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GOOD MOKNTNO BRITAIN hM finally decided wbat to do about Palestine dump tne whole problem In tbe Up of the t'nited Nations. It's one war of getting rid or a mif hty big headache; but the problem la do nearer aettlement than before. 5 THE WEATHER ft CI Pu in Tlnlaltri rinr S.lnrd.r, with Hthllr klih.r rllm tat: frtbibla rant?) pep Fair triir, wllh Utile COPI j'TemMi Fab- sa tllbllr war.ar I 1 saeaaaaaaaaagSBaaagmBanB; 67th YEAR No. 270 EL PASO, TEXAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1947 Full LMMd Wire Report ot The Aatoclatc Pre ASt Tbe United Preet 1UP1 International Newt acrvtce rjSi.

16 PAGES i British To Withdraw From Holy Land ines Overpowers Kansas State, 20-6 Controversial Issue Tossed In U.N. Lap 30 Patrolmen Ends Railroading Monday Masuth Makes His Final Diesel Hun Ed Smith Scores Two Touchdowns RoumHJp Wetbacks' WITS! Vii Lake Success, N. Y. (UP) Oreat Britain announced Friday that it was planning an "early withdrawal" from Palestine, letting the United Nations find and enforce a solution to the Holy Land problem. British Colonial Secretary Thirty special border patrol By CHUCK WIHTLOCK Sparta Edltar.

El Pu Time men are aiding in rounding up Texas College of Mines, dls an average of 150 "wetback' Arthur Creech-Jones outlined the playing a slashing attack In cotton pickers dally In the El long-awaited British policy as their 1947 home-stand opener, Paso area as Juarez is flooded 55-membcr committee of the United Nations General Assembly opened debate on Palestine's future. with unemployed farm work ers. pinned a 20-6 defeat on the Kansas State Wildcats before a near-capacity crowd Friday Creech-Jones said Britain would Grover C. Wllmoth, El Paso be reluctant "In the highest degree" to oppose any solu night In Kldd Field, and In district director of lmmigra doing so uncovered a new po tion and naturalization, Fri tent backfleld threat In the day said the added Inspectors have person of Chicago's Tom Steele. come from the Tucson, and Alpine, Texas, areas and they will mi With hard-driving Ed Smith flashing across the coffin-corner continue or.

duty until the "Illegal goal line in the first and second entry situation IS easea. Wilmoth conferred all day Friday with W. F. Kelly, assistant com periods, the Miners moved to convincing 13-0 halftime lead. Then opening the third quarter Steele made his appearance In the missioner in the Philadelphia central office of the immigration tion which the Assembly might recommend.

But, he warned, British troops alone would not enforce the solution and might not even join other nations' soldiers in carrying out the recommendations. A British Foreign Office spokesman in London, meanwhile, emphasized that Britain had no Intention of clearing out of all of the Middle East Even If Palestine were evacuated, he said, the British position in the Middle East might be strengthened as British troops now tied up in Palestine would be released. Creech-Jones did not commit Britain one way or the other on the recommendation of a U. N. investigating committee that Pales service.

Kelly said all facts gath J73fV flashiest possible manner. On the first play from scrimmage he took the ball on a handoff from mastermind Jim Bowden, slithered ered during his stay here are being forwarded to Ugo Carusl, in Dallas. Carusi, former commissioner of MINER MOVES Ed Smith, hard-to-stop Texas Mines fullback, is snapped as he lugged the ball in the drive for the first Mines touchdown Friday night in the opening quarter of their 20-6 upset over Kansas State. No 75 is Huck Heath, Kansas State tackle who stopped Smith on the 21-yard line. Smith scored two plays later from the 11-yard line.

(Photo by Gerlach). through the Wildcat line and secondary, and raced 60-yards for the final Miner touchdown. The score is no more convincing than the statistics. The Miners, striking by air, through the center of the line and around the ends. the service, is in Texas investigating the entire immigration picture for the Attorney General in Washington.

