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The Morning Examiner The Morning Examiner, 11)07. BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1946 E'JHT PAGES A rm Maiwl, FmmM Mardl MN nets It The Weekly tumirwr, At ril 1101 Single Copy 5c Slat YEAR Chti Vandenberg Backs Foreign Policy 1 Freeze To Reach As Far South As Georgia; Snow Too (By the Associated Press) A biting cold wave nipped large stretches of tho nation Tuesday night and heavy snows and freeiing rain imparted a Christmas setting in several states. The cold, severest of the season, drove the mercury below sera in parts of four states North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Near sera temperatures were fnrersst for sections of northern Illinois, Iowa and South Dakota. Strong winds added to the discomfort of the cold in the midwest.

As the cold spread south and east in moderated form, weather forecasters predicted sub-freesing temperatures would be recorded by Wednesday morning in the Carolina, northern Georgia, northern Texas and northern Louisiana. The rold wave was expected to remain until the week end. The frigid air mass originated in northwest Canada where old timers reported the coldest weather in 20 years. The temperature at Dawson, in the Yukon territory, rase from an unofficial 70 degree below zero to 40 below yesterday, and schools reopened. Near blizzard conditions added even inches of snow in 24 hours in section of Minnesota, Wisconsin and northern Michigan.

Some now aiso was reported in extreme northern Texas. Duluth, was whipped hy a 17-hour gale Monday night, with velocity up to 70 miles an hour. The violent wind and four-fooh snowdrifts grounded airplanes and delayed trains up to three hours behind schedules. OBJECTION OVERRULED President Truman helps to subdue the 42-pound Christmas turkey which almost got away from him during presentation ceremonies at the While House. I -eft to right: C.

W. Wampler, Harrisonburg, Homer Huntington, Ciicagn; R. E. Janes, Austin, Texas; Wayne Beaty, Ft. Worth; Leslie Hubbard, Lancaster, President Truman; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson and O.

W. Smith, New York. Renewed Housing Program Gets Go-Ahead Signal WASHINGTON, Dee. 17 CD The administration's revamped housing program gut the go-ahead signal today with an order putting into effect December 24, the liberalised permit eystem allowing construction or new boinei without priorities. At the same time, housing Kite-pediter Frank C'reednn 1 snd the civilian production administration announced that all regulations of hath UFA and Hie nullutial housing agency pre being reviewed in the light of Dm new bousing program and some amendments may sism lie made in conformance with the president's announced imliry." The new program announced by the president removes the flujmu sales ceiling and allows sn adjustment of the $MI monthly rental ceiling for RfW houses.

In addition, ihn program allows an increase in non-housing conalriiiiinn which had been held at about tier week. Sonin officials predicted this incrcnsa may he aa much as 4o percent. In pointing out that the permit ayalcm fur residential construction will end thn necessity for priorities on Dct'cuihur 24, N1IA and (TA emphasized that presidential building cannot he stinted without a government permit. The statement also said that priorities issued to builders or contractors prior to establishment of the permit system are still and must I honored by suppliers of building materials, llimevi where construction has not started hy that time, outstanding priorities may lie returned to the federal housing administration and permits obtained. Along the same line, (TA reiterated that all non-housing construction must still lie authorized, adding that the limitation will lie continued for some time" and vigorously" enforced.

Blum Government In Overwhelming Assembly Support TARIM, Dec. 17 '-T" President Premier Leon Blum's allsncinlist interim government received an overwhelming vote of approval tonight from the French national assembly. With only a minimum of friction between the communists and the popular republican movement (MRP), the assciniily voted Ml to 2 to seat lilum'a cabinet, which will remain in office until thn latter part of January when a regular government is constituted. The new cabinet, first under the constitution of France's fourth re public, planned to go to work tomorrow on a new budget for the first three months of 1047. The communist party and the centerist MRP the two strongest political factions in France combined in the grand compromise which gave approval to the government composed entirely of sorial-ista, the third ranking party which has less than 100 members in the 600-odd-memher assembly.

