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OBERLY MONITOR-INDEX AND MOBERLY EVENING DEMOCRAT VOLUME 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS AND 'WIDE WORXK FULL, LEASED WIRE SERVICE MOBERLY, MO. MAY 14, 1948 MOBERLY INDEX, EST. 1018 MOBERIiY MONITOR. MOBERLY DEMOCRAT, EST, 1S73 ESTABLISHED 3S69 270 Many Hail Upsurge as Arrival of Extended 'Bull' Market NEW YORK, May The stock market got a billion dollar boost from its bullish cus tomers today. Leading shares gained from SI to around $7.

Many investors who trade according to chart indicators hailed the upsurge as the arrival of a bull market in which they expect prices to rise for an extended period of time. This psychology brought in other traders who, though not chart theorists themselves, wanted to get in on the rising trend. A total of 3,840,000 shares changed hands on the stock exchange, the greatest number since May 21, 1940, when 3,960,000 were traded. Of the 1,398 dif. ferent stocks listed, an all-time record total of 1.131 appearec on the tape.

Ticker Falls Behind Such an avalanche of buying orders swept onto the exchange floor that the high speed quotation ticker fell three and four minutes behind actual transactions for extended periods during the day and was behind most of the last hours The sharp rally pushed average prices as measured by the Associated Press index to their highest level since the 1946 post- Labor Day collapse. Gains for the day added more than 31,000,000,000 to the total market value of listed stocks. Paced by Industrials Signal for the flood of purchase orders appeared to be the extended climb of industrial shares. Chart followers and Dow theory adherents said the surge of the Dow-Jones industrial average through last summer's "resistance level" conformed the arrival of a primary bull market. Commission houses said trad- with considerable funds for reinvestment had been awaiting just such a development.

They came into the market to buy and prices whirled upward. In line with the market activity, the price of stock exchange memberships boomed, reaching a top for the past nine months. 4 bo-- 4 with Most cotton and grain futures also were in demand at higher prices. ARAB LEGION PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE INVASION---Primed to spearhead a possible invasion of Palestine when the British mandate ends tonight, the British-trained Arab Legion of King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan is on maneuvers near Amman in.the northern part of the country) At top a typical infantry company drills; bottom photograph shows armored cars of the legion moving slowly across' the desert. AP Wir-ephoto) Truman Asks Trade Program Calls on Congress to Accept Reciprocal Plan Without Curbs WASHINGTON, May 14--(ff) --President Truman declared today renewal of the reciprocal trade program "without crippling amendments' 1 is necessary for America to maintain its world economic leadership.

The President said this country cannot "star again down the road toward the mirage of economic isolationism." His statement was released just as the House ways and means committee, on a 15 to 9 party line vote, approved the Republican-backed bill to extend the reciprocal trade act for one year. It also carries an amendment giving Congress veto power over trade pacts if the President exceeds certain tariff limits set by the federal tariff commission. Called "Sabotage" Democrats contended the legislation would the reciprocal trade program. The committee, also on a 15-9 party line vote, rejected a motion by Rep. Doughton (D-NC) which would have extended the trade act "as is" in conformity a request by President Truman.

Ways and means Chairman Knutson (R-Minn) said the legislation will be brought to the House floor Tuesday for a vote. Hodges, Released By School Board, Will Go to Joplin Ed Hodges, who guided Mo. berly High School athletic teams during the 1947-48 term, today was officially released from his contract with the Board of Education to accept the position of grid coach at Joplin Junior College. His current contract expires Friday. Hodges, who will coach football, assist with basketball and direct the Joplin school's physical education program, is undecided as to immediate plans and may remain here until Aug.

1. Bus Service Offered To Baseball Game City Bus Lines will operate buses to and from Rothwell Park for tonight's Vet-Chicago baseball game at 8 o'clock. The first bus will leave at 7 o'clock fro-m the corner of Reed and Williams streets. less Congress acts at this session. General Outline The President gave only a general outline of what he thought the long-range legislation should be.

These general proposals were closely in line with provisions of a long-range program approved Thursday by the Republican- dominated Senate agriculture committee, and urged last fall by the agriculture department. Mr. Truman did not recommend, as agriculture department officials had a boost of $75.000 000 in the $225,000,000 soil conservation fund proposed by the G.O.P.-Congress. In his January budget message, the President urged $300,000,000 for soil subsidies to farmers. Farm Policies The President said farm legislation should have these policies 1 (1).

