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WEATHER
BRENHAM..
The City of Hospitality
Member of the United Press, the Greatest World-Wide News Service
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TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1952
BRENHAM, TEXAS,
NO. 65
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WEDNESDAY
Crowd Pleaser
‘BLANK’ SHELLS
More Donors Needed
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INSTRUCTIONS
BRIDGE FALLS IN
MAY REACH 800
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number of donors signed up to
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show during
Mexican audience, they awarded her the ears and tails of the two bull i, right. (NEA Telephoto).
Workers for the annual financial campaign for the Giri
Dairy Specialist Will
sian Premier Josef Stulln, in reply
Girl Scout
April 16
ker.
to the editors by George Zarubin,
Mayor C. D. Dallmeyer is unt
tonight are
five in the Jaycee organization
ove
JAMES C. TAYLOR
Governor Designates
lean Week” in Texas.
eral J. Howard McGrath.
determination to resist outside
hemi-
11 for March 2.00
Ken Reynolds
mandet in Europe if he resigns
church, 7:00 pm.
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Sorry, Mr, Fox Does
Not Answer Today
TRUMAN TO
COOPERATE ON
M'GRATH PROBE
Naval Recruiter
To Be In Brenham
Each Wednesday
STALIN SAYS
NEWWORLDWAR
NO CLOSER NOW
Oklahoma Girl
Found in Wreckage
LAWTON, Okla., April 1. » A
coroner's jury Tuesday ruled that
a 15-year-old Lawton girl, whose
ir when they
t at the VFW
Girl Scout Rally
Due Thursday Night
LONDON, April 1 CP — The
Labor party urged Prime Min-
ister Winston Churchil Tuesday
to nominate a British general to
succeed Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
AUSTIN, April 1 C.P — Gover-
nor Allan Shivers Monday desig-
nated April 7-14 as "Pan Amer-
dition, remained in the post hos-
pital Tuesday for treatment and
observation.
—Sen. Robert A. Taft said
Tuesday he expects to win
the Wisconsin presidential
primary but — win or lose—
he will stay in the race for
the Republicaan presiden-
A soldier with him was seri-
ously injured. Two passengers on
the bus suffered minor cuts. The
state highway patrol didn't have
King’s rank or home address.
been campaigning industriously
for the post.
7
—
Three Men Seeking
Ward 3 Seat On
Commission
be James C. Taylor, 36, director
of the University of Houston’s
downtown, school -and-chosen as
Houston’s "Outstanding Young
Man of 1951.”
Especially invited to Thursday
night's rally are the members of
the Brenham Junior Chamber of
DEF
TO PW
•AK. at
wood
ialn, who sent a cable from Lon-
don.
In answer to the question: "Is
a third world war closer now
than two or three years ago, Sta-
lin said:
"No, it is not.”
Would Give No Interview
Four questions had been sent
to the Russian leader by SO
American editors, publishers and
radio news editors after their re-
quest for a personal interview
was ignored. The editors, 19 of
whom returned here by plane
Tuesday morning, made a month
long tour of Western Europe and
the Middle East. Returning edi-
tors included Fred Hartman of
the Baytown Texas Sun.
Stalin gave these other an-
l "
1. It is possible that a meeting
of the big power chiefs of state
would be beneficial.
‘Opportune for Unification’
2. The present moment is op-
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By RICHARD WITKIN
NEW YORK, April 1 (P—Rus-
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entral Texas— Partly
id mild Tuesday night
esday. Moderate winds
1st.
Considers Request
For Income Tax
Return
April 7-14 Asjexas
Pan American Week’
Information Given
Those Who Intend
To Donate
juries-received when the car was
wrecked. The victim was Mary
Ann Wright, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Wright.
An Army helicopter spetted the
car under a bridge Monday ending
a search for the girl who had been
missing since she went en a date
last Friday night with a Fort Sill
soldier, CpI. Francis D. Kirkbride,
19.
Kirkbride, who wandered Into
and received his award from
them. All workers and others in-
terested in Girl Scouting are also
invited.
Taylor came to Texas in 1917
from his native Oklahoma, and
arrived in Houston in 1947. He
became president of the Hous-
ton central Lions club in 1951.
and is vice-president of the Ser-
vice Clubs Traffic Safety Com-
mittee, vice-president of the Tex-
as Vocational Association, and
education consultant for the Na-
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pm.
