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BRENHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 1,1948.
NO. 65
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Truman Expected To Veto Income Tax Reduction Tomorrow
Lewis Bows To Court Order
Old Friends
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Bomber Collapses—
In Ft. Worth Plant;
Clint Anderson To Take Lead
KWHI Drama Broadcast Sunday
Funeral Services To New Trial Granted :
In Marx ‘Insult*
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RAILS BLOCKED
TO ALL1EDZONE
OF OCCUPATION
WHITE HOUSE TO
SEND MESSAGE
DURING FRIDAY
CONGRESS DEALS
n SPAIN OUT OF
S MARSHALL PLAN
Joint Committee On.
Measure Cuts Out
Aid To Franco
up to Nations
May Permit Advance
Payment of Next
Fall’s Funds
Soviet Sector of City
To Be Barred
. At Night
Will Also Ask For 3
Billions More
For Defense
Shoot Only Horses,
Cameramen Are Told
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thi.s afternoon. And the still-un-
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WASHINGTON, April 1. (UP)—President Truman has ac-
cepted the retirement of General Carl Spaatz as Air Force
Chief ofc Staff. The President nominated General Hoyt Van-
crop of 1047 was made known to-
War Footing
WASHINGTON, April 1. (UP)—
The white House announced Prea-
ident Truman will send congress a
message tomorrow on the four-
billton-800-iMllion dollar income
tax reduction MU. It is certain to
be a- veto message. -
The president formally asked an
’ames Dillon Post
Elect Officers, To
Be Installed Later
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RUSSIAN ARMY ISOLATES BERLIN
FORT WORTH, Apr. 1, ULRl -
Technicians are studying a mas-
sive B-36 super bomber in Fort
Worth to determine why one of its
landing gears collapsed. Two work-
ers were struck by the ship's
wing and one was killed.
Crushed under a wing of the six-
engined plane was 30-year-oid J.
C. Stinebaugh.
The division manager for Con-
solidated Vultee Aircraft Corpora-
tion says - some sort of—material
failure caused the—gear to coU
lapse. The plane is in a partially--
finished stage.
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Affable Jov DiMaggi
, he has never felt bcltw
(.the Yankees, at the clul
pared with 9,845 bales ginned dur-
Um waswn of 1945-47, ___
Grant Woods was elected com-1
mander of the James Dillon Post I
1704, Veterans of Foreign Wars, i
at a regular meeting held on Wed-
nesday night. Sr. Vice Commander
Childers, of the Department of
Texas, presided over the election
of officers. Other officers elected
were: Alvin F. Schroeder, Sr.
vice commander; Travis Voelkel,
Jr. vice commander; Frank Hul-
hanek, quartermaster; Rev. John
New, chaplain; Dr. Robert A.
Hasskarl, surgeon; Leslie D. Wil-
liams, post advocate; and Charlie
Fuelberg, trustee. Installation of
officers will be announced at a'
later date.
Comrade Childers spoke briefly
on the importance of VFW, what
it stands for. He said, "One of the
WASHINGTON. April 1. (U.P>—
State Department officials say
United States Councul John Bank-
h‘,|‘l head has asked to be transferred
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Four-Power Control
In Germany Eroded,
GRANT WOODS
COMMANDER
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HOLLYWOOD, April I. (UR—
Hollywood Comedian ’ Chico "ManC
will hsjve to gb through a new trial
on his -complaint that -J
Old Time Singfest
Slated By Baptist
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reared in Brenham, he has been
a 'rc-jidftr^ uf HuusbMlo.ttf, 35
years. Be was the son'of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Hub and Leila
H.T. HUTCHINSON n
o„; former citizen
DIED. HOUSTON
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The surprise vote of the house
of representatives to Include
Spain in the Marshall Plan has
created a t re mc n dp us_ furore
abroad.
. But the move doesn’t have mudi
CTia>i. e br'dVleki^gZ»>t<r we.mun nr|Yft>irt RAtKIn, WhdftZ
— tfSSM-Jk over the
State department's objections.
The ' reason advanced for the
amendment adding Spain to the
Marshall Plan countries by the
congressmen who f o s t er e d the
amendment, that Spain deserved
help for her services to the Allies,
didn't appear to make sense at
all in Europe. The British and the
Be Held Here Friday
^Morning
Henry T, Hutchinson, 78, of
626 West Alabama, Houston, died,
at 10 a. m. -Wednesday in. a Hous-1 r_
tpifTiospital. Thntrgh bnnr' and srrtted irr a Warner Brea movie. —J
Chico contends he was insulted a
in the movie "Rhapsody in Blue’’.
