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Seventy Two Years Service To The Brazos Valley' i The Bryan Daily Eagle Member Associated Press Price cents VOLUME 73 BRYAN TEXAS THURSDAY MAY 28 1949 TEN PAGES He Ml est Demands Pledge On looded Trinity Berlin Blockade Be Kept Hits ort orth CLAUDE GUTHRIE To Enter Sewanee I Commencement Welfare Drive Is Group Ideal Apparently Over report on such op W) WHO WROTE IT? Smetana School Brazos Is Near Water Production Weather Dr Ross was brought to La revived its sugges Bryan Retail Mer Claude Guthrie director of music at Stephen Austin High School for the past four years has resigned at the end of this school year to enter the Univer sity pi the South at Sewanee Tenn He will take a seminary course leading to his ordination to the priesthood After ordination he plans to remain at the University as professor of church music MMrind Mrs Guthrie and their two sons David 6 and John 3 will leave here either Thursday or riday of next week Enroute to Sewanee they will vacation with relatives for about two weeks Since coming to Bryan in Sep tember 1945 Guthrie has directed choral music Stephen Austin and Lamar schools He had three choirs at Lamar one for each grade and until this year directed two choirs at Stephen Austin This year a music theory course was substituted for one of the high school choirs Under his direction the Step hen Austin A Cappella Choir assurance that diffi 1 will end the Western i foreign ministers will call on So viet oreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky to intervene The Briton called the present situation in Berlin of a modified oreign Secretary Ernest Bevin of Britain was expected to speak first today on questions relating to German political and economic unity and to four power control in Germany Diplomatic infor Adequate hospital facilities for the greater community and a unified drive for welfare contri butions were among subjects discussed last night at the second meeting of the inter city co oper ation committee The committee is a joint project of the Bryan Chamber of Commerce and the College Station Chamber of Com merce and Development Associa tion This meeting was held at the College Station city hall follow ing a Development Association meeting The first session was held in Bryan They will be alter nated between the two cities A partial committee was named ities charge Russia has started a new type of blockade by refus ing to conciliate 12000 Berlin rail strikers This foreign ministers confer ence was called on prom ise to end the travel and trade restrictions in Germany on May 12 and the allied counterblock ade of Eastern Germany was lift ed on those terms The British informant said that unless the Russian administration in Berlin gives a Grange today for the hearing A weary man greatly aged by the events of the past tvo years he shuffled into the courtroom carrying a tattered Bible Ross stared at the floor and received the stay order without any show of emotion No date had been set for Doss to die in the electric chair Late yesterday his attorneys filed a petition here to stay sen tence and execution and asked an insanity trial Attached to the petition were affidavits from four San Antonio physicians who sa they had examined Dr Ross nd had found him insane The physicians were Drs Royali Calder Lewis Helfer Potthast and Elmer Cooper Dr Ross was convicted here of murder on Oct 1948 On May 11 the court of crim truck rather than by train) and inter city police radio it was re ported Nothing further was done about the telephone situation pending public hearings soon to be held in both cities I Twenty persons were present including Shepardson head of the College Station inter city group Butler head of the Bryan committee Joe Vincent secretary Harold Sullivan A Orr Mrs Tom Taylor Mills Walker Ernest Langford (mayor of College Station) Wright Martin Jr Barlow Marion Pugh Pat Newton Dansbv mayor of Bryan Godbey Jack Howell Walter Doney Raymond Rogers John Lawrence and Joe Sorrels Roland Dansby is looking for the writer of a letter An anonymous letter that is To find out who wrote a letter making serious charges against the Bryan Police orce Dansby is run ning an advertisement in today's Eagle ad is personally paid by me out of my $10 a month salary as he says there is any truth in the letter I call upon the author to testify Dansby says charges of any sort will re sult in action unproved statements are worthless It is the duty of any citizen knowing of unwholesome conditions in the city to re port those conditions to the administration