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77 NO. 51 PRICE FIVE CENTS AUSTIN, TEXAS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1947 Foandad July II. 1S71 By Texas Denaacratie Convention 7Q Hussia Fi tain V-. I' Tactics War ten 8errle Unltad Praaa SPANISH CUSTOM Argentina's President Juan Peron, left, gives a hug to Spanish ambassador Emilio Martos in picturesque ceremony at Buenos Aires. Argentina is the only member still ignoring a UN resolution to break off diplomatic relations with Franco's regime.

IF PARTITION GOES Warns Thze 1 1 iiLu iiiimipimii a Vishinsky UN Charges Ridiculed as 'Comedy' NEW YORK, Sept. 22. (AP) Britain warned Monday that if the Soviet Union persisted in trying to force its own will upon the world "the unstable peace of the world will crumble and crash" with "hideous consequences." British Minister of State Hector McNeil delivered this warning Cabinet Food Committee Sets Up Export Proposal WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. (AP) A Cabinet food committee agreed Monday on future food exports they will recommend to President Truman.

Secretary of Agriculture Anderson announced the agreement to reporters, but declined to give any details. The committee was to meet with the President Monday afternoon. The food committee meeting was In the first round of UN debate, Marshall made a slashing attack on the USSR's abuse of the veto power, and Gromyko's colleague Vishinsky countered with bitter charges of "warmongering." ROUND TWO COMING UP Like two prizefighters before the bell, Secretary of State George Marshall, left, and Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko shake hands before tangling in the debating arena of the UN General Assembly in New York. 60 MPH WIND PREDICTED AS NEW STORM MOVES ON FLORIDA Arabs Threaten Break With West on Palestine LONDON, Sept. 22.

(AP) An Arab Office spokesman said Monday the Arab world had agreed to make, "a complete economic and cultural break" with Europe and America if the United Nations should attempt to partition Palestine. The spokesman, self-styled London propagandist for the Arab the Gulf of Mexico. The storm center, already lashing the coast with rain-laced, whistling squalls, headed toward the Fort Myers-Tampa Bay area where it was expected to move inland Monday night. It was only half the intensity of NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.

(AP) Winds up to 60 miles per hour only 15 miles below hurricane strength were predicted Monday for storm-ravaged southern Florida as a new tropical disturbance moved swiftly across MATHEWS SIGNS AUSTINITE First Student Registers At Negro Law School INS Internationa News AP Aaaeciatad Praia UP the first of a series of top adminis tration conferences, including a Cabinet luncheon, on the general problem of how the United States can help Europe meet emergency needs this winter. A part of this question is this second one: Should Congress be called into special session to speed aid? The food committee meeting, held in Anderson's office, was attended by Secretary of State Marshall, Secretary of Commerce Harriman, Undersecretary of Agriculture Dodd, and food experts of the State. Commerce and Agriculture Departments. The Cabinet committee is composed of Marshall, Anderson and Harriman. Marshall declined to discuss the meeting except to say that he was satisfied with the results.

Because of this year's short corn crop, Anderson indicated Saturday that he would recommend that grain exports this crop year be cut substantially below, last year's bushels. Whichever Way they go, the policy decisions to be reached now or after additional study will affect the American pocketbook and the stomachs of hungry Europeans. Linked tightly to the issue of high prices at home, these are the biggest questions at the moment: How soon and how much will the United States have to help Europe? Will Congress have to be summoned to a hurry-up session to approve additional aid? But as the President and Secretary of State searched for the right answers, other international prot lems competed for a share of their attention: The United Nations General Assembly session in New York and the spectacular airing there of Soviet-American differences; conditions in China, Korea, Italy, France, Britain, Trieste, Greece and elsewhere. Some of these have changed materially since Mr. Truman and Marshall last saw one another last month.

Marshall flew down Sunday night from New York, where he heads the United States delegation at the assembly meeting. His conference with the President Monday was sandwiched between two others with the Cabinet committee Mr. Truman created more than a year ago to see what this country could do to keep others from going hungry. Secretary tof Agriculture Anderson and Secretary of Commerce Harriman' are the other two members. Marshall wants more food for Europe fast, and more coal.

Anderson favors trimming down American food exports. He says a reduction would help combat high domestic prices by easing the demand on the food supply. Anderson and many others inside and outside the government have called for voluntary campaigns to eat less at home, both to counter high prices and to make more food available for shipment overseas. The larSst plea came from former President Herbert Hoover who told a Madison Square Garden meeting in New York Sunday night that Americans should adopt some form of voluntary rationing to help tide the world over a "grim food year." There is little argument that the high cost of living in this country is interlocked with aid to Europe. Stressing that point.

