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'Buy It In Sweetwater'
Number 264
Four Cabinet
Faces Might
Be New Ones
► Clark May Want To
Return To Texas To
His Law Practice
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UP)
president Truman begin his
-first elected term in the White
House with four new faces
among his nine cabinet advis-
ers, associates said today.
Sources close to the White
house said that among those
missing from the new cabi-
net probably be Secretary of
Slate George C. Marshall,
Defense Secretary James
Forrestal, Secretary of In-
terior J. A. Krug, and Secre-
I tary of Commerce Charles
Sawyer.
Reasons for their expected re-
placement range from personal
desire to presidential displeas-
ure with those who paid scant
attention to his campaign.
Mr. Truman is said to have
made no final decisions as yet
on whom he will put in their
places. But his opportunity will
come sometime before inaugura-
tion Day. Jan. 20. It is tradition-
al for cabinet members to sub-
mit their resignations prior to
that date to give the President
a l'reei- hand in making his plans.
Certain to remain aboard the
White House ship, estimates say,
are Secretary of ^Labor Maurice
J. Tobin and Secretary of Agri-
culture Charles F. tirannan.
Roth campaigned mightily in
Mr. Truman's behalf. In addi-
tion, Tobin passed up a good
chance to become governor of
^Massachusetts when lie agreed
to take over the labor post dur-
ing the darkest day of the poli-
tical campaign. His sacrifice is
not expected to go unrewarded.
Secretary of Treasury John
W. Snyder, an old friend of the
president, is expected to stay on.
for awhile at least. He and his
family contributed $8,000 to the
election campaign.
Postmaster General Jesse M
Truman Returning To Job
To Tackle New Programs
AND STILL PRESIDENT.—With his arms spread as wide as his smile, President Truman
acknowledges an ovation accorded him as he left the Hotel Muhleback in Kansas City. Thou-
sands of cheering Kansas citizens jammed streets to cheer victory ol their most famous
citizen. (NEA Telephoto).
Democratic Congress Places
Burden On Barkley, Rayburn
Crash Of B-29 In
Azores Claims 19
Lives Among Crew
MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE,
Fla., Nov. 4 (UP)—An air force
B-29 homeward bound from Eng-
land crashed in the Azores late
yesterday, killing 18 of the 20
crewmen and passengers aboard,
air force officers disclosed here
t0<One crewman was missing and meeting next Jan 3 will have a
another was injured critically. ! stronger new deal a"
The big bomber faltered and j l^e minority party of the pas
Donaldson looks good to presi-J cras^d into the sea a fw s—-! two years.
<«ntial estlamtefc. too. A ca- onds after taking off in early Tuesdays elections gave the
darkness from Lageen Air Force ' Democrats a bigger House ma-
base in the Azores at 6 p. m. last \ ,lorlty 'han .they have had sir.ee
night, according to word received ' 1941-4,1 While there
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (LP)—The new Democratic majority
in Congress was faced today with the old problem of bridging
the gap between northern new dealers and southern conserva-
* Democrats were depending on middle-of-the-road leaders to re-
store harmony. Among them were some old faces who often
tackled the same job—with a
record of both failure and suc-
cess—for the late President
Roosevelt.
Much of the bruden will
fall on Vice President-elect
Allien W. Barkley of Ken-
tucky and Rep. Sam Hay-
bum of Texas.
It was clear that the Demo-
cratic majority in the Congress
man in the department, his -ap-
pointment was seen as an indi-
cation that Mr. Truman meant
to take post office activities out
of the "political plum" division.
There is no evidence that he
has since chnged his mind about
it.
The question mark, according
to administartion leaders, is At-
torney General Tom Clark. He
had a thriving law practice in
Jl'exas before entering the gov-
ernment, and has been known to
express a djsire to return to it.
See FOUR CABINET On Page 8
here.
MacDill hose issued the fol-
lowing partial list of casualties:
Dead:
M-Sgt. Robert C. Wise, S-Sgt.
William D. Branch, S-Sgt. Al-
bert J. Snead, M-Sgt. J.
Carriker, 5-Sgt. William
Stubblefield, S-Sgt. Raymond J.