I call upon every citizen to do his duty and I swear that will do mine" Bryan College Area: Maximum temperature for 24 hour period ending at 7 am today was 92 de grees minimum 64 rainfall 81 inches Brazos Shriners To Meet Tonight With Navasotan By the Associated Press Torrential overnight rains sent the flooding Trinity river into ort Worth again today as storms hit north and west Texas The Clear ork of the Trinity on an eight foot rise poured over its banks and surged through levees at ort Worth broken by the extensive flood of May 17 A 46 car freight train plunged into a washout in Johnson county and at Dallas a woman was swept COLLEGE STATION May 26 (Special) Commencement pro gram at Texas College will ate Nol Certain EAST Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and ri day widely scattered thunder showers in south portion and scat tered thundershowers and local thunderstorms in north portion not much change in temperatures Moderate to occasionally fresh southeast winds on the coast unroofed homes at Dawson 20 miles southwest of Corsicana A two inch overnight rain swelled the Trinity Three arteri al streets were covered and the waters lapped ominously up to ward the business and sparsely populated residential district which was inundated by last flood It was hoped how ever that the river would level off by noon The May 17 disaster drowned By Arthur Gavshon PARIS May 26 A British diplomatic source said today the West is demanding assurance from Russia that her promise to end Berlin blockade restrictions will be carried out to the letter The foreign ministers who went into their fourth meeting of the current session on Ger many at 3:27 pm (8:27 am CST) are reported being kept fully informed of developments in Berlin where Western author inal appeals at Austin ruled for a second time that Ross must die for his crime The court on May 3 had rejected his appeal from the death sentence The May 11 refused his motion for a hearing On that day Sheriff Lane at Wharton carried the news to the physician a prison er in the Wharton county jail Ross sighed a little but the expression nn his bearded face remained unchanged dying every day" Lane commented dying by in ches just a man in a daze I think burn and I think he lenows so too if he thinks at all He really looks The Yorks were driving to church when Ross stopped their car 'and started firing his rifle Later ha surrendered to police to look into the possibility of uniting all drives for contribu tions into a single drive to be held simultaneously in both com munities under a single sponsor ship Joe Sorrels of College Sta tion was named chairman Bethancpurt of BryAn was the only other committeeman select ed More will be named later and may include members of the Bryan special commit tee on the subject Unified drives have been established in several places in the United States and the committee was asked to in vestigate and erations The group tion that the chants Association and the Col lege Development Association consider setting store hours that would give better service to workers at College Station who are not through until 5 pm A few weeks ago the Retail Mer chants Bryan decided to take no action at this time preferring to consider the matter further in the fall No action was taken by the Development Association pending a decision in Bryan In addition to retail stores the inter city group is asking garages and banks to consider more favorable hours on Saturday Progress is being made on ne gotiations concerning better mail service between the cities (by Officers Chosen By Jaycees Today UND President CL Boliomof College buys the first block at tickets for the Saturday morning amateur hour from Richard Reiser nine year old son of Dr and Mr Raymond Reiser Richard promoted the entire show even so far as making arrangements for the Campus Theater Proceeds will be donated to the cancer drive which fell far short of its goal in Brazos County 1 ft answered the call with checks and Corky dollar bills Chester This past week Richard has While lag lown SHANGHAI May 28 Tha sound of battle ceased tonight and it appeared the military I changeover of Shanghai was near Ian end Nationalist holdouts in build ings along Soochow Creek in the i heart of Shanghai were dickering for surrender Meanwhile they withheld their lire Reports swept through the city that the fortress of Woosung to the north had fallen These reports which could not be confirmed said that 15000 Nationalist troops were captured on the Woosung front Woosung escape hatch for the Shanghai garrison is 10 miles