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U.S., Red Tension
Nears Showdown
By Associated Press
% The scene shifted to the Orient
noday in the continuing diplomatic
difficulties between the United
States and the Soviet Union.
Over Russian objections, the
United States proposes to send at
once to China, the Philippines, the
Netherlands East Indies and Brit-
ish Pacific possessions about 300
of the 1,000 Japanese industrial
plants earmarked for reparations.
A showdown was imminent.
a At the same time official sour-'
Mces at the four-power conference
in Moscow said Soviet Foreign Min-
ister V. M. Molotov, despite his
own demands for British and
American reports in China, still
had not furnished U. S. Secretary
of State Marshall with Russia’s
statement in an exchange of in-
formation. April 1 had been set as
the deadline, set by Marshall last
Monday.
In Washington the Senate pre-
wpared for next week's debate on
“President Truman’s proposed
$400,000,000 loan to Greece and
Turkey to stem Communism in the
Middle East. Sen Tom Connally
(D-Tex), leading Democrat on the
foreign relations committee, pre-
dicted its passage with "over-
whelming approval."
The State department, mean-
while, released a statement saying
that while the program was direct-
ed as saving Greece from falling
into the hands of her Communist-
directed guerrillas and to shield
Turkey from pressure from outside
her borders, it offered “no threat
to any legitimate interests of the
Soviet Union." The statement said
the Soviet Union would be unable
to interpret the program “as an
unfriendly and overt act on our
part, justifying retaliatory mea-
sures.”
On the Japanese issue, the U. S.
has told the 11 nation far-eastern
commission that Gen. Douglas
MacArthur, supreme allied com-
mander in Japan, has been ordered
to go ahead with the American in-
terim program of advance Japa-
nese reparations for "relief pur-
poses." The action faces the pos-
sibilitv of a Russian veto in the
commission, which cannot adopt a
directive without unanimity among
night's meeting of the council of
foreign ministers on German poli-
tical principles was reported bog-
ged down in disagreement. The
members were hopeful, however,
of finishing this work by the sched-
uled time of the council's meeting
at 6 p. m., (10 a. m. EST) two
hours later than usual.
Already, diplomats are begin-
ning to argue whether the Moscow
conference should be written off
as a failure.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay's statement
in Berlin yesterday that "all hope
has been given up of reaching a
settlement on reparations at this
conference" was viewed by most
Moscow observers as a correct esti-
mate of the situation, but some
authorities argued that the final
evaluation could not be made until
the last session is held.
Tractor Falls
Across Rails,
Wrecks Train
Congress Promises
Coal Safety Actior
CHICAGO. April 4.—(P)—Two
persons were killed and approxi-
mately 34 persons injured when
the Burlington railroad's stream-
lined Twin City Zephyr jumped OBSERVING GOOD FRIDAY
the tracks after being derailed by ——-—- -------
a tractor at suburban Downers
Grove last night
The tractor had fallen off a west-
bound freight train that had just
passed on an adjoining track and
into the path of the streamliner,
eastbound from Minneapolis to
Chicago.
The crash in a flash of flame
and shower of falling bricks ripped
Worshippers of Christ
Kneel on Road to Cross
JERUSALEM. April 4.—(P-
Worshippers of Jesus Christ—in
modern dress, desert garb and
army uniform—knelt together to
day to pray on the route Christ
followed when He carried His
Many Pits
May Reopen
By Monday
4
the veto-holding powers.
Meanwhile, a special committee
trying to plan an agenda for to-no other choice.
J. WALTER HAMMOND
Hammond Urges
»Stable Prices
HARLINGEN, April 4—IUD-
J. Walter Hammond of Tye, presi-
dent of the Texas Farm Bureau,
warned today that a decrease in
farm prices could bring on an-
other depression.
He told 1,000 members of the Rio
Grande Valley Cooperatives yes-
terday that a drop in farm prices
caused the depression of the
* thirties. If another depression de-
* velops, he predicted, "it will be
worse than anything you've ever
seen.”