Senator Ferguson (R-Mich.) told a reporter the price situation at home "inevitably is going to get worse" until the (Continued on Page 14, Col. 4) MOSTLY FROM US 22 Billions For Europe WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. (UP) The 16-nation European Recovery Conference Monday estimated Europe's rehabilitation needs during the next four years at An official summary of the final Paris report on the Marshall Plan released here and in the 16 European capitals said the major part of the deficit must come from the United States and "the rest of the American Continent" Of the $22,440,000,000 total, the Paris conference estimated that $15,810,000,000 would be required from the United States plus from the rest of the countries in the Western Hemisphere. The other $66,000,000 presumably would be supplied by the European countries themselves.

The summary said that the a economic aid to -Europe threatened the sovereignty of any country, and accused Russia of obstructing atomic control and paralyzing the Security Council by her 20 vetoes. McNeil's long speech ranged over the whole field of international affairs but its central theme was Russia's uncompromising attitude and the potential "crumble and crash." "No nation has a monopoly of truth," he asserted. "No nation is omniscient No reasonable nation can expect at all times to have her view accepted by all other nations." McNeil then delivered this blunt, warning: "If the Soviet Government considers that in all areas its power must be extended, if it thinks that in discribing any international situation its description must be accepted, then I say without qualification that not only will the United Nations be destroyed, but the unstable peace of the world will crumble and crash, bringing to us all the ranging hideous consequences to which Mr. Vishinsky drew our attention." Describing the world situation as Britain sees it today, McNeil said several speakers including Poland's, had "sighed for a retention of the unity" which existed among the big powers during the war. "That" McNeil said, "is either nostalgic nonsense or dangerous dishonesty.

We are no longer the same company of nations who fought. We cannot pretend that a normal world exists until we achieve a real, settlement with Germany and Japan. "Nor can we pretend that the Bulgarian Government is a choir of angels and any Greek Government a collection of devils, any more than we can pretend that the Egyptian Government is the embodiment of virture and the Dutch Government a corporate evil." Regarding Secretary of State Mrashall's proposal for continuous sitting of the 55 member nations at UN headquarters as part of the UN's peace-keeping machinery, McNeil said: "We believe there is a real need for extending the United Nations machinry for crystallizing world opinion." "My Government therefore hopes that the appropriate committee and the assembly will give the fullest consideration to the proposal offered by the United States for an interim committee," he said. The United States held a decisive edge over Russia in three important developments over the week-end. They were: 1.

The powerful 14-nation steering committee of the Assembly voted 12 to 2 to recommend that the Assembly consider Secretary of State Marshall's proposal for a "little assembly" year-round committee of 55 member states. Rus-suia opposed this strongly, but only Poland voted with the Soviet against this recommendation. 4 2. The steering committee also decided to recommend that the Assembly discuss Marshall's proposal for a full debate on the independence of Korea. The vote again was 12 to 2, with Russia and Poland in the minority.

3. Warren R. Austin, No. 2 member of the United States delegation, hurled "libel" and "falsification" charges at Andrei Y. Vishinsky, Soviet deputy foreign minister, who blasted the whole range of American policies in a speech to the Assembly last week.

Austin spoke Saturday night at a dinner meeting of the American Association for United Nations. In sharp contrast to Russian opposition to almost every item that the United States has proposed for the General Assembly, the United States offered no objection to a Russian resolution tossed In by (Continued on Page 14, Col. 2) before the United Nations Assembly in a 6600-word basic policy statement for the United Kingdom. He vigorously attacked Russia and at the same time appealed to Moscow to drop what he called its inflexible and unyielding attitude on world problems. McNeil ridiculed the charges of Russia's Andrei Y.

Vishinsky that there is "warmongering" in the United States. McNeil Called Vish-insky's attack "a comedy piece." He then denied Vishinsky's charges that the Marshall Plan for League, made rus statement alter an autnoritative untisn foreign Office source said Britain would accept such partion if other UN members would help carry out the project Colonal Secretary Arthur Creech Jones leaves by plane for New York Monday night to present Britain's views to the UN Assembly, soon to consider a majority report of its special committee on Palestine "recommending "division of most of the Holy Land into Arab and Jewish states. The Arab spokesman said the league comprising Iraq, Egypt Saudi Arabia, Trans-Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen had agreed on the "break" with the West, should Palestine be divided, in a secret resolution adopted at a meet, ing at Bludan, Syria, near Damascus, in June, 1946. Asked why he now was disclosing the gist of the resolution, the spokesman said "the main reason is to counter rumors" that the Arab states have disagreed on the policy to be adopted if the UN disregards their arguments against partition. Replying to a question, he said a "complete" economic break "might" mean that the Arab nations would withdraw American and British oil concessions.

