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VOL. IV, NO. 131
United Press—(UP.)
GLADEWATER, TEXAS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1952
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SECRET ARY-DESIGNATES.—President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the appointment of
Roger II. Kyes as Deputy Secretary of Defense, left, Robert B. Anderson, president of Mid-Continent
Oil Ca, of Vernon, Texas, us Secretary of the Navy,
Unknown Number Dead And
Injured in Globemaster Crash
Plane Bringing Soldiers
Home To Spend Christmas
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cerfter, and Harold E. Talbott of New York as
Secretary of the Air Force. Mr. Kyes^a vice-presidem of General Motors, will serve under his old
boas Charles E. V
Wilson, Secretary of Defense-designate.
First Baptist Church Choirs To
Give Special Christinas Programs
In keeping with the thoroughly
religious ideal of putting more of
Christ in Christmas, the Youth
Choir of the First Baptist Church
will present a special program of
Christmas music in the auditorium
of the church at 0:30 Sunday even-
ing. Incorporating the spirit of
giving, everyone attending is in-
vited to bring a white Christmas
gift of canned food, which will be
used In gift baskets for needy
families.
Under the capable direction of
O. O. Johnston, this group, com-
American B-29s
Hast Northwest
Red Storage Hub
SEOUL, Dec. SO (UJD — Eleven
American B*29s Saturday blasted
munition to the Korean front lines.
The giant Superfortresses dump-
ed 110-tana of bomba on the Un-
hung-Nt supply depot and left the
installation in smoking rubble It
was the first raid against the sup-
ply depot.
Tho bombers flew inrough "light
to heavy flak" to smash the target
63 miles northeast of Anju near
the southern bank of the Chong-
Chon river.
Returning pilots said 60 supply
buildings and 70 huge piles of sup-
plies were left smouldering by the
raid.
In the ground war. Korea's bit-
ter cold winter forced United Na-
tions and Communist soldiers to
continue the "little armistice" a-
long the 155-mile battlcfront.
Temperatures plunged to three
degrees below zero north of Kumh-
wa where Chinese troops continued
light, harassing attacks against
Sniper Ridge and the sector west
of Triangle Hill.
Red mortar and artillery fire in
the Kumhwa ridges area decreased
to a “tactical annoyance," a front-
line report said.
UN communique said there
were “nine enemy probing efforts,
none of them of any consequence."
Two Allied patrols killed or
wounded 34 Chinese in brief
clashes northwest of Korangpo-
Ri'against an aggressive Chinese
patrpl that resisted the UN patrol
with rifles, machineguns, hand
grenades, mortars, artillery and
tanks.
Evangelist Graham
Arrival In Seoul
SEOUL, Dee. 20 (U.R)—Evange-
list Billy Graham arrived in war-
scarred Seoul Saturday praising
United Nations soldiers for the
help tncy have given the people of
Korea.
Soldiers like Sgt. Vemon Reid,
Lake Charles, La., bubbled over
with good words for the 34-year-
old revivalist.
"Billy is the answer to a Christ-
mas prayer," said Reid, member
of a Fifth Air Force communica-
tions squadron. "He's a national
figure and he’s well thought of by
all servicemen. I never expected
to meet him over here, but he ar-
rived at Christmas when he need-
ed someone from home."
But Graham did not let the
GI’s hand out all bouquets.
"Thll army in Korea Is the
most compassionate army In his-
tory," he said. "They are pour-
ing out their hearts and their
money to relieve the terrible suf-
fering brought on by this hor-
rible Wlr."
Graham came to Seoul after a
five-day preaching tour in Pusan
end Taegu, cities Jammed with
civilian refugees from the war.
MOSES LAKE, Wash. Dec. 20
(U.R)—A C-124 Globemaster carry-
ing 132 persons, most of them
troops on Christmas leave, crash-
ed on takeoff Saturday and the
Air Force said there was an un-
determined number of dead and
injured "but some got out alive.”
