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A TEXAS X^4 NEWSPAPER
May's Efforts
To Influence
Cen. Ike Told
WASHINGTON, July 25.—(P)—The War department
said today that Rep. May (D-Ky) twice intervened with Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower during the court martial of Capt.
Joseph H. Garsson, son of a midwestern munitions maker
under congressional investigation.
* In response to inquiries, the department said the house
military committee chairman sent two letters to Eisenhower
in behalf of young Garsson who was court martialed on a
charge of wilfully disobeying a lawful command of a regi-
mental commander.
The letters went to Eisenhower in the European theater.
They were handled in the “routine manner,” the department
said, and had “no influence ------------------------------
ABILENE, TEXAS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1946SIXTEEN PAGES
Associated Press (AP)
EVENING
United Press (UP)
FINAL
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Chance for lax
Appraisal Good
JAGS
whatever in the disposition of
the case.”
Garsson is the son of Murray
$ Sarsson, one of the promoters of
the midwest munitions combine
whose war profits are under scrut-
iny of the Senate war investiga-
WASHINGTON, July 25__
—(PP)—Maj. Gen. Alden H.
Waitt was abruptly summon-
ed for secret questioning by
Senate war investigators to-
da. He wyaa called after the
investigators heard that he
acted as a courier for Rep.
- May (D-Ky) in carrying to
* Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower a
clemency plea for a munitions
maker's son.
General Eisenhower told
reporters that he has no
recollection of the May plea
for clemency and had been
informed today it did not ac-
tually reach his desk.
ting committee. May, who has ac-
knowledged intervening with the
• P War department in behalf of the
combine, is scheduled to appear
before the committee tomorrow.
Capt. Garsson was brought
to trial last April 2 in Europe.
The War department Mid
that the court found him guil-
10
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4
ty and sentenced him to dis-
missal, but recommended
clemency. Garsson eventually
was “relieved from active du-
ty” last Jan. 22.
The department said a “sum-
Coleman Gets 3
Camp Barracks
For Apartments
COLEMAN,, July25—(Spl)---
Coleman has been allotted three
two-story barracks from the sur-
plus property at Camp Barkeley in
Abilene by the Federal Public
Housing authority, it was revealed
today. The barracks, which are to
be converted into 20 two-bedroom
apartments, were alloted to Cole-
man to help meet the housing
shortage.
The barracks are 29.5 feet wide
and 80 feet long. Two will be con-
verted into six unit apartments
and the third will be lengthened
to 87 feet and made into an eight-
apartment unit. The government
will pay for the construction, said
city officials.
The first thing Coleman has to
do is provide a suitable site for
the buildings, which must be on
a paved street The city also has
to install the utilities. Rent from
the 28 apartments will go to the
city to defray the expenses of in-
stallation, it was stated.
The Chamber of Commerce has
been working with city officials on
this project •
Richey Plans
To Propose
New Survey
BY DICK TARPLEY
Chances for s new survey of Abi-
lene property to equalize city taxes
were good Thursday, following a
declaration last night by E M
Whatley, chairman of the tax equal-
ization board, of a need for a re-
vised appraisal.
Yesterday morning Commission-
er Ben Richey informed a report-
er “off the record" that he intend-
BE A CITIZEN BY EXERCISING
VOTE RIGHT, SAYS C-C CHIEF
Say proudly, "I am a citizen!"
You may be in residence, in business, pay taxes and
obey the laws, but you are not a citizen unless you vote.
The strength of the nation is in its citizenry. Under
the two-party system the laws under which you live are
made by the men and women the parties choose to rep-----
resent them. Unless you help to name them, you have no
voice in government.
The Democratic primary will largely determine the
state's government of the next two years. Every member
of the party should participate in its decision.
It is not only a privilege for you to vote, but a duty.
Vote Saturday. Vote early. Vote intelligently.