He said, however, that if farm
prices were kept in line with
industrial and labor prices “we
won't have to worry about a de-
pression.”
WASHINGTON. April 4—(AP) -
Senate critics of President Tru-
man's $400,000,000 Greek-Turkish
aid proposal divided today into
two groups—one determined to
fight the program to the end, the
other ready to accept it if given
Snyder Jury May
Cet Case Today
Bv HAMILTON WRIGHT
Reporter-News Staff Writer
SNYDER. April 4.—Mrs. Max-
ine Robison, on trial in 32d dis-
trict court on a charge of murder-
ing her husband, Homer Robison,
by strychnine poisoning last Aug.
14, was questioned for three hours
on, the witness stand this morning
When court recessed at noon, it
was indicated that the defense
would place on the stand this after-
noon Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Cum-
mings, parents of the defendant;
and one other witness; and that
the state might offer one or two
rebuttal witnesses.
There was a chance that Judge
A. S. Mauzey will turn over the
case to the jury late this after-
noon or early tonight.
DENIES SIGNATURE
During cross examination by
Special Prosecutor George Dupree
this morning, Mrs. Robison t’esti-
. fied that she did not go to Colo-
. rado City during the week of Aug
5 to 10 in a pickup alone. She
said she had never driven the pick-
up to Colorado City. When shown
the record of a poison purchase
from a Colorado City drug store,
Mrs. Robison said that the hand-
writing was not that of her hus-
band. She identified her husband's
signature on some legal documents
which the prosecutor showed her
Mrs. Robison identified her own
signature on several bank checks
but denied that the signature
"Mrs Maxine Kelley” on the
poison sale record was hers She
said the M slanted too much, and
INTERVIEW GIVEN
’ Molotov Doubts
Creek Ai
LONDON. April 4— (UP)—Sov-
iet Foreign Minister V. M Molotov
was quoted by the Moscow radio
today as saying that he doubted
, that President Truman's new for-
• eign policy would help democracy
in Greece
Moscow broadcast a series of an-
swers by Molotov to questions of
Johannes Steel, United States com
mentator who came here after the
start of the Big Four conference.
Molotov was quoted as saying
that democratization in Greece was
possible only if there was no in-
terference in the internal affairs
of the country.
t Asked whether the Moscow con-
• ference would bring concrete re-
sults. Molotov was quoted as re-
plying that the Soviets would do
everything possible to that end.
Russia received much less in
reparations from Germany than
the other allies, Molotov was quot-
ed as saying.
Asked if he thought a compro-
mise on German unity could be
reached, he replied:
"If the German people them-
a selves agree to it."
• The Moscow radio gave the fol-
lowing questions and Molotov's an-
swers:
Q. Do you think the American
proposals on the political organi-
ration of Germany will lead to the
splitting up of that country? A.
Such a danger exists.
Q What in your opinion would
be the consequences of such a de-
Ian
eralization by way of referendum.
Q Would it be enough for Ger-
many ot pay reparation to the
amount of $10,000,000,000 in order
to cover to a considerable extent
the damage done by the German
invaders? A. For the Soviet Union
it would naturally be little, but it
could give some sort of satisfac-
tion to the Soviet people.
Q Are reparations first and
foremost a question of economy or
morale? A. Reparations are im-
portant in both respects.
Q Who received more repara-
tions up to the present moment.
Great Britain, the United States,
or the Soviet Union’ A It un-
doubtedly is the Soviet Union
which has received considerably
less than the Allies.
Q How can German peacetime
production be raised no reparations
could be paid out of current pro-
duction’ A. By means of a certain
increase of the level of peacetime
production in Germany so that
part of the production in metals,
coal, etc., can be used for pay-
ment of reparations to countries
which suffered damage
Q How can Democracy in
Greece be best restored? A. The
best way is renouncing foreign in-
terference in the internal affairs
of Greece
cision? .