He is expected to report back in a few days, conferring with Washington officials. A delegation of Dona Ana County, N. farmers met with Kelly and 47 YEARS SERVICE Cus L. Masuth, 68, Lower Valley, finished his last run behind controls of a Texas and Pa-cific Diesel Friday and prepares to retire after 47 years with the company. On bringing the Southerner passenger train in from Toyah, Texas, Friday, Masuth climbed down from the cab and said, "I hope I'm not going to miss it." (Photo by Gilbert.) tine be divided into Jewish and Arab state.

rolled up a net total of 532 yards, He said that for 23 years, Britain Including 444 on the ground and 88 Wilmoth earlier in the day, after they had protested "raids" on their worked to establish a Jewish national homeland In Palestine, and oy air in completing 13 oi is pass attempts. Kansas State netted 1S5 yards including 48 yards in three completions In nine passing; at that this still was the British de Mines, Austin, Ysleta Win; El Paso Loses Food Prices Over Nation Renew Skyrocket Flight Br ASSOCIATED PRESS The recent decline from record high food costs came to an abrupt workers. "We reached a better understand-(Contlnned on page 1. column 1) FILL THE CHEST sire. But he said, all attempts to tempts.

work out an agreement between (Continned on Page 2, Column a) When Gus Masuth, 68, of the Lower Valley, pulled into Union Station at 1:50 p. m. Friday to the racing singsong of a Diesel, he climbed out of a Diesel cab for the last time in his 47 years of railroading. He will retire officially on Monday. The veteran engineer who stayed on the job three years after retirement age saw the arrival of Diesels here last April for operation Breaks of the game vent against FILL THE CHEST Four States the Miners, but the Ore Diggers Final scores In area football came through in spite of them.

Soviet Bloc on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. Twice penalties nullified beautiful gains by Smith and Wendt, and Lose 'Wetback' halt at most commodity exchanges and wholesale markets Friday and the head of a Congressional subcommittee asserted that Congress might be asked to "apply controls" unless speculation i curtailed on exchanges. The advances in grains, butter and egg futures, however, found the paradox ot declining prices for these commodities in the retail stores "They're as easy to run compared with the old locomotive as once, early in the second period, a Renews Attack Profifram El Paso In 1905 and started running switch engines in 1908. In 1911 he commenced operating freights and for the last seven years he has been at controls of passengers. For the last eight years he ha been run ning locomotives between El Paso of scattered cities.

The retail prices' games Friday night were: Texaa Mines 20, Kansaa State 6. Colorado State 14, New Mexico A. and M. 13. Austin 6, Midland YaleU 13.

Laa Cmees Albnqnerqne IS. EI Paso 0. (For details and other football results eonsnlt The Times sporU pages.) FI1X THE CHEST (Continued On rage Colemn 1) Questionnaire less than market prices "the spec' Against U.S. reflected steady declines for more than a week in wholesale prices. ulators would get the benefit" Two weeks ago Flanders advo Mexico City.

(AP) A statement Tbe statement that Congress and Toyah Texas, si 195-mile trip. from the Mexican Department of Interior (Gobernaclon) said Friday cated that 100 per cent margin requirements be imposed on grain ex Asks Milk Price Masuth will-make on more trip would be asked to control "excessive speculation' unless the ex modern automobile Is in comparison with a Modcl-T," he said. "But I'll never forget how tired I was after that first trip behind the controls of a Diesel. I was more worn out than back In the days when shoveled 15 tons of coal on coal-burner." Born In Germany In 1879, Masuth came to this country at the age of 11 with his father, a carpenter, who settled in Big Spring. At an early age he began working as a mechanic's helper In the Big Spring T.

and P. roundhouse. He moved to tne "wetback program" had been change transactions and a wave of with an oil-burning locomotive Sunday before retiring. He insists terminated for Mexican workers in selling broke prices sharply at that changes "take that responsibility" came from Senator Flanders chairman of a Congressional Lake Success. (AP) The Soviet bloc Friday delivered another slashing attack against the United States snd associates In the Western power group in the United Nations, with Deputy Foreign Minister An Information the states of Texas.

