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FAIR,
MILD
The Abilene Report
rms EVENING
"FINAL
VOL. LXXII, NO. 164
WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES —Byron--
---=)--—--------------ABILENE, TEXAS. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY ID. 1953 -FOURTEEN PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
PRICE DAILY 8c, SUNDAY 10c
WHO'LL BE MAYOR?
Good Government League
Solution to City's Problems
the commission-manager type of
government in 1946, the City of
Abilene has been blessed with the
services of some of its most able
business and professional men as
commissioners and in the mayor's
By EARLE WALKER
It’s just two and a half months
until Abilene elects a mayor and
two city commissioners.
Who’ll run?
That's not the question for Abi-
lenians to ponder. What's more im-
portant is “‘Who can be drafted to
serve?”
The office should seek the man—
not the man the office. The job is
a hard, thankless one. It pays just
IS per regulsr meeting attended.
Its only reward is the satisfaction
of civic service, and that's as it
should be.
ABLE LEADERS - — -------.=
By and large since adoption of B. Roscoe Blankenship from 1947
to IMS, Hudson Smart from 1949
to 19S1 and Ernest Grissom from
chair.
But most of them didn’t "run
in the sense that they announced
for the office and campaigned in
their own behalf. Generally they
responded to a draft of friends who
were interested in seeing that the
best possible men serve on the com-
mission to assure Abilene good gov-
1951 to 1953.
Each was experienced in civic
leadership as well as successful
business achievement before as-
suming the mayor’s job. Blanken-
ship is a rancher and formerly
was an implement dealer for many
years, and held numerous civic
posts of responsibility. Smart is a
respected and prominent lawyer,
and Grissom a successful merchant
and former Hereford breeder.
DRAFTED BY FRIENDS
Crowds Jam Capital
For Inauguration Day
ernment.
There have been three mayors
2 Dead, 12 Missing
As Navy Planes
Crash, Fired Upon
TAIPEH, Formosa W—A U. 3
Navy patrol plane with 13 men
aboard crashed off the coast of
South China Sunday after report-
ing it had been hit by Communlat
ground fire. A U. S. rescue plane
crashed into the aea after pick-
ing up the survivors.
A second U. S. rescue plane
radioed today it had been fired
upon by an unidentified aircraft
Exact circumstances of the faxt-
breaking development! were un-
clear but a welter of messages
from rescue ships and radio pick-
ups in Hong Kong and Manila In-
fleeted this situation: . .
Of 21 American airmen aboard
the two crashed patrol planes, 2
were killed in the first crash,”
have been picked up by a U. S.
destroyer and 12 are missing.
U. A warships and planes were
making an intensive search of the
area—some six miles northeast of
Swatow and about 199 miles north-
east of Hong Kong. ...
it was the moot dramatie epi-
node involving the U.S. Navy in
the Formosa “Strait since Prest-
dent Truman assigned the Seventh
Tieet on June 2, 1950, to safe
guard Formosa from a Chinese
Communist invasion.
Signals received aboard one of
the rescue vessels—the seaplane
tender Suisun —gave this picture:
1. A P2V Neptune patrol plane
on a routine flight paralleling the
coart reported it had suffered mod-
erate damage from anti-aircraft
are from the Communist island of
Namoa near the teaport of Swat-
"n Tokyo, the Navy said the
plane vent this message: "Fire
1,000 Convicts
Defy Guards
from shore battery, moderate
damage, amplifying follows.")
That was its last message. It
crashed later, sometime before 3
p.m. (1 a.m. EST) Sunday.
2. An amphibious Mariner res-
cue plane from Okinawa set down
on the water and picked up U
survivors of the 13-man crew-then
crashed in taking off. The Navy
reported that the Mariner—which
had a crew of eight —burned and
sank.
3. A second rescue plane radioed
tersely: “Trailed by unidentified
aircraft and being fired upon "
There was no further word. The
plane identified Itself only by a
Navy code number.
Men of similar calibre have serv-
ed with them on the commissions.
These people didn’t become may-
ors and commissioners by acci-
dent. Friends drafted them to the
jobs, and did their campaigning.
But it's getting harder and hard-
er to get top men to consent to
this. Many civic observers are con-
cerned whether capable men ean
be persuaded to accept these re-
sponsibilities for the next two
years.
There’s a solution to this — a
solution for now and the future.
That la for hundreds or thous-
ands of Abilene citizens from all
ranks to step out and form an or-
ganization for good government
Call it a Good Government League
Citizens for Government, or what
you will. The name isn’t important
—but the objective is.
