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TWO YOUR MORNING NEWSPAPER THE SHREVEPORT TIMES, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1945 The Colonel Says Goodbye to a Pal 'OTHER WOMAN' BRINGS DEATH conceiving this mighty station whloh has played prominent part In the winning of this war. Through, the untiring efforts of these civlllana. Barksdale has grown where not many KENNEDY SAYS POLITICS HELD UP BIG STORY FOUNDERS AT LAST RETREAT FOR COLONEL years ago cotton fields stood. TO TEXAS MAN 1 -teJ 'WX He said that Barksdale had turnea out more trained bombardment crews, more aviation military police and more chemical warfare troops than any other base in the country, and expressed gratitude for the in Tife Cries "I've Caught terest Shreveport and Boaster have he went to General Allen's hotel to protest. Allen told htm, he said, that the matter had been put In the hands of two officers, and that Allen would not discuss It with him.

Kennedy aald General Allen released the atatement which attributed to him the words "self-admitted breach of confidence," after he (Kennedy) had told one of the two officers assigned to his case that he took "full responsibility for the story." "I deny now, nor did I admit then, any breach of confidence," Kennedy said. "General Allen put out the atatement containing the words 'self-admitted breach of He alao said It waa' a violation of military security endangering Uvea. This accusation waa ao serloua that it might have involved the death penalty. Yet It waa made without his according any ring to me." Kennedy aald of the officers assigned to his case: Iwould certainly not question taken In Barksdale Field. "We will be forever grateful," he said.

Preceding retreat, civilian guests were shown through a B-29 Super You" When He Brings Companion Home Fort Worth, Texas. Juna HV-Screaming "I'vt ciiught you," Mr. Vlma Ollbrfath. 25-srar-old Bn brook woman, shot and klllad hrr huaband. Gordon Oilbrfath, 30, (Cenllnatd From Pat On) would be fireworks," he aald.

"I realized the other correspondents would be highly Indignant. After thinking over all these things, I decided to send the story. "I believe In keeping confidences. I have been In newspaper work for 20 years and have never been accused of violating a confidence or a release. I believe In the sanctity of fortress which was one of the trail- today when ha brought an attractive agreements.

I have always kept them. "But In this caee, I found myself blazers In the bombardment of Japanese homeland bases, now retired as a "war weary." EHE TRIPLES PRODICTION Lancaster least one ewe In the flock of Ray Peters, Amanda, farmer, has gone all out In the Job of helping to relieve the meat shortage. The owner reported that the ewe gave birth to a lamb, and one week later produced two more. confronted with what I believed -vas a conflict of rules, and what I conaldered my duty," He aald that when the correapond- enta boarded the plane for Retma (Conllnutd From Past One) ley, Clem Clark, C. M.

Dlakson, John M. Ford, Dolph Frantz, E. A. Frost, Col. Joe T.

Goodman, Judge James U. Galloway, A. C. Glassrll, Allen Graves, E. A.

Ollllsple, Judge J. M. Grlmmett, A. Hammett, Judge George W. Hardy, W.

M. Hlrsch. David W. Harris, Charles Hazen, Walter Jacobs, W. H.

Johnson, Jacobs, J. H. Jordan, Rev. J. F.

Kane, Philip Lleber, C. W. Longwill. Judge E. P.

Mills, Val Murrell, W. T. Mayo. R. T.

Moore, Philip Mecom, L. A. Mallhea, N. McGowen, John Olvey, Lt. Col.

J. G. O'Brien, Judge John R. Pleaaant, J. G.

Palmer, J. Querbes, J. W. Roby, Ben Roberts. John Sentell, James Smltherman, J.

8. Slack, John Sandlln, H. L. Skannal, John Tucker, Fred Webb, N. H.

Wheless, W. C. Woolf. Bernard Weiss, Harry Weston, George Wray, and M. Walker.

In his farewell address to the Barksdale Field troops, Colonel Wright said "My daya at Barksdale have been among the happiest in my army career. With your help, I have endeavored to make Barksdale a famoua legend In the annals of our army air forces. I think we have all succeeded in that im. "This day has been designated as Founder Day at Earksdale Field. It Is only appropriate then that we have the true builders of Barksdale with us today to honor them for their keen foresight and Intelligence In they had no official Information on young rsd-halred noman home with him.

