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VOL. LXVI, NO. 205 Associated Press (AP)
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ABILENE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1947—SIXTEEN PAGES
United Press (UP)
TEXAS 2uah, NEWSPAPER
Marshall Will Endorse
Byrnes Foreign Policy
Firm Stand
U. S. POLICY WATCHED
U. N. Is Stirred
By Resignation
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Jan 8
—(AP)—United Nations circles buz-
zed today with talk of Secretary
of State Byrnes' resignation and
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ABILENE—That's what members of the Senior and Junior Cham- its possible effect ocurit S
bers of Commerce in Abilene would like to make state leaders of the Jaycees believe in sup- cil prepared to discuss the basic
port of their effort to establish permanent headquarters for the state junior organization arms reduction program which
♦ re. The local Javcees made their bid for the state seat in December and have compiled Byrnes himself endorsed at the
information and data concerning the Key City of West Texas to send state leaders. With recent assembly session
an eve on the central location of Abilene are, left to right, Oliver Howard, immediate past Private speculation among the
president of the local Jaycees; John Womble, manager of the senior chamber in Abilene; delegates was hishlightenedth
Frank Cleveland, assistant senior chamber manager; and J. W. Hooker, current president followed closely on Bernard M Ba
of the Abilene junior chamber. .('News photo by Don Hutcheson), ruch's resignation as American
Truman Asks Reduced Dooley Picked
Prices, Rent Control,
Minimum Wage Hikes
As U.S.
ge
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—
President Truman today nominat-
WASHINGTON, Jan 8.—-
President Truman told congress to-
day that for greater prosperity
America needs lower prices and
labor ought not to press wage de-
mnands which will keep them from
dropping.
He sent the legislators a mes-
sage in which he also said that for
the nation's economic health they
should (a) continue taxes at pres-
ent wartime levels, (b) extend rent
range housing program and (g)
enact new labor laws.
It would be unsound fiscal pol-
icy" to cut wartime income taxes,
the chief executive declared in his
first annual economic report to
the legislative branch.
The main approach to balancing
"real purchasing power" with pro-
ductive capacity, he said, “must be
through reduced prices.”
Taxes should.be kept at pres-
ent levels, Mr. Truman asserted.
controls, (c) increase social secur-
itv benefits, (d) boost minimum
wages, (e) extend the wage-hour bc finance that calls for surplus
law to new groups, (f) start a long- in government revenues over ex-
because of "the rule of sound pub
ABILENE DIGS OUT
City Water Cut-Off
Ordinance Hinted
ed Joe B Dooley of Amarillo to
pewwnun ------------------is be federal judge for the northern
high and the total income is large."
He conceded the tax burden
penditures while employment
is great and should be light-
ened “as soon as possible,” but
he cautioned:
district of Texas, succeeding James
C. Wilson, retired.
Dooley's nomination had been
recommended by Senator Tom Con-
. nally. Senator W Lee O’Daniel had
"When reductions come, it will recommended either of two Fort
be important that they be fairly Worth judges. Atwood McDonald
and equitably distributed, that they or Frank Culver
contribute to the maintenance of Dooley long baa been prominent
purchasing power by reducing the in Texas legal circles. In 1944 he
burden on the mass of consumers was president of the Texas -Bar
and that they help provide the association.
work and business incentives es Wilson announced his retire
sential for a high level of produc ment last year after many years on
tion." the north Texas district bench.
The president's lengthy report,
based on studies by his new eco-
nomic council, began on this cheer-
ful note:
“As the year 1947 opens America
or Frank Culver.
Dooley long has been prominent
of the Texas .Bar
the north Texas district bench.
representative on the U. N. ato-
mic commission.
What effect, if any, Byrnes’
quitting might have on American
policy in the United Nations was
not immediately apparent. Warren
F. Austin, chief U. S. delegate,
was already in Washington for
consultations at the time of the
announcement, and his aides here
awaited his return with a com
plete report.
