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THE EVENING NEWS AND THE MORNING TELEGRAM CONSOLIDATED IN 1915. ABSORBED THE DAILY GAZETTE IN 1924.
VOL. 51 .—SOKjSS.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17, 1940.
Vaughan is Denounced as
A “Finagling Bargainer”
County Tax Rate Law Agencies First Bale oi
15 Cents Lower Here to Get Hopkins Cotton
For Coming Year Two-Way Radios Brings 31 Cents
BRADLEY BECOMES CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF,—At ceremonies in the Pentagon
buddies in Washington, General Omar .V. Bradley, right, was sworn in as the first permanegt chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson., General Hoyt. Vamienberg, Air
Force thief of Staff and Mrs, Qmar,Bradley ran be seen at background. ‘l.NKA Telephoto).
YUGOSLAVIA HURLS MORE
VERBAL INSULTS AT RUSSIA
/He prfm)
Belgrade, Aug. 17 Yugo-
slav •• has thrown new verbal in-
W Soviet Premier Stalin
'*/><• Russian-dominated rum
alavi* hi
Marshall Tito's official press
has blamed the rommform for
the defeat* of Greek guerrilla
troops Newspapers have quoted a
Yugoslav soldier to the effect that
charges thawX'agosiavia abandon-
ed the Greek Communist troops
are entirely untrue. The Belgrade
press quoted the soldier a. say-
ing "Comrade Stalin should tit-
ashamed under his mustache be-
came of sil these lies.”
Special Service
Teachers Hired
In Rural Schools
Three special service leather.'
have been added to Hopkins Coun-
ty's rural schools, according to
County Superintendent W C, Mc-
Kay.
The special service teachers
were made possible by the newly
inaugurated Minimum • Fwtpd**
The Yugoslav paffer* gave front (ion School AtI. formerly the Gil-
pape prominence to statements s mtr-Aikin bill, which revise* the
denying mminfona charges Par- i paWie school setup in Texas. L'n-
der the Foundation Act, one spec-
ial teacher is allowed for each
20 clast room leathers in the
county.
Mrs, Paul Pierce was appoint-
ed school nurse, and her duty wilt
be to service ail rural school* in
this county.
Mr*. Truman Drake has Iteen-
Oscar McCorkle
Dies Wednesday in
DallasrHospital
Oscar Clay McCorkle, well
known and prominent business
man and civic leader of Sulphur
Spring*, passed away in Baylor
Hospital at. Dalian Wednesday
morning about four o'clock. He
underwent & major operation
there Monday, August 8th., and
since that time had been in a
senou* condition.
The (lei eased w«s born in S'.U-
phur Spring* January 27. 1801,
the son of the latir Mr. and Mr*.
T. (.'. ,V!< Cockle, (pioneer Hopkins
County couple. He graduated from
the local High School and later
served in the First World War.
Returning home, he was married
to Miss Maude Bingham, of this
city, October 3, 1020. For sev-
County Auditor'Newell Camb-
ron presented the proposed Hop-
kins County budget for 1050 to
the Commissioners Court Tuesday
afternoon and it was approved.
The tax rate was set by the
Commissioners, and tax payers
will get a break this year. The
late set for 1950 was $1.25 per
$100, while last year the rate was
*1.40 per *100.
I The t ix ’-ate for Levy Improve-
ment District N’o. ■'! was set at
jll.HO per acre by the Commis-
sioners Court. This is the syme
I as last year, but distribution will
hr different. Of the $1.30, $1,10
will go to the interest and sinking
fund, while 20 cents will be uaed
j for the maintainence fund. Last
year, 90 cents was put in the in-
terest and sinking fund and 40
cents went for maintainence.
Levy Improvement District 3 is
along Sulphur River Bottom North
of Tjra, which is in the Northern
part of Hopkins (County. The levy
work is done in that area to aid
in stopping lands front being
washed away.
■ Tfie following ijisc'ount rat’fte
for early tax payers were s0t
up by the Commissioners at their
Tuesday meeting: Those who pay
in October will get a three per-
cent deduction; persons who p4,v
in November wiH he allowed a
two, per cent discount; while one
per cent discount will he allowed
,f*r December payments.
Hopkins County’s first
bale of cotton, brought, in Tues-
day afternoon by Bruce Solojnon
of Saltillo, was sold to the Ken-
nedy Cotton Company for *31
cents per pound.
After ginning, the hale weighed
520 pounds, so the price paid for
the cotton excluded cottorf seed,
was $101.20. This year's price
was four cents per pound under
that, paid last year.
