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lUPPtES1 T FAMILY IN THK ~W< >RLD Wc ire the happiest
family in the world,' sety-, the DrBiirtoltw family oi Quiney, Mass.
*• thay drink a toast to the news that Mirhwk DeBartolo. lung
missing in Italy, is alive and -afe. Left to right art': Joseph. fath-
er of Michael CVmnir Mu liael's mother, and Mildred, a suiter.
• NEA PH(/rt)i
\ The
Observer
•kowtm ward party
ballot comments
1 Davis Service To
Be Held Frklav
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ELDERLY LAOV FOUND
DEAD IN BED WEONEtOAV
MCBNING
official apology
( howknts thought
r>NHi rr up at North Wan'
Schoo. fhey are going to |Ul
the bit; pol in the little |m i to brew
sumr mighty got*! victuals. which
the public may have in mi ."> uniil
they ere through but until 7
o'clock prolerri d.
Thw Mill be Kami > and var
tona carnival attractions. I at tur
key* a Ail other prices being ol
l«r«l Kccently South Ward had
one of the largest turnouts ol lhi>
kind rvi r staged u- Brockcnridge
and North W«d leaders were all
.•dither Jhis morning over their
festival tonight The public will
enjoy it.
OTAR1 KL) tn w under if wcatbei
<J would ovR ii -t eo.it nough n
have fresh -pwiv rilis . ml ivu k
l*w e belore Christina- then n
membertd that the lot ker plants
thes,. days are taking all Hie joy
Wit of the old fastiichi. d hoi; kill
it-a{ days And lot ot the grief
I ►'Ullerai Itel'Vli-- Mill . I|| ill I II
j Mr- l> K. Da l>. n . Krniay altei-
lioon Jt u i in L at the residence,
"ilh bmi IJnds-y Air- Davis pa.-*
I'll away ilm llur tin- nittui t'Ues
•iav ami was (ouBtl W-due dav
imih ii nt by Iter dausli'er, Mrs. J.
VI. \li vainler who live. ii#\i dooi
> ! i' vu> born iK'tniifr l*xl Hi
Mineral Well* where .in auij ker
husband ineii until '* -'• She was
th - loriuei Sarah Mire siaKfs, aini
married lauuurv '.I. I>' t"
' I lie late I' K. l*i vi-. In i 2« Hi-
[family mi.veil iii Breek tirkiee vir
IJMVIS becoming -ll U.lOUIl a * ::
t-ou.— taover II- die.1 111 IM ; >
Mr- ivnb . .uiYiveii by dau-
ghters Ml- K V .fi>He-. .■selilinoie.
Mr- \ \| Kelly 1.; • • i.rnlut and
Mr- J M Ale.vauiie: ( Kres keni Hbfe
tint nil, -mi I il >.t IJibrtita. Kil
l-en . rand i hitilreii ind I : great-
uraiiil i-lnlilren all- > -nrvivi .
Kev, Kittn-Kt I'ojMfland will ofti
i late at the ..eiviee. Imterm-nt vti|i
h,. in ilit 111— kenridge €emet«iv
witU Kik-r Servite.
Pitllbenn .< were n.t:n<-tt as A It
Sander.-, K I. I'enni k'kii. V\ K.
Mountaineers Are
In High Pitch
For Title Game
• uckaroot start work
today ror conteet
friday week
Tlw Britkenridjit- Butkaroos,
after two days of rent, today star
ted their srind toward the tftuiie
Friday after next with the Mui.-
rai Wells Mountaineer*, which
should decide the conference chani
pionship. ;
I'oitch C'ooper Robbiiu* said this |
niornini; the Buckaroott tscuped
the i;ami' with Brownwood «ith
only cuts at.d bruises. '
In Mineral We I is the Buckar- j
uos meet a team that although I
beaten l.y Brownwotid. the Mineral !