There were no indications, how-
ever, that the American delega-
tion would request postponement
of the arms reduction discussion
—which tops the council's agenda
tomorrow—in view of the sudden
shift in Washington.
One of the first issues up for
debate in connection with the arms
discussion will be the United
States contention that control of
atomic energy should be given
priority in laying down any arms
slashing plan. This viewpoint
clashes sharply with the Russian
position that the council should
implement the arms proposal with-
in 90 days.
Herschel V. Johnson, who will
represent the United States at the
council table for the start of the
arms debate, said his government
would maintain its position on this
question.
Meanwhile, the council postpon
ed action on the council of for British war brides in America ‘But Mrs. Powers is not the only
British war bride who is happy
in her adopted homeland She
layed until Friday after Australia Glenn Powers, a native Londoner spoke of friends scattered in var
had questioned the legality of the who has
proposal and Belgium asked more
time to study details.
Australia’s Norman J. 0 Makin,
a
IN U. S. TO BE MARRIED—Isabel Butwell, 15. English girl
who arrived from her home at Reading, Berkshire, to be
married to Paul S. Sinclair (right), 24-year-old former sol-1
dier at Youngstown, 0. Because of her age Juvenile Judge
Henry P. Beckenbach must consent to the marnage. (AP
Wirephoto).
RUMORS UNJUSTIFIED
USA Doing Okay by British
Brides, Ex-Londoner Says
“It’s all a lot of baloney" that born before she came to Amer-
eign ministers plan to place the are not receiving proper care and
Adriatic port of Trieste under V treatment according to Mrs E
N. jurisdiction. The vote was de treatment, according to
Pioneer Seffler
has never been so strong or so _ t nA I I
prosperous Nor have our prospects iar -% Mar/ol
ever been brighter DIES MCT ACI
Mr Truman said he and the Am -*
j erican people reject “the notion “ MERKEL. Jan 8—(Spl)—Mrs
we must have another depression. . , —
... George W. Moore, 75, Taylor
Abilene today was trying to com eled streets garbage collection is In addition to immediate action county resident for more than half
ulete its job "digging out from gettting back to normal, and water toward raising minimum wages, a century, died in her home here
Wider the snow, ice other ill effects department employes continue to the President said, congress should at 6 a. m She had been in failing
of its record cold wave. City equip- answer dozens of calls to resi-adopt a long-range housing pro- at 6 a.m. She had been *
ment is rushing the task of clear- dences where water pipes are fro- gram, encourage construction of a health three years.
ing ice from the most heavily tray zen.u million homes in the next 12 Funeral will be held from the
----------------------------3 I One city official said this months and adjust public assist-. First Baptist church here at 3 p
1 1 morning that an ordinance ance, old age and survivors insur- m Thursday with the Rev E M
El Paso Struck -.....-........
new council chairman, expressed
doubt as to whether the ‘Ilnation
council had authority under the
charter to assume responsibility
for the proposed, free territory.
The United States, Russia.
France and Great Britain opposed
him with die argument that this
plan was the only one which could
bring agreement among the big
powers and that it did not go be-
yond the charter
Johnson also stressed that the
Trieste plan was the “corner
stone" of the Italian treaty, which
will be signed about Feb. 1 un-
less the council balks.
On Russia
Indicated
WASHINGTON, Jan 8__
(A)—The Senate unanimously
confirmed today President
Truman’s nomination of Gen.
George C. Marshall to succeed
James F. Byrnes as secretary
of state.
The speedy action came in
a Republican-directed move to
demonstrate foreign policy
unity.
The Senate acted within 55
minutes after the nomination
of the wartime army chief of
staff was sent to Capitol Hill
by the President, who accept-
ed Byrnes resignation last
night with regret.
Peviously, in a 12 minute
session arranged by Chairman
Vandenberg (R-Mich) the 13-
member foreign relations com-
mittee had placed its indorse-
ment on Mashall as the man to
carry forward the policies laid
down by Byrnes in American
dealings with foreign nations.
