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Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Two Prisoners
Escape; One
Returned To Cell


Two prisoners escaped from Nc
Dowell county jail about 10 a. m.
Saturday, and one was recaptured
during the afternoon the same day,
Sheriff C. NJ Pool Sold
Crawford Roberts, whose charge
was auto larceny, was arrested in
Spruce Pine by a State Highway
Patrolman after his escape and re-
turned to Jail here. Delno Presley,
of Glen Alpine, charged with as
sault with deadly weapon, was the
other prisoner who escaped. It was
stated that the door of the Jail was
left open while the cell was being
cleaned.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
COUNTY TAX VALUATION
GAINS OVER LAST YEAR

County tax books for the year
1949 were turned over to C. NJ
Pool, sheriff and tax collector, two
weeks ago.
Figures released from the office
of Mrs. Mary G. Burgin, county ac-
countant, this week show that the
total valuation for the year 1949
is $25, ,676,277, a gain Of $3,781,394
over the $21,894,883 listed for the
year 1948.
The tax charge for 1949 was
$266,732.77. The preceding yea,
the total charge was 1928, ,959.08
Of that amount $216,O34.93 o1
94.35 per cent has been collected
to date. @-e
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Robbery Reported
At 0. k. Station

Frances Dean Ray and Fred Hall
were arrested on charges of break
ing and entering after a robbery
was reported at the O. K. Service
Station, Chief of Police D. w. Smith
said this week. Smith said both con-
fessed to the charges,
He estimated the loss of candy
and cigarettes at "less than $50"
Hall, 13, is a minor and will be un-
der the custody of his parents until
he stands trial in juvenile court
Ray will be given a hearing before
the Mayor and will face trial at the
next term of Superior Court.
The loss was discovered when the
service station was opened Monday
morning.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Fire Wednesday
At Smith Apartments

Firemen were summoned to the
brick apartment house owned by W..
C. Smith, on South Main street yes
terday morning about seven O'Clock.
According to report by firemen,
fire in the chimney ignited, but was
discovered before the blaze spread
to the interior of the house. The
portion Of the chimney which ignit-
ed was in the apartment occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Mays Flack
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Leadership Day
To Be Observed
By County Women

Leadership Training Day will be
observed by Home Demonstration
clubs of this county today, iThurs-
day., Miss Elsie Garrett, county ag:
ent, announced this week.
Two Representatives Of each club
in the county (in most cases the
craft leader and her assistant) will
meet at 9 a. M, in Miss CARROTS
office for instruction in etching.
The leaders will later demonstrate
methods of etching to, their respec-
tive clubs.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
DRIVE WILL BE LAUNCHED
TO BUILD A new HOSPITAL
Funeral Services
For |. w. Saunders
Held Friday

Funeral services for Isaac Walter
Saunders, SO, well-known Marion
barber, who died early Friday in a
Marion hospital were held Sunday
in the First Baptist church here.
The Rev. M. O. Owens, Jr., pas
tor, officiated and burial was in
Oak Grove cemetery.
Acting pallbearers were Hubert
G. Martin, Milton McMahan, C. Y
Banning, Charles Poteat, W. c.
Burgin, E. w. Parker, Sr., w. R.
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Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Annual Banquet OF Methodist
Women To Be Held Monday

Mrs. Charles Wesley Clay, the
wife of Methodist missionary to
Brazil, will be the principal speaker
at the annual banuet of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service
and Guild of the First Methodist
church to be held Monday evening,
November 7 at seven o'clock in the
community building. An attendance
Of 125 is anticipated.
Mrs. Clay and her family are
spending a year on furlough with
Mr.. Clay's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
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Marion progress., 1949-11-03

Water Shortage
Mill Closiings

Water main on Mackey's Greek
and Clear Creek broke Tuesday i'm
peding the flow of water into Mar
ions reservoir and the mills were
forced to close yesterday.
Service stations and other places
of business which use considerable
quantities of water were instruct
ed to cooperate in conserving the
supply while repair crews were at
work repairing the damage.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Achievement Day
Will Be Observed
On November IL