Arizona, New nothing of an exciting nature has Mayor Issues time. Mexico, and California. ever come his way no wrecks, Friday, however, all grain futures Workers whose special contracts train holdups, or herds of wild joint subcommittee investigating high prices of food and clothing. in Chicago advanced with wheat buffalo. in those states remain in force will A questionnaire, intended to COm- Recruiting gaining four to 84 cents.

Decern' Flanders said that recent inquiries Bar tha TT) PlM millr itiistlnn drei Y. Vishinsky himself again be permitted to remain until con "I just did what I was told to do ber closing at Corn tracts terminate, but there will be with other Southwestern commu and got along," he concluded. spearheading the drive. Proclamation no renewals. Those who have no nities, was tent out Friday by Coun by his committee failed to disclose sny evidences of profiteering by retailers, wholesalers or distributions.

He added that if farmers was 2V4(S2H cents higher. December and oats were cents higher, November Standing before the largest new conracts will be required to return to Mexico. ty Attorney Ernest Guinn, as the court of inquiry started by the Attorney General prepares to resume $20,000 Gain conference ever held at the U. N. headquarters.

Vishinsky declined sought to sell their products for Continued on Page 2, Col. 2) The "wetback" program was set Mayor Dan R. Ponder Friday Issued proclamation declaring Oc disavow Soviet press attacks on up to take care of thousands of testimony Monday. President Truman, embellished hi Building Hits All-Time High At 5,500,000 Mexican agricultural workers who The letters sent out by Guinn ask tober as Recruiting Month and urging eligible young to join the assault on nine Americans he has crossed the border Illegally, obtain for information going back to the Seen For City In Trial Plan charged with "war-mongering" and Grain Exchanges Reject U. S.

Plea To Hike Margin Demands Regular Army or Air Forces. ing jobs on border state farms. days when OPA ceilings covered It has no connection with the dairy products. They ask: added William C. Bullitt, former U.

S. ambassador to Moscow, and Publisher Frank Gannett to the The mayor's proclamation was issued in conjunction with similar proclamations by mayors of other formal contracting of braceros (1) Wholesale and retail milk (farm workers), by governments of prices, and quantities handled, un der OPA. Washington. (INS) Heads of the nation's largest grain exchanges City building permit total for original nine. City general fund will pick up Mexico snd the United State.

cities within the Fouth Army Area (Texas, and the states bordering Friday refused a Government request to increase margin requirements 1947 hit $5,500,000 Friday, more than The Soviet delegation convened an estimated $20,000 a year from The wetback program came about (2) Prices paid to producers by $1,000,000 above the all-time all- Waterworks Department operations when the United States Department dairymen, prior to the lifting of the conference of some 600 newsmen. Several observers speculated Texas), and by governors of five states within that area, in an ef in grain trading as a means of reducing "heavy speculative elements" in the market. A spokesman for the Agriculture Department, with the approval of year total of $4,431,577 in 1946, with under a trial plan set up for a or immigration began deportin OPA. the issuance of a $427,484 permit for year placing the municipally-owned fort to stimulate recruiting during Mexicans who crossed the border (3) List of all increases since that Vishinsky delivered most of the reply he had intended to make construction of the overpass of the Secretary Anderson, told newsmen that officials of the Chicago, Mm department on a franchise tax pay the month of October. Throughout ment basis similar to other El Paso when Assembly President Oswaldo June, 1946, when OPA was lifted, including increases to milk El Paso Expressway.

