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an an an an off YOUR MORNING NEWSPAPER THE SHREVEPORT TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1944 ELEVEN SPARKS, LEE SUBPOENAED FOR HEARING Author of Book on Willkie Certain He Can Prove Letter No Forgery Chicago, Jan. 10 (P) a Nelson Sparks, who recently made public a letter which he declared was written by Harry Hopkins and predicted the Republican nomination of Wendell Willkie for president in 1944, said today he had been subpoenaed to appear Wednesday before federal grand jury in Washington, D. C. Sparks said the letter, now in his possession, "has been subpoenaed too," as has Dr. Umphrey Lee, dent of Southern Methodist university, Dallas, Texas.

The letter, according to Sparks, WAS written to and received by Lee. The grand jury will investigate the letter to determine if it is a forgery, violating 1 section of the district code which makes it a criminal oftense to make or publish forgery with intent to injure another. Hopkins, adviser to President Roosevelt, has charged the letter is "a forgery" and Lee has denied receiving the letter or knowing Hopkins. Sparks, author of the book, "One Wen Willkie," criticism of the 1940 candidate, was in Chicago today to address a meeting sponsored by the Republican committee and announced the grand jury developments at a press conference. He issued a statement that am confident of its (the letter's) authenticity and I can and will prove that Dr.

Umphrey Lee received the letter. Only Mr. Hopkins could have originated such a letter. "However, it Mr. Hopkins can prove that he Was not the author of it, then it will become apparent to the American public that the New Deal 1s saturated with duplicity and Internal intrigue." Sparks, former mayor of Akron, first made the letter public on Nov.

27, 1943. It is dated Aug. 17, 1943. He said the letter has "actually been in my possession for three weeks," ding "but I knew what the letter said before." Sparks said his motive for making the letter public was "to show the Republican party that Willkie's ideology doesn't differ from that of the New Deal and that he shouldn't be nominated in 1944." He declared he was not backing any Republican candidate, and that "If Willkie is nominated I shall vote for President Roosevelt. I'll vote for 8 man that's frank and open and Willkie isn't." Asked if he would disclose the name of the "person of high standing" who made it possible for him to get the Hopkins letter," Sparks said that "will be developed in the grand jury.

I don't know." He added that If Hopkins did not: appear voluntarily before the grand jury he "certainly will demand" that he be subpoenaed. It is customary merely to ask high government officials to appear. PRIMARY ELECTION DAY WILL BE MADE SPECIAL HOLIDAY Baton. Rouge, Jan. 10 (P).

-Gov. Sam Jones' office announced tonight that the governor will proclaim Tuesday, Jan. 18, primary election day, as a special holiday. Civil service announced that the granting of leaves to state employes that day is discretionary with department heads, and that "civil leaves" may be granted Monday, Jan. 17, to state employes for such time as they need to travel home to vote.

Next regular holiday, civil service reported, is Jan. 19, the birthday of E. Lee. FRENCH REPORTED TO HAVE DISCUSSED COAST EVACUATION London, Tuesday, Jan. 11 of the French channel coast departments were reported by the Vichy radio today to have met in Paris to discuss "possible evacuation of the French channel coast, particuularly the areas now subjected to heavy air attacks." "Evacuation of the country districts of the Somme already has been ordered," it was announced.

The Somme region is south and west of the Pas de Calais area, the so-called "rocket coast" which has been taking terrific blasting from British and American planes. Trial of Barksdale Bus Driver Set for Monday The trial of F. A. Tyler, bus driver for the Barksdale bus company charged with being drunk and disorderly, was continued in city court yesterday until next Monday. W.

S. Salter, another bus driver for the who was arrested at the company, same time, forfeited his bond on charge of being drunk. Police reported that the two men were arrested Saturday morning after the bus driven by Tyler collided with another car at Sprague street and Western avenue. Tyler is alleged to have cursed the driver of the other Tyler made bond of $15 for his car. appearance in court.

