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Oklahoma Historical Society PLANE CRASHES City 5 IN ROME; 16 ARE KILLED BLAST FOLLOWS AS DC-6 FALLS NEAR BUILDING U. S. Pilot, Co-Pilot, European Boss of Philippines Line Among Victims ROME, Jan. 14 (P) -A smoking four engine Philippines Airline plane crashed and 'exploded in the populous outskirts of Rome today and all 16 persons aboard were killed. The big DC-6 hit a vacant lot not far from a big apartment building.

It was coming in for a landing on a flight from Beirut, Lebanon, one leg in its regularly scheduled trip from Manila to London. An eyewitness said the left engines were smoking as it approached Ciampino airport outside Rome. It appeared to be heading for the building, the banked and plunged into the lot with a trenendous roar. The plummeting craft, coming town in a driving rain, tore a 40- loot crater in the wet clay of the field as it exploded to bits, hurlng part of the plane and bodies over a 200-yard radius. Among the seven passengers aboard was the airline's European manager, Royal R.

Jordan, a native of Boston who has lived in Rome several years. The pilot- chief of the nine-man crew aboard--was Ira Broome of Caro, head pilot for the airline. The co-pilot was identified as William Rose of Alton, who friends said lived with his wife in Rome. Mrs. Rose reportedly is expecting a baby.

It was the first fatal accident in the airline's international operation. The Philippine airline was given a safety award last October at an international air conference. Airline officials said the cause of the crash was as vet unknown. An investigation was launched immediately. The officials speculated the pilot chose to plunge his smoking plane into the open field rather than crash into the crowded apartment buildings nearby.

"I saw the plane gliding towards the field," an eyewitness said. "The left motors were smoking. Otherwise it seemed to be running all right. The plane was about four miles from the airfield, when it began to come in slowly, turning toward the left. "It was banking with its left wing and seemed to be heading into an apartment building.

By now it had turned completely away from the air field. It was about 40 feet in the air. There was a tremendous roaring noise. Then the plane plunged down and there was a huge Notes from Your Town THE Miami high school student council has added a variety show to its list of projects designed to raise money for the March of Dimes. The talent program will be held in the school's auditorium Friday afternoon, starting at 1 o'clock, and will feature such local entertainment personalities as Murl der, Opal Wright, Don Hinson and the Dareing brothers as well as members of the student body.

Sponsors said a 10-cent admission fee will be charged but added that any greater amount will be "cheerfully accepted." The public Is invited. Motorists and law enforcement officers especially were happy over this morning's slow temperature rise. A freezing drizzle last night converted local streets and highways into treacherous toboggan courses, resulting in many minor traffic accidents and one of tragic import. (The mishap death of Willis Yost, Cardin, is reported elsewhere on this page.) Precipitation amounted to only a trace, weatherman John Gray revealed. His low mercury recording was 28 degrees.

The reading at noon today was 40, nine degrees warmer than. Wednesday's highest level. Weather OKLAHOMA-Partly cloudy in the west and cloudy in the east tonight with occasional light rain continuing; a little warmer in the east and south portions; tomorrow partly cloudy and warmer in the east and south; lows tonight from 25 to 32 west to the 30's east; highs tomorrow from the 40's in the south to 35 to 45 in the north. KANSAS--Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with some snow and much colder likely northwest portion by tomorrow night; a little warmer southeast tonight; low tonight 10-20 northwest to lower 80's southeast; high tomorrow 25- 35 northwest to 35-40 elsewhere. MISSOURI- tonight with freezing rain or drizzle east and south portions changing to rain south portion todou MIAMI DAILY NE SIST YEAR, NO.

169 Published Every Morning by Evening Miami (Except Newspapers, Saturday) Inc. and Sunday MIAMI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1954 DAILY 5 CENTS SUNDAY 10 CENTS Willis Yost, Cardin Grocer, Killed as Car Skids Off '69' CARDIN, Jan. 14- -(Special) -An icy pavement blamed for the death last night of Willis Yost, grocery store owner and lifelong resident of county. Yost, 43 years old, was pinned beneath his wagon which skidded out of control and overturned ditch just east of here, on U. S.

