The Daily Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 1949 Page: 2 of 24
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THI DAMfY WN THVIttPAY, AUGUST 4, 1949
New York Gang
May Have Robbed
Modem Leader
Stocks Close Today
Special to Tha Daiy Sim
(Coa to.ee* from W«• I) llgiffl
D"Aeur mtiwd today with scores Xaier Wooloni
of police on patrol and manning AT iina SF ......
road block*, but aveau* of eacapc Anaconda Cop ...
war* almoat Hmttlaaa for the four g^j, gteel ......
bandit*. Budd Co ..........
Thay abandoned tbclr oar, a fa*t Osimnet and He*
front-whed drlva Citroen **d*n, ciwlauaM*- Oorp .....
la the atraata of Canaaa, • tv* Chryalar Oorp
. 18%
. 19%
.100
. 23%
.143
. *9
, 84%
. 18%
. 37%
. 8%
. S%
. r
51 ■
Inti Nickel .................. »%
Inti Harv .................... *4%
Int.rluke Iron ...............10%
J and I, 8t»el ................ *0*
Kenn Oop ............. 48%
Libby McN ...... 7%
Liggett and Myer* .......... 86
Mack Truck* ..... »*
Mid Ooa Pet .................41%
Nat Dairy Prod ............. »%
Ohio Oil .....................**
Penney1* Inc ................ 49%
Laredo Officers
Piece Together
Clues In Killings
m* uiw yww ............. • - ” L.nry«ei va»*y ............... -- - 1.. — visa.
hour* after the robbery. It had at)ii service .............. 57* Pure Oil ..................... *7%
___atolen In Pacta arveral day* Bdlaon ............— ••• ***
ago. Creole Pet ...................
The jagged ooeat of the Cote D*- 0*vlaon Chem .............. J®’4
Aaur It broken by many amug- ^ chem .................. *7%
gter'a octree where the bandlta jjw chem .............. 48%
could hava ooneealad a getaway j^tman Kodak ............. 41%
apeedboat Tha hllla back of the q*,, gastric ................. *7%
Riviera are among the »Ud*et In Qfn Motor* .................. *2
Europe. The Nice airport la only Greyhound Bus .............. U%
a few rntlaa from the holdup aoeae Qtuett* Saf .................. *5
outside the Aga'a villa Qulf qu ..................... 08%
Packard Motor*............ 8%
Rapub Steal ............ 19%
St. Regi* Paper........
Sou Pad/....................*7%
Stan Oil Ind ................. 40%
Stan Oil N. J. ...............««%
Sun ray Oil .................. •*
Tea Gulf Sul........... «4%
I.AREDO, Aug 4.- IUP) —In jlg-taw
puzzle faahlon, 1 airedo authorities
today were putting together aome
of the mining piece* In the alay-
Ing of two men at the Plaza Hotel
laat Sunday.
Dtatrtct Attorney *. Jam** Ka-
zen aaid laat night that the pretty
wife of scarfaced George tGavol
Ochoa knew both Henry Whltten-
burg, Jr., and Corporal Jam**
Lindsay, victim* of an early morn-
ing gunman.
Ochoa, who hai a deep tear on
hi* right cheek, wa* charged with
the murder of Whlttenburg, a
prominent, 81-year-old McAllen
cotton ginaer.
■ He also waa wanted for
Texas Co.....................55% tioning about the death of
quoe-
Und-
Tex Gulf Prod...............14%
Tidewater Corp .............. »
native of HuntavlUe, Tan-
lUUliUf an® ▼*»»«*. yutr Ull .,.*•♦*##**#••••••••• -----« . *014
While working on the theory that 0nlf gtat ytll ........ I®* T,mk®" Bearing ............. ■
the (iickup wa* manter-mlnded by H L and p qd .............. 46% U. S. Steel ............... r*
New York mobster*. police al*o ex- Hou, oy .................... S4% Woolworth
plored two other theories. Humble Ofl .................. VS% October N. O. Cottoa.., .Pin* M
j. That the four bandiU wera
mambera of th* famous Pari*
“Traction Avaat” gang whloh car-
ried out a series of daring robber-
la* la the capita! and now may
have moved on to the resort* of
southern France with th* society
t That they might be former
French reeliUno* men, **8*d
Spanish Republican* or *v*n Com-
munist* seeking to enrich their
treasury *a did th* Italian Parti-
san* In th* laat day* of th* war.