A The consequences of such s
, decision would he undesirable as do
• they would give German militar- 1
ists a possibility of taking into
their own hands the cause of uni-
Q Do you believe President
Truman’s proposed American pol-
icy on Greece will restore Demo-
cracy in Greece’ A. I doubt this
very much, just as many others
up rails nine miles from Naper-
ville, Ill., where 45 persons died
last April 25 in a collision of two
Burlington passenger trains. . .
Several eyewitnesses said they Good Friday with their traditional
saw "a tremendous ball of fire" procession along the Via Dolorosa
cross to Calvary.
While tne Christians observed
(way of sorrows), two other relig-
ions marked holy observances to-
as the Zephyr left the rails.
The train, which the Burlington
said was traveling at its usual 75 day.
miles an hour clip through the Early this morning the ancient
suburb 21 miles west of Chicago, walled city of Jerusalem was
smashed into the side of the un- brightened by colorful Moslem
occupied brick depot, partially banners as the faithful made
wrecking it, | their way to Haram Ash Sharif to
The diesel engine was thrown pray before starting their pilgrim
on its side but the seven derailed age to .the desert, shrine of Nebi
coaches remained upright and M. "he " * 609)
were not badly damaged, thus
holding down the number of cas-
ualties in the crowded train
The one known dead was identi-
fied by police as Lloyd W. Wright,
48, of Oak Park, Ill.
Most of the injured were taken - , ua
to hospitals at nearby Hinsdale —presumed ot be partially built
Musa (the prophet Moses).
At sunset today the Jews will
begin their prayers at the wailing
wall to mark the beginning of the
Eight Day Feast of the Passover.
Hordes of orthodox Jews prepared
fication of Germany.
Q Do you think a compromise
possible between the Russian pro-
posal about German unification
and the American proposal on fed-
eralization?
9. 1 do not exclude this possibil-
ity if it is possible to agree that
the German people themselves
s should decide the question of fed-
Q Do you believe the Moscow
conference of foreign ministers
served a useful purpose and will
bring some concrete results? A.
It is desirable that the Moscow
conference be of maximum use in
our common cause, but this de-
pends not upon the Soviet delega-
tion alone. In any case, the Soviet
delegation will do everything in its
power for the conference to bring
beneficial results.
of stones from Solomon's temple
The Christian observance of
Good Friday began shortly after ;
dawn with services in the Basilica
of Calvary in the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre. Here stand I
altars commemorating the places | John L. Lewis’ demands for great
where Christ was nailed to the
cross, where the cross stood and
where his body was embraced by
the Mother Mary Before these
WASHINGTON,
April 4—(AP)-
er safety for men who mine coal
in what he called underground
"slaughterhouses brought ready
promises of help from congress
today.
Various" house members urged
6.
altars Roman Catholics prayed to
begin observance of one of the ----
holiest days of Christendom. | safety laws with “teeth |
The procession along the way of Lewis got some support too for
the cross began shortly before
noon in the old Turkish school
building now housing the British
police station. This building is
believed to have been built over
the spot where Pontius Pilate de-
livered Christ to the multitude.
that she never did sign “Mrs.”
D L: LU IIUSJILAID M L uICIU, MOVHI
Tears came to Mrs. Robison s and Aurora. Three were reported
eyes as she denied that her hus-
band’s head was drawn back and
his teeth showing when he died. “I
know he had no drawn muscles in
his face," she said.
Questioned by Defense Attorney
John E. Sentell, the defendant
said that after her husband’s fun-
eral. his four children by his two
former marriages discussed with
to trudge through the narrow
streets of the old city to the wall
The procession of worshippers,
led by Catholic priests, moved
slowly along the dingy streets,
pausing to pray at the "stations
of the cross," each denoting some
incident during Christ’s agonizing
journey to Golgotha
a proposal that the government |
give back the $710,000 contempt of 1
court fine on him and his United 1
Mine Workers union to help wid-
ows and orphans of men who died
in the two big mine explosions of |
recent years—Centralia, III.. last
week and Straight Creek, Ky., in
1945.
