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Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor H. Washburn Real Incident or Pretext Is Dangerous While a four-engine U. S. Navy vpatrol plane is missing in the Bal- iic area Soviet Russia 'comes out with an official statement that one of our Superforts (B-29) flew into Russian territory, fired on Russian planes and then vanished. The Navy says Us plane is gone, all right, but' the manner of its going threatens to become an international incident.

Whether real or manufactured, it's a dangerous case. Wars have started for less. The fact is, says our Navy, the patrol plane was unarmed. It simply went out on a routine flight and didn't return. The Russian foreign himself, Andrei Y.

Vinshinsky.gave the note protesting "invasion" to our ambassador in Moscow, Alan G. Kirk evidence that the U.S.S.- R. is making this a major incident. The Russian story is that they have important secret military in- along the Baltic. Presumably they were flown over.

Possibly there was a camera aboard our Navy patrol plane, but certainly no guns and to that extent the Russian story of being fired on is false. But all this is a long way from American shores, in a region concededly belonging to the Russians. For a similar incident.in reverse, consider the report last month unidentified submarines were 'operating off our own Pacific coast. We don't know but we suspect they were Russian submarines. There was no incident in the Pacific because we didn't fire on 'cm, and Russia as far as we know has lost no submarines.

That's the difference between a peaceful nation and one that is always rattling a sword or waving a gun. 51ST YEAR: VOL. 51 NO. 150 Star of Hope 1899; 1927 Consolidated January 18, 1929 HOPE, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1950 Auodtdttd Newspaper AiTrt. Revenue Issue Explained at Teachers Meet A Constitutional amendment designed for increased revenue for public schools of Arkansas was explained by A.

E. A. Could Name 400 Concealed Reds Says Budenz Midland, April 12 Ex-Communist Louis Budenz, who may have an answer to the Son McCartny-Owen a 11 i more dispute, says that he could name 400 "concealed" Communists in the! United States. 'But I won't do it," he declared here last night. "I can't afford libel The former managing editor of the Communist Daily Worker was in Midland for a lecture.

Whila here, he was notified of a subpoena to appear before a senate sub-committee investigating McCarthy's charge that Lattimore is a Soviet agent. Budenz, named as McCarthy's "mystery witness," would offer no 'comment on the dispute. But he did say that he had never met, talked with, or given documents to Me Carthy. "In justice to the investigating committee," he said, "I cannot say anything further." McCarthy has indicated that he hopes Budenz's sworn testimony will show the committee that Lattimore is a Communist. Testimony given before such a group cannot be used as a basis for libel charges.

Budenz, now a professor of economics at Fordham university in New York, told a press conference that the whole policy of the Com- munisty party in the United States is to place its adherents in positions of importance. "One Alger Hiss in the state department," he declared, "is worth several hundred thousand other Americans." He quoted Earl Browder, former Communist chief, as saying that the party is "very small, but bit in its influence." The 400 aled Communists," he said, are in various organizations that ol public opinion and policy. Such persons, he said, are given exemptions from Communist party membership. Hoyt Pyle, when he' spoke to the Hempstead county teachers following a dinner in the Hope High school cafeteria on April 11 at 6 p.m. Mr.

Pyle also presented facts relative to the Iowa-Illinois Association group insurance plan for teachers. He was introduced by J. H. Jones, Hope schools. superintendent of Washington, April 12 Taft (R-Ohio) demanded today that President Truman "eliminate any suspicion of "treason" from the administra i "if he can." Taft, chairman of the senate DRIFTING SAND MOVES AMARILLO Mrs.

J. Savage of 1515 Avondale Amarlllo, gets, out the old shovel and tries to move a two-foot high sand drift out of her back yard. High winds for the past few months have; blown tons of top soil all over the Texas panhandle'. (NEA Telephoto) 13 U.S. Airmen Die in Crash at Secret Base Albuquerque, N.

April 12 PK AB-29 bomber carried all 13 irtheri aboard to almost certain leath in a crash night into secret weapons base. The air force said all, are pro- sumbed dead. It drew fc tight secrecy curtain on the tragedy in a remote area of the atomic bomb assembly installation. were barred from.en- the area, a spot 7,000 feet flgh in the Manzano mountains. Phe, scene is some five miles cast of Sandia headquarters and 17 miles east of downtown Albuquerque.

