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a a a a a a a a a Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor -Alex. H. WashburnChamber of Commerce Promotion Duty Begins at Home Secretary Charles A. Armitage's financial report for Hope Chamber of Commerce on the six months ending June 30 shows a year's budget of $10,657 anticipated revenue of only $7,861. Hope needs $2,796 in membership pledges to fulfill its cornmunity.

promotion duty this yenr, The business houses of Hope not give adequately for a festclass promotion job. I believe 1 am correct when I say that the average level of chamber donations 1o- day is about where it was before the war notwithstanding recordbreaking bank deposits and the largest sales and largest profits in the history of all our slores and manufacturing enterprises. Whatever increase shows in chamber receipts is due to the larger number of donors, not to any increase in individual pledges. The newspaper has doubled its own contribution for 1947, and the economic facts about our town and county suggest. it is strongly advisable that all of you do the same.

Some people kick about spending money for a chamber of cammerce, and such kicks are legitimate if the they have spent any considerabie amount of money for promotion of their town and county other means. But If they haven't spent any money at all put them down in the book ns that class of citizens who want everything "for You don't get it that way-not here on earth. Hope of Commerce's budget, $10,657, is today about where the budget for Camden was when I came up here from El Dorado the first of 1929. Camden's budget under the late Secretary Luther Ellison was above $9,000. Camden then spending twice what Hope's chumber collected at the time, although Cam1929 was not noarly so large as Hope is today, Chamber of commerce promotion seems to have paid off in the case of Camden.

I do not know that community promotion always pays off, or that chamber of commerce is always the best medium for promoting your town. But I do know this: The Hope territory has sold off 50,000 of farmland, turned the proceeds into cash, along with the community profits of wartime operation of the Southwestern Proving Ground--and all this. is now gone without our having forth much effort or money to find replacement enterprises to occupy our people and kcep the wolf away from the townhouse door. If you know a warning when you hear it, do something. Or if you can write a different analysis than I have, let's hear it.

BY JAMES THRASHER. Logic Contradictions The official Soviet estimate the Paris conference and the Marshall plan, as published by the Tass news agency, is a good example of the surface contradictions -Russia's foreign policy and political philosophy. Russia wanted no co-ordinated conomic planning by European untries in connection with American aid. Russia argued against "interference." Each country, (Sin then Soviet view, should total up needs and apply for American aid--a plea for a handout rather than a plan recovery, An over program would have upset various recovery plans ready under way, according Moscow. Just bow the sick countries of Europe could recover conomic isolation Russia does explain.

But that is obviously what she wants. Russia also wanted to divide covery on a victor-and-vanquished basis. The principal wartime allies should be taken care of first, the lesser Allies, and finally, some undetermined date, Germany, Europe's economic problems do seem to be parceled off quite neatly. Likewise the Soviet government hints in its stutement that American aid night mean American mination. Thus Russia again presented sell to the world not only as suspicious, but nationalistic and isolationistic, the same attitude that has marked Russia's whole proach Yet the to the Russian United Nations.

government ent the Russian Communist Party, latter is the nucleus of the communist Party. It loudly claims itsell the party of the Id's workers. Its awn is global munism through world revolution. Nothing nationalistic or isolationistic about that. The Russiang overnment preaches a gospel ol untouchable gnty ders in and a country's nou-interference internal by affairs.

But while it is preaching, it ges in the inconsistent practice imposing a communistic form government on its unwilling bors. Yet all this may be added up a logical total. The basic Soviet tention scenis to be to build Russia for the present. It has lowed up enough of its neighbors for immediate nourishment. It German slave labor and German skilled labor and German food.

has stripped German factories. So Russia's immediate recovery needs may be taken care the European countries divided and grow weaker as sia grows stronger, that will ably be all right with the government. They will be ready one-by-one picking as were via, then Poland, then Hungary, then Bulgaria. But the Marshall plan threatens an interruption. It is not a plan stop communism in a crisis, 4 the Truman Doctrine, but a plan stop chaos arising from economic disruption, It is not a move Russia, Hope 226 Star of Consolidated Hope 1899; January Press 18, 1919 1927 Magda's Condition Reported 'Grave' by Physician Rio De Janiero, July 9 -(UP -Magda Lupescu's personal phy.

sician, said "continued today grave," that her but condi- wat there, now were hopes that she recover. Paul Frank, Mme. Lupescu's Hungarian doctor, said she was suffering from secondary anemia, and not pernicious anemia first, reported. mistress Friends of former said King the Carol of Romania might live to see her marriage to Carol approved by a Brazilian court. Legal procedure to validate' the marriage was scheduled to begin soon.