Apr 4:
Revival sei
Infantrymen Injured
in Lampasas
Mishap
FORT HOOD, (April 1 am —
Accidents ana murder raised the
death toll in Exercise Long Horn,
the nation’s biggest military ma-
I better look in
WASHINGTON, April 1 CU.P —
Rep. Frank Chelf D-Ky. said
Tuesday President Truman has
• Doyle L. Moore, assistant coun-
ty agent-dairyman for the past
3 % years, will become county
agent of Cblorado county with
headquarters at Columbus, ac-
MILWAUKEE, April 1 (UH —
The Washington Park zoo had its
telephone disconnected Tuesday
The reason: April Fool’s day.
Zoo Director George Speidel
said he learned his lesson from
past April Fool's Days when
pranksters called In with such
The Red Cross bloodmoblie will
make its visit to Brenham Wed-
nesday afternoon, and wi be
stationed at the American Legion
hall between 12 noon and 6 p.m.
Dr. Clarence Schoenvogel, local
l
vic
promised "full and complete co-
operation” to a house subcommit-
ages of 18-21 will be accepted
with written consent from par-
ents or guardian.
Donors must weigh at least 110
Iba. Extremely obese persons may
be accepted if they have approv-
al from the attending physician.
Temperature, blood pressure,
pulse and hemoglobin must be
approximately normal.
Prospective donors will be re-
jected if they have received a
blood transfusion w l t h l n I
months, or have given blood do-
nation within 8 weeks.
With certain exceptions, as de-
termined by the attending physi-
cian. donors will not be accept-
ed if they have had a major
surgical operation within 6
months, or a tooth extraction
within 2 weeks.
Pregnant women, those who
have been in childbirth within
one year, and nursing mothers,
are not accepted aa donors.
The following conditions are
causes for rejection: Malaria
within 2 years, unduant fever
within 6 months, tuberculosis, di-
abetes, acute rheumatic fever,
any form of heart trouble, kid-
ney disease, chronic pulmonary
disease, infectious jaundice (He-
patitis*, fainting spells, or con-
vulsions, .
Eczema, acute dermititis, poi-
son ivy, acute severe acne, boils,
or other prominent skin diseases,
may cause rejection if severe and
active at time of donation. The
various forma of allergy such as
food sensitivity, hay fever, acute
asthma, hives. etc., if not in ac-
tive stage, may be accepted with-
in the discretion of the attending
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"BackTomiThRrdtwo---: FDmEir»
to run for president.
Churchill replied to the Labor
suggestion in the. House of Com-
mons by stating that Britain
would certainly favor an Amer-
ican commander for the western
ground forces if that is what the
United Stet* wants. . .
made the program possible. Ac-
cording to Texas A. and M. col-
lege officials, the program here
in Washington county has been
in effect longer than in any oth-
er than in any other county in
the state, and this speaks well
for Mr. Moore’s- fine work with
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cream. But if you feel that you
must eat, your diet must be fat-
free.
2. Do not eat, cream, mayon-
naise, butter, miik, salad oil, ba-
con, ham, fatty meats, oily fish
such as salmon, codfish, or mac-
keral, egg yolk, pork, fried food,
gravy, nuts, coca, chocolate, ice
cream, cheese or bananas. •
For breakfast, toast without
butter, fruit juice, fruit except
bananas, and coffee without
cream.
For lunch, any boiled or baked
vegetable withoug butter, a a l t
pork, or bacon grease for season-
ings. Any fresh or canned fruit-
salad, except bananas, tea or cof-
fee without c ream and plain or
fruit jello without cream.
Additional foods which might
be used are: raw oysters, boiled
shrimp, canned chicken soup
(put in refrigerator to solidify fat
-2hregang.him-an
fective on April 16.
The assistant county agent-
dairyman has served Washing-
ton county since October 15, 1948,
and since that time dairying has
grown into one of the major ag-
ricultural endeavors of the coun-
ty with some 125 Grade A dairies
in operation at the present time.
The income received annually by
dairy farmers is estimated to be
in the neighborhood of $2,000,000.