Mcdowell County Home Demon
stration clubs will observe Achieve
ment Day on November IL with a
program at the community building,
Miss Elsie Garrett, home agent, an
nounced this week. Rev. M. O.
Owens will be speaker.
Exhibits will be on display from
each Of the 13 home demonstra-
ton clubs and each Of the All
clubs.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
RAINED OUT GAME
TO BE MADE UP

Marion High Rippers game with
Rutherfordton, scheduled last Fri
day, was rained out and will be
played November %, it was an
nounced yesterday.
The Rippers will play Lenoir Fri
day Of this week at 1880 o'clock in
Lenoir. The Lenoir team has not
been defeated in a conference game
this season.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Quiet Hauowe en-
Is Reported
By Police Chief

Halloween was quiet this year,
Chief of Police D. W. Smith said.
He said he was quite pleased with
the way the public cooperated in
response to his request to refrain
from destroying property.
Smith, who has been Chief of
Police since January 25, 1947, said
this Halloween was much quieter
than last year.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Post Office Receipts
Increased Last Month

Postal receipts last month total
ed $4, 1855, a gain of $52.52 over
October, 1948. Bond sales were list
ed at $6,262.5O and the gain in
postal receipts at $3,357. These fig
ures were released by Postmaster
John Finley yesterday.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Oil Furnace
Exploded

An oil floor furnace exploded
Wednesday morning in the resi-
dence occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph K. Stanley on North Garden
street. No one was injured and fire
damage was confined to a margin
of the floor around the furnace.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Jones Pharmacist
At Cut Rate Drug Store

H. F. Jones began work last
week as pharmacist at the McDow-
ell Cut Rate Drug Store. He is a
former employee of the Cut Rate
Store, and returns to Marion from
Columbia where he has been a pa
tient in the hospital there.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
Mrs. kanipe's
Mother Passes

Old Fort-News of the death this
week of Mrs. w. A. Warren of Rox-
boro has been received here. She
was the mother of Mrs. T. r. Ka-
nipe of Old Fort.
Marion progress., 1949-11-03
ATTENDS CONVENTION

R. W. Proctor attended the an
nual convention of the North Caro-
lima State Bar Incorporated in Raj
eigh last weekend.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

pie to the point of absurdity.'
Cadogan said.
Mr.. Hickerson said Russia is tt
blame for world failure to make
greater progress toward disarma-
ment.
"Why is it that we find our
selves headed in exactly.the oppo-
site direction. burdening our bud
gets with heavy military expendi-
tures?" he asked. 'The answer is
not hard to find. It is solely be-
cause the events which have taken
place since the end of World War
II have brought the peace-loving
nations of the world into such a
situation of tension and insecurity
that they have no choice but take
all the measures necessary to pro-
tect and defend themselves"
Russia's theme through three
days of debate was that the
United States hoped to get in
formation on the arms of all coun-
tries, while retaining the secret
of it's own atomic bomb stockpile
Mr.. Malik said the United
States thinks "of the security OF
their own country but not of that
of others
The committee adjourned until
Monday.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Coroner 10 Reopen Probe
Into Officers Death in Pool

Dr.. A. Magruder Macdonald,
District coroner, said last night
that as result of findings sub
mitted to him by Walter Reed
Hospital officials he would reopen
an investigation into the death Of
1t. Col. Jack H. Tyler in the hos
pital swimming pool November 10.
A certificate of suicide by drown
ing was returned November II by
the coroner. DR.. Macdonald said
the hospital officials statement
called the death an accident, and
that he would re-question various
witnesses. The original certificate
remains unchanged at this time, he
said.
Col. Tyler, 81, formerly was in
the office of the Chief of Army
Engineers. He was released from
the hospital a month ago but re-
turned for further treatment early
this month.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
District Officials 10 Plan
Improved Buying Policies