Carol's attorney was supervising the translation of documents necessary for legalization of the marriage contract which was signed July 3. Sen. McClellan Asks Community Property Clause GORDON BROWN day that unless congress accepts his community property amendment to the revived income tax cut bill, not vote to override a 'possible presidential veto. The senate rejected the amendment earlier in the session when it passed the bill which President Truman later vetoed. The veto was sustained in the House.

Republicans now. have revived the bill and made the cut, ranging from 1o 30. percent, effective next Jan. 1 rather than July 1, 1947. McClellan's amendment would extend to all 48 states the community principle now followed in 12 states.

Under the principle a By Washington, July 8 (P) Senator McClellan (D-Ark) said to- ing tactics," McClellan told a reporter, "but I do intend to discuss this and two othered amendments fully. want facts before the I intend to con: tinue my fight to wipe, out. this inequality." The senator said he understood Republican leaders plan no Senate committee hearings on the bill" and consequently he will' press his. fight in the Senate. He said Whip Wherry (NEB) told him the 'GOP leadership plans' to consider the bill Friday and -If it is not disposed that day, to hold 'a Saturday 'session.

The othe rtwo. amendments McClellan expects to present are those to: 1-Increase personal exemptions from $500 to $750 for single and $1.500 in for married persons. 2-Require the Internal Revenue Bureau to recognize bona fide partnerships. McClellan said he is optimistic over chances of the community property amendment. He recalled it received 29 votes when he considered earlier and added he is certain of more support this time.

The Arkansan voted against the tax cut bill when it first passed the Senate. husband and wife, in making out the their income tax return, can divide their Income equally and thus have the advantage of lower rates. tem-. "Iwill not engage in any delny- Senator Crow Discusses Highways Lack of, sound economic planning 20 to 25, years ago with the introduction of gravel roads in Arkansas was pointed out as one of the key factors for the financial condition of the state's highway department today, Senator F. C.

Crow told the Hope Kiwanis Club Tuesday at its regular noon meeting. "For instance we began a new bridge at Fulton and came to Water Creek, Shepherd, Guernsey, Hope, Experiment Station, Emmet. tesia-a ghost town in Nevada county-the name of which I have already forgotten, thence to Prescott, Nubbin Hill, Boughton, back toward Okolona, then Bierne, Gurdon. Smithton, back toward SandyCrossing. Curtis, Gum Springs and finally Arkadelphia with a turn at almost every 40 acre plot, he exampled.

Dr: Crow outlined the procedure in which state funds are distributed to various departments and a detailed breakdown on highway partment revenue. His breakdown showed that the gas tax revenue per 10 miles per day for the Washington road is only $4.50, Blevins $2.25 and Lewisville $5 and Rosston $4.05. Actual cost of paving (blacktop) is around $16,000 per mile: So gas tax revenue from each road contributes little toward upkeep and nothing toward paving. "Many times I am asked why Arkansas cant have good roads like other states. The best answer to that is when you plan a trip you follow the best route--while here at home you get out on the lateral and by as well as on the allconcrete 67.

Other states have their problems he concluded. year-old Joe Akin was killed and his mother and two sisters were burned seriously early today when their farm home near here was destroyed by fire. The chad who lost his life was the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.

L. Akin. Mrs. Akin, Janice, six, and Judy, eight, were hospitalized at Texarkana. 0 BOY DIES IN FIRE Texarkana, July 8 -(P)- Four- Star 1947 (NEA)-Means -Meons Newspoper Associated Enterprise Press Only 4 States Fail to Report Flying Discs By The Associated Press America's "flying saucer" Jag reeled on today.

Stiff necks and goggle eyes were the order of the day. Sky watching was new profession. North Carolina joined the disc parade. For the first time the discs were reported whirling through the atmosphere over Asheville in western North Carolina and over Greensboro and Raleigh in the north central portion. As reports continued to pour in ran the tally of states in which the from saucers all over the nation tabulators I had been seen: to 43.

Ob: servers in the District of Columbla and. Canada also said they had sighted the mysterious objects. The only states whose skies were still. of the 'discs were Novada, North Dakota, Mississippi, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Explanations, Take your choice: They were radlo; controlled flying missiles 'sent aloft' by U.

