Longview News-Journal from Longview, Texas • Page 1

She Weather rfjfu! Lawns EAST TEXAS: Mostly cloud? and colder this afternoon and to night. Scattered showers near tha upper coast this afternoon. Low est temperatures 26-32 northwest and upper Red River valley tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy ani cool. i planning.

to get ready 0f Hn, nd um- fce.utiful city. AN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER OF THE FIRST CLASS, UNCHALLENGED IN ITS FIELD KCA Sarrlc CF AlrvtwUt LOMGVI EW, TEXAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 13, 1 950. Warld-Wid Svrrlcs AiicUtrd PffM, Unite 4 Frtt), Inlcrafttloaal Nawi err to 10 PAGES N0 278. 00 Injured As Storms Batter 4 States StormJragedy rr" Killed, 2i Etex, Areas 38 Die In Louisiana Imiiers Ignore Court Continue Strike At Salem Told By Eye Witness Three In Family Killed As Farm Home Flattened Twisters Take Heavy Toll Of Lives And Property; Red Cross Aids Victims SHREVEPORT, Feb. 13.

(AP) Tornadoes whirled through four states over the weekend, leaving at least 47 persons dead. Another 200 more were injured in East Texas, Northwest Louisiana, Southern Arkansas and Tennessee. Nine persons were killed in the little Tennessee farming: community of Hurricane Hills, near Ripley early today. The twisters previously had struck 38 persons with Full Blast In Face Of Order Lewis' Request To Resume Work Is Also Disregarded SALEM, Feb. 13.

(AP) Tenant farmer Dick Windsor and his family were about to sit down to an early Sunday dinner. death in Northwest Louisiana and His plump brunette wife PITTSBURGH, Feb 13. MP) Dovie, 2G, already had the dishes on the table in their modest East Texas farm home. The children Shirley, Betty sue, Linda, 4, and Linwood, 18 months apparently were gathered Angry soft coal miners continued their nationwide "no contract no work" strike full blast today. They Ignored both John L.

Lewis' work order and a federal court Injunction. In some areas, lack of official notification is delaying a decision by United Mine Workers locals on obeying their chieftain's order to return to the pits "forthwith." No mines are openting in the large bituminous (soft coal) producing areas except unorganized around the table at 10:42 a.m. Seconds later their bodies, Lin wood already lifeless were scat tered aomng broken and uprooted pine trees Their one-story rented home was flattened. Last night at 7:30 p.m., Windsor East Texas. The sheriff's office at Ripley reported that still others, probably Negro tenants of the stricken Woodard farm, were believed killed.

Three houses also were damaged by a twister at Kosemark, near Memphis. No one was reported Injured at Rosemark. As the tornadoes continued a northeastward course, the death toll mounted in Louisiana and Texas. The Red Cross reported 20 were killed in Louisiana. This total did not include one fatality reported by the Shreveport Times in Shj-eve-port.

The death of nine-year-old Shir ley Windsor in a Lufkin hospital early today raised the death toll In Texas to nine. The tornadoes spawned Saturday when a mass of cold aid collided with, a mass of warm, moist 36. died in Angelina county hospital at Lufkin, 12 miles northwest or independent union pus and those covered by new contracts of here. He suffered a punctured lung and a severe head Injury. with the UMW.

Pennsylvania, West Virginia, In diana, Illinois, Alabama, Ohio and At 4:50 a.m. this morning, her pelvis and collar bone other Important coal states all re Tornadoes At Glance By ASSOCIATED PRESS Tornadoes, spawned In the clash of masses of cold air and warm moist air, ripped into twenty towns In Northwestern Louisiana, East Texas and Southern Arkansas in less than 24 hours over the week-end. Thirty-four persons were killed; an estimated 200 injured. The twisters killed at: La Porte. Texas: Ella Dodson.

former slave, whose are was between 97 ad 101. She died Sunday in a Houston hospital. Jericho, Texas: Mrs. Buster Fults. Fellowship, Texas: Mrs.

Laura Grayson. Mrs. Will Eastridge. Haslam, Texas: Mrs. flair-borne Mayfield.

C'orley. Texas: Mrs. Paralee Banks, 66. 1 Salem. Texas: inwood Windsor.

18 months; his father, Dick Windsor. Rnytown, Nine dead. Sllgo, Four dead. Shreveport. 1 dead.