Highway 69. He pronounced dead upon arrival at Picher hospital. The accident occurred as Yost was traveling alone ward Cardin shortly after 10 o'clock. The 1950 Plymouth spun off the road at the west proach of the Tar Creek bridge. It rolled down steep enbankment and came to rest on its top.

SAILOR BEATEN, ROBBED OF $62 Ohioan Says 2 Airforce Acquaintances Victimized Him Here Wednesday A sailor who told of being robbed and beaten by two Airforce acquaintances in a Miami residential district Wednesday evening remained in the Baptist hospital today. Cecil Fields, 21, of Williamsburg, Ohio, said two airmen he met in Cincinnati took his billfold, slashed at him with a knife and slugged him over the head with a pistol. The incident occurred shortly after 6:30 o'clock in northwest Miami's Barger Place addition. Miami police said the dazed sailor went to the Roy Martin residence, 1010 Barger Place, and asked for help. Police were summoned and Fields was taken to the hospital.

There he was found not to be seriously hurt, suffering a hand laceration and from the blow on the head. Police Chief A. Masterson said Fields told this story: In Cincinnati he met the two Airforce men and they agreed to travel by car together to California, where all three are stationed, each paying his share of expenses. Fields said as they entered Oklahoma he proposed that he leave the party in Oklahoma City and continue west by airplane, since he feared being late reporting at his San Diego base. The suggestion, Fields related, angered the other two, whom he identified as Morris Brock, a Negro, and Bob Thornton.

The victim said both men are young, probably in their early 20's. He did not know their exact ages or home addresses. Fields said the pair kicked him (Continued on Page Three) Editor 'Confers' With Self; Says He'll Run Again MATADOR, Jan. 14- (P) -The editor of the Matador Tribune interviewed the mayor of Matador again this week. "You can quote me as saying I will be a candidate for re-election," said Mayor Douglas Meador.

"Thank you, your honor," said Editor Douglas Meador. "And the best of luck to you," Now Douglas Meador, one and the same, interviewed himself last week and got exactly nowhere. As correspondent for the Lubbock (Tex.) -Journal he wrote deep in a county political story that "Mayor Douglas Meador has declined to say whether he. will again be a candidate." The Associated Press picked that up as a man who's not one to let his right hand know what. his typewriter is doing.

This week, writing in his own paper, he finally managed to pry a statement from himself. "I have been smoked out of my refuge of political silence," he wrote. "It is entirely true that I am (or was) a reporter for the Avalanche and that I wrote the general county political story. And it is also true that I interviewed myself and that I made no ment. "I'm going to make a long overdue statement to the citizens of Matador (1,335 of them).

I think Matador deserves a better mayor and I will run free of charge the announcement of any candidate for mayor in the April city election. will be a candidate and I will ask for the last place on the ballot." Mayor Meador then ran through the accomplishments of his six years as mayor and ended on a high note of modesty: "I admit I haven't been a very good mayor- I can't even play dominoes IKE ADVOCATES MORE BENEFITS TO OLD FOLKS Chief Also Would Bring 10 Million More Under Social Security WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-(AP)President Eisenhower today proposed bringing 10 million more Americans under Social Security, increasing benefits all along the line, and raising to $4,200 the amount of income subject to Social Security (axes. In a special message to Congress, the President said the average benefit payment to retired workers is now $50 a month, with a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $85. For Social Security to "fulfill its purpose of helping to combat destitution, these benefits are too low," Eisenhower said.

Both the maximum and minimum should be increased, he said, but proposed no figures. A formula on that will be presented later by Secretary of Welfare Hobby, he told the legislators. Well-posted congressional sources told reporters they understood the increases Mrs. Hobby is to propose would range from a minimum of $5 a month in the lowest brackets to more than $10 in the upper brackets. Mrs.

