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r77 -1 EEKWOOD 11 DEPT. of ARCHIVES JIISTORV War MEMORIAL MA)L f.t nva czim VOLUME 40 NUMBER 130. GRIZNVOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 30, 1956. GR III Governor Wants Southern States To Protect From Call On Congress Court's Decision Eisenhower And Eden In Meet To Talk Over World Problems Kenny Wagner; Parchman Escapee, Caught After Seven Year Search CAPTURED AT SCOOBA possible prior to Eden's arrival. i Norman Brever Rotary Speaker "In handing down its 'Black Monday Decision' the Supreme Court of the United States disregarded Constitutional law and based its decision on social philosophy," said City Judge Norman Brew-er as he spoke to Rotarians their noon meeting today.

Judge Brewer spoke on the Bill Rights and their relationship the segregation problem. He was presented to the club by program chairman Charlie Brown. The speaker's inspiring talk was centered around the u. o. Constitution and its first 10 amendments; the Bill of Rights.

In simple language he explained the meaning of each amendment and of how each affects our everyday lives. Judge Brewer told of how Thomas Jefferson was the first person to recognize the dangers of the power vested in the Supreme Court. Jefferson was credited with having said, "The Su-prece Court could come like a thief in the night to steal away the rights and liberties of the people." The speaker hit at the last three administrations for their manipulation of the Supreme Court and using it as a political plum. He said that none of the present justices on the Supreme Court have any appreciable back ground. Judge 'Brewer was high in his praise of Senator James O.

East land who appeared on "Meet the Press" yesterday over major tel evision and radio networks. "Eastland was cross examined by several news commentators who tried in vain to break down the Senator's pro-segregation stand, he said. During the meeting Dewey Antoon of Antoon Dry Goods Store was welcomed into the club as a new member. He will be given the Rotaiy charge at next week's meeting by Harry Marchand. Other business included in the program was the unanimous vote of the club to make Rotarian Fred Vining an Honorary Member.

Student guests were George Gibbs and William Hankins. Visiting Rotarians were Bill Fleet of and Ralph Holland of Indianola. -0- Rites Tuesday For A. C. Sexton Services for A C.

Sexton who died at the Greenwood Leflore Hospital Sunday night, will be held at Wilson and ijKnight fun- ral chapel Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock with Dr. J. H. Kyzar officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows cemetery with Masonic rites.

Mr. Sexton, who was 64, was born near Helena, Arkansas, in 1892. He married the former Pearl Kelly Hunt of Greenwood in 1930. He was a flooring contractor-and a member of the Baptist church, a Shriner, 32nd degree Mason, Knights Templar and Eastern Star. He was a veteran of World War 1 and a member of the American Legion.

He leaves his wife and a dau ghter, Mrs. M. Jerome of Pas- cagoula; a sister, Mrs. M. Mit chell of Las Vegas, Nevada and a brother, Elmer Sexton of Mon mouth, 111.

Pallbearers will be Holmes Ap plewhite, D. K. Brewer, A. Henderson, Wesley Allen, Tom lowers, Sam Lehr, H. W.

Bivr ins and Dan Brewer. DIo Tax Increase By DOUGLAS STARR JACKSON, Miss. Jan. ,30, () Gov. J.

P. Coleman told a joint session the Legislature today he will have to veto revenue bills that would unbalance the proposed budget for the next two years. "Of course," he said, "you the Legislature could override my veto But the responsibility of an unbalanced budget would then b.e that of the Legislature and not mine." However, he said he would be "willing to take a chance" on unbalancing the budget by $1,700,000 a biennium if the Legislature would repeal the 10 per cent black market tax on illegal sales of whiskv in dry Mississippi. The proposed budget includes revenue from the black market tax. Coleman emphasized he-objects to an unbalanced budget and asked the Legislature "keep appropriations within receipts avoid all unnecessary tax in creases.

and refrain from running our state into debt." He said he believes the state can b.e run for the next two financial vears 1956-58 on "a nrotrressivfi nlane. meetinc ali our substantial needs, without burdening our economy with either substantial tax increases or an addition to our bonded debt." New President For Brazil By JULIUS GOLDEN RIO DE JANEIRO. -Brazil, Jan. 30 (P) Juscelino Kubitschek, 53-year-old surgeon and lormer governor of Minas Gerais State, takes office tomorrow as presi dent of Brazil's 55 million peo ple. Vice President Nixon heads 14-member U.

