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Next Six Months Critical in War on Polio
Mltor’i Not*—OUrttnc about April II health offtalala
the nation b««in r historic trial: tlaM toata or tht potto
■wratopsO bp Dr. Jonaa B. Salk at ptttaburfh II tht T*e
rtltctlTc. tha crippling aamr ot paralytic pollomytUtia ■
ended. Thlt u tha rirat of throe artlclea oa what pa rente
■hare hope may protra man’i mastery over I tightening i
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cine really defends them against polio And
If it passes this critical test, then all the
By ALTON L. BLAKE8LEE
AP Science Reporter
NEW YORK (AP)—The next aix months can spell
the absolute end of polio, if all goes wall.
“o vaccine
all
HI......HBL- vac-
prospeels for still
Dr.
The weapon is a polio’'vaccine developed by
Jonas E. Salk and associates of the University of Pitta-
burgh.
By present scientific evidence, it should protect
children against the vicious polio virus. There is even
reason to believe that a few shots of the vaccine can
give lifetime protection.
At the moment, the vaccine is like a new type of
airplane. The engineers are pretty sure it will fly and
perform as expected. But the acid test is to fly it.
So an army of half a million to a million little
children will step forward soon to take trial shots.
After summer’s end it can be learned whether the vac-
million children could sfart
tew years, no one would need be
All this is Just a promise. Bi
the scientific facts known now
cine could tail. If it does, there
other vaccines, perhaps better
The vaccine story is simple, in
solution of a detective mystery
Dr. Salk's vaccine is made
three types of virus which esn
It is safe, because dead virus cannot cause polio.
But the dead virus can still create defenses against live,
dangerous virus. , ,
The key question is: Is the defense obtained this
way realty good enough? •
The answer can only be found by giving the vac-
cine to hundreds of thousands of children, before the
polio season begins. Local health authorities and the
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis are con-
ducting these field trials.
This summer many of these vaccinated children,
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mloag with unvaccinated youngatera. will be invaded by
polio virus in natural exposure or infection.
Do most-or aU-tbe vaccinated children escape
paralysis, as compared with the non vaccina ted’
If the answer is yes, the vaccine works and can
abolish polio. If it doesn't, the search must start afresh.
The reason for believing the vaccine will work is
ea*j—antibodies.
Antibodies ere nature's policemen. They are tiny
protein particles, circulating in the blood, which can
combine with and disarm an invading germ or virus.
When some germ attacks you, your bodv starts
making antibodies against it. If you make enough anti-
bodies soon enough, you win the battle. If you don’t,
you become ill and sometimes die.
Once you have made antibodies, you usually keep
(hern. You have your antibody factories all set urn
ready to go to work at a moment a notice. The antf-
bod*" against one kmd of germ or virus work only
against that specific disease agent.
Planning, and Building for County's Constantly
School Population Goes on: Here Are New Dev<
(See VACCINE TEST, Page 2)
The Orange Leader
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Member Associated Press
ORANGE, TEXAS, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1954
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STEEL GOES l’P FOR ORANGEFIELD GYMNASIUM—Big steel girders are being raised to
provide the framework for a new gymnasium at Orangefield. Piles of tile blocks in the foreground
await the bricklayer’s trowels.
CausesHouse Wrangle
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White Counts Himself
Out of Governor's Race
AUSTIN (AP) — Agriculture
Commissioner John C. White said
today he would seek reelection,
adding “I don’t intend to run for
governor now."
White, 29-year-old redheaded
political whiz who unseated the
late J. E. McDonald from a long
tenure as agriculture commis-
sioner in 1950, has been regarded
as a sure-fire candidate.
He said he wanted to keep on
being agriculture commissioner
because of two major unsolved
problems:
1. The fight for basic farm
legislation on a state and national
scale has not been settled.
2. Vast areas of Texas are still
in the grip of drought—a situation
that calls for "experienced and
decisive farm leadership in the
months to come.”