The plane, part of the Military
Air Transport Service’s “Opera-
tion Sleighride" to bring service-
men home for Christmas, crashed
two and one-half miles off the
end of the Larson Air Force Base
runway just as a snowstorm be-
gan.
Lt. James Hathoway, acting pub-
lic information officer at Larson,
said the plane was bound for Kel-
ly AFB, San Antonio, Tex. Most
of the passengers were personnel
from Larson AFB. Others were
posed of volunteer members from | will consist of the traditional
both the Intermediate and Young I Christmas carols, the rendition by
People's Training Union Depart- the zestful, vibrant voices of youth
ments, has become an integral | is certain to import the true
pact of each Sunday evening wor- Christmas spirit to all listeners. As , .. ... .... . ,
ship service. Usually this Youth j a special feature. Peggy Bozman I *rom other Pacific Northwest bas-
Choir sings some spirited gospel | will sing the much-loved “Jesu | es- , ,
song to begin the formal service Bambino” by Pietro Yon. One of ”“c worst crash on record was
each Sunday evening, and then I the several numbers by the entire
just prior to the pastor's message j choir will be Franz Grober’s im-
it renders an appropriate anthem, j mortal "Silent Night,” with an
Upon special invitation from ! echo choir arrangement by Stone.
— Everyone not in regular attend-
ance at other churches is cordially
invited to this very special pro-
gram
spe
M E. McFerren, general Training
Union director, and O. G. Jones,
associate director, O. G. Johnston
will present his choir during the
regular Training Union hour Sun-
day night. After reporting to their
various departments for the pur-
pose of regular records, all mem-
bers of the Training Union, with
their visitors, will go to the audi-
torium for the 30-minutc musical
program. At that time they will be
invited to leave their white Christ-
mas gifts in appropriate recepta-
cles at each entrance of the audi-
torium.
Composed
splendid performing Youth Choir
will be fortified by many addition-
al young people home from college
for the holidays. Mrs. A. S. Moore,
faithful and capable church pian-
ist. will be the special accompan-
ist for the group.
Although much of the program
Sunday Night Services
The choir of the church will pre-
sent "The Story of Christ in Song
and Scripture" during the regular
Sunday night services. The choir
will be under the direction of J. B.
McPherson. Mrs. J. J. Traughber
will be organist; Mrs. A. S. Moore,
pianist, and Mrs. Allen Holcombe,
reader.
A beautiful and inspiring must-
normally of about 4* cal program has been planned and
ibers, this well-balanced and includes:
Choral processional: "O Come
All Ye Faithful"; prelude: “Guide
Me, O Thou Great Jehovah," with
Mrs. Traughber at the organ;
voice: "Darkness” with the orgsn
and piano playing “Load Kindly
Light"; voice: "Great Light"; "The
Christmas Scripture in Song" by
Guy C. Fillins—the junior choir
and Mrs. J. B. McPherson as di-
rector and Mrs. Malcolm Stone,
pianist: "Silent Night," choir and
descant; voice: "The Birth of
Jesus"; "Birthday of a King." choir
and Mrs. Ray Hudspeth, soloist;
"O Holy Night," organ solo; voice:
"The Shepherd Story"; "There
Were Shepherds" by the choir;
voice: "Presentation in the Tem-
ple”; "Star of the East." duet by
Marcia Cain and, Peggy Bozman;
voice: "Childhood" of Jesus"; “The
Holy City," solo by Mrs. L. G.
Shepperd; voice: "Appointment of
Apostles"; "Blessed Redeemer,”
duet by Rev. and Mrs. L. G. Shep-
perd; voice: "Crucifixion"; “Hail,
the Ia>rd Cometh” by the choir;
“Hallelujah Chorus," piano duet
by Mrs. A. S. Moore and Miss
Katherine Keoun; voice: "Christ
Light of the World" and “O Come,
All Ye Faithful” by the choir.