But members of a house labor
subcommittee whoheard the
booming UMW president testify
for six hours yesterday showed no
inclination to go along with his
i n serious condition.
Illness Fatal
To Abilenian
Slack Voting Marks
Road Bond Election
her the disposition of the property
and agreed for her to be adminis-
trator. She said that she and retired Abilene business man and
Robison had about $500 in money
at the time of his death.
Mrs. Robison said there were
two bottles of wine in the closet of
her home, and that that the one of-
fered in evidence bore the same
brand as the one that remained
in the closet. She said that she
learned after Robison’s death that
there were also two quart bottles
and a half gallon of wine in the
garage. She gave these bottles of
wine to persons who had fruit
cakes and wanted to use the wine,
she added.
Highlight of her testimony to-
day. given during cross examina-
tion by Special Prosecutor George
Dupree, was her identification of
a signature of Homer Robison on
a check drawn on a Snyder bank
and given to Continental Oil Co.
of Colorado City on Aug 8. 1946.
the date upon which other testi-
mony has revealed that some
strychnine was sold by a Colorado
City drug store to s customer who
signed the name Maxine Kelley.
(Mrs. Robison was named Max-
ine Kelley during a former mar-
Only 334 votes had been cast
in Abilene and three of seven
boxes in areas just outside the city
limits at noon today in the $350,000
resident here since 1903, died at | road bond election for road district
5:35 a. m today at the family resi- No. 1 , id very
dence. 1658 Cedar Crest Drive, alt-. The vote was considered very
er being critically ill of a heart light, but previous elections have
ailment about two weeks He had indicated that the afternoon vote
been in bad health for the past two will approximately doublethe
morning total. This would indicate
James Singleton Crawford, 78.
. reported only 17 votes cast by
noon, while the American Legion
box outside the city limits in
southeast Abilene reported 12 bal-
lots east, and North Park 14 bal
By Associated Press
At least 25 percent of the
518 bituminous mines closed
by federal order as unsafe
are expected to be certified
okay" before Monday—the
end of a six day mourning pe-
riod by soft coal diggers—a
navy spokesman said today.
“We expect to certify some
mines as safe late this after-
TEXAS - CANADIAN VET-
R. L. Templeton of Welling-
ton, Texas, a member of the
House of Representatives, is
the only one of the veteran
legislators who receives dis-
ability pay from a foreign i
country. He enlisted in the j
RCAF in 1941 and flew for j
Canada in England during the
crucial war years of 1942-43. I
In 1944 he came back to the
years.
■ Funeral- services are to be con- a total vote of between 1.000 and
ducted at the Laughter North fun- 1,500 for the nine voting precincts,
eral chi. pel at 4 p m Saturday by The two Abilene boxes had a
Cecil Wright, minister of the North total vote of 291 during the morn
Side Church of Christ, assisted by ring, including 175 at Butternut
Earl E Smith, minister of the 12th fire station—the south side box.
and Chestnut Church of Christ, and 116 at Cedar fire station—the
Burial will be in the city ceme- north side box .
tery. The McMurry box at the state
The Knights Templar are to highway barn on the Cape highway
form a guard of honor for the
The two Abilene boxes had a
services.
Pallbearers will he J. H. Brat-
ton, Preston Clark, D. F. Goetz,
Lucian Webb, H D. Terry and
Homer Blankenship.
Survivors are Mr Crawford's
wife, two daughters by a former
marriage. Mrs. Tom W Pearce
and Mrs Bertha Baum of Abilene:
one son by his first marriage.
Paul A. Crawford of Abilene; two
sisters, Mrs Eolia Granbury of
Hochheim, Texas, and Mrs. Be-
Etta Helms of Flatonia; three
riage.)
