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Evening star., 1947-04-17
Explosion
Continued From First Page.

Grandcamp, which was taking on
a load of nitrates at pier two,
touched off the chain of water
front explosions yesterday.
w. H. Sandberg, vice president of
the Texas City Terminal Railway
Co., who lad left the Grandcamp
five minutes before she blew up,
said the fire was discovered aboard
the ship early in the morning.
Firemen fought the blaze with
water and steam, but were unable to
get it under control, Mr.. Waring
said. 1t was decided to tow the YES
sci out into the bay, but before the
ship could be gotten away from her
berth, she suddenly blew up That
was at 9:12 am.
Seconds later terrific explosions
wrecked the Monsanto Chemical Co.
plant, TOO feet to the north, and the
nearby Stone Oil Co. refinery.
ST was working in warehouse Is
yards from the ship when it blew
up." Philip Flores, young Army
veteran said. The conclusion
knocked me down 1 crawled over
to some flour sacks and buried my
head under them. Then few sec
onds later the (Monsanto) chemical
plant exploded.
"The roof and the walls of the
warehouse were coming down around
me- got up and ran for my life.
Later helped pull the bodies out Of
the wreckage. 1t was the most ter
rible thing I've ever seem"
One man who worked in the
chemical plant and lived through
the explosion told this story:
Il was getting ready to leave one
OF the buildings in the chemical
plant when the ship exploded. 1t
knocked me down. got up and tried
to run. Just as I did the chemical
plant blew up. The walls and roof
came down around me and knocked
me out. 1t was pitch dark when 1
came to. I'll never know how / got
out. I'm lucky guy to be alive"
j. K. Poage, engineer of radio sta
tion KTRH, who was about Is miles
away from the waterfront said he
saw flame shoot high into the sky
and disappear after a few seconds.
1t was followed by a big column of
smoke shared like a toad stool.
Some persons said they saw ball of
fire that seemed to hang in the sky
a minute or more after the chemical
plant exploded.
Buildings were damaged in Gal
weston, II miles away, ON the other
side of the bay. The shock of the
conclusion was felt in Palestine,
Tex, $50 miles away, and in Port
Arthur and Orange, 100 miles away.
Hundreds of people had been at
tracted to the water front by the
fire aboard the Grandcamp. The
death toll among these people and
workmen In the two plants was
heavy.
The scene in Texas City was one
Of chaos. The conclusion of the
explosions blew in windows. and
damaged buildings. Stone buildings
in the center of town were leveled.
People walked about in a daze.
Highways and causewass were
blocked as residents of Texas City
who worked in Galveston hurried to
their homes and loved ones.
EoJlinx ~ clardartfrn s+onIys ~f
Evening star., 1947-04-17
World GirdIers Got
DATA on Weather in
India From Almanac

Globe girdling Milton Reynolds
said today that whoever says it's
a small world hasn't tried to 60
around it lately"
Mr.. Reynolds and his crew-Pilot
william P. Odom and Flight En-
gineer Carroll Sallee-talked with
White House reporters after receiv-
ing the congratulations of President
Truman for their flight around the
world which set q new unofficial
record.
Mr.. Reynolds, Chicago pen manu-
facturer, was asked if he planned
any more record flights. He replied
that I'VE have been talking about
things Ike insane people but have
no plans now"
Odom Skillful and Lucky.
He told reporters that II wouldn't
be here talking to you now If Mr.
Odom was mot only the best but the
luckiest pilot in the world
He mentioned difficulties in flvine
WV IVA UAA6O WlLllUut dOc-
quate weather information or GROUND
radio communications.
The weather information we got
in India was taken from the al
manac," Mr.. Odom remarked. ITO
tell me the winds aloft, they turned
to a page giving the average winds
for the month of April"
Call ut White House.
The globe-girdling crew called on
Mr.. Truman at the White House at
ll:39 am. They had arranged to
see the President yesterday after
noon, but arrived too late from New
York.
MIR. Reynolds said they were fly
ing today to New York, where Mr.
Sallee would be "giyen an hour of
to attend to the little detail of get
ting married" Mr.. Sallee is to be
married to- 19-year -old Patricia
Houlihan of Cody, Wyo.
After missing their appointment
with Mr.. Truman yesterday, the
three men flew to Chicago. They
made the return trip early this
morning in an hour and Al minutes
and claimed an unofficial record
for private planes for the 60O-mile
fight.
Evening star., 1947-04-17

cuts on her face, that she died ir
repose.
Six lints-up and down the groups
of men-walk glancing at each face
Now an older woman collapses, and
lis helped from the gymnasium by a
woman and a man in soldiers uni
form, both volunteers.
They have scarcely returned when
"a young woman, tastefully dressed
in simple blue wooden dress and q
rose jacket is struck by fact. They
have to carry her out. They lay
her on the grass outside. The
soldier, his cigar still. in his mouth,
applies smelling salts. mo, no, no.
her hurt comes out as she protests
and tries to deny the undenable.
"Let Her Cry 1t Out"
Let her cry says a middle aged
woman, she's had 1t in her all day
yesterday. Let her get it out"
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Labor
Continued From First Page.