S. mili: tary light 'sclentists. Or they wing were tanks mere: ly, reflected of jet-propelled planes. Or' No one knew The World Inventors Congress posted $1,000 for delivery of a flying disc to the exposition which opens in Los Angeles on July 11. A spokesman for the army air.

forces said in Washington that no attempt had been made to spot station- the spinning, flying, whirling, ary discs because there was not enough equipment to blanket the nation. Col. Harry W. Schaefer of the Wisconsin civil air patrol announced in Milwaukee his group planned to conduct a serics of mass flights in hopes of learning something about the flying objects. Searching for.

an W. Ooms, the patent commissioner, said he did not think the 3,000,000 patents' on file in his office held the explanation to the saucest. Beatty Circus Train Is Wrecked Hubbard, July 8 (P) Eight. cars of Clyde Beatty's 15- car circus train were derailed 'in the early -morning darkness today, killing one circus worker and Injuring at least The accident happened on the northeast outskirts of this village as the circus billed as "the world's greatest wild show was en route from last night's Sioux City, showing to engagement at Norfolk, Beatty himself was Que of the first out of the wrecked train. He assigned several of the elephants to dragging away torn ties and rails and pulling in replacements.

His cargo, he said, the "largest fiercest mixed group of savage jungle-bred male and female tigers I have ever handled." But the animals, most of them in the fore part of the train which stayed on the tracks, did not escape their cages. A number the performers jumped to safety as the train be. gan to leave the tracks. The man killed was John C. Fisher, 40, Lewiston, assistant boss canvasman.

His head chest were crushed by the heavy double. wheals of a circus truck which rolled over him as he- slept. in (a sleeping a bags top a falt car, The animals took the accident calmly although some of the 40 lions and tigers. roared a bit and the elephants trumpeted as they went about their strange task of dragging rails and tics. About 560 feet of the single-track rail line was torn up.

The eight cars derailed, 'in the middle of the train, were for the most part carrying baggage, props, the big top canvas, tent poles. Most of the estimated 350 people on the Beatty train were in the end cars which also stayed on the track. Schoolboy Rowe Hurt in Wreck Cicago, July 8 (A)- Nearly 100 passengers, including three members of the Philadelphia tional League baseball club, suf. fered injuries, a few serious; and more than 100 others were shaken up yesterday when the Baltimore and Ohlo's Shenandoah crashed into a switch engine al the trance to the Grand Central station train shed. Twenty -seven of the injured were given first treatment at St.

Luke's hospital, but only remained. Those released included Ben Chapman, manager of the Phillies, and wife. 37. More than 70 were given first aid treatment at the station. Lywuod (Schoolboy! Rowe, the Phillies' star pitcher, was knocked unconscious, and Emil Verban, sec.

ond baseman, was shaken up but they require hospital treatment. Verban said they would be ready to play in today's major league all game. Chapman. named coach for the National League tearn, said he would be on the coaching lines: The most seriously Injured was Othal Livingston, about 40, a Negro porter of Lincoln, and San Francisco. W.

C. Baker, general manager of the B. said the eight-car Shenandoah. inbound from New York, collided with a siwich engine pullIng emply coaches as it neared the station. WEATHER FORECAST Arkansas Cooler to partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday, Little change.

in tem-4 AMERICA 48TH YEAR: VOL. 48-NO. Cotton Acreage Slightly More Than Last Year: Washington, July Agriculture today that the cultivation on July 389,000 acres, or man last yeur. This year's with 18.190,000 in year ago and with 10r the ton-year l'he peak acreage more than 44,000,000 'The department's on production will 8. But the crop 405,000 bales of weight it is equal to the 250 pounds.