AUSTIN, April 1. (UP)—A now
plan to speed state aid school
grants has been evolved in Austin.
Members of the Joint legislative
committee on equalizzation aid to-
day approved a new program. It
provides for the payment ahead of
national defense as well as au-
thority to place >375.000.000 worth
of contracts for stockpiling stra-
tegic and critical war material
Tn p Ul<-, ■ » .. »«— -■ »■
vised congress that he has asked
Defense Secretary James Forrestal
to request an additional three bil-
lion dollars for national defense
in the next fiscal year. Forrestal i
announced the plan last week. It
would increMe the 1949 Anriy-
Navy-Air budget to 14-billion dol-
lars.
Mr. Truman said the stockpiling
request may be followed by others
relating to national security^
Leaders of the nation’s two larg-
est veterans organizations called
on congress today to approve the
draft and universal military train-
ing.-
. National Commander James
O’Neil of the American Legion
told the senate armed services
committee that this country mhst
be put on what he called "a war
footing.’’ O’Neil said the United
States is speeding toward war.
O'Neil'was joined in his call for
a draft by Legislative Director
Omar Ketchum of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
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Meanwhile, nttle interest has
been shown so far in the city
election, scheduled for next
• Tuesday. Although Mayor Reese
B. Lockett did not seek re-
election only one man, City
t Commissioner C. D. Dallmeyer,
! announced for the post. For
commissioners. F. J. Kubitza,
E. F. Kruse, and Travis Voelkel
are running without opposition.
Will Stuckert is being opposed
for re-election as city commis-
• stoner by C. W. Rankin, Jr.
Monthly subscribere are
asked to come by our of-
fice and pay for their
paper before April 10, <tock<a
andtissO'Nna
'in repainting the radio tbwer.
They began the work Thursday
morning, giving a new coat of
paint to the 210-foot high struc-
- ture.
abiotoff'pFSrf mat WUTCTk
American delegation has the n«c-
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, TODD'S FRIENDS CHARGE
CITY ELECTION TUESDAY .
SILBERMANN CHOSEN
Last Stumbling Block
To Final Passage ,
Removed
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THE WEATHER
EAST TEXAS • Fair and con-
tinued cool this afternoon and to-
night. Tomorrow, fair with slow-
ly rieing temperatures. Fresh
northerly winds on the coast, oc-
casionally strong near the upper
coast this afternoon, diminishing
tonight and tomorrow.
i. night and attended the “charter
•>/M-*** program in which the
Caidwell club received its char-
ter. Delegations were present
5 from Bryan, Brenham, Bellville,
and Brookshire, and' saw Dis-
continued on page four)
BRENHAM WEATHER —1-~----BY LEROY-VOTE
April !!*•---
Maximum 85
Minimum 46 '
7 a. m. 46
Rain .11
Mayor Reese B. Lockett an-
nounced today he has accepted
the qhairmanship of the annual
appeal for funds to support the
• work of the American Cancer
Society in its fight on cancer.
He said no campaign of per-
-----sonal solicitation will be under- ■
taken, but that /letters will be
f sent out Asking for donations
to the worthy cause. He asked
that all contributions be taken
to Secretary-Treasurer O. H.
‘ Finke at the Washington County
State Bank or to any of the
local banks. The campaign con-
Uwouih-^uril ,
The school board election,
scheduled for Saturday, took oh
considerable life today. Friends
of Freddie Kessel, who is seek-
ing to win a place on the board
tn opposition to ■ the two incum-
____ W J. Fnihrsv
-----'"rtxldr’whose 1?rms expire tliis
year, were waging a quiet per-
sonal campaign, including cir»
culation of sample ballots, show-
ing how to vote for their man.
* Embrey, long-time member of
the board, was not campaign-
ing actively, but Todd’a friends
used a half-page ad in today's
JBiflher-Press to charge that
Kessel is being run by the Bren-
ham Cotton Mill in an effort to
prevent its tax assessment from
being raised from what they
said is too low a figure. Todd
announced that he will lipeak
pver Radio Station KWHI at
6:45 o'clock Friday evening.
i m.
Girl Scoot Troop 1.
KchooL kp. m,
H<> soys the p..«Yrre implied that ’ <
he played piano in honky tonka.