This organization would have no
ax to grind, no crows to pick. It
would be non-partisan and Indulge
in no personalities. It would have
only one goal: Good government at
the City Hall, with good men as-
sured on the commission to make
decisions so vital to Abilene’s fu-
General, Family
Arrive by Train
3 New Cabinet
Members Win
Panel Okay
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 19 in—Riot-
ing convicts 1,004 strong who set
fire and wreaked havoc to Mg
Western State penitentiary today
defied worried officials backed by
the armed might of Pennsylvania.
The cold and hungry convicts
held four guard hostages - five
were captured originally— and an-
grily shouted for prison reforms.
They smashed windows and taunt-
ed police who stood with rifles and
submachine guns ready to mow
down sny prisoner breaking from
cell blocks.
Warden J. W Claudy moved
cautiously to avoid bloodshed al
though Pennsylvania's Gov. John
B. Fine declared the state will not
bargain with the rebels.
Col. C. M Wilhelm, stele police
commissioner, arrived from Har-
risburg to direct R crack state
troopers who moved into the pris-
on yard. More than 400 other po-
Beemen ringed the prison and a
police cruiser in the nearby Ohlo
fever trained its machine guns on
the penitentiary. ______________
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 un—Swift
and unanimous committee approv-
al came today to three of Gen.
Eisenhower’s new Cabinet mem-
bers, George M. Humphrey. See-
rotary of the Treasury: Sinclair »
Weeks Secretary of Commerce;
and Herbert Brownell, Jr. Attorn-
ey General.
Humphrey, Ohio industrialist
was approved by the Senate Fl
nance Committee, after as open
beartag at which Humphrey testi-
fled he was afraid a general tax
reduction cannot he made “in the
immediate future.”
The committee also unanimous-
ly approved Mrs. Oveta Culp Hob-
by of Houston to be Federal Se-
curity Administrator.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
Rt " stamp of approval en
Chairman Langer (R-ND) made
the announcement.
ANTI-RED LAWS
Brownell told the committee he
would drive for vigorous enforce-
ment of anti-Communist laws. He
also pledged close co-operation with
Congressional investigation com-
mittees. .__.
Weeks, a Boston industrialist,
testified at a 10-minute hearing of
the Senate Commerce Committee
before the panel gave its wnani-
mous approval of his nomination.
"I promise to do sa honest job,”
he told the committee.
And he said, ‘‘I don't know of
anything compatible" between
his stock sad Industrial interests
and. his new job. The 59-year-old
Weeks is a former member of
the Senate. He was a prominent
figure durtag the Republican pres-
idential campaign
Names of all three new cabinet
appointees are scheduled to go be-
fore the Senate for confirmation
tomorrow.
SPECIAL DEPUTIES — Three special coun ty tax collectors were sworn into office Mon-
day morning. Members of the League of Women Voters, they will staff downtown booths
where Taylor Countians will be able to pay their poll taxes without making a trip to the
courthouse. County Judge Reed Ingalsbe gav e the oath of office to (left to right) Mrs. Joe
C James, Mrs. William Carey and Mrs. Wil ma Kendrick Lucas. Looking on is Taylor
County Tax Assessor-Collector Raymond Pet ree.
2 Held in Brutal Hijacking
Of One-Armed Store Owner
T BIGGER THE BETTER
Anybody in town could join it-
and should, regardless of wealth,
position occupation or any other
consideration. It should be a cross-
section of the citizenry, and the
bigger the better.
It could draft capable people to
serve as mayor and commission-
ers, and conduct their campaigns
for them.
When important issues came be-
fore the commission, the good gov-
ernment organization could be an
agency to stimulate public discus-
sion. It could bring about express
sions of opinion from 9 greater
proportion of the citizens.
Men who have served at City
Hall since 1946 will he freak to
tell you that it’s been mighty Jone,
some many times when they’vehad
to bow their necks and take action
alone. . h
a wouldn’t be hard to get fine Sunday night -
ueoole to serve If they were touch- The men were arrested here
a real city-wide draft and Monday morning after a whirlwind
had the assurance that the think-investigation that involved state
citizens would be studying their and county officers from a three-, o----------- -
mositthe right along with them county area. Sheriff R. L Wilkins of the Nolan-Fisher County line.
