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Excise Taxes
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Denton’s Christmas Weather
To Be Neither Cold Nor White
TEXAS LAUGHS
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Two As Suspects
In Store Burglray
Texas Democratic
Solons Look For
Turbulent Session
Burning Gasoline Thwarts
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 33 —(JP>—
President Truman took off in the
rain today to fly back home to Mis-
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NEW YORK. Dec. 33—Pri-
ces continued steady in the Stock
Market today at the highest av-
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juision next month m his One day more and that is all
the Union message to Dally haa to shop in.
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» NISON, Tex., Dec. U -Ml
—Lt. Rogers Hornsby, ta, son o<
Regers Hornsby of baseball fame,
was among 11 airmen killed when
a B-50 bomber crashed ne. Sa-
vannah. Ga„ last night. The
victim's mother, Mrs. J. R. Hay-
den of Denison, was notified by
the Air Force today.
Young Hornsby was a veteran
at mi bombing missions during
the war. He was born and reared
in Denison.
RUDOLPH THE BLACK-NOSED POINTER—-Ths kid*
at Milwaukee** Oklahoma Avenue grade school didn’t
have a reindeer for their Christinas play, but 14-y«ar-
old Roger Bartnik came to the rescue. He lashed * set*
of antlers on his pointer. Tuffy, renamed the dog "Ru-
dolph” for the day and the play went off as scheduled.
(AP Wirephoto).
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Early morning temperatures in-
cluded Marfa 12. AmarUlo IS. El
Paso 20. Mineral Wells 21, Lub-
bork 22. Big Spring snd Waco
24. San Antonio 26. Wichita Falls
and Alice 2S, DaUas 29 and Del
Rio 30.
It was sub-aero weather today
from the Dakotas to northern Il-
linois. The mercury tumbled to
21 below at Pembina. N. D.. and
International Falla. Minn.
New York City's early morning
reading was a mild BO. Yester-
day the mercury hit 63.2, a rec-
ord high for Dec. 22.
Light snow fell today in the
Great Lakes region and the Ohio
Valley and also in the Dakotas
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sour! tor the Christmas holidays.
His personal plane, the tod*.
pendence, left the National Air-
port at 1:27 a.m. for the three
hours, 48 minutes flight to Kan-
sas City, "ans. He was to drive
from there to the Truman tome
at Independence, Mo. •
Despite the rain, the weather
was warm and visibility was fair
as the plane headed west. The
route, however, takes the Presi-
dent over areas hit by snow and
sleet.
With him was his daughter,
Margaret. Mrs. Truman already
is at their home in Independence.
Except for a short radio speech
Saturday night extending Christ-
mas greetings to the nation, and
eating Christmas dinner at home.
Mr. Truman plans to follow no ,
fixed schedule while in Missouri.
Customarily he spends most of
his time visiting with kinfolk and
old friends.
He is due back In Washington
Dec. 26 to face the usual heavy
work load incident to the opening
of Congress.
Yesterday. Mr. Truman went
over his State of ths Union me»
sage and other business with Ms
cabinet and told a news coo
ference.
Opening the news conference,
the President wished newsmen a
merry, merry Christmas and a
happy New Year and remarked
that the vast majority of them
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The last-day rush wIR make
her think
She** part of “HaUxapoppln.”
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A cold—and probably white—
Christmas appeared in prospect
for most of the Midwest. But not
for Texas.
Skies today were clear and the
sunshine was bright over most of
the state, following last night’s
heavy freeze. The mercury plung-
ed to 32 degrees early this morn-
ing at the Denton Agriculture Ex-
periment Station, for a new sea-
son's low.
The weather bureau Indicated
that Denton and vicinity may have
a "cool” Christmas But that's
the nearest It would forecast to
old-fashioned yuletide weather for
Bunday.