Hedy Lamarr Will Teach Show Technique at Hood Camp Hood, Texas, Jan. 10 (P)- Movie actress Hedy Lamar arrived by plane today to open a three-day Theatrical Conference designed to teach men from the Eighth Service Command to produce camp and field shows. Other theatrical personages present for the conference included dancer Ray Bolger and makeup man Perc Westmore. It is the first such conference sponsored by the special service die vision of the Eighth Service Command. The Bermuda Islands were named their the 1318 Scenes as Americans Fight Way Onto New Britain 3 A attack from the air by Nip planes.

(International 6 oundphotos.) Steady progress is reported by American forces driving forward from two beachheads on New Britain island in the southwest Pacific. A soldier wounded in the battle at Arawe is pictured, top, being lowered on stretcher into a Japanese se dugout for protection against possible enemy air attack. In the lower photo, Yanks are setting up machine guns along the shore at Arawe as part of the defenses against MRS. VIRGINIA CASTLEBERRY Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Castleberry, who died at her restdence, 3957 Mangum street, Sunday, will be held at 2 p.m.

today from Wellman's funeral home, with burial in Forest Park cemetery. HARRY AUBREY DEATHS Harry Aubrey died in a Quitman, sanitarium at 2 p. m. yesterday after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.

m. Wednesday in the Cotton Valley Methodist church with burial in the family plot at Cotton Valley. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Myrta Roby Aubrey and one daughter, Norma Aubrey both of Quitman; and two sons, Roby and Dudley Aubrey both of Shreveport. MARCE LEE WINDSOR Marce Lee Windsor, 20, died In an Alexandria hospital Monday after a long illness.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p. m. today from the Benge funeral home with the Rev. C. B.

White of Ruston officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. Windsor is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Windsor of Shreveport; two brothers, Marvin and F.

D. McKellar both of Shreveport; and four sisters, Christine Windsor, Mrs. Joe Vellota, Mrs. Doyle Steed and Mrs. Henry M.

O'Neal all of Shreveport. MRS. LUNA SMART LYONS Mrs. Luna Smart Lyons, 75, lifelong resident of Leesville, and widow of the late B. H.

Lyons, died in an Alexandria hospital at 5 p. m. yesterday after an attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Lyons was the daughter of the late Dr.

and Mrs. E. 3. Smart of Leesville. Her husband, a former sheriff of Vernon parish and Leesville business man, died a several years ago.

Funeral services will be held in Leesville at 2 p. m. tomorrow. Mrs. Lyons, well-known in North Louisiana, is survived by one ter, Mrs.

Maggie Lyons Palmer of Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Maggie Smith of Leesville and three grandchildren, Lieut. Benson H. Lyons, Mrs. B.

B. Island, Shreveport, and Mrs. J. T. Compton of Alexandria.

J. H. GREEN Funeral services for J. H. Green, 46.

who died in the Veteran's hospital in Alexandria at 6 p. m. Sunday after an illness of several months, were held at 2 p. m. yesterday.

Mr. Green, a World War veteran is survived by his widow, his mother Mrs. L. F. Green; two brothers, W.

D. Green and J. R. Green, all of Shreveport. Two daughters also survive, Mrs.

L. I. Turner and Mrs. A. W.

Snyder of Houston and two sisters, Mrs. E. A. Doolittle of Houston and Mrs. P.

W. Quillot of Kilgore. Another brother, 'R. B. Green, resides in New Orleans.

Funeral services were held at the Rose-Neath funeral chapel and were conducted by the Rev. A. M. Freeman, pastor of the Noel Memorial church. Burial was in Forest Park cemetery.

Pallbearers were: R. B. Dunlap, William G. Powell, A. S.

Dunkleman, Purnell Day, H. 8. Harwell and Henri Wolbrette. Mr. Green had lived in Shreveport for several years and was formerly employed by the circulation ment of the Shreveport Journal.

DYNAMITE FOR ORCHARDS Wilmington, Del. (U.P). Small charges of dynamite exploded 30 inches below the surface of clay soil, may cause orchard trees to bear fruit several years earlier than usual, according to DuPont technicians. The charges, fired when the ground dry, promote root growth by loosening the coll. BARGAIN WITH LABOR URGED BY JOHNSTON Social Security Program Would Underwrite Job Loss Risk Washington, Jan.