Chaplin, M-Sgt. Franklin E. Al-
See B-29 On Page Eight
States Righters May
Change Future Plans
' ATLANTA, Nov. 4 (UP) —
State's Rights Democrats, with
38 electoral votes from four
states in their pockets, wonder-
ed today which way to turn.
Some wanted to go ahead with
the States' Rights movement,
which failed utterly to side-
track President Truman's drive
to smashing victory in Tuesday's
election.
v But there were signs that oth-
ers in the rebellious party would
like to turn back and be "regu-
lar" Democrats again.
In any case, the rational par-
ty organization was almost sure
to do some serious thinking be-
fore deciding who to recognize
as the real Democrats in South
Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Those states de-
livered their vote to States'
*)Rights Candidate J. Strom Thur-
mond.
Thurmor.d himself wished the
president well in a telegram
and then remarked that, after
all, the Civil Rights rebillion
was only "a fight within our
own party."
The South Carolina governor
said the State's Rights move-
ment would "continue" but in-
sisted he is still a Democrat,
7ust like all the other States'
Righters.
That was open to debate. Only
a few days before the election
National Democratic Chairman
J. Howard McGrath "recognized"
a reorganized group of "Loyal
Democrats" in South Carolina
who ousted Thurmond as na-
tional committeeman and con-
sidered putting the States'
Righters on two-year probation.
■* Georgia, North Carolina, Ar-
kansas, Texas, Tennessee and
Virginia all delivered their elec-
toral vote to the president.
The word from Washington
was that there would be no "re-
prisals" against these Deep
South Democrats, even though
they bucked Mr. Truman's Civil
Rights program.
Jap Chiefs Guilty
Of Plot For Waging
War Of Aggression
I TOKYA. Nov. 4—i UP)—The
j Far East Militray Tribunal con
I victed Japan of waging war to-
| day in the opening pages of a
lengthly judgment containing
the verdicts and sentences in
the war crimes trial of former
Premier llideki Tojo and 24 oth-
er war leaders.
Final judgment against the
defendants may not be known
for another week. Verdicts and
sentences, guarded with great
secrecy, are contained in the
final pages of the judgment.
Tribunal President Sir Wil-
liam Webb of Australia, pro-
nouncing the preliminary judg-
ments, declared that the Japa-
nese military seized control of
the government from civilian
leaders in a struggle that started
during the Melji era. considered
the dawn of modern Japan.
The decision to launch Japan
on wars of aggression was
made at a cabinet meeting on
Aug. 7. 1936, Webb said, and one
month later the Japanese armies
plunged into China from their
foothold in ManChuria.
The policy called for Japan to
seize a foothold on the Asiatic
continent and then spread
through the South Seas, waging
war against the British anil
Americans already established
there, Webb said.
Before pronouncing Japan
guilty of waging aggressive
war, Webb dismissed 38 of the
original 55 war crimes charges
against Tojo and the others. Sev-
enteen charges remain. The
lengthy verdict is about 1,700
pages and it was estimated that
Webb would read about 200
pages a day.
was a
smaller gain ir. the Senate, the
party will still have a comfort-
able majority of 54 to 42 there.
Barring changes in still un-
settled congressional races, the
House will include 262 Demo-
E ; crats, 172 Republicans and one
P American Labor Party member
' j—a net loss of 71 seats for the
Republicans.
Many of the newcomers- par-
ticularly in the House — are
1 labor-backed new dealers from
industrial northern states. Re-
I conciling their views with those
of the more conservative south-
ern Democrats will be a tough
job for the party leadership.
Chief party-splitting issues in-
I volve repeal of the Taft-Hartley
law and passage of President
Truman's Civil Rights program.
Most southern Democrats sup-
ported the Taft-Hartley law
and all fought Civil Rights bills.
Most northern Democrats sup-
i port Mr. Truman on those is-
sues.
Mr. Truman has not yet
indicated his attitude to-
ward the rebellious south-
erners who fought against
his nomination at the Demo-
cratic national convention.
There is some evidence sug-
gesting thai he and his ad-
visers want to write a new
deal record and tell the
south to take it or leave
it.
There is almost no doubt that
Rayburr. will be returned to
the house speakership. He was
speaker for more than six years
before the Republicans won con-
trol of Congress two years ago.