The District wants to become
g. more attractive customer.
Department heads will meet at
the District Building November
80 to consider a proposal for
streamlining purchase order and
voucher procedure.
The city's purchasing division
did 100000 worth of buying
last year, and expects the figure
to go nearer s12,ooo,ooo this flscal
year.
The division buys practically
everything from aluminium to
zippers." according to Purchasing
Officer Roland Brennan.
It serves about rs agencies. in
cluding the public schools, librar.
les, hospitals, correctional and
public welfare institutions, police
and fire departments. and courts
It contracts for burials, tuning
of pianos, dentures, repairing
clocks, stenographic reporting anc
various other services,
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Shah Made Captain
|0f 6. W. Grid Team;
Leaves Capital Today

The Shah of Iran topped of
his ~four-day visit to Washington
last night by dining quietly at the
Iranian Embassy after witnessing
his first American football game at
Griffith Stadium.
Described as a "keen footballer'
himself-he plays the European
game which we call soccer-he ap-
peared to be an interested spec
tator as he saw George Washing
ton University win from George
town University. When it began
to rain toward the close Of the
game, he did not seek shelter but
merely pulled down his hat and
pulled up his coat.
This morning at II o'clock he
leaves by train for New York and
more official functions and sight
seeing there. And he leaves the
administration making an inten-
sive study of how to help the
Shah's country become the strong
right flank" of the western world
The allusion to Iran as the
fright flank" was made by Presi-
dent Truman in offering a toast
to the Shah at a dinner the royal
visitor gave Friday night.
Made Honorary Captain.
At the football game yesterday
the Shah occupied an upper tier
box with DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin,
president of George Washington;
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, 3rd, G. w.
vice president, who had met the
Shah on his arrival at the sta
dium; the Rev. Edmund A. Walsh,
S. j., vice president of George
town, and others.
Hunter Guthrie. president G.
Georgetown, joined the group
later and at the half all went onto
the field where the Shah was
made honorary captain OF the
George Washington team. AS a
memento of the occasion he was
given a figurine Of a player kick
ing a football.
Guests at the informal dinner
at the Iranian embassy at 3003
Massachusetts, avenue NV, last
night were the representatives IN
Washington of all the Near East
ern countries. They were presented
to the Shah by the 1ranian Am
bassador. Hussein Ala.
Before the Shah returns home
next month after a tour which will
carry him to the Pacific Coast. 1t
is expected that a formal COM
munique will be made regarding
any decision on giving military
aid to the Shah's country which
lies directly in the shadow Of Rus
sian power.
Share May Be Increased.
It is regarded as possible that
Iran may get a larger share than
first intended Of the 81 $40, ,000, 600
military aid program for IA ma
tions. A $27, $4,000 fund is ear
marked specifically for Iran, the
Philippines and Korea as a group,
but under conditions which would
permit most of this fund to be
used for Iran.
Iran conceivably could also get
another $60,000,000. This could
go to Iran or any other individual
nation in the military aid program
under the act which permits trans
fer of per cent of the 81 .000, ,000-
900 for Western Euroe and $211,-
$1,000 for Greece and Turkey.
Some of the Presidents top ad-
visers are reported to have been
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Freight PIone
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they said, she was seriously
burned.
The plane was coming into De-
troit from Teterboro, N. j.. Airline
officials said it was loaded with
Christmas merchandise for de.
partment stores.
Witnesses said the ship fioun-
dered about so feet from the
ground. Some said they saw
flames shooting from the engines
The pilot seemed to be struggling
for control.
With a roar. it plunged. hitting
the top of one house and rico.
cheting into the Perry home. II
plunged through to the basement
knocking the two-story house back
20 feet.
Only last Wednesday, according
to the company. the plane was in.
spected by the CAA and pro.
nounced in perfect condition.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Chest
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the duration of the drive. Orig
inally, workers were shooting fo1
this coming Wednesdays fourth
general report meeting. But
Chairman Luchs' Friday an
nouncement pushed the drive
ahead without setting any dead
line..
This week, unit leaders plan te
start going over their lists to find
potential contributors who have
not yet produced gifts, along with
some who have made cuts from
their gifts of last year. Solicitors
will return to these prospects with
a special plea, Mr.. Luchs said.
Another strategy move this
week, the chairman disclosed, will
take the form Of a letter of some
800 larger business f1rms-those
employing Is and more persons
urging them to complete their re-
Evening star., 1949-11-20
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c.
NOVEMBER