Slack Air Force Depot (near Shreveport): 6 dead. Grand Cane, Four dead. Hood's Quarters, Two broken, died In the same hospital port the strike is as strong this week as last. third of the family to die. Betty Sue, In serious condition I i AMmfAaaf a1 Kv hi 1 fa ft ttBtat trt Determined strikers vow they'll has fractured skull and torn left stay out until they get a contract.

leg. Mrs. Windsor's only apparent -x Over the weekend, Lewis bowed iaooa leaving an Oklahoma City hispital. His doctor said he i JT wy whether the erle of hormone treatments cured JSd Robinson. He did ay that "the flame fa out, but Injuries are minor cuts and bruises but doctors say she suffered terri fic shock.

to the court order and directed his 372.000 striking miners back iJlUltif irnURf" IV air struck at lei.st 20 times ia to work. But with telegraph offices closed on Sundays In many small mining communities, several Least' hurt, and hardly old enough to know that her world has turned over, is 4-year-old Linda. ess than 24 hours. The number of dead In Texaa ocals were late in receiving the She has minor cuts and bruises and Louisiana had been reported official word. manLooksAt U.

S. HEADIN FOR TEXAS. Sheriff Paul Gaither (left), of Potter County, leaves court In Munising. to start back to Ama-rillo with Ewald Johnson (right) who Is to stand trial for the slaying of W. A.

(Tex) Thornton, internationally known explosive expert. Thornton was found beaten to death in an Amarillo tourist court last June. (AP Wirephoto). That's how a dipping, prodding as high as 42 at one time last Some idle miners said they tornado came into the life of the aren't working because this is Lewis' 70th birthday. Windsor family yesterday.

Clock In Wreckage Dave Fowler, president of UMW A clock found In the wreckage tif In Cold War set the storm's arrival at 10:42 a.m. OPPONENTS STALLING district 21 in Oklahoma and Arkansas, looks for a continuation of the strike despite Lewis and the court. He said: There was little salvage property left. The roof was found 300 yards Responsible officials said the away in the tnp ot some trees. Rwsent Federal Order present review is not expected to produce any new turn In the direc Mrs.

T. E. Murray, who lives 1 12 miles from the whlte-palnted "Some of the miners feel the covernment is trying to make con Legislature Near night. But Louisiana state police at Bossier City scaled this figure down with a recheck that caught some duplications. East Texas Hit First to feel the twisters wi lower East Texas.

A 'ornauo smashed LaPorte, and Alvln, Saturday afternoon. Another twister hit later that day at Chapel Hill, Bremond and Bailey-villp. At midnight the tempo increased and with machine-gun rapidity the twisters struck at C'orley, Grocsbeck, Jericho, Fellowship. Haslam, Gill, Salem, and Hughes Springs, all in Texas; at Roytown, near Castor, Sllgo, tion of major foreign policy. Windsor home, saw the storm com ing.

It was small and funnel- It may, however, answer of questions raised by the long argument Sjj oe taxing new. at it American jettrmirte just where the iutti now stands in the rtii Russia. bring made by the i Security Council. This sbnets the State and de- shaped. It seemed to dip crazily one direction' and then another.

over the hydrogren bomb. Showdown Tax Coal Contract Talks Expected Lewis May Resume His Bargaining Then, suddenly, it flicked the Questions are said to Include: Windsor house. Besides the house, valuable pine Whether the United States is more powerful in relation to Russia as the result of the H-bomb possibili artmenti and other agen- AUSTIN. Feb. 13.

The lrgis- trees surrounding it were destroy stalling tactics to delay action on half a dozen different proposals mnnn1 naQfOI' a chnHflA'ATl iHLUIB IllllVCli IltWlV ties, how long It may be expected ed. But the damage in that small area was the only property damage tor new revenue. Shreveport, and Grand Cane, in today on whether ci nbt It is willing to increase takes ta pay for victs out of them. The miners fought for 50 years to get their union. They don't want it stolen away from them and be reduced to slaves." In Indiana, where all 8.500 UMW diggers are idle.

President Louis Austin of UMW district 11 said: "Apparently the miners are angry because they have no contract." In West Virginia, the Norfolk and Western and the Virginian i ail ways said no mines are reported working along their lines. About 14,000 miners arc idle in Logan county, West Virginia. No mines are operating near Harlan, Ky. to hold any edge It has. what effect the possible new weapon will Listed as first order of business here.

in the house was the committee better treatment ot TW-rneniany Louisiana. The Shreveport Times gave this Blinding rain came quickly after have on this nation strategic plan Boy Is ill and mentally deficient wards. the screeching tornado. At Lufkin ning and how the, bomb should be dpproved penny-a-pack cigarette tax boosting bill by Reps. Davis breakdown of Louisiana dead: At It went into its third weeK oi used.