Before the vote. Blum was wirm-lv applauded hy the assembly during a speech in which he promised that his government would "keep our friendships carefully" with other nations. The three-time premier warned that France must expect to make sacrifices' and 'severe economies" and reiterated the stand of previous administrations for international control of the Ruhr and Rhineland, and French control of the Saar. 600 Fight Fire At Binger, Okla. HUNGER.

Dec. lf-'-T Using ganlen hosrs, wet sacks and mops, and anything linndr to fight a fire, 6uu men, women and child ren, aiding resular firemen, tonight brought under control a blaze which leveled two huildinas on the ninin street and threatened for a time to wipe nut this town of 86u. When the fire apiiearrd to he getting out of hand, the townspeople rallied to aid the volunteer fire unit and the Anadarko, fire department which had been railed. The Ilenitz general merchandise atore. on a main street corner, snd the Ringer theater were lies trovrd hy the Maze.

No one was in the theater. Tulsa Hospital Bond Issue Is Defeated TULSA. Dee. 17 LT' Tulsa county residents today apparently defeated a tropo-cU bond Issue for const ruction of a county hospital hut another bond proposed for a bridge on the Arkansas at Jcnks held a commanding lead. Unofficial returns form 1S1 of the county's 190 precincts showed: Fbr the hospital, 3,001 to 5,690 against.

Vote on the bridge was 7.246 for and 2.652 acainst. Mental Health Act Outlined By Committee OKLAHOMA CITY, Due. A new state mental health act letting up a department of mental health and providing for liberal, voluntary admlation of palienti to mental hospitals waa presented to day by the atate rommittee on care and treatment of tha mentally ill to aenale and houao mmmitteea now inveatigating condition! In Oklahoma1! mental institutions. If enarted, the pmpnaed act would not only he a model atate law governing commitment and rare of the mentally aick, but would iiave the wey for the atate to obtain mnaidcrable funda under the re renlly paaaed federal mental hygiene law, Mra. George PI.

Calvert, vire-chairman of the board of affaire, aaid. The mein polnta in the propoaed legialation are: 1. Establishment of a atate department of health headed by a mental health board. The board will be compoaed of the chairman of the board of affaire, the atate eommiaaioner of public health, and the dean of the Oklahoma Univer-aity medical achonl. The board, which will take over all governing functiona now held by the board of affaire, ia ordered by law to viait and meet at leaat once in the find half of each fiacal year at each in-atitution.

2. Appointment by the mental health board of a medical director who ahall have had at leaat 10 yeara experience in the practice of paychiatry, five of which muet have been in a mental inatitution. The law givea the director awrep-ing powera which include control of the medical adminiatration, care and treatment of mental patienta; the making of recommendation! to the board on tranaference of patienta from one hoapital to another; nerving aa chairman of a board of paychiatric examiner! on diarharge of patienta. and the power to call meeting! of the hoapital euperintendenta to bring about coordination of the inatitutiona for maximum aervire to the atate. 3.

Wiping nut Oklahoma'! outmoded commitment lawa and providing for voluntary admiaainn of patienta to hoapitala with the riass-ifiration "mentally ill" inatead of insane." Under the new act, a mental patient, upon voluntary application, may be admitted to a atate hoapital nr atate paychopathic hoapital for care and treatment for a period not exceeding 60 days. Fatienta may alao be admitted for a 60-day obaervation period upon a petition aigned by at leaat two medical examiner! whose qual-ificationa ahall have been reviewed by the atate mental health hoard, A liberal provision of the law pro. videa that any mental patient admitted voluntarily may, upon hia own petition nr that of a person on hia behalf, be released after 60 daya upon written request to the superintendent of the instituting. 4. A new plan for the building up of each institution to handle ipecialixed types of mental illness.

The mental hospital at Lcxinctnn, aow operated as an adjunct of Norman's Central atate hospital, ia set up aa the Lexington atate hna- I lital to handle seniles and rhrnn-rally ill patienta transferred from all other institutions. Northern Oklahoma hospital at Enid, its name changed to the Enid State School," will handle all classes of mental defectives, both adult and child, while the hospital for the Negro insane at Taft, its name changed to the Taft State Hospital, will handle all classes of Negro patients, pmperlv segregated for the first time. The three major institutions at Norman, Yin-ita and Suplv will handle all other mentally ill," not insane," persona. In the discussion which followed introduction of the proposed legia lation, both senators and representatives advocated additional measures to aid the care of the mentally ill. Sen.

