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VOL. LXXVI, NO. 204
The Abilen
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----------i^Uprw^J ABILENE, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 21, 1957—EIGHTY-FOUR PAGES IN SEVEN SECTIONS_______
BEDOUIN TAKES OVER
New Jordan Army Chief
Defects, Charging ‘Plot'
By WILTON WYNN
AMMAN, Jordan. April 20 —
Maj. Gen. Ali Hayari resigned as
the Jordan army's new chief of
staff today while on a military
mission to Syria, the haven of his
predecessor. King Hussein
promptly filled the gap with a
tough Bedouin general, a leader
of the loyal tribesmen who form
the backbone of the army's old
Arab Legion.
(A dispatch from Damascus
said Hayari accused Hussein’s
An official spokesman said Hay- The informants said it was cir-
ari, a career soldier, formally as- culated by extreme e leftist mem
sumed only Thursday the top bers of the National Steering Com-
army job vacated by Maj. Gen. mittee, made up, of the political
Ali Abu Nuwar, a pro-Egyptian
soldier-politician, at the height of
the governmental crisis last week-
end. Hayari was sent to Damas-
mer
parties which ruled in Nabulsi’s
coalition government.
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royal palace of "preparing a plot
in cooperation with foreign- non-
Arab military attaches in Amman
against Jordan's independence and
liberty.” He was reported to have
asked the Syrians for political
asylum.)
Further, he said, Jordan is a
"prey to plots undertaken by im-
perialism and its agents to direct
cus yesterday to arrange the ex-
tradition of Nuwar and other Jor-
danian officers who fled with him.
He was supposed to contact the
Syrian army chief, Gen. Tewfik
Nizam.
Instead, once across the border,
Hayari telephoned his father-in-
law, Sen. Sedky el Kassem, and
asked him to present his resigna-
tion to Premier Hussein Khalidi's
government.
Kassem, a former army officer,
was reported to have left later
for Damascus in an effort to per-
suade Hayari to return to Jordan.
. May Rely on Bedouins
At the time Hayari was made
chief of staff, Majali was named
deputy chief. Majali was made
acting chief tonight. His rise in the
military hierarchy has led to spec-
ulation that King Hussein has de-
cided to rely more on the Be-
douins and reduce the influence of
blows at the army and the na-
tionalist movement.”
“I proclaim to Arab and inter-
national public opinion there was
no plot for a coup d'etat against
King Hussein," he said. “The
whole thing is an imperialistic
plot aimed at certain objectives. Palestinian Arabs and city men
Succeeding him "as acting chief in the army.
is Maj Gen. Habes Majali, a Immediately after Hayari took
member of an old Bedouin family office, the palace ordered the ap-
pointment of a five-officer com-
mission of inquiry to look into re-
cent disturbances that followed
the young monarch's dismissal of
leftist Suleiman Nabulsi’s pro-
Egyptian government 10 days
and a cousin of Hazza Majali,
who tried as premier last year to
take Jordan into the anti-Commu-
nist Baghdad Pact.
Rig Accident
At Ballinger
Fatal to Man
BALLINGER, April 20 (RNS) -
A. C. McNeely of Ballinger, 37-
year-old driller employed by the
Caraway Drilling Co. of San An-
gelo, died in a Ballinger Hospital
at 2 a.m. Saturday, an hour and
30 minutes after he was injured in
an oil rig mishap near here.
McNeely suffered a broken neck
and a severe head injury when be
was caught in a rope and crushed
against the cathead 'an automatic
large pulley device) on the rig when
he and three other men were fin-
ishing making a drill stem pipe
connection.
Robert Kresta of Ballinger, who
was working with McNeely. Leon-
ard Willingham and John Elder
Jr., both also of Ballinger, said the
accident happened so fast that
none of the men were sure ex
See MISHAP, Pg. 5-A, Col. 4
ago.
The commission was reported
empowered to court-martial offi-
cers involved. Rumors were that
35 or 40 officers would be tried,
dismissed or transferred.
Reluctant on Inquiry
Hayari was described here as
reluctant to pursue the inquiry,
which might mean the court-mar-
tial of some of his old comrades.
