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Farm Hits Ike Hens Of Agricultural Cats -Jur. Lnmt In mlt Sta AMCAMfAt-MrUjr chudr cIoiMr ttmufh A teolikt aod la cut MTtlen Mib A (w now niinlM la-ttat norm porlieo I Ula tanUht md Wad. Cohtat I ud te wart and north. in agricultural conservation and lending programs. But one congressional a leader.

Sen. Milton R. Young (R-ND), conceded the drive to boost defense spending may in duce Congress to approve some farm aid. President Eisenhower's budget committee. for the 1959 fiscal year, beginning next July 1.

proposed gress cut the advance tion for the agricultural tion subsidy program (ACP) in These money market, proposals would WMM Asal, Te CHf. hurt Jsbs. ers," uid Rep. "up. irraiicn chairman of UK House "Tf on Tuesday Moonshiners Raids cuit Court here today in a sland- raids in Mississinoi antnct I- raids in Mississippi against moon Dr.

E.I shine whisky operators nett ouse Agricultural Appropriation! Sub- and court more than 70 0 0 1 con Whitten Inn. a from letter deput sheriff MeeMy wrote in The raids constables and a former week work Kel1 Sheriffs ffi other local for 1958. Eisenhower i uiutcrs ana otner loca pZ M. med letter damaged enforcement officers cooperated TSL. ta in the crackdown, which ES on the budget before his subcommittee.

Whitten said he was "very Ut te in de- the Fanners Home Ad-fense program" rather thin m. $5 Billion Increase ducing farm aid, he said. Ike Asks Congress To Up Debt Limit WASHINGTON The Eisen hower administration today asked Congress to boost the 275-billion- dollar limit on the national debt to 280 billion dollars Warns SAC Will 'Go Downhill' With New Budget WASHINGTON (UP) Gen. Thomas D. White.

Air Force chief of staff, warns the Strategic Air Command (SAC) "will be going downhill relative to the Soviet threat" two years from now because it was denied 700 million dollars in the new Eisenhower de- Secretary of the Treasury Robert Anderson asksd for the five billion-dollar boost in letters to Democratic and Republican lead- fense budget. SAC will have doubtful situation I year from now for about a year." White also said in a cen- fored transcript of secret testimony given to the Senate preparedness subcommittee. But the Air Force chief declined to speculate under committee questioning whether failure to keep up production of the nation's No. 1 retailiatory weapon the hydrogen-bomb carrying B52-- would "imperil" United States security. Instead he said the B52's were "very necessary" to provide "additional insurance" while ballistic missiles and the new B58 bombers are still untested." ers of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees.

Anderson submitted a draft of suggested legislation that would make the increase effective on a temporary basis from the date of enactment through June 30, 1959. The national debt, subject to the ceiling limitation, stood at $274250,766,593.28 on Jan. 9, or jus't less than three-quarters of a billion dollars under the limit. Congressional reaction, both 'ublic and private, was that the fiscal picture painted by the President in his annual budget message yesterday was anything but bright. But Congress had not expected a rosy report in the light of current defense needs.

There was little doubt that Congress would approve all or most snow the coat. Ask Dismissal West indicated totMI a 81 In a suit styled Allen Thomas WOU re cl! 79 nd that vehi vs. Mississippi Valley Gas cle5 Ire have been seized. ATM Gas Equipment Co. and The Constables arrested on liquor Weatherbuster the latter Barges were Bravo Woodcock two of Arkansas, a motion was Harrison County Beat 3, Pass being heard by Judge Arthur Jor- Christian; i Saucier dan to dismiss the case.

The Ark- Standard, a small town in Han- ansas firms claimed that since County, and Herschel Lan- they were not represented official- dram, Forrest County constable Iy in this state at the time of the Booklyn. West said Landrum complaint nor at present they can- would be charged with bribery of not be sued in Mississippi. a fellow officer. Thomas claimed that equiment The complete list of those ar- he purchased was defective and rested, as announced by West certain inadequate. Joseph Elmo Camathan of Tupelo, Bob Moye of Greenwood, Mangnun of Kosciusko J.

