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The Lawton Constitution from Lawton, Oklahoma • 2

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THE LAWTON Sill Men Deny Drunken Driving CONSTITUTION, Tuesday, Sept. 11, Drunken driving charges were filed in County court this morning against two Fort Sill men S. who pleaded innocent before Judge R. Harpertoday were M. Set.

VinP. Costello, 39, and Sp3 Orval Charged cent W. Riley, 22. Both were arrested overnight by city police. and Patrolmen John McCaig Blackburn stopped Riley Railroad and after receivnear ing a call for assistance from anpolice which had been other trailing the Riley car.

Patrolmen 1 Murl Rhoads and Kenneth Stradley, who first spotted Riley in the east section of town, said he drove in a reckless manner. intoximeter test was given. Costello, who, paid $100 fine court March a reckIn City less driving charge which had reduced from a charge of been driving while intoxicated, was arrested at 2:15 a.m. by Blackburn McCaig. anthe officers first saw him drivalone, and later saw him with ing woman in his car.

An intoxia meter test was given. Police charged the woman pasMary Lee Brown, 19, of senger, Gore, with vagrancy by loitering. The complaint was filed in Municipal court. Judge Harper this morning set bond at $500 property, or $250 cash bond on the driving charges. City Man Fined $60 After Quail Found Under Car Hood Quinton Ammons, retired Fort Sill man who lives at Medicine Park, was fined $60 Monday by U.

S. Commissioner Warren Crane on a charge of possession of game killed out of season. L. E. Crawford, game ranger, arrested Ammons early Sunday morning on the Fort Sill reservation.

Six freshly killed quail were concealed under the, hood of Ammons' car, Crawford said. Business Service Keys made, guns, bicycles repaired. Lawnmowers, knives, scissors sharpened. Bicycle supplies. Hunting and Fishing licenses.

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Licensed-Bonded -Peller INSURANCE service since 1914 256 413 AVENUE hospitals are not being used to the optimum under the new plan, then some restrictions may be imposed at a later date, the Journal continued. Such restrictions would require dependents to user government fathe serviceman is assigned to an installation where adequate military PuDhose health facilities are available. without immediate access to government facilities could continue to go to civilian physicians and hospitals. No Objections Expected The Journal said that no objecare expected to the Pentagon blueprint of the plan and that a directive from the Secretary of Defense should "go out soon after the meeting (Sept. 8) authorizing the Army to begin signing contracts for the care program, The medical, administering the contracts for all the services and negotiations have been under way for some time sO that final papers will be signed rapidly.

Since the new law was approved by the President last June, the Pentagon has been working Medical closely with the American Association and its state organizations well as representatives of Blue as Cross, Blue Shield and commercial insurance companies who deal in health insurance, the Journal said. The Journal quoted Defense department as saying the American Medical Association has given the program its "whole hearted support." Half Will Go Along Continued from Page One CARE About half the states have reported that they will go along with the Defense Department plans and the majority of the other states have indicated that they are in accord with the program. After treating a military dependent, the physician will present his bill (based on an established fee schedule in his state) to the organization designated by the state physicians association. Civilian hospitals will present their bills to the Blue Cross organization in approximately half the states and to insurance companies which are handling the program in the remaining areas. Dependents can be hospitalized in semi private civilian accommodations maximum of 365 days each admission including all necessary services and supplies furnished by the hospital during the inpatient confinement.

civiloutpatient treatment will be ian provided. Expectant Mothers They also may receive from civilian physicians whatever medical and surgical care is necessary during the period of their hospitalization. Expectant mothers are eligible complete civilian obstetrical for, maternity service, including prenatal and postnatal care, The required services of a civilian physician surgeon prior to and following hospitalization for a bodily injury or for a surgical operation also are authorized by the The medical care plan also will program, the Journal reported. pay for diagnostic tests and procedures, including laboratory and X-ray examinations accomplished or recommended by a physician for dependents in civilian hospitals. Pentagon officials believe that if the plan works well and is economically administered, the Congress expand the benefits, give the may Services authority to care and for par- the parents-in-law dependents of retired personnel and perhaps increase the program to include some outpatient care, the Journal reported.

