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Amim On ihe Inside City Society 6-7 Comics 16 Radio 18 Boyle 10 Editorial 4 Classified 22-25 Sports 19-22 World 17 Obituary 28 Reuben 5 Hollywood 10 The Capital City Newspaper Since 1871 AUSTIN, TEXAS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1952 82nd Year 38 26 PAGES 5 CENTS MERE MORE RAINS FORECAST Howl Approval j- Demos Dunham Sees Showers Continuing This Week One-half inch of dust-settling rain fell on Austin Tuesday morning. Austin Weatherman Hoyle Dunham wouldn't call it a drouth breaker but he promised more of the same for the rest of the week. The rain, which started out as a drizzle before dawn, was ex- pected to change to thundershow- Demand. ovemor ers moving in from the south and 0 HhyJ Legal Course Outlined by Shivers In Anii-Truman Talk ai Amarillo FOR CHRISTMAS' A cap is missing from one of Dwight Eisenhower's teeth, someone noticed in Cleveland. He said he lost it in Minnesota, but he's carrying a spare and plans to have his "campaign casualty" fixed right away.

Texas Democrats Tuesday politely applauded Governor Allan Shivers' demand that they put Adlai Stevenson's name on tfie ballot without endorsing him or the national Democratic Party's platform. They cheered and clapped when he shouted he wanted to see "an -end to Trumanism in this nation." But the governor also said that ths true course of political morality demands that they certify Stevenson as the Texas party's nominee for president. Shivers insisted that such action should not I UZ TOMM1E AND SANTA Tommie Yates beams his appreciation of Santa Claus and Vernon citizens who honored him with a Christmas celebration in Vernon, Tommie was severely beaten last Christmas eve and has undergone treatment in a Dallas hospital since then. His 'right side is paralyzed and ht can't talk. His mother is serving a prison term in connection with the beating.

Santa Claus is Bob Hardison. BgB3fettB iguana east. Walter Reinhardt, living in ths Dry, Creek community near Austin, Tuesday reported a "real rain and no drizzle." Reinhardt, a Reuben Rain Reporter, recorded two inches of moisture in his rain gauge at noon Tuesday. This is the first moisture to fall there since July 19, when .60 of an inch was recorded, Thus far in 1952, Reinhardt has received 23.15 inches, a local record. At 12:30 p.

L. E. Noe, caretaker at the Friday Mountain School, phoned The Austin Statesman that rainfall there measured a little more than two inches. He added the words "believe it or not. Dunham said heavy showers had been reported along the coast and were moving inland.

"But even if Central Texas got a real heavy downpour, it wouldn't be a drouth breaker in the rest of the state," Dunham said. "These showers are good, but still spotty." However, Dunham said he expected the shower situation to continue for the rest of the week. Austinites were apparently having trouble getting used to slick streets. Police were busy investigating 14 traffic accidents which occurred before noon. There were no injuries.

The official measurement in Austin was .48 of an inch which fell before noon. The forecast calls for cloudy weather with occasional showers and moderate temperatures Tuesday night and Wednesday. Wednesday temperatures, 70 to 88. Moist air from the Gulf of Mexico brought scattered showers to South Central Texas and coastal cities Tuesday and, began to set the stagtvfor showers in other parts of the drouth-stricken state. But the drouth continued in most of Texas, The rain was scattered and light, but weather observers said the moist air was expected to move north and east.

It might not produce general showejrs, but just such a weather condition must precede much-needed general rains. ONLY 88 US Weather Bureau forecast for Austin and Central Texas: Cloudy with occasional showers and moderate temperatures Tuesday night and Wednesday. High Wednesday afternoon, 88 degrees; low Wednesday morning, 70 degrees. More data on Page 2. Camp Swift To Be Readied WASHINGTON, Sept.

9 (IP) Camp Swift at Bastrop, Texas, will be placed in a state of readiness, Representative Thornberry (D-Texas) said Monday. Bids on work at the camp will be opened Oct. 2 by Army engineers in Fort Worth. Thornberry told a reporter that the Army has no plans now to reactivate the World War II base but wants to place it in standby condition for possible reopening in the future. Camp Swift has been allowed to ieteriorate since the end of the war, Thornberry said, and the bids are for initiation of a $2,672,300 re habilitation program.

