Wichita Falls Times from Wichita Falls, Texas • 1

Today's Chuckle- mm Two heads arc not better than twice many ears to wash SCW Co Bullctlg Established In Wichita Falls Mar 1907 Volumt XLIV Number 352 Wkhite Pella Tenet Monday April 30 1951 Phone Price 5c Hill 0 1' s-'- -r IV- fr 4 Reef 7 roopsPushT oward Seoul To Take It for May Day Prize jffgf Here and Abroad 4' v' fe- jMwaW UNHAPPY ABOUT WHOLE THING-Sharkey the teal wanted to be pain but Freddie and Errie Zink 3-year-old identical twins took a dim view of the introduction When Sharkey reachol out a cordial flipper both tots recoiled in terror The boys met Sharkey at a sportsman's show in Dallas (AP Photo) WASHINGTON April 30 (AP) President Truman today sent congress a $60679-414690 defense budget and said Russia's rulera have pushed the world "to the brink of general war" The huge requested appropriation is for the United States' own military costs end to help arm Its Allies Mare Detail The message broke down in more detail the military estimates included In Mr Truman's generat budget sent to congress in January for tuj fiscal year beginning July 1 In letter to House Speaker Rayburn accompanying today's estimates Mr Truman Hid: "If the Soviet Vnlnn chooses to unleash a general war the free world must be in position to stop the attark and strike back decisively and at once at the seats of Soviet power "We believe that the best path to peace is through building combined defenses for the free world sufficiently powerful to Insure disaster for the aggressors If they launch a new world Seb-Tatals The over-all figure waa broken down into these sub-total: 8I424J38700 to pay for varlnu project congress already has authorized $38178414800 of "new obllga-tional meaning for direct expenditures and for 'letting of contracts for future payment I4j000fl0000 to cover needs "for large military publie works program to be recommended soon for authorization" Sketching broadly the planned use of the money Mr Truman said: "For the Army these funds broken arm w9 equip end maintain II were hospitalized et Elec-tion Mus eparate combat and More Dead 11 Injured In Mishaps man waa killed and al least Injured in traffic Wichita and Archer Sunday and early Monday Chaney S3 of Fort waa killed 10 miles east of on Hignway 287 the injured waa John 38 of Fort Worth who left arm sarly Monday the automobile he waa crashed Into a parked truck Highway 381 four miles of Wichita Falla Self S3 of 1552 suffered a severe head cut he was thrown from his Plymouth following a Virginia and Galveston Head lilts Curb ratrolman Wayne said Self's head hit a was taken to Wichita Falls where X-ray were being made accident occurred about a when Selfa car with ono being driven by Kenneth Dixon 1815 Dixon was uninjured died when the vehicle he was riding struck bridge abutment No vehicle was Involved were his wife 38 who was her mother Mrs Martha 83 and daughter Dora 5 who had broken arm Runaway Bus Hits Concrete Wall 10 Die Many Hurt WEIRTON Vs April 30 (77 50 Peter Balt 80 Mrs Angelina READY TO GREET MAY Barbara Joan Gomel first grader in Mias Mamie Jenkins room at Fannin School fillg her May Day basket with the flowers of spring Barbara Joan daughter of Sgt and Mrs Joe Gomex who live in a trailer near Sheppard Air Force Base and her classmates in the first grade com- Sletcd their baskets in school Monday and took them ome On May Day morning (Tuesday) legend has It they will grace the door sills of favorite neighbors and friends One And Traffic One 11 were accidents In Counties Eddie Worth Electra Among Miller lost his when driving on south Speedway when 1951 collision at City Hen-drirkson curb Self Clinic-Hospital pictures The 11:30 col-llded Charlei Grant Chaney In which a concrete other Injured driving: Bell Ann tra where their condition waa tfei scribed as not serious Killed Instantly Highway Patrolmen Johnny Croft and Sptliar said the car did not overturn Lavender Justice of the peace at Electra said Chaney was killed Instantly Deputy Sheriff Harold Fraker Fire Chief Low and John Henderson of Electra reached the scene Immediately nd cleared traffic which threatened to hamper movement of ambulances the patrolmen said Tha Chaneya were returning from Hollis Okla where they had been visiting his mother Mrs Chancy Highway patrolmen said tha International truck which Miller crashed into was headed south See ACCIDENTS Fate I Outlook in Korea Said 'Not So Black' WASHINGTON April 30 (47-Senate