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FRANCE GALLS MEN Aid Bill Faces More Trouble New Efforts To Alter Act Face Senate $597,000,000 Fund Is Not Expected To Be Cut By Scions (By The United Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. Senate was confronted today with new attempts to change provisions of the $597,000,000 emergency foreign aid bill as a preliminary to probable passage of the measure Monday. Despite fears of administration officials. Democratic leaders in Congress were confident that both ADOPT AMCNDMKNTR WASHINGTON, Nov. 38 The Senttt aulrKly adopted two xmcnd- mfnU lo rhieriency loreltn aid hill Inday, nnr nrfklnt In rlrf S.

1rtt nccf.m to Information about the rlliitrlhutlnn of ft- llff and the othrr to linn me of ff- lirf in hiiy arms or munitions. House and Senate would approve the full amount requested In the authorization bill. They worn loss certain the full amount would bo provided in expropriation bills to come later. Serio Of Amendments As the Senate resumed debate after the Thanksgiving holiday, it was facing these proposed amendments: 1. By Sen.

Homer Ferguson, to require the receiving Italy and give unrestricted inspection rights to U. S. officials and members of the House and Senate foreign relations and appropriations committees. 2. By Sen.

Glen H. Taylor, to forbid use of the funds for the purchase of arms or munitions. 3. By Sen. Dennis Chavez, N.

to permit use of the relief funds for purchase of industrial and transportation equipment. Sen. James P. Kem, also had an amendment dealing with administration of the program, but he declined to disclose details. After missing their Wednesday target for passage of the bill, Senate leaders decided to put off the final, vote until Monday.

The House has not yet started debate because its foreign affairs -committee has not yet reported a bill. Gets Tentative Okay There was no indication that another attempt would be made to cut the $597,000,000 figure in the Senate after Wednesday's 56 to 30 (Turn to Page 10, Column 8, Please; Baylor Board Meets Today HOUSTON, Nov. 28 (U.R>— The Baylor board of trustees meets today in special session to rename or elect a successor to Pat M. Nel'f, veteran president of the Waco school. Neff wss not expected to allend the meeting.

He said that "I can't tell whether I'll be in Houston tomorrow." The Baylor president explained that "if my resignation is accepted, it will be all right with me." "Happy As A Lark" Neff told the Houston 'Press in a telephone conversation late Thursday that "I resigned on Nov. 8 to give everybody plenty of time, I'm happy as a lark. I intend to stay until Dec. 31." (Date of his resignation). Among subjects expected to be discussed was Neff's dismissal of twOjBaylor officials Jack Dillard, exstudent association secretary, and Dr.

Roy McKnight, business manager. There was question whether Neff could dismiss Dillard since the ex-sturicnt association is an independent organization not directly connected with the Baylor school Neff had no comment regarding his dismissal of the two men. However, vice-chairman E. T. Owens of the trustees said he doubted Neff had authority to dismiss Dillard.

and that the board would have to approve firing of the business manager. WEST TKXAB: dcnr to parlly cloudy this iftrrnuoii. lonlnht and Saturdny. Warmer Ihr rMitmncllr, South J'lnlns rsi of Preen vnllty Snlurtlay, EAST TEXAS: Clear to unrtly cloudy this itftrrnoon, ttmlnlit nncl Saturday, Not ir.u-?h rhanee in tcmperniurr. Gentle to znodfrale north northeast winds on the EXTKKDED FORECAST: For Ihr period 6.30 p.

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37 28 7.R 37 30 3B 45 SI) S3 Mi 5V of and leased Wire Service EVENING DRNAL UP) Means "By Associated Press" Means "By United VOL. 24, NO. 58 LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 'The Hub Of The Plains," FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1947 To Open Homecoming Thousands Of Exes To Join In Festivities GEN. JACQUES LECLERC Sun frts at EMUrday BU "i.3\ s. m.

rises Hero Reported Dead in Crash PARIS, Nov. 28 (U.R) The air ministry announced tonight that a plane which may have been carrying Gen. Jacques Leclerc, French World war II hero, crashed today near Ornn. The ministry said it could not yet confirm (hat Leclerc was aboard the plane. Leclerc was killed while iflying his personal plane "somewhere in North Africa," the dispatch said, The plane was said to have crashed into a sand dune.

Fought In Tunisia Leslcrc commanded fighting French forces in Tunisia in 1944. Later he was appointed commander-in-chief of the French Far East expeditionary His troops look part in the liberation of Paris. He signed the Japanese" surrender for France aboard the S. S. Missouri.

Later he was appointed inspector general of Ihe French forces in North Africa. Mrs. Ada V. Corley Injured In Collision Mrs. Ada V.

