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thraf'UJi'vt' '"'erview that tlx-n
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Americans FaH To
Dislodge Chinese
By WENDELL MERICk
SEOUL, March 25 'U.P—I'ounter-
itta.kiriK American infantrymen
failed Wednesday for the second
. inn- to dislodge t'hine.se Uetis w ho
jfter thiee days of fisrhtinit held
thre. -fouith.s of Old Bald}* moun-
'iin.
Tin- exhausted Americans early
Wednesday called off a l(l-houi
!ounti*r-attack which had failed to
move the Reds. The Chinese broke
'he assault with a murderous mor-
■tr. aitillety and machine^un bar-
rage.
American casualties were be-
ievwd to have b> en heavy, but
.here was no immediate official le-
MU't.
Maj. l!en. Arthur Trudeau, cum
matuler of tlje Seventh Division on
OI)l Italily mid the Reds may havi
ittaekvd tin- mountain position h«-
oau.-e they believed the United
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irn ii as.- in improved
'*!> <•!.-ally indicates
men' .a an eff. nsivt
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eil'f
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vini. Eden and Bay mimd
fliers f Mr*. Jack El
/faeil ill In vis " her Sal-
"vw" • ktiowiitg the nther was
I > t leve of Breckeitridite
',i i)i lo make another
®r« Meeker with open right
*"l ■! black eye. tin- result l
by a brake handle,
am,
^ Wilfnid T. i adwa.v bei
to ^Vomia en route to North
.'"JAai A.i Corps I<et
a5^l>r.v Wilson, ch.-.pltii. to
• I ",w •* l:h, l hack ill K«>le..
?'!*''JL "" \W. Cravey Jr.
* il payniiVit on Western
• L*>jf e* n-4 maelli' by inswer-
• f. p.i.\\wiiit.iris what
| Ant* vitit a w :ig machine.
1 r*. Mildred Cnnner to ope),
nciiig course, -aid il also would
for fat me.-v, and that af'er wr
card % business man remark,
^ there is a woman who will do what
■he say* -he will An" . Nee in-
side of this paper today—more lo-
cal new* there Mrs. Marie
tnrl) -aid work of Bed Crow dri e
ith ut over—giu -s its about time
to take down th) campaign ther-
mometer.
Luncheons I"-t—<hi Weights, Mil
Black t.> Jimmy Komtng. r w th
til lee p. Hi 11(1 * handicap, weights
IX!) and ISX; Claude Peeler t.
Arthur Miller because 1'laude
phoned Miller he had lost a picture.
t bring another—Miller found th.
first on.* on Peeler's desk.
Only about 1.800 passenger car
license plates sold—1.200 to c
. .. Mr. and Mr*. Elmer Hei.afiM*e
here from Houstr.- and Mrs. De
Lafunse hunting some crinkled ny-
lon pajamas for him Riding
Club "choked goats" last night.
Friday will practice drill* ...
And. when electricity went off to-
day our new* machine was tellin*
•bout onion shipments from La-
redo—now we probably never will
know how many there were. ..
THOUGHT FOR THE MOMENT.
^elf-conquest is the greatest ol
victories.— Plato.
Tri-City Track
Meet Is Won By
Graham Entries
l.raham athletes emerged the
winner in ;r three-city track and
field meet Tuesday afternoon at
Giuham when the home boys rack-
)1 up fia'j points to Breckenridge'#
.7. Mineral Wells was third with
IKV- points. Coach Jack Harris re-
l>< rtei' today.
Records of the Breeket ridg>
ithlete well":
Mike Hagler first in the hign
huidles; Jakie Sandef. r first in the
1110 yard liash and ttO, ,
K'igler first and BiWy Dendy
thin! in thi- IHfi low- hurdles; Gur-
and (lrti'nl«- tiMirth in the pol>
vault.
Len Gibbens was third in th)
>.H0; Mike Fri'denburg was second
•n th.- 'J'ii i dash and Sandefei
.ourth.
Bobby L)M-k)-tt was first in th)
shotput and Jerry Tubbs second;
ami Jimmy Blair fourth.
Clyde Harris w«s first in the
broad jump; Hagler fourth.
Breckenridge won the mile relay,
the team composed of Bobby Ki'ith.
Twin my Beasley, Bib Montgomer,.
mil Hagler.
