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First In Newa, Advertising, and For Over 35 Ycara. tolor Ums Williamson County's Only Daily Nowspaptr Serving 60,000. VOLUME 36 TAYLOR, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 26, 1949 NUMBER 32 STORM DAMAGE MOUNTS Tostoffice Explosion Injures Three Bomb Found In Parcel Post Department BOWLING GREEN, Jan. 26 mysterious explosion of a parcel post package about the size of compact has injured three post oifice employes at Bowling Green, one of them critically. The blast occurred as a 29-year-old postal Aerk, William Harry Osborne, was examining the package.

Postal Inspector A. B. Cleveland announced that Osborne suffered the loss of both hands and both eyes. He is not expected to live. Less seriously injured are Paul Goodrum, 46, and Ray Cosfey, 27, both mail carriers.

Postal authorities said the package was marked for a non-existent less on the route of Charles Cosfey, a brother of the injured Ray Cosfey. However, the carrier immediately turned the package back when he recognized that it was not properly addressed. The package was mailed from an eastern city, but postal inspectors have declined to reveal its name. The blast was of such force that nearly every window in the Bowling Green post office was shattered. Tables also were wrecked and light fixtures broken.

Deputy Sheriff Oscar Isbell said the remnants of the bomb gave off a smell like TNT. Police and postal authorities immediately began an investigation. Left Party Leads Israel Election TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 26 returns from first national election in 2,000 years appear to back up the government that has been running the eight-months-old state. Nearly half of the vote has been counted.

And it shows Prime Minister David moderate left labor party leading with a little more than 35 per cent of the total ballots tallied to date. Twenty-one parties had put up candidates. The results so far are viewed as a guarantee that Israel will continue its cautious foreign policy which has dangled the new state delicately between the east and the west. Neither the right-wing Nationalist party nor the Communists appear to have attracted much voter Peace Declared In Swift Battle RITA MEETS AGA KHAN AUSTIN, Jan. 26 The State Game, Fish Oyster Commission gave up its priority £laim to Camp Swift in Bastrop bounty late Tuesday in favor of the farmer owners.

However, the commission hopes that enough former owners will not want to repurchase their land to permit establishment of a game breeding farm. Dr. Will E. Watt, Austin member of the commission, served as peace-maker at the third conference between Bastrop officials and the commission since October, 1948. appearances and arguments before the commission have sold he told a nine- man committee Tuesday.

take a single acre of your land provided they want it He added, however, that he sure that enough former property owrners would be willing to give up this newly-acquired priority to permit establishment of a game breeding farm of some 10,000 acres. (The former Army camp comprises 52,000 acres, of which the National Guard has made application for 15,000.) Since the right of former owners to repurchase their land tak- at the start of World War II The WEATHER Local Woathor by Pottorson Broa. oxm Woathor by Aoooclotod TAYLOR AND wfJloudy with occasional rains. Continued cold this afternoon and tonight. Mostly cloudy with rain and slowly rising temperature Thursday.

Lowest tonight near 36. 32 Low 25 Rainfall ............................1.13 EAST with occasional rain in the east and south. Freezing rain is forecast in the northwest portion today and tonight. Thursday mostly cloudy with occasional rain and slowly rising temperatures. Low temperatures tonight 26-32 in northwest and north central portions.

Moderate to fresh northerly winds on the coast. WEST TEXAS Occasional expected in the Panhandle Tmd South Plains. Occasional rain elsewhere. Freezing rain is predicted in the upper Pecos Valley and eastward today and tonight. Tomorrow continued cloudy and occasional rain in the Pecos Valley.

Slowly rising temperatures are expected. Low tonight 20-26 in the Panhandle and South Plains, and 27-34 elsewhere. to form the camp had been the chief argument of the Bastrop delegations, the which has existed between the county and the state agency thus drew close to a final settlement. The next step will be like this: H. E.

Wassel, War Department procurement officer and administrator of Camp Swift for the War Assets Administration, will block out an area of some 15,000 acres of reservation land unsuitable for, farming. Representative Harry Whitworth of Smithville will then contact the former owners of this land to determine whether or not they want to repurchase it. If 10,000 acres in this area can be found in a block and not wanted by former owners, the commission will have its game breeding site, and everybody will be happy. Then the commission will notify the WAA that it only wants the 10,000 acres under its first priority given by Congress, and other ex-landowners will then be next in the priority line to acquire their former possessions in the other parts of the camp. The Bastrop County delegation which conferred with the commission Tuesday was composed of County Judge J.

