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10) eial Post HOME EDITION The Newspaper That Serves Its Readers PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL LXXVII NO 256 EL PASO TEXAS SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 1957 raUTEKED BT CARRIES 10O PER WEEK Ion Dm North Texas Shivers In Icy Weather Light Show Falls At Mineral Wells Flakes at Fort Worth Br UNITED PRESS Light snow fell at Mineral Wells early today and some snowflakes were reported in Fort Worth as sub-freezing weather hit Texas Clearing skies and cold weather is the outlook for Texas through tomorrow with freezing temperatures predicted for the northern half of the State tonight Delbert Amerillo end Childress 5 PATTERSON'S BOAT Earl Stedham friend of Patterson stands by Patterson's boat rotting away in Lower Yalley yard If Patterson were alive he would not let the boat go to ruin friends say INSIDE WASHINGTON Weekly Size-Up by Washington Staff Of Scripps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON Oct New day -Is dawning at the Pentagon Insiders sly Defense Secretary Neil McElroy disagrees with many poHcIesputjA ef(ectbyformer Sec-retary Charles Wilson This Is true particularly of 4t policies affecting missiles research and development Ike Will Go To Paris In December President Seeks Scientific Setup For Free World By United Preie WASHINGTON Oct Diplomatic sources said today that President Eisenhower will go to Paris In December to push his plan for a free world scientific alliance In Paris Ambassador Amory Houghton said the President will fly to Paris for a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting Dec 15 In Washington neither the White House nor the State Department would comment immediately But Burke Elbrick assistant secretary of state for European affairs scheduled a conference with French Ambassador Herve Alphand The Paris trip would be for the purpose of enlisting other countries at a Nato conference by the United States and Britain Friday for consolidation of the free resources to counteract Russia's new missile Gas Gathering System Set Up The West Texas Gathering Co of Odessa announced today plans to construct a natural gas gathering system to serve the Emperor Deep and South Kermit fields of Winkler County are well under way Rights of way for the field gathering lines and for a transmission line from the Kermit area to Goldsmith are being acquired and actual construction will begin during the first part of November These facilities are being built to serve the local need for additional supplies of natural as and West Texas Gathering Co has executed a contract with Pioneer- Natural Gas Co to deliver up to 25000000 cubic feet of gas per day for use in Texas The system is to be used only for intra-State gas deliveries and sales Substantial gas reserves have been discovered and are being developed in the Emperor and South Kermit areas West Texas Gathering Co has executed gas purchase agreements with a' number of- the operators in these fields and is presently negotiating additional contracts with the other operators who won reserves in the area West Texas' Gathering Co has completed negotiations with- El Paso whereby El Paso wHl purchase up to 100000000 cubic feet per day from West Texas Gathering Co after the necessary Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity has been obtained from the Federal Power Commission An application will be submitted within a short time to the Federal Power Commission for approval authorization and permit covering the additional facilities to deliver the 100000000 cubic feet daily to El Paso Natural Gas Co Freeze Due In Valley Tonight Freezing temperatures were forecast for the Valley here tonight The Weather Bureau forecast a low temperature of 33 one point above freezing Some sections will have frost however The high temperature today was 59 down from yesterday's high of 67 Low tonight in El Paso will be 38 High forecast for Sunday is 65 each reported 27 degrees early today coldest weather since last winter and one of the earliest freezes in' years The mercury dipped to 34 at Fort Worth and 35 at Dallas other lows included 30 at Wichita Falls 33 at Abilene Alpine 34 Mine's! Wells Midland and Lubbock 35 San Angelo 37 Junction and Ttac-arkana 39 Waco and Salt Flats 40 Lufkin and Wink 41 Austin College Station 42 San Antonio 44 Houston 46 Beaumont and Presidio 47 Cotulla and Galveston 48 Corpus Chris ti 50 Laredo 52 and Brownsville 55 warmest in the State Skies Clear Skies jdeared rapidly over the Texas 'Panhandle and North Centra Texas during the morning but it was mostly cloudy elsewhere in the State The weather bureau said a few snow flakes fell at Mineral Wells between 3 and 5 a and some reports were received of snowflakes in Fort Worth about 5 a though none fell at Amon Carter or Meacham Fields -Rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 6 a included a trace at Mineral Wells Wichita Falls Van Horn and Beaumont 13 inch at Childress 07 at Amarillo and Alpine and 02 at Midland The cold front that hit early yesterday was felt throughout Texas before the day ended Flu Virus Shows Strong Upsurge By UNITED PRESS The flu virus now sweeping the United States has shown a strong upsurge in killing power the past week matching in seven days the total of fatal case reported from the beginning last summer At least 188 new flu deaths were reported across the nation since last Saturday Would Close Schools By United Preie TALLAHASSE Fla OcL 26-bill automatically closing down any school to which Federal troops are sent in an integration crisis has become law in Florida Sheriff Examines Another Link In Mystery of Couple By CUFF SHERRILL A decaying boat which belonged to Mr and