The Norman Transcript from Norman, Oklahoma • 1

scciiii fTJJSrKA CITY fCKlA The orman Transcript 1889-1955 Community Newspaper hr More Than 66 Years Co To Church Today tfi 9 4 VOLUME 67 NUMEER 81 3 SECTIONS 28 PAGES NORMAN OKLAHOMA SUNDAY OCTCEER 16 1955 AP ond NEA SERVICE PRICE DAILY 5c SUNDAY ICe i From Tie Press Box Sooners 44-6 Nitro Explosion Kills 3 Injures 6 Near Ardmore TO '99 -c -r 1 to 1 4 rt to tout r4 91 4 14 09 lf 04 14 I r-r 4 r4i 4 (A 4 4l 44 44 44 44 44 4 44 jB '44 4 44 44 44 44' '44' 144 '44 '44 r4 (44 r44 HOMECOMING GREETINGS Oklahoma alumni and former students back for the Kansas same Saturday were saluted at halftime by the OU marching band and the student card stunt section making its debut for the season Here the cards spell out ALUMS" to welcome the returning Sooners while the band plays Lang Syne" Bruce Drake habitually a very adept announcer over the address at cm at Oklahoma football lame had quite a bit of trouble Saturday keeping his Big Seven teams 'separated Drake kept calling the Kansas team perhaps betraying the feeling of a lot of persons present (but certainly not Coach Bud Wilkinson) that this game was Just a preliminary to the Colorado battle next Saturday 1 Apologising with the state meal wears the same color helmets Drake called the Kansans throughout the game from the toss of the coin when he said win 99 Said one wag: don't think Burris can kick it from here to it it it Fair warning was given before the ban game if only Homecoming Queen Donna Sue Cason had been there to heed it Discussing the kiss he was scheduled to bestow on the winner of the queen contest Doug Matthews vice chairman of the Homecoming committee emerged from a deep reverie to announce: have Just decided I'm not going to give her any small He didn't! Ask Donna Sue and ihe 43000 fans looking on 'i -4r Ninety-pound weaklings soon can boast tiie physique of Tarzan if i new group at OU is successful The Sooner Barbell Club has been formed by a group of young men interested in weight lifting nnd physical culture Don Holinsworth Hominy is leading the organization temporarily A full slate of muacle-flex-ng officers will be elected soon deal with any weighty problems that may arise it it If you were to move away do rou think it would be difficult to forget Norman? Mrs Roger Van Frank formerly of 1220 Windsor Way thought -he would mias her special friends when she moved to Salt Lake City nit that her ties with the town is a whole would soon be broken Now she confesses in a letter ta Ike Transcript that she wonders who Is having babies what her Garden Club is doing what the first Playhouse production will be and how the expansion program is progressing along West Main Street years in Norman made it really seem like she wrote and tiie only solution she could think of was a subscription to The Transcript which she ordered it it Birthday greetings are extended oday to Mrs Barbour Mra Edna Bail Smith Mrs Heron Mrs Myrtle Lee Autrey Otho Fowler and Danila gins Observing birthdays i With Soldiers' Help WILSON Okla Oct 15 UP Three men were killed and six injured tonight when 100 quarts of nitro glycerin exploded prematurely with the force of a 5000 pound bomb The three-man crew preparing to drop the nitro into an oil wetl to blast loose the subterranean oil land was blasted to bits Those injured were standing some distance back from the well three miles east of here They suf-(red burst eardrums shock and i shrapnel-like wounds from flying debris Only One Identified The dead were Russell Sul-1 1 a of Oklahoma City a man i identified only ns and an unidentified worker The thunderous explosion came about 6 It rocked this section of southern Oklahoma and was felt as far ai Ardmore 15 miles away Police Chief Carberry of I i faker son-in-law of the new well's owner Don- Lamb The others hurt weao Kenneth Jackson Rosenthal McCaw Marshall and Jesse Fore Three trucks and an automobile were wrecked by the explosion Jackson was reported in a critical condition The injured were taken to hospitals in Ardmore Andrews Finally Confirms Report Of Resignation Council Weighs Bond Election Monday Meet Set On $890647 Plan Municipal improvements estimated to cost $890 847 will be discussed by the City Commission in a special meeting st 7:30 pm Monday In the City 1 Hie Norman Commis- artxind the' well the Lamb No Mon haa recommended the lm-! One of the injured was Calvin Huf- Wilson said the dead were so badly mangled the remains had to bo up in Carberry said he was told by witnesses the men were preparing to prime the well with the nitro when it exploded Ordinarily the nitro glycerin to dropped into the well to a certain depth then exploded electrically from a safe distance List of Injured Sullivan reportedly wai leaning directly over the preparation when the explosion took place There were nine altogether Ike Leaves Bed For First Time DENVER Oct IS President Eisenhower was lifted from his hospital bed today and sat up for the first time in a chair as he began a fourth week in the hospital with encouraging report from his