J. Sapp, Bastrop Attorney Bower Crider, Chairman J. V. Ash of the State Parks Board and the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce, Whitworth and Wassel. Also Senator W.

T. Moore of Bryan, Dr. Gordon Bryson of Bastrop, Charley Woods and Chester Swenson, both representing the Elgin Chamber of Commerce. Twice before a delegation had appeared before the commission, once in October, 1948, and again last Friday. But after these two meetings, the Bastrop officials declared that a state of legal warfare existed.

Watt explained that, although the game commission had first priority of lands at Camp Swift, want your former land owners to have first chance to buy their tracts back and withdraw our application for any part of the camp if everybody wants their property He added that clubs over the state were also up in arms about establishing game preserves and breeding farms. Crider said that enthusiasts cut any ice on this deal. only for the former land owners. And by this time, the Camp Swift question has become a delicate suoject up in our Watt replied that the owners want their land hack, they can have it. We just want left over provided the area is large enough for a breeding farm See PEACE DECLARED, page 2 Rita Hayworth, Prince Aly Khan and the father, Aga Khan, at the villa in Cannes, France, during an interview in which Rita said she was very about her forthcoming marriage to Aly.

She also said she would not retire from her movie career. (NEA Radio-Telephoto) Joint Civic Club Meeting Tomorrow A joint meeting of the four Taylor civic, clubs will be hold at the Country Club at noon tomorrow. Bully Gilstrap, assistant coach at the University of Texas, will be the guest speaker, a will present a film of the Texas- Georgia Orange Bowl game of New Years Day. Others than members of the Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and Optimist clubs are welcome to attend the luncheon if reservations are made in advance. Mrs.

Minor Brown Suffers Heart Attack News have been received by Taylor friends of the illness of Mrs. Minor Brown of Seagoville, formerly of Taylor. Mrs. Brown suffered a heart attack on January 10 and at this time is in the Hall and ing Hospital in Kaufman. She is improving and hopes to return to her home in Seagoville soon with her daughter, Mrs.

Irma Cardiff, with whom she makes her home. Tax Collector In Taylor Friday And Saturday Jack Gillum, county tax assessor and collector, will be in Taylor at the banks Friday and Saturday of this week for the last time for the collection of 1948 taxes. The City National is the collection point for Friday and on Saturday headquarters will be at the First Taylor National Bank. Home Burns On East Pecan Tuesday Eve. The home of Fred McFarland on East Pecan Street was in flames when the Taylor Volunteer Fire Department called at 5:07 p.

m. Tuesday. Cause of the lire was a kerosene heating stove out of control. McFarland told B. J.

Korman, fire chief, that the house and all contents were lost. Bergstrom Base May Be Used In Haylift Operation AUSTIN, Jan. 26 Bergstrom air base in Austin has been alerted for possible use in the so-called operation to carry food to livestock isolated by snowstorms in the west. This was disclosed today by the base commander, Colonel R. Baez, Jr.

"Money Ben Franklin said a "Penney saved is a penney always money to be saved when you patronize the er who advertises his spe- Jie Thursday edition of the Taylor Daily Press. Be sure and shop the grocery ads in paper it means money earned for you. Gov. Jester Wants Speedy Action On Gilmer-Aikin Bills AUSTIN, Jan. 2G 51st gislature wras asked for speedy action today on the bills activating the Gilmer-Aikin education committee report The askin was done by Governor Jester in a special message to the legislators.

As Governor Jester threw his weight behind the bills he termed them urgent and asked that there be no delay. Backers Of Palmati Bill Claim Gains WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 Backers of the Patman bill to put tire makers out of the retail business contend they are gaining support. The bill, as you know, was introduced by Rep. Wright Patman, Texas Democrat, about two weeks ago.

It would prescribe that only independent tire dealers be permitted to sell tires and the tire materials. The bill is aimed at major manufacturers who are said to br- operating some 2000 company-owned retail outlets in big distribution centers throughout the nation. One of the new supporters is George Burger, who represents the National Federation of Small Business, Commissioners Refer Phone Rate Increase To City Advisory Board Discussion of the proposed telephone rate increase and the presentation of the formal request for the raise in local telephone rates, read by C. L. Carson, manager of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, highlighted the meeting of the Taylor city council Tuesday evening.