"Would you consider a draft as
a candidate for governor?” White
was aSked.
“Not as long as those two ques-
tions are not settled,” he replied.
There had been many predic-
tions that White would take the
field, especially if Gov. Allan
Shivers decides to ask for a third
elective term. He has made many
speeches and often hinted at
making the race.
White has lined up with the
Proposed Levy on Gas
Is Center of Squabble
fm
AUSTIN (AP) A big wrangle started in the House today
over taking up the governor’s tax program.
The center of the fight was the natural gas tax. •
Debate popped out when Rep. George Hinson, Mineola,
author of a tax bill aimed at hitting the long transmission
(Sea WHITE, Page 2)
SEEK RE ELECTION
John C. White
Egyptian
Elections
Cancelled
Sworn Statement Says Lumber Given to Contractor
Ruth L. Granger' Identifies Herself
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s mili-
tary government announced to-
night that all previous decisions
Us conduct constituent
ORANGEFIELD (Spl) — Ruth
L. Granger, spokesman for a group
of taxpayers backing W, L.
Chandler's candidacy for re-elec-
tion to the school board, today for-
mally identified herself in a state-
ment in answer to another by Ter-
rell Love, superintendent, last
Week.
Says Miss Granger, daughter of
board member Pete Granger and
Mrs. Granger, and who is a stu-
dent at Lamar College: “Mr. Love
by now knows who Ruth L. Gran-
ger is. I was Jjom and reared in
Orangefield and graduated from
the high achool here. Would you
consider me an outsider?”
She adds that, "Mr. Love wants
to know why the younger genera-
tion—meaning me—was taking an
interest in school affairs. As most
teachers know, or should know,
the younger generation of today is
the future of tomorrow. For who
knows — I may run for school
trustee some day.”
“Mr. LoVe,” she continues, “also
wants to know how many citizens
are on the committee backing Mr.
Chandler’s candidacy. I want Love
to know that there may be 3, 30,
100 or more citizens who agree
with me but I won’t state any defi-
nite number, just let him won-
der.”
Then she questioned: “What 1
want to know is where Love got
the 80 people hs mentions for .his
Fact Finding Committee when
only 30 (aa atated at the Saturday
rally for candidates) voted during
the fact-finding committee meet-
ing? Where did Love get those
extra people?”
Miss Granger says: "I know that
Mr. Chandler attends all school
activities if it is possible for him
to do so. whether they are in town
or 100 miles away.” Then she asks:
“Have you ever heard of another
school publicized so much in this
manner by a superintendent?”
She refers, she adds, to publica-
tion of a series of "information”
bulletins issued by Love.
Rumors ‘Clarified’
Miss Granger then states: "it
(See ORANGEFIELD, Page 2)
Car License Rush
Still Going Strong
The car license plate buying
rush was on in full force *at the
courthouse this morning with all
six windows operating at the
county tax assessor-collector’s of-
fice.
Fred E. Force said today: “If I
had place for more workers, we'd
hire them but there just isn’t any.”
Two additional workers, Mrs.
James Wilkinson and Johnelle Pe-
veto. were hired a short time ago.
Deadline to buy the tags is April
1.
Tough Indochina Policy
Is Expected From Dulles
WASHINGTON (AP)—The U.S. government's position on keep-
ing Indochina out of Communist hands and holding the door against
seating of Red China in the United Nations is up for restatement to-
night, reportedly in tough terms.
The spokesman is Secretary of State Dulles. He will talk to the
‘ Overseas Press Club in New York,
French Break Out
Of Besieged Fort
HANOI, Indochina UP)—French
Union forces broke out of their
besieged fortress of Dien Bien Phu
late yesterday and the high com-
mand said they killed 1,000 men
of the Comunist-ied Vietminh in
a counterattack outside the for-
tress’ fringes.