Homer I'aul, Pauls Valley, who has been spear-heading the fight for mental reforms, proposed that both house and senate eom-mitteeaNstudv use of the 300-hed hospital at McAIrster aa a mental institution. Dr. Louis Ritzhaupt. Guthrie senator, came out strongly for a psychopathic hospital and diagnostic center at University hospital where all mental patients in the stale could he sent for observation and treatment, then transferred to the state hospital most fitted to ram for their individual type of ailment. New Highway Law Is Being Preoared OKLAHOMA CITY.

Dee. 17-'. T9 Legislation to create the eight-man highway commission sought by Roy J. Turner will be ready f4 introduction when the legislature convenes Jan, 7, Rep. fitreeter Speakman, of Sapulpa, aid today.

Says Byrnes Has Made A Superb Record WASHINGTON, Dee. 17-J-T) Senator Vandenberg is expected to head the important senate foreign relations enmmittea in the new congress, today pledged his continued support to Secretary of State Byrnes in maintain united postwar foreign policies. Returning to capitol hill after the long, historic world parleys in New York where he was a Byrnes adviser, Vandenberg declared the secretary of slate "has made a superb record in the face of tremendous obstacles" and ha accomplished incalculably valuable results for America and for a safer, happier world." From Byrnes himself came praise for the work of the United Nations assembly and big four foreign ministers as having furnished reason for happiness, rejoicing and optimism. The meetings, which reflected somewhat greater harmony between east and west, inspired the secretary to tell a news conference that he shared optimism already expressed by British Foreign Secretary Bevin and Russian Foreign Commissar Molotov. Vandenberg, talking to a separate newa conference, described the general assembly as the major organ of the United Nations.

He aid it truly ia the town meeting of the world." In a statement, the republican senate leader declared that foundation for united, American postwar foreign policy "are now soundly established. For twro Years, he said, he had sought that end in devoting practically all hit time to the diplomatic front. I shall continue to do everything within my power to cooperate jo maintaining the united, American policy which has been established: in respect to the pence settlements in Europe, end in establishing collective security and justice through the United Nations," the Vandenberg statement said. "I consider it vital to our own national interest. I continue to support Secretary of State Byrnes in these policies.

Vandenberg said he expected now to be able to return to hia senate labors without serious interruption, but that he would be available for any further assignments that President Truman or Byrnes deemed essential. He indicated to reporters he would be willing to participate in the main program of the next foreign ministers meeting in Moscow but not the "entire routine." Of course, Byrnes said, anyona would know that the agreements reached on the peace treaties in New York do not mean all difficulties hare been overcome. But he said it ia particularly good that the foreign ministers could appoint deputies to prepare for writing peace treaties with Austria and Germany. These treaties will be discussed when the foreign minister assemble in Moscow in March. Byrnes sgtd he hoped announce his American deputy soon.

And, he said, he certainly intends to ask Senators Connally (D-Tex) and Vandenberg (R-Mich) to accompany him to Moscow. They have been by hia aide in tha foreign ministers councils in Paris and New York. Byrnes praised their contributions. While Connally indicated that he was thinking of stepping out of the role of international negotiator, Byrnes said ba hoped the senator only feels tired now and will change hia mind later. The secretary of state said Molotov had assured him that tha Soviet government would aee to it that foreign correspondents are abla (o report the Moscow discussions as they did those in Paris and New York.

At hia first Washington new conference in some seven weeks Byrnes also ticked off these points, largely in response to questions; 1. He has asked George Messer-smith, ambassador to Argentina, to come to Washington for consultation. The secretary ia not asking for the ambassador's resignation nor for a conference on whether Argentina is complying with American views on international policy. There have been widespread reports that Messer-smith and Sprullle Braden, assistant secretary of atate, are at odds and that a showdown ia imminent. 2.