ADLAI GOES WESTERN Democratic presidential hopeful Governor Adlai Stevenson is presented with a Western hat by Julia Streiff, 5-year-old Lewiston, Idaho, cowgirl during the Illinois Governor's visit to a rodeo in his honor in Lewiston. Stevenson is on a political tour of Western states in his bid for the presidency 7 RED JETS DOWNED, 12 OTHERS DAMAGED Coke Jr. Calls for Probe In Answer to Charges IN PRIMARIES Ike and Adlai BowToday To the Voler By Associated Press Eight state primaries one deciding the political future of GOP Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and decesive returns from Maine's showdown election shifted the political spotlight from presidential candidates to voters Tuesday. Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson moves into California and his Republican opponent, General Dwight D.

Eisenhower, heads for Indianapolis, but interest temporarily centered on these developments: MAINE, WHICH hasn't elected a Democrat to major office since 1934 or backed a presidential winner since 1928, elected by substantial margins a US senator, governor and three US representatives ail Republicans. Winners in Monday's race, first 1952 collision of Republicans and Democrats in the nation, were: for senator former Governor Frederick G. Payne; for governor Burton M. Cross; for Congress Robert Hale, Charles P. Nelson and Clifford G.

Mclntire, all incumbents. GOP National Committee Chairman Arthur E. Summerfield promptly issued a statement in Washington saying the vote was an indication of a "latent landslide sentiment in the United States for a complete change in Washington." He said the margin of victory in the congressoionai races was higher than in 1950. However, the percentage fell short of the total vote rolled up in 1948, last presidential year. What the vote means nationally if anything remains to be seen.

GOP leaders had called for as big or bigger mapority than in 11)48 and apparently fell short of this goal. Tuesday's primaries were In Wisconsin. Arizona, Colorado, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Utah, Vermont and Washington. National interest centered on Wisconsin, and ths bitter race between the controversial McCarthy and Leonard Schmitt, a Wisconsin lawyer. One million voters are expected to ballot in the Wisconsin primary which has generated bitterness and controversy across the nation.

At issue: The methods used by McCarthy in what he said was a drive to root out Communists from the government administration. Some praised it as highest Americanism, others said it was a smear campaign that hurl innocent people. The big question: How many Democratic voters would switch-as they legally may in Wisconsin and vole against McCarthy Tuesday? The stale CIO president urged union members strongly Democratic to vote Republican Tuesday for Schmitt. A definite trend may not be known until midnight. Political observers seem to think McCarthy would win his second senatorial nomination.

HIGHLIGHTS of other primaries: In Taft's home state, his former supporters said they planned no retaliatory "sit-down strike" against Eisenhower. Among those who met the general as he rode into Cleveland were Senator John W. Bricker, a-long-time Taft ally, and Taft's brother, Charles P. Taft, GOP can didate for governor of Ohio. Eisenhower made it plain he would ask voters to support Ihe GOP "team," including Senator McCarthy and Senator William 'Continued on Page ft, Col.

2) They regained the crest after a series of daylong battles, only to lose it a few minutes later when the Chinese red swarmed over the ridges and pushed the outnumbered South Koreans back In iav age hand-to-hand fighting. The Chinese also held "Finger hill," near Capitol hill, after South Korean troops surged to within 20 yards of the crest, then wera thrown back. At last report, the South Koreans were resting 300 yards from the top under steady machlnegun, mortar and artillery fire. Chinese Communists on the west ern front made a halt-hearted attempt to probe U. S.

Marine positions on Bunker hill, east of Pan munjom, but the leathernecks easily repulsed the attack. Your Turn: SPEAK UP DROWN 'EM ALL DEAR EDITOR: In regards to this fishing business, it seems to me in view of the situation the whole nation is in that it would be a blessing if the politicians, including those in Washington, would venture on a fishing trip and the boat would spring an unmanageable leak not too close to the shore. ALVIN JARMON 1203 Willow HATS OFT DEAR EDITOR: Hats'off to Mr. and Mrs. John T.

Butler for visiting and exposing our dog pound. My few experiences there have been most revolting. It would be a shame and embarrassing to have to show our city pound to some one of another city. I understand we do have a gas chamber, which is an improvement over some years ago, but the pound itself is disgraceful. I was there to witness feeding time and the thought makes me shudder even now.

If anyone plans on a visit there, don't make it at feeding time. Yes, do by all means! Then perhaps we can' get a decent pound for these unwanted animals. MRS. LEONARD HALLE 4415 Ramsey IN DEFENSE DEAR EDITOR: I would like to take issue with Mr. Roy R.

Brown on his statement that The Austin Statesman is "the poorest edited newspaper in Texas." If you are the poorest, Texas must have some exceptional newspapers. I have lived in many sections of the United States and you compare favorably with every paper I have followed. Your presentation of issues is mote than "adequate in your efforts to place all sides of any issue before the people. Mr. Brown, like many Texans 1 have noticed, probably took issue with your fair presentation of gome problem.