However, since there were some other details to be cleared in the rate and since the increase is of major importance, members of the council voted to ask the City Advisory Board to pass on the request before the commissioners voted either one way or the other on the question. Citizen Opinions Asked Mayor R. E. Kollman called on citizen guests at the meeting first to learn what their reaction was on the telephone rate increase. Mr.

Kollman made it clear that the commission was neither for nor against the rate change. B. A. Hamilton, owner of the East End Lumber Company, said that he had come to the meeting to listen, and that if the telephone company like the der of the nation had had overhead increases beyond their revenue and could show a cause for a raise in rates, they should be allowed to make their proposed changes. Gillis Conoley, manager of the local radio station, reported that he had investigated a proposed increase in rates in Temple and agreed with those with whom he had talked that the telephone company was not giving a broad enough picture.

Don Scarbrough said that he was not too familiar with the telephone company business, and as with other laymen, was not in a position to know where the telephone company stands nor where Taylor as a town is in regards to rates. He added that the proposals of the company should be taken under advisement and if no profit is made at present rates, then an increase should be allowed. Mr. Conoley asked I. W.

Davis, the district manager, whether the telephone company operated under a franchise and was told that the company operated under an ordinance, which would expire in 1956. Mr. Conoley then asked what w'ould happen if no raise was granted in the rates, and was answered by Mr. Carson who said probably would result in poor telephone service. We are interested only in giving good telephone service, and I believe that the people of Taylor would rather pay a little more for continued good telephone service." In answer to questions by citizens and also members of the council Mr.

Davis showed the extent to which toll and local expense were kept separate, even to the amount of time a local operator would give in assisting completion of toll calls. He said that this part of the local time was charged back to the toll department because the telephone company is a regulated business, and keeps all books according to the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission. Mr. Carson said that several hundred Taylor business people had been interviewed when the See Commissioners, page 2 Hundreds Of Persons Flee Floods While Livestock Losses Expected To Be Huge There is lots of bad and damaging weather across the nation today. Snow, sleet and over wide areas from the Atlantic coastal areas to Southern California mountain and desert country.

Sub-zero temperatures continue in the Western Plains and Rocky Mountain jrions, but the hitter cold did not cause any let-up in the fight to save the of snowbound livestock. Hundreds of persons in Southern Illinois were driven from their homes by flood waters. Further evacuations were indicate as rain fell throughout the Mississippi river valley. Many highways were closed. Winds of near gale velocity driving snow hit the mountain and desert regions of Southern California and in Arizona and Nevada today.

Scores of persons were marooned at winter resorts. There were new threats of further loss of livestock. Some highways were blocked and schools in communities were closed, Temperatures dropped to freezing in the coastal lowlands and citrus orchards. Four inches of snow fell in Las Vegas, Nevada, In 12 hours. Many tourists were stranded.

Planes were grounded and trains were running three to four hours late. TO THE RESCUE A mro iated Action to relieve the blizzard in the west includes Air Force planes and a state of emergency. The planes, plus army bulldozers, trucks and foot parties, are all working to save the snowbound western livestock, in one of the most widespread rescue operations of its kind ever undertaken. In Nebraska, Governor Val Peterju.i has declared state of emergency in the cornhusk- ing blizzard area. And the South Dakota Senate and House have given emergency passage to a 100-thousand dollar appropriation.

Texas Drouth Broken By AuafialMl PriM The IJ. S. Department of Agriculture made it official today: The Texas drouth is broken. In its survey of farm and ranch conditions for the ending yesterday, the USDA has this comment: few exceptions, practically all areas of the state received generous supplies of moisture during the past two weeks, effectively breaking the long and extended autumn and winter The moisture situation, according to the USDA, is uniformly more encouraging in Texas than at any time since May, 1947 Rain has been light in some southern counties where more moisture could be used and subsoil reserves have only partially replenished in some western and northern counties. The chilling rain, sleet and snow has caused considerable shrinkage of livestock flesh.

But all in all, the USDA says, the agricultural outlook in the Lone Star State is encouraging. Freezing rain and sleet which covered an extensive area was described by the U. S. weather bureau as the The wet belt, which in many sections brought grazing conditions, stretched from Dallas, Texas, to Chicago by way of St. Louis and eastward through Detroit to the Appalachians.

