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'A'FREEDOM Iffl "A maa If fre can Uv and get on without being at In mercy of arbitrary decisions on the part of other people." Fhama B. Cubbage 1 i r53 HOME EDITION L3 One of Texas' Five Most Consistent Ne wspapers VOL. XXXII, NO. 88 Mr Mmbw liurliM fra ODESSA, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1937 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES Uatta fT Tatktot ri rn nn DuD SilcDSLjfi hWE Ector School Budget Tax Increase ue a ZL3 IMJLCSOO mm mm Ks Preliminary budget figures for Ector County schools for next year show a five-cent tax increase per be Increased to an all-time high of $7,598,903 next school year. This year, expenditures were placed at $6,672,000.

Says Military Threat Abated iug property valuation and budgetary increase of almost 1 mil-lion, school board members Monday night. Charles Walker, school business Primary factors contributing to the budget increase are three new I schools, Reagan Elementary, Haysj Elementary and the Ector Junior- Senior High School. -Marked for increased tures next year are office I clerical workers, instructional ser- stated that the tax in crease will be necessary to carry the cost of 100 additional teachers in the system and to offset cost of the $4,358,584 school bond issue which was approved last Saturday. WASHINGTON AP) The House Appropriations Committee today voted a $2,586,775,000 cut in new defense department funds. It said the military threat to the free world "appears, in certain respects, to have somewhat abated." But it cautioned apainst "complacency" as it recommended $33,541,225,000 in new appropriations for the Army, Navy and Air Force for the fiscal year starting July 1.

President Eisenhower had requested $36,123,000,000 The school budget is expected to vices, budgets at Crockett Junior High, Bonhara Junior High, Bowie Junior High, Austin Elementary. teaching materials, plant opera-1 tions, libraries, school and interest on bonds. AFL-CIO Heads Showing decreases are 'adminis trative costs, taxing agency, Odes for the armed sa High budget and capital outlay. 5 Consider Rules which received The five-cent tax-increase will 000 for the present year. mean a raise of about $1.25 in taxes next year for persons -with The 214 billion dollar cut amounted to seven per cent of tne $10,000 home.

It had been an Against Abuses Congress Given Lower Foreign president's request, but nounced that Saturday's bond is sue would raise taxes seven cents. 000,000 of it wis what congres but it probably will be unneces sional circles normally describe WASHINGTON (UP)-AFL-CIO leaders today appeared ready to V. sary to hike taxes that much, Walker noted. as "phony." leaving an actual net reduction of $1,290,775,000 or Ies Of the new $7,598,903 budget which takes effect on Aug. than four per cent.

lay down new rules to safeguard union funds against the abuses charged up against Teamster President Dave Beck. leaders also considered rules to "guarantee democratic Aid Request WASHINGTON UP) President Eisenhower today asked Congress The Army, for example, was al-i 670,440 will be raised by local lowed to use for regular activities 400 million dollars to be trans taxes, with the remainder coming from other established funds. Total receipt from' taxes this ferred from Its stock and Indus to appropriate $3,865,000,000 for foreign aid. He warned that any substantial reduction in bis re- procedures in unions to protect them against corrupt officers. The AFL-CIO's 25-member Executive Council turned to the year were $5,177,248.

New. con trial funds. The Navy was given struction in the county will raise an extra 190 millions by similar quest in view of present worn the school property valuations to rules and other anti corruption projects after tossing out Beck as conamons wouia oe iooinaray. The chief executive's request about $290,000,000. School income outside of local an AFL-CIO vice president Mon day.

taxes includes $1,512,000 from transfers. These are revo'ving funds which the services use to operate their Industrial and commercial type programs. Eis-nhow-er had asked for new cash instead. A top item on the council a ex4scholastic apportionment, $193,628 tKmCG i 1 r-Akin Foundation pected agenda was whether to funds, and a cash balance of suspend three small International unions accused like the giant Another 5li millions of, ths re 000. DEBRIS GUARDED At Hielcman Mills, suburb of Kansas City where a -vicious twister struck at dusk Monday, a National Guardsman stands watch over ruins of homes.

