Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 1

Good F.lcrchj Tka Weather Stragflaa la Am4 TODAY'S SMILE Ju. 7 (APV Mra. Ada-Ira BL Scawaia miliM ta bar tflTaree attlUea to4y that ar fcaebaas. a ikM tare innlw. aaa bar Bar rath Ana All oat waa zera.

lan't Tkat A Dtaeearagtaf Bawar4 Far Back A Hara-Warkiag Haraf aha aMahM at Ma eaea. Taa raa nrrUi is tM. CQfL Yov Volume 275 Catered as aeeond OOU1 I CJ Manlier 28 at- poat office claaa aiatter Albtiauenrue. Wednesday Horning, Jssssiy 28, 1948 Published Every Morula Price Cents under act of Coarea ISIS TV mm III i i Mfe Mew Lows UJS ii Lack of Fuel Keeps 0.ui9. Eve tly Chairman Doors School Shut; GOP Tax More Winds Todau Continued cold, freezing weather wag forecast for Little Relief Seen For State Today As Icy Grip Holds Highways Dangerous, Trains Affected; Wind Due to Lose Punch today as the city continued to face a fuel shortage crisis that waa growing worse as added demands cut into present supply and reserve stocks.

Buck, Marron Join In 'Cut and Dried' Ouster Maneuver Clyde Tingley was removed as city commission chairman and Ernest W. Everly his running mate in last Oct. 7's election was elected to fill the place in a sudden, but not unexpected move Tuesday night. The sudden switch which was termed by Commis Past First Obstacle; Truman Veto Seen WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (AP) Republicans snowed under President Truman's tax proposal today and rammed their own $6,300,000,000 tax-slashing measure through the House Ways and Means Committee on a i(i--y Bill Rams 15 to 9 party line vote.

Democrats themselves split on the President's proposal, which was rejected 19 to 5. But they threw up a wall of opposition to the GOP measure. Veto Ignored Committee Republicans ignor. ed a promised presidential veto in sending their bill to the House floor. One prominent GOP leader told reporters privately, how ever, the Senate must reduce the size of the tax cut in order to pick up enough Democratic votes in both houses to overcome a veto.

House debate will begin Thurs day with a showdown vote set for next Monday. The bill then will go to the Senate for whatever re' visions that body wants to make. Many Democrats show willing ness to vote for some tax cut but consider the GOP bill too much. Secretary of the Treasury Sny der said it would put the govern ment $2,100,000,000 in the red next year. Drastic Reductions The GOP bill as drawn by Ways and Means Chairman Knut son (., Minn.) grants tax re ductions ranging from' 100 per cent in the lowest income area to 10 per cent in the upper brackets, It would -strike over 7,000.000 low-income persons from the tax I rolls altogether and grant sub- i stantial cuts to the rest of the 52, 000,000 taxpayers.

The President asked a $40 a person "cost of living" tax reduc tion with a new $3,200,000,000 ex cess profits levy on corporations to make up the revenue loss. House Democrats and Republi cans called separate mass meet ings tomorrow to organize their forces on opposite sides of the is sue. Exemptions Raised The Republican bill, approved by the committee today, would raise individual exemptions from $500 to $600. This means an esti mated 6,000,000 low income persons wouldn't have to pay any more income taxes. Cost to the treasury: About $2,000,000,000.

It also would permit husbands and wifes to divide the family in come equally for tax reporting purposes, thus putting the couple in a lower tax bracket. A dozen states how permit such income splitting by local law. Nationwide application would cost the treas ury between $600,000,000 and $800,000,000. Railway Express Agency Wins Damage Suit Judge Colin Neblett ruled in favor of the Railway Express Agency in a suit for $60,000 dam ages brought by Peter D. Brus- kas on behalf of his son James Bruskas, a minor, in U.