Democratic Leader McFarland said after a White Hun briefing today that tha situation In Korea seem to look so black Tha Arizona Democrat told reporters: "Tha withdrawals seem to be orderly" Ha would not elaborate McFarland Speaker Rayburn House Democratic Leader McCormack and Senator Johnson Democrat Texas participated In the regular Monday meeting of tha president and his congressional leaden Rayburn said they diacussad primarily tha leglalallve picture on Capitol Hill and listened to a briefing on the Chinese and Korean Communist offensive In Korea Allies Prepare For Defending Korean Capital TOKYO April 30 Allied artillery laid an explosive curtain of fire before Seoul today in the path of a gathering Red army Intent on seizing the old South Korean capital as a May Day prize United Natlona forces arrayed before the war-shattered city fired 43703 rounds of artillery Sunday Ilia booming echo of massed artillery implemented the announcement of Lt Gen James A Van Fleet Allied ground commander that Seoul would be defended Moving From North Chinese Communists poured down tram the north for a mass assault Airmen ipotted 1363 Rad vehicles moving along the western front Twenty thousand Communists were reported gathered as shock troops for the assault Only probing attacks were reported in the early hours Monday On Sunday Van Fleet announced his bold decision to defend Seoul He plana defense north of the city not house-to-house street fighting General MacArthur and Lt Gen Matthew Rldgway had made no attempt to hold the rity against the Chinese offensive earlier In the year They said it was of no military Importance But Van Fleet said Seoul has prestige as Korea's historic capital He described the Seoul area and the line of the Hen 'River which flows south of the city as "vital and strategic" UN forces he said "welcome the opportunity to destroy the King reported after Van Fleet's press conference that "United Nations forces will not Communist army north of the Han" AP General Executive Frank be sacrificed unnecessarily" to hold Seoul One of Van Fleet's corps rom-manders said tha final decision See KOREA rase Showers Arrive With Cool Front Thundershowers and cooler temperatures arrived In Wichita Falls about I o'clock Monday morning when the weather front moving eastward across Texas hit here Scattered showers were forecast for the area throughout Monday with fair weather scheduled Monday night High temperatures were to be in upper 70's with low Monday night of about 61 Strong and shifting winds were to continue throughout Monday after gusts of as high as 35 miles per hour blew Sunday night No reports of storms were recorded by the weather bureau or railroads Monday morning Sticky heat brought the humidity as high as 82 per rent Sunday night after a maximum of 85 degrees temperature that afternoon Rain Sunday measured J4 of an Inch Rainfall totaled 44 of an inch at Hollis Okla Three-tenths of an Inrh of rain fell at Wellington Texes Sunday night Some parta of Collingsworth County got half an Inch 33-year-old driver stuck to the wheel of a runaway bus pitching down a mile-long hHl but the bus crashed into a concrete wait killing him and nine of his passengers Just before the horrifying smashup yesterday driver Getrge Kraina cried to his church-bound passengers: 1 "Hang on everybody! We're going to Those were hla last words He was dead whrn pulled from the twisted wreckage of the bus -Killed Outright Some of the nine passengers were killed outright Others died a short time afterward Of the 85 persons aboard 48 were injured At least three Including a child were reported In critical condition Police said there were no eyewitnesses and no indication of how fast the bus was running but one of the uninjured passengers 14-year-old George Stunda said: "We must have been going 80 before we hit that wall" Fatrolman Joe Rodak who with patrolman Frank Ticlch was the first to reach the scene in the quiet residential neighborhood said: "It was like a gruesome Jigsaw purxlc "Most of the children and adults were piled up In front of the bus "Bodies were all tangled to Confederate Flags Wave for General VERNON Texas April 30 Hundreds of rodeo fans were gathering here today for the opening of the sixth an' nunl Santa Rosa Roundup and Rodeo Partly rlo'idy skies prevailed following an early morning shower A barbecue and program were held late Monday morning at Al-lingham Park when special guests and visiting bands