Rayburn is usually a staunch
administration supporter, al-
though he votes with the South
on the Civil Rights bills. He can
work with both wings of the
party.
His counterpart in the Senate
will be Barkley, who will move
into the vice presidency and pre-
side over the upper chamber
Jar.. 20. Both Rayburn and Bark-
ley fought the Taft-Hartley
bill. Barkley supported the civil
rights bills.
Barkley will be 71 Nov. 24.
See DEMOCRATS On Page 8
Jester Calls
For Middle Of
Rood Program
By l.'n i led Press
Gov. Beauford H. Jester. Tex-
as chief executive for ancnM <
two years, called for a middle-of-
the-road program for the vic-
torious Democratic party to-
day and urged it to "re-dedicate
itself to true Democratic prin-
ciples."
The Governor's statement pre-
ceded the latest returns from
the Texas Election Bureau in
Tuesday's general election.
Tabulations, with 873,346 votes
tabulated from 254 counties, 70
complete, gave:
Presidential:
President Truman 578,085:
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. 213,962:
Gov. J. Strom Thurmond, States
Rights. 76,233; Claude Watson,
Prohibition, 1,905: Henry Wal-
lace, Progressive. 2,680; Norman
Thomas, Socialist, 481.
Senatorial:
Lyndon B. Johnson. 563,638;
Jack Porter, Republican, 274,-
639; Sam Morris, Prohibition, 6,-
302.
Judge Retirement Proposal:
For. 201,982; Against. 188,169.
President is
Facing Tough
Future Load
Different Man As
He Prepares To Put
Plans To Work
By LYLE C. WILSON
L. P. Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UP)
-—President Truman today is
hurrying home to the White
House to undertake on his own
an administration in the Roose-
velt tradition for which Tues-
day's election gave him a sur-
prise mandate.
It will be new deal with
a touch of higher taxes and
freer spending than the
repudiated Republican Con-
gress would like. It will be
aimed at tint class of Am-
ericans which the Trumans
themselves resemble so
much—the average man, his
wife and kids.
The president will arrive to-
morrow. It will be unlike any
previous Washington arrival of
Harry S. Truman of Missouri.
The crisply tailored clothes and
deftly folded pocket kerchief, the
tie knotted with a haberdasher's
skill -the will be the same. But
under the natty hat will be a
different man.
Harry S. Truman is coming
back from the political wars a
winner. He has done what Stalin
dare not do, which is let the
people freely have at him on
the issue of his record. He has
accomplished what the majestic
Churchill could not achieve in a
bid to remain ir.' power. He
comes home to the White House
tomorrow as the single-handed
author of the most remarkable
political upset of our times.
Mr. Truman has become a
great and powerful political
figure in his own humble
right. This capital will roll
out the red carpet for the
new boss.
Once home, however, Mr. Tru-
man's troubles soon will begin
anew. Behind the returns of his
self-made election triumph
stands a Democratic party-
stands a Democratic wounded
by internal feuds and divided on
all issues save foreign policy.
Mr. Truman's cabinet is corn-
See PRESIDENT On Page 8
JOHNSON WINS TEXAS SENATE SEAT.—Senator and
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson have a tired but happy smile for
the cameraman as they received the news that the former
Congressman had defeated his Republican opponent for the
L. S. Senate seat from Texas. (NKA Telephoto).
Noisy Party
Sends Chief
Off On Train
INDEPENDENCE, Mo.,
Nov. 4 — (VP) — President.
Truman, the man from the
"show me" state who showed
the world, boarded a train
today for Washington and
four more years in the White
House.
His home town gave him a tre-
i mendous sendoff here last night
| with a noisy reception on the
; steps of the Jackson County
I courthouse where he began his
' political career two decades ago.
"This celebration is not for
i me," he said, "but for the whole
| country and for the whole world.
| You have given me a tremendous
I responsibility. 1 want all of you
I to help me' carry out this re-
I sponsibility for the peace and
! the welfare of the world."
Without mentioning his quar-
rels with the Republican con-
! trolled Congress during the last
: two years. Mr. Truman express-
■ ed appreciation for the fact that
: with his own victory came the
| election of a Democratic Con-
j gress.