French army headquarters an-
nounced French tanks, artillery
and infantry, under the fortress
commander. Col. Christian de Cas-
tries, killed all Vietminh en-
trenched in two villages about two
miles from the western line of the
dusty plain’s defenses.
It was the first major French
counterattack since the Vietminh
launched their great mass assault
on the key northwest Indochina
outpost March 13.
and to the nation by ABC radio
andThi Mont television.
The broadcast is scheduled for
8 p. m.. Orange time.
The administration has been fo-
cussing emphasis on this speech,
which Dulles and President Eisen-
hower went over together in a long
White House conference. A whole
series of declarations within the
past few days, from administration
sources and others, has led up to
it.
The United States Is Interested
in maintaining stiff resistance
against any deals on Indochina
with which the Reds might try to
tempt the French, some of whom
are visibly wearying of the seven-
year war. The Reds would be in
position to spring such offers at
the April 26 Far East conference
in Geneva to be attended by repre-
sentatives of the United States,
(See INDOCHINA, Page 2)
Joe Must Go' Club Seeking Recall Vote
“Joe Must Go” Club, spearheaded
by eight editors and writers from
Wisconsin weekly newspaper to-
day began the task of getting out
about one out of every five of the
state's eligible voters to sign peti-
tions aimed at the recall of Sen.
McCarthy (R-Wis).
The club was formed at a meet-
ing called here yesterday by Leroy
Gore, editor of a local weekly
newspaper, that drew about 500
persons. They came, sponsor* said,
from 48 of the state's 71 counties.
They included Democrats, Repub-
licans and Independent voters.
Today's Weather
Date nw U.S. Wssikar StriM
Local forecast: mild and mostly cloudy
lonifbt and tomorrow, lowest tempera-
ture tonight SO to to dosnoa hlshest to-
morrow moor ** degree*. Southerly winds
UtoM miles an boar.
Tomorrow's tides: Sabine—high at 1J J*
IS and 1S:M pm.: low at »:« am. and
t:SS P OL Bollrar—high at t:!S p.m. and
low at f:4S a.m. and T:4d p.m.
•an rise* tumor raw at S:M a.m. and acts
at S.SS p.m.
A steering committee of 20 was
chosen to circulate petitions
throughout the state. These must
bear about 404,000 signatures be-
fore any recall move can be even
considered by the secretary of
state.
The state has about 2:200,000
eligible voters.
Even if the move is successful
Child-Made Tornado
Hits Anderson School
What appeared to be a ‘child-
made tornado” struck several
rooms in Anderson School Satur-
day or Sunday and cast books and
supplies awry. Police Officer E. E.
(Bud) Thornal said today.
Officer Thomal said the depart-
ment thinks a mischievous “bunch
of kids” strewed books and pencils
and other supplies around. They
are thought to have entered by the
front door or a window on the
second floor. Thomal and Juve-
nile Officer R. L Dominy are in- election, with the man
vestigating. highest total winning.
there are several other possible
barriers to any recall action of the
controversial senator who has
gained the nation's attention
through his hunt for Communists
in the government and his rift
with the Army.
assembly
elections and abolish the ruling
Revolution Council in July have
been canceled.
The announcement, which as-
sured continuation of Egypt's
military regime despite the oppo-
sition of President Mohamed Na-
guib. came after two days of
heated conflict in the Cabinet and
Revolution Ciuncil while Cairo
surged with anti-Naguib demon-
strations.
Instead of a constituent assem-
bly previously promised by
Revolution Council while Cairo
to establish an appointed ‘'Na-
tional Advisory Council” in which
various organizations and profes-
sions would be represented.
The 53-year-old front man for
Egypt’s military revolution against
ex-King Farouk’s1 regime liad gone
to the air port to say goodby to
King Saud of Saudi Arabia, who
has been paying a state visit to
Egypt.
The nature of the President's
illness was not immediately re-
vealed. but his collapse came after
'a weekend of almost incessant con-
ferences attendant on his fight to
replace the ruling Revolutionary
Council by a parliamentary gov-
ernment.