The tornado, most deadly of this year, cut a wida swath through the community imaihing homes, a shopping center, i schools and (United Press Telephoto) Salaries of teachers in the Ector duction was in line with Eisenhower's recent advice to Congress school system next year will total Teamsters Union of domination by corrupt influences. The three unions the Laundry Workers, Distillery Workers and that that amount could be trim -Worst Of Year nearly $4,750,000., This year the budget for educa. med from Army procurement and Allied Industrial workers were was about 535 million dollars less than he estimated in his January budget message would be needed for the program. He said the saving was possible because of a reduction In spare parts requirements for military aid. based on experience in actual use of equipment overseas.

The President will take his cast for foreign aid to the people tonight In a radio-TV speech. Ctw gress has been aiming at foreign aid as a place to make sizeable cuts in the overall budget. Eisenhower, recognizing the current economy drive in Congress, said that "all of us" are attempting to cut the cost of government and reduce taxes "when possible without injury to' our production funds because it prob tional administration was $38,700, which is reduced to $34,540 for ably would not be obligated with Couni- In DealHh next year. Office supplies and ex involved hi alleged welfare fund abuses' uncovered by a Senate committee in 1954-55. The three unions with their total membership were warned in the year.

pense was budgeted at $32,835 the A 190-million-doIlar cut In Navy ECansas Ofy past year and for next year UP- funds was attributed to heavy un ped to $46,858. last February to throw out officers obligated balances and to new ronraado Reaches involved In the abuses or face ouster from the AFL-CIO. Assessing and collecting taxes, including salaries of collector and deputies, postage, printing, and The council's actios against pricing policies. A reduction of $126,741,000 was based on the assumption that the! Republic of Germany would continue during the coming year to bar Davis, St, her two daugh evaluation fees of the evaluation KANSAS CITY Mo. A i Missouri and northeastern emergency clearance head- Beck was just one of a series of developments that made life look quarters to find the missing ters and her near Spring engineers, listed at $70,700 the past savage tornado, the Worst of the sas.

country." grim for the chubby labor boss: Hill. supply goods and services to Unit-! and to unite families. year and $64,846 for next year. There Is, however, only one year, roared out of Kansas and The tornado was by far the into two suburban Kansas City worst of many that have plagued The AFL-CIO action was ex Fears that many persons were Salaries for clerical workers. In It dipped once more at Martin City, just over the state line In pected to give push to reported the Midwest and Southwest this the various schools were listed at ed States forces at the same rate they provided them this year.

If the House -upholds the committee's recommendations, it will trapped when the new brick Presbyterian church collapsed were sound way for us to achieve a substantial tax reduction," he said in his message. "That way is to succeed in waging peace, thereby efforts by Teamster leaders to subdivisions 'Monday night, spreading death and destruction. The twister left at least 35 $87,266 the past year, and budgeted Missouri, killing Lowell Atkinson, and then headed for Kansas City year. A tornado that ripped Dallas. on April 2 killed 10 and shove Beck out of the Teamster at $107,672 for next year, due to dispelled by Harry Brenner, an elder of the church, who said a presidency.

have slashed about four billion permitting a substantial cut in and Ruskin Heights. caused considerably less property dead, many of them still uniden- adding $13,340 at Ector, and $2,800 dollars from total requests, tor 55 damage. Another tornado killed 19 Chairman John L. McClellan of the Senate Rackets Committee each at new Reagan and Hays tified today, and 300 injured. group of about 60 persons huddled in the basement and were billion' dollars this year In 11 an persons last Wednesday at Silver Schools.

Martial taw was declared and our heavy military expenditures. A substantial cut in these expenditures, in the face of present world conditions, would be foolhardy. said he believes Beck "has com nual appropriation The total cost of instructional soldiers patrolled the ravaged mitted many criminal offenses. saved when the floor kept the Jailing bricks from crushing them. The twister rumbled into Ruskin Rep.

Mahon tD-Tex), chairman United Press photographer Jer- services, excluding the clerical McClellan's committee still has Floods Plague Sooner Area of a subcommittee, that drafted the ry McNeill of Dallas, who witnessed the tornado there and flew workers, was $4,145,489 this year, and is budgeted at $4,750,104 next Heights at a time when many bill, told newsmen the $2,586 775, areas, looking or more bodies. Police said that with the great amount of destruction, there could be "many more" bodies still In th wreckage. suburbanites were shopping. 000 reduction in new obligation! here Monday night to photograph year. Beck under subpena.

