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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
8
The wartime wage board advised President Truman that raising pay now could upset a fragile economy on an even keel. It urged general wage stabilization, noting no need for increases in steel and related industries while conditions improve, and warned against wage cuts. Maintaining price stability and continued productive activity were emphasized.
WAKEFIELD Mass Sept 12 Glenny Brann is back in school for the first time in two and a half years. A 13 year old boy lost both legs after a prank that set his clothing ablaze during Cowboys and Indians. He was amputated above the knees after five months in Malden hospital and later fitted with artificial legs at Shriners hospital Springfield. He says it feels more like a normal person and plans to resume gym with adaptations. He will arrive a bit late to avoid crowding and hopes teachers understand.
The Ada Round-Up Club and Axariation Inc sponsor a horse show with western and rodeo events scheduled for Thursday and Friday nights September 16 and 18 under lights at the Hereford Park arena. Valley View Hospital volunteers donate a portion of profits. Local authorities arrest Melvil Hogatt of Lanark Illinois on a rape charge. Hogatt was picked up after a city police trip.
Panama’s Tocumen National Airport building remains half finished as Panama delays bottom floors, citing future funding. American airlines have faced landings at Canal Zone fields since 1947, while Tocumen awaits safety devices and proper admin space. U.S. help funded air traffic control and meteorology, but airlines fear management gaps despite plans to complete the lower floors and hangars.
Washington reports Canada Britain and the United States have agreed on an urgent program to ease Britain's dollar shortage. Finance Minister Douglas Abbott said progress is encouraging but no immediate relief is promised. Steps likely include more freedom to spend Marshall Plan dollars on Canadian wheat and honoring Britain’s need to discriminate against American goods to save dollars. Abbott noted continued three power consultations to resolve the crisis.
Antlers Oklahoma, September 12. Jack Dye a 35 year old grocer and rancher was killed when a heifer jumped from three head of cattle onto him as he sat on the fender of a pickup truck. His skull was crushed in the accident yesterday.
Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle introduces a radiant heat system for its aviary to maintain stable temperatures for rosellas troupials and waxwings. Heated water pipes under the concrete floor aim to curb drafts and hazards, with glass-separated cages and vegetation mimicking native habitats. Zoo director E J Jongon says the setup supports year round viewing and climate control for the birds.
AP foreign affairs analyst DeWitt Mackenzie notes Tito's Yugoslav communism differs from Moscow's Bolshevism and advocates national sovereignty. He suggests democracies could work with Tito if there is complete noninterference, while wary Western powers watch Eastern Europe for signs of a Soviet bloc split.
Olin Wagoner of Murkogee reports a fatal accident at a Thursday rodeo when a teenage rider fell from a horse. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Weisnaar of Wagoner and was noted as an excellent rider. She died yesterday in a Murkogee hospital from injuries sustained in the fall.
In Portugal two Italian fliers Cavalieri Battoglio and Brondello aborted their single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza attempt to fly from Lisbon to New York as a gas line blockage forced a return to Lagens airfield in the Azores. Brondello circled for nearly an hour to burn surplus fuel, aiming to reduce explosion risk before landing. The pair hoped for a 2 1/2 hour, 3,500 mile crossing and planned a U.S. barnstorming tour for war orphans, via a Boys Town affiliate.
Oklahoma City reports Albert G. Kulp of the Oklahoma Economic Institute joined the wets and drys over the nontlegger issue. He campaigns for repeal of liquor prohibition to be noted on Sept. 27, citing 1,036 more bootleggers than Kansas liquor stores and 7,337 Oklahoma liquor stamps. Kansas has issued 301 liquor store permits since turning wet.
In Oklahoma City on September 12 a taxicab driver named Clyde Beeler, a member of the Taxi Cab Drivers union, was jailed after a shooting tied to a strike against Airport Limo Service. Police say D C Smith fired several shots at a taxi whose driver tried to run him down in Smith's front yard, prompting the dispute that led to the strike.
Two Senate committees jointly approve a 1.314 billion dollar re arming program for North Atlantic Pact partners Greece Turkey Iran Korea and the Philippines and anti Communist China. The bill authorizes spending with funds provided later by appropriation and faces further cuts in the Senate.
Mrs Katherine Foane wife of the commanding officer of the Leval Ammunition Depot dies unexpectedly from a heart attack Burial and funeral services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery Mrs Roane accompanied her body to Washington from their home in Baltimore Captain W B Roane had been assigned here for over a year
ST LOUIS Sept 12 a meeting planned by business labor and civic leaders aimed at resuming talks to end the Missouri Pacific railroad strike now in its third day The strike began over operating rules with about 25 000 to 26 000 non striking workers affected and 406 plants in St Louis area served solely by Missouri Pacific rails Union leaders and company representatives were to be invited to attend the session to discuss settlement options Dr Elmer B Hilpert head of the committee noted the gathering was not to settle the dispute but to bring sides together
Washington dispatch reports the steel dispute board endorses a major employer-paid pension and insurance program. It calls for employers to fund about 200 million dollars annually, roughly 6 to 10 cents per hour per worker, as long as Congress does not broaden social security. Union leaders praise the plan as a model for the next half year.
Prague Oklahoma citizens dispute AAA claim of speed traps listing Prague as a trap. At the U S 62 and State 69 intersection, ten stop signs exist and two red blinking lights overhead. Marshal Luther Chapman notes 18 traffic fines in the past year with seven for running the stones, and he estimates about four drivers are stopped daily with warnings totaling around fifteen hundred.
The Ada Lions Club outlines its first postwar downtown Halloween carnival. A planning committee, expanded membership, and year after year use of permanent lighting stands and devices are described. The event centers at Main and Broadway with street closures and a long evening of entertainment. Proceeds support the Lions Crippled Children's Fund.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis urged parents not to fear sending children back to school during a polio epidemic. It said regular school operation is not hazardous and that closing schools can provoke public panic, noting openings have not altered case numbers.
Oklahoma City Sept. 12. Oklahoma Tax Commission released 1947 income tax figures showing total corporate tax liability at 7,069,493.48 and individual tax at 6,622,522.42. Corporations gained while individuals saved due to revisions lowering rates from six to four percent and higher exemptions. Returns filed totaled 11,498 fewer than last year despite more corporate filings. Corporate tax cuts saved 3,824,722.96 and individuals 5,206,654.64 on 1947 incomes. Average individual liability fell from 36.74 to 29.54.
Co operative dormitory for Oklahoma College for Women students to open next week in the former Borden General hospital nurses quarters. Meals served at the former nurses mess. Library and recreation hall planned at the Officers club. Enrollment starts Monday with weeklong options and comment by Dr. Dan Proctor.
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