A road block was thrown across only trail leading into the area, ust off transcontinental U. highway 66. Darkness and rugged ry prevented immediate determine tion of whether any survived. The likelihood any escaped seemed, remove. The giant strategic air command plane from Walker base at Roswell, N.

plunged to the ground and burned three minutes after it took off from nearby Kirtland field. Emphasizing secrecy 1 a king the locale, one officer observed: "Not even the President of the Charles F. Allen, head of the Retirement Division of the State Department of Education, spoke on the benefits of teacher retirements and urged all teachers to have their records clear with the local county supervisor's office by June 30. Special numbers on the program were two vocal solos by Miss Sena Dildy of Little Rock. Accompanied by Miss Lucille Hull of Little Rock, she sang "Because" and "Shortening fc Elmer Brown, county supervisor, was in charge of the program and was master of ceremonies at the dinner.

Square dancing, with Mrs. John Harrie as director was the entertainment following the formal program. About 150 teachers, out-of-town educators, and other visitors were present. Named Official of River Group Shreveport, April 12 The Red River Valley association Republican policy committee, also Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, but Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) and of prejudging McCarthy's charges of communism in the state department.

As Taft let fly at the President, the stage was set for former Communist Louis Budcnz and Owen Lattimore, Far Eastern affairs affairs specialist and Johns Hopkins professor, to confront each other at a public hearing April 20. McCarthy has said that Budenz will swear that he knew Lattimore to be a member of the Communist party. Lattimore testified under oath last week that he never had been a Communist and that he never knowingly has promoted the causs of communism. He also flatly denied McCarthy's contention that he is Russia's head spy in this country. Lattimore said in a statement know my recollection I have never met him and have never been associated directly or indirectly with him." Lattimore added that he has no information as to what Bundenz plans to tell the senate foreign relations subcommittee investigating McCarthy's accusations.

The committee voted yesterday to subpoena Budenz next Monday, but later agreed to Budenz's request that his appearance be put off to April 20. Budenz, former managing editor Pilkinton to Direct Probe at Malvern Malvern, April 12 Prosecutor James Pilkinton of Hope will direct the remainder of the Hot Spring county grand jury's investigation of alleged liquor law violations and gambling. He was appointed yesterday, the prosecutor for the probe in less than two days. Monday W. H.

McClellan, the elected prosecuting attorney, withdrew because of "friendship with persons involved in the investigation." Circuit Judge Roy Danuser appointed Joe W. McCoy of Malvern special prosecutor. McClellan protested, saying the appointee should be someone outside this judicial district. McCoy quit yesterday, declaring "there is an obvious effort to inje.ct local politics Pilkinton was named to replace McCoy. The grand jury, which has returned 57 indictments on various charges growing out of the gambling-liquor investigation, met yes- erday and recessed subject to call.

One indictment was returned. II wasn't connected with the main in vestigation. Missing Plane Be Little Sees Raft Off Plane-Riding Youth Back at Home Fort Smith, April 12 airplane-riding runaway is being returned to' nearby Alma, He is 13-year-old Charles E. Brown, headed for Los Angeles but aken off an airliner at Amarillo, United States could get into the place." Names of crewmen were not made public. The strategic air command said no one above a jun or officer was aboard.

Identifica- ion was proceeding body by body. Nearly, half remained to be found early today. Next of kin were being notified. The supefortress burned for, Lt. Doug Morris lex.

State Police said Brown is the' son of Tom Jrown of Alma. The boy's mother lives in Cali- 'ornia, and he appar 111 had started there to join 7 her. 'Tom Brown said his wife to AmarilJQ Charles', Morris said. yesterday that he does not Budenz, and "to the best of more than two hours. Flame shooting high in the air were visible from a distance of 15 milles.

