Casper Star-Tribune from Casper, Wyoming • 1

pv a A-Apfr iMwyi) I. jp.i X' 'I HOME EDITION April Average Net Paid Circulation Daily and Sunday 12,476 Largest Circulation of Any Wyoming Newspoper KVOC 1230 en Your Dial Eighteen Pages Price 5 Cents casper, Wyoming Oil Capital of the Rockies Tuesday, may 1952 61st Year No. 78 Taft Forces Dominate GOP Delegation County Gets Air -4 1 1 if i pppjiippw Uninstructed Group Selected For Convention By WALT WOOLFSON (Tribune-Herald Staff Writer) Delegates to the Wyoming Republican State convention Monday gave Sen. Robert H. Taft six delegates who have declared themselves in his camp against two for Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower and four who are uncommitted at this time. But the dozen Wyoming party members who will represent this state at the national convention in Chicago in July will go uninstructed, and as the last MRS. J. R.

MITCHELL Treasurer's Wife Named To Office Gov. Frank A. Barrett paid tribute to the late J. Roy Mitchell, Casper, state treasurer, at an afternoon session of the Republican State Convention, and announced appointment of Mrs. Mitchell to fill her husband's unexpired term in the state capital.

Mrs. Mitchell was on the chairman's platform when the governor made his announcement, and as he cited the state's late treasurer for his ability, his hard work, his friendliness, and his ability to command the love and admiration of others. "It was my pleasure to work with J. Roy Mitchell for the past year and 10 months," the governor declared. He said that when the party was campaigning for state office Mrs.

Mitchell, who always helped her husband, was in the campaign, nd that she gave her help generously to all the candidates. "Nobody is better qualified to fill the term of J. R. Mitchell than Minnie Mitchell," the governor said when he made the appointment. He also announced that Mrs.

Mitchell had agreed to become a candidate 'for state treasurer in the Novem Transfer of Deed Made Here Monday By LOU Ml SSER (Tribune-Herald Staff Writer) The Casper Air Base, which was valued at between ten and ten and a half million dollars is now the property of Natrona County. The deed to the base was presented to the board of county commissioners at a ceremony at the air base late Monday afternoon. Taking part in the ceremony, in addition to Commissioners Fremont Michie. chairman. D.

C. McClellan and Everett Fuller, were United States Senators J. C. O'Mahonev, Lester C. Hunt and Otto G.

Klein, Denver, regional director of the General Services Administration which handles disposition of declared surplus properties. Back of the simple presentation ceremony were many months of negotiations and efforts by the county commissioners, local citizens and the Wyoming congressional delegation to vote will use their own judgments as to whom to support rr "w' .5. gani-jy jftftHpir 1 a million of our citizens, was a lawless act by the President, who is sworn to sustain the Constiution and enforce the law. "Congress has furnshed him lawful remedies which he consistently refuses to invoke. He defies the law and flouts the Constitution," said the keynoter.

Mr. Myer scored the Truman administration for ousting Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur from the Pacific command, and contrasted the general as "a plumed knight in shining armor against a soiled and tawdry backdrop of a decadent party and corrupt administration." He said: "It lies within the power of our party to help save this republic. No greater challenge could exist. This can be done by united action and by throwing the Democrats out, bag and baggage." delegation.

Tribune-Herald Photo MOMENTOUS OCCASION: After many months of effort and negotiations the Casper Air Base was transferred to Natrona county in a ceremony at the Air Base Monday afternoon. The deed was given by Otto G. Klein, regional director of the General Services Administration, Denver, to U. S. Senator Joseph C.

O'Mahoney, who presented it to United States Senator Lester C. Hunt who handed it to Fremont Michie, chairman of the board of county commissioners. (Right of picture). Reading left to right are, G. G.

Brooder, assistant to the president of Western Air Lines which uses the base; Milton Coffmon, Casper business man who gave much time and effort in securing the transfer; Jack W. Perry, assistant to the publisher of the Casper Tribune-Herald; D. C. McClellan, county commissioner; Everett Fuller, county commissioner; Mr. Michie, Senator Hunt, Senator O'Mahoney and Mr.