Wt Us paper says it was a jjanie .
the Mountaineers should have wtm
and the Mountaineers beat Cisco '
a team that beat Brownwood. |
Mineral Welts fans are solidly
ih hind their team and should be ,
here in flocks. They still are in
hit;h pitch over what they claim
was dirty treatment from the
Lions. It was said that five of the
Mountaineers came out of the
Brow nw ood game with eye injurie.
lour with fincers stuck in them
and one with lime and dirt firown
m his eyes.
} They will brim; a liotnj team
here Biirndt. first strinu guard
who broke his ciftlar hone before
the s.ason opentd will be hack
against Breckenridge. and Mc
Whorter the quarterback Witt-
's a great broker, field runner
will lie in. after limping a whil.
on a sprained ankle. He has rur
back three or lour punts this
year lor touchdowns.
The other hackfieltl men art
Drws, blot-king Ivack. 1T8 pounds
liriffett. l.Vt uid M than t tr>
rounds, but lottks heavier. Long
the guard, who stopped the Buck
aroo ground game last year will
In- h.-'ek. and Tat kles Klliston am.
Turned weigh 1KO and I4M (Miunds
It is a team ol good lint* hack-
ers. few having scored through
their line, which makes it appeal
another passing day for the Byck-
aioos.
Breckenridge
American
VOL. M—NO. 222
BRECKENRIDGE. TEXAS
THURSDAY. NOV. 14, ts«s
! Uampl-r. J Jark- m. .1 I Isiver,
J
( lauilf W hit•
ui*;k j Morrow tlus morning
said the commissioners court has
Mfrtifud to the ntmilH-r of vo.e-
'■*ch write-in candidate reeeiveo
for county superintend.'lit oi
public schools. This means that
E.E. Conlee was elected.
From some sources it was said I
today that this may ! • elialleng
ed And if sti the ehallei.ge wu|t
be hoseti oil the law ri !ati\e to I In
m.-nner in which a general elee
tion may lie iield It is ht Itl that
this is interpret! d as Is ing that
thrrr shall be no write-in in a gen
«r*l election it. which the ollit
does not apiiear on the hal .it
rhad been said that the com
missMiners court had in minti
to abrdisli the office of eountv
SUprrintendcnt. This statement
was made by Jt>hnny Lauderdale,
cuut.ty jUtlgi elect He added il
was an expense of M'**' a year
to the tax payers
A call to Mrs. L'la Bris kni.ir
this mormng fMimght forth that
there IMX> 77 studtnls attending
school in Stephens county. nut nfe
the Breckinridge Independent
school system I hi*se go to thi
«*th ifrr.de at I'aitdo, to lh - third
(fradr at Franked, and to the
fourth grade at N«fssity
Hiroliito Pietuml
As Meek Savior
Of Lost Japan
rokVn 11 t* * FmnlameuiaHy
* paiili.-i and a tame gentleman.'
Kniperor Hrloll.to was i"o weak to
:heck til.- auirresiiiii of Jafanese
jiiiKoinl.- Strangely, l-o i la
.va- tlii- rul-r- same m- k eliarae-
ter that led him tt at e-pt the 1'otn-
.l.iin deelaral.on and .-.iv— Japan
from totiii destruetion
That is tin- eoni I'l.-mn reai hetl
ui a l>ook ju-t iiulili-li-il. .iuti/o
r ocas hi a filar, reporter for *•'
y-ar-. in "Mis Maje ty's Human
!> •• Uratun. portrays Hirohitu as
h man ot t- -t mu rouv n il ins.
11 in one oatstaiiduiK resop e was
iiev-r to ruiw'tion as a dictator
Hiroiiitit was taual t ir iu buylw d
to r--orl others' opinion*, never
to b< iash. In In fair and trustim:
and esche* violent t-ontrtiversles.
