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possible a TV permit might be issued within two weeks The Washington announcement said Tulley an oil contractor of Evansville Ind Horton Aircraft Plunges To Ground On Fire At California Field Transport Chartered By MAT Five Creiv Members Listed Among Victims Of Tragedy XLVARDO Calif March 20 (UP) A Trans-Ocean Airlines DC-4 carrying a crew of five and 30 soldiers to top-secret duty outside the United States crashed in flames tonight Authorities reported there were The plane crashed as it' approached Oakland for a landing in a light rain with the ceiling at 1200 feet The four-engine plane under contract to the Military Air Transport Service was taking the soldiers from Roswell Air Base to Oakland From there they were to be taken to an Tk 'll undisclosed place outside the con-1 1111 JlC 1 1 For Schools Approved Knox County Would Get $8821730 Knoxville 84277 tinental United States for temporary duty The pilot reported nothing unusual when he radioed that he was making a normal landing approach from 3500 feet on the Oakland airport at 9:36 (EST) Four minutes later the plane dropped in flames into a field here 23 miles south of the airport The officer of the day at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital said all TOPS Mrs Oscar Tate Jr co-chairman of the residential district of the 1953 Red Cross fund appeal yesterday pinned a rose on Waller Anderson vice president of at the third report luncheon of the current campaign The employes of oversub-' scribed their quota by 200 per cent and Anderson personnel director accepted the rose as recognition of the efforts The total for employes and the firm was 1467 per cent of the assigned goal (Story Page 12) BANTAM ROOSTER A Bantam rooster won a brief one-rounder yesterday over 16-month-old Joyce Ann Humphrey daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Humhprey of 223 Bayless Avenue The rooster gained experience by attempting to flog everyone he could get at the father said at General Hospital where the infant was theated for two spur punctures on the left cheek An aunt Mrs Davis Jr of the same address holds the baby By BILL ANDERSON Journal Staff Writer NASHVILLE March 20 The House gave unanimous approval today to a bill appropriating $3200000 to be distributed to five Bill Stiff Gambling Kentucky Coach Hits At i Rupp Denies Connection With Gambling Chieftain LEXINGTON Ky March 20 federal court lawsuit asking triple damages of more than $500000 for alleged gambling losses today named as co-defendants University bf Kentucky Basketball Coach Adolph Rupp Gambler Frank Costello and Ed Curd reputed former Lexington bookmaker Rupp coach for 24 years immediately branded the a and asserted his innocence of any con New Support Given School Proposal Union Leader Lawyers Two P-TA Officials Seek Consolidation A Knoxville union'Ieader two widely known lawyers and two women prominent in the affairs of the Parent-Teacher Association yesterday endorsed the proposal to consolidate the city and county schools Arthur president of the Federation Shop Crafts of the Southern Railway of Knoxville and a former city councilman declared the idea be cheaper on the taxpayers1 aboard the four-engine plane were killed He said the bodies were being brought to the hospital for identification The Alameda County office confirmed there were no At least three men survived the impact of the crash but were dead by the time rescuers could get them to a hospitaL The plane also was reported carrying military cargo A security guard from Parks Air Force Base was en route to the scene to guard the wreckage and prevent photographs from being made The Civil Aeronautics Administration said the Transocean pilot reported leaving the Newark radio beacon 16 miles southeast of Oakland at an altitude of 3500 feet to make a standard approach to Oakland airport Four minutes later at 9:40 pm (EST) the office received report of the crash The pilot gave no indication he was in trouble CAA said The DC-4 was burning as it crashed in a field near the Holly Sugar Mill officers said DAR Speaker Blasts UN As Enemy Of US CHATTANOOGA March 20 (P) The United Nations was condemned bitterly today at the annual convention of the Tennessee chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Giving the main address of the day Mrs Bruce Reynolds of Charlottesville Va the national defense chairman said: purpose of the United Nations was to promote the peaceful cooperation of its member states and it has failed utterly to do She described the UN as Socialist organization whose numerous agencies are working insidiously to strengthen it into a world governing body with armed forces to impose its it not seem close to betrayal to our American forces in Korea to maintain through the UN partnership with she asked Mrs Reynolds said that her personal opinion is that Russia as an enemy of the western world either should be put out of the United Nations or the United Nations should fold The convention the forty-eighth ends tomorrow Reece Backs MoveToICeep TVA Offices State Senate Fights Action To Move Unit From Knoxville First District Rep Carroll Reece yesterday pledged his support to Rep Howard proposed amendment to