Klein. in a showndown. Marvin Bishop, a Casper attorney and a long-time party worker in Natrona county, will serve as chairman for the Wyoming delgation. He was elected to that post by other delegates to the national convention after the state convention closed late Monday afternoon. Other national delegates were appointed to these committees for the national convention: platform, Mrs.

Alice Spielman and A. W. Lonabaugh; rules, Otis Reynolds; permanent organization. Earl E. Hanway; credentials, Frank Mockler.

and resolutions, Milward Simpson. STEELE STAYS An Eisenhower demonstration in an effort to unseat James B. Steele, a national convention delegate from Albany county who supports Taft, and substitute George Bermingham, Dubois, Wyoming's Ike chairman, failed to change the nominating committee slate. Ed Magagna. Rock Springs, nominating committee chairman, told delegates he could not support such a change because the Eisenhower group had not presented Mr.

Bermingham as a nominee for national delegate during a long nominating meeting. 1 1 11 1 I ber election. She will be Wyoming's first woman treasurer. AAODC Regular Meet To Be Held Wednesday Are Uninstructed, Returned to Post Democrats McCraken The American Association of Drilling Contractors will hold their regular meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Petroleum Club in the Star Building.

Featured speaker will be W. B. Baylor, Houston, representative of the Gribbin Baylor Oil Field Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Baylor's topic will be "Application and Use of Dynamic Brakes and Couplings." t.

He will lecture and show slides. By M. W. DOWNIE (News Editor, Tribune-Herald) Wyoming Democrats Monday picked an uninstructed delegation of 20 delegates, each with one-half a vote, and drafted Tracy S. McCraken of Cheyenne for another term as national committeeman.

An attempt to recommend Senator Kefauver as a preferred candidate failed in the final minutes of the state convention here. Although the delegation is unin- JlJUlgllttlll A UClCTgclLC, UUL WU11 Harry Burton Acquitted of MurderCount Harry H. Burton, 49, who was one of the E.B.I, 10 most wanted men, was acquitted today of a Los Angeles Superior Court charge of murdering boxing promoter Robert Crane in 1947. Witnesses failed to identify Burton and he produced two persons who testified he was at the bedside of his dying mother in Compter). the day Crane was slain.

Burton was arrested last February 5 in Cody, where a woman, who heard his description over a detective radio program, turned over his description to FBI agents. Burton was living under the assumed name of Winston L. Jeter as an auto salesman in Cody. The man was held in the county jail here from Feb. 8 to 19.

only H8 votes out oi 392. Following the end of World War II for which thousands of fliers and mechanics were trained by the Casper Air Base, the base was unused for a few years. Wardwell Field, owned and operated by the county for commercial airline use. was getting too small for the increasing use of airplanes and airplane passenger service. The county was faced with a task of rebuilding runways and otherwise improving the property.

The Board of Commissioners, committees from the Chamber of Commerce, local citizens and citv officials, recognizing the splendid and unused facilities at the Air Base, began negotiations for the use of the base for commercial and private flving interests. PKR.MISSION GRANTED It was in August, 1949. that permission was granted the county commissioners to operate and use the base facilities. Use of Wardwell field as an airport was discontinued and the Air Base was taken over. At the outbreak of the war in Korea it was believed that perhaps the base would be reactivated and a group of local citizens made overtures to the government at Washington to secure this reactivation.

However, it was pointed out that there were many better equipped bases in the nation which could be used and that the expenditures of large sums of money to modernize the base would not be economical. Efforts to have the base transferred to the county was slowed up by the division of sentiment here. Later, through the efforts of the county commissioners, with Everett Fuller, as spokesman, the various groups agreed that the transfer Lander; Russell Laird, Worland; Mrs. Grace Voss. Basin: Mrs.

V. Douglas. Basin; William Townsend. Sundance: Mrs. Erfness Kimball Wilkins.

asper; William Omanson. Thermopolis; Robert Adams. Cheyenne: Frank Bowron. Casper: Carl Robinson. Afton; Ray Whitaker.