Hobby called a new conference for tomorrow to discuss the administration afternoon. Boosting to $4,200 the amount of income subject to Social Security taxes, as Eisenhower proposed, would mean an immediate $12 a year tax increase for workers earning that much or more. Employers' payrolls would also be increased that amount for, each worker in the $4,200 a year bracket or above. At present, the first $36,600 of income is taxed. The rate this year went up to 2 percent.

It had been percent on worker and employer. The President set forth a sixpoint program for "improvement" of the Social Security system: 1. Expansion of insurance protection to about ten million more people not presently coveredincluding self employed farmers; many more farm workers and domestic workers; doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, accountants, and other self employed professional people; members of state and local retirement systems and clergymen (on a voluntary basis); and several smaller groups. 2. Liberalization of the present "retirement test" to permit retired workers to earn more at reg(Continued on Page Three) Aussie Can See Again; Butcher Gives Up an Eye BRISBANE.

Australia, Jan. 14 -(P)-Tom Dilks, 68, waterfront worker, looked at Phil Trevor, 31, butcher, 'in Brisbane General hospital today and saw him only because Trevor had given him an eye. This is believed to be the first time in Australia that a blind man has been made to see with an eye of a living person. Dilks lost his left eye in an accident in 1915 and five years ago began to lose the sight of right eye. He went to the hospital and stayed there until an eye graft could be possible.

One day Dilks heard Trevor saying to him "I hear you are looking for an eye. You can have mine." Dilks offered 1,000 pounds for the eye but Trevor, who had been, told he was doomed to lose the sight of the eye because of a growth, replied "I don't want anything for it. They tell me it is no use to me." An operation was performed and today hospital attendants wheeled Dilks to a room where Trevor was waiting for him. Seven Are Fined For Rolling Dice CUSHING, Jan. 14 -(P) -Seven Cushing men charged with gambling in connection with a dice game that was robbed of $20,000 here have pleaded guilty and each assessed a $100 fine.

Sessions Judge Max Sater terday assessed the maximum gambling fine against Earl Wattenberger, Homer Paterson, Lee Moore, J. C. Martin, W. O. Lewis, James Johnson and J.

T. Hunt. Their appearance brought to 12 the number who pleaded guilty and paid fines. County Attorney Robert Murphy filed charges against the 20 who participated in the game, which was held up by four armed bandits Jan. 4 in Cushing.

I WIDE HUNT FOR BRUTAL SLAYER PUSHED IN O. C. was Cardin Ottawa station in a was to- apthe A passing motorist reportedly noticed the overturned vehicle soon afterward and summoned help. Sheriff Jim 'Allemann was told eight men were needed to lift the station wagon and extricate Willis. Allemann, deputy, Hank Boswell, and Highway Patrolman Bert George and O.

C. Day, arrived at the scene after the body had been removed. Willis' death marked Ottawa county's first highway traffic fatality of 1954 and was one of three attributed to icy bridges in Oklahoma during a 24-hour period. Other victims were Jimmy Richard Casselman, 23, of Dewar, and Alverne Roy Engle, 32, Okmulgee. Casselman was killed today when his car skidded on an icy bridge south of Okmulgee on U.

S. Highway 75. Engle's automobile overturned several times last night on Polecat Creek bridge south of Sapulpa, also on U. S. 75.

The state's road toll for 1954 rose to 22 compared with 15 at this time last year. Willis, who had lived here for 14 years, was born at Quapaw and at one time was in the grocery business there. He is survived by his wife, Fern; three sons, Marvin Francis, J. W. and Kenneth Ray, all of the home here; two daughters, Mrs.

Wilda Dean Bond, Joplin, and Erma Lee Yost of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Yost, Dallas, three brothers, Benjamin Yost, Commerce, George and Ralph Yost, both of Dallas, four sisters, Mrs. Mary Drake, Lebanon, Mrs. Geraldine Luke, Dallas, Mrs.

Irene Karnes and Mrs. Jean Davis, both of Los Angeles, and one granddaughter. The body was received by the Thomas Funeral home of Picher. Arrangements for final rites were incomplete today. Bricker Proposal May Weaken Ike's Voice in Congress WASHINGTON, Jan.