doctors The chief executive also had a business conference with Secretary of Treasury Humphrey who told newsmen later of hopes of balancing the current budget and then a tax cut in the fiscal year starting next July doctor stopped the Kansas Opener Jayhawks Fade After Scoring 1st Touchdown By JERRY MAGEE Oklahoma fumbling1 but not futile recovered from a i buttering start to stampede Kansas 41-6 here Saturday nd satisfy some 42000 Hnmeromer The Sooners were like a mighty locomotive chugging and laboring to get under way and then gathering momentum with every tun of the wheels If Oklahoma needed any stimulus to record its 23rd straight Victory the Jayhawks supplied it when they drilled CT yards in eight plays to score following the opening kickoff OU Fires Answer That was just the shot the seemingly slumbering Sooner required They hit back with touchdowns the first two times they gained the ball and went to rest with an 11-6 advantage Even ao the Big Red was hardly the impressive unit it was a week ago in hammering Texas 2(H) It fumbled five times the first two periods losing the ball on three of those occasions as it reverted to the bmp-handedness it had avoided since Its opening game at North Carolina 59 Beonera Play But Oklahoma have to he at its best this splendid afternoon The Kansans tiled but they have the speed or the manpower to stem the horde of players that Bud Wilkinson rushed in tha second half when the score began to niounti In all 50 Somers-got lnto-it Seven different players scored with six counting touchdowns and two adding extra points The Oklahoma ground attack this time ate up 289 yard 39 less than its average in three prior starts The Sooners got just half as much 144 yards iron- five completion a in seven passing attempts Sticks DONNA REGINA "Donna the Queen" was the title stowed on Miss Donna Sue Cason of Vinita at halftim i the OU-Kansas football game Saturday Miss Cason ruled over Homecoming activities was presented a coronet of white flowers a red velvet cape and a bouquet of red roses (Transcript Photo) Homecoming Feast Fans Gef Big Helping Of Roasted Jayhawk By JEAN COOPER race were presented bou-Fifty Oklahoma football players quets of a dozen red rose They wrapped up the Kansas Jay hawkers and tied them with i 44-6 ribbon here Saturday aflernooe for happy Homecoming Day present to thousands of returning alumni An assembly of 43000 smaller than any of the home crowds in 1954 sat under a warm (73 degrees) aun in Memorial Sta-witness were Barbara Brite 917 Chautauqua Ave Avanell Vivian Wagoner Betty Brothers Tulsa and Bobette Beatua Memphis Tenn Tha coronation tod: place within a giant football outlined by Leonard Hauga 140 marching bandsmen The student card stunt section in the east stands formed a gold crown with the word i3- r4 M4 444 fl all at: trw-l I f4 444- 444 444' 444- tin rata tat laa 0 107 asa- atr a rat nt aaya 4 Vat 44 w44k 444 4J iiv 44 144 1444 990 444 444 atari RICHMOND Va Oct 15 (fi-T 1 dium to Coleman Andrews the Virginia 1 slaughter Democrat who took over as Com-1 A dazzling feature of the half-missinner of internal revenue in time panorama waa the coronation 1953 said today he to leaving the of pretty Donna Sue Cason of VI-Eisenhower administration at the Bits Homecoming Queen end of the month Queen Donna flanked by four at would have preferred to wait tractive coeds in white ballerina for the President's length formats was presented a the gridiron lay were Arlene Koonce John Stufflebean Rosalie Charles Bennie Shields Nicky Mayfield John Martin Mayfield Carolyn Corbin Mrs Jennie Browning and James lrndol Henry white floral tiara bouquet of 19 American Beauty rosea a flowing red velvet cape and a healthy kiss by Doug Matthews of Oklahoma City vice chairman of the Homecoming committee The other four finalists in the said Andrews the report has become so widespread that 1 am harassed and embarrassed at every turn 1 have ben pulled off planes my phone keeps and with some reluctance I must confirm the Princess Still In Seclusion With Captain a INFIELD England Oct 15 Ul Margaret -and Group Capt Peter Townsend lost themselves today in the English countryside With millions of Britons expecting their engagement a nn ounce-nouncement soon the pretty 25-year-old princess and the 40-yeir-old hero of the Battle of Britain hid themselves away at a secluded mansion screened from the eyes of hundreds of photographers reporters and the Just plain curious Sisters Talk by Phone The princess by telephone with her lister Queen Elizabeth during the day but no word of what waa said became public The Queen to at Balmoral Scotland and to due in London Tuesday Margaret and Townsend arrived at 20-roomed Allanbay Lodge last night as the weekend guests of Mra John Lycett Wills cousin of the princesa and one of the couple's most -intimate friends And if the god-daughter 7-yeir-old Marilyn Wills haa her fact a straight the princess hardly moved outside since she got there has been sitting in front of the said blonde Marilyn daughter of Maj and Mrs Will she rushes upstairs gone