Including the Wichita Falls High School band were fetnd The mile-long parade was scheduled at 3 The first performance of the six-day rodeo will be unreeled at 8 o'clock Monday night and a sell-out has been assured Performances will be held at I o'clock "Others were pinned In the each night during the six-day wreckage There was blood on event Top-ranking cowboys from all On Way to Maaa parta of the country are expected Most of the passengers were to compete for prize money of cn route from their homes in more than 17000 when the chute suburban Weirton Heights to gales open for the first perform-downtown Weirton where th anre Monday night Beutlcr Brothers of Elk City Okla will again produce the show and some of the toughest stock In the tanbark circuit has been secured for the rodeo here Stork has already arrived at the site of the rodeo two miles south of Vcrri-iO Santa Rose noundup grounds and stands have been groomed and draped with bunting for the big show Taul Waggoner originator of the show says the 1331 edition will be bigger and better than ever Several new acts have been added and mmedy and laughs will be Intermingled with the were to attend mass at St Paul's Catholic Church A priest was among the first at the scene He went among the passengers to administer the last riles "The old people were wonderful" said Patrolman Rodak hey Insisted we take out the youngsters first" In addition to the driver the dead are Diana Jackson 10 Mrs Florence Hrrkle 40 Mrs Elsie Ulizio 53 Mrs Josephine Kulow Senators Vote Closed Hearing For MacArthur WASHINGTON April 30 WV-Senator who arc suing to ques-linn Gen Douslaa MacArthur on Far Eastern military and foreign pollclei decided today to hear him behind rinsed unless MacArthur requests a public hearing Senator Sparkmun Democrat 'Alabama rams out of a closed meeting of the senate armed cervices and foreign relations committee to say the vote to adopt this system was Joint Sleeting MacArthur Is to appear before a joint meeting of the two committees on Thursday Their general Inquiry into Far Eastern poliry was touched off by President Truman's removal of the five-star general from his commands Some Rr publicans haw been demanding publie sessions but Senator Russell Democrat Georgia agrees the committee could not "get all the facts" in such sessions Russell as chair-an of the armed services committee will preside at the hearings Russell said he would arrange to make a cendired version of MacArthur testimony available for the press Immediately after each hearing He has said that matters involving military security would be deleted from this testimony Representative Reece Republican Tennessee proposed meanwhile that an 13-man "national commission on aerurily and peace" be set up to examine "the soundness direction and effectiveness of the foreign policy of the United States" He prepared for introduction In the house a resolution to create such a commission with former President Herbert Hoover as one of Its members and give it 1100-000 to do Its work The resolution appeared slated for a pigeon-hole The WEATHER Wichita Falls and Vlrlnlty: Partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday cooler Monday night with lowest temperature about 10 and hlglmai temperature Tuesday near 75 East Texas: Considerable cloudiness scattered thundershowers In extreme east portion Monday night and early Tuesday Cooler west and central portions Strong southerly winds on the coast becoming fresh to moderate northwesterly by Tuesday West Texas: Partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday Cooler except in El Paso area Oklahoma: Partly cloudy Monday night a few thundershowers In east' Tuesday generally fair strong shifting winds diminishing Monday night cooler In west Wichita Falls Weather data in Wichita Fails for the 34 hours ending at 1 JO Monday: 1331 1350 1:30 Monday 75 54 Maximum 13 03 Minimum S3 43 Barometric pressure 1 JO Monday 2830 Precipitation 04 of an Inch Inches precipitation to date: 1331 501 1330 514 Sunrise aad Sunet Monday: Sunset 7:17 Tuesday: Sunrise 5:43 a mJ jNinsct 7:17 iv-si' 'Vvi minute air base ceremony the party moved to the nearby town of Smyrna population 1730 where the general placed a wreath on a memorial to World War Two dead Then earns the entry into tha festive home town itself Lemonade stands dotted lawns of rhurches and private homes Jean MacArthur knew well before aha left 14 years ago In today's flag-waving crowd the start