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THE WINNER AND STILL President W. R. White still held the most coveted championship among Baylor University faculty and administration last night after driving his donkey to a photo finish in the school's annual May Day donkey race. He defeated Dr. Gladys Hicks, Baylor dean of women, challenger for the title Classes were dismissed for the day, and faculty joined students in a full day of play on the campus.

Student elections and coronation of a May Queen were other highlights of the annual event. (Photo by Windy Drum). In Hospital Potato Chip Firm Founded bv Waco Man Joe B. Rabom, co-owner of Ra- bom Potato Chip Co. and a resident of Waco all his life, died in a local hospital at 8:45 p.

m. Wednesday. He was 52 years old. Funeral services, Compton's Funeral Home in charge, are pending. Mr.

Rabom had been in failing health for several years and had been confined to a hospital the past three weeks. He was known around Waco as and at one time weighed 360 pounds. With his brother, John L. Rabom. he founded the Raborn Potato Chip Co.

in 1938. Before that he was associated with a local milk company. His father. Rev. Sam L.

Raborn. was an evangelist in Waco when Mr. Rabom was bom. Rev. bom is now retired and at Milford.

Survivors include his widow; two sons, Joe Raborn Jr. of Moffett Field. Calif, and W. H. Rabom of Waco; one daughter, Mrs.

Sam Braun of Waco; three brothers. John L. Raborn and Paul Rabom of Waco, and Rev. Wr. R.

Rabom of Carlisle, three sisters, Mrs. E. L. of Chicago. Mrs.

C. E. Douglas of Waco and Mrs. Joe Clanton of Milford; his father of Milford, and five grandchildren. (See obituary.

Page 5, Sec. I) Talks Will Begin End of This Week Procedure iu Agreed To I or Parley Coronation Climaxes Celebration Bavlor University students climaxed a hilarious May Day late yesterday by crowning Miss De- iorpjs Scott, freshman co-ed of Terrell, as Queen of May, and declaring Larrv Hargrove, pre-law student of Brownwood, as president of the student body. The coronation pageantry in Waco Hall was the highlight of a day of campus activity that saw professors smashed with over-ripe tomatoes and that meant play rather than study for all. President W. R.

White spurred a donkey to victory by a nose to keep the title of donkey-racing champion which he captured two; years ago. His challenger was Dr. Gladys Hicks, Bavlor dean of women. WACO SINNING ON DECLINE Corporation Court fines during April were $1,600 under collections during March, court secretary Joe Jeanes said Wednesday. Jeanes said April fines totaled $7,017.

March fines totaled $8,649. IllegaJ parking led traffic violations with 1.113 fines paid. Speed- were placed on three years proba- Bridge Burners Given Probation Two 17-vcar-old youths previous terms in the peniten- pleaded guilty to burning bridges tiary. Ike Rejects Talk Geneva Talks RAYMOND CHENOT AND WIFE Dien Bien Phu to Moody French Fighter in Waco U. S.

Defeat WASHINGTON, May 5 Presi- Judge Bartlett assessed sen- ing was the most frequent moving violation, followed by driving without a license. Running stop signs and red lights came next. Armored Units Closing Area Blasted" op Picture, Page FORT HOOD, May It "really was day for students elements of the First Ar- but professors cooperated to the mored Division this afternoon were four-year sentence on a plea of closing a area which guilty to a charge of burglary, resulted early this morning from Judge Bartlett asked if he was two General Drive Report Due On Scout Fund Total in the $200,000 Boy Scout building campaign will climb nearer the goal today at the first report meeting of general solicitations division. The division workers will report at the Roosevelt Former French Army married Miss Betty Anne Miller Raymond Chenot, now of Moody, whom he met at the plant, said Wednesday night he was sure She was there to prompt him the French defenders of the em- on his English as he spoke Wednes- dent Eisenhower praised John Fos- battled outpost of Dien Bien Phu day night at a meeting of the ter Dulles today as the greatest in Indochina would fight to the last secretary of state in his memory man. and sharply rejected talk of a And Chenot should know.

He major U. S. diplomatic defeat at served two and one-half years as the Geneva conference on Asia, a volunteer with the French Co- See FIGHTER, Page 5 See QUEEN, Page 7 Mercurv Expected To Hit 85 Today and said the mercury would rise to a high of 85 with clear to partly cloudy skies. Low forecast is 58. He said a few high clouds from the north and northwest would tion by Judge D.