By JOHN M HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON. Jan 8.—(P)-
| General George C. Marshall was
considered certain today to en-
dorse and support Secretary of
State Byrnes' foreign policy—in-
cluding the “firm” stand toward
Russia--when he replaces Byrnes
in the'top ranking cabinet post
next week
Both diplomatic and congression-
- j . *1 leaders agreed that Marshall
been living in Abilene ious parts of the 1 nited States will “carry on" with the task of
with her former soldier husband with whom she communicates and constructing world peace where
since March, 1948 all of them seem to be very hap Byrnes leaves off.
Her statement was made in P3 . „ u Hence capital interest in his fu-
connection with a report that ru Recently Mrs Powers visited a ture policies .was equalled if not
mors have been flying in Lon- British friend of hers living near exceeded by the fact that as sew
don that Englands daughters who Austin "She is living on a farm retary of state the five-star genera
came to the United States to join now and had been used to town al will become first in line for suo
their husbands are being "ill treat- life in England. Mrs. Powers cession to the presidency and —
ed and neglected" I said "At first she was a bit mis whether he likes it or not—a lead-
"Since I have been here. Ichave erable away from town because ling figure among the 1948 Demo-
been just about as lucky as any-she, was not used to farm-life
one could be," said Mrs Powers. But now she has become recon
who lives at 1781 Sandefer Mrs. ciled to it and is much happier.
Powers was greatly surprised when
she arrived in America and found
herself welcomed so roundly by her
husband’s family and friends
“They took me in just like my
own people.’* she asserted.
“Americans are so different from
cratic presidential possibilities.
Democratic and Republican
members of congress alike
lauded Marshall's selection,
tempering their comment only
with regret at Byrnes’depar-
ture.
At 66, Marshall is stepping into
one of his most difficult-and crit-
ical tasks As army chief of staff
he did much to design the strata.
Fire Is Roaring
On New York Piers
WEEHAWKEN, N. J . Jan 8
(P)—A general alarm fire, fanned
by high winds, roared through
two freight exports piers of the
New York Central railroad today,
blanketing the Hudson river wa-
terfront opposite midtown Man-
hattan with dense clouds of smoke.
Damage was expected to run in-
to several millions of dollars, a
railroad spokesman said
Five railroads employes were
injured when the blare started
gy of Allied victory. As secretary
of state he will have possibly a
greater responsibility — that of
working with the foreign minis-
ters of other major powers to com-
the. English,” Mrs Powers con-
tinued They are so easy to- get
along with ” The British-born wo-
man said that in England a per-
son may live in a place 10 years
and hardly know his nextdoor
neighbor “Dut here, everybody
knows everybody else," she said.
Mrs. Powers admitted that per-
haps she is more fortunate than
most British brides, for she says
she has "a very nice home, a new pas _ _ ...... _______
washing machine, refrigerator and of the west shore railroad passen- 1 ..... ..... ™. - .— .-^.„ —
cook stove." The washing machine ger terminal Pier 3 was destroy- to be allowed to resign on July1,
was a Christmas gift of her moth ed. Cause of the fire
er-in-law. Mrs. E C. Powers. Mrs. mediately determined
Powers husband is manager of
the Abilene Brick Co and she is
the mother of a 16-month-old son.
Inquest Set in
S’water Death
SWEETWATER. Jan 8 Inquest
in the death of M I Matthews,
former Sweetwater constable who
was found dead of a bullet wound
at his home Tuesday morning, was
to be held by investigating offi-
cers about noon today
Officers reported the bullet had
entered the left side of Mr Mat
thews' neck, just above the col
lar bone, and emerged from the
right, upper top of the head A
gun was found near the body,
but no powder burns were visi-
ble on the neck, officers said
Mr. Matthews had lived here
since 1927 Engaged in various
businesses here, he most recently
had operated a service station.
Survivors include the widow;
four sons, Roy and Clarence of
Sweetwater, Ernest of Los Ange
may be passed requiring each
residence to have its private
water cut-off.