Sound and lasting economic well being for the farm population with parity ol prices and income in relation to the rewards in other fields. f2). An agriculture that will supply ample products for domestic needs, for sufficient reserve stocks and for export under present and rising standards of living. (3). Use of farm resources in a manner that will insure their permanent maximum productivity.

(4). Improved levels of nutrition in living for all the people. (5). Ever-increasing efficiency in production and distribution. (6).

A better living for small farmers, tenant farmers, sharecroppers and farm labor. Groundwork for Campaign The President's message was aimed, Democratic leaders have said, at laying the groundwork for the party's campaign to win the farm vote in November. Back of the strategy was said to be a belief that Congress will not pass a permanent program at this session, but will enact only a one-year extension of the present program with perhaps some modifications. Mr emphasized a permanent program because agriculture officials forecast that farm prices, now high, may run into trouble later on. Flexible Supports Mr.

Truman said the program should have a system of flexible price supports which could be used indirectly to guide or control production. "Many shifts in production will have to be made, and flexible price supports will help us make them in an orderly manner," he said. "This will require authority to make prompt adjustments in support levels in line (Continued on Page 2) President Asks Congress to Pass Longe-Range Legislation Geared to Greatly Productive Capacity, Sustained Abundance WASHINGTON, May 14. GP)--President Truman asked Congress today to pass long-range farm legislation geared to the greatly increased productive capacity of American farms. Such a program, he said in a special message to the legislators, should have a price support system designed to guide farm pro- dution to.

the market. He'said the "Fundamental national policy" of farm legislation should aim for "organized, sustained, realistic abundance." Mr. Truman added: A policy of abundance in-. 1 eludes some factors that lie out- Isjde the field of agriculture. maintenance of high levels of employment and the maintenance of high levels of employment and the maintainence of export outlets are prime essentials:" The government now has wartime farm program.

The major price supporting phases of it will expire December 31 un- Has Compound Lloyd Ornburn, Brakeman, Injured in Accident at Mexico Lloyd Ornburn, Wabash brakeman, 23-year-old suffered a compound fracture of the skull in a rail accident in the Wabash yards at Mexico at 6:40 o'clock this morning. Ornburn was riding on top a box car, assisting in the movement of freight cars, when his head struck an overhead bridge. Attaches at the Wabash Hospital, where he was brought by ambulance following the accident, report his conditions as "satisfactory" following an operation. Ornburn, who lives at 913 S. Clark street, was a member of the crew of the "Mexico switch when the accident occurred.

Mis Nelle Sims, teacher of the second grade at East Park School for 37 years, who will retire at the end of next-week, was honored at a basket dinner at the school at noon today. Approximately 100 mothers, former pupils of Miss Sims and other patrons of the school were present. Fried chicken was served. The tables were decorated 'with flowers, which were presented to Miss Sims, and a large angel food cake decorated with the words, "Miss Nelle, 1908 Miss Sims has been, teaching since 1908 and has been teaching at East Park School since 1911. Lt.

John V. Smith's Body Coming Home From North Africa The body of Lt. John'Victor Smith, Army, son of Mrs. Lena Buhalt, 318 Coates street; is aboard the USS Barney Kirschbaum near port in New York with 2,530 Americans who lost their lives in Africa. Also aboard the Kirschbaum is Pvt.

Hubert B. Shuck, Army, son of Clarence H. Shuck of Perry. Lt. Smith, 39, was killed April 17, 1943, in, North Africa.

The body will arrive here about two weeks from time of arrival at New York. Woman Killed by Car KANSAS CITY, May 14---(JP) --Mrs. Georgia Plaskett, 36, was struck and killed by an automobile a block from her home on U.S. highway 40 at the east edge of Kansas City. PREMIER, DESIGNATE OF JEWISH STATE--David Ben Gurion (above) is.

Premier-designate of the new Hebrew State which the Jews will proclaim in Palestine when the British mandate ends at midnight Friday. The Jewish provisional government will proclaim the new state early Friday night. The early proclamation avoids the need for such action on the Jewish Sabbath. AP Wirephoto) Come U. N.