Casper: Dr. P. M. Cunningham, Cheyenne. Sen.

J. C. O'Mahoney. Sen. Lester Hunt, Mrs.

P. j. Quealey: and Tracy S. McCraken. The alternates: A.

C. Hutt, Newcastle: Mrs. Betsie Dickson, Cheyenne: Mrs. Thelma Thomason, Casper: Mrs. Jean Schoeck: Mrs.

Farris Covert. Cheyenne: Daniel Jensen, Torrinaton: Mrs. John Gleason, Gillette; Elmer Scott. Casper; Dr. May Barker.

Basin: Nat Novick, Casper: Mrs. Alice Hammond. Cody: Mrs. Fred Leibert, Casper: Judd Witherspoon, Kem- Orchestra to Give Concert at Glenrock The parents and members of the all-city grade school orchestra will leave from the front lawn of the high school Wednesday morning at 9:15 en route to Glenrock where the orchestra will present a concert scheduled in the Glenrock High School auditorium at 11 a.m. Following the concert the group structed.

Frank Bowron. state manager for Senator Kefauver, claimed four and a half votes for the Tennesseean. He said that nine delegates are for Kefauver. "We are extremely pleased with the results." Mr. Bowron said today.

"Senator Kefauver undoubtedly will pick up strength before the national convention. No delegates E. D. "Ted" Crippa. Rock Springs, national committeman for the past four years, and Katheryn Meloney.

Basin, who has served as national committeewoman for the same period, were both reelected to their posts unanimously. On the nominating committee slate delegates elected P. W. Spauldine. Uinta county; Charles Smith, Hot Springs county, and Edith Morton.

Converse county, as presidential electors. DELEGATES NAMED They also elected these national delegates: Homer Oxley. Goshen county: J. R. Armstrong, Carbon county: Norman Barlow, Sublette have expressed opposition to him." Mr.

Bowron said that he was instructed by the Tennesseean to present the resolution commending his candidacy to the convention. Among the objectors to the resolution was Mr. McCraken who said he considered the move "unwise" and designed to commit the delegation by implication. He said that it Democratic leaders who addressed the conveniion urged a militant campaign and warned that it will be one of the bitterest in Wyoming's history. State Senator Rudolph Anselml.

who had been proposed as a replacement for Mr. McCraken as national committeeman, urged delegates to see that county slates for the legislature are filled so that there is competition for all legislative seats. He declared that the Democrats badly need to gain control of the legislative branch in order to be fully effective and said that, many times in the past. Democrats could have been elected if they had been on the ticket. Both Mi.

Anselmi and Mr. Phelan urged strong efforts to elect a Democrat to the office of state treasurer, on the ballot this fall because of the death of J. R. Mitchell of Casper, who held the post. Mr.

Phelan called for the election of a treasurer in order to place "a Democratic spy in the executive branch of the state government." now dnminaied by Republicans. William i Scot ty i Jack of Casper. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) will congregate at the Glenrock City Park tor a picnic and luncn They will return to Casper at approximately 2:45 p.m. would place the Wyoming delegation in an unsound and unstrategic posi- r-o rVfl rc Ko 1 Hi ii-w 1 1 iq npr tion at the national convention at John 's Mrs.

Chicago in July county; Alice Spielman, Campbell county; Milward Simpson. Park Ruth Francis, Named Miss 20, Casper I county; Otis Reynolds. Crook coun O. Burridge, Casper: G. J.

Greaser, Laramie; Don Hubbard, Laramie: Mrs. Ray Whitaker. Casper: and William iScotty Jack. Casper. The presidential electors are Le-roy Laird, Worland; Carl Sackett, Sheridan and Mrs.

Rex Crews, Cheyenne. Then Walter Phelan. Cheyenne, Laramie County attorney who had originally seconded the motion, withdrew his second and the motion died. Mr. McCraken told the convention that he sincerely meant his announcement, released to the press last Friday, in which he declared that he would not be a candidate for reelection as national committeeman.