10 (P). Erie Johnston, president of the United States chamber of commerce, proposed a "bargain" with labor today, a social security program underwriting the risk of job losses in exchange for 04 abandonment of "restrictive" practices. Johnston, opening a two-day tional conference on social security, declared that it "is here to and asserted: "I should like to see a well -rounded social security program developed and put into action as part of A bargain with labor that if the risks of job losses are adequately underwritten labor will abandon its restrictive practices." Johnston listed the practices as "make-work restrictions of output, requiring of useless labor and the like." The chamber Invited representatives of business, labor, medicine and insurance to discuss proposed legislation to broaden the federal social security program. The sessions were closed to the public and only Johnston's address was made public, FOUR GUESTS ARE ROBBED OF $132.50 BY PARATROOPERS Guests of Mrs. Tressie Harris 918 Fairview street were robbed of sums totaling $132.50 Sunday night, according to a police report.

Four men dressed as paratroopers were accused by Mrs. Harris of the robbery the report said. Mrs. Harris was entertaining other guests when the four men stopped by her home with their dates. While there, one of the men went into the kitchen for water.

On the way back to the front room, he stopped off in one of the bedrooms which contained the purses and coats of the guests. His date went to see what was detaining him and discovered that he had locked the door to the bedroom. She knocked on the door and asked him what he was doing. "Oh, I am just looking at myself in the mirror," he replied. He then came out of the room and the guests began to leave.

One of the soldier's conpanions went in to get her purse and discovered that $35 had been taken from it. She reported the incident to the others and they in turn discovered similar losses of $50, $27 and $22.50. According to Mrs. Harris, they sent for the police and the paratroopers started to leave. She then tried to stop them and ask them to wait until the police came, and found out who got the money.

They made a break for their car and got away before the police could arrive. The car in which they were riding was stolen from Bossier City Saturday night and was the property of C. H. Lyons of 1075 Erie street. However, the police reported yesterday that the car had been found abandoned at Noble in Sabine parish.

N. N. Burlingham Named OCD Acting Co-ordinator N. N. "Duke" Burlingham has been named acting co-ordinator of the Office of Civilian Defense until a permanent co-ordinator can appointed, according to an nouncement yesterday by Justin R.

Querbes, chairman of the executive committee of the Caddo Parish Office of Civilian Defense. Mr. Burlingham has been serving las full-time supervisor of personnel for the OCD until recently when he returned to his position with the United Gas Pipeline company. Newark Evening News Resumes Publication Newark, N. Jan.

10 (P) -The Newark Evening News resumed, publication today after a two-day suspension, the first in the 60 years the newspaper has been in existence. Announcement had been made earlier that the Newark Newspaper Publishers association and representatives of Local 103, International Typographical Union, had agreed "to resolve in a peaceful and orderly manner all differences over the terms I of a complete contract." Two Casualties Listed From Louisiana by Navy Washington, Jan. 10 (A) -The navy department announced today the names of two Loutsiana casualties. They follow: Oscar H. Cole, private first class, U.

S. Corps Reserve; dead: parents, and Mrs. Oscar H. Cole, Marine, 201 North Cherry street, Hammond. Private Joseph W.

Varnado, U. S. Marine Corps Reserve; father, Mr. Joseph W. Varnado, 900 Third avenue, Bogalusa.

BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clause, 210 First Boulevard East, Barksdale Field.

daughter, born Jan. 7, in Highland sanitarium, Mr. and Mrs. Morgens Hoy, 1912 Creswell, daughter, born Jan. 7, in Highland sanitarium.

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Frown, route 1, daughter, born Jan.

9, in Highland Cpl. and Mrs. J. W. Thompson, Bethany, son, born Jan.

8, in Highland sanitarium. Mr. and Mrs. 1. R.

Fall, Keithville, son, born Jan. 8, in Highland itarium. Mr. and Mrs. T.

L. Slay. Haughton, daughter, born Jan. 8, in Highland sanitarium. Mr.

and Mrs. M. L. Kinman, 553 Gladstone, son, Monard Lamar, Jr. born Dec.

