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in in a as armed as armed September 4, 1952 Sen. Byrd Has No Idea of Part In Any Third Parties WINCHESTER, Va. IP Regardhow he feels about the F. election, Sen. Harry presidential Byrd (D-Va) apparently has no intention of, in third party movemenart any hasn't been any word There so far on the presidential the senior Virginia choice, of senator, foe a of the Virginia Truman administration and delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

Most observers believe Byrd will maintain his strict silence until after the November election without coming for either the Democratic nominee, Adlai Stevenson, or the Republican candidate. Dwight D. Eisenhower. But yesterday Byrd did try to spike: formed movement by the newly Constitution party to wage campaign for electoral votes for mate" to a Gen. vice Douglas presidential MacArthur.

running A spokesman said Byrd had wired Bard A. Logan, Constitution party convention chairman in Texidle to ballot have there. his The name me action taken came, off the spokesman said, after Byrd was informed that a MacArthurByrd ticket had been filed in Texas. was the first reaction from Byrd regarding the new which was formed the party over week end Philadelphia. He had said previously, only the that group." he had "no the same time, the spokesman indicated today that also will seek to stop Byrd a move to have his name placed on the Virginia ballot as a running mate to MacArthur on a ticket sponsored by the America First party.

Schools to Seek Two TV Channels OKLAHOMA CITY (P) State Regents for Higher Education announced today to operate two, televisionlication for educational purposes will be filed within the next few Dr. M. A. Nash, chancellor months. of the will be regents, said the applications filed with the Federal Comas legal and engineering data munications as be complied.

The application will ask permission to operate chanel 13 Oklahoma City and channel 1 in Tulsa. for constructiotentative one Nash plans studio, two towers and a series of booster stations to relay educational telecasts over the entire state. At least $450,000 will be needed to launch the venture, officials estimated. It would be up to the Legislature to provide funds. Sparkman Hits At GOP Farm Planks Tells Californians Demos Helped Bring Prosperity To That State SACRAMENTO, Calif.

(P)-Sen. John Sparkman of Alabama contends that have helped edemocratic programs down on the farm in California prosperity as well as elsewhere in the country. The Democratic candidate for vice president, in his first campaign speech the farm-rich Sacramento Valley, criticized his opposite number, Sen. Richard of California, for votes in Congress which Sparkman set down as hostile to the area. He also declared that Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republiing can nominee, is wagpresidential a me-too campaign "that has gone one better than the me-too fore." campaigns we have seen Sparkman spoke last night before a City Plaza crowd estimated police at from 1,500 then went out to the California State Fair. He planned to return to Southern California today for an address at Long Beach. he said, "and I can't make heads "I know a little about farming," or tails of the Republican farm Gov. Adlai Stevenson's mate said the GOP platform is "like a cross-eyed astigmatic old the man, trying 5 both ways at same woefully afraid he is going to meet up with something Democratic." Sparkman said hello to Gov.

for Earl vice Warren, president Republican nominee in 1948. He remarked that he had met the governor before and "I like him very much." Konawa School Enrollment Up Late Enrollment of 33 Sends Total Past 1951 KONAWA (Special) With 33 late arrivals enrolling Tuesday, total number of pupils enrolled to date in Konawa public schools for the 1952-53 school term stands at 433, J. A. Davis, superintendent, advises. This shows an increase of about 33 over last term at the opening of school.

Of this number 231 are enrolled in the elementary grades, 202 in junior highschool and senior highschool. Total enrollment in the grade school last year was 198, Davis pointed out. TEACHER LEARNING CARBONDALE, Ill. (P) A 61-year-old teacher has gone back to school. Miss Nell Aikman, a teacher 41 years, entered Southern Illinois University with this comment: "A teacher can't afford to stop learning.

Teaching methods are keep always upchanging and I like to Stratford News Mr. and Mrs. Dave Duncan Tuesday for a two weeks' cation trip to Texas and can's Mexico. They will visit Mrs. brother, Jim Clubb family in Roswell and visit Duncan's relatives in San gelo, Texas.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles mers of Poteau visited Mr. Mrs. George Pearce They were on their way to lene.

Texas, where they will tend the college there. Mrs. mers is a niece of Mrs. Mr. and Mrs.