The acreage Egyptian cotton in 1 was estimated with 3,100 last year LOT the ten-year The ten-year abandonea, last culuvation on Jury age in cultivation tins year, Missouri 1.4 ment; 318,000 140,000 acres this 1.8; 1,729,000 and ana 1.7: 833,000 noma 3.7; 1,74,000 Texas 2.5; 'I'ne acreuge in 1 was larger than states except of more than 25 in Texas, and thre et In Oklahoma down two percent The ed acreage would acres compared year, assuming abandonment of In Texas, ana, weather this rally favorable In the eastern spring western and a shill counties age. The department peratures during May were generally and over large and early growth Weather an late June, however, able and cotton ress during that 8 (AP) The Department reported cotton in 17.6 percent more 1 "totaled 21, acreage compared cultivation a July 24,517,000 acres 1 acreage. was slightly acres in 1920. first forccast be issued Aug. would be about 500 pounds' gross acreage abandoned ten-year average ol of Americancultivation July at 1,300 compared and with 70,700 average.

average acreage year's acreage in on the saine 1, and the acres: respectively, by states percent abandonaures in 1946; and year; A Arkansas Louisand Oklaand 1050; 8,365,000. culuvation July last year in ail Oklahoma. Increases percent were reMissouri, Florida, arewtesrn states. the acreage was from a year ago. said the harvestbe 20,989,000 and with 17,651,000 last ten-year average planted acreage.

Arkansas and year was genat planting excessive antime, part during early to wheat in reduced the acresaid that April and early below normal areas germination were retarded. May and carly. was mostly favormade good prog- Laney Lists Major State Problems By SAM G. HARRIS Little Rock, July 8 nor Lancy listed five major blems confronting Arkansas Legislative Council at the agency's organization meeting here today and told members they were "in a position where you are going to have to bear some criticism." The problems, Laney said, are highways, cducation, weltare, taxaLion and budgetary matters. "It is sometimes said that those people a private life are smarter than those in the legislature," the governor necessarily so declared.

xx "This but I 'do not envy your present position. "You are going to have to must problems just as big in the next legislature as confronted the last legislature." The governor: declared he would like "10 initiated act at the next general election" to remove the state from the general ty tax field. recalled that such a was defeated at the legislature and reiterated disire that general property tion be left to the counties, Before hearing the chief executive, the legislauve council, elected Rep. James R. Campbell, Hot Springs, as president and ately tackled the problem of Lin- uncing its functions.

The council will assume functions formerly performed by the legislature's pre-session budget committee and suggest legislation to be considered by the generalas sembly. It also has investigative powers the same as the legislautre. Campbell, author of the bill which created the council and an advocate of such a group in the legislature for the past 12 years, told the members they must realize that "this council and is a creature of the legislature will do for it in the future will be determined by the council's action in the next 18 months." "The 25 members present today waived their per aiem and expense claims for next 18 months after being sworn in by Supreme Court Clerk Carl H. Stevenson. In all, the council has 81 members, Upon motion of W.

J. Smith, Littie Rock attorney and member atlarge, who formerly Governor Laney's executive Campbell named a committee to handle the financial and personfuel problems of council. Appointed to this committee were Sen. Lawrence Blackwell, Pine Bluff; Rep. Louis Chastain, Fort Smith; Rep.

Clifton Wade, Fayetteville: M. J. Harrison, Little Continued on Page Two VFW Meet Is Postponed to July 16 A change in the regularly schedulled ed VFW meet The July 9, wasannounctoday, mecting postponed to Wednesday night, July 16. HOPE, ARKANSAS, TUESDAY, Martin Believes New Income Tax Slash Bill Is Almost Certain to Be Passed Washington, July 8 (A)- The House passed today the Republibill to cut income taxes by $4.000,000,000 annually for 000,000 taxpayers, beginning January 1. It goes to the Senate where approval also is forecast.

The action which may encounter another presidential veto, came after Speaker Martin R-Mass), personally appealed the House to pass the bill by a decisive vote "as to persuade the president that the people should have this delayed justice." The measure is identical with one vetoed by President Truman June 16 as "the wrong kind of tax reduction the wrong time'. -except that the effective date is changed from July 1, 1947 Jan. 1, 1948. Congress leaders -expect to have the revised bill on Mr. Truman's desk before the week ends.

the House passed the bill after the Republicans beat back a proposed Democratic substitute that would have reduced taxes by 379,000,000 and removed 4,000,000 low-income persons from the tax rolls completely. Rep. Sabath (D Ill) shouted "gag rule" as the House adopted by voice vote a stipulation that the bill must be voted on without changes. Repuolicans backing the measure answered that this is the usual procedure for consideration of complicated tax bills. Rules Committee Chairman Allen (R-111) told the House should act quickly.

He pointed out that the Senate also must consider the legislation and unless there is prompt action it cannot reach sident Truman's desk before the week ends. is necessary to give the bill president before days Congress adjourns," he 10 to consider the said. "This, will give Congress time to override another Speaker Martin (R-Mass) told reporters the measure pass by an avalanche of votes': by more than a two-thirds majoritynecessary to override a possible veto before night-fall. The bill would reduce taxes January 1 from cent to per cent for 48.000,000 federal income taxpayers. It is 1aentical with the one Mr.