28, in Schumpert sanitarium. ONLY 24 HOURS IN A DAY Cummington, Mass. -Altho he is blind, Clifton Sears plays the organ in his church. directs the choir, takes organ lessons in nearby Northhamton, keeps up his piano practice, operates a profitable magazine agency, carries on a large chaircaning bustness and spends his spare time working on surrounding farms. DAILY COTTON TABLE Port MovementNew Orleans Galveston Houston Savannah Charleston Norfolk New York Boston Minor Porta Total for week Total for season Interior MovementMemphis Augusta Little Rock Dallas Montgomery Total LIQUIDATION, HEDGE SALES STOP COTTON Prices at End of Session Unchanged to 30 Cents Bale Lower New York, Jan.

10 (P) -The cotton market moved to higher posttions at one time today, zut hedge selling and liquidation caught up with demand and prices ended unchanged to 30 cents a bale lower. New Orleans, Jan. DAILY COTTON average price of middling inch cotton today at 10 designated southern spot markets was five cents a bale lower at 20.05 cents a pound; average for the past 30 market days 19.73; midding average 18.97. Convening of congress restored to popularity the old game of guessing what the legislators would do with the subsidy question but had little effect otherwise. The upward revision of cellings at Chicago and Minneapolis stimulated speculative activity on the buying side in the early proceedings, but some of these buyers later switched when the marked showed little disposition to rally.

High Low March .19.80 19.89 19.79 19.80 unch. May ..19,56 19,64 19.03 19.53 off July 19,31 19.41 19.30 19.30-31 off Oct. 19.19 19.07 19,07 off Dee. 19,06 18.93 18.93n dit Middling spot 20.65n, off 2. n-Nominal.

SHREVEPORT COTTON (Closing Spot Staple) Good middling 19.75 Strict middling 25 Middling 19.00 Strict low middling 18.00 Low middling 17.00 Strict good ordinary 16.00 Good ordinary 15.00 One inch staple 25 points higher. One and staple 50 points higher. One and staple 100 points higher. Receipts and Shipments Receipts Shipments receipts to date 94,741 Total shipments to date 37,992 New Orleans Cotton Futures New Orleans, Jan. 10 (P).

Cotton futures declined here otday under hedge selling. The market closed barely stendy 10 to 25 cents a bale lower. Open High Low Close Che March. 19.97 20.07 19.96 19.96-97- 19.74 19.83 19.71 6 19.51 19.60 19,47 19.48 Oct. 19.13 19.23 19.11 19.1° 2 Dee, 19.07 19.07 19.07 18.98b b-Bid.

New' Orleans Spot Cotton New Orleane, Jan. 10 -Spot cotton closed steady 35 cents bale lower, Sales 3.504. Low middling 16.42 Middling 19.82 Good middling 20.27 Receipts 5.887, stock 189.147. HEAVY SNOW, NEWS SENDS GRAIN DOWN Only May Wheat Future Shows Any Upturn at Close Chicago, Jan. 1 10 sales, inspired by the excellent wa: news from the Russian front and reports of heavy snowstorms over parts of the southwest late last week.

caused a decline in grain prices today. Of all contracts listed on the board only the May wheat future showed an upturn at the close. At the close wheat was lower to higher, May oats were off May rye was down May and barley was lover, May $1.22 Snow covering WAS expected to provide much needed moisture in the southwest, Some of the selling in May futures came from houses with southwestern connections. Range of Prices Wheat- Open High L0 Cione May $1.73 July 1.71% 1.69 Sept. L71 1.69% Dec.

1.79 5 1.65% OatsMay July Sept. RyeMay July 1.30% Sept. 1.29% Markets at a Glance NEW YORK Stocks Irregular; specialties continue advance. Bonds--Steady; rails Improve. Cotton- -Qulet; liquidation against purchases of spot.

CHICAGO Wheat-Deferred deliveries weak on profit taking. Rye -Lower; commission houses, local traders sold. Hogs -Market stow; estimated hoidover 25,000 head; top $13.73. Cattle Trade slow, mostly steady to 23 lower; steers topped at $17. Motion picture theatres for natives fare being opened in South Africa as part of an educational program.

