Lubbock Evening Journal from Lubbock, Texas • Page 1

Railroad Terminals In 100 Major Cities Are Paralyzed By Strike TAXES FACE BIG Complete Half In Car Making Is Threatened Workers Return At Atlanta, But More "Sick" Elsewhere (By The Associated Press) The railroad switchmen's strike, now in its second week with no general back-to-work movement in sight, threatened today to shut down the entire automobile industry. Auto industry sources said car making may have to stop if the walkout continues another week. With 125,000 auto workers now idle nationally, they predicted the layoffs may soon rise to 600,000. Scani Relief Seen Scant relief from the paralyzing effects of the strike was evident. Besides the auto workers, WOULD DRAFT THEM (By The Associated A bill to draft into military arrrlce railroad strikers holdlnt occtlDallnnal determents tvas introduced In Con- today.

Reo. Andrews (D-Ala.) presented the hill In the House the strike, com- plellnc IU first week, tied new knots in the nation's transportation srstero. thousands of other industrial workers, were idle and hundreds of plants were shut down. Only six trains were scheduled to leave New York's huge Grand Central terminal today. Commuter services of both the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads are tied up there.

Some 70,000 daily commuters are affected. Situation Brighter But the situation was brighter at New York's Pennsylvania station. The Pennsylvania railroad restored its 183-train commuter service to New Jersey. Of a normal force of 407 trainmen, the Pennsy reported that only 32 were at work this morning. It said it was operating trains with the aid of specially trained volunteer workers.

A few other cracks appeared in the strike of about 12,000 switchmen, but the improvement in the situation was slight. Nearly all the approximately 50 lines affected by the "sick" call walkout had little or no relief from the virtual tie-up of important terminal operations in about 100 of the nation's major cities. More embargoes on shipments were imposed or extended, more industries were feeling the pirieh of vanishing supplies of raw goods for processing while finished products piled tip on their sniping docks; and more men were being laid off. The government embar- RAIL STRIKE, Page 10 of Associated and JVight Leased IVire Service (EVENING Means "By Associated Press." OJ.n Means "Bj United Press' Entered as Second Class Matter at Post Office at Limbeck. Texas linear Act of March 3.

I87H 24 Pages Today VOL. 27, NO .106 LUBBOCK, TEXAS, "The Hub Of The Plains" MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 ALLIED TANKS MAUL REDS Mississippi, Hardest Hit State. Reports 16 Deaths Deep South Adding Up Losses In Worst Wintry Storm In 50 Years By The Associated Press) The worst wintry storm to hit the deep South in 50 years has left the area with damage in the millions of dollars. Some cities isolated and with business paralyzed lor as long as four days have just begun to add up their losses. In Florida alone, the driving, near-freezing rain which whipped the state for 18 hours was blamed for the deaths of an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 cattle in nine counties.

Livestock Weakened Ammon McLellan, editor of the! Okeechobee News, said many head of livestock were weakened and left so helpless by the storm that' they would die. He estimated the loss in livestock alone at more than $1,000,000. Most of the citrus fruit croo cs- (5 ll Childless Husbands, 19 To 26, Face Call Floydada Fire Destroys Shop FLOYDADA, Feb. 5. The school bus maintenance shop at Floydada High school, plus several pieces of valuable equipment, was destroyed by fire this morning, causing an estimated loss of $15,000.

The fire started about 11:15 in the rear of the shop, a former Army barracks, where James Jeffy, a student, was working on a tractor. Young Jeffy, about 16, had both hands soaked with gasoline and suffered first and second degree burns. He was released from Peoples hospital after emergency treatment. Tractor Included Equipment destroyed in the blaze included the tractor on which the student was working, two acetylene welders, a power lawnmower, an air compressor and several sets of tools. Marion Carpenter, instructor in mechanics, was working in the front of the shop when the flames broke out.

He pushed a school bus from the building. Estimate of damages was made by Supt. I. T. Graves.