Mari-lyn confided through a picket fence she looks happy all the Townsend a horse lover ventured into the autumn outdoors early this morning to take a short ride on a racehorse named Juliet Jones He looked happy too but told reporters: Cabinet Te Meet still can't tell you anything about my future Once the quiet weekend to over (Cos tinned on Page Two) CofCTo Discuss Coming Projects Members of the Chamber of Commerce will have a roundtable discussion on next year's projects at their forum meeting Monday noon in the Lockgtt Hotel Patten to chairman of the forum committee and he request' ed all members to participate in the discussions about future project The Chamber also will make plana for formal opening of its new building at 115 Gray SL The open house will bf held next Sunday afternoon Oct 23b lof the Bureau of Ordnance will be guest speaker Oct 27 at annual Navy Day Ban quet Navy League president Phil Kidd said Saturday The dinner will get under way at pm on the 27th at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Officers Club dining room Kidd said The Navy League president also announced the appointments of Robert Bailey Norman attorney and Clement local insurance representative to head ticket sales for the annual affair provementa ai and haa suggested the City Commission call a bond election to finance the projects Proposed Spending The proposed improvements include: $262160 for a new city hall $65900 for new fire department equipment $50000 for streets and highways $400097 for sewerage drainage and water needs and $100000 for recreation facilities The Commission haa not officially discussed the capital improvements projects The program was recommended by a joint committee of the City' Commission and the Planning Commission Lindsey Paving Plaa Member! of the Commission will also meet Monday with Cleveland County members of the state Legislature and representatives of OU to 'discuss resurfacing Lindsey Street The Commission has asked for the state to share expenses with the city because OU property adjoins much of the road Commissioner Robert Ryan to chairman of a special committee to work with the state on the resurfacing plan Mayor James Long said the Commission discuss other projects of mutual interest to the University and the city Benedum Invited He said he did not know who the OU representatives would be although he had Invited Bene- dum Norman member of the Board of Regents to attend the meeting want to get the ball rolling on the capital improvements project and resurfacing id Lindsey Mayor Long said hope we can arrive at an approximate time to call a bond (Continued on Page Three) Gary Asks Higher Pay in Hospitals OKLAHOMA CITY Oct 15 Gov Raymond Gary raid today he will ask the next Legislature to to find the money to increase salaries of state mental hospital employes The governor in his bi-weekly radio address said he to amazed to find so many kindly and competent attendant and in atate mental hospitals when he considers the aalaries paid to them Gary cited past improvements in mental health program but warned against disregarding very faithful atate employes who are performing one of the hardest tasks of all" Ambassador Resigns DENVER Oct 13 President Eisenhower today accepted with regret the resignation nf William Lacy ailing ambassador to Itbc republic of Kyra daily cardiogram today and relieved from duty one of the specialists on his heart case Then in a 5:15 pm (HST) medical bulletin they aaid that: 4:30 the President was carefully lifted from hia bed by two corps men into an easy chair He sat in the chair for about 15 minutes Ne Walking Eisenhower wai wearing robe and pajamas for this first relief from his hospital bed Presidential Press Secretary James Hagerty told reporters the President took no steps and was lifted back into bed by the corps men Pvt Quentin IL Farrand of Olivet Mich and Pvt William Galloway Belen It was a high backed adjustable chair with arms upholstered in brown leather and fabric In response to a question as to whether the doctors now think the danger of complications is pretty well gone Hagerty said he had talked with the doctors on that Danger Unlikely their he said dangers of complications arising are very unlikely but of course the rest and recuperation and eon-valescense period are still ahead of him Asked if there had been any sudden upsurge in the chief executive's condition Hagerty replied in the negative He said he thinks Eisenhower is progressing exactly in accordance with the pattern his physicians have expected Sitting in a chair for the first time was part of the schedule for this fourth week This afternoon medical bulletin said the chief executive and napped and (Con tin aed on Page Two) March of this year however new tumors were found Mias Basolo continued classes in the afternooni spending her mornings in Oklahoma City clinics for extensive treatment She carried 17 hours of dasswork and at the same time made up an additional 14 credit hours Although by this time she knew she waa dying Basolo took her final examination at OU