Mding. Reepta. Expta. Sales Stocka 19.82 3.887 3,504 189.1:47 19.85 2.039 19,87 1.963 1.620 20, 35 20.30 18.864 130 20.65 8.718 4,067 182.660 3.024 2.026.250 1.399.971 Mdine. Recpts.

Shpmts. Sales Stocks 19.80 9.434 20.81 696 862 300 19,80 191 971 156 112.157 19.80 1.449 20.10 1,833 11,339 323,379 MANY STOCK LEADERS DIP MODERATELY Fractional Variations Are Rule But Scattered Climbers Present New: York, Jan. 10 (P) -Specialties remained in buying foreground of today's stock market while many leaders continued to retreat moderately. Fractional variations either way were the rule from the start, but scattered climbers closed up one to three points, a number registering new 1943-44 peaks. Dealings were relatively slow throughout.

The Associated Press 60-stock average was off 1 of a point at 50.4. Of 846 issues appearing, 305 were 301 up. and 240 unchanged. Transfers totalled 722.170 shares, compared with 833,180 last Friday. Bonds were relatively steady, Grains slipped at Chicago in the wake of Saturday's boost in wheat ceiling prices.

Wheat options were off cents a bushel to up oats down to and rye to lower. Cotton WAS unchanged to down 30 cents a bale. NEW YORK CURB MARKET New York. Dec. 10 -Following in selected list of transactions In the New York Curb Sales in High Low Close Am Am Woolen 6 Anaconda A TE SP 561 56 66 1 Braniff Chrysler $1 81 Cont Mot 514 Cont OIl Del 30 Curtiss Wright Gen EI 37 4 Gen Mot Greyhound Gulf Oll 45 Houston Oil 18 Int Harv Ohio Oil Packard Pan Am Airw Panhandle Penney 95 Phillips Pet Pure Oil 16 Radio 10 19 Sears 88 Sinclair oft 11 11 Socony Vac 124 Sou Pae 40 24 8 0 Cal 25 38 37 8 0 Ind 16 33 8 0 NJ 64 54 54 Tex Co 49 Tex Gulf Prod Tex Gulf Sulph 35 Tex Pac Tide Wat A Of Twent C-Fox 8 Rubber 8 Steel 43 Tel A a Wilson Co Woolworth 17 38 NEW YORK STOCK MARKET New York.

Dee. 10 (P. -Following is a selected list of transactions in New York Stock market: Sales in 100s High Low Close 1 Am Cyan Ark Nat AGe 13 Cities Sve EI Bd Sh Humble Oil 39 Lone Star Gas 14 LIVESTOCK REVIEW Fort Worth A11 classes of cattle and calves steady with last week closed: with slaughter classe sot calves etaedy to strong; mon to medium beet aleers and yearlings steady to 25c higher; latter price of strictly yearling steers, beef cows $8.09 to $9.00: canners and cutters $4.25 to $7.00: fat calves $11.50 to vealers $12.75 top: light bulls $1.00 to heavy bulls $8.00 to culla $6.00 to good stocker steer calves $9.25 to $11.25: rannies $6.00 to $7.00. HOGS -Practical top odd head, $12.15 to most good and choice 200 280 $12.16 to $13. DIEN packing sows $11.50 top; common wood hogs $6.00 to $6.00.

Shreveport Fort Worth, Jan. 10 CATTLE2.000, calves 1,400 steady to strong. ace tive; good fed steers and $18.00 $14.25: few fat cows most butcher gradeR 17.50 good and choice fat calves $11,50 13.50; few lots stocker calves $8.00 11.30: heifers $11.09 down; stocker and feder steers and yearlings 88.00 no stocker cows reported. HOGS- fairly active: steady: top good and choice 170-190 lb. Weights $11.750 13.00; 145-165 lb.

kinda $9.23 0811.35: packing $10.50 11.25: mont stocker pigs 84,00 07.00. scarce: cull and common! ewes 85.50: common to 5004 fat lamhs 516,00 811.50; and feder lambs $12.50 down; other classes scarce. F. 99 ETAO1 SHR SARD Chicago, ain. 14 W.

