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NATIONAL RECORD-
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DEATH-FREE TRAFFIC
DAYS IN ABILENE
Che Abilene Report
WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES" - Byron
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• VOL. LXVIII NO. 252
Associated Press (AP)
ABILENE, TEXAS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1949 —SIXTEEN PAGES
United Press (UP)
EVENING
FINAL
PRICE FIVE CENTS
I ucker.
Auto Promoter,
Indicted in
ederal Court
★ ★ ★ ★ *
Mail Fraud Among HE’S OUT $20,000, ,
31 CAR Lited ‘Not Gypped, Just Bet on Wrong Horse,
31 Counts Listed Says Abilene Tucker Franchise Holder
* -" Rhodes said he believes that the
Tucker will yet be mass produced.
NEEDLE BRIGADE—Pvt. William White's face indicates a mixture of pain and relief as a
needle is withdrawn during blood tests at the National Guard s summer camp at Camp
Hood Taking the tests is Gilbert Blanchies of the State Health Dept., Austin. Looking
on are Rct. Doyle Gurley, Pfc. Winston Williamson, and Cpl. Barney Ramsberger. White
and Ramsberger are members of Coleman's Co. B, 142d Infantry, First Batallion, and the
two medical aides belong to Abilene’s Medical Detachment, 131st Field Artillery. (Please
turn to Page 5 for more Camp Hood pictures by Staff Photographer Don Hutcheson;
Reds Ask Parley
CHICAGO, June 10. —Preston
T Tucker, promoter of a novel
automobile that never got into
mass production, today was indict-
ed on charges of mail fraud. SEC
violations and conspiracy. Seven
associates were indicted with him.
A 31-count indictment was re-
turned before Federal Judge John
P Barnes by a grand jury which
spent 12 weeks since Feb. 12 in-
vestigating affairs of Tucker and
his corporation.
Maximum possible penalties for
conviction under the indictment
I would amount to 155 years im-
’ prisonment and $60,000 in fines for
each of the eight defendants.
The counts are 25 of mail fraud,
five of violating regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion and one of conspiracy.
Other defendants with the 46-
year-old president and director of
the Tucker Corporation:
Harold A. Karsten. 5g, alias Ab-
raham Karatz. North Hollywood.
Calif , former Minneapolis lawyer,
Floyd D. Cerf. 60, Chicago, for-
! mer investment banker, who float-
ed the public issue of stock in the
corporation: *
Robert Pierce, 50, Detroit Ath-
letic Club, Detroit, formerly asso-
ciated with Briggs Manufacturing]
Company of Detroit, and former) Dub Rhodes, owner of the Qual-
director and treasurer of Tucker, ity Body Works here who holds the
Fred Rockelman, 63, Chicago, franchise for distributorship of the
who held the posts of director. Tucker automobile told, a report-
general sales manager and execu- er this morning he * * *
I just bet on the wrong horse.”
Rhodes said. ”I still believe the
Tucker is one of the finest en-
$20.. gineering achievements in the his-
general saica manage* a san CACVUTICE * *IV.....D - • 5 ‘ , j
tive vice president of Tucker Cor- 000 in the Tucker manufacturing lory of hiFE'S SAVING
poration. He had been associated fiasco.
with Ford Motor Company and) But despite an Associated Press Rhodes said the $20,000 repren
morel story in which Preston T. Tucker, sented his life’s savings. Several
promoter of the novel automo- business men in Abilene, he said,
bile was reported today to be in- advised him to attempt to get the
dieted for fraud. SEC violations Tucker dealership
...__.. .... "Smarter business men than 1
he had “been am believed in the future of the
I Tucker," Rhodes said.
Chrysler Corporation for
than 27 years;
Mitchell W Dulian, 55, Oak
Park, Ill., a former director and (--------
general sales manager of Tuck- and conspiracy, Rhodes said he
er: did not feel
Otis Radford. 45. Evergreen gypped.’__________________________
Park, Ill., a former Tucker Cor-
poration director, treasurer and
comptroller He formerly worked
ifor Detroit banks -and the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation;
Cliff Knoble. 50, Chicago, who
served as director of advertising
for Tucker Corporation. He for-
merly was with Chrysler Corp.