Q. M. Jo and their two daughters, of and Oklahoma Mrs. Wayne Updergraff City. are in Bow this week on a fishing Mr.

and Mrs. T. H. Gooch visiting relatives in Oklahoma City this week. Mr.

and Mrs. Cyril met their son Billy Joe in this weekend for a visit. Joe is stationed at San Texas. Their daughter, Mrs. Waterman, who had been ing in the Stafford Dallas returned home with parents.

Jimmy Stafford, son and Mrs. J. C. Stafford came back as far as Stratford his way to Norman where will attend the university year. Mr.

and Mrs. Noble have moved from the Strickland apartments. He View, Tex. There are living employed by the Santa Fe road. Mrs.

Willie Watts, Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Roy Holland Ada Tuesday on business. Mrs. Karl Andrews spent week in Fort Worth where the guest of her son family, Mr.

and Mrs. Guy drews." Rev. N. N. Antonsin and Antonsin returned from Friday where they had his father whoy has hospital Waco.

Antonsin, had helping been in Waco nurse to He is much proved now and has been the hospital to his Mr. and Mrs. Hershal Benson to Lovington, New Mexico, Friday to get Mrs. Benson's Mrs. Callie Stapp, who a guest in the Benson about six weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker on route three, visited Baker's mother, Mrs. Thearon Saturday and Sunday. Miss Francis Jones of City, visited her parents, and Mrs.

Aster Jones weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Klutts Oklahoma City visited her Mr. and Mrs.

Clark Eeds Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shults recently nerved to Dumas, were and visited parents, Mr. and Mrs.

over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Clonts and children. of Chickasha, and Mrs.

C. visited for the weekend. Guests of Mrs. M. M.

StandSunday two daughters, Mrs. 'Sadie Sherand Mrs. Ruby Howard, and Mrs. George Holbrook family of Oklahoma City, her sister and family, Mr. Mrs.

D. M. Cole during the Alice Pyron who had been Oklahoma City the last week returned Sunday. Her accompanied her here a visit. and Mrs.

A. W. Barrett two daughters went to TipFriday to take "Butch" AlSchaffer the little six-vearboy who has been visiting Stratford the past two weeks. and Mrs. Joe Graham of Oklahoma City spent the weekhere and in.

Ada. They visither mother, Mrs. J. T. Lewelhere and his parents, Mr.

Mrs. Homer Graham in Ada. and Mrs. C. E.

Moore and Hazel Jones visited in Sunday Mrs. father, Mr. J. H. Covel sister Marie Covel.

and Mrs. Wm. D. Bell of City, visited Monday home of Mrs. Mary Ann and Mrs.

Bob Collins and Lillie Smith of Oklahoma spent Sunday night in the of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Keef, Keef and son Billy accomthem home, Billie will the hospital there.

Sulphur Minister Meeting Called SULPHUR (Special) Rev. W. S. Collins, vice president of the announces Sulphur Ministerial Alliance, a business meeting of the group to be held Monday, Sept. 8, at the First Baptist church at 10 p.

m. Important business relating to services at Veterans Hospital and school assembly programs are to be discussed. A really fresh egg will have a yolk that stands high with the whit nestled around it. When har oked the yolk of fro a very egg will be in the center. Psychologists Seek Way to Find Out If Men Combat-Ready WASHINGTON (P) Psychologists working in the front lines in Korea mhave, gathered information that aid in predetermining combat effectiveness of untried troops, an army psychologist said.

today. Dr. Joel T. Campbell said that while the has not yet been fully it represents the first "collection of criteria of combat performance." Thus, he told a reporter, when it is fully analyzed. it could conceivably be used in training areas to select men most likely to give high caliber performance under fire.

Hitherto, he said, scientific research on combat effectiveness has been limited to studies made of men in training camps, on maneuvers, under simulated combat conditions. Dr. Campbell reported that a team of eight researchers, including four army officers, had obtained information on 5.000 men in three infantry regiments in the Korean theater. All men had been under fire at some time. The researchers got ratings on "aggressiveness and overall value in combat" of their men.

Biographical, personality and training-camp records of the same men also were acquired for purposes of possible relationship to their combat effectiveness as rated by the non-coms. cyA Also, tests certain such as physical the motion proficien- of hurling a grenade were given. Finally, the men were subjected to experimental aptitude tests, designed to serve as "predictors of combat Turner to Confer With Stevenson on Farmer Problems OKLAHOMA CITY (P)-Former Gov. Roy J. Turner will leave Friday for a conference on farm problems in Denver with Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson.

