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Page Seven The Ptducih Sun-Democrit, Paducah', Manager Named Jury Says Mayhall Girl Stripper Says It's Hot Governor Invites Barklcy, Brannan To Farm Face-Lifting Demonstration Near Danville Reds Declare Church Starts Illegal Network Pipeline Given WASHINGTON. July 19 Kentucky's Governor Earle C. Clement today invited Secretary of Agricultre Charles Brannan to attend a large-scale farm demonstration sear Danville, Ky, Sept 31 and 33. Clements told newsmen the secretary Indicated he would try to be thera. "I think he will come all right" said the governor, adding that Brannan would make his decision later.

July ES 1949 350 Attend Farm Meeting In Graves BED ALIA, Ky July 1 (Special) -OriTN county farmers and agrl-cultural leaden paid tribute Tuee-' day to Cletus Whltiow tat a "Buc-eaaaful Farmer" maetlnt hald on hU farm Dear here. Approximately 150 persona attended the all-day affair. The visitors toured the 154-ecre farm Tueeday morning, to see results of a toil Improvement pro-(ram. ThU afternoon wae liven over to a discussion of the business aide of famine and an Inspection of the Whitlow dairy herd. Mr.

Whitlow started hU soil Improvement and business-like farm ing prof ram early. Ha and his sons, Ralph and Billy, have worked closely with Graves county farm acenU for the last 30 years. In mi Mr. Whitlow built a tobacco barn baaed on recommendations of the county agent, and since that time has produced high quality snuff tobacco. In 1933.

the farm was signed up In the TYA-Extenslon Test Demon stratum program, which Includes cover crops and soil erosion control The farm has a 65-had dairy herd, and a lime and phosphate program has been completed on all the land. The Oraves county Agricultural Extension Service, and four Oraves county banks, sponsored the pro gram with the cooperation of the Pet Milk Company, agriculture teachers in the county, the agricultural agent of the Illinois Central System and the Boll Conservation Service. PRAOUE, July 18 Prague's Communist press today accused the Vatican and Csecho-Slovakia's Roman Catholic bishops of "organizing an illegal network of communications" to promote anti-government resistance In this country. The charges were made In Joint editorial broadsides by Rude Pravo, official party organ, and Mlada Fronts, newspaper of the Com munlst youth. Rude Pravo called the Vatican a "cruel enemy ot Czechs and 81o vaks." It denounced Archbishop Josef Brran of Prague and his bishops as paid agents of the Vstl can in "plotting to disrupt the na tion." The trade union dally, Prace.

mouthpelce of Communist Premier Antonln Zapotocky. added that the Vatican's order for ex-communlca- tlon of militant Communists "will never be executed by anybody In Czechoslovakia. The ministry of justice has threatened to prosecute such ex- communications s. "treason." The Communist newspapers in dicated they believe the "illegal network" was the channel through which bishops snd been disseminating pastoral letters and other church resolutions which charged the government with per secution. READ THE WANT ADS Caused Death Of Courtney Holt, 81 A McCracken coroner's jury Tues day evening held that Courtney Holt, $1.

ot Kentucky avenue, cams to his death "by a car driven by Mayhall driving at an excessive rata of speed." The jury recom mended a grand Jury Investigation. Mr. Holt was killed instantly at 8:03 p. m. Saturday when a truck he was driving and an automobile driven by Bammle H.

Mayhall. 26, Lone Oak. collided at the Intersection of Twenty-fifth apd Kentucky avenue. John Leonard, of 3403 Kentucky avenue, was sitting on his front porch at the time of the wreck, testified thet the Mayhall automobile was traveling between 69 and 80 miles per hour. John E.

Lynn, 3500 Kentucky avenue, said he spoko to Mr. Holt attar the latter had halted his auto mobile at the intersection before attempting to cross. Mr, Lynn also estimated MsyhaU'a speed between 55 and 60 miles per hour. Police Patrolman Dorrell Thomss said ha and Patrolman Robert Holt found two cans ot Iced beer In the rear ot the Mayhall automobile. McCracken Coroner C.

J. Baraell said Mr. Holt's death was caused by a crushed skull and a broken neck. Neither the Mayhall youth nor any of bis witnesses testified at the Inquest Mrs. Jennie tfacksoh Funeral Services Held BENTON, Ky, July 19 (Special) Funeral services for Mrs.

Jennie Jackson, 94, who died Sunday at the home of a son, Rob Jsckson. Almo Route 1, were held Monday afternoon at Hickory Grove Church of Christ with George Long offlcl atlng. Burial was In Gore ceme tery. She was member of the Hickory Orove church. Other survivors are lour sons, Les Jackson, Detroit.