GEORGE L. FOSTER. President,
Abilene Chamber of Commerce
5/2
SUBMARINE ATOMIC BOMB CHURNS WATER—A water column a half mile wide
shoots up nearly a mile above Bikini Lagoon as a submarine atomic bomb explodes. Photo
was made from the USS Mt. McKinley 11 miles away. The circular disc (top) was not ex-
plained. Photo radioed by the Navy to San Francisco. (AP Wirephoto).
BIG SARA, ARKANSAS GONE
ed to propose such a survey at Fri-
day's city commission meeting,
and today he agreed to let his in-
tentions be made public.
Two other city commissioners
contacted declared that the need
for the new appraisal had long
been evident, but one of them.
Commissioner Torn Bacon, point
ed out that such a survey could not
change this year's tax rates because
of the time required for such an
appraisal.
Richey reported that he had ference at 3 P m (CST) today,
written to Ehrenburg—who made1 At the time of a White House
the original survey In 1931— two ■ announcement to this effect, the
days ago to learn what the cost of | bill had not reached Mr Truman
a new survey would be. He did not > Although passed by congress, it
know whether he would have an still had to go through the hands
an answer by the time the com- of the speaker of the house and
mission meets Friday. I the president of the senate for
Mayor Will Hair declared that i their signatures.
he did not wish to comment on the It was expected to get to the
subject until Friday's meeting I White House soon after noon
Commissioner R. B. Leach was not
available for comment.
• ••
Truman’s OPA
Okeh Due Today
WASHINGTON, July 25—(AP—
President Truman probably will
state whether he will sign or veto
the OPA revival bill at a news con-
Presidential Press Secret a ry
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mary of the facts” in the case
showed: 0 7 *
Capt. Garsson was ordered to
place his chemical mortar in a
certain area near Gries. France,
on Jan. 2. 1945. He protested, say-
ing the position was "tactically
unsound."
On the following day, the regi-
mental commander of the 143rd
infantry (not further identified)
3 ordered Garsson to move into the
, position. Garsson refused that or-
der. as well as a second one from
the commander. He was then re-
lieved of command, and the charge
of wilful disobedience was filed.
An investigating officer on Feb.
28, recommended an administra-
tive reprimand, rather than a trial.
However, in March, the comman-
der of the 6th corps ordered the
court martial.
Charter Change
g--apwote
Undersea
THE WEATHER
U. s. DEPT. OF COMMERCE
WEATHER BUREAU
ABILENE AND VICINITY: Partly
cloudy with not much change tn tem-
perature today and Friday.
EAST TEXAS Partly cloudy this af-
ternoon. tonight and Friday, scattered
thundershowers near middle and upper
coast. Gentle to moderate southerly
winds on the coast
WEST TEXAS: Generally fair this af
ternoon. tonight and Friday except
mostly cloudy in Panhandle tonight and
Friday.
High and low temperatures for 24
houds ending at 6 a. m.. 97 and 68 de-
grees
Temperatures
Thur-Wed Wed-Tues
AM Hour PM
Copies in Mail
Copies of the proposed city char-
ter amendments which will be vot-
ed on in the Aug. 27 election are
in the process of being mailed to
the qualified voters. Mayor Will
Hair Mid Wednesday The city will
complete mailing by Friday, ac-
cording to present indications, he
added
State law requires that a copy of
proposed charter amendments
Analysis of Proposed
Amendments on Page 16
shall be mailed to each poll tax
payer 30 days before the election,
the mayor explained.
Poll taxes paid in Abilene total
between 6,000 and 7.000. and the
complete voting strength of the
city — including veterans—should
be approximately 9,000, he estimat-
ed
Indictments of
Gets Nine Ships
Griffin District
USES Chieftain
John Griffin, manager of the
Abilene office of the United States
Commissioner Torn McWhirter
pointed out that "we need to do
something about it and have all
along." There have been too many
changes in property values since
1931. he said, and when informed
of Richey's attitude, he asserted,
“I think it's needed too.”
Bacon said "I don’t think it
Merkel Mechanic
Charles G. Ross told reporters that
the president's action on the legis-
lation, approved early today by
the senate, will not be announced
in advance of the news confer-
ence.
The decision, Poss said, will be
accompanied by a message to con-
gress in explanation of his action.