S. delegation among the scores of foreign dig mtaries arxivins' for the cere mony. The new chief executive has outlined a broad "program for his five-year term. He says t' he will seek to advance his nation's economy by developing industry, electric power1" arid transportation and by building new highways To attract foreign interest and investments, Kubitschek fenade a 20-day trip to the Unite: States and European countrief this month. He returned last week.

Kubitschek, who supported himself in medical school by working mights, as a telegraph operator, was elected president last October. Soon afterward a political crisis developed and the army took over the government to pre vent, it said, a coupe designed to prevent Kubitscheck being inaugurated. Congress voted a state of siege to forestall Kubit-shek's political foes. 0 Local Accountants Members A. I.

A. NEW yORK Two Greenwood certified public accountants have been elected members of the American Institute of Accountants, national professional society of certified public accountants. They are Thomas B. Browning, Jr. of 900 Martin Street, and Thomas Leroy Wiggers, 509 Crockett Street.

Mr. Browning is a partner in the firm of Orsborn, Walker Middleton. Mr. Wiggers is associated with the firm of Taylor, Powell, Wilson Hartford. o-, Advocate More Cotton Research BILOXI, Jan.

30 IP) W. T. Wynn today told the National Cotton research is the salve for its woes. In a speech at the opening of the council's two-day meeting, the president said "cotton is running a fantastic deficit in the amount of research effort being applied to its problems." Wynn aded: "We know that research is the chief answer in reducing costs and moving cotton, into, a better position to compete in price. "We know that research is the only answer in improving fiber quality "We know that research I is essential in telling us where our dollars should be spent, to give the cotton the biggest "In short," Wynn continued, "every one of the three basfic things we must do starts with research.

Nothing is more vital to cotton's future Yet our competitors are for out-gunning us with this Wynn said the American synthetic fiber industry spends more than 60 million dollars a year on research. The cotton industry spends 14 million dollars. fi- SCOOBA, Jan. 30 Owners of the farmhouse where Kenny Wakner was captured at dawn today said they, didn know their boarder was Mississippi's most wanted criminal. Kemper County Sherift s.

o. Clay said Mrs. Tiny Misso and her son, Sam Misso, told him Wakner rented a room under an assumed name a week ago. The mother and son, along with an unidentified teen-age bov. were in the house when highway patrolmen trained flood-s lights on it and ordered everyone to come out.

Wagner walked out first. He offered no resistance. The farmhouse is in the little Wahalak community near Scooba. Residents said Wagenr sometimes left the farm but did vnot loiter in -the community. SCOOBA, Jan.

30 Highway patrolmen captured a meek Kenny Wagner, Mississip pi most wanted desperado, at dawn today. The man who blaze a trail of crime for 30 years through Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia told patrolmen "don't get excited" as he stepped out on the porch of the farmhouse where he was living in Kemper County. His main worry seemed to be whether a patrolman who picked up his money and belongings in the house was honest, Wagner, virtually bald with his remaining hair turning grey; es7 caned from ihe Mississippi pern tentiary in 1948 for the second time. He was serving a life term for murder. Shortly after his crime life be gan, Wagner was sentenced to death for murder in Tennessee.

He escaped. His capture ended a seven-year manhunt which flared into the news repeatedly as tips came to the highway patrol. His capture came from a solid tip, the first the patrol had received Patrolmen rushed Wagner back to the penitentiary today. He probably will spend the of his life in the maximum security unit The capture was staged Jike- one a movie. Patrolmen from Jackson and Meridian met at a Scooba tourist court last night.

The farmhouse where Wagner was living was sketched in detail. The patrolmen moved around the farmhouse from two -directions just before dawn. As a chilly -drizzle fell, two groups of patrolmen protected by metal shields, pushed close to the house. T. Birdsong, head of the highway patrol, and a group of officers raced up to the front of the farmouse in a car, flashing the headlights on the porch Other patrolmen turned on brilliant floodlights, illuminating the entire house.

Col. Birdsong, using an electric megaphone, ordered everyone in the house to come out. Wagner stepped out first, barefoot and dressed in pajamas. Ht seemed sick, with ashy face. But he was jovial.

The desperado recognized Birdsong and other officers. He acted as if it was old home Wagners' meek surrender came as a surprise. Officers had expected him to fight to escape capture and took precautions accordingly. The deseparado killed five men during his life of crime, including1 three police officers. Wagner's criminal career began in 1924 while he was in his early 20's.