"SHIP NOT SINKING" However, he told the convention, Closing Arguments Limited On Steel Mill Controversy would be advisable and welcomed. This word was forwarded to the congressional delegation and Senator Hunt, as a member of the Armed Forces Committee, started action. The combined efforts of the commissioners, local groups and the congressional delegation culminated here yesterday in the transfer of the deed. Mr. Klein presented the deed to Senator O'Mahoney who passed it along to Senator Hunt who in turn presented it to Fremont Michie, chairman of the board.

Mr. Klein stated, "I am pleased to be here to present this deed from the Federal government to Natrona Countv to be used as an airport. GOOD COOPERATION "We have had wonderful cooperation from the various depart-(Turn to Pace 2. Col i NATION AL LEAGUE St. Louis 000 400 202 8 13 1 Brooklyn 024 041 03x 14 14 1 Presko.

Schmidt (3), Yuhas (3), Werle (5), Borer (6), Bokelmann (8) and D. Rice; Roe. Wade (4) and Campanella. The Weather By U. S.

pother Bureau Casper and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a few scattered late afternoon or evening thundershowers. Lit he had heard that the Republicans were saying that he was "deserting a sinking "The ship is not sinking. We are going to elect a Detnocratic President and send I Senator Joe O'Ma- honey back to the Senate." he declared. will not let the opposition have this action to talk about. I will stay on awhile." Mr.

McCraken's remarks were i ty: Marvin L. Bishop, Natrona county, and delegates-at-large Keith Thompson, Laramie county; J. P. Steele, Albany county; Frank Mockler, Fremont county: A. W.

Lonabaugh, Sheridan county, and Earl E. Hanway. Natrona county. Alternates elected are: Nels Smith, Crook county; George Bermingham, Fremont county; Charles Holland, Sweetwater county; Herman May-land. Big Horn county; Beth Corson, Uinta county; Dave Carnahan.

Sheridan county: Max Mortimer, Hot Springs county; Mrs. Fred Pearson, Goshen county; William J. Smith, Converse county; Jo E. Oliver, Weston county; William J. Foster, Albany county, and John K.

Phifer, Platte county. ADOPT PLATFORM State convention delegates also adopted a platform, passed a series of resolutions in which they endorsed the activities in office of Gov. Frank A. Barrett. Rep.

William Henry Harrison, and all state officials, and heard a keynnote address by Erskine R. Myer, Denver attorney. He told more than 500 persons who were on hand for the convention that the highhanded and arrogant seizure of the steel plants of this nation, the private property of Miss Ruth Francis. 20. was crowned Miss Casper of 1952 Monday evening in the High School Auditorium after being chosen from a field of nine contestants.

The eight judges also named Marilyn McReynolds, 18. first runner-up and Carol Finch, 18, second runner-up. Although beauty and sex appeal were played down by officials in this year's contest, most of the more than half-filled auditorium agreed that Miss Francis was capable of winning any contest on those factors alone, without the aid of her excellent dramatic reading of Eugene O'Neil's "Before Throughout the program Miss Francis appeared poised and charming. Miss Francis will now go on to the Miss Wyoming contest to be held July 12 in Casper. She was crowned by last year's Miss Wyoming and Miss Casper, Pat Seabeck.

The 1952 beauty hopes to be a psychiatric nurse and now studies at Casper Junior College. She was born at Burr Oak, and came to Casper six years ago. A graduate of Natrona County High School, Miss Francis now lives with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clar-on Francis, at 114 East First.

Her hobbies include outdoor sports, such as skiing. During the question period fqf the top five candidates Monday evening, the girls generally agreed that a family and career don't mix publicity and education are needed to get people out to vote and Wyoming scenery and friendly Western ways of the people are reasons for the state being the best in which to live The questions asked were how can we get more people to vote should a woman maintain a career and keep house and why is Wyoming the best state in which to live. Miss McReynolds played Clair de Lune on the piano while Miss Finch gave a Betty Boop act. The other talent performances were well received by the audience. Tommie Lou Whitehead gave a comedy skit.