and ban of the Confederacy were far more In evidence than the stars and stripes Hawkers of tha Confederate banner did a land office business Biggest Throng It was probably tha biggest throng Murfreesboro population has been at nee 11000 44000 Yanka and 37000 fought the battle of Murfreesboro in tha '60's "Welcome Jean General and prnclnim signs strung everywhere Pictures of MacArthur are all along the streets But most of the program Is genrod to suit Jean She gets a silver tray for her annlveraary and a lifetime membership In the local Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Many old friends are to greet her al a luncheon And she will go to her old home to bo met by several former servants The folks aren't forgetting her and tha general's 13-year-old son Arthur either He gets a rod and reel a life membership in tha Boy Scouts of America and aomo Scout paraphernalia When tha word got out that tha MacArlhura were coming II committees got busy on tha plans Another committee was set up to co-ordinate the committees That's what Murfreesboro thinks of Jean Wclshans 38 Alfa Lawson Smith 13 Valentino Urossl 38 and Patsy Rock 8 Patrolman Ticich paid high praise to the driver saying he almost succeeded in keeping the bus from smushing Into the concrete wall at the bottom of the hill Parade Opens Vernon Roundup thrills and apills of the rodeo it-setf Burkburnetfs famous Boom-town Mounted Quadrille will again he featured along with several other special acts by well-known entertainers Infected It's Just plain old fashioned food poisoning" Nineteen persons were under treatment at the 8tamford Sanitarium and approximately 30 others were dismissed after receiving first aid It waa believed atill others became 111 and were treated at home Twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Texas Conference of the Evangrllcal Lutheran Auguitana Church opened In Ericksdahl Thursday Dr Hugo Hatcrlua pnstnr of the Bethel Lutheran Church at Ericksdahl is president A youth rally Sunday night marked final session of tha four- day meeting Member of tha eon- i'V state supporting units Tha Navy under these recommendations will alntain an active fleet of 1161 ships Tha Marina Corps will maintain an active fleet of 1181 other supporting units The Air Force will continue to build toward 83 war Heavy Eeulpment Of the new funds he said about $34700000000 will be used to buy heavy equipment such as ships planes tanks artillery trucks amunition guided missiles and electmntrs A total of 143 billion will be used to buy planes The president asserted: "The funds I am today recommending will carry forward the rapid buildup in military strength upon which our nation embarkrd when the aggression in Korea showad that tha Soviet rulera were willing to push th world to the brink of a general war to get what they want are building our military strength In tha way best calculated to mret th military threat that confront! us "Th major element In thia threat Is the military strength and military production of the Soviet Union The armed forces of the Soviet Union today far exceed any reasonable defense requirements Its economy is harnessed to war production" Mr Truman said: "The level of preparedness which this budget Is designed to crests is one which Is well within our ability to maintain fur many years if neressery" New Casualty List WASHINGTON April 30 (47-A defense department casualty Ust today Identified 33 men of whom IB are Head 48 wounded II missing and II injured In battle smw accidents Kelley declares plans tor tha television setup are already under way but points out much additional planning will be necessary before ultimata actual operation of TV here "We feel though that KTRN should plan television for th future" Kelley lays "This station always has strived to keep abreast of latest developments In the field ef radio and ar glad that' KTRN will be tha pioneer of television development in Wichita Falls" Hans call for affiliation with a television network of national scope that will make It possible for Wlctttana to receive outstanding programs emanating from all parts ef tha nation In addition KTRN officials Man programs ef films short subjects televising of area events and ether varied program! Present studios of KTRN are at 817 Scott The station a Mutual System affiliated station operates on a wav length of 1 J00 kltoeyelea 1 8 EIGHTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS Korea April 30 (47 