Arthur, Dol-phus and James Jackson, sll of Hardin; two daughters, Mrs. Dors Bennett; Almo Route 1, and Mrs Minnie Clark, ot Murray. FRENCH LEAVE TOO NOI8T FORT WORTH. Tex. pre-dawn attempt to leave a hotel via the fire escape without paying his bill landed a man In Jail with a loud crash.

His four pieces of luggage caused the fire escape stairway to swing earthward with such force that pulleys and balance weights broke. The clatter awoke other guests, who called police. Green Light On Gullcdgc Farm FRANKFORT. Ky, July ll-W) Appellate Judge Thomss J. Knight refused late today to Interfere with construction of a pipeline across A.

Oulledge'a farm In Jefferson county. Gulled asked the court to over ride Jefferson Circuit Judge William H. Field's order allowing the Texas Gas Transmission Company to lay the pipeline. Judge Knight denied the petition after more than two hours ot argu ment by opposing counsel. Judge James W.

Cammack and C. B. Lati mer concurred with Knight Raymond O. Stephenson ot coun sel for Gulled ge charged that the statutes under which the land was condemned for the line art uncon stitutional. Davis McAfee, a Louisville at torney who Intervened as "a friend of the court" to take part In the ease, declared the pipeline 'is the largest in the country.

"The po tential danger of an explosion Is great," he declared. As Is customary in denying a petition tor an injunction. Judge Knight wrote no opinion. Judge Cammack, however, commented on McAfee's Claim of danger, that an Injunction cant be Issued against possible danger. Gavin H.

Cochran of counsel for the transmission company told the court that it it halted construc tion of the gas pipeline the com pany's loss would be heavy. He sdded that Louisville residents also would suffer next winter from need of gas. The line la to add to the supply furnished the Louisville Gas Electric Company. Log Rollers To Meet Thursday MURRAY. Ky, July 19 (Special) A district meeting of the Log Rollers Association ot the Jackson Purchase area will be held Thurs day at the Woman's Clubhouse here.

An all musical program will be a principal feature. Each local WOW camp Is expected to present a qusr tet At the close of the program the first, second and third groups will be chosen. In Jail House LOS ANGELES, July It V- Chubby Lola Titus' Impromptu strip-tease act Is becoming a ha MS and more Impromptu, Last week she was charged with shooting a nightclub operator while being interviewed lor a Job as a strip-teassr and demonstrating her art. The nightclub man, Mark Hansen, is recovering from a gunshot wowid through a lung. Yesterday, Detective Sgt 0, Forbes said be found the 35-year.

old Miss Titus lying nude in the women's detention room, while awaiting an appearance before Municipal Judge LeRoy Dawson on a gun-assault charge. Forbes ordered her to dress and slammed th door. Clothed, she emerged to find the arraignment delayed briefly. She was locked In the room. When her case finally was called, Forbes unlocked the door and hesitantly peeked In.

Yes, aha was "la the pink again. The court waited until aha was properly then ordered her to Jail In lieu ot $10,000 bail and set hext Mondsy for preliminary hearing. Her explanation for the double shedding: -It's hot In there." New 3,000 horsepower airplane engines have as much power as a big locomotive. 0 A. mm JWU ff ForModine's Paducah Plant j.be.

i 1 MR. WILCHEK Frank X. WUcher, Racine, Wis, has been appointed manager of the Paducah branch of the Modlne Manufacturing Company, and is in the city to take over the position immediately. Robert Grant, vice president In charge of manufactur ing, who Is frequent visitor to Paducah, made the announcement Monday. Mr: Wllcher has been in the ra diator business for many years.

Re has been associated with the Mo dlne company for 20 years. He plans to move his family wife, a son and daughter to Paducah as soon as he finds living quarters. The Modlne company Is rapidly completing the expansion that has been under way for the past several months at the plant on Jackson street The new addition has added $0,000 square feet to the factory capacity. At present there are approximate ly 300 persons employed In the plant and this will be Increased slowly as the new equipment Is Installed. The company makes radiators for several automobile concerns, and also radiators for heating plants and has factories In Racine, Wis.

and Laporte, Ind, as well as the one here. As soon as construction work Is completed, the company plans to beautify the factory grounds. Union Leaders Are Charged With Contempt MA DISONVILIJE, Ky, July 19 A district organizer and several members of District 33, United Mine Workers of America, were ordered today to appear In Hopkins Circuit Court July 38 to answer contempt of court charges. Earl Suver, the district organiser; James Dunlap, an employe In the district office, and several rank and file UMW members were charged with violating Injunctions Issued by Circuit Judge H. F.