W. Bartlett in See PROBATION. Page 5 54th District Court Wednesday. -------------------------------------Edwin Hlavaty and Bernard Pet- ter were indicted by the grand jury i on charges of burning bridges in the West area April 20. They live on Route 2, West.

Daniel J. Chudej also was in- I dieted in the bridge burning. His case was postponed until Monday. Dist. Atty.

Tom Moore Jr. said Chudej is under probation for car theft. He said that Judge Bartlett can revoke the probation and sen- tence Chudej to a term in the State penitentiary. Eddie Flewellen, a Negro who lives at Eddy, seemedt happy with i at n0on today Hotel. quicker the job is done, the readv to accent sentence- easier it is going to Frank I tactical sir thank you Fiewel- Ragsdale, general solicitations blasts which set a fast pace today jpn chairman, reminded workers for Exercise Spearhead.

The judge also asked Flewellen Wednesday afternoon. The Infantry Division, a if he pleaded guilty. Campaign total reported to date else to do is is $66.187.60. The total includes contributions reported by special Flewellen was charged with the gifts and advance-memorial gifts burglary of the Charles Steffen divisions, and two areas outside of No one, the President said, can Army in Indochiiw before count a battle lost while it is still coming to the Lmted States coinc on months Chenot explained it was the usu- Plodging unqualified support for aj procedure for the outposts to hack from Ge- Dulles, flew nacK iron, lo the last man with the neva yesterday, Eisenhower told understatement. know it not to be pleasant to become prisoners his news conference the United States will continue to work for a collective security arrangement for Southeast Asia.

Dulles was reported Wednesday night to have told 24 key congressional leaders that the United States at present has no plans whatever to send any forces into the Indochina war. Dulles is understool to have advised the legislators at a secret State Department briefing that President Eisenhower believes Indochina is a far worse place to involve American forces than was McCarthy Refuses To Name Source of the Chenot couldn't speak a word of English when he came here and. took a course at Baylor. Now he JosePh McCarthy took the wit- WASHINGTON, May Sen. is working at the Bluebonnet Plant in McGregor and lives in Moody.

Mitchell Secs GOP Planning Smear Tactics iiuaiiii ics ci The weatherman Wednesday pre- simulated unit, had gained a sec- diet ed a return to normalcy' today orKj majn objective ith the aid Flewellen answered of the of -86 fighter-bombers Ninth Air Force. The First Armored Division's Combat Command was still engaged in hard fighting this after- Groceryat Eddy April 30. Officers Waco. Killeen and Temple. said he stole the cash register and i K.lloen started its drive Wednes- it open.

He also took two day and 15.175 from the Obviously answering congressional critics. Eisenhower said in his formal statement that the Geneva conference has not been a five- power ith Red China sit- guard ting as a full-fledged he the Soviet Union tried to makP Brownell and and fear McCarthy stuck to his position and Covering a ide range of other tactics by Sen. McCarthy was upheld by Sen. Mundt subjects, the President told news- the campaign for control of Congress WASHINGTON, may 5 National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell told Democrats today to be on against at the hands of Atty.

Gen. ness stand today and, in dramatic sworn testimony, refused to name an Army intelligence officer who, he said, gave him secret FBI material warning of Russian spy danger at Ft. Monmouth, N. J. Roaring his refusal before a tense throng of spectators at a televised hearing, the Wisconsin senator told Army Counsel Joseph N.

Welch: you nor anybody else will get me to violate the confidence of loyal people. You can try until Welch reminded McCarthy of his oath to the whole and implored him to do so. But move in but that noon with other elements of the and three first eight people contacted for do- the surface would be southerly from 10 to 15 miles an hour. WEATHER News-Tribtine Ph. 3-1511 Sunset tonight at sunrise tomorrow at 5:39.

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9:30 p.m 30 p. 10:30 64 11:30 Forecast for Waco and vicinity reserve for a second objective to be secured. The Combat Command attack was launched ith 634th, 701st. Armored Infantry Battalions and the 13th Tank Battalion taking part. The 701st is a test unit for the new M-59 Armored Personnel earner recently received by the di- I vision.

