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THE rUILIC INTtlEST THi FIRST CONCERN OP THIS NEWSPAPEI VOLUME 87, NUMBER 306 Local Por3casf-- Fayelteville and vicinity: Partly rloxiriy i scattered showers to- nlsht. tomorrow; continued warm Trace of rain las! 24 hours. I i 84: noon 85; low 70. Sunrise sunset 7:21. Associated Prtu Leased Wire At, King ond NEA FAYETTEVIUE, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY IVtNING.

JUIY 27, 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS Student-Held After Crash On Highway Arrested At Home After Widespread Search Of Area 34-year-old University law dent from Sallisaw, was ar- resled al his home here today alter leaving the scene of an accident police say he caused. Sheriff Bruce Cridcr identified the student as Watlie C. Mattock. The sheriff said that roan blocks were a i throughout Northwest Arkansas in an effort to capture Mallock after his speed- in? sedan crashed into a Swanson and Son truck two miles west on Highway 16 at 8:30 (his morning. Cridcr saitl that Matlock left the scene in his damaged automobile 20 minutes before police were notified of the accident.

The sheriff that witnesses to the accident told him that Matlock's new Ford sedan skidded across th striking a one and a hal Ion truck driven by VV. G. McLaughlin of Fayetteville. Both McLaughlin and other wit nesses said that Matlock nppearcc to have been drinking heavily, and that he refused tc remain at the scene of the accident. Charges of driving and leaving the scene 01 an accident were filed against the student in Circuit Court early this afternoon by Deputy Prosecutor Peter Esles.

He was being held in the county jail this afternoon pending completion of an examination by a physician. He apparently suffored minor i in the crash. McLaughlin Mallock v.as Arrested at his home, 823 Storcr Street, about noon a he called a wrecker for his badly damaged a The wrecker driver reported the incident to the sheriff, who made the arrest. The accident was investigated by Deputy Sheriff John Kirsch. Polio Declining Over The State New Cases a i Below June Level Laney Hints He May Run For Senate Memphis, July Gov.

Ben Laney isn't ready to be counted oul of Arkansas politics. The Memphis Commercial Appeal, in a dispatch from Liltle lock, quoted Laney as saying yes- erday that in the past he had onsidered running for the Senate and recer.lly had been approached about seeking the 'post if Sen. J. W. Fulbrieht next summer.

Laney said he had not analyzed 'ulbright's strength. But, he said 'If 1 run, it won't be a halfwaj -ace." Mixing Business And Pleasure Little Rock, July 27-OT-Arkansas' polio outbreak apparently has tost some of its sting. The Arkansas Health Department today said 19 new cases were reported in the state during the 25-hour period ended this morning, This brings to 488 the number of persons touched by the disease since January 1. A spokesman for the department said the number of new cases admitted to Little Hock hospitals today was far below those reported during the month of June and the first week of this month. He said the department hopes the disease is on the decline, but added that new cases can be ex- Clean-Up Drive Launched In Springdale Crews Work Spraying City For Insect Control -July 27-(Special)A city wide clean-up campaign was launched nere this morning to help fight the spread of polio With one case having been reported in this vicinity Monday and another at Lowell a few days ago, the entire city began a conceited effort to carry out the recommendations of Dr.

Friedman Sisco, city health officer. 1 The Board of Directors of lrn Chamber of Commerce and othei business mnn met Tuesday an adopted Dr. Sisco's recommenda Uons. Business houses were closed un til 11 o'clock this morning, giv ing merchants an opportunity help the local sanitation force i cleaning streets and drainag ditches, cutting weeds, and spray ing sidewalks and alleys. Lowry Walker and Dap.

Ingrum were in charge of the spraying crew. The Business and Professional Women's Club headed the drive for funds with which to finance the work. Additional police were added lo the regular force so that the city's health ordinances could be strictly enforced. The weekly Appreciation Day event, held each Thursday in the city park, has been called oft until further notice. Group To Details Of Arms Plan British Dollar Shortage Causes Crisis Among ERP Countries When a nine-inch cloudburst swelled slreams around Pleasanton, Texas, flood waters rose as much as 18 inches in some stores, R.

A. Royal, unexcited manager of an auto accessories store, took advantage of the high water to do a little fishing from the counter. Flood damage was slight. (NBA Telcphoto) Arkansas Real Estate Seminar To Open Here Tomorrow; 150 Expected To Attend pectcd i fall. The department said Little Rock hospitals, Where most of the polio patients are beins treated, released eight persons from isolation wards yesterday, a record number of cases for any one day.

