ s f01^
About 8000 persons took, refuge would take two to two and a half the next 24 hours we’U bs lucky,” Morrow, a one-time patient at the t0 f} 8 ^ •
from the Midwest floods and autb- hours before'rescue worker* would -one pollee officer said. WichitA Falls state hospital was *«* I# bell, ’ mpH '
oritiaa "*wi that' 0223“ mom ^a abla ta mmov* the body. Cm «■!■■■! fig* U ^ diachargpd from U»r. in 104fc
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