U.S. Experts Hot Ernie Mttman
Alarmed By Reds' Gives Awards To
Military Actfons Four Employes
Chemists Urged To
Assume Leadership
(Continued from Page 1)
raise the minimum wage from 40
to 80 centa an hour and extend
coverage of the wage-hour act to
about 600,000 new worker*.
A U-week souree In factory-ap-
proved method* of earring oar*
and truck* by employe* of Gulf
Coast Motor Company wa* oii-
Flve Per Centre* — Chairman maned last night when Drat* DWt-
say,
name.
Ochoa last wa* »e*n playing min-
iature golf with acquaintance* at
Nuevo 1st redo where he repert-
edly gossiped about th* double
•laying.
Kaicn said he believed Ochoa
might surreader.
“He haa hi* home and family
here," Kazan said. "If ha doesn't
surrender, well find him."
Mr*. Ochoa appeared at Karen's
office yesterday with her lawyer,
but declined to make a statement.
"From th# evidence I would aay
Mrs Ochoa knew both Whltten-
burg and Iindaay," the district
attorney »aid.
The killer broke hito Whltten-
burg** 10th floor room at *he
Plaza Hotel about 4 am. Sunday.
Rose Mary Crue*. a San An-
Clyde R. Hoey, of the senate eub- the owner, entoetakted seven toalo Western Union Employ* who
committee Investigating “five per
man, the owner, eatoriatned seven tonlo Western Union Employe wno
, „ employes at a dhmer at Th* Tower was In the room with Whlttenburg,
; &as®: an® presented award* to four of «" tatrod*r*“»
centers" said he wa* draftin ____
Influence ’stdesmeh.WThe W HW Wh3 had atMpteted
Dr. Warrsn K. Lewis, nationally- North Carolina Democrat aald his oourso. ahot him to death, she eald.
known chemical engineer at »he bill should bs ready for introduc- WMa .ma, to X. C Lindsay's body was found In bis
Massachusetts Institute of Tech- tton In a day orjwo,^ J'tLiTl Haden, fcC PowsK, Louis Allen fifth floor room four hour* later.
for lntroduc-
_______ __ . o, but he re-
HS 11SSI Hebe
U1IM 4WCH lit *><»» --
play a bigger role In public affairs
hi order that they can attain the
iSE rgffiggs SS-ESSS ImImiM
S3&2SS SKSSffi
tor Pat Mc^rran.p. Wevada, tkm< w'er* Included in the course
chief supporter of tbs move said
flatly, "Pm going to win.” McCar-
ran is sponsoring an amendment
to Ute $6,647,000,000 foreign aid
spending blM to allot the funds to
Spain.
Coal—Senator A Willis Robert-
son, D., Vkgmia, said the senate
pians
The
aam* professional status In tha
•yes of the public as doctors and
lawyers.
Me teaoed the development of
Km professional statua of men
feom ancient times up to th* pres-
ent, saying that lawyem were toe
to reach
that rank, hanging oommltte# baa
to subpena John L. Lewi*.
of ytudy.
"It waa one of the finaat courses
of Inatruottons that I have ever
seen," Dittoesn said, "and I am
glad that four of our workers
qualified lor the oeeteBcate blow-
ing that they have completed toe
work.”
Want 'Blank Check'
Aims Aid Power
tom t£e elery, and more recently _____r____ __________ ____
to* medical asea. He eald there gT0Uni wbloh is Investigating "mo- AjU!fnrf /Uau
was soar* trend now tor econom- nopo8gtJc" tendencies In the coal inTH’Prj
lets to gain pr^ees loaal status. ^ Indnetry, had laritsd Lewis to ap- ______ ■ (
to toenwelves t
Safety Drive
ad scientists owe it the mine workers' preei-
to assume leader- deut turQwi down the invitutlop.
ship qp Pbt'= *teh««. Dr ^ • Robertson said no one would be
said, lie fsH that they were quail- force(J to testify.