UN DELAYS DEBATE
UNITEI • NATIONS. N. Y..
March 'lit 'U.R,—The Uniti-d Nution.-
Security Council has cilli-d off
until Friday its efforts to find a
successoi to Secretary Generui
'I ry gve Li)-.
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Texas Second In
Population Growth;
California Leads
WASHINGTON, March 24 'U.Ri
Thirty-eight statrs and thi- na-
tion's capital grew in popu'Mtion
between the census of April,
|! «0, and last July I. a Census
Bureau report showed Tuesday.
Nine states, mostly southern
showed population decreases.
Montana registered virtually no
change.
California hud the biggest
growth in numbers; 804.U00. Ari-
zona's percentage increase was
biggest; !4.rt pel cent.
Tennessee lost the greatest
number—and M iine hud
the largest percentage d.-crease,
:t.:i per cent. North Dakota fol-
lowed closely with a '\.'Z per cent
shrinkagi-.
Eoll.iwing California in popu-
lation growth were Texas, 477.-
imx); New York .14«.IM ; Michi-
K'.m :t:i7.lMlil; and Florida,
imm . Arixona. Nevada and Flor-
ida were the only states to show
increases of more than 10 per
cent.
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Nations planned a major offensive.
Mountain 'Not - ital'
Trutk-au said the Reds would like
to get hold of Old ll'ildy, but thi
mountain is not "vital" to Amer-
ican defense of the sector.
Two fresh companies of the vet-
eran U. S. Seventh Infantry Div-
ision made the latest counter-at-
tack from the last knob position
.he Americans have n.'tnaged to
hold on the southeast corner ot
Old Haldy.
At on.- point, the hard-fighting
U. S. infantrymen closed to hand-
to-hand fighting with hundreds of
Chinese entrenched in the mud or.
the northern part of the hill.
The infantry buttle begun to
slucken ubout 1 p. m. ( l" p. ill. est)
Tuesday and the attack was called
off an hour and a half later, al-
though spoiudic small arms fir-
continued.
Open. Up On Chinese Trenches
Allied mortar, artillery anil tank
.-se trenches and bunkers, sending
«hell after shell into thi- Red for-
tifications in an attempt to weaken
their defenses.
The Air Force sent in one B-Jl>
tight bomber on the Chinese every
JO minutes, beginning at mid-
moining. Heavy- clouds hampered
other fighter-bomber close support
missions.
A thick 1'ize covered thi- buttte-
giound and strong winds whipped
biting dust into the troops of both
sides. Fifth Ail* Force Weather of-
ficers said the winds were bring-
ing down dust from the Gobi des-
ert of Manchuria.
Because of the haze and dust.
Allied war planes were forced to
use electronic aiming devices to
bomb the Chinese positions.
Helicopters shuttled back unci
forth from the hill b«')ring Amer-
ican wounded from the Seventh
division aid station to rear hospit-
als.
"This is the busiest day we've
had since October," said, a grim-
faced chaplain at 'in evacuation
hospital.
Two Injured In
Brash; 4 Fined
A collision that sent two to a
local hospil )t occurred last nigh,
about a mile east of town, when !
car driven by Mrs. Melba Hill
Corpus Christi. was struck by a
cur driven by Keith Allen Wither-
■ poon of Artesia, N. M.
The Witherspoon car turned
over. Highway I'ltrolman II. J.
l>u enport reported, and Neldu
Wolfe, It. and Jeanne Allen, 17
of Grand Junction, Colorado wen
injured. Their injuries were not
considered serious.
In district court Robert Lee Mur-
.in of Blooming Grove pleaded
guilty to driving a vehicle while
intoxicuted und w.is fined #.">u and
costs.
In justce court an out-of-town
man was fineil J14 for driving
without a license, a local man na.-
fin.-d #'2i> total for theft of purse,
ind a speeder wis fined $10 and
costs.
Stephens County,
Welt Completed
For 131 Barrels
Woodson Oil Co. No. I L. O.
Cunningham, Section 1210 TEAL
Survey, Welwood Mississippiun
Field project four miles west of
Eliasvillc, has been completed as
a new producer.
It flowed till barrels of 44 gra-
vity oil in "J4 hours through i-64
choke on casing and 800 pounds
on tubing from open hole at 4,275-
X4 feet.