The water department has been
ance benefits under the social se- Weathers, pastor, officiating. |
curity act to meet cost of living Burial will be in Rose Hill ceme-
increases Mr. Truman mentioned tery, under direction of the Bar-
. . .‘ no specific figures in hia minimum row-Shapperd Funeral home,
besieged by hundreds of calls to wage and social security recom- Born Mattie Henrietta Hall Nov.
residences for the purpose of shut mendations 3, 1872 in Tennessee. she moved
ting off water where pipes have For a long range program, the with her parents first to Hunt
frozen. This puts an theuedead on chief executive suggested county, Texas, and then to Taylor
the department, and the necessity 1 Enactment of legislation to county 52 years ago She was mar-
of offs creates a dancer of kill- prevent discrimination against ra ried to George W. Moore in Tay-
cut-offs creates a danger of kid cial and other minority groups and lor county, Dec. 24. 1894 They
* • to bring about efficient co-ordina lived in the Castle Peak commu-
People were asked to park their tion of the employment services of nity until moving to Merkel about
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plete their job manent fair employment practice two daughters, Mrs. A H Mur
A crew of street department em-commission charged with prevent- phree and Mrs. Gertie Paris, W
ployes under direction of Supt Jim ing employment discriminations of Merkebelhresr SAbHenG MTS
Moupinae O nomemreed ELOW 1 2 Production incentives for busi Cynthia Han of Merkel mna.Mr
p. m. this afternoon and continue ness to expand, thus providing em- Ed Sherman of Trent
until 1 a m tomorrow. I ploy ment and maintaining maxi- grandchildren and 12 great grand-
Using heavy maintainers, a load-1 mum consumption of agricultural children also survive___
er and trucks, they will work the | products.
Texas. business district south of the TP Hr recommended greater flexi- Dallas Names Jaffee
Little change in temperature tracks, beginning with heavily trav- bility in the government s farm ,. ,
was the bureau’s forecast for to- eled South 1st They also expect | price support program to avoid the Outstanding Man
night Tuesday’s high mark was to finish clearing ice from the danger of keeping the level “too . .
42 degrees and low eariv thia business streets north of the tracks, | high." DALLAS, Jan 8.-P).—Morris
42 degrees, ano begun last night. | 3. Encouragement of “free enter-K. Jaffee, Dallas attorney, was
urson win .ne cumny men. ... Some blocks may he barricaded prise hv (a) amendment of the named Dallas county’s outstanding
during the recent record breaking during the afternoon in order to anti trust laws to prohibit mergers young man for 1946 bx the Dallas
& | facilitate the work. I through acquisition of assets or junior chamber of commerce “for
The employes were unable to stock control, and (b) easier long- oustanding civic service dedicated
scrape some streets on the north * , to the betterment of Dallas
side last night due to inability to j Please see TRUMAN, >
remove parked automobiles
Workmen were engaged in the
By Snow Storm
A 71-mile an hour wind pushed
snow through the Guadalupe pass
area in extreme West Texas today,
bringing 32 inch-of precipitation
from snow and rain to El Paso.
The violent snow storm occurred
in the pass about 7 a. m. and later
changed to a freezing rain ley
winds pushed eastward to Big
Spring, bringing sleet and rain to
that city, the U. S. Weather Bu-
>au reported here
Light rain and intermittent
sleet began falling in Abilene
early this afternoon, from
clouds pushed eastward,
weatherman said, by the vio-
lent snow storm in far West
morning was a balmy 28 in com
Trison with the chilly marks set
cold onslaught
Temperatures generally were
above freezing in East Texas last
night and only slightly below in
the West Overnight lows includ
ed Lubbock 25: Pampa 26; Ama-
rillo 28, San Angelo 30; Ft Worth
34; Dallas 38; Wichita Falls 27
Big Spring 29; Texarkana 41; Ty
ler 43; Waco 42: Austin 45; San
Antonio 47. Brownsville 51: Gal-
Eston 48: Laredo 47: Houston and
job on north side from about 8 p.
m Tuesday until 1:30 a m. today
In the residential sections the
street department has been keep
ing gutters open so that dips will
drain. 'I
Beaumont 49; El Paso 33.