$28 MILLION SPENT
When the firm passes into receiver-
ship he hopes such production may
get under way.
But whether it does or not, the
Abilene dealer is philosophical
about it all He said ne still feels
it was ’
Rhodes
good bet
said Tucker’s trouble
was “starting out with too little
money."
A model of the Tucker rear-
engine auto was on display here
last August.
Runnels Tesl 'Sooner You Quit,
Strikes Pay
A new oil strike flowing from
the Strawn lime of the Pennsylva-
nia. has been discovered in north-
Better, Senator
Yells at ECA Boss
On German Treaty
that all four powers occupying Ger- from the clutter of disagreements
many agree to withdraw all their in their talks on Germany’s future ■ ■ eual
troops one year after a German Yesterday Vishinsky had accepted I
peace treaty is signed. a U. S. request that East-W est a g g
The proposal came in a meeting trade and traffic talks in BerlinI-MT
in which the ministers of Brit-be ended by Monday wiOIl
am. France Russia and the United The ministers recessed for three
States sought to salvage something days and will meet again Tuesday.
(French informants, reporting this,
did not give the reason in the
three weeks of the conference up
to now the ministers have met ev-
ery day except Sundays. Informants
said that when the conference is re-
sumed the ministers will have re-
ports of the Berlin negotiations be-
fore them.
Vishinsky asked his council col- |
PARIS June. 10.
(PP Russia
(called today for a new Big Four (
conference within three months to
draft a German
peace treaty.
French sources said.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Y. Vishinsky placed before the for-
eign ministers’ council a proposal
Housing Chief Flies to Texas'
To Ask Jester Veto Rent Bill
NEW YORK, June 10. (—
Frankie Frisch resigned as
coach of the New York Giants
today to accept a three-year
contract as manager of the
Chicago Cubs.
The indictment charges that a
total of $28 million was spent by
the defendants on the promotion
and building of the car. The sources
of the money were sales of dealer enssr . ... . _____
franchises, sale of Class A stock widcat, 10 miles southeast of oECA Boss Paul Hoti-1
and accessories for cars sold be- Blackwell and 785 feet from north shouted at ECA Boss Paul
fore delivery of the automobiles1 • ------"*L------------riam the
.Judge Barnes fixed bond at $25,-
000 each for Tucker, Cerf, Pierce
and Karsten The bail for the oth-
ers was set at $10,000 each
The defendants are accused of
taking advantage of the unusual
post-war consumer demand for
cars and spreading "false and
fraudulent statements and rep- __
resentations relating to a proposed minutes, estimated as making 35 mittee or that this L1K ot resisna-
completely new automobile . . . barrels of oil per hour On last won was a threat,
which was represented to possess report, drillpipe was being pulled Hoffman had told reporters yes
and combine features of advanced This development is scheduled to | terday he would resign if he reach:
construction and design not here-1 set a I
tofore contained in any mass pro- make a few more
duced automobile ,
west Runnels County.
j The strike is at Humble Oil &. WASHINGTON. June 10. As-
Refining Co. No. 1 Sallie Odom Senator McKellar (D-Tenn) today |
0
east. 600 from southeast lines of man "The sooner you resign, the
Felix Sosa survey. I better it will be for the United]
First flow came on a 95-minute States
drillstem test at 5,418-40 feet, show- -
ing gas in three minutes and oil Senate Appropriations Committee
in 36 minutes The well flowed an openly accused Hoffman of trying
estimated11s to-20 barrels of oil to bully the committee into not
per hour through one-inch by five- cutting European recovery funds
eight-inch chookes 1 Hoffman coldly denied he tried
Oi now ed at the surface in 15 to put any “pressure” on the com-
making 35 mittee or that this talk of resigna-
The veteran chairman
of the
openly accused Hoffman of trying
AUSTIN, June 10. P — Federal
Housing Expediter Tighe Woods to-
day personally called on Gov.