The fire was the second to hit a war surplus building st the high school in recent months. The field house at the school was destroj'ed by fire in November. caped damage and vegetable grow ers were believed not hard hit, but freezing temperatures were reported again today as far south as northern Florida. Generally, though, temperatures were above those of the past few days. Mississippi, hardest hit state, listed 16 deaths from the storm.

Louisiana, where the temperature dropped to as low as 12 below zero at Tallulah, and eight below at Mindeh, had nine deaths, Nalchex Cut Off Historic old Natchez, was bestirring itself again for the first time since the storm cut off all outside communications four days ago. No estimate of damage there has been made. Nashville, also 'was returning to normal although it was the hardest hit city. As temperatures climbed back to normal levels throughout the South the northern plains area and northern Maine again were hit by sub-zero blasts. Readings below zero were reported in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and northern Maine.

LAST TRACES OF COLD WAVE GONE IN TEXAS (By The Associated Presm Warm, moist air hovered over most of Texas today. I It brought cloudy skies, but high enough temperatures to melt most of the last traces of last week's ccld wave. The weather bureau forecast cooler temperatures in the Panhandle late tonight and in the South Plains and upper Pecos valley eastward in West Texas tomorrow. The temperature dip also See STORM LOSSES Page 10 (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 Selective Service Director Lewis B.

Hershey said 'today new regulations are "in the works" for. a draft of married men aged 19 to 26 who have no children. Hershey said an order has been drafted for the approval of President Truman and def manpower agencies which would cancel present deferments for men with one dependent. Hershey the House armed services committee of the proposed, order during hearings on a bill for universal military service and training. The bill would make 18- year-olds subject to the draft.

Some Congress members have been insisting that young married men ought to be drafted ahead of 18-year- olds. Extending the draft to married men in the 1S-26 age bracket can be done without legislation. All that is required is an executive order from the President. Hershey told the committee Set HUSBAND DHAFT Page 10 To Hit Troop Concentrations Atomic Artillery Shells Almost Ready For Use The United Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. Gen.

J. Lawton Collins, Army chief of staff, said today that the Army will have atomic artillery shells "in the not-too-distant future." Collins also said the Army also will have in "not many years" guided missiles to carry atomic The Weather WEST TEXAS Partly cloudy this at- ttrnoon. tonight and Tuesday. Colder Panhandle. South Plains and upper Pecos valley eastward Tuesday and Panhandle late tonicht.

EA3T TEXAS Partly cloudy, warmer In the north and centrnl portions this afKrnoon ant! tonleht. Tuesday mostly cloudy colder In the no-thwest portion. Scattered showers In the northeast and east to central portions this afternoon or at nlEht. Fresh southerly winds on- the coast. readings recorded oy 3.

Wostner Bureau. Municipal Airport.) 2-30 p. rn. 57 2:30 m. 48 3'30 m.

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m. 68 1:30 m. 48 1:30 P. m. 72 Sun sets today 6:21 P.

sun rises Tuesday 7:41 a. m. Maximum humidity minimum humidity I87t; humidity at 1:30 p. m. today 18ft.

Ear Screws SI .00, Sun Glassss $1.00. King's, 1020 Bdwy. adv. Higgins Man Held In Fatal Shooting HIGGINS, Feb. 5 OJ.B J.

L. Hough was held today for questioning in the death of his business partner, shot to death in a Higgins hotel room last night. There was no charge filed immediately. County Attorney Gene Mixson said Hough made a statement concerning the rifle shooting of Harry V. Lowder, but the prosecutor declined to disclose its content Higgins police officers said they arrested Hough in the hotel room where Loader's body was found.