A spokesman last night said
Naguib had “agreed in principle”
(See EGYPTIAN, Page 2)
lines the hardest, moved to
postpone consideration of his
measure until the House had
considered the governor’s.
The natural gas tax in the
program recommended by Gov.
Allan Shivers is an increase on the
present production tax.
Hinson said he wasn’t commit-
City Alleys
Due Cleanup
This Week
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BULLETIN
AUSTIN (AP)—After a ment-
Ing of wrangling, the House to-
day took up the government's
tax program at noon.
led to the governor's bill, bul (hat
the governor's measure came out
of committee first and he thought
it fair to give it the first run oh
the House floor.
Hinson said also he had prom-
ised the Revenue and Taxation
Committee, which had approved
both the governor’s and his bill,
that he would move to postpone
debate on his in order to take up
the governor's first.
Rep. Curtis Ford, Corpus Christ),
the j said it wasn't right “for us just to
sit around here having a swnmp-
ping good time." He moved to
table Hinson's motion to postpone
consideration of his bill until 2:30
this afternoon. Ford’s motion lost
by a vote of 29 ayes and lit nnes.
Then Rep. Doug Bergman, Dal-
las. moved to send Hinson's bill
back to committee. Debate started
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(See LEGISLATURE, Page 2)
Spring Weather Cut
Short by Cold Wind
House Must Decide
Between Ike, Ponel
NBHH
▼mOR’S NEW SCHOOL LAYOUT—Were** bow Vidor’s new
high school wilt lie stretched over Its site south of the present
school structures. Located at A will be administrative offices and
eight classrooms; B—library and eight rlassrooms; C—six. special
classrooms; D—a 300 capacity cafeteria; E—auditorium-gym
nasium. As ari alternate plan an auditorium would be built sep
arately at a location opposite A.
The City Street Department to-
morrow morning will begin doing
its part to clean alleys between
Curtis and Cypress streets from
Third to First streets. Mayor Sid
J. Caillavet said today.
Mayor Caillavet said work wilt
be done under direction of Tom
Soileau, department superintend-
ent. The city will also begin fog-
ging operations to eliminate breed-
ing places of file* and other in-
sects.
Mayor Caillavet plans a second
tour of unsanitary areas this after-
noon with Dr. H. H. Key, director
of the City-County Health Unit
Mayor Caillavet announced Sat-
urday that he would "keep an eya
on the sanitarian* and slum areas "
He announced at that time that
landlords of rental property who
have been found violating sanitary
codes had pledged compliance
with sanitary regulations.
Sheppard's Speech
At Groundbreaking
To Be Rebroadcast
Longshoremen To Decide
On Switching to AFL
Several Sabine area locals are to decide thla week whether they
want to leave the old International Longshoreman's Assn, and join
the new ILA-AFL.
Walter R-; Mayo of Lake Charles, general representative in this
area for the ILA-AFL, announced today that ha has scheduled meet-
ings with locals at Orange, Bcau-
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
House faced a decision on
whether to follow the recommen-
dations of President Eisenhower
or its Appropriations Committee
on the public housing issue as
leaders scheduled for debate to-
day a bill carrying funds^or the
program. —•
The President has asked Con-
i gress for a four-year program
■ aimed at building 140,000 low-rent
By ASSOCIATED PRESS ho“s,n* Th* Approp-
A frosty norther chilled the! recommended
Texas Panhandle with freezing! *arflrtwfck. that th* Pr"8ram be
ended in two years with the con-
of only 35,000 more
unit*.
Speaker Martin (R-Mass) said
after this morning’s regular week-
per Texas today and tonight, with j LdT.^nTpr^idem^!^8^6
occasional light snow in the Pan-
temperatures today and whipped I
southeast across the state, cutting j n
short early spring weather.
The Weather Bureau forecast
“much colder” vlreather across up
handle.
The norther would also set off
scattered light rain over moisture-
short Texas, forecasters said.