Turner, director of the Democratic National Committee's agriculture division, will counsel the Illinois governor on agricultural matters in the 11-state conference. He will proceed to Wasson, for Stevenson's first farm speech on Saturday. Turner will return here briefly before settling down in his campaign headquarters in Springfield, Ill. The oilman rancher politician will deliver the Day dinner address at Des Moines -Jackson Sept. 13.

His top level campaign has given rise to position speculation once more that he may land a cabinet position in the event of a Democratic victory in November. He turned down President Truman's offer to become secretary of agriculture in 1948 in order. to his term as governor. Turnfinish er said he had not discussed such an offer with Stevenson. Four More Reds Are Out On Bond LOS ANGELES (P--Four more convicted California party leaders were out of jail Communist today.

They were released on bonds of $20,000 each appeal yesterday. Similar bonds have been provided for 10 others convicted with them Aug. 7 of conspiracy to advocate violent overthrow of the government. Freed yesterday were Philip M. (Slim) Connelly, editor of the Los Angeles edition of the People's World: Ernest Fox, San Francisco waterfront organizer for the party; Carl Lambert, San Francisco chairman of the party's security review commission.

and Frank Spector, industrial division organizer for the party in Los Angeles County. Mrs. Baker Will Teach At Lula Mrs. Edwin Baker has accepted a teaching position at Lula. She assumed her duties as English and speech instructor at the school Tuesday.

Mrs. Baker succeeds Mrs. Winifred Emerson, who resigned accept a teaching position in the to Paoli school system. Mrs. son had taught in the Lula Emerschools for the past three years.

Mrs. Baker, whose husband is head of the English department at East Central State college. is recognized as one of the outstanding English teachers in the county. Second Hurricane Lashes Atlantic MIAMI, Fla. (P--The second hurricane of the season lashed the Atlantic early today about 725 miles due east of Nassau in the Bahamas.

I The storm's vicious winds, estimated at 15 miles an hour, were expected to increase their speed during the day. Little change, however. was looked for in its northwesterly or west-northwesterly course or in its forward movement of about 12 miles an hour. NEW DELHI, India (P) Eighty persons were drowned in the Ganges River near Lucknow when an overloaded boat sank in midstream, reports reaching here tosaid. The majority of the victims reportedly were women and children.

Few details of the accident were available. Page Three Look Who's Here! GEORGIA WILL VOTE Republican for the first time, in history is the prediction of Robert Tyre Jones, the Bobby Jones of grand slam golfing fame, as he inspects campaign literature in Atlanta GOP headquarters. With him 1s Mrs. James W. Herndon, headquarters worker.

(International) Wandering Trio Say Cow Critter Had Chased Them OKLAHOMA CITY (P) Three grade school students explained to officers last night the hazards of attending school in this country." Policeman G. T. Tucker and W. Kostiux picked up the trio, Edward Reid and Butch Richard, 9, and Ann Richard, 8, on a downtown street last night. The two boys said they got out of school at 3:30 p.

m. and a cow chased them downtown. They said the critter had long horns and a bushy tail. Edward explained they tried to get a shot at the animal but were unable to hit it. Both lads were armed with two holsters each nolding a repeating cap pistol.

Officers called the children's parents who escorted them home. Bullet Fatal to Man At Spavinaw TULSA, Okla. (P Richard Terrell, 62-year-old Delaware County storekeeper, died today in a hospital of a bullet wound he ficers was inflicted by a relative told ofearly last Monday morning. The shooting occurred. Terrell said, at the relative's home near Spavinaw.

The man named by Terrell as his assailant was arrested by Tulsa County Deputy Sheriff Phil San Angelo at the hospital to which the victim was admitted. He denied to San Angelo and later to Delaware County officers that he shot Terrell. He is held in jail without charge at Jay. Scientists Study Green Fireballs ALBUQUERQUE (P--Star gazing scientists are holding sessions here which may shed some light on mysterious green fireballs which have streaked across the Southwestern sky in recent months. About 25 members of the Meteoritical Society are at the University of New Mexico for the group's 15th anunal convention.