The cold wave is expected to
let up today, with warmer weath-
er due tonight and partly cloudy
Segregation
Fight On Tap
AUSTIN. Dec. 23—US—Texas
will be supported by North Caro-
lina, Tennessee. Georgia and
Louisiana In its Supreme Court
fight to maintain separate schools
for Negroes and whites. State At-
torney General Price Daniel re-
ported yesterday.
North Carolina Attorney Gener-
al Harry McMullan notified him
the four states would file sup-
porting briefs when oral argu-
ments are heard in the United
States Supreme Court Jan. 30.
In the suit before the Supreme
Court, Herman Marlon Sweatt of
Houston will ask that Texas’ seg-
regated system be declared dis-
criminatory and unconstitutional.
Sweatt argued during the pro-
gress of his suit through the state
courts that such segregation Is
unconstitutional even If the Ne-
gro schools are equal to those for
whites.
■e CONGRATULATIONS—The 1049
March of Dimes Poster Girl,
Linda Iris Brown, 4. of Ban An-
tonio, fight, wishes Wanda Wiley,
6, of Austin, the 1050 poster girl,
the best of luck as Texas’ Gov-
ernor Allan Shivers looks on In
Austin. Both girls will go to
Washington where Wanda will be
received by Preaident Truman at
the White House on Jan. 13. (AP
Wirephoto).
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WASHINGTON. Dec 23—IP-
Seven Texas Democratic represen-
tatives Just back from home say
they look for a turbulent session
of Congress starting Jan. 3.
They expect legislation affect-
ing civil rights, labor, taxes and
cotton to afford plenty of fireworks,
they said in separate interviews
today
*'I think the Administration Is
getting ready to give civilian rights
measures the priority over every-
thing else.” said Rep. Ed Gossett
of Wichita Falls.
"That will endanger the success
of all other legislation in this Con-
gress. It is a political appeal to the
prejudice of minority groups in
the big Industrial areas. They may
get somewhere, but I'm against all
such moves.”
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 23
— (AP) — A flaming Air
Force B-50 bomber crashed in
a <‘
night, killing all 11 airmen
aboard and scattering and
burying bodies and wreckage
in the muck.
The big bomber had Just taken
oft for El Paso. Tex., from Chat-
ham Air Force Base here when it
went down on the bank of a branch
of the muddy Savannah River. The
crash was only seven miles above
the city, but it was so inacces-
sible it took rescue parties hours
to reach it by boat.
The first persons to reach the
scene were forced back by flam-
ing gasoline, floating on the wat-
er. The flames were visible for
miles.
Ool Frederic E. Glanteberg,
commanding officer of Chatam
Field, identified the plane He said
it took off at 8:12 p.m. and crash-
ed about five minutes later.
99 Feet Long
The plane had been In service at
Chatham for a year or a year
and a half. The B-50, an Improv-
ed version of the B-29 Superfortress
has a wingapread of 141 feet, Is
99 feet long, and weighs 128.806
pounds. The Air Force describes
it as s more powerful version of
the B-29 which bombed Japan.
The crash site was leks than
two miles from U. 8. Highway IT,
which crosses the river just above
Savannah. But it could only be
reached by small boats guided by
boatmen who knew the river.
The Air Force waited until dawn
to send a large crash boat with
a score or more men. armed with
shovels and ropes, to try to re-
move the bodies. They had to trans-
fer to amall flat-bottomed swamp
boats to get to the wreckage.
Two planes took off from the
air base this morning to circle
the crash scene and guide the res-
cue boats.
High tide on the river was at
about 11 am., and the rescue
parties hoped to be able to re-
move some of the bodies before
then.
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skies by Saturday. The wind will
change from northerly to a south-
erly direction, the weatherman
predicted.
Slightly cooler weather may re-
turn by Saturday night or early
Sunday, but no snow or frees-
Ing temperatures are forecast.
The Associated Press reported
that the biggest part of Texas
shivered early today In aub-
freexing weather.
From the Panhandle to deep
South Texas temperatures were
below freezing
Only In the lower Rio Grande
Valley and along the coast were
temperatures above freezing. Dal-
hart with five degrees was the
coldest spot
One Denton Negro as charged
with burglary and another- one was
being held on a possible theft
charge after the burglary early
Thursday morning of a Negro
grocery.