"Something might also be done about landing rights granted to Western airline companies," the spokesman added. -Echoing previous Arab reports, he said the Bludan conference also decided that Arab states would supply men, money and arms to the Palestine Arabs to resist any attempt at partition. With reference to a "cultural break," he said that would not necessarily imply asking Western missionaries or other Westerners to quit the Arab world. Talk Scheduled On Retirement By The Austin Statesman Capitol Staff Fine points of the retirement system for state employes will be discussed Tuesday afternoon in the House chamber at the Capitol by Gordon Lloyd, executive director of the State Employes Retirement Board. The meeting, open to all state employes and the public in general, will begin at 5 p.

m. Entertainment features will be presented by Jess Manfield and his activities committee. Sponsored by the Capitol chapter of the Texas Public Employes Association, the program was chosen by the board of directors upon the suggestion of T. M. Trimble, chapter president.

Lloyd volunteered to bring the information to the group. UT Begins Classes With 17,240 Students Br United Press University of Texas classes opened Monday with a record enrollment of 17,240 students. Officials earlier had predicted that some 18,000 students would enroll for the 1947-48 session. The previous high student body was 17,004 which registered last spring. RACE TRACK BURNS SAN Sept 22.

(P) The grandstand and paddock of the old Alamo Downs race track near here lay in virtual ruins Monday as the result of an early morning fire Sunday that caused damages estimated between $260,000 and $360,000. Grain Soars As Price Probe Ope ns By T'aitea Press The threat of frost damage in northern Ioawa sent corn prices soaring Monday, as the Government launched a concerted attack cn high food costs. The nation closely Matched Its big grain and commodity markets, hopeful that last week's general decline In prices had set the pace for farther redactions. With the first word of frost from the Corn Belt prices on the Chicago Board of Trade, the nation's largest grain market, shot up again. Following an opening spurt in the market, however, prices dropped from opening highs.

May corn futures opened at $2.18 to $2.20 1-8 a bushel, up the eight-cent limit permitted in a day's trading. July wheat sold in the first 10 minutes of trading for $2.33 to $234 a bushel, up 5 1-2 to 6 1-2 cents over Saturday, and May oats were up nearly four cents, selling for $1 a busheL Following the bulge, wheat fell 4 1-4 cents, corn 6 1-8 and oats 2 1-2. The early advances In trains had an Immediate effect on the cotton market, however. Cotton futures were moving toward new highs for the day at New York City from ene to 17 points higher. It was hoped that if prices continued to follow last week's downward trend the livestock, grain and commodity wonld follow.

Butter and eggs already were selling cheaper in many sections. Some prices apparently were push, ed downward by buyer resistance, including organized threats of buyers strikes. President Truman, back from his South American diplomatic tour, began a series of conferences with top Cabinet officials to determine how to increase aid to Europe and at the same time stabilize prices at home. Simultaneously, Justice Department officials at Chicago began selecting 45 veniremen for a grand jury investigation of meat prices. The investigation may be extended to milk prices later.

Assistant Attorney General John F. Sonnett, the Government's crack anti-trust investigator 'and prosecutor, took personal charge of the inquiry. As soon as the jury is formed. Sonnett will begin questioning 61 officials and employes of major meat packing firms. President Truman's discussions with Cabinet members will help him decide whether to call Congress back into special session to step up aid to Europe and, possibly, consider restoration of price controls and food rationing.

Former President Herbert Hoover, speaking in New York, offered a four-point plan to avert mass starvation abroad. His plan called for more control over American food exports, restrictions on feeding grain to animals, and voluntary rationing. (See related stories on page 8). Phone Strike In Sixth Day Union telephone operators swung into the sixth day of their strike against the management of the San Marcos Telephone Company (independent) Monday by remaining away from switchboards pending resumption of negotiations between management and union officials on a new contract calling for increased pay. better vacations a pension plar.

and better working conditions. An anticipated conference between union officials of the Southwestern Telephone Workers Union, collective bargaining agencv for the union operators, and W. P. Donalson of Dallas, one of the owners of the company, slated for Monday had not materialized early Monday afternoon. Mrs.