The defendant and other wit-
nesses had previously testified
that she was at home and ill on
Aug. 8. 1946
Mrs Robison told this morning
that she married Robison on Feb.
7, 1944 after being divorced July
8, 1943. from Firman S. Kelley.
Asked by Dupree whether Robi-
son was a perfect man to her and
her children by the former mar-
riage, the defendant said: “I
wouldn't say anybody was perfect . abuene
but he was good to me and the He moved to Abilene in
children a hard worker and good from Santa Anna, where he
provider I have no criticism what resided a brief time and has been
ever of him until July 28, 1946" here ever since He established
Per ARGUMENT the Western Cycle and Supply at
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left there She quoted Robison as business name to the Crawford
ICT mere s Radiator and Welding Co. and
Please see TRIAL Pg. 19 Col. 6 moved it to 358 Chestnut.
VFW Plans Monthly
Milk Fund Donation
grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren, all of Abilene.
Mr. Crawford, who founded the
Crawford Radiator and Welding
Co here, retired last July, when
he sold the business He was a
member of the Church of Chriat
for many years, a member of the
| Woodmen, the Masonic bodies of
Abilene, s Knight Templar and
Shriner
He moved to Abilene in 1903
had
U. S. Can Seize
Phone Industry
WASHINGTON. April 4.-
(PP)—Attorney General Tom
Clark said today President
Truman has the right to seize
the telephone industry in the
current labor dispute.
noon and many more tomor-
row,” declared the officer.
———————----U. s. and due to injuries suf-
lots. suggestion that congress ask Pres; fered in numerous crashes be-
No reports had been received ident Truman to fire cretary ° gan receiving compensation
from the four outlying boxes ?< Mr Truman himself left no from the Canadian govern-
Hamby a school Potosi school, doubt that he is standing squarely merit. He is also the first
Caps Abilene Case ow hall behind his cabinet officer American to get educational
Tye) Trhesai tour sexes are ex Certainly not the President de. benefits under the Canadian
pelted to produce i than 100 serene question whether he had bill of rights, attending the
votes in all, however, , given any thought to removing University of Texas for two
Only persons who have rendered him. Mr. Krug is an efficient pub- - years at the expense of the
COUNITS whether The taxes have lic official, the chief executive add-Canadian government. (NEA
| been paid or not, are eligible to But he said he would leave any Photo).
vote They must also have quall reply to Lewis up to Krug.
| fied by payment of their poll tax. As ^ had done before—and this
by age or exemption, or by hav- time with all the spectacular ora
ting been discharged from the tory he can turn on at will—the
| armed services within the last 18 UMW chief again accused Krug |
I months
j The election involves a $350,000
1 road bond issue, called to fi-
| nance purchase of rights-of-way for
re routing and new construction of
U. S Highways 80 and 83 through
and approaching Abilene.
As he had done beture- and this
before the house hearing yester-
day of letting 111 men die at
Centralia last week through "crim
inal negligence ' in failing to en-
force safety standards
Krug advised s senate subcom-
if the election carries, a three
year construction program costing
more than $3 million in Callahan
and Taylor counties, will be started
within 30 to 60 days by the state
highway department and at the
expense of state highway depart-
ment and federal bureau of pub-
lie roads.
Greyhound Bus
Shop Employes
Launch Strike
FORT WORTH. April 4—
WASHINGTON, April 4.--
President Truman today consider H the issue fails to carry, state
ed possible seizure of the telephone highway officials have indicated
industry to block a strike which 5
union leaders say appears "inevit-
the funds allocated here will be
able" Monday morning.