Tennessee Valley Authority act to keep headquarters of the agency in Knoxville while the Tennessee Senate adopted a resolution also opposing the move shall join Rep Howard Baker in whose district these headquarters are located in bringing administrative support behind his amendment to the TVA act making Knoxville the permanent headquarters of this great federal power Reece said TVA announced this week It will move many of its offices here including the administrative offices to Muscle Shoals Ala Baker Immediately afterwards said he would introduce an amendment to the TVA act making Knoxville the permanent headquarters Reece said he had no satisfactory explanation of why the Tennessee Valley Authority has suddenly decided to remove its headquarters from Knoxville to Northern Alabama a matter of Reece said argument that would occur to most of us against such a move The prime argument for maintaining TVA headquarters where they have been since 1933 is proximity to both the major part of power operation and to an overwhelming majority of its customers both in users and in dollars "A second consideration is the matter of spending additional millions in investment in new quar- Continued on Page 12 CoL 1 1 Voice Cancels Two Contracts WASHINGTON March 20 The State Department today cancelled the controversial contracts for construction of two Voice of America radio transmitters near Wilmington and Port Angeles Wash The contracts have been under fire in a Senate investigation of the Voice program They were suspended Feb 17 but-in the meantime substantial maintenance costs were still being incurred Outright termination was ordered by Dr Robert Johnson new chief of the International Information Administration after consulting Voice advisory committees and technical experts An announcement said he has not made a final decision whether construction would be resumed at some future date but that at this time it would not be justifiable to proceed The two stations Baker East and Baker West were designed to be the most powerfuL Engineers have told a Senate subcommittee -headed by Sen Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis) that their location would subject them to atmospheric interference Kit- Ot'Z nection with 'gambling Costello spotlighted during the Senate crime committee investigation is now in the Federal Correctional Institution at Milan Mich serving 18 months for contempt of Congress He also is under indictment for income tax evasion Federal authorities reported Curd somewhere in Canada He was indicted in Louisville earlier this month on income tax evasion charges Mrs Lucille Chumbley Brad-berry of Athens Ga brought the suit in behalf of her brother George Chumbley formerly of Richmond Ky Chumbley is one of the alleged losers in gambling operations the suit said were conducted by and his Kentucky law provides that a disinterested party may sue for triple damages in gambling losses Mrs Bradberry asked $573-25779 which Is triple the amount the suit said was in betting and gambling with the co-conspirators in the city of Lexington and in the city of The suit alleged that Curd Rupp and Costello a fraudulent and debasing scheme of gambling in schools colleges and university sports and and student leaders and players to betray their institutions and devotees of the institutions and college The petition contended that one Continued on Page 12 CoL 4 US Airmen Raid Three Red Centers SEOUL Saturday March 21 (JP) US airmen ushered in spring today with a 20-plane Superfort raid on three Communist troop ad supply centers in North Korea Seven of the B-29s bombed the 50-acre Hadan supply and troop center 18 miles southeast of Oyong-yang just before dawn 'It contained '225 single story buildings Six superforts roared six miles north of the Red Korean capital and dumped bomba on the main rail and road supply center at Sin Neither target had been hit before Clouds prevented observation of results Other Superforts hammered the Kowon rail yard near Wonsan on the east coast and bombed Communist troop gun and supply targets dong the central and eastern battlefronts Aground mud -caked Allied soldiers grappled with Communist troops early today in a handful of small but bloody actions fought in a soaking rain- The rain -ceased later and the first day of spring dawned sunny Doughton and Harold Thomas of Asheville previously competing for Channel 26 had consolidated under the name of Services of Tulley said last night that he plans to right to work on his as soon as the construction permit is issued by the FCC consolidation is a break for he said will bring television to the people of Knoxville and Knox County months sooner three to six months depending on the availability of materials and Tulley said when asked how long after the issuance of a construction permit that the city would have TV NET SHOWS DELAYED Agreements with national television networks concerning programs would have to wait on the construction permit to be issued Tulley said He said FCC regulations stipulated this Under the terms of the agreement Tulley will own 80 per cent of the stpek and each of the other men would own 10 per cent 'The application for consolidation was filed in Washington last Tuesday One radio