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said President Truman made a
Fire Destroys Home
On West 12th Street
Prisoners Walk Out
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had voiced concern to Washing-
The Weather
Several British leaders had said
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The cause of the blaze was not
Fresh to strong winds
the safety of the 350 students in |
diminishing
the school.
Thursday.
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RepublicansHint At
NT’s Impeachment
MacArthur’s Dismissal Brings
Praise And Severe Crriticism
Lost Stone Of Scone
Now In Scottish Abbey
Truman Acclaimed By
European Diplomats
Dr. Palmore Currey
Named President Of
Local School Soard
Reaction On
MacArthur
(P) LEASED WIRE
KING FEATURES
(P) & INS PICTURES
of the board of the Victoria Bank
& Trust Co., died here yesterday.
He was stricken while presid-
ing at a meeting of the board.
HOUSTON, Tex —The Rev. L.
. Johnson, 49, died apparent-
mediately, "to China."
Morrison said the fourteen Al-
lied nations with forces in Korea
arc discussing a new declaration
of their aims.
major attention in the Truman
administration’s plans to contain
communism.
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WICHITA FALLS, April 11 (P)
—Two men have been charged in
the March 2 burglary of an ex-
lican floor leader, contended the
majority of Americans back Mac-
Arthur.
mystery of who took the stone.
Newspapers said that the persons
had been identified.
The theft on Christmas morn-
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to support it in order for such an
invitation to be voted.
Many would like to hear Mac-
Arthur’s version of his controver-
sy with the administration which
led President Truman to fire him
summarily early this morning as
the Far Eastern commander.
But inviting MacArthur to air
his views at a joint Senate-House
session is a different matter than
hearing them behind closed com-
mittee doors.
Martin told the House he be-
lieves the entire situation involv-
ing MacArthur’s removal should
be investigated.
Rep. Cox (D-Ga) put in that
he would be glad to support a
resolution for an investigation if
it provided for an inquiry into
the State Department.
day.
on
Twelfth Street, ar d the house and
its contents were declared prac-
tically a total loss.
The alarm was sounded a little
attempting to find more of the
stolen explosives.
Also taken in the Archer City
burglary were fourteen cases e!
dynamite and four boxes of elec-
tric blasting caps.
chances for a Korean peace set-
tlement was increased.
Ir Formosa, Chiang Kai-Shek’s
stronghold, officials saw the ac-
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dent was reported to have said
"he has the goods” on many Con-
gress members in connection with
the bringing of influence on RFC
l oan matters.
Senator Tobey, declining to dis-
cuss the incident with reporters,
announced he will address the
Senate later in the day and “give
full details" if opportunity pre-
sents.
The Federal Communications
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I are conducting an investigation.
WASHINGTON
There were expressions of re-
lief in Britain, whose officials
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MOWING SNOW—M. W. McGrew (above), caretaker of the
Park Hill M.thodist Episcopal Church in Denver, Colo., didn’t
have to wait until summertime when the grass is long and green
to use his power lawnmower. An April snowstorn spread an
eight-inch carpet over Denver, so McGrew brought out the
mower, took off the rotating blades, attached a plow and went
Wherry (R-Neb) said today Gen-
eral MacArthur agreed in a tele-
phone conversation with him to-
day to appear at a joint session
of Congress and discuss his dis-
missal by President Truman.
Wherry said he would intro-
duce a resolution today asking a
joint sesesion of the Senate and
House to hear MacArthur.
Such a move would require the
support of at least some of the
Democrats who now control the
Senate and House
Wherry quoted MacArthur as
saying he would be “delighted
and honored" to return here l*
appear before Congress.
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TOKYO—Prime Minister Yo-
shida called a cabinet meeting.
Emperor Hirohito expressed sor-
row and turned to his radio for
details.
tor Wiherry of Nebraska, Repub-
Gladewater School
hostilities."
Shortly before a foreign of- I ] wo Men Charged 111
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tonight and Thursday. Cool-
er east and south tonight.
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Several British leaders had said | tions at a local elementary school.
President Truman thinks it
I erican Legion Post here wants an | had already
ing rocked the entire country.
It caused a flare-up of old ani-
mosities underlying Scotch-Eng-
lish relationships.
The stone, on which the kings
of England traditionally have
teen crowned to signify the un-
ion of England and Scotland, was
dragged from its position under
the coronation chair in the early
hour of Christmas morning.