As its own last resort, the union
diverted to other cities requesting
state and federal highway aid.
mittee making an on-the-spot in
vestigation at < Centralia yesterday,
that a federal inspection of the'
mine only a week before the ex Ammodkestc
plosion shot.ed. no imminent dam. AP Southwestern Greyhound lines
maintenance department went on
strike at 10 a. m today over the
company’s nine state system, J E.
ger" despite 55 items of noncom-
I pliance with the federal safety
code Rut in any event, the secre -
lire’s?™..;% w? bint Stamley of Dallas president of the
it was because of the Centralia
tragedy and the six day period of
mourning now in effect in
coal mines that the house group
invited Lewis to appear
1 International Machinists associa-
lion, told the Fort Worth Star-
the Telegram
Promptly at 10, the mechanics,
stock clerks and other employes
laid down their wrenches and as-
appealed directly to members of tape a ent
the American Telephone and Tele PROJECTS, JOBS TO FILL
graph company board of directors
for help in negotiating a new con-
tract.
The union bypassed the Bell
system management, asking A T]
& T.’s board to order system of
ficials to seek a reasonable com
promise.”
Mr Truman’s seizure powers on
der the Smith-Connally Act expir-
ed last Dec 31. However, the la
bor department is studying the
Communications Act, in the =
! lief it may permit seizure in this
Heavy Slate Faces
New City Council
He operated the latter company
continuously until July, 1946; when special case
he sold it to W M Ingle, who Both the President and Secret
re-sold it shortly afterward. ary of Labor Schwellenbach said
Born Aug 30, 1868, in Concrete, at separate news conferences yes
Texas, three years after the Civil terday they are examining the
War Mr. Crawford spent his matter further.
Welcome news for the under-youth in Dewitt county His love
no^S enflaren or the fly of guns and his prowess as '
who must depend on the Abilene Please see CRAWFORD P 19 Cl 5
Free Milk Fund for their supply
of milk is the announcement today
that $25 will be donated each
month for the next 12 months to
the fund from the local post of
Bynum Elected
THE WEATHER
Rotary President
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
An additional S35 was received
today for the fund. Contribu-
tions came from:
Mrs. R. D Taggart
Allison Motors
Total since Jan. 1
.$10.00
.. 25.00
$2,313.61
THE NATIONAL
PASTIME!
Yes, the season opens the 23rd
of this month . . . And all base,
ball fors con read the baseball
news of lost night’s comes in
the morning edition of The Re-
porter-News.
Make sure you’re on the list for
the morning poper. Dial 7271,
Abilene, or see your local cor-
rier or dealer, TODAY!
I S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WEATHER BI REAL
ABILENE and vicinity Fair to. part,
ly cloudy this afternoon tonight and
Saturday warmer this afternoon.
EAST TEXAS Mostly cloudy, occa-
sional showers this afternoon and in
east portion tonight cooler in northwest
portion tonight Saturday partly cloudy
little change in temperature Moderate
to occassionaliy fresh southerly winds
on
RUT TEXAS — Cloudy to partly
ly this afternoon and tonight, copler
the Saturday partly cloudy, little
ige in temperature
rimum temperature for 24 hours
re for 24 hours '
ending At 6 a m
Minimum tempera!
ending at S a. m 65
AM Hour PM 1
an 68 1:30 75—82
65-69 2.30 75—83
66 65 3.30 79—82
63654.30 79 82
67 66 5:30 7878
unrise toast $21 WARMER
' Barometerrezarne1 , mo H.M.
sumed positions in picket lines out-
side the shops
No shops are maintaine I at Fort
Worth, but one-third of the strik-
era are employes at the Dallas
garage Other main shops are lo-
cated at Amarillo, Houston and
Kansas City.