More were expected to arrive today. Dr. Lincoln La Paz, head of the university's Institute of Meteoritics, said the scientists also will discuss problems to be faced if men ever board a rocket ship to the moon. Murray Has Praise For Oil Compact BANFF. Alta.

(P--Gov. Johnston Murray of Oklahoma yesterday praised the Interstate Oil Conpact Commission as an effective block against federal intervention into state problems. Speaking at the commission meeting attended by 300 delegates, Murray declared: "The compact's greatest accomplishment is that it has been effective block against federal an intervention in every field of endeavor imaginable. I know the difficulties which can result when state problems. such as those we settle here, are dumped into a giant hopper of red tape and confusion in Washington." Seven New Polio Cases In State By The Associated Press Seven new polio cases have been admitted to hospitals in Oklahoma during the last 24 hours, bringing the 1952 caseload to 709, compared with 368 at this time a vear ago.

A 21-year-old Bartlesville father was among the new cases. He was admitted to Hillerest Memorial Hospital at Tulsa where his 7- month-old son was admitted Aug. 29. Other cases were at Enid. Ada, Oklahoma City and.

Stillwater. Hospitals still are treating 297 polio cases. with 15 in the acute stage. There have been 26 deaths this year compared to 17 for the same period last year. URANIUM RUSH BRINGS AUTOS URANIUM CITY, Canada, (P) Saskatchewan's license most northerly bureau has been opened at this new site on Lake Athabasca, near uranium mining territory.

With some 60 vehicles operating in the area there also have been pine applications for taxi licenses. Rev. Woolwine Is Now Local Pastor Takes Over Duties With Church of God Sunday Rv. B. M.

Woolwine, new pastor of the Church of God, 622 North Townsend, assumed his duties here Sunday. Prior to accepting the pastorate in Ada fo for two years, he was minister of the Pittsburgh, church. Active in the Ministerial Alliance there, Rev. Woolwine was pastor of the Seminole church from 1944 to 1946. Married, Rev.

and Mrs. Woolwine have three daughters, Doris Ann and Peggy Joyce, both who are Jane. in highschool, and Frenchman Trades His Coat of Arms Renounces Title to Become American Citizen PHILADELPHIA (P) A young Frenchman who traded his royal coat of arms for a combat infantryman's badge formally renounced his title in U. S. District Court yesterday to become an American citizen.

The former Count Patrick Marie Hubert de Sercey, 21, fresh from combat in Korea, can trace his family back to William the Conqueror. De Sercey, now a corporal in the U. S. Army, came to America six years ago and entered the Army last year. The corporal's mother, the former Countess Ellen de Sercey, came a citizen last February and now lives in Kennett Square, Pa.

More Officers of 'New 45th' Named OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Five more top-ranking officers were apof pointed today in the reorganization Oklahoma's 45th National Guard Division. Maj. Fred P. Snyder, former city manager of Edmond, will become commanding officer of the 179th Infantry Regiment which has units throughout the Eastern of the state. His appointment was announced by Brig.

Gen. Hal Muldrow, Norman, commanding general. Snyder served as plans and operations officer during the division's recent service in Korea. He holds the Bronze Star medal. Other appointments announced today are Maj.

Clark R. Dunnington, Cherokee, executive officer to the division artillery commander, Lt. Col. Otwa T. Autry, Enid; Maj.

John R. Northrup, Oklahoma City, commanding officer of the 158th Field Artillery Battalion; Maj. Joseph D. Anderson, Oklahoma City, commanding officer of the 160th Field Artillery Battalion and Maj. Delbert King.

Pond Creek. commanding officer of the 189th Field Artillery Battalion. Where Oil Well's Bottom Is Basis Of Damage Case OKLAHOMA CITY (P Federal District Judge W. R. Wallace has ical ordered a hearing Oct.

3 of testimony to determine whether he should order a survey of a Seminole County oil well through which Indian land owners accuse the Continental Oil Company of taking 750.000 barrels of their oil. The question to be determined is whether, the bottom of the hole is under land owned by the Indians or under other land which Continental has leased. Judge Edgar S. Vaught has held two previous hearings. It was assigned to Judge Wallace after Vaught became ill in June.