-(WFA). -HOGS 55.000: slow: good an dehoice 206-390 steady at $13.16. the top: other weights weak to 35c lower: sows 15-25c lower: good and choice 179-190 (he. 412.25 0 13.00: sond and choice 300-55 1b. sows 811,75 $12.00.

CATTLE calres 1.000: fed steers and yearlings steady to lower. choice kind steady: most other: killing classes weak to lower: cows 18-13e except en zuod grades seiting at up; bulls 15-25e down: vealers $15.00 down; early top choice stera choice mixed steers and heifers $16.35. opening sales fed west6ED lambs stron ate shade higher; nothing done on natives: slaughter ewes strong to 25c higher: early top fda western lambs $15.35 to shippers; other good to chalce offerings to packers $15.25: around tiro doubles fall shorn $14, 35 a few yearling wethers $11.63: scattering ling ewes $12.65: good to choice slaughter ewes $7.25 0 75: top $7.75 for double 5004 to choice westerns. CHICAGO POTATO MARKET Chicago. Jan.

10 toes, for good stock demand moderate, market steady; for tale quality stock demand slow, market dull; Idaho Russet, Burbanks U. S. No. 1. 3.35-40: Montana Russet Burbanks U.S.

No. 1, 3.00; Colo rado Red McClures U.S. No. 1. 3.43: Nebraska Bliss Triumphs C.8.

No. 3,44: Minnesota and North Dakota Bliss Triumphs commercials 2.84. U. S. GOVERNMENT BONDS (By Associated Press) Treasury- Sales High Low Close 18-44 140.

25. 109.25 49-46 103.18 105. 18 103.15 Iraq may ban Indian films of the and types. PROMISES EBR IMPROVEMENTS Morgan Pledges Four-Lane Highways in Congested Areas in State 950 Baton Rouge, Jan. 11 (P Gubernatorial candidate Lewis L.

Morgan promised East Baton Rouge, parish "Improvements Important to workers" in a speech at Istrouma high school tonight. "My first official act, 1 I am elected." Morgan said, "will be to construct four-lane highways in all congested areas of Louisiana. These highways will be built around army camps and in industrial areas. "If It takes all the facilities of the Louisiana highway Morgan continued, "this promise shall be carried out." Morgan said he was ordered by his physician to discontinue speechmaking for "at least 48 but he said he hoped to "be in fine form" for the Baton Rouge rally Wednesday night. Bomber Is Named for Birmingham Newshawk Birmingham, Jan.

10 bomber Mm An aircraft plant named a for Max (Big Boy) Birkentleld. 80 the 61-year-old corner Newshawk today started a new war bond drivethis time for $1,000,000. The Betchel-McCone-Parsons Modification Center christened fourengine Liberator Bomber, "Big In recognition of Birkenfield's sale of $350.000 worth of bonds and stamps in 1943. The Liberator was the 1000th modified at the center. The newspaper salesman, who called the occasion "the greatest moment of my life." pledged million dollars in sales for 1944.

which started off with a $10,000 war bond to Victor Hanson. chairman of the board of the Birmingham News and Age-Herald. Boy Scouts to Deliver Fourth War Loan Posters Washington, Jan. 10 (P) Scouts have been enlisted by the treasury to distribute Fourth War loan posters to retail stores in 2.900 cities and towns next Saturday. The posters carry the slogan, "buying a bond is not sacrifice." Working with the Office of War Information, 100,000 Scouts will be designated 8.8 government dispatch bearers.

They will ask merchanta to place the posters in display windows in preparation for the formal opening of the $14,000,000,000 financing drive next Monday. NEWS BRIEFS ARRESTED ON DRAFT CHARGEHuey Phillips, Talulah negro, was brought to Caddo parish jail yesterday by deputy federal marshals from Reno, Nev. He is registered with a Tallulah draft board, and was arrested in Reno on charges of selective service violations. SATURDAY Art classes in charcoal, water colors, oil painting, chalk drawing, ceremics and modeling are open each Saturday afternoon from 2 o'clock to 5 for persons between eight and 80 years old. These classes sponsored by the Shreveport Art club, are held at the Louisiana State Exhibit building at the Fair Grounds and are free of charge.

