Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 126, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1949 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. I, NO 128
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THE PEOPLE'S PAPER*
GLADEWATER, TEXAS
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TEXAS ONLY OFFSET DAILY
Arms To Europe May Fall Into Red Hands
Truman's Aide
Pressured Hiiq
Woods Charge
WASHINGTON. Au*. 10—• INK*
HouslDS Expediter Ttghr wood*
told Senate "Five Percent'*
probers today that White House
Aide a«n. Harry H. Vaughan
applied peraonal pressure on him
in behalf of race track owners.
Woods said Vaughan made a
personal visit to his office and
urged him to “please hurry**
removal of a ban on construction
at the Tanforan. Calif., Track.
The housing official said this
was Vaughan's second appeal in
four days on behalf «f "fnenda"
financially Interested in Tanforan.
The construction ban was lifted
, a few days later.
* I > Previeunly, Woods had told of
I being summoned to Vsughsn'a
White House office, where. He
said, Uie General asked nim to
trwet the ranforan group ‘‘fairly. “
The new Enclosure concerning
*/V Vaughan shared interest with
'eaUmniuf that alleged Influence
peddler James V. Hunt got a
lf>.000 check from a Long Island
I hotel group while he still wm on
A the Government payroll as a War
y ' Assets Administration conaultant.
Senate Investigsf.lng Ounmlttee
> ounsel Francis Flanagan said
that Hunt relumed the 15,000
check but got It bark aa part of
an 586.000 fee for helping owners
of the Lido Beach. L.L. reaort
repurchase It from tlie WAA for
5635.000. The Government paid
51.300.000 for the property.
in another top development,
Albert I.ewitt, former secretary to
■ l-Hen. Hawkses (K) N.Y., testl-
* fled thst he steered the Lido
group to Hunt and thst Hum lstet
paid dim 15.000 as sn “sdvtser."
Flanagan said that the impli-
cation of his testimony was that
Hunt was "paid for vervicea"
smile still la Government employ
to connection with a deal directly
effecting the Government.
V
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Robbery of the Gladewaler
gethodlat Ch-wnh has been crodlted
to “someone stoat.**
A geneiel storm was mM oat by
the Glade water police department
•arty Wednesday after the theft of
of a typewriter and porta Me radio
was discovered by the IanIIor etv
went In to clean up.
Wince Rev. Rupene Hurts has
been sway Worn the chivrh, located
at the rrmer of Quitman and Kerry,
bath sets of keys to the church
nave been kept on a eer lotted hook.
all sppaamnees. acceding to
the church secretary, ssmsnae went
Into the church late Taesday night
» sometime euly Wednesday morn-
ing. removed the keys from the
hook and entered the office.
Reason for ciwdltltg the theft to
a person on foot la due to the ract
that another typewriter, s portable
lamp and several other easily trans-
portable oblects were left In the
yfflce.Mall had been scattered over
the room when the theR was dla-
coved euly Wedreeday.
Money Available
Fat City Airport
(i lade water can get 50,000 Im-
mediately to put In on work for Its
new Municipal Airport, Wondmw
Wood, city pigchasing spent, said
Wednesday aft* his two-day stay
In Austin
Wood rw period that the 50,000
will be forthcoming aa soon as np-
pllcsUon Is made 'or the money.
He spent Monday and Tuesday
discussing the proposed sirred
with Civil Aeronautics official*.
House Okays
Minimum Wage
Boost To 75c
WASHINGTON, Aug. lO-ftNl*-
The House today approved a
Republic an-Wmlhrrti Democrat
measure boosting the minimum
wage from 10 to 75 cents per hour
for wickers "Indlspenslble to
Interstate commerce.••
The measure, sponsored by
Iter Lucas (U) Tel-, was en-
dorsed by s roll call vote of 236
to Ik). Final passage, which
would send the MU to the .senate,
was delayed by Hep. Marrantonln
(AL> N.Y., who demanded sn en-
grossed copy of the measure.