Minor Accident A minor automobile accident on Main Street wasinvestigated by local police yesterday and involved cars driven by Tracy Clark and H. A.Shields Nobody was hurt and only" minor damage suited to both vehicles. Weisbadeh. Germany, April 12 (IP) The search lot a missing U. S.

naVy patrol plane concentrated today aff the Danish island of Bornholm after a rescue pilot reported he had sighted what appeared to be either traces of survivors or wreckage from the plane. But three hours after receipt of first report there was no con- lirmatibn at U.S. air force headquarters In Weisbaden that this was a positive clue'to the plane a four-engined Privateer i disappeared Saturday on a flight from Wiesbaden to Copenhagen, Russia protested yesterday that an American plane of the B-29 type had fired on a Soviet lighter pver Latvia on the Baltic coast Saturday and disappeared after the Red plane returned the fire. American officials expressed belief the Soviet protest might have referred the missing navy plane a four engine single tail version of the B-24 bomber. The American plane was unarmed and war wite-ftta alrplane-Bh'oo by tary authorise One-Day Farm Renovation to Aid Veteran srrison, April 12 (IF) "day of a fa was underway near here today.

War veterans taking agricultural "on-the-job" training were putting on the demonstration at the Orville C. Clark place on the Silver Valley road. A silo was to be erected, ground was to be terraced, fertilized, seeded and landscaped and fence was to be strung in the one-day operation. Sponsors said they expected 5,000 spectators. Dirksen Wins Republican Nomination Chicago, April 1 Former Rep.

Everett M. Dirksen, who retired last year after serving 16 years, won the Republican nomination for U.S. senator in yesterday's Illinois primary election. Dirksen, who piled up a big lead over two Chicago candidates, will oppose Scott W. Lucas, President Truman's majority leader in the senate, in the November general election.

Lucas, now serving his second term, was renomi a without opposition. Seven of the 23 incumbent congressmen who had opposition in the primary were renominated. as was expected. Every Neighborhood Has a Smart Guy Who Knows Just How to Fix Most Everything had instructions not to fly over Soviet territory, U. S.

11 1 i a Is said. A Danish pilot who circled the area off Bornholm said the American search pilot might have mistaken a Russian buoy for a life raft. Weather over the favorable and. all planes ere ordered to: concentrate their efforts on area is- Danish naval craft also sped to the scene. Capt.

B. M. York, the pilot who spotted what appeared to be a raft, said it resembled "a yellow rubber dinghy." He dropped smoke flares to mark the spot, 40 to 50 miles northeast of Bornholm island. York said an object which seemed to be wearing an "exposure suit," protective garb for aviators, was lying In the raft. Subsequently a B-I7 over the search area said the floating object may have been an overturned life boat.

FIVE YEAR FOR Bridges reads a law book in the U. 8. Commissioners office In- -San Francisco, while he and torney wait for a new bat) to, be set. Bridges was sentenced'to a five year term In a Fedora) prison. (NEA Telephoto- to treat' lightly from B-29 viet territory i fired on RUssIaf been fifed But as a suggestion that? try might want tojL there to knock chip! off ders.

day that the- may be that ah unj can naval plane Saturday, sian They reason that War 1 the- frontiers here and the process, Kilb- Worker, denounced mission for the Red River basin. The four-state association adopt- a resolution urging such a body close of its 25th. annual convention here yesterday. The interstate compact commission would have as participants, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. Representatives from these four states compose the RRVA.

The federal Kerr bill proposes an eight-state commission for administration of all waterways in the Red, Arkansas and White river Jjasisn. The association oses the Kcrr measure. The RRVA resolution urged congress "by resolution to authorize the machinery for negotiation of an interstate compact commis sion" to be joined in by the four states. Fred F. Webb, was re-elected president of the association.

George Peck of Hope was elected executive vice president for Arkansas. Maj. Gen. Lewis Pick, chief cl TJ. S.

engineers, told yesterday's meeting that we are to remain a strong world power, we must continue to be a strong agricultural nation." communism in 1945 after serving the party for 10 years. He then joined the Catholic church. He is now on the faculty at Fordham university in New York. Community Concert Board to Meet Thursday Night There will be an important meeting of the officers and board of directors of the Community Concerts campaign at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hotel Barlow.