when two unions scrap over the
right to do certain job.
Yesterdays warmest tussle was
over industry-wide bargaining.
A 161 to II vote clinched the de-
cision to stick by provisions of the
bill which Labor Committee men,
bers said would stop John L. Lewis
aand his United Mine Workers from
bargaining with all the hundreds OF
competing coal companies together
Bargaining on Company Level.
He could bargain with employers
in a group only if they regularly
have less than 100 employees and
their mines are less than so miles
apart.
But union could deal with Gen.
eral Electric Co. for all it's plants. or
the telephone industry for all its
companies, as they are not regarded
as competitors. ,s 5.s.ss
The effect. Mr.. Hartley said.
would be to reduce bargaining to
"the company level"
Representative Lands, Republi-
can of Indiana, ranking next to Mr..
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Alexandra Boy Scouts
To Hold Rally Monday

A "Seouter and Cubber" rally will
be held by Alexandria Boy Scouts
at 8 pm. Monday at the Alexandria
Recreation Center, 1905 Cameron
street.
p. H. Butler, chairman of the
Alexandria District of the National
Capital Area Council of Boy Scouts,
said plans for the rally include
showing OF a new scouting film,
Scout Trails to Citizenship" The
public is invited to attend, Mr..
Butler said.
Scout Executive Kenneth B.
Spears of the National Capital Area
Council also will participate in the
program.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
french Embass Sending
Group 10 Probe Ship Blast
W The Assoeiafsd Press

Uy me A3soetofed fress
The French Embassy said today
1t Is dispatching representatives tx
Texas City to investigate the fate
OF the French merchant shir
Grandcamp.
A spokesman said the French
consul at Houston already is at the
scene but has not reported his
findings.
Oficials of the French line from
New York and New Orleans are
going to Texas City. he said, as is
an inspector OF the French merchant
service.
No report on the fate OF the crew
OF IS to 40 has been obtained.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
March Auto Production
At High Point Since War
BY the Assoeioted Pre.s

The Office of Temporary Controls
reported yesterday that commercial
truck production reached new all
time peak in March. while passenger
car output was the highest for any
month since the war.
Truck production totaled 117,2l7
in March, compared with 114,909 in
February. Passenger car output was
302. 1854, compared with 263, 1898 in
February.
OTC said manufacturers have
forecast passenger car production
will total 1886, ,270 in April, 330, ,636 In
May and 33S ,538 in June.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
THE EVENING STAR, wa.hinrton. 5. ., 8. A- =


the daily with the largest circnla-
tion IN Britain. cabled Gov. Beau-
ford H. Jester:
Profoundly shocked by Texas
City disaster.
Londoners who bore the strain Of
wartime blitz appreciate immensity
|of suffering and associate them
selves with me in offering the deep
est sympathy to those bereaved."
Evening star., 1947-04-17
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Evening star., 1947-04-17

that little headway toward industry
agreement could be reached unit
Congress acts finally on genera
labor legislation.
Navy Capt. N. H. COLLISION, ad.
ministrator of the Government-op.
Grated bituminous mines, wrote Mr.
Lewis and the operators yesterday
asking them to meet here April q
Ito discuss the means by which 9
resumption Of collective bargaining
may most effectively and expedi.
tiously be accomplished"
Evening star., 1947-04-17
London Papers Spread
Stories Of Texas BIosts
By me Asseeioisd Press

LONDON, April 17.-London's
morning newspapers devoted the
major portions of their front pages
today to stories and pictures of the
diraster in Texas City. Texas.
The editor of the Daily Express.
Evening star., 1947-04-17

for 3 five-man arhit tion board to
hear separately more than 70 tele-
phone industry disputes . plan
the Secretary had expected TO end
the strike BY pm. today.
Evening star., 1947-04-17

Formosa is about the size of Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut COM
hined.
Evening star., 1947-04-17