Charged in district court was
Earnest Thomas, after he was
picked up by sheriff's officers
Thursday afternoon. Thomas, who
officers say is an ex-convict from
Tarrant County, v l.ere he was con-
victed for murdering his wife, ad-
mited implice .ion in tt, grocery
store robbery.
Most of the items taken from
the Joe Fenny Grocery on East
Prairie were found in a Negro’s
house, after oifleers had been di-
rected ther by Thomas. Still miss-
ing is a white gold wrist watch.
Earlier in the day city officers
picked up Billy McKenzie for
questioning in the theft of a pistol
irom Earnest Bowen. Officers also
believe that McKenzie is connected
with the grocery burglary.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23—(F—
A showdown on whether to cut
excise taxes appears certain to
come in the early days of the
session of Congress which starts
Jan 3.
The test is shaping up in the
Senate where the first scheduled
order of business is action on a
House-passed bill to repeal the
federal taxes on oleomargarine.
Pending in the Senate is a ser-
ies of amendments which would
slash or repeal the excise levies
collected on such items as tele-
phone bills, transportation tickets.
Jewelry, furs and cosmetics.
At the start the amendments
were being pushed mainly by
some dairy state senators who
are opposed to the oleomargarine
repealer.
They figured that President
Truman would veto Any bill which
provided for a sizeable reduction
of excise taxes And they felt
quite positive about it after Mr.
Truman said he knew of no way
to wipe out the federal deficit
without a tax increase.
But Just last week the Presi-
dent said the Treasury snd the
House Ways snd Means Commit-
tee were at work, with his bless-
ing.
For Congress
WASHINGTON, Dec. 33—US-
A roaring-ear-splitting argument
about farm legislation appeared
certain today at the next session
of Congress.
Congress comes back Jan. 3 and
farm-minded lawmakers already
have started the verbal sharp-
shooting. At stake are votes of
farmers and consumers in the
1950 elections.
The main prize is political aoa-
trol of Congress with all 435 house
and 36 of the 96 Senate seats at
stake.
Both Republicans and Democrats
expect President Truman, who of-
ten has called himself a Missouri
firm boy. to increase the agricul-
tural diac i
State of
Congress.
He is expexeted once more to
urge Congress to pass the contro-
versial farm Subsidy plan propos-
ed by Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan.
This same Congress, under Dem-
ocratic control, flatly rejected the
Brannan plan earlier this year,
bistead it ground out a complica-
ted farm price-support program
intended to continue through the
vital 1950 election year the relative-
ly high-level wartime price props
Actions of both the White House
and Secretary Brannan point to
an effort to sell the Brannan plan
to farmers, consumers and other
voters during the coming year.
DENTON AND VICINITY: Fair
and not so cold tonight. Saturday
partly cloudy and wanner. ’
EAST TEXAS: Fair and vanner
this afternoon and tonight Sat-
urday partly cloudy and warmer
in south and central porttona.
Gentle to moderate mostly north-
west winds becoming eoutheaet
erly Saturday.
WEST TEXAS: Fair this afternoon
and tonight and Saturday. Wann-
er this afternoon and tonight
OKLAHOMA Generally/fair today,
tonight and Saturday, wanner
today. Colder northweat toaHM
and in west and north Saturday.
Highs today 49-48. tows teafcM
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Gov. Bob Taylor of Tennessee
used to tell about, the mountaineer
who had a son who wasn't bright.
One day they came to town and
the father said, "You stay here
in the wagon and don’t say a word
and folks won’t know you’re a
durn fool ” While the man was
in the store, a stranger came
along and asked the boy, "What’s
your name?” Receiving no reply,
he aaked. "Where do you live?”
Still getting no answer, tile stran-
ger said. "You must be a durned
fool,” and stalked off.