He was arrested in Grenada, on a charge of stealing a but Wagner was seen in Greene. County, on' Christmas 1924, but eluded officers after a gun battle in which Deputy Sher- SHINN Officials indicated they had some idea of the assassins' identity. But they would not say whether they believed the Ikillers to be Com munist agents, political foes or men connected with Rhee assass ination attempt. The officials, questioning Kim's driver, who was also' shot in the ambush, and an elderly woman who witnessed the shooting, gave this version: Kim left his house at 7:30 a. la in an army jeep with a corporal driving.

Almost immediately a second army jeep pulled from a hiding piace anu oiocKea ms I Kim and his driver got out of their jeep. Then a tall man -in an army-type khaki uniform without insigniacommon garb in Seal leap-from behind the corner of a building and opened fire. Three bullets hit Kim, two in the chest and. one in the throat. One hit the driver in the arm He was not seriously injured.

The gunman hopped into his jeep and sped away. I WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (AP) President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Eden meet here today to seek a new formula for peace in Palestine and a better strategy for combatting communism in Asia and the Middle East. Even before the two Western leaders shook hands, Soviet Premier Bulganin had stolen a march on them with his highly publicized bid for a 20-year friendship treaty with the United States. Eisenhower turned it down over the weekend in a conciliatory letter designed to smash the idea of a two-way deal between Moscow and Washington while keeping open his personal contact with Bulganin.

Eisenhower released his and Bul-ganin's letters to try to get the Soviet move as far to one side as THIS DAY Miss Betty Lynn Ilightower, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. High-tower of Itta Bena, has been selected as a member of the Lions All-State Band. She is a senior at Humphreys high school and has been playing snare drum for the past 8 years. She will leave for her training in Miami, Florida June 17.

Ihe Health Department announces that the second polio shots will be given at the North Greenwood School and the little "red school house" Tuesday beginning at 8:30 o'clock. Millsaps College officials have announced that Dr. C. M. Murry, Oxford physician, will be the featured speaker for the annual High School program on Saturday, March 17.

Seniors from high schools throughout the state wTill be guests of the College for the clay. Troop 40 will meet tonight at 7:30. Uniforms will be required. Dr. Peter Bertocci, philosophy professor at Boston University, is the platfoim speaker for the annual Mississippi Methodist Movement Conference, February 10-12, at M.S.C.W., in Columbus.

Golden Age Home Members In Meet V-'i call meeting of the Board members of the Golden Age Nursing Home was held at the home Friday might with Dr. W. II. Weeks presiding. Dr.

Anthony Santangelo, -who is in charge of the mental hosDital in -Meridian, was the guest speaker. Dr Santangelo made a most interesting and informative talk on existing conditions and problems concerning hospitals and convalescent homes. He complimented the Golden Age Home, stating that Leflore county is the only county in the state that has such a home and he feels that there are great possibiblities for this home. Mrs. Julia Cole who is in charge of the Golden Age Nursing Home in Greenwood and also of the State Street Hospital for Convalescents in Jackson, had as her guest Mrs.

Austin of Houston, Texas, who is now vuest in the Jackson home. Mrs." Austin is a retired teach er of literature and although af flicted with paralysis and seventy years old is a most charming, at tractive and youthful person. In her talk of, the causes and need of convalescent homes' for the aged, she exemplified the perfect personality of active- and happy old age. A delicious chicken dinner "was served by the dietitian, Mrs. ll.

McPherson to the members of the hoard and to eight members of the entertainment committee of the Golden Aides. 0 FolsomHalsey Dies In Detroit E. Folsom Halsey died suddenly in Detroit, Michigan January 14. Funeral services were held there and burial was made in Detroit. Mr.

Halsey was born- in Carroll county in 1892, the son of John B. and Janie Hughes Halsey and the great grandson of Greenwood Leflore. He left Carroll county when 16 years of age, living at one time in St. Louis, later moving to Detroit. He leaves his wife, the former Eleaner Winand of Detroit, a sister, Mrs.

A. R. Redditt of Teoc. Tho Woataor MISSISSIPPI Mostly cloudy colder this afternoon, tonight and Tuesday. Lowest 20-39, except 30-34 extreme south.

Fresh to strong northerly winds on the coast diminishing tonight. -i TEMPERATURES Today -lax. 57, Mia. 3S is Says Two Races ant Segregation1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (AP) -Sen.