The concept of civilian care for military families is new and the services are hopeful that will prove so successful and so economical that it can be liberalized, the Journal concluded. Wood is measured by the cord -a stack of four foot sticks piled four feet high and eight feet long. Felonious Bogus Check Count Filed 1956 A felonious bogus check charge against a Walters man was transcribed to Superior court today following arraignment of the suspect before Peace Justice Marvin E. Cameron, Charged is Douglas Brown, 34, Walters, who waived preliminary hearing and was committed to jail in lieu of $1,000 bond to await trial in Superior court. accused of issuing a suBrowzuls check at Lawton Boot and Western store, 322 S.

Third, on Aug. 31. The complaint was signed by the boot shop owner, Glen Fuqua, Monday afternoon, HELICOPTERS Continued from Page One neuver. Crews Named today. Capt.

Oerter said the undertaking was conceived and directed by the commanding officer of the mountain and cold weather training command, Col. Donald J. Wool. ey, and carried out with Department of the Army approval. Thirty-nine officers and men and seven helicopters from Fort Sill are now at Camp Hale and will return to the post about Sept.

21. platoon of the 64th (Transportation (Helicopter) Avia- comtion Unit Training Command. The 64th at Fort Sill is commanded by Maj. Carl Pieper. Maj.

Perry West is commanding officer of the 45th transportation (Helicopter) Co. which supplied men for the record-breaking ma- Crews of the seven helicopters named participating today in by the Fort Sill pubthe maneuver were lic information office. By planes, the men and their units include: Pilot Capt. David G. Emery, platoon commander, 64th; Co-pilot WO Neal A.

Blenderman, 64th; Sp3 Lewis Duran, 64th. crewman 2nd Lt. Richard G. Forman, 45th; James A. Garner, 64th; Pic.

Danny L. Murray, 64th. WO CWO Henry C. Davis, 45th; WO J. Weibelt 64th; Pic.

Aubreu Richard J. Piasecki, 64th. CWO George T. McKenzie, 45th; WO Michael A. Kenney, 64th; Pvt.

Gerald W. Longley, 64th, Harry M. Fletcher, 45th; woWo. Marian R. Music, 64th; Pvt.

Billie E. Wood, 64th. Arthur D. Moen, 45th; WO CWO Charlie J. Williams 64th; Pvt.

Adam J. Vares, 64th. CWO Ralph R. Jackson, 45th; WO Charles O. Quawn, 64th; Pvt.

John Sandberg, 64th. Lt. Col. Charles Ernest is comofficer of the Army Aviamanding tion Unit Training command. AUCTION Registered Aberdeen ANGUS SALE 30 Head Bulls 2nd, 4 Yr.

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USE AND COME COUPON THIS IN Address Jewelers ORDER City- BY Cash I I Charge 1 1 C.O.D. 319 Phone 3456 MAIL New accounts please send references. 'PIG ALLEY' Continued trom Page One More than 25,000 American troops are stationed within leave of Paris. Only a scornfully nicknamed Pig Allev commandos--are regular hangerson, but there are 500 or SO GI's in the bars on a normal weekend many as payday. anthes French, handicapped fired by weak anti-prostitution laws, the first gun in their assault on the alley last month with a wholesale revocation of late hour drinking licenses.

Most of the bars used to rock around the clock or until the last soldier had tottered away. Now they have to lock up by 2 a.m. Experienced With MP's The American Army followed up by declaring half a dozen of the worst places "off limits." But the bars are experienced in handling MP's and this week the "off limits" hangouts were still doing a business. roaring, "Blue Train," a barmaid threw out her tightly packed white sweater and laughed. "Those guys been trying to close us down for 10 years," she said in genuine GI English.

"No sweat. We stay open anyway." The only off limits bar affected was one named "Happy Landing" and a sign in its window promised only a brief shutdown. It read: "Closed for vocation. Think you (both sic)." TRAIN Continued from Page One Melvin Kelley, and newsmen Lawdis Gandy and Tom Wright. Maddox was well known to Lawton police.