There was a light turnout of oters in the election, the first in a series of state primaries this pring that will nominate candi- lates for next fall's decisive con- ressional contests. The total vole was estimated at about 1,500,000 out of a total of about 5,000,000 registered voters. Dirksen, who has been critical of the Democratic administration's 'oreign aid and tax programs, re- from politics in 1949 while he recovered from an eye ailment. He lad served in the house of representatives from 1933 to 1949. Returns from 5,048 of the state's precincts gave Dirksen 295,.54 votes, a wide margin over his WEATHER FORECAST Arkansas: Cloudy, not much change in temperature this after Negro Legion Meet The Nelson-Hill American gion post No.

427 will meet 7:30 o'clock Thursday night Yerger school. All members urged to attend. Leat at are EX-ARKANSAN DIES Washington, April 12 Bon Geaslin, 53, vice president and general counsel of the Waterman Steamship corporation, died here yesterday. He formerly was general coun gel for the maritime commission. Geaslin was born at Strawberry noon, tonight.

Thursday showers ia (Lawrence county) p. March opponents, William J. and Lar Daly. Baker had and Daly 26,738. Baker 87,331 Autry Pulls Out of Senate Race at Burdette Biytheville, April 12 Rep.

L. H. Autry of Burdette had decided not to run for the Arkansas senate. He said here yesterday he would seek re-election to the house. If successful, he said, he will be a'candidate for speaker.

On March 30 Augry filed his corrupt practice pledge as a candidate for the senate seat now held by Lee Bearden of Leachville. Autry said he would withdraw from that race. is seeking re-election. By SAUL PETT (For Hal Boyle) New York There is a kind of round-robin, self-multiplying lunacy about living in a new house in a neighborhood of other new houses. Knowing nothing about such things, we moved into one across the river in New Jersey.

Like our neighbors, we came from big city apartments. Now we could live! So we men rushed out and bought expensive tools and work benches. Why, I don't know. Maybe it's be- 'cause in our apartments we never did anything more than install a light bulb. Now, we would prove we were resourceful.

Fix or build anything. So far, not much has happened. Harry, who lives across the street, did fix the axle on his daughter's doll buggy. Used a little wire, but no tools. I christened my new bit by installing a clothesline for my wife.

Most of the men on the street intend to finish off their basements. But this work is at a standstill, too. I started mine and then had to rip up a whole wall because the water cut off valve was cov ered up. That made everybody on the block go slowly. The other day a man came around taking orders for screens.

Most of us ordered them. Then a disturbing rumor went around. My wife told me about it. "I hear Al (fellow two doors down) is making his own screens," she said. The implication was obvious.

was talented. Al was enterprising Me, helpless jerk, I had to buy my screens. Seems other wives broke the news to other husbands One Sunday morning, the buy-it-al ready-made husbands met outside Al and his disturbing work were discussed. Bob thought about can- celling his order. Harry said it was too late.

Phil grumbled there were too many decisions to make in a new Finally George broke the gloom. "So what does he save by making his own screens?" he said. "A lousy $35. He ties himself up. Can't do anything else.

I'd rather work on something bigger." One by one, we jumped for the cationalization. Al, it was decided, was wasting his time. We wouldn't be picayune. Harry, vvjwse is an engineer, talks a betr game than the rest of. us.

He Blames everything on the house settling. Cracks in the wall, doors that don't fit, stairs which creak all settling, says Harry. Harry can also be annoying. The other night he came over and said; you going to do about the hardware on the windows." "Nothing, why?" "That push-out gadget, I understand, wears quickly. I'm going to change them all for the roller type." "Oh," I said, and worried about it the rest of the night.

Another time, he came in and said: "What're you going to do about your doors?" "Nothing. They're all new, aren't yours?" "Yeah, but did you notice the tiny hairline cracks. Water gets in those and the door's warped. Presto, you need a new door. I'm going to sand mine down and varnish, them a couple of times." night I worried about the doors.

Usually, Harry isreassur ing about wall cracks but one day he said in my kitchen: "Uh, uh, that could be serious. You got a vertical crack. Might mean a structual deficiency." "What do I do about it?" "Better watch it. See that it doesn't get bigger." "Then what?" "Well, watch it carefully." That night I worried about vertical cracks. Next day, I toured Harry's living room.

"Say," I said, "notice that little dip in the floor near the wall." It was a very, very slight dip. Matter of fact, we had to ge down on our knees and roll a marble to prove it to Harry. Still, he kept his poise. "Just settling," he said. 'Fellow I know says it could mean the main beams need shoring up." It was six hours later, past mid- "Nonesense.