The White House will lieu in a day or two a statement on the whole question of food for shipment oversea. Transportation difficulties are preventing larger movement ot wheat and other foods from the United States to Britain and Europe, but the government i doing all it can to solve the 3. More than 3,000 applications for visa for immigration from Ireland are sucked up In the office of the United State consulate Hat moling For WASHINGTON, K. 17 Harold K. Stamen, 39-year-oid former Minnesota governor and navy veteran, served notice on the old guard in his parly today that he ia definitely a candidate for the republican presidential nomination in 1948.

He made his announcement at a hotel news conference and said he would present a definite, constructive and progressive" program and work with republican majorities in congress to steer the party along a truly liberal path." His main interest at first, he said, will be to develop new labor legislation based on voluntary methods to prevent strikes but seeking to "break up monopolies and dictatorships" in unions. He mentioned the United Mine Workers in this particular and said if the coal miners had taken a secret ballot, as he favors, there would have been no coal strike. Stassens announcement came shortly after Senator Arthur H. Yandenherg, of Michigan, told mi-other news conference that he is not a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and anticipates no campaign in his behalf. Both Yandenherg and Senator Robert A.

Taft, of Ohio, have nAv said they are not candidates, but they have left the door open for possible draft movements. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, of New York, 1944 party standard bearer and expected to he a serious contender again in 1949, remained silent on the Stassen and Yanden-berg declarations. A press secretary in Albany sent word to reporters: No comment." Stassen's open candidacy, ail hut avowed up to now, is expected by politicians to put a keen edge on pre-convention activity that otherwise would remain dull two yean before nominating time.

Yandenherg in asserting he is hut a candidate said the republican task at hand is exclusively one of now justifying our November victory." Stassen said the future of the working people In the United States depends on four things in the next six months: 1 That big strikes be avoided, in order to bring about high, continuous production. 2 That salaries and wages of the white collar classes -teachers, pensioners and the like be brought up to the new level we have arrived at. 3 That no extreem restrictive legislation be enacted hy congress that would place extreme power in the hands of the government in violation of the fundamental rights of the workers." 4 Exercise of "consumer resistance to high prices in this immediate period He struck out at the recent report by Robert Nathan, consulting economist to the CIO. which said among other things that manufacturing corporation could raise wages 21 to 23 per cent, or about 35.100.000,000, without a raise in pricei and still leave corporate profits about twice as high as 1936-39. Stassen termed this report the "most deceptive and fallacious report ever given wide cirrulaiton in this country.

It is absolutely incorrect in simple arithmetic and attempts to lead the workers to set off demands which cannot be met. It will set off. Ion, a spiral of high prices," he said. He opened his news conference hy annnuncinr he is opening a Washington office. Earl E.

Hart, who was secretary to Harold H. Burton of Ohio when the latter was mayor of Cleveland, and as U. S. senator, will he Stasaen's personal secretary in charge of the office. Stassen said he will spend considerable time in Washington in 1947 doing all in my power to move the republican party along the oath of true liberalism." The second phase of his work, he raid, will concern an interest in housing, health and small business.

It was here that a reporter broke in with: Are you an avowed candidate for the presidential nomination in 1946?" I do intend to be," was his reply. Later, he was asked whv he objected to being called a candidate now." I don't." he replied, smiling. You say you will be?" "I am. Stassen volunteered this might appear unusual and unorthodox, but said he probably has been that for some time. He said he had reserved an nnouncement until after the November elections.

Who do von think yon will have to he i asked. I don't think in those terms." was the reply. I'll he giving emphasis to the program we believe in." He aaid the republican state central committee of Minnesota already is seeking modest" contributions for his campaign. Solomon Elder Dead TULSA. Pec.

Solomon E. Elder, 52, sales representative of the C. W. Cotton Supply rmtpany and wellknown in the nil field equipment trade, died today from a heart attack suffered st the Tulsa rluh. Previous to Joining the Cotton firm In April, Elder had been Tulsa manager for 17 yeara of the rit'alurgh Steel Co.

Ha Is survived by hia widow, Mrs. Joy Eldor. U.S. Fails To Get Approval Of Atom Plans LAKE SUCCESS, N. Dec.

