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59TH YEAR
GAINESVILLE, COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 19, 1948
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Industries Vetoed
Man Who Dreamed Up Big
Bend Park, Dies at Alpine
Reclamation Qroup Is
Told Private Power
Lexington, Neb. Telephone line-
men were plugging at the task of
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layed as much as 20 hours Friday.
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Bear Dashes Bad
Whisky, Revenooers
Lose Their Evidence
Fish have been found in moun-
tain lakes above the line of per-
petual snow.
Diphtheria germs were discov-
ered in 1883.
Longshoremen Reported to
Have Reduced Pay Demands
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (P) — New rounds of talks in the east
coast waterfront tieup today centered on a reported cut in the strik-
COOKE COUNTY FREE LIBRARY
GAINESVILLE, TEXAS
Partly cloudy this afternoon, to-
night and Sunday. Showers in
Rei Rio-Eagle Pass area Sunday.
Not much change in temperature.
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BABY PILGRIMS—Proud parents hold babies on rail of the Army Transport Gen. Bundy as it
arrives in Boston with 808 displaced) persons from Europe after a stormy 13-day voyage from Bremer-,
haven, Germany. Parents and childrren are due to go to new homes in all parts of the nation. (AP
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high yesterday, 55; low last night,
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12-Year-Old Boy Is
Killed by Automobile
THRIFTY, Tex., Nov. 2 (A) —
Twelve-yeai -old Bobby Burnett
was killed near here early last
night as he walked along the
highway with a school chum.
He was struck by a car officers
said was driven by Jesse Graves.
Sheriff Otis Shaw of Brownwood
said the accident was unavoid-
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Too Much of
Santa’s Candy
(Editor’s Note: This is the
second of a series of daily letters
to the children of Gainesville
and Cooke county, written by
old Santa Claus himself, from
his headquarters at the North
Pole. In these interesting let-
ters, Santa will tell of the prep-
arations being made for his an-
nual trek on Christmas eve
night. Watch for his daily letter
appearing exclusively in The
Register.)
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 20 (P) — The four-day convention of
the National Reclamation association ended last night after 2,000
western delegates heard a warning here that private power interests
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probably will differ over reten-
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non-Communist oaths from union
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MANDER—Brig. Gen. Gerald C.
Thomas (above), 54, is the num-
ber one Marine at touchy Tsing-
tao, China. He commands the
fleet Marine force in Tsingtao
which now numbers 3,600 but is
to be expanded to 4,800 with re-
inforcements from Guam. (AP
Wirephoto).
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (A)—
Why didn’t the revenooers get
their man? Well, seems there
was a bear who knew bad whis-
key when he tasted it. . . .
While alcohol tax unit agents
hid in waiting for the owner of
Tennessee still they had just
found, the bear, “big and black,”
lumbered out of the forest and
decided to sample the product.
He rolled it around his tongue,
according to the report filed at
the Internal Revenue bureau,
took another startled taste—and
smashed the still to pieces.
Their evidence destroyed, the
revenue men went home.
Plainsmen in three states today
were cutting’ through deep snow-
drifts to rescue stranded travelers
and livestock.
Winter’s first swoop across
Eastern Colorado, Southwestern
Nebraska and Western Kansas
had ridged the land wtih drifts
from three to 20 feet deep. Trains,
buses and motor cars were stalled.
Telephone and power lines were
down, and many communities iso-
lated.
One death was reported. A 15-
year-old girl died at Hutchinson,
Kan., of diabetes when drifts
blocked efforts to get her to a
Locks Escaped Convict
In Box Car for Police
EL CAMPO, Texas, Nov. 20 (A)
Raymond Pitts, escaped prisoner
from the Darrington prison farm,
was back in custody t oday—
thanks to an alert railroad em-
ploye.
J. C. Roberts, chief of the prison
system records bureau, said an
unidentified railroad employe yes-
terday saw Pitts, dressed in a con-
vict’s uniform in a freight car.
The man closed and locked the
car door and notified police.
Pitts is under a five year sen-
tence for robbery from Smith
and Gregg counties.
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Two airplane pilots, flying sep-
arate routes from Kansas City to
Denver late yesterday, reported
seeing more than 200 motor cars
stalled near the Kansas-Colorado
border. They saw no distress sig-
nals, however.
Farmers still were having dif-
ficulty reaching outlying flocks
of sheep and herds of cattle. The
sheep losses were expected to be
heavy.