Superior Judge Lloyd W. Shc-I rett told grand jury at Seattle, that it is up to it to ascertain whether, Beck "borrowed or Children darted frantically authority "should not be inter- the one here, said the Dallas tor Ector salaries were listed at tn m.111 nado "was merely a baby Senate Accepts Water Measure through the rubble to search for relatives while the dust was still OKLAHOMA CITY (B Torna- .7. The tornado cut a 75-mile swath! DtireA to this. ttllJOOO; Hays at $53,430 and Reagan at $70,150. Reagan was stole" more than $300,000 in union skipped hanging over the ifea.

Rescue across nansBs, Kiiiiu bia ui umi. dV 'Piling "58." "The Dallas tornado open long enough this year to cost state, before it hopped over the through, sparsely populated Mahon noted that actual spend- $21,249 in salaries. plagued Oklahoma last state line and boiled into Hick man -Hills and Ruskin Heights, Salaries at Odessa High School While bo personal injuries were funds. Beck is scheduled to appear before a federal grand jury June 4 at Tacoma, on a' charge of income tax evasion. AUSTIN v-LegtslatJve action was completed in the Senate today reported twisters damaged pro two" adjoining subdivisions just lead the list of schools.

Last year they were and are bud Ing in 1958 will Include funds appropriated, in previous years but not yet spent He emphasized that the reduction In this year's bill "eventually will have its Impact on defense spending in future south and east of Kansas City. perty at Broken Arrow, near Prague and near Nowata. workers were hampered by sightseers who rushed to the The tornado formed at Ottawa, where Mr. and Mrs. James Marsh were killed when the twister crushed their farm home.

It also destroyed a drive in theater, a motel and a cafe at Ottawa. The storm then smashed across Johnson County killing Mrs. Bar- The death in those areas areas," McNeill said. 'This one was more thorough. And while the path wai only five miles long, this tornado caused much more destruction;" Police and Red Cross officials estimated 500 homes destroyed.

Families were separated and efforts were being made to set up on the 200 million dollar bond issue plan to help local districts water-saving dams. geted at $553,261 this coming year. Crockett Junior High, largest in was 28, Another man died at Mar enrollment and in staff, Is the sec tin City, a small town south and The Senate voted 30-0 to adopt west of Kansas City on the Kan a conference committee report on Throughout a 100-page report ond most costly school. The past year's budget was $391,000 in sala sas border." the 200 million dollar plan which accompanying the the com- Flash flooding was reported at Stillwater In north central Oklahoma following rains which measured up to 7.25 inches in about seven hours- was still raining early this morning. Stillwater Police Chief Boughton said "several hundred" person i were being evacuated Heavy equipment moved la to mittee noted the rising ccfU of.

has already been approved finally ries and next year's is $398,000. Bonham's budget was $235,000 the by the House. The action sends military items and the growing day to clear -the wrecnage or an almost new shopping center, high past year and next year's budget public clamor for economy in gov List Of Storm Dead school and church that were de is for $237,000. ft scolded Jhe services molished at Ruskin Heights. what it said was "waste and from their homes after a Dam on a small private lake broke.

Boom Meantime, the weather bureau issued new warnings of possible tornadoes for extreme southeast KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UP) the I 24. Robert W. Yost 10, Hick- Bowie was budgeted at. $184,000 the past year and $187,000 for next year.

Austin Elementary School, largest of the city's' ele-mentaries, was budgeted at the proposed constitutional amendment to the voters Nov. 9. The resolution Is one of two major water plans Iri the administrations drought-fighting and flood-stopping program. The other, a plan to buy space in reservoirs, has run into controversy and must be worked out in a joint commit- er Creek reported overflow- Red Cross today listed Jthe- follow- Mills. extravagance resulting from lark of effective control throughout every stage of the procedurement process." Hundreds of millions of dollars Init Yife And Self DALLAS (UP) A 62-year-old Dallas man shot his 48-year-old wife to death Monday, then fled to a sister's home where be fatally shot himself.