station manager conferred with his Attorney and said the consolidation could permit a station grant within -two week! The other channels allocated to Knoxville appear to be slated for Washington hearings which will delay permits being issued for the channels for several months The disputed channels are Channel 6 sought by the Mountcastle Broadcasting Co operating Radio Station WROL and Clarence Beaman president and owner of Radio Station WKGN Channel 10 is being sought by Radio Station WN0X owned by the Seripps-Howard Interests by the Glaser1 Interests and Radio Station WgIR One other channel for Knoxville Channel 20 is reserved by the FCC as an educational channel and will possibly go to the University of Tennessee Orders Given To Shoot Say Czech Airmen GRAZ Australia' March 20 (A5) Three Czechoslovakia Air Force men who fled to Austria in a two-seater training plane said today Czech aviators have orders to shoot foreign aircraft which disobey orders to land The fliers who sought political asylum in the British Zone of Austria after a 115-mile flight from Piestany near Bratislava last week talked with reporters here They threw some light on the circumstances behind the shooting down of a US jet by Czech airmen 10 days ago The United States has charged that two Czech Air Force jets invaded the US Zone of Germany attacked a patrolling American F-84 jet plane and shot it down The pilot parachuted to safety The United States has demanded from Czechoslovakia an official apology prompt disciplinary measures and payment for the property destroyed Lieut Vladimir Krman 23-year-old pilot who had five years military service was asked: you have instructions ih the Czechoslovak Air Force to fire on foreign aircraft flying in Czech air had orders to signal all strange aircraft to land and if they did not obey to Krman replied Population Increases WASHINGTON March 20 The population increased 209000 during January to a total of 158657000 This estimate today from the Census Bureaif included armed forces overseas It represented an increase of 2693-000 since Feb: 1 1952 Chuckle Her car stalled at the corner and the traffic light changed red yellow green fed yellow' green etc The polite policeman stepped beside her car and said: matter lady we got any colors you like? Attorneys Dexter Christenberry and Bruce Foster agreed that the answer to many pressing problems posed by operation of two separate systems each involving about 20000 students might best be solved by bringing the two together Mrs Ralph McDade president of the Fultan High School P-TA and Mrs Charles Mynatt past president of the Knox County Council of P-TA expressed support for the consolidation but each said they had not studied the matter closely Arthur said that he would urge the union to support of it as soon as The union president said a joint meeting of the Federated Shop Executive Committee Legislative Committee and executive board of the Central Labor Union would be held at 6:30 pm Monday at the Labor Temple on Morgan Street will urge support of the consolidation with the Legislative Committee and executive board and they can recommend action at the regular Arthur explained The regular meeting will be held immediately after the joint meeting The union president said he thought the consolidation idea was and could be broadened into other services such as tax Economy in the operation of the Continued on Page 12 CoL 7 duced Page 7 counties which includes Knox and Polk counties East Tennessee Under the measure Knox County schools would receive $88-21730 and Knoxville city schools $84277 Polk share would be $10809 The money is to replace the fund which would have gone to Knox Davidson Hamilton Shelby and Polk counties under the 1951 general education bill which was invalidated in a ruling by the State Supreme Court because of a legislative clerical error The distribution of the money is based on $2 50 per pupil in average daily attendance for the school year 1950-51 Only minor legislation took place with the Knox delegation as they returned home for the week end Rep Odell Cas Lane introduced a bill putting a closed season on foxes in Knox County Anybody caught killing a fox under the provisions could be fined $25 Sen Bowles passed in the Senate a resolution calling for the Tennessee Valley Authority to be retained in Knoxville with letters Continued on Page 72 CoL 7 Main Shifted To One-Way West Main Avenue between Henley Street and Cumberland Avenue was shifted back to its original one-way status again yesterday at 2:20 Mayor George Dempster reported He said the change was affected at the moment signs were changed The city administra tion had changed the traffic flow from oneway to two-way on an basis some two weeks ago Severe congestion resulted The administration took this action after The Knoxville Journal reported Thursday that if this step was not taken bjr City Hall City Council would vote the change Tuesday Council has instructed the administration that before it further with the oneway street system the proposed changes must be submitted to council ing ships bought on mortgage from this country Another charge was that the owners were to fly the American flag and to have protection of the American Navy when