8. Bailey In 1946 restraining them from interfering with the operation of nonunion coal mines in Hopkins county. The alleged violations occurred last month when several non-union mines discontinued operations following mass visits from UMW members. The union miners said they were interested in getting the non-union miners to join the union. In May, 1946, Judge Bailey issued Injunctions restraining a long list of UMW personnel from Interfering with operations at the properties of West Kentucky Coal Company, the Homestead Coal Company and the Sentry Coal Mining Company.

The latter company no longer ope rates in the county. Four firms operating non-unloln mines Including the West Kentucky and Homestead Companies ob tained temporary restraining orders against UMW personnel and Dis trict 33 in connection with last month's visits. Other companies obtaining the temporary orders, which forbade the UMW and Its officers and members from inter fering with operations at properties of the four firms, were the Badgett Mine Stripping Corporation and the Colonial Coal Mining Company. The hearing here July 38 has no connection with that at Owensboro the following day on a motion by the UMW to switch to Federal Court a hearing to make permanent the temporary restraining orders issued to the four companies recently by Judge Bailey. Polio Cases In State Hit 68 LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 19 V-The number of infantile paralysis eases In Kentucky has reached this year, compared to 38 up to this date last year, state health officials reported today.

Counties reporting their first cases today included Campbell, Perry, Franklin and Grayson. A new case in Fayette county brought the total there tor this year up to eight. Dr. Tracy Jones, assistant state health commissioner, said he had received no additional reports from Lee county, where 13 cases of the disease have been reported this month. Dr.

Thomas Francis, director of the polio research division ot the University of Michigan, has been asked to send help to combat the outbreak In Lee county. His assistant Dr. Oordon Brown, told Dr. Jones that no personnel was Immediately available for field work. but added that he was hopeful that aid could be sent to Kentucky this week.

IF YOU CANT PHONE. FBONI NASHVILLE. Term. UJ3 A promlnlnent sign In a large downtown department store had Nashvlllians stopping1 for a second look. It read: "Come In, Prone, or a mi Taft, Wherry Arid Byrd Called Aides To Communism WASHINGTON.

July It PV-A group, of people who want immedi ate federal action to block a possible depression said today that Senators Taft Wherry and Byrd were "unwitting but powerful allies of communism" This view was part of a resolution adopted unanimously by a "full employment conference" sponsored by the Americans for Democratic Action (AJXA.h Tbe resolution commended Presi dent Truman for his economic re port of last week, In which he asked for a strengthening of cushions against the economic decline and attacked the economy bloc in Congress. But the A.D.A. conference called for a program that went beyond Mr. Truman's, The statement blamed the present decline on "blindness and selfishness' of "the Tafts, Wherrys, the Byrds, and their fellow-travelers." It said they destroyed price controls and then Intensified Inflation by a tax cut. It said they must be "contained and quarantined'' in order to keep the present "infection" from spreading into the future.

The resolution said not only that the decline must be reversed but also that there must be a high and constantly expanding volume at economic activity from now on. And it declared: "It we tall, Stalin wins." Chester Bowles, governor of Connecticut and former OPA administrator, told the audience of about 70 persons that New Deal measures would not be enough to bring full employment He said "we need new imagination, new Ideas." Russia's best hope of a cold war victory, said Bowles, lies in American economic difficulties, and "a depression even halt as bad as the last one would blow the world sky-high." Bowles presided most of the day. Senator Humphrey national AD.A. chairman, presided at luncheon. The ADA, is a political organization, containing many labor leaders and representatives of other organizations, and some who were associated with the New Deal.

It bans Communists from member- ship. Varying expressions In favor of positive goals or actions came also from Leon Keyserllng, member of the council of economic advisers Secretary ot Labor Tobln; Robert R. Nathan, consulting economist; Law rence Tlbbett, president ot the AFL Guild of Music Artists; Charles La Follette, ADA. national director; Senator James Murray Rep. Blemiller and many others.

Improvements At Murray College Are Under Way MURRAY, Ky, July 19 (Spe cial) Murray State college students will see an improved school when they start back in the fall. A general improvement program being carried on by college students and members of the buildings and grounds department is now well underway. The group has a complete pro gram slated which they hope to finish before the fall term begins. Among the projects already start ed or completed are such things as: The reshaping of the tennis courts; work on the new lighting system at the college stadium. Four new poles have been raised, the con struction of crossarms and secondary wiring has been completed; an exterior painting project at the administration building has been started; work on the new steam line and the new water line has been started; and the third floor of the library building has been cleared to be used as a photographic room by the Shield staff.