1.43 inches fell In 27 minutes. A Mr. Curry, his car stuck In a Roytown, nine; Slack Air Force Dedal session without having defi Clifton of Farmersville and Jack Informed authorities regard the nitely settled the question, or come WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. fP) John L.

Lewis and coal operators may complete arrangements shortly for resuming contract talks as directed by a federal court. However, nothing was definite. Judge Richmond B. Keech di-rnrtprl renewed bareainlng "in mudhole about a half mile from Depot near Shreveport, six; Sligo, four; Hood's Quarters, on the out Cox of Breckenridge, it was written to produce an estimated question ofuse as one of the most llo Death the Windsor home, was first to the to a clear-cut vote on me issue. Opponents of new taxes have used skirts of Shreveport, two; Shreve 000,000 a year, all of it earmarked difficultft involves the determination ojr whether as a matter of high policy the United States for a' special building fund for hos port, one; Grand Cane, four.

scene. He walked because roads in the area are treacherous, muddy slippery and full of bogs. Twisters In Texas killed three bounded By pitals and special schools. I he increase would remain in effect for Comment from rank and file diggers showed their attitude to be Bodies Carried Out Few homes In the East Texas should reserve so devastating a weapon for use In retaliation only or whether it should use the H-bomb like any other weapon as seven years. women near me nine saw-miu town of Haslam; an 18-months-old boy and his father in a community M'Arfhur To Control Navy In Jap Wafers timber area have telephones.

Curry onp of grim determination. injunction won't mine coal afyi know It," said a miner at The cigarette lax proposal was one of several approved in com carried the unconscious bodies to his brother's home, 400 yards southwest of Lufkin, a women in the Hericho community near Has the-Russelton, mine No. Two of Justifiable homl-pirtorntd by Justice of Wf Richardson after Nro boy, Robert of 600 Sabine, was pway. Not until 12:45 p.m. could he of Republic Steel corporation.

He added: "That Taft-Hartley business reach a telephone. WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. MV- lam, an elderly women at C'orley, near Texarkana, and an ex-slave at LaPorte.

Jeeps carried the Injured Wind is foolish. No contract no work. The military high command announced today it has given Gen. Douslas MacArthur authority to Miner Paul Trucklcy of Curtis- Arkansas reported much loss soon as that became strategically desirable following the Start of a war. The National Security Council pulls together mainly the thinking of the state and defense department planners.

President Truman Is Its chairman. A dispatch yesterday from Moscow (passed by the Communist censors) said talk of possibilities pfcithoutsldt! George pwcery itorc on Sabine sor lamiiy to tne highway, four miles away, where two ambulances waited. vllle. declared: damage and no injuries from a single tornado. "Truman gave the operators an assume control of American naval forcrf In Japanese waters in event The American Red Cross ar ace in the hole.

They knew Lewis good faith" at the same time on Saturday that he ordered Lewis and 370,000 United Mine Workers to call off their strike. Lewis quickly messaged his top UMW aides to Instruct miners to return to work an order which most miners indicated they probably would ignore in the absence of a contract. Also in compliance with the court order, Lewis asked coal operators to resume bargaining with him next Wednesday. The operators said they would wait to see if the men returned to the pits before answering this bid. What can be done if the refuse to work may shape Into a classic for the courts.

The law says Individuals can work or quit within punishment. But the law also says a union 7:45 i.m. Sunday by Negro hired 1 .1. Damage Heavy There were few Immediate esti of emergency. ranged quickly to reimburse the Windsor survivors for all their mittee and now ready for debate in the house.

Among them was a measure boosting the production tax rate on oil, gas and sulphur by 15 per cent. The original boost on these items was also that figure, but it was trimmed in committee to 10. The new bill was Introduced when the so-called economy block in the house threatened to raise the point of order that there were only two copies of the original, instead of three as required by the rules. The second bill cw of committee with the figure at 15 pei cent. eitner had to order us back or leave us wide open to an injunc This unification move was made mates of damage.

