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IN THI HIAKT Of TVA Served by A eric a 3 Greatest News 'Agencies THE NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN At the Crossroads of Natural Gas and Cheap TV A PowerTelephone Alpine 5-122? VOL. 51 No. 66 NASHVILLE, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1957 5 CENTS 36 PAGES (fuM fUl uu lNl rzi im After Nightmare of Heat Hunger Survives Emergency Bill For Federa Week Lost Funds Signed Congress Still Lags on Passing Regular Appropriation Legislation; Fbnds Granted Less Than Asked WASHINGTON (AP) President Eisenhower yes tcrday signed emergency legislation-to tide over all federal agencies, including TVA, whose appropriations bills On Desert Faith in Rescue Never Wavered, Ex-Nashvillian Says, Credits Cave; Sobs at News of Husband's Fate ALPINE, Texas Mrs. Clifford S. White said after her dramatic rescue yesterday from a Texas desert where her husband lost his life that she "never lost faith someone would save me." The 46-year-old former Nashville woman spent last night in a motor court here.

Her brother was with her. She related the harrowing week-long nightmare in which she had no food and had to live off cactus berries and roots. She had been lost since Tuesday in Big Bend National park near Alpine. She sobbed when told by rescuers of her husband's death. She told how she had been separated from him on have not been passed by congress.

He acted within hours after the measure whizzed r-. -3 AP Wirephoto Columbia, Mrt. White Dr. W. E.

Lockhart ii in the TVA Nomination (7 through both the house and senate on this first day of the new fiscal year. Eisenhower also signed two appropriations bills which had been flown to him at his farm, where he and Mr. El- enhower were celebrating their wedding anniversary. Fundi Lett Than Atked One bill provides $104 844 60 for the legislative branch for the new fij-cal year. The total is J3.426,T83 less than had been asked.

The Other bill is a J4S8.8M.000' ALPINE, Texii Mn. Wilrr.a White of Houston arrivei at the airport here afr harrowing experience in Big Bend. With her are, from left. Monty Fitch, chief park ranger, Carl White. appropriation jor ine ir.inor oe- ftoaMuu.i nrinu r-i-j partment and related agencies inated Arnold R.

Jones, deputy the new year less i Willpower, Psalm Beat Wilderness Mrs. White Finds Herself Beside 'Still Water' as Need Cries Out Mass Hurricane Burials Begin 267 Bodies Counted in Louisiana; Deadly Snakes Threaten Survivors than Eisenhower asked. Th house patttd tha imir. gene, spending authority measure without debate, and tha ttn-at acted a few hours later. GenemUv, the legislation will permit unflnanced agencies to continue spending current level through July.

If their, approiiria- llona have not b-en approved byLyndon D-Texas) the end of the month, further action will be necessary- Only Bills Passed So far congress has passed only nine ii nm 11 iruir tion measures needed to run the government during the next 12, months. Th sensts opened dibits yesterday on the biggest appropriations bill of all, a $34,53429.000 measure to finance th army, navy, air force and defense department. The senate appropriations committee Has restored almost one billion dollars in cuts voted by the house. Sen. Paul Doufla ir By ARTHUR EVERETT LAKE CHARLES.

La. CTi Mass burials got underway yesterday at a seemingly endless cortege of hurricane dead moved north from coastal Louisiana. The silent cargo came from a Home Raid Nets By JIM MATH IS Houston Post Staff Writer ALPINE, Texas With her blonde hair done up in pigtails and dressed in pedal pushers and blue jersey blouse, Mrs. Clifford White sat on her motel bed sr.d told her story to this reporter. Nervous and excited, tha oc- Full State Patrol Sent to Senate Committee Sets No Day for Hearing On Jones for Post a fcmiion Bureu the TVA board of directors suc-j ceeding Dr.