The first trial ended with Chico
Hutchinson. Hub Hutchinson wks Retting an award of $10,000 dam-
ages. But Warner Bros, insisted
that the evidence didn't justify
fhe award.
Yesterday, Superior Judge Caryl
Sheldon ruled in favor of the
rnovle producers aqd ordered a
new trial.
Ambushed Consul
Asked for Transfer
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Silber-
nifiinn of Brenham have a new
cause for pride in their son,
> Raphael
dent at -----
elimination contest sponsored by
the American Society of Me-
« chanical Engineers, young Sil-
berman was one of two chosen
for the best paper and lecture
given. He was the only junior
to enter the contest, which is
usually participated in by only
senior students. He will repre-
sent Rice Institute Saturday in
a district contest in Austin.
Proposal to Include Spair
Marshall Plan Stirs Europe
the hmwe problem
move was - “ ------ ------
i whole purpose of the Marshall
i Plan was to line up military allies
i for the United States against Rus-
i sis and that Washington isn’t
particular who those alties are.
i£. ^he strongest reaction came l
..“Z'
i ernment. leadapi sgid they were
deeply ahockW? The HrHish' con-'
i eern seemed to be chiefly over the
i effect the house move might have
i on the Italian elections. The Brit-
ish fear the mere idea of American
help for Franco would give the
Italian Communists the shot in the
arm they need to offset the recent
effect of the Anglo-American
(CMUnued on page five)
denberg to succeed him. Vandenberg now is Vice Chief of
Staff of the Air Force. He was promoted to the temporary
rank of General last year.
Spaatz, in a letter to Air Secre-
tary Stuart Symington, gave no
reason for wishing to i
in a letter of reply, Symington
said: —
"The long and wearing years of
faithful service to your. country
would have over-taxed the physical
abilities of any man. Therefore I
understand the need for your de-
cision.’’ —"
Spaatz asked to be relieved from
active duty effective July 1; and to
take advantage of accrued leave
effective May 15.
BODIES OF 15
JEWS FOUND
AFTER BATTLE
I WASHINGTON, April 1. (UP)—
1 Congressional c p n f c r ets dealt
| Franco Spain out of the five bil-
lion 300 million dollar* European
„ recovery program today.
Earlier this week, the house had
voted to cut- Spain in on the re.--
fercesr nrfT SpantsH pro-
vision out at their first meeting to
adjust differences in life senate
and house versions of the bill. The
Sgnalc had Bfit mentioned Spain.
" ‘‘ v . SAtr k»ve the
(question of Spain’s participation ‘
-2—: dir.-etly up to the 16 Marshall
Plan countries in Western Europe.
The action represents A victory
- for the administration and for
Senate resident Arthur Vanderi-
- ■ Jierg, who had opposed the idea of
Including Spain. Action Came
about one hour after the White
House announced I the president
• ■' tilterly opposed to. the Spain
idea.
Agreement on the Spanish issue
removes the major stumbling block
in the task ot Jroning out differ-
ences between tf>e house single-
package version of foreign aid
and the senate's ‘piecemeal ap-
proach to European recovery,
China aid and military aid for
Greece and Turkey.
The senate is expected to ac-
cept the single-package version
and speed foreign aid to enact-
ment long before the crucial April
retire. But'18 Italian election.
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NEW PLAN MAY
EASE PROB I EM
OF AID SCHOOLS
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additional^three billion dollars for Bowing to a Federal Court order and the threat of another con- 1
tempt citation, UMW president John L. Lewis, arrow, faces the Pres- ’
idential Board which is,investigating the 16-day coal strike. Seated ‘
at the table facing Lewis; from left to right: Board Secretary Thomas \
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Mr. Trumtfh 'form'aHy ‘ad-Tartu L’Corg* W. 'ittflor. (NEA Telephoto^.
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Spaatz To Retire
Chief Of Staff
Of U.S. Air Force
Berlin Into a Russiap island. They
refuse to let any trains go in or
out of Berlin, to or from the Brit-
ish, American and French zones
in Germany. "■> '
For two hours, they tied up the
traffic of the three Western pow-
ers even more. They isolated the
Russian section of BerHn from
other parts of the German capltk^
They put up road blocks to keep
out Aralfiv. New they have re-
moved those road blocks.