Pain and' weakness hindered her and immediately after her last test she went home Bolstered by hypodermic injections however she returned to take full part in graduation exercises At the time of death her weight dwindled to 32 pounds ihe left behind her a story of bravery and persistence which will nut soon be forgotten on Iba Norman campus spelled out under it The card lection making its debut at game muffed the first scheduled stunt the spelling of Jayhawka while the OU marching band formed and played the Kansas alma mater Improving graduallly with each stunt the card section later retrieved the error by successfully spelling out Jayhawks Other stunts performed by the section with the brightly colored cards included spelling out and the interlocked and The clincher was an animated stunt in honor of Oil Progress Week As the band played "That Old Black the card section formed an oil derrick with (Continued on Page Twe) Planners To Hear One Zoning Plea A proposal to rezone five lots at 50569 West Main Street from R-3 to C-2 (general commercial) heads the agenda of the Norman Planning Commiiaion for its monthly meeting Tuesday night Morgan chairman said Saturday The property la owned by Todd Annual election of officers also will be held Present officers in addition to Morgan are Fred Tarman vice chairman and Claud Eurtoo Secretary The meeting is act for 7:30 pm Tuesday at City IlalL Today in Norman Weather reading: Saturday at noon 73 Friday high 71 Friday overnight low 41 Saturday at 9 pm 52 it "A it Regional weather forecast: Fair send Norman sophomore Carl Dodd today and tonight cooling tonight over for his first touchdown as a High today near 75 Sooner from the four Fullback ir it it Dcnnit Morris floored KU fullback Monday: Marine Reeruiier 10 AI Stevenson to open the door fur am to noon Selective Service of- Dodd I ficca 113 Peter Ave try for the extra point -ft i was wide He missed three timet Monday: Chamber of Commerce during the afternoon forum noon Lockett Hotel Denied a touchdown early in the if ir I second quarter by McDonald' bob- Monday: Junior Chamber ofible at the Kansas three Oklaho-I Commerce noon LorkeigioieL ((fattened aa Page Sit) Kansas to Ground Kansas bad been expected to emulate Texas and attack OU by air but the Jayhawks stuck to the ground moat of the way They could gather only 68 yards after their initial onslaught Halfback Tommy McDooald was the only Sooner who scored more than once The fiery junior whipped nine and 46 yards to touchdowns while catapulting 81 yards on six carries Carl Dodd Jimmy Harris Den-nit Morris Clendon Thomas and Robert Derrick also got in the touchdown act Harris and Bill Sturm toed the only conversions Opener Shocks Crowd The Somers came out in a 5-1-3-3 defense and Kansas knew just how to attack the alignment Using a series of belly plays quarterback Bev Buller directed the visitors the 71 yards witt an aplomb which shocked the shirtaleeved crowd Two line smacks gained fix yards before Buller faked to fullback Dick Reich and fed the ball out to halfback Ralph Moody Moody strongest runner this day threaded 29 yards to the OU 38 Two plays later Buller worked the keeper for 21 more to the Sooner 14 and Oklahoma quite properly called time out McDonald Blocks Kick But Reich bounced two Buller four and then Reich breasted an eight-man line aa he slipped off hia left tackle for seven yards and the touchdown McDonald blocked John attempted waver-: aim It was the first time Kansas had sewed on Oklahoma In three years or since the Big 42-20 triumph in 1952 It was 43-0 in 1953 65-0 in 1954 The lead waa short-lived In eight plays ihe Sooners had the touchdown back McDonald zipping nina yards on a pitchout to cap a 67-yard push End Paul Smith block-ad placement And Again ace punter Ted Rohde got Just 20 yards on his first boot momenta later and the Big Red was off again It covered the required 45 yards In eigM plays to Death Ends OU Coed's Story of Pain Courage Mail Death haa ended the story of a courageous girl who would not let incurable cancer atop her from graduating from the University of Oklahoma Officials at the University Saturday revealed that Beverly Basolo nf McAlester who graduated with a BA in library science last June died Oct at her home Born in McAlester in May 1932 Miss Basolo had her torsi opera-If torn while a student here in March I Vie 1953 It was then that malignancy 4321 discovered Other operations followed la June and October 1953 and in January and March of 1954 After each operation the slim OU coed returned to classes and made up the work she had missed 1100 or tim that courage would wm out aa doctors cleared Miss Basolo of malignancy In OFF AND II demonstrates the form with which he won the Big Turtle Race as he breaks from the post at the South Oval Saturday morning Clucking happily to him is Barbara Roos Enid his trainer While the girl to Miss Roos right yips excitedly the girl behind them watches apprehensively And a fourth girl just con't bear to look (Transcript Photo by Bob Collins) (Related Photo Story on Page Three).