The 13th Tank Battalion is equipped with M-48 Patton tanks the best and most modern medium tank in the world. The first fighting by the First Armored Division came at dawn this morning as units of Combat Command passed through friend, ly infantry divisions to attack the aggressor to the west. The 634th Armored Infantry Bat- Moore said Flewellen had served 1 See SCOUT, Page 7 AT SHOW Scissors Artist Snips Profile in One Minute 1. TAFT HARTLEY would not like to see the administration's recommendations See GENEVA, Page 5 McCarthy Row Costing U. S.

Prestige, Ike Says WASHINGTON, May 5 Eisenhower said today the McCarthy Army row has cost the United States a loss of international prestige and, to some extent, of national self respect. He hopes, he told his news conference, that the incident will provide advantages that are at least to partly talion and a company of the 13th cloudy and warmer today, tonight Tank Battalion led the assault to and Friday. High today, low tonight 58. Temperature: Highest 78 degrees at 4 p. lowest 50 degrees at 6 a.

highest since Jan. 1: 94 degrees on Jan. 10; lowest since Jan. 1: 19 degrees on Jan. 22; normal maximum this date 82.

Rainfall: for 24 hours ending at 6:30 p. none; total this month, normal this month. 4.15; normal for year to date. 12.70 inches; total since Jan. 1 is 4.65 inches; accumulated deficiency, 8:05.

The river stage today at 7:30 a. m. was 6.2 feet. BflHK 3 Citizens M'S LtflGIRG BfiilH open the division's battle action. The Old Ironsides Division's tactical atomic strikes which mushroomed high over Fort Hood came the Heart Texas Coliseum.

His at dawn this moraine, reprrsent-, hours arP 6 unti, mldmRht ing atomic hits against aggressor jc troop concentrations Saturday and Sunday when The realistic but harmless ex- he works from 2 p. m. until mid- plosions signaled the initial attack night. of the irst Armored Division who whiskered artist doesn't sav represent U. S.

forces in the exercise i He has been a deaf mute I since he was three and one-half. For 20 years he's traveled all over the United States letting his scissors talk for him. made a pretty fair living at it. too. Weichert sells his silhouettes for 50 cents each.

Twice as many Central Texans saw the Waco National Home and Food Show Wednesday Lincoln-Merrury Huaco 1007 Austin, OPEN EVENINGS, ftU I Richard Weichert Jr. is of a six-night run at the paper dolls at the Home Show. coliseum. Weichert is an artist with scis- comparable to those losses sors and a piece of black paper. noj available, a preliminary He can snip out silhouettes that check chowed the big increase over are near perfect likenesses of opening night attendance, models.

He can do it in one minute. If you don't believe it, use a stopwatch on him. Weichert is cutting his pictures every night at the Home Show at Asserting that the Republicans plan to mix a drive with smear tactics. Mitchell urged members of the Democratic National Committee not to be overconfident even though he said their party holds a over the Republicans the basic confidence of the voters and on the major issues of the Wright Morrow of Texas earlier tried to gam recognition as a Democratic national committeeman but was ruled out of order and no longer a member. are excommunicating he shouted.

Morrow campaigned and voted acting chairman of the investigat ing subcommittee. first appearance as witness provided one of the high- See arthy Page 5 GENEVA. May 5 -The Western powers and the Soviet Union agreed Wednesday to open talks here Friday or Saturday to end the eight-year-old Indochina war. French Ambassador to Switzerland Jean Chauvel, acting for the Western powers, and Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko agreed on most points of procedure for Indochinese peace talks. A French spokesman said the talks will begin Friday or Saturday.

The opening date depends on the arrival here of the representatives of the three associated states of Indochina-Viet Nam. Cambodia and Laos. They are scheduled to arrive Thursday. One Fight Prevented Informed sources said that a fight over the chairmanship of the West refuses to permit Red China to preside over any be headed off by alternating the chairmanship between British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Soviet Foreign Minister V. M.

Molotov. The agreement to open the Indochina peace talks coincided with reports by informed diplomatic sources that Britain has agreed to start talks before the end of the Geneva conference on a southeast Asian alliance against Communist aggression. The pact setting up a southeast Asian security alliance will be separate both from the existing ANZUS New Zealand, United States) defense agreement and from a plan the Americans and British are pushing for an international guarantee to back up an Indochina truce. The British agreement to preliminary talks on southeast Asian defense stemmed from the desire to have a joint Asian policy plan ready if the Geneva conference fails, sources said. Conference in The Far East conference was tn recess until Friday, but alone with the agreement on Indochina peace talks the following behind-the- scenes developments took place: 1.