Cora Miller of AmariHo. area chairman for the traffic section. STWU. wa said to be at her home in Amarilo Monday and Miss Louise Shepherd, area secretary of Austin, said she had not received any notice ef resumption of tthe great Atlantic hurricane, which tracked destruction across Florida and then roared across the Gulf to devastate the rich Gulf Coast and New Orleans. The Miami Weather Bureau said the newest blow was not expected to be dangerous.

However, the dismal job of tabulating casualties and property damage continued along the coast Louisiana, Mississippi. Alabama, end extreme northwest Florida. Forty three were known dead, and there was apprehension of extensive flood damage to compound the desolation strewn by the hurricane itself. Delayed reports from Gulfpcrt, said beach areas still were blocked off. and residents were warned away because of venomous snakes, apparently washed ashore from outlying islands.

Several reptiles were killed measuring from four to six feet in length. Power trucks were brought from upstate Mississippi to spray beach dcbrU with DDT and lime to control odor and insects. State and municipal authorities conferred Sunday on requirements, and prepared to ask the War Assets Administration for relief stocks and heavy equipment to clean beaches and highways. Heavy timbers also were sought for bridge repairs. Meantime, New Orleans and southern Florida were plagued by the after effects of the hurricane which beat a path across the southern part of the peninsula Wednesday, spun out into the Gulf of Mexico Thursday and then headed north to pound the Gulf Coast on Friday.

The biggest menace in both cases was floods. Some 40 square miles of Jefferson Parish (county) around New Orleans was under water from Lake Pontchartrain and small boats maintained a steady shuttle service In the inundated area carrying marooned families to safety. So far some 2,000 families have been ferried to dry ground. Sheriff's Deputy John Williams said the waters in some places were eight to nine feet deep. On the outskirts of the Everglades in southern Florida, troubles were being heaped on troubles for weary residents.

At Canal Point men worked by whatever light was available or none at all to bolster dikes around Lake Okeechobee. The lake, already full from abnormal summer rains, was rising on the strength of the torrential rains which hurtled down with stinging force from the hurricane. The Highway Patrol reported from that area that if the dike broke. Canal Point and several nearby towns would be under four to five feet of water. Canal Point is on the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee about 70 miles west of West Palm Beach.

As the waters rose, the Florida East Railway prepared to rush an evacuation train in from Fort Pierce. Ordinarily about 30,000 people live in the area which might be covered with some water in event of a break in the dike. Florida already has counted its storm damage at $30.000.000 so far. No comparable estimate has yet been made for the Gulf Coast area though virtually every house along the beach and most business places from Biloxi to New Orleans have been damaged to some extent. Most of the beach vacation cottages have been crumpled like so many match boxes.

In New Orleans alone. Mayor De Lesseps (Chep) Morrison has counted the loss at $7,000,000. and with the floods in some sections of this city the overall estimate undoubtedly will climb. Simple Funeral Rites Held For 'Little Flower NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UP) A funeral service as simple as his life was colorful was held at the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of St.

John the Divine Monday for Fiorel-lo H. LaGuardia, the fighting "Little Flower who was New York's mayor three times. There was no formal eulogy at the service but the crowds that thronged the huge vaulted edifice and the streets outside were tribute enough for the peppery little son of an Italian immigrant who became one of the most dynamic figures on the American political scene. City," state and national dignitaries, and the "little folk" for whom he loved to fight and who affectionately dubbed him "Butch" filled the cathedral, where LaGuardia's body was brought a a his death from cancer. The regular Episcopal service for the dead was conducted by Bishop Charles K.

Gilbert of the New York diocese, assisted by the cathedral staff and by the Rev. Gerald Barry, rector of LaGuardia's home parish. An occasional sob was heard in the hushed cathedral as the choir sang two of the "Little Flower's" favorite hymns "Rise Up, Men of God' and "For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest." Two psalms were read at the service. They were No. 46, "God Is Our Hope and Strength, and No.

121, "I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto the Hills." Under threatening skies, the funeral cortege preceded by 20 motorcycle police, wound Us way through crowd-lined Manhattan streets to Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. LaGuardia's body lay in state all day Sunday in the cathedral far uptown from the teeming East Side tenement district where he was born nearly 65 years ago. Police estimated that 50.000 people came Sunday to pay their last respects. Requested Recovery Europeans had done the best they could to work out their requirements under the Marshall Plan. "But these undertakings can be successfully carried out only with the assurance of a continued flow of goods from the American Continent if that flow should cease the result would be calamitous," the summary said.