14-(P)- President Eisenhower's efforts to tone down' Senator Bricker's amendment to limit treaty-making powers pointed him today toward a critical test of his strength in Congress. The weight of political opinion here seemed to be that if Eisenhower fails to convince enough GOP lawmakers that the Ohio Republican's proposal is bad, he may suffer a deteat that would dilute his, prestige and perhaps threaten major segments of his legislative program. Bricker at one time had enough avowed support in the "Senate to put. His amendment across. Democrats said privately they intend to sit out, for the time being, the backstage battle over Bricker's proposal to amend the Constitution to (1) spell out that treaties should not override domestic law and (2) give Congress power to regulate executive agreements not submitted to the Senate for ratification.

An influential Democratic senator, who asked not to be quoted by name, said he is not averse to letting the Republicans cut each other up politically on the issue. He said it seemed obvious the Bricker amendment had been aimed originally at. a Democratic president and that some GOP members were embarrassed now that a Republican was in the White House, adding: "If Atty. Gen. Brownell and Secretary of State Dulles can't keep the Republicans lined up on the Presidert's side, then maybe we Democrats will have to step into the breach later to save Eisenhower and the country." EDUCATORS MEET PONCA CITY, Jan.

14-(P)- Superintendents of schools in 25 larger Oklahoma towns convened here today for a one-day conference to discuss their common problems. Goa THE FIRE ICE A fire in this unoccupied condemned building in Kansas AFTER the structure demolished and covered with ice after firemen City, left sprayed water on smoldering wreckage during 16-degree temperatures. The building was to have been razed to make way for a new supertrafficway through the city. (NEA TELEPHOTO) ROADS, BRIDGES ICY IN STATE Thaw Expected Through Today, but Much Colder Weather Is Coming (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) It warmed up slightly in Oklahoma today but not before icy bridges had claimed three lives overnight in traffic accidents. A south wind overnight raised temperatures slightly in the state and they were expected to reach the 40's before the day was out.

The forecast called for much colder tomorrow because of north winds. highway patrol reported some roads and bridges in the state were still icy and dangerous this morning but a thaw was expected before nightfall. The northwest was clear while sections of the east were having fog, drizzle and rain. McAlester reported .08 inch of moisture for the 24-hour period ending at 6:30 a. m.

today while Ardmore had .07. Two cities in the state reported a constant temperature for the 24- hour period. Fort Sill had an even 34 while Tulsa reported 31 degrees for the 24 hours. The high for the period was 42 at Gage while the low was 28 at Oklahoma City. No Agreement Yet On Big Four Site BERLIN, Jan.

14 -(P) The Big Four foreign ministers' conference bumped into 8 deadlock today-11 days before the parley was due to start. Unable to agree on sites in Berlin for the parley, Allied and Russian representatives asked their home governments what to do. A State department spokesman in Washington said the United States did not believe the deadlock would postpone the conference beyond the Jan. 25 target opening date, but there was speculation inpolitical circles here that the Russians were preparing to torpedo the meeting. Despite the glum outlook, there was no indication of any change in plans of U.S.

Secretary of State Dulles to arrive here Jan. 22 for pre-conference talks with British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault. Reports from the East indicated Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov still is expected Jan.

23. Government Trade Policy Is Defined WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-(P)- Secretary of Commerce Weeks says "it has been, and still is" this government's policy to permit trade in non-strategic goods with Russia and her satellites in Europe. In a report to Congress which. may signal a new effort at easing United States-Russian tension, Weeks stressed that trade with Red China and North Korea is totally banned.