The Merchants Committee
named librarian of the rural j;era'l yearns he was connected, with !
schools, and she will he in charge
of the circulating library operat-
ed by Hopkins County.
The third *pcciai teacher is Bill
Slnbbling, w ho w as named visit -
teacher, ill* job will be to
: ctikML emphasis was given to
dentjp that Yugoslavia now is
arttvbt) supporting Greek move-
ment armies against the guer-
rilla*
fin* Yugoslav officer was
quoted a* saving that hi* soldier*
liked Gieek re «-l troop* and
lo quote the newspaper: “Our
hearv njii o« because treacher-
ous leadership i‘ leading them to
fall."
Meanwhile Ui-anta ha* pro-
tested for the second time with-
in one wee* tj at Greek troop*
),«*»»in a,j Albanian soil The
(»(■*£) Albanian radio announc-
ed H>« latest ■ mplaint and said
it* prr>te»ybai)>,een sent by tele-
gram tn fcie 1 sited Nations.
A broadcast heard in London
claimed that Greek government
f of res *hel!ed four Albanian bor-
der villages on Sunday, killing
five civilian# It was claimed the
Greek troop* finally were beaten
off by Albanian border guards in-
side Albanian territory.
SR The incident* referred to are i
Mild to Isa-,e taken plat e in the |
Gramme* Mountain area near the j
Albanmn frontier Greek troop,. W'nt> ^ T
have been engaged ih b,g wale h .Ui.thdaj-s dunng July 1949 tpOllOIl LeClUreS
operation* against Greek Com- ,hf ^»“Vring. as report-
munial force* The Athens govern ** «'*! *2 t , -,7, .. ,
went contend, that Communist WUI am L. Gregg. Rt. 1, Bras-j A large group of Hopkm. Coun
Albania ha* been furnishing aid h«r- 0t'ub® R* >• Mil-: ty farmers and veteran agricu!
to the
tally has defi ed the charge.
Local Theaters
Colled $508.55
In Polio Drive
Another step toward apprehen-
sion of law violators was taken
here Tuesday night when the Com-
missioners Court of Hopkins
County and the City Council
agreed to & provide radio equip-
ment for city and county officers.
The two bodies decided to add
the radio equipment at a joint
meeting at the City Hall Tues-
day night. >. •
i A central radio unit w-ill be
fliet up at the City Hall, with the
county paying for two-thirds of
tihe installation costN, and the city
footing omvthird of the bill.
Two-wave radio sets will he in-
stalled in two county cars, and
a third set will be put in the city
patrol car. The county and city
will eat V pay the costs of instal-
ling their own equipment.
The Commissioners also agreed
to pay JratCffie salaiy, upeto $75 j
per m^hth, of a person operating I
the central radio set.
County Judge Wayne ’Gee
stated Wednesday morniYig tbatf
it will take between 60 and 90
•lays to get approval from the
Federal Communications Commis- j
sion and to obtain the sets. \
The patrol cars can conflict
each other from any section of
the county. According to Sheriff]
Avera Kasure, th.s will keep them I
j from making long trips at times,
as well as long distance calls arid XJ«4 jmJ 1)1111
| will greatly aid their coverage i Oil ullll 11(111
of the country.
j Total cost of all equipment has j
j been estimated at $2,500.
1949
Senator Mundt Says
Pressure,IntimIdation
Used by Truman Aide
(By AitociaUd Prtu)
Washington, AUg. 17—Senator
Mundt of South Dakota has de-
nounced Major General Harry
Vaughan as a “finagling bargain-
er.” Mundt charged that the pres-
idential aide used pressure, in-
timidation, bluff and bluster in
trying to get a government work-
er to violate the law. The Sena-
tor’s remarks came after a for-
of mer Agriculture Department em-
the Hopkins Chamber of Com-
merce solicited funds here Wed-
nesday as a premium for the Sal-
tillo farmer. The results of the
collection was not available by
press time Wednesday.
The first hale was ginned at
Pogue's gin.
ployee—Herbert Hathorn —testi-
fied. Hathorn said Vaughan was
“a little rough on him” in trying
to force granting of a sugar allo-
cation to the Allied- Molasses
Company in Perth Amboy, New
Jersey, in 1946.