The report held out the hope that th3 $22,440,000 deficit might be trimmed to $19,330,000,000 through World Bank loan of "The report shows that even after taking full account of the supplies they can produce for themselves, and which they can hope to obtain from the rest of the world, the participating countries will require large quantities of food, fuel, raw materials and capital equipment from the American Continent," the summary said. broke the ice surrounding the law school, located in a converted residence on 13th Street, less than 300 feet from wnere Doyle's father, a laborer, worked as a hod carrier during the construction of the Capitol Building. The school was officially opened in March following institution of a mandamus suit by Heman Marion Sweatt, Houston Negro, who attempted to enter the University School of Law. That case, won by the State, is now on appeal to the Third Court of Civil Appeals. Doyle testified during the Sweatt case that his failure to register in the newly-established school was not because of intimidation.

He had previously made inquiries about registering, but until Monday had not done so. lie said that he had not previously registered because the management of his grocery business prevented it. Asked what he thought of the possibilities of being the only student In the school, Doyle replied that he felt he would learn more than if he were "just number so-and-so" in a class the size of those now under way in the University. "There are disadvantages to socialized recitation," he explained, "and there arc advantages of being a member of a small class in which instructors can give individual attention to their students. I think I'll get along better this way." Asked if he thought there would be other students, Doyle answered that he didn't know, but that "most people don't take into consideration that most Negroes qualified to enter the school are already working." Waiting for students were two instructors from the staff of the University Law School, restricted to whites.

M. K. Woodward was ready to teach a class in contacts and W. F. Fritz, formerly instructor at Southern Methodist University, was assigned the next class in procedure.

The temporary law school has six cafeteria type chairs and a blackboard in its main classroom. A few law books are on the shelf of the law school office but it was explained a $25,000 library is ready when students want the books. The school was ordered opened last spring when suit was pending in district court here to force the University to admit Heman Marion Sweatt, Houston Negro letter carrier, to the University Law School. University 59-year old professor teaches this year he will become entitled to "limited service" and could take half a year off each year after he becomes 60 on Sept. 25, 1948.

Dobie was an outspoken supporter of former University President Homer P. Rainey in Rainey's controversy with the regents that ended in dismissal. Dobie has been bitterly critical of Rainey's successor for accepting the presidency permanently after being chosen by faculty agreement as temporary president Regents took no action in the situation when they met here By CLINT PACE The Austin Statesman Capitol Staff Thirty-seven-year-old Henry E. Doyle of Austin Monday became the first Negro in Texas history to study law in a state-owned school, the University's temporary law school for Negroes. Doyle, who sold his grocery store to begin his studies in the much-litigated school, was registered by E.

J. Mathews, University of Texas registrar. He will begin classes Tuesday under Instructor William F. Fritz of the University School of Law. A graduate of Anderson High School and Sam Huston College in Austin, Boyle took graduate work at Columbia University and in 1937 went to Europe as a scoutmaster with Negro Boy Scouts.

Enrollment of the Negro formally USE YOUR NOSE. BUB New traffic laws provide that the main stream of traffic has priority over a car backing out from the curb, but one motorist has a new rule to go by. Pulling out from a parking place, the driver narrowly missed a boy who advised: "Just keep backing, bub until you smell blood." First Norther Is On Way By Associated Press The first norther of the season is predicted for Tuesday which, appropriately enough, is the first official day of autumn. The norther was described by the Weather Bureau as mild, but will bring temperatures in- the Panhandle and extreme northwest portions of Texas to the low 40s. The weather Monday was fair and cool over most of Texas.

No rains were reported anywhere. Several points reported 100 degrees and above Sunday. It was 106 at Carrizo Springs for the hottest (Continued on Page 3, Col. 3) campus for class room duties by then, he will go off the University payroll, ur. Painter said.

New dispute was whether Dobie had been notified officially that his application for leave this fall had been turned down. Painter said he had been; Dobie said he had not. But it was explained the notice was going to Dobie through channels. Dr. Painter said the notice was by letter to the head of the department of arts and sciences, and to the University budget council.

Dobie has exhausted four years of leave. Under University rules, he can have no more. But if the Cactus Cowboy Dobie Given Week To Return to Duties at By United Press J. Frank Dobie. rugged writer of the Cactus Country, wasn't budging a bit Monday in the latest "fuss, in', fightin' and feudin at the University of Texas.

"I have said all along I was not going to teach this fall." Dobie told the United Press. "My mind is made up definitely." But soft-speaking University President Theophilus Painter intended, to give the ruffing professor of English one more chance He was going to wait until the end of the first week of the University term which opened Monday. If Dobie has not reported on the.