But It was put wi in ine siore property loss. This would not In $300,000 in the LaPorte-Alvin known at a news conference held bv the joint chiefs of staff who i'3' said that he had clude the rented home. tion. In my opinion, the men are solidly opposed to going back without a contract." For their Immediate needs, the about midnight BoU nd hl "red toJ8 Colt pistol at area; at Hugnes bprings and $25,000 at Corley. Most points hit In Louisiana were still wearily taking slock today.

Digger Defiant Another digger, at the Wheeling surviving Windsors had the sympathetic help of hundreds of East Tcxans. Newspaper and radio sta "II Wlndnw nn tlii Steel corporation's shaft at Har- Texas bore the brunt of the Mthe Store. He h.arrf tions, as well as the hospital, got marville, said: "Let the operators fXWd thpn dig their own coal." fc MM.k lnnumerbale telephone calls. Was there anything the caller could do storms Saturday and early yesterday, but then they whip-lashed into Louisiana and wreaked great ma, and did tint The government indicated it will to help? not seek contempt of court cita er havoc. tions if all the diggers fail to re 'killed the boy until snlay morning.

Questioning another tar u-lin i Louisiana's dead were still only Is responsible for the acts of its "agents," and it might be punished because its members quit In port Immediately. An official explained this is because of the time of achieving world atomic control has been revived in Moscow's diplomatic circles. On Saturday, Senator Connally chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, said the U. S. might "at some appropriate time" renew efforts for an international atomic control agreement through the United Nations.

He said the door has not been closed to possible international agreement and that "some stubborn nations" might yet realize tie need. O' TO RECOGNIZE KOREA SEOUL, Feb. 13. fP) A government spokesman announced today Iceland has recognized the Republic of Korea, the antl-commu-nlst south section, Rotarians To Give Party For Rotary Anns iuav I1MVM have just returned from a 10-day tour of Pacific bases. It was also announced that they have submitted a "top secret paper" to President Truman on the effects cn American security of the communist advance in Asia.

Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs, was asked whether communism could be stopped at the borders of China with American aid. He replied this was primarily a State Department decision and then volunteered the statement that the top secret report has been submitted. "'0 Sessions Begin In 124th Dist. Court routh at the time See MINERS, Page 9 a group.

A Valentine party for Rotary "i required to post Anns will be given by the Long- Assault Charges of the If Lewis and the coal operators get anywhere in the prospective renewed bargaining sessions, the legal questions won't matter. Coal production to end the fuel short Filed Ater Affray view Rotary club at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening at the community center building. President John W. Harrison has announced that a very Boy Scouts Delay Mystery Event The Mystery Event of Boy Scout Week, scheduled to be held Sunday afternoon, was postponed due to Inclement weather and will be held at a later date, R. W.

Whit-worth, scoutmaster of Troop 201, said Monday. The mystery event was planned for Sunday, the final day of Boy Scout Week. A dummy was to be dropped from an airplane In a rural area. Boy Scouts were to assemble and to locate it with the aid of compasses and scouting knowledge. The date on which it will be held will be announced soon.

age is the government's main Charges of assault were filed on See STORM, Page 9 Victory In Fight For Depletion Allowance Seen WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. 0J.R) The oil, gas and mining industries seemed assured today of winning another round in their fight with the treasury over special tax concessions. Members of the House Ways and Means commit lilringT Flurries Interesting and entertaining program has been arranged. Government lawyers waited to two local men by Seaborn Hearrel of the district attorney's office after the two were arrested at Payne's Cafe on Highway 80 Satur see how man.

miners start swing ing their picks again. It was even indicated they may wait to see day. Two sessions of the 124th Dis Killed As 1SITED PRESS A restaurant chair, a 12-inch 7 Students trict Court began this morning at how the bargaining talks come out before moving for any contempt of the back to work injunction, knife, and a 7ti-lnch knife were weapons used In an affray between the two. PPed Into Teias fettered mow flur- the Gregg county court house in the district court room and in the should the strike continue. -uoniof West Texaa.

tee agreed that the "depletion al Over Cliff rnisiM. Gar Plunges -''h na 10 lowance clause probably wiii' be left substantially as it is despite arguments by President Truman VI me pan Brannan Plan May Be Applied To Potatoes To Show It Won't Work BOZEMAN. Feb. 13. Dolnf- ana ms aiacs.

county court room. Civil cases were being heard by Judge Sam Hall of the 71st District Court beginning at 0 a.m. in the county court room oh second floor, while criminal cases were scheduled for the district court room at 10 a.m., with Judge Earl Roberts presiding. A list of 32 indictments on 28 persons comprised the, criminal eporuni ow nurries during Seven Montana State college students were killed in an auto which plunged over a mountain cliff near here last night An eighth was They pointed out that 22 of the. 48 states have oil or gas field and others produce minerals.

