The Lawton Constitution from Lawton, Oklahoma • 1

WEATHER OCT rrn Mt Crwh( Gt ORTY SIXTH YEAR (AP) Associated 'Press LAWTON OKLA MONDAY JANUARY 13 1947 (UP) United Press Price DAILY EDITION In Army Shift Marshall Rests In Hawaii de Hussy Hawaii near the famous Lt Hobbs day from Mayor Everett Glenn that he would demand police action to any establishment where gambling establish in Luci uic iith years activities riaay as was reported in and a financial statement Mr Ena IRR11O rtf Thn avitIam rs iun i viluuig J'CCH Will sibly was caused from a hot water English reported heater fifnrlthnMnro in of Generals Help To Execute And ormulate oreign Policies I HI NABOR was on a tiny scale com OHa issue or rhe Lawton Constitution Although not certain of the origin of our diplo is in 50000 by 1950 "I advocate a thorough going soil research program which will enable us to sustain new farm lish said i Policies for oncration'during the establish a favorable tax climate We must sell our nat ural resources and economic ad It is important that we regard our government as a not as a 7 Cline said Moncrief said both machines were one a type and the other a regular con traption Partly cloudy tonight and Tues day colder Tuesday Sunday's high 49 today's low SO Seizure of two slot machines at the Del Rey Bar 210 by county and city officers Sunday brought a statement to Two of Comanche judi cial officials launched new admin istrations today upon taking their oaths of office in private but of ficial ceremonies They are District Judge loyd Jackson who completed the unex pired term of Congressman Toby Morris and County Judge Horne The ceremonies consisted of each taking the oath before a person au thorized to administer and filing it with the county clerk Judge Jackson was elected for his first term in the summer primaries and the general election Judge Horne was re elected Tax Reductions Pledged By Turner Increased Pensions Aid To Veterans Promised "In advocating reorganization of the highway department it will be my purpose to give Oklahoma the benefit of a long range highway program a program based on ac tual need rather than upon politi cal Army Men Serving A IRON NOT HUE CAUSE Mrs Ross 1304 Sixth said Monday it was not an electric iron that caused a fire at her home Two Judges Take Oath Of Office Lt Gen Lucius deputy commander orces in Europe will succeed his chief Gen Joseph Mc Narney as top man in that thea ter General McNarncy has been yarned senior representative to the military staff committee of tlie United Nations loss of integrity by a public official can only add to the peo been some occupational By United Press Snow flurries that were headed this way apparently have detoured around Oklahoma The noon revised forecast called for partly cloudy tonight and Tues day eliminating the earlier pre diction of snow flurries late tonight and Tuesday morning Weatherman Maughan said however that it would be colder in the Panhandle late to night and over the entire state Tuesday og and mist were general over most of the state early today Tul so reported 02 inch of moisture for the 24 hour period most other reporting stations had only traces Oklahoma residents had to 'get up early to turn back blankets as a south wind hoisted tempera tures during the night or in stance thoihighest reading in Ok lahoma City for the 7 am to 7 am period was 47 degrees That (See Pago 2 Col 5) I tions Maj Gen John Hilldrlng I assistant secretary of state charge of occupied countries Maj Gen rank McCoy Seated on a bench at ort de Russy Hawaii near the famous Waikiki beach Gen and Mrs George Marshall look over mail which met the General when he flew In from China General Marshall is': relaxing in Hawaii for several days before continuing his flight In Washington with Mrs Marshall where he will take his oath as new secretary of state (NEA Telephoto) Gen Geoffrey Keyes com niander of the Third army is the new chief of American forces in Austria succeeding Gen Mark Clark General Clark was called home to succeed the late Gen Joseph Stilwell as commander of the Sixth army with headquarters at San ran cisco Maj Gen rank McCoy is American representative on the ar Eastern Commission In which the Allied powers exercise control over the Japanese occu pation Lieut Gen Walter Bedell Smith Is ambassador to Russia In Germany Venezia Gieulia Japan and Korea the lives and destinies of Trillions of foreigners are rgely