Mrs Patterson missing from their home since March has been located: in the Lower Valley 1 The discovery deepens the mystery of what has happened to the Pattersons Sheriff Jimmy Hicks fears they have met with foul play' The boat was located by Earl Stedham a salesman for DeWitt and Rea rick Real Estate Agency and a friend of the Pattersons Mr Stedham noticed the boat in the yard of Oscar Moreno of 237 Yale road Thursday and reported it to the Sheriffs Department Sgt John Frizell of the Sheriffs Department said Moreno told him his brother Arthur Moreno brought Die boat to his yard Moreno works at the Patterson Photo Shop" Sergeant 7rizell said vHe said he moved it out of tiie garage when the house was rented" Never Like That Sergeant Frizell said he had bund inside the boat a collection of fishing tackle motors gas cans and the "usual a fisherman would accumulate Mr Stedham who has known the Pattersons five years said: "Pat would never leave his boat out like that turn over in his and that must be where he is -before let that happen to his Mr Stedham said he noticed the boat Thursday when he was driving through Pasodale I have been looking for a boat to he said "When I saw this one I asked Mrs Moreno if it were for sale She said she would find out "She made a telephone call then gave me a number to call I asked her if I might lode at the boat closely and she said yes I went in the yard then and when 1 recognized It as Did Not Can Back Mr Stedham said he returned home called the number Mrs Moreno gave him and asked about buying a boat He was referred to another number which turned out to be Photo Shop and was then connected with Herbert Roth who -is managing the Patterson Photo Shop'- "He wanted to know who told me about the Mr Stedham said "He insisted I just told him a man-1 knew by sight He asked that I get the name and call him Mr Stedham said he did not call back He called the Sheriff's Office instead' he said Sergeant Frizell then investigated Mr Stedham said Roth who has declined to discuss the Pattersons with the press did not tell him if he knew about the boat Pat Would Be Mad Mr Stedham knows the Patterson boat well He pulled it to Guaymas for the Pattersons In October of 1955 he said Mr Stedham with a friend entered fishing competition there The Pattersons went to Guaymas but were not in the tournament he said Mr Stedham said he got acquainted with' the Pattersons through a mutual friend about five years ago "Pat would have a fit if he knew his boat was going to ruin like Mr Stedham said "It (Continued on Page 5 CoL 1) inside Your Herald-Post Weather Bureau Forecast: Partly cloudy and warmer tomorrow (Details on Page 5) Page Amusements 8-1 Ann Carroll 20 Comics It Crossword Puzzle 19 Deaths 18 Editorials 4 Markets 18 Othman a 5 People 18 Radio and TV Programs 8-1 Southwest News 2-8 Sports 11 News Theresa Kreitler discusses how she was held up A man who told police Tm an amateur bandit no stlckup wa arrested few minutes after he jobbed the Van Dyke Bar at 110 San Francisco street" of $40 today Adrian Joseph Panis who admits trying to enlist the aid of a customer in the holdup was arrested at 315 West Missouri -street after detectives made a haiuse-to-house search The money taken from die barmaid Theresa Kreitler 21 was recovered from his room in the Texas Hotel The 36-year-old bandit admitted that he took the money and forced two customers to lie face down on the floor He told another who he had approached and asked if he would help him in the that he would kill him if he did not go in the back room and stay -Orders Beer Miss Kreitler said Panis entered the bar-while three other customers were there and ordered a bottle of beer Harold Hudspeth who was sitting near the bandit at the far end of the bar said the man motioned to Mm to come over and talk to him asked me if 1 wanted to some money and showed me hi Hudspeth said told him to put it away or he would get into trouble 1 returned to my The bandit started cursing Miss Kreitler Charles Mitchell 29 and Fred Lehman 24 were sitting at the other end of the bar and neither had seen toe bandit display his gun "I told him to shut up when he started cussing the Mitchell said Pulls Out Gun The bandit and Mitchell started arguing told Mitch not to grgue with the guy since he had a Hudspeth said Finally the bandit whipped out the small pistol and told Mitchell that he was going to kill him Mitchell and' Lehman ducked under the bar when the bandit waved the gun at them He ordered Hudspeth to get in the back room "He came around to where Fred and I were stooped and told us to lie face down on the Mitchell said The bandit told Miss KreiUer that he would kill her too if she did not give him all the money she had "I gave him the $40 in the regis-(Continued on Page 12 CoL 1) Sputnik 'Beeps' Heard Again After Night Off By United Prete WASHINGTON Oct Sputnik came back on the air today after a night of radio silence At Cambridge Mass Andrew Ledwith of the Smithsonian Observatory said the signal "came through nicely this The satellite had made its rounds ast night in silence prompting speculation that its batteries were dying- Hurry Enter Contest! Clown's Kay and Payne 6 got the giggles when Amelia and Felix Adler the King and Queen of downs' compared their huge feet with her tiny ones Jolly Amelia and Felix are In town to herald the Ringling Brothers Bamum and Bailey Circus which will be at the Coliseum from Nov 5 to 7 They will help put make up on winners in The Circus Clown Contest Cost of Living In America Rivals Sputnik By DICKSON PRESTON Scrlpps-HawsrS Staff Writer WASHINGTON Oct every reason to believe the cost of living that high-soaring American rival to Sputnik will keep on climbing for a while 1 