Tile immik Is t-tajsid-reil import*
am beeaii.— it i-om-- from an ex-
periem-d sou i- and is the fir.-t
unreMrifted portrayal of the em
t peror slni.. Hindilto. in the au
tboi' t words "vol'inttrly unl.ickett
the u:ite uf his ,-ai reil ptlttoa ami
i am- our i meet hi- pi o|. "
Remained "Living Cod"
In th - yetsrs between llirolillos
atlolesi eni'e and Japan - .defeat
Hirorito remained, u.iwillniRly and
often to his own aniioyam e. * "Hr-
tnjt uod." The [laiat-e i-irele drmn-
uied Into him .tiv theory that the
enip-ror never slimild nil^ Willi a
IMisitive hand, at-tord tut to the an
tlior.
It a. thiB eii elf t'-iii led Japan
Into war and it was tf"e emperor's
"tr *ie lot." Toirashi s.i_,* that he
a- unable tn f.iul the mitraice to
(Vets iMajr Get Loag
Awaited Autos
' FORT WORTH • SPCI Nov. M
Many a veteran w ho has held a
WAA cretificate for a pnssct.git
car. or a Jeep or truck lor many
months awaiting declarations ol
surplus vehicles to be made by
the army will be heartened by
! the announcement made today by
War Assets Administration.
More than 134) surplus used
, army vehicles, recently declared
surplus to the current ta-eds of the
army, will be sold by' War Asset*
I exclusively to veterans holding
I the oldest dated certificates for
/ each type oft vehicle in a one day
' sale at Ctmp Hood Nov. jfi.
Inspection of the pessenger se-
dans. jt i ps. carryalls, weapons
j carriers and other guv i-rnment
I coiiv eyat.ces may be made daily,
j except Saturday and Sunday, start
ing November 18 through JS.
This newly acquired inventory
of motor vehicles marks the firsr
such equipment W.U has been
in a position to offer veterans for
several months and will serve
to satisfy t.umerous holders of old
dati d certificates.
Cattle Grubs Ami
Liee Control To
Be Demonstrate! I
Akk INTERESTED INYITED
TO DWIGGINS RLACE
TUESDAY MORNING
CATTLK NO t .... H
A demonstration of Ik control
of cattle grubs and lice on beet
aille vv ill oe conducted by M- t-
U'ii..i-I in cu-opcration with tiie
.ouuty agcut and transit Grain
.o at the Uwiggins piace west ,
j| i he airport, on Tuesday morn- |
•ng November 1 beginning about J
•tine u clock.
A power sprayer will lie used
io spray, a mixture of sulphur ro-
.ei.utie and L DT "n the cattle,
the cattle will lie sprayed in small
iOts. (>nc ol the tealurcs of the
-iiray outltt is that it i an lie Us
,d to lighi grass firi** .
<\11 interested are inviter to the
kmonstraiion. The Llwiggins
>let.v can ih- reached hj turning
«ist olt the Kastland Highway at
.he Northwest corner of the air
lie Id. |
This U i-art of a program in
•ttituted by the exlci.sn>n serv ice
nrougn the local County Agon;
A'. R. Liicc to serve the cattle j
•lien l>> ass.sttng them in ridding ,
iheir herds ol grubs and lice.
Rotcnone. Mr. Lace said, is the
jniy chemical found to date Unit
las been successful in controlling
«ruus in the buck of cattle.
DDT controls all form of cattle !
lice found in this country and it j
is believed that this demonstra-l
Hon will be most interesting tu|
all inn nested in cattle.
OPA Considers
Kent Increases
rrice s cents rsr cory
Fight Kieked Off
Against Major
Powers Of IN
russia stands firm on
dardanelles; trieste
ft«ht resumed
•
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Mth BlRTtfl >AV I'OMINf, UP Mrs. Martha Truman, mother of
the Fresideni. posts tor her fre birthday* picture at her home in
Independenee. Missouri. She' will be '>1 years old on November 23.
•NEA PHOTO
Australia kicked
Nation fi^bt to curb big power
of the veto today with an angry
charge that the Big Vive mem be. *
of the L'nlted Nations Security
Council had failed "to discharge the
trust which has been . mirin-d in
them.'"
"What the exercise of the yel l
1 nieaus im that great power unani-
mity has broken down." Australian
( iMeuate Paul Haslitck told the lien-
! eral A.-semblys politlral and sacurt-
. ty committee.