The airlift operations in the Western Plains and Rocky Mountain areas got new life yesterday as a senate committee in Washington approved a $750,000 emergency fund. The money will be used to finance rescue work in Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota and sections of North Dakota and Montana. Candy Dropped To German Children By Air Lift Pilot NEW YORK, Jan. 26 A pilot who has been nicknamed the Drop and the has arrived in New York en route home from Germany, where he has been working on the Berlin air lift. He is Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen of Stockton, California, who is on leave.

Gail acquired his nicknames after he distributed candy to small German children. He says that the youngsters ask for it and even those who receive any thanked him, anyhow. He explains that he just happened to have a few sticks of gum in his pocket when he noticed the children. From then on, he made it a point to drop candy to the children when he was riding the air lift. The candy was placed inside tiny parachutes made out of a discarded parachute.

A note asking for the return of the parachutes was contained. Gail says that he wanted the chutes back to continue his project and that the children who found the candy complied with his request. Other pilots contributed candy to him. The flier says that at Christmas, the children sent him letters and postcards. He adds that one little girl sent him her only toy, a worn-out teddy bear, as a Christmas gift and referred to him as Uncle Chocolate-Flier, Gail says that this was the finest gift he ever received.

Chinese Government Moves To Canton NANKING, Jan. 26 all over in Nanking but the occupation by Communist troops. The Nationalist government announced today that it will abandon its ancient capital city and move to Canton in South China. Foreign embassies have been formally notified of the decision. The plan is to close all government offices in Nanking by February 3 and to re-open them in Canton by February 5.

The United States embassy is Traffic Warned Of Bad Roads Over State tty icy grip on most of Texas is beginning to ease up. However, still a prediction of freezing rain or snow for parts of north and northwest Texas. The U. S. Weather Bureau forecasts freezing rain for north Texas and light snow for the Panhandle and South Plains area, and possible around El Paso.

The weather will remain cool along the Texas coast. But throughout Texas temperatures will be on the rise. Here are a few of the early morning temperatures: It was 19 at Amarillo, 33 at El Paso, 24 at Big Spring, 23 at Abilene, 31 at Fort Worth, 33 at Waco and Austin, 36 at San Antonio: 34 at Del Rio; 43 at Brownsville; 38 at Corpus Christi; 41 at Houston; and 40 degrees at Texarkana. Hundreds of icy-coated tree branches were breaking in the Dallas area and creating a traffic hazard. Power is reported interrupted in sections of north Texas.

Amarillo schools planned to reopen today, while others in the Panhandle and South Plains area will remain closed. No livestock losses are reported In that area. The snow is light and stockmen have experienced little difficulty in feeding. Highways in the Panhandle are remaining open, but are coveted with a treacherous combination of snow and sleet. Busses are running into El Paso late, and all plane schedules in west Texas have been cancelled.

awaiting instructions from Washington on whether to follow the Nationalists to Canton. Announcement of the decision came as the Nanking city council moved toward a separate fire order. The councilmen voted to send a delegation to the Communists if National negotiations fail to preserve the city. The fighting front is quiet. Red troops have stabilized iheir positions about three miles from Pukow, which is just across he Yangtze River from Nanking.

Hundreds of political prisoners were released from metropolitan prison today. Their release was approved by the executive Yuan in a liberalization of government policy. WANT CHIANG PRISONER The Chinese Communists have asked the acting president of Nationalist China to arrest Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek as a war criminal. They made the demand in a radio broadcast today in which they called on acting president Li Tsung-Jen to prove his sincerity in trying for peace. The Communists said that ir acting president Li is really sincere, arrest Chiang and what they called other top war Both sides have agreed to discuss Communist terms.

But highly placed sources in Nanking say the government plans to abandon the whole Yangtze Valley and set up defense lines farther south if the price of peace proves too high. In Shanghai, U. S. Consul General John M. Cabot said today that Communist policy statements indicate that the party China is blindly following orders from Moscow.

Cabot cited as evidence the Chinese endorsement of the European Cominform statement on Marshal Tito. The American envoy said the United States does not believe the Chinese people want to be ruled by orders from any foreign capital. BIBLE VERSE Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man bear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him. and will sup with him, and he with 3:20..