Beauford H Jester to veto rent de-
control legislation just passed by
the 51st Legislature
Following the conference. Woods
told the press that the Governor
Milk Bill Due;
Fund in Red
AUSTIN. June 10. (UP) —
* Rep Carlton Moore of Hous-
ton. Sponsor of the statewide
rent decontrol bill now before
Gov. Beauford Jester, said to-
day Tighe Woods, national
housing expediter, was
“crazy” when he said the mea-
sure was illegal.
“He’s crazy as hell and you
can tell him that" Moore
snapped.
promised to give his request "care-
Inul and prayerful consideration."
Woods said he had made the spe-
cial trip to Texas specifically for
the conference with the Governor
He said he did not know whether
or not his conference had accom-
plished anything.
Gov. Jester said he had no com-
ment.
Woods said that if the Governor
does oot veto the measure, it is the
attitude of the national office not
to recognize the law if it can find
any way out of it.
" He said that he felt that an
amendment placed on the law to
permit cities to re-establish con-
trols if decontrol didn't work might
provide the way out _____
“We feel that the provision is leges to lay down the procedure)
contrary to the federal art,” he for drafting the German treaty be- |
: fore they wind up this session in
declared , . I Paris, the French sources said.
"I asked the Governor if he The Western powers previously
could see his way clear, to veto had told Russia they were tired of
(jockeying in the foreign ministers' bill ____________
council and wanted to get results, wasn’t enough money in the fund
if the Berlin talks do not produce) to pay it.
an agreement by Monday the Big F —
Four foreign ministers will step in reported the May bill amounted to
The current Berlin negotiations $483. .12, but there was only $98 24
the decontrol law." Wood said
' From studies we have made we
feel that housing is still very very
acute in many communities here in
Texas.”
The Abilene Free Milk Fund s j
I was due today, but there
City Votes New
Garbage Law
., A new garbage and trash col-
N. O Norman, fund treasurer, lection ordinance was adopted as
string of 5-inch casing led the point where he no longer
feet of hole and thought he could direct the re-
start production tests to complete, covery program successfully. And
* ----------he said he did not think it could
be dope with less than the $3,568,-
1 470 000 that ECA is asking for the
I first ten and one-half months of
the next fiscal year
McKellar brought up the subject
early in today's hearing on the
ECA appropriation saying:
OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY
I “Other than giving away other
people’s money, I wonder what you
are doing in Europe. I think it
would be a very good thing if you
arefully tied In bundles, did resign."
-14 Some Senators said they will
Woods said he came to Austin, — -----. .. ------— —
to talk with the Governor on his for an East-West trade and traffic in the treasury,
own initiative and would return to I agreement are being stymied by. By 11:30 thia morning he was
Washington this afternoon bv air. I the Western-blessed rail strike The still in a quandry as to what to do.
The Texas rent decontrol meas-United States Britain and France) Some money has come in within
ure was finally approved by the have told Russia that no accord is recent days, but $84 88 is still need-
Senate after a six - hour filibuster possible as long as the Berlin rail ^ in order to pay the bill
against it Yesterday the House strike continues. • | "It looks like we re going
quickly approved Senate changes) Meanwhile the problem of con-
of the House bill and sent it to the | eluding peace treaties with Ger-
Governor for his action, many and Austria is up in the air.
ONE WEEK LATER
Father Follows Wife
And Son to Crave
to
to
have to put on a campaign
raise some money unless contribu-
tions pick up." Norman said
The money placed in the milk
fund goes to provide milk for
underprivileged children of the
city
Donors since May 26 have been
an emergency health measure by
the City Commission this morn-
ing
it provides that:
1. Each owner, tenant or lessee
of any residence, church, school,
college, lodge, commercial, busi-
ness or other building shall pro-
vide metal containers of from 10
to 30 gallons capacity each with
tight-fitting lids for their garbage
the cans also to have handles
strong enough for workmen to emp-
ty conveniently
2. A sufficient number of these
containers shall be provided at
each place to hold the garbage and
trash that will normally accumu-
late on the premises.