Power companies had the job
of restoring electric service to
Goodland, Gorham, Colby and
other towns in Kansas, and to
Jews If Desert Is Taken
PARIS, Nov. 20 (AP).—The United States told the
United Nations today the Negev desert area of southern Pal-
estine should not be taken from Israel without full consent
-----of the Jews.
ers’ pay,demands.
A source close to the negotia-
tors said the AFL International
Longshoremen’s association has
offered to settle the wage issue
for a 25-cent hourly increase in
regular, day-work pay.
This is only half the original
demand for a 50-cent hourly
boost. But there were scant indi-
cations the employers would ac-
cept the new figure.
Previously, the New York Ship-
ping association, representing the
employers, fixed a 10-cent hourly
increase as their utmost “conces-
sion.”
It was the dockworkers’ re-
jection of this offer that 11 days
ago touched off the strike that
has paralyzed every major At-
lantic port and tied up 217 for-
eign and American-flag vessels.
The longshoremen’s straight-
time pay under the old contract
was $1.75 hourly.
William N. Margolis, head of a
federal mediation panel which
brought the disputants together
for the first time yesterday said
the discussions had produced
“new proposals which would mer-
it serious consideration by both
sides.”
The proposals go before an em-
ployer meeting today for consid-
eration.
With vast stores of import-and-
export goods tied up in holds of
strikebound ships and on water-
front piers, appeals continued to
be made for movement of com-
modities in special categories.
So far the union has remained
adamant in its policy of not
handling any shipments except
those for the army.
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and diminishing winds brought
prospects of relief to the snow-
bound area, however.
Train crews aided in the res-
cue of hundreds of stranded mo-
torists, picking them up at iso-
lated points.
The storm tapered off to light-
er snowfall and rain as it moved
southeastward into Missouri.
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fied by our economic situation
but will be man-made,” Rayburn
told a news conference after
emerging from talks with the
president at the temporary
“White House” here.
This jibed with Mr. Truman’s
position in campaign talks in
which he contended another de-
pression could be avoided only
by a Democratic victory because
of his party’s position that the
GOP would look after the rich
ALPINE, Tex, Nov. 20 (P)—
Everett E. Townsend, who made
his dream of a Big Bend park
come true, died here last night.
He was 77.
For 57 years, Townsend cher-
ished the idea, then the reality of
a park in the Big Bend country
where he had lived as Texas ran-
ger, U. S. customs inspector, Texas
legislator, sheriff and rancher.
When he died after a long ill-
ness, he was commissioner of Big
Bend National park.
His widow survives. Funeral
services will be held here tomor-
row at 3 p. m.
Townsend was customs inspec-
tor when he got the idea of the
park 57 years ago. In 1932, he
was elected to the legislature.
While there, he introduced a bill
to make a state park in the area.
It passed.
He saw his dream come fully
true Sept. 5, 1943, when Gov. Coke
Russia Replies
To Questionnaire
On Berlin Money
By EDWARD CURTIS
PARIS, Nov. 20 (AP)—Russia re-
plied today to the Berlin currency
questionnaire submitted to the
four big powers by Argentine
Foreign Minister Juan Atilio
Bramuglia.
Bramuglia said he was not yet
able to comment on whether the
long answer is satisfactory be-
cause it is being translated.
He expressed the hope the
western powers would have their
answers ready today or tomor-
row.
- Experts of the United States,
Britain and France met to study
the questionnaire. It is part of a
new effort by the six neutral na-
tions in the United Nations se-
curity council to mediate the Ber-
lin deadlock. Russia contends
that currency control questions
are at the root of the stalemate.
Russia wants Soviet currency
accepted in all of Berlin before
the blockade is lifted. The west-
ern powers say the currency is-
sue is a,Russian excuse to cover
an attempt to drive them from
Berlin. They say they will not
negotiate under the pressure of
the Russian blockade.
The answers to Bramuglia’s
questions are not expected to be
completed before Monday.
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A sheriff who hadn’t been exact-
ly a shining success in adminis-
tering the office, decided to ask a
second term and started handing
out cards. A citizen took one and
remarked, “You are in office,
now, aren’t you?” The sheriff
said, “Yes,” and the voter de-
clared, “I’ll be glad to help you
out.”
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The United States, in a long-
awaited statement on Pales-
tine, also told the 59-nation
political committee it looks
forward to admission of Israel
to the United Nations.
Dr. Philip C. Jessup, the Amer-
ican deputy, said the government
in Washington generally is in ac-
cord with the conclusions or the
assassinated mediator, Count
Folke Bernadotte, with the ex-
ception of certain principles con-
cerning boundaries.