Hairy A. Curtis. The nomination was ceived by i the senal" and immediately re-i erred to the senate public works! committee. However, there was no! indication when the committee will consider the nomination. Curtis' term on the hoard ex pired May 18.

Majority leader re- cently warned the White House (n a speech on the senate floor that the senate would be slow to act on nominations submitted after an Incumbent office holder'a term nim(1 "Plrea- Core Has 'No Idea' Sen. Albert Gore member of the public works committee, said he had "no idea" hen Jonas' nomination will be considered. "I hope it will not be considrred until after the senate acts on thei TVA self-financing bill." 'le aid. Meanwhile. Rep.

Thomas G.i Abernethv (D-Miss joined in the chorus of congressional Jones's backeround. "I constrained to wonder If Is an ulterior motive behind th nomination of Arnold J. Jonea to s-rve on the board of directors of TVA," Abernethv declared. "He Ii an unknown. His name had not been rubllcly mentioned as a prospective board member.

Consideration of him was a well guarded secret." Abernethy aaid Jones' qualifications for the port "appear on the surface to be limited," adding: "Jones should be very' carefully questioned Derora confirmation He should he confirmed onlv after been exercised to assure that he truly believe in the program of TVA which the law requires of anyone serving on the TVA board." Snap Shots by SEIG Cora on the cob. Southern-fried fowl, No ntpkias. Btth towel. I. land left uninhabitable by last week's vicious storm.

The death toll. It was feared, would reach 500. That, at least, was the estimate telephoned to President Eisenhower bv his spe cial representative on the scene, i Val P.t.r.nn 14 fl. tn Washington for a personal report to the chief executive. Many Robbed of Identity At Lake Charles receiving centers 267 bodies bad been counted.

Many of them were cruelly deprived their identity by the erosive effects of wind, water and sun. Survivors of the storm were faced with new threat as they began digging the muck out of thir ravaged" towns thousands of deadly water moccasins. Squads of armed men hunted down the poisonous reptiles which had sought refuge from the storm. However a report that the fishing vessel was surrounded snakes in a marsh was later proved to be a hoax bv the coast guard. It said the vessel In question was moored safely In Patter son, La.

The coast guard said that had received radio messages that the crew was afraid to leave the boat and was running out of food some 15 miles cast of Came-r. i. Oil Losses Run High Meanwhile, oil editor Jeff Pavis the New Orleans Times-Pica yune sun-eyed the petroleum prop-e'tles of southwestern Louisiana and estimated damage at about J20.000.000. To this must be added the uncalculated millions lost through livestock, crop and property ruin. A huge crane lifted 47 crudely hana-made pine coffins into a 150-foot trench at Combre Memorial park for Negroes as mass burial ceremonies got underway late in the day.

There was room to spare for the nameless ethers to be consigned to the earth today Tuesday when she went to cationally rote from the bed to walk around and once interrupted the interview to go to the tourist court office to answer a telephone call. "I didn't even have a mirror with me," she said. "Nothing but a towel, "I left the car Tuesday afternoon about 2 p.m. I knew I was in better physical condition than my husband. He looks (she spoke of him in the present tense) in the picture of health, but he has jan ulcerated stomach and I didn't mime ne woum aDie to pet neip.

"There was plenty of food in two ice boxes and "a four-pound baked ham in the car. Walked All Afternoon "I walked all that afternoon. I got so hot I was frothing at the mouth. I kept repeating the 23rd i Psalm: 'Yea. though I walked, through the valley of shadow if death "Suddenly I walked up on a prickly pear with the kind of fruit on it that it has after It blooms.

I peeled that and pressed, it to my mouth and lips to get; what moisture I could. That saved me that afternoon "I walked that night until it mutt have been 9 o'clock, and then I lay flat on the ground and put a rock under my head and my hat on the rock." That nignt Mrs. White, who wore a pair of toredor trousers and T-shirt sweater, said she, Hied vesterday that the house cuUifor a thorouRh Investigation I I 'Stolen Goods brother of dead Clifford S. White, and Lewis Schindler, her brother. background.