Almost ruthless in his discipline,
he has often been called a rival
of Nuwar, whose pro-Egyptian pol-
itics he did not approve, but Ha.
yari is from the same town as
Nuwar and Jordanian community
traditions are strong.
Once be reached Damascus, Ha-
yari decided to throw in his lot
with the dissident group. He tale-
phoned Kassem around midnight
and asked him to band in the resig-
nation which Hayari had written
a few days before during the cri-
sis over the Nuwar case.
Reliable informants disclosed a
1 leftist group tried to circulate a
; petition here yesterday demand-
ing the ouster of U. S. Ambas-
: sador Lester D. Mallory on the
allegation he had interfered in
Jordan's internal affairs. Police
confiscated the petition.
Missing Man, 77,
Feared Drowned
SWEETWATER, April 20 (RNS) The pocket book was found Sat-
—Hope of finding alive a 77-year- urday in the mud by the creek a
old retired Nolan County farmer few hundred feet downstream. His
who disappeared Thursday night shirt was nearby,
was fading rapidly late Saturday Lambert said he plans to drain
when searches ended an unsuccess- a large pool - like area of the creek
ful second day hunt in the rugged Sunday morning where the items
Champion Creek area southwest of
Roscoe
The search party made up of
officers and citizens of Howard,
Mtichell and Nolan counties is be-
ing led by Nolan County Sheriff
Ted Lambert who said Saturday
he believes Elbert G. Ussery of
the Champion community was
swept into the rain - swollen Cham-
pion Creek and drowned.
Saturday Ussery’s shirt and
pocket book were located near
where his hat was found Friday
were found. The pool is deep and
dynamite may be used to blast the
creek to aid the draining, the sher-
iff said.
Two airplanes used in the search
Friday and Saturday had to re-
turn to their home stations Satur-
day because of gusty, 35 mile per
hour winds which made low flying
dangerous.
One plane from the Brown-
wood Game and Fish Commission
office carried Game Warden M. T.
Rinehartt and his pilot. The other
plane was a Civil Air Patrol craft
piloted by David Livingston.
The two planes will attempt to
search again Sunday in case the
elderly farmer did manage to leave
the creek safely.
evening
Ussery disappeared from his
home Thursday evening shortly be-
fore a 3.50-inch deluge of rain be-
gan Searchers found bis pickup
truck bogged down in sand along
the road near Champion Creek.
Tracks led about a mile from the
truck to the creek where his hat me same general area vus marca
was located on the bank. No other 30-31. When finally located he said
tracks have been found, he had fallen into a gulch and had
NEWS INDEX
SECTION A
Obituaries
Oil news
SECTION 1
10, 11
Miss Abilene Contestant
Albany Fondangle .....
Legislative Box Score ****
City Hall Beat
Business Outlook
Cross Rood Report
Editorials
2
Amusementaicrion C " ’' ’
Bunnies and bonnets —*
Abilene Dotebookf.
YWCA Activities......
Garden Topics .......
Successful Widow ......
On the Reservation
Fashionably Speaking
SECTION D
2
6
1.1
. 9
10
.10
Item andMarker -
Radio, TV logs.. * *
Church "SECTION i .
Talking House Section..1.12
Downtown Seymour
3-Story Building
Ussery also was the object of a
sit-hour air and ground search in
the same general area on. March
he had fallen into a gulch and had
waited there two days until found.
He suffered rib injuries in the fall.
His daughter, Mrs. M. C. Law-
hon of Champion, said members of
the family have kept close watch
on Ussery since he was released
from the hospital. An unusually ac-
tive man for his years, he wanted
to take his hounds and go coon
hunting. Apparently he just got up
and left Thursday night when no
one was looking, ale-Indicated.
Ussery's daughter said be quit
farming some time ago to care
for his wife, Pearl, who is ill. -
Cox's Successor
3rms SUNDAY
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". . . Christ the Lord is risen today."
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Brownfield
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tornadoes, had the size of quar.
ters and up to almost six inches
of rain battered Northwest Texas
Saturday.