I Hasluck claimed thai liiit attack
, was directed against all the great
powers, but he singled out Russia
for most of his attack and detailed
[ la instance* where the veto bad
been used by th* Soviet t'niou.
An authoritative source said to-
day tl'at Russia was standing firm
on her demand for military bases
aloug the Dardanelles, the -tral-gu
gateway lietween Black ami Aegean
Seas.
Soviet Foreign Mln'sier V. St.
Molotov m t4 "essential minimum"
amendment* to the proposetl sta-
tute for the free territory of Trieste
virtually guaranteed a continued
deatllock between east and west tac
tio«i.< over tluu much disputed Adn.
atic city.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14 U.P
For the first time in iour and
naif years. OPA exfre-ssed w il- i
lingncss today to consider an a- |
cross the board increase in rent
ceilings.
OPA promised full consideration
of a request by its rent industry
advisory committee for u general I
15 per cent, btiost in rents through |
out the country. It refused, how - j
ever, to say whether or when it i
Officers Elected
For Next ^ ear By
Countv Oubs
a I fart of the County Home l>einoti-
tration Cluhs in Stephens County
liave elected officers of the new
year. Those elet-ted io date are:
IVAN CLl B P.esideut: Mrs. Opal
Hill. Vlce-Pvesideflf, Mrs. Tom
Hailev, Secretary; Mrs. Kinc Suittl .
and council delegate Mrs. Osca."
Allen.
HARPERSVII.LK CU'B Presi
LITTLF eomment h,- s h«-en
heard concerning the voting
ol SI2t>.ilUU worth of bonds to buy
a site to build and equip a county
hoapital. which carried two to one
In this columt. attention was
railed to the warding on the bal-
lot which did not state the amount
nor what for: but in some circles
t"^a> it was said that setting
«rth these things in the formal
rail of the ckction guverneti that
/tllL Holil it-Id of Breckt nridg'-
has receh^d a letter fnim
Mayor Hyiry Clark al Shriven
ville. In whk-h the mayor said a
letter written by Holifir^d to Ihe' emerge as tin m.ly i is-iii|H .lap-
Oty Council Ol Stephenv ille «thi I nne - StroiiK Man wil . I mild have
cerning action of Stephenv illc two ! spared tie nation from di-aster .
officers at the Brecken- • Bat Hiridnto pledged h ms-if t-i
Stephenv ilie garre. 'lie Idea! of the middle road
The mayor said the >ttcr had j ■*' Hirohito is myepie. ro-
tund. walks with a -Ilrlit sitaip ami
in pubiii talks at tunes with a
tw iti-hiiiK jerk vvh i-u elv—- Ms
maane s an awkward air Hi? mils
lat he is besinninic to aray
Mralest in haldts. lie doesn I
■moke or toui-h liquor. He was bora
in the Vear ot the and. by such
proanosti.aiiou his list year, ta
Temple To
| Be Instituted
El Tigris Temple No. J&> D. O.
• K. K. of Llectra will institute El
Brcwto Temple L> O. K. K. at Gra
ham Moi.day Nov. IH. according to
tnlormation received today.
Visiting D. O. K. K. from Dal-
lies. Ft Worth. Abilene will tie
present. There wdl be a parade
in the afternoon.
dent; Mrs. Vernon itiaek. Vke-
might accept the, proposal. [ president; Irene MeCleuny. Sec re
President Truman said lust Illry. jjr„' \yBke Peegs. Reporter
Saturday that further rent adjust- ! 'pj.iia„ieutarian; Mrs. j. A
nu i.ts may be- necessary but whe- I M.-Clenny, and Council Delegate:
ther they wi'l be general or indivi- , R|(J, , urr>
dual rcmauis to be seen. LA CASA CLl'B President: Mrs.
* J. A. Caraway. Vice-President: Sirs.