C. Jones of Calhoun City, Es telle Winstead of Lexington, Shad dy Wardall of Meridian, John Pettus of Lexington, Leonard of Blackmon of Meridian. Morris iTiurn Covington of Meridian, Ben Enzo, of Meridian, J. D. Broadus of Saucier.

Mrs. J. D. Broadus of Saucier, Joe Ware of Saucier, James Crump of Tupelo, Leslie Blake of Nettleton, Alfred Stormer of Nettleton, S. D.

Meriah Stormer of Nettleton, Carl Murphy Jr. of Tupelo, Eddie James Ford of Tupelo, Jimmy Wardlow of Tupelo. Jack Ethridge of Shannon, Wilie Edmon Ethridge of Shannon, Anti Short Of Signatures By JOHN BERBERS JACKSON (UP) A bill to orohibit a By JOHN BERBERS from day after it was disclosed sponsors do not have enoueh signers, as they claimed, to override Gov. Colem w-wic Grassland of Louisville, red Allen Lamb of Shannon Mrs. Durline Meek Sheppard of Aberdeen, George Clark of Holly prings, Henry Davis of West man's veto.

Some i charged the measure would sales tax. but House Ways and only partially restore Appropriation Bills Top List "integrity" of the Legisla ture and set about writing amendments that woulc bar about half the of the outlay for the Defense Department. Morej argument was expected over non defense spending proposals in an effort to widen the narrow gap between expected spending and expected revenue during the corn ing fiscal year. As Chairman Cannon (D-Mo) of the full House Appropriations Committee put it: "All of the in- WEATHER AND MIVER Gn.nvllle and Vlelnll,) Hliiliimul llli.r Grrenrllle Lake BrMie 7 a.m. Uda (all II.

Obierrer Brodlr Cr.mp lw t- Bilk temptrat.rc BOHFI to 8 lodatv a a V'm- NW MISSIS8IFPI Toiar. hlrk aOOK' rontlmei mill. 48 4 We ikawYr will, 1 5 look Thanlar. mtrtlr lal'r and M-M. klfk Gene Albritton of Greenwood, Kuhn of Louisville, William Perrin (Goat) Lewis of Starkville, Willie (Big Neck) Wilson of Starkville.

Donal Webb and Ronald E. Webb of Ocean Springs, A. C. Roberson and Errnon Bond of Gulfport. Roy Lehman of Gulfport, Ursin Ladner of Standard, Cecil Ladner Joseph Davis of West Point, tichard Webb of Meridian, Walter "atton of Gulfport, Mrs.

Walter 'atton of Gulfport, Alma Hood of Prairie, L. L. (Buster) Broadus of Saucier Jack Broadus of Saucier, Vernell Graves of Seminary, Margaret Baggett of Hattiesburg. Undercover Agent Tells How He Set Up Raids JACKSON, Miss. M) A members from their seats in order to stop what is called "double-dipping." As it is now written the bill would state employes rom holding full-time jobs in state agencies.

The amendments would add part-time board members and those who work for counties and municipalities and "special interests." (House Ways and Means chairman Hilton Waits, for example, as attorney for the Washington County Board of Supervisors.) A large number of the lawyer members of the Legislature are attorneys for boards of supervis- sen of Hurley, Guy Woodcock of Gulfport, Cotton Shaw of Gulfport, Oris D. Moore of Jackson, Issac (Fat) Hays of Jackson, Tillman (T) West of Starkville, Jack Means Chairman Hilton Waits, the chief sponsor, was absent. (He was in Greenville at a Board of Supervisors meeting.) A batch of new bills were introduced. representatives signed a bill to prohibit a resolu- to write homestead exemption into the Constitution; and 37 signed as authors of a bill to mak xssession of beer in dry countie Hegal without holding an addition To Restore Negro College Standings By TDM PARKER JACKSON, Miss. Mi IlOa sissippi Legislature moved today Harrison County legislator tn a -t Only Signed Rep.