According to I. H. Key, superintendent of buildings and grounds, there are many other plans being made for future work. Painting projects are being planned for Wilson Hall, Training school, the library building and Ord- way Hall. The cold storage lockers In the Wells Hall cafeteria will be rellned with aluminum sheet metal A new waterproof floor, set In concrete, will be put In the girls gym while the big gym's floor will be refinished.

The new practice field will be fertilized and made ready for fall. A portion of the Pine Arts building will be re-roofed and a garbage improvement project will take place at Orchard Heights. The cans win be set In concrete and will be sprayed twice weekly in order to make conditions sanitary. Dean Sparkman Arrives At Murray MURRAY. Ky, July 19 (Special) Dean J.

Matt Sparkman arrived in Murray this week to become acquainted with his new position as dean of students. The dean la an office not used until this year. It Is a combination of the duties of the dean of women and dean of men. Dean Sparkman it replacing Mist Dorothy Brown, dean of women, and Prof. Rex 8yndergaard, dean of men.

He will begin work Aug. 1. Miss Ruth Ashmore will retain her position as counselor of girls. SOUNDS LIKE A LOT LENOX, Massv-OJA-It required $4,830,000 In postage (Chinese style) to bring a letter from a Can ton, i China, man to his father, Wong Jong, in Lenox. However, ta American money the stamps rep resented only about a half dollar.

He also said Vice President Bark- ley haa promised to try to arrange his schedule to appear on sept The occasion, he will be soil conservation service demon stration on a IJOO-acre farm at the Kentucky State Hospital. "We are planning to do a com plete fact-lifting job on the farm," he said, adding that this would en-tall terracing, fencing, making sod and concrete outlets and building a small Irrigation project "The farm has been blueprinted and all arrangements completed tor the demonstration. We want to show the state's farmers just what can be dona through soil conserva tion practices. There la much to be done to bring the farm to a high state of productiveness." Ha said about 150 pieces of farm and earth-moving equipment would be supplied by the equipment dealers of the state for the show which Is expected to attract thousands of farmers. We would like to have Bark- ley speak on the first day and Brannan on the second.

I think both of them will, make It" Clements talked to newsmen fol lowing a luncheon with Democratic members of the state congressional delegation given by Senator Chap man Earlier he had been Invited, along with Chapman and Senator With ers to lunch with Leslie Blffle, secretary of the Senate. The mix-up in engagements re suited from a misunderstanding of Blffle's Invitation. Clements said he Invited the con gressmen also to attend the farm show. After talking with Senator Mc Grath chairman of the Democratic National Committee, the governor said they re newed old acquaintanceship." McOrath told reporters: 1 "We only talked of things near and dear to the Blue Grass state." Asked if the governor had dls cussed the senatorial race next year, McOrath replied: "No, he dldnt." The governor also chatted with Senator Anderson N. for' mer secretary ot agriculture.

Graves Plans For Big Fair August 16-20 MAYFIELD, Ky, July 19 (Spe cial) Premiums for the Oraves County War Memorial Fair, to be held here Aug. 16-30 have been In creased by 35 per cent, it waa an nounced following a meeting of the fair committee here Monday night. Committee heads predicted "the best fair in western Kentucky" would result from preparations well under way. Children day Is scheduled for Wednesday, August 17; Mayfield day will be held on Thursday; go-ernor's day on Friday and Homecoming day on Saturday, closing day ot the event Horse shows will be held at night during the fair and plenty of good horses are expected for the show. Ed Btaulcup, Franklin, Tenn will Judge the galted and harness horses and Fulton Frailer, Columbia, will judge the walking horses.

Purses in harness and running races will total $10,000. Seventy horses have been entered in the six $1,000 stake races. Pine exhibits of cattle and hogs were predicted by committee heads. Murphy fCantlnaed Freta Page One) he went. to work In Detroit at $13 a week.

Returning from World War he was appointed assistant U. 8. district attorney. In 1923, he was elected Recorder's Court Judge. Doctors at Henry Ford Hospital said MUrphy died of a coronary occlusion a blocking off ot blood to the heart He had planned to take mineral baths next week and then go to Harbor Beach to spend a peaceful summer in the family home.

Burviving are a brother, Oeorge, who is a Detroit recorder's judge, and a sister, Mrs. Marguerite Tea-ban, ot Detroit Funeral services will be conducted Friday (10 a. m. CST) at Our Lady of Lake Huron Catholic church in Harbor Beach. Burial will be In the Murphy family plot In Rock Falls cemetery, also at Harbor Beach.