The dairy program, under
which Mr. Moore has been em-
ployed, has been a cooperative
undertaking with the Extension
Service of Texas A. and M. col-
lege and the Washington County
Chamber of Commerce as coop-
erating agencies. T h r o u g h the
■S RIGHTLY
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Ke one of their
Kn the stage of
Nheater in Hous-
Ew ednes day.
■son of Mrs. E.
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week speech . making tour
of Wiscosin, Taft said he ■
expects to “carry the state”
in Tuesday's voting and that
this should net him JO of the
30 Wisconsin delegates to the'
GOP national convention.
The Ohioan said he expecis
to lead the ticket in Wiscon-
; sin and thus pick up 10 at-
large delegates. He reasoned
that the man leading the
race would almost have to
lead in five of the 10 die-
Contest
FICERS
closer than it was two or three
years ago.
Stalin’s answers were relayed
the governor pointed out, "for 62
years the peoples of the 21 Amer-
ican republics have been pledg-
ed to a policy of unity and com
mon purpose growing out of their
love of freedom and sincere de-
sire for effective Pan American
understanding."
He lauded Inter . American
solidarity, which he said was
as supreme Allied com-
lot
have been prosecuted.
Roads
The House Public Works com-
mittee approved legislation to au.
thorize $550 million a year hi
federal aid to highways for* two
years starting July 1, 1953. Mr.
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had found them at a bus stop.
"I didn't expect him to fall for
the joke and take the envelope to
the police," the boy, identified as
Victor P. Menhra. was quoted as
saying. "It was all meant to be an
Apr Fool joke on my Mmdu at
e dub,
NoInfor matidn On
-Standing Until
■ Polls Close-
seeking re-election, and Irvin
Navratil, running for the vacan-
cy left by Dr. A. E. Stinnett, who
did not file fpr re-election.
The Banner-Press will give out
the election returns as soon after
the polls close as the figures are
made available.
an owner-sampler testing pro-
gram which was the first of its
kind in Texas. The quality of
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dairy cattle in the county has
Improved a great deal through
the use of better herd sires, and ____________
emphasis has been placed on the "inspired in mutual respect and
junior dairy organization, with 3
work primarily with local 4-H
boys and girls. At the present
time, these boys and girls have
e
8 the Jaycees’
test orig-
| e d for Sun-
noon. As
the contest
the Municipal
day afternoon
umber of con-
up for the
lather made it
off the contest.
00 and second
re offered for
ite, best two-
■st three-stick
be judged on
I flying. New-
[charge of the
he judges are
ty, B. P. Greem-
e Spruger.
DOYLE MOORE
COUNTY AGENT
AT COLUMBUS
a group of American.editors, said
in a message received here Tes-
Jay that" World War HI is no
Scotland Yard Exposes ‘Atomic
Secrets’ As April Fool Prank
aiimeyer is «nt cording to J, W. Stufflebeme, Jr.,
Commissioners county agricultural agent. — Mr. Commerce . M, Tavlor is ac
Moore’s appointment becomes ef- .ommere. since M lay um is ac
FI tivn in tho Invcan Aroanizat ior
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off the roads and troops were
throwing stones at each other.
Although troops didn’t get pass-
es Monday, officers said they
evidently had been able to get
liquor.
Some officers said drinking
probably had a good deal to do
with the bad blood between units
In the maneuvers and they in-
tended to "check into it” to see
where they get the liquor.
• Shot by Paratroopers
Officers of the 47th said the
two new shootings were by para-
troopers of the 82nd, but they
did not know details. They said
an investigation had been start- '
ed and the wounded men are in
■ hospital._______
The giant maneuver continued.n
in recess Tuesday, with, its 115,-
000 men taking a rest while vehi-
cles were repaired. The me got
paid, and took their first baths
in a week.
A heavy truck carrying seven
men of the 82nd crashed through
a small bridge over the Lampas-
as river Monday night. Two were
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... -un I., --nue. bedy was found in a wrecked au-
in an official memorandum. tomobile, died as a result of in-
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Chelf, chairman of the sub-
committee, called on Mr. Tru-
man after receiving a White
House request for the transscript
of testimony given by McGrath
Monday. ’
In that testimony McGrath re-
fused to says whether he would
give the subcommittee a look at
his personal income tax returns.