Joe dale, offered a bill to permit women to serve on juries. But unlike a similar bill in the Sen At Meeting Here Monday legal whisky handlers for months to help gather informa tion which led to statewide raids Thomas (Tommy) Stewart, 27 See--Undercover--Page 2 Adequacy of President Eisenhower's proposed $39,800,000,000 military budget was to be explored further today by the missile investigators in closed session. crease for national defense is fully justified and will have the support of Congress." Chairman Byrd. (D-Va) of the Senate Finance Committee called the new budget "reckless" and "likely to lead to substantial deficit spending with all of its evil consequences." Levee Board Grants Permit For Marine Ways On Lake Ferguson Permit to construct marine Permit to construct marine ways on the banks of Lake Ferguson, about a mile north cf the city limits, was granted by the Levee Board Monday to Wagreen Barge of Greenville. The permit to build the marin structure was awarded after Wa had previously been granted permit to level the area where th marine ways is to be above the Airman's Club Stanley Ingram is president he company which plans to erec the marine ways.

Dr. Eustac Winn and George Hamlin are in terested in the firm Sen. Russell Says Need No Pentagon Shakeup If Defense Secretary Stronger By JACK BELL i HP in u. He added in an interview he is siles. By JACK BELL WASHINGTON Mi-Sen.

Russell (D-Ga) said today a "two-fisted secretary of can straighten out the nation's missile program without creating any new agencies. Russell, who heads the Armed Services Committee took iss-ue with colleagues who have con essional consideration "favorably impressed" so far by They spoke out in reply to Tru- tne speed with which Secretary To Build, Repair Boats The marine ways will be util ed for building and repair of boa and barges, Levee Board Chi Engineer Newman Bolls told tl Levee Commissioners meeting approving the application for permit. The The Marine Ways extend 138 feet into the lake. The Levee Board also approvei plans of the City of Greenvil for construction of a new 24-inc Defense McElroy has made deci sions but isn't passing final judg ment until more changes made. New Storm Arises A new political storm clouded advocated reducing the power of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and placing the missile-satellite programs under a single head.

"All you need to get action now is a two-fisted secretary of defense who's not afraid to assume responsibility and has the President's support," Russell said. how to put the United Stales in the lead in the race for rocke weapons and manned satellites. Sen. Knowland of California Senate Republican leader, and Rep. Martin of Massachusetts House GOP leader, stirred up the storm by blaming former President Truman for any lag behind Russia in the development of mis Briei-Deita -State- SCOUT HONOR COURT TONIGHT The district Boy Ccout Court of Honor will be held at 7:30 tonight at the county courthouse.

MASONS TO MEET THURSDAY A stated convocation of Hillycr Chapter No. 113 Royal Arch Masons, will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Masonic Temple Greenville Council No. 51, R. and S.M..

will elect and install officers on the same night. A. C. Karlson is the secretary. KC's TO MEET WEDNESDAY A meeting of the Greenville Knights of Columbus Council will be held Wednesday night at 8 o'clock at the Italian Recreation Hall.

Dave Sherman Grand Knight, BILL ON LOANS TO FARMERS WASHINGTON (AP)-Rep. Frank Smith (D-Miss.) fntroduced bill yesterday under which the Farm Credit Adminintration could make 3 to i year loans to farmers, replacing the present l-year limitation. Smith Mid farmer! need longer loans because of 1957 crop failures. man's statement in New York that he does not think Eisenhower is "a good policy maker nor is he a good budget maker." In an unusual "public memorandum" addressed to Truman, the two Republicans said the nation lad "rested on our oars during the lost years of your administration while the Russians went to work." Blames Truman "If today we are behind the So- 'iet Union in some respects in he race to perfect the weapons rf the future--guided and ballistic missiles--a considerable part of he blame lies on the doorstep of our administration." they said. In New York, Truman first ommentcd that the Republicans always have to have somebody iss the buck to." Later he Seek Negro Who Is Accused Cf Insulting Woman Police are searching for a Ne ro man who allegedly verbally bused the wife of a white store wner and who was apparent!) Tightened out of town when the owner went to his house and fired shot into the ground.