neapolis and Kansas City exchanges the Fourth Army area mayors and governors urged young men to join (Continued on Fare t. Col. 3) FILL THE CHF.ST Fall Delayed utilities. Permit was Issued to the contract Aranha denied him the Assembly revealed that they "were not in Reds Propose General outline for the plan. floor last week for rebuttal in gen ing firm of BclL Bradcn, Barker, terested at all in the question of the Armed Forces and help main The questionnaire also seeks other which is effective as of Sept 1, eral debate.

tain them at a size that will enable and Gilvln, of Amarillo, sue raisins; margins. Korea Withdrawals detailed information as to gross in In Arrival Here It was Russia's turn also on other Anderson asserted that "it would cessful bidders on the overpass them to maintain peace. come following price rises, and calls for payment by the department to the City of eight per cent of gross operating revem.es or six fronts: project and the second unit of the The text of Mayor Ponder proc help us if heavy speculative ele breakdown of the use of milk for Fall arrived officially earlier this Seoul, (UP) Russia proposed simultaneous with 1. Yugoslavia, the Soviet Ukraine, lamation follows: hiahway between Cotton Avenue ments could be ruled out" products such as ice cream. week, but El Pasoans may have a and Czechoslovakia attacked in the and Santa Fe Street.

slight waiting spell before they can Many El Paso stores ien in line TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL. COME: per cent of net revenues, whichevtv Is the larger, calculated at $90,000 per year. drawals of Soviet and American troops from Korea, beginning In 55-natlon political committee the The overpass, which will carry Friday with the price rises an The Government had asked the grain trade to almost double present margin requirements In order to eliminate speculation which Is be U. S. proposal tor an Assembly shake the mothballs from their light coats.

Saturday's weather should be WHEREAS, the Regular Army the highway over the railroad tracks east of Cotton Avenue, will get Into nounced in the past two weeks In return the City will pay Into 1948, as a solution to the Korean and Air Force of The United States committee to help settle the controversies In the Balkans between Safeway Stores, where the rise had a repetition of Friday's but with a problem. construction next week and is lieved to have contributed to htgn is charged with the defense of The been absorbed until Friday, an The Russian proposal climaxed scheduled for completion In July, little more heat according to the U. S. Weather Bureau. Forecast for grain prices.

the department $38,000 a year fire hydrant rental, and pay a rate of 10.5 per 100 cubic feet of water used for non-fire fighting purposes, United States against all enemies Greece and the Soviet-supported governments of Albania, Bulgaria Willis O'Donohue was issued a Anderson pointed out that the both foreign and domestic: and, Saturday; Low 60, high, 91. and Yugoslavia. The Philippines $20,000 permit for construction of Government is without legal au two years of fruitless negotiations on the formation of a Korean government. The country is split in half, with the Russians controlling WHEREAS, the Army and Air Friday the snercury hit a high sided with the U. S.

in addition to waiving the annual charee of $13,200 per year for masonry building. 45 leet by eo thority to compel the exchanges to Force "is responsible for the keep- of 87 degrees; recorded low was 58. nounced one-cent increase in both Grade A and premium grades of milk. Former El Paso Nurse Fatally Hurt 2. Prof.

Boris Stein of Russia feet, at 101 Arizona Street. The raise their margin requirements. municipal administration services. West Texaa and New Mexico (Continned on Page 2, Cot 3) FILL THE CHEST building will be used as an auto the Industrial northern sector and the Americans the agricultural Estimated cost of water for muni should be fair Saturday, with little sales site. Senator Flanders who initially suggested increased mar-trlns.

immediately asserted that southern zone. change In temperature. assailed South Africa In the Assembly's trusteeship committee for what he called "flagrant disobedience" to the U. N. Assembly In refusing to submit a trusteeship Frank Ortega obtained a $2500 cipal buildings use is placed at $12,000 a year.

Deduction of the Rep. Ken Regan WlchiU Falls, Texas, (AP) Lt. Congress should "apply controls" to three city-paid items from the estt mated $90,000 franchise tax py- Here For Week reeulate "excessive Many Voters In France Think greement for the mandated ter The spokesman for Anderson said ment bv the utility leaves the City's U. S. Rep.