Eastland D-Misi says neither whites nor negroes favor integration in the South, and "peo ple get the kind of government they want." He told an NC-TV audience yes terday the South will continue to resist integration, using legal means, not force. He contended the present prac tice of separating the races is based not "on anv doctrine that one man is superior to another but on social questions. He said the Supreme Court, in declaring unconstitutional school segregation because of race, did not touch on the real reason for separate schools in the South. "When students are segrated because of morals, or health, or academic standards, they are not segregated because of race," he said, "and that question was not determined by the court's deci sion." Eastland said "there is no dis crimination" in Mississippi and "Experience has shown that both races develop their own culture and develop better when they are separated, because there is more to this question of race than merely the color of a man's skin. There are different characteristics, dif ferent traits." 10 Women Perish In Baltimore Fire 'BALTIMORE, Jan.

30 P) At least 10 women perished in mad dash for the exits and nine other persons were reported missing last night after fire touched off panic in a hall jam med with a church crowd of about 1,000. More than 200 were injured in the frantic clawing, shoving and tramplingwhich.erupted as the swiltty spreading flames consum ed Arundel iPark Auditorium on the south edge of Baltimore. Red -Cross officials reported 18 were admied to nine hospitals and 111 were released after treatment. Firemen said about 100 others were treated at the scene. Survivors said one minute they were sipping beer, munching food and listening to an orchestra play "lea lor Two" at the St.

Rose Lima Catholic church oyster roast. A few moments later the cele brants, including many children, were a shrieking, stampeing pack oi humanity. As the re swooshed alontr the wooden rafters' and roof of the one-story cinder-block building, hundreds broke for two larje doors in the front and rear. One of the doors, which were of the overhead sliding type used in garages, was never opened binding this escape barred, scores made for nearby windows. Nine of the first recovered were found huddled under one of these.

Al Barthelme, former professional basketeball coach of the old Baltimore Bullets and one of the survivors, described the scene at one window as "real panic." "With everybody trying to get out of windows, it was pretty brutal," he said. Some were being pulled back Dy others as they started through. Some were even throwing out of the windows friends they didn't think could make it any other way." xy i i oaruieirae said the lire was lirst detected in a duct. "Several of the fellows irot un on -a ladder to put it out. All at once the flames burst out.

You might say it was an exDlosion. The fire engulfed the ewvs on the ladder for a minute. I don't know what happened to them." AwardsfMerit Presented By DAR The Chakchiuma Chapter, Daughters of the American, Revolution, has' given Awards of Merit "to Robert B. Patterson and Mrs. Frances Barrett Lucas of Indianapolis, Ind.

and Washington, D. C. Mrs. Price McLeme, chairman of National Defense of the local D.A.R., presented Mr. Patterson, executive secretary of the Mississippi Citizens Councils, the award this morning, which reads: "DAR presents this Award of Merit to Robert B.

Patterson in grateful acknowledgement and sincere appreciation of the outstanding services and worthy accomplishments for the protection of our Constitutional The other recipient, Mrs. Lucas, who is executive secretary of American Coalition, served for five years as chairman of National Defense of the National Society, Daughters of the Amri-c-iii Revolution is By The Associated Press From throughout the deep Snnt.h monies a rising crescenao of voices against integration of the races but ueorgia pparenuy willing to take a stronger stand than other southern siauss on the idea of interposition. Interposition is a doctrine bas ed on a constitutional provision that states uniting themselves into a federal government retain unto themselves rights and pow- prs rf.hev did not surrender to the central government. It has been advanced by Virginia. Five south ern governors conferred on tne issue at Richmond last week.

Gov. Marvin Griffin of Georgia wanted the South to unite in declaring the U. S. Supreme Court's anti-segregation decision "null and void." Other governors wero unwilling to go further than to lodge a protest against the historic decision They would call on Congress to take action, within constitutional limits, to protect the rights of states to "regulate" their schools. The idea of "nullification" was left up to individual states.

Only governors whose legislatures were in session were invited. States represented, in addition to Georgia and host Virginia, were North Carolina, Mississippi and South Carolina. Alabama thus far is the only state to adopt the; policy of "nullification." Other southern states have adopted, or are in proces3 of adopting, a plan to abolish public schools in favor of tax-supDorted private schools rather than permit integration. The private school plan adopted by Georgia would off funds for integrated schools and proposes court action against anyone who attempts to mix tho white and negro races in class rooms. 'Virginia's Gov.

