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THROCKMORTON FT.BORTH,TEXAS HOME EDITION he ernon aily ecord WEATHER Partly cloudy tonlffct ud tomorrow; cooler VOL. XXII, NO. 302 (A-P) Means Associated Press VERNON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1947 (A-P) Means Associated PRICE FIVE CENTS oss Murder Case Expected to Reach ury by Thursday La Grange, Texas, Oct. 22. VPt -The Ross murder case will jrobably reach the hands of the jury not later than tomorrow.

The defense yesterday concluded its presentation of testimony, mostly from medical ex- and rebuttal witnesses called by the State, There was a possibility that jjjudge J. R. Fuchs would be able present his charge to the jury Some lime today. Arguments would start tomor- jw and the case handed to the iry for consideration. The defense, basing its case on plea of insanity, has presented long string of witnesses who testified that the defendant, Dr.

I. Ross, was insane May 5, the date of an ambush slay- ig in Comal County. Some of them have testified that he was crazy before, on and ifter that date. Dead as a result of rifle wounds ere investment broker Willard rork, 39; his wife, Gertrude, 43; their son, John, 9, and the brok- aged mother, Mrs. Man Evidence presented in the case, enow in its ninth day, show ed that the 43-year-old San Antonio doc- Higher Prices in 1948 Predicted Meat Production Is Expected to Drop Next Soaring.

(By The Aanorlatrd The nation's consumers, juggling their budgets to cope with I continued high prices, found 1 little, if any cheer today in a i prediction by the Bureau of Agricultural economics on prices land supplies of major foods and la rm products for 1948. I The outlook by the Bureau in- flicated higher prices were on the way in several commodities, some of which appeared headed toward peak levels reached dur- ng and after the first World Var. Yesterday for the sixth consecutive day the Associated Press 5 index of the wholesale prices of commodities set a new ail ft time peak. On livestock and meats, the Bureau said prices probably will high and meat production was expected to drop about 10 pounds per person from the 1017 average per capita rate of 155 pounds. Egg and poultry prices also are expected to average higher than this year, and diary products may be higher the first six months of next year than in the first half of 1947.

There may ho a drop in the last half, the Bureau said. Prices of wheat, which yesterday in Chicago soared to the highest mark for the December future delivery since 1917, were forecast by the Bureau to he governed largely by the size of next year's crop. Export demand was expected to continue large until the middle of 1949. December wheat at one time yesterday yas quoted at $3.10 Ai a bushel while in the cash market No. 2 Ted wheat sold for the highest price since 1920.

tor and the investment broker had been friends. The defense offered testimony to that the doctor, an honor graduate of Harvard, when the broker separated him from his money. Only person to escape the roadside tragedy was Ann York, 13- ycar-old daughter of the broker. She was wounded in the hip, but managed to escape. The State contended that the doctor laid in wait on a country ranch road for the York family and shot four of them to death.

The jurors, if they find the man guilty, can give him the chair, life imprisonment, or as little as two years. If they find him innocent they can turn him loose, or recommend that he he sent to an institution for the insane. The State called eleven rebuttal witnesses to the stand yesterday. Each of them testified that in his opinion the doctor was They included two newspaper- 1 men who interviewed and photographed him the day he surrendered to San Antonio detectives. Others included James L.

M. Miller, San Antonio attorney, who attended a party the night before the killing and met Ross and his wife there. was sane at that he lest ified. Earlier in the day, Dr. W.

J. Johnson, San Antonio psychia- trist, told of examinations he made of Ross after the shooting, He said that he was insane at the time of the shooting, as before and no hope for his he said. He told of divine illusions the doctor had. He felt he was instrument of Johnson testified. City Commission Fills Vacancy French National Assembly Called TEST TUBE Julie Strnad embraces her daughter Antoinette, 4, at her home in New York City.

They are involved in custody suit which promises to write new legal his- lory. Claiming that Antoinette is a test tube baby, Mrs. Strnad asserts her estranged husband has no claim to full paternal rights and says that sole legal parent. More Movie Stars To Testify Before House Committee for Special Session Grave Economic New Traffic Code Is Explained at School Now Being Conducted Here Patrolman C. B.

Reeves. Department of Public Wichita Falls, will discuss rights of- way at the Wednesday night session of the traffic school which has been under way here since Monday night. The Patrol- man will discuss such topics as approaching or enter- ing rights and and miscel- laneous rules. The school, sponsored by the Vernon and Wilbarger County officers in conjunction with the Texas Department of Public Safety, is being conducted expressly for explaining the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on the Highways as enacted by the Fifiticth Texas Legislature. Ap- LEAVE TEXAS El Paso, Texas, Oct.

22. group of Turkish officers who ave been visiting local military ist a Hat ions was to leave today iv plane for March Field, Calif. Clyde C. Smith Is Appointed Head of Street and Water Department; Robinson Quits At a special meeting Wednesday morning the City Commission accepted the resignation of Claude K. Robinson as acting superintendent of the streets, water and sewer department and elected Clyde C.

Smith to the position of superintendent. The change becomes effective Thursday. Mr. Robinson has been employed by the City for a number of years and for eight months he was assistant superintendent of the department under B. Daniel, who resigned effective the first of September.

Action on the change in the department was taken on a divided vote of the City Commission. Comi missioners Ray Grimes, Fred Roctsehke and C. P. Ross voted for accepting the resignation of 1 Mr. Robinson.

They also voted for employing Mr. Smith. Both of the.se decisions were opposed by Commissioner Guy Self and Mayor I Marvin L. Sharp. Mr.

Robinson was an applicant for position of superintendent of the department. He was supported by Messrs. Self and Sharp. When he was not elected to the vacancy he submitted his resignation as assistant 1 superintendent. Russian Charges Studied by UN proximately 150 officers from Vernon and surrounding cities are attending the nightly sessions.

A barbecue slated for the Santa Rosa Roundup grounds at 6 p.m. Thursday will highlight the four-night school. There will be no program of entertainment Thursday night as previously announced, according to Chief of Police Walter Suttlc. A brief intermission will follow the barbecue and the officers and guests will return to the Wilbarger Hotel banquet room where the final session of the school will be held, starting at 7:30. Inspector C.

G. Conner, Texas Department of Public Safety, Austin, opened the school Monday night with a general discussion of the act and its provisions. He was followed by Patrolman Reeves Tuesday night. Mr. Reeves discussed reckless driving, driving under the influence of drugs, overtaking and passing and turning and starting signals.

'arm Bureau Membership Campaign 1 Go Into High Gear Thursday I Pre-campaign work is over and team captains and workers are beady to launch the biggest Farm Bureau membership drive ever It aged in Wilbarger County, ac- ording to J. F. Shivers, county Plans are to increase ft he present membership of 32.) 800, the president said. Farmers and business men are to become members of it he farm organization, according fto Mr. Shivers.

As a matter of information Mr. Khivcrs enumerated several which the organization fur- tnishes its members. The organ- Jization has its own life insurance jset up. Organized a little less than months ago, the insurance is already doing an naive business, he Mid, Only Bureau members may have She insurance and it is offered the cooperative plan. Organized recently and gaining favor rapidly, Mr.

Shivers said, is the Farm eas- lalty insurance for cars, trucks and pickups owned by organization members. The Farm Bureau sponsors the Blue Cross hospitalization insurance and Mr. Shivers advised that the Farm Bureau has 60 members in the plan. The farm organization maintains at all times a contact of- in Washington to watch national legislation which pertains to agriculture. A contact office also maintained in Austin when the Texas Legislature is in session, he said.

Other services are available and can be instituted Mr. Shivers remarked. Some of these services arc already being enjoyed in other counties and Wilbarger County Farm Bureau members may have them if they want them, he pointed out. The membership campaign will he conducted October 23-30, on a state-wide basis. The present membership in Texas is approximately Mr.

Shivers said and the state goal is 40,000. Lake Success, Oct. 22. The United Nations turned today to Russia's charges with prospects of a series of verbal barrages outstripping anytlvng heard in the history of the peace agency. The Soviet demand that all governments prohibit the key issue of the Russian program in the 1947 General Assembly, reaches the de- ba'Mig stage in the 57-nation political committee 2 p.

m. (CST) with Deputy Foreign Minister Andre Y. Vshinsky ready to fire tiie opening blast. The issue came up on the heels of a thumping defeat for Russia in the full assembly, which voted overwhelmingly in plenary session yesterday to set up a watchdog commission in the Balkans as proposed by the United States. The vote was 40 to 6 with only the Soviet bloc in opposition.

The new commission vvill begin operations by Nov. 21 and eventually have headquarters in onika, Greece. It will seek a solution to Greek border unrest, which a majority of delegates contend has been prompted by support to Greek guerrillas from Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Albania. Russia and Poland, elected to the 11 -nation commission, reiterated they would boycott the commission and indications were that the group would function with only the United States, France, Britain, China, Brazil, Pakistan, the Netherlands, Mcx- i ico and Australia. Taft Passes Up Wisconsin Test Washington, Oct.

22 Taft. Republican, Ohio, was reported today to have decided to pass up tho Wisconsin presidential preference primary. Thus the firet major battle of the GOP pre-nomination campaign likely vvill be fought there among Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, Harold E.

Stassen. Gen. Douglas MacArthur and possibly Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, With Wisconsin law permitting any name to he entered in the preference primary, with or without his consent, politicians generally agree that friends vvill battle for a share of the 27 delegates to the Philadelphia national convention.

The April 6 date for the primary may find MacArthur hack in this country from his tour of duty in Japan. Any homecoming lebratiolfs at that time are likely to freshen Wisconsin recollections of the general's long war record and his current administration of occupation forces in the former enemy country. Washingon, Oct. 22. (JP was today at the House Un-American Activities hearing on Communism in Hollywood, with Actor Robert Taylor topping a schedule of eight witnesses.

The announcement by Chairman Thomas, Republican, N. that the matinee idol would go on the stand was the tipoff to Capitol police to prepare for a capacity crowd of autograph seekers, hobby soxers and Capitol stenographers anxious for a look at the handsome leading man. Taylor expected to get to the witness stand before afternoon. Ahead of him on the committee list were James Me- Guinness, a Metro-Goldwyn-May- cr executive, and several screen writers. The testimony of Actor Adolphe Menjou yesterday highlighted a session enlivened by the forcible ejection of one attorney and the threatened expulsion of another.

Heard after Menjou were wril- jer-critic John C. Moffitt, who de- New Session of Parliament Opens King George Calls for Curb on Powers of House of Present. London, Oct. 22. George VI opened a new session of Parliament today and in a speech written by his Socialist ministers called for nationalization of the British gas industry and for a curb on the powers of the ancient House of Lords.

He gave top piljrity, however, to economic recovery. Both Houses sat together in the chamber for the ceremony starting he third legislative year under the Labor government. Seated on a gold throne, the King read his 15-minute speech slowly and deliberately with scarcely a pause. On his left sat the queen; on his right, Princess Elizabeth, attending her first state opening and looking demure in a long-skirted dress of dusty pink crepe. In 10 words the King announced the momentous decision to trim the authority of the Lords: will be introduced to amend the Parliament Act.

(their authority is set out in that act). A high government source confirmed that this cryptic statement was announcement of a cabinet decision, reached yesterday, to limit the power of the Peers. bill will he laid before you to bring the gas industry under public ownership in ho completion of the plan for the coordination of the fuel and power the King said, giving a preview of the Socialist program for hr coining year. scribed a group of writers and studio workers as Communists or and author- playwright Rupert Hughes, who said movie producers themselves have been in with big salaries men know to be Moffitt. declared that Chalmers Goodlin, former test pilot for the Air Force's supersonic experimental plane the XS-1, was tricked into disclosing its secrets in an article which a Hollywood agent sent to Communist headquarters in New York.

He said the deal was ed by John Weber, head of the i literary department of the Wil- 1 liam Morris Theatrical Agency, and others "with strong Leftist Moffitt said the FBI is investigating. In Hollywood, Weber described story as "malicious in: The FBI declined any comment. An Air Force officer pooh-poohed ho incident, saying (that Goodlin was "just a for the XS-1 and that his flights in it could have given him idea of either the theory or mechanics of supersonic Meanwhile Senator Pepper, Democrat, advised 19 un- i willing witnesses who are under i subpoena for next week's to on constitutional irn-! and refuse to answer; which indicate the com-j mittee is to censor any-j thinking or Pepper said in an interview last night lie told lawyers represent- ing the group of writers, dircc- and actors that their clients should tell the committee an American and none of your business about what 1 say, think or 12 Indictments Returned Here Jury Cases Will Get Under Way in Second Week of District Court. Twelve true bills were re- i turned by the grand jury Tuesday at Hie opening of the October term of district court, according to R. R.

Donaghey, dis- trict attorney. Leading the true bills were seven indictments for forgery, other indictments listed three lor burglary, one for swindling and one for theft from person, Judge C. Y. Welch said day that principally non-jury cases would occupy the court calendar this week with the jury cases being docketed for next week. W.

Ji. Sweat man was foreman of the grand jury. Other jurors were A. S. Garhngton, Shelton Shaw, Z.

II. Childress, F. B. Sciutr. Frank Lowe, Royal Duke, J.

F. Shivers, J. L. McCarty, Bert Presley, L. F.

Key and D. BeeJc. RINCIPAL WITNES 8 AGAINST ROSS Ann York, daughter of illard York, a San Antonio broker who was slain on a lonely road near New Braunfels, Texas on May 25, the chief witness in the trial at LaGrange, Texas, against Dr. Lloyd I. Ross, a San Antonio physician, who is charged in the murders.

Mrs. R.E. Creemer Succumbs Here Funeral Services for Vernon Resident Will Be Held on Thursday. Mrs. Rhoda F.

Creemer. 79. Tuesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W.

Thompson, 2218 Maiden Street. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the IDnder- gon Funeral Chapel with Dr. E. A.

Reed, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in East View Memorial Park. Survivors are the daughter, Mrs. Thompson; one son. Charles O.

Creemer, Beaumont: three sisters, Mrs. Ella Steward, Caul- fax; Mrs. Mattie Hardaygree, Caunte, and Mrs Laura Parsons, California; three brothers, Will Sanders, Caulfax: John Sanders, Lawrence, Tex Porter Sanders, Dallas; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Born Rhoda E. Sanders in Smith County.

May 1, 1868, Mrs Creemer married A Creemer; Canton in 1.887. He preceded; her in death in 1920. -She was a member of the Methodist Church came to Vernon 13 years ago! and had lived with her daughter, since that time. Situation Reason For Sudden Move Assembly Will Cut Short Summer Vacation and Will Meet in Special Session Beginning Next Tuesday. Paris, Oct.

22. Paul Ramadier called the National Assembly back from vacation today for a special session beginning next Tuesday to deal with France's economic situation. The assembly was not due to end its Summer vacation until Nov. 13. A communique issued after a Cabinet meeting this morning said that because of the Paris, Oct.

22. i.T)— An official announcement today said that the Cabinet of Socialist Premier Ramadier had resigned. The announcement came with startling suddenness a few hours after the Cabinet had called the Assembly hack to an emergency session next Tuesday. and gravity of the problems it is necessary to inform the Ramadier and Minister of National Economy Andre Philip, the communique said, spoke of rising prices, the General Confederation of Labor's demand for a 57 per cent minimum monthly wage hike and other problems caused by the country's economic and social They then asked the Cabinet, the report added, to approve calling Parliament back to face this situation. The Legislature also will face a new political situation, caused by recent creation of a nine- nation Communist information bureau in Belgrade and by Gen.

Charles De success in last municipal elections. Most observers predicted freely that Ramadier, a Socialist, would be forced at least to modify his coalition cabinet to meet the new political setup in France. De associates, meanwhile, said he had postponed a statement, scheduled for today, on last Sunday's municipal until after next town runoff voting. Masons Planning Weather Bureau Keeps Eye On Atlantic Hurricane James Funeral Services Held Funeral services for Jimmie J. James, 40, Vernon painter, were held Wednesday morning at the Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev, H.

N. Estes, pastor ol the Mission Baptist Church, officiating, Burial was in Fast View Memorial Park. Mr, James was found dead in a parking lot in Amarillo Saturday night. Pall bearers were Maurice Oliver, Raymond lveilberg. Fred Eason.

Ernest Blackburn, George Russell and Luke Fennell. The deceased is survived by one daughter, three sons, the father, one sister and one brother, Washington, Oct. 22 CD The Weather Bureau announced that the Atlantic hurricane was centered about 100 miles east of Cape Race, Newfoundland, today. The disturbance was moving northeastward about 40 miles an hour with full hurricane winds reported near the center. The Weather Bureau said all vessels in the path of the storm should exercise caution.

QUADS BORN Natchitoches, La Oct. 22. cT' were born here yesterday to Eugene and Rosa May Fhanor. Negroes. The Nat- ehittoches hospital reported that the infants, all girls, weighed about three pounds each.

One of the infants died soon after birth, hut the other three are expected to live, hospital said. stomach of Kansas the razors. Three Pounds of Metal Found in Man's Stomach Lansing, Oct. 22. and one-half pounds of two complete safety razors without the yield of an operation on the an inmate of State Prison.

In addition to five metal washers, 401 nails of assorted sizes, a three-inch screw, a couple of two-inch stove bolts, a two-inch nut, a large brass washer, II thumb tacks, a quarter-inch screw and 60 small metal objects Including paper clips and safety pins were listed by Warden Robert li. Hudspeth in thr recovery. Prison officials said the man, Identified as James S. Payne, serving a one to five year sentence for arson, gave no reason for consuming the objects. The operation took place at the State Prison Hospital after lie appeared there when a nail caught in his throat.

His condition today was described as satisfactory, i Impact of Drouth Is Increasing Over Texas Austin. Oct. 22, impact of drought is increasing over i Texas, the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture reported today. Farmers and ranchers in many parts of the state, faced with drying creeks and ponds, are being forced to haul drinking I water for llieir cattle. continues to lose flesh on the short dry feed over most of the state, and planting of all non-irrigated crops is suspended better moisture eun- the USDA's weekly crop and eather bulletin said.

Widow Testifies In Murder Trial 2 of a SENTENCED TO DEATH Dachau, Germany, Oct. 22. i.T» Leo Kowitzke, former gestapo chief of Bad Harzurg, Germany, was sentenced to death by a U. S. war crimes court today lor or dering the murder of two surrendered and unarmed American airmen who had survived a crasn landing of their bombing plane.

Crystal City, Texas, Oct. Mrs. Ernest Pye widow slain Kerrville laundry operator, testified here yesterday that T. Matthews shot her husband af- 1 ter an argument Cat began when the Dyes refused to accept a check on a San Angelo hank. Matthews is on trial here, charged with murder in connection with tiie deu'h of Dye last May 9.

The rase as transferred from Kerrville a change of venue. The jury was iy after noon Dye was the 8 I ness. The witness 10 and her husband accept Matt! came ympleted shorter da and Mrs. first wit- (strict Meeting Dinner and Program Will Be Held Here on Monday, October 27. Nobility and iadics of the 90th Masonic District will be guests at an informal dinner and entertainment by the Maskat Temple of Wichita Falls at the Liberty Steak House in Vernon at 7 p.m., October 27, according to Hen Leutwyler, president of the Tri-County Shrine Club.

According to Mr Leutwyler it is not requisite to he a member of the Tri-County Shrine Club to be to attend. Invitations are extended to all Nobility, he said. Shriners are expected to attend from Crowell, Chillicothe, Quanah, Harrold, Oklaunion, Tlialia and Vernon. Mr. Leutwyler has urged that those expecting to attend to notify Don Palmer, secretary, stating the number in the attending party.

HIKED Tokyo, Oct, 22. th The Japanese cabinet said today the price of government monopoly outside the illegal black market-w ould he raised more than one-third to obtain state revenue. I fused to fered by lus wife laundry. 'cash. Mrs.

Dye thews couple (laundry had cloth. Sv up one i laundry and -tifi ed 1 hat had both the check sows when he io pick up she roof- and heir yiie said they asked for ail that the Mat- claimed that the a $10 table lid that Matthews of two bundles of carried it to his ear and thai Mrs. Matthews tried to pick up the other. Mrs. testified that Matthews get a guo from his car and came ,0 building and two Masons Honor R.

B. Anderson R. B. Anderson, prominent Vernon attorney and civic worker, was tmong 89 Texans elected Tuesday to the rank of knight commander of (lie court of honor. The elections were made by supreme council of 33rd degree, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for Southern jurisdiction, according to information reaching here from Washington.

For tiie Southern jurisdiction, 1,141 were honored with knight commander of the court of honor and 30 others to the 33rd degree honorary,.