If the president signa the
hill, Ross said, he will name
the three-member price decon-
trol board It provides "very
promptly.”
Rosa would not forecast the
president's action, although other
White House officials say privately
and House Democratic Leader Mc-
Cormack has said publicly, that he
will sign the measure.---—
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Heirens Reported
: CHICAGO. July 25.-
True bills charging William
Helrens, 17, University of
Chicago student, with mur-
dering Suzanne Degnan, 6,
and a farmer Wave, Frances
Brown, 33, were reported vot-
ed today by the Cook county
(Chicago! grand Jury.
ABOARD USS APPALACHIAN,
Bikini Lagoon, July 25.—(AP)—The
first underwater atomic bomb, ex-
ploding with an awesome roar that
thundered upward into a beautiful
cloudy geyser, destroyed the bat-
tleship Arkansas and sank the
huge old aircraft carrier Saratoga
and seven lesser vessels todsy.
Associated Press Correspondent
Don Whitehead, in the best posi-
tion to view the blast from s B 29.
said it was so powerful that the
Arkansas was shoved far out of
her original anchorage just before
she plunged and other target ves-
sels near the center of the fleet
of 75 were tossed about like toys.
First to go in the mighty pluton-
ium blast thst was the second
chapter of the Army-Navy "Oper-
ation Crossroads" was the old 26,-
100-ton battleship Arkansas She
and two small craft, a yard oiler
and a tank-landing ship, simply
disappeared in the pink-fringed
mist at 8:35 a. m. (3:45 p. m.,
CST, Wednesday )
Seven hours and 32 minutes
later, at 4:07 p. m . the 33.000-ton
Saratoga, war worn old carrier, set-
tled protestingly to the bottom of
i the Bikini lagoon. Her prow nosed
upwsrd as if her stern were rest-
ing on the bottom, then disap-
peered
A little later five submarines
of the six thst had been submerg-
ed in the lagoon were found to be
resting on the bottom.
Probably the most powerful
man-made force ever loosed— per
haps even stronger than tne bomb
that razed most of Nagasaki last
August—the atomic bomb did not
immediately sink as many of the
75 target vessels as observers had
Th- true extent of the damage
is still unknown, however - Ships
still were "hot'’ with radioactiv-
ity msny hours Ister.
The battleship New York
snd the Japanese battleship
Nagato were listing, evident-
ly damaged, ss were the bet-
tered carrier Independence,
the destroyer Hughes, the
transport Fallon snd the
heavy cruiser Pensacola.
When the bomb went off, ob-
servers had their glasses on the
mast of s smsll Isnding craft that
was above the submerged stom
bomb.
An almost incredibly white dome
of wster rose where the slim msst
had stood It glowed momentarily
Then it spread, at first wide snd
flat, to perhaps half a mile in
breadth. Suddenly it shot up-
ward with lightning speed
At the top of the dome, the wa-
ter spread in a great wide column
with a rounded top In two sec-
onds the top widened like s grotes-
que mushroom, whose thick stem
by that time was nearly s half-
mile wide st the base, which in
turn was boiling upward
At this moment must have been
occurring one of the slmost in-
credible phenomens of atomic en-
ergy.
Employment service, has been pro-
moted to district supervisee of the
USES, effective Monday, it was re-
ported today by E. J. Berry, re-
tiring district supervisor.
Berry resigned to go into pri-
vate business in Salem, Ore., he
said. He has been district super-
visor here since July 17, 1944, com-
ing here from Dallas, where he
held a similar position.
Griffin will have control of nine
local offices in the 33-county area.
They are located at Abilene,
Sweetwater, Big Spring, Lamesa.
San Angelo, Stamford, Coleman,
Brownwood and Eastland His of-
Please see TAXES, P. 10, Col. 5
Kouvelis’ Permit
Allowed to Stand
Contested building permit of
George Kouvelis to construct tour-
MERKEL, July 25.—(Spl)—A
C. Sullivan, 33. Merkel garage man.
was killed early today when the
automobile he was driving crashed
into a bridge abutment at Mary's
creek, 18 miles east of Weather,
ford on U. S. highway 80, friends
here learned.