Market Reports
FORT WORTH. Doc. 20 (U.P»—
USDA—Weekly livestock:
Cattle: compared week ago Fri-
day: Slaughter steers and year-
lings about steady, cows fully 1 50
higher, bulls steady, stocker 1 and
more higher. Week's tops: Slaugh-
ter steers 29.25, individual prime
32 and 33, cows 17, bulls 18, Stock-
er steer yearlings 21, choice
scarce.
Calves- Around 1 higher. Good
and choice slaughter offerings 20-
25, utility and commercial 12-19.
culls 11 down, good and choice
stocker steer calves 20-22, common
and medium 14-18.
Hogs: Butchers nnd sows steady.
Week's tops: Butchers 17.50, sows
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that of an Avro Tudor airliner in
Wales. March 12, 1950, in which
80 persons were killed.
The flight originated at Larson
AFB. An Air Force public informa-
tion officer said the craft “was
jammed to the rafters” with serv-
icemen, most of them hitch-hik-
ing."
mediately appointed a board of of-
ficers to investigate the crash.
Larson AFB is six miles north-
west of Moses Lake in the heart
of the Columbia Basin.
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Still Burning Two Hours Latar
The crash occurred shortly aft-
er 8:30 a m. cst. Two hours later
the wreckage was still burning.
Ceiling was low at the time of
the crash and visibility was about
two miles, the PIO said.
It was undetermined immediate-
Weak Brodie Twin
Clings To Life;
Amazes Doctors
CHICAGO, Dec. 20 (U.R)—Roger
Lee Brodie, deprived of a vital
blood vessel in the operation which
separated him from his stronger
Siamese twin, clung to life Satur-
day with a tenacity that amazed
the million-dollar team of doctors
fighting to save him.
The medical men feared that I
dozens of complications might end
the 15-month-old boy’s "minute to
minute" existence. But what they
dreaded most was the possibility
of an affliction called cerebral
adema, a kind of “water on the
brain.”
The condition is marked by
swelling of tissue caused by seep-
age of effusion of watery fluid
from blood vessels into the inter-
cellular spaces of human connec-
tive tissue. In Roger’s case that
would mean that the fluid was en-
tering the spaces between his
brain cells, swelling the organ.
Hospital spokesmen said they do
not know if the condition has de-
veloped and shrug their shoulders
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ly how many of the 132 were crew-
men. Every available ambulance,
doctors and nurses in aha area mm «Ktiy
called to the scene or to hospitals, little they could do to correct it.
hospitals.
Air Force officials refused to es-
timate the number of killed, injur-
ed or survivors.
“There are known dead, known
injured and it is known that some
got out alive," the PIO said.
World's Largest Transport
The four-engined Globemaster is
the world's largest transport air-
craft.
An unidentified Air Force of-
ficer who saw the crash said the
plane made what looked like a
routine takeoff in the snow.
“When it got into the air, it
was just a shadow at the far end
of the runway,” he said. "Then
it kind of fluttered like a wound-
ed eagle and disappeared. The
next thing I saw was flames—then
1 heard the crash.”
Built by Douglas, the C-124 has
two cargo decks. It can carry two
army tanks on either deck. Two
greyhound busses can be crowded
into the cargo compartment.
It was the second crash of a
Globemaster within a month. A
C-124 smashed against a mountain
in Alaska Nov. 23 killing all 52
persons aboard.
The 62nd Wing headquarters im-
HOPES FOR HARMONY.—President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower, left, listens to a seranade by mem-
bers of the Columbia University glee club on the steps of his home in New York. When a spectator
shouted he hoped the President-elect would enjoy similar harmony in Washington, the General smiled
and replied, “It won't be easy but I hope so."
Ike Settles Down To Consider
Details Left Before Inauguration
Roger's twin, Rodney Dee, has
been gaining strength and taking
nourishment since the marathon
operation Wednesday, but even he
was still listed in “critical” condi-
tion.