<1. J. Scholl, et al, Wichita Falls,
is to drill No. l-A. P. Pierce a a a
•Jackson Strawn Field project six
miles south of Caddo. Location is
i:t f.vt from thi- south and 530
feet from the west lines of Section
Block 4, TiP Survey. Pro-
posed depth is 1,8-"|(I feet with cab-
le tools.
In the same general area, G. B.
llutterfiehl, Olney, No. 2 Eddie-
man, Section 27* Block 8. TAP
Survey, was completed for 49.92
barrels of 41 gravity oil per day.
Production was through
choke with UfiO pounds on casing
and 520 pounds on tubing from
perforation at 2.215 feet, total
depth. Gas-oil ratio was 800-t.
Butterfield will drill No. 4 Ed-
liteman 2.290 feet from the south
and 2,280 feet' from thi- east lines
of Section 27. It is scheduled for
2,25o feet.
Cities Sen-ice Oil Co. No. 3 Hop-
ton Lease will be a Mudge Sloan
Field project five miles southwest
of Woodson, 1,530 feet from the
west and 1,920 feet from the sou-
th lines of Section 915, TEAL
Survey. Slated depth is 4,500 feet.
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Segregation Ends
In Army Schools
WASHINGTON, M uch 25 <U.fc—
T h e White House announced
Wednesday that thi- Army will end
segregation of races in all schootf
tperated on Army posts entirely
with fedt-ral funds.
Th>- decision was announced fol-
Vwing an inquiry made at the re-
quest of President Eisenhower.
The White House -ilso disclosed
hat Army ct mmanders are study-
ng ways ti end segregation in
schools operated by states on
Army installations.
The President sent a niemoraii-
.luin to Secretary of Defense
Segregation is not ended in state-
operated schools on federally-own-
■d property "ther arrangements
. . . will be considered."
Presidential Press Secretary
lames C. Hag.-rty said that om
possible unswer to ending segrega-
tion in schools now operated by
states on Army posts might be a
request tu Congress for increased
funds for Army school operations.
CITY TAKES THREE STEPS M
ACTION ON SUPPLY OF WATER
Buke's Marriage
By ROBERT JACKSON
LONDON, March 25 lU.R)—Queen
Mary died unreconciled to the mar-
riage for which her eldest son, the
Duke of Windsor, gave up tin-
British throne.
It was she more than any othei
individual who kept the Duke and
Duchess in their self-imposed semi-
exile front Britain.
There was no immediate indica-
tion whether her death would per-
mit the couple to return to make
a home in the British Isles even-
tually.
Through" the influence of Queen
Mary the royal family refused tr.
grant to the Duehos of Windsor
recognition as her royal highness
after her marriage to th)- Duke in
1937.
The American divorcee nevei
was received at court after the
marriage nor was she admitted to
royal social circles.
Duchess Never Received
Although the Duke visited his
mother from time to time. Queen
M-iry never received the Duchess.
And this was believed largely re-
sponsible for the faet that no othei
member of the royal (Vunily did.
The former Wallis Warfield
Simpson usually remained i n
France or the United States when
her husband came to Britain. She
stayed in New Y'ork when the Duke
went to the bedside of his mother
two weeks ago.
A cable from the Duke informed
the Duchess of Queen Mary's
death. At the Windsor's vtpartmcnt
It the Waldorf-Astoria Towers in
New York a spokesman said:
"The Duchess is very distressed
:it the news. There is nothing else
one can say.
She will wait for his royal high-
Charles E. Wilson srying that if, ness' return immediately after the
funeral.
The Duke's relationship with his
mother was something that could
not be governed by protocol.
Always Saw Mother First
On his visits to London after hi.-
•ibdication Windsor always went
first to Marlborough House to see
his mother.
He hurried there upon his latest
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M PUIS {THREAT KBITS
TO LOCAL PLAITS. KETMO
Prices Cut On
DETROIT, March 25 <UJR
Chrysler Corp. Wednesday cut re-
tail prices iff its Chrysler. DeSoto
Dodge and Plymouth pissengei
cars by an average of $100 and
prices of Dedge trucks by an av-
erage of $40, effective immediate-
ly.
Chrysler President. L. L (Tex>
Colbert said the reductions reflect
a return to a "free, competitive
murket" in the auto industry.