Holding Of clandestine stocks of
food has been made illegal in Haiti.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22

running. All Of the pleading that
Tex Boddie and PAU jefferson
did just could not keep him in
there. Bittney put him on the can
vass several times before the race.
Joe Danos knocked out Jessie
Jackson in the second with a hard
left. Danos a welterweight from
Denver and Jackson, Iowa
Billy Cornwall won in the third
when he put his taller opponent
down for the count.
The heavyweight scrap was a
poor fight between two slow fell
lows. Howard from D. G. and
Shot an Indian from Oklahoma.
Howard won a knockout in the 3rd
Vince Foster KOed Joe Prone in
the first with a hard right.
PING PONG STILL HOT
The Senior Ping Pong tourna-
ment at the Y is still hot. Theodus
Allan in first, Lorenzo Beene in
second Duck Stations in third.
Hawk" in fourth, Don Butler in
fifth. Gordon dropped from sec
ond to sixth. John Duncan and
Billy Gray just starting up the
ladder r threats to watch.
by
LEONARD Fl. HAWKINS. Jr.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22
Mrs. VIM. Countee
Returns from Calf
RELATES RENEWING OF
ACQUAlNTANSHIPS OF
FORMER OMAHANS

Mrs. William Countee of 2816 N.
26th Street, has just returned from
Los Angeles. During her three
month stay she was highly enter
tanned by many former Omahans.
She was the guest of Mrs. Anna
Drake for three weeks. Some of
the former Omahans gave her
lovely entertainment. While in
Los Angeles she stopped with Mrs.
Ollie Redd who was a former en-
ployee of King Yuen's Cafe for
more than eight years, and she is
now employed at the Metropolitan
Drug Store. She gave Mrs. Coun-
tee a lovely party at her beautiful
home. Mr.. Joe Lewis, a former
undertaken of Omaha for many
years, has purchased a beautiful
piece of property for which he
plans to start a business. Mrs.
Lewis is very well, and the whole
family is in the best of health. H1
also purchased a beautiful court,
where he has many fine apart
ments. This ell-known family
has left Omaha and are doing fine.
One daughter is attending school,
and the other is teaching in one of
the public schools.
Another Omahan seen by Mrs.
Countee was Mr.. AL Gray former
proprietor of the Grant Street taxi
cab stand, who has been i'll, but he
is at home and is reported to be
improving. Mr.. June Rayford has
purchased an apartment hotel.
This hotel has 16 apartments, ev-
erything is uptodate and run in
very business like manner. He has
a nephew in Los Angeles who was
employed by the Lewis Grocery
store of Omaha, MI. Eugene Ingal-
lis, who is now attending school
there. Mrs. Countee was so enthus
ed by her trip that she would love
to make California her home.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22

NEWS AND VIEWS
OF CENTRAL HI
(By Barbara Edwards, Staff Columnist)-

we introduce Lois Brown. Coming
from New Albany, Mississippi, she
has attended school here since
1913, she is now finishing her SEN
ior year at Central High.
AS one might guess from her &C
tive work in the music department
she is majoring in Music. Lois
plans to study music at the Uni
versity of Omaha next year.
Although one would not classify
her as the athletic type, she does
enjoy volley-ball, and basketball.
Along the food line. Brownie thriv-
es on steaks and strawberry short
cake.
During her years at Central. she
has been a member of the Spanish
Club, GAA, Central High Players,
and has appeared on the Annual
Road Show two years. In addition
she was an attendant to Miss Cen
trail XIII.
AS she looks over her past years
at Central, Brownie expresses her
feelings as follows:
1T is hard for me to realize that
this is my last year at Central.
The experiences that I've had here
will long linger in my memory,
and I wouldn't trade the grand
wealth I've gained during my four
years here for all the material
things in the world. The most that
I can hope for is that you fresh
men may enjoy the same full, rich
high school life that I am >exper-
fencing"
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22
BOXING
MATCHES