Meribeth Mendell gave a pantomime, Grace Faircloth sang popular songs, Patricia Marmes sang a semi-classic, Charlotte Wagner sang popular songs, and Joy Thom-sen gave a dramatic reading. bombarded with questions almost from the time he started talking. Davis argued that the steel mills were seized without due process of law and therefore in violation of the Fifth Amendment. Perlman said Davis had made "an eloquent argument designed (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) tle change in tem-BT "ft perature. low lu- a WASHINGTON Wl The Supreme Court called for windup arguments today on whether the government Is "a mere trespasser" or is in legal possession of the steel mills.

The arguments are under a strict time limitption 2'2 hours to each side. Bu there is no limit on how long the court may take to decide whether U. S. District Judge David A. Pine was right when he ruled President Truman's seizure of the steel mills April 8 was illegal.

The court listened and asked questions for more than three hours yesterday, during which: John W. Davis, speaking for the steel industry, argued that President Truman had no authority, under the Constitution or any law, to take over the steel mills. He called Secretary of Commerce Sawyer, nominal operation of the mills under government possession, "a mere trespasser." Philip B. Perlman. solicitor gen 'Just Mad' Youth Kills Four on Bus CLEVELAND III An unem- bled through windows, or pushed ployed youth who said he "was toward the closed doors, just mad" grabbed a policeman's Dead were: revolver and blazed awa in a I Patrolman Eugene D.

Stinch-crowded bus here vesterday, killing 1 comb, 55, called from traffic di- 1H Wednesday, near 80. Wyoming: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. A few scattered light afternoon and evening showers. Little change in temperature. Low tonight, 30-40 mountains, 40-50 elsewhere.

Micrh 70- taken to mean that he will stay on the job that he has held for the past 10 years through the campaign, then will resign. Leonard McEwan of Sheridan, state president of the Young Democrats, in urging Mr. McCraken to stay on "and win another election for said that the Cheyenne publisher has been called "the great white father" by the younger members of the party. Mr. McCraken's hair is silvery grey.

Mrs. Susan Quealy of Kemmerer was reelected national committee-woman. NO COMMITMENT Objectors to the motion to "commend" Kefauver to the state delegation declared that they were not aeainst the Tennessee senator and Koje Island Commander Removed Following Deal eral and acting attorney general. i rm a inract irvr f-v nrl irnnlH Ka ey I 1,1 iliac li I'Lio iui auu isuiu iut rnnfpnnpn TnaT rnp trQirtpnT nn. him at Chicago if it developed that der tne constitution, not onlv had By JOHN RANDOLPH he was the probable winner of the the right but the duty to take over the mills to prevent a nomination.

four persons. The youth, listed by police as Lawrence Goldsby. 20. killed the patrolman, two women passengers who complained he molested them, and a man passenger. One of the women, just before the shooting, had protested to the driver that Goldsby was singeing her hair with a cigarette.

When his weapon clicked empty, three men overpowered Goldsby and beat him savagely. One of the three. Ted Connors, 24. gave this report: Dornlutirtne w-ViinVi tnnL- Y-a nln r-a ctrilre nf fiO OOO CIO dooln.nrtcrc IVCWiUllUllO, TN lliV.ll LWIt. 111C yi lO VA.

rectmg at the Euclid Avenue-East 105th intersection. Miss Annabelle Frankie. 24. whose yell "My hair is burning" halted the bus. William J.

Powers, about 60, former Chicago and Washington lawyer, who headed the Federal Constitutional Law Association of Detroit. Powers, who had an office here but lived in Grand Rapids, was defense counsel in 1944 for William Dudley Pelley. the Noblesville, "Silver Shirts" leader convicted of sedition. Goldsby told detectives he was a native of Pine Bluffs. and came here two weeks ago from oi a ioimi pmuuim, laiicu lor un tn a fnr hio-W pay.

Perlman was on the receiving reelection of Senator O'Mahoney, called for the improvement and construction of farm to market roads and. in deploring the Wyoming highway death toll, took a slap at the Barrett administration for not hiring enough highway patrolmen to end of most of the questions asked by the nine justices. He used up all but 17 minutes of the 2'2 hours allotted to him. but Davis had more than an hour left. so CLOUDY Five-day outlook: Temperatures will average 6 to 12 degrees above seasonal.