current Red offensive In Korea will have no effect on rotation of American ooldiera due to return to the United States says Lt Gen )ames A Van Fleet MURFREESBORO Trnn April 30 (47 Jeafi Fairclolh MacArthur pulling rank on her general husband brought her famed family home today for a triumphant return In which she held the commanding role They arrived at Scwarc Air Force Base for a five-hour homecoming-wedding anniversary celebration and drove the 13 mile to Murfreesboro over roads lined with cheering throngs The general's four-engine constellation the "Bataan" set down at 10:53 a central atandard time A 16-man Air Force "salutation" party greeted the Mac-Arthurs The Air Force explained this was equivalent to a 17-gun salute adding that it flies airplanes and doesn't shoot cannons All Stops Felled Then a rivilian welcoming delegation took the party In hand for an all-stnps-pullcd blowout that had thia picturesque little city In a tumult Gov Gordon Browning greeted the family at the air base Military honor over in tha brief 10- Dam Construction Begins With Ceremony BIO SPRING TexaiT April 30 Ground waa broken yesterday by representatives of Big Spring Odessa and Snyder for an 111000000 water project When completed the reservoir will furnish water for domestic use for the three cities It is project of the Upper Colorado River Municipal Water District Olson of Erlrksdahl Two ministers Rev Russell Lundgren of Dallas and Rev A Leaf of San Antonio war expected to leave tha hospital Monday Others hospitalised Inrluued Mrs Robert Ohio Rev Kenneth Larson and Mrs Nyberg Houston Meadamea Christina Bergwall John Ilsgland and A Erlcson Galveston Okay Richards Mr and Mrs Carlson nilsa Cavender Mrs Smart Mrs A Stenholm and Mrs 11 Paterson Ericksdahl and Mrs A Lundgren and Mrs Burleson Stamford Convention meals Had been served at the rhnreh KTRN Files Application For Television Station Thirty-nine Go to Hospital After Wave of Illness Interrupts Lutheran Conference at Ericksdahl Application to establish a tele-vl(on station here was filed in Washington Monday with tha Federal Communication Commission by tha Texoma Broadcasting Company owner and operator of Radio Station KTRN Tha proposed T-V station would operate in rhannrl six Filing of the application further rarrlra out police of attempting to provide the best and most modern service for this area Boyd Kelley general manager sas Kelley points out that th Texoma Broadcasting Company already own a aita where TV studioa can a II-acra tract on tha Seymour Highway adjacent to the city limit! and Immediately north of Westmoreland Addition KTRN already has a 500-foot FM tower constructed on that site which has tha highest elevation of any spot In that region that will materially contribute toward good reception for televt-lion fans I Former Army Nurse Arrested for Bigamy MIAMI Fla April 30 (At-A former World War Two Army nurse Mrs Florence Miller Redel-sheimer Is frea on bond following her arrest on a Covington Ky warrant alleging aha committed blgsmy Tha prominent 40 -year -old Nashville Tann fanner commander of the American Veterans of World War Two and wife of Jonas RedrNhelmer 51 was released on S1U0 bond She waa arrested Saturday night on a warrant sworn out by James Benn which alleged aha committed bigamy when she married him July 71 13 gregatta suddenly began (a be violently ill Then the speaker Rev Roger Carlaon of Fort Worth president of the Texas Conference of tha Luther League himself was stricken Tha meeting waa closed and patients began to leave for tha Stamford hospital They continued to arrive until midnight Normally tha hospital la filled nearly to rapacity and the auddan pirga of Incoming patlenta necessitated emergency measures Beds wort (flared In doctors' offices the library the halls and ail available space New linens weto brought Into use Most seriously III were Mrs Erie STAMFORD Texas April 30 Thirty-nine person received hospital treatment after a wave of what appeared to be food poisoning esses Interrupted closing session of a state church meeting in tha Ericksdahl community northeast of here Sunday night All of tha 111 era expected to recover A doctor described the illness Monday as "plain old fashioned food poisoning" "Food at the convention waa provided by women at tha a hospital spokesman said "Apparently soma ham served vesterday (Suiylay) was -S't Forsell of Fort Worth and Mrs --it- i 'Mr it 'r i-i'Wai fietii i i Kniii 1 'i' 3 i '-V-J.