The classes are held in connection with the work of the Sequoyah club and all materials are provided. AUTO ACCIDENT--In order to avoid striking a boy in the street at Lake Shore drive and Texas avenue, Ivory Crowder, negro, 34, of 216 rear Stonewall street, crashed into a truck of the Bossier Ice company, operated by J. W. Pritzen, 2504 Merwin street, at 9:05 a.m. Monday.

The auto driven by the negro badly damaged but he escaped injury. NOTIFIED OF DEATH- Lula Whited of 642 Buckner street, left for Chattanooga, yesterday, after receiving word of the death of her son, J. A. Overdeer of 1017 Dallas road. Mrs.

Whited and the widow are the only survivors. MEETING CANCELLED--The board and meeting which was to be held at South Highlands school this afternoon has been cancelled because of the prevalence of influenza. WILL INSTALL OFFICERS--Newly elected officers of the Shreveport Real Estate board will be formally installed at the regular monthly luncheon meeting of the board today at the Caddo hotel. Lawrence L. May is president, C.

"Con" Sweeney and W. N. Sollie is vice-president and secretary-treasurer respectively. large attendance is expected. SUFFERS INJURIES- -David Randolph of 145 Carrollton street was injured yesterday in car wreck at the intersection of Ockley and Anniston streets, according to a police report.

Randolph was headed south on Anniston street when car driven by H. Phillips of 403 Unadilla street headed west on Ockley drive struck the left side of Randolph's car. Both cars were heavily damaged. Randolph was carried to the Highland sanitarium where he was treated for cuts and shock. No charges have been filed.

NEGROES CALLED Board No, 1 has called up the following 63 negroes for induction at Ft. Humbug Jan. 20: Tommie Lee Pitts, Robert Walter, Hezekiah Ellis, Murphy Allen Richard Young, George Davis, George Elgie Jackson Jones. Joe Woodfork. Johnie Williams, Elbert William White, Stanley Byrd, Booker T.

Gamble, John Cherry, Booker T. Gilliam, Crist Douglas Copeland. 30 Henry Lee Jackson, R. D. Richardson, Harvey Wilson, William Rose, Houston Bagiey, Glassell Carey, Lawrence Tharp.

Frank Procella, trell Garner, Isiah Chatman, Nathanis tel Lewis, Walter Brice, Daniel Brown, Antion Hunt, John Randle, Robert Oglivie, Robert Stephenson, Clarence REFUSED TO MAKE DEAL Clements Says Maestri, Jones Offered Him Compromise New Orleans, Jan. 10 Senator Ernest Clements, candidate for governor, said in a radio speech tonight that he was a determined independent and that he "refused to deal or compromise even when Bob Maestri and Sam Jones made an conscionable political deal." The candidate said that he has always fought for the downtrodden, and that if elected he effect sharp economies in government, more old age pensions, free ambulance and dental trailers, jobs for returning veterans, better roads and bridges, drainage of the lowlands, reforestation lands, and would work unceasingly in behalf of farmers, fishermen and trappers. EX-MARINE BELLBOY CHATS WITH HALSEY, ASKS TO JOIN NAVY Los Angeles, Jan. 10 -Being an ex-marine, Bill Van Dyke, bellboy at the Ambassador hotel, is a direct actionist. The navy, disclosed today how Bill, 22, former resident of Roseville, knoked at the door of Admiral William F.

Halsey's suite and marched in, the brass buttons on his smart uniform gleaming. "Remember me, sir? I once flew you off a carrier." "Certainly I do," conference replied Halsey, attending a war here. "Sit down." They chatted for half an hour, then Van Dyke, a former corporal, told the admiral he wanted to go to navy flight school, declaring he was completely recovered from the leg wound which led to his honorable discharge from the marines. "I'll surely see what I can Admiral Halsey him, and Van Dyke summarily 'turned in his bellboy's uniform and hitch-hiked home to await a new call to arms. Prospective Crooner Is Born to Frank Sinatras New York, Jan.