she was in fact owned operated and controlled by alien Keith Ferguson special assistant to the US attorney general told newsmen the government planned to seize another tanker tomorrow and a third Tuesday have been running oil behind the Iron Ferguson said Ferguson obtained court approval i Continued on Page 12 CoL 4 Taken To1 Graham Here The first step in a long range plan of the Knox County Council of Community Clubs to bring Evangelist Billy Graham here was taken yesterday when Dr Eller pastor of Central Methodist Graham Hits at 1 In Night Clubs Page 2 See Daily on Editorial Page of The Journal Church arranged an interview with Dr representatives in Chattanooga at 10:30 am Friday Prospects of getting the internationally famous preacher here before 1956 appeared dim however Dr Eller said has only one 1955 date open and Montgomery Ala is seeking that he added Clyde Barrow the song leader and advance agent assured Dr Eller he would be to discuss the possibility of a 1956 appearance of Dr Graham here Dr Eller said last night he to arrange a July or August meeting for that year The minister said a representative group of Knox County clergymen city and civic club officials would go to Chattanooga to talk with Barrows Dr Eller said Barrows told him he would take the Knoxville application for a mid-summer' 1956 date and the The Knox County Council of Community' Clubs originally advanced the-idea of bringing the evangelist here Wallace Roberts of the Boyd Community was named chairman of a Committee to the and he requested Dr Eller and other clergymen to assist the group Warm And Windy Scattered Showers Warm windy weather will again dominate the weather picture in the Knoxville area today as spring officially moves into its second day- the Weatherman forecast last night mild weather -will be punctuated by scattered showers and thunderstorms later today 'Expected high temperature today is 75 degrees three degrees higher than top reading of 72 Expected low this morning is 48 degrees followed by a low of 56 itonight City Officer Marie Says Hotel Leased Policeman Testifies On Its Operation Shooting Of Woman Suspended City Policeman Rue Marie testified yesterday that Vickers of Charleston Vat turned over the Dunbar Hotel to him in 1949 and that he operated it until last Dec 1 when he in turn leased it although operations are continuing in his name Marie offered his testimony at Civil Service bearing before Acting Safety Director Max Morrison on charges against Marie and Patrolman Carl Suddath which grew both out of operation of the hotel 105 South Gay Street and from an incident there last Feb 16 when Mrs Louise Cockrum was wounded in an allegedly accidental pistol-shooting by her own hand Morrison restored Suddath to duty but stipulated that his action in no way would influence his final ruling on the hearing to be resumed next Friday Marie was continued on the suspended list Morrison postponed the hearing after two witnesses failed to appear The women listed as Aileen Moyers and Patricia Noe were said to be witnesses to the shooting Morrison ordered attachments for each of the women and a deposition taken from the wounded woman who is still hospitalized Marie testified that he and Suddath were playing cards in a permanent rent-free room he has at the hotel a part of the leasing agreement when they were informed that Mrs Turner had been shot He said that later Brad- Continued en Page 12 CoL 1 Obituaries Arthar Sana Jsbt William E4fr Jsha William Amaaaf Jsha Tswassad Ml Am jr Jemn AtsMey Miss Sauna Elisabeth Dttta Mr Csrdelia Clark Mr Cal lie Childress I ROGERS Mrs Minal Herr a Mi Marjarie Lsreda LENOIR CIT Mr Liuie Bknan Geer CsiaabeU SI Mr 8117 A Blau MAR Dsaais Adams Hebart Kara Dsaais Tkeaeas MU Miller COLORED Mrs Mlnate Le Oweas lira Res arstsa Fivers I or1? twrnmJ £mm FOSTER ARTHUR US Seizes Ship In Min To Halt Aid To Reds Allen-Owned Vessel Reported Running Oil To Communists Other Steps Indicated Epilogue Will Be In Sunday Journal' March 29 CHRISTINE WRITES The last installment of Christine story of her transformation appears in Knoxville Journal Miss Jorgensen has written about her experiences in America since her return from Denmark This epilogue will appear Sunday March 29 in The Knoxville JournaL TEXAS ROCKET Charles Patton tells the story of the son of a former Knox County man who sold wood for locomotive fuel but is now at the throttle of the in the Old Column in Knoxville JournaL VERMONT KILLING RELATED Ruth Reynolds relates the mys-stery surrounding a killing during the maple sugar season near East Montpelier Vt in Cavalcade section of The JournaL In Journal Church News 2 Sports 6 Editorials 4 Classified 7 Astrological forecast stock Market 19 SAN FRANCISCO March Federal officials today swooped down on a 10195 gross ton tanker with a seizure order and declared the vessel and other ships have been oil behind the Iron The tanker Seven was seized at a pier in Transbay Calif and the government charged its owners with violating maritime law by concealing the fact they were aliens Announcement of the seizure was 'made as a report from Washington said the US is moving tonight to crack down on foreign shippers who have been trading with Iron Country countries us.