According to legend, the stone
groans when a rightful sovereign
sits on it, but remains silent be-
neath a conqueror.
It originally was brought to
London in 1296 after Edward •
defeated the Scots under John
Baliol at Dunbar. ::
headway by the time the truck
reached the scene. A high wind,
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WASHINGTON—House Repub-
lican Leader Martin failed today
in a move to force a recess so
Republican members could cau-
cus on what to do about the Mac-
Arthur situation.
from the northwest,
President Hoover said. "It does
not solve the primary question
of how to end our war with Com-
munist China without advantage
to Soviet Russia. A strong pillar
in our Asian defense has been I
During Renefit Show
REYNOSA, Mexico: April 11,
(A)—A prison benefit perform-
ance at the local jail turned into j
a prison break
While a shapely nightclub dan-
cer performed, three prisoners
joined her accompanying musi-
cians. When the musicians left,
the prisoners, a murder, thief and
an alien smuggler, left with them.
The jail guards were to en-
tranced in the dancer's perform-
ance to notice the increased size
of th orchestra.
Howard Leeftwich, the latter two 1
newly elected last Saturday.
The new members to the board
were sworn in at a banquet held .
at the West Ward cafeteria Tues-
day evening, attended by both
the new and old board members,
teachers and the new school su-
perintendent. J. Wyatt Summers.
A French Foreign Office of-1
ficial—"President Truman had all
the elements of the situation in
hand and undoubtedly acted in
the best interests of the United
States and the United Nations.”
Many of Western Europe’s of-
ficials and newspapers had fear-
ed the general’s statement on po-
litical and diplomatic matters
would unleash a global war in
Asia. Some openly demanded his
removal. Britain and France had
been particularly insistent that
Washington curb the Far Eastern
commander.
House Press Secretary Joseph
Short said:
"I hope shortly to be able to plosives warehouse at Archer
01 Marshall Redfearn ern Europe, the area receiving
Dr. Palmore, Gures ’ holdover
member <>f thea?e ard of trustees
of the Mt. Plelant Independent Commission referred reporters to
WASHINGTON, April 11. (A)—
The White House said today
WASHINGTON, April 11, (P)—
Congressional Republicans, ang-
ered by President Truman’s fir-
ing of General Douglas MacAr-
thur, talked of "possible impeach-
ments’ today and got the general’s
agreement to address a joint ses-
sion of the Senate and House.
■Senator Wiherry of Nebraska
and Rep. Martin of Massachusetts,
the GOP floor leader, talked to
MacArthur by trans-Pacific tele-
phone.
Martin announced to the House:
“I am authorized to say that
General MacArthur would be de-
lighted to have an invitation to
speak” to a joint seession. He
added that MacArthur "can be
here in about three weeks.”
Martin introduced a resolution
calling for an invitation to Mac-
Arthur to address Congress.
Wherry prepared a similar one |
suing statements they regarded |
as political. First available edi-
torial reaction in London was
that President Truman had shown
before 2:00 o'clock but the blaze
made tremendous
LONDON, April 11. (P)—For-
eign Secretary Herbert Morrison
said today the dismissal of Gen-
eial MacArthur harmonizes with
the British view that a military
commander must be subordinate
to his political chiefs.
Conservative Leader Winston
Churchill said he agreed.
The announcement of MacAr-
thur’s discharge was cheered by
some 'Labor members of Com-
mons. The first reaction here,
among western diplomats in Mos-
cow, in India and much of Eur-
ope was that the chances of mak-
ing peace with Red China in Ko-
rea might be improved.
Morrison declared Britain is
ready to negotiate a cease-fire
in Korea, but he admitted “it
takes two to agree on a cease-
fire and so far the other side
have shown no desire to stop
man Arthur was their leading advo-
e to cate of United States aid for
British Commonwealth diplo-
mats in London were stunned
by Truman’s unexpected action,
but privately hailed it. London’s
embassies, including that of the
United States, were staggered.
In the British capital the con-
census was that Truman had had
to choose between firing the con-
troversial general, or going to
war now with Communist China.
Diplomats huddled, trying to
assess the full implications of
MacArthur’s dismissal. They are
anxious particularly to learn if
it meant any basic shift in the
American Far East policy.