Lucas' coalition measure
triumphed iwet the Administration
bill after Its sponsors agreed to
boost their original proposal to
the wage level requested by
President Truman
Previously, the bill cs.led for
a 65 cent minimum the first yeu
with the level subsequently based
on the Government's coni of living
bides.
Lenlnnkl chnrped that the Lucas
proposal's restrictive provisions
would <Wop approximately a million
workers already covered by the
set.
• eta er Holmes Webb, aero so fan right, bolds a paper rontsialeg a few of tbo tarts which be
presealed lo the Gladewaler l ions club Wednesday Webb discussed the new GilmerAlkln laws
with Leon Waggoner.'prealdeni of the dub and a Hoard of I-duration member as well as wltti
Hugh While, second lam left, another board member, and Calvin Hrunnen, right, principal of
(he Gladewaler Elementary school.
Gilmer-Aikin School Bills Are
Explained By GHS Principal
Tetas' educational rating may
climb from 36th place In the
•intrv if all rluaena help back
the new educational pro gran under
the Gllmsr-Atkln bills. Holmes
Webb, high school principal, told
the Gladewaler Lions Wednesday.
He informed members that they
needed to bark the program even
though Gladewaler la "sufficiently
lucky sad wealthy enough" to be
able to avoid being one of the
“foundation schools.*' Under the
new program, Gladewaler la ooe
of some 26 Independent schools
OptM Aug. IS
At NacoftfoehM
NACOGDOCHES, AUf. » With
the largeet field of entries In Ita
history, the tenth annual N—g
doches Horae flbow opens hare
Aug. |$ for a three-day stand.
More than 260 entries from
Arkansas. Louisiana, and Texas
will compete for 14,000 In prize
money for winners of the eighth
.major divisions which include
Five-galled, three-galled, walking
horse, fine harness, jumper, road-
ster, children's, and miscellaneous
Judging the entries will be three
nalianally-famnua authorities -
Rill Cunningham of Mexico. Mo.,
galled and harness divisions;
GapTfe Booth of Tupelo. Miss.,
walking class, and Claude Ovm
of Washington. D.C., lumper clans.
Frank shofner, president of the
show, estimated today that mote
than 30,000 persons will witness
the show's threeperformances.
•'From every point of view,"
he said, “the tenth annual horse
show will be the larges' in Ita
history."
which do not need state supple-
mentary iyi.
Webb, who is ons of 16 field men
appointed to explain the education-
al program to supervisors and
principals throughout the slate,
was presented during the Wednes-
day luncheon by Calvin Hrannen.
program -hainnan and principal of
GlaJrwater Elementary .School.
One thing which every votar
must be careful about la his or
her selection for one of the 21
State School Board members. Webb
said. The board la lo be made up
of one elected representative from
each Congressional district. Under
the new laws, the board will have
the major authority to make de-
cisions. It will be lb* duty of the
board to asroint a Stale Commis-
sioner.
At the present time, Webb said
the acting commissioner la L. P
Sturgtn. It Is Sturgin's job to
help get the program In action
before the elections sometime
In October.
Heretofore dormant schools will
be wiped out by the new program.
Webb told Ims audience thst the
consolidation of schools was re-
sponsible tor Gladewaler getting
part of the Joy district
Per raplta allotments from the
State will aftord a minimum pro-
gram for every school In the state
and a raise in salary for the ma,nr
number of the 45,000 teachers In
Texas. Smaller districts will have
from XI to 24 students for a teacher
while the larger schools will
average 26 students. Before the
Mils were put Into action, large
schools were forced to assign as
many as 40 to 50 students to one
teacher during a class period.
Due to Glsdewster*s evaluation,
there is little need for State
Foundation assistance. Gregg
County has been assessed 1362
Driver Accused
In Bus Crash
BLOOM!NOTON, tad., Aug. 10.
(Ihtik--Fifteen persons, including
two children, burned lo death
today when a Greyhound bus
cammed off a bridge abutment,
overturned and burnt Into flames
five miles north of Bloomington.