One twister flattened a number
of buildings on a farm near Pa-
ducah Another cut a swath
around Brownfield. A third was
spotted by an airlines pilot about
20 miles east of Spur.
Highways near Vernon were
flooded and more than 50 cars
were reported stranded on high
spots. A number of South Texas
highways also were closed.
Light to heavy had pounded
many points in the western half
of Texas.
Afternoon cloudbursts totaled
5.70 inches at Paducah.
3 Weather Warnings
The turbulance came as the
Weather Bureau issued severe
weather warnings for three areas.
The first, expiring at 9 p.m.,
called for violent thunderstorms
and tornadoes 80 miles northwest
and 30 miles southeast of a line
from Carlsbad, N.M., to Okla,
homa City.
The second warning forecast
thunderstorms with large bail and
la tornado or two at Texas points
north of a line from Coleman to
Waxahachie. It expired at mid-
night,
I Severe thunderstorms and dam-
laging surface winds and had were
forecast for East Texas until 9
p.m.
J One twister roared down and
demolished a six-room house and
all other buildings on the Grady
Skaggs farm about 14 miles south
of Paducah. No one was injured.
The tornado flattened outhouses.
Iharas and windmills Tractors and
other farm machinery were
smashed.
In the South Plains, a funnel
struck at the Alton Loe Farm six
miles southwest of Brownfield but
did no damage. It missed the
farm house by about 200 yards
Swerves to Nick of Time
Don Bynum. Brownfield news-
paperman, said the funnel headed
straight for town alter roering off
the farm but swerved and broke
up just as it reached Brownfield.
About 1.200 yards of telephone Una
were tore up by the tornado
Cloudbursts brought usually dry
streams surging out of their banks
in the Vernon-Matador area.
Highways 183 and 70 southwest
of Vernon were flooded and closed,
the State Highway Department
Mid. Vernon had 4 40 inches of
rain.
Doug Meador, editor of the
Matador Tribune, said water was
running bankfall in some streams
in the Matador area. He said high
water virtually closed the Matador.
Paducah highway.
He said between 50 and 75 autos
were temporarily stranded at high •
points along the route after rains
flooded lowlands. Matador had
159 inches during a brief period.
Water also was reported over
_. See STORMS, Pg. 5-A, Col. 4
Big Spring Volers Rochester Gets
Approve $800,000
:t. Worth, Dallas In School Bonds
BIG SPRING. April 20 (RNS)- West Texans had the -twister The warning, which expired at
midnight Saturday, listed the
limits of the area long a line from
Nikes to Protect
Destroyed by Fire
SEYMOUR, April 20 (RNS) - A
three-story building in the down-
town business section was destroy
ed by fire Saturday night, the
1 names of which for a time threat
ened an entire block of the busi-
ness district.
The warehouse of Seymour Mer-
cantile Co. on Main St was des-
troyed. The lower floor housed
Smith Funeral Home.
Damage may be as much as
$100,000.
The fire of unknown origin ap-
parently started in the mercantile
warehouse. Firefighters were ham-
pered by a sudden shift in wind
from east to west. Rain fell in-
termittently during the blaze, per-
haps as much as .50 inch
Fire trucks from Olney, Archer
City, Munday, Goree, Knox City
and Throckmorton were called to
battle the blaze, in addition to
Seymour’s 24 - member volunteer
fire department.
The building was located ad-
jacent to an alley, with the vacant
Clough Building on the north. The
Clough Building and possibly oth-
er businesses nearby suffered
smoke and water damage.
The fire was reported about 8
p.m. Saturday and was brought
CONROE. April, 20 (. — Hal
Coley, Conroe radio newscaster,
today was winner of a special
election to name a successor to
State Rep. James E. Cox, who
resigned his Legislature seat aft-re—--
er becoming involved in charges under control at 9:30 p.m. The
of bribery by the Texas
pathic Physicians Assn.