Mediator May Be Sent To Holy Land Peace Missioner Plan Awaits Final Action In Last-Minute Drive LAKE SUCCESS, May 14. --The political committee of 'the special Palestine assembly voted to send a United Nations mediator to the Holy Land. The vote was 37 to 0, with 15 absen- tions. The propasal for a peace missioner, sponsored by the United States and France, now goes to a plenary meeting of the 58 nations for final action. A top Jewish representative here said today the newly proclaimed Jewish nation of Israel will make itself secure regardless of what the United Nations does.

The declaration was made in a statement issued by Dr. Abba Hillel Silver of Cleveland Jewish Agency representative, as the U. N. strove on to set up some kind of machinery to restore some kind of peace to the Holy Land. Final Effort The month-long special Palestine Assembly of the U.

N. meanwhile was making a final effort to pull together a peacemaking project here before the British end their mandate ruel at 5 p. m. (EST)--midnight in Palestine. The political committee was in session as the Jewish proclamation was in Tel Ayiv.

Silver blasted the U. N. for failing to support the Assembly's partition decision of Nov. 29, 1947, but declared the new Jewish 'nation would seek admission to Silver said the new government would give the Arab minority within its borders complete equality of opportunity and would "work the surround- Arab states to advance the of all." Partition Fight Action in the political committee meanwhile was delayed by a last-ditch fight by supporters of the partition plan. Polish Delegate Juliusz Katz- Suchy accused the United States of doing everything in its power to render the partition decision invalid.

"But somehow they did not succeed. Sir Carl Berendsen of New Zealand said the delegates were running away from the partition Senator Overton, Louisiana, Dies At Naval Hospital NEW YORK, May 14 strike of 25,000 long-distance telephone operators could be called in a week or less, a spoksman for the C.I.O. American Union of Telephone Workers said today. The "week or less" estimate was made today despite a previous union statement that at least two 'weeks would be necessary before arrangments could be made to put a strike into effect. Meanwhile, a federal mediator prepared to meet here with American Telephone Telegraph Co.

long lines officials to "discuss all possibilities." He said he did not know whether the conference would lead to a resumption of joint mediation sessions. The union laid plans yesterday for a 42-slate walkout over wage--hour and other contract demands. No date has been set for a strike. Gromyko Will Take Vacation From His U. N.

Post in July LAKE SUCCESS, May --Andrei A. Gromyko says he is going to leave his job as Russia's United Nations representative and go home for a vacation in July. "I expect to be away for a few months," he told reporters last night. "I "am in need of a vacation." He said Jacob Malik, former ambassador to Japan, who like Gromyko is a Russian deputy foreign minister, would replace hib during his absence. Malik arrived in London last night eiiroute to take up his new duties.

Informants here said Gromyko would spend the remainder of his time before going, home in July showing Malik the ropes. It was reported here that Gromyko has two months of leave in store. decision Jpretend and this that no one can special Palestine session was anything but a fail" ure. Indict Three In Vote Case At Sskeston ST. LOUIS, May 14--(4 )-Two Democrats and one Republican who acted as election judges in the August 6, 1946, primary election at Sikeston, were indicted today by a federal grand jury.

Named as defendants were John Powell, insurance man, and Charles French, seed 'salesman, both Democrats, and Harry Black Tomlinson, used car dealer, Republican. The indictment is in two counts. The first count charges a conspiracy to violate the election laws by depriving voters of their civil rights. The grand jury said that on ballots on which only one or two candidates were voted the defendants conspired to fill in the rest of the ticket. The second count specifically charged the judges with falsely marking and altering the ballots.

The jury said they acted to deprive voters of their rights anc privileges of voting for legally qualified persons in the U.S. Senate and House of Representative races. The 11-page indictment saic the irregularities occiirrred at a polling place set up in Carroll's filling station in the second ward of Richmond township in Sikeston. tT.S. Attorney Drake Watson said the jury has recessed anc will have another report May 27 Mrs.

Sallie Shannon 111 Mrs. Sallie Shannon, 923 North Morley. street, is ill at her home following a stroke of paralysis suffered last night. Firemen Choose A Good Time to Go on Vacation Two city firemen are on vaca tion, but the entire departmen could have taken a cation beginning May 1 sinc there have been no fires since 2:30 a.m. on that date.