Lata today a charg of murder aa lodgd agaln.t Mrs. OilbriHth She was released under S5.000 bond. The red-haired woman In tha ee aa queatloned by pollra and re-leaaed. In a detailed atatement to police. Wri.

Gilbreath. a comely brunette, aid ahe told her hubnd yester-lay ahe (tolng to Oklahoma for vlalt. Instead of leaving ahe removed her car from their garage at Benbrook. a amall community went ef here. Then ahe went back home nd hid In a bedroom rloaet.

the purpose of the trip, but "had a pretty good idea that It would be the German surrender." ID "Wsi Mi Once on board, he Brig. Gen. Frank Allen, 6HAEF public relations officer, "told us this was It. He said HOME OF Buster Brown Shoes for BOYS GIRLS It was Imperative that we not discuss this with anyone outside our group until the surrender was signed, and She said ahe heard volcea about 4i we naturally agreed to thla and to the holding of the story for lta release, as In all such cases. 'I made no mental reservations.

I naturally assumed the release would be a reasonable one, and I had rot the slightest idea, at that time, that 530 McNEIL 'Official Scout Shoes" t1 jf I Vf i the story would not be cleared in the normal way." the Integrity of these men, but I do want to point out that they were asked to pass on what their commanding offioer hd already expressed Judgement. It is Inconceivable to me that their findings could have been different from his." Asked about the AP'a expression of regret on the story, Kennedy said: 'This was a moral question, and I don't deny anyone the right to his own opinion. I do feel a lot of people who expressed aplnlons did not have the whole picture. If they had had all the facts, they might have felt differently. I feel the denunciations have gotten far more space than my side of the story.

The whole picture has never been presented In a blanced form." He said he did not commit a breach of faith with his fellow correspondents. "One thing I never considered," he said, "was an obligation to the other correspondents. We didn't use the pack system of getting our news over there. We always simply went ahead and did our Jobs without regard to what the other correspondents were doing. "So It never occured to me In all this situation that releasing the surrender story would be considered a breaoh of faith with them "The correspondents, In passing Judgement," he said, "likewise did not bring up the matter of according me a hearing, and I got no Kennedy quoted General Allen as saying during the waiting period at Reims that SHAEF was anxious to release the story Immediately "for Its possible effect In saving Uvea of Allied soldiers." After the signing." Kennedy said, Col.

William Wright, commanding officer of Harkadale Field for the past two and a half years, la aavlng hoodhve to hla young friend, 10-year-old Husel King, aon of l.leul. Col. and Mra. King, left. Mra.

(ieorge It. Anderson, wife of I. lent. Col. Anderann, la the fifth member of the group, pictured yesterday at retreat leremonlea when the colonel aald goodbye to the offlcera and enlisted prraonnel at the field.

(A Al' Thoto) "Allen said General Eisenhower wanted the story released Immediately for this reason, but that Eisenhower's hands were tied at a high political level. To me that meant Just one thing that this was not military but political censorship." DEMO JUDGE STROLLER LIFE Kennedy said that after returning HIGGINS MEN REFUSE WORK 'TRUCE' BID mmm e'clock thla morning and discovered that her husband had brought the 16-year-old woman home with him. e-h aald the light waa turned off In the bedroom, but that ahe could atill aee by a light In the bathroom hinlng through a hall. There were three guna In the closet. She told police aha picked up a .32 rifle, "not ren knowing It was loaded." With the exclamation "I've caught jou," ahe fired In the direction of the bed.

She aald her huaband ralaed up Juat aa ahe fired, "other-wlaa he would not have been hit." She and her huaband atruggl'd for the gun out Into the hall where 011-bteath fell, fatally wounded. "I didn't even know he waa hit tinttl I aaw the blood," Mra. Gilbreath told offlcera. The bullet entered hla right aide and aeveied a main artery. Gilbreath had two children by a former marriage, both of whom were taleep In an adjoining bedroom at the time of the ehootlng.

Mra. Gilbreath ran to a nearby tor following tha ehootlng and failed an ambulance. Gilbreath waa found dead In the hall. Tha red-haired woman atill waa at the houae when the ambulance arrived. Police aald they released the red-haired woman after queatlonlng, explaining "her huaband waa around here raising all kinds of hell." Tha red-haired woman told police there waa "no Improper conduct on my Prt the time." She aald he had Intended to go to bed with the children.