Corley, 45, of 2121 Broadway, suffered possible serious injuries at 7:43 o'clock this morning when he.v car was in collision with another at Fifteenth and Ave. W. Rushed by Rix ambulance to Lubbock Memorial hospital, she hed a possible of the pelvis, No report of an x-ray examination had been made late this morning. She had regained consciousness, however. Police said Mrs, Corley's car was being driven northward on Avc.

and that it was struck in the left side, next Ihe driver's seat, by a car driven eastward on Fifteenth by Mrs, Freddie Geffert, 22, of 2409 Thirteenth, The Corley new, 1947 model that had been driven only 4,000 overturned and badly damaged. Police said it had to he turned back onto its wheels before Mrs. Corley could be re moved. The mishap was investigated by Walter West and Tom Everhcart, police traffic car patrolmen. Reports they mack; will be studied further, it was indicated.

Red Paper Blasts American Solcms MOSCOW, Nov. 28 Ihe slronRcsl language It has used tn dale In reference to members of the S. accused Son. Arthur Van den berg (R-Mich) of "anU-Sovietism, false Indignation and lying." The Soviet government organ also levelled strong words at Sen. Tom Connally (D-Tex), whom it fit'cused, with Vandenbcrg, of championing the cause of "American monopolists" who said are seeking through the Marshall plan to seize the economic resources of Europe.

South's Lynchings Decried By Soviet GENEVA, Nov. 28. (U.R)—Russia told the United Nations subcom- nission on human rights today that the "lynching of negroes in the United States is (he most horrible crime of civilization." Soviet Delegate A. Borisov said 40 had occurred in United Stales since D-Day (June (J, 144). Ho said most of the ynchings had occurred in the south, which ho described as the 'homeland of, lynching." Tech-HSU Gome Saturday Will Be Top Feature A busy weekend is in store for returning alumni, and ex-students of Texas Technological college, who will open the program 'of! their 22nd annual Homecoming with a traditional pep rally and bonfire at 7:30 o'clock tonight near the college gymnasium.

Here are some of. the reasons the homecoming program is expected to be one of the most successful in history of the college; The new stadium'will be used for the first time Saturday and COULD HISTORY REPEAT? Twenty yours airiv this fall In a came with llanlln-Slmmons unlvemlly Texnji Technological oolleie dedicated Us old Saturday afternoon at rams with Hnrdln-Slmmons university Ihe college will formolly dedicate Us new stadium, Coultl Jilnlnry. In the 1027 wan 10-0, In FAVOR Tech, will be dedicated -formally as the Clifford B. and Audrey Jones stadium. Thousands Are Expected More than 4,000 ex-students have purchased tickets for the football game and will be among approximately 20,000 persons expected lo jam the stadium -for' the" Texas Tech-Hardin-Simmons football game.

An extensive program from 7:30 p. m. today to 1 a. m. Sunday has been arranged, with time lor sleep tonight as the only pause in activities in more than 30 hours.

Food will be ready, lor as many alumni and ex-students and members as wish to be present, at Saturday's buffet'luncheon in the gymnasium, to be given through courtesy of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma Coaches and Lubbock Bus Co. Plan Biggest Parade Saturday's parade, in which approximately 31 floats will be judged, will be "the biggest parade we've ever had," as described this morning. Tonight's program, in addition to the bonfire and 'pep rally, will include a dance in the Recreation hall on the campus lor students and ex-students, Although the majority of ex-students expected for homecoming will not be here tonight, the dance will offer opportunity for early arrivals to gather, it was pointed out. Dr. W.

-Whyburn, Tech president, will open the program with a short speech at; the bpn fire and pep rally, Following will be short talks by Root, assistant to the president; Dr. S. S. McKay, professor of history and anthropology; Dell Morgan, head football coach; (Turn, to Page 10, Column 1, Please) -The Margin Requirements Hiked By Exchange NEW YORK, Nov. 28 York Cotton exchange announced today that effective Monday margin requirements will be increased on all transactions entered into in excess of 34 cents a pound.

The new schedule calls for margins of $10 a bale on transactions entered into up lo 25 cents a pound; $15 a bale 25.01 to 30 cents; $20 30,01 lo 33 cents; $25 from 33,01 to 34; $30 from 34,01 to 35; 35 from 35,01 to 3(i, the current level for the iienr months; and an increase of $5 a bale for each additional advance of 1 cent a. pound. The previous schedule called for margins of a bale from 33.01 cents a pound through 3(3 and bale from lo 37 cents, $30 a Kansas To Play In Orange Bowl Tilt MIAMI, Nov. 28 Orange bowl committee today announced selection of the University of Kansas, with seven wins, two lies and no defeats, as one team to play in the Orange bowl classic here on New Year's day. The Kansas Jayhawkers are 'Big Six co-champions with Ihe University of Oklahoma.