The British generally thought
the general's removal might
serve to open the way for talks
on a Korean pence settlement
with the Chinese Reds, some-
thing Britain officially favors
now.
City in which 350 pounds of nitro-
glycerine was taken.
Charged last night were Wal-
ter Brown, 65, and Robert Pack-
ard. 35. both of Wichita Falls.
Packard was arrested early
yesterday as he sat in a car park-
ed near the H. T. Leonard Lum-
ber Company in Vernon. Offices
said they found a small amount
of explosives in the car.
District Attorne$ Alan B. Ha-
ley of Wichita County said Pack-
ard made a statement and led
officers to two caches of explo-
East and points to either a stale-
mate in Korea or to ignominious
concessions to the Chinese Com-
mit Wednesday in the home of A
Marshall Redfearn, at 1322 West
GERMANY — General Eisen-
hower, who during World War II
held in Europe a position compar-
able to MacArthur's Far East
command, received the news in
Germany. He commented that
he and MacArthur are "old bud-
dies.” and said:
“I hope he will not return to
the United States and become a
controversial figure. I would not
like to see acrimony develop."
Eisenhower now holds the su-
ARBROATH, Scotland, April
11, (P)— Britain's famed Corona-
tion Stone, or its twin, was de-
livered today to the custodian
of Arbroath Abbey, a shrine of
Scottish nationalism. The stone
had been stolen from Westminis-
ter Abbey in London on Christ-
mas morning.
Intermediaries in th delivery
were two members of an organi-
zation seeking more selfrrule for
Scotland. It was plainjm their
statement that they, bbeved the
stone should remainin Scotland.
The men said they acted “with
great sincerity” to enable the
stone to be "safely restored to
the Scottish people and the king."
The famed stone of scone was
placed in the high altar of the
Abbey, on the grave of King 1
William the Lion, king of Scot-!
land from 1143 to 1214. The Ab-1
bey, founded in 1178, is largely
Ir ruins now.
Two unsigned letters, one ad-
dressed to King George VI and
the other to the General Assem-
bly of the Church of Scotland,
were left with the stone.
The people who left the stone
did not identify themselves.
The sandstone slab, known as
the “stone of destiny” in Scot-
land, had been reliably reported
tale from Westminister Abbey
by Scottish Nationalists.
Nationalist spokesmen in Scot-
land said they wanted to draw at-
tention to their demands for
more independence of England
andathat those who took the stone
also felt it had originally been
stolen from Scotland by an Eng-
lish king. ‘
Scotland Yard hinted only a
week, ago that it had solved the i
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Republican
leaders of Congress were trying
today to reach General Douglas
MacArthur by telephone, and one
said "we are discussing every-
thing from impeachment on
down” because of President Tru-
man’s removal of the Far Eastern
commander.
guise their satisfaction of the ac-
tion taken.
There was similar reaction
from India, which has sought >
be a go-between in negotiation;
with Peiping. Officials at New
Delhi expressed belief the way
now was open, to a renewal of
diplomatic efforts to end the war,
despite the fact the Red Chinese
have rebuffed United Nations ef-
forts. Red China has insisted
that she obtain a seat in the Unit,
ed Nations, replacing the Chiang
regime, and that there are ef-
forts to obtain a settlement of all
Far Eastern problems, not al ne
those bearing on Korea. Soviet
Russia has backed Red China.
I Var. Fleet will succeed to that
post.
Two MacArthur statements led
directly to the dismissal. The
first was the general's Match 20
letter to Rep. Joe Martin, Massa-
chusetts Republican, supporting
Martin's idea for using Chiang's
AMied unity.” That was the view-
point of the London Star.
A former chief of staff of the
German army, Heinz Guderian.,
said the ouster would make the
Russians happy. There was no
immediate comment from Soviet
Russia, but western diplomats in
i Moscow expressed belief the
At one point there was a mild
demonstration on the House floor
for the general. •
Martin got mixed up in telling
the House of his telephone con-
versation with MacArthur and re-
ferred to “Senator MacArthur."
wen the Democrats laughed,
Martin added:
“He might be even higher
later.”
In times past, the general, now
has given the United States a Wiehifa Falle Thaft
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By Associated Press
General Douglas MacArthur
was fired today from his Tokyo
command. President Truman took
the drastic action on the ground
that the 71 -year-old hero of
World War II had demonstrated
inability to give wholehearted
support to United States and
United Nations objectives in the
Far East.