Last week at st. Benedict's
Church auditorium, 1 saw some
pretty lively amateur boxing mat
ches. Again young Kippy Triggs
stole the show with a twelve sec
ond knockout of Melvin Beeks.
Kippy a few weeks ago at Lincoln
Nebraska won a trophy for being
the outstanding fighter of the
night in a meet between the Near
Northside Y and the Lincoln Orb
an League Amateur Boxers. Kip
py slid out of his corner and met
Beeks as he came off of his stool.
Kippy led with two sharp left jabs
and then crossed a hard right to
Beek's jaw thus stopping the bout.
Both boys are welters.
The next best bout was the Ricli-
ard Morrow, Charles Martin go.
Martin won the fight when he
dropped Morrow to the canvass
with a hard right. The referee
was ten seconds slow in getting
the count started. Morrow was up
at the count of nine, and fought
like a demon till the bell. The sec
ond round found Morrow putting
Martin on the floor and won by a
TKO. Tough luck Martin. This
was the 100 pound class.
Another good fight seen Joe
Anderson, JOG, battle little Bobby
Battles to a stand still. Battles
the sharper puncher of the two.
had his hands full in taking the de-
cision of the judges. This fight
could have been called a draw.
Time after time Anderson tied
Battles up and shook him with
hard left jabs and straight rights.
Good going Joe, you fought a
tough Cat.
OTHER RESULTS:
Nathaniel Russ decisioned Jessie
Johnson;
Emit Dennis decisioned Lee Mar
tin;
Willie Joe decisioned Richard
Matlock;
David Triplett drew with Joe
Marion;
Rain Dennis d%ecisioned J. Mat
lock;
Eugene Brown decisioned James
Davis.
Approximately 500 fans packed
the st. Benedicts auditorium to
watch this show. The promoter Of
the show was Buddy McCrea. Ref
erees were Joe Glass and Tex Bod
die Sponsors of these boys were
the South Omaha Boys Club, Char
les St. Recreation, Roosevelt Post
No. 80, AMVETS No. 2 and st.
Benedict's Mems club. Coaches
were Budy McCrea, Paul jefferson
and Rocky Grimes.
900
JOIN HAWKS STABLE
Joe Glass and Reginald Hughes
have joined the Hawks" Amateur
boxing stable at the Post No. 1
gym.
Glass a fast bantamweight, will
get the bid to AAU. bouts which
will be held here April 2.
Hughes a lightweight has prom
ises of becoming a future champ.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22
-FOUR N~IGHTlNGALES"
NEW OCAPELLO QUARTETTE
SHOWING GREAT PROGRESS

The -Four Nightingales a. male Oca-
pello Quartette is showing great pro-
gress and are receiving bids from all
over the city of Omaha as well as from
out of town engagements.
On Friday night, March Sth they
sang to a very appreciative audience at
the Grace Bible Institute, 1915 South
10th street. There were $50 students
present and the auditorium was packed
to capacity. Rev. A. Dick, presented
the manager of the Quartette, Mrs.
Beatrice Morgan, who presented the
Four Nightingales. They will appear
at the City Auditorium at Grand Island
Nebraska IN April /. Rev. velva Spicor
minister CINE. Church, Pastor.
HOST TO BROWN DOTS
The Four Nightingales were hosts to
the Four Brown Dots a nationally
known quartette who were at the AM
VETS Club for two weeks. They were
entertained at the home of their man
ger Mrs. Beatrice Morgan, 2537 Patrick
Ave.
The Cocktail Party was given to
wish Deke Watson and his boys bon
voyage. just before the boys left for
New York City via plane.
Mrs. Morgan received a bouquet Of
American beauty roses in appreciation
of being a gracious hostess along with
the -Four Nightingales.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22
Imperialists Choral Ensemble
Thrill A Capacity Audience
WALTER BELL, MASTERFUL
DIRECTOR

----.--
The capacity audience thrilled
with appreciation at the program
of highly cultural music rendered
by the Imperialists Choral En-
semble at the AMVETS' Auditor
ium Sunday, March 18th. Omaha
took a stand in the support Of
youth as they turned out in large
numbers to hear this talented
chorus, which justified all the
praise the audience showered on
them.
Walter Bell, the director was al
together masterful in directing and
his own arrangement stood out as
particularly suited to the voices
used. Every number was render
ed efficiently and artistically. The
most unique factor was the versat-
ility of the singers which was
brought out by the director in sell
Getting soloists. The group COM
posed of IS members featured sew
en- soloists. each presented in a
number uniquely adapted to such
voice type. The soloists featured
were Miss Jacqueline Johnson,
Mr.. Paul Briggs, Mrs. Mary Davis
Leonard King, Charlene Daley.
Mary Alice Grice, and Young Lee
Sims.
The audience was unusually
sympathetic in approval of the
Zeta Phi Beta sponsorship of these
young people and showed their APP
probation by their fine coopeA<
alton.
The Zeta Phi Beta Sorority ex-
presses sincere appreciation to its
public supporters and its advertIs-
ers.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22