Electricity 100 Years Ago Just Fun CHICAGO (P) Electricity 100 years ago didn't give lights and power, but sometimes supplied amusement. A science text book of 1850 tells of an electric machine that generated static electricity, and was popular at parties. "The lady takes hold of a chain connected with the prime conductor. The machine put in motion, the proaches the lady, immediate- aply as he attempts to imprint the seal coral of lips. soft affection, upon her a spark will fly in his face, which generally deters him from his rash and wicked intentions." M.

D. Hooven, electrical engineer of Newark, N. told the story neering to the Centennial of Engitoday. DIVORCES Lowena Martin from Jack Dewaune Martin. (Annulment).

W. Garrison from June (Henson) Garrison. (Annulment granted plaintiff). Luckey. Martha (Divorce Luckey from James tiff.

granted plainCustody of minor children granted plaintiff. $60 child port to be paid by defendant. sup- Defendant to finish payments on furniture, lumber, etc.) Lois Faye Falkenberry from Paul Falkenberry. (Divorce granted plaintiff. Restoration of maiden name.) Minnie.

Jane Dunham from L. A. Dunham. (Divorce granted plaintiff. Property settlement approved).

Morris Pat Beverly Renner vs. Ralph Renner (decree amended to leave custody of minor child with defendant, Ralph Morris Renner. Divorce decree granted March 8). McGranery's Aide ROSS L. MALONE 42, of Roswell, N.M., has been appointed by President Truman to be Deputy U.S.

Attorney General, the Justice Department's number two spot. Malone succeeds A. Devitt Vanech, who resigned to run for the Senate. (International) Longtime Resident Of Coalgate Dies Ed Watkins, Born In Wales, Worked In Mines For Years died Tuesday morning COALGATE Ed home. He was born in Wales in 1865 and when six months old came to this country with his mother.

They settled with the father, wl had already come to this in Pennsylvania. They lived there country until moving to Coalgate. He was married in 1890 to Susie Arey at Ottawa, Kansas; to them was born six sons, five of whom are living. Mr. Watkins had worked in the coal mines the greater part of his lifetime, for about the past seven years had been in very health and his eyesight had poor failed.

The funeral will be held at the home 2:30 3. p. m. Wednesday, September burial cemetery, Brother Monk of the Methodist will officiate. Survivors are the widow and son, Melvin, of the home, Earl of St.

Louis, Willie, Johnnie and Charlie of Coalgate. One son. Melvin, worked in Ada at Valley View hospital for a year and was then administrator of the Mary Hurley hospital at Coalgate. Two Deny Guill in Robbery of Store Crippled War Vet, Wewokan Out on Bond After Plea at Konawa KONAWA (Special) A crippled Arkansas war veteran and a Wewoka man are free today on $2.500 bonds after pleading not guilty to charges of burglarizing a garage here. The two men.

Don Palmer, about 28, of Wewoka, and Charles Kirkland of Arkansas, were arrested Saturday after Seminole police saw them driving a car which answered the description of one involved in the burglary here. The pair was questioned in connection with the theft of $20 in cash and some auto accessories from the Surber garage late Friday. Mrs. Ralph Surber, wife of one of the owners of the garage. saw one man leave, the garage late Friday entered the building while the burglary was in progress.

She noted the model and registration of the automobile in which the burglars fled. DAV District Meet Here Next Sunday Disabled American Veterans will hold a Fourth District convention in Ada Sunday, ing at the Aldridge hotel. Election of district officers is planned as part of the program. Principal speakers will be Pop Kelly, Chickasha, state adjutant, and Sam Baxter. Oklahoma City, national secretary.

Other state officers may attend. Polio Patient's Condition Good The condition of Bobby Yendell, polio patient at Valley View hospital, WaS reported by authorities at the hospital as "good" Thursday. with no paralysis. The child, 11 vears of age, from Cleveland. was admitted August 21.

PORTUGAL PLANS FOR SELF. SUPPORT GOAL LISBON. Portugal The Portuguese government announced night a 1312 billion escudero million dollar, six-year development plan to help free the country from her dependence on foreign producers. The plan calls expansion of existing industries and the development of new ones both at home and in Portugal's overseas territaries. MARRIAGES MARRIAGES John Edward Foster.