She told police that Mra. Ollbreath threatened to kilt her, but thla waa denied by Mra. Ollbreath. Gilbreath waa employed at a package atore In Benbrook. Hla red-haired companion lived In Fort Worth.

(Centlnned From Tast One) "Pardon me, lady, but you're sitting on me." P. S. couple irloved. to Paris, the next day, "I was atill considering this thing around 2:30: MAY SUCCEED LA GUARDIA or 3 (p.m.) the ethics of it when I received word that the Flensburg radio had carried an official German (rentinard From rata On la Sidney Hiliman, who alao heade announcement of the Naiil aurrender. We also learned that troops at the the CIO Political action committee.

front had been Informed. Many re Rev. Pennell Conducts Revival at Bernice Brooklyn Republican Leader John ports and rumors were sweeping Paris. (Centinaed From Paae One) board directs that the atrike be terminated Immediately and production resumed." The renewed demand waa made In a telegram from George W. Taylor, WLB chairman, to C.

E. Alexander, 'British Broadcasting Company, I Crewa aald Oov. Thomas E. Dewey, whose term explrea next year, was 'highly pleaaed" with the aelectlon of Goldstein, a longtime foe of Tammany Hall, and undoubtedly would campaign for the Republican city ticket Bernlce, June 8 (Special). The; Rev.

T. C. Pennell, pastor of Ingle-; side Baptist church, Shreveport, assisted by the Rev. Carl Mauzv. aa-! Need Needles Mra.

ALLEN KITZPELD. chairman of the Insurance women's association committee, which Is aa-elating lit rehabilitation work at tha BairkadAle Field hospital, haa lsaued a requeat for leather burning needlea with detachable polnta, and some weaving material with which the men can make bask eta. A thorough eenrch In looal stores failed to disclose any of the leather burning seta, whloh were quite a fad several yeara ago. Anyone having either of theae, and willing to part with them, may reach Mrs. KITZFELD by phoning 7-5451.

It'll make the time pasa faster for the boys In the hospital I aecretary-treasurer of the Metal Tradea Council In New Orleans. understood, had repeated the Flensburg announcement. It was reported General Eisenhower had received a message of congratulation from the king. We heard General De Gaulle was going to proclaim the following day VE-Day in France. sistant pastor of First Baptist church.

The labor party, which gave La- Guardla 435,374 vote In J941, I want to employ ten experienced, competent Life Guards for work at the Municipal Swimming Pool. Any person possessing qualifications and experience and holds the rating of Senior Red Cross life saving tests, between the ages of twenty and thirty years, phone 3-7501 for a personal interview. CLYDE STALLCUP, Superintendent of Recreation, City of Shreveport, La. snreveport is conducting a revival service here. The Rev.

Mauzv is been expected to endorae Brooklyn In view of this constantly expand directing the song service. A large1 After the decision of the union meeting had been conveyed to the YMBC, William Burbank, club president, Issued a brief atatement declaring that the club's directors would drop their attempts to bring about peace talk. The union men, Burbank said "have broken their word with us." District Attorney William O'Dwyer. 54, tha unanimoua choice of the clty'a Democratic leadera for mayor. Yesterday, however, It suddenly postponed attendance is reported.

The services; will continue through Sunday night, i ing set of circumstances, It seemed to me more and more absurd not to put out the story, However, the final decision was based on the one point that we had been assured the sole purpose of censorship was mili Its decisions until next Monday. Goldstein will be endorsed formally tomorrow by the Liberal party, formed a year ago aa a right wing offshoot of the Labor party. DR. S. R.

CLAY OPTOMETRIST 409 Slattery Bid. Phone 3-8357 tary security, and no military security was involved." After the story had been sent, Kennedy said, and he learned of the other correspondents' protest and the suspension of the Associated Press, 21 WITNESSES TO STAND FOR BURTON TRIAL LaOuardia, three-time mayor who la not seeking re-election, defeated O'Dwyer by 132.283 votea In the 1941 SIGNS DIRECT TRAFFIC FOR BOND EVENT election, Hla atrongest aupport came from the Republican party, which Youngest "World's Youngest Auctioneer" la the title claimed by nine-year-old KBNNCTH W. RICHARDSON of LaRue, Texas, who assists chief auctioneer, HENRY STROUD of Jacksonville, Texas, when the Athena Trade Day meets every FVI-day. A fourth grader, KENNETH can get out there and yell "Going, Going, Gone" with the best, his listeners claim. KENNETH la rightfully proud of his talent, witness the cocky way he puehea hla "ten-gallon" hat back on hla head.