Police were summoned to 500 North Harvey Street just after noon last Wednesday when someone reported a white man firing a gun at a Negro residence. The found Shelby Knox, who operates a store in the 400 Block of North Delesseps. there with the rifle. He told police the Negn man had used very insulting Ian sewer line extending from the city south to the main channel of the Mississippi river. A previous permit for the sewer line, granted the city last July, was rescinded.

The new permit granted today follows a new route to the Mississippi from the former permit. The change was made to permit the use of the proposed berm area south of Greenville for industria sites. J7SO To MVA The Levee Board made its an nual appropriation of $750 to the Mississippi Valley Association and 100 to the National Rivers and larbors Congress. A note was received from the I S. Engineers announcing the of the Forrest home would be for legislators to be free from any organization that has an interest in legislation, but this could be accomplished only by the state hiring legislators full time.

When the bill was introduced last week. Rep. Paul Measell of Mewton county said it was signed by 94 of the 140 House members, a sufficient number to override threatened veto from the gove nor. But when the bill was referret the Judiciary Committee Mon day it showed only 84 signatures al election. Eleven representatives spon a bill to make motor vehicle lability insurance compulsory Present law only requires motor sts to show proof of ability to pay or damages.

Two women members, Mrs Fletcher Gore of Oktibbeha and Miss Betty Jane Long of Lauder- to restore the standings of tw of the state's three state-support ed Negro colleges. Quick action was expected a bill to appropriate million dollars for new buildings and equipment for the schools, two which have been put on proba tion by the Southern Assn. of Col leges and Secondary schools. The measure was yesterday by House Speaker Walt er Sillers of Bolivar County. Major beneficiaty would be Alcorn AM College near Port Gibson, which would get $750,000 to inance a science-library building, a mechanical arts building and a not enough to pass it over Cole man's protests.

Measell said the bill was to "protect the integrity of this Leg islature." For years legislators have helc state employment, and the State Supreme Court recently held th: practice constitutional in a sui gainst Rep. Ney Gore Quitman, who was executive sec retary of the State Sovereignty Commission. Gov. J. p.

Coleman, who has had as many as 20 state legisla tors on the state payroll, told newsmen he saw nothing wrong legislators "working for the people." Batch of New Bills The House held a brief session 60. nlargement on ver in Warren the Mississippi county, a part dded, "The facts are as tated." Sen. Kefauver of Tennessee, 956 Democratic vice presidential) nominee, fired back that "no amount of political statements or speeches will hide the facts." "The facts are that the budget has been cut and cut during the Eisenhower administration, anc rescardh has been frustrated," Kefauver said. "The first thing Ihe Eisenhower administration did after taking office wait cut the Truman budget on research. For five years the CIA and others have warned the present administration of rapid development of mi-miles hut the have unheeded." guage to his wife earlier.

He said he had gone to th ouse with his rifle and tha intoxicated Negro had tried grab it. He fired into the grount he said. Police said the man would be questioned in connection with DOS sible abusive language charges. Arcola Woman Burned By Stove ARCOLA Mrs. Clyde Dodd offered panful burns early today when fire from a butane stove destroyed the Dodd home (On the W.

L. Stephens plantation, 4 miles southeast of Arcola. Mrs. Dodd was taken to the clinic of Dr. R.

F. Spaulding in Arcola where she was given treatment for what attaches said were painful but not serious burns. The home occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Dodd and their two children wai leveled by Ihe flames.

Dodd is employed on the Stephens plantation. An automobile parked near the home was also swept by flames ngineer Bolls said 2 miles of is levee has not yet been en- rgfd. The Board meeting, presided er by President Harold Coun- discussed rights of way to secured for planned levee ork and went into executive ses- to discuss several matters. Plans are being made by Levee ard members to attend the annual meeting of the Mississippi Valley Association in St. Louis on Feb.

10. Monday and adjourned until 2 p. m. today. The House had been scheduled to take up a bill to exempt transportation of intrastate properly from the three per cent TM aas Duuaing ana a ate, it would exempt nurses, moth- gymnasium.