This Is a fairly large segment of the country with sufficient influence and enough votes to ward off any major changes in the tax law. passing on other rails, saw the wreckage about midnights Engineer G. M. Randall and Conductor A. W.

Benson, both of Livingston, reported their discovery to Rice. The accident was at a sharp curve near the ghost mining town of Chestnut, about seven miles east of Bozeman. Cause of the accident was not known immedlatefy. The thmiirien of the road are snow- Amariuo: 'W ht win WASHINGTON. Feb.

13. UP) Congressional critics of the Bran-nan farm plan said today they are hurt critically. The dead-two coeds and five members of a Sigma Chi fraternity basketball teamwere: docket for the week. Civil cases considering applying it to the sur- plus potato issue. docketed are the following: Paul Nr Waddell vs.

George Holder, Lizzie Benton vs. Lawson Lacy et Phyllli Birkeland, Fort Benton; northwest came 'Economists tell us it probably Donaleen McRae, Forsyth: Harvey H. Elde, Scobey; Gerald W. Early, Laurel: John W. Stlnchfield.

Evans- covered, but the highway itself is al, Dalton McCrury vs. Wilkes, Dake Steed; Neal Dixon vs. Southern Harnage et al; Odom Choice vsJLawson Lacy et al; Mrs. would backfire and cost about $400,000,000 this year," said one lawmaker, who would not permit use of his name. "That ought to blowtheBrannan-plan to pieces vllle.

James K. Schrumpf, Glendive; and Leslie Greenwell, Butte. Under this program, Brannan has announced he will again support potatoe prices at an average of $1.01 a hundred pounds this year, or about nine cents below the which included the much-publicized surplus. It cost $225,000,000 to support potato prices from the 1048 crop and the 1049 crop is estimated to be about $100,000,000. The Brannan proposal listed supports for, potatoes at about a bushel.

Recent crops have been above 400,000,000 bushels. Opponents of the Brannan plan believe potato without government supports, would skid down to 50 cents a bushel or possibly even lower. farm program, under which the surplus potatoes accumulated. Last year he suggested that perishable such as potatoes, be allowed to find their own market price levelswithout-government price supports. He said farmer would get "production payments" If market returns failed to provide a fair adding that consumers would benefit from lower food prices.

Congressional critics protested that this was an attempt to subsidize consumers' grocery bills as well as farmers. Both the house and senate rejected even trial runs of 'the- Brannan plan, agreeing in-steady on a new farm price-support program. W. J. Keel vs.

Kllgore Transfer company, forever -but it might be worth it." Chariest' S. Olson of Helena is or sm Henderson Girl Injured In Crash ''1 Nadlne Strong. 12. of Route 4, Henderson, is under treatmt in Gregg Memorial hospital for In Juries sustained in an automobile wreck Sunday morning about one half mile west of Silvey Bridge on a county road off Highway 322. i The car, driven by her father M.

Strong, was in a collision with an automobile driven by Kos coe Bennett. Secretary of Agriculture Bran- hospitalized here in critical condition. non touched off a political explo fairly clear. Occupants of the car were returning from Absarokee, about 100 miles east of Bozeman. Two Sigma Chi teams from Bozeman played basketball at Absarokee yesterday afternoon.

Most of the accidents male victims were on the fraternity team. Several were for-mer Montana high school athletic stars. The other team returned safely In another car. ACCUSED OF MURDER MEDFIELD, Feb. 13.

(U.fi) The estranged wife of a Boston Sheriff Charles E. Rice said one sion recently by asking senators what should be done with some ed oB of for-d re- engineer was arrested on a mur of the girls was driving when the car plunged off U.S. Highway 10, west of Bozeman. The car hurtled over a bluff and "pancaked" on Northern Pacific railway tracks. 50,000,000 bushels of surplus potatoes taxpayers paid for under the present price-support program der charge today when her infant daughter was found drowned in a bathroom wash basin.

Brannan opposes the present An eastbound freight train crew,.