Bernadotte proposed that the
Negev be turned over to the
Arabs and that the Jews take
Western Galilee in exchange. The
Israelis, now in control of the
Negev through a successful mili-
tary offensive against the Egyp-
tians, reject this. The Negev was
alloted to them under the orig-
inal U. N. partition plan.
The political committee sched-
uled this special session on the
Bernadotte plan after having in-
tended originally to adjourn for
the weekend.
British Backs Proposals
The British already have asked
the United Nations to seek a solu-
tion in Palestine along the lines
of Bernadotte’s proposals. The
Jews object because loss of the
Negev would reduce Israeli ter-
ritory by three-fifths. The Arabs
reject it because it would imply
recognition of Israel as a state.
Jessup said:
“The distinguished representa-
tive of the United Kingdom has
presented it (the British propos-
al) with an invitation to amend-
meijt, and we might wish to avail
ourselves of this invitation at a
later date ‘‘
While Jessup said the United
States supported Israel’s claim to
boundaries outlined in the orig-
inal partition plan, he added:
“If Israel desires additions, it
would be necessary for Israel to
offer an appropriate exchange
through negotiations.”
This was taken by observers as
an invitation to Israel to renounce
Western Galilee, which its forces
now hold, or to offer some part of
the Negev in exchange for it.
Jessup, whose speech still was
described as a “preliminary”
statement, said of final Holy Land
boundaries:
“Our general view is that we
must seek further agreement be-
tween the parties rather than at-
tempt at this time to draw speci-
fic boundary lines.”
The United States, Jessup said,
is “inclined to the view that the
conciliation commission which
Count Bernadotte recommended
should undertake further effort to
bring about a settlement of boun-
dary questions.”
Speaking of some 509,900 Arab
refugees in Palestine, Jessup said:
“We believe that they should be
permitted to their homes and that
adequate compensation should be
arranged for the property of those
who choose not to return.”
The assembly vesterday voted
to advance $5,000,000 for relief
of Arab refugees. This was ear-
marked as part of a $32,000,000
fund for which the U. N. sought
contributions from all nations.
The assembly has asked appoint-
ment of a director for refugee re-
lief’ work in the Holy Land.
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Stevenson presented the deed for
the park to the National Park
service.
Townsend had been, commis-
sioner since Aug. 1947. At the
time he was put in charge of the
park, he was curator of the Sul
Ross college museum here. The
museum was another idea that
Townsend helped bring to life.
Townsend was born in Colorado
county Oct. 20, 1871. When he
was 19, he patrolled the border as
a Texas ranger. By the time he
was 22 he was a deputy U. S. mar-
shal.
He spent four years as customs
inspector, beginning in 1894. In
1900, he went back to the ran-
gers.
He ranched until 1916, then was
elected sheriff and tax assessor-
collector of Brewster county.
After three terms, he voluntarily
gave up the office.
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FORT WORTH, Nov. 20 (P)—
Steers, yearlings and cows 50
cents to mostly $1 lower here
this week, with bulls around un-
changed and stocker and feeder
cattle and calves weak to $1 low-
er. Slaughter calves ruled 50 cents
to $1 off. All grades and weights
of swine were $1 lower for the
week. Sheep and lambs were
generally fully steady and some-
sales of yearlings were strong to
50 cents higher for the week.
Slaughter steers, yearlings and
heifers sold mainly .from $16 to
$30; slaughter cows $10 to $19;
bulls $14.50 to $20; slaughter
calves $13 to $25; stocker calves
$25.50 down; yearlings $20 down;
stocker steers $25.50 down. Clos-
ing hogs top $22.50: sows $18 to
$20.50; pigs $18 to $21; stags $14
to $17; slaughter lambs ranged
from $13 to $24, quotable to $25;
yearling wethers cashed $13 to
$20; old ewes $8 to $9.50; aged
wethers to $10; stocker lambs $13
to $19.50; stocker yearlings $17.50
down.
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By ARTHUR GAVSHON
PARIS, Nov. 20 (A) — The
United States and Britain were
reported today to have turned
down French pleas against re-
building Germany’s industrial
power.
Observers said the 10-week-old
government of Premier Henri
Queuille may not survive mount-
ing parliamentary opposition to
the British-American policy
which conflicts with the French
people’s traditional desire to keep
Germany weak.