It was bom in Canada and howl-
ed down through the Rockies, stir-
ring up snow and blinding dust.
Grit churned by 55-mile-an-
hour winds cut visibility to zero
at La Junta in Southeast Colorado.
Thermometers sank to 7 degrees
below at Great Falls. Mont , a
record low there for March 28.
that there would probably be an
administration move in the House
to strike out the committee re-
commendations.
Martin said there had been
some discussion of the subject at
the White House conference, but
he gave no details.
moot and Port Arthur.
Mayo recently resigned from I he
national executive cmificil of the
old ILA and announced that be
would lead a campaign 1o put the
area locals into the ILA-AFL.
He said today he was arranging
with Van McCorver, president of
the Orange l»cal 341, for a meet-
ing tomorrow night or Wednesday
night.
A session with the Port Arthur
Lofcart 1029 has been set for today
at 7:30 p.m. and'Mayo said he will
meet with the Beaumont long-
shoremen cither Wednesday or
Thursday.
At each meeting the general rep-
resentative will outline to union
members the reasons he believes
they should switch to the AF of L.
These reasons are contained in a
letter being distributed today to
officers and members of all ILA
locals in Sabine district ports.
Dock Workers Mob
Picket White House
WASHINGTON UP)—Longshore-
men estimated by police to number
around 1.000 picketed the White
The speech which A tty. Gen.
John Ben Shepperd delivered to
members of Frist Christian
Church'* congregation during
groundbreaking ceremonies at th*
new churrh site at 9th and Cypress
streets yesterday at 2 p. m. will
be rebroadeast tonight at 7:30 over
Radio Station KOGT.
The state official pointed out
to the congregation the need ot
old-fashioned type religion . . .
not the kind you leave at th*
churehhouse. but the kind you
keep In every activity.
He said, “I can well underetend
what an important occasion this
is for you. I too am a member of
the Christian Church, and I know
what it means to work, pray, plan
and save for years toward the time
when you can have a new church
building to be proud of.
“M.v own church in Austin 1* in
the process of building, and a* a
(See SHF.PPERD, Pag* 2)
JSZ»“C±5yS?ffi:'Adloi Will Undergo
X-Ray for Ailments
ter dock strike that has tied up the
port of New York.
Metropolitan police said about
1.200 to 1,400 of the men had come
into the capital by bus and other
means, mainly from New York
but with their ranks swelled by
contingents picked up on the way.
They expected more.
The letter, signed by Mayo, an-
nounced that some 35 old ILA lo-
cals in the district already have
come over to the new organization
and adds: “More are coming in
(See LONGSHOREMEN, Page 2)
tomorrow of an NLRB examiner’s
recommendations in the dock
pute.
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REFINERS IN MEETING __________
SAN ANTONIO UP)—'The annu- when the kidney ailment that first
al meeting of the Western Petrol- ; troubled him two years ago began
sum Refiners Assn, opened today, i to cause pain yesterday.
OIL MAN’S WIDOW DIES
KILGORE UP)—Mrs. Lou Della
Crlm, on whose farm the second
discovery well in the vast East
Texas oil field was drilled, died
1,500 Survive British Troopship Fire
ALGIERS. Algeria UP)—Fifteen' pers quoted the Empire Wind-
hundred Britons were safe ashore’ rush's skipper. Capt W. Wilson.
The air mass blew into Texas; vesterdav at her hi,me her.
before morning, dropping temper-1 £ £ gg *l ®*r home here She
Several governmental leaders,
both federal and state, have ex-
pressed the Belief that the recall j
would be outlawed by a federal
constitutional provision that Con-
gress sha'il be the sole judge of its
members.
atures to 23 at Daihart and 27
Amarillo.
But it had lost a lot of dust. The
Weather Bureau said Texas prob-
ably would not get much dust.