1.00 3. Lids of containers shall at all
. 25.00 times be kept secure and fasten-
must be carefully tied in bundles, aid resign ,
which shall not exceed a weight Some Senators said they will
of 50 pounds each or be more press for a cut in the recovery
than five feet long i funds even if it means Hoffman s
5 Collection and removal of gar-FMSFman tried to get in an an-
Please See COUNCIL Pg. 11 Col. 7 swer several times but McKellar
Polio Strikes Again
In Odessa Family
. Mildred Kay Leemhuls, 4. daugh-
Wter of Mr and Mrs. Henry Leem-
hui«. of Odessa, was placed in
Hendrick Memorial Hospital about
1 a m today for treatment of pol-
iomyelitis.
She is the sister of Imagene
Leemhuis. 6. who was admitted
to the hospital's polio ward Wed-
nesday.
Mildred Kay became ill Thurs-
day while in Abilene with her par-
ents who were attending Imagene.
as follows
Fidelis Class. First
Christian Church .
Anonymous ..........
Anonymous ........
Comrades Class. First | ed so that Ilies and other Insects
Methodist Church .......5.00 may not have access to the eon-
Key City Kennel Club......25.00 tents thereof.
... ~. -------- ----- —------— - - C. B Oates .........5.00 4 Trash of such nature that It
Saturday afternoon—just one week after his wife and war Bailey Circle, st 1 cannot be put into the containers
veteran son were buried there. . Paul Methodist Church .. 204
Death, which had been lingering about him for a month. J D Miracle m .: 25.00
came to the retired carpenter at 5 30 am. today. Abilene Kiwanis Club......50.00
His wife had stayed at his bedside constantly during the Total ..............$169.24
last three weeks of her life. She succumbed to a heart attack Total in fund .............M>T24
while keeping her vigil Thursday morning. June 2, 1 ,
She was buried with their son His body had been Truman 0 Speak
returned from overseas and held at Kiker-Warren Funeral
Home pending a change in Mr. Jacksons condition Ai litte Dark
Mr. Jackson's funeral will be held at 3 p.m Saturday LITTIC KOCK
at Kiker-Warren Funeral Chapel His body will lie in the WASHINGTON, June 10.0-
same spot where a week ago to the hour the bodies of the President Truman left today for
mother and son lay. Alneer McFadden, who officiated for Little Rock Ark , where he will
their funeral, also will pay last tribute to the father Mr. make a major foreign policy speech
Jackson had lived in Abilene since 1919 He was born in He took off at 11.37 a m (CST)
Louisiana in his personal plane, the Indepen-
Surviving are two other sons. N. L. and Aubrey of 2594 dence
Beech St: a brother, Edgar Jackson of Wichita Falls; and The President will attend the an-
a sister, Mrs Maudie Kurley of Illinois.
E. C. Jackson will be buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery
New Successful Treatment
For Bulbar Polio Revealed
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J . June 10.
lUPi—A successful technique for
the treatmem of patients with
bulbar poliomyelitis—usually a fat-
type of polio—was reported to.
Pdayat the annual meeting of the
American Medical Association
The treatment, based on a new
concept of what causes the fatal
complications, was reported by
Drs Thomas C. Galloway, of
Evanston. Ill and Martin H. Sei-
fert. of Wilmette, Ill, Both are on
the staffs of the Northwestern Uni-
versity Medical School and Evans-
ton Hospital.
In bulbar polio, the patient vir-
tually drowns in his own fluid- .
• iliva that he cannot swallow be- performed.
cause his swallowing mechanism
is paralysed.
As a result, the patients supply
of oxygen is cut off and he suf-
fers what is known as anoxia a
condition that leads to death. The
Illinois doctors believe that secre-
tional obstruction and anoxia are
more important factors than the di-
rect action of the polio virus on the
central nervous system.