S. District Court here Tuesday. Judge Neblett found that negli gence was not proved as charged by the plaintiff who alleged that the agency had been at fault in delivering fireworks to a child of tender years. The boy lost a thumb and two fingers of the right hand last June in Yuma, as result Of a fireworks explosion. The fireworks had been shipped by the agency French Premier's Finance Program Hits Opposition Socialists, Communists, DeGaullists in Assembly Fight Gold Market PARIS, Jan.

vt (AP) Premier Robert Sch -nan's program ran into partial -ntary opposition to day. The' bill to establish a free gold market in Paris appeared doomed in its present form at least Socialists joined Commun ists and De Gaullists in fighting the program, and the national as sembly's finance commission re jected the eold trade bill, 17-13 There were five abstentions in the committee. No Cabinet Threat The life of the two-month-old Schuman cabinet was not yet en dangered by the opposition of the Socialists, who are represented strongly in the cabinet. Schuman's nroeram had three parts: 1. Devaluation of the franc This was put into effect by gov ernment decree on Sunday and cannot be changed by parliament 2.

Creation of a free money market in France, which also was established by decree and therefore untouched by parliamentary opposition. 3. The free gold bill, which must be approved by parliament. The decision of the finance committee meant the measure would be sent to the assembly with an unfavorable report for final action. Socialists Reverse Socialist ministers in the cabinet approved the gold bill before it was sent to the It was unknown whether Schuman would permit their remaining in the cabinet now that the deputies had reversed the party's position.

In introducing the measure to parliament yesterday, Schuman told the deputies it would permit them to express their views on the entire three-point program. It was not clear whether he would recognize a defeat on the gold measure as a vote against the rest of the program. Socialist deputies explained their opposition to the measure by saying they did not consider its provisions for a 25 per cen tax on hoarders who turn in their gold stocks was high enough They also said they believed the government should reopen nego tiations with Britain and the In ternational Monetary Fund in Washington for agreement on de valuation of the franc and crea tion of a free money market. The gold measure was relied upon by the government to bring out of hiding quantities of gold which France needs in her foreign trade and economy. Report Vfth Heavy Losses TOKYO.

Wednesday. Jan. 2S (P) A Kyodo News Agency dispatch from Okayama said today 400-ton vessel struck a drift ing mine and sank at 2 a. m. with 250 of its 341 passengers still unaccounted for.

Ninety-one were rescued. The dispatch quoted police at Ushimada as saying the craft sank two miles off shore, in the inland sea off Kuroshima Island, and that they could, hear distress whistles as it went down. U. S. Navy headquarters here had no reports of the sinking but was checking Japanese shipping sources.

Kyodo said Japanese fishing and patrol boats were searching for the missing passengers. here predicted a slight rise in temperatures for today but stressed that the cold wave would continue for the next three or four days with a gradual return to nor-mal conditions. High winds, which averaged 40-mph Tuesday and at times produced gusts up to predicted for this afternoon but with diminishing intensity. Tuesday morning's low was a above at 7:30. Temperatures for the day, reported at the airport.

were: 8:38 a. m. 8 8:36 a. ra. 7 5:30 p- m.

p. m. p. 7 10:30 a. m.

8 11:30 a. m. ..11 P. a. 7 9:38 p.

as. 7 Noon ..12 1:30 p. m. ..14 2:30 10:38 p. aa.

7 11-88 p. m. 7 3:00 p. in. ..13 Midnight 7 4:30 p.

m. ..12 The Weather Bureau here said Tuesday's low temperature was a record for the date. The previous low was 7 degrees in 1937. A low of 8 degrees was recorded in 1947. The lowest temperature reading In Albuquerque was recorded in December 1811, when the mercury dipped to minus 16 degrees.

Feb ruary, 1938. holds the record in recent years when a low of minus 6 degrees was reported, The Weather Bureau said no snow was expected today or to morrow. A fall of inches was i CAUTION IS URGED IF GAS SUPPLY FAILS The pnblle was cautioned by Public Service Co. officials, la case of a complete failure of gas facilities, that If they tana off their appliances they sheaM not tarn them on again onto advised to do so by the company and then only if they understand what they are doing. In ease of doubt the pnblle was advised to call the company, 7871.

recorded Tuesday at the Today's high was forecast at 20-24 degrees this afternoon with a low of zero in the valley and seven degrees in the heights tonight. Appeal for Conservation Officials of the Public Service Company broadcast repeated appeals to consumers to curtail the; use of gas Tuesday in an effort to preserve the supply for today and tomorrow. Pressure in the natural gas lines feeding the city dropped rapidly as the sub-normal temperatures increased heating demands. Gas company officials warned that unless some pressure was kept in the pipelines, the system would be completely inoperative, necessitating a repair period of several days before any service, even limited, could be resumed. J.