fled to do eo on to# basis of what Houring A bill to let the gov- weTt fUed ___ _
do not accomplish. eminent make direct home loans ^,1^, c*c«pt one. In that oaee,
Lewis pointed out that to ye^.raB8 and cooperative hone- -
which have
ther do
Doctor
Rs'trissar*
(Continued from Pago I)
in connect Ion
with all
groups appeared headed
uble In the senate banking <
tee. The measure, deelgne<
the driver waa akssa, there were
com- no #B<S he whs too eerl-
ousiy injured to detemsine wheth-
WASHINQTON, Aug. 4,-Oat-lB
a conciliatory gesture to coogrea*
on oat point, Preaident Truman
indicated today tt would he all
right to remove eo-caUed "blank
check" power* from hi* propoaed
$1^60,000,000 arms aid bill. But be
opposed any out in site of the
program.
Mr. Truman told a news con-
ference that what he wants—and
quickly—Is passage of legislation
to permit aid to be sent to to*
European nation* Involved la to*
North Atlantic defense pact
Many member* of congress henr*
critlcibed a peovlaion of the ad-
ministration bill that would give
the president oomplete discretion
m «. m. w “r **.“*.2= r-=
Scott Resigns1
GOP Post '
ing
trou
mittee. The measure, designed
^s*~ .^LS2r’,«”SS.*2: ,„lk _ n.„0„ „a.
want to limit It specifktally to At-
But
OMo,
a » v 'vJZTZ ««■ Ninety per cent of toe auto- _ The way Mr. Truman put It was
A' WUa “"bllea tavnlved In aocldante were that
D,f ▼ li^lniQ, fife picpcfted to Ififlu
(OonMnurd from
bis euooaeeoe. But
to take toe job.
Fakuee of
« candidate
Mo
Page »
Scow's totft (twice
t Darby
a Ml commit toe In a fight against
the direct lending provisions.
refused
attempts to agraa on
headed th* epotntHtee
public row over the rivutr-
LIVESTOCK
~ ' ■ j. Montgomery s car y
By Untied Press the right tide in a collision at
intersection! on West Debit. A pa-
FORT WOHTH, Aug. 4. —(T7.B— troi car, parked near the city hall
(USDA)—Livestock: was badly damaged when tt was
Cattle 1400. Slow, about steady struck by another car turning a
made to seise commute* control though beef cows weak, spot* corner.
IB behalf of speeial Interests..« !iwer. Medium grade kaughtor A {iv((.Way coMteion on North
no—JIttee there 1**e5rf_5fi, .7ear "®L 1T-®0'220®- Commerce and a three-way crash
lrft wMHb to* oomm*ttee »«« load 1080 lb steers 21,76, cutter and „„ Market g^t a
Boott's blunt objection* to Cteb-
isieon’s candidacy Included the
barge that an effort wa* bring
mobiles Involved in accidents were tnat he hae no particular aeeire
badly damaged or demolished. for a Mack check to send Ameri-
In the city, buses and taxicabs <*■ *° ““y P^rt gf ”• wo*~
•topping on the pavement to pick ., But J* Mr. Truman said
up or discharge passengers caused that the bill should be Passed °*
several accidents, police reports In- be submitted It, and as quickly as
dlcated. Two police 'cars were dam- possible. He said tha only eucepttou
aged la collisions. Assistant Chief *bould be whatever ohangee cou-
Montgomery’s car was rammed on grew wants to make for easy ad-
ministratiOB of tb« pro gram.
Mr. Truman's remarks wont pla-
cate all congressmen, or perhaps
even very many. Much of the celti-
cism of the program has been di-
rected against its cost. Bcoaomy-
mlnded congressmen want k scaled
down.
Congressmen have objected siren-
be a rough battle b e f ore common lots 18.00-16.00, good grade ^Lr.ato the aocldeia total. u°“»ly to a provision of the bill
toleon *ft» to# prle*. ^ soaree. Beef cows 18.50-15.00, can- jjjg jheriffs ^department and which would permit toe preaident
Scott has been In the midst of
hut mnnbha nelf* M<1 ^utt®rs *°m* the highway patrol filed 88 charges to J®*1
bitter controversy for months, canners under 9.00. Cutter to good ^ tmt{lc regu)ntik>n violations, in- wishes
eight charges of driving
‘ * out »
£ 5S!al lf^k b„ul" l2 00'17'00' Stook* eluding
Me ftoal reporitwtth MOBMl tort h, n»(dl supply. while latontoated, and about
the time has come for the DOF Calves 400. Mostly steady. Good fnT
"to put away our toys and get to and choice slaughter calves 21.90- 1 ^ g'
work." He read some hard-fisted 84.(50, common and medium 15.00-
outelde oomment on the state of 30.50, culls 12 00-15.00. Few med-
tbe "Republican party which add- juni and good stocker steer calves
od up to the conclusion that the I8.00-t8.00.