They were summoned by Ada Hyde, owner of the hotel, who heard shooting in the room. Mixson said Hough, formerly of Austin, and Lowder, formerly of Perryton, formed a partnership to operate the Higgins Laundry and Dry Cleaning company last November. Fifteen Killed Over Weekend (By The Associated Press) Fifteen persons died violently in Texas during the only one of the deaths was reported yesterday, often a day of heavy traffic casualties. Eight persons died in one accident destruction by fire of a converted chicken coop in which they lived. One man was hit by a train, another by a car.

One died in a tram-car crash, and there were two automobile collisions, one man was stabbed and another shot to death. Durwood Hibers, 30, of Slaton, was killed instantly Sunday when his cab and a Santa Fe switch engine collided, Dead Are Listed The fire occurred on a farm near Lamesa when Albert Lemons, 34, Latin-American farm worker from Del Rio, poured kerosene on live coals in a stove. Killed were Lemons; his wife, Narcariza, 31, and six children, Lucille, Mary, Janie, Lorenzo, Alicia, 2, and Albert, 10 months. Candido Vasquez, about 55, was struck and killed by a freight train eight miles west of Weatherford Saturday. Clifford C.

Goodwin, 60, of Alba was killed in a head-on automobile collision five miles east of McKinney. An automobile collision three miles of San Marcos killed Lottus Eugene Neyland, 15. Norman Valentine Lester, 42, See TEXAS DEATHS Page 10 Former Boxing Champion Is Jailed Army MP Hit, Killed By Car At Roadblock (Br The Associated COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. car smashed a highway roadblock last night, killing a military policeman instantly. Army and state authorities identified the driver as Lew Jenkins, 34, former world's lightweight boxing champion.

He was examined at a hospital and jailed for questioning. The victim was Cpl. David L. Dexter, 22, of Colorado Springs, body was thrown 75 feet, and "virtually every bone broken," Highway Patrolmen Kussell Proctor said. The roadblock had been set up four miles south of here to apprehend a car stolen from Camp Carson.

Jenkins, a sergeant first class stationed here, was driving back to camp. A bus had stopped at the roadblock, Proctor said, when Jenkins' car came around it and struck Dexter. The car skidded to a. stop 112 feet away. The stolen car was stopped going toward Colorado Springs, and its driver arrested a few minutes later.

Jenkins has coached the Sea IS KILLED, Page 10 warheads. The atomic weapons, he told the U. World Report magazine, will be capable of "considerable accuracy." Collins did not mention the atomic explosion experiments now being conducted at the Frenchman Flat, proving grounds. Four atomic explosions have been set off there in the past few days. There has been speculation that the experiments involve atomic artillery shells or guided missiles with atomic heads.

Can Pinpoint A-Blast Colins said the "mystery" weapons will differ from regular atomic bombs in that they can pinpoint the vast destructive force of atomic energy and can be safely used as "tactical" weapons against enemy troop concentrations. Regular A-bombs used tactically, he said, would endanger our own troops as well as destroy the enemy. The military high-command and the Atomic Energy commission have been talking of development of atomic tactical weapons for more than a year. But Collins' remarks indicated the project is developing swiftly. Officials have emphasized, however, that there can not be a "small" atomic explosion: The tactical atomic weapons would not be used to knock out individual tanks or strongpoints.

The blast of even one pound of fissionable material would equal 16.000,000 pounds of exploding TNT. Korea Situation "Belter" 1. The situation in Korea seems better, "but I don't want to create any undue atmosphere of See ATOMIC SHELLS, Page 10 Three Are Drowned In Rescue Attempl PENNSGROVE, N. Feb. 5.

(U.PJ—Two brothers went through the ice of a water-filled gravel pit yesterday and two other boys and a man gave their lives to save one of them. Ralph Whittle, 17, and his brother, Otis, 12, fell through the ice on a sled. Otis stayed afloat and two boys Cheeks, 16, and Russell Shorts, to push another sled to him and his brother. But they went under themselves and were drowned. Then a neighbor, Charles Ransome, 29, father of two small children, went after the whole fell in and was drowned.