favorably impressed by the bus
iness-like demeanor of the young
ruler and his fund of information.
Officials said that the Shah made
specific recommendations to Gen.
Omar N. Bradley and the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. These were not
disclosed but presumably were
connected with the Shah's re-
ported hope of undermining his
country's American-advised army
of 115.000.
Iran has a sevenryear plan for
national development. estimated to
cost $3.50, 100000 and financed
largely by royalties from it's oil
There is also the possibility that
the country might ask for a loan
from the Export Import Bank OF
from the World Bank or both.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
| Shah Sends Gifts
To Truman And
Other NotubIes
BY the Associated Press

The Shah of Iran, concluding a
four-day visit in the Capital, sent
gifts last night to President Tru-
man and other Washington fig
ures who joined in the lavish Off
cial reception accorded him here
The President received signed
photograph of the Shah in a sill
yer frame, an elaborately deco
rated silver cigarette case bearing
Mr.. Truman's portrait, and a large
Ispahan rug.
To Margaret Truman went a
miniature of her father painted Oh
ivory and framed with inlays OF
ivory and copper in rare woods.
Mrs. Dean Acheson, wife of the
Secretary of State, received an
Ispahan rug, and Gen. Bradley,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, a desk set.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
New Yorker Appointed
| Ambassador to Bolivia
By the Assoe;ofsd Press

President Truman yesterday
named Irving F1orman of New
York Ambassador to Bolivia. He
succeeds Joe Flack. who last June
was transferred to Costa Rica.
Mr.. Florman will serve 1nder q
recess appointment until a later
nomination can be acted on by the
Senate meeting in January. The
new Ambassador is a 52-year -old
native of Poland, naturalized in
the United States in 1917.
Now associated with Alfred
Dunhill of London. he is an in
ventor with more than 100 patents
to his credit. The list includes a
cigarette lighter and a device for
lighting airplane instrument
panels.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
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Oklk IL OG i 0SS'l
gressive North Atlantic alliance" "
Mr.. Malik said:
1.-The Soviet Union is not
threatening any one and is not
preparing to threaten any one.
We are being threatened"
Mr.. Malik said Western Europe
could not fear Russia's intentions
because they were peaceful. The
only persons who should fear
them. he continued, were wall
Street monopolists" who. he said,
made huge profits out of the last
war and have continued to make
them out of the subsequent arms
race"
Hoffman Termed "Gauleiter''
The United States may not have
soldiers in great numbers in Eu-
rope. Mr.. Malik said-"but it has
gauleiters-like Hoffman"
This was a reference to Paul A.
Hoffman, Economic Cooperation
Administrator, whose American
aid Europe headquarters are
in Paris. Gauleiter was Hitler's
term for his representatives in
conquered countries.
! Subject of the debate was a
French Norwegian resolution ap-
proving plans of the U. MS Com
mission on Conventional Arma-
ments for a survey of world arms
and armaments, except for atomic
bombs.
The commissions plan was We
toed in the Security Council by
Russia, which contends it would
open the way to spying" The
joint resolution text noted that
its fate may be another veto, but
urged that the Security Council
and the conventional arms COM
mission continue trying to make
such progress as may be possible -
on the problem.
Soviet Proposal Beaten.
The Special Political Commit
tee approved the French-Norwe-
gian proposal, AZ to 5 (Slav bloc)
with five abstentions. This mar
gin would be enough to give 1t
the necessary two-thirds vote for
passage by the full Assembly
later.
The committee rejected an op-
posing Soviet proposal, 80 to 6,
with IA abstentions. The Soviet
plan would merely have stated
that the Assembly recognizes
that it is essential" for countries
to furnish data on both atomic
and conventional arms.
The Western majority refused
| to include atomic weapons in this
proposal, saying a separate COM
mission is studying what to do
about atomic energy.
Mr.. Hickerson, backed by Sh
Alexander Cadogan Of Britain
noted the Soviet arms census pro.
posal contained no provision fol
verification of the information
that might be furnished by the
governments reporting on thei,
arms and armed forces.
1.-THE Russian resolution is sim.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