in the hands of the occupation commanders Throughout the Pacific ocean the navy department exercises governmental control over nearly (See Page 2 Col 5) sibility It is an entirely new things in this mep in uniform having so great an in fluence over our foreign policy After other wars there has al ways duty for the military but the worK pared to the present operations And there was never such over all participation by the men of the armed forces in affairs nor mally handled "by the state de partment Unique as the situation is how ever there is no general alarm over it in Washington The abil ity and achievements of the gen erals and other officers concerned are seldom There seems to be widespread accept Snow lurries To Miss Stale General Marshall one of the ablest and most respected mili tary leaders in the world as sec retary of state has the primary responsibility under the presi dent for conduct of foreign rela Jacob Marshall 72 Dies Sunday The first annual meeting of Greater Lawton Inc will be held Jan 20 at 8 in the district court room court house Exall Eng lish president announced today A report to stockholders will be made at the meeting The report will cover the first activities nomattar which way a fax is aimed if always hit the ultimate consumer ALBUQUERQUE Jan 13 (UP) Operation of what was termed the larg est sugar black market ring in the history was be lieved smashed (today with the arrest of a Hobbs bot tling plant owner Operated In our States Operations involved four states including Texas New Mexico Kan sas and Colorado However author ities said that it was believed many persons in those states who pur chased the sugar were "acting good District Attorney Everett Grantham said that A Bart lett the bottling plant owner had been arrested for alleged violation of sugar rationing regulations and that a former sugar rationing clerk was sought Grantham added that Mrs Trudy Edwards former clerk in the Lea County State Bank in Hobbs Was believed to be in Coronado Calif and that her arrest appeared immi nent A total of 1044000 pounds of su gar were involved Grantham said The alleged activities started in August ot 1945 Bartlett was alleged at that time to have presented to Mrs Edwards deposit slips covering a large amount of sugar rationing currency equal to 1044000 pounds of sugar Mrs Edwards was sugar rationing clerk in the bank at that OKLAHOMA CITY Jan 13 (AP) In addition to Gov Roy Turner elective Oklahoma state officials sworn into office today includ ed: (all Democrats) Those Taking Office LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR James Berry for a fourth term SECRETARY Wil burn Cartwright succeeding Mis Katherine Manton who was ap pointed to fill a vacancy STATE AUDITOR A Shaw now state treasurer suc ceeding Childers who was not a candidate ATTORNEY GENERAL Williamson for a fourth term STATE John Conner succeeding Shaw STATE SLERINT ENDENT Oliver Hodge succeeding A I Crable STATE EXAMANER AND IN SPECTOR Charles Morris elected to succeed himself after being appointed to fill a vacancy COMMISSIONER LABOR Jim Hughs succeeding A Pat Murphy who was not a candidate COMMISSIONER SHAH COMMISSIONER CHAR Buck Cook succeeding Mrs Mabel Bassett Other New Officials CORPORATION COMM ISS1ON Ray Jones succeeding Armstrong who was not a can didate COMMISSIONER INSUR ANCE Donald Dickey elected to succeed himself after being ap pointed to fill a vacancy PRESIDENT STATE BOARD AGRICI LTl RE Joe Scott for a third term CHIE MINE INSPECTOR John Malloy succeeding Robert Brown who was not a candi date SUPREME COURT Ben Ar I nold for a second term Corn and Thomas Gibson for third terms CRIMINAL COURT AP PEALS John Brett succeeding Thomas Doyle Assistant mine inspectors sworn in are Sam Wells John Moore Joe Jackson and Joe Hobson HURST is new chief JUSTICE HIGH COURT OKLAHOMA CITY Jan 13 (A) Hurst of Pawnee vice chief justice of the state su preme court for the last two years today was elevated to the chief justiceship by A vote of his collea gues at the court's reorganization Hurst siftcceds Thomas Gib son of Muskogee as chief justice Gibson will become an associate justice once more Denver Davidson of Ada was named vice chief justice under the system of rotating the top posts every two years Hurst today entered his llllt" year on the court He first was elected in 1936 Previously he had been district judge in the Pawnee Tulsa county judicial