The President had made his
j two-year feud with the GOP
] Congress the principal issue of
his intensive election campaign.
| in the two years, Mr. Truman
hurled back' more vetoes than
any other President in history.
He ofxtu described the Songress
! Sec PARTY On-Page Eight
10 Car Special Train To
Odessa To Leave Friday;
Sweetwater Closes At 2
Many G. O. P. Leaders
Cut Down By Voters
A ten car special train filled to capacity will null out of
Sweetwater Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock for Odessa to see the
outstanding high school football game ol the week when the
Mustangs tangle with the Bronchos.
All tickets for the special have i
been sold and there will not be : planned upon arrival of the spec-
■iny more as it will be impossible 1 jal After {he parade lhey are tn
return to the depot, which is
2 blocks from the downtown
area, where busses and cars will
be waiting to take them to the
football game.
Arrangements have been made
by Radio Station KXOX to pro-
vide plenty of entertainment on
the train through loud speak-
er facilities.
A pep-rally b.v the Mil —
7wbet/
STOCKS REBOUND
NEW YORK. Nov. 4—(UP) —
Stocks turned up today after
yesterday's plunge on the elec-
tion returns.
Our Police Chief Says—
"I don't know why I
had thill accident," iniimbled
Frank. "Just two quickies
were all that I drank."
WHEN YOI DKIXK DON'T
DltlV 1* WHEN VOL DRIVE
DON'T DRINK!
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4 (UP)
Rep Harold Knutfcon of Min-
nesota — the tax-cut man who
has been in Congress 32 years—
top the long list of GOP con-
gressmen and senators defeated
in the Democratic election sweep.
The voters chose instead a
string of new dealers and politi-
cal new-comers who promised to
carry out many of the things
that President Truman asked
for—but didn't get — from the
Republican-controlled 80th Con-
gress.
Knutson, as chairman of the
House Ways and Means Commit-
tee. was author of the $5,000,000-
000 income tax reduction bill
passed by Congress last year
over President Truman's veto.
He was the oldest Republican in
the House in length of service.
He lost his place to Fred Mar-
shall, 42-year-old farmer. Demo-
crat and political newcomer.
Minnesota voters also turned
out GOP Sen. Joseph H. Ball
They chose instead Hubert H.
Humphrey, Jr.. a Democrat.
Humphrey, now mayor of Min-
neapolis. is a former professor
of political science and radio
commentator. Best known for
his successful effort to get a
strong civil rights platform writ-
ten into the Democrat platform,
Humphrey also is a warm friend
of labor and favors development
of big public power projects
along the lines of TVA.
Illinois voters likewise chose
an ex-college professor to repre-
sent them in the Senate—Paid
II. Douglas, former marine and
professor of economics at the
University of Chicago. Douglas
will replace Republican Sen. C.
Wayland Brooks.
Wei Forces Leading
in Five Out Of Six
Stales In Election
By United Press
The election was almost as dis-
astrous for the nation's drys as
it was for the Republicans.
The returns showed today that
the wets own in five of six
states where proposals concern-
ing drink were submitted to the
voters.
Proposals for bonuses for
World War 11 veterans got a
mixed reeeption. Five states en-
dorsed them, two voted "no."
In three other states where re-
turns are incomplete, bonus pro-
posals were winning in two and
losing in one.
In Kansas, the voters repealed
a 68-year-old prohibition amend-
ment and gave the legislature
authority to set up a state-con-
trolled liquor sale system.
In Washington, incomplete re-
turns gave a lead to legalizing
sale of drinks in hotels and res-
taurants. A proposal to extend
local option to all of the state
of Colorado was defeated. South
Dokato defeated a proposed ban
on sale of liquor In food stores.
California voted down proposals
to give local authorities control
of liquor sales and the right to
bar minors and unaccompanied
women from bars. Oregon defeat-
ed the proposal to license hotels,
cafes and clubs for sale of
liquor.
to secure additional cars this
late in the week.
The train will be stationed in
front of the depot in plenty of
time for fans to board before
3 o'clock. Riders are urged to be
on the train at that time as the
train will leave promptly at 3.
There will be one policeman
to each car to keep down any
"rough stuff" or drinking.