Earl R. Politic, Carlisle Countain, Reported Missing BARDWELL, Ky, July IS Earl R. Polivick, Carlisle countlan who disappeared Sunday had not been found late today, according to Carlisle Sheriff Louie Rose. Polivick first disappeared Saturday night but Sunday be Visited the home of Glynn Bean, a neighbor. and changed clothes.

Polivick, Bean said, "waa wringing wet, as If be bad been out all night in the rsln." Polivick vanished from the Bean place a abort time after his arrival. A large search party haa been combing the area around the Poll' tck place since Sunday. Polivick, Sheriff Rose said, was armed with a 13 caliber pistol. About five feet tour inches tail, he weighs ,180 pounds. When last seen ha wore a brown hat blue overalls and heavy work shoes.

He smokes a pipe constantly. Polivick a bachelor, a farmer. Yes, at tobacco auctions Lucky Strike pays millions of dollars more than official parity prices for fine tobacco! There's no finer cigarette in the world today than Lucky Strike! To briny you this finer cigarette, the makers Kentucky Dam Attracts One Million In Year KNOXVTLLS, July It- More than SMI .000 sightseers visited TVA's major dams during the 12-months period ending June 10 an Increase of more than two million over the preceding year. These visitors represented all the states, the District of Columbia and foreign countries and U. 8.

posses sions. Kentucky Dam, with more than a million visitors was the most popular of the projects. Fontana Dam followed with 139.100, Norris with 7 Si ,400 and Pickwick and Chicks- mauga with 817,400 and 610,400 respectively. Others In the top 10 were Port Loudoun (399.300), Ountersvllle Cherokee WatU Bar and Douglas '400). Harold Lloyd As Shrine Potentate CHICAGO, July 19-WV-Harold Lloyd, once the breathless hero of silent movit comedy thrillers, was Installed as Imperial Potentate of the Mystia Shrine today.

The ritual, which made the 57-year-old comedian chief of 110,000 North American Shriners, was watched by President Truman and a crowd which nearly filled the lake. front stadium at Soldier Field. It was the first time in the masonic order's 75-year history that tne secret ceremonies have been conducted In public. President 'Truman, a Shriner, spoke, as President of the United States, on the nation's foreign policy. Lloyd and the outgoing Imperial Potentate, Galloway Oalhoun of Tyler, Tex, greeted the President.

The five-hour parade leading up to the ceremony and Mr. Truman's address kept office workers hang' lng out windows of lake front build ings. It was the typically gorgeous, stupenduous, promenade of Shrine conventions. Unemployment Increase Seen WASHINGTON, July 19-WV-A continuing increase In unemploy ment was foreseen by the Bureau of Employment Security today In requesting additional funds to handle benefit claims. Robert C.

Ooodwin, bureau dire tor. told a Senate appropriations subcommittee that the claims load under the unemployment Insurance program Is now two and a half times the level of last October. He said further increases art ex pected in the next 13 months. Ooodwin testified on a blU that would Increase by $25,000,000 the $135,000,000 previously appropriated for grants to the states for administration of the unemploy' ment compensation and employ' ment service programs in the year that began July 1. A supplemental appropriation measure, already passed by the Bouse, carries the $25,000,000 Increase asked by Goodwin but only halt of a $16,000,000 contingency fund the bureau also requested.

Cecil Cotton Given 21 Yean In Slaying Of-Mrs. Young NEWPORT. Ky, July 19 V- Cecil Cotton, 39, Caldwell county, today was sentenced to 31 years' Imprisonment in connection with the fatal shooting of Mrs. Qeraldlne Young, 30, his former sweetheart. Judge Ray L.

Murphy pronounced sentence In Circuit Court after the man pleaded guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter. Mrs. Young was shot five times as she left a cafe here the night of Feb. Cotton was captured sever' al week later In Indianapolis. In a statement.

Cotton said he had given Mrs. Young several thousand dollars and had sold his farm and automobile to provide funds ice ner. )-''" 'Vl of Lucky Strike go after fine, light, naturally mild tobacco and pay millions of dollars more than official parity prices to get it! So buy a carton of Luckies today. See for your self how much finer and smoother Luckies really are how much more real deep-down smoking enjoyment they give you. Yes, smoke a Lucky! You'll agree it's a finer, milder, more enjoyable cigarette! I.

WAYNE ADAMS of South Booton, 22 yean eui Independent wart-houeman, says; "I've tm the maker of Luckiet bug tine quality tobacco that make real tmokel" Mr. Adam hoe swell a Luekg tmokrr for IS yean. Hen'i more evidence that Luckiet an laer cigarette mm mmm mp Ivf Jim fC' OA (' 1 So round, to firm, so fully packed-so fro and easy on tho draw Bend Money Order..

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