Candle Wins CAMEHON. La. The vigil light at St. John's Roman Catholic church was not disturbed bv hurricane Audrey. The Rev.

A. L. Gilbert said yesterday he found the candle still burningwhen he opened the church Saturday morning 48 hours after the hurricane struck. The church escaped major damage. Hoffa Attorneys Ask Mistrial Charge Star Witness' 'Racial Views' Was Prejudice for the Jury WASHINGTON De-i fenee attorneys in the bribery-conspiracy trial of Jimmy Hoffa moved for a mistrial yesterday saying "racial views" expressed by the prosecution's star witness constituted prejudice for the jury.

Eight Negroea are on the jury. U. S. District Judge Burnita S. Matthews said she would rule later on the motion and ordered th trial to continue.

In discussing the motion she pointed out it was a cross-examination question by Hoffa's attorney, Edward B. Williams, which brought the reply by John Cye Cheatty to which Williams objected. Hoffa. Midwest boss of the Teamsters union, and Hyman I. Fischbach.

Miami attorney, are charged with planting Cheasty, a Brooklyn lawyer-investigator, on the senate rackets Investigating committee to feed Hoffa insiile In formation from the committee. FBI Kept Informed Cheasty testified he told the committee and the FBI what was going on, and kept them Informed. The motion for a mistrial ws made by Williams and Daniel B. Maher, counsel for Fischbach, who cited testimony Cheasty gave last Friday. Willifims h.ift flslcfwl ChesstV whether he used a fictitious name when employed in Florida Inst vear to.

as imams put it. in for Adr.cemert of Colored Fco- pie. In reply. Cheastv had testified that he worked out a settlement to integratn the Tallahassee bus svstem and had quit a Florida (Continued on Page 2. Column 11 Politics a 5v sl0n ssed Holiday Duty should be allowed to stand.

He accused the armed services nf having -a built-in bias against economizing, "This goes so far that frequently they will sacrifice military muscle In order to maintain or increase administrative fat," he s.i id. "I am proposing a course of action which will save half billion dollars to the Taxpayers and at the same time create two additional combat divisions of a non-nuclear nature. "This ran be done by holding to the house approprlatione protest care and caution have get help after their car had bogged down in sands near the Rio Grande. When rescuers reached her, blonde, sun burned Mn. White was still wearing the same blue pedal-pushers, white blouse and walking shoes she had on when she became lost.

"I was never as glad to see any one in my life." she cried when government river riders, Jack Lee AP Wirephoto Map locate Big Bend rational park, Texas, where Mn. Clifford S. White was rescued. r.rn mrt her in an isolated ranyon 'in the rugged Pnni. Aa la Slirtrrn Physical Condition Good "I always felt someone would find me, and I never lost niy faith in God that I would be ssid.

Mrs. White's husband apparcnt- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3) Tennessean Today Page Page rninnll 31. 3J Goes Rid er which went into effei-t yesterday, arroiding to Cobb. The old permits expired at 12.01 a.m. today.

"We can't do anything for the ones who failed to get new onet." Cobb said latt night. "We can't renew any more just by teeing the old licentes. Now they will have to go up to the ttate safety department at the Corded Hull building and take new tests to prove they can drive." He said licentes mailed in with $2 postmarked before midnight would be granted. A few stragglirs wandered around the corridor on tha main door of the courthouse about 4:00 p.m. They had arrived just minutes too la'e to turn in their old licenses land for new nnes.

Well. Ill be snapped w' Davidson, 20, who said he "just couldn't make It down," was told bv Cobb that he could mail his old permit and $2 before last midnight I 1 1 (V. M. CafUbsd 9ii0 TEXAS AlPINE ProiidioVJ' BIG 6EN0 NATIONAL PARK Sol MEXICO VaTuU mkH arms through theio.ij,. vh 11 sweater 'and put them Inside to classified 32-35; Obituaries 33 keep warm, bhe awoke at 3 a.m.!rontlC!, 22 Pattern 11 in the false dawn and started Crossword 23 Radio-TV 21 walking again.