aging elephant wa* wobbly In the Hogs 400. Butcher bogs 50 low-
knees and weak hi the head. er than early Wednesday, or steady
He said the party was short of with Wednesday's dose, sows and
funds, shy of a proper platform pigs mostly steady. Top 22.25, most
and lacking vote appeal. He good and choice 190-275 lbs. *.00 4..^—^i tT w that tha passed as It wa* submitted, with
warned against “k«av« J* toSs^Sv^O^ truck WM P«rked fkbo“t M teet the «*ception of whatever changes
deck in a manner obviously lbs. I0.00-JX.75. Sows mostly Xo.00- ^ .. _u_l ,,rv,uo congross wants to make tor easy
■rtf" “ -» *»? i'if'JffLir* “ »*! Sr£&£‘TZ!!!tri SSLSrJ sr ~
Cedar Bayou Lad
Inured fai Wreck
(Oontlnucfl from Page 11
send arms to any country he
anywhere In the world.
When a reporter pointed out
that there was fear on oapitol
hill about toe "blank cheek” pro-
vision, the preaident said be doe*
not particularly car* about that
power.
What be wants, be continued. Is
speedy passage of th* legislation
that would permit aid to toe Eu-
opean nations involved In to*
North Atlantic defense treaty.
He said to* bill should bs
of the movement to oust him. pigs 17.00-JOIX).
FREE’25" FREE
STORE MERCHANDISE
worn PvnrwteMi
\
SERYEL
6AI REFRIGERATOR
UNIVERSAL
GAS RANGE
STAYS SKJNT
easy
program.
laborer ta the Baytown street de- The PtteldM said he was wlll-
partment, was cleaning dirt from !n* to leave toe mechanical de-
the gutter. The officers said the tails 40 oon8re®8 He ■aid
truck was parked under the etreet 4wi«e 0,81 h« “o4 cm* particu-
light at
Lestor
the intersection.
blank ofaeek
included
the Cedar Bayou school and a
longtime friend of th# Carpenter
boy, said he waa driving the car.
It was raining, and be did not see
tha truck until it waa too late to
stop although be waa driving only
29 miles an hour, he said. Ham-
mack verified the boy’s statement
that he was not driving at an
excessive rate of speed.
Sanchez was charged with two
traffic violations, illegal parking
and no operator’s license, accord-
ing to the police report. .....
The Carpenter, boy’s mother
Mrs. J. K. Hoffman,'want to Ark-
ansas to)* week to visit with rela-
tive* there and was notified of the
lariy whether the
section of the bill
in the legislation. ______
The much - criticised "blank-
honlr’1 bahM/wi a/ fha arms aM
oheok” section of th# arms aid
bin for free European natiosu la
contained in section 8, It would
give the president authority to
sead aid to “any” nation or group.
Critical congressmen say he could
call almost anything a “nation."
HunriUe Tour Head
Speaks At Rotary
____________________ _ The Humble Touring Service, es-
aceident today. She will return to tablisbed in 1938 a* a travel agency
Baytown immediately, she said.
for the benefit of vacationers and
tourists, now handies about 54,000 |
requests for travel Information
GENERAL DIVIDEND «*°h year, Walter Hill of Houston,
The executive committee of the manager of ike service, told Bay-
board of directors of toe General toWB Kotariaus yesterday.