to the north The sound of cannonading no longer could be heard to the north The white flag was run up atop the post office building one of the main holdout points on the north bank of Soochow Creek 4081 in Kyle Stadium More than 1200 are due to be graduated Dr Wiggins president Texas Technological College Lub bock will deliver the commence ment address William Paine Ry man of Mataagorda is the valedic torian of the class He is major ing in geology Pres Bolton will give greetings and the program Will' begin with the processional mu sic by the band under the direction of Adams The invocation will be given by the Rev James Moudy of the Christian church Dean Harrington of the college will present the valedic torian and President Bolton will confer the degrees Diplomas will be presented by White pres ident board of directors The benediction will be giv en by Mr Jaijies owler of the Church of Christ The recessional will be played by the band Dr Street head Engi neering Drawing Department is chairman of the commencement committee TREES OBSCURE VISION AND CARS COLLIDE A car driven by Mrs Mildred Nitch of 704 29th Street Bryan was considerably damaged yes terday when it collided with an other car at the corner of East 25th and Houston streets The other car was driven by Joe Batson of 801 Travis No one was injured Vision at the corner is ob scured by treet according to the police report RETURN BRITISH WARSHIP HONG KONG 26 The British destroyer ijngfu loaned to the Nationalist government early last year will be returned to England tomorrow 1 Guthrie Resigns School Position i' a ft Al College Set or June Third ourth Of Major Money Bills Gets Senate Approval AUSTIN May 26 The Sen ate today approved the last of the major money bills voting $64000000 plus for elee mosynary institutions The bill went to the House which was expected to send it to conference committee to ad just differences The Senate bill includes $23 000000 for new buildings to house wards of the state State economy forces snipped at the kig money bill moving too fast on spending $23000000 in two years on said Wardlow Lane of Center Dorsey Hardeman of San An gelo complained about a $36000 house he said was being built for a doctor at the Austin State hospi tal The bill as approved by 'the Senate was $29000000 higher than the House approved figures Lieut Gov Shivers refused to take a motion to adjourn until Monday of the Senators have indicated they want to work some more" Shivers said The House and Senate both worked on long calendars of local and uncontested bills The House yesterday turned down Senate figures in bills pro viding money for state depart ments higher education and courts and called for conference i Thus the 61st Legislature moved a little closer to the time when it can finally adjourn Dansby Seeks Letter Writer mants say the West will demand that Russia relax her grip on East German industries aa a con dition for economic unity in Ger many Dean Acheson United States secretary of state told the con ference of foreign ministers yes terday about a third of the indus tries in the Soviet zone of Ger many are owned by a Russian trust Ninety per cent of some key industries he said are under Soviet control Informants said the Western decision to attempt to loosen this grip was reached in three power American British and rench exchanges here immediately be fore the big four meetings with the Russians now under way It is one of the most important issues before the foreign minis ters in this effort to get togeth er on a plan for German economic and political unity The conferees still have a long way to go Acheson presiding at today's session and his British and rench colleagues have been tak en completely aback by the line followed by foreign min ister Andrei Vishinsky in the first three days of the conference I "Vishinsky has demanded re vival of the four power allied control cou icil and has assailed suggestions to extend the West German constitution to the Soviet zone as a Western attempt to take all at Germany Westerners have labeled his stand a to the Potsdam agreement The informants said the West ern powers had based their cal culations on the expectation Vish insky would adhere closely to the five point program embodied in the Warsaw declaration last June by eight Eastern European nations St declaration effect call ed for conclusion of an early German peace treaty under a cen tral German government to be followed a year later by com plete withdrawal of occupation forces City Commission Likely To Name peared before the Lions Interna tional Convention in