Justice of the Peace W. E. (Bill) Richburg ruled the death of Mrs. Eva Watkins Bates, as murder and the death of James Corbltt Bates as suicide. Police said Bates killed his wife while they were cleaning a vacant rent house in Arcadia Park, Ing fatalities in the tornado Wl Three-month-old.

girl tcnta-j 5ai(j pumps were be- 000 the past year and, $230,000 for Hill luc.iuucu mm i.ivj. cue rf flooded basements at i i it i l- riblBhnma UM ID nortnwesi "vuiu nve ucca in uwbmi Baby Sleeps Out frantic Search ana Kansas ury suouros Z6. Unidentified woman about 35-. OT iitssaid. if basic cost nrinciDles Teaching materials are listed at $177,000 for next year, an in Hickman.

Mills, Martin City and at McGilley funeral home, Kan- which! were applied, uniformly to alii Under- the 200 million dollar crease of $22,000. Ruskin Heights: isas city. Uiwed th- atate afti two'types of negotiated contracts andi00 pian, me texas water ue: For operation of the plant, in- 27. One unidentified womanidavs weather also posed If there were better procurement 1. Mrs.

Catherine Mae Armon, KANSAS CITY. Mo. ifUPW AI cluding-wages of custodians, sup aooui vy.ai ouch lunerai iiome j-Weiirfal flash flood threat otiauait reiationstilps. ft.nnthald hahv irirl due out of Ruskin Hei6ht Jackson county. nnr(erf Th funda annrovnd hv thm mm.

plies, and $247 JKH) was 1 HlrVmi.nl .1.. Art. th. Riu.irin Boyd.r tlfMla Mr suburb west of Dallas. Then; budgeted the past year and Une unmeminea woman 1 tna Cottonwood Creek basin mittee subject to house revision he caned his sister ana toia ner 000 for next year.

year, velopment Board would be created to make the loans to cities, towns and poetical subdivisions needing money to construct dams, trans, porta two systems and other water conservation v- The state would loan up to'one third the cost of the project or up to million dollars. The plan, would be self-liquidating. The stats init center aleDt DeacefuUy ifatua- at oncu luncrm uumc. jnorth the city. The Weather next wees wquid xeep military and electricity ul-J? Diana Boyd' Hickma, Mills- M- Om unidentified, woman at; Bureau said possibl heavy rains! personnel at -about its 'Present wnu ner gas, power a Hospital Monday mgnt he was going to her house and i kilt himself.

The sister called police, who water. Ist vrr library budeet called parents tried to find her. 4. Isiiam uavis, ipnng Hill. funeral home Helton, vvould endanger residents along istrerfgth.

The total uniformed 5. Mrs. Barbara Davis, 51. Mo. 'Deep Fork Creek la the north part force would on June Spring Hill.

30. One unidentified woman at 'ot Oklahoma City. (30. 1958, Including a millter-htyhe Pamela Davis, 7. Spring George funeral home in The sevire weather came as the Army.

675,000 in the Navy. 200,000 niched to the bouse in tim to for $56,000 at (he various schools. The girf," Karen Ann Burger, while next year's is $63,000. Thisj wa, taken from the arm her hear'a pistol shot They kicked in the door and found Bates on the lit st of the flood crest of the the Marine Corps and 925.000 7. I mar a uavis.

sprung mil. mo. includes $15,000 to set up the Ec- father as authorities dug them out! would loan the money to the local groups at an interest higher than floor. He. died at Methodist Hos 31.

James A. Marsh 84. Ultawa. Imu. 91tmr nni fi th.

In h. Air W. an In. Henry Gabert, Hickman Mills.) toward Ft. Ark.

crease of less than 5.000 "ate iw 32. Mrs. James A. Marsh tor library and $5,000 to set tip of the debris of a supermarket the Hay library. The Reagan H- following1 the tornado.

Although il la.t-f.1. a Mr. Henry Gabert, Hickman pital. I Ottawa. (There was some lowland flooding! the year'.

Civilian employment F.nah in Vffialation h) nil brary was started this year withjthe parents, Mr. and Mrs. RobertjWl11; Sheriff Bill Decker said apparently both person! were shot by the, tame gun, a .38 caliber re Henton, 55, Grandview. 33. Lowell Atkinsim, 55, MarUn on Ut Arkansas and Verdigris: the same date Would drop 4,445 to Burger, were freed only minutes! $4,151 spent constitutional amendment plan in- Mo.