He said the slosh was made pos-
sible by a 32 per cent increase in
Chrysler production since thi- first
of the year as compared to the
same period last year.
_ The Breckenridge Chamber of
1 omnierce has two projects being
given no tittle consideration at
present, one the next membership
meeting und the other the observ-
ince of Texas Industrial Week.
The board of directors feel bi-
monthly membership meetings will
be ot great benefit to all and an
evening meeting has been set for
March 31 at the Y\ M. C. A.
At these meetings reports will
be made and business of the or-
ranization discussed. George Jor-
liin said this meeting will be an
indicator whether the membership
wishes thi- meetings, and the indi-
•utor will hi- the number present.
It is asked that reservations be
made early.
Observation of Texas Industrial
Week April 1-7, will be with high
school seniors in mind. Visits to
local plants in shifts by the class
ire p'-tnin-d. One third of the class
will be taken by school bus to two
.ilants on April 1. another third ti
'wo plants on April 2, and the last
third to two plants on April 6.
Plants to be visited will be Dye
Machine & Supply, Warren Pe-
troleum, Boss Manufacturing, Dun-
igan Tool A Supply. Lone Star
Producing, und a pumping well.
Schedule for these visits is to
be announced shortly, and W. W.
Rogers, chairman of the Chamber
of Commerce Industrial Commit-
tee, plans to add some incentive to
Fire Fighter To
■faring OB WcN
HOUSTON, March 25 <U.PJ My-
ron M. Kinley. Houston's world
fumed oil well fire fighter, Wed-
nesday had equipment rushed to a
dazing wildcat gas well in Terre-
!>one Parish in Louisiana.
The well belongs to the Tide Ws-
-er Associated Oil Co. It is located
two miles northwest of the'Hounm
?us field.
Dow Logan, drilling superintend-
ent fur the firm, said the well blew
out at 4:3o n. m. Sunday, tt caught
fire Tuesday night after Kinley
had irrived from Lob Angeles to
ibserve the blowing well.
Local officials said the well.
Tide Water's No, I Southdown Su-
gars Inc., was drilled to 14,351
feet when the blowout occurred.
make what is seen register with
the students.
In addition to the visits, an ex-
hibit of local products is planned
for local retuil store windows. For
this volunteers are asked.
It was stated the visits to local
olants will make the students bet-
ter salesmen for Breckenridge off
at school or after they have left,
ENGLAND MOURNS QUEEN Mary, Dowager queen of England,
whose life spanned six reigns, died last night at her London home at
the age of 85.
Boys And Girls
To Play Again
The American Legion Hall will
be the scene for another 4-H Club
reereution program for boys and
girls who belong to the clubs in
thi- ward schools. The time for the
meeting has been set at S:30, with
organized play beginning at 7
o'clock find ending at 9. Parents
are asked to pick their boys and
girls up at nine o'clock so that
everyone can leave at the same
time. The program outlined for
Thursduy will include the circle
games that have been used at oth-
er meetings this year along with
one new one that can be done in
large or small gi-oups. Leaders for
this monthly program will be 4-H
council members from each school
club, Juckie Bonnie. Jo Ann Keith,
Joe Dan Schoolcraft, East Ward;
Jackie Jeter, Burbura Bishop, and
Jimmy Browning North Ward:
Gail Brown, Joyce Jones, Billy-
West. and Bobby Knight, South
Ward; .extension ugents Tom Joy-
ce Cunningham and Bryan Swaim.
Gunsight Home Demonstration
Club will furnish cookies for the
occasion and the 4-H council will
buy oold drinks. Parents are in-
vited to attend.
Seven Admitted to
Local Hospitals
Reports from the local hospitals
revealed the following seven pa-
tients were admitted during the
pns*. 24 hours:
Stephens Memorial—J. O, Rus-
sell J. B. Brown. Mrs. James Ruff,
medical putients und Mrs. Walter
Brown and L. B. Williamson, sur-
gical patients. Misses Jeanie Allen
and Nerda Wolfe. Gi rnit Junction.
Colorado, admitted for treatment
For the Treasured Occasion—4 of minor injuries sustained in uti
gift of failing in fro* 6w tee automobile accident Tuesday. J.
Jewelry. G. Bowl in, dismissed.