On the other hand additional supplies for use by hospitals in caring for polio patients was flown here yesterday from Charlotte, N. C. Polio Suspect Found To Have Disease Washington County's i victim cf polio was reported yesterday. Dr: R. E.

Smnllwood, health officer, said that physicians at University Hospital, Liltle Rock, had identified Glenn David Eicher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Eicher of near Epringdale, as definitely suffering from polio. Young Eicher lives with his family three miles southwest of Springdaie near Peaceful Valley School. He was a lo the Liltle Hock hospilal Monday, after having developed paralysis in one arm.

Goodale Named Officer Of State 40 And 8 Thomas W. Goodale of Fayetteville was elected grand'conducteur of the stale 40 and 8 at a convention held in Fort Smith Monday in conjunction with the state American Legion meeting. He also was named a member of the Grand Cheminot. Col. R.

M. O'Day of Fayetteville was elected a delegate lo the national convention of the 40 and 8. Delegates from Fayetleville to the convention were Dr. Allan Gilbert Dudley Hunt, Frank Buxton, Carlos Bassetl, Jerry Le- a Bill Stollcr. Robert Milton William Quantz and Goodale.

Fulbrighf Opposes Cut In European Spending Washington, July 27-0P)-Wheti the Senate refused, 41-27, yesterday to cut $74,000,000 put at Eu- ropeon recovery spending in the i a quarter of the fiscal year ending Senator Fulbright votcd a ai nst it. The Weather Arkansas Scattered thundershowers this afternoon and Thursday; partly cloudy tonight; not much change in temperatures. A woman yesterday wrote a check to pay the city the, sanitation fees due. On the line marked "For," shoxving for what the money was sepntj she wrote "Sanity." Two residents of this area came into the office yesterday, Approximately 150 persons are expected to attend the second annual Arkuraas'ireal estate sTemina'r at 'the University which' begins tomorrow morning. The seminar, which will last through Saturday, is sponsored by the Arkansas Real Estate Association, the Arkansas Real Estate Commission, and the University College of Business Administration.

Several prominent real estate men have been obtained to speak at the three-day meeting. Among these are the following: Theodore H. Maenner, Omaha, president the National Association of Real Estate Boards and Paris, July 27 Britain's critical dollar shortage has exploded into an economic crisis for all the Marshall plan countries. The unexpected British request for $624,000,000 more American aid than had been tentatively allotted to her, broke like a bombshell among the other countries. This was especially true since the o'thers had become resigned to i a slash in available funds.

I Leaders of the Democratic party in the United States Congress agreed yesterday to an appropriation of obout 16 per cent below wh.it the European countries had hoped to receive. One French official said yesterday the British request ireak the Marshall Plan wide open," The British request was transmitted Saturday in a secret note to the Organization for European Economic Cooperation. This is the organization which splits up the Marshall Plan funds. Contents of tho note leaked out yesterday. The British said revised calculations showed the sterling area would have a dollar deficit of $1,547,000,000 for the year starting July 1.

It implied that Britain would need that much dollar aid or would have to cut its imports and undergo a drop in living standards. To Cut For 1048-1349, Britain received lAcheson Plans To Testify On Program Putnam, Founder Of Y.F.W,, To Be Honor Guest At National Convention In Florida; Organization Started With 13 Veterans and it was a lucky meeting for at least one of them, who had lost a billfold containing "better than $100." The woman who wanted the lost article returned came in to place a "Lost" item in the TIMES, While in the office she met another resident who planned to i sert a similar item--only he anted to say he had found the Hfold. He turned it over to the ser, who invited him out "for a Kia." Nazi Gets 20 Years $1 239.000,000. When the requests originally were Eubmitted tor Brttatri she would need $1,114,000,000. She pointed out that this was a 10 per cent cut from the previous year.

The American Economic Cooperation Administration, in a general scaling down of all requests, reduced Britain's share to This amount was based on an American appropriation of $1,566,000,000. Congress has trimmed the amount still further and prospects past chairman of the realtors Washington committee. H. O. Walthcr, Chicago, past president of.

the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and a lecturer on real estate at Northwestern University for 19 years. Otto Knudsen, Eagle Grove, Iowa, president of the Institute ol Farm Brokers, an a i i a of the NAREB. and a director of the I NAHF.B for two years. Earl Allen, an executive of Ihp C. Nichols Company, the Kansas City, firm which developed large residental areas in Ihe A Casp'er, firm has asked Research Bureau at the Uni- irsity for its daily poultry ret orl.