.25 Inch Rain
By MARSHALL COMERER ffor equipment, one of about 10
ARLINGTON, Tex. April 20 — acres and another of about five
The army’s supersonic ground to-acres. Each site will also have an by a vote of 492 to 55. A new jun-ona severe weather warnings were
air guided missile. Nike, will be about 52 acres ior high school will be built u. the de ". -
installed as part of the air defense additional area of about 52 acres south part of town near the Col-in the air. .
of the Dallas-Fort Warth area, to prevent the building of homes lege Heights Elementary School Heaviest rainfall in the area Sat.
The Army, in announcing this and other buildings close to the Twente acrae of land at the site urday was at Rochester where 125
today, said preliminary air sur-site. .
verys for selection of sites have The sites will be built on feder-
been made and the new air de- ally owned land wherever possible;
fense system should be in full op-but it is probable the Army will
eration in 1% to 2 years, either buy or lease land for other
In reply to a question, Col. Les-sites, he said.
lie J. Staub, commanding officer Each site will cost about $1,500.-
of the 4th Region, Army Air De-000 and will be manned by about
fense Command, told a news con-100 men and officers
ference the Dallas-Fort Worth in- The Nike is an electronically
stallation will be the first to be controlled rocket which can be
build in Texas and will be the sent into the air and guided to
southernmost Army Nike installa-track down an enemy airplane or
tion in the United States, wu any air-breathing airborne missile sunwa. .. ...
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is It can be fitted with a nuclear classrooms, a
aircraft manufactur- warhead or the conventional ex- cafeteria.
plosive. jt destroys an enemy
craft either by the concussion of
its explosion or by fragments of
its metal housing. It travels at
supersonic speeds and at great
altitudes.
Big Spring voters approved an liters for the third straight day
$800,000 school bond issue Saturday inters 01 25 inches
- • new jun- Saturday 8 2
urday was at Rochester where 1.25
inches fell between 7:15 to 7:45 p.m.
Lightning and thunder accompa
nied the rainfall Rochester had re-
ceived 65 inch of rain Thursday
Seymour had a rain of perhaps
as much as .50 during a downtown
Twenty acres of land at the site
already have been purchased.
The Big Spring school board
plans to sell 3400,000 in bonds at
the present time and that money
will be put with $500,000 already
in hand for construction of the .
new school The additional $400, fire.
000 will be used for high school Light showers also were
improvements in the next couple at Haskell
of years.
Coleman, Tex, to Waxahachie,
Tex., on a line 30 miles west of
Abilene to 30 miles east of McAles-
ter, Okla.
THE WEATHER
Naturo- building was owned by George
Morris of. Seymour.
an important
ing and air base center.
Col. Staub declined to say how
many Nike sites would be built
for the complex radar control and
missile launching equipment, but
said it would be the maximum
number needed for the defense of
the two areas
The sites will be built in a ring
around the two cities, at a dis-
tance of 25 to 35 miles he said------
Each site will have two areas Angeles.
of
of
Nike air defense systems pres-
ently guard, among other cities,
Washington-Baltimore, New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit.
Seattle, San Francisco and Los
ex DEPARTMENT or COMMERCE
ANIENT AWEEMWY — Punig
: reported tiae.pinsehiierea “Kuna:, oncer
and Sagerton while a “esr TEXAS _
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sicsuue scues atperatures were zorecasi sur out Mondny"no"important temperature changes
gymnasium and day and Monday with widely seat turning cooler northwest portion
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Atcheson, Atkinson and Fox of
Lubbock are architects working on
the drawings of the proposed
school. It will include general
sprinkle fell at Big Spring
ford had a light shower for 20 min- wher
utes which began at 8:30 p.m. krai
Party cloudy skies and mild tem-
peratures were forecast for Sun-
-------- a tered thundershowers both days.
At present there is one junior the U.S. Weather Bureau station
high school in Big Spring designed at the AbUene Municipal Airport
for 650 students but now accom- reported Temperatures will range
modating 1,060 students
Continue Walkout
DALLAS. April 20 un—Installers
of the Western Electric Co today
voted to continue their week-old
walkout against the company.
reported. Temperatures will range
in the upper gas with the low Sun
day night in the 65s. cP
The Weather Bureau Saturday
issued a severe weather warning of
thunderstorms with large bail and
"a tornado or two” for the North
east portion of West Texas and
South Central Oklahoma.
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