It will be the first bowl game for the team from Lawrence, Kas. The game will be worth about $50,000 to the team, Orange Bowl President John G. Thompson said. An opponent for the Jayhawkers is almost certain to be selected after tomorrow's games from Georgia Tech, North Carolina or the University Mississippi THINKS HE WAS DOPED IN TAVERN Crosby ton Man Is Slugged, Robbed FORT WORTH, Nov. 28 24-year-old Crosby ton truck driver was in a hospital here today suffering from head injuries received last night when he was beaten and robbed on highway 199 near Azle.

Roy Campbell, the robber's victim, told officers that' he believed he had been doped in a tavern a short time before the holdup. "After I left the place and was driving my truck, I began to get dizzy," he said. "I pulled over to the side of the road and stopped. A car drove up to me and two men got out. One of them hit me with what I thought was an iron bar." Campbell, was fobbed of $12.

After the robbery, he drove to an Axle cafe and was then taken to a hospital. At the time, he appeared dazed and did not talk coherently. STADIUM DEDICATION FEATURES stands are empty now and look preiiy bleak and but on Saturday afternoon tha cold steel and concrete of Texas Tech's new $400000 Jones stadium pictured above, will be the scene of gala and colorful activities, For on tomorrow, Tech will dedicate ihe new stadium, in ceremonies before the clash of the Red Haiders and the Hardin-Simmons university Cowboys irom Abilene before an estimated crowd of 20,000 persons. (Aerial Photo by Jack Glasco.) Alabama Gets Gas Rationing Other Sections One In 16 Crazy NEW YORK, Nov. 28.

Dr. Vladimir Eliasberg, a psychiatrist, said today thai one person in IB is crazy. "Eight hundred thousand insane people are in stitu- lions," he said, "but more are on ihe loose wandering Ihe streets." Fair Weather Dispels Cold (By The United Press) A bright sun, burning down through clear to partly cloudy skies, brought a touch of warmth to the Lone Star state today after night-time temperatures dropped to as low ag 20 degrees at Lubbock and gave Dallas its coldest night since last March, Facing Threat BIRMINGHAMA, Nov. 28 (fP) Oil company of Kentucky announced today it would begin rationing gasoline lo its distributors in Alabama Dec. 1.

Indications were the program would be put into effect on virtually a nationwide basis, A spokesman for Standard said 3,0.00 dealers in Alabama would be. limited to 85 per cent of their purchases during the month of October, The allocation program probably will be continued indefinitely, Inadequate Facilities He said the curtailment was due to "inadequate refining facilities." "Consumption was increased past the capacity of the industry," he said "We have plenty of crude oil and Ivansporation is only a minor factor. We simply haven't' the refining facilities to meet the demand." Another large state distributor that asked it not be identified by The U. S. weathar bureau in Dal- name said "rationing of sales is las said that generally fair skies very definitely in the air but we were reported over Texas with have nothing official yet from our "seasonal" temperatures prevail- home office," ing.

There was no report; of rain 1 during the past 24 hours. Temperatures dropped generally throughout the Corpus Christ! and Gnlveston the warmest spots early with 51 degrees. Arnarillo reported 28 degrees, while Dallas, Lul'kin, Wink, Guadalupe Pass, Childress and Harpersville had 30 degrees. Clarendon chalked up 31 degrees, while El Dorado and Big Spring had 32 degrees. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 74 degrees at San Antonio, Junction and Victoria lo 51 degrees at Amarillo.

Generally freezing weather was reported in Now Mexico with the exception of the extreme south portion. Temperatures early today-ranged from If) degrees at Raton to 40 at Rodeo, compared with yesterday's high of 00 degrees nl. Rodeo and low of nl LFIB 131 gin American st.crl.ing compacts cigarette cases. King's Jlry, Adv, May Be Extended "If it is placed in effect in the I expect it will be broadened to cover practically the entire country," He described the situation "as generally tight, at present because of increased demand lor gasoline and petroleum products." A third distributor declined comment other than lo say "if Slnndnrd Oil begins allocating sales, we are sure to follow suit'," Truman May Delay Aid Plan Message WASHINGTON, Nov. 2fl (U.R) The While House stiirl lor.lny it is "unlikely" that President Truman will send his message on the long European recovery program, lo Congress before he goes to Florida next week.