Thomas Stan-lev led a fight in his Senate last week for retention of the world "illegal" in the phraseology of a resolution pertaining to the Supreme Court decision. Legislators, including some patrons of the resolution, made an effort in the state Senate's Justice Committee to delete the word. They did so on their own initiative and without administration support. The committee "unanimously approved the resolution calling the "anti-segregation rulinar "ille gal encroachment? after voting 14 to 4 against deleting: "illecral." Some felt it smacked of "nulli fication." Stanley and the resolution's chief sponsor, Rep. Harry Stuart, insist, it does not mean "nullifi cation." An identical resolution (Continued on Page 8) Acts In TIDE Musical One of the attractions at the TIDE Club Musical Revue will be a group of little misses taught -by Martha Greslin.

These little. ladies: Olivia DeLoach, Carolyn Billings, and Jean Price, will present an acrobatic number for your enjoyment. They have really been practicing hard to please the folks at the auditorium Friday night so why don't you join the crowd and watch them per-from. Mary Stewart Hamilton will also be featured in the Musical. She will present for your entertainment a twirling act that is a show in itself.

You'll find yourself holding your breath as the silver baton twirls too fast for the eye to see. Mary Stewart has developed h.er twirling to tho point that it is a real treat for you to see. One of the acts we are sure you will enjoy is Marie Hale's dance from the "Sugar Plum Fairy Ballet." Marie and her husband R. A. operate The School of Ballet and Art" so you can be sure of seeing excellently performed ballet.

Marie appeared on the show last year and was so popular that the Club secured her for a repeat performance. These are just three of the varied and entertaining! acts that will be presented to entertain you at the TIDE Club Musical Revue, this Friday night in the High School Auditorium at 8 o'clock. See you there. 0 Cancer Society Meets Wednesday There will be an important luncheon meeting of the Leflore County Chapter of the American Cancer Society Wednesday, Feb ruary 1st from 12 o'clock until 1 p. to be held in the private dining room of the (Post Office It is urgent that all the offi cers, workers, and all interest! parties attend this yearly busi ness session.

Mrs. Elizabeth Waites, executive vice-chairr---C of the Division of Aiiicx-iccijfi Cancer Society, will horo lit this Time. 1 -t Variety The two were sure to discuss the proposal and assess Soviet motives however. Eden arrived by ship in New York and arranged to fly to Washington aboard Eisenhower's private plane. He and Foreign Secretary Elwyn Lloyd were scheduled to lunch with Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles at the White House.

British and American officials have done much spade work for the talks, particularly on the Middle Eastern situation. Two weeks ago they decided it was essential to get Israel and the Arab states into active negotiations early this year if the Middle East to be saved from a crisis later on. Officials say that without an Israeli-Arab peace it is difficult to see what actions can be taken effectively to block the spread of Communist influence and Soviet power in that petroleum center of the world. British and American informants say Eisenhower and Eden will discuss every problem of common interest in the world." These problems include: 1. Eden would like to relax trade controls and expand commerce with Red China and the Communist bloc generally.

Eisenhower is described as strongly opposed. 2. would like to bring the ong struggle over seating Red China in the United Nations to an end, although he may not 'press the issue forcefully since this is an election year here. Eisenhower is on record as strongly opposed to lied China U. N.

membership. 6. r.den wants American support in his argument with Saudi Arabia over the Buraimi oasis and surrounding land which may produce oil. Eisenhower had resisted be coming deeply involved. The Un- ted States has a huge investment in oil land which Sandi Arabia controls 4.

Eden would like to see some kind of agreement to "restrict and regularize" tests of atomic wea pons. Eisenhower does not foresee the possibility of such agreement, although Dulles said recently that the United btates also would like to have it. He said no formala which would surely work had been found. Mothers March On Polio Tuesday Nile Tomorrow. night at 6 :30 porch- lights will be turned on all over town to "'Welcome the women of our community as they take part in a colorful -and tradi tion th annual Mothers' March on Polio.

The Mothers' March is the crowning event of the March of Dimes fight against polio the fight that thousands are still making? on the way back to useful living; the scientific fight that goes on to improve our weapons against this disease; and the continuing fight to build up an adequate force of experts trained in the latest techniques of polio care. There is much that remains to be done before we can say that tjolio is licked. To stop now would be something like pulling the plug from a polio patient's iron lung. Of course, we can't do that. We can keep the iron lungs cninir nrifl at thf snmo time Unlit nrttiml nfnnnn fmm tVlOrV to more normal living) by bring ing our fullest support to the March of Dimes in these closing stages of the "campaign.

Those who haven't given yet will want to do so. we know. One of the most satisfying ways of giving needed funds to this or ganization, which has done so much to merit our support, is to give generously to the Mothers' March on Polio. The Salk vaccine and other wonderful accomplishments have demonstrated that the money you give to the March of Dimes is money well spent. Give to these Marching Mothers.