After talks with French
Foreign Minister Robert Schu-
man, Secretary of State George
C. Marshall and British Minister
of State Hector McNeil were re-
liably reported to have turned
down a French plea to revise the
German policies.
Responsible American and
British officials said, however,
they promised to strengthen
every safeguard against possible
renewed German aggression.
French Objections
The French government is ex-
pected to submit a memorandum
this weekend registering their
objections to:
1. The projected return of
property rights in the Ruhr
steel and coal industries to the
Germans.
2. The British-American re-
fusal to extend the period of
international control of the
Ruhr beyond the period of oc-
cupation.
3. The British-American deci-
and not all classes of the econ-
omy.
Mr. Truman flies back to Wash-
ington tomorrow for a heavy
schedule of conference high-
lighted by his meeting Monday
with Secretary of State Marshall
and roving ECA Ambassador
Harriman. They will review the
threats to peace in Europe, China
and elsewhere.
Rayburn talked over the ad-
ministration’s legislative program
with the president while here.
Meeting with reporters in the aft-
ernoon. One reporter said to him:
“A lot of people, including some
of those in Wall street, seem to
be afraid of where President
Truman, Vice President-elect
Barkley and you are going to
take us.”
Rayburn, pausing, to frame his
reply, came back slowly:
“There are many people in the
United States who seem to enjoy
being scared.”
Then, apparently remindful of
Mr. Truman’s advocacy of an ex-
panded program of “new deal”
legislation, he went on:
Buying Power High
“With the buying power of this
country at its height and peo-
ple able to buy everything manu-
factured and grown at a reason-
able profit to the manufacturer
and grower, I don’t know any-
thing anybody’s got to be scared
about.
“Nobody can say the country’s
not in a prosperous and healthy
condition.”
And then he went on to say
that any depression would be
“man-made.”
He predicted Democrats gen-
erally will fall into line behind
the president’s program.
“I think practically all Demo-
crats will be very happy over
the president’s election,” he said.
He scoffed at the idea of an
effective coalition of Southern
Democrats and “reactionary Re-
publicans” to kill Mr. Truman’s
’ new deal” measures.
Predicts. Congress’ Cooperation
Rayburn predicted effective co-
operation between Mr. Truman
and the Democratic leaders of
the next congress. He said coop-
eration will be greater than it
was in 1944 and 1945 when the
Democrats had nominal control
of the two houses.
Meanwhile, Presidential As-
sistant John R. Steelman was re-
ported working on legislation to
return the labor department to
major cabinet status and give
Secretary Maurice Tobin top au-
thority over labor-management
problems.
A exose associate of Steelman’s
said that he was working in close
harmony with Tobin.
face and he said, “Yes, I did.”
“N o w, Twinkey,” I scolded,
“whatever shall we do at Christ-
mas time if you should get sick.
A whole candy cane is a lot for
anybody to eat much less a tiny
elf like you.” And so Mother
Claus got out the castor oil bottle
and gave Twinkey just a drop be-
cause that is an elf size dose.
Then Twinkey climbed into his
red flannel pajamas and Mother
Claus tucked him in bed for the
day.
Ho-hum, hope nobody else gets
sick now. We still have all of the
hobby horses to paint not to men-
tion test-hopping the jeeps. The
grandmother elves have done a
wonderful job on the dolls. They
have made lairy dolls, baby dolls,
Ltt e girl dolls and even bride
dolls. As the grandmother elves
finish dressing the dolls they rock
them to sleep until Christmas
when the dolls will open their
long, dark eyelashes to find little
girls admiring them.
Lots of love,
SANTA CLAUS.
AFL To Set Up a
Watch-Dog Group
For Legislation
By HAROLD W. WARD
CINCINNATI, Nov. 20 (PA)— The
American Federation of Labor
executive council planned today
to set up a watch-dog committee
of top union leaders to press for
passage of its legislative proposals
in the 81st congress.
A super committee of repre-
sentatives of the 105 big national
unions in the AFL will work out
strategy and check the progress of
favored legislation, according to
the executive council plan.
Approval by the 15-man execu-
tive council which shapes AFL
policy, was a forerunner to adop-
tion by the convention. The coun-
cil at a meeting last night, set
Monday night as the new adjourn-
ment target for the 67th annual
convention.
If business is completed by that
time it will be one of the briefest
conventions in the federation’s re-
are “moving in” on them.
The speaker was Michael W.
Straus, commissioner of the bu-
reau of reclamation, and one of
two federal officials the 80th con-
gress planned to purge in round-
about fashion.