1 WO BaDleS Born Patsy Janes, secretary * Treasur-
Onp \ev Patient **r; Bradford, and Conn-
■ Cil l^leitat.-. Mrs. Autlle Temple-
Mr. arid Mrs. J. R Gardner arc ' ti n.
the parents of a baby girl born f CAl)lK> t'LI B f'r.-sideui; M 's.
Turkey Crop Is
Rolling To Mart
SMALLER FLOCKS ARE RULE
BUT IVAN MAN GETS
OVER ;X200
Tut keys are rolling into the
ti.'eckeuridge market in numbers |
1 agains1 Thanksgiving Hay. pro-
claimed yesterday by tlov. Coke
Stevenson as Nov. 25.
Je.-,.-. Ulaxoui, a local buyer sakl
lie already I as boitxhl five or six
thousand turkey# and his truck *
still are runtiing. The l«m# are
Iningiiia ar..und 2S cents a poiiiu!
and hens ::i to il cents.
The turkey crop in the county
u li.le not obtainable iu round fa-'
ares from any sourc". has ceaseil
to be listed in the piu money col-
umn.. Tfce flocks as a whole ran
iitiy to on.- hundred .urkeys with
a iiuuilier of fltN-ks Pinning to loar
Nations Strikes
Still Dradlorkcd
By United Press
TWi) new acts of v iolcne-e against
non-strikers in the Hollywood Mo-
thm Picture strike- were reported
toduy. while at Washington the-
government clamped a mysterious
secrecy on its moves to avert a
threatened strike by miners.
Meanwhile, negotiations con
tinued at a fever pitch in an at-
tempt to hasten final settle-men'
of the 14-day west coast shippirt
tie-up. In a fourth important la-
bor dispute, a top government
mediator threatened to withdraw
_ from attempts to seftk' the* pro-
^ longed pilots strike- against Tran-
scontinental * Western Air. Ira.-.
Bevins May Be
Supplanted After
Eden's Support
LABOR LEAOERS THREATEN
TO CONCILIATE RUSSIA;
CUT LOOSE FROM U S.
LONDON. Nov. 14 'Ui> Anth
ony Eden pied^cil the conse-rva -
tion party's support m the Hous.-
of Conunoi.s today to the govern
ment's foreign policy and peae--
tmio ctmseription programs which
have touched ofl a major revolt
within the labor party.
Eden, former Foreign Secret a r;.
and Ive-ir apparent to VVmst m
Churchill for the conservativ i- pui
ty leadership, attacked the gov
crt.ment s administration ol tin.
British xone in Germany, but ga. c
unqualified endorsement to tl.c
hotly disputed government lort.-
ign ptillcy
The revolt within the labor par-
ty against the policies of foreign
secretary Ernest Bevin was so
widespread that tnere was cor
ridor talk ot the possibility Bevin
might be replace-d eventually by
Hugh Da I ton who favors cutting
British polk-y loose from the L'nii
ed States and an attempt to con
cilate Russia.
The eff«rt of Eden's ull-out end
orsement of Bevins policy upon
the labtir party schism was not
apparent immediately but was un-
likely to aid the government in
any effort to placate critics who
already have Aiarged that the
lahor party is mcrt-iy continuing
the conservative party's I'lireign
Policy.
Texas Guard In
Fight With GO
ALSTON, Nov. 1: U.R' A breach
between Texas Cll> groups and tie
State National Cuard had Is - n
fanned Into the o|ien tutlav by
•-barges and «mnter-charges by
heiula of both organi/ation-
Morria Akin, exertitive secretarv
of tie state council no. ilenoil
allegation, last night that a «'l"
organizer named Met lee - had a'
iempte(( io bl<H-k formation •>( •
■cuanl unit at Texas City.
I4. tJen. Kreil U Walker, state
"Otunuinder^ of the Texas National
(iuard. had cha.-uetl that a pnnl fin
worker at Texas City had fhreatet.
•tl to picket merchants if 'le city
council and civic urranixai ion- tie
si ted in efforts io organize ,i Ti-\a •
• iuard unit.
this morning at Bre-ckenridge
llink-. The little miss was not so
little, weighing nine pounds, ten
ounces.