McGrath also said he hadn't de-
cided to fill out the financial
questionnaire prepared by the
President’s corruption hunter,
Newbold Morris.
Chelf said he asked Mr. Tru:
man to make available to the
committee the income tax returns
of -McGrath and 19 other Justice
Department officials, along with
the files on 11 criminal cases the
department did not prosecute.
The congressman said Mr. Tru-
man gave no specific answer to
this request but did promise com-
plete co-operation. ' '
Other action in Congress:
Tax Scandals
Internal Revenue Bureau Attor-
ney Earl C. Crouter told House
investigators the New York tax
Answers Questions
.’ Cabled By U.S.
Editors
torium.
Revival services. First B
church 7-00 n m and 7:30
ne
TWOMORASMS e
one of the outstanding dairy pro-
grams in the state.
Mr. Moore and his family plan
to. move to Columbus around
April 15.
. The Washington County Cham-
ber of Commerce will announce
within a few days what plans
will be made in connection with
the localdairyprogram.
British Labor Wants
Allied Comma nd er
To Be Britisher
Chamber of Commerce, local
businessmen and farmers have
aggression, totalitarian doctrines Lawton late Friday in a dazed con-
and any other threat to the sec-
local dairymen.
---- — ____ Under Mr. Moore’s supervision.
tee Investigating Attorney Gen- local datry farmers have set up
their orticers PPSHubtzrandwi Sloan,
office in recent years dropped 31
tax fraud cases which should, hower
give blood. He urged anyone
wishing to, serve their country by
the donation of a pint of blood to
u iirs. Wiese at 2162, or to
just appear at the bloodmobile
Wednesday. He said the donors
are so few, that any person may
be assured of prompt attention at
any time he arrivgs.
He pointed out that the marked
decrease in the mortality rate in
Korea is due to one factor alone
—the use of whole blood.
Any person between the ages
of 21 through 59 will be accept-
ed. or persons between the ages
of 18 and 21, with written con
sent from their parents or guard-
ian.
'Here are instructions given by
the Red Cross to prospective do-
t ue eusuzs uy ueurge xaruun, ' The troops’ tempers were short.
Soviet ambassador to Great Brit- Infantrymen were sore at tank-
ers for allegedly running them
The age limits are 21 through
59 years. Donors between the
and remove fat), dried prunes,
figs, apricots or peachM. ewers:
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y Election Draws
Voters were flocking to the SDa
polls in great numbers in Bren- “
hamwiuka, hamsronday-whenecounr were
up for election.
At 2:00 o’clock, approximately
400 ballots had been cast, and
voters were waiting in line to ‛
get their ballots.
No indication, of how the can- •
didates were running was avail-
able, since the election judges
had not counted any of the bal-
lots at that time. H. C. Hafer,
judge of-the election, said no in-
formation would be give out un-
til the polls close at 7 p.m.
The three-way race for com-
missioner in Ward 3 was credited
with bringing out the large vote
-which might go as high as 700
or 800.
Travis (Dutch) Voelkel, the in-
cumbent, was being opposed by
H. L. (Jack) Henslee and Joe
E. Snodgrass. All three have
urity of the western
sphere.”
LONDON, April 1. W— The. ease
of the "top secret atom papers"
supposedly found on a London
street and handed over to Scotland
Yard and atomic investigator*
turned out Tuesday to be a school-
boy's April Fool joke.
Home Secretary Sir David Max-
well Fyfe told a laughing House
of Commons the papers handed
to police yesterday had on inves-
tigation proved to bear "no rela-
tion to atomic secrets at Harwell
or any other atomic establishment
He said the incident was a hoax
by * school boy "who no doubt re-
gaided it as an appropriate con-
tribution to the celebration of April
Fool's day.”
At the first the "top secret"
lM<^on^he papers, the scientific
' To Meet Quota
esAssjgned . gga.
neuver, to six Tuesday as the
Armyrevaled that twomoretimeumm
_ fantrymen have been wounded
by homemade bullets tired by
men of the 82nd Airborne divi-
sion. ' -p.
Scouts were announced today; and at the same time arrange-
ments were made public for a workers’ rally to be held
Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock at the district court room.