R. Cole, vice-president of the Southern Union Gas which Centlaaea' aa Faa Te Gas Pressure Up In State Capital From The Journal's Santa Fe Bureau SANTA FE, Jan. 27 (Special) Gas pressure in Santa Fe was reported as rising rapidly by J. Cole, vice-president of the Southern Union Gas late tonight. He said he believed will be normal by morning and that the crisis would be passed if the weather became warmer tomorrow.

All schools in Santa Fe remain closed and supplies of gas to industrial users have been cut off. Stores were cautioned not to exceed 60 degrees. Fifty customers In Tesuque, north of Santa Fe. were shut off due to low pressure at the end of the line at mid-evening. Service will be restored to the consumers Wednesday.

Cole said. In explaining the current short age, he said consumption increased 25 per cent in Santa Fe and over 30 per cent in Albuquerque since Pearl Harbor with no pipe available to expand the line from the San Juan field. Cole said tonight that pipe has been on order for over two years. N. M.

Supreme Court Heirs Death Sentence Apptd i SANTA FE, Jan. 27 UPh-The state supreme court opened its January session today. Among cases to be heard is an appeal from a death sentence by Edward C. Jones. He was convicted of murder in Raton.

An other case is Bernalillo Coun ty's action seeking Attorney Gen eral C. C. McCulloh's approval of the purchase by the state treasur er of its $1,000,000 hospital bond Issue. The Weather Bureau Country Shivers, Rockies to East, In Wintry Wave By the Associated Press Winter, which has been dealing icv blows to most of the states from the Rockies to the Atlantic coast, swept angrily over Southern California and New Mexico Tuesday with high winds, dust storms and, in New Mexico, a blizzard. Albuquerque was without highway communication as snow drifts blocked principal thoroughfares serving the city.

Temperatures were expected to drop to 5 below and schools were dismissed for two days. Los Angeles reported winds reaching 86 miles an hour in gusts, which blew down trees and telephone poles in the San Bernardino Valley. The winds, which averaged 50 to 60 miles an hour, stirred up great clouds of dust and sand. Meanwhile, most of the area from the Rocky Mountains eastward shivered in frigid temperatures, but forecasters said "real relief" is in nrosbect from the cold and snow that have caused 1M deaths a week. A gradual warmup was expected to start Tuesday night in Minnesota with considerably warmer weather in prospect for the north central states by Thurs day night.

The moderation, or. at least two to three days duration, is expected to extend to most eastern and southern areas chilled by a succession oi coin waves earlier this month. However, a cold air mats from Canada was exoected to give the midwest, south and east another Arctic salute before giving way to more moderate weather. Sub zero temperatures were forecast for much of the midwest for Wednesday morning and low er readings were predicted in tne south and east for Wednesday and Thursday nights. Elsewhere skies were generally clear and no immediate relief was' in prospect for California, which is suffering from the worst drought conditions in 70 years.

Temperatures remained in the upper seventies in Southern The thermometer registered 20 degrees below zero in Denver and was expected to drop another five degrees. Warmer weather for Wednesday was predicted with temperatures ranging from 20 to 33 degrees. Meanwhile, a combination ox cold weather and the gas short age dealt the automobile industry a severe jolt today. The Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. announced that all gas sup-Dlies to industrial users in the Detroit area have been suspended for at least a week.

Approximately 200.000 workers will be idled, it was estimated. A Michigan Consolidated spokesman said Chrysler Corp. was the hardest hit among the auto firms. More than 50,000 em ployes will be laid off in seven Chrysler plants until Monday, a Chrysler spokesman said. Chrysler employs 70,000 in the Detroit area.

Ford, apparently, will be least affected among the large automotive plants. The Ford Motor Co. maintains standby gas equipment at its River Rouge plant. Caatlaaea' aa Paaa Twa dig into the matter of gas rates. I don't believe Public Service Company here under its present contract with Southern Union, can make any reduction in gas rates," he said.