At the same time report was
made of a baby girl born to Mr.
and Mrs. Don Adair Sunday. This
baby weighed seven pounds, three
ounces.
Mrs. J. S. Blair is a medical
patient.
Kstel|e Uracey. Vitre-President;
Mrs. R. Hudspeth, Secretary; Mrs
J. B. Craviu,
The County Council which L-
m.ide up «f the i-iuli pres.dents and
elected delegate elected the follow-
ing officers;
Chairman; Mrs.A. H. iHivis, Vice.
Chairman: -Mrs. Paul Roberts, Sec-
retary; .Mi's. Oscar Alien.
o.- live hundred turk--ys.
thie ot the biggest cheeks is-
sued this year by Blaxom w^as tc
K. B Milam, who lives near ivna.
He received over for a fluek
of abtiut ~t~~> turkeys.
I hike Stanfo. d, in the southwest
pan oi tfce county, had about
and nier SherlU, Swend.-onda|e.
Mrs. Willis tieiiti*y. Hartiervllle. ami
others have iiim as numnering into
the hundreds.
Tu. keys r.re bi omrht here lor
-al- ;,t i ini'-s from neiaUkormg eoun-
HUNTERS READY FOR DEER
hem read and he off. red his ap -
kjgjr*.
liOUHIXl' fnmpkutail of ac-
n tmn mi the offnvr* agairdt a
Rm-kenridgc hoy. Ctcil Dmv,s He
said two officers at tucked him
In < fit of anger and accused him
of kainy drunk, when those who
have known the boy since birth 1 which the I'aeirir >a statred, was
lOmtlma-d on Page 3i | the "dan* -r upot" of his lifetime.
Tesii-s' biggest army of deer
and turkey hunters, including
some from here, and thousands
ot West Testans. are converging
in the Hill county this weekend
lor Saturday's opening of the new
season.
Out of Kcrrvilie has come wofd
that the flow of hui.lers info
the city had reached a steady
sire; m and the nimrods were
heading out every country roau
KTid cow trait.
Howard Dodgen. executive- sec-
letary of the Game, Fish and
Oyster commission. estimated
then.- may be as many as 1UD.00U
nunters opening the stason Satur-
dry.
The departmetit alst> waued the
warning for hunters to concen-
trate Saturday on shooting deer,
not each other.
*V*iile the game department wa>
issuing this timeiy advice, the
health department said watch out
ior another field and forest ha<r
ard ticks.
A trigger-jumpy hunter can end
your life in a hurry, but a blood
hungry tick can give you relapsing
lever and make you wish you
were dead, said Dr. George W.
Cox, state health officer.
But back to the matter of shoot
ing hazards. Dodgen said.
'I know of no better safety de
The November fotJtui| meeting tn-s, which makes it hard, with sev-
will bold an open nt-etinit for lad-
ies In County. On Saturday, Nov-
ember at 2:p. m. Mrs. Matn-
ine Andrews will review i..e notile
"Texas a Wo. 1,1 Within It-eb." It is
to be held in th- district courtroom.
A tea is Io follow, inii all e-l'l.i
ladles are invited.
Noted Astromer
Held In Contempt
WASHINGTON, Nov. It iUJI
John E. Rankia. Democrat, Mi-
announced today that lir, Harlnw
I Shapley, noted Harvard Astronomet
ont-mpi afi-'t
i a stormy closej session of I hi
i House Committee on on-American
vice than to be sure of what you ,
are shooting at before you shoot." lu"' b***'n , for
Wearing some brightly-colored
bit of cloth, such as a red cap {
is some insuraixe against bein-i i
mistaken for a deer, but not, en-1
ough. he thougnt.
Deer are plentiful again in the ; cioud>,
warrr. 'his after
eral bayert, to know the exact
her raised in Stenhens ronnty.
July 1 Date For
l ax Reductions
Washington. Nov. u -w
Republican tax experts believed
tulay the new gop controlled
i ongi ss would set July t for
sharp r. (iuefions in the stiff war-
time excise taxes on such things
.is jewelry, telephone service, lug
gage, liquor and 'ravel fare.