With the request was in- southern section ot the city. urled a clipping from a a The three chairmcn-ol-the-day ewspaper, containing the i I are R. E. Patterson, Fort Smith; ffnm- ure of a large poultry truck antl Robert M. Graves, Blytheville; and je following: "This is one of a A Bradley El Dorado.

eet of trucks that haul live poul-i Various amusements and i 2 from Arkansas to Los Angeles, entertainment have been lined 1 Dla wner of the lirm, just returned cd in Carnall Hall, rom a trip lo Arkansas, said: i ound there a wonderful amuuni jmu i-- are for an appropriation of less than $4,000,000,000. If Britain's newly proposed request were granted it would mean then that she would be getting about 40 per cent ol American aid. also would mean other pcan countries would have to give up dollars to help Britain. Senator Fulbrighf To Double For Pearson Washington, July 27-W-Senator William Fulbright (D-Ark) will double for Drew Pearson, news columnist and radio commentator, next Sunday night, on the la tier's weekly radio program. The program will be at live p.m.

EST (four p.m. CST), Sun- O'Day Is Named To High State Legion Office Lee Ward, Poragould Attorney, Elected Arkansas Commande Lee Ward, a Paragould lawyer, yesterday was named commander and Col. R. M. O'Day, head ol the University military art department, was chosen first vice commander ot the Arkansas department of the -American Legion The election was held at the clos ing session of a slate convention of the organization at Fort Smith Other officers elected were John Brunncr of Marked Tree, second vice commanderjlrie Hov.Roy Bag- G.

Miller of El Dorado, national executive comrmtteeman, and Dr. Fred G. White of Fort Smith, alternate commitlecmBn. The Leglonnirics turned down a proposal a a state Legion veterans' rehabilitation division be set up separately from the state Veterans Service Office. A resolution calling for a year's study of the separate division idea was adopted.

A special ccmmittce will By HELEN HUGHES The golden jubllca national onvenlion of the Veterans of a to be held in Miami, August 21-28. will be one of the biggest events in Ihe ntire life of an 82-year old Fayetteville man. James C. Putnam o( 109 West First Street, founder and first commander In chief of the national V.F.W., will go to the convention as honor guest. There 1s nothing in Putnam's life that lie is more proud of than his affiliation with V.F.W.

He has had a colorful career as Indian Scout under Buffalo Bill, hospital corpsman In tho Spanish- American War, organiser of the Missouri Farmers Association and member o( the Missouri leglsln- tur Born In North Missouri, Putnam left home when he was 15 He had a number of odd jobs be fore enlisting in the Army Jan uary 2, 1885. One summer he worked on th railroad. At the age of 16, tried teaching. Hired to rural Nebraska school, he wa over the American Broadcast- Company network. Fulbright is to explain why he supported VrV ntry Three Men Are Fined nd people whose hospitality is qual to any found in for i i ly only disappointment is that 1 ailed to see any razorback hogs I Three men received lines of $25 I Pact look into the proposal.

The issue arose two months ago when the stale Legion Commander, Joe Hcarne of Liltle Rock, was ousted as director of the state Veterans Service Office by Governor McMalh. The slate Executive Commitlec promptly formed its own agency, duplicating work of the state office. Cooler Weather Seen For Most Of Stale Little Rock, July Arkansans can expect cooler weather the rest of the week. The U. S.

Weather here today said geenral thundershowers will prevail over most of Arkansas throughout the week. The rains will hoid temperatures in the middle BO's and low 90's. Highest temperatures recorded In the state yesterday was at rura Warned It would be a (htllcull Jo of "en rolled. "I got my bluff In on th boys the day," he recoils Bi it a matter i lh girls. He kept them In after Ihclr mischief, but all Ihe did was laugh at him.

He gave that Job after three Then Putnam found a positl' aying bricks, at which he was novice. For his first-- and last -day's work he got $2.50. When he had only 15 cents left, ic boughl a brush and made IvlnR for a week shining shoes. Then, asked if he knew where His talk will reply lo that of Sen. Robert Taft (R-Ohio) last week, outlining why he opposed the pact.