10 -It's a boy this time for Frankie Sinatra, crooning idol, and he'll probably be named Frank, Jr. The eight-pound, 13-ounce baby was born this afternoon at Margaret Hague hospital in Jersey City, George Evans, Sinatra's publicity representative announced. This is the second junior member of what Sinatra has said he hopes will be a six-kid family. Nancy, his daughter, is three and a half. Roosevelt Abrams, Charlie Harris, Anthony Davis.

J. C. Hult, Claude Bugg, Rush Davis, Riley Buggs, Roy Pete Jackson. Bernard Blunt, Ardis Clinton, James Moore, John Lee Griffin, Wil11e Junior Pouncey, James T. Howard.

Weaver William Goodson, Walter Wilson Jr. Johnnie Nunn, Lee Arthur Sione, Johnnie Carter, Willie B. Shepherd, Robert Wilson Elle Marshall, Alton Daniel Scott. Nester Martin Henry (Baby Brother) Simmons, Henry Williams, Albert Smith, Albert Lattier, James White Jr. Willie Boyd Taylor.

With the current taxes in Britain it would take an income of $40,000 to rieid a net income of $25,000. WEATHE WEATHER FORECASTS Shreveport and Vicinity Increasing cloudiness and warmer Tuesday. Wednesday partly cloudy to clouds. Louisiana- -Increaaing cloudiness and warmer Tuesday. Wednesday mostis cloudy.

Southwest Arkansas Fair, warmer in extreme east portion Tuesday Wednesday mostly cloudy, colder in north and central, rain in north portion. Northeast East Texas--Partly cloudy north. mostly cloudy south portion Tuesday. Wednesday mostly cloudy. solder in northwest portion.

TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY Pirat figures indicate highest temperature during last 12 houra ending 1:36 p.m.: second. lowest temperature last hours ending 1:30 p.m.: third. rain due hours ending 1:30 p.m., CWT Amarillo 35 30 Arcadia, La, Atlanta Chicago 15 Detroit El Paso 51 Fort Worth 55 Jacksonville 50 Kansas City Lake Charles, Little Rock Memphis Paul. New Orleans New York Oklahoma City 8t. Louis San Antonio Shrereport Waalneton Feet Feet Feet RIVER AND Flood Stage Cha STATION Stage New 36 her RedDenison Arthur City Fulton 25 Shreveport 10.

Alexandria SulphurNaples 16.4 CypressJefferson 18 ArkansasFort Smith Little Rock 25 QuacbitaMonroe 118 OhioPittsburgh Cairo 40 18 Lousiville 57 Mississippi St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg 43 Baton Rouge 35 New Orleans 17 Dam gates closed. no flow. Pool stage. Stage yesterday.

Stage day before yesterday. RIVER FORECASTS Chicago The Sulphur river at Naples. Texa will again approach 19. feet Weinesda: The Red will rise slowly above Garlan and remain about stationary Ge land to Shreveport until middle of we Stage at Shreveport wilt continue 14 feet until close of week. then slightly to about 11.5 feet.

Fluctuation in the Little and Cypress rivers will be important. SHIPPERS' FORECAST Protect shipments: to reach destinatie in next 24. to 16. heirs from fellow temperatitres: South--shove freezing: we -freezing: north- 24 to 28 degrees; east23 degrees. LEGAL NOTICES SHERIFF'S SALE No.

88.729-In the First Judicial Distri Court of DURHAM MATTHEWS Versus JOHNSTON AND BURNHAM By virtue of Writ of Flert Facias to directed from the Honorable First Jae cial District Court of Caddo Parish Louisiana, in the above numbered an entitled cates, have vetted and sell at Public Auction for cash necore ing to law in Rent only at the principe front door of the Court House of Cade Louisiana. during the hours of sales on WEDNESDAT. FEB. 116 working interest In and to the certain oil and lease from State of Louisiana to R. M.

Tena et al, and a interest in and to th Well. Casing. Tubing. Tanka and othe property located said. lease.

well belus kaown as the Berne Company-Noel Estate Unit No Said property to be to satisfy debt specitied in sald writ sether with tterners leva, interest costs. J. R. FLOURNOY. Sheriff and Ex Auctioneer, FRANK A.

BLANCHARD, Shreveport Times, Jan. It. 1..