Some people are so prejudiced in one direction they feel that arguments other than their own point of view constitute poor editing and a general lack of insight. CHARLES A. HENDERSON 603 East ZJ'4 si. TEXAS FIRSTS DEAR EDITOR: We have many Texas firsts. One of which is the backward political conception of the people of our state.

Many believe that because their father and grandfather voted for the Demo- crats, they wouia ramer uic umu do otherwise. Texans this year are not trying to desert the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is trying to desert Texas and the nation. Those in rmwer now are running their so piaiistin machine under a Demo cratic label. If it takes the tidelands to bring a two party system to Texas and place her abreast of the times, then let us be tnanKiui ior vne uue-lands.

RALPH M. GOODMAN Windsor Road BURIED SPEECH DEAR EDITOR: Speeches of Republicans and those who cannot make up their minds have been front page news for weeks now. Why was Sam Rayburn's speech buried on Page 12? GUS D. BODEMAN Lockhart Editor's Note: Everybody slips occasionally. LETTER TO ADLAI DEAR EDITOR: I have written Governor Stevenson as follows: Illinois ranks with the top states in the Union in mineral values.

We do not question your state's title to its underground minerals. If someone with socialistic ideas tried to take them away from you, and the Supreme Court decided against your state's never-before-questioned right and title, you would investigate. We invite you to reinvestigate Texas' title to its tidelands. And pay special attention to the fact that Texas entered the Union under special treaty. Governor, we are taking the liberty to acquaint you with the Texas word zuzin.

It means squaring things up when one finds that he has made a mistake. There are thousand of Texas Democrats who are in quest of a conscientious way to support all the Democratic nominees in the coming election. We doubt if they will do so, as is. Re-examine Texas tideland titles and we are sure you will do a bit of zuzin. TAN TURNER Bowie be taken as an endorsement of Stevenson and that Texas Democrats should follow their con sciences when they vote in 'No vember, without impairing their party membership.

Shivers himself will not vote for Stevenson. Prolonged cheers roared from the standing delegates when Shivers said: "It is time for straight talk and straight thinking. In plain words, a great many Texas Democrats are dissatisfied with the nominees and platform of the Democratic Party." SHIVERS' STATEMENTS on the necessity of certifying the national party's nominees brought some shouts of approval, but applause on these sections of his speech was mostly polite clapping. The howling and yelling came when he was riding roughshod on the national administration. After the address after 30 seconds of applause for the governor the delegates got down to business in district caucuses on a buzzing floor.

They had to nominate the men and women to serve on the State Executive Committee the next two years. The big blowout was expected in the afternoon when the ultra-conservatives planned to ask the convention to name Republican Dwight Eisenhower a Its presiden tial nominee. Shivers called on the Democrats to follow a path above suspicion and reproach in the face of his and many others' stern personal opposition to Stevenson. He made the issue clear as Texas Democrats for the first time in their stormy history faced a showdown on whether to run a Republican as their presidential nomi-nee. It was a clear-cut choice between Stevenson and Dwight D.

Eisenhower. A militant, never-say-die bloc of States Righters came Into the convention ready for a last-ditch fight on a resolution naming Eisenhower as the nominee of the Democratic Parly in Texas. Shivers' speech bristled with harsh words for the national party's nominee while it insisted the only correct legal and moral course was to officially approve Stevenson. HE SAID HE had fought hard against a trend in federal government "leading us to statism or socialism." "I hove done my best to make the voice of Texas heard against corruption, ineptness and inefficiency in high places; against the (Continued on Page 9, Col. 3) White Ready To Aid Adlai By I'nfted Prenn Agriculture Commissioner John C.

White stood ready Tuesday to "go anywhere" to campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson because "I am not so young that I cannot remember the desperate days on the farm during the last Republican administration." White wired Sen. A. S. Mike Mon-roney (D-Okla.) In Washington that he would go anywhere to campaign for Stevenson, within the limitations imposed by his state duties. White indicated that he wouldn't, therefore, accept cross-filing as a Republican nominee for agriculture commissioner in the November general election, but would make no announcement antil after the current Democratic state convention at Amarillo.

The Texas Democrat said the Republicans were "ready and willing to cloud the agricultural Issue with a haze of vague and vacillating promises In a desperate attempt to secure the farm ponded to the total of the official returns. He said that the investigation so far by the attorney general had definitely shown this. This vote was 14,150 in Galveston County for Thompson to 4,235 for Lane. The State Democratic Convention in Amarillo Monday certified Thompson as winner of the Ninth District race by a 252-vote majority. Looney said there was another charge in Lane's petition that there had been illegal votes cast.