22. Ada, to Jo Delia Alcorn, 23, Ada. Cecil Andrew Hughs. 19. Oklahoma City, to Joyce Lavone McCurdy, 16.

Ada, route 2. Read the NEWS Want Ads. Military Output Due to Level Off WASHINGTON (P) Secretary of Defense Lovett says military production will begin levelling off after next July and the armed forces may cut their requests for money in the coming fiscal year. Lovett said, that by the fiscal year 1954 the 12 months beginning next July the armed services will have enough of certain items, and their production would be cut to a sustaining, ro replacement, level. He did not say what these items might be.

He said their continued manufacture would be adequate to keep production- lines operating in factories, though. Lovett said the armed forces in the next fiscal year will maintain about the same manpower they now have--approximately 000. Daily Average Oil Output Over U.S. Drops Past Week TULSA, Okla. (P--Daily average crude oil and condensate production in the United States dropped 11,600 barrels to 6,821,525 barrels during the week ended Aug.

30, the Oil and Gas Journal reports. Assocrind go the Journal, the week's output the total for the year to rels compared with 1,482.739,497 at this time a year ago. Kansas accounted for more than half the week's net loss, falling 6.300 to 325,000 barrels. Other sizeable declines were reported in Louisiana, down 4,500 barrels, to 4.100 663,475 to 39.100; barrels: MichiArkansas 3,400 to and the Eastern 1,900 barrels to 57,000 and 25,000 respectively. Kentucky dropped 500 barrels to 32,300.

California was down 200 to 988.000 and Florida fell 50 to 1,650. Wyoming topped the states with increases, adding 3,000 barrels to 186,000. The next best gainers were Colorado, up 2,900 barrels Illionis, up 2,400 to 19. and North Dakota, 1,000 to 5,500. Utah advanced 600 barrels to 4,900, Oklahoma increased 800 531.400, Mississippi gained 500 to Indiana was up 100 96.500.

to 800 and Alabama inched ahead 50 to 2,900. Production was unchanged in Texas at 2,790,850 barrels, and New Mexico, 160,800. Window Unveiling Comes Next Monday Merchants to Offer Prizes Worth Up to $10 for Value- Guessers When the fall Window Unveiling comes along next Monday night prizes for winners in the value-guessing contests will have excellent prizes them. awaiting Merchants participating been asked to limit the value have. prizes to $10, as was the case in the first unveiling, a highly successful event of last spring.

The limit-request was erroncously given in the Ada C. of C. bulletin $5. Jess Young, chairman of the retail merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce, again calls attention to the fun and profit available in the big September 8 event. Unknown Upsets Leader in Nevada Newspaperman Beats McCarran's Man for Senate Piace RENO.

Nev. tP -Alan Bible, one of Nevada's most prominent citizens, conceded defeat today to unTom Mechling in the known race for the Democratic senatorial nomination. Mechling's victory is a political earthquake in Nevada since it apparently means the 31-year-old exnewspaperman almost singlehandedly broke the of grip powerful Sen. Pat McCarran over Nevada politics. Bible, 42, widely respected and liked, was McCarran's hand-picked candidate.

"Your door to door campaign has been rewarded by the vote of Nevada's Democrats." said Bible in a telegram to the political novice. "You may be sure that you and the Democratic Party will have mY support in the forthcoming general Memorial Planned For Gallant Dog CHICAGO A 000 memorial was authorized today for a 12-pound Pomeranian dog that died fighting off 2 big bull terrier that attacked a man. The memorial and perpetual cemetery care was stipulated in the will of the dog's owner, Mrs. Ida L. Virtue, 75.

who died Aug. 12. The courageous Pomeranian, Sonny Boy. relative was killed defending a of Mrs. Virtue, Olive Edwards.

Mrs. Virtue, a widow, left an estate of about $100.000. SEEK GRAND JURY PROBE CLINTON. Okla. PI District Judge W.

P. Keen today. studied a petition circulated by bolt. Weatherford, demanding Dave a grand jury probe of county offices and 'officers as well as enforcement of gambling Keen and beer laws. Judge said he has mailed questionnaires to petition signers and will decide within a week whether to call a grand jury.

Street Work Moving Fast left vaNew Dunand Mr. An- Sumand Tuesday. SumPearce. Griffin Betty Broken trip. are Stafford Dallas Billy Antonio, Jack visithome her of also he this Garrett Valley at is rail- Bovd were last she and An- Mrs.