It may reports Commissioner Ewan Clague of the Bureau of Labor Statistics rise more slowly in the next few months than has recently been the case He sees a virtual leveling off until after Christmas and even a chance of a slight dip next spring But the long-range pressures Clague reports go just one way And that way is up "Month by month costs of various particularly in the service field-keep edging Clague says "There is nothing that I can see ahead of us to end that creep" Clague heads the agency known alphabetically as BLS which keeps tabs on everything you buy from aspirin to autos and reports- how much it all costs you each month Yesterday he reported that September living costs had hit a new high for the 13th consecutive month Calm Turkey Ready to Vote Br UNITED PBESS An unconcerned Turkey prepared today for the general elections Russia has said would precede an American-Inspired attack on Turkey But Syria appeared to be suffering from a case of war jitters Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge in a gloves-off speech at the United Nations yesterday accused the Kremlin bosses of creating an war scare alonj the Turkish-Syrian border The Soviet charges Lodge said were designed to picture Moscow as the of the Arabs" Top Detectives Work On Gangland Slaying By United Preee NEW YORK Oct 26 Detectives under direct command of Police Commissioner Stephen Kennedy worked nonstop today to solve the methodical slaying of Gangster Albert Anastasia and head off a possible gang war A beefed-up detective unit questioned about 50 persons during the night while a 15-state alarm wen out for the two killers who without a word slaughtered Anastasia yesterday morning while he waited to be shaved in a barber shop Youth Who Shot 1 1 Pair Captured By Aeeodoted Preie HANOVER Md Oct A 14-year-old boy sought in the shooting and wounding of a boy and a girl was caught today Police said Charles Smith was carrying a 22 caliber rifle and a shotgun Albert Jacobs 46 owner of the store where the shooting occurred died shortly afterward apparently of a heart attack Astro-physical So-riet Wilson scoffed at basic research McElroy shows signs of encouraging It wants scientists to come up with new ideas giving freer hand to Deputy Secretary Donald Quarles a research man is consulting Quarles bn policy as well as on scientific questions All services are beginning' to hope new weapons program actually will be speeded as the new secretary promises McElroy has asked for weekly reports on missiles progress makes dear purpose to let him know and act quickly on any bottlenecks Other Pentagon projects: McElroy has a 12-man committee at work on problem of getting adequate housing for all service personnel ask Congress to set up a defense housing corporation will argue that this could save money speed construction make it possible to retain skilled men by ending gripes over housing At request McElroy Is getting together information on how the Cordiner modernizing military pay would affect next budget No guarantee it will be adopted-just a chance Note: one reason McElroy will have trouble holding defense expenditures to $38 billion Using 1947-49 prices as 100 price of of aircraft material is now 1524 going up more than twice the rise in consumer price index and wholesale price index WATCH FOR Eisenhower Administration to start telling the public more about what goes on Current flood of information about our missiles and rockets is only the beginning prop- Continued on Page 4 Col 4) Saud Will Marry High School Girl By International If ewe Service BEIRUT Oct King Saud of Saudi Arabia soon will marry a curvaceous modern-minded 17-year-old high school girl related to the premier of Lebanon The family and friends of Ferial Mumtaz said an official Saudi Arabian delegation is expected to arrive at her Beirut home from Riyadh within the next 10 days to conclude the arrangements Ferial never worn a veil and likes high-heel shoes is the niece of Lebanese Premier Sami Es-Solh She would be wife Pope to Bless Station Zhukov Out As Soviet's War Chief By Associated Press LONDON Oct Russia's Parliament has relieved Marshal corgi Zhukov of his post as Soviet minister of defense Moscow radio said tonight An announcement by the official Tass news agency said Marshal Rodion Laminovsky had been appointed to replace Zhukov There was immediate speculation in Western Capitals -that Zhukov had fallen in another power struggle with Nikita Khrushchev boss of the Soviet Communist Party Saud Abandons i Mideast Mediation Br UNITED PBESS Syria announced today that Saudi King Saud had abandoned his efforts to mediate the Turko-Syrian dispute through personal diplomacy India Area Flooded By United Preie CALCUTTA India Oct Flood waters burst through a natural dam on the northeastern frontier and apparently wiped out village of 400 persons the newspaper Statesman reported today "happiness lent to her Big Feet Gives Kay the Giggles Felix who wean a big bustle which sways when he moves lent Kay his which is about as big as a minute a happiness umbrella he said you fed happy I Kay said Kay is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Payne of 908 Apple drive and is a second grader at Bonham School Mr Payne is administrator of El Paso General Hospital Felix invited Kay to ride an (Continued on Page 5 CoL 7) HE53HHISE3 Why is it the maddest guy in an argument Is usually the one that's wrong? By Associated Press VATICAN CITY Oct Pope Pius XII gives his blessing tomorrow to a powerful new Vatican radio station The 100-kilowatt station is expected to crash through the jamming of Iron Curtain countries CLOWN AND CONTESTANT Kay Payne gets giggles under by Clown Felix Adler left His wife Amelia adds to fun 1 i ir.