17 The United States failed today in an attempt to bring about an immediate vote of approval on ita proposals for International control of atomic energy. Soviet Delegate Andrei A. rent ko charged that the American resolution was not In complete conformity with the historic disarmament decision of the United Nations general assembly and asked more time to study it. V. S.

Delegate Bernard M. Baruch, who told the L. N. atomic energy commission be had intended to ask a vote on the American proposals at this session. Appeared sorely disappointed at the delay, but finally agreed to postponement of the commission's deliberations until Friday.

Ifolidaje delays anil delnjs," Baruch said, 'lime gurx hy, then jear go h) and nothing ia Gromyko Indicated he waa chiefly concerned with achieyeing unanimous decision on the proposals, and (or this rcaeou, he said, more time to study them waa desirable. He charged that there were certain asiiects of the proposals including provisions for sanctions which actually were in violation of the United Nations charter and added that many questions governing the resolution which had been asked by the Soviet delegation still were unanswered. He said he was not quite clear" how the United States wanted to implement these proposals. In rssenre, the laltcd Mates plan called for a strong and mmprrbeasfie International system of runlrol of atomic energy" established hy contention among the United Nations member. It stipulated that such a treaty woald set ap an International authority witu power to udminis-" ler treaty protisinus and to deal with all aspects of the atomic problem.

Under the American proposal, the treaty would guarantee that authority representatives would be unhampered hy any natiuu in their entrance and departure for violation insiieciious. The American plan would prohibit manufacture, possession and use ot atomic weapons, would cull for dcuruelion of existing stocks of atom bombs; would require reports on violations by the authority to the security council and the signatory nations, und would place puniahmont uutsiJe the pale of the veto power. A majority of the commission members expressed approval of the American plan. However, the issue raised by Gromyko that a vote today might threaten unanimity later found some support. China l)r.

Quo Tsi-Cfat supported Former Roosevelt Aide Is Indicted For Tax Fraud BALTIMORE, Dee. Eu gene B. Casey, an executive assist ant to thn late President Roosevelt, waa indicted by the federal grand jury today on charges of income lax evasions totaling 70,384. Rernard J. Flynn, United States district attorney who gave Caseys address as Gaithersburg, said that the alleged evasions occurred during the years 1941-42-43.

during the time Casey served at the white house. Casey, 42. waa one of the six presidential assistants who, Mr. Roosevelt once said should have a passion for anonymity." He combined with his white house tasks much political liaiann work over the country, traveling far and wide He darned his home new deal farms." Casey owned seven dairy and grain farms in Maryland and also engaged in the engineering and house construction business. He served is the navy, seeing combat service, in 1941 and 1943.

Casey said in a statement tonight that every cent that the treasury alleges that I owe, plu 6 per cent up to December 31. 19-16, has been paid to the United States government." The text of his statement: 'I understand that the U. S. district attorney in Baltimore is initiating criminal action against me on a charge of income tax fraud. Before I entered the navy, I requested the treasury department to go over tax returns.

A memo to this effect is on record in the bureau of internal revenue. From I earl Haibnr on, I had been forced to be ahsent from Washington a large part of the time on assign- (Continued to Page 5 Column 6) Passengers Are Terrcried By Escaped Deserter KANSAS CITY, Dee. 17 .19 An escaped army prisoner flourishing two pistols terrified passengers aboard a train, leaped to freedom and forced a farmer to drive him from rural Jaekson county to Kansas City today before police ended his (light. Two patrolmen captured the man, whom they identified as Tvt. John 8.

O'Brien of Rome, N. as he waited for a street ear in the downtown section. OBrien surrendered without resistenre although police said two .45 caliber pistols were found in his pockets. C'Pk Grrrit Heltondt, of Sioux City. Iowa, one of the guards returning O'Brien from Indiana to Ft.

Leavenworth where he had escaped three months ago, told this story: O'Brien seized DeBondt's revolver early this morning as the train neared Sihlejr, and forced Hie guard to unlock his handcuffs. He took tlw pistol of the second guard. I'pl. Robert L. Blowers, of Beth.