The father of the Whittle boys, Richard, 43, and a third son arrived at this point but they could rescue only Otis. Late Market Trends Stock and commodity market trends mt 13 noon by company. Cotton Exchuue buUilnr, Thirteenth Tens Ave. Industrial averages np 3a cents on ft of Ctlcaio Theat to Mots lower: corn to 1 cent lower; omU Vi to cent tower; to points bean to 8 oolnu hliber. Local markets; mils, No.

1 Assault Nears Korean Capital Task Forces Meet Fierce Resistance By Chinese Troops (By The Associated Press) TOKYO, Feb. greatest force of Allied tanks yet mounted in the Korean war smashed today within five air miles of Seoul. It mauled Chinese Red forces all along the route and then withdrew to the south. The column was one of three tank-infantry task forces which slugged northward toward the burned-out former South Korean capital. Lt.

Gen. Matthew B. Kidgeway, Eighth Army commander, watched the main assault within a few hundred yards of the front. The big punch fell on Chinese Reds dug in on "the hills around Anyang, nine air miles south of Seoul. Rolling behind a terrific aerial and artillery blasting, the task force took Anyang's smoking ruins almost unopposed and slashed on northward.

Hear? But the four miles beyond An- yang were bitterly contested. One staff officer told AP Correspondent Jim Becker the column got into "a hell of a battle," and added: "We killed a hell of a lot of them." The main Allied spearhead, and another six miles to the.west, were executing what frontline officers called "a double envelopment within a double envelopment;" Becker reported the spearhead to the west met even more fierce resistance. It managed to make "only a slightly smaller total yardage." This column "smashed into heavy enemy pressure and stalled about five miles west of Anyang," Becker added. Not Significant An Eighth Army spokesman said the three-pronged thrust "may be described as the greatest exploitation of armor during the Korean war." He added, however, "the ap- 'proach of our tank columns toward Seoul should be regarded as of no particular significance at this Two of the columns, he said, had returned to Allied lines and the third "is on its way back." He described the coordinated thrusts deep into Red territory as designed to "inflict as much damage as possible and then retire." Becker described the action as meant "to catch the Chinese and crush them in a huge bear hug." The correspondent added: Flien Orer Front "I flew over the smoking front lines and watched the tanks and infantry plunge up the road. The tanks looked lazy from the sky.

They rolled up the road between sharp-sloped hills that held scores of Chinese. The Reds poured down automatic weapons and mortar fire." a The spearheads thrust northward toward burned-out Seoul on three roads a few hours after Turkish and American units hurled back fierce Communist counterattacks. The third thrust was a hit-run raid up the Tanchon valley road, a See TANK ASSAULT 10 Attendance Jumps At City Sunday Schools Sunday school attendance totaled Sunday morning in 28 churches, compared to 8,610 who attended in 23 churches the previous Sunday in sub-freezing weather. Latest reports were: Cumberland Presbyterian Itl Central BaotUt 407 Tirst Nazarene MJ Calvarr Sadist 501 First Methodist Artmr Methodist Shepherd Kins. Lutheran 54 Reese Air Force Base chapel Ml College Avenue Baptist 530 First Baptist Forrest HeUbts Methodist Overton Methodist Trinity Baptist Williams Memorial Myrtle Drive Baptist First Presbyterian Church of Christ College Avenue Church of Christ Colgate Church of Ctrtat Pioneer Parlc ChurcM ot Christ Eastslde Church of Christ Sc-jthsJde church of Christ Mexican Church of Christ Seiber Helchts Church of Christ East Burch Church of Christ Christian at.

John's Methodist Total I.JOI One lot Costume Jewelry $1.00. King's Jewelry, 1020 Bdwy. adv. Tobacco, Gas, Radios, Liquor, Cars Hard Hit 4 Per Cent Boost Also Is Asked On Individual Levies (Bj The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 The Truman administration asked Congress today to add four per cent to federal income tax rates, double the tax on gasoline and sharply boost levies on cigarets, automobiles, appliances and other items.