His quarterly report on export trade controls- which laid new emphasis on an old policy- came just word leaked out that the Commerce department is weighing an application from a U.S. exporter for permission to buy government-owned crop surpluses for resale to Russia and a Soviet satellite. Dwayne Andreas, an official of Honeymead Co. at Mankato, a soybean milling firm, acknowledged he was the exporter. Andreas said in an interview he "came across an inquiry" a month ago for U.S.

vegetable oil and butter, Murder Warrant Is Drafted, Pick-up Orders Issued for Woman's Killer Infant Dies After Parents Balk at Blood Transfusion CHICAGO, Jan. early today, several refused on religious him a blood tranfusion. The parents had day on a petition to their infant a ward The parents, Thomas 18, yesterday refused permitted an immediate 14-(AP)-An 8-day-old boy died hours after his young parents had grounds to permit doctors to give been summoned into family court todeclare them unfit parents and make of the court. Grzyb, 20, and his wife Barbara, to sign a waiver which would have family court hearing on the question of legally forcing a fusion. Both are members of the Jehovah's Witnesses religious sect.

The case was brought to the court's attention by Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, board of health president, after he was informed of the child's condition by officials at St. Anthony's hospital and the baby's physician, Dr. Isadore Lerner.

Dr. Lerner said the couple's son, Thomas, had needed a transfusion since birth. He said last night the baby had been in a state of shock since an operation for an abdominal obstruction Tuesday. "The baby is getting weaker by the minute," Dr. Lerner said last night.

"I almost got on my knees begging the parents to allow a blood transfusion. The best we are doing now is with transfusions of glucose." But the baby died early today at the hospital. The parents were not there, an official said. "If the baby dies, that is God's will," the young mother had said as she and her husband refused to allow the transfusion. "I have no fear.

The blood won't make any difference. I am not going to hand him over to the court until I have to. The judge doesn't care what's in the Bible." Sister Mary Michael of the hospital's pediatric section said she had told the young couple yesterday their baby's life depended on a blood transfusion. She added: "But the father told me, 'Our belief won't allow it. It's better to have a dead baby without the blood than a living baby with the transfusion'." The parents had contended the injection of blood into the veins is the same as eating blood, which they claim is forbidden by UN Will Accept POW's Prior to Jan.

22 Deadline WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-(P)- American officials said today the United Nations command would accept return of unrepatriated Korean war prisoners, beginning Jan. 20, as proposed by Indian guards. These officials indicated, however, they would have preferred that Indian troops maintain custody of them until midnight Jan. 22.

That was the deadline for a peace conference to discuss the prisoners' fate -as provided by the Korean armistice. Lieut. Gen. K. S.

Thimayya, chief of the Indian custodial forces, has proposed to return captives, who refused to return home, to the sides which captured them next Wednesday: Noting this development today, informed officials said because of humanitarian principles the United Nations could not refuse to accept return of the prisoners at the time Thimayya has proposed. THREE DIE IN FIRE MONTREAL, Jan. 14 (P)- Three persons perished today in a raging four-hour fire that destroyed the hotel here. The threat of collapsing walls halted the search for five other possible victims feared buried in the charred remains. OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan.

14-(P) -Police today prepared a murder warrant and broadcast general pickup orders for a New York male companion of a young woman whose nearly nude body was found mutilated in a tourist cabin here. Chief of Detectives Wayne Harbolt said he will ask the county attorney's office to file a murder warrant against Otto A. Loel, 47, of Syracuse, N. Y. Harbolt said he believed Loel was enroute to Syracuse to visit his estranged wife.

Loel was the last person seen with Mrs. Elizabeth Jeanne Henderson, 31, of Compton, before her panty clad body was discovered yesterday by motel owner C. H. Bowersox, Loel had rented the cabin Sunday morning. Mrs.

Henderson and Loel were on a cross- country mocompanions tor journey, she to visit mother in Newark, Ohio, and he to see his wife at Syracuse. Detective Chief Harbolt said Mrs. Henderson apparently was killed Sunday night. Motel owner Bowersox explained Loel came to office about 7 p. m.

his Sunday, paid the cabin rent until Wednesday and left these orders: "We don't want to be bothered by any maids or anybody else until it's time to check out." Bowersox never saw Loel afterwards. He found the woman's body about noon Wednesday. Mrs. Henderson had been stabbed eight times. Her head had subjected to several severe blows.