To Kourn Queen
For Thirty Bays
LONDON, March 25 U.R>— Queen
Elizabeth II ordered a court
mourning period of 30 days Wed-
nesday for hfer grandmothe
Queen Mary.
But at the dowiger queen
death-bed request, Elizabeth pro-
ceeded with plans for her own
coronation June 2.
Prime Minister Winston Church-
ill led the young sovereign's sub
jects in their mourning for Queen
Mary.
"She looked a queen," Churchill
said in eulogizing Mary in the
House ol Commons. "She acted
queen. Her death leaves w void in
our hearts and in the life of the
nation—a void it will be hard to
fill."
A source close to the Earl
Marshal's office said an announce-
ment would be mude shortly that
the coronation will be held on
schedule.
The gallant old queen, to whom
the responsibilities of royalty al-
ways came first, had made known
to her family her wish about the
coronation during the unhappy
C'lys in which she slowly grew
weaker in hei bedroom at Marl-
borough House. She died at 10:20
p. m. (5:21! p. m. est) Tuesday.
Elizabeth saw h e r grand-
mother for the last time at
i:4l> p. m. Tuesday. She arrived
with her husfc'ind, Philip, and t'rin-
•ess Margaret and spent a half
iioui at Marlborough House.
Members of the household 're-
vealed that Elizabeth walked softly
to the bed where the old lady lay
and dropped a deep curtsey. L'.idies
in waiting wept as they witnessed
this last tribute from a reigning
queen to a dying one.
Members of the family had been
told that this was their last visit.
The 58-year-old Duke of Wind-
sor, the old queen's oldest and fav-
orite son, rushed to Mmrlborough
House Tuesday night but arrived
a few minutes after his mother had
died. He has been there twice pre-
viously during the day.
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Charlotte, Texas,
Bank Is Robbed
CHARLOTTE. Tex., March 26
(U.R —A t mdit robbed the State
Bank ef Charlotte Wednesday and
took $2,213.
The man was armed with a blue-
steel .38 revolver. Tile highway pa-
trol broadcast a stutewide alarm
and set up road blocks in the
South Texus area.
The money taken was in denom-
inations of $20, $tu, $5 and $t.
The bandit used u black 196t
Chevrolet pickup truck to make
his getuway. The truck was stolen
Tuesday night at Madisonville
Tex.
The bandit was believed headed
south und west toward Cotullw.
Tex.
Luter today it was reported th
loot had been recovered und the
bundit surrounded in the brush by
a sheriffs posse.
Rotarians Near
About Paintings*
Piano Numbers
A brief description of Taos as
one of the largest artists colonies
in the nation, answers to questions
about his pictures by Kyle W.
Bunch and piano numbers by Roy-
White was the program at the
Breckenridge Rotary Club lunch-
eon Tuesday noon.
Bunch, introduced by Mrs. Dale
Hitchcock as born in Brecken-
ridge and reared in Painpa. stated
the artists some years were invit-
ed to come to Taos by two artists,
still living and painting, these in
turn invited others until it has be-
come a place of some 1800 inhab-
itants.
The variety of landscapes and
Indians are main attractions to
painters. Today there are five or
six art galleries there and three
art schools. There are about 100
resident artists and many others
come there to paint. There are no
industries.
The painter said the exhibit at
the Y.M.C.A. represents three or
four years of work, and he answer-
ed a number of questions about
pictures that included landscapes,
portraits, and flowers, with a self-
made portrait. Mrs. Bunch was a
guest at the luncheon.
White, new pianist for the club,
gave several numbers, and received
'i big hand.
In the business part of the meet-
ing it was indicated several from
here will attend the ladies night at
Graham Tuesday evening, and no-
minations for officers were receiv-
ed by Bernard Blair, president.
A large number of out-of-town
guests was present.
TRUMAN SAILS FOR HAWAII
LOS ANGELES, March 25 HJ.R:—
Former President Harry S. Tru-
•nan 'snd his family voyaged to
Hawaii aboard the S. S. President
Cleveland Wednesday. The ship
left Los Angeles harbor Tuesday
at p. m. est.
The city commissiftii took" action
on several matters of public in-
terest and concern at its meeting
Tuesday afternoon.