The program, which would hit the pocketbooks of millions of taxpayers, would nearly triple the excise tax on automobiles and more than double the tax on television and radio sets, refrigerators and other appliances. Three cents a pack would be added to the excise tax on cig- arets, making the total 10 cents a pack. The excise whisky would go up about 60 cents a fifth and the tax on an ordinary bottle of beer would be raised 1.3 cents. 13 Per Cent Hike On Cars The proposed excise increases would mean a boost of 13 per cent 7 to 20 per auto levies and 15 per 10 to 25 per television and radio sets. The tax would be imposed on the manufacturer's price.

The present $9 a gallon liquor tax would be hiked to $12, the $8 a barrel beer tax would jump to $12, the seven cent a pack cigaret tax would go up to 10 cents and the gasoline tax would be doubled, going from one and one-half cents a gallon to three cents. Secretary of Treasury Snyder outlined these proposals to the House ways and means committee as part of the administration's first-installment $10,000,000,000 tax boost. Another Request Due The plan calls for $4,000,000,000 increase in individual income taxes, a $3,000,000,000 hike in corporation income taxes and a $3,000,000,000 raise in excise (sales) taxes. President Truman told Congress last Friday the first round hike will be followed by another request for an increase of about $6,500,000,000 later this year. Other basic proposals laid before the House committee by Snyder: 1.

A boost in the capital gains tax from a flat 25 per cent to 37 and Vi per cent. The present tax applies to profits from sale of property held six months or more. The proposal would require a BIG INCREASE 10 Docket Set By Judge Denton Eighteen criminal cases were set down for trial by Judge James G. Denton today in the February term of the Lubbock county court- at-law. A jury panel, which had been summoned for jury service today, was dismissed until 9:30 a.

Tuesday, after calling of cases and setting the docket for the term. Defendant in the first case, called for trial today, changed his plea from innocent to guilty and accepted a fine of $75 and costs and revocation of his driver's license for six months on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was Oscar Benton Tucker, 37, of Slaton, arrested last Nov. 16 by State Highway patrolmen near Lubbock. Four Plead Guilty In other hearings by Judge Denton, C.

C. Rudd of Fort Worth and R. D. Cannon of Mineral Wells, both charged with driving while intoxicated, were assessed fines of $75 and costs and revocation of their driver's licenses for six months, on pleas of guilty. Clyde K.

Mcllroy, charged with driving a car while his license was suspended, was fined $25 and costs on a plea of guilty. William H. Smith was fined $100 and costs and revocation of his license for six months on his plea of guilty to a driving COURT DOCKET Page 10 'TAINT Calhoun, president of the St. Augustine, Chamber of Commerce, searches his head in a puztle over the two inches of snow that fell in the Florida city, the first Jn over 40 years. Happy youngsters prove it's snow by pelting houn with it.

More Them 1800 Expected To Attend Farm Interest Centers On Gatherings In City Farm interest of the SouthW. Plains centered in Lubbock today on two meetings. The Lubbock County Farm bureau was to be host this afternoon to possibly 1,800 farmers who were to be addressed by J. Walter Hammond. Hammond is president of the Texas Farm Bureau federation.

County agents and county home demonstration agents from 18 South Plains counties began a district meeting at 8:30 a. m. in the Hilton hotel. This meeting is scheduled to end Tuesday afternoon. To Discuss Problems Hammond, who lives at Tye, near Waco, planned to discuss rural- telephones and the agricul- outlook for 1951.

Glenn Hackney, president of the Lub- 'bock County Farm bureau, said, "We expect at least 1,800 persons to attend our meeting." It was to be held in jamboree ball at Lubbock Municipal airport beginning at 2 p. m. The state farm bureau president recently returned from Washington. While there he conferred with officials on the agricultural Street Not Safe For Pedestrians CHICAGO, Feb. 5 (U.R) Eugene Hale was knocked down twice on a street within a minute by truck and then by the truck's driver.