Tire and Rubber Company today H!H spoke at the club’s weekly
deolared the regular quarterly div* Junoheon meeting at Grace Meth-
fdend of 26 eents per share upon od!*t Church,
the $5 par value common slock ..The service dispenses Informa-
of the company payable August 00 weather, road ooadittong,
WTNDt
De liny- Otrfy ITQ.00 MortNy
Bribglm Cara hi today
81, 1849, to shareholders of record tolwi*t attraction# and hotel and
at the close of business on August
jjmlkiriliiii m
ariUeg auto Km
and Jtehing Uca
re a big business
1 usemm \-4ju0mm ockoms u
M. WILKEHFELfi
FOR ATHLETES FOOT
USE n-OL BECAUSE
i
Tourist* are a big busi
In Tee as, he esgdaiJied, The state
CUT
Your
Cost
of Living
NOW!
SAVE
By
Sh°ppfn9
FRIDAY
and
SAT.
ONE TABLE
Piece Goods
80 Sq. Print
Stub Broadcloth, Plquai,
Dlmltlai, Batlitai.
Value* to 79c
00
Yard. "
3 Yard* 1
ONE TABLE
Piece Goods
Cotton Crathei
80 Sq. Print
Chambray Spun Rayon
Valuas to 79c
^ Yard, j®
SHOP AT ECONOMY
FOR DOLLAR DAY VALUES
ONI TASII
SANFORIZED
CHAMBRAY& SPUN RAYONS, PIQUES
VafaMt
___ftt_
1.19 Yard
2 “ 1
IDEAL FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL CLOTHES
BOYS' SANFORIZED
SPORT SHIRTS
YALUK TO 2.38
1
Rvn resistant
RAYON
GOWNS
*1
EmpLra ityte, by *MH#an,”
with lace edged ebiticized
neckline yow w*or on or
off thovUhr. Pink, blue,
maize rwn*r«i!$tonf rayon.
MfiA« pr. toffle..
M
ONI TABLE CHILDREN'S
PAJAMAS, GOWNS,
BLOUSES. SHORTS
VALUES TO 2.91
1
00
BOYS' SANFORIZED
SHORT PANTS
YALUK TO 1.91 '
I00
#’
CHILDREN’S
RAYON PANTIES
RequW
19c and 99c
Value*
4’*. i-
ONE TABLE CHILDREN'S
SUN SUITS.
BLOUSES. SUPS.
SEERSUCKER
OVERALLS
VALUES TO 1.95
00
Huffy cbanlffe
BATH
SETS
1
Non-»t«d, durable aheaffa beA
mat wtHi maNtiing IH cover h *
2
wide rarvja of popular balk room
color* ... Green, PeaA, Aqc*,
YaRow, Rom, and VriAfc .
LADIES'
RAYON PANTIES
All siwt, riylai and color*. Priced io low theia will go quickly!
too
_
,
LADIES'
RAYON SATIN SlIPS
Don't miw tbit bargain lo lop all bargain*. Full Icnglt,
jutlablo ttrap*. Snowy While *alin froi+cd wHh lace. $1 “
Kfc.
value.
__
FIRST QUALITY
P1ELDCREST
MUSLIN
SHEETS
C 81x91
9 VAI
1™
RE(*!2M values
150 CHILDREN’S
BLOUSES
VoSc*, BetMet, BroaddoHti
VaJucx to 2.45
1
got $890,000^)00
in ms, be
FURNITURE
Mato Tee** Icyloww
Hum n
tram VMaUoaers
out. From six
pointed
to eevsn wBl be
toe OS.' Oil. year bg to#
people who wHl take va-
in fcwuUjy oars, jhe -aid.
at toe hMCfiaoB wee*
ommy Roebeile of Baytown, aad
avid Knepjwr W. T. Demo** and
iek HaH of Houston.
I
Guest
TOWELS
Good Quality
Fast Color
Beg. S9e Value
4p*|r 1
r
Cannon
TOWELS
*0x40 and £8x44
9, 1
100
Regular 60<fValue j
Cannon
Wash Cloths
Heavy Weight
Alt Colon
Size 12x1*
10 1
r
Cannon
Dish Cloths
Good Qualit y
Size 19x1$
Fast Colon
12 1
r
Cup
TOWELS
Gay Designs
15x20
80c Value*
4f” 1
00
FIELDCREST
PttlOW
CASES
4
• 42 x 36
# Bait Grade
• 130 Thread to h*^
# 69c Value*
Kowayd Bs* arranged toe P*o-
mm. a a %acki jmcIM.
214 W. Tcmm
Tit tCOHOMY
ABE ROSENZWHG
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