Ag Teachers Meet, Learn Funds
- For Training May Be Doubled
By HARRY HOLT
. Vocational agriculture teachers
from three West Texas districts
who convened here this morning
for a three-day session were greet-
ed with the cheering news that a
bill which will just about double
appropriations for Texas had juat
passed a House of Representatives
committee and apparently had
clear sailing toward being approv-
ed by the House
W E. Lowry of Austin, execu-
live director of the state board of
* vocational education who is here
for the meeting, said the bill-
Senate bill No. 819—was one that
would have far-reaching effects on
the school systems of the South
and particularly Texas, which is
I vocational training-minded.
Already the vocational training
program la a five million dollar
affair in Texas, federal appropria-
tions last year for vocational agri-
culture, vocational home econom
erics, trades and industrial educe
W tion and business educatinn being
$2,490,723, an amount that was
matched by local schools.
The new bill, which was sp-
proved by the Senate and finally
approved unanimously by the
House committee after being dead
locked for weeks. 5-5, would call
for an additional 2 1-2 million dol-
lars in Texas snd 14 million dol-
lars more for the nation. Lowry
said
Lowry said that meant that
the rural high schools now
without vocational agriculture
and home economics teachers
would be afforded teachers In
the vocational field; that large
schools like Abilene, for ex-
ample, could have two voca-
tions! agriculture teachers;
that sn additional 15,000 boys
and girls in the cities of Tex-
as could be afforded trades
and industrial and business
education.
There are now Ml vocational
agriculture departments in Texas,
but room for 1.100 or more, which
could be provided with funds from
the new bill, Lowry said. The
number of home economics de
partmenu could be stepped up to
around 1,600.
J. B Payne of Stephenville,
supervisor of area 4, which in-
cludes Taylor county, says he has
received requests from 25 or 30
schools in this immediate ares for
establishment of vocational agri-
culture departments Under the
present set-up, thst is impossible
because of the lack of money.
Approximately 175 teachers from
the Stephenville, Lubbock snd Al-
pine districts are here for the
meeting.
Officials here in addition to
Lowry include Robert A. Manire,
director of agriculture education:
R L. Barron, state supervisor of
vocational agriculture; George
Hurt, assistant state supervisor of
vocational agriculture; B. C. Davis,
director of veterans program; O.
T. Ryan, area supervisor at Lub-
bock; Bill Williams, Alpine; and
Payne.
The meeting is st the Wooten
snd will last until Ssturdsy. The
year’s work will be planned at the
conference.
Miller to Wind up
Campaign in City
E J. Miller of Brownwood, can-
didate for associate justice of the
court of civil appeals in Eastland,
announced today that he will con-
elude his campaign in Abilene to-
day and Friday.
Miller said, however, he will go
to Sweetwater tonight to attend a
political rally there at the football
stadium on invitation of the Sweet-
water club.
He plans to return Friday night
to his home to learn election re-
sults
fire will be in the USES local of-
fice here. 1141 North 2d
0. R Rodden, manager of
the Abilene office during the
war, will resume the position
of Abilene USES manager,
Griffin revealed.
Griffin came to Abilene in the
normal way—attending one of the
Abilene colleges He went to
Simmons university in 1929 He
was born in Stamford and came
here from Carthage in East Tex-
as. He went to work for USES
here in November, 1937, and be-
came manager of the local office
in March, 1943, eight months be-
fore entering military service He
returned as manager at Abilene
Jan. 1. 1946 and has been serving
in that capacity ever since.
Berry became a resident of Ab-
ilene ten years earlier in the same
fashion—by becoming a student
of Abilene Christian college After
completing his education, Berry
took over the Retail Merchants as-
sociation. which he sold to C. R
Pennington in 1926 He entered
the USES Feb I, 1938, serving
most of his pre Abilene time in
Amarillo snd Dallas, with a short
stay intervening in the state of-
fice in Austin
Griffin reported there would he
no change to the employment ad-
visory committee, which "has done
such a great job," except that
Griffin will replace Berry as chair-
man
Traffic Jumps
LAREDO, July 25-(PP)— Truck
traffic across the international
bridge here has increased over
1.000 percent since 1939, statis-
tics released todsy by the Laredo
customs district reveal.
ist courts within six feet of the
curb in the 1700 block on Pine
| was allowed to stand as originally
| issued the board of adjuatment de-
cided in a hearing today.