Fourteen other persons. In-
cluding the bus driver, suffered
Injuries but escaped a fiery death
when hemtr passengers and the
driver kicked out windows and
helped them to safety.
The Monroe County Coroner's
office ordered an Immediate
Investigation of the crash, and
said he would consider the charge
made by a passenger that the
drtver was “drowsy and nodding
shortly before the crush."
Drtver Charged
Wilfred Luttrull, 34. an Kvana-
rille truck driver, told authorities
“I was sitting in the first ngnt
hand seal and had observed the
dir er perspiring freely. He kepi
nnddiiu..
“At a stop I heard him say to
a couple of oiner drivers that he
had been called out of bed lo
take the run.
“I was tired and would have
taken a nap. but I stayed m my
neat and kepi awake. It didn't look
Ilka a blowout nr steering failure
lo me."
Greyhound Lines officials
refused lo comment.
The Coroner's nfllca said It
waa the worst bua accident In
Indiana Malory. listing lb*
fatalities as eight men. four
women, two children and another
person burned so badly sex was
undetermined.
Exploding fuel tanks trans-
formed the onre-steek bus mb)
a searing funeral pyre, and
horrified witnesses told of the
piteous and helpless screams of
the trapped passengers.
Passengers Cremated
Flames leaped 7Vfeet into
the air, cremating the occupants
whose escape was blocked by a
large body hurled across an
emergency “»it.
Ironically the bua overturned <>n
Ita right side, blocking the regular
on trance.
Spurred by flames, several of
the survivors smashed windows
and dashed through an emergency
exit. Hut desire for safety was
not so dear that several did not
hesitate to go back and pull
other passengers to safely.
Wayne dimmer, 25, the bua
driver, helped several passengers
to safety.
Eyewitness Wiowtl
Everett Miles, who lives only
a few hundred feet trom the scene
of the crash, waa the first on the
scene, he said.
"Hie bua skidded to a flaming
slop on its side sfler tne Impact.
"I could hear the people'
screaming as they attempted to
escape the flames. It's s sound
I never want to hear ogjui1 "
per cent of the State's financial
load with each district assigned
their share of the more than three
per cent.
Hugh White was given the pro-
gram for next week in place of
Dale Brooking who asked to ex-
change program dates with White.
A board meeting tor Thursday
night, August 16, was announcer
by President Leon Waggoner and
directors were asked to be guests
of Radio Station KMJ.
Guests at the meeting were
Woody Dalburg, Harry Simpson
and Charles McChesney.
Schools Prepare For
Opening September 6
Gladewaler'-, schools
ting their faces lifted
are get-
in prep-
Child Study
Workshop Will
Bogin Monday
Helping teachers to understand
children will be the initial purpose
of the Workshop ta Child Study
and Development, beginning Mon-
day at 6 a.m. at the elementary
school. Rogers Burnsed. director
of boys' physical education ta
Gladewaler Elementary School,
announced yesterday.
The workshop will be sponsored
by Southern Methodist University,
and will be open to all teachers
In the Gladewaler school, and
other teechers in sitroundtag
school districts. Parents may
also attend the workshop, either
aa observer!, ur active participants.
Teacher* from Gilmer. Union
Grove. Pittsburg, and Longview
are already planning to attend
the workshop.
Three hours' college credit
will be received by participants.
Tuition for the two weeks' work-
shop will be 630.
A sun liar course waa conducted
In the Gladeweter schools during
the laat school term, with ap-
proximately 30 teachers attending.
"That waa the first time a
venitre of this sort waa tried In
Gladewaler." Burnsed said, "and
It proved to be very successful."
This type of study la one of the
moat important studies being
carried on In the field of education
at this time, according to Burnsed.
Fred Thompson, a member of the
education faculty at SMU. will
direct the work ah op.