Lack of fires is attributed partly to the wet weather. JOHN H. OVERTON WASHINGTON, May 14 (ff) --Senator John H. Overton of ouisiana, 72, died early today at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He underwent a serious abdominal operation May 5.

Once a center of political controversy in his state, had been a member of ohgress since 1931. He was elected to the House of Representatives that year to finish an unexpired term. The following year he was to the Senate with the support of his close friend, the late Huey P. Long, after a rough political fight against incumbent, Senator Edwin S. B-roussard He ran for his final term in 1944 at the urging of 46 sena- iros who asked him in a letter reconsider his decision to retire because of ill -health.

Navy officials said the senator died at about 5 a.m., E. S. this morning. Hebrews Declare Independence As Britain's 31-Year Rule Ends Both Jewish Forces and Arabian States Gird For Anticipated Warfare; Arab League Will Set Up Own Administration But Not a State By James M. Long TEL AVIV, Palestine, May 14 state of Israel, first Hebrew nation in 2,000 years, was born today in a Jewish declaration of independence asserting the "historic right" of the Jews of Palestine to reconstitute their national home.

The proclamation by the national council is effective at one minute after midnight, when the Britain's 31-year rule of the Holy Land ends. The British high commissioner already has left Palestine soil for a British cruiser, and the British mandate government has left the Holy City of Jerusalem. While Jewish forces and soldiers of the surrounding Arab countries prepared for war, the J-ews proclaimed their "right to a life of dignity, freedoni and labor." The declaration said this right was recognized by the United Nations. Arab Administration. The Arab League, meanwhile, planned to set up an administration, not a state, of their own in Palestine to function with occupying Arab forces if and when.

Palestine is invaded. (In London the Arab office Weldon Ezra Barnes, 20, Killed in Accident On Highway 24 PARIS. May 14--Weldon Ezra Barnes, about 25, was killed some time last night in an automobile accident on Highway 24 about four miles west of Paris. He was discovered this morning by Robert Farrell of Madison, who found his body under his car in a ditch between the Alva Clem home and the Joe Woods home. Farrell came to Paris to get Sheriff Russell Wilkes, who received permission from Coroner Russell Wilson in Monroe City to move the body, which he brought here.

According to Funeral Director A. G. Blakey, 'Barne had been several hours. His chest was crushed, his right arm badly lacerated near the elbow and his right leg badly lacerated near the knee. In re-constructing the accident, Sheriff Wilkes said he believed Barnes, driving north on Highway 24, which is under construction, lost control of his car, which veered sharply to the left and ploughed through the muddy shoulder on the left side of the road about 100 yards, then careened to the right up onto the right embankment, where the car knocked down several fence posts before throwing Bar- iies through the top of the car The car then turned over onto him.

The car, a 1934 Ford coupe, was badly wrecked. Barnes, a graduate of Paris High School, served a year in the Army following his graduation. He is survived by hi? mother, Mrs. Harry Kennedy, southwest-of Paris; his father, Lloyd Barnes of Vandalia: a sis ter, Mrs. Tom McCurran, Stoutsville; and two small brothers, the home, southwest of Paris.

Sheriff Wilkes believes no inquest will be held. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. Ca Militia Ordered on Guard After Violence At Two Meat Plants ST. PAUL, May 14 (ff) The Minnesota National was called out today for duty at strikebound packing plants in Newport and South 3t. Paul, scenes of strike violence.

Gov. Luther Youngdahl directed the adjutant general to the troops after a mob raided the Cudahy plant in Newport last night damaging the interior and carrying away 30 plant workers as hostages. Yesterday South St. Paul police were repulsed by pickets when they attempted to en force a court order prohibiting mass picketing. Adjutant General Ellard Walsh said a "substantial task force" of the Guard would get the strike assignment.

He indicated motorized and mechanized units would be dispatched to the two towns. Not Martial Law The governor said he was not proclaiming martial law but was calling out the Guardsmen to aid the civil authorities. He has asked representatives of the union- and management to discuss with him the merits of the situation. The call came about 12 hours after the rnob invaded the Cudahy plant. R.

J. Swenson, general manager of the plant, gave this account of the incident: "About 11:15 p.m. (C.S.T.) an estimated 200 men--some of them Cudahy workers on strike--entered the plant. "First- th main power switch was pulled, plunging the plant into darkness. Then a room, where some of our men were sleeping was entered.