The hit-and-run slapped Hale down. The driver then leaped out and hit Hale, as he triggered io his "Thai will teach you to get in the way of my truck." shouted the enraged driver. AmarilloBus Blaze Costly AMARILLO, Feb. 5 (U.R)—Damage was estimated at $200,000 today from a fire which raged in the Continental Trailways bus garage proposition. The farm bureau was ia ms one of the organizations which aill aysflWOrke L.Si backed legislation making rural ured ben the flames broke out tplMihnnp a as a bus was being refueled.

It blocked the garage door and pre- telephone cooperatives possible Representatives of the Southwestern Bell Telephone company and South Plains Telephone cooperative have been invited to address the meeting, Hackney said. This meeting is the kickoff for a farm bureau membership drive on the South Plains. Agents In Meeting Sixty-five county extension agents of the 18 counties of district two heard speeches on use of a raticide, on weather and on better 4-H records this morning as they opened their meeting at Hilton hotel. This afternoon, the group was to divide, with county home demonstration agents working on plans for girls' 4-H club camps to be conducted June 12-14, and county agricultural agents hearing discus- See FARM MEETINGS Page Good Afternoon! In Today's Journal Page Sec. Editorials 6 2 Home Front Accidents 5 2 Mobilization Errors 12 1 Sports 8 1 Radio Programs 6 1 One Of Quads Dies 1 Society 1 Tank Fight Described 1 2 News About People 1 2 China Losing Fight 1 2 Cowboy Chaznpi 1 2 U.S.

Ready To Offer Alliance Japan May Get U.S. Defense Guarantee 'By The AtiocUted Press) TOKYO, Feb. sources said today the United States is prepared to offer Japan this guarantee, after she regains her sovereignty through a peace treaty: Any attack on Japan would be considered an act of aggression against the U. S. it- sell; such an attack would result in a U.

S. attack against the "roots of aggression." If accepted by the Japanese, the U. S. plan means that, if the Soviet Union attempted an invasion of Japan, Russian targets could expect to feel immediately the full power of American including the atom bomb. The proposal represents the first offer to extend to an Asian nation the kind of guarantee -which the United States has given its Atlantic pact allies.

It is hoped that the threat of immediate retaliation would be sufficiently strong to discourage any potential aggressor from attacking Japan once this nation regains its sovereignty. Sources said this is the pro- DEFENSE PACT 10 vented other equipment from being moved out quickly. Stockpiled Tires Lost Two big buses were destroyed and a third was badly damaged by fire. Also lost in the flames were stockpiled tires valued at more than $19,000. Hurt in the fire was Johnny Styles, 24, whose trousers caught fire from the flaming gasoline when the blaze broke out.

Other Trailways workers rolled him in dirt to smother the fire and he was released from a hospital after being treated for burns on his legs and arms. Panhandle Trailwas'S and Texas-New Mexico and Oklahoma bug lines shared use of the garage with Continental Trailways- Red Troops Using Women As Shields WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. (U.K— Communist-led Viet Minh troops have been using women and children as shields for their attacks upon French troops in Indo-China, the chief of the U. S.

military aide mission there reported today. Brig. Gen. Francis G. Brink, chief of the mission, told reporters at a Pentagon briefing of the Communist troops driving women and children ahead of them when attacking.

He did not know haw many -women and children had, been killed in this manner. Sales, Deliveries Of Hides "Frozen" WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The government today froze until March 15 all sales and deliveries of cattle hides, calfskins and kips. The step was taken pending establishment of government controls to assure military supplies.

The National Production authority, which issued the order, said it applies to priority orders for the armed forces as well as other purchases. But NPA said the action will not curtail current output of shoes, luggage and other goods because of the time about two for tanning and processing raw hides for manufacturing purposes. IN 134CMC STITIII.