Morals Charge Filed
Against Orange Man
In the event the present move
it successful and the signature*
are obtained anti held valid, a spe-
cial election would have to be held
at which Gen. McCarthy’s name
would go on the ballot along with
any others who qualified to run
through filing of nomination pa-
pers. It would be a "sudden death”
with the
Charges of attempting to entice
a minor for immoral purposes
were filed this morning in the
county attorney’s office by Asst.
County Atty. Emmett Wilburn
against Luther C. Hendrix of Sho-
lars street.
1 He is alleged to have invited a
14-year-old girl to enter hie car
in West Orange Saturday night,
Wilburn said.
Alao filed by the office are DWI
charges aoainst Marvin Edward
Frazar of P. O. Box 35, Orange*
field.
with the prices ot used
cars In the Leader Want Ad*—
we can't afford to steal ’em any-
more!’’
here today after being whisked
from a burning troop ship in one
of the greatest sea rescues of his-
tory. Four crewmen were the only
fatalities.
The Survivors—among them 277
as saying, "The possibility of sab'
otage was not excluded.” This re-
mark could not be directly con-
firmed, however.
Speculation on a possible bomb-
ing arose because the ship had
women and children and 17 invalid Just come through the Suez Canal,
soldiers — calmly and quickly | where Egvptian-British tension is
abandoned the fiercely blazing
British transport Empire Wind-
rush 20 miles offshore in the Medi-
terranean early yesterday. The j
flaming hulk of the 14,651-ton j
vessel was left adrift, a total loss.'
Four rescue ships that sped to;
the scene and plucked the survi-
vors from the sea and from life-
high. The big blue and white troop
carrier was homeward bound from
Kure, Japan, to Southampton. En-
gland. She had stopped at Hong
Kong, Singapore, Colombo. Aden
and'Port Said.
Aboard were about 250 crewmen
and 1,268 passengers — soldiers,
sailors end airmen, with 277 worn-
ORANGE JUICE
boats brought them to Algiers yes- ,en and children dependents. Sev-
! GONE TO THE DOGS—A. G.
Mott’s cutting horse Cody chases
dogs away at feeding time . . .
.....IB
terday. They found shelter last
night with private families and at
military bases.
Three men and one officer were
killed in the engineroom explosion
that rocked the vessel 'and set. it
ablaze. •
The cause of the blast remained
a mystery. Some Algerian newspa-
enteen hospitalized soldiers were
among those saved without mis-
hap.
A British aircraft carrier and
two destroyers sailed toward Al-
giers today to bring survivors
home to England.
Capt. Wilson said that momenta
after the blast on tha Empire
DURHAM, N. C. (AP)—Duka
Hospital specialists planned X-ray
examinations today for ailing Ad-
lai Stevenson, the 1952 Democratic
presidential candidate.
Stevenson was admitted to the
i hospital last night for treatment
Plans announced by the dock-1 of a kidney ailment. Dr. R. St.
workers as they left New York had 1 McMillan of Southern Pines, who
also included picketing operations; accompanifpl- him to the hospital,
at the National Labor Relations' said his patient was “very eom-
Board which begins consideration fortablc” last night and "we feel
certain that he is going to be alt
right.”
Dr. McMillan recommended that
Stevenson enter the hospital for
a checkup and further treatment
Windiush. flames spread out of
control, and choking, acrid smoke
billowed through the ship. It was
then, he said, that he passed th#
; order for all hands to abandon
sh’lp. * .
Four ships—the Dutch freighter
Mentor, the British cargo vessel
Socotra, the Italian tanker Taigete
and the Norwegian freighter Hem-
sefjell—converged quickly on th*
spot. Within two hours they had
; picked up ail the survivors.
m
likes canine food better than 1
own. Mott now separates ’em at
feeding time, say* dogs don't like
horse food, and that ain’t fair.
SHORT CONTRACT—We
traded a year off Supt.
Love's contract in Saturday
i tory. He has a year and * 1
left on his contract . . . 1
half a year. Sony, J. I* .
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