Leave EoKNeW •Ok.a-The -speaker for the rally will’
nors:
, 1. It U best to fast for 4 hours .
before giving blood with nothing 1 8
except water or coffee without day
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aMhadqmqmwpierq
physician.
Also al) donors who have had
recent immunizations such as ra»
bies injections in the past 2 years
smallpox vaccination within a
few weeks, typhoid, typhus, pla.
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Patricia McCormick, co-ed bullfighter, left, uses all her skill to turi the bull away from the har-
rier during her performance at Plaza DeTores in Naevo Laredo, Mexic i. Patricia made two.. slean
kills with only one sword thrust needed for each. Miss MeCormiek's kill so pleased the critical
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■man has chos-
■fee in deciding
election. Be-
dications so far
hcould not get
Mkarry Truman
An history as one 1
presidents with
ntry has ever
has wasted our
mc a n d a l o u s
Mih free-handed
Mbo t h at home
Mthe seven years
EPi e d the White
Ann more money
redecessors — in-
klin D. Roosevelt,
Itfe known as a
h the public's
to; his Pendergast
dissouri, he sur-
seif with a group
oks, grafters and
Kers and refused
dem .even when
Ked. He has scof-
Bol corruption in
Emily by calling
K^nine.” He han-
Hessional investi-
ipounding official
Eso much scan-
rthed that he had
hing, he insulted
ce of the Ameri-
jy appointing the
Ml to investigate
partment, which
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n Weather
Chief Torpedoman J. H. How-
ard, navy recruiter for this area,
will be in Brenham every Wed-
nesday afternoon at the post of-
fice. The navy is accepting men
for immediate enlistment.
- In addition to needing men
and women for the regular navy,
applicants are needed for the
navy’s aviation cadet program.
The educational requirement for
NavCad ia two or more years of
college.
Full information on the Navy
enlistments, officer candidate
programs, and Navy trade or
technical schools may be obtain-
ed by writing or visiting the
Navy Recruiting Sub - Station,
Court House, Bryan, Texas or
contacting Chief Howard any
Wednesday afternoon at the poet
office in Brenham.
Accidents and Murder
Raise Death Toll -
Norwegian newspaper caused
much concern and a great deal of
speculation. Scotland Yard and the
Ministry of Supply checked the pa-
pers and then announced cautious-
ly that they were learning "more
and more" toward the theory of
an elaborate hoax.
The London newspaper Evening.
News reported a 15-year-old ap-
prentice draftsman admitted to a
reporter he had typed out a non-,
sensical formula on several sheets
of paper and handed it to a young
frond at a youth club, saying he
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WASHINGTON, April 1 (.P ’ f —— - - m
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An officer was shot to death
Monday by a private, wha Bald 57
he’d do anything to get out of
the Army. The soldier loaded an
M l carbine with a chunk of
brass front of a blank cartridge
and shot the officer.
Tuesday the Army said two
men of the 47th Infantry division
were shot in the back "near the
end of phase one of the exercise
last week" by similar hand-made
ammunition,
Stephen E. King, 22, of the Air
Force's 3259th training squad-
ron was killed early Tuesday
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Calendar of Events
April 11
City election, city hall. ’^1
Eastern Star Memorial service
7:15 p.m. Masonic hall. This will
be an open meeting.
Revival services. First 'Baptist
church, 7:00 p.m, and 7:30 p.m. J
April 2:
St. Marya PTA meets in the I
school auditorium at 2 p.m.
U. D. C. meeting, 3 p.m., at the
home of Mrs Mark Coston.
Revival services. First Baptist -1
church, 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 4
Lenten, services, Grace Luther-
an church, 7:30 p.m. •
Midweek Lenten services at St
Paul’s Lutheran church. Austin
at Third streets. at 8:00 p.m. g
Lenten service at Salem Luth* >
eran church, 8 p.m.
April 3:
St. Paul’s Lutheran ladies aid 2
regular meeting, 3 p.m. at the “
church. Hostesses Mrs. William
Henze and Mrs. Reinhardt
Bosse.
The Concert Trio, presented by ’ j
the Municipal Concert Associa-
tion. 8 p.m., Blinn college audi- i
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