His father, FRANK RICHARDSON, la proud of his youngster, gave him 888,405 votea. Goldstein, 59, haa been In public life alnce 1911, when he became secretary to the late Alfred E. Smith, then majority leader of the New York atate aasembly. He was elected to the general aesalons bench In 1939 after defeating a Tammany- sponaored man In the primary 07 years at line whiskey-making makes this whiskey good (Continued From Pate One) orately furnishing the Burton home on Shell Beach In Lake Charles was improperly charged off as expense against the corporation. Building material men, horticulturists and furniture dealers were called Friday to testify concerning purchases of materials which have been placed In the Lake Charles home.

On cross-examination witnesses aald that Burton had Informed them he wanted to make a 'show place" of the residence and Its broad grounds, which have been thrown open to the public. Oil field equipment men and brokers in oil leases and royalties were among the other witnesses today. 1 -L Jl LIFEGUARDS BSHSHSiSV VJrBB. I FIRST, THEN MAYBE POOL eatlne Frem Put One) aalon" craft for the ahow are from the 8th Naval Dlatrirt navy ahlp repair unit at Alglera Naval Station, Vf Orleana. Planea from Baler rield and IRTC troopa from Camp Llvlngaton will take part In the "Bond Invasion" how at Alexandria Tueaday.

Navy traft atagtng the ahow here will be at Alexandria for their fourth "ln-aalon" maneuver. Bpeakera' atand. haa been aet up the Alexandria levee near Murray treet for the ahow there. Bond buyers the Alexandria ahow will be given rldea on the navy craft, alao. Troopa taking part In the Alexandria Red river "Bond Invasion" will push off from the Plnevllle aide of the river at 7 p.m.

to begin the how to be ataged on the aandbar between Murray and Washington treeta. The Ooamopolltan club 1 pooaortng the bond ahow there. Robert Young alao will be on hand for the "Invasion" at Alexandria. They Identified documents and test Proud Parents-Mr. and Mrs.

BUFORD WILSON of Shreveport became the proud parents of a baby girl born laet Tuesday In Kahn Memorial hospital In Marshall, Texas. Maternal grandparents of the child, who waa named KAREN De ANN. are Mra. G. W.

De MOSS, 653 Egan street, and the late G. W. De MOSS. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mra.

J. E. WILSON. Center, Texaa. Pfc.

JAMES SANDERS, who la serving with the marine corps In the South Pacific, want a 1941 copy of Byrd high achool'a year-book. Mi's. MARY HOLLAND haa been hunting a copy for him, but haa ben unable to find one. Anyone one who has a copy of the achool'a annual for that year, and who wishes to part with it, la asked to call her, phone number 7-4612. Tenlinatd Fram Tata One) said that 10 lifeguards would be receasary to auccessfully man the municipal pool.

There should be five lifeguards on each of two shifts, he aald. "If you want the municipal swimming pool open I want you to help me find qualified lifeguards. If you aren't willing to trust your WARD SEIZURE UPHELD BY U. S. CIRCUIT COURT children to 14, 15 and 18-year-old boys acting as lifeguards, then you! will have to help me find the right1 ones." Stallcup told the parents.

Stallcup said that he had appealed! to Barksdale Field but that no per- sonne! was available there. "Theyj even have women lifeguards at the field," Stallcup said. An alternate auggestlon waa made that the pool be opened only after; ROBBERY MAY BE MOTIVE IN GIRL'S DEATH 6 nv, when working men who are qualified Ufeaavers are available. Stallcup said that the Idea might be conaldered If there waa no alternative. Mrs.

J. S. Goft relayed a suggestion by Mrs. Bryant Davidson that spies'' be placed, around the pool. They would not be lifeguards but would keep watch on all thoae In the pool, Mrs.