Stanley said the independent
union had voted not to take any
action against drivers. He added
that he did not know whether the
The engineering department is union drivers had voted any
important decisions and propos preparing plans and specifications sympathy action with the main- 1
be ed extensive projects of municipal for an approximate $120,000 jm tenance workers effort for higher
construction were to be placed up-provement project at the present | wages,
on the shoulders of Abilene’s net
By EARLE WVALKER
The engineering department
municipal airport The Civil Aero | Typical of the pay raises being
administration has tenta - sought is the effort to gain $1 50
re-an hour, a 20-cent pay hike, for
Raymond Bynum, head of the
department of instrumental music
at McMurry college was elected
president of the Abilene Rotary
club at its weekly luncheon at
the Windsor hotel today He will
take office July 1, -succeeding
George Barron
Herman McDaniel was re-elect
ed secretary Jim Brasher and
Ralph Hooka were named to the
board of directors
Druggist Dies
COLEMAN, April 4 'Spl) —
William Jacob Coulson, 81, Pioneer
resident of Coleman and druggist
here for 60 years, died early thia
morning Funeral services will be
held at the family residence Sat
urday at 10:30 a m with the
Rev John J Mueller conducting
the services Burial will he in Cole.
i man cemetery.
mayor and city commissioners, nautics.
scheduled to take the oath of of- lively allocated half of the re- an hour a 20-cent pay hike, for
fice this afternoon in a joint ses- quired funds, with the provision journeymen mechanics.
sion with the outgoing officials that the city shall match the Paul Tibbetts, at the company
Appointments and improvement amount The improvements, recom- headquarters in Fort Worth, said
programs highlight the slate of mended by the ( AA would include he had not received any official
pending business. . . a system of paved taxiways to re-word of the strike
[ Mayor B Roscoe Blankenship 1 lieve congestion of air traffic, light - He added he does not know
and Commissioners R B (Babe)ing of all but one of the runways, what effect the strike will have
Leach, C. E Adams Landon H and grading but that the company will continue
Hill and Harry W Dobbyn will Another decision that is expert operations the best it can.
| face among the first items demand | ed to come before the commission I Stanley said the union's future
ing their attention the appoint- in the next few weeks is whether relations with the company will
ments of a police chief and a city or not to call an election on a be handled with L. G Fenn Dal-
juvenile officer. proposed _bond issue to finance las, grand lodge representative,
C Z. Hallmark was appointed municipal improvement projects, through T. F. Morrow, U. S con-
recently to fill the unexpired notably school construction \ • | ciliation service representative.
term of Police Chief Virgil Wal | Some city officials have been ‘ Morrow was in Abilene Friday
| drop when the latter resigned," al study ing a plan whereby the pres but was expected to return to his
drop’s term was to end April 1 or ent tax levies -jht be re-arranged Fort Worth home Friday night
as soonnthereafter as his successor so as to provide larger amounts in The union and the company met
could be qualified and or in the general fund for financing im-in negotiations on the wage dis-
The new appointment, which may provement programs, and in order pute in Fort Worth from Feb. 15
or may not be given to Hallmark, that the bulk of any bond issue to March 31 A 30-day strike no-
will be for one year odd in could go to the schools This plan tice period ended at midnight last
U Abater, m reenionnercarea tne 5 yet in the tentative and discus Tuesday.
office of city juvenile officer and *'nn sue Ccil Caue Ctrita
specified that his salary shall be Possible rearrangement of the Official Says Strike
X less thsn $175 a month The levies is halted upon the belief of Will Not Be Felt Here
ein must furnish h.m an auto certain officials that a smaller Not mere
mobile with a two-way radio and I levy would suffice for the inter-
his automobile expenses est and sinking fund requirements.
At the request of the outgoing thus making possible a larger
commission, the city engineering eral fund levy The interest and
department has prepared a sug sinking fund accounts have enough
gested 100-block paving program money on hand to carry the eity S
for 1947 together with a rough bonded indebtedness two year* or
estimate as to the coat. 1 more.
I but that the company will continue
Another decision that is expert operations the best it can.
il .Stanley said the union’s future
The union and the company met
more.
A nine-state strike of mechanics
Of Southwestern Greyhound lines
will not affect operations here. P
Plumlee, operating supervy”
said this morning.
Morrow could not be
here for comment.
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