His last arrest was on Sept. 1 and he was released from city jail last Friday. Maddox once served an 18-month prison sentence at McAlester on a charge of offering a forged check. Born at Fort Sill July 5, 1895, he had lived in Comanche county and Lawton most of his life. He was a veteran of World War serving in France with the 164th infantry.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Becker Memorial chapel, with Rev. Robert Chatt, pastor of Comanche Mission, officiating. A member of Deyo mission church, Maddox is survived by four nephews, Sam Pahdopony of Comanche mission, Howard Pahdopony of 2121 Ozmun, Virgil Mihecoby of Los Angeles, and Joyce Mihecoby, U. S.

Navy in Japan; and a niece, Mary Alice Maddox, Indiahoma. Funeral Rites M-Sgt. C. Winston M-Sgt. Charles Hamilton Winston, 61, Fort Sill, died at 9:20 p.m, Monday in a local hospital following a brief illness.

Sgt. Winston was a member of the Presbyterian church, VFW and American sLegion. He had served in the armed services 33 years, 19 of were spent in Hawaii. He World War I and World served." Born August 6, 1895 in Bismark, N.D., Winston had lived in Lawton since 1949. He is survived by his wife, Matilada B.

Winston; two sons, Hamilton M. Winston, student at the University of Oklahoma medical school, and Earl Winston of Boise, Idaho; three grandchildren, Keith Hamilton, Karon and Earlene Winston; two brothers, Art and William, both of Boise, Idaho; and two sisters, Mrs. Olive Montgomery, Idaho, and Mrs. Clara Hurd of Los Angeles, Calif. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday in the New Post Chapel with Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Hudson B. Phillips officiating. Burial will be in post cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral home. MAINE Continued from Page One were two independents in field -with 51.7 per cent of 248,441.

Complete unofficial returns from the 1st Dist. gave Hale 50.03 per cent, The, totals: Hale 58,027 and Oliver 57,955. Hale's lowest percentave in seven previous runs was 52.2 in 1954, when Oliver also was his opponent. In the 2nd Dist. Coffin defeated State Sen.

James L. Reid (R) 425 to 48,350 for the seat from which Rep. Charles P. Nelson (R) is retiring. Coffin got 54 per cent, compared with Nelson's 66.2 in the presidential year of 1952.

McIntire's percentage was down to 60, in defeating Democrat Kenneth B. Colbath, whom he also beat in 1954. The totals: McIntire 43,993 and Colbath 28,390 with 25 tiny, scattered precincts still out. The potato farmer congressman had 76.2 per cent in 1952. Give Aspirin To Your Child Just As The Doctor Orders ST.

JOSEPH ASPIRIN FOR CHILDREN Continued from Page One a threat to peace. 3. condemnation of Egypt Demanationalizing the canal. British Foreign Secretary SelLloyd, who sat by Eden's side wyn in the talks with Mollet, was reported ready to fly to New York the case to the UN to present French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau, also before in the the UN meeting. would indicate that Britain and France United States to move slowly in heeding the urging of the were their policy toward Egypt, The first six hour meeting between Eden and Mollet broke after midnight Eden's resup idence, No.

10 Downing St. French Ambassador Jean Chauvel told newsmen at that time, "No have been decisionas and France have threatened force if necessary, to keep the 103-mile East to shipping, but there has been growing expectawaterway open tion here the next step might take the dispute to the UN. Directors of the Suez Canal which was nationalized by Egypt July 26, met in Paris. The com- of still claims the loyalty pany most of the non-Egyptian pilots and other technicians who keep the canal running. until now the company has Up held off any to withdraw these key employes.

A walkout could cripple the canal overnight. SEGREGATION Continued from Page One mal civil authority at Sturgis was proposed by Wright chairman W. Waller of the Union County Kentucky White Citizens Council. escort has been successful only at Clinton, where early boycotts of mixed classes by white pupils, way to a full scale school movement. But Sturgis school authorities watched further developments in an almost total boycott of the high school white pupils Monday.

similar boycott seemed to be A yielding to enforcement of compulsory attendance laws at Matoaka, W. where a dispute over integration for a time had kept nearly 1,000 students from county schools. THINK! If most men were as true to their country as to their wives -Good-by Country! -W. H. (Bill) Kleeman Smart September Sonq! they don't have any water place, for The notice that no Fort servoir water would be available came from Albert Connel, chair man of Washita Basin Improvement association.