But he said it was apparent there was no way of telling whether there were illegal votes, how many, or who they were cast for. In moving for dismissal, Looney said Lane wanted to take this step SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 9 flfl United Nations jet planes destroyed or damaged 19 Communist MIGI5 fighters Tuesday when 150 of the Russian-built jets tried in vain to stop an Allied air assault on North Korean military academy. Allied F-86 Sabrejets knocked down seven MIG and damaged 11 more, while an F-84 Thunder-Jet fighter-bomber accounted for 12th damage claim. The Sabre-MIG duels came while Thunderjets from two fighter-bomber wings roared over the mil itary academy at Sakchu deep in northwest Korea, only 39 miles from the Chinese Communist base at Antung, Manchuria.

Tuesday's claim of 19 MIGs gave Allied pilots their best day of MIG-hunting in September and brought the enemy jet toll for the month to 29 destroyed, one probably destroyed and 29 damaged. (The US Fifth Air Force confirmed a one-plane damage claim by Captain William S. Borders of Killeen, Texas.) As soon as the Allied fighter-bombers began dropping high explosives on the military school, the MIGs flew across the Yalu riv-er from their base at Antung. Immediately they ran Into a ring of Sabrejets screening the slower fighter-bombers. "It was a beautiful day up there for MIG fighting," said Maj.

Richard Ayersman of Sacramento, Calif. One of the destroyed MIGs was credited to Canadian exchange pilot Lt. Ernest A. Glover of Leaside, Toronto. It was his second MIG kill In two days.

Other UN warplanes hurled bombs, rockets and flaming jellied gasoline on Chinese Communists holding Capitol hill in an attempt to soften them up for a counter-attack by South Korean soldiers. Shooting Stars, Mustangs and F-84 Thunderjets took part. Although the Reds were temporarily in possession of the bloody height, a South Korean officer estimated it cost them 954 killed and wounded. South Korean soldiers of the Capitol division, for whom the vital central front peak was named, came heartbreakingly close to recapturing their old positions in heavy fighting Monday. even though there was no record in the secretary of state's office that any of the Galveston County voting machines had been examined and approved as required by law.

He said Lane did not want to stand on pure legal technicalities and have Galveston County's entire vote in the second Democratic primary Aug, 23 tossed out, even if he could. Judge Dibrell dismissed Lane's suit before it ever got to trial. But Assistant Attorney General 'Willis E. Gresham continued his investigation. Gresham said, "In all fairness to Galveston County voters, because of the many rumors, I would like to continue a bit longer." Stevenson said the department has had some trouble with bribery and took seven cases to court in Amarillo last year.

So far, one has been tried. It resulted in a two-year suspended sentence. A complete investigation of the charges was urged by members of the grand jury. They said if the crime committee failed to conduct such a probe they would consider taking their report directly to Governor Allan Shivers. Crime committee members made no immediate indication of whether they would carry out the request.

One member Representative Wagoner Carr of Lubbock said there was a large amount of testimony to be considered and a definite answer might have to wait several days. According to Pipkin, evidence of several bribes and attempted bribes involving employes of the State1 Liquor Control Board has been uncovered by the grand jury. He said they were made by known bootleggers operating in some 30 dry West Texas counties who approached State Liquor Control Board employes in virtually all levels of the state agency. Pipkin would not say who or how many persons had been apparently incriminated but he said it was clear from the evidence that corrupted employes of the state agency not only refrained from prosecuting what Pipkin termed "the syndicate" but used the law to corral the syndicate's competitors. Pipkin declined to identify witnesses called before the grand jury during the liquor investigation.

He said only that "some of those called are present and past employes of the State Liquor Control Board. Some are present and past county officials and some are liquor deal-ers." The witnesses were summoned from Austin, Lubbock, Odessa, Abilene and other communities, the district attorney said. Pipkin expanded on the charges thus: 1. Testimony before the jury reflected "irregularities, inequities and discrepancies under administration of the State Liquor Control Act across the state." 2. The jury was prepared to turn over to the crime committee nine to 10 hours of tape-recorded testimony plus a number of affidavits and records.

3. The jury would also offer the committee names and addresses of about 25 witnesses, most of whom had appeared before it and made sworn statements. THE JURY CITED as the most glaring examples of what it termed inconsistent liquor act enforcement Port Arthur and Galveston. It said mixed drinks are sold openly and illegally in those cities. Representative Fred Meredith of Terrell heads the committee.