W. Va. Gun in hand OBrien paraded through the train admonishing passengers to keep still and you wont get hurt." Taking an overcoat front a passenger, he leaped from the train. While 16 cars of police officers searched the area, Mark Stoner, a farmer, said O'Hrien forred hint to drive to Kansas City where the escaped prisoner got out, taking Stoner's shoes with hint. Louis A.

Johnson, construction company employe, told police that O'Brien tried to force him to drive to St. Joseph, Mo, -I told him 1 was on a Job and and couldn't leave town," Johnson said O'Brien got oiit of the ear. 1 told him to use hie head In-he could catch a street car." atrad of his gun and showed where Johnson called police when he read a newspaper story relating O'Brien's escape. Tha FBI said the army prisoner waa serving a five-year sentence for desertion. $15,000 Fund To Beat Bilbo Is Uncovered WASHINGTON, Her.

17 Senators digging into the financial deals revolving alsiut Senator riitoiloie ti. Bilbo today turned up a report or allegedly earmarked for defeating him at the juills. And the senate war inveatigating committee wus told that the custodian of the money temporarily at least was Edward Terry, the Mississippi smator's bwii private secretary at the tlnic. J. Marrln Quin, vice president of the Jackson Stale National iiiink, Jackson, told about it.

He said Terry mid him the plan waa lor Gov. Tom Hailey to run against Hillsi this year. Hailey did not make the race. He was talked of as a candidate hut. his health was net gissl.

He died leccntly. Quin did not say where the money came I nun but Indicated fiersonal Iwllef that Terry got it in New Yotk. lie said 'ierry wrote him alsiut it from there. Quin said Terry told him that the had leon taised to "get Governor Tom Hailey to enter the race acainst Senator Bilbo." He had ledger sheets to show tlmt Teriv deposited in the Jackson State National hank on Sept. 8, 1945, adding tliia amount to his previous halanir, and withdrew flO.Vno on July in, 1916.

lJiltio lired Tcrty as his secretary last Jan. 1. The commiliee's latest excursion into politics us played hy Miss-issippians came amidst detailed testimony almut the financial hia-lory of the seven bedroom, five-bath Baptist parsonage he built on bis furm. Hut since the senate war investi-gati committee began looking into his affairs, the Mississippi democrat has got two bankers to exclude the parsonage grounds from mortgages on his 3.600-arre farm in Pearl River county, Miss. The church matter came up as a sideline to the committee's inquiry into Bilbo's relations with business men who got large war contracts from the government.

Bilim stiil holds title to the church property. But Forrest Jack-son, his attorney, testified Bilbo has drawn a deed and has an oral understanding with the register of deeds Hint the deed ia to be honored and the property conveyed to the deacons in event of hia death. Jackson also said it was llilho's plan, if deatli dives not come first, to convey title when work is com pleted on this project for which the senator solicited funds ns a memorial to my sainted father.1 The story of tne mortgages was developed in testimony from Robert M. Newton, president of the Bank of Commerce, Wiggins. and Herbert H.

of the federal land hank of New Orleans. The committee has received testimony that war cnntrartnrs gave (Continued to Page Column S) Soldier Killed In Tokyo Club Fight TOKYO, Wednesday, Dee. 1- One soldier was killed and two wrre injured in a fight between white and Negro soldiers at the Tokyo rluh, a Japanese night spot, the Eighth army provost marshal said today. The dead soldier waa IM. Lon V.

Mills, son of Mrs. Inna Mills, 112 First Boonville. Mo. He died in an army dispensary after being taken there by military police. Injured were Sgt James A.

Ade. Headquarters Tron 16th Quartermaster Squadron, First Cavalry di-visinin, and Sgt. Richard R. Quarts. Negro Troop First Medical Squadron.