(By A tnoc.UUnl Pr«»$) ■ *'
Washington, Aug:. 17—A mem-
Russia Asked to
Stop Jamming US
Radio Programs
ing
check with families who have
been unable to send their children
to school for various reason*, and
to aid the family eliminate the
cause;
More Register
With Local Board
For Draft
Registrant* who reached their
the local’compress, after which he
was transferred to Garland, where
he remained until going to Cle-
burne with the same concern. He
resigned hi* position in Cleburne
to return to Sulphur Spring*,
where be was associated in the
ownership and operation of the
Wait* Service Station for several
years, He sold hi* interest there
to form a partnership with It. W,
Phillip* in the firm of Phillins
Sulphur Springs theaters, coop-
erating with Texas Theatre Own-
ers Assn, last week collided
*508,65 to he contributed to the
Texas polio fund.
The theater owners took it on
themselves to accept donation*
from patrons, the proceeds going
to aid Texas polio victim*, and in
fighting further spread the
Eight Marriage
Licenses Issued
During the Week
dreaded disease ov’er the state.
McCorkle. Uter he purchaser,Mr i fr<'m the March of Dimes
Phillip*’ interest in the firm and
(Continued on bar* eight)
Large Hopkins
Group lo Hear
The marriage license depart-1
rnent at the County Clerk’s office1
did a land office business during
the week ending Wednesday. A j
check of County .Clerk Paul Flip-
jin’s records disclosed that lic-
ense* were issued to eight coup-!
les.
The following were granted 1
. . ..... marriage licenses: Milburn Park-!
The drive was altogether dif- ham und Mi„, „(,,en E |louchins;'
M. E. Moore, Jr., and Raigene
Dempsey; Bobby Joe McGowan
and Mis* Mary Jane Rogers; S. J. |
Brown and Beulah Mae Shepard;)
W $’iam Earl White and Miss Mary
Dortch; E. I). Willeford and|
Georgia Mae Robinson; Aubrey
Hunt and Lorene Cox; and the
other couple requested their
names be withheld from publica-
tion.
Driver Fined
$200 Tuesday
A Brashear resident entered a
pica of guilt before County
Judge Wayne Gee Tuesday after-
noon to a charge of failure to
stop after being involved in an
auto accident.
Judge, Gee fixed his fine
$200 plus court costs, and the
man agreed to pay for the damage
to the other car.
The Brashear was in collision
(with an Ohio man just West of
j Brashear late Monday afternoon.
since all collection remained in
Texa*. Part of the funds taken
in the March of Dime* drive went
to the National Polio Headquar-
ters,
Two cases of polio have been
recorded in Hopkins County. They
are Billy .Joe Cannon of Como,
and Murray Hargrave, of Birth-
right.
Washington
Briefs
(By A»*oaat‘A Preto)
Washington, Aug. 17 — The
United States had made a for-
mal request to Russian Premier
Joseph Stalin, asking him to put
a stop to the Soviet jamming of
certain American radio programs.
The request was made in per-
son by the new United States am-
bassador to Moscow, Admiral
Alan Kirk.
Kirk presented his credentials
to Stalin Monday night. Today in
Washington, Secretary of State
Dean Acheson told reporters about
the conversation the new Ameri-
can ambassador had with the So-
viet leader.
Actually, it was a courtesy
visit, limited almost entirely to
an exchange of polite formalities
with the Russian premier. But
Kirk also found an opportunity
to get down to business. He asked
the generalissimo to speed action
on the protests which the Ameri-
can State Department has made
on the jamming of our Voice of
America broadcasts to the Soviet
her of the Senate committee in-
vestigating five-percenter activi-
ties has demanded that , a key
figure in the probe—John Mara-
gon—be indicted for perjury.
. Senator Joseph McCarthy of
Wisconsin voiced the demand at
today's hearing after tesitmony
was given by Milton R. Polland
of Milwaukee. Polland ia a Mil-^
waukee insurance man. He tw^re*.
that he paid Maragon $1,000 for
trying to get a sugar rationing
suspension order lifted in 1946.
Polland said he got in "touch
with Maragon—a former Kansas
City shoe shine boy—after meet-
ing him at a party in Milwaukee
for Major General Harry Vaughan,
President Thiman’s army aide.
The party, according to the testi-
mony, was given by a Milwaukee
brewery.
Just before Polland made his
statement, testimony taken from
Maragon earlier—but under oath
—was read- into the committee
records. In the testimony, dated
July 28th, Maragon had denied
that he ever was paid any money
by anyone for negotiating business
with the government.
After Polland had testified that
that he paid Maragon $1,000,
McCarthy announced:
"1 think we should ask the
Justice Department to take this
matter over and ask that an indict-
ment for perjury be returned
against Maragon.”
Nelta Fanners
Hear Save-Soil
Expert Talk
A good gathering of farmers
ami others interested was on hand
at the Nelta school house Tues-
day night to hear A. C. Spencer
deliver the second of five sched-
uled talks on soil conservation.