W wond be this way if there were of Fisher County filed charges met him walking along the road
a Good Government League, against the pair in that county dur- and took him, in his pick-up, to
How about your taking the ball ing the morning.
from bare and getting one started? AUTO LICENSE TAKEN m eg a
--------------. Sheriff Wilkins said that the H- | 5
|| € cenao number of an automobile be- I I la Clusua •
U.IORAS longing to Brewer was the duel
Ums Gun broke the case. He said the(rLanlea
_. _ two men aroused Halls suspicion n PECK
Sunday afternoon and he took the IWWTPTA V."
number of their car and gave the 1. .
LHUHT . number to officers Sunday night i Det
SEOUL • - U. S. Patton tanks The men had made no statement FUJI II Ul V
crunched over frozen rice paddles at noon Monday but blood and ess
on the Central Korean Front today stained clothing found in the home A wave of flu which has threat-
and blasted Red bunkers and) of one, a therermt tne mnerirr ened to become serious has caused | ning down clues leading to the
the closing today of schools in As-arrests.
Hall, a one-armed man, told permont. Old Glory and Rotan. Sheriff Wilkins said Brewer had
__________- But in Abilene, a decline in ab- been living Seminole untl
heogihe Sextant: :or: senteeism in the sehools prompted them then liner count an#
Sunday. They ap. Supt. A. 1 Wells to predict that vealed that Brewer was the owner
preached him from behind, he said, “we’re getting to normal we of the automobile beering the 1
proached_____— — - hope." cense number Hall gave the offi-
SWEETWATER, Jan. 19. (RNS)
—Two men, J. D. Brewer abey"
35 and Tullie Flowers, about 30,
oll field workers who have been
hi Sweetwater about three weeks,
were la Nolan County jail Monday,
charged with robbery in connection
with the slugging and robbing of
Louis Hall, Claytonville merchant
and struck his head and eyes,
temporarily blinding him. - dem
After he was robbed he attempt-
ed to telephone for help, but was
unable to see in order to use the
telephone dial.
EYES SWOLLEN SHUT
He was under treatment at
Sweetwater Hospital Monday, Ms
eyes swollen closed, but an at-
tending physician said be was not
critically injured.
Red O'Donald, who lives north
of Hall's store, which is just north
WASHINGTON u — Joyous Re-
publicans started a final round of
pro-inaugural celebration today in
anticipation of the solemn moment
when Dwight D Eisenhower will
be sworn in as the 34th president
of the United States.
From every section of the na-
tion they came — top dignitaries of
the incoming administration, great
names of business and industry,
celebrities of Hollywood and
Broadway, cheerful throngs of Just
plain Americans who flooded Into
the flag-decked capital for tomor-
row’s historic event.
President-elect Eisenhower him-
self csme in by special train from
New York last night, with a
jubilant wave and a quick flash of
his famous smile as he stepped
from the floodlit rear platform of
his private car.
Several hundred persons who had
gathered in front of Union Station
applauded as a sleek gray closed
car bearing the President-elect,
his wife and close relatives sped
past, at the head of a 15-car motor-
cade, on its way to the Statler
Hotel.
IN SECLUSION
Powell, Eleanor Steber, John
Wayne, Tony De Marco. Allan
Jones, Lionel Hampton. Guy Lom-
bardo, the New York City Center
Com-
the farm of Fisher County
missioner Homer Rucker.
Rucker went to Roby to notify
Sheriff Wilkins and O'Donald, who
did not have much gasoline in his
pick-up, called L. P. Henderson
who took Hall to Sweetwater for
medical treatment
Hall told officers that the keys
to his store and his pick-up, park-
ed outside, were taken during the
robbery. He said between $700 and
$750 in cash and checks was tak-
en.
Wilkins said a portion of the
money and checks had been recov-
ered. but refused to give details.
No bonds had been set for the men
at noon Monday They were
expected to be moved to the Fish-
er County Jail during the day.
and blasted Red bunkers
trenches in ths Iron Triangle see- them
tor for the fourth straight day, said. ,
Swift Allied fighter - bombers Hall, a one-armed man, toldpermont. Old Glory and Rotan,
swooped down in bombing and officers he was sorting and count
strafing attacks on Communist pos-
itions north of the Punchbowl on
the ragged Eastern Front. Pilots
reported at least 60 Reds killed or
wounded.
U. A Sabre jets roared deep
into North Korea and tangled twice
with Russian-made MIG15a Allied
pilots made no claim! of damage.