The train will arrive in Odes-
sa about 6:30 p. m. On the re-
turn trip it will leave Odessa
about 11 p. m. '
BCD Manager A. C. Bish-
op told tin- l{cporter today
that arrangements bad been
made in Odessa for trans-
portation facilities for spec-
ial riders from the depot to
the football game. He stal-
ed that the Odessa Cham-
ber of Commerce was mak-
ing arrangements to have
four busses to take fans l<>
the field. The busses will
make two trips. Me also
stated that many courtesy
cars would lie oil hand to
help in addition to the regu-
lar ta\i companies.
School busses will transport
the band from the depot to the
field.
A parade bv Mustang fans is
American Plan For
Atomic Control Is
Approved By U. N.
PARIS, Nov. 4, (UPi — The
United Nations General As-
sembly overwhelmingly approv-
ed today the United States plan
for international control of the
world's atomic energy facilities.
The Assembly voted 40 to 6
with four absentations for the
atomic proposals introduced
two and a half years ago by
Bernard Barueh. The vote was
on a show of hands.
It, was the first full dress in-
ternational verdict on the east-
west dispute over atomic con-
trol.
The General Assembly reject-
ed 40 to (i Russian proposals for
the prohibition of atomic wea-
J oons and control of atomic ener-
i gy.
tang hand, pep squad and
high school students will he
held tonight at 7 p. m. on
the court house square.
The train will have sand-
! wiches and drinks served by
i high school organizations.
Banners and signs are not
permitted under railroad rules
but the big special train will lie
well heralded. Plans are tenta-
j tively formed to amplifying
Mustang music, a raucuous
| "Mustang nickering and whin-
nie" and other strange sounds
as tiie train travels along.
Radio broadcasting equipment
will lie used t<> send the noise
See SPECIAL On Page Eight
Europe Sees Election
Results As Good News
By United I'ress
Europe today hailed the
election of President Tru-
man as a guarantee of con-
tinued American aid and
an unchanged American for-
eign policy.
In London, government cir-
cles expected the President to
give tiie green light to talks for
financing the military phases
of the western European al-
liance with tiie United States
and Canada.
Premier Einar Gerhardsen of
Norway said the victory serv-
ed to stabilize U. S. foreign po-
licy. Premier Themistocles So-
phoulis of Greece was "pleased."
Jean Drapier. Belgian chief of
cabinet, was "delighted."
A Vatican source said the elec-
tion proved that there were no
dangerous subversive elements
in the United States. A Syrian
delegate to the United Nations
said the Truman victory meant
more Jewish money and more
Jewish support for the Jews in
Palestine.
Russia made no comment. Its
newspapers reported the elec-
tion without, comment in brief
items on the last pages.
Other foreign news included:
UNITED NATIONS. Paris
Andrei Yishinsky of Russia at-
tacked President Truman's |*>-
sition on international control
of atomic energy and said there
is no basis for agreement be-
tween the east and west. He
told the General Assembly that
the President's position was a
"vicious circle of contradiction."
See EUROPE On Page Fight
Livestock Sales At
Local Auction Run
To $44,315 Total
Hogs moved in increasing
numbers and prices were good
for cattle at the Webster Auc-
tion Company -ale here Wed-
nesday. However offerings
| were comparatively light due
j largely to desire of farmer-
stockmen to keep their stock
i with prospects of wheat pasture
and feed
Sales reached a total of $44,-
315.til
Consignments included:
Less .VlcCombs of Rotan, 3
head, up to $25.70 per ewt. J. E.
Davis of Blackwell. !) head, up
to $23.20. Hiram Prat her of Mc-
caulley, 10 white face steers
$25.80. Mary F Young of Herm-
leigh. 12 head up to $25.70. .las
V Lee of Nolan. 1 head up to
: $26.
H. 1) Mason of Hermieigh, 13
white face heifers and steers up
to $26.40. A R. Kendrick of
Swet water. 14 head mixed, up to
^2(i. Frank Kemp of McCaulley,
| o head up to $2110. B Carroll
of Sweetwater. 11 white face
j heifers, up to $23.40. C. O. Helms
of Rotan. 13 head mized, up to
$22.90.
D. C. Phillips of Sweetwater,
j T5 head, mixed, up to $24.60. Tom
i Donahue of Sweetwater, 8 white
I face heifers up to $24.70,
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