Pailv Record 21'Sport 26-30 "I as still heading toward the DrMcning I Society 10 mountains. I thought I was right Woman 11 1 t'nele' Ra 22 near the rim of the Chlsos basin, Kditoriais 8. 9 Weather Map 21 where our cabin was. It looked like Horoscope 19, Word Game 22 10 miles to me but I later found Lawrence 121 out was 30. I would go up one Mupul.Te ridge and slide down the other.

COLUMNISTS: Alsnp, Kilgallen, Pcaison. Oth- (Continued on Page 2. Column 3) man Page 9 Pilot Survives Mountain Ordeal Children, made restless irom injVrstignts, the National Association defeating the billion dollar increase proposed by the senate appropriations committee, and then devoting half of the savings which are thus made to equipping two additional rombat divisions." Sen. Dennis Chavrt D-N. floor manager for the bill, told the senate the I'nited States must not rela its defenses despite "heartening talk about disarmament" at the London conference.

Cloudy, Warm 10. 8 Wtthr Burfsu rorectitl NASHVILLE AND VICINITY TODAY Partly cloudy and con-tmued warm. Only a chance of a few afternoon thundershowers. High in low 90s, Winds southerly, 5 to 10 mph. Visibility unrestricted.

Tonight, partly eloudy, continued warm. Low temperatures in low 70s. TOMORROW Partly cloudy nd continued warm. FIVE DAY FORECAST Temperatures will average 3 to degrees above normal except 5 to 6 degrees above normal in extreme touthwest. Normal high 86 88, eitt: 89-91, west.

Normal low, 64-66. east; 69-71. west. A little warmer Tuesday and Wednesday. Possibly turning.

somewhat cooler in the northern portion Friday or Saturday. Precipita-tion will average less than .1 inch In a few widely scattered late afternoon or night thunder- showers. 4 a.m. ft a.m. a.m.

10 a.m. Noon 70 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m.. 10 p.m.

Midnight 2 a.m. 85 14 81 7 75 74 2 p.m. Hioh 88 at 1:30 p.m. Low 70 at Last License To Taxicab Police Arrest Pair, Charge Involvement In $40,000 Thefts By TED SOLINSKI Police raided a Woodniont boulevard home last night and seited stolen equipment loading to the arrest of two men who officers said mav be involved in a $40,000 electrical supply theft ring. In part of a two-pronged raid co-ordinated by Attorney General Harry Nichol's office, city, county and private police seized tolen equipment at the home of J.

Edwin O'Brien, 55, at 947 Woodmont boulevard. Simultaneously city detectives arrested Brien and Charlea C. Cowan. 45. Negro, at Cowan'a home, 701 Clark place.

C'Brlen was charged with concealing and receiving stolen prop- (Continutd en Page 2, Column 2) Lt. David Poundtge lost, i 4 "I by it of Butler Orders All i On Highways To Cut 4-Day Traffic Toll By WAYNE WHITT Every member of the Tennessee highway pntrol will be on the high-ways during the July 4 holiday period in an all-out effort to hold accidents to a bare minimum. G. Hilton Butler, state safety commissioner, said he hoped patrol of the highways would result in the state escaping without a single traffic fatality. Last year one person was killed in a highway accident on.

July 4 which came on Wednetday. The aafety commissioner pointed out. that since the holiday comes on Thursday this year manv persons will take the remainder of the week end for the holiday period. In 1953, Julv 4 was a Monday, providing a long holiday week end. and 15 persons were killed during the period on Tennessee highways.