Jackson State would ers of children under 18 and oth- ers. It also would provide for facilities for women in courthouses. Holcombe Chaney Of Rosedale Dies Here Monday ROSEDALE Holcombe Chaney, manager of the Southern Oil Company here for 33 years, died in King's Daughters Hospital at Greenville at 11:25 Monday night of a heart ailment. He was get $575,000 for a classroom build- ng, equipment and dormitory site. Mississippi Vocational at Itta Bena would get $175,000 for an infirmary and equipment.

Alcorn AM and Jackson State are on probation but Dr. E. R. Jobe, secretary of the said work illlion- Hinds County representative and the Harrison-Jackson floater Reps. Upton Sisson and Dan 1 Guice of Harrison County joined 16 other legislators in co-sponsor.

ing Pierce's bill but several south Mississippi advocates of "real apportionment" were expected to oppose it. Sillers, often the decisive man in such questions, also may not pleased with Pierce's measure. Sillers has said he hopes re-appor- ionment can be done without en- membership of i rouse. Pierce's bill would boost the House from 140 to 144 bcrs. state College Board, planned under the Funerals services will be conducted at 2 p.

m. Wednesday at he Chaney home here by the Rev. Duncan Gray of Oxford, former rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Rosedale assisted by he Rev. A. W.

Bailey, pastor of dollar appropriation would restore their standing. He said Mississippi Vocationa never has been accredited but tha the $178,000 appropriation, when carried out, should enable it to gain that standing. But the Senate and House re- MMA Critical Of Coleman Remark About New Taxes JACKSON, Miss. The Mississippi Manufacturers Asn. president today criticized Gov.

J.P. Coleman for saying any new taxes must come from "the favored few." MMA president John A. Others; also declared Coleman's address (o the Legislature week am 'left a serious question as to whether Coleman will really push for legislation which will encom convened at 2 p.m. today with the industrial development of light calenders. A series of committee meetings this week should process some of the bills, now numbering more than 140, for floor consideration.

Rep. Thompson McClellan of Clay County called the House Constitution Committee into brief ses- pastor OI uiici aca- he Rosedale Methodist Church slon to a PP rov bill to imple ment a 1956-ratified constitutional amendment to close a car tax loophole. The bill would authorize taxin authorities to collect ad valorem iurial will be in Rosedale Ceme- ery. Fletcher Funeral Home of leveland is in charge. Chaney was born in Roseale March 21, 1897, the son of H.

D. and Eddie C. Chaney. He Hended Bell Buckel School and raduated from Millsaps College i Jackson where he was a mem- of the Kappa Alpha fraternity. was a member of the Masonic nn He leaves a sister, Mrs.

Postelle C. Baird of Rosedale. the House hopper went a well-advised bill by Rep. Clar re-apportion House seats by add ing one member each from For- Jones and Jack- rest, Harrison, son counties. It also would our state." "It was the first open break between the governor and the organization which cairns to speak for the state's manufacturers.

Osberg, in a formal statement, also urged the governor to support what Osberg called "tax reform bills" by the Legislative Tax Study Cummittee and the temporary Economic Fact Finding Committee. No Mention Coleman's address to the House mittee. ihe tax study group is headed by Rep. Hilton Waits of of Carrol, to TcoZ re-aDnortion HOIKP con to man's political foes in the 1957 special session. Osberp pointed out that Cole-: Management.

Labor. Tax MenObjecT Storm Of Protest Greets Plan Of Auto Worker Profit Sharing TM a lh schedufed "ar, a Attending the meeting in (heir official capacities included Commissioners Council of Geenville, Martin Heard of Leland. James Hand of Rolling Fork, L. T. Wade of Grace, J.

D. Lundy of Belzoni. E. D. Rayner of Meri gold and E.

M. Barry of Benoit Two Children Hit Car, Injured Here On Monday Two children received minor in- uries Monday after being struck by a car on North Broadway. Five year old Billy Tahb recciv- I bruises on his face and body. lis ten-year-old sister. Joann 'abb, had a auto industry's Big Three-- Ford, Chrysler and General Motors -have greeted Walter Reuthc scheduled to start about April 1.