'Rivers. 1,173,752. The largest decrease in next later, they became separated from to working order if approved by 1L Oral Glenn Hower, 35, Hick volver. the baby, year's budget was in capital out Authorities rushed the baby to man Mills. 42.

John Hower, 10, Hickman) i lay. For the first time in years, it was said no new busses would have to be bought, but that nine -In Girf Sought The Weather the voters has not received a final okay by, either House, Low Bid Made FRf.EPORT,. Tex. Brown old ones could be held in reserve. Building of the new schools re St Mary's hospital where she promptly went to sleep.

Hours later, the parents learned of her whereabouts, went to the hospital, and took' her home, none the worSe forthe tornadoJ Fsrrcut frM J- Wcihe 13. Charles T-Johnston, 35, Hick-) man Mills. ll Charles C. Johnson, 50, Kan-, sas City, Mo. Keith Leopold, .11, Grand iew.

16. Infant named McGill, Grand-j duced the number of bus pass Under limi th Air Terninal! Partly doudy through Wednesday, and. duoty today, coaler Bed w. Root of Houston bid low yesterday engers, it was said by officials Lat year's capital outlay was JnlfB loaay low in for construction of the Brazos Harbor Terminal bid was 141.568. tomorrow gs.

Teiterdar high sa. or- $143,000,, and next year it it bud Jf Homicide Ruled view. 17. geted at $98,194,,, which includes HOIJSTOV (UP) An all-night, summoned by Mrs. Mamie Grebs-i Tho girl said It took her four Maxine Nebnng, Hickman search for a 9-vear old eirl be-'rard A niani ww oj.

TeMPEBAT IKES Mia, Max. A v. itm hfiti. ur waiK iw uic muiiic ui iicc $41,434 for setting up science labs in Ector, for buying band instru -U lis w-isn. ninAia tivt ill HI A -HlV lliUCI Kairun UB11V TiteHfav nt th pma Hnl.i l.

OraM Riirknr 3S Hirkman aa im 1.1 former sicpmouier aim sne You'll Find It- ments and band uniforms there. The debt service of the schools. burg ruled negligent homicide Milla. jday when the girl wan found. wai to have been -tott CB house tnd TM6it the death of W.

E. 19. Margaret Elm Smirh, 21( But He girt, lo Jean Staple-1 Monday vhile bctry "picking. ndef the bed. -V- Ynimff V) whn HimI hnanttAl: Martin Citv.

4 1 i Ji CUT Al)ill Alpine Amarillo Chlcaa-o I)nvr 1 Pam Tort Worth Galveston iin-m York Oklahoma City Ban Antonio for paying interest and retiring 71 4 43 74 4 65 70 ss 7S fit SO S3 84 87 a 81 88 honrfa waa hifPiH it Ml fin "A a i "i saia sn oion i go; Mrs. oreDsgara saia sn ana th Mrtrear uoned to Sumlay Mrs. Gtdie Marie" Taylor. her age, wasn't found in the: berry She said she just her hiuband were asleep around wTtJ I''jhen a car he was riding in over-: Hickman Mills. Shs was found wrapped in walked away from home a.m.

when they were awak- iot next year. iturned near Mertzon. Tex. Mayi 21. Caroline Kav Taylor.

39.ia hath mwel and asleeo under Amusements page 6 TV Logs page Editorials paRe Society pape 10 Sports pages 14 15 Oil News page It Comics page Interest on bonds increased from-a. Driver of the car. Billy Spur-Hickman Mills in ner former steomother's th titm. r.A tw. i.

63 71 fit. Loula a.ia7 iu iv pririg remains u. Jon vmcner, va, heme. istrap. i.

bedroom. 1 lumiu. iUi.ieaacu nuio aospitaiiiea witn injuries ne re-( Denine Woodling, 3, Ruskin! "I couldn't get tsiyt "SM says I have bad habits," tV -rra H986.000. i Iceived in tht accident jHelghts. 'new mama," Lois told officers Uis iaid- Ai "I knew they were looking for me I had to hide," Lois said.

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