Other members, in addition to Carr, are Bill Wood of Tyler, Charles Murphy, Houston, and Horace Houston of Dallas. AMARILLO, Sept. 9 W) A grand jury has charged that administration of the state liquor control law has resulted in a "multi-million dollar bootleg syndicate and general statewide corruption." The charge Monday brought an immediate reply from Coke Stevenson administrator of the Texas Liquor Control Board, that he would welcome any investigation of his department "from top to bottom." The accusation was presented to the Texas House crime investigating committee by Potter County grand jury at a session in a motor court here, District Attorney Her-mon Pipkin said. At Austin, Stevenson said: "We feel that we have a good working organization of clean, honest, hard-working individuals." HE ADDED that bootlegging has been going on in dry West Texas counties since prohibition days and his department has been working "night and day" with its limited personnel to clean it up. uon expen ui me fuite puutc u- partment.

The elder Floyd, a reputed advisor to Judge Sam Reams, came home before an ambulance arrived to take the injured youth to a hospital. Floyd has long been an opponent in this county's political wars of political leader George Parr. A Parr-backed candidate defeated Judge Reams for reelection in this summer's Democratic primary. (The UT Law School here reported that Jacob S. Floyd whose Austin address was 2004 Red River, had been a law student here.

His parnets were listed as Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S. Floyd of Alice.) Three Texas Rangers were assisting local officers in the investigation. Neighbors of the Floyd family who reported hearing the shots said they thought they were a car back-firing in the Floyd garage.

One said a late model car drove away after the shooting. The house guest, a young woman, ppparently was the only occupant of the Floyd home, other than the wounded youth, when the shooting ocurred, Dick Post of the Alice Daily Echo said. She said she did not hear the shots. The garage is located about 5u yards behind the Floyd home. POLITICIAN'S SON SHOT IN JIM WELLS ALICE, Sept.

9 Wl Police said I fingerprints on the gun were Tuesday an unknown gunman checked by Fred A. Reid, bertil- THE BLOTTER Puppy Tries To Be a Cub BY BEN HAWKINS "Zack is back," police noted Tuesday morning, closing a search for the missing. The 5-month-old Dachshund, missing from his home at 1007 West 25 Vs. was found at a Boy Scout meeting, officers reported. Perhaps he's just a pup who wants to be a cub, they reasoned.

More unfortunate was the case of the 15-year-old Austin High School girl whose mother reported her missing. The girl walked into headquarters before she was found and said she was afraid of her father. She refused to go home and insisted on being transferred to the probation department. Young merrymakers In a two-tone Cadillac caused a waitress in a Guadalupe Street drive-in place several anxious hours Monday night. They Cadillaced off with a tray charged to the waitress, leaving an unpaid bill behind.

Early Tuesday morning tha waitress employers called to say the matter had been cleared, how. ever. Continuation consisted of examining John M. Criss, executive secretary of the Galveston County Democratic Executive Committee, who testified that prior to the July Democratic primary there had been in his office a demonstration voting machine. The attorney general's investigation opened Monday.

Totals on the voting machine were checked against official returns. Examination of affidavits of lost poll tax receipts and exemptions had started when the hearing was recessed late Monday afternoon. This was to have been continued Tuesday but before it had begun Looney requested the election contest suit be dismissed. Lane Drops Vote Contest Suit h'ding in a dark garage critically wounded Jake (Buddy) Floyd 22, whose father is a lawyer and an opponent of the dominant political faction in Jim Wells County. A close friend of his father said that earlier the elder Floyd received a telephone message warning not to "get in your car." The friend said it would be better if his name were not made public.

Young Flody was shot between 9:30 and 9:45 p. m. Monday alter telling a house guest of the Floyd family that he was going to the garage to work on his automobile. He was described as closely resembling his father in build and gat. Mrs.

Jake Floyd, the youth's mother, found her son in a pool of Dlood about 30 minutes later when she drove her (jar into the driveway. Neighbors gathered when she screamed. Young Floyd was shot once in the arm and once in the head. Local doctors said they gave him little chance of recovery. A neurosurgeon from Corpus Christi was called here to operate.

Police found a .38 caliber pistol in a nearby trash can. They said five shots had been fired from it Deputy Sheriff Bob Miller said GALVESTON. Sept. 9 (Pj T. W.

Buckshot Lane Tuesday dropped his election contest suit against US Representative Clark W. Thompson, certified winner in the Ninth Congressional District. Lane's attorney, Everett Looney of Austin, interrupted an investigation by the state attorney general's office into alleged fraud and irregularities in Galveston County voting in the second Democratic primary to ask that the suit be dismissed. Looney said the purpose of Lane's petition contesting the election had been to determine that the total shown on voting machines corres.