The twins had been joined at
the top of the skull, with their
legs pointing in opposite directions.
Rodney, who was favored in a
last minute, "survival of the fit-
test” surgical decision, spoke his
first words Friday night.
A supervising nurse held a pen-
cil before his eyes and asked:
"What's this?”
"What's this?” Rodney repeated
in his baby's lisp.
Before the operation the twins
had delighted nurses and doctors
at the University of Illinois Ed-
ucational and Research hospital
with their ability as mimics.
Another threat to the lives of
both children was possible seepage
and loss of all-important brain
and spinal fluids. Here again Rog-
er was in more danger than his
favored brother.
Rodney was given most of the
dura mater, a thin membrane
which encloses the brain.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (U.R)—With
most of the top level posts in his
administration filled, President-
elect Eisenhower settled down Sat-
urday to consider the remaining
details he must work out before
his inauguration Jan. 20.
There was a possibility his head-
quarters might announce (me more
nomination Saturday—that of Mrs.
Oswald B. Lord, who has been
mentioned as a replacement for
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt on the
United Nations commission on hu-
man rights. She served as co-
chairman of the national citizens
for Eisenhower-Nixon during the
campaign.
Eisenhower had no appoint-
ments scheduled for the day but
was expected to be at his Com-
modore Hotel headquarters at
least during the morning.
Four Posts Fillsd
The President-elect filled four
important posts in his new admin-
istration Friday, those of secre-
taries of the Army, Navy and Air
Force and deputy secretary of de-
fense. The nominees were:
Army secretary: Robert (Ten)
Broeck Stevens, 53, South Plain-
field, N. J., textile manufacturer
and director of General Electric,
General Goods and Jackson Mills.
Navy secretary: Robert B. Ander-
son. 42, Vernon, Tex., attorney and
vice president of Associated Re-
fineries, Inc., and a Democrat. Air
Force secretary: Harold E. Talbott,
64, New York banker. Deputy de-
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Bast Texas
Generally fair and cool Satur-
day night. Sunday partly cloudy
and a Itttta warmer. Lowest Satur-
day night 90 to 40 In the north
and central portions. Gentle to
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fense secretary: Roger M. Kyes,
46, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., vice
president of General Motors.
Mrs. Lord, who visited Eisen-
hower twice Friday, admitted she
discussed with him a post in the
new administration but declined
to say what it was. '
No Comment on Rumor
There was a report that William
McChesney Martin had been asked
to continue as a member of the
Federal Reserve Board under the
Eisenhower administration, but a
spokesman for the President-elect
refused comment
and the second Texan named to a
high poet In the new administra-
tion. The others were Martin P.
Durkin of Illinois, named secre-
tary of labor, and Mrs. Oveta Culp
Hobby, Houston newspaper pub-
lisher who will be federal security
administrator.
Anderson, who like Mrs. Hobby
was among the rebellious Texas
Democrats who backed Eisenhow-
er during the campaign, said he
still wanted to be listed officially
as a Democrat.
Toft's Bid For
Floor Viowed As
Harmony Move
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (U.R)—
Sen. Robert A. Taft’s bid for the
Senate floor leadership was view-
ed Saturday as a harmony move
foreshadowing a basic switch in
the Republican pattern for han-
dling legislation.
The Ohioan's belated formal an-
nouncement that he is a candidate
for the job meant he is virtually
assured of election. GOP senators
will fill leadership positions for
the next Congress at a party cau-
cus Jan. 2.
As party floor leader, Taft
would bear the responsibility for
piloting the legislative program of
President-elect Eisenhower, who ~ L. ■ ■
defeated him for the presidential i DESK J*
nomination last summer. But it is OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 20 (U.R)
certain tha; the program would : —Gov. Johnston Murray of Okla-
C Of C Directors Will
Not Moot On Monday
There will not be regular busi-
ness luncheons of the Gladewat-
er Chamber of Commerce direc-
tors the next two Mondays, ac-
cording to President Paul L.