%ut a late dispatch says the
Soviet-controlled Berlin radiq has
announced that the Soviet sector
of the city will be bafred to all
traffic between-11 p, m, aa>|—
m. daily. The broadcast
fic will 4u>» v qerrtfl^’
or leave or travel* inside
during thnt severt-hour-j
7—L,.wsJ
allied control of Germd
for. that the control ’
longer- exists. The broadcast says
the dismemberment of Germany
is "an accomplished fact.” And the
Russians are acting Independently.
| The’ trouble in feerlin started
I when the Russians decided they
Wanted to inspect all American
jand British trains. American and
(British authorities protested. Then
the Russians stopped al] rail com-
munications to and from Berlin, f
(Continued on page four)
■hMftbMMF7 ’ --Radio M<JeoZ
to tells NEA Sports Editor Harry Grayson that-
r as he begins his 10th playing year with,
ib*» training camp in St. Petersburg. Fla..
state aid school grants.
The action is the latest move
to finance a shortage of more thun
two-million dollars in the rur-il
aid fund. The shortage threatens
to curtail payment of rural teach-
ers’ salaries. ,
Under the new plan, the state
superintendent of schools would be t i
allpwedto W
ber. Normally, the grants would be
made in November.
Under a previous program tc/
ease the shortage, the sch<>ols®u‘e
advised to borrow needed nin ls
from local bankers, pending the
passage of an emergency grant .
The latest plan to advance the
normal grant date by some 90 days
■i»iale--ku»4H-4n---Us-.^Muaa..jUaji..tewi,h thc In,erM‘a.te I
. , , , "The k'amilv'’ hv Clmlvu \Vnt>. : Plav, i m f,.iirr>‘"-YH3"Rmrrhwrst--«v-
tember, or utilize the funds to re-
tire loanjB advanced by banks.
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Gin Crop For 1947
Good Increase
Armored Convoy Had
Fierce Fight On
Tel Aviv Road
TELlVIV, April 1. (UP) Brit-
ish sources at Tel Aviv say the
bodies of 15 Jews were found to-
day 20 miles southeast of Tel
Aviv. A Haganah armored convoy
feJ^.Jought a fierce battle with avowed to pay. 5U^.
tost night. - ^3 grants to schools
These sources say that sonic ^er* N<>rrnally, the grants \
L_ ofthq bodica had been burned and *'
others knifed or shot.
Ryssia may use its veto power '
today to block the American pro- '
posal for a United-Nation trustee-
ship over Palestine. .
The U N security council meets
would allow the districts to either
Moscow Says <
BERLIN, A^dL/i; <u.f) The J
Russians are staging a lockout tn 1
Berlin today.
Rev. J. W. New, pastor of the
First Baptist church reports that
the evening worship hour Sunday
will be given entirely to singing.
Special numbers will be present-
ed by Ipcal talent, one of which
is a double duet number by Doro-
thy Lynn Allenson, June CalliCott,
Martha Jean Winkelmann and
Charlotte Allenson. Tom Sweeney,
well known Bryan musician will
be present to assist in directing
thecongregattonal singing of Floyd
Rice Institute. In an/ Mauldin, first tenor; Gene White,
second tenor; Chick Anderson,
baritone, and Billie Smith, bass.
If you like to sing and hear
gqpd singing you are Invited
Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m. If
there are those who would like
to volunteer to offer a special
number that night, please con-
tact Rev. New* before Sunday
night.
A solo will be presented by Tom
Sweeney. George Spurgej will »;<«. things VFW standsto
T by he^.Xg u« »rvS(
went to CurdTOlr Wednesday tional singing. ' “ | (Continued on page three)
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VOLUME 83
If you are hankering for a
thrill, you might drive out
• Highway 36 to the KWHI trans-
mitter station, and watch the
steeplejacks currently employed
COTTON CLOSE
fiere are the closing cotton
prices:
New' York: May 30.57, up 38;
July 34.90, up 27.
New Orleans: May 35.64, up 54;
lJuly UM, up IL
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SONS OF HERMANN
POSTPONE MEETING
., The regular meeting ofthe Sons
-■ or I.WrlrttrSli i. Atfo - S-aa, Jif4‘
“ ' ’ will be held
of
LONDON, April 1. <U.P)—British
race tracks have issued a new or-
der for photographers. The erfm-
eramen will, please, point their
lenses at the horses only from noW
on.
It seems the photographers used
to take pictures of the celebrities
and their friends.