Escaping Gas Fired
In Earthquake Area
It started out aa a reported
slippage of the earth's cruet when
gas began erupting from the waters
and land around Jefferson, and
the question qualified authorities
ore asking now la bow much of
a slippage there is.
The aura of a medieval period
la mounting around the small city
aa the bubbling gases are set on
fire to avoid a collection of gas
and a mass explosion which would
literally wipe out the surrounding
area.
Aa far aa the people in Marshall.
Jefferson and the surrounding oil
field are concerned, this earth-
quake which has gripped their land
la nothing to joke about and
certainly not a matter for guess
work.
There la danger in the phenomena
and officials near the scene at
the time of the explosions now
are afraid of what might happetw
It ta still too dangerous to go
into the area with testing equip-
ment to are U the formation change
In the earth was big enough to
register as a full sized earth-
quake. but whether It registers
or not laboratory teats have
proved that the gas blowing water,
sand and mud over the area has
come from some 6,000 feet be-
neath the earth's surface.
ihe possibility of a pipeline
leak or mere seepaae was immedi-
ately disqualified b.V authorities
who were capable of releasing
information concerning the quake,
substations in the ores are such
that a gas leak anywhere in the
surrounding field lg Immediately
registered through g lessening
in pressure and all lines we cut
off until a check can be made.
I here has been no need far any
cutoff in the lines since tech-
nicians employed by 141 Gloria
Corporation and Arkansas-
1 oulsiana company In the area
soy there la no leak in pipe*
lutes, and the gas la not a merely
seepage from a nearby gas field.
Geologists outside the area
accompanied a few newspaper
reporters to the earthquake site,
deemed that there waa nothing
to few. then slipped quickly
back to iheu own homes fw
from the scene.
Before escaping gas waa tested
f't content, the theory of seepage
from abandoned wells was checked
and disqualified since the wells
had reached only shallow sands.
Veteran Newsman bam twins-
fellow of Uir Marshall News
Messenger described the scene
of. the dozens of gas outlets aa
bubbling like “a pan of oatmeal
on the kitchen rtovc and a
thousand times as dangerous."
Geologist pave Flesh who hsa
studied each new development
since the explosions were first
discovered stated that three
million cubic feet of gas a day
we escaping from the holes con-
tinuing to erupt in the Black
Cypreaa territory He haa warned,
that no effort should be made to
cap any of the gas since it “ap-
parently would only find another
and possibly more dangerous
outlet."
There haa been no indication
of a lessening of the pressure
which la sending the gas churning
up out of the earth in dozens of
small places, in three Iwg* weaa
and In water wells In an Increasing
area around Jefferson.
“It could end in a month or the
earth could shift again at any
minute, we just don't know,"
Rtringfello* reported aa he related
the half-baked theories of some
In contrast to the scientific
answers found by trained man
ta the Cypres* '***itory.
watton for the fail aemeater,
beginning sept. 6. according to
Holmes Webb. nigh school princi-
pal, who la working with Super-
intendent E. D. Cleveland, the
school bowd. and Calvin Braun an.
elementary school principal, on
school improvements and build-
ings.
A completely new Agriculture
Building has been built this sum-
mer to house classes which wee
formerly held in the bua barn.
After speakers for the inter-com-
munications ay Men have been
installed, the building will be
ready for occupancy. Trucks can
he driven into the east end into
the room where farm machinery
repaus will be made.
The music building has been
equipped with an awning across
the entire west side to cut out
late afternoon heat, and window
tana have been added as an extra
cooling device. Practice rooms
we equipped with sound-absorbing
wall board to improve acoustics,
and all tbe Inside walla have been
repainted.
In all the school buildings,
tiles we being replaced where-
•ver needed and plaster renovated.
New Darkroom
In the main high school build-
ing. a dwkroom haa been installed
In the basement in conjunction
with the high school newspaper
needs.
Ralls In the girls' gymnasium
have been repainted, and repaint-
ing of tha doors will begin soon.
Tbe football field begins to
take on new life with a grass
turf and an electric scoreboard.