Present plans don't call for out-
right elimination of excise levies
Albany Defeated
By Junior High
Junior High Sctooi defeated Al-
bany here yeste.dav by a score of
13 to .
Breckenridge scored first in the
second period whea after a sus-
tained drive down the field Frank-
lin Karney plunged over the ball.
Wllson Thompson ran foe point
after goal.
In the last period after Breck-
enridue had played in Albany terri-
tory most of the half Thompson trot
away around right end Tor a thirty
yard dash. Try for point after failed.
Tomorrow afternoon the B Team
will play Woodson, ther- the game
to be railed at 3:3a.
War Department
Cutting Forres
WASHINGTON. Nov. II U.P'
The War Department today stait
edi fs economy drive w ith a ;iS.iHin
cut in the strengtr of u> ilmn-xt .
ground forces and began tl-e task 'f
whittling from its civilian
PnyrolL
The reductions were tiecessitaf-'i
by President Truman's recent order
cutting ll.iSHi.ittm.iHMi It rroni army
funds.
The army will skeletoni/e tin-
Second Armoled Division slationi il
at Camp Hood, Tex.
The total army strength now is
less tban l..> .i*Mt. |r \v l| be iritn-
ne,| to l.a* ,iHei by next July
Business Slump
Held Unavoidable
CHICAGO, Nov. It U.lt—Alfred P.
Sloan. Jr. chairman of the board of
General Motors, says that a busi-
ness 'recession' to adjust wages and
prices apparently cannot lie avoid
Sloan told the American Petro-
leum Institutes annual meeting last
night that "costs ami hence selling
prices, in many line-s of production
WEATHER
tlill County and according to
ranchmcn. are in better condition
than they have been in recent
years.
Turkeys are not so numerous
as in past season*. 1
noon, tonight and Friday.
Maximum
Minimum •>.#
Sunse t ... v. 7.07
Sunrise 5.35
hut for a cutback to pre war lev- j sdvanced to a point whe.-e
els. In some cases, that would
nvan a 75 per cent reduction from
present rates.
Nobel Prise To
German born Man
tbey are moving out of reach of
important sectors ot their potential
■varkets."
ta another speech befo.e the in-
stHate J. Howard Pew. Philadel-
phia, president of the San Oil Com-
P ny. charged today that proposal.--
STOCKHOLM. Nov. 11 U*—Her-1 offered under t e auspice^ of tht
man H-sse. German born resident | l'nlted Nations Organisation "may
of Switxerland, was awarded tlfe Rum a straHJneket nit gvveru-
ID-M Nofeel Prise for literal are ta-! ment antraC* far both
day.
trada.
Blast la Banana
,Shed Kills Four
COLKMBIA. S, f. Nov I I U.P
An explosion shatteretl the ft am- •>-
the w. N. Wessell Company llaiian i
ripening sheti here today, k i11:UK
and Injuring an undetermiu-il nuni
ber of persons.
Al least four persons were known
dead and seven lujureii
Ford Motor Less
In 1946 Enormous
JEFFKRSOX CITY. Me Nov I
lUJP—The Ford Motor Company lost
f.lf.iioti.iMMi in the first nine moutiit-
of lJ4*i, Krnest R. Breech, t-xtcu
i tire rice president an<| director oi
that giant automobile mamifai Pil-
ing corporation, revealed today.
Truman To Fldrida
WAKHIXUTUX. Xov II «U.P^
Th*? WTiitf Hous** antiounceii its I ay
that President Truman will no to
Key West, Ftornta. Sunday for a
weeks vacation.
F* Worth Livestock
Cattle 371*). calves 3500. Moder-
ately active. Beef stt-e-rs and lot.g
yearlings in small supply, com-
mon and medium grades n.00-17.-
00 Good f nd choice* fat catvcs
11.50-IB. 50.
Hop MB Good and choice- IMS
8J0 the top.
k • " ! B . up soM
^ i ' ISMi
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