The ouster brought angry cri-
ticism from MacArthur’s support-
ers. “This action can bring great
tragedy to our country," iormer
courage in dismissing a
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LONDON—Foreign Secretary
Herbert Morrison said today Bri-
tain is now ready to negotiate
a cease-fire in Korea, but the
"ether side” so far had shown no
desire to stop the hostilities.
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NEW YORK—War babie led
a fall in the stock market today
after General MacArthur’s dis-
missal by President Truman:
Losses ran to around $2 a share
with almost every division of the
market heading lower. After the
downward rush, there was a halt
that brought a certain amount of
steadiness to the market.
Ht. pleasant Haily Jinxes
Mt. Pleasant, Texas, Wednesday Evening, April 11, 1951
showing MacArthur had been re-
minded oi directives that state-
i ments on policy must be cleared
with Washington.
There were indications in
Washington that congressional
ate investigators he made rect rd - I ' onversations, as far as the Pres-
ings of two telephone talks with ident is concerned every word
' tion Finance Corporation invest j can be made public,” Short told
Mr. Truman about the Recon- reporters.
Officers in Wichita County, tragic error in firing MacArthur.
Vernon and Archer County are | "The decision indicates a deter -
mination to continue the waver-
ing, planeless course in the Far
MacArthur overstepped himself. The school is less than 100 I blowing
a military commander, in is- yarefs from Agasoline refinery : made it almost impossible for the
Where a flash fe occurred last : fire to be brought under control.)
week. Parents hve questioned i
■ to
say something on where we stand
in Korea and on what should be
our policy for the future,” he
concluded.
The news of President Tru-
man’s action reached Moscow too
late for the press there to com-
ment, but elsewhere in Europe
it was given sensational treat-
ment.
"Ine dismissal of MacArthur
may lead to a new chance for
a sensational treatment."
"The dismissal of MacArthur
may lea dto a new chance for
a truce in the East,” comment-
ed the Norwegian Liberal news-
paper, Oslo Dagbladet.
hlere are some of the com-
ments: :
‘ A ranking British Common-
wealth diplomat— "Good old
Harry. He always comes up
when nobody expects him to.”
Italian Foreign Minister Count
Carlo Sforza—’Only a policy of
the United Nations is possible in
the Far East. That is why Pres-
ident Truman’s decision is a
guarantee that this supreme prin-
ciple is going to be followed.”
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sives. One hiding place was near supporters of MacArthur would
the heavily, travelled Tenth i insist he now be called to testi-
Street Bridie here and the otherfy on his views. Senator Taft
six miles west of here | (R-Ohio), chairman ot the ben
Haley said Packards state- ate Republican policy committee.
M. L. Black, president of the Titus County Farm Bureau has
announced that an officer and leaders clinic will be held in Mt.
Pleasant Wednesday, April 18. The meeting will be in the District
Court room, and will begin at 10:00 o’clock in the morning.
The program for the occasion will include training for Farm
Bureau presidents, vice presidents, secretaries and service agents.
Representatives will be present from a large number of Farm
Bureaus throughout East Texas, with a good attendance expected.
Special speakers for the meeting will include J. Walter Ham-
mond, president of the Texas Farm Bureau Federation, and Marvin
Carter, organizational director of the group. ----
The’Titus County frm unit was organized several weeks age.
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Reportedly in safe
GLADEWATER, Tex., April
11, (P)- The George Martin Am-
struction Finance Corporation Senator Bennett (R-Utah) said
investigation. 1 earlier that he may demand a
Asked about this today, White
"The President thinks the re-
ci.ding of telephone conversa-
tions is outrageous.”
Specifically, Short said Mr.
71, has been mentioned as a pos-
sible Republican presidential
candidate.
Martin called a conference of
all House Republicans for later
in the afternoon.
Before the House met, both
Senate and House GOP leaders
huddled in Martin’s office.
Afterwards, Martin issued a
statement in which he said,
among other tilings, that "the
question on possible impeach-
ments was discussed.”
Martin was asked about use
of the plural “impeachments.”
Asked whether the subject of
impeachments applied to anyone
in particular, Martin said it ap-
plied to anyone “who has trans-
gressed.”
Martin let it stand at that.
The plain implication, however,
was they felt an impeachment
School District, was named pres- ' its March 28 announcement when
ident of the board Tuesday night asked today about the story.