pointed out that "Such facHe tors as the record-breaking drouth, land treatment practices and the tremendous increase of well irFort Cobb dam site have all rigation in the watershed above the combined to reduce the estimated yield of the reservoir to firm such an extent that it is believed that there will not be sufficient water surplus to meet needs of Washita Basin interests to warrant your further consideration of the project as a water supply." Connel expressed appreciation for the consideration given by Lawton, and offered support and assistance in the city's efforts to secure a water supply elsewhere. Site on East Cache Creek city has eyed a a a a a a a a site on East Cache creek between Porter Hill and Elgin as the most feasible site for a new municipal water supply. City officials are agreed on the proposed site. Disagreement stems from the methods of solving the problems of distribution and storage of the cessed water. In his original plan, Wyatt B.

Hendrick, engineer, proposed construction a. line to take water from the new lake to Lake Lawtonka, where it would go to the present filter plant and then into lines to city. Since the original plan was submitted, the city has eyed the possibility of construction of a new WATER Continued from Page One erected near Lawton and the present filter plant abandoned. Under plant near Lawton with a gravity line to take water from the new lake to the new filter plant. Would Need Pumping Water would then have to be pumped into the city mains for distribution, It also has been proposed that Hendrick's original plan be adopted with the addition of more facilities to increase the present filter plant capacity.

This probably would call for a new water line to Lawton. City Engineer Douglas L. Smith proposed that a new filter plant be FOR SALE BY OWNER! 5 Room Modern House. Excellent Location Phone 4829-J $2,000 EQUITY away with me, Lucille, in my merry Oldsmobile Come Join the Olds parade I I Now's the time to trade for a Rocket Oldsmobile! Here's the number to keep really in tune with the times! It's you Oldsmobile's budget -priced Rocket Engine It'll be sweet music to your too, when you discover how little this big beauty actually costs! ears, make your move, now's the time! Now So if you've been waiting to receive all the benefits of the Fall sales season. Come on in present car.

Let us show you how you'll appraisal on your easy get our generous it is to go over to Olds right now! 3 HOLIDAY COUPE WELCOME OLDSMOBILE DEALER'S! YOU'RE ALWAYS Charley Wade Oldsmobile Co. PHONE 3224 SECOND STREET AT AVENUE BE CAREFUL DRIVE SAFELY- water would be brought his plan, flow the two lakes by gravity plant, and would from to the new filter pumped into the city then be mains. In today's meeting, a prominent. local banker, in excess of $6 advised against issuance The city's bonded million. is estimated at $4 indebtedness bond issue of million, and a new million would place more than $6 the city's assessed valuation of indebtedness at more than half the property in the city.

have indicated a City "Turn Key" job which officials need for a would assure every citizen of getof water whenever he ting, wants it. plenty Cost estimates of such a have run as high as project million. It was indicated the city land may selake area to get a cure a partial appraisal of in more definite on the cost. the proposed In his estimate of figure of the acreage. Hendrick figured on the land costs, basis of $150 per acre.

Officer Frank Smith Arrests Jack Webb (P Police officer DENVER Smith arrested Jack Webb. Frank The Denver policeman bearing the same name as the TV personcomment; nor did ality Smith's partner, G. W. didn't Webb. But said: "It was just routine.

Spidahl, He's a cop. That's all." The Denver Jack Webb, no relation to the Dragnet TV star, was charged with drunkenness. Tulsan Shoots Down Neighbor TULSA (P-T. H. Hubbard, 54, Tulsa, was held the overnight, death connection with of 54-year-old Lawrence Oliver Godwin in the victim's twoyesterday room apartment.

Hubbard made a signed stateadmitting firing the shots at ment his next-door neighbor but giving for action. Mrs. no reason Mildred Godwin, 69-year-old wife the slain man, said she witof nessed the shooting and almost was killed herself. Now Many Wear FALSE TEETH With More Comfort FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline powder, holds teeth more firmly. To eat and talk in more (non-acid) just sprinkle 8 little FASTEETH on your plates.

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