Taft, Fulbright, and others are subbing for Pearson i his vacation. nd barefoot people. I found Ihe uality of the Arkansas fryer so uperior to that of any closer pro- ucing areas that I expect to pro- ure all of my top grade birds rom Arkansas in the future," plus costs for i i in Municipal Court yesterday. They John R. Davidson, West Fork, Oral Evans, Stockton, CEdif.

and J. H. Kelley, Kingman, Kan. Judge V. James Ptak also Group To McAlesrer To Study Polio Bottle A sroup of Fayetteville irien went to McAlester, today consult authorities on the i being made there against polio, i Spraying has been done there, and the Fayetteville group planned to learn what steps have been taken suspended i for 30.

days. diivers licenses CummlnRB Leaves Bench Circuit Judge Maupin Cu mings left today for Kansas City where he will undergo an operation on his elbow. During his absence the Circuit Court bench will be filled by Chancellor John K. Bull. Biylhevillc and Camden.

Each reported a high of 94 degrees. Camden also came up with the lowest reading, a 64. The mercury dipped to degrees at Little Rock early yesterday morning but climbed to the 88-dcgrcc mark before the day's end. Fayetteville, Pine Stuttgart and a a a each reported a i i temperature ol 88 degrees. good farm hand could be found, he answered, "Right here," and took the job.

Indiana When Putnam Joined the A he was sent to the Sixth Infantry at Fort Douglas, Utah. Later the unit was sent to Fort Lewis, Colo. There he was discharged. He reenlisted in the Sixth Calvary at Fort Lewis, later being transferred to Fort D. A.

Russell, then to Columbus Barracks, Columbus. Ohio. While in the Weil, Putnam fought in three Indian wars. The first was in 1B89 agalntt Ihe Utos, who were pillaging in Utah. The soldiers were warned not to shoot unless shot at.

For the most part they rounded up the Indians and returned them to their reservation They captured the Utes by having all but few men in a regiment hide. Then, when the Indians surrounded the group, the entire regiment closed in. In 1890 he fought in the wa against the Zuni Indians in Arl zona. That was a i kin. of warfare, he recalls.

The In dians were fighting miners in the rich ore country, and all the soldiers had lo do was protect the miners. He was in a hard campaign the Senota Committee! Also Await Hearing On Military Aid Washington, July Capitol Hill committee! are awilt- details of a 1,450,000.000 reign arms program which Con- ess seems likely to rip wide lart. Secretary of State Acheson will 5 before the House Foreign Af- Irs Committee tomorrow In an tempt to Justify supplying estern European signers of the orth Atlantic pact with what resident Truman are "ur- cntly needed" weapons of Reception of this proposal there ppcared likely to be jomewhot as hostile than by the combined icmbersWp of the Senate'! For- Relations and Armed SerT- ccs committees. Early checks indicated lub- a i a majority of that group 28 senators will oppose the $1,50,000,000 program. rvjost oi hem apparently will insist upon much less expensive, stop-aap weapons until the projected North Atlantic Council can set up i ommittce to map over-all defense of non-Communist areai in Europe.

Senators Byrd (D-Va) and Bridges i the ranks of those opposing the president's proposal. Both are member! ol the Armed Services Committee and-both voted (or ratification of the Atlantic pact. However, Secretary Acheson said today that hopes the lull amount asked by the administration wlil be approved by the lawmakers. He contended that a strong case for the appropriation can be made out. Questioned as to Ihe effect of a cut of the kind some members ol congress are talking about, Ache- on he thinks it would be un- ortunate, hut that ho not discuss the matter now becgust hat would be misinterpreted effort to put pressure on Coo- ire ss.

Atlanta Judge Shoots Attorney Who Was Bitter Legal Opponent along this line. Atlanta, Atlanta It judge today shot down a i vtilj kutlaj a i planned to purchase a lawyer, his opponent in a tangle i anrt nthpr lr0al operate some type of sprayer here in an insect control effort. Alrlinr Crashes Cairo, Egypt. Beechcraft airliner of divorce suits actions and other legal About 2:30 a. police reported, Fulton County Civil Court Judge i Robert Carpenter, 44, pulled his 2 7 i A a alongside one driven by Atthe i Jonn Lockwood, 53, and A FRENCH mullary tribunal fenced Otto AbeU (above), 46.

who was Hitler'j Ambassador In Paris during tha Nazi occupation, to twenty years at hard labor as war criminal. The court based the sentence chiefly on Abete' guilt in connection with arrests and deportations ol a number of top French Armj officers. a i a Airlines crashed last night fired at him five times from Alexandria to Cairo i i pistol. six passengers and two crewmen, i One shot wounded the lawyer a $100,000 alienation of affections suit against Mrs. Estellc G.