Her arms were scarred with cigaret burns and officers said it appeared she was brutally tortured, her jugular vein severed and her face beaten (Continued on Page Three) 'LEGGERS FIND SLIM PICKINGS Sheriff Doesn't Fear State Liquor Syndicate; 'Starving' Here, Claim Describing bootlegging in Ottawa county as a "peanut" operation, Sheriff Jim Allemann said today he believes his staff is capable of handling any situation that might arise, The statement followed a warning by the state crime bureau that out-of-state liquor interests are trying to move in on liquor dealers in seven Oklahoma counties, including Ottawa. The crime bureau Wednesday said a syndicate headed by Robert H. (Bob) Matthews, a transient ex-convict, was preparing to take over the state's multi-million dollar liquor running racket. State officers expressed fear of possible clashes with local bootleggers. "There might be reason for concern in other counties, the big ones like Tulsa and Oklahoma," Allemann said, "but around Miami it's only a pidding business, a peanut setup.

"Bootleggers," he continued, "are starving to death here. Any citizen who wants whisky can drive 14 miles to Missouri or Kansas and get as much whisky as he needs at lower prices." Allemann said no member of the state bureau has contacted him with warnings of an invasion by syndicated hoodlums. "I read about it in the papers, but so far I haven't heard an official cheep out of Oklahoma City," he remarked. He said, however, he would make it tough on outside interests should they move into this county as predicted by the crime bureau. Saftey Commissioner Dixie Gilmer, who issued Tuesday's warning, expressed the belief that sheriffs in most counties are alert to the situation and will keep the syndicate from operating.

The counties named, besides Ottawa, Tulsa, Creek, Grady, Washington, Oklahoma and Canadian. Bank at Commerce Re-elects Officers COMMERCE, Jan. 14-(Special) -All officers and members of the board of directors for First State bank here were reappointed Wednesday night at the institution's annual meeting of stockholders. Officers are Ralph Sears, president; J. B.

Farrar, executive, vicepresident and manager, and Don H. Gilstrap, cashier. Directors are Sears, chairman, of the board; Bertha Gilstrap, Barbara Louise Gilstrap, secretary, and Farrar. TO RESUME WORK OKMULGEE, Jan. 14- (P) Ball Brothers Glass Co.

will resume its operations here tomorrow after a shutdown since Dec. 22 for furnace repair work. The plant's full staff will resume work when operations start again. Ridgway Sees No Sign of Renewed Fighting in Korea WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-(P)- Gen.

Matthew B. Ridgway said today Pentagon leaders do not see any evidence that the Communists intend to renew hostilities in Korea. Ridgway, the Army chief of staff, was formerly supreme commander of Allied powers in the Far East. He told the Senate Foreign Relations committee that the planned withdrawal of two U. S.

divisions from South Korea would not weaken the American position but would provide greater flexibility of action. Ridgway and Secretary of the Army Robert 'I. Stevens appeared before the committee to urge Senate ratification of a mutual defense pact negotiated with Korea. In reply to a question by Chairman Wiley (R- Wis), Ridgway said there have been "verified withdrawals" of Chinese units from North Korea since the armistice but he said the over-all Communist strength there still is "not far from one million" men. Ridgway told the committee there also was verified evidence that the Communists have rebuilt war-torn airfields since the armistice and have constructed some new airfields.

But, he added, "our conclusions are we do not see evidence of an intention on their part to renew hostilities." Ridgway's testimony was in line with President. Eisenhower's statement ar his news conference yesterday that he had no reports of Communist build-ups in violation of the truce. Storeman Accused Of Purchasing Loot Tate Moreland, Commerce hardware and furniture dealer, was freed under $1,000 bond Wednesday afternoon following his county court arraignment on a charge of receiving stolen property. The 43-year-old man is accused of paying $25 for two typewriters stolen last week from Miami high school. Robert L.

Lollar, assistant county attorney, said one of two teen-age boys arrested in connection with the theft claims he sold the machines at Moreland's place of business. The typewriters have not been recovered and Moreland denies knowledge of such a transaction. County Judge George Russell scheduled Moreland's preliminary hearing for Feb. 3..