Pull Force on Duty Butler said all members of the patrol. Including those engaged in educational and office work would he on the highways during the holidays In order provide AnfnpcAninnt nf traffic regulations. He said the officers could concentrate principally on Thursday anil Sunday as these are (Continued on Page 2. Column 1) By Joe Hatcher tires or the nine, three-division, courts of appeals. The deadline on July 31 will decide.

On Aug. 1, if there are no opposition candidates, then the incumbent qualifiers will be- declared the nominees, and neither the county conventions set for Sept. 7, nor the state on Sept. 19, nor the regional on Sept. 23.

will be held. The bli! oiUls are that there will be no opposition and no conven! Ions at any level. But the field is open nt least. Not All Sweetness. Light All was not as peaceful and as harmonious as the open cut-and-dried action of the Democratic (Continued on Paje 4, Column 1) ii) SEQUOIA-KINO CANYON NA TIONAL PARK, Calif.

A bearded air force pilot who parachuted from a troubled plane 5 days ago hobbled out of the high, rugged, often freezing wilderness of this national park yesterdry. Lt. David Steeves, 23, of Trumbull, said he dropped into ice and snow a) the 11.000 foot level and hurt both anklet. He was not sure whether they were sprained. But it took him 15 days to crawl, limp and slide 12 miles to a ranger's cabin at Simpson Meadows, where he found food.

Steevca had a nearly eight-week growth of beard. Park rangere Democrats Set Up All Machinery To Nominate Candidates for Judge By EUGENE DIETZ A prettv, blue-eyed mixing bar waitress, who works nights, "got up early" yesterday afternoon to renew her driver's license before the 4 p.m. deadline, The girl. Miss Gold ie Capps of 2118 Belmont barely made it. She reached the county court clerk's office in the courthouse at 4:15 p.m., just as John B.

Cobb, county court clerk, was closing his offices a little late. "Whew! That was close," panted Miss Capps, the last person to obtain a renewal In Davld.ion county. "I got up about 1 p.m. today. But I had to straighten up the house.

First thing I knew lt was almost 4. I railed a rah. The driver rushed (Continued on Page 2. Column 7) Steeves iolitgt gtined me dow here. A couple of Charles William Davidson, later and all my hurrying would Srwart air upon discovering have been for nothing.

I county touit clerk's offic had from 6 p.m. until 4 a.m. and Jut when he arrived at 4 20. had never come down early rnouglij said he appeared to be In good physical condition although down 50 to 60 pounds from his normal 193. Lived on Survival Kit He lived on rations from a survival kit for the first 15 days, then on fish he caught, a deer he shot with his pistol, berries and food he found In a ranger's cabin.

"I wasn't religious when I went In there hut it was faith In the Lord that brought me out," Steeves said. Steevee wai en route from Hamilton Air Force bate near San Francisco to hit home bate Craig Air Force base, Selma, (Continued on Page 2, Column 4) Technically speaking, there'll be statewide Judicial conventions to nominate the appellate court Judges Sept, 19 anil 2ii. Actually, it Is likely there will he no conventions, and barely a ripple on the 1uctict.il or political waters this summer. The state executive committee yesterday set up the technical machinery for nominating the jurittt by conventions, but provided also the abandonment of all convention county, sectional and state in the event of no competition. And all the.

Indications are there'll he no opposition to either of tha ftv luprcme. rourt jus- 4:00 a.m. Mean 80. Normal 80. Sunrise 4:34.

Sunset 7:08. Relative humidity at midnight 78-K THIS DATE Highest 101 In 14 Lowest in 1937 Highest last year 95 Precipitation: For 24 houre ending at midnight 0. Total this month 0. Deficiency this month .10. Total this year 35.56.

Excess thia year 10.43. Up Nation Forecast, Page 21 hnfnro In ci-t mv new license, She works at the Jungle on Com merce St. Most Get Licemet Just about all of the county's es- amj that a new license would be timatcd 150.000 drivers have oh- talned new, two-year jcrmits((Conttnued on Page 7, Column 2j.