Manful, alleging the judge was in love with her. Carpenter in turn filed a divorce action against Mrs. Carpenter. In it he alleged Lockwood had joined with Mrs. Carpenter in an effort to defraud him of control of the Imperial Hotel.

He also charged grocers Found Guilty On Meat Charges Fines of (50 each were levied againsl two Springdale men in Circuit Court yesterday by a 12- man Jury which found them guil- ly on a charge of possessing adulterated meat. They were Harvard L. Harp, owner of a Market In Springdale, and Buster BLoyed, an employe of the Harp store. Judge Maupin Cummings deferred pronouncing sentence, pendins a motion for a new trial which defense attorney Seamstcr said he intended lo file. Charges against the two men were brought by the state Health Department, which claimed that hamburger meat purchased In their store by Clyde Watts, sanitarian, was found lo have contained sulphites.

Harp had denied charges. Judge Csimmlngj levied a fine of $100 for selling liquor on Sunday and without a license, against Jack Wage, Fayetteville, yesterday. He was found guilty by 'ith a 1 that whom he described as one of his best friends, and his McMalh To Speak Lonoke, July 27-(Pj-Governor McMath is scheduled to ad- dres- the Lonoke County Farm Bureau's barbecue meeting here tomorrow. It's nol only the Fabric But the fit at Hunt's--Adv. in the face.

He ran from the car and tumbled into a muddy, 40- foot deep hole. A hospital later reported his condition was fair. Carpenter and Lockwood were former business associates, but In recent months had become bitter opponents in nine court actions. The judge was sued for divorce by his wife, Mrs. Helen Carpenter, who charged cruelty, She filed wife planned to be married them- tguinst judge selves.

filed Carpenter, claiming the owed him $10,000 for legal serv Ices in filing income tax adjustment claims. He also filed a $100,000 slander suit against Carpenter. Judge Carpenter was jailed on a charge of shooting another, and released on $500 bond. Kiwanians Hear Lucier Discuss Advertising .,,,,1 Lucier, advertising a a ger of Ihe TIMES, spoke yesterday at the noon meeting of the i a Club, discussing advertising. His talk was one in a series of vocational talks by members of the Kiwanis Club.

Lucier told the club members something of the history and aims! of advertising. Advertising, said, originated with the cave man. However, Ihe i example of written advertising is a handbill describing a a a slave written i the early history of Egypt. Advertising came of age in 1414 with the invention of movable type, Lucier asserted, and has been growing steadily since. He said a advertising dominates American newspapers.

Doujlai Improving London, July 27-0P)-The U.S. said today the condition I of Ambassador Lewis Douglas, who underwent an eye operation 1 Monday, is satisfactory. aru campaign me a-- winter of 1891 in South Dakota, i May I. but pronouncement of 9 000 Sioux I i a were on sentence was deferred enabl. The warpath.

He served an 1 his tllon.sy to file motion for Indian scout directly under Gen new trial. John J. Pershing, then a second i a Bill Cody, the a Bulfalo Bill, chief scout. In Survives From Brooklyn New York, year-old girl July plunged from 20- thi th a campaign, the scouts always kept one bullet in i six shooters to use on themselves in case they were captured by the Indians. To A serving his time out the Sixth Calvary, Putnam enlisted in the Hospital Corps be- cause it paid $5 more a Attached to the 17th I a he went to Cuba with the i a i army, and was there i the ghe pulled (ram the watei entire Spanish-American war.

the a tugboat. Polio Putnam was never seriously m- i sai(1 she was discharged last week from the observation ward at Brooklyn Bridge, landed In East River aboul iOO feet be.oa and was alive today--one of a lew to survive the leap. The girl. Grace Cakeuras, ol th Bronx, was listed in fair tion at Cumberland Hospital yn. the Jured, although he was i i i for days and nights on end He was hurt by a stone which struck him in the neck, making a bad gash.

A time, he felt the i a oi buliel against his chest. "Go on, boys, I got mine, he remembers telling his companions. He lay there for a while, feeling no pain and thinking it strange that he didn't die. At last, he felt his chest and discovered no blood. He pulled a big watch out of nis shirt pocket and found that CONTINUED ON A i TWELVE Bellcvue Hospital.

Poultry Market The poultry market today as reported by the University of Arkansas Bureau of Research and the Dairy and Poultry Market News Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Market steady; demand very good; price paid f.o.b. farm 27 1-2 28, mostly 28; few 27; of sales birds sveighing 2 1-J.