Mr, Trumnii Is to lenvt! for Florida Wednesdny, Prc.su Secretory Chciries G. Ro.ss suicl he thought it, was unlikely that'the message would be ready by then, Pastor Learns From Personal Experience Minister Tries German Diet 30 Days, Calls It "Rugged" (By The Associated Prnns) CHICAGO, Nov Rev. Phillip W. Sarles, Congregational minister, said today that life on the daily diet of the Germans was "plenty rugged." Sarles spoke experience, He voluntarily lived on the near-starvation diet for 30 clays lo show the members of his Rogers Park church why they should conserve food and contribute to help Europeans, But he also wanted to find out for himself how bad off the Germans and other Europeans were. 'I know now," he said.

"I have been hungry every day since 1 started. pounds in three weeks. 'I felt the cold weather more than ever before, and I was tired all the time," His diet, based on data supplied by the American Friends committee, was approximately the same as the standard diet in the U. 2one of Germany during last July, A typical day at the minister's table included cereal and black coffee for breakfast, black sugarless tea and bread'for lunch, and spaghetti without sauce, black coffee and a bun or small potato for supper. His thirty days ended yesterday.

Then Sarles ate yesterday's standard American dressing, cranberry sauce and all Ihe other EIGHT TEXANS ARE INCLUDED if II Holiday Death Toll Nearing TOO Today (By Tlio Unlled Press) The number of persons meeting accidental deaths during the Thanksgiving weekend mounted close to 100 today but the National Sa.fety Council predicted that the total for the entire holiday would be less than 'for a normal Thursday-through-Sunday period, Reports showed that at 6 a. today, 72 persons had died in traffic and 23 in miscellaneous mishaps lor a total of 95 Thirteen Dead In Air Crash YAKUTAT, Alaska, Nov. 28. (U.R) Civil Aeronautics officials attempted to learn today why a DC-3 airliner and cargo plane plunged into a hill and burned yesterday with a loss of 13 lives. The plane was coming in a landing through light mist and fog nbout 4:30 n.

m. (PST) when it suddenly swerved and plunged into a low hillside, Officials from the Yrikulat ranger station and residents of the area found the transport demolished and all aboard dead. Their bodies were burned almost, beyond recognition. Was Not In DislrosB The CAA the pilot hurt asked and received permission to make a straight approach to the landing field, They said the plane was not in distress find the stop was purely routine, so far as they could determine, The plane, owned by the Columbia Air Cargo company of Portland, was carrying 1 1 passonr gers returning to their homes on charter rnl.cs after the nircrnft had unloaded airgo nl, Fairbanks mid Anchorage, Alaska, It- was piloted by Jny worth, Portland, war II pilot. Co-Pilot was Keranen, 20, Vanport City also a veteran war pilot.

Trumpet Training Technique Fatal NEW YORK, Nov 28 (U.R)— Harry Abrams, 17, wanted to be the best trumpet'player in the world. But he had trouble holding the high notes. "I've got to have better breath control," he told his friends, "I've got tcrbc able to hold a note longer." So he practiced holding his breath, He put on a war souvenir gas mask, stuffed a cloth into thc air-intake tube, and down to see how long he could go before taking a breath, Members of his family found him when they went to his bedroom to call him for breakfast on Thanksgiving day. The coroner said he had suffocated, 13. HI.I- Woi'ld T.

A. diamond Bulova watch $195, lOiidl'Bctwy, Adv. i Gents King's Jewelry, A was killed Charles F. discharged a am in ing the deaths, Thirteen others wore killed in an Alaskan airplane crash but this was not considered direclly re- laled to the holiday. Pooplo Stay Home The safety council said its prediction of a Jower-lhan-nonnnl death rate was based on the fact that people stay home over Thanksgiving, reducing the number of cars on highways.

New York led all stales with 18 deaths, Illinois had 12, Indiana 11, Ohio 9 and 1 Washington Stale S. Charles City, housewife when her husband, Lessin, accidentally rifle. Lessin was ex- gun while his wife prepared the Thanksgiving dinner, Four Aro Injured Four members of Ihe Slale Thealer Players of Ihe Pasadena Playhouse were hurt critically when their sedan left the road, rolled down a 30-foot embankment and overturned in a dry river bed, David Leachman, 7G, of Fairmount, was killed at Pcnd- leton, when a southbound New York Central work train struck his car at a crossing, EIGHT LIVES ARE TAKEN IN TEXAS (By The AssueliUad Hrcos) The toll of violent deaths the Thanksgiving weekend climbed to eight in Texas Friday, traffic accidents accounting lor six lives. Three persons died Thursday to add to five killed Wednesday, A. W.