In the new technique, the accu-
mulated flood la removed from the
bulbar patient by a auction device
placed in the cheek. In some
cases, It was reported, atacheo-
tomy—in which a small slit is made
in windpipe to allow inhaled oxy-
gen to bypass the obstruction— is
I Through use of the technique the
( doctors said, some bulbar patients
| also may use the respirator, or
■ iron lung." Use of the respirator
has been regarded as "dangerous"
to the patient.
With such treatment," they
said, "there have been no deaths
in. two years in 127 patients with
poliomyelitis treated at Evanston
Hospital. There were 15 patients
with the bulbar form
They also attributed the good re-
sults to splendid cooperation from
the outset between other clinicians
and early hospitalization.
A physician, they said, trained In
the recognition and treatment of
such obstructions" Is an essential
| member of the polio team."
4 IS
Bumper Wheat
Crop Forecast
WASHINGTON. June 10 (P)
—The agriculture department
today forecast this year’s wheat
crop at 1,336,976,000 bushels,
the second largest on record.
This estimate is 24,976.000
bushels more than the 1,312,-
000.000 forecast a month ago
It compares also with last
year's crop of 1.288,406.000,
with the record of 1,367,186,-
000 grown in 1947.
shouted him down.
Senator Fer guson (R-MichT
PAUL HOFFMAN
... He’s Storm Center
people of the United States and
Europe if you did resign."
Ferguson interrupted again " I
think it would be a great calam-
ity "
McKellar "Well, every man is
entitled to his own opinion "
Hoffman finally got in a word.
Nothing I said implied any
broke in to say he did not con- .
sider Hoffman’s remarks any
.threat and did not think the ECA
chief had intended them as such.
’Don’t you think’ Ferguson
said ”it Is a good thing to have
| people in the government who are
■ willing and able to resign if they
don’t think they can do a good
job’ Mr. Hoffman should be com-
plimented There are too many
i who stay when they know they
can’t do the job
McKellar retorted I did take it
| as a threat" and then he turned
| on Hoffman again
"You have undertaken to do it
before and you are not going to
do it this time," he said "1 think
it would be the best thing for the
threat "
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nual reunion of the 35th division.
THE WEATHER
ABILENE AND VICINITY Partly
cloudy today, tonight and Saturday.
Widely scattered thundershowers tonight
and Saturday afternoon High tempera-
ture today between RS and 90 low tonight
between 63 and 70
EAST TEXAS Partly cloudy to cloudy
with a few scattered thundershowers
mostly in afternoons and early evening"
this afternoon tonight and Saturday, not
much change in temperatures gentle to
moderate mostly southeast winds on the
coast
WEST TEXAS Mostly cloudy with
scattered thundershowers this afternoon
tonight and Saturday: not much change
in temperatures
Maximum temperature for 24 hours
ending at 6.30 a m 83
Minimum temperature for 24 hours
ending at 6.30 am as
TEMPERATURES
Thers. P.M,
T ... 130 ....
Fri. A.M.
.... 68
1 in 11 30
1 Barometer reading at 12:30 p.m
28.23
SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE—Cleaning up around the home
is usually a distasteful task to most boys. But these two
youths put it on a profit system basis by selling “used
magazines dug out of the attic They are Dave Hall (left), 5.
and Malcolm Hall. 9. sons of Mr and Mrs. R T Hall of
Ballinger The city yesterday closed shop to push a civic
cleanup campaign as a precaution against polio.
A
r .
VOLUNTEERS. AT WORK—Two Ballinger businessmen,
Stanley Price (left) and C. H. Cape, take time out to aid in
the city's cleanup drive. Here they unload trash picked
up in the alleys at the dump grounds The prevalence of
polio has prompted many West Texas cities into promoting
civic cleanup campaigns in efforts to prevent outbreaks in
their communities. (Staff Photos by Don Hutcheson)
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