Marine planes attacked Red pos- I Marial ’
itions on the Western Front, and Lo0/e0 dIMCIKCI
shooting stare and Australian Me-
teors attacked rail lines behind the MERKEL 19 (RNS)
ma - MET S *ASa , ASpeSmom
The air strikes came after a door. o the H --
series of sharp savage infantryStore here and
fights that flared in the frigid pre-zener . t
down darkness on the Eastern end
of the bottle line
Adams Says Protests Over
Wilson Will Be Ridden Out
By JACK BELL
WASHINGTON un—Sherman Ad-
ams, new White House chief of
staff, predicted today the Elsen-
hower administration will “ride
out” protests over the appointment
Of Charles E. Wilson as secretary
“ confirmation baa been
challenged by some Senate Demo
erats and Republicans because he
has said he will not give up 2%
million dollars in stock, a yearly
pension and a retirement bonus
' from General Motors, of which
he was president. G. M. is the
largest Defense Department pri-
vate contractor.
Adams told a reporter he is eon-
fident the controversy over WIL
son's holdings will *• ironed out
in time for early Senate approval
of the Cabinet appointment. Lend-
ers have abandoned earlier plans
to seek confirmation of Wilson to-
morrow.
L %4.2vuot
But William P. Rogers, named
by Brownell as his chief assistant,
told a reporter he does not be-
elect Eisenhower’s White House
staff declared. "I don't Memo the
senators for bringing up this ques----,-------
ton—there’s a principle involved Bove any opinion will be forth.
here.” coming today. Rogers said some
ARRANGEMENTS " —6-------
Although Adams did not elabor-
ate. Sen. Ferguson (R-Mich) said
in a separate interview he expects
some arrangements to be made
under which Wilson would be re-
lieved of the necessity for pass-
ing on General Motors contracts if
he retains his holdings in the auto-
motive firm.
“It’s just a matter of finding a
way in which Wilson could dis-
qualify himself when any General
Motors contracts come up for a
decision,” Ferguson said.
The task of finding some way
around the preeret laur ==
a federal oineial from
sio 42.2722* Mamea anenesi
interest has been checked to Her-
bert Brownell Jr., to be Eisen-
hower's attorney general.
There in the pastel-decorated
Presidential Suite (three bed-
room,, four baths, living room,
parlor, entrance foyer) Elsenhow-
er planned to remain until the
hour of departure for the private
service in National Presbyterian
Church which will open tomor-
row', Inauguration program.
Noon tomorrow will bring the
climax of the day Republicans
have dreamed of through 30 years
in the political wilderness.
At that time, with television re-
porting the scene throughout the
land, the man from Abilene will
take the oath of office, right hand
raised, left hand resting on one of
two open Bibles, as he stands on
a white-painted platform before
thousands of onlookers in the Cap-
Ballet ......
All seats have been
performances of tonight's festive!,
which will be attended by Vice
President-elect and Mrs. Richard
M. Nixon and other key figures
of the new administration.
RECEPTION
Many of these dignitaries got
together for the first time yester-
day at a Jam-packed reception for
state governors and other eminent
guests. More than 5,000 guests
stresmed through the hotel recep-
tion room. Nixon and New York
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey attracted
by far the largest crowds of hand-
shakers. - N
Some Democrats fell into line.
South Carolina's Gov. James F.
Byrnes, who bolted his party to
back Elsenhower for the presi-
dency. was one of the guests. A
few Northern Democrats, among
them Sen. Lester Hunt of Wyoming
and Gov. Frank Lausche of Ohlo,
made their appearance too.
Like the reception held in con-
nection with Herbert Hoover's In-
auguration in 1929, this was a dry
affair. Coffee was the strongest
stimulant served.
Abilenian, 70,
| Slays Self in
Sheriff Wilkins said Highway Pa-
trolmen Bill Zimmerman and E. W.
Green of Snyder were la his office
when the report of the robbery
was received and worked all night
on the case. Highway Patrolmen
Herman Seale and Arthur Dyson
of Sweetwater, members of Nolan
County Sheriff Ted Lambert’s of-
fice and Sweetwater city police also
worked throughout the night, run-
Shed al Home
R. H. Adams, 70, was found shot
to death in a tool shed behind his
home at 1225 South 9th St, about
10:15 a.m. Monday.
Adams' body was discovered by
Ms wife, whose screams attracted
the attention of two neighbors. Mrs.
Eula B. Curtis, 1002 Butternut St.
and Mrs. J. H. Davis, 873 Butternut
St.
The dead man was found lying
on his back, with a German-make
automatic pistol across Ms right
leg. Detective George Sutton, in-
vestigating officer, reported. The
bullet had entered Ma right tem-
ple, Sutton said.