Waco, been been Mrs. Sealing for Three Streets, Surfacing for FourthFifth Going on Ada street department employes are busy with two major undertakings this week. Tuesday a crew of workmen put a seal coat on East street asphalt surfacing extending from Mississippi avenue east to East Central college. They are continuing this work on East Tenth and East Ninth streets. This week another crew started vel surfacing of West Fourth mixing material for, asphalt-grafrom Broadway to Oak Avenue.

chesyolvespin, asphalt-gravel laying of blend in- on 8-inch gravel base from Oak east to Mississippi avenue. This is expected to be accomplished in a few days, leaving out only a short segment where a sewer line from the new disposal plant is being laid in to the outfall from then old plant and will cross at the underpass at the glass plant. The sewer line is making rapid progress and at the end of work Tuesday lacked 3,200 feet of completion. Once this is completed, the new disposal plant will be put into operation. Modern Day Ark Reaches Liberia Industrialist LeTourneau Takes Machines, Houses, Bibles to Africa Willis 'homa Mr.

the ents, who Texas, his Shults, Rossen, ridge her man Ada. Mr. and visited and holidays. Mrs. in the mother for Mr.

and ton bert old in Mr. end ed ling and Mr. daughter Lindsay Moore's and a Mr. Oklahoma in the Jones. Mr.

Mrs. City home Mrs. panied enter MONROVIA, Liberia (P)-A modern day ark has arrived in Liberia with Bibles to spread Christianity and bulldozers to develop the country. U. S.

Millionaire R. G. Le Tourneau, who sponsored the undertaking, was here Ark' greet the missionary ship Le Tourneau bearing the first of a million dollar shipment of bulldozers, townsized power plants, prefabricated houses and rice planting and harvesting machines. Le Tourneau, 63, long a leader in church work, did not wait for the passengers to land but swam out to the Ark a converted landing ship (LSM), and climbed aboard. The passengers included Mr.

and Mrs. Gustav Dick and their three children. Mrs. Dick, a Bible and Sunday School teacher. is Le plans to daughter.

The group Tourneau's at develop a new community Tournata on the Liberian coast. The Liberian government has given the missionaries a concession of a -million acres. Tourneau believes, that the with Liberians will Christianity more zeal if there is prospect for more food. He hopes to transform Liberia from an importer to an exporter country, with special duction. on rice and lumber proemphasis Ark Le Tourneau's cargo includes a movable power saw for cutting hardwoods and a passenger plane Monrovia to and maintain the flights new community.

Le Tourneau lives and at Longview, maintains offices there and in Peoria, Vicksburg, Tocca, and Miss. Movie Actress Has Beauty Contest Edge ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. UPtake Fifty-two Miss America beauties over center stage after playing wallflower roles tonight to bosomy, blonde screen star Marilyn Monroe yesterday. The pretty pretenders to the crown compete for coveted allbeauty and talent contests important points in preliminary in Covention Hall.

A third will appear in evening and the rest will show the gowns, a third in bathing suits they judges can do more than look lovely by singing, acting tomorrow There will be more of the same or dancing. night and Friday night until each girl has had a chance to appear in all three contests. The finals will be held Saturday night. The girls were introduced to a cheering crowd of 150.000 in a colorful parade along the boardwalk yesterday but Miss Monroe's face and fortune filled most of the camera lenses. The shapely blonde atop an open convertible lanquished car as parade grand marshal in a scanty, form-fitting black affair that featured a plunging cut to the waist.

Earlier in the day. Miss Monroe posed for a picture aimed at attracting recruits to the women's services in a low polka dot dress. A few hours later. after army officials got a look at the photograph, newspapers and vices were wire serasked to withhold it from publication. Maj.

Frank W. McWalters of the Air Force said Miss Monroe's pose was not in line with a program designed to convince parents the services are perfectly proper places for their daughters. TRANS-ATLANTIC 'PLUGGING' NEW YORK (P) Trans-Atlantic travel is getting so common these days that a New York hotel and two London cafes have started "plugging" each other's establishments. Patrons of the New York hotel headed by Irwin H. Kramer, see that cards in the lobby recommending they visit Harry Meadows' two cafes when in London.

Meadows reciprocates by advertising the hotel's merits in his cafes..

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