Truman vetoed June 16, as "the kind of tax reduction at the wrong -except that the tax reduction woilld be effective January'1, 1948, insetad of 1947. Some Democratic 'have expressed belter the president also will veto the new tax bill; but there was no. indication of his attitude at: the White Presidential Sectetary Charles Ross: told reporters Mr. Trumah 3 will "make no statement of his attitude prior to action on the legislation: the House Means ComChairman Knutson: (R-Minn) 4 of Continued on Page Two Los Angeles Has Another Murder JULY 8, Los Angeles, July 8 (UP) The nude body of Mrs. Rosenda Mondragon.

20, garroted with a silk stocking and her right breast mutilated, was found today, a dozen blocks from city hall. She was the sixth victim the started Jan. 15 with finding the Dahlia" murder cycle, that nude, bisected body of blizabeth Short, 22. Mrs. Mondragon's face showed signs of beating, and burns and abrasions.

her thighs indicated she. was thrown from. an automobile. William Moore, a vegetable. store clerk, told investigaotrs he saw a woman answering Mrs.

Mondragon's description near his, home about: 2:15 a. m. PST. She called a taxi, out while she waited a man in his late 20's drove up in a. dark green coupe.

After asking Moore tions, agreed to the girl's request tor a ride and sne canceled her taxi call. Ofticers are scekng the man. Newton Josha, a Negro postal clerk, found Mrs. Mondragon's body lying besiae ine curo al 3:30 a. In.

in the downtown area, not far from the city hall. Un ine nude vody of pretty Mrs. Mondragon was a ring with a blue stone. Around her neck was a reugious medal worn to protect her from harm. A silk stocking wrapped around her neck apparently choked her 10 death.

She was identified through. fmgerprints tne police department, where record. showed she was ar'rested on a drunk charge. March 119, 1946. Pouce also, learned that Mrs.

Mondragon quarreled with her estranged husband, Tony Mondragon, about 2. in, today Mrs. A rinidad Vigil, 25, sister, or the victim, Mrs. Mondragon visited him tor about 20 minutes. when she left, her husband departed in his car about: 15 minutes Jater, Mrs.

Virgil sald, and did not return nome until early this mornmg, then he went directly to work. an examination was to be made to, determine whether Mrs. Mondragon had been attacked: Her mutilation murder was the first Los Angeles area since the Mother's murder of Mrs. Laura Elizabeth '37, May :44 near long beach. Other, murders besides, Miss, Short, were Jenane T.

French, Evelyn. Winters, 9,, and Dorothy Montgomery. Thomas: F. Montgomery has charged with tne his wife, Mrs. I Montgomery.

Aboard a Flying Saucer With Hal Boyle Who Writes From Town of Pitcher, Oklahoma By HAL BOYLE (The following manuscript by Hal Boyle, who was last seen two days a ago reading al copy of "Tom on the steps of the New York public library, was found in a beer. bottle in n. perambulator in Central Park. The empty bottle apparently had fallen from a great height). Aboard a Flying.

Saucer over Pitcher, (P)-- Don't tell me these flying discus are ary, Here 1, am, in the midrile of one, zooming around American landscape like a boomerang. These things aren't dises or saucers at They're built like a cowboy hat Seven tall. The reason you folks down below have been disagreeing seen about the size 1 you haven't the whole thing. All have seen is the reflection of the sides where patches of the paint were burned off these huge space ships as they passed too close to the sun on their way here from Mars. Yes, Mars! I am a prisoner aboard a 1947 model "Flying Saucer" from another planet.

Let me explain: I left the New York public library at dusk. the other day and dropped into a quiet bar to wash down a warm vitamin pill with colombottle of it, I beer, turned to a silent figure sitting next me the unly other customer at the bar -and all but fainted. I saw a thing some eight feet tall, covered with thick green hair, with one eye like a hardboiled egg in the center of his forehead, and no visible mouth at all. He was naked, his hands were three-clawed and big enough for 13 Brooklyn center fielder. The green man's yolk-yellow eye burned menacing red.