It's just settling." night, when Harry came knocking on my door, sheepishly. "What do you think I ought to do about tba.t floor dip?" it" I spots, qont Presbytery Conference Closes Today The annual meeting of the women of the Ouachita Presbytery whichha been in progress at the First Presbyterian church of Hope for the past two days came to a close this afternoon. The meeting this morning opened at 9 o'clock at the church. Principal speaker was Mrs. T.

C. Fleeman of Fort Smith whose subject was "Let My Life Special music was provided by Mrs. Dick Watklns of Hope. At noon: there a luncheon for all delegates and visitors at the First Christian church. At the afternoon session the principal speaker was Mrs.

H. D. Haberyan of Shreveport who gave a report on her recent trip Brazil. Mrs. Earl Powell, Jr.

furnised the special musfc for the afternoon. During the the following registered: Two Synodical officers. 13, Presbytery officers, 24 delegates, and 55 visitors. Among the towns represented were Hot Springs, Arkadelphia, Malvern, Prescott, Texarkana, Gurdon, Ashdown, De Queen, Lewisville, Camden, £1 Dorado, Magnolia, Columbus, Fulton, Washington, and Hope. Tries Suicide Bridgeport, ApriJ 12 college student killed' a waitress early today who--had, jilted him, then wounded himself critically, police Police said Willis Oakley' stalked into a cafe and fired a single pistol bullet into the head of 01 a A Barton Carter, 29, pf Akrpn as she sat drinking in a booth with another man.

Then he fled to his ropmlng house where turned the gun.on himself. I did it because she do'ubje- crossed me," Police Superintendent 'John A. Lyddy quoted Qaktey, a married student at the University of Bridgeport, Oakley, Who wounded himself, in the head, was in critical condition at St. Vincent's hospital. He entered the Club Norland shortly before midnight while about 15 cutomers were watching the final television program, police said.

Apparently 11 ced in the semi-darkness, he walked to a booth about 10 feet from the door, drew a pistol, and fired one shot into the girl's bead, Two men customers tried to grab Oakley after the shot, but he broke free, van out the door and down the street. The man sitting with the girl identified the killer as Oakley and police traced him to a State street rooming house about an hour later. He lay across the bed, wounded. "It has all the appearances of a love triangle," a police spokesman said, itary.plane over LativianMerriti day, shot at a'ifUi fighter planes andj after slan Cotton growers county were asked, tod county committee of tion and Marketing' to review 4 for i960 and to." eon for reapporttori'ment of their 1850-farm cot allotments-that will ed to cotton this Bodcaw Class Play to Be Staged Friday The Bodcaw Senior class play, "Boarding House be staged at the school Friday, April 14. The 3-act play was originally scheduled for April 7, but postponed due to illness of a member of the cast.

Admission is 20 and 30 cents. The cast includes; Arch Dale Carlton, Wayne Ellis, Nell Boswell, Louise Richardson, Gail Caudle, Jack Herring. Katbryn Whltten, Georgia, Nell Carlton, Arthur Nichols, Marie Garner, vin Butler, Lewis, Butter, MSIJTV forehead, Yerger NH A Student Takes State Honors Sixteen members of the Yerger N. H. A.

chapter motored to Lit tle Rock, Arkansas, Saturday attend the State Convention the committee der the by of an. aUotrneat either for manent basis at grower. "Where the- size qf may future tent J850' planted year this offset new and to i will be county i ments. Any pa convened at Robinson Memorial auditorium with Alma Keys, state supervisor, presiding. Chaylene Smith, a member of the Yerger H.

A. chapter, Wayne the recipient of the annual N. H. A. scholarship for Home economics majors to A.

M. college, Pine Bluff, Arkansas winning over fourteen other candidates from various N. H. A chapters of the state. This scholarship is awarded on basis of scholastic rating, moral character, ability and service rendered to, ganization, community and She was also awarded the Advance Homemakers Degree- Velma Fryo, Yerger hpnje npmics teacher, was Honorary Degree in Ushed.

April 15, if which cotton, farajjij request for cotton isbed CottftB after tion Hemi.