Ken Regan of Midland ritory of southwest Africa. that the grain officials' "most con Winifred Rafferty, Los Angeles, Calif, Army nurse stationed until recently at El Paso, Texas, died in a hospital here Friday of injuries received in an automobile accident near here Sept 20. 3. Russia told the U. N.

Social, Government Should MoveTo Left arrived in El Paso late Friday for a week's stay. genersl fund on the lavoraoie ena of the account by approximately $20,000, according to calculations by structive suggestion was a request for a Congressional Investigation of Humanitarian and Cultural Committee she believed the-world press He was accompanied by Jack permit for a three-room addition to a house at 37?) White Oaks Street fll.L THE CHEST-SEEKS DIVORCE. Lob Anselrs. (UP) Pretty Lou Dell Spreckels, still recovering from a beating she says her husband inflicted, Friday filed suit for separate maintenance against SuRar Heir John D. Spreckles, III.

The suit was filed just five days sfter the latest of a series of battles grain operations." Lt Carolyn Pedber, of Kimball, Anderson said that he told the May and Ralph Sparks, Pecos business men. should be instructed by the U. N. to campaign against "Fascism" and -dmON II POLL tMFRAACe Mayor Dan Ponder. FILL THE CHEST- Newspaper Meet exchange officials that the grain Regan will be in his office, Room warmongers." This carried on a trade itself must decide "the public value ot preventing boom and bust 134.

U. S. Federal Courthouse every also was injured in the accident but is recovering. The women were en route from El Paso to Battle Creek, when their car overturned. Ends In Stalemate in the market." morning next week.

He is a guest in Hotel Paso del Norte. Soviet contention first voiced In the meeting of the sub-commission on freedom of Information and of th press last Spring. Anderson said that he Is consid IndianaDolls. (AP) A two-day TOQ FAR RIGHT between the Spreckels. conference between representatives ering no action on the matter, but that he definitely was not pleased Over $3000 In Sun Bowl Game of the American Newspaper Fun-lishers' Association and the Inter national Typographical Union Reservations Alreadv Received (A.F.L.) to "resolve existing differ Couple Held For Grand Jury Action On Slavery Charge Paul R.

Franklin. 67, a contractor, and his wife, Mr. Anna Franklin, 82, Buena Vista Drive. Lower Valley, Friday were held for with the position taken by the ex change officials. -FILL TBE CHEST Demand Eisler Be Deported Washington.

(AP) A recom ences" between them ended Friday ml night In a stalemate. Over $3000 in checks, money orders, and cash already has been The conference was called in an received and registered by the Southwestern Sun Carnival Association for purchase of tickets for the annual sun Bowl game on New Year's endeavor to find a common meet-in: around in view of the printers Day, 1948, Dan T. White, president of the Sun Carnival, announced. mendation that Harms Eisler be action of a Federal grand jury on a charge alleging they "knowingly aided in cauiinsr Elizabeth Coker, Negro, also known a Jean Coker, recently enunciated policy of nei "I wish to emphasize that there will be no favoritism in the sale prosecuted for perjury and pass of Sun Bowl tickets" White said. "It will be first come first served TOO FAR LEFT 1 IS PINE AS 13 NO OPINION 1 IACN SYMfXX UHUSCMTS to be held as a slave in violation of Section 443, Title 18, United State Code." ther negotiating nor signing con-tracts with employers of their members.

In the sale, except member wiu port fraud and deported climaxed Friday three day of hearings by U. S. Commissioner A. J. W.

bers. have preference during the first two the House Un-Americsn Activities' The I. T. U. stood adamant on "Plenty of good seats have been Schmid fixed their bonds st $1000 weexs oi tne sale irom ucx.

is xo proceeding on the basis of Its new each, which were immediately fur sewed up already by members who Nov. 1. Committee into the German-born Hollywood composer's slsy in this conditions of employment" pian, "On Nov. 1 the sale will be have given the Carnival their sup Lucille Coker, but she also was called Elizabeth and Jean. She aald she was born In St Louis and was brought from there to Las Cruce by Ed Williams and hi wife.