About Gas Wells "But Southern Union is buying gas from independent wells in San Juan County for only a few cents a thousand cubic feet. It also has drilled several big wells which probably produce gas cheaper than these independents. "But this gas is costing Albuquerque consumers SI for the first thousand cubic feet." Tingley said that Southern Union's expansion program during the last two years had resulted in the building of "some loops in their main pipe line, that probably increased to some ex tent the amount of gas we're getting here, but it still isn't enough. "We need another I By the Associated Press Blizzard-swept New Mex ico counted three dead Tuesday night storms drifted highways, plummeted temperatures 25 degrees and threatened a natural gas fuel shortage in at least five cities. Only a little relief was In Wednesday, the forecasts said I A I I 1 would bring a let-up in winds, but temperatures would moder ate only slightly.

The dead were at Deming in southeastern New Mexico where eight autos piled up in a swirling dust storm on U. S. 80. Five ot the autos and a house trailer burned. Earlier reports had said four were dead.

The blizzard raged in south central New Mexico mountains clogging roads and disrupting communications near Carrizozo. Albuquerque's 18,000 school children were dismissed. Similar steps were taken at Santa Fe, the state capital, Clovis, Tucumcari, Portales and nearby communities. Train Pipes Frees Airlines cancelled New Mexico flights or routed them around the danger areas. The Santa Fe Railway said its trains were going through but encountered difficulty frofti frozen pipes.

The Southern Pacific was reported behind schedule through the state. Highway travel was termed but traffic was going through. Maintenance crews were out to open blocked spots, but in some cases the howling wind threaten ed to close them almost-as fast as they were opened The accident near Deming was attributed to the storm. The dead were identified as Mrs. J.

B. Bert, Upland, and Mr. and Mrs. V. S.

Christensen, Likely, Cal. All perished in their flaming vehicles. The fires were fed by exploding gasoline tanks. Hospitalized with serious injuries were Lt. and Mrs.

H. B. Mc-Cauley, Montmorenci, S. Mrs. Centtaaei mm Page Fear Holy Land Terror Deaths Total 994 JERUSALEM, Jan.

27 UP) Nine persons were killed today in the Holy Land's racial warfare. The deaths of five Arabs, two BritisJw soldiers and two Jews raised to 994 the unofficial toll since the United Nations voted Nov. 29 to partition Palestine. An unidentified gang attacked 11 royal air force members in a bus near Zion gate of Jerusalem's old city, A sergeant was killed and a corporal wounded. Four Aran were killed at Gaza.

Another died in a blast at Lydda. A British soldier and a Jew weretkilled by Arab riflemen in an attarlr nn Haifn.Tpl Aviv hiffh- Lav traffic nur Kin Hhazal. A Jewish woman was killed in Haifa. Southern Union lay an auxi adequate supply of gas." ask the Public Service Cora- que's needs for. 200 years," he said, "but the pipeline facilities here for a long time have been inadequate.

One Pipeline "There is only one pipeline and that furnishes gas not only to Albuquerque and other towns in the valley, but to Santa Fe and Los Alamos too a total population of 150,000 to 200,000," he said. Tingley pointed out that Albuquerque has suffered a shortage of gas before and "that should have been sufficient warning to Southern Union that the pipeline isn't big enough." Tingley believed the Public Service Commission also should Alabama Chief Says He ll Run Against Truman MONTGOMERY, Jan. 27 (INS) Alabama Gov. James E. Folsom entered the Democratic race for president today in a direct and self-announced "challenge 'of President Truman's party leadership.

Folsom chargea the chief executive is "hogtied" by special interests. Immediately evidence of strong opposition cropped up against the announced candidacy of Gov. Folsom. The Alabama governor's surprise challenge of the leadership of President Truman left most Democratic leaders in the southern state non-plussed. O.

H. Finney executive secretary to Folsom, said he had "no idea" before the speech that the tousle-haired governor intended to declare himself a presidential candidate, he said: "All I know is that he wrote the, speech this morning. He had stenographers in there all day." A high state Democratic party attache, asked what he thought of Folsom's chances of "down- the-line" support from the state's delegates to the. national conven- tion, said: "It -doesnt' seem likely to me that any party is going to aban don a man already president. "It's like admitting defeat." He said that the Democrats aren't admitting defeat in 1948.