But, the Ixindon Daily Herald
aays, "It is understood that promi-
nent race-goers recently complain-
ed that they have been embarrass-
"Some of these embarrass-!
ments," nays the London i------
the sheriff of Washington county
a number of years ago.
Mr. Hutchinson was a member
of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, local No. 115.
Survivors are three sisters. Mrs.
E. H. Sharp, Houston; Mrs.Z. H.
Mead, Fort Worth, and Mrs. Bet-
ty Flynn, of Dallas-.' Qne sister,
Mrs. Henry Schulz, was buried
here recently. A brother. John
Hutchinson ‘of New leans. La.
survives, also a number of nieces
time "of’ 5o"per ceht" of next fal. s by publication of photographs ” I and nephews.
- - “R««na of thnun rrnharrass-! Funeral services will be
news- from the Leon Slmanfc Funeral ' f7on’, hb# rK)St at Windsor, Ont. '' ''
paper, "caused divorce proceed-■ Home, ut 11 a. hi. Friday, with Bankhead narrowly escaped
" interment in Prairie Lea ceme-j(j,.ath last Sunday Whm M MBr—
27Z 112 tery. identified man fired at him from
Pall bearers will be T: F. Mat- anibtJiih. The attack was believed
GROESBECK, April 1. (U.H) A chett, Edgar Matchett, Henry t|, a reprisal for Bankhead's
heart attack today has proved Thornhill, Harry Ferguson, Bolling Kt,iet enforcement of anti-Com-
fatal to a former Limestone coun-' Eldridge and Reese Lockett. niunist border restrictions
Calendar of Events
April 1: i
i PTA Gaine Party. City Hall
auditorium. 8 p. m.
April -
( Sch<x>l board election. City HalL
8 a m. to 7 p. m.
Washington County Roping club,
Qty Hall 8 p. m.
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W |»I II «> .
Alamo PTA. 3;30 p. ns.
AprH-dt--------------1________________
Election Day. !
Flag day.
Rotary Club Luncheon. Hotel St.
Anthony, 12:45 p. m.
Elks Ladies Bowling club. Ger-
mania hail. 7 p. m.
p. m.
- * *» 144,
day by J. L. Routt, special agent Mrs. Paul Burgewi. The feminine the cast of "Junior Miss’’.' In the mg. 7:30 and 8 p.
SV. ZNammsm TT CJ fix I tocazl laslll aalaaOauzI V*i<>u Tstatt. Oorlfii' AF> "('h'llflU' W II fth i H Lit f^n I A luril T1 •
partment of Agriculture. He states! ette Copeland of Bellville. Others (Slept Ijlere’’ was the production
that 14,718 bales of cotton Were
Clint Anderson and Richard ■ Brenham, a graduate of Blinn Uol-f
Via of New York, will plgy the toge,. did his first conndelelY nro-1
"The Family ", by Gladys Wig-1 Players. tourTng^Tffr'gtTqthwes^ to I ■■■
staff Pinney, being beoadcast Sun- 1916. He has been in professional (
day over KWHI, at 5 o’clock, dur-(production of "Peer (lynt" in New'
ing Sloan's Serenade. [York“City. New York, and New ■
This human Interest drama. [England. Since (Xtotor 1917 he
showing' how one strong person-1*lth U,e 'Hn’ltre '47 and
;,.S.lity qyi ^e.Ul and shae». the des- *2'. -
tin les of many people, is being'tional Uompany’of, "Junior Muis",
^M»N>f the^eotfon -De- i«>f.*e ViUuJgic.
partment. under the supervision of, USO. Jrt Europe hv continued in memorial, service, regular meet-
’•wy uy LA V|M$Va«»a Oft' j •••■ •. • awseesasassw . »••■>. w «.ww v w.-------- — - — w I .MV o»s*M W m.
of thc Census Bureau, U. S. De- lead will be played by Miss Jean- Pacific area, "George Washington! April 7:
.... ■■ - • -/• — •• :—J—■*' 11 Brownie Troop 4.
_ In the; cast are Betty Bass of in which he worked. In the states cParki 2:45 p. m. *
ginned in Washington county dur- Freeport, Virginia Bryan of Sealy, I Via has been on tour with Eva' Brownie Troop 1.
ing the 1947-48 season, as com- and Marjorie Farmer of Bren-iLeGaliienne in "Alice in Wonder-(-Park. 8:45 p.
pared with 9,845 bales ginned dur- ham. (land." He too has worked in turn- “ A
Audusou, bvru aud rMrvd to mcr stock.
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