The permit was issued May I and
waa cancelled June 22 after zon-
ing ordinances in that area had
been revised and a neighbor had
protested The board decided there
had been no reason for cancelling
the permit.
Two other appeals from city
engineer's refusal to issue permits
because of conflicts with zoning
ordinances were granted Mrs.
Eunice Starr will be allowed to
construct a garage apartment in
the 1900 block on Sayles, because
she had purchased the land to
build such a structure before the
McMurry area was taken into the
city limits and placed In Zone B.
and W S DeSpain was allowed to
construct a laundry in the 200
block on Sycamore at the front
property line because the build-
ing next door is also along that
line.
Sullivan left here about dusk
Wednesday to meet his wife and
three children in Fort Worth,
where they had been visiting. He
was alone in the car when the ac-
But on Capitol Hill, virtually no
one expressed any real doubt that
the president will sign the extend-
er bill which the senate passed a
few minutes after midnight, 53 to
26, and sent to the White House.
The house previously had ap-
proved the measure, 210 to 142.
When signed by Mr. Truman,
the bill automatically will re-estab-
lish rent snd many of the price
ceilings which lapsed July 1. OPA’s
cident occurred about 2 a. m., ac-
cording to information from
Weatherford police.
Sullivan's partner, Ira Marshall.
Mrs. Marshall and their two child-
ren left this morning to go to
Weatherford.
The body will be sent to Merkel
for funeral services, according to
a United Press dispatch from
Weatherford
Political Rally
Called off Here
A political rally which had been
set for 8 p m Friday at the fed-
eral lawn will not be held. Carl
P. Hulsey, chairman of the Taylor
county Democratic executive com-
mittee, announced Thursday
"Since one county-wide rally was
held several nights ago. candidates
and others felt it would be only a
duplication to hold another," Hul-
sey said Several candidates had
arranged for speaking engage-
ments elsewhere, also."
plans are to follow quickly with a
number of temporary adjustments
on prices, pending calculation of
new and higher ceilings required
under the measure.
Absentee Votes
Increase to 439
Total absentee vote cast in the
Democratic primary this year is
439, Mrs Chester Hutcheson, coun-
ty clerk, announced Thursday
morning.
This might be increased by 107 if
all ballots mailed out are returned
with postmarks dated before dead-
line of midnight July 23. Such
votes will be counted if received
early Saturday morning. Mrs. Hut-
cheson said
Mrs. Hutcheson pointed out
msny absentee ballots were sent
vacationists in New Mexico and
Colorado Some of these will not ar-
rive until Friday and possibly as
late as early Saturday morning, she
said.
NEWS WEATHER RHYME
Atom bomb blast results are shown.
Letters from May to Ike made known;
Civilians to handle atom control,
More deaths add to Palestine toll;
Action awaited on price bill fate
Slayer is sought in New York state;
Charter change copies now in mail,
More air base property goes on sale;
Commissioners propose new tax survey,
"No Weather change”—forecast today.
. —J. D.
BOUGHT AND PAID FOR—While Dr. Clarence M. Angel, Abilene Community YMCA
executive secretary (center), looks happily on, J. Clyde Penrod (right), president of the
YMCA, hands C. W. Gill a check for $22,000 in exchange for a deed to the former North M
street USO building now being used to house the ‘Y’ program. Gill accepta the check aa
one of the truateea for the $150,000 building sold to the city by the government with the
understanding it would be used for a communitv center. Penrod announced following the
exchange that $10,000 of the $35,000 ‘Y’ campaign has yet to be contributed. The $25,000
obtained pays for the building and for $3,000 in heeded repairs. (News Photo by Don
Hutcheson).
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