district for (See Page 2 Column 5) Jacob Marshall 72 longtime Lawton resident and retired busi nessman died at 12:30 a Sun day in the family home 1110 fol lowing an extended illness Mr Marshall was born eb 4 1874 at Mexico Mo He married Miss I ula Moon' May 2 1898 As a i juuilg xit cl II) HU LcLlTlu cLSSOCLclLvQ with the American Tobacco Co and was employed by the firm at St Louis and New York City for many years The family moved to Lawton in 1918 Mr Marshall was employed by the Robertson Petroleum for three years and later assumed management of the local Hudson automobile agency He was em ployed at the Robertson Bargain store for two years before becom ing ill last July Mr Marshall was a member of the local irst Methodist church Survivors include his wife two sons Col Arthur Marshall now stationed at Washington af ter service in Panama and Ralph Marshall Wichita Kans a grand (See Page 2 Col 6) Greater Lawton Meeting Is Set The first annual meeting OKLAHOMA CITY Jan 13 (AP) A bill to reorganize the Oklahoma tax commission backed by Gov Roy Turn er bogged down in the state senate today in an argument over payment of commissioners I The bill would establish a new three man commission with members serving staggered terms and not removable by the governor The bill Turner forces contended would remove the board from politics and outside pressure Sen Louis Ritzhaupt of Guthrie proposed a $10000 annual salary for the commissioners while a $7500 payment Services Set or Mrs Duckworth Berry Starts 4th Term As Lt Governor COMP' 1 (5) Clay above of OKjuA HIST SOCIETYr OXLVIOd1 CITY OKLA THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION (ESTABLISHED AUGJDST 6 1901) i members of our legislature have come to this session fired with a sincere desire for progress and Gambling Machine Action Demanded rationing clerk in the bank time Arrested At Hobbs Bartlett was arrested in and posted $155000 in collateral in lieu of a $25000 bond Grantham said Grantham said he Jiad cancelled checks photostatic copies of de posit slips and bank records to show that Mrs Edwards "wilfully falsified sugar ration ac count by padding According to Grantham Mrs Ed wards enabled Bartlett to withdraw sugar from the "normal domestic channels of consumption and dis tribute it in a manner outside pro visions of the This constitutes a felony Grant ham explained and further action against Bartlett and the woman awaits a grand jury session to be held in Albuquerque eb Grantham related that the case came to light as a result of a freak traffic accident late in September 1946 A Hobbs woman unidentified was driving her car on the street where the bank was located Her machine went out of control jump ed the curbing and crashed into the bank window Shortage Is Answered Workmen were called to repair the damage and while thcywere on (See Page 2 Coi 8) WASHINGTON Jan 13 (ZP) Army men are conducting foreign policy today toan ex tent unprecedented in oUr his tory Gen George ap pointment as secretary of state follows the general trend Over a considerable part of the world where civilians once handled our contacts with foreign peoples the generals and their subordinates are doing the job They ere not only executing foreign policy They are also helping to formulate it both in Washington and oversea The occupation commanders who are for the most part sub ject only to broad directives op erate largely on their own respon Reorganization Bill Bogs In Senate As Salaries Cause Row Mrs Glen Duckworth 48 112 Ar lington Lawton resident for nearly 40 years died at midnight Saturday in an Oklahoma City hospital fol lowing an illness of several weeks She became serinnslv ill a WAotr I I ago I Born Rena Shoemate eb i ooia mo i xaiwLun in ryu wun ner parents Mr and Mrs A Shocmate She was married to Mrft Duckworth April 23 1914 Survivors in addition to her hus band include three daughters Mrs Clay Hewett 1213 Oak Mrs Henry Preston Walters and Mrs Comlcy Sine Lambertville i Others surviving are her mother Mrs Ella Shoemate Arling ton two sisters Mrs A Couls ton Duncan and Mrs Lenora Clark New York City a brother Jimmie Shoemate Portland Ore and three grandchildren Services will be conducted at 2:30 Tuesday in the Lawton uneral home chapel with Dr Tom Wiles irst Baptist church pastor officiating Burial is to be in Highland cemetery 1 equipment is found Mayor Asks Action The announcement came after Moncrief police investigator