Negroes, now living In that Upper nlshed. "There is enough evidence to con while the A. N. P. A.

proposed country. The recommendation to the Jua thrown open to the general public; port by joining as individual members at $10 or as firm members execution of a five-year "concilia It will be first come with cash, first stitute probable cauae, although it tic Department was msde unan tion contract between the two at $25. served: and non-members who have Valley city. Sh said she was 23 may be somewhat weak," Commissioner Schmid said. In announcing his decision.

Ha added he took into groups. come in wnn weir money sire al "Reservations for tickets or membership checks or both should be Each rejected the others pro ready being registered in the, order years of age. Witness said she was eight years By GEOROE GALLUP. DtrMter, Aatrlna lartllaM ml FskUt Oslatoa Princeton, N. J.

One argument offered by supporters of the Mar of their arrival Reservation are mailed to The Southwestern Sun Carnival Association, Hotel Cortez," posaL The meeting adjourned without any plans for further con now Deina maae quantity lor shall Plan Is that If do not aid European countries they will turn consideration the grand Jury would be empanelled early in October. The Franklins were represented by Robert L. Holllday and Harold White concluded. Sun Bowl tickets, and those wish ferences. imously by four committee members who heard the Eisle- case as a stubcommittee.

They are Representatives Thomas chairman; McDowell Rankin and Wood riLL TH CHEIT KEEP NAVAL BAHfc. Washington. (AP) Assurances that the Corpua ChrisU, Texas, more and more to the left, toward Communism. old when sh was brought to El Paso by the Williams and turned over to the Franklins, then living in their apartment house in the 1100 block on East Rio Grande. Ac Individual memberships received ing the best seats had better hurry In- France there is already some evidence of pull of public senti with their money.

Sim'i: FILL THE CHEST SEES INDIA WAR. New Delhi, India. (UP) Mo Fridays Robert K. Harvey, Paul L. Key, C.

A. Feeney, M. B. Moore, ment toward the left' Frank Hunter, assistant U. S.

at When asked whether the French government 1 too far to the right Mrs. Clarence Williams, Edwin Wis- rrc-tWhita rnntimiM. -ine sun handas Gandhi, foremost proponent cording to statements made to FBI agents, that was In 1938. torney, represented th Government The complaint was filed by or too far to the left about one- brun. I Perkins.

Charles M. Har- third of French voters polled by On direct examination by Hunter, vey, Sam D. Young, H. A. Jacobs, Naval Airbase will be kept active until June 30, 1948.

were given the French Institute of Public of non-violence, said Saturday that Hindu India might "have to go to war" against Pakistan if the Moslem dominion failed to see Its Bowl is always sell-out; but the association doe not wish later to hear that this or that member or non-member did not understand thia year's set-up. It is strictly first witness said she did house work and all the time she was in the special agents of El Paso Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Th. complaining witness, first opinion was that the government is too far to the right that it should, in other words, move In a more leftward direction. Many Americans undoubtedly (Contfnied On Pag.

Col anus W. S. Warnock, H. S. Bryan.

F. M. Harriss, Thomas Patterson and S. Zambrano. Firm memberships: Paso Vrint- place she was never paid any Texas congressmen Frldsy at conferences with Secretary of Defense Jame V.

Forrestal and Navy officials, i Opinion aaid the government is satisfactory as it is, while 26 per cent expressed no opinion. Among the rest, however, the weight of proved error" in the treatment of (CeaUaaed On fag Celuaa called, said ber name wai Hannah Hindu and Sikh. coma, first served, with members getting preference ever non-mem- inf. Co Paso National Bank. JUL.

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