Mrs. Adams said ber busband
had been In ill health for four
months, suffering from a nervous
breakdown. He had been under the
care of three physicians but “he
seemed perfectly aU right this
morning.” She missed her husband
about 19 a m, and began search-
for him.
VERDICT RETURNED
Justice of the Peace W. T. St.
John returned a verdict of suicide
following the investigation. ...
Russell Adams, 1526 Oak St., had
just driven up to the house to visit
his parents when ha beard his
mother's screams. "I brought the
gun to Dad as a souvenir from
Germany much to my sorrow,”
itol Plaza. _
A three-hour, Id-mile parade will
follow the ceremony. Officials es-
timated a crowd rf 500,000 will
swell Washington's population for
the “I-day” events, with some 200,-
000 already in town.
Following tradition. Eisenhower
himself decided against attending
any of the public functions until
he's actually sworn in.
WHIRL OF ACTIVITY
His happy supporters, however,
set off yesterday on a seemingly
endless whirl of social activities
that won't abate until the last
waltz ia played, and the last glass
of champagne consumed, at the
twin Inaugural Balls tomorrow
night. ...
On tap today: breakfasts, open
houses and receptions by various
state contingents A Young Repub
Ucans' reception at J p.m., EST:
And, topping it all. the inaugural
festival—a salute by the actors,
singers, dancers, comedians and
instrumentalists of the entertain-
ment world—to be given twice to-
night.
Some of the headliners taking
part: Fred Waring. Adolphe Men.
jou. Ethel Merman. Edgar Ber-
gen, Hoagy Carmichael, Lily Pons,
Dorothy Lamour, Esther Williams,
Walter Winchell, Ed Sullivan, Dor-
lothy Shay. Irene Dunne. Jack
he added.
Funeral arrangements, sullin
complete, are under the direction
of Elliott's , _____
Robert Henry Adams was born
in Talladega, Ala. A self-employed
building contractor, he had lived
in Abilene since 1910. He was mar-
ried to the former Minnie Morris
at. Tye in 1900
He is survived by his wife: two
Ml, Russell P. Adams of Abi-
lene and L. H. Adams of Los An-
geles. Calif.: and five grandehil-
dren, including Bobby Adams of
Abilene.
Investigating the death with Sut-
ton were Grover Chronister, iden-
tification officer, Warren Dodson,
city policeman. Ed Powell, sher
iff LA. Arnold, deputy sheriff.
St. John and Dr. C. E. Murtha,
physician who was summoned Al-
bert Smith working at the Hum
ble Service Station, corner of South
9th and Butternut Sts called po-
lice
A total of 1,131 students and cers.
113 teachers were absent at nooon !----
=3 First Bills Offered
1 The flu is about to reach epi-
demic stage in Aspermont, Stone- _
• wall County Health Officer A. R.TA a d ■
**=-= = coco - By State Senators . ■
.undetermined 11 the halls, the X ray rooms and 7 •
amount of money left there as on cots throughout hex bun: AUSTIN, Jan. 19 i-Bms to
change.About Sdays, solve several of the 534 legisia-
The burglary occurred sometime some in daily In 1 hire's major problems were intro-
during the night or early thia morn-ihe said. .... duced in the Senate today, while
Ing No merchandise wes token. Some of the flu cooes threaten House conservatives won what may
it waa reported. to develop into pneumonia, Man-be the session's first taxing and
Isidore Mellinger discovered the zille added. spending test.
theft when he opened the store at Manzille reported that 137 PU- Conservatives won key commit-
7:15 a. ■. Monday, sherf, Ed pils out of an enrollment of 359 tee chairmanships In the Senate.
Powell is conducting an investiga in Aspermont were sick with flu A natural gas price fixing lew
tion. (Friday hi comparison with only that wouid boost state revenue waa
63 out on Thursday. offered by Sen. Grady Hazlewood
About 23 per cent of en enroll- of Amarillo. Sen. John Bell of
of 140 students hsvs been. Cuero introduced s proposed con-
| stitutional amendment to finance
local water conservation projects.
House conservatives changed
rales to make It herder to take
Mila out of the hands of one com- a
mittee and give them to another.