Three of these had to do with
water in one light or another. It
wws stated that if substantial
spring rains do not aome the com-
mission will have to do something
to conserve the local water sup-
ply. It was decided that Don Berry,
water manager, at the end of each
month will prepare a statement
to the public of the number of
gallons used, the number lost by
evaporation and the number of
gallons remaining. It was added
that the first statement will carry
Luck to January I.
City Attorney L. D. Hawkins
advised the commission that it is
illegal for the city to pay interest
on security deposits, so it \vu« vot-
ed that henceforth the city will not
pay interests on deposits for water
meters. jq
The third action taken in connec-
tion with the water supply was to
sign '.i contract with Freese &
Nichols, Ft. Worth engineers, for
plans and specifications for in-
creasing the filtering capacity of
the local water plant.
The commission authorized Sec-
retary E. R. Maxwell to draw up
' i list of delinquent tax payers for
1952 and to publish the list..
C. D. Dofflemyer and Harris:
Veale. members ef the Charter
Commission elected in 1951 appear-
ed before the meeting requesting
that the work of drawing up a pro-
posed charter be completed in order
to present it to the people for a
vote.
Reason for the statements on the
water situation is that rains dur-
ing the past year have put very-
little water it* JLuk(j'*19arH!rtp «jd:,
the statements will keep the public
■idvised as to the n^ed th% ,
time of the statements |or |tsiii£*
only what water is ne&ssiiry. - •
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Esquire Is Sueg
On Texas Story
HOUSTON, March 25! (U.P-V-'te-
wis Crosson, a HoUfetou attorney,
Wednesday* sued Esquire' Maga-
zine for $20 million because an ar-
ticle, "Let's Secede front Tej^as,"
is "debasing an'd impugns the
ideals of Texans."
He named himself as plaintiff
and th-. people of Texas as co-
plaintiffs in the suit filed before'
District Cleric J. W. Mills.
Crosson, 3S, father of three
children, said he would give what-
ever money he recovered to the
public schools of the state. ■
The attorney blasted the article
as the "type the-whole Communist
cold war thrives on."
"That whole article will be put
up on the billboards of Russia a.s
a perfect example of thi- U. S.
State. I've seen the same type of
propaganda plastered up in* Cairo
and Casablanca," ho said.
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Mrs. Smith Wins
Ladies Meeting
Mrs. Tillie Smith was awarded
the golf ball for low score Tues-
day at th>- weekly Ladies Day ac-
tivities. held at the Breckertridge
Golf Club. a
The event got under way at 9:30
a. m. with- luncheon served at
noon. Card games were also enjoy-
ed by the group.
The following members attend-
ing were: Mesdames Gertrude
Whitman, W. T. Isbell, Bill Hough-
ton. Bill Maner, Hank Satftrvvhite,
William Pardu-, Grover C. Wood,
James Corley, George Hannon,
I Tom Joyce Cunningham, Grady
Camp, Larry Boyle, Bill Pitiwr,
Freddie West, Tillie Smith anil
■.•uiwrj. Ruth Holder.
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Interim Pioneer Airlines Service
Eases Local Application Tension
Tension in connection with con-
tinuance of Pioneer Airlines ser-
vice in protest of a subsidy cut by
CAB was eased here yesterday-
while Breckenridge awaits verdict
on its application for a Pioneer
stop here.
An interim plan to continue air-
line service to 21 cities in Texas
and New Mexico served by Pioneer
Air Lines was announced Tuesday
by the company president, Gen.
Robert J. Smith.
The company, which serves the
21-city system in Texus and New-
Mexico, had planned to curtail ser-
vice lifter the Civil Aeronautics
Board announced March 13 that
Pioneer's mail subsidy pay rate
would be less fn the fiscal year
1953 than in the post, despite the
company's use of newer unit larger
planes.
The aeronautics board criticized
Pioneer for replacing its DC-3
fleet with Martin Pace musters.
Smith said the plan would avoid
the necessity of total suspension or
any further curtailment of service
at this time.
He denied Pioneer had purchas-
ed the Pucemaster planes as re-
placements, despite warnihgs front
the CAB, and without' permission
or knowledge of that board.
"As early as the fall of t9ol.
Pioneer's representatives discussed
the matter of the change in equip-
ment with the then chuirmun of
the Civil Aeronautic* Board, Don-
ald A. Nyrop," Smith said
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Whit* Auto Store.
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