__-___________________—--------Garbage department will get |
1 T • J • back to normal schedule .with col |
- Rehearing Denied in
R. T. Harris Case
Action of the Court of criminal
appeals at Austin .Wednesday in
overruling a motion for a rehear-
ing of causes in the case of R. T.
Tarris, carged with negligent homi-
cide in connection with the death
of Hershel Jeter, high school youth
on Halloween night in 1945, will
result in a retrial. County Attorney
Theo Ash said today
Harris was given a two-year jail
sentence. The case was appealed
and the higher court reversed and
remanded it Ash argued Dee. 11
before the court of criminal ap-
peals for a rehearing tn sustain ac-
tion of the jury in county court
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Texan Buys Another
Colorado Newspaper
LEADVILLE, Colo., Jan 8 P)
—Purchase of the Leadville Her-
ald-Democrat by William Prescott
Allen of Laredo, Tex and asso-
ciates has been announced by Pub-
lisher Joe McConnell.
Allen who publishes the Times
st Laredo and who has interest
in two other daily newspapers,
the World Independent at Walsen-
Braunfels burg. Colo., and the Montrose
Brauntels. - .______Daily Press al Montrose, Colo,
Funeral arrangements were in- Danilounoed the paper’s present staff
complete this morningWill be retained for the Herald.
I Democrat
les, and Archie Matthews of Fort
Worth: and two daughters, Mrs
Lucy Ottinger of Sweetwater and
Mrs. Pauline Chapman of New
THE WEATHER
—N SEN.
ARILENF AND VICINITY Cloudy t
Toudy this afternoon tonight an
oceessional light rain this "
Thur or tonight; little change in tem
plete the structure of peace.
Byrnes, only little more than •
year older than Marshall, attribut-
ed his resignation to doctors’ ad-
. vice early last year that he had to
“slow down" He said he could not
remain secretary of state and do
on pier 3. a quarter mile north that.
-I Byrnes first asked last April 16
was not im- expecting the European satellite
Please see Marshall, Pg. 15, Col. 2
lections by tomorrow morning. ex-
>
cept in a few impassable alleys, it
was announced at city hall. Joe
Shelton, sanitary superintendent,
is in charge.
Three Texans Seek
Senate Pro Tern Job
AUSTIN, Jan 8P)— A three
cornered race for the presidency; — _ - . . ac —
pro tempore of the senate was UNEXPECTED DELIVERY-A load of cedar posts was strewn over the yard at Mrs Sam
in prospect today ( Connally’s residence, 1041 Grape, when snow melted under a jack on which the truck was
Openly seeking the post were resting. E. L. Biddy, driver, and his brother-in-law, Cecil Daugherty, both of Junction, were
Sens T. C. Chadick of Quitman, en route from Junction to Spur, where the load of posts had been sold. When a hub bolt
Ben Ramsey of San Augustine and broke, they removed one wheel and jacked up the car. Melting of snow undermined the
Mor w C “Grave ODAlias was jack The posts were sold to a local buyer, after the load was dumped. (News photo by
the last holder of the office. Don Hutcheson).
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REC ALLING ABILENE VISIT BY GEN. MARSHALL
Many local residents recall the visit of Gen George Marshall,
" 55 # Many local residents recall the visit or uen. George Marsnsu,
n 55 57 newly appointed Secretary of State, to Abilene in 1941. This
X 37 picture was snapped at the Abilene municipal airport as Gen.
5 " Marshall alighted from a plane to visit Camp Barkeley and
# i‘5 5 5 the 45th division. With him were several other army officers,
5 1 2 U W including Walter Krueger who later was to command the
! 18. Sixth army in the Southwest Pacific.
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