First Cavalry division (homo towns unavailable). Sub-Freezing Weather Felt All Over State (By the Associated Press) The weatherman predicts the state will warm up a little Wednesday afternoon alter a night of sub-freezing temperatures hut hang on to your coats and muffs, it still will be plenty cold. The cold wave, sweeping in from Canada, sent temperatures spiralling Monday night and the weatherman expected the mercury to range from 15 degrees in the Panhandle to 25 degrees in the southeast Tuesday night. Late Tuesday afternoon temperatures in the western part of the state, which Is expected to bear the brunt of the cold, Included 27 degrees at Woodward, 23 at Beaver and 29 at Elk City. The federal temperature check at 4:30 p.

m. Tuesday showed Enid bad 32 degrees, Fort Sill 15, Tulsx 34, Waynoka 33, Gage 11, Gage 31, Ponca City 32, Ardmore 36, Oklahoma City 34. After reaching 24 early Y'les-day morning the temperature In Bartlesville rose to 43 degrees in the afternoon. Food Supply Is Promised Britain LONDON. Dee.

17 -19 Food Minister John Strachey cancelled plans to fly to Washington in a plea for additional food today and told the house of commons that the United States had promised to ship 104,000 tens of wheat and flour by Jan. 31 enough to avert a very grave emergency. In addition, he said, the United State had promised to give nil priority to the movement of additional supplies for Britain from Canada. Strachey was reported prepared to leave tonight after the announce ment in Washington that Britain's grain allotment for January had been cut to 84JHX) ton as against her request for 150,000 tons. Later, however, he said the trip had been cancelled, and he then announced the promise of GS.000 tons of wheat and 36,000 ton of flour plus a mail amount of coarse grains.

(In Washington, Secretary pf States Brynes aaid the United i States would do everything possible to increase wheat shipments to Britain despite transportation difficulties. Department of agriculture officials said the export schedule had been disrupted by maritime, coal and other strikes.) London newspapers had taken a serious view of a prospective grain deficit, some saying it might be necessary to cut the British bread ration of nine ounces a day for most adults. Work Judgment Is Asked Against Estate Hattie Foreman, of Bartlesville, yesterday afternoon filed a suit in the county court asking for a judgment of $300 against Frank dftilima, executor of the estate of his father, the late Joe Sulima. Mrs. Foreman alleged that Frank Sulima, aa executor of the estate of Joe Sulima, had disallowed a claim in that amount which she had filed for services rendered to the deceased man.

She contended that she had left her home in Ohio et the request of Joe Sulima on July 2, 1946 and had erred- aa his housekeeper and worked in his grocery store near his home until his death on September 30. 1946. She asked $25 a week (nr her services. ONE KILLED IN WRECK DERRY, Dec. 17 man was killed and two other were injured in a freight train wreck which derailed at least 10 empty ears lata today on the Pennsylvania railroad two miles west of her I (Continued (o Iage 5 Column 3) Open Hearings For Small Newspapers WASHINGTON, Dec.

17 (.19 The senate small business committee will open hearings January 7, on the problem small newspapers, Chairman Murray (D-Mont announced today. Murray aaid the purpose is to determine what can be done to preserve the vitality of smaller newspapers of the nation." We are inviting the assistance," he continued, of ail who want to keep the American press vitally competitive. Small dailies and weeklies face more serious threats to their existence today than ever before." Murray said that at first "we were anxious to study this as a long range problem, because of the high death rate in the industry." He said the committee also will consider email newspaper advertising, taxes, postal rates, production costa and labor problems. Weather Reading (From Municipal Airport) To Midnight. Dec.

17. 1916 Relative humidify 64 Barometer 30.50 Rainfall, mo. to date .44 Rainfall, yr. to date 31.57 Temp. max.

Tues. 4K Temp. min. Tues. 22 Oklahoma Generally Kit Wednesday and Thursday; somewhat warmer Thursday and in west and extreme north Wednesday; high Wednesday 35 to 40.

Kansas Fair end slightly warmer, high 35 to 3 Wednesday; Thursday increasing cloudiness, a little warmer. (Continued to Page Column 1). Bartlesville Today TODAYS EVENTS Annual Christman assembly, College-High, 9:30 a. m. Kiwanis club, Hotel Burlingame, noon, TODAYS SHOWS Osage My Darling Clementine." Lyric To Each Hia Own." Rex From Thin Day Forward.

Arrow "They Slada Ma A Killer." i Shopping Days To Christmas.