One hand twisted one of a series of knobs on his chest marked "'Slang. Amer: jean," and noiseless words drifted to me: "Scram, Mac. But take along You're going on a long ride," Then I found myself lifted and tossed sprawling. There was the sound of a door closing and a sense lifting rapidly into space. I serainbled to my feet and looked out the window paint is only invisible when you look at it from the outside.

Manhattan was falling away beneath like a 1oy town. how do you like your first ride in a flying saucer, Orson Welles?" leered the green man. "Ypu're on the way 10 place where there are more inartinis PRICE 5c COPY Democrats of South: to Meet Plan Strategy Washington, July 8 -(F)-Demo: cratic party Icaders from six southern states will discuss current Issues, parly strategy and hear Attorney General Clark here tomorrow, Clark will speak at a luncheon after the national committee members and state praty leaders from Arkansas, Knetucky, Loulsiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas have made presidenmal mid day call on the Gael In the morning and afternoon Sullivan, executive director of the Democratic National Committee, and George Killion, conttreasurer, along with other committee officials will discuss party matters with the visitors. Demands Probe of Army Courts in Europe Washington, 8 ator Jenner contended 10- day that "the high' command in the European theater is stacking courts against defendants in courts martial." In a. letter to Secretary of War Patterson demanding a full investigation of army military trial procedure, Jenner offered what he said was documentary proof that; 1.

"Prisoners are -not being permitted to employ either civilian or military counsel of their own choice in the preparation and presentation of their 2. "Every effort is being made to prevent attorneys who were connected with the infamous Lichfield prison case to practice in courts: martial in the European theatre." The Indiana senator made public a copy of an' informal: slip" which he said was signed by, Brig. Gen. Cornelius E. Ryan, assistant deputy, military government headquarters for the military, written by Francis M.

Vengovernment for a Germany, and derwerker. Jenner. told 'newsmen' his charges. that the routine substantiated The slip, addressed to. the Chief: of.

Staff, U. S. F. E. T.

(presum ably S. forces, European theat er) was dared last oct. 233 called attention to the Impending arrival, 'of, Earl. J. Carroll and Thomas Lester Foley, California attorneys, to act special defense.

counsel for five prisoners then trial. counsel in. court martial of Jenner identified Carroll- as Continued on Page Two Dewey Calls Time Out From Parleys Sapulap, July 8 -(P)-Two Arkansas Republican leaders told Gov, Thomas E. Dewey of New York today there were strong indications the Arkansa delegation to the GOP national convention In 1948 would support the governor for the presidential nomination. William T.

Mills, defeated candidate for governor of Arkansas last year, and Claude M. Williams, a member of the Arkansas State Commiltee, said they assured Dewey there was a "hearty. for him in Arkansas. Arkansas, has 13 convention votes, Both hoped to be delegates to the national -convention. Mills said that while it was too early to make judgment which way Arkansas delegates would go, The expected a majority.

of them would be for Dewey. sidential campaign button, and Mills, wearing a 1944 Dewey pre: liams, conferred with the governor in his hotel suite here this morning. Republican leaders from four or five other states were to see the governor later today before he left for a civic reception at the Elks Club. It was the only public function scheduled for Dewey during his three-day stay here, Most of his waking hours have been spent in meeting and talking with influential party men in connection with his undeclared quest of the GOP presidential nomination next year. So tar.

political visitors have brought only optimistic reports and predictions bearing on Dewey's chances of gaining the nomination. Political observers forecast a similar rosy picture will be Moun- painted for Dewey in the Rocky tain stales. He will reach Salt Lake Citv Saturday, attend the governors' conference there the fore part of next week, then tour parts of Wyoming. Montana and Idaho before swinging east to Chicago and Michigan. Among Dewey's Sapalpa visitors were George Hopkins, Texas state Republican chairman, and Colley Briggs, chairman the Paducah, Texas.

GOP committee. Both or eanized, the the "Draft Lone Star Dewey" State move- in 1944. Hopkins said he would not discuss 1948 plans, but it was understood he assured governor he would receive a substantia! number of Texas delegate votes' at the Philadelphia convention. Considerable Texas sentiment for Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio also was reported.

Mcanwhile at St. Louis. Bromwich, Missouri Republican committee treasurer, challenged the prediction T. Mattingly. of state chairman, that Dewey receive all that state's 33 delegate, votes.