Cots on which they rested were broken up and some windows smashed. Hogs Set Free "Locks on some of the stock pens were broken and 110 hogs, valued at about $6,000, were set free. "A new car belonging to one of the plant engineers was tipped over and the windows of one side and the windshield were broken. "The plant boilers were turned off but apparently there was no serious damage done them. "Then about 30 of the 50 to 60 men who were on duty in the plant were herded into cars and taken away.

(At 6 a.m. (C S.T.) Swenson said all but 11 or 12 of the missing men had been accounted for.) "These men were apparently taken out "into the A number of men were hurt in the plant. Two of them are hospitalized and several have been treated for cuts and bruises." declared the termination of the British mandate had created a disastrous situation in the Holy Land, but "will at least give the Arabs the opportunity which they have never hadfuntil now of resisting the invaders face 97th Day of Coma SANTA MONICA, May 14. (ff)--Twenty-year-old Ann Marie Cox today entered her 97th day in a coma which began when she suffered a brain injury in a traffic accident. Mrs.

Cox has not regained full consciousness since Feb. 8 when she- was thrown 80 feet from a motorcycle which had collided with a truck. Egyptians March CAIRO, May newspaper Al Assas, the organ of Premier Mahmoud Fahmy Nkrashy Pasha's party, said tonight two columns of regular Egyptian troops had crossed the border into Palestine. to face and without the inter-' ventiqrroi a-foreign" power which has hitherto given them its protection." Proclaim War (The general secretariat of. the Arab League has proclaimed a state of war existing with Palestine Jewry.) As the Jewish state was born, the Arabs wrested their firt real victory in Palestine.

Arab, neutral and Jewish sources confirmed that Arab Leagipnnaires, supported by 2,000 tribesmen from the Hebron hills, wiped out four Jewish colonies in the Kfar Etzion bloc south of Jerusalem, athwart the Arab invasion route from the south. The informants said 200 Jews died in the battle, which ended last night. A number of prisoners were taken, including four physicians who were parachuted to aid the wounded yesterday. The Jewish Agency, declaring the Arabs had killed prisoners of war despite promises of adherence to international law. had urged the United Nations truce commission last night to intervene in the battle.

The battle for the Bab el Wad gorge, lifeline Jewish link between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, raged unabated. Birthplace of Jews "The land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people," said the Jewish declaration of independence. "Here their spiritual, religious and national identity was formed. Here they achieved independence and created a culture of national and universal significance. Here they wrote and gave the Bible to- the world." The declaration told of the exiles from Palestine, the centuries-old struggle of the Jews to regain the land of their fathers.

It recalled the first Zionist Congress of 1897, inpired by Theodore Herzl's vision of a Jewish state, and said the right of the was reaffirmed in the mandate given- Britain by the League of Nations. "The Nazi holocaust which engulfed "millions of Jews in. Europe," it said, "proved anew the urgency of reestablishment of a Jewish state which would solve the problem of Jewish homelessness by opening the gate to all Jew and lifting the Jewish people to equality in the family of nations." The Israel government. head- Continued on Page 2) yrssor At Auditorium Sunday Night "God Will Clear the Road For You" will be the topic of the address to be given by Dr. Allen Duncan, pastor of the Coates Street Presbyterian Church, at Baccalaureate Services for the Moberly Junior College graduating classes to be held at 8 o'clock Sunday night at the Municipal Auditorium.

The program will include: and (Elgar), by Miss Romaine Richardson. Invocation The Rev. Leland L. Loy, pastor of the West Park Methodist Church. Choir number, "Beautiful (Christiansen), by the Junior Choir.

Address by Dr. Duncan. Clarinet solo, "Concerto No. (MozartS by William Wayne Benediction--the Rev. Mr.

Loy. Recessional--Miss Richardson. WEATHER CENTRAL MISSOURI--Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Saturday with scattered' showers Saturday. Lowest temperature tonight near 60 degrees. MISSOURI Partly cloudy, occasional showers or thunder storms this afternoon in northwest half of state and in the west and north portion tonight and scattered throughout the state Saturday; warmer this afternoon and tonight: continued warm Saturday; low tonight 5565; high Saturday 75-85.

Temperatures: 8 o'clock this morning, 61. Maximum yesterday, 68. Minimum yesterday, 44,.