Give generous ly and with confidence. -O- Hodges To Head Red Cross Drive The 1956 Red Cross Membership and Fund Drive Campaign chair man will be H. L. Hodges as announced today by the Leflore Coun ty Chapter of the American Red Cross. Hodges has been very active in the civic affairs of this city.

He was last year's recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, he is a former president of the Jaycees a former president of the United Cerabral Palsy of Greenwood and Leflore County being state vice president of organization at present, and has worked in many other civic endeavors. He will appreciate any co-opera tion that the people of Greenwood and LeiWe County can give him this ya.e membership and fund campaign. at of to KENNY WAGNER iff Murdock Mcintosh was slain He was next seen in Tennes see in April, -1925, but once again escaped. In the gun fight that preceded the escape Deputy Sher iff H. D.

Webb and patrolman J. F. Smith were killed. A few days later Wagner sur rendered to officers in Waycross, Ga. He was sentenced to death in Tennessee, but escaped from, the Knoxville jail with six other prisoners.

In August, 1926, Wagner walk ed into the jail at, Texarkana, and said he had killed two brothers, Sam and Will Carter, after a quarrel over whisky No charges were ever filed against him in those deaths. He first was sentenced to death in Mississippi for the slaying of Mcintosh, but was given a new trial. At his second trial the jury failed to agree on punishment and Wagner, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Wagner became a model prisoner at Parchman and even cared the prison bloodhounds who tracked down other After 14 years, he 'decided to break out. The 1940 escape touched off a huge manhunt.

He was captured three years later in Virginia and returned to the Mississippi penitentiary. He again became a model prisoner, and, was given Christmas leaves. In 1948, he tired of prison life again and slipped away. Tips that Wagner was in Mississippi kept officers working for years But he eluded them until dawn today. Wagner greeted JBirdsonsr and other patrolmen as old friends: "Don't get excited," he told patrolmen as he stepped into the elare of their floodlights "Nobody's getting excited," Birdsong replied.

Wagner referred casually to Birdsons: as Birdsong replied with "Kenny." I want you to get my money," Wagner said as officers put him into a car. He referred to money left in the house. "Cole's got it," Birdsong said, referring to Gwin Cole. "Who's Cole?" Wagner asked. "That's one of my boys," the highway patrol chief told Wagner.

"Well, tell me, T. is he honest?" Wagner asked. Cole's reply, if any, wasn't recorded. Bill Harpole, former sheriff of Oktibbeha County and now head of the patrol's Identification Bureau, held one of Wagner's arms as officers hustled him into Bird-song's car. Wagner knew Harpole.

"Look out, Harpole, there's a mud puddle," Wagner said as he walked barefooted to the car. IPatrolmen had a solid tip a few days ago that Wagner was in the Scooba area. The farmhouse where he was staying is near the Wahalla community, close to Scooba. Special Meeting City's Retailers There will be an important meeting of Greenwood Retailers tomorrow, Tuesday, afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium. All Greenwood retailers are invited and urged to attend.

The meeting will be under the 'supervision of the 1956 Retailers Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, Dew-ey Antoon, chairman, and Howard Hay ward, vice-chairman. Several items of vital interest to all retailers will be presented for discussion. Plan to attend. DESERT SHIP WANAED TUCSON, Ariz. (JP): Chamber of commerce' officials in this desert community had no ready answer for one man who wrote to inquire about employment opportunities.

The applicant was a shP I. Unknown Assailant Ambushes Top South Korean Official 1 i By BILL SEOUL, Jan. 30 (AP) Maj. Gen. Kim Chang Yong, Communist-fighting chief of the South Korean Counter-intelligence Corps, was shot to death today by assassins who ambushed him on the streets of Seoul.

The tough, 37-year-old general was struck down by a gunman who fled after pumping three pistol bullets into him. The government, military and police officials immediately pushed ajcitywide search for the gunman and an accomplice who drove the getaway jeep. President Syngman Rhee personally rushed to CIC headquarters in Seoul to direct the hunt. Earlier he had visited the hospital but Kim, a close adviser, had been pronounced dead on arrival. Kim had directed the roundup of suspected collaborators with the Communists in the 1950 Red occupation of Seoul in the early days of the Korean War.

Since the armistice he had been in charge of probing Communist infiltration. Last October he broke a plot to assassinate Rhee. Eicht men were arrested..