A French submarine recently
completed a voyage of II days
under the sea, Paris reports.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Hotel Group Elects Booun

Charles G. Began, sales man.
ager of the Annapolis, the Hamil-
ton. and the Hay-Adams hotels
was elected president of the
Washington Hotel Sales Managers
Association at a recent meeting
in the Raleigh Hotel. Mr.. Began
lives at 1881 Thirty-sixth street
NV.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Jimmy La Fontoine
Still Critically Sick

James A. Gimmy) La Fontaine,
81, veteran Washington gambler.
was still on the critical list at
Maryland General Hospital.
He engered the hospital about
eight weeks ago for treatment Of
a heart ailment complicated by
pneumonia. He had recovered
from these ailments and was on
the verge of being discharged
from the hospital when he suf-
fered a stroke Thursday.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Idaho Youth, Is, Says
He Killed Girl, I, Just
To See Someone Die
BY the Associated Press

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Nov. 49,
A high school student who said
he slugged a 7-year-old girl to
death "just to see some one die"
ate heartily today in his jail cell.
Neil (Butterfingers) Butterfield,
16, has slept most of the time since
the questioning which followed
his arrest in the Staying Of Glenda
Joyce Brisbois of Burley. Butter
field is charged with flrst-degree
murder.
The raped. battered body of the
child was found Thursday in an
irrigation canal.
"He has eaten heartily both
Friday night and Saturday morn
ing and has slept a good part Of
the time since he was brought
here" Deputy Sheriff J. H. Ben
ham said. .
"His only request has been for
cigarettes, which I believe was
denied. He seems content to just
sit there"
At Burley. Al miles east of Twin
Falls, the girls grieving mother
expressed sympathy for Butter
fields parents.
Admits Hitting Girl.
Mrs. Maxine Brisbois said she
had "a great feeling of relief to
know that the slayer of our little
girl has been captured. There is
some comfort in knowing that he
will do no further harm to other
children"
Sheriff Saul Clark of Cassia
County. where the killing took
place, said the youth admitted
orally that he hit the little girl
three times with an automobile
tire jack "just to see some one
die"
Officers held the teen-ager in
the Twin County Jail on the ad-
vice Of District Judge Hugh A.
Baker. The latter told officers
last night mot to take Butter
field to Burley, or he might not
be alive in the morning"
A crowd of several hundred per-
sons milled around the courthouse
in Burley last night. Officers took
Butterfield just inside the Cassia
County boundary. however and
arraigned him there in an i'm
promptu, outdoor setting. He was
then brought back here.
Sheriff Clark said Butterfield
denied raping the girl. Officers
said medical examination showed,
however, that she had been crimi-
nally attacked.
Seemed Popular in School.
Frank Watson, principal OF
Hepburn High School. where But
terf1eld was a junior, said the
youth seemed popular with both
boys and girls. He was mem
ber of the football team and was
fire chief for the school.
He was absent from school
Wednesday, when the girl was alb
G-.cted. but attended classes
7 llrsday.
Il. Watson said the abduction
Y a common topic of conversa-
t-'l at school Thursday and he
81 Butterfield took part in the
t..
: HE showed no signs Of worry
or even of knowledge of the af-
f." the principal said. adding:
HE came into my psychology
class and asked me calmly. Did
you know, Mr.. Watson, that they
found that girls body?' He then
told me they found it somewhere
near Burley."
Everett M. Sweeley, former
Twin Falls County prosecuting at
torney, said he believed under
Idaho law a minor convicted of
murder can be sentenced to death.
Fe noted the case of a 15-year-
cd boy sentenced from Idaho
County several years ago. The
boy was given a death sentence,
which later was commuted by the
State Pardons Board to life i'm
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Capitol View Group to Meet

The Capitol View Civic Associa-
ton will install new officers at a
meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Richardson Elementary School.
Fifty third and Blaine streets NE.
Plans will be discussed for the
groups Christmas party.