>n a reorganizational meeting fol- l That announcement repeated
lowing the recent election. Other FCC regulations which, in sub-
officers selected were Everett stance, hold that it is illegal to
Redfearn. vice president, and J. I use a phone conversation record-
A. Petty, secretary, er that does not give a warning
* Additional board membera are that a conversation is being re-
Frank Marshall, Byron Reaves,) ^^cd.
W F. (Buster) Holcomb and
munists," Taft said Senator
Knowland, California Republican,
saw the ouster as the forerunner
to a Fur Eastern Munich. Sena-
reei rdings in which the Presi-
(R-NH) has recorded telephone Truman thinks Tobey’s record-
cenversations with the President. , ings of his conversations are out-
Congressional sources said yes- rageous.
terday that Tobey had told Sen.-' "As to the recordings of these
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tit n as a stunning blow Mac- tioi s delegations could not dis-
removed."
On the other hand, there were
expressions of relief from some
leading Democrats and from Bri-
tish and other officials abroad.
These officials expressed belief
the way was open now for new
efforts to end the war in Kora.
The White House announce-
ment came at midnight, CSI.
That was early at terneon in To-
«yo, and MacArthur was at lunch
in his home. He received t.ie
news "without turning a hair,”
an aide said.
MacArthur had wanted to ex-
pand the war to include direct
attacks on Red China. He sought
to use the Formosa troops of
Chiang Kai-Shek to open a sec-
ond front. Both these stands ran
counter to administration policy.
President Truman’s action in er-
feet affirmed this policy, to try
to keep the war limited to Korea
and to treat Europe, instead of
Asia as MacArthur wanted, as
tha of_decision
against Soviet communism.
Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway
will take over the four-fold com-
mand MacArthur held at Tokyo—
Supreme Allied Commander in
Japan, United Nations Command-
er in Chief for Korea, United
States Commander in Chief for
the Far East, Commanding Gen-
eral of the United States Army
in the Far East.
Ridgway has been commanding
the United States Eighth Army
in Korea. Lt. Gen. James A.
striking back against Red China.
At the United Nations head-
quarters, South Korean spokes-
men made no public comment,
but left no dought in private
conversations that they were un-
happy. Most of the official re-
action at the United Nations was
that this was a United States mat-
ter, since the leadership of the
unified command in Korea had
been left to Washington. None-
theless, some of the United Na-
troops and adding the view that'
Asia was the vital theater of war
against communism. The second
was MacArthur’s announcement I
of March 24 in which he sought
to talk peace directly in the field ,
with the Red Chinese command-1
er; this action led to scrapping I
of plans for another statement!
by the fourteen United Nations j
having forces in Korea,
in addition, the Wnite House
made „blic secret messages
Final Report Gives
Titus County Census
Figures At 17,302 ’
The Census Bureau at Wash-
ington has issued its final fig-
ures pertaining to 1950 popula-
tion of Texas counties. Harris
County leads with a total of 806,-
701. The state, itself, has a tab-
ulated population of 7.711,194.
Titus County’s official figure
for 1950 is 17,302. Figures for
other counties in the nearby area
are as follows:
Camp County, 8,740; Morris
County, 9,433; Franklin County,
6,257: Red River County, 21,851;
Hopkins County, 23.490; Cass
County, 26,732. and Wood Coun-
ty, 21.308.
| Impeachment is, in effect, trial
I lor removal from office. The
mechanics are this: The House
must adopt a resolution of im-
peachment. The Senate then sits
as a court to try the impeach-
ment charges.
When the House itself conven-
ed at 10:00 a.m., CST, Martin
asked for a two-hour recess so
Republican members could hold
a caucus about MacArthur. Mar-
tin failed to get it over Democra-
tic opposition.
Most of the Capitol Hill split
over the MacArthur removal was
along party lines. For the most
part, the Democrats were quick
to line up in support of Mr. Tru-
man’s action.
Chairman Vinson. (D-Ga) of
the House armed services comy
-mnittee got out a statement saying
the President has his “full sup-
port.” He called MacArthur’s
removal: "It is if anything long
overdue.”
The emotions stirred by the
incident ran so deep it was ob-
vious a "great debate” over Far
Eastern policy was in the mak-
ing, a debate that could have
far-reaching political repercus-
sions.
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