SHpencer. a field representative
of “Friends of the Land" was in-
vited to give the series of ad-
dresses by the Sulphur Springs
State Rank and the City National
F|anl0, in cdoperation with the
Soil Conservation Office here.
. . , , . The conservation expert Tues-
Umon. Acheson has described this L,ay „i(fht pljw.ed apecja) emphasis
j activity as a ‘complex, costly j on conservation measures for
I jamming operation,” which ha? )>astui<, lands.
| been going on for months.
ren lurnismng ai«i , — ■ . • ..... ' ,......
rebel* But Albania offle-1 ■i|‘r Crove. Nell J. Henderson, JHrttural students will journey to
j College street, City. J. R. Snow, j Greenville Thursday to participate j
Rt, 1, Sulphur Springs, Sherwm: in the annual field day of the
A. Wimford, Rt. 1, Cumby, Joe | Cotton Experiment Station ioca-
D. Sharp, Rt. I, Wrnnsboro. j ted there;
Arthur Cooper. Jr., 105 Aidix Affording to County Agent
St., City. Wayne E. Brice, 627 Brook* Emmons, and estimated
WEATHER
1
Acheson Warns
Western Germans
(By Atnortaird Pr*kmJ
"Washington, Aug. 17 — The
State Department plans to in-
crease its radio program beamed
What was Stalin's reaction to
Ambassador Kirk's request? He
promised to have the question re-. ., . .. _
the Soviet foreign office. ^ an "<ldrMK at ^ S#ltill°
Monday night, Spencer gave
hi* first lecture at Cuniby. Wed-
nesday night he is scheduled to
ferred to
Stalin made the same promise
at Russia if Congress provide* when Kirk expressed the hope for
more money. The House Appro- ] prompt action on another matter
pnations Committee has recoin-'currently in dispute. This eon-
mended an extra 11-million dollar* | t’orns a final settlement of war-
tor* the State Department’s radio! lime lend-lease help extended by
vroik. This is still subject to ac- the United States to the Rus-
tion bv the House and the Senate.! dans.
school building, beginning at
7:40.
Thui-sday night, the fourth lec-
ture will be presented at Como,
and the final lecture will lie Fri-
day night at Pickton.
Spencer will address the Rotary
Club here Thursday.
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(H, 4 ft+A P-*94)
______ Church St,, City. J*ck L. Har-
East Texa* — Partly cloudy, a grave, Rt. J. Dike. Billy E. Stew-
few scattered thundershower# in art, Rt 1, Dike. Troy 8. Gaines,
th# North and Central portions, j Rt, 2, Cumby. Wendell D. 8a-
^ ch change in temperatures, paugb, 434 Oak Avenue, City.; ing. and the tour will last from
f t Texa- —* A few scattered Von D. Willey, 613 Lamar, City. | ®;30 until 11 a.m
embower*. Not much change) Six men registered from Delta The farmer* will be shown and
th' N*
V-
ihfld.
In lemi
150 persons from this county will
make the tour to the station. They
will meet at the experiment sta-
tion about 9 o’clock in the morn-
'emiwraturi*.
county.
12 Killed in 2
Motor Accidents
hear lecture* on the latest scien-
tific method of fertilisation, in
sect control, control of root rot
end wilt, benefits from legumes
will be shown, etc.
Farmers from Collins. Hunt,
Kgufman, Grayson, and Frank-
fBy Auonattd Pmn)
Washington, Aug. 17 — Secre-
| tary of State Acheson had a warn-
j ing for {fie Western Germans to-
i day. lie said they must be care-
I fui not to abuse the freedoms
given to them by the Western
occupation powers. Acheson. gave
the warning in noting the sharp
A. M, **,,« „„d family St
the second Sulphur Springs per-1 th ,lertlon cam
Pogue Family
Furnishes Room
At Hospital
sons to agree to furnish a room at
the Hopkins County Memorial
bn Cxuntie* will accompany Hop- ; Hospital now under construction
ikin# iarmers on the tour.
H Check Received
paign.
Turning to the Chinese war,
Acheson said the State Depart-
ment will help any Americans
who want to get out of China in
the path of Communist advances.