When the farmer came back to
the wagon, the boy sobbed, "I
didn't say a word. Paw, but they
found out I was a durn fool jes'
the same.”
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GALVESTON. Dec 23-^-The
pltal authorities.
IN AIRPLANE CRASH
SUNDAY PAPER TO BE
Santa Claus and the little gnomes that help him de-
liver presents will find roads and streets in Denton County
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Gause, 21, of Raymondville, struggles with three
who hafe just thrown him to the pavement after a
block chase through streets crowded with Christmas
shoppers in downtown Lubbock. Gause was arrested on
a theft charge after Alfred Rushing, a store manager,
accused him of snatching $2,000 in cash register re-
ceipts from Rushing. Milton James Good, left, and Tom-
my Irvin, right, were aided by Lloyd Shuffield, center,
in making the capture. Emmett Shockley, reporter-
photographer for the Lubt'ock Avalanche-Journal, was
making Christmas shopping pictures when the chase
passed him. He joined the chase and made this on-the-
*pot picture. (AP Wirephoto).
JYCEES WORK HARD
Rescue workes were still
grappling in the icy, turbu-
lent water of Lake Dallas to-
day for two Dallas duck hunt-
ers, presumably drowned
when their small boat sprang
a leak and sank Thursday
morning.
Sole survivor of the pre-holiday
accident was Ralph J Brothers,
27. of Dallas, found exhausted and
blue with cold in a duck blind about
2 pm Thursday.
Brothers identified the missing
men as Monroe Grusendorf, Jr., of
Irving, and Bob Elkjer. of Dallas.
All three were co-workers with
Branlff International Airways in
Dallas.
Brothers had beqn clinging to
the duck blind for nearly three
hours when he was found by res-
cuers from the Hundley Boat
Works. He had been calling for
help and his pleas finally were
heard by a couple driving along the
road. They drove to the boat works
and summoned help.
Search Begins
While Brothers gasped his story/
rescue boats were being rushed to
the scene by the Denton Fire De-
partment. Boats from Hundley's
and other camps on the lake joined
in the search. Sheriff’s deputies
also were dispatched to the scene.
The fruitless probe continued
until dark, when the chilled work-
ers decided to give up until today.
Brothers said that the trio's hunt
had begun early Thursday morning
at a blind near Millionaire's Island,
at the southwest end of the lake.
Brothers said that they had plan- I
ned to return to Dallas about noon,
after shooting only three ducks.
Start Swimming
It was then that their boat be-
gan to fill with water. Bailing at-
tempts failed and the trio tried to
make it to a nearby blind They
were forced to start swimming and
Brothers was the only one who
made it to the blind. Brothers said
that he did not see the other two
men after he got to the blind.
Also presumably drowned was
the bird dog the men had taken
with them.
This morning off-duty workers at
Branlff's Dallas shops were on the
scene with grappling equipment
from the Dallas fire department.
Klb Hundley. Lake Dallas boat-
man. said that rescue work was
being slowed by unusually “choppy”
conditions. He said lake water
temperatures were in the 40. and
it was doubtful that the n^en would
be found alive.
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In order to clear the path for old St. Nick and all
Christmas Eve festivities, the Record-Chronicle will j
its big annual Holiday issue Saturday afternoon.
The earlier publication hour will allow all papers to be
delivered by early evening and will permit all employes and
carrier-boys of the Record-Chronicle to spend Christmas
Eve and Christmas Day with their families.
The Christmas Edition of the Record-Chronicle will
feature news of holiday activities in Denton and Denton
County and yuletide greetings from merchants and business
firms. . ' . .. _
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Tiursday, the first day for the
ree Mlle of Dimes booth In
t of the F
( e on Locust,
Jted 1297 88.
Ident of the Junior Chamber
'ommerce, said today.
he contributions ranged from
bills to pennies. Here is the
y the amounts stacked up: One |
■ck for »5 one. 910 bill, two »5
s. 26 SI bills. 78 half dollars.
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Dentonites con-
Wyn Murrell.