San ran cisco in 1947 The choir also has been awarded first division in all Interscholastic League competi tions He also organized conduct ed for two sessions the Bryan Orchestra' a civic organization of adult musicians and had charge of the Allen Academy Glee Club for two years Guthrie has been prominent in activities of St Andrew's Episcopal Church where he was lay reader and choir director This year he is an honorary member of the Rotary Club having been an active Ro tarian for the preceding three years ENCAMPMENT DELEGATES TO BE PICKED BY 4 BOYS Twenty two boys representing 4 Club boys in the county will meet in Wallace of fice at a in Saturday LA GRANGE May 26 They will select six delegates to I jjr nOyj Poss San Antonio represent Brazos County at the surgeon who murderd four mein distnet 4 encampment at Buch oers one family today won a anan Dam June 6 8 efay sentence pend MAY AWARD CONTRACT mg a trvl for insanity OR METHODIST CHURCH At a hearing District Judge uchs set the insanity trial Contract for construction of the for june 14 and ordered a jury Methodist Church of Bryan for that day may be awarded today according Ohio born Harvard educated to Dr Harry Rankin pastor of Ross was convicted of murdering the church Jf so it will be an Mrs Willard York on a Comal nounced at the church county road May 25' 1947' Supper" at Maggie din At the same he shot to ing roomjonight death three other members of LAMAR GRADUATE OMITTED tho family the husband Willard York San Antonio investment Sidney Sanders was omitted banker a son John 9 and Mrs from the list of Lamar Junior Mary York 67 year old High School graduates printed in mother Thirteen year old Ann Eagle York daughter of Mr and Mrs The name of Raymond Murphy York was shot in the hip but es was erroneously listed as caped to a farm house Murnhv to her death by a rampaging 10 persons drove 13200 from creek their homes and wrought dam Wiiidstorms lashed Denton and age estimated at from ($6000000 Denton county and another storm to $25000000 1 ou ay itfbiuunts ui wic ww lying area Linwood were warned by police loudspeakers to be ready to flee Last flood crippled ort water supply for days No further interruption to water service was expected from the current rise Seven miles east of Cleburne near Keene Johnson county Bryan Shriners will goto Nav a Gulf Colorado and sama re asota this evening to attend a freight ran into a washout at 3:45 barbecue at the Harry Moore a today Turkey Creek swollen Brazn Mta limn who have and water The engine and tender and TS Webb president fve of 46 cars overturned but the W'D Dansby vice president dams Schlesselman Dr Searcy A where rain accomp Tom ields George McCullough I ned by hajI measurvd up t0 Pat Rankin Dr Enloe 328 inches an unidentified worn Dr Harrison Brint Moms an wag drowned Sudden lood hitey ance waters swept the car in which Thomas Collier Wilmer I he was slttlng jnto rampaging McCullough Erskine Turtle Creek Larrv Martinez Harry Huttash Charles Edge also an occupat of the automo Allen Rhodes Eugene Hart safety i'll a 11 DlnAlz I Manin a iviuuu a A Williams A Williams A Ashworth and Dr Walton Dr Harrison Thirty five Shriners will be there from Navasota and 12 from Brenham Other groups will come from Hearee Madisonville Cal vert Bremond' ATidersOHTSOmerr villc Chapel Hill Houston Austin and Waco Lease Is Signed By A College Water production lease from James Siegert and wife to the College of Texas has been filed for record in the county clerk's office The lease gives to the right to have one well in production on the 50 acres located in the John Wil liams survey Terms of the lease are $500 to bind and $200 a year for every year that water is produced If drilling is not commenced in the first year then $200 a year rental will be paid for deferment of 12 months irst State Bank Trust is named as agent for the college in paying rentalsThe lease is signed for the college by Gibb Gilchrist chancellor and counter signed by Holzmann comp troller and Spence super visor of physical plants Closing Likely uture of the Smetana school remained uncertain last night after a meeting of trustees and parents with Couny Superinten dent'W Bunting The meet ing followed closing exercises at the school Bunting pointed but that even by raising the school tax from 50 cents to $150 the stfite maxi mum the district would be un able to os for more than one teacher as state rural aid would not be available for more than one A proposal that parents make up the difference was found too expensive At present Bunting pointed out three out of every four po