and Deputy Sheriff Tomlinson confiscated two slot ma cnines at me business ment and arrested Carl Elliott Lawton cook who was reportedly playing one of the machines when officers arrived Elliott was held overnight in the county jail as a Mon crief said and released thia morn ing going to Police' Chief Joe Cable to take action to lock all business houses where these gambling machines are the mayor declared While authorities sought to de termine owner of the machines Ralph Cline county attorney said he would file charges against in connection with the violation Says Charge Planned know just now who will be held responsible for their opera tion but I will file a charge against either the owner or operator of the establishment or the owner of the machines" Cline said The county attorney said the owner of the Del Rey Harley Wag non was out of the city this morn ing but that his wife had said they would the beer license" issued to the establishment "If the license is not forfeited I will take action to revoke the per Cline declared 1 inrun rrivmlnHAw vvnivuuu U1 Oct" ting operating Or permitting slot machines to operate ranges from 15 I SSn (ti tIRA a aa I I''' X411U tt 4UOAUUUHI or ou she came to days in the county jail or both hrT I OKLAHOMA CITY Jan Roy Turner 52 year old rancher oilman became 13th governor today and pledged his administration to tax reductions in creased pensions a long range highway building program and aid to veterans The oath was administered by Chief Justice Thomas Gibson of the state supreme court then other elected state officials received the oath from Vice Chief Justice Thurman Hurst of the court Turner elected by the Democratic party the same as every Oklahoma governor since statehood in 1907 promised to name to his official family honest public offi revision of our tax structure is the keynote of our entire said the man who never held a public of fice before other than president of the Oklahoma City school ooara Disciuises inancial uture "Oklahoma is a young state and has not amassed a huge cash sur plus or reserve However due to the accomplishments of past ad ministrations Oklahoma is debt free and is operating on a cash basiit and we do have a small surplus: We are now in a position to move forward under a lighter burden of The interim legislative committee on taxation was lauded for its work The new governor who suc ceeded Robert Kerr in a cere mony on the south steps of the capitol building said the "report represents a comprehensive and 1 factual presentation ot our actual tax situation I makes specific recommenda tions for revision of our tax struc ture I commend the members of the committe upon completion of an arduous task and I urge that every member of the legislature and every state official be fully pre pared to give earnest consideration to the recommenda Will Support Tax Reductions Turner said the 1945 community property law was a "good one" and that are now ready for other He said he would sup port tax reductions revisions and adjustments which will not jepo ardize necessary functions of state government among the reductions which I shall recommend will be a cue in our income tax rates as they affect both individuals and busi nesses Reduction of taxes and en actment of laws providing for uni form tax both in in dustry and agriculture will do much toward attracting new indus try" Calling agriculture the in dustry of our Turner said the principal needs of our rural communities were embodied in roads schools markets electrifica tion and improved production meth ods of these he said on the agenda of this adminis Turner the second native born man to hold the highest of fice (Kerr was the first) said regard the maintenance and con struction of rural roads as a vital factor in the attainment of agricul tural prosperity I shall not not fn yor any highway program which iKiiures or lants our farmer the flatter of rural new governor explained his on reorganization of the hlvh (See Page 2 Col 1) a vnuico tiiit i Hi iuri iiurintr rno i Of the fire Mrs Ross said it pos ensuing year will be discussed Mr I Tfil fiinlv tvfl ei'niiooJ i i I in ll ideas MVMvuuviuvi tu ttLuuiiu was suggested by Sen Tom Anglin of Holdenville Salaries Are Debated I When the senate recessed for in auguration ceremonies for Turner an amendment by Sen Boyd Cow den of Chandler was under de bate It would set thp salary of the commission chairman