Generally fair weather, with minor temperature changes, until showery and colder late in the week. Normal maximum temperatures 64-68. Normal minimum, 33-41. Sun sets 7:19, rises 4:43. Extreme temperatures for the 24-hour period ending at 5:30 a.m.

Tuesday Max. Min. Pep. Big Piney 72 27 Billings 79 52 CASPER CITY 77 41 County Airport 75 44 Chevenne 70 39 Cody 80 48 Denver 75 46 Douglas 74 47 Ft. Biidger 74 43 Kaycee 76 Lander 77 49 Laramie 70 35 Moorcroft 74 35 T.

Rock Springs 73 45 -pf Sheridan 78 44 Rawlins 72 35 West Yellowstone 60 36 to the Pentagon "by the fastest means possible." BOATNER APPOINTED Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet named Brig. Gen.

Haydon L. Boat-ner. veteran front-line infantry commander from New Orleans, to take over the turbulent 80.000-man prisoner camp. Boatner, third general to hold the post within a week, arrived at Koje a few hours after his appointment. He speaks Chinese and is an expert on Chinese affairs.

Colson was reassigned to his former job as chief of staff of the 1st Corps in Korea. Dodd, commandant of the island when Red prisoners captured him Wednesday, was reassigned to U.S. SEOUL, Korea i Brig. Gen. Charles F.

Colson was removed today as commandant of Koje Islandthree days after he made a sharply criticized deal there with Red prisoners of war for the release of his predecessor. The new shakeup in the Koje command came less than 12 hours after it became known the Joint Chiefs of Staff demanded: 1. Immediate and full clarification of circumstances leading to Brig. Gen. Francis T.

Dodd's capture by his Koje prisoners. 2. Colson's promised concessions to Communist POW leaders which won Dodd's release Saturday night. Gen. Mark Clark, who became The arguments, for the most control the situation.

On Koje flame-throwing American tanks and combat infantrymen stood guard outside barbed wire compounds, over some of which captured Chinese and North Koreans flew the Red flag. U.S. defense officials in Washington took exception to the wording of Colson's agreement with the Red POWs. The Defense Department issued a statement Monday night saying the wording gave several wrong impressions. It singled out these phrases: "Many prisoners of war have been killed and wounded by U.N.

"Humane treatment in the future." and there will be "no more forcible screening or any rearming of prisoners of war." The Reds had demanded these guarantees, and many others that Colson did not promise. Presidential electors picked at the Part- had a familiar ring. They had i "I saw Goldsby grab the cop's gun, whirl and shoot the girl whose I hair had been singed. "She collapsed. I dived back of I another seat and heard five shots.

I "A fellow had crabbed Goldsbv. been made either in the lower convention are: LeRoy Laird. Wor New York City Pressed for his motive, in the killings, he said: "I was just mad. I was mad at that girl for saying I was burning her hair. I shot the other woman because she was going to call the cop.

I shot the cop because he was going to take me off the bus. "I didn't mean to shoot that other man. That was just a stray bullet." courts or in the many legal briefs filed with the high court. The white haired, 79 year old Davis had almost no interruptions. He spoke for 53 minutes before Justice Frankfurter broke the silence from the bench with a question.

Perlman, on the other hand, was land; Carl Sackett, Sheridan: and Mrs. Rex Crews, Cheyenne. THE DELEGATES The 20 Democratic delegates, each with one-half vote: Robert S. Lowe. Rawlins: D.

G. Richardson. Rock Springs; Ainsley Davis. Wheatland; Leonard McEwan, Sheridan; Clarence Sager, I went up and held him around the neck and slugged him with my fist." While the men pinned the slayer in the driver's seat and beat him, the 60 to 80 terrified bus passengers crouched behind seats, scram- ar Eastern commander Monda- Eighth Army headquarters. His job was instructed to send his report was not announced..