III SENlORS
Already three fourths of our last
year in High School are finished
and the new quarter is starting.
Each of us knows within himself
or herself, that during the past
year. somewhere, at sometime, he
or she has fallen short; some
where, at sometime, they have not
toed the mark. Perhaps there were
lsSons that did not get enough at
tention; perhaps there was a
friendship that could have been
strengthened; a little wiser spend
ing would have made that allow
ance do perhaps.
A chance to turn back a few pag-
es, to erase and fill in a few blank
spaces might make a difference in
the whole story of our lives, at the
final telling But this, clearly, is
impossible.
School life, there is yet time to
change the theme before this chap
ter in our lives is climaxed. There
is still time to strengthen the plot.
Nine weeks lie before us. The
pages are spotlessly clean. There
will be innumerable opportunities
to write on them what we will.
Seniors, what will it be?
PROFILE:
To all of her friends, we are talk
ing about Brownie, but to all the
other students who may not be
familiar with the nickname, may
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22

event at Topeka, Kansas. March
II. The fans there would like to
get a peek at this fellow with thun
der in his mitts. After the Topeka
go Larry will take on Ray Augusta
at Kansas City. Augusta is now
ranking No. 10 in the lightheavy-
weight class. This will be the
third meeting between the two.
Larry has won the first two bouts.
If he takes the third bout that will
put him in the number 10 spot.
Larry is training at the Lake st
Fire barn with his kid brother.
Jimmy, and Under the direction of
his uncle Zone Step Watson for
mer m~idleweight great. A world
Of success to you Larry.
A RUMoR
There is a rumor going around
that Charles Rocky Grimes was
training with Vince Foster last
week. Now he isn't. The reason
was that Foster did not have a
thing for him. Rocky constantly
rocked Vince with lefts and rights
and sidestepped his advances. 1t
would not have been so bad only
there were spectators including
pronter Max Clayton. Grimes is
formerly from Hawks" amateur
stables. Rocky and James Watson
were the first boys that the Hawk
started with three seasons ago.
POOR FIGHTS
At the City auditorium last mite
March II, I witnessed some very
poor fights. The best fight on the
card was the Morton Graves.
Pady OLeary go. Morton con
stantly tied up the stronger o.
Leary and fought him inside. The
results was a clear cut decision
for Graves. Graves is a light
weight from Desmoines and o.
Leary from Denver.
Orville Bittney won his fight in
the third when Art Arbuckle
broke away from him and started
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22
Three Chinese
Children Give
Town Hall Concert

New York (CNS) Dressed in the
traditional colorful gowns Of their
native country, three Chinese child
rem, Sohie, George and Madeleine
VlachesWei gave a piano concert
here at Town Hall and completely
c~aptivated their audience. Ageing
eight to twelve, they played diff
cult numbers by Beethoven, Chop
in, and Weber, plus original COM
positions and spoke their own mum
bers. announcing that the proceeds
realized from the concert were to
help "other Chinese Children to
learn to play music"
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22
CANADA LEE AND SABU
GET INCOME TAX REFUND

Washington, (CNS) Actors Can
ada Lee and Sabu (Dastagir) are
listed among the $4,000 persons to
get rebates on their 1916 Income
Tax. Canda Lees rebate amounts
to $1,000 while Sabu's refund com
es to $15,014. The sum total Of re-
bates for the fiscal year Of 1916 Is
So, 035, 877, 900, a record In income
tax returns. BY the way Senator
Bilbo of Mississippi is in for a re-
turn of $852.52.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22

A U. S. army mail plane crashed near
the Rapid City, South Dakota airbase
on March 18th. the pilot and his wife
were killed.
The U. s. Treasury announced on
March II, it will pay off in cash one
billion, five hundred million Of its in
d~ebtedness.
A brother and sister met In New
York on March 18th for the first time
in 62 years. The brother lives in Chi
cago and the sister lives in New York.
Joe Louis will make the oath defense
of the worlds heavyweight champion
ship on the Goth of June 1947. 1t is
rumored that he will take on the win
ner of the London bout.
One hundred thousand wild geese
and twenty thousand wild ducks on
Forney's lake neal Thurman, Iowa on
March IT.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22
Plan Gigantic
Song Festival
CHORAL
UNION MEETc

The Nebraska Choral Union met at
the home Of their President Mrs. Bea-
trice j. Morgan, Tuesday evening, May
18th at s p. IN.
Plans were made complete for a gil
gantic song festival to be given in the
near future. All choirs. choral groups.
quartetes and s~oloists are invited to
join this worthy organization. Head
quarters are in Chicago. Ill. william
Dawson, President, Lallie Martin Vice
President. CALL JA-0559 for further
information.
Beatrice Jackson, President,
Thelma Polk, Director.
Fredick Knight. Publicity Reporter
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22
Pupils Of Morgan's Studio
Appear AT Benson Baptist Church

The Benson Baptist Church received a
treat last Sunday evening March the Q,
at 1870 p. IN. when the pupils of the
Morgan's Dramatic Studio appeared
there in Song and Dramatic Recital.
Rev. Selby Swift, Pastor and the en-
tire congregation of the Church. com
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-22
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