at $8500 and provide $7500 each for the other two members The senate was to resume the de I bate later this afternoon Members of the present commis sion receive' $4800 a year Opposition was expressed to high er salaries by Sen A Anderson of Elk City who contended that raising of the tax commission pay would be only the first step in bringing about a general increase for all officials thought we were going to reduce Anderson shouted can we reduce them that way?" Other senators argued that high er salaries are necessary to attract tlie kind of men needed to adminis ter the work of the commission Logan Expresses Views only way we arc going to get economy is to get more effic Sen Bill Logan of Lawton said only way to get effic iency is with adequate No opposition to other phases of the measure had been expressed when the senate recessed Present members of the com mission serve at the pleasure of the governor Turner has indicated he will not appoint a new tax commission un til the bill has been acted upon The new highway commission re organization bill written late last week to iron out features whinh brought opposition within the sen ate roads committee has not been placed before the upper house to i uay President Pro Tern James Nance said the substitute bill would be taken up by the roads committee at a meeting tomorrow and that the committee report would be awaited The house devoted most of its morning session to introduction of visitors in a gallery packed with persons here to watch the inaug uration of Turner One Mensur Introduced Only one measure was introduced a bill 166 pages long designed to replace existing cor porate laws The bill offered by Rep Joe Mus grave Tulsa Republican with a number of Democrats as co auth ors would make it possible for Oklahoma business firms to incor porate under laws similar to those oi me state of Delaware An identical measure passed by the legislature in 1943 was vetoed The house voted to seat Rep John Waggoner Democrat of Wag oner county after a special commit tee reported a recount showed Waggoner was elected a represen tative over Avery Republi can Waggoner the committee re ported polled 2241 votes to 2238 for Avery The Democrat was ordered seat ed after Musgrave a Republican offered a motion to that effect The house also voted to advance to the calendar a bill authorizing the state board of affairs to trans fer title to a parcel of 'land near University hospital Oklahoma City to the Veterans Administration for construction of a hospl tai Consideration of the measure by the house acting as a committee ui me wnoie win come tomorrow and swift passage was indicated Largest Sugar Black Market Is Uncovered Highlights Of Inaugural Talk By Gov Turner Oklahoma city Jan of Gov Roy inaugural address today: revision of our tax struc ture is the keystone of our entire is The asic "Indus try of our principal needs of our rural communities are embodied in roads schools markets electrification and improved production Mrs Austin 77 Dies Here Sunday Mrs Johnny Texanna Austin 77 Indian Territory pioneer and Law Ionian since 1904 died at 6:30 Sunday in the family home 1702 Smith She had been ill since last July when she suffered a heart at tack Born Johnnie Texanna Orr Sept 5 1869 at Sandusky Ohio she moved to Dallas as a young girl and was married there Sept 5 1888 to David Austin The couple settled at Duncan in 1897 and came to Lawton seven years later Mr Austin died in 1925 Mrs Austin a member of the Epis copal church was confirmed bap tized And married by the same Bishop Survivors include a daughter Miss Margaret Austin with whom she made her home another daugh ter Mrs Walter Helm Columbia a and two sons Earl Austin 1338 Cherry and Will Austin 1501 Elm local business men Services are set' for 2:30 Wednesday in the Lawton uneralhome chapel with burial in High land cemetery beside the grave of Mr Austin Long Range Road Building Program Slated State's New Governor Takes Oath of Office Top US Diplomats ance of the fact that in this tough talking era arms and manpower are part of the paraphernalia of the diplomat i so long as we 'remain strong can we insure the peace of the said President Tru man in his Army Day address April 6 1946 Even the United Na tions includes an international army in its formula for keeping uie pvate review the ranks more important soldier mats: General Marshall one 4 fiH IHhK' ggBp 'IB ''r a 'mBeI i 1 I.