"“This association was founded
to foster and support reclama-
tion in the development of the
west,” Straus said.
“But it is in peril. In recent
years some interests moved in
that have special ends. They are
not reclamationists or water us-
ers. They are power corporations
or corporate agents and employes
who paid a good price for ad-
mission and claim the paymast-
er’s privilege of calling the tune.”
The key issue at present be-
tween the champions of public
vs. private power is whether the
government shall control the
transmission lines from hydro-
electric projects.
Straus has been all-out for
government ownership of the
main lines from which power
companies would draw their sup-
ply. The private interests want to
run their own lines direct to the
projects.
Resolutions Passed
Resolutions passed yesterday
included:
A request for more federal re-
clamation and power projects to
help stave off a bad power
shortage in the west.
‘ Liberalization of the formula
for repayment and allocations of
costs as non-reimbursable.
That the practice of making
long-term contracts under which
the government would seal water
perpetually as a public utility be
terminated.
That federal control over ir-
rigation project and facilities be
confined to procedures necessary
for the protection federal inter-
ests and investments.
That congressional limitations
on bureau of reclamation person-
nel be relaxed.
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hospital.
Lack of severe cold lessened
the /hardships.
Trains Move Slowly
Trains on the Santa Fe, Union
I Pacific and Rock Island lines
sion to revise again the twice-
reduced program for dismantl-
ing Germany’s heavy indus-
tries. This decision would cut
down German reparations to
France and revive French fears
of a reconstructed German war
potential.
The government clearly consid-
ers Communism a greater menace
to French security than a revived
Germanv.
View Not Generally Shared
But that view is not shared by
the French people at large. On
the one hand the Communists
represent one-third of the popula-
tion and make up the country’s
strongest single party. On the
other hand there is Gen. Charles
De Gaulle’s intensely Nationalist
French People’s Party, which also
represents about a third of the
population.
Queuille has told the lower
house in effect it could choose be-
tween his government and the
Communists on a vote scheduled
for next Tuesday. The premier
avoided facing a vote of confi-
dence by making the issue one of
whether the national assembly re-
jects a Communist motion calling
for a parliamentary committee to
probe the government’s charges
against the party’s finances.
It is generally accepted here
that the government will fall
over the Ruhr issue if the Com-
munists unite with the De Gaul-
lists in asking complete rejection
of the British-American attitude.
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East Texas:
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er this after-
noon and to-
night. Sunday
partly cloudy,
showers in
south portion.
Moderate south-
erly winds on
coast.
West Texas:
“And now,” said the long-
winded speaker, “I must tax your
patience.”
“Good heavens,” muttered a
listener, “are they going to tax
that, too?”
Bv ERNEST B. VACCARO
KEY WEST, Fla., Nov. 20 (P)—
President Truman let it be known
today through one of his closest I
associates that he believes his
administration can avert another
depression.
Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas,
speaker-to-be of the house, laid
the administration position on the
line here before flying back to
Texas and a speaking engage-
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Dear Children:
This morning Twinkey El
NANKING, Nov. 20 (A) — Al-
though government dispatches
claim that the battle of Suchow is
considered closed and a “com-
plete victory” for Nationalist
forces, it-is evident that fighting
is still in progress.
In fact the battle apparently is
continuing on all flanks of the
northern Kiangsu bastion and the
decisive action may be yet to be
fought.
Gen. Ho Ying-Chin,national de-
fense minister, reporting to the
executive yuan (legislature), said
stiff fighting still is continuing
in the vicinity of Nienchuang, 33
miles east of Suchow, where a
major Red force recently was set
back. Ho said that government
troops south of Suchow, on the
line to Nanking will be rein-
forced.
A report on the Kiangsu situa-
tion to the Nanking Evening Post
said four Communist columns un-
der the direction of Gen. Chen
Yi had attacked government pos-
itions along the Payichi-Nien-
chuang line, where the troops un-
( er Gen. Huang Po-Tao formerly
were trapped in a Red pincers
movement. The Nationalist air
arm again was effective in upset-
ting the assault, the report said.
At Suhsien, rail station midway
between Pengpu and Suchow, a
Communist attempt to cut off the
: ruthern rail communication was
foiled by government circles that
closed in from the north and
south and completely encircled
the combined forces of Red gen-
erals Chen Yi and Kiu Po-Cheng,
the report said.
Other National forces under
the command of Gen. Li Mi, were
reported to have reached Han-
chuang, 25 miles north of Suchow,
which fell to the Reds shortly be-
fore the major assault began.
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