Bromwich said there. WAS considerable support for Harold E. Stassen, former ernor Lewis Signs Coal Contract Averting Strike By HAROLD W. WARD CA Washington, July 8 An agreement averting a nation wide soft coal strike. was signed today by the John Lewis and majority bituminous operators.

In announcing the signing, Lewis told a news, conference that It is "reasonable to' assume the tire industry will accept the agree ment within few days. More than half of Lewis: 400,000 United Mine Workers are covered by agreements thus far. signed by, northern commercial operator steel companies and mine owner west and midwest. (highest pay in history and right For the workers, it meane, the to work when' "willing and able. For the public, it means higher possibly less coal productions under.

a shorter work provided in the contract, The miners originally scheduled to. return to the carly today at the end of a 10 day vacation: But they stayed: away word from Lewis that the wage agreement completed las night had been formally signed: As soon as the various opera tors signed, UMW sent out the signal for the back to work move. in' those operator mines. Still to accept: the pact! are southern operators, who refused participate dations, and scatter in. midwest and -west? bined, they represent slightly than 40 percent of totals so! production Lewis.

said, the pact would "Interesting' because it first negotiated since pass what he scathingly. described Continued Fun Page: tem-. Youth Pleads Innocent in Slaying (Sin Ashland. July 8 -Thirteen-year-old Ralph nocent Ashland in newsoby, Framingham pleaded ins district court today to the "laundry strangling of an attractive, woman customer and was ordered held without ball for a. hearing! next Tuesday on the murder charge a The: Junior High school honor student, charged with garrotting Mrs.

Dorothy Swenson. 40, of Ash Jand Thursday -two days bor fore hi frowned when arraigned before Judge Winfield Temple but otherwise showed no emotion. The boy's parents sat in a front seat in the small courtroom The fatner; a chemist, squinted nervously. His mother. wept throughout the brief hearing The slaying -a crime: which the bov told, police, was' "done without reason' unexplained, There was no, evidence of an attempted criminal attack and no theft "I went to: her house to' collect 41, police: quoted, the boy: "Then.

I went home and decided, I'd go back see her again. don't: know why: I knocked her door and asked her for a glass of water. 1 followed her into the dining room, knocked her down and wrapped. a towel around her neck. I pulled it tight and then found I a laundry bags which I put over: her head al fastened the cords tight.

around her neck. I. don't know why I did Medical Examiner 1 Michael SE Burke of Nadick said' Mrs. Swent had been dead about four days Her neighbors sald they, thought had gone away, When the arrived home she found the a ront door open and her mother's body clad in halter and shorts, sprawled on the dining room floor. The girl summoned: a neighbor who Roti fled than there ever were in New Jersey." "Look, this may be a flying I complained, "but I'm not Orson Welles.

I got this nigh forehead from wearing a tight hat." "Then who are you?" "'I'm' his cousin, Artesian Welles," I countered, "and who or what are you?" "I'm Balminston X-Ray O'Rune from said the green man, "and you have probably ruined my chance to win the sweepstakes," "What sweepstakes?" "Why, the sixty thousandth centennail running of the universal Martian treasure hunt stakes!" Crossly grunted the man: "This time there are 500 space ships competing. To win I have to bring buck twelve rare objeets, Including Orson Welles Now somebody beat me. like It's some- all your fault for looking body Moodily he tossed some peanuts on top of his head. To my mild surprise it opened and A double row of teeth chomped down on the peanuts. Now I knew where l.is voice had been coming from.

"What are the other items on your treasure hunt list?" 1 asked. I've already got a slice of moon cheese, a burning spark from the sun, the fingerprint of Motae: Machree, a phonograph record of Gargantua singing "Mammy," and an autographed ring from Winston Churchill's cigar," sTd the green man. "I've just got a few things oft to do in this country like buying a new motor car, getting a nickel beer and 8 good five-cent cigar, and plucking a hair from the eye brow of John L. "Balmiston. old 1 said, "I think you and the other flying cers are going to be here a long time.

Your search is only beginning." keep you as a hostage then," he said. "You steer while I catch a little sleep." So here I am wheeling this blast. ed flying saucer back and forth between the Bronx. Santa Fe and Seattle. I have scribbled down this story and twice tried to smuggle it out in a bottle through the gravity exhaust tube.

Bat each time the green man woke up and caught me. Somehow I'll manage to get the bottle out. You must believe what it contains. Bigger tales than this have out of smaller beer bottles. If 1 succeed I'll send out more details on the flying saucers tomorrow.

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