Members who generally lined up
strongly to favor of the natural
gas gathering tax two years ago
opposed the rules change that was
adopted by sn 82-50 vote. They said
it would make it tougher than ever
to get action on a Mil being choked
- , - _to death by an unfavorable com-
# Schools at Elmdale, Hermleigh, mittee.
• Coleman and Moezelle were ex- AUTO INSPECTION
• Ipected to reopen Monday afterThe embattled auto inspection
■ sejges of the flu.__law waa the target of a repealing
• 1measure by Sen. Carlos Ashley of
6 L Boy Llano. Sen. Gus Strauss of Halletts-
imini-F shwy : Lucille nas Boy ville introduced a measure to re-
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 19 kF - The | peal the law requiring auto driver
M M WOT .... Lucille Ball baby, awaited by her | involved in accidents to prove 4
...television fsns throughout the na- nancial responsibility
gMItion, arrived today. IT's a boy. I
Mellinger Store
THE WEATHER
time will be required to study ths
legal aspects of the situation. TERY sour
If Brownell comes up with an as Cert .
acceptable solution, most senators to occasionally fresh.
seem to think Wilson’s confirma-
111 the balls, the X ray room, and
as on cote throughout the building
About 50 to 60 new cases have
come in daily in the last two days,
said.
Some of the flu cases threaten I mouse conservatives won what may
to develop into pneumonia. Man- * -------
ment w aw —— — -
absent for several days in the Old
ve DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE I Glory school. Upon Manzille’s ad-
_WEATHER *YRA", Mon. vice, Supt. O. Is Davis announced
2." **.,"" I *.-,, Ce. the school was to be closed today.
-HITWELEA Rotan schools were to remain
0925 C7MT Ala lto closed Monday upon the request
iday. Moderate of Dr. R T. Wilkinson, county and
"TH "I "city health officer. The disease
• CENTRAL AND WFET TEX was “just getting started food"
,"4e-7m A ZTroS when the schools closed Isst Tues-
day and ft has increased at least
**N**RATUNF= on.A. M 50 per cent sines then. Dr. Wil-
kinson reported.
ten win be only a matter of me 27-
Neither Ma name nor that of four day.
other Defense Department nomb-o. t M
nees will be brought before the a
Senate tomorrow when the rest of 5 :
the Cabinet is expected to be con- ■
firmed, as Eisenhower had asked. 3
Aside from those hearings, and M
a foreign relations committee ses- 3
sion with Secretary of State Ache- J .........IE
son behind closed doors, no busi- Sunset fast ment si w sumrye ••—’ ' -•
ness was scheduled in the Senate, suprsiluontrtec Oecture last 24 hours, end-
It was in recess until tomorrow, * men
but the House arranged to meet Miorm mOne
and, leaders hoped, give final ap "D.romee, man
proval to committee assignments, n—w.—-«-
: 2.00
8
25120
named chairman of the vital Sen-
ate finance committee Conserva-
tive Sen R A. Weinert of Seguin
heads the Senate state affairs com-
mittee that processes tax bills.
The House rules change would
require six-day notice for trans-
ferring bills from one committee
to another.
Opponent, of the change Includ-
ed many representatives who fi-
nally promoted action on the nat-
ural gas tax bill of 1951 by taking
it away from the House revenue
and taxation committee and giving
it to the committee on agriculture
That maneuver was accomplished
without giving advance notice such
shift would be attempted
Rep. Morris Cobb of Amarillo
successfully led the move to
change the rules.
House members drew lots today
hoping to get low numbers for bills
to meet the Legislature's blazing
issues of taxation, spending, water
saving and school finances
The session went into its second
week expecting a flood of House
bills The actual business of law-
making won’t get under way until
after tomorrows inauguration of
Gov Allan Shivers.
There will Ml two-mile-long
parade, a ceremony under
massive columns of the south front
of the capitol and a series of dress-
up reception, and balls to give
..... ________Shivers a glittering start on his
Sen. Ottis Look of Lufkin was second elective term.
WHAT’S NEWS
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TRUMAN’S LAST DAT - AP
Writer Ernest Voccoro recounts
the accomplishments of the True
mon administration and brings
readers Mo to dote on what jobs
the retiring chief executive and
his assistants will be going to.
hurrer AARKs — Abilene:
four major basketball teams
won all their conference games
lost week. See HEN’S PICKINS,
Pope 6-A.
THE NEW PRESIDENT ARRIVES
—General Ika, soon to be presi-
dent, arrives in the national
capital without fonfore. See
Pope 3-A.
STATUS OF LABOR — Column-
ist Peter Edson speculates on
what relations win be between
organized labor and the notion-
get a firm grip on the reins,
See Poge 2-8.
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