Senate Foreign Aid Bifl Version Shown WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 () Broad outlines of the Marshall Plan as it will appear when the Senate gets through with it be gan to emerge tonight. And strong indications were that it will differ considerably from the four-and-a-quarter-year $17,000,000,000 program original ly proposed by President Truman and Secretary of State Senate Republican leaders ap- peared near agreement on a European recovery plan that would: 1. Cut the $6,800,000,000 asked for the first 15 months of th program, possibly to 000. More funds might be voted later for the first year and a quarter.

2. Put a cabinet rank adminis trator, responsible only to President, in charge of the program. Marshall has insisted on State Department control. 3. Rule out any guarantee of U.

S. assistance over a long per iod, but state somehow the "concept" that Congress has a four and a quarter year program in mind. A businessman expert on Eur ope told a House Committee today that nobody can come within $5,000,000,000 of guessing the final cost. "This- is war, gentlemen poli tical and economic war," said the witness. Board Chairman Philip D.

Reed of the General Electric Co. Russia, he said, will do every thing in her power to sabotage the Marshall program. Thomas Not Improved BALBOA HEIGHTS, Canal Zone, 27 (JP) The condition of Representative J. Parnell Thomas N. was reported today as unchanged.

Thomas was stricken with a gastro-intestinal hemorrhage Saturday on a ship at sea. He was transferred yester day to Margarita Hospital at Margarita. The Weather AI.BDQl'ERQUE AND VICINITY! Fair today and Thursday. Continued cold. High today.

30-24; low tonight sero In the valley, (even degree In the heights. NEW MEXICO: Partly cloudy mountains and south Wednesday, otherwise fair Wednesday and Thursday, warmer Wed nesday night and Thursday; high Wed nesday 15-2S north and east, n-n souui- west. SHIPPERS' FORECAST: North -1, east -10, south wast -It. sioner Antonio Morelh who ab- stained from voting as a "dried and cooked" deal. A larger-than- tisual group of spectators was present including Louis McRae aad Ed Ross, candidates defeated By Tingley and Everly last fall, and Joe Heaston who heavily backed the defeated candidates.

lThe motion to declare tne tom-nLssion chairmanship vacant am from Owen B. Marron in these words: "In view of the fct that we have employed a permanent city manager with the objective in mind of putting into operation the administrative design specified in the charter of the city of Albuquerque, it seems desirable at this time to make feasible a complete reorganization ef the administration of the city for that reason I move that the office of chairman of the commission be declared vacant to the aad that the selection of a chairman can be effected coincidental- It with the installation of the sw Marron had scribbled the long-winded motion on an envelope and he carefully re-read it at Tingley request, then read it gain despite Morelli's objections when the latter wanted to know 'what your purpose." About "Deable-CroM" On roll call votes Everly voted both to remove Tingley and to elect himself as chairman. Like More 111, Tingley abstained from voting, but commented: "we ran on a platform. Td like to see that platform ful iLuea. aani warn aouDie cross the people; I don't mind being double-crossed myself, I've bad that happen many In accepting the chairmanship, Everly state he had run last fall on a platform by the citizens of Albuquerque the city He said it was his in tention to see that the charter was followed at all times.

Everly also announced that he would "call no secret meetings." Immediately after he had taken the chair, Everly read a resolution subsequently passed unani-tnously which made it grounds for dismissal for any department bead or employe1 to obey orders from any commissioner, and uv Structed the city manager to employ personnel "without regard to partisan or factional alignments." As soon as the resolution was read Tingley promptly moved its adoption, but Buck, asserting be had the floor, asked for "the honor of making the first motion before the new Marron provided the second. resigned as chairman of the finance committee and Commissioner Owen B. Marron was elected to the post. Sew Manager The swift moving changes overshadowed the formal installation of Lyle Rosenberg as permanent city manager. welcomed Rosenberg aad the new administrative officer assured the commission "You will have my best at all times, and I hope that will be good enough.