In the elementary achool build-
ing. tbe main renovating project
in re-arrangement and enlwgement
of facilities In the cafeteria. The
majority *6 the kitchen equipment
is new, including an electric dish-
washer. steam table, and waste
disposal unit. A storeroom la also
being added. Tbe new arrangement
la being made ta order to take care
of more children. Approximately
660 children are fed at the cafe-
teria dally.
New shelving haa been done
In (he elementary library to take
care of book expansion.
At the Weldon Colored School,
the timber one addition is a new
combination gymnasium-auditorium
building. Airangementa have also
been made for music and band
claaaea and home economics
laboratories to be conducted In
the new building.
The old auditorium at the school
la being converted into a library.
Work la also being done on a
playground for the colored child-
ren. set with bermuda grass.
Arrangements we also being made
for a football field, and baseball
diamond.
Joint Chiefs Of Staff Warn
Arms Delay May ‘Court’ War
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10 • (INS)
The U. ft joint Chiefs of Staff
reported to Congress today that
arms sent lo Europe might fall
Into Russian bands In case of
early ww but wwnad that “the
more delay the mare we court"
that ww.
Gen. Omar Bradley. Army Chief
of Staff and spokesman for the
Joint chiefs, testified on the Ad-
mlnletration’s "Arms for Friends"
Bill before a Joint aeaelon of the
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees.
His testimony was dslivered
Just on* day after be. Adm. Louis
Denfeld and Air Force Gen. Hoyt
S. Vandenbarg flew back to the
U. S. after 10 days of conferences
with European military leaders on
establishment of l>natlon defense
machinery under the Atlantic Pact.
Other HevelopmeaUx
1. Defense Secretary Johnson
said he would accept tbe compro-
mise proposal of Sen. Vandenbarg
(R) Mich.. If it was modified to
assure appropriation of 80 per
cent of the 11,450,000.000 request-
ed. with the balance In authority
to place contracts for delivery
after next July 1.
2. Vandenbwg. GOP foreign
policy leader who had suggested
a 50 pw cent "down payment"
U-Turn Wr«ck
Causes Slight
Property Damage
An attempted U-turn was blamed
for an accident late Tuesday nignt
which caused no Injuries and minor
property damage.
A. M. Anderson of Athens was
going south on south Tyler Street
at 11 p.m. In his 1948 Plymouth
when, according to Anderson, a
1941 Ford owned by J. H. Can-
sler of Gladewaler, started a U-
tum and Anderson's car bit the
Ford.
Both cars waa reported to be
headed south Just before the
accident occurred.
The left front of Cansler*s cw
waa damaged and the right aide
of Anderson’s vehicle waa dented.
plan, agreed to the 60-40 idea.
3. The State Department dis-
closed President Truman, acting
under bis poww as Commander-
In-Chief. bad turned over to France
and Italy "combat material" to
protect "security interests of the
United States."
4. Rap. Javits (Ri N.Y.. intro-
duced an amendment to the Arms
Bill being written to the House
Foreign Affairs Committee direct-
ing the President to withdraw
wms aid from a nation whan the
United Nations decides to furnish
the assistance.
Secret See
Held
Sidewalks 'Ratted Up'
Is Waterline Breaks
A rotted galvanized water lint
gave way early Wednesday causing
City employees to have to take up
the stdrwalk and street In front of
the Pioneer Liquor Store No. I.
Workers used picks to break the
the cement Wednesday and haul up
the decayed line before tbe leak
could be stooped and the pipe
couM be replaced with a new coo-
per line.
When Bradley finished testify-
ing. all tone Joint Chiefs went
into cloaatodoor session with the
Senate Coatolttees to fill them
in on the pacific situation and
other matters the general declared
too risky lo discuss in open Hear-
ings.
The Joint Chiefs meat with the
House committee tonight for the
same purpose.