Golf said. ified relative to Burton't extensive activity in thla field during the years under contest. Personal purchases including $382 tea set for the former Miss Rose Long, daughter of the late Senator Huey P. Long, figured earlier today In the trial. The aet was one of many personal purchases which the government would attempt to show were charged against the account of the William T.

Burton Company, counsel said. One of the witnesses, S. G. Languier of a wholesale Jewelry company, testified as to two lockets and chains, two baby sets, aix dresser sets, two goblets, vases, a aet of China and the $392 aix-plece tea set. "To whom was that tea set sent," District Attorney Herbert W.

Chrlsten-berry asked. "To Miss Rose Long," Languier replied. Edward H. Jeffery formerly of the Century Furniture company, Grand Rapids, Identified Invoices for furniture including tables, chairs, bedroom sets and beach chairs. E.

A. Mcllhenny of Avery Island testified to aales of Azaleas and Camellias to Burton for hia Lake Charlea home and Defense Attorney Hugh M. Wilkinson asked htm about dlscuaslng the home with Burton. "Mr. Burton told me he had recently made a great deal of money In oil and had a lot of Important people coming to aee him and he wantd to fix up part of his home as a permanent office aultable for receiving them," the witness replied.

Philippines to Re-Open World Trade in June Manil. May 27 (Delayed) OF). Regular trade relations between the Philippines and the outside world will be re-eatabllsljed In June after three years of war disruption, H. Schage, war shipping administration representative here, said today. SLUTING CASK IS CONTINUED IN CITY COURT UNTIL FRIDAY Cntina4 Trtm ri One) fee aettled In the U.

S. aupreme court The court of appeala declared Ward'a "recognized Its close relationship to and Ha participation In the war effort In tens of thousands written applications to the government for the many priorities for ubatantlal amounts which it sought." The Judgea concluded that they hould confine their Inquiry to "the uthorlty of the president and commander-in-chief In the light of the War Labor disputes act." They addel the meaning of word "production aa used In the atatute" waa the Immediate subject of their Inquiry. "It la the focal point around which thla legal battle revolve. Obviously It la a term of broad and compre-henelve meaning," the ruling declared. "Aa such words usually are.

It la of elastic meaning Judge Sparks In his dissent said enly: "I do not agree with the majority pinions of my associates. My views re fully and correctly stated In the opinion of Judge Sullivan of the district court." SINCE 1)5! 1 (Cantlnatd From Pate One) tion, and a frayed powder puff found near the gtrl'a body. Other membere of the Galloway family aald there was "no doubt" that the girl was Mrs. Billingsly. Sheriff Dubroca and Dr.

J. O. St. Du.ler. Wet Baton Rouge parish coroner, arserted that the body, buried at Walker yesterday, would not be exhumed alnce they and the Galloway family were all "positive" that It waa that of Mra.

Billtngsly. According to Dr. St. Dialer, a dentist, who said yesterday he did not believe the teeth he examined In the body were those of Mra. Billingsly.

had aeen the teeth only after they had been treated with lime and formaldehyde. Furthermore, he added, the cavities which the dentist aald were not in Glady teeth could have been the cause of the toothache which the girl complained of on Friday, the last day ahe waa reported The cae of W. E. Kelly, 30. of; Hope atreet.

charged with aggravated assault in connection with the slap-; ping of Mrs. W. J. Wlllllamson. Haynesville.

Tueaday night, was continued until next Friday In city court yesterday. Kelly Is alleged to have dragged Mrs. Williamson from an automobile IMPERIAL Whiskty oin intt tht harrth to age at tht distilhry. You can count on character in Imperial. The whiskey-wisdom gained by Hiram Walker, through all the years since 1858, goes into every mellow drop.

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Billingsly, said that Glady'a had been married ten months to mmm I also charged with being drunk and with dangerous and suspicious action. The latter charge was filed against him by Mra. Pat Foley, 3016 Frederick atreet, who alleged that the man waa prowling about her home. Kelly and his wife are separated and divorce proceedings are pending, it was reported. Kelly told police that he thought Mrs.

Williamson was his wife. He haa been released irom city Jail on a $250 bond. mwmtiP SONS ft. -Illinois I IM 09. Sendee Waymon Billingsly of Ttmpson.

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