The Republicans in Congress!
apparently plan to wait till next!
spring before they announce any |
party aims for the 1950 Congres-j
sional elections. The chairman of
more than a score of others were j The second smasttup was at a
injured last night in two motor ^ rmj|10>d cro«a*inK at Ogallala, Ne-
arcident# in widely separated brsuskM. The dead were all passen-
area* of the country
Near Fulton, Mississippi, a
Heavy lumber truck plowed into
the center of another truck load-
ed with a happy crowd of revi-
vtlists. Six persona were killed,
and 20 were injured. Two of the daUghters and
injured are said to be in "very
critical" condition at a Tupelo,
Miaa., hoapital..
The accident occurred about
one and a half mile# inside the
gels in a car which was struck
by the Union Pacific Railroad’s
Overland Limited.
Trainmen identified the vic-
tim a* a well-to-do farmer, As-
Here for School
Transportation
Cooler Weather
Here Wednesday
A check for $35,721 hg* been
received by County Superinten-
cension Jiminex, hi* wife, two dent \y, C."McKay from the State
a grandson. A
fourth child, Annie Jiminex, 18-
years-old, was in the car, but
physician# said she is expected to
live.
Ogallala is in Western Nebras-
Mississippi state line. Police aaid ka near the Colorado River.
Treasury a* final payment for
transportation claim* of all schools
in Hopkins County.
Supt. McKay states that this
represents about half the entire
claim, and that the other half was
paid later in the year.
on"North Davis,
The Pogue family, long-time
resident* here, have contributed
$300 for the furnishing of one of
the room*. A bronze plaque bear-
ing their names will be placed on
the door of the loom they furnish.
First such donation was re-j
reived Monday from Mr. and Mrs.
Shelby G. Cox. well-known Sul- (
phur Springs resident*. - , j Scattered clouds hovering in
Lo.vell Hudson, administrator,! the vicinity of Sulphur Springs
stated Wednesday that a* long as Wednesday aided in holding the
civic minded citixens show their! mercury in check. Weatherman
generosity by making such gift*. Ralph Hill five the early morn-
the success of the hospital is an- ing reading at 71 degrees, while
sored. at noon, the reading was 86 de-
Those who desire to make con- (trees,
trlbution* of any kind are urged Tuesday afternoon, the mer-
ry Hudson to contact him at an j cury Soared to an even 100 de-
eayly date. v grate, Hill disclosed. I
the Seriate GOP Policy Commit-
tee, Senator Robert Taft of Ohio,]
says recent informal talks show j
most GOP sentiment is against,:
trying to draft any set of prin-j
ciples now. Taft referred to talks
between GOP leaders and the new
Republican National Chairman,
Guy Gabrielson, However, the
GOP floor leader in the Senate,
j Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska,
think* the Republicans ought to
make it clear where they stand
on national issues well in advance
of the campaign.
Major Fight Near
For Chinese Port
(By AuofiaUd Prim)
Canton, Aug. 17—A major bat-
tle may be shaping up for the
important Chinese coastal city of
Foochow, which the Communists
are besieging.
A Nationalist spokesman aays
strong naval force# have been
sent to relieve the big port. And
the spokesman said the city was
still in Nationalist hands.
But something ha* cut eommer-
., , —- i rial radio traffic with the port
The Federal Reserve Board is j city> which i(j 450 milw| norlheailt
predicting new moderate increases \ j Canton and op,,omt<. the iK|aiu|
in construction work soon. Ob- 0f Formosa
servers believe this prediction
partly back* up yesterday’s state-
ment by Secretary of Labor Mau-
rice Tobin that employment will
go up by one million the rest of
this year. It is pointed out that
construction is one of the main
bulwarks of business activity and
employment, *
Here’s some more Washington
news in brief :
The Census Bureau has an-
A Nationalist army spokesman
also has denied reports that Com-
munist troops have driven into
Kwangtung province. This i* the
province where Canton is situated.
Canton is both the Nationalist
provisional capital and the Kwang-
tung province capital. But there
has been no denial of stories that
Nationalist force* are retreating
from one point (Nanhsiung. also
known as Namyung) just inside
(Continued on page eight)
the province border, and
mile# northeast of Canton.
Meanwhile, the American consu-
late general in Canton is closing.
The Consulate will lie shut by
Friday.
It was estimated on August
sixth that there were 311 Ameri-
can# still in Canton, including
ninety women and 42 children.
Some Americans may have left
since then.
The American action in shut-
ting down the Canton consulate
has been noted by various other
consulate*, who are waiting for
word from their own governments
whether to do the same, But the
Nationalist foreign office still
haR not indicated when it will
advise the various diplomatic of-
fices t» withdraw, The Nationalists
plan to make Chungking the new
Nationalist capital if Canton
falls.
From Nanking, meanwi
come# word of a new C«
drive against peasant
Communist East
District has
m
| to annihi
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