After the secret session of tha
Senate groups. Chairman Conn ally
(D) Tex. of the Foreign Relations
Committee, announced he waa
"not at liberty" to discuss the
meeting diming which "Gen. Brao-
ley went over matters relating to
the bill ta greM detail." Connally
said:
"It la of the Highest importance
that this bill be enacted as early
aa possible. Much (of the arms)
must be reconditioned and prepared
for use. ft may take three or four
months."
Bradley, who reportedly will
be named permanent chairman of
the Joint Ctoiefa under tne Military
Unification BUI signed by Presi-
dent Truman today, disclosed that
it wUl take six months to train
Etropean troops to use tha wea-
pons to be sent overseas under
the Arms BUI.
Weameas to Bad Hands
Referring to the possibility of
such weapons falling into Russian
htondrt hft Atid
"If war should break out before
the nations at Western Etrope
have a chance to build up I think
those fears would be weU founded.
"We do not contend that tfaeae
arms will give, tha Western Euro-
pean countries the ability to stop
the Russian Army, ft wUl take
time - - perhaps five or ten
years • — far these countries to
build up to the point where they
can atop aggression.”
Asked whether be thought war
more likely to break out in Europe
than Asia. Bradley replied:
"The place a futire war breaks
out la not la oir band. Tha dec.-
alon la someone else'a. Modern
science being wbat It la and the
range at planes what they are, 1
don’t believe anyone can aay that
war is mote apt to break out la
one piuce than another."
Theatre Manager Says
Shows To Aid Polio Fund
Itovt la eae at toe exdualve elrtsrea at to* Jefferses rartkmxki which MMhr ftohtitohw
Hr a* Faulkner managed to lahe of Ihe many (Taler* In the erert The ihiy, first released hy toe
Gladeweter Dally Mirror, has grown tnia a controversial matter torie«MM*r« outside af Ihe
area which neither ami representedven to Ihe scene nor received aalhoriledve reports. The
area nf released gas haa now been set on Hie to ovnld a malar explo wtoa. Taaatoa tor Ihe
ample who live around Ihe gaa propelled waters I* condnually mouhdag and toe Gladewaler
Daily Mirror la making every mareivahl* eftort to give ita reader* aa ap-ta-del*. accurate
report of the earthquake which hen happened to Jefferses eed which wee firm reported throegh
the Mirror. T J xoy
City Mtotager B.E. Lsnnom qf
the Gregg sad Goto Theatres today
announced bis theatre will parti-
cipate In tbe Texas Theatres
Polio Fuad with audience collec-
tions luring the week beginning
TtursdayAugust u.
Under the slogan. "Texas Takes
Care of ftp Own." the drive was
planned to meet the emergency
when Teiaa polio cases totaled
one-fourth of all cases in the
United Sates. Tile state haa had
1,123 new cases through July 23
this year.
L.M. Rice,. Dallas attorney,
heads the campaign committee.
Other members are R.J. O'Don-
nell and John Q. Adams. Interstate
Circuit Theatres. R.I. Payne.
Theatre Enterprises Intf.. 8.L.
Oakley, Jefferson Amusement CO.;
F.W. Allen. National screen Ser-
vice: Johnny Long of Ray Town.
Texas. Long Theatres, and Don
C. Douglas, Robb * Rowley
United.
Money collected ta the theatres
will be used only to treat Texan*
suffering with polio. While several
polio reception centers have been
set up at stoategic points to handle
the acute or Isolation period, the
facilities for poalracute treatment
to re Mere use of limbs are limited.
Mr. Rice said.
Among the polio alleviation
agencies to benefit is the Gon-
zales Warn springs Foundation.
near Austin.
Local i*afctefU* may canal torts
at the iftpaMw collections uv may
make .-necks payable to the Texas
Theatres Polio Fund and mail
them 1 tract to headquarters at
Ml MatotoPtll* (task Building.
Dallas, Tata*.
Mrs. V.R. Rumpus haa kindly
offered the help of the camp Fir*
GMIs of Mm troop ta making audi-
l taction a at the Gregg and
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