Rounsaville. The Directors voted
to dispense with their Dec. 22 and
29 meetings and return to regular
Monday business sessions and
luncheons at the Gladewater Com-
munity Center building the first
Monday next year, Jan. 5.
homa and Gov. Allan Shivers of
Texas have asked President-elect
Eisenhower to accept a desk as
a gift from them for his new of-
fice. Murray said that he and
Shivers have arranged to have the
desk built in Oklahoma City by a
craftsman who once built a desk
for the late President Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
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carry Taft's imprint as well as
Eisenhower's.
Taft anounced his candidacy
Frlday in a statement in which he
also reported that the present floor
leader. Sen. Styles Bridges of New
Hampshire, and Sen. William F.
Knowland of California would not
seek the job. Knowland said later
that he would seek the Senate
GOP policy committee chairman-
ship now held by Taft.
As policy spokesman and a po-
tential or actual candidate for
President in 1948 and 1952. Taft
has been the most influential GOP
senator, at least in the field of
domestic legislation, for most of
the past decade.
Since the death of the late Sen.
Charles L. McNary of Oregon eight
vears ago, Senate Republicans
have treated the floor leadership
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*he o heL, Ko.' mi ll enjoy talking about women, and
r^man for hti^rtT ^d fo? there might be some people who
ff®Jratim P i do not know them as well as I so
1 The elSo” of Taft to the floor j I want to quote the "make-sense”
leadership would thus reoresent a | verse bclow
fundamental change in the party wumafi
organization in the Senate.
While Taft has manv staunch
surnorters among his fellow Re-
publican senators, some of them
privately expressed fear that his
election as floor leader would put
them on the spot. They were afraid
that conflicts between Eisenhower
and Taft were almost inevitable
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CHRISTMAS TREEe—Rotarlans give Santa 40 bags of fruit and some 40 Christmas gifts for him to pass on to needy children and families. Plan for Gladcwater's Rotary
^ „„ ...... "Double-Action Christmas Gift" 1* that each Rotarlan draws another member's name from a hat the week before the last pre-Christmas meeting. He buys a gift for a
and central portions Gentle to child and places that Rotarian's name on It and places It under the tree at the next luncheon. He also brings a bag of fruitt limit one dollar per bag this year). Gifts are
moderate variable winds on the opened et the dub, but later re-wrapped and given to 8anta to pass out to needy children st a Community Christmas Tree conducted by the Gladewater Fire Department
coaat, becoming southeast Sunday. on Christmas Eva at the City Hall. The tree this year was held Thursday noon.
First Stats Bank Pays
Annual Ton Porcont Bonus
Paul Rouhsavllle, President, has
announced the payment of a ten j
percent annual dividend to the i
stockholders of The First State j
Bank, and also the payment of a
bonus to its employees of ten per-1
cent of their annual salaries.
He further stated that the year
1952 has been a profitable one to
the bank and he also possesses an
optimistic outlook (or continued
prosperity for the ensuing year,
not only for the bank but for busi-
ness conditions gtnsrally tn the
Gladswattr area.
Woman—She’s an angel in truth,
a demon in fiction.
A woman's the greatest of all
contradiction:
She's afraid of a cockroach she'll
scream at a mouse,
She'll tackle a husband as big as
a house.
She'll split his head open, and
then be his nurse.
And when he is well and can get
out of bed,
She'll pick up a tea pot and
throw at his head.
She's faithful, deceitful, kean-
sighted and blind;
She's crafty, she's simple, she’s
cruel, she’s kind.
She'll lift a man up, she'll cast a
man down.
She’ll make him her hero, her
ruler, her clown
You fancy she's this, but you
find that she's that.
She'll play like a kitten, and
fight like a cat
In the morning she will, in the
evening she won't.
And you era always expecting
she will, but she don't.
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