Assembly plant workers now average about $2.40 an hour. profit-sharing plan sharp Ernest R. Breech. Ford board words that amount to rejection. A Ford spokesman called the plan unrealistic.

General Motors President Harlow H. Curtice said it was "foreign to the concept of the American free enterprise system." L. L. Colbert, president of Chrysler, said it was inflationary. For a different reason, the United Auto Workers chief also appears headed for opposition from within his own union.

The reason, says Carl Stcllato, chairman, said the union's proposal would be given "weighty consideration" but he said the plan was "unrealistic." He termed it a "complicated kill-the-profits plan" which he said "strikes at the very roots of the economic syslcm that has made and kept America strong." Reuthcr, when asked about dropping the four-day week issue man made no mention in his ad- TMTM Wf.T.7.T easing of taxes on industry. "Instead, the governor's talk has planted doubts in the minds of industry as a result of his statement that additional taxes must come from the 'favored Osberg said. The MMA president expressed hope the governor "would clear up these doubts with a public statement in allowing for deductions. If the plan were adopted in the auto industry and spread widely among other industries, the result could lead lo reducing federal revenues by billions of dollars. Corporate income taxes now yield ibout 20 billion dollars a year.

In turn, the government would have either to reduce spending or to boost tax rates somewhere along the line. de rear future identifying the avored Coleman told the Legislature the verage Mississippian "already is louldered with more than his fair hare of taxes and is not in position to lobby with the Legisla- "We have plenty of places to get the taxes from the favored few," the governor said. A I A TM leader, is a Sputnik went hi bark on de- said: "You will notice I have ten beating the drums (for the shorter work week) since the first up. avor of sh TMrk WASHINGTON pn.fit-sh.r- expert, said today any big barga.n- through rf ptaVtaTJE Sarah Churchill Arrested For Drunkenness; Lurid Language A I Tilif mm A Sarah ChLh I (UP Actre co eoTo 'roadway. They had started across trect when one of them saw a ar approaching and tried to pull I I I I I I 11(111 which quickly engulfed the home of driving without a licc-nw an and leveled the house and oon- tents.

a 11 A revenue Both children live at 650 Ynu can a Probably i sharp i mere i nc plenty of opposition changes in taxing policy the idea on the floor of the con- That was their private reaction cntion-and I'll be right there." lie, word from Detroit that the Rcuthcr's plan would Auto Workers have pro- S. com Mn 5 ose i (l auto producers split a major share of profits before taxes with workers and customers. the other one out of the way. The car struck them both. It was driven by Arthur Montgomery, Greenville Route One, who faces two routine charges of careless and reckless driving and a churge He took both Ihe children to General Hospital.

capital before taxes. Another 25 per cent would go to car buyers in the form of rclwlcs. The rest They said profits thus distributed to workers would not be taxed. "tia nun HI uui uc inXPd -M per cent-would be kept they are now, at the 52 per the company. Reiithcr said wage increased-named no figure--also will he cent corporate rate but at Ihe much lower individual income rate around 15 per cent or I ICHS bargaining tcisiona in auto worker income brackets, cuffed in jail drunkenness.

The red-haired green eyec daughter of former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churcliil was arrested by sheriff's deputies her home Monday after the elcphone company reported she "ind been using overly lurid Ian guagc for two hours on their fires. Miss Churchill's case in Justice fliirt was put off until Thursday md authorities released her in $50 so she could appear on the NBC-TV "Matinee Theater" per- formance of "The Makropoulos Deputies Barney Miller and George Gcntzvin described the actress as "obviously drunk" when they arrived at her home early Monday. The officers said they attempts! to quiet Miss Churchill and sought to leave without "making trouble." But Mller said the actress jumped into their patrol car, sat on Gentzvin's lap and refused to get out. "She still htd a drink in her hand," Miller mid. "She kept up cussing and talking about how London was going to bomb the United Staler She said, will always be an but 'm not too sun of the (MM 1.

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