The French made for discussion of a mercy truce to evacuate wounded from Dien Bien Phu. 2. Eden invited Molotov and three top Soviet aides to dinner in an attempt to break the conference deadlock on Korea and clear away some disagreement on Indochina. 3. South Korea was reported to be weakening in its opposition to all-Korean elections in a move that would help cement a solid Western front on the Korean issue.

Sparkman, Bender Win Senate Race Nominations Bv The Associated Presa rv water on both on the issue of civil rights. He polled Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-Ala) cen, to(a, Robinson District To Vote Saturday Robinson Common Dis- trict votes Saturday on whether to become Independent School District so it can assess property for taxation. The election ill be held at the school from 7 a.

m. until 7 p. m. Mrs. John Strauss will be election judge.

RICHARD WEICHERT JR. Scissors Artist Recital To Be Held Tonight and Rep. George H. Bender Cratic vote to win renomination held clear victories today which is tantamount to election in for President Eisenhower in Texas I the contested races for Alabama. senatorial nominations in Tues- day's primary elections.

Incumbent House members with! one exception also emerged victorious in their races as five states Alabama, Ohio, Florida. See DEMOS. Page 5 U. S. and Mexico Labor Will Confer LAREDO, May 5 union Indiana and New officials of the United States and candidates for four governorships, Vaccine Series To End Today Lino Bartoli, violinist, and Wil- wi, me triu I candidates lor lour First-round shots in McLennan liam McKamie, pianist, will be pre- Mexico will meet May 11-13 in isu- three Senate seats and 53 places 1 Salk polio vaccine sented in joint recital by Mu Phi jevo Laredo to talk over problems jn the House of Representatives.

wilJ finished Thursday. Dr. N. Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity as the common to both countries. Bracero: final event of the Bayior Artist Problems in general will be re- Coneert Series in the Union Build- ing tonight at 8:15.

Bartoii. assisted hy his Jury Lan Agree Jane Bartoli, at the piano, will play a Beethoven sonata, Opus 96, Autn and the Sibelius Violin Concerto. 111 aiailiy Opus 47. McKamie will be heard DENTON, May 5 trial of in the Bach-Busoni Chaconne in Gregory Traster on a charge of One Exception The exception was Rep. Robert Crosscr, 79.

a Cleveland, Ohio, Democrat who trailed former City Judge Charles A. Vanik by about 450 votes. Except for two terms. Crosser has served continuously in the House since 1913. Sparkman, the 1952 Democratic Minor and L'isle Joy- negligent homicide in the death of (vice presidential nominee, suc- uese.

Admission is by subscription Denton County's blind sheriff end -1 cessfully overcame charges by ticket or by single ticket which ed tonight in a hung jury. may be purchased at the door. Jury Action Overruled AUSTIN. May 5 Defense protests of jury misconduct were overruled Wednesday by the Court of Criminal Appeals in sustaining a 99-year sentence assessed a Houston housewife after she shot her husband in the head. The jury went out at 3:45 p.m.

It came back a second time at 9:20 without a verdict and was dismissed. Sheriff Ones Hodges was killed Dec. 21 as he walked along a Denton street with his Seeirg-Eye dog. A new paint job can be financed for 19.59 a month at the FRIENDLY FIRST NAT two of his three opponents that in the 1952 race he had tried to LOOKING FOR A GOOD PAYING JOB? The Help-Wanted Columns of the Classified Section in all probability will turn the trick. M.

Atkins, city-county health unit director, said. The volunteer doctors and school and county nurses who gave the shots ill be back on the job next Tuesday for beginning of round shots in the city schools. Thi second shot is given one week after the first, and the third is given a month later. Dr. Atkins said parents will receive notices of the third shots probably to be given June 8 and 10 Let the FRIENDLY filisi until Be Your Banker l.VIIi SINGLE COPY 5 GENTS WAGO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1954-26 PAGES NEA -Newspaper EnierpriMt amucUUuo NUMBER 158 CITY EUITIOX Joe Raborn Succumbs Indochina Peace Inside Today Oat Harvest Page 2 Real Estate Speaker Page 11 Sosque Costumes Page 12 Thursday Night Is Family Shopping Night in Waco.