Orroll, a carnival operator from Wnco, died in Smithville Thursday of burns suffered Wednesday night. The burns were believed received when a small gns stove in his trailer home exploded. Funeral servicos will bo held nl. Austin Saturday at 10:30 in, Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. George A.

Mibler of Austin find F. Rntcliffc of Corpus Christ two r.isters, Mrs. Stella Pofiei'son nnrl Mrs. J. M.

Arnold, both of Waco, nnrl one brother, Fred Orrell of Waco. A. D. Emerson, 51, former county Hllorney of Ellis county was killed by a shotgun blast, His body was found Thursday at Oyilla community, near Waxahachie. A coroner's verdict of accidental death was returned.

The gun apparently discharged as he climbed through fence hunting alone. Survivors include his wife and a son. Mrs. Mula Dunham, 50, died Thursday of injuries received Wednesday night when struck by an automobile at Dallas, over had FIGHTING FORECAST CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. 28 The secretary general of the Arab League, Abdei Rahman Azzam Pasha, snid today on his return from a conference with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia thnt parti- lion of Palestine would load inevitably lo fighting in Ihe Middle East Drastic Action Due To Threat Of Civil Strife Mobilizdt-ion Plan For Strikers Is Also Discussed iBy The Dnttud PARIS, Nov.

28 The new French government, grappling with a nationwide strike of 2,000,000 workers and fresh outbreaks-of violence, today recalled for army service about 80,000 men of last year's military class. Premier Robert Schuman's caki- inet, meeting for four hours 'in emergency session, was reported lo have discussed the mobilization of striking dockers, miners and railway men. It did not decision. Another Sesnion The cabinet scheduled still an'- other meeting this evening, to'be followed by an executive session of the so-called inner cabinel of top ranking ministers. Faced with a slow hut steady spread of the strike wave, the cabinel decided lo ask the national assembly to bo ready lo meet at" a moment's notice to push through crisis measures.

"The government has decided' 1 innke public order and the libeYtj? to work respected by nl) at its disposal," Pierre Abelin, secretary of stale in Schumnn's office, said after the mooting. 80,000 Are Affected The army call up affected-the first half of the military class-of who were 20 years old in lhat yeor, It was put 80,000 more men into the army. Only lasl week Ihe government recalled the second half of Uvt class of who undergoing training but had been released, That group numbered nbout 40,000, The new military cnll came 'aa reports of striker, sabotage more and more frequent. were being called upon to clear strikebound stations and Reports Of Sabotage Sabotage reports came from stations in Paris and the In Paris, strikers jammed a sli- nral box nl the AusterlHz station.1 threw a paving block at nn engfi lieer in locomotive at Vanv.ei outside Ihe Montparnasse station, and turned loose a locomotive under full steam al Ihe'Lir-Villette freighl stalion. The cabinet session slill was going-on this afternoon when word leaked oul that compulsory mobi- liznlion had been laken up.

Authoritative sources said government would introduce lej- islalion in the national assembly later today to provide for mobilization. Rollback Plan BeforeSolons WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 OJ.fi*. Secrelary of Commerce W. told Congress today the adminislralion hopes to rott back the prices of meat, steel and lumber under its anti-inflation program.

Above nil, he said, the adminis- lralion seeks lo hnlt the upward trend of prices, Harriman made the statements before the joint congressional eo onomic committee which is considering President Truman's 10 point anti-inflation program. Meat Rollback Seen Hariman testified under ques- that rationing and price control of "such important item's as meat is one of the matters the program contemplates dealinr with." He suggested that the committee ask Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson nbout exact plans for roll-back in meat prices. But he reminded the conv milloe that there would be less meat next year than now. Mr, Truman, in his the emergency session of Congress Nov. 17, nskcd standby rationing and price control powers which would be used only if 7ioecssary on scarce, basic co.st-of-Iivinflv items.

As for steel and lumber 'Turn to Page 10, Column 3. Please) Daughter Of Walter Winchell Is Missing NEW YORK. Nov. 23. broadcast H-stnlc nlarm today for WnJdn K.

Winchell, 20, daughter of newspaper columnist Waller Wincheil, Her mother, Mrs. Jiihe Win- chnll, reported last night thai her daughter was ill, and had been missing from their suile at the Gotham hotel since Wednesday 1 Miss Winchell disappeared ones previously, turned up later maV- riod to an army serRonnl, Tho subsequently wna annulled and she resumed her maiden namei Today's Cotton Prices on the Lubbock spot cotton market today: Middling 1.3/16 31.40; middling 32.40. tn 1340 Ke..