City Clerk Ida V. Malone was asked to call department heads into the city manager's office at 10 a. m. today for introduction to Rosenberg. In other actions the commission: quest of the Bernalillo baiei Council, asking the Public Safeij Institute of Purdue University to conduct a traffic survey here; Tabled for further study six re quests for water extensions out side the city limits, approved one inside the city; Rejected A.

R. Hebenstreit's request that' the city pay for $180 worth of curb and gutter which has been relaid at Laguna Boulevard and Park Avenue to widen the intersection; Referred to the city manager for study a bid of $61,150 for a 69-box fire alarm system, the Gamewell of San Diego, being the only bidder; Approved new liquor license for Knights of Columbus Lodge, Fourteenth and Coal, and approved transfer of George Hrousalas license from 207 North Fourth to 1902 North Fourth. Rejected, for the second time in five months, a $1475 claim from Mesa Grande Development which said it advanced the money lor water main extension 1931. Liues. Lver.y Iraq Cabinet Quits Amidst Wild Riots BAGHDAD, Jan.

27 JP) The cabinet of Premier Salih Bey Al Jabur resigned tonight after 24 hours of rioting in which 70 per sons were reported killed and more than 300 wounded. Resignation signified collapse of Salih Bey's fight for ratifica tion of the British-Iraq Treaty of friendship and mutual military aid he signed in London ,12 days ago. Regent Abdul Illah announced the resignations in a broadcast to the nation, and appealed for restoration of order. Police ex changed fire with anti-treaty demonstrators. One report said a private plane machine-gunned demonstrators crossing a bridge during the height of the noting.

News that the treaty had been signed Jan. 15 touched off riots in which 1 1 persons were killed, These finally were quieted by the regent who promised that no treaty would be ratified which did not guarantee Iraq's "natural aspirations. The treaty, would give Britain the right to send troops into Iraq in event of war or Imminence of war. British rights to occupy two air fields in Iraq would be sur rendered, but British planes could use the fields.1 The treaty called also -for continued training and equipping of the Iraq army by the British. Demonstrators who had pre viously denounced the pact as written in ink and repudiated in blood" surged into the streets of the capital last night.

State Will Co-operate In Gasoline Conservation SANTA FE. Jan. 27 New Mexico is "willing to co-operate in any fuel conservation measure. Governor Thomas J. Mabry said today.

The governor's announcement came as a Senate committee today suggested that the states fix new low -speed driving limits, similar to the 35-mile-an-hour wartime limitation, to save gasoline. Mabry said he plans to "look into the matter," and indicated that if a formal request were made, the state would take City Commission Asks Gas Inquiry Commissioner Clyde Tingley urged the city commis- sion i uesday to demand that liary gas line from the San Juan County producing field to 'Prices So High We Can't Reach Shelf Factory Worker Tells Senate Group Albuquerque to insure an "The commision should mission in Santa Fe to take what ever steps are necessary to pre vent a situation such as we have today where we have to shut down schools, churches and in some instances businesses," Ting- ey declared in an interview. At Tuesday night's session the commission voted to instruct the city attorney to make a study not only of the gas situation but of power service "with a view i to compelling Southern Union and the local utility to furnish an adequate supply of gas and remedy the matter of defective electric service. New gas wells brought in dur ing the last two years in San Juan County indicate "there is enough gas there to supply Albuquer-, WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 A soup factory worker and his wife told the Senate Banking Committee today what it's like to raise six children on an income of $2500 a year.

"We are just existing, said Cyrus J. Waud, 36, of Camden, N. J. "We walk into the store and prices are so high we can't reach the shelf." "We never have orange juice," said Mrs. Waud.

"Lois is not well. She is is undernourished." Lois, who is 1 1 and wears pig tails, stood quietly beside an other of the Waud's daughters. Chairman Tobey N. called her to him after the Waud budget had been thoroughly explored, he gave her a $5 bill and said he'd fix it up for the family to see the sights of Washington. Then he said he was calling food company people' to testify next week "to find out whether these high prices are justified." Tobey didn't say what the committee may do about the question before it whether give Presi- Caatiaaai aa Paca Uaraa.