DELIVERED SATURDAY
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y that is set up on a hill can- |
t be hid—Matthew 5 4
Chose having lamps will
on to .others.—Plato.
CANEY. Okla . Dec. 23 —OPt—
Robert Jesse Frick. 38. of Dallas,
was killed and a companion crlti-
aluminum skiff with an outboard cally Injured In a light plane crash
motor They had not been heard near here yesterday.
from at 8 p. m and Hanson notl- The injured man. Robert Kenty,
fieri the Coast Guard. <41. also of Dallas, was taken to an
The men were identified as | Atoka hospital.
Elmer Dever, 23. Texas City; Al- | Attendants said he suffered head
8. Chlmene. 19. Galveston, and internal injuries and multiple
and Elmer Meuhe, 25, Galveston. ' fractures.
clear of Record-Chronicle delivery trucks, cars, and carrier-[
boys Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
the states are going after Texas !
s much to interest citizens of !
ter states and thousands and
tusands of tourists come this
y each year.
tome people, n ''doubt, stayed at
me in 1948, or at least touted !
%hin their own state, out those
io wi nt visiting elsewhere spent
are than |12 billion on travel,
cording the travel c vision of
4 U. 8. Department of the In-
ior. How much of this was an
tomotive expenditure was not
ated. However, these out-ot-state
ccationists spent 82.364,000.000 lor
ansportation i nis was the larg-
■t item of expend.ture, being fol-
wed by 62 244.000.00 tor hotel,
otor court or other accomoda-
>ns.
Tourist business has shown a
wit growth during the past tew
247 quarters 1,135 dimes, 525
nickels and 838 pennies to bring
the total to 6297 88
Murrell said the booth will be
open today and Saturday as long
as the stores in town stay open.
The goal for the Jaycees for the
three-day stand on the square
has been set at 61.000 or only
6702 12 to be collected today and
t Saturday.
The money contributed will go
to expand the Jaycee youth pro-
gram: retire a pledge to the Flow
Memorial Hospital, a pledge to
the Denton Civic Boy Choir, ob-
tain more uniforms for school
safety patrols, expand the Knot-
hole gang activities, broaden the
college student placement j—
gram and enlarge the youth wel- I
fare program.
Murrell expressed his appreda- |
tion to the many contributors to |
the Mlle ot Dimes and to the
A l merchants in town. One merchant
n. I donated a heater for the booth
and others have been very help-
pass j ful. Murrel] said -
After the drive is completed the '
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Three Missing
In Galveston Bay
Sheriff Ones Hodges will be host I
a turkey dinner, with all the j bert
minings, to the residents of the
unty jail. He said, "while we
»ke every ufort to s?e that our
ests are well f« 1 each day, we re
r Ing to give ’em a special treat
Christmas Day."
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'William E Taylor. 213 South
Elm, about 51, machinist at the
Storrie Machine Works on East
Hickory, was dead on admission
to the Denton Hospital and Clinic
at 11 am today after he was
found in the back of the shop
—! about 10:50 a m.
He was found lying on his back
in the rear part of the shop by
John Storrie, owner of the shop.
Robert Cavender. Lake Dallas,
was in the shop about 15 minutes
before Taylor was found He said
at that time Taylor was sitting
near the front of the shop and
complained of arthritis pains He
was flexing his arms snd said
that they were getting stiff
Cavender left and went to town
A few minutes later. Storrie ent-
ered the shop and Taylor was not
in sight After a search. Storrie
found him lying near a water
hose as if he had tried to get
some water.
Taylor was still alive when he
_______________ was placed on a stretcher and
Coast Guard today was to resume rushed to the hospital, but was
Its search for three men missing dead on arrival, according to hos-
in Galveston Bay.
E B Hanaon. a boat worker,
reported to the Coast Guard last DALLAS MAN KILLED
night that the three men left the
yacht basin here to go hunting
on Pelican Spit, north of the Gal-
veston ship channel.
The men left here in a 14-foot
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