tential students in the district go to Bryan for schooling Although the school can be certified and financed for first through third grades he recommended that the school be closed now as it can not last much longer at the pres ent rate In the last few yers it has from three teach ers to two and now to one Six grades were taught this year Action was deferred pending final passage and signature of the Gilmer Aikin bills in Austin which might affect the situation Waive ormality or Marriage 01 Rita And Prince CANNES rance May 26 The wedding of movie star Rita Havworth and Prince Aly Khan will go off on schedule tomorrow thanks to Communist Mayor Paul Derigon's disregard for of ficial red tape A delay was feared because the prince want to go through with formalities normallv requir ed for rench marriages He frowned on having a notice of in tention to marry posted for 10 'days on the city hall door of the village of Vallauris He also want to publish a notice of inten tion Mayor Derigon of Vallauris de cided he could do without official word that those formalities had been waived Impetus Given To Cancer Drive By BoyYBrifllfl Ider Brazos cancer drive has risen over $300 in the Last few days as a result of nine year old Richard bright idea When he found out that Brazos County lagged $1000 in its cancer drive Richard started things going mr 1 a children" mnaieui nour AHaHAV rriflDV taken care of all necessary MHUIIIvy I liuny arrangements sold most of the tickets and rented (he got it rent Appointment of a city attorney Ljree) Campus Theater for Sat will probably be on the agenda of urday morning Proceeds will be the Bryan city commission when I gjVPn f0Ward the cancer drive it meets tomorrow night accord Brazos County had a quota of nfght af set some S1697 for the cancer campaign To Rrvnn date $604 has been received by lmu nrwar and ask for CQUntv chairman Dr Richai Grant ($500 of that was from rent decontrol rnrnrnnnitv Chest) But the college ladio sta llion backed little pro ject and appealed to the public to I support his amateur hour I Since Monday $327 has been received in donations bv the of Rowland Persons was named flce of Henderson Shuffier new president of the Bryan Jun publicity director who is handling ior Chamber of Commerce this the funds This figure includes noon After surprise nominations only contributions not money from the floor John Lawrence I taken in by the ticket sales Most HI was elected first vice presi of the donations have been $5 and dent and rank Navies second $1Q and have come from Bryan vice president Neither had been and College Station business nominated for those offices by the firms Dallas and Houston also nominating committee Directors elected are Jackson Alex Allen Jones Cotton Slovacek Dr Jo been appearing before civic clubs seph Geppert Alternate directors of Bryan and College Station tell elected are Davis ing club members of the amateur Christian Jr Dr Stuart hour Tuesday he spoke to the Charles Tigner and Wesley Sum Kiwanis Club and Lions Club: mers Wednesday the Rotary Club and 11 Dewey Jr and Coulter I today the Jaycees Hoppess are in Austin today A1 it looks like Brazos checking into possibility of the County will go the in legislature passing the Moore its cancer drive Thanksto Rich Bill which would authorize sep ard Reiser aration of Bryan's REA system from the city proper ano clearing Pending Insanity Trial Won By Dr Ross GRAND JURY MEETS Brazos County grand jury be gan session this morning Among cases coming before them is that of Garfield White Negro accused of murdering Gertrude Lane also a Negro Half Way Point In Bond Drive Brazos County has achieved 43 per cent of its quota in the Oppor tunity Drive for the sale of Seriea Savings Bonds Judge A Ware county chairman announc ed today The drive officially opened on May 16 and sales for this county through the first week totalled $55755 according to a sales re port received from state Savings Bonds headquarters in Dallas The county quota is $129000 The retsi port carries sales through last Saturday (May 21) The report also showed that sales for Texas were $19460304 or 52 per cent of the state quota of $36950000 Polio Is As Bad As In Past Year AUSTIN May 26 Polio this year is just as bad as it was last year the State Health depart ment said today The year 1948 with